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Chris Townsend

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Outdoor writer & photographer, passionate about wild places, long distance walking, & rewilding. www.christownsendoutdoors.com

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Chris Townsend @christownsend.bsky.social · 21h
BBC News - How drones are hunting fires hidden beneath the Cairngorms www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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How drones are hunting fires hidden beneath the Cairngorms
Dramatic flames from the huge Cairngorms wildfire in July have disappeared - but hot spots can continue to burn beneath the earth.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"I'm aware that Mr Farage's political judgement has been a bit off lately, to put it politely 🤭. But you'd think even he would've realised that Zia Yusuf has become a dangerous liability!" via Christopher Warner
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Chris Townsend @christownsend.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Video on recent trip #hiking youtu.be/jjh72KidKFc
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Wet and windy weather in the Cairngorms on a four-night trip.
YouTube video by Chris Townsend Outdoors
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🔴NEW: Ben Delo has given Reform £44MILLION Delo’s money comes from his now-closed crypto exchange BitMEX In 2019, a BitMEX investor asked about the status of his investment Delo responded by sending this meme, according to court documents. There’s more, a lot more (new investigation🧵)
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Your regular reminder 👇 🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS 🏫 78% want publicly owned schools 💧 73% want publicly owned water 🚂 70% want publicly owned rail ✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail 🚍 67% want publicly owned buses 💡 65% want publicly owned energy
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EXCLUSIVE: Poll shows huge support for nationalisation of key industries and utilities
Privatisation has failed.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Utter barbarism. Like watching the reverse evolution of man into beast.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
More Reform attacks on RNLI, mean more donations to volunteer heroes, faster Reform falls in polls "Tice, Oakshott (his GF) and Farage attacking the charities that save lives.Tice and Oakshot from the safety of their tax haven in Dubai where they avoid paying tax on their earnings" via Barry James
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
America right now is the maddest place on earth. Like watching a David Lynch film.
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⁸ @mabelsblanket.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Never forget the 14 years of psychological warfare wreaked upon us by the Tories. They Broke everything, took all the money salted the earth & left! No ta.
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Chris #ChangeEverything #VoteGreen @chrisl86.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
💚💚💚👏👏👏💚💚💚 #Moratorium NOW!
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Chris Townsend @christownsend.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Landscape and Sound Symbolism - Scottish Mountaineering Press scottishmountaineeringpress.com/news/landsca...
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Landscape and Sound Symbolism - Scottish Mountaineering Press
This summer saw the release of the updated third edition of Scottish Hill Names, three decades after its first publication.
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Chris Townsend @christownsend.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Four recent camps with Tony Hobbs in Glen Feshie, Glen Geldie, Glen Dee, and Rothiemurchus Forest, Cairngorms. Mostly wet and windy weather - sometimes very windy! #Cairngorms #wildcamping
Two green backpacking tents in a forest.View from a tent with sunlight on brown slopes and a scattering of camp cooking gear in front of the tent.Two green backpacking tents on moorland with hills in the distance under a grey sky. One man emerging from one of the tents.View out of a tent to another tent and woodland. Bare feet visible in the tent.
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Chris Townsend @christownsend.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Don’t mention the Iron Dome: comedy genius Kemi on warpath at Tory conference | John Crace
‘It’s a Britannia Shield’ announcement proves no one does farcical improv better than the Conservative leader
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Russ Holmes @rholmes.eurosky.social · 06/10/2026
I wonder how many of these people are going up after social media posts. I have seen some really idiotic posts on YouTube with people pulling stunts for clicks. This guy didn't even peg his tent out properly: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4tu...
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⚠️ When Winter Mountain Camping Turns DANGEROUS ❌
YouTube video by Good Bloke Outdoors
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Voters loathed the Tory party when they booted them out in 2024.They really needed to shake off their disgrace with humility and better ideas. They haven’t. They’ve doubled down. More Brexit, more austerity, more anti-immigration ugliness, more tedious arrogance… and no good reason to vote for them.
Party seems to have learnt nothing from 2024 defeat
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The Conservative Party is keen to show it is now ready to return to government, two and a half years after a
historic defeat.Their self-soothing explanation posits that defeat came from not being able to do what they wanted 

No such pivot is happening at the current conference. The Tories have come to Birmingham calling for a return to orthodoxy, with similar lines about cutting benefits and regulation. Even so, they seem trapped by the same contradictions
- pledging to cut benefits, but not the winter fuel payments and triple lock on pensions that go to their voters.
There is no "hug-a-hoodie" moment in Birmingham. The Conservative Party is not indicating that it has changed or seeking to broaden its appeal. It is doing the opposite: it is a party returning to its core, restating all the old ideas voters have rejected but louder.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Farage is using people whipping up hate to protect himself and his Brexit ..... that's all it's about." via We Demand UK
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Chris Townsend @christownsend.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
BBC News - Lochaber MRT breaks its record for number of call-outs in a year - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Lochaber MRT breaks its record for number of call-outs in a year
Lochaber MRT says more people are heading into the hills than before, with some of them poorly equipped.
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Chris #ChangeEverything #VoteGreen @chrisl86.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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People Not Profits: No Prisons For Profit Poster
ALT: People Not Profits: No Prisons For Profit Poster
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Every single leader of Reform UK is an ex member of the Tory Party responsible for 14 years of austerity which killed thousands of old, poor, sick and disabled people Don't listen to their promises to make life better They are the problem "From one bin to another......" via We Demand UK
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It seems that Reform UK are so dependent upon having migrants to blame and stigmatise they're making sure there is an infinite flow ... via Reform Sunderland Watch
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Things are getting rather interesting over at Reform UK. Nigel Farage has now been questioned by the parliamentary standards commissioner over the £5 million gift he received "Nigel Farage questioned by standards commissioner over £5m gift" www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Can you imagine the derisory coverage and outright mockery if any other party with single-digit MPs decided to "declare a General Election" and go on a bus tour? Yet when this outlandish nonsense comes from Farage, it is treated as somehow brilliant. "Subscribe to continue..." No thanks. I'm good.
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Reform leader to begin in Yorkshire next week where party sees ‘many Cabinet scalps to be had’ in Labour heartlands

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Nigel Farage campaigning in Southend-on-Sea for the local election in May
Nigel Farage campaigning in Southend-on-Sea for the local elections in May Credit: Geoff Pugh for The Telegraph
Nigel Farage is to “fire the starting gun” on Reform UK’s general election campaign with a nationwide tour beginning next week, The Telegraph can reveal…
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I'm sure this'll go down great at conference. I am absolutely not sure that scrapping an organisation called Natural England will go down so well at the election.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Suella Braverman too proud for benefits... Went to university for free Studied in Europe using the heavily subsidised Erasmus program Claimed ALL her rent, energy, council tax bills for at least 5 years Millions of pounds in expenses claims She just doesn't call them benefits
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Tom Booker @tbooker1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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martindvz.bsky.social @martindvz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Brexit can and must be reversed soon.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Conservative Helen Whateley, "Tax cuts have to be funded.. I'm doing work on what is the right way to bring down the welfare bill" My view: Why is the answer always more hardship for people who are already struggling, while vast wealth can be hoarded almost untouched?
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Chris Townsend @christownsend.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Path reopens to An Lochan Uaine following wildfire recovery work | Forestry and Land Scotland forestryandland.gov.scot/news/path-re...
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Path reopens to An Lochan Uaine following wildfire recovery work
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Chris Townsend @christownsend.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
October 2, Glen Feshie. The autumn colours begin. #Cairngorms #autumn
A river running through woods with craggy hills rising above it.A river running through woods and steep slopes.Wooded hillside with a few autumn yellow trees amongst the green.A hillside with brown grass and heather, a big pine tree, and three smaller trees turning yellow.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In terms of messaging, this is very positive, and a big shift from the nature-hatefest of the Starmer administration. Mind you, most tree-planting is unnecessary: I'd like to see much more emphasis on natural regeneration. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Half a million trees to be planted in England in three years, says government
Exclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weather
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pathetic…..
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They're such self important clowns. It's increasingly clear their weird stop-me-before-I-kill-again message is some kind of weird hype strategy.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The rise in small boat crossings was entirely due to Brexit, promoted by Nigel Farage, and the deal done by Boris Johnson Their attempts to shift blame to anyone else is utterly despicable hypocrisy
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Each week you think: Braverman will never outdo this. She'll never say something madder than what just came out her mouth. And each week, she proves you wrong. Just the maddest fool on earth.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Angela Rayner, "Farage isn't standing up to vested interests, he's falling at their feet" "Does anyone really think that Farage's crypto billionaire sugar daddies are handing him millions because he's standing up for the working people of Britain?" "Give me a break"
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Steve Smith @steve72outdoors.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A warning to anyone heading up #KinderScout via Ollerbrook. The stile at SK1314887130 is badly in need of repair . Someone had laid it flat & when I stood on it , it tipped up hitting me in the arm and shoulder. Not secure & rotten @peakdistrict.bsky.social
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There’s nothing like the sweet smell of failure in the morning.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here is how politics, in most cases, works: Rich and powerful interests, whether in fossil fuels, finance, big tech, media, meat, pharma or foreign governments, make a demand, and use their sophisticated tools to persuade a government to adopt it. The government adopts it. Please read whole🧵
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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Donald Trump. Corrupt as hell.
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
No coincidence Farage announces a national general election campaign tour for a non existent election as HOP is due to reconvene so he can swan around UK doing FA, Clacton got what they voted for Fun Fact - Farage is in bottom 8% of MPs for voting participation & bottom 16% for debate contributions
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Lady Haha @lensman23.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
An actual cartoon from Dutch cartoonist Siegfried Woldhek.
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 26/09/2026
In this week's diary: Pecksniff wonders how long Labour can dodge Brexit * Ed Davey links tax cuts to the single market * Reform’s councillor troubles keep mounting * Farage struggles to control the forces he unleashed * And more... @eastangliabylines.co.uk @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social
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Pecksniff: Hey, Labour: we need to talk about Brexit
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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a Page in your life 🍁📎 @sailorgirl2017.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
For the science geeks out there. :) www.the-scientist.com/antarctica-s...
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Antarctica’s Blood Falls Teems With Mysterious Microbes | The Scientist
Miles away from the closest ocean, marine microbes thrive in the red ice and mud around Blood Falls, offering clues to microbial adaptation and past climate events.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
64 years ago, on the 27th of September 1962, Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring was published. It handled the environmental harm caused by the pesticide DDT and the disinformation spread by the chemical industry. Carson managed to sway public opinion and even policy. #otd #history 🗃️
Rachel Carson photo credit: Science History Images / Alamy
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 27/09/2026
The deadline to renew Palantir's £330m contract is coming up fast. Join us to make ministers stop hiding Palantir's secrets – before it’s too late👇 goodlaw.social/o9zr
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