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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 18h

🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: Today, Russia expressed its thanks for the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports by dropping five glide bombs on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia. As of now, sadly, twelve people have been confirmed ki!|ed, including three children.

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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

90% of our woodland is a wilderness of brambles. Why? dormice, wood mice, foxes, badger, crows, bank vole, woodpigeons, flycatchers, nuthatches, finches, starlings, thrushes, blackcaps, waxwings, pheasants, nightingales, robins, wrens, blackbirds, warblers….

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 23h

“Well, I never did”, as my dad used to say.

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Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 22h

Oh I love this, and completely agrees with my view of conservatives - 😂 This was recorded in the official parliamentary record (Hansard, vol. 183, col. 1592) during a debate in the UK House of Commons on May 31, 1866

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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social · 22h

Come on now Burnham, you said you wanted to end neoliberalism, so do it. Start by ending the outsourcing of our services to the profiteers.

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Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 09/10/2026

This is the direction of travel for all the far right. A Trumpian EU doing the barest minimum coordination, no European elections, EU enacting cultural warfare on anything the far right dislikes. Plus national vetos which will gut any other coordination. Can’t say we weren’t warned…

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Zelenskyy has given up pretending to believe in Trump's bona fides

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Exactly what “standards” are those, Robert? You collude with pornographers over property deals. You take dodgy donations. You whore for racists and christofascists for personal gain. You betray your political allies, friends and your country to sniff at power. You have no standards. You’re poison.

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Jonathan Mingle @jmingle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Your periodic reminder that phasing out fossil fuels would largely pay for itself in avoided death and disease from air pollution alone:

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Colin Farlow @coleccs.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Interesting concept. I tried to photograph wind in decorative grass some time ago ..... Wind as visual

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Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Dear tv and radio producers. Thankyou for the invitation. But, no, I do not want to appear on your show to defend the idea that I am English, after 50 years of living and working here, because the increasingly feral right want to turn this into a "debate" and you cannot see how you're being played

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Labour figures would do better to worry about Zionist control of their party through ludicrously big donations. Until Burnham abolishes labelling of Palestine Action as terorrists and arresting of peaceful pro-Palestinian protesters, I'll stick with the Greens, thank you.

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Strongest statement I've seen. This award makes sure we know more about this fine human being.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Crazy Rupert Lowe has a new angle. Ban folic acid in flour. Follows a mandate that all non-wholemeal wheat flour must be fortified with synthetic folic acid (vitamin B9) by the end of December 2026 to prevent upward of 200 neural tube birth defects including spina bifida and anencephaly each year

The official petition to end the mandatory
fortification of white flour with folic acid
has just hit 100k.

Great news.

It helps me take the fight to the
establishment in Parliament

Let's end it.

7:21 pm. 08 0ct26. 271K Views

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

"I'm not confident the corporation will continue the series. I so hope they do." So say all of us! I'll miss MP but, come on, how costly can the programme be? It's just one minor celebrity, the host, and an expert in a studio for half an hour or so, plus researcher and producer. #PerformativeCuts!

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I bid fond farewell to Great Lives

By my bed at home is a little shelf on which I put useful things for the morning. Coins, keys, my smartphone, some eardrops and… I looked at it, and it looked back at me. ‘You won’t be needing me any ...

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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Billionaire David Reuben claiming he quit Britain for Monaco over potential wealth taxes—when records show he already moved years ago—exposes the myth of the "super-rich exodus." Threats to flee are just economic blackmail to block fair taxation.

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‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left

TaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus

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Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

As expected, the Prime Minister's promise to sort out the mess of funding for Jodrell actually meant nothing - it seems the government would like it to be some sort of heritage theme park when you can go and see where we used to do science. 🔭

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A Mere Solicitor @ameresolicitor.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

What is the rate of “false” diagnosis? What is the actual harm done? Especially when the main intervention is “understanding and reasonable adjustments”? Or is this just the transphobic moral panic collecting another set of victims?

Daily Mail front page with the headline “RUSH TO DIAGNOSE AUTISM CAN DAMAGE CHILDREN
As rates soar up to 40-fold, major review warns of toll on those wrongly given label”
This is a photo from a press review. No money was paid or clicks given.

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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Former Labour Deputy Leader Lord Thomas Watson, now Senior VP at Palantir UK, wrote to me defending their public contracts. Instead of trading letters, I’ve challenged him to an open, public debate. He can defend Palantir’s ethos; I’ll argue for public accountability. Will you accept, Tom?

Formal letter from Clive Lewis MP, Member of Parliament for Norwich South, to Lord Thomas Watson of Wyre Forest, Senior Vice President of Palantir Technologies UK Limited, dated 7 October 2026. In the letter, Lewis challenges Watson to a public debate regarding Palantir's role in government contracts and public institutions. Lewis rejects Watson's claim that criticisms malign software engineers, stressing that elected officials must scrutinize corporate power, democratic control, and public accountability. He proposes a debate with an impartial chair, equal time, and audience questions.

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Tom Watson on phone hacking "Consumer boycotts do impact [and] it's up to the public to decide whether they want to put up with that kind of nonsense" www.abc.net.au/pm/archive/a... So it's legitimate for the public to want boycotts when it's The Sun, but "mob rule" when it's Palantir.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

So proud of this kid.

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Andrew @andrewgowen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This is how far America has sunk As Rome collapsed, the "spectacles" put on by the failing Emperors became more extreme; to distract from their corruption, incompetence and desperation America is collapsing and will soon vanish

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

My latest roundup looks at 3 things from the past 10 days 1) public money and propaganda ahead of Midterms. 2) Hegseth’s remaking of the military from the inside and the sidelining of allies abroad. 3) a 7,000-year-old carving in the Arizona desert ruined by the Wall youtu.be/m7-E_x4Kp1U

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Trump’s Midterms money, Hegseth's military, and a 7,000 year-old casualty

YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 09/10/2026

By August, some livestock farmers were already feeding their animals the supplies they'd put aside for winter. After five heatwaves and months of drought, the consequences for our food supply are becoming impossible to ignore. Martin Lines explains

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Food security and resilience vital after extreme summer drought

After this summer, the climate crisis is impossible to ignore. We need major changes to how we farm if our food system is to remain resilient

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Billionaire press... 'When the Sunday Times broke the news that David Reuben, one of the richest men in the UK, had fled to Monaco, Labour’s tax regime was blamed. However, research by TaxWatch has found that Reuben has been a tax resident in Monaco since 2014.' www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oc...

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‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left

TaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

OK, some think we need positive stories to show nature can recover But the abiding message of this report is that nature continues to decline & conservation is not enough Humans need to change how we live & how we exploit the planet Tell it how it is, please www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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UK bluefin tuna comeback shows nature can recover, says WWF

The tuna is one of several wildlife recoveries highlighted in a major new report from WWF.

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I strongly disagree with Ben Goldsmith's political views, but he's very knowledgeable on British fauna! Here he gives some reasons as to why all these sheep are the wrong animals for our isles: spectator.com/article/jame...

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James Rebanks and the trouble with sheep farming

Millions of sheep limping across our barren hillsides are not an inevitable feature of rural Britain. So why do we tolerate it?

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 07/10/2026

5/6 🦈 Humans kill ca. 11,000 sharks every year. Oh no, sorry! Humans kill ca. 11,000 sharks every hour.

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 07/10/2026

1/6🧵DYK? 🐢 40% of marine animals caught globally is unintended bycatch, including hundreds of thousands of turtles and seabirds.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: “The thorough cleansing that we are carrying out now in southern Lebanon is unprecedented. “They have nowhere to return to. Look at how it looks. “And by the way, the world isn’t stopping us.”

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Prof Mark Maslin @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

New mining map highlights damage caused by extracting metals for your phone 📲 Most sustainable phone is the one you already own Why can we not upgrade, reuse, refurbish and recycle phones, like we do with cars! 🚗 @backmarketofficial.bsky.social Mine My Phone theconversation.com/new-mining-m...

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New mining map highlights damage caused by extracting metals for your smartphone

This new open-access tool connects global extraction sites with the ten key metals inside smartphones.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is how we should see these magnificant animals, not hauled up on a boat or in fillets on a slab. We should no more catch or kill this rare and stunning megafauna than we should trap or kill tigers or whales. Here are some more of Rupert’s photos from yesterday, with his kind permission.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Instead we get this. I had to block at least a dozen trolls, who thought they were being ever-so-clever by telling me how much they'd enjoy eating it: bsky.app/profile/geor...

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Harry Eccles @harryeccles.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

10 Important policy changes from the Green Party Conference that the media don’t want you to hear about 👇 harryeccles94.substack.com/p/10-importa...

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10 important policy changes from the Green Party Conference that the media don’t want you to hear

A balanced review that you wont see from the hysterical media.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The utter shamelessness of Kemi Badenoch boasting at Conservative party conference about 'defending press freedom' and berating Reform for banning critical journalists from their conference, just days after banning Byline Times journalists from her own

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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

JUST LAUNCHED: Amnesty International UK’s NEW DOCUMENTARY explores the recent crackdown on protesting in Britain 🪧 The Fight to be Heard charts the growing pressures facing protesters in the UK. Watch the full film at the link below 👀

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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

When they talk about reducing red tape, remember this image.

Grenfell Tower, a black smouldering carcass of the building shorty after the fire, in 2017.

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Colin Farlow @coleccs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Yes, I recall that explanation from several decades ago when I lived in Sheffield. Do they still flourish in the cold, deindustrialised Don?

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Alan Stedman @alanjstedman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If anything screams, 'we are the party that doesn't care' this is it This nihilist approach to our environment stinks and in the true sense of nihilism suggests the Tory party has lost its way on beliefs and values...but I think we probably knew that already 🫤 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England

Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth

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