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CraneHestia

@cranehestia.bsky.social
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Moderate, lesbian, atheist carer. Trying, in my own way, to make a contribution before I shuffle off this mortal coil. Don't believe in an afterlife so will be pleasantly surprised if it turns out there is one ( or not, depending on the elevator direction)

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Students with long-term health conditions are not having their needs met at secondary school, research shows. Here, the project lead details the findings so far
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Why attendance policies aren’t working for students with long-term health conditions
A research project is attempting to understand the difficulties children with conditions such as diabetes, asthma and epilepsy experience at school. Dr Simon Pini details its findings so far
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Nottinghamshire CCC @trentbridge.co.uk · 13/08/2026
An emotional reunion 🥹 One year ago, David Tomlinson suffered a cardiac arrest at Trent Bridge. This week, he returned to meet the First Aid team who helped save his life.
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The picture on the front of Reform's policy is of HMS Ocean on the River Thames in 2012. It was sold by to the Brazilian navy in 2018. Turns out you can judge a book by its cover.
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Cat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
New: A business that made a six-figure donation to Reform UK received interest-free loans of £67m from unnamed “related companies” in the months before, raising questions about the possible origin of the funds. observer.co.uk/news/politic...
observer.co.uk
Reform given six-figure donation by firm that received £6...
Nigel Farage’s party is facing questions about the lack of transparency over £100,000 in funds donated by a management consultancy
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Sandie RejoinEU🇪🇺💙🌈🇺🇦 @sandiesned.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Jason is the youngest Black professor in Cambridge’s history. Rightwing newspapers are trying to smear him with fake accusations of plagiarism. We can't let them. Stand up to their hate and division by adding your name. goodlawproject.org/s/3ec4c0
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Stand up to hate and division by adding your name.
Jason is the youngest Black professor in Cambridge’s history. Rightwing newspapers are trying to smear him with fake accusations of plagiarism. We can't let them.
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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Our latest voting intention sees cross over. Labour move ahead by 4. Their first lead since March 2025 & highest share since Nov 24 🌹 LAB 28% (+4)
⏩ REF 24% (-2)
🌳 CON 22% (nc)
🔶 LIB DEM 12% (+1)
🟢 GREEN 8% (-3)
🟡 SNP 2% (nc) N = 2061| Dates 24-27/7| Change w 22/7
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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
🎉 OCEAN WIN: Scientists have been given £1 million to protect endangered UK sharks! 🦈 The blue shark, porbeagle & tope shark will be monitored as part of the programme to help build up "the most complete picture yet" of UK shark distribution 🙌 www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly9yyj…
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Shark scientists gets £1m to help protect them
Natural England's Species Recovery Programme will focus on the blue shark, porbeagle and tope.
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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 23/07/2026
Pls spread word. Three digits can help protect you from scams: 159. If you're suspicious of a 'call from your bank', politely hang up and dial 159. It connects you to a switchboard that puts you through to your bank's real number. Watch the video for why its extra protection
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
“We have always trusted Guido Fawkes as a source of information..."
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
US Marshalls effecting the arrest of Andrew Tate inexplicably allowed him to hand off his smartphone so it would not be seized.
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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 18/07/2026
The convicted criminal who funded Nigel Farage opened an account with an obscure overseas payments company days before it was used to channel an “unexplained” £500,000 donation to Reform UK
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George Cottrell opened account days before mystery Reform donation
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Prickles and Paws Hedgehog Rescue @pricklesandpaws.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Meet Pie, one of several hedgehogs we’ve been treating for ringworm. She’s now completed treatment and her prickles are growing back fast! 🙌✨ Want to help hedgehogs like Pie? Our virtual gift helps support their care and treatment. 🎁 www.pricklesandpaws.org/shop/virtual...
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 16/07/2026
The potential involvement of the US government in a civil case has raised concerns over the fudging of edges between the interests of the state and the president. The ‘conflict of interest is clear and stark’, the broadcaster said in a filing. ft.trib.al/M1DIg2y
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Fleet Street Fox @fleetstreetfox.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
BREAKING: The Ministry of Defence has admitted it ran an "extensive" programme of blood and urine tests on servicemen at nuke bomb tests. In a bid to limit publicity, it has published the results of a 2yr review into the #NukedBlood Scandal as #England prepares to face #Argentina in the #WorldCup.
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
'The source said: “My understanding is he demanded something akin to what the Home Secretary gets and was denied it and therefore can claim that he was denied proper protection”.'
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Nigel Farage declined offer of taxpayer-funded security
The Reform leader's spokesman told The i Paper it was a downgrade on the state-funded security he had previously received
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
'We need huge donations from shady sources, otherwise we're all going to die.'
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Rufus Hound @rufushound.com · 11/07/2026
I like Ed Davey
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ASH TRAY The First, Popetato of Wülferhampton 📎 @thomasashman64.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Andrew Marr: " The Commons rules are very clear and they forbid face coverings " Count Binface: " Well the Commons rules are very clear about what you can do with donations , but that seems to have got all murky so why can't I see how the line can get tested ? " #lbc @countbinface.bsky.social 👀
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Mikey Smith @mikeysmith.com · 08/07/2026
Asked, if it were to be a straight fight between Farage and Count Binface, who he would vote for, Paul's expression did not waver. He replied immediately, and with total sincerity: "Count Binface, every time". www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbnq...
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People in Clacton TURN ON Nigel Farage after shock resignation and NEW by-election bid
YouTube video by The Mirror
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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
EXC - The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns
Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection
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The Balderdook @balderdash.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Farage live: “Let me be clear. I have done nothing wrong.”
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 07/07/2026
Nigel Farage told Sky News “you tell your bosses, you harass my family any more and there will be serious consequences,” after journalists approached him asking questions about funding he allegedly received from convicted criminal George Cottrell. This is their response 👇
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
WE HAVE AVOCET NEWS!!! An Avocet spotted at RSPB Middleton Lakes has been confirmed as the oldest ever recorded in the UK. At 36 years old, it's lived more than five times longer than the species' average lifespan. First ringed in 1990, it's still out there doing Avocet things. Go on Avocet. 😍
An Avocet strides across the edge of a wetland, one leg lifted mid-step as if caught in an elegant strut. Its striking black-and-white plumage and long upturned bill stand out against a softly blurred backdrop of green reeds.
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 05/07/2026
World Cup VAR room with Trump as one of the referees
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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Let’s just take those comments apart piece by piece. Cottrell certainly is an old friend of Farage’s. Farage was with Cottrell in the US on the way back to the UK when Cottrell was stopped and arrested by US law enforcement – an arrest which led to his wire fraud conviction.
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Cat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Exc: Crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne will be blocked from making further donations to Reform for a year after relocating to the UK, the Observer understands This is just one of several measures in the beefed IP Representation of the People Bill observer.co.uk/news/politic...
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Crypto billionaires face 12-month block on political dona...
New bill proposes restriction for overseas voters returning to the UK in bid to protect electoral system from potential foreign interference
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
John Brennan didn't wait to get indicted. He sued first—to force the government to preserve records he'll need to defend himself. The complaint alleges judge shopping, forum shopping & a direct presidential demand for indictment. Worth your full attention. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Former CIA Director John Brennan Takes on Trump's DOJ
Former CIA Director John Brennan sued the Trump administration on Wednesday.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy quits TwitterX. This should be the first of many.
Lisa Nandy MP • @lisanandy
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I've decided to leave this platform and my
Department will too.
A platform originally designed for free speech and expression now favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate.
It isn't healthy for our democracy or our communities and I don't want to support it.
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 02/07/2026
It's been a record-breaking year for little terns at Long Nanny, Northumberland! A minimum of 126 breeding pairs are nesting at the site this season, far surpassing the previous record of 57 breeding pairs in 1994. They're the UK’s second rarest breeding seabird so this is good news.
Pair of little Terns on a beach, one with wings raised
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The Analyst @militaryanalyst.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Russia is losing the war and Crimea's colonists know it, so they flee. It's just one of the symptoms of Putins increasingly obvious failure to govern as the regime struggles, overwhelmed.
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CRIMEA: JUNE 2026 – AN UPDATE
Russia is losing the war and Crimea's colonists know it, so they flee. It's just one of the symptoms of Putins increasingly obvious failure to govern as the regime struggles, overwhelmed.
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Dawn Butler MP @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The towering Mary Seacole statue reminds us of the resilience of a woman who persevered racism to care and heal. The first statue of a named Black woman in the UK, looking at Parliament. Thank you to everyone who made it a reality and to our nurses, whose compassion inspires us every day.
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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The Ealing Beaver Project says, since the mammals moved in, Greenford station, downstream from the animals' wetland home at Paradise Fields, no longer floods after heavy rain.
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Ealing beavers stop Greenford Station from flooding, project says
A colony of beavers reintroduced to Ealing has also helped other wildlife to thrive, ecologists say.
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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Making a batch of Erling Haaland action figures if anyone wants one.
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
'Storks born and raised by the Knepp Estate rewilding project have been spotted nesting in a Surrey industrial estate in a "major milestone". Knepp has been attempting to rewild storks since 2016, in the hope they will return to the UK for the first time in 600 years.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Knepp estate storks begin to nest in Guildford industrial estate
Storks from the Knepp Estate in Sussex are spotted nesting in an industrial estate near Guildford.
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DC🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Volunteers are working to restore Scotland's endangered Atlantic rainforest by collecting over 11 million rare native seeds to plant 8 million new trees. This grassroots effort involving hand-picking seeds from remote terrain showcases the power of community action in reversing biodiversity loss 🌱
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‘Literally growing the future’: volunteers help save Scottish rainforest by collecting 11m seeds
Teams painstakingly combed endangered Atlantic habitat over several years, helping to grow 8m native trees
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Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Excellent. A blow to Trump’s assault on Fed independence. www.axios.com/2026/06/29/t...
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Supreme Court says Trump can't fire Fed governor Lisa Cook
The Fed got a rare shield from the court.
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Restoring Hardknott Forest 🌎 @hardknottforest.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Maths fans will realise that removing 1000s of tree tubes, with two zip ties per tube, is a lot of zip ties. Probably about double. As they are reusable, (but can't be recycled along with the tubes) we are offering them free to a good home. Get in touch - they literally have 103 uses. Or more.
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Lady Bee Middlemast-Neal @mistyswoman.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
#SpotTheSCammer #SpotTheBot @ysy1976.bsky.social pro Russian and Chinese propaganda troll bot registered 17/5/26, and has made 5.7k posts - that's ~142 posts/day on average. Accusing Europe of wanting to "keep feeding the war in Ukraine". Uploading lies about Ukraine.
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 28/06/2026
'It's the law of the country you love - suck it up!' @matthew-wright.bsky.social and caller Bob get into a heated discussion over whether it should be allowed to hang flags on lampposts.
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 28/06/2026
NEW Boris Johnson and the billionaire Leaked documents appear to reveal a previously undeclared trip made by Boris Johnson with crypto and defence billionaire Christopher Harborne to the heart of war-torn Ukraine Report by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and @charlienotold.bsky.social 🔗 Link ⤵️
As Farage is investigated… did Boris Johnson also fail to disclose a gift from Christopher Harborne?
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
John Sweeney: 'The Real Nigel Farage: today we reveal the cover of my book on the man who would be our prime minister. I have spoken to a galaxy of Farage's former political allies, his one-time best friend in UKIP and a woman who loved him, once."
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
It really doesn’t matter who Reform uses to do their vetting. They can only ever choose dickheads because only dickheads would apply. No one credible or decent would touch this hideous clownshow with a bargepole. Choosing Paul Nuttall is sublime though. (Private Eye)
NUTTALL FACTORY ADMITTING in January that his party's vetting process has "been pisspoor in the past", Nigel Farage made a solemn pledge that "it won't be in the future".
Alas, signs of improvement have been few and far between. Not only did Reform UK select multiple racists for the May local elections, but it also managed to pick a self-proclaimed sexist as its candidate for last week's Makerfield by-election. Now, in the belief that a general election may be on the horizon, Reform has started selecting parliamentary candidates. Hopefuls are obliged to cough up a £250 application fee and submit a form detailing their experience, before having their media skills tested.
The man Reform has chosen to oversee this rigorous vetting process? Er... Paul Nuttall, the party's vice-chairman who previously served as leader of Ukip from November 2016 to June 2017. During his time at Ukip's helm, it was revealed that Nuttall's personal website and LinkedIn account made a number of false claims about his past, including that he had a PhD in history, was once a professional footballer, and lost "close friends" in the Hillsborough disaster. What could possibly go wrong!
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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I've reported a lot on misogyny in the British court martial system, but the details in this story by Rob Evans and Harry Davies, about how the US military took jurisdiction over a SA allegation in the UK are devastating www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...
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‘Degrading’: why did a US fighter pilot avoid British trial after strangling a woman in England?
Jacob Wulfson’s fellow airmen decided his fate after a court martial at RAF Lakenheath – a distressing week for Sarah Steele, the academic he assaulted
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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Anwar Akhtar from Samosa Media is giving a workshop Thursday 25th June 7pm, North London on education, safeguarding, cohesion and protecting young people from extremism Especially useful for all teachers, so if you are interested, please email info@thesamosa.org.uk for more details
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the samosa – fresh reporting sprinkled with spicy comment
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Last year, Govt won a £122m judgment against Douglas Barrowman and Michelle Mone's company PPE Medpro, for supplying defective PPE The company had been emptied of cash and collapsed Now its liquidators are suing Barrowman, Mone and associated companies personally Short 🧵
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
There is only one truism about how to judge Trump administration statements on Iran. We have to assume the US government is lying when it talks about any Iranian concessions--until and unless the Iranians confirm (which they have not).
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
First the administration said they wanted unconditional surrender, and Iran did not surrender. Then they said in the deal Iran made all the concessions, and Iran made no concessions. They they said Iran would get no money, and Iran is getting lots of money. Now this....
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Stewart Lee: Exit stage far-right – now Britain’s theatres are being urged to capitulate to Farage www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
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Stewart Lee: Exit stage far-right – now Britain’s theatres are being urged to capitulate to Farage
A new strategy document is calling for the industry to ‘engage warmly’ with Reform. Why? So Robert Kenyon can remake ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore?
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Jack Caramac @jackcaramac.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
When the Russian envoy retweets Trump & later on says 'Merz next', when the attacks on the PM have been relentless since threatening to return to the EU, when the media are undermining everything he does, such as threatening to actually 'do things' to address long term UK problems it says EVERYTHING
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