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DarvitWendy

@darvitwendy.bsky.social
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Left leaning, generally liberal Keen on nuance Want to learn from those I disagree with Engage with me for polite debate! Send me stuff I might disagree with

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270...
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Why does the BBC have as one of its lead news stories this morning another Britain-hating interview with Jim 'the UK has been colonised by immigrants' Ratcliffe? What public interest is this serving?
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Holger Hestermeyer @hhesterm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
How is this news? billionaire oil person says uk needs to drill more and tax less, though, of course, he‘s actually in Monaco. And he would do more in the uk if the state subsidised him more. Dear BBC, that‘s like me saying the uk‘s problem is underpaid law profs. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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JointheDots @joiningupthedots.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is a blatant threat to the RNLI, who are currently out of action in Portsmouth - ergo not saving lives, because staff are being terrorised. When will Mahmood take domestic terrorism of this nature seriously.
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DarvitWendy @darvitwendy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Anyone remember that time when two fighting aged men living at those barracks ran amok and assaulted a member of the public.... why didn't Piddington declare independence then I wonder? www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2324828...
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Soldiers banned from every pub in Bicester after 'dreadful' attack on civilian
Bradley Barr and Owen Thomas, both 20, were given community orders
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Very nice to hear a sane voice from Piddington. Serious respect to this woman, who is apparently already being othered by more bigoted villagers.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 15/09/2026
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston: "That's what the lifeboat does. It saves lives at sea. That's its job." "And this is an international duty. Everyone who goes to sea knows, in the event of someone being in difficulty, you go to their assistance." The abuse the RNLI have faced is a disgrace.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
He’s GROWLING at female reporters now!!! 🤬
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
New statue spotted today in Dublin Ireland. Time to take out the trash 🚮! 🎥 AlternativeDublin
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Centre left gvt for Sweden as far right under performs 🎉 www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Sweden election: exit polls project centre-left government and bad night for the far-right – live
Initial projections put centre-left opposition bloc at 51.3%, with 46.8% for rightwing parties; result worse than expected for far right Sweden Democrats
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🔥 Hot welcome for Trump in Ireland 🔥 🫡🇮🇪
A family in Co Clare have painted a giant 'F*** Trump' slogan in the field behind their house, positioned directly under the flight path for Air Force One at Shannon Airport as Donald Trump jets into Ireland for a golf weekend. 
The woman responsible revealed she had intended to join the protest outside the Trump golf course and hotel. However, stringent security measures mean any Irish citizens attempting to exercise their right to protest will be kept well away from Trump throughout the weekend.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/huge-explicit-trump-sign-greet-37652218A huge piece of artwork protesting Trump’s visit to Ireland has been spotted on a beach in Dublin Bay, just as the president is due to arrive in the country over the weekend.

The sand mural features the words “NO KINGS — GAZA IRAN ICE” which have been carved into the beach by the campaigning group Uplift. It was designed by Waterford environmental artist Seán Corcoran,

https://www.irishstar.com/news/politics/donald-trump-ireland-visit-protest-37650816.amp
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Dame Rainbow Warrior @damerainbowwarrior.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Easy to donate: rnli.org/support-us/g...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...
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Kevin the Librarian 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 @the-librarian.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The RNLI is run by volunteers, supported entirely by public donations. It maintains 238 stations around the coast of Britain and average 25 call-outs per day and saved 389 lives last year. There are some great things about this country and the RNLI is certainly one of them.
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DarvitWendy @darvitwendy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This The midterms are inconsequential compared to what he's doing to the rest of the world
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RGSPol @rgspol.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
trump has been a major liability for all of humanity for decades.
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DarvitWendy @darvitwendy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This This is the problem Not the effing midterms
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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
As I've said many times. it's an idiocracy. The never ending the stupidity of this whole MAGAT administration!
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DarvitWendy @darvitwendy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
He will let people die at sea He will let women get beaten if they dare to have their dissent heard in his presence He will give legal to support to men preaching in public that homosexuality is an abomination that will condemn you to hell He will divide & target & undermine so many in our society
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Hrair Tcholakian @hrair742.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
These old-fashioned data centers don't require massive cooling systems, extensive power grids, or generate intrusive noise. #books #library #datacenters
Picture of an old fashioned library crammed with books. These old-fashioned data centers don't require massive cooling systems, extensive power grids, or generate intrusive noise.
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louise33andathird.bsky.social @louise33andathird.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
It’s RNLI.com
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RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at Sea
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions.
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Content warning: Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is deeply shocking.
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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Undercover filming shows Nigel Farage celebrating illegal foreign donations Footage shows a plan to break electoral law by funnelling money from a US ‘businessman’ through a UK donor The donations funded a series of widely reported polls secretly commissioned by Reform
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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This is what living next door to a 30 megawatt data center sounds like.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Just copy & share everywhere please. Absolutely thumping.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Good morning from Lake Ontario. ☀️
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Even with a wealth tax, millionaires like us will still be richer at the end of the year than we were at the start. PMUK's @stephenstroud.bsky.social explains why a 2% tax on wealth over £10m is fair, common sense and needed. Watch the full report on inequality via @deutschewelle.dw.com on YouTube
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Margarete Rosalind Weidenhammer @margareterosali.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Massimo @Rainmaker1973💚🌱😊 A man poses with photo of trees he helped restore. #SehmusErginoglu began by clearing out rubbish from his hometown in #Turkey 30 years ago and eventually started to plant saplings. Today the site is home to a small forest of around 11,000 trees.
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Sustainable Farming @sustainablefarming.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Vegetable harvests are collapsing. Not slightly. Not just by double digits. In many locations by more than half. Broccoli harvests across Europe have collapsed very fast.
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Drewthulu @csonkatroy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
How is this even remotely legal?
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 19/08/2026
@eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu and I stand firmly with the International Criminal Court, President Tomoko Akane and the officials who uphold its mission. The ICC helps deliver justice to the victims of some of the world’s most horrific crimes.
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Absolute longshot: I'm looking for Euan Smith who drew artwork for White Dwarf magazine in the mid 1980s and therefore is probably British and probably in his late 50s or 60s. Do you or did you know him?
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This really is a remarkably positive story - done in the face of massive right wing media opposition too Burnham should take note
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is what the billionaire press and many politicians were campaigning so hard to destroy. Their freedom to drive took precedence over our children's freedom to thrive. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds
Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
ULEZ has to stand as one of @london.gov.uk Sadiq Khan's finest achievements www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Children's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zone
Children's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is an extremely dangerous political attack on the whole global legal order intentended to dismantle and discredit the key institutions upholding #ruleoflaw and #internationallaw. #Rubio and #Trump should feel ashamed of their actions which will probably have longstanding repercussions.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Wow. Just wow.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 05/08/2026
50m people are likely to be pushed into acute hunger because of El Niño. Studies suggest that global heating may be leading to even stronger El Niño events. In Britain, farmers are already warning about the impact of extreme heat on their harvests. What else needs to happen for us to take action?
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El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year
UN forecasters warn of worsening conditions in 45 countries currently experiencing severe food insecurity
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DarvitWendy @darvitwendy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A couple of years ago I decided to purchase something every time I read a negative view of the RNLI who are without question always "the good guys" It cost me a small fortune but Christmas stockings that year were fabulous
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 04/08/2026
You could grow a spine and do your damn jobs.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 03/08/2026
The evidence is clear: neighbourhood crime is falling across London. There have been 35,000 fewer offences in the last year thanks to record investment in the Met, more officers on our streets and targeted action to tackle robbery, burglary and vehicle crime.
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Neighbourhood crime plunges in London as mayor slams 'dystopian hellhole' narrative
‘Neighbourhood crime’ falls 14% with 35,000 fewer offences in a year
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 01/08/2026
UFC cage match on the White House lawn: Pirro v Burgum. Trump MCs.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
So many sneering elitist journalists with snarky posts over the past months that the Reflecting Pool story was trivial. It was so trivial that the DC US Attny presented false evidence to a grand jury to indict an innocent man to please the President while they both lied about it.
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