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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
📣 The first screening of the People's Emergency Briefing in a national parliament! The film was shown at Holyrood last night. Grateful to First Minister John Swinney for committing to helping ensure it is “shared and understood very widely within Scotland”. #TimeToStepUp #NationalEmergencyBriefing
The First Minister John Swinney with Gillian Martin msp cabinet secretary for climate and rural affairs, and Prof Mike Berners-LeeThe First Minister giving an address next to a large screen about to show the Peoples Emergency Briefing A packed room of MSPs and staff watching the film
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 02/10/2026
It's clear what the people want. Palantir OUT of our NHS 🔥 We have less than 2 months to kick them out👇 goodlaw.social/668d1d
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's hard to conceive of a greater crime than systematically working to muddy public understanding of the key issue of our time, in order to stop us from taking the action required to prevent climate and ecological breakdown and conserve the world that allowed us to thrive The roots of omnicide
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fossil fuels are no longer the dependable energy source they're painted as Energy security requires reducing dependence on them at double-quick speed
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Today, 1st October, is the start of the pheasant shooting season. Some 50 million pheasants are released into the British countryside for this sport annually. If you have concerns about the impacts of this out-of-control industry, tell the government - handy guide below: bsky.app/profile/guys...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You can see the genocide from space. Yet still it is widely denied.
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
WE SAY NO TO PALANTIR 🙅‍♂️ We and 120+ organisations and unions across Europe are calling on our governments and the European Commission to scrap all existing public sector contracts with Palantir. Read the open letter here: www.globaljustice.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Text reads: 120+ organisations and unions across Europe call on governments and the European Commission to SCRAP Palantir contracts. Palantir provides support to warmongers, drains our public wealth, deepens our dependence on tech billionaires. WE SAY NO TO PALANTIR.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
3,750 days after Britain voted to leave the EU by the slimmest of margins. A British Prime Minister has finally said: Brexit has been bad for the country.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Left: Shabana Mahmood says funding social care is about 'giving elders across our country much more dignity in old age' Right: A 94-year-old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen OBE is arrested for non violent protest outside the Labour party conference
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: ‘It’s an implicit threat’. Lord Tom Watson of Palantir writes to one of its biggest critics -Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social - to tell him the surveillance firm is watching him. www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...
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They’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir
In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla...
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“In areas where nature has been allowed to flourish, the ground held more water & the droughts were less severe,” Environment Secretary Angela Eagle will tell conference as she announces £79m for more trees & Local Nature Recovery Strategies #MakeBritainWetAgain 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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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
By providing more spray-free rough grassland and native hedgerow habitats for their prey, we can help barn owls survive and thrive. The regular presence of these beautiful birds is usually a good indicator of a healthy environment 🌿 #wildlife #rewilding #biodiversity
Barn owl looking towards the camera
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The 2019 'World scientists warning of climate emergency', which Bill led, has been hugely influential Let's hope this one has a greater impact still - please sign!
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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
By leaving deadwood in community spaces and woods, land managers & councils can provide homes for all sorts of insects, mosses, fungi & lichens, as well as vital bird & bat nesting sites. It's also easy #climateaction⁠, as deadwood locks up carbon for years! #wildlife #nature #biodiversity
A dead tree left to rot down slowly in parkland near to a river
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Sue C55 @earth55.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thames Water is buried in debt, customers are paying more, and our rivers continue to suffer. I’ve emailed Andy Burnham to put Thames Water into Special Administration NOW. You can too --> riveraction.eaction.org.uk/email_Andy_B...
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
At the Labour conference? NEB cofounder @sioldridge.bsky.social will introduce an abridged version of the People's Emergency Briefing Monday at 5pm. With a panel discussion on how the film can act as a catalyst for the emergency action needed. #PEBuk #NationalEmergencyBriefing It's #TimeToStepUp
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Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Final call for tomorrow's Rally for Justice. Camp and Furnace, Liverpool. 6–11pm. Speeches on the Hillsborough Law and press reform, then live music. Apply for a ticket tonight: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hillsborou...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
Switzerland’s love of referendums keeps the far right at bay | Joseph de Weck
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Switzerland’s love of referendums keeps the far right at bay | Joseph de Weck
Brexit gave direct democracy a bad name. But the Swiss approach could be what Europe needs now, says Guardian Europe contributor Joseph de Weck
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Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“IPSO is not an effective restraint on the activities of the British press and misinformation about the climate crisis fills the newspapers.” Climate misinformation and press regulation www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/c...
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Climate misinformation and press regulation
Chris Goodall took a complaint to IPSO over fifteen factual errors in a Daily Mail article on wind power. Almost a year later, the regulator ordered a single sentence to be amended.
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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Worried about food shortages and rising prices in 2027? Growing some of your own food could help! Our quick guide to veg growing is simple to follow, and focuses on some of the easiest crops to grow, from peas to potatoes to pumpkins 🥬🥔🧄 buymeacoffee.com/lgspace/e/52...
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Sue C55 @earth55.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Millions of graduates are being ripped off by sky-high student loan interest rates. It's time for Andy Burnham to fix this unfair system in the upcoming Budget so balances stop growing faster than they're paid off. Add your name if you agree: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/an...
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Tell Andy Burnham: Fix the broken student loans system in this Budget
Millions of graduates are being ripped off by sky-high interest rates, with balances growing faster than they can be paid off! Add your name to demand fairer student loan terms in the upcoming Budget.
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Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Two days to go. Hillsborough Law & Press Reform: A Rally for Justice — Monday 28 September, 6–11pm, Camp and Furnace, Liverpool. Speeches from campaigners, survivors, Ministers and well-known supporters, then live music. Apply: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hillsborou...
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You know the joke: “Find someone who looks at Mamdani the way Trump looks at Mamdani.” We can now add: find someone who looks at the Pope the way Macron looks at the Pope. And honestly, it’s lovely to see Macron smiling like the Cheshire Cat 😁
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Anyone who believes this bunch of con artists represents their interests is either a billionaire or seriously misinformed. leftfootforward.org/2026/09/outr...
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Outrage as Reform-run council votes to shut 10 nurseries
Members of the public shouted “you should be ashamed” as Reform councillors approved the plans
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Sue C55 @earth55.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Ban Fracking For Good!
The Government plans to ban new licences for some types of fracking in England. Good news, but it doesn’t go far enough. Sign the petition to demand a PERMANENT ban covering ALL fracking⚡
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Sue C55 @earth55.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Data centres are springing up everywhere, using massive amounts of energy and water. I’ve signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition calling for a pause on new data centres until the government gets a grip on the situation. Will you join me? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/put...
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Stop data centres draining our precious resources
Add my name Data centres are springing up all over the UK – using massive amounts of electricity and, in many cases, huge amounts of water. The UK is already facing water shortages, high energy demand...
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
📌 ICYMI — Royal British Legion Says It Wants ‘No Association’ With Anti-Migrant Group Behind Poppy Fundraisers — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social The charity says it never authorised a Hampshire group's 'Raise the Poppies' appeal, as crowdfunding sites take pages down
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Royal British Legion Says It Wants ‘No Association’ With Anti-Migrant Group Behind Poppy Fundraisers
The charity says it never authorised a Hampshire group's 'Raise the Poppies' appeal, as crowdfunding sites take pages down
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 23/09/2026
Germany commits for first time to phasing out fossil fuels by 2045
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Germany commits for first time to phasing out fossil fuels by 2045
Campaigners say plan marks a ‘notable shift’ away from oil and gas as previously pledges were only for carbon neutrality
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
With big thanks to @doctorofmusic.bsky.social, here's my discussion today with Lord Jackson about North Sea oil and gas. Tape your jaw to your face before watching. Really.
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Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“that can never happen. We would never let that happen” — a pollster, secretly filmed, on a paper learning who commissioned its front-page poll. How commissioned polling is laundered into the press: www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/h...
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How commissioned polling is laundered into the press
The Times and The Telegraph reported polls secretly arranged by Reform UK without telling readers who commissioned them.
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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A request! We can't grow this account fast enough. So please follow us if you aren't already, and please share this post to spread the word. Help us do our bit to share positive solutions to the nature & climate emergencies, and bring more nature into people's lives. Thank you 😊🐝
A bumblebee on a yellow dandelion
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ed Miliband will appoint a new special representative for climate security, as well as a new ministerial taskforce on “the national security and resilience risks of a changing climate and nature loss” - excellent to see Now release the full JIC report publicly! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This year has been brutal, and like most people you probably want to do more about climate change. But what, and how? Great news – I’ve written just the book for you! It’s called What One Person Can Do and it’s a clear and simple how-to guide, a roadmap to help you make influential changes...
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 22/09/2026
Outgoing UN chief says polluters have treated atmosphere like an ‘open sewer’
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Outgoing UN chief says polluters have treated atmosphere like an ‘open sewer’
António Guterres laments world leaders’ inaction and says oil and gas firms ‘must pay’ for climate devastation
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People's Trust for Endangered Species @ptes-org.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Take just 10 minutes to record sightings of wild mammals or the signs they leave behind 💩🐾 in your garden or local park. A grey squirrel, hedgehog, or nothing at all! your sightings count toward building a bigger picture of animals on our doorstep Take part online👇 #LivingWithMammals ptes.org/lwm
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Sue C55 @earth55.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Britain needs to see real change from Burnham's first Budget! It's time to tax the super-rich, and back our communities with the investment they need to thrive. I wrote to the PM to demand better. Will you add your name? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
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Dear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-rich
Britain needs to see real change from Burnham's first Budget! It's time to tax the super-rich, and back our communities with the investment they need to thrive. I wrote to the PM to demand better. Wil...
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 21/09/2026
Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Kelcy Warren don’t care about your future because they’re profiting off the chaos destroying it. Don’t embrace the chaos!  DEFEND YOUR FREEDOMS + DEFEND YOUR RIGHTS = DEFEND THE PLANET🌍 Resistance is a duty, and the time to resist is now. #ClimateWeek
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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Seen a fox, squirrel or hedgehog in an urban green space? The Living with Mammals survey needs your sightings! The @ptes-org.bsky.social survey helps monitor changes in wild mammal populations, identifying those in most need of urgent conservation action. littlegreenspace.org.uk/news/living-...
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Don't we all know it!! Chatbots - "Research found they wasted time, caused stress and delayed problem solving for more than half of users" Don't we all know it!! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Stop relying on AI chatbots for customer care, UK banks and energy firms told
Citizens Advice says providers of essential services such as energy, banking, phone and internet should guarantee the ‘right to talk to a human’
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Sue C55 @earth55.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Over 100,000 people have now signed the @nationaltrust.org.uk’s petition calling for climate resilience to be made a national mission, and for the government to restore nature to defend against wildfires and floods. Add your name below: bsky.app/profile/nati...
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Improving your Monday morning with this Bearded Tit. You are welcome. 📷️ @ronpon22.bsky.social
A Bearded Tit stands on a mossy branch, its feathers puffed up into a perfectly round ball. Its warm buff-coloured plumage, pale face and tiny orange bill give it an irresistibly fluffy appearance, while one foot is lifted mid-step as though it's waddling along.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 21/09/2026
Politicians frightened of the mob is not a good look. But neither is an electorate that doesn’t take democracy seriously enough.
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To clean up politics we have to start with the voters
It’s the voters who put the politicians where they are, so shouldn’t we begin there?
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
🚨 WRITE TO YOUR MP! On Oct 12th, Parliament will debate the UK JOINING THE EU! Use this page to send an email to your MP. In the context of Canada-EU, Rejoin polling at 61%, and devolved leaders saying the future is the EU... ...Westminster needs to catch up. Sign & share everywhere please. 👇
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Ask your MP to stand up for our future in Europe
On 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?
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Sue C55 @earth55.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I just signed this petition calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to say NO to reviving the Keystone XL pipeline. Sign and share it too: act.350.org/sign/no-kxl-...
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No pipelines on a burning planet. No to Keystone XL!
Donald Trump is threatening to revive the Keystone XL pipeline, even as our communities are reeling from a summer of fossil-fueled heatwaves, wildfires and smoke. But Keystone XL was a bad idea when i...
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Sue C55 @earth55.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Meta and Big Tech: don't allow the spread of disinformation on your platforms! action.eko.org/a/meta-big-t...
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Meta and Big Tech: don't allow the spread of disinformation on your platforms!
When Bolsonaro was president, he almost destroyed the Amazon. Now, his son could be elected to start Bolsonaro 2.0 and finish the job. Recent research by Ekō just exposed that Meta AI, Gemini, Grok an
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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Reform's recent huge donations from tech billionaires make one thing crystal clear: despite their populist rhetoric, their true loyalty lies with ultra-wealthy elites rather than working-class Britons. They have proven once again whose interests they really serve. And they certainly aren’t ours.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 18/09/2026
Michaela Hall was failed by the system. Now, we’re supporting her family as they seek justice and accountability through legal action against the police and probation service. Help support the case 👇 goodlaw.social/39e4
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Millionaires are begging to be taxed more. If you loved the UK, wouldn’t you also want to help save it?
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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Dear councils, 97% of UK meadows are gone. So if you have wildflowers like ox-eye daisies on roadverges and in public spaces, don't spray them with weedkiller or over-mow them. Let's give pollinating insects like bees and butterflies a chance 🐝
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