Reposted by MegDiane B @denb58.bsky.social · 23/08/2026This is something the entire world should be working on. This is going to get completely out of control real fast! 03518
Reposted by MegRubin LSST:UK @lsstuk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026BBC Science Focus magazine has published a round up of the best images from @vrubinobs.bsky.social since it released the First Look images a year ago. Feast your eyes... 🔭 www.sciencefocus.com/space/vera-c...sciencefocus.comThe world’s largest camera has taken its most mind-blowing images yet | BBC Science Focus MagazineThe Vera C Rubin Observatory has the largest digital camera ever built. Here are the most stunning images from its mission to map the universe. 0146
Reposted by MegMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Japan is using piezoelectric floor tiles in busy areas like Shibuya and Tokyo Stations to convert footsteps into clean electricity. Original post 39466882137
Reposted by MegCaroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 04/08/2026I’ve written to the Mayor of London: “I urge you now to work with councils across London to support their efforts to make sure the (EHRC) guidance cannot be used to diminish the everyday rights of 🏳️⚧️ trans Londoners and to seek the wider adoption of these approaches across our city.” [1/3] 828077
Reposted by MegArt & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 02/08/2026#Poetry #Painting #Morning It is morning, and again I am the lucky person to be in it - Mary Oliver 🎨 Kaoru Yamada 352719390
Reposted by MegWoT Nerd Girl (aka Tad) CR: The Wandering Inn @wotnerdgirl.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Dear #WoTSkies, In this Age, an Age yet to come, an Age long past, we will #SaveWoT and #TheWheelOfTime will come back to screens. Happy ☀️(Assuming-You-Have-Sun-Where-You-Are-And-If-You-Do-Can-You-Please-Send-Some)day mornaftevenight! ❤️ #ThankYouRafe 093
Reposted by MegDoug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 02/08/2026One in seven units of electricity used in Britain in July came from solar power As @solarenergyuk.bsky.social say: “15 years ago solar was a footnote in the electricity mix - now it’s a major player” www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comSolar powers record share of Britain’s electricity mix in JulyFarms and rooftop panels contribute 14.4% to the grid – and figures reveal a surge in new installations 27230
Meg @ecomeg.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Anyone else concerned that they could count the number of bees/wasps they have seen so far this year on one hand? 🐝😟 110
Reposted by Meg🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Male swallow tanager 14.5 cm live in humid forests of S America, Panama Primarily eat Fruits and berries, and occasional insects dig burrows in dirt banks to nest, lay eggs and raise their young 161136139
Reposted by MegPetra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 22/07/2026In the universe, stars dance to the rhythm of infinity, while galaxies quietly tell stories of time. 0162
Reposted by MegCharlotte the Procrastinator @catsbearsandme.bsky.social · 21/07/2026#TinyBuddhaOfficial 162
Meg @ecomeg.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Hope everyone up by Blaenavon is okay (or as okay as can be). Wild that we can smell the smoke here in Caerphilly. 360
Reposted by MegBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Those microplastics from tires and such don’t just pollute & prematurely kill us. They’re also fuelling the climate crisis. Scientists found that “tiny, colored plastic particles absorb sunlight as winds blow them around the world, trapping heat and contributing to temperature rise.” #ClimateCrisisbloomberg.comMicroplastics in the Air Are Making Earth Hotter, Study FindsThe tiny particles trap heat in the atmosphere, exacerbating climate change. 314460
Reposted by MegMike Lydon @mikelydon.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Every so often you can squint and feel like NYC is a world-class cycling city. 2592
Reposted by MegMike Lydon @mikelydon.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Still incomplete and still not perfect but the new Brooklyn Bridge-Centre Street bikeway link is a symbol of the no issue too small, can-do spirit of the mayoral new administration. #BikeNYC 25911
Reposted by MegMike Lydon @mikelydon.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Lecce’s bike infrastructure is a hodge podge of built-for-purpose protected bikeways and sidewalks retrofitted with small markings or different colored pavers to allow cycling. 041
Reposted by MegMike Lydon @mikelydon.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Where formal public seating goes missing, shaded steps fill the void. 1122
Reposted by MegAdam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Anyone finding their fruit trees are ripening much earlier than usual, because of the ongoing hot and sunny weather? I'd like to hear your UK examples, please, for a The Times story later this week. Drop me a message here or email me (adam.vaughan@thetimes.co.uk). 151813
Reposted by MegPaul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 28/06/2026CAUSED AND/OR AMPLIFIED/INTENSIFIED BY HUMANS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS #Oil #Coal #Gas #FossilFuelPollution x.com/mylordbebo/s... #ExtremeHeat #RecordHeat #FossilFuelPollution #AnthropogenicGlobalWarming 177
Reposted by MegEast Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 27/06/2026The Government has quietly shelved plans for solar carports just as Britain experiences another record-breaking heatwave. Was this a sensible decision based on cost and practicality – or a missed opportunity hiding in plain sight?eastangliabylines.co.ukAs Britain bakes, ministers quietly park plans for solar carportsMinisters have quietly shelved plans that could have transformed Britain's biggest car parks into shaded power stations 73415
Reposted by MegBob From Accounts 🚲 @bobfromaccounts.bsky.social · 20/06/2026POV new separated cycle lane, westbound uphill Clerkenwell Road. @camdencouncil.bsky.social is really setting the benchmark in London. @willnorman.co.uk 712424
Meg @ecomeg.bsky.social · 18/06/2026This was a bit of a throwaway line on an a podcast I heard today, but genuinely, why don’t we put the Union Jack on wind turbines? Owned by us, less of an eyesore; a use of the flag I can actually get on board with. Maybe paint one blade red so they are easy to see. 211
Reposted by MegChaosConstant @chaosconstant.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Happy Captain Picard Day to those who celebratestatic.klipy.comCaptain Picard: I'm a Role Model!ALT: Captain Picard: I'm a Role Model! 052
Reposted by MegShannon Baker @shanbaker.bsky.social · 16/06/2026We started bluebird season with a bang! Not sure if we'll get back again this season but we have tons of images to keep me busy. #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited 🪶 1173
Reposted by MegThe Bishop @ceas10.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Great River Of Stars Clouds cleared last night and the Milky Way spread out across the night sky. ~400 billion stars with trillions of planets ...and that's just our galaxy Get out tonight and enjoy the show #Nature 🔭 #Photography #Science #NightSky #MilkyWay #Mindfulness #WitchSky #Photo 0264
Reposted by MegThe University of Bath @uniofbath.bsky.social · 16/06/2026The University of Bath’s Institute for Digital Security and Behaviour @idsbbath.bsky.social presented its 10-point plan to address technology-facilitated violence against women and girls (VAWG) at a recent Westminster roundtable hosted in Parliament by Jess Asato MP. bit.ly/4vPy7gs 021
Reposted by MegFED UP! @val.sheshed.rocks · 16/06/2026Happy Tuesday Blue Sky! It’s never too late to create new goals, just don’t give up once you start the process. ~ Val ✊🏻♥️✊🏽♥️✊🏿 #SheShed #Pinks 21502147
Reposted by MegTrek Central @trekcentral.net · 16/06/2026🔥 NEW TRAILER for #StarTrek: #StrangeNewWorlds Season Four! Captain Pike & the Enterprise are back for a series of thrilling and emotional adventures across the stars! 🖖 Streaming JULY 23rd! 37130
Reposted by MegDavid Benedict @eggsbened.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Nightmare for a friend of mine in London. Please share. 8309540
Reposted by MegOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 15/06/2026If you talk about Michelle Obama today, please make it about this video 395123513886
Reposted by MegMadeleine Sugden @madlinsudn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Charity responses to the under16s social media ban news. @goodlawproject.org: Social media: Don’t ban children, fix the platformsgoodlawproject.orgSocial media: Don’t ban children, fix the platforms | Good Law ProjectInstead of locking children out of a toxic swamp, the government should force big tech to clean it up 154
Reposted by MegCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Great info, must watch, the Canada social media ban for children is much better laid out than other countries Credit to francoksng for the breakdown 1218895
Meg @ecomeg.bsky.social · 04/06/2026There are days when I really miss the wit and wisdom of the late great Terry Pratchett and every day of 2026 so far has been one of them. 071
Reposted by MegBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 24/05/2026IMPORTANT: The Dutch invested €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com 502163825
Meg @ecomeg.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Sending so much love and strength to the LGBTIQA+ community in the UK today. 272
Reposted by MegDutch Cycling Embassy @dutchcycling.nl · 14/05/2026This is cycling in the Netherlands 🧡 Wide, quiet and scenic paths for both recreational cyclists and commuters. 419849
Reposted by MegMark Taylor @markleeds.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Totally loving Race Around The World. Pure joy, seeing some amazing places and beautiful human interaction. We are all the same, such a shame people want to divide & belittle others for their own agrandissement #bbc #ratw 1132
Meg @ecomeg.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Time for a mood boosting rewatch I think *she said every morning this week* 111
Reposted by MegMael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · 08/04/2026"Subspace Rhapsody.” I am a secret fan of musicals, and I have been enjoying the songs. This one especially moved me, though it probably wouldn't move you in the same way if you didn't know the series. Still, it's lovely. Uhura’s Song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBr8... Image of a young black woman.🚀🎵youtube.com"Keep Us Connected" - Nyota Uhura - Subspace Rhapsody, 2x09 - Star Trek - Strange New WorldsYouTube video by BedaOfBorg 131
Reposted by MegHealthcare Today @healthcaretoday.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Researchers at Nottingham Trent University and the University of Glasgow have developed a smart textiles bra to help detect cancer in women with intellectual disabilities. healthcaretoday.com/article/smar... #healthcare #womenshealth #innovation #cancerdetectionhealthcaretoday.comSmart textiles bra to help detect cancerWomen with intellectual disabilities could receive added monitoring for breast cancer with the development of a smart textiles bra. 021
Reposted by MegONE Campaign @onecampaign.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Kemisola Bolarinwa is a #Futuremaker — turning bold ideas into lifesaving impact. She designed a cancer-detecting smart bra — using sensors to detect early-stage cancer before symptoms appear. That’s what a Futuremaker does: builds solutions that change what’s possible. 👏 ✅ 011
Meg @ecomeg.bsky.social · 04/05/2026May the 4th be with you ✨media.tenor.coma man in a black vest is pointing at something .Alt: Han solo saluting 040
![Letter to the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Code of Practice for Service
providers, Public Functions and Associations
I am writing following our conversation at Mayor’s Question Time (12 June 2026) where I raised concerns about the distress and anxiety trans Londoners tell me they are feeling following the publication of the revised Code of Practice for service providers and associations by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
You told me that your “priority is to ensure London remains a city where everyone, regardless of gender identity, can thrive, feel safe and belong.” [1]
You'll be aware that this week, on 5 August 2026, the Government's updated EHRC Code of Practice comes into effect, following an order from the Minister for Women and Equalities.
Trans led organisations, such as Trans Actual, have maintained that the Code remains unworkable; it does not protect trans people, it does not help service providers and it does not respect the UK’s human rights obligations. [2]
Despite cross party condemnation, with 166 MPs signing Early Day Motion (EDM) 240,
tabled by Nadia Whittome MP, in an effort to halt this discriminatory guidance, there has
been no debate in Parliament.
The government's own Equality Impact Assessment admits that this code of practice would have wide-ranging negative impacts on Trans people and that Trans women could face a "disproportionate risk of violence and sexual assault.” [3]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y72k4zijlsi47z7wk262cv24/bafkreifzyqhohvnimtn7f55trm54cbxvwqcjjxkmdfuq74twtvtyacufaq)
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I would like to know what work you and your Deputy Mayors have been doing, since we spoke about this in June, to prepare for the changes coming into effect on 5 August.
Londoners need to know how you intend to uphold the rights of trans people and support service providers to remain trans inclusive.
As an elected London politician, I am particularly concerned because London has the highest proportion of people in England whose gender identity differs from their sex
assigned at birth. [4] These are people in our community, work colleagues, neighbours, friends and family members, who should be able to participate in public life without fear of being outed, harassed or discriminated against at work or in public when using a toilet or changing room.
Lambeth Council recently announced that it would challenge the implementation of the
Draft Code of Practice on Services, Public Functions and Associations. Councillors backed a motion condemning the draft code as “incoherent and self-contradictory, discriminatory, and impossible to implement in a reasonable and proportionate manner.” [5]
The motion called on the council to protect LGBTQIA+ workers and service users by
refusing to implement the guidelines should legal advice confirm that such a move would be lawful.
When we spoke at MQT in June, you said “the GLA will continue to work closely with
boroughs, service providers, community organisations and partners to ensure our services remain welcoming, safe and appropriate.” [6]
I urge you now to work with councils across London to support their efforts to make sure
the guidance cannot be used to diminish the everyday rights of trans Londoners and to
seek the wider adoption of these approaches across our city.
This is about Trans people's right to exist in society free from abuse, discrimination and
segregation, with the autonomy to be who they know themselves to be.
Yours sincerely,
Caroline Russell AM
Leader of the Green Group on the London Assembly](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y72k4zijlsi47z7wk262cv24/bafkreifwtum3lzri5qtxr2t6626xrghonytnxiodbgdnsxjvqya3jwxbmy)
