Reposted by Flora AlexanderThe English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Now that’s just showing off 🙄 991176
Reposted by Flora AlexanderRussell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 07/10/2026 "I usually vote for whoever promises to cut the most tax" 14614
Reposted by Flora AlexanderLouise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Can you ladies just get on with it and let me read my book in peace? 021
Reposted by Flora AlexanderMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Blue footed booby: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu... 1394104556
Reposted by Flora AlexanderSam and King Lucy the 1st @kinglucythe1st.bsky.social · 04/10/2026If I was ever minded to vote for The Greens, that thought has now been completely dispelled. What a bunch of morons. 8366
Reposted by Flora AlexanderJo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026As I’ve just heard about #forestfriday here are some Redwoods I photographed in 2024 in Muir Woods National Park. My last visit to the US … maybe for some time. 513722
Reposted by Flora AlexanderParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026No wonder Tom voted for Brexit, he thinks Britain is 3,500 miles west of Europe. 106902156
Reposted by Flora AlexanderLouise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Braverman is tying herself in racist knots 1153
Reposted by Flora AlexanderWorld War I As It Happened (1914) @warhappened.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Some Indian nationalists, not inherently friendly to their British overlords, are still supporting the war effort: "It has taken us 100 years to teach the English how to govern us and we can’t afford the time to begin again on the Germans." 02611
Reposted by Flora AlexanderRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 156164935559
Reposted by Flora AlexanderProtect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 29/09/2026An annual report reveals how criminals are getting away with torturing and killing wildlife. In 2025, there were 2,149 reports of suspected wildlife crime, but 41 convictions. The Wildlife and Countryside Link report shows a stark reality: most wildlife crimes can be committed with total impunity. 22620
Reposted by Flora AlexanderNew-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Great moments in Scottish engineering history: James Watt tries to work out how his phone attaches to his selfie stick. 161485386
Reposted by Flora AlexanderSlnieckar @slnieckar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026For the #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #AwkwardAvian, I offer a pile of overgrown young swallows spilling out of the nest. #birds 2172
Reposted by Flora AlexanderSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Kirsti, an architect - directly affected - on her MP not appearing to understand that protecting [only] care workers would mean forcing out vets, architects, chefs and many others (but perhaps unwittingly for most MPs + ministers who have not spotted this) bsky.app/profile/heri... 311354
Reposted by Flora AlexanderSomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Ours only respond to treats being shaken/the front door opening. One of my favourite cat anecdotes is from Marge Piercy, who had multiple cats. Apparently, none of them would respond to their name, but if one was called, the others would turn & look at them, while the first one basically shrugged. 3532
Reposted by Flora AlexanderKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility 5776502128
Reposted by Flora AlexanderSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026*bangs head against wall forever* Apparently the way Burnham thinks we get parity of esteem is by saying vocational quals are for non-academic kids. 4133863
Reposted by Flora AlexanderLouise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · 24/09/2026More evidence that the land beneath solar panels can be used productively 0117
Reposted by Flora AlexanderThe Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Every time that you use an Oxford comma, you're doing your part to make the world beautiful, meaningful, and understandable. 18715111
Reposted by Flora AlexanderRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026These guys are protesting about 'groups of fighting age men threatening local areas'. You've got to admire the irony. 481120302
Reposted by Flora AlexanderScottish Post-Punk @scotspostpunk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Meanwhile in Leith Links Allotments… youtu.be/mbAyj1h9vI0?... 14817
Reposted by Flora AlexanderCeleste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...londondaily.comBanksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London DailyExclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities 396422564
Reposted by Flora AlexanderDan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026England is a made up thing. It has no basis in the ineluctable laws of nature. Its extent is defined by Edward II getting his arse handed to him. Athelstan conquering York. The Welsh of Cumbria were incorporated, the Welsh of Gwynedd were not. It is a political idea, an aspiration - not taxonomy. 761737493
Reposted by Flora AlexanderDan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026You know who else was obsessed with dancing around on the pinheads of imagined classifications based on where great grandparents were born and what they believed? The Nazis. 71070178
Reposted by Flora AlexanderDan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Those absolute head bangers have convinced themselves that Churchill, King Charles, Henry V and Brunel aren’t proper English. Robert the Bruce isn’t Scottish. They are modern phrenologists. They spend the weekend working out what George Best was. 767578
Reposted by Flora AlexanderEbony Oaten @writerebony.bsky.social · 31/12/2024The ‘problem’ with UBI is that about 10% of the population will be so angry that ‘undeserving’ people will get it. They’re so fragile, the only way they can feel good is if someone is doing worse than them. UBI works. It helps the economy. It’s the rising tide that lifts all boats. 131
Reposted by Flora AlexanderScott Santens @scottsantens.com · 31/12/2024Added two more pieces of evidence today that show how good Universal Basic Income is for health and how it can save us a lot of money that's otherwise spent extremely expensively on emergency care instead of much less costly prevention. Think of UBI as a vaccine. www.scottsantens.com/universal-ba...scottsantens.comUniversal Basic Income as the Social Vaccine of the 21st CenturyCan the savings of basic income exceed the costs? > “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” — Benjamin Franklin [https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/247269-an-ounce-of-prevention-is-worth-... 716563
Reposted by Flora AlexanderDr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Some people are truly horrible in their stupidity. Loughcrew has some of the most powerful megalithic art - the vandalism is an attack on Ireland & the world Prehistoric cemetery at Loughcrew 'seriously vandalised' by blunt force and graffitijrnl.iePrehistoric cemetery at Loughcrew 'seriously vandalised' by blunt force and graffitiLoughcrew is one of four main passage tomb cemeteries in the country. 37324
Reposted by Flora AlexanderPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Thousands of university jobs lost too, and barely a peep either. 381081332
Reposted by Flora AlexanderIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Lots of talk of growth ahead of the Budget, as if it were a baroque puzzle. Our problem is basic. It's that we no longer support the things which facilitate growth: Europe, immigration, higher education, tax simplification, policy stability. These are all choices and could stop making them anytime. 591611423
Reposted by Flora AlexanderMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I have not responded to the email that you sent me and which you probably spent awhile writing Forgive me it was so long and my executive functioning is completely shot 1847182
Reposted by Flora Alexander👻 Jack Djinn Wail 🧞 @jacktindale.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Unless he’s raising an army in the Spanish Netherlands and claim the throne for himself with support of France and the Habsburg powers, this should not be leading the BBC headlines for the third day in a row. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukEarl Spencer tells BBC Harry and Meghan's media treatment echoes what happened to DianaPrincess Diana's brother says she was "really brought low by all that criticism" and he saw her in "tears of despair". 2650582
Reposted by Flora AlexanderDr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It is a bit of an indictment of Labour that Sunak is more willing to call out this poisonous rubbish for what it is than they seem to be. 39521
Reposted by Flora AlexanderLittle Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 08/09/2026A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. Please repost if you agree 🌳 7477205
Reposted by Flora AlexanderJonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026If Burnham can’t stand up for the best people in our society what the hell is the point of him 34612
Reposted by Flora AlexanderMike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Cedar Waxwing with a serviceberry for #BirdsWithBerries #Birdoftheday #birds #nature 538941
Reposted by Flora AlexanderGina Neff @ginasue.bsky.social · 16/09/2026There is something off about this NYT photo on AI development that I can't quite put my finger on. 611121
Reposted by Flora AlexanderNew-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026So are we now going to be forced to endure weird far-right reenactments of all the other Ealing comedies too? Not especially looking forward to Closed Hearts and Coronets, The Ladykillers Are All Foreigners, or The White Man In The Suit. 1256
Reposted by Flora AlexanderMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 15/09/2026@adam_franks shares 2 good Samaritans rescuing a stuck eagle: #AGoodPlace 21660331303
Reposted by Flora AlexanderRichard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Breaking: Donald Trump says “I’d love to see Ireland unified…. I think it would be a great thing. How could it be bad?” Oh my word. 1921747250
Reposted by Flora AlexanderAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/09/2026This is the world JK Rowling helped create. This is what Harry Potter is funding. All the legal challenges to enforce this regime are backed by Rowling and her Harry Potter money. 111646562
Reposted by Flora AlexanderDee Lomas @deelomas.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The RNLI volunteer has told us that donations usually run at £20,000 per day. Currently running at £100,000 per day! Bloody brilliant! 892845742
Reposted by Flora AlexanderCourtney Love Lies Bleeding 🫦 @hexadecibelle.fyi · 12/09/2026im really hoping this is the end of the “trans man gotcha” argument. people didn’t listen to trans men when they asked us all to stop it, but this should bring the reality into sharp fucking focus. 6369108
Reposted by Flora AlexanderMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026"Women are TOO EMOTIONAL to be president!!!!!" 1518240597129
Reposted by Flora AlexanderDan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 10/09/2026“The pogrom had bad intelligence” is really a bad stance for a Labour MP to take 20598163
Reposted by Flora AlexanderJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Excellent by @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social on Mahmood's settlement proposals “You end up with Reform claiming a woman born in Somalia who's lived here most of her life, worked hard and contributed to our society,somehow isn’t fit to hold elected office.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202... 421982
Reposted by Flora AlexanderHeather Stewart @guardianheather.bsky.social · 10/09/2026“The idea that you could be here for the next 10, 15 years and you’d still have no legal right to remain in the country … how the hell do you plan?..It cuts across any effort to integrate at all.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.com‘Fundamentally unfair’: Burnham must overhaul migration reforms, says TUC general secretaryPaul Nowak says changes to immigration rules risk overstretching social care and fuelling far-right sentiment 11577179
Reposted by Flora AlexanderAlasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If a lEgiTiMaTe dEbATe aBOut iMMigRaTioN leads to people turning up with pitchforks to demand credentials from every group of young non-white men arriving in town, you’d think even Labour MPs would start asking themselves if it’s really a legitimate debate 28477150
Reposted by Flora AlexanderJohn Martin🇪🇺🔶 #FBPPR 👩❤️👨+👫🐶 Rtd🚒 #GetPRDone @itsjohnmartin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s... Considering many Leave voters voted to leave the EU because they wanted to stop Asians coming here. I’m not in the least bit surprised by this story.theguardian.comProtesters outside Portsmouth hotel confuse Pakistan U19 cricket team for asylum seekersAnti-immigration protesters gathered outside a Portsmouth hotel were forced to cancel their demonstration after discovering the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team rather than a group of asylum seekers wer... 033