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Isobel

@isobelandcat.bsky.social
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Reader, writer, vegan, European, enraged by cruelty to animals and people, complacency in the face of climate crisis

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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 22h
#BigTech's data centres use as much power as millions of homes and guzzle our water. We need basic rules: ⚡ 100% clean power 💧 Zero water waste 🗣️ Local community consent Sign Foxglove's petition to stop data centres harming communities and environment now. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
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Ban data centres that harm our communities and climate
Big Tech’s giant data centres swallow as much power as millions of homes, guzzle our water, and risk driving up our energy bills - all with zero limits. We need basic rules: ⚡ 100% clean power 💧 Ze...
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#BigTech's data centres use as much power as millions of homes and guzzle our water. We need basic rules: ⚡ 100% clean power 💧 Zero water waste 🗣️ Local community consent Sign Foxglove's petition to stop data centres harming our communities and environment. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Ban data centres that harm our communities and climate
Big Tech’s giant data centres swallow as much power as millions of homes, guzzle our water, and risk driving up our energy bills - all with zero limits. We need basic rules: ⚡ 100% clean power 💧 Ze...
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London Loo Alliance @londonlooalliance.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thank you to @carolinerussell.bsky.social for raising the fact that the draft London Plan has gone backwards compared with the last version when it comes to public toilet provision. This is the opposite of what need to happen as the need for good provision increases. Video from Caroline’s instagram
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Reform UK-led council ends support for Show Racism the Red Card www.theguardian.com/politics/202... You’d think they were trying to promote division and hatred. Oh wait, maybe they are…
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Reform UK-led council ends support for Show Racism the Red Card
Charity’s head coach ‘shocked’ after Sunderland council leader says it will not support ‘politically charged’ groups
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 21/09/2026
"In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental right to data protection" noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-mem...
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AI: EU Member States plan “digital expropriation” of Europeans in the interest of AI companies
In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of AI companies to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental rights of Europeans.
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Small boat arrivals are ‘wealthy men’ who do not deserve help, says Reform’s Danny Kruger www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Oh yeah? Another Reform MP spouts nonsense.
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Small boat arrivals are ‘wealthy men’ who do not deserve help, says Reform’s Danny Kruger
The fact that some migrants pay people smugglers thousands of pounds makes them well off, MP claims
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Jim Ratcliffe: UK is ‘on the slide’ from days when it had world’s ‘greatest empire’ www.theguardian.com/business/202... Ratcliffe needs to learn some history. As could others who look back with nostalgic pride at an empire built of cruelty, exploitation and slavery. The UK is built on immigration.
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Jim Ratcliffe: UK is ‘on the slide’ from days when it had world’s ‘greatest empire’
Co-owner of Manchester United says Britain is in decline because of high taxes and immigration
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
At least five Reform councillors joined Facebook group linked to far-right Patriot Platform www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Never did I think my country could sink to this. I’m ashamed. I’m patriotic, which means I love my country and I abhor nationalism, and racist bigotry. We can be better.
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At least five Reform councillors joined Facebook group linked to far-right Patriot Platform
Politicians from Solihull, Gateshead and Kent were in online group linked to balaclava-clad far-right agitators
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🚨 An undercover investigation shown on Channel 4 exposed Reform figures allegedly breaking the law over foreign funding. Now demand a full criminal investigation. Sign the petition. 🔥 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/in...
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Sign the petition to hold politicians to account
Together, we can make sure no one - however rich or powerful they may be - is allowed to take us or our democracy for a ride.
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Be proud of the RNLI, and support their humanitarian work. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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‘Their boat was sinking’: RNLI vows to keep rescuing asylum seekers despite attacks
Charity emphasises small boat rescues are tiny part of its work and speaks out after volunteers abused by far right
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France Culture @franceculture.fr · 07/09/2026
Si la crise démocratique est évidente, comme la défiance envers les représentants politiques, peut-on pour autant parler d'une demande sociale autoritaire ? ➡️ l.franceculture.fr/D6k
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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
What i particularly appreciate about this piece is that we’re so consistently soaked in rightwing media, both pro/con, that we cease to see alternatives. Other possibilities. Ones filled with awe & appreciation for the diversity of people & complimentary genius that can make life better for all!
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
What strikes me seeing headlines of the *popular* press and also some of the *serious* press, is the almost total absence of mention of the latest Reform finance scandal. If this had been any other party, the Mail etc would be full of it, headlines screaming *outage* *criminal* etc
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
📌 ICYMI — Reform UK Sting Broadcast by Channel 4 Confirms Years of Byline Times Warnings — @iainoverton.bsky.social The extraordinary footage echoes concerns raised by over the sources and beneficiaries of money flowing into Farage’s party.
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Reform UK Sting Broadcast by Channel 4 Confirms Years of Byline Times Warnings
The extraordinary footage echoes concerns raised by over the sources and beneficiaries of money flowing into Farage’s party.
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Revealed: how companies ‘secretly’ use billions of litres of public water in drought-hit England www.theguardian.com/environment/... Shocking, but unfortunately not surprising
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Revealed: how companies ‘secretly’ use billions of litres of public water in drought-hit England
Exclusive: As millions of people face hosepipe bans, many companies are not required to report, let alone cut, use of public supply
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
observer.co.uk/news/politic... This is one of the positive things i've read in ages. Proactive, preventative. Well done!
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Born in Bradford: No AI, no big tech, just innovative answers to tricky social problems
No AI, no big tech – just innovative answers to tricky social problems. It’s time for the government to take this approach to education nationwide
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
London’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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London’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air?
Similar initiatives have been launched from Barcelona to Bogotá, but they have misinformation, political pressure and vested interests stacked against them
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
unsurprisingly, i saw a Daily Mail headline claiming rewinding is the cause of the fires. It doesn’t take make to realise that’s total nonsense. Or that DM isn’t keen to face the truth about the causes of climate crisis.https://www.instagram.com/p/DcWBiSQDACo/?img_index=6&igsi=bG44OGY1MHhnNDVz
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Thousands of sex offenders in England and Wales could get libido-suppressing drugs www.theguardian.com/society/2026... how many sex offenders offend due their libido and how many as they enjoy exerting power over others. Those who enjoy power would just seek another way of gratifying that desire
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Thousands of sex offenders in England and Wales could get libido-suppressing drugs
Exclusive: Voluntary use of sex drive-suppressing medication to expand to 20 prisons and expert says it could be rolled out widely by late 2028
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Enough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire prevention plan. Join me and sign the petition here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/te...
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Protect nature for the future: make wildfire prevention a national priority
Enough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire ...
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Hahaha. We need so much more of this Private Eye style ridicule when it comes to Farage. No one should be taking him seriously any more.
Wildfire in Clacton
AS temperatures soared on Friday, Essex fire authorities reported things were so bad that a man's pants had caught fire.
The individual, identified as Nigel Farage, had claimed Essex police had told him to keep away from his by-election declaration.
"We've never seen such an enormous fire coming from a single pair of Union Jack Y-fronts," said a police spokesman. "We urge members of the public to avoid pants on fire by at least coming up with a half-decent excuse for their cowardice."
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 20/08/2026
The toxic air our children were breathing was stunting their lungs. For too many young Londoners, that was the reality before the ULEZ. New independent findings show their lung health has improved significantly in Central London. That’s the difference cleaner air can make.
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Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact | Sadiq Khan
Critics said I was attacking motorists. It’s more important for me that the city’s children are no longer breathing dangerous levels of pollution, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Grenfell cladding firm Arconic paid shareholders £23m more in compensation than to fire victims www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... There are no words to describe how wrong this is.
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Grenfell cladding firm Arconic paid shareholders £23m more in compensation than to fire victims
Report’s author said findings highlighted ‘near-total failure’ to hold corporations accountable over the disaster that killed 72 people
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Two-thirds of UK news articles about wildfires this summer haven’t mentioned climate change - but ignoring it doesn’t make it go away, it just makes averting the worst of it even harder @eciu.net
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Two-thirds of UK news articles about wildfires this summer haven't mentioned climate change
Analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit adds to concerns that national newspapers are failing to link this summer's extreme weather to climate change and the net-zero policies necessary to mitigate its drastic effects.
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/society/2026... Maybe I am being obtuse, but unless domestic abusers are being rehabilitated in prison, aren’t they going to be a threat whenever they are released? Prison has to be more than locking people up, it needs to make them ready to rejoin society
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More women will die if domestic abusers leave prison early, victim’s parents warn
Parents of Michaela Hall, whose partner killed her after he left prison in 2021, say Probation Service cannot cope with mass release
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Reform’s Tice says people should stop fighting climate crisis and ‘enjoy’ heat www.theguardian.com/politics/202... The Bozo of the day award goes to Richard Tice. Makes MP stand for Muppet Propagandist
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Reform’s Tice says people should stop fighting climate crisis and ‘enjoy’ heat
Deputy leader says it is ‘arrogant’ to try to stop global heating, despite UK being left reeling by summer firewave
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Richard Sambrook @sambrook.eurosky.social · 16/08/2026
BBC’s coverage of Reform’s welfare plans is frankly bizarre. Headlines in Ten, leading on some radio networks. Reform are not even the official opposition and the plans have less credibility than Count Binface. Will BBC News do the same for Lib Dem and Greens policy two years out from an election?
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Thinking of copying his example and what or where i could 'claim' as belonging to me. Maybe some gold bars in the Bank of England, a property somewhere i fancy living. The possibilities are as endless as they are ridiculous.
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Trump threatens to declare strait of Hormuz ‘territory of the United States’
Seriousness of remark made in New York on Friday, and whether it signaled new policy ​position, not clear
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Westminster council threatens Charing Cross soup kitchen with closure Oh Westminster Council, you’re all heart aren’t you Shame on you www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Westminster council threatens Charing Cross soup kitchen with closure
Conservative authority says site is not safe for vulnerable people charity serves or general public
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
As AI guzzles water and energy, we are already facing a choice: datacentres or homes? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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As AI guzzles water and energy, we are already facing a choice: datacentres or homes? | John Harris
Whitehall wants to triple their number in the UK. Yet in Slough, I saw the impact they’re having on communities, says Guardian columnist John Harris
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
‘Nobody cares’: the Turkish farmers bearing the burden of UK’s plastic waste problem There’s so much unnecessary plastic wrapping our food. Why? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Nobody cares’: the Turkish farmers bearing the burden of UK’s plastic waste problem
Britain exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to Turkey last year, leaving smallholders and poor districts of Adana to cope with the debris, microplastics and toxic smoke
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Approval of datacentre in London's Brick Lane labelled ‘slap in the face’ for local democracy This is just bonkers www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Approval of east London datacentre labelled ‘slap in the face’ for local democracy
Campaigners decry Angela Rayner’s backing for Brick Lane project that has only 11 affordable homes
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I’m not at all surprised. Industrial chicken farming accelerating spread of diarrhoea bacteria, study finds www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ju...
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Industrial chicken farming accelerating spread of diarrhoea bacteria, study finds
Intensive nature of modern chicken farming creates ideal conditions for campylobacter, allowing bacteria to evolve
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🔴 New from Byline Times How George Cottrell’s Reform UK Network in Montenegro Is Tied to Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs By @nafeez.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/07/27/how-geor…
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How George Cottrell’s Reform UK Network in Montenegro Is Tied to Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs
Nigel Farage's criminal funder runs a Montenegro company whose corporate advisors work for a Belgrade Russian-arms dealer and individuals tied to Russian state-linked enterprises
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I've just signed "Tell Andy Burnham to launch a National Commission on Electoral Reform" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/na... @OpenBritainHQ
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
From hedgehogs and bats to butterflies and newts, the UK’s wildlife is disappearing fast – and our government is letting it happen. I’ve just signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition calling for urgent action. Add your name: action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/tel...
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Tell the government: act for nature before it’s too late
Add my name Did you know the UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world? There’s less wildlife today than in living memory − and it’s still disappearing before our eyes. From hedgeho...
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
UK has ‘no future’ if it fails to act on ecosystem collapse threatening national securityhttps://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/08/uk-report-ecosystem-collapse-national-threat-food-security?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Increasing leave to remain timeframe for UK care workers ‘cruel’, say campaigners
Experts and activists back Mike Tapp’s proposal for care worker exclusion that led to row with Shabana Mahmood
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
📌 ICYMI — Is Britain’s Plug-In Solar Revolution Really Just Months Away? — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Ministers are consulting on rules that will let households plug cheap solar panels straight into their mains. But several big questions remain unanswered, reports Josiah Mortimer
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Is Britain’s Plug-In Solar Revolution Really Just Months Away?
Ministers are consulting on rules that will let households plug cheap solar panels straight into their mains. But several big questions remain unanswered, reports Josiah Mortimer
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
38d.gs/xz09
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Ofcom: Stop GB News flouting the rules
I just signed the campaign calling on Ofcom to stop GB News from flouting the rules
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Warm fuzzy moment news www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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First pelicans in 360 years hatch in St James’s Park London
Birds have been in the park since the Russian ambassador gave King Charles II two in 1664 – but none ever bred there
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Feeling more hopeful today than in some time. This v old, lengthy interview with #andyburnham from four years ago is well worth reading.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The tragedy of the Dartmoor Pony Cull Conspiracy is that misinformation can lead to scientific advice being ignored, & environmental watchdogs like Natural England having their powers curtailed - exactly what the Tories & rightwing press have always wanted. I spoke to @mrjamesob.bsky.social:
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
It never ends.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
He wouldn’t beat the 41 dead ones if they did the tests tomorrow.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/06/2026
Obama: "As algorithms keep feeding us a steady stream of distraction and outrage, as only the loudest most extreme voices get attention, fanning our prejudices, appealing to our basest most tribal instincts, it's tempting to give in to cynicism and even despair, to stop trying."
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Obama: I am not immune to anger or doubt. But I do know this when we lose faith in each other, when we stop believing that voting matters… we open the door to the most ruthless or the most careless, or the most fearful among us who see some groups and some people as more equal than others
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🔴Reform Council Bans Green Councillor From Calling Out ‘Neo Nazi’ Photograph – @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Farage's party was accused of curbing free speech after silencing a Green councillor who raised Reform councillors’ appearance with neo-Nazi figure. bylinetimes.com/2026/06/18/r...
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Reform Council Bans Green Councillor From Calling Out 'Neo Nazi' Photograph
Party accused of curbing free speech after silencing Green councillor who raised Reform councillors' appearance with neo-Nazi figure
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Isobel @isobelandcat.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
UK could keep special pre-Brexit terms if it rejoined EU, Michel Barnier says OMG. Really? But would the EU want us?
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