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Jess Worth

@jessworth.bsky.social
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Oxford tour guide. Actorvist. Crafter. Scooby. Wishing I didn’t need to know the plural of apocalypse.

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Early days so far, but signs are that this could be a *very* good night for the Greens in Oxford. Tentative reports of high Green numbers in East Oxford seats where the party barely topped 100 votes in previous elections.
The count underway in the Town Hall. Pic by Roger Close
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Brainwashing, 2026 edition. This paper shows how X's algorithmic feed shifts people's views rightwards. It's a sophisticated, highly effective form of reorientation. And it is utterly chilling. If you're still on that platform, unhook yourself now. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Campaigners against the introduction of charges at the Museum of Oxford say an expert report commissioned by the City Council backs up their case. Museum consultants The Revels Office wrote in 2024: “Charging would not fix the problem, and would counter the Museum of Oxford’s core purpose”.
Visitors at the Museum of Oxford (photo by Roger Close)
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Campaigners wishing to keep the Museum of Oxford free after the Council proposed introducing entrance fees, have launched a petition and staged a protest at the Town Hall ahead of tonight's Oxford City Council meeting. www.change.org/p/keep-the-m...
Campaigners including Cllr Henwood campaign to keep the Museum free.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
You think the arbitrary arrest of political dissenters cannot happen in the UK? It already does. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
They are just disappearing people off the street. Having a hard time thinking about literally anything else.
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
It astounds me, though it shouldn’t, that the lives of trans people have been used so effectively to radicalise people and press - according to The Times, Trump is a feminist hero now because he dehumanises trans people - real lowering of the bar of what is expected of a feminist
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Stop Rosebank @stopcambo.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
BREAKING 🚨: WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST ROSEBANK. The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned. This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 08/12/2024
40% of the mass of everything transported by a ship in 2023 was a fossil fuel. That stat paired with this new study shines a pretty harsh spotlight on how obscenely bad-faith the right-wing concern trolling around offshore wind + whales is www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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UW study finds leading cause of whale deaths
New research shows that the top threat to whales around the globe has changed. But it wouldn't take much to reduce the risk, researchers say.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 05/12/2024
Thames Water is trying to sneak a bailout past customers before Christmas. It'll cost 800 MILLION in fees and interest. 90% of the world runs water in public hands: we can do the same here. Add your name here adn demand permanent public ownership: weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...
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Bring Thames Water into public ownership
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Worried about #ElonMusk buying his way into UK politics? Think we need to take money out of our democracy? Help #DemocracyForSale's people-powered plan to #SafeguardDemocracy by taking this short survey: democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard Please share. Thanks!
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Democracy For Sale
A survey into people's attitudes to the health of British politics from leading investigative journalists who write about lobbying and dark money
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Guardian NUJ @gonuj.org · 03/12/2024
It's a big day for us tomorrow and here are a few people who support our cause to save the Observer. Thanks so much to @wmarybeard.bsky.social, @richardcoles.bsky.social and @carolinelucas.bsky.social to name a few. We’ll be sharing news throughout the day so make sure you follow us for updates
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 30/11/2024
Just your regular reminder that public ownership is hugely popular ❤️
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Eleanor Morton @eleanormorton.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
It's that time of year youtu.be/DBKwFb9_k1Q?...
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cs Lewis tells JRR Tolkien about his new book
YouTube video by Eleanor Morton
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Ed Conway @edconway.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
🧵SALT🧵 It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question: Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from? The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised. 1/14
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Jess Worth @jessworth.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Woke up to an unexpected Winter Wonderland today! #oxford #snow ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
A snowy garden
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
NEED SOME GOOD NEWS? The EU now generates more electricity from wind and solar than from fossil fuels. Graph from @natbullard.bsky.social using @emberenergy.bsky.social data.
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Jess Worth @jessworth.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
A little interlude of pure wonder. Starlings murmurating at Otmoor this afternoon 🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛
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Jess Worth @jessworth.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
I understand from @ruthibrandt.bsky.social that I’m required to demonstrate #proofofcat to join this place? This is Obi. He’s delighted we’ve turned on the central heating.
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