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Tina Leonard 🧡💙

@leonard3tina.bsky.social
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Retired research biochemist. Quaker. Climate activist. Co-founder Quaker Support for Climate Action (QS4CA), Networker, Green. #NotMyKing #TogetherWithRefugees

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Friends Journal @friendsjournal.org · 6h
Bayard Rustin played a key role in the Civil Rights Movement, but was an equally passionate advocate for economic justice throughout his life. In every struggle against the principalities and powers of his time, Rustin was guided by his commitment to nonviolence, grounded in his Quaker upbringing.
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The Gay Quaker Civil Rights Organizer That History Forgot - QuakerSpeak
Bayard Rustin was almost certainly the most famous American Quaker of the twentieth century—even before he became the subject of…
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Extinction Rebellion London Actions MoM (Movement of Movements) @xrlondonactions.bsky.social · 6h
‼️GREAT NEWS ‼️ Drax AI Data Centre Scrapped Last year, Drax announced a bid to build an AI Growth Zone, powered by burning trees, in partnership with the North Yorkshire Combined Authority and the University of York. Over the last year SBT has been fighting to stop this bid from going ahead.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My speech from the conference debate on 'Zionism is Racism’ motion
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The "Zionism is racism" motion, to be debated at the Green Party conference tomorrow, will not advance the Palestinian cause one inch. But, if adopted, it would marginalise and discredit the party. There are powerful ways to confront the genocide. Toxic gesture politics isn't one of them.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/10/2026
🚨 An online tracker by Best For Britain reveals 51 Reform UK councillors have quit, defected or been suspended since May amid questions about Nigel Farage's leadership.
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Blow to Nigel Farage as Reform sheds 51 newly-elected councillors in five months
EXCLUSIVE: An online tracker by Best For Britain reveals 51 Reform UK councillors have quit, defected or been suspended
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Indeed Dump on the poor and vulnerable Improve the lives of the rich www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I'm a classic old school Conservative, says Kemi Badenoch
The Tory leader seeks to echo Margaret Thatcher as she sets out her guiding political principles.
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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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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Amazing to be out on the doorsteps of Holborn & St Pancras for our final Sunday! Speaking to voters today about rent controls, Thames water nationalisation and keeping oil & gas in the ground. Just 4 days until people vote on Thursday! Join us: linktr.ee/HSP_6thGreenMP
Arianne, Zack and Ross with lots of green party members and volunteersHuge crowd of green party members and volunteers
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Well said greenparty.org.uk/2026/10/04/j...
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Joint statement from the Greens' 5 MPs, Leader and Co-Deputy Leaders - Green Party
As Green Party leaders and MPs, we will always uphold universal human rights. We will never tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment. We will continue to stand in opposition to genocide, ethn...
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
CAUSED AND/OR AMPLIFIED/INTENSIFIED BY HUMANS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS #Oil #Coal #Gas #FossilFuelPollution bsky.app/profile/extr... #ExtremeHeat #RecordHeat #ExtremeWeather #FossilFuelPollution #AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
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Christian Climate Action @cclimateaction.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our monthly Scottish Parliament vigil, currently focused on opposition to the Rosebank oilfield, was joined yesterday by 3 MSPs. There was also good news that there will be a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing in the Scottish Parliament this week. #StopRosebank #peoplesemergencybriefing
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Yesterday we had more than 100 people out campaigning for @zackpolanski.bsky.social in Holborn & St Pancras. Today the turnout was 150+ and possibly as high as 250.
Loads of people with Zack Polanski
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XR London @xrlondon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
London’s ultra-low emission zone has improved children’s lung health with fewer children with clinically impaired lung function. Adults in central London had 3% reduction in annual trends for emergency admissions, 8% ↘️ heart problems & 6% ↘️ for breathing problems www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Improved air quality linked to better mental development in toddlers, study finds
Long-term research in New York shows efforts to reduce air pollution associated with higher cognitive test scores
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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Some tradionally left wing institutions like the Guardian and the Labour Party are now to the right of Margaret Thatcher and lots of people choose to ignore it in order to feel progressive.
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Tina Leonard 🧡💙 @leonard3tina.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Well, @andyburnham.bsky.social is really making a huge difference …even more pensioners being arrested now..
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pensioners arrested for Palestine Action signs while al-Qaeda subsidiary HTS has been de-proscribed and whitewashed by the UK and US Via @skwawkbox.org
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IN PICS: hundreds arrested at Palestine protest outside Labour conference
Pensioners arrested for Palestine Action signs while al-Qaeda subsidiary HTS has been de-proscribed and whitewashed by the UK and US
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Susan Buckingham @susanjb7.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Great to be part of this. On the doorstep I spoke to Green voters, non voters and not sure. I did not meet any Labour voters. Looking forward to being back next weekend.
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chiller @chiller.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026
I'm old enough to remember when you all thought Rory was the one good Tory. Now he's advocating prison for asylum seekers, and "safe third country" policies. Which, let us remember, is just people trafficking done professionally.
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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Brian Eno is impressive here with his sound, reasoned analysis of the Robert Kraft/Ed Sheeran/Palestinian crisis.. A must-listen. youtube.com/watch?v=L4fO...
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Legendary music producer Brian Eno on Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and Robert Kraft.
YouTube video by Frank Barat
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 24/09/2026
📣 NEW REPORT launching today! 40 years of Thatcher's privatisation policies have failed at your expense 💧💡🚅🚌🏥📮 Time for public OWNERSHIP (not just public control) 👇 weownit.org.uk/research-and...
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How and why Andy Burnham should deliver public ownership
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sign the petition. Let water companies go bust. Ofwat approved 36% bill increases for 2025-2030, companies want more. Prices doubled - in real terms - since privatisation. We got sewage in rivers, water outages, hosepipe bans. Need public ownership.
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We're telling Ofwat: let water companies go bust!
consultation to reject proposed water company bill increases. Ofwat.
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Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
When the privatised monopolies running our public services fail to deliver or run out of £££ the government must LET THEM GO BUST AND TAKE THEM BACK You can choose UK households Or you can choose shareholders around the world But you can't please both weownit.org.uk/research-and...
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How and why Andy Burnham should deliver public ownership
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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
to be clear, the admin is alleged to have deported AT LEAST 25,447 individuals TO COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT THEIR OWN with, evidently, ZERO PROTECTIONS. this is a scandal and crime of historic proportions.
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The Deportation Project Map
Between 2025 and August 2026, the Trump administration deported over 25,000 people to countries other than their country of origin. Very few of these removals were publicly announced by the US. The De...
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#CarbonReckoning (Andrew Boswell) @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
juststopoil.org/2026/09/22/s... Super news here
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Another seven Just Stop Oil supporters acquitted after slow marching on Cromwell Road – Just Stop Oil
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 22/09/2026
Continuing its voyage into uncharted waters, the latest preliminary Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature anomaly is now at a record 3.08°C above the 1991-2020 baseline. Models expect the Nino 3.4 anomaly to continue rising into at least mid-November. Then there will be dragons.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE TOO.......
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 21/09/2026
A silent procession stretching through Whitehall created a "peaceful thunder" in central London on Saturday as more than 600 people joined a Quaker-led Silent Walking Vigil for Peace. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
A large group of Quakers marching silently down Whitehall with a hot pink banner saying 'Quakers for peace'. Big Ben/Elizabeth Tower is visible in the backgroundPeople gathered in a circle for an outdoor meeting for worship with people sat on the ground and on benches/walls.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 11/09/2026
A strong voice on climate. A strong voice for Palestine. A strong voice for Holborn and St Pancras. Let’s get Zack Polanski into Parliament.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 12/09/2026
Democracy for sale: Billionaires should not be able to bankroll British politics and buy political influence. It is time this government introduced a cap on donations.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 14/09/2026
“If I didn’t have the job I have now, I wouldn’t have a job. I’d be unemployed.” Deputy Mayor of Hackney Dylan Law on the brutal reality facing young people trying to find work, on LBC’s Cross Question.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 16/09/2026
Our water should serve people, not private profit. After decades of rip-off bills, polluted waterways and underinvestment in infastructure, it’s time to bring water back into public ownership.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 16/09/2026
“If this is supposed to be the model for how Reform will run government, then God help us all.” Ellie Chowns on Reform’s chaos in local government and the need for a different kind of politics, on The Cathy Newman Show.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 16/09/2026
The private rented sector is broken, and renters are being pushed to the brink. It’s time for rent controls and the council homes people so desperately need.
Green Party graphic reads "IT'S TIME TO GET RENTS UNDER CONTROL," containing a quote from Hannah Spencer, Green MP for Gorton and Denton: “The latest Office for National Statistics figures show how completely broken the private rental market is.

The fastest rent rises in the North West and North East at 5.8% mean rent rises of hundreds and hundreds of pounds. That money is transferred from families and individuals already stretched to breaking point directly to the pockets of private landlords.
 
The Renters’ Rights Act has not done enough for affordability. The temporary accommodation crisis we are seeing  is a direct result of a private rented sector spiralling out of control.

We council homes built at scale, and rent controls now.
 
If Andy Burnham is serious about finally tackling the cost of living, this is where he should start.”  A portrait portrait the Hannah appears on the right, and the Green Party logo and imprint below.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 17/09/2026
The UK Government says it is acting to uphold international law, while continuing to allow F-35 components to be supplied to Israel. It’s time for the govt to end the UK’s complicity in the genocide in Gaza
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 17/09/2026
Don’t miss Caroline Lucas on Question Time tonight. Watch from 9pm on BBC News and iPlayer or 10:40pm on BBC One.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 17/09/2026
British democracy should never be for sale to the highest bidder. Who is in favour of state funding for political parties? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️💚 #BCCQT
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 17/09/2026
“A real test of this government will be torule out new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. The reason they have decided not to announce that before the by-election in Holborn and St Pancras is incredibly telling.” Caroline Lucas on the government’s refusal to rule out new oil and gas on #BBCQT.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 18/09/2026
"This is yet another example of the corrosive revolving door between politics and big business lobbying that has no place in public life." @sianberry.bsky.social responds to Labour Peer Tom Watson being hired by US spy-tech giant Palantir.
THE CORROSIVE REVOLVING DOOR BETWEEN POLITICS AND BIG BUSINESS LOBBYING

SIAN BERRY
MP FOR BRIGHTON PAVILION

“Palantir, with its work for ICE in the US and the IDF, has no business at all in our NHS and public services.

Tom Watson has been employed to lobby his friends in the Labour Government.

It is a disgrace he is still a member of the House of Lords and holds the Labour whip.”

Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of the Green Party of England and Wales c/o PO Box Green Party, London SE1P 6YL
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 18/09/2026
“Inequality has got worse and worse and worse. Wealth is hoarded in the tiny top percentage, and most people are really, really struggling.” Deputy Leader Rachel Millward on why the UK needs a wealth tax, on Cathy Newman.
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Tina Leonard 🧡💙 @leonard3tina.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Green MP Sian Berry said: “This is yet another example of the corrosive revolving door between politics and big business lobbying that has no place in public life."
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Ex-Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir
Lord Watson praises his new employers but says there are "legitimate questions" about big tech firms that "require answers".
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Nicola Kelly @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I have spent weeks shadowing the RNLI and I can tell you, they do it out of nothing more than compassion. Wrote about the heroes I've met over the years in this free-to-read post. nicolakelly.substack.com/p/the-rnli-a...
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The RNLI aren't traitors; they're heroes
I have spent weeks shadowing lifeboat crews. Here's what they do and what it's like.
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Tina Leonard 🧡💙 @leonard3tina.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Dear Ed. Thank you. BUT why are you still arresting peaceful pensioners holding signs opposing genocide?
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Tina Leonard 🧡💙 @leonard3tina.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“Communities in Nepal are paying with their lives for ‼️🛢️crisis driven by fossil fuel emissions🛢️‼️ thousands of miles away” @damiengayle.bsky.social says “Climate breakdown *probably* weakened the glacier” Why Damien? Why change the emphasis? @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @nebriefing.bsky.social
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Tina Leonard 🧡💙 @leonard3tina.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“Communities in Nepal are paying with their lives for ‼️🛢️crisis driven by fossil fuel emissions🛢️‼️ thousands of miles away” @damiengayle.bsky.social says “Climate breakdown *probably* weakened the glacier” Why Damien? Why change the emphasis? @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @nebriefing.bsky.social
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Tina Leonard 🧡💙 @leonard3tina.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Author says “global heating *WAS* a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in August Guardian says “Likely” Why Damien? Why make out it’s only “likely”? ‼️TELL THE TRUTH‼️ @frediotto.bsky.social @mediatellthetruth.bsky.social @climatemegan.bsky.social
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Climate crisis likely behind devastating Nepal-Tibet floods that killed more than 1,300, first study finds
Scientists say global heating was a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in August
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Tina Leonard 🧡💙 @leonard3tina.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Author says “global heating *WAS* a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in August Guardian says “Likely” Why Damien? Why make out it’s only “likely”? ‼️TELL THE TRUTH‼️ @frediotto.bsky.social @mediatellthetruth.bsky.social @climatemegan.bsky.social
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Climate crisis likely behind devastating Nepal-Tibet floods that killed more than 1,300, first study finds
Scientists say global heating was a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in August
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Tina Leonard 🧡💙 @leonard3tina.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Dear Ed. Thank you. BUT why are you still arresting peaceful pensioners holding signs opposing genocide?
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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 14/09/2026
A future with more organic farming and less agricultural land than today would only be possible with larger shifts toward more plant-based, less land-hungry diets.
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