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Lois Golightly

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Lois Golightly @loisgolightly.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#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 stop data centres harming our communities and environment now. 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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Lois Golightly @loisgolightly.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If Sadiq Khan is a trans ally, why is he allowing JK Rowling’s Harry Potter to take over the Christmas lights in Oxford Circus? Email him now and ask him to pull the plug on transphobia. goodlaw.social/e1ae3f
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Sadiq Khan: Pull the plug on transphobia
Tell the mayor of London to switch off JK Rowling’s Christmas lights
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Lois Golightly @loisgolightly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I have just signed this petition. It's an issue I care about. Will you sign it too? action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-09...
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EU: Protect us from another financial crisis, don’t deregulate banks!
Share the petition and you'll help multiply the impact of this campaign: EU: Protect us from another financial crisis, don’t deregulate banks!
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Lois Golightly @loisgolightly.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Hey, please can you sign this urgent petition. Birds, bees and hedgehogs are being silently poisoned by a group of powerful chemical companies making billions selling toxic pesticides and fertilisers. The UK government can stop this, but they’re failing to act. Thanks! act.gp/4u7mKQt
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SIGN to defend UK nature from toxic chemical companies
Join the biggest EVER movement of nature defenders. It only takes two minutes.
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Lois Golightly @loisgolightly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The EU wants to hand over our fingerprints and facial images to Trump. Hardly anyone knows. Sign and share to help stop it! action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-06...
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EU: Don’t send our data to the US!
Share the petition and you'll help multiply the impact of this campaign: EU: Don’t send our data to the US!
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 18/09/2026
🚨This government wants mayors to oversee private water companies Without OWNERSHIP, this plan only foists the blame for failures onto local leaders. @angelaeagle1.bsky.social MP read our open letter on why you MUST give leadership AND ownership to local leaders: weownit.org.uk/mayors/ownership
Image with a picture of Environment Secretary Angela Eagle, with text that says "Open letter to Angela Eagle and regional mayors: NO to local oversight of private water companies, without local ownership"
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Lois Golightly @loisgolightly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Data centres are springing up everywhere, using massive amounts of energy and water. I’ve signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition calling for a pause on new data centres until the government gets a grip on the situation. Will you join me? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/put...
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Stop data centres draining our precious resources
Add my name Data centres are springing up all over the UK – using massive amounts of electricity and, in many cases, huge amounts of water. The UK is already facing water shortages, high energy demand...
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Lois Golightly @loisgolightly.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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...?
you.38degrees.org.uk
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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Lois Golightly @loisgolightly.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
11 days ago Jason Arday resigned, saying he was at his limits. The press wrote 188 more articles. 9 days later Jason Arday was found dead. Enough is enough: Demand an urgent inquiry into the role the media had on his death: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...?
you.38degrees.org.uk
Sign the petition: demand an inquiry into the culture of the press after Jason Arday's death!
Tragically, Professor Jason Arday has died after a vicious and deeply personal campaign of press attacks over the last few weeks. The Government must urgently launch an inquiry into the culture and b...
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Lois Golightly @loisgolightly.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
11 days ago Jason Arday resigned, saying he was at his limits. The press wrote 188 more articles. 9 days later Jason Arday was found dead. Enough is enough: Demand an urgent inquiry into the role the media had on his death: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...?
you.38degrees.org.uk
Sign the petition: demand an inquiry into the culture of the press after Jason Arday's death!
Tragically, Professor Jason Arday has died after a vicious and deeply personal campaign of press attacks over the last few weeks. The Government must urgently launch an inquiry into the culture and b...
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Lois Golightly @loisgolightly.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
11 days ago Jason Arday resigned, saying he was at his limits. The press wrote 188 more articles. 9 days later Jason Arday was found dead. Enough is enough: Demand an urgent inquiry into the role the media had on his death: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Sign the petition: demand an inquiry into the culture of the press after Jason Arday's death!
Tragically, Professor Jason Arday has died after a vicious and deeply personal campaign of press attacks over the last few weeks. The Government must urgently launch an inquiry into the culture and b...
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Darren Mark Skilton @darrenmarkskilton.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. It's time to hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks. Pls sign this petition 👇 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
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Lois Golightly @loisgolightly.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Thames Water CEO went unchallenged on the BBC on the claim that public ownership means water investment competes with health and defence. This is a myth! 99% of water investment comes from BILLS. Take 2 mins to complain to Ofcom and the BBC vist.ly/5d5xb
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Ofcom and BBC, correct the record: Thames Water CEO misled the public about public ownership
Thames Water CEO lied about public ownership on the BBC. It is time Ofcom and the BBC corrected the record
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Stuart Capstick @stucap.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Did you know a barrister is facing jail just for reminding a jury they have the right to vote with their conscience? This historic right has kept trials fair since 1670. We can't let it be silenced now. Add your name to defend fair trials👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Sign to protect the right to a fair trial
Imagine being called for jury duty, but advised against using your own common sense. ❗A top barrister is now facing contempt of court proceedings, simply for reminding a jury of their rights. If judg...
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Lois Golightly @loisgolightly.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Microsoft wants to build three massive AI data centres in Leeds. It’ll drain thousands of litres of water from the River Aire and become the city's biggest carbon emitter. We can still stop the council's final sign-off, but we need more voices. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Stop the Microsoft AI megasite in Leeds!
Microsoft want to build three huge AI data centres at Skelton Grange. It would drain the River Aire and become the city's biggest carbon emitter. We can still stop it - add your name to the petition.
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Lois Golightly @loisgolightly.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
With a new prime minister on the way, that means a new chancellor too. I’ve just used @friends-earth.bsky.social’s tool to ask my MP to back a chancellor who’ll tackle the climate crisis while raising living standards. Will you? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/target/new-c...
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Tell your MP – our new chancellor must cut bills and emissions
Take action The UK is getting a new prime minister in a few weeks’ time. And one of their first decisions will be to appoint a chancellor. The chancellor decides how public money is spent. If we want ...
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Lois Golightly @loisgolightly.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I just signed Foxglove's petition to Andy Burnham: if you become our next PM, get Palantir out of our NHS. A secretive US spy tech firm with deep Trump ties has no business holding our health data. Add your name: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/an...
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Sign the petition to Andy Burnham: If you become our next Prime Minister, please get Palantir out of our NHS.
ADD YOUR NAME NOW!
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Get Palantir out of the UK. Protect our NHS. Protect our country. www.thenational.scot/news/2582860...
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Scrap Palantir UK contracts over Mandelson links, Zack Polanski demands
ZACK Polanski has demanded that the UK Government scraps its contracts with Palantir, amid mounting questions over Peter Mandelson’s role in…
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
This week's column is about something that's arguably more important than anything in the news, crucial as some of the other issues are. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 26/01/2026
Force the government to listen to Umer, before it’s too late. Take action now 👇 goodlaw.social/3e3320
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”
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Lois Golightly @loisgolightly.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
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Petition: Introduce an NHS data opt-out & require a consultation for system expansions
Introduce a clear national opt-out for NHS data processed in the Federated Data Platform (FDP) and National Data Integration Tenant (NDIT) and require a full public consultation before any further exp...
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Lois Golightly @loisgolightly.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I just signed an open letter joining the urgent call for peace, justice and a healthy future. We need to turn the volume up on a better moral compass set of morals which leaders everywhere must be judged by. Will you also add your voice to this important call? act.gp/4bGVSAm
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Reclaim the moral compass: a call for courageous leaders - Greenpeace International
It will take all of us to break through the fear and noise and show our leaders a better path.
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Rachel Cohen @cohen489.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The government sits and watches as Heba dies. It's heartbreaking, horrible, almost impossible to compute. Didn't people vote in the hope (however forlorn) of ending the Tories' psychopathic mode of government? Yet on it goes, under Keir Starmer. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Imprisoned hunger striker linked to Palestine Action tells friend: ‘I’m dying’
Francesca Nadin visited Heba Muraisi, 31, in a Wakefield prison at the weekend and says ‘her body is shutting down’
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Anya Kamenetz @anya1anya.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
I just donated to the Footprint Project, sending solar/battery/LED setups to Jamaica. Usually in the wake of a disaster you get noisy, polluting diesel generators that also need fuel. These microgrid setups will be useful and provide clean energy for years. www.footprintproject.org/rapid-disast...
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Rapid Disaster Response Without All the Carbon — Footprint Project
We deploy mobile solar generators and related off-grid equipment to power rapid disaster response for communities in need.
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
🚨 The news-media is utterly failing to cover these momentous scientific findings. The public is not being informed of the danger posed. The UK chief scientist Dame Angela McLean just highlighted this as an issue of national security - why are no news outlets covering it ?!? 🤯 #EndClimateSilence
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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 12/08/2025
DC comic writer Alan Moore, creator of Watchmen, also conjured the trench-coated, chain-smoking British reprobate John Constantine—who this year celebrates his 40th birthday, writes @davidmbarnett.bsky.social. www.prospectmagazine...
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The most important British character in US comics
Alfred Pennyworth? Captain Britain? No, it’s a trench-coated, chain-smoking reprobate who this year celebrates his 40th birthday—John Constantine
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daily bunnies 🐇✨ @dailybunnies.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Born on this day #BOTD, Tove Jansson (9 Aug 1914-2001), Finnish artist and creator of the Moomin book series #womensart
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
'I am in the world to change the world' - Käthe Kollwitz #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
Print featuring a woman sitting on the floor holding and embracibg a child who lolls back in her arms with closed eyes
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 27/07/2025
One in three Gazans goes multiple days without eating. Malnourished mothers can no longer produce milk to breastfeed their children and hospitals have run out of nutritional supplements to treat gaunt babies on.ft.com/3H9L154
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Better the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy. - Carl Sagan
Better the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy.

- Carl Sagan
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
"Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity."
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Ember Green @embergreen.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Whatever Starmer does, he’s already cast disabled people as the reason why they “can’t balance the books”. The Labour Government has already scapegoated disabled people as the reason why your life sucks. It’s unforgivable.
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
"In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves."
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James Hughes @dystopian-fashion.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
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