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Margaret

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Mediaeval, cake lover, oldish, leftish, bookish. Green.

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Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Want a sober reminder of where we are in addressing the climate crisis? Over the last 50 years the oil & gas industry has made $3 billion in profits every day. $52 trillion in pure profit: buff.ly/3iXkJwm Time to unplug fossil fuels.#ActOnClimate #climate #biodiversity
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Margaret @margmsec.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Probably un-mortgageable too.
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Margaret @margmsec.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yes. Thak was probably the somerset levels - think Glastonbury. Some distance away from Yatton.
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Margaret @margmsec.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yatton, North Somerset approved. It is a swamp. Houses can be built on floodplains despite failing safety test, says high court www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Houses can be built on floodplains despite failing safety test, says high court
Decision to allow 190 controversial new homes in north Somerset sparks campaign for change in the law
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Margaret @margmsec.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Yatton, North Somerset.
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Margaret @margmsec.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Houses can be built on floodplains despite failing safety test, says high court
Decision to allow 190 controversial new homes in north Somerset sparks campaign for change in the law
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Margaret @margmsec.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The modern Battle of Stamford Bridge tapestry, in the style of Bayeux is fab. stamfordbridgetapestry.org.uk No queue and free, as far as I know (I am sure they would welcome donations).
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The Tapestry Project - Battle of Stamford Bridge Tapestry Project
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Please share the information about Oleshky everywhere you can! ​Russia is starving residents of the town and nearby villages by denying food supplies and evacuation. People in Oleshky need help, or else they won't survive the winter!
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School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fairy tales for children and teens with titles by Hans Christian Andersen, The Brothers Grimm, Isabel Otter, Michael Rosen, Sophie Anderson, Sally Gardner, Konnie Huq, Richard Ayoade, Radiya Hafiza, and Trish Cooke. #kidlit schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/fairy...
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
Fairy tales for children and teens
Fairy tales for children and teens with books by Hans Christian Andersen, Michael Rosen, Sophie Anderson, Sally Gardner and Konnie Huq.
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magnetron21 @markwolves.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Trump, never believable edition.cnn.com/2026/09/22/p...
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Fact check: Trump’s false claims to the United Nations | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump made multiple false claims in his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, though he largely stuck to a prepared text.
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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In his UN General Assembly speech, Donald Trump said he was considering whether to “annihilate the Islamic Republic” of Iran, threatened other adversaries with US military power, and described the International Criminal Court as an “evil group” that ... TAT: [Foreign policy | Undermining democracy]
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Trump’s threat to annihilate Iran to UN general assembly is stunning, even for him
US president may have upstaged the ghost of Soviet leader Khrushchev by musing destruction of fellow member state
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Margaret @margmsec.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Oh no! There is a risk Saudis will bombard their enemies with 'missals' according to BBC R4 Today. A heavy payload.
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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/water-bi...
act.38degrees.org.uk
The People’s Sewage Refund
💷🌊 We pay for sewage to be properly treated. Yet our waterways are still being polluted. If the service isn’t being delivered, why should we keep paying for it? Demand The People’s Refund. Add your na...
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Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Estimates based on the @IUCNRedList tell us that one million species are currently threatened with extinction. Wildlife populations have declined by 73% since 1970. Let's ensure in 2025 we turn that around. #ActOnClimate #Protect Biodiversity
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Former DOGE employees, including the one called "Big Balls," are working on an AI takeover of federal government services for the Trump regime. The staffers are seeking to have a chatbot be the main way people interact. But most consumers hate such bots & prefer human beings.
newrepublic.com
DOGE Staffers Are Back—and Leading AI Takeover of Government Services
The DOGE goons who drove federal agencies into the ground last year are back, including that dude who goes by “Big Balls.”
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Margaret @margmsec.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
theguardian.com
Crocodile-inhabited river approved as Brisbane 2032 Olympic rowing venue
International Olympic Committee endorses Australia’s Fitzroy River course while World Rowing and Paddle Worldwide back the regional venue
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Yes - the London School of Economics' analysis suggests this is unlikely to reduce energy bills: www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
lse.ac.uk
How much shale gas is there in the UK and what is the status of fracking? - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
This explainer outlines the current and historical status of fracking in the UK, the arguments for and against it, and the UK's reserves of shale gas.
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Comrade Dogboy KC AO @comradedogboy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Isn’t fracked gas waaay more expensive than renewables + battery?
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Proposed 'lower-volume' fracking at Burniston, Yorkshire would use more fluid than used at Preston New Road in 2019, which caused earthquakes felt across the Fylde region of Lancashire. drillordrop.com/2026/04/24/o...
drillordrop.com
Opponents lobby councillors ahead of Burniston meeting
Anti-fracking campaigners are gathering outside a crucial meeting in Scarborough to voice their opposition to gas plans in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston.
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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Exclusive: Russian intelligence agents are “hijacking” online networks of violence-obsessed children and offering them money, guns and coaching on making explosives and poisons, new research suggests At least two incidents have been claimed by the networks in the UK inews.co.uk/news/russian...
inews.co.uk
Russian spies 'recruiting UK teenagers' to carry out acts of violence and sabotage
Russian intelligence agents are “hijacking” online networks of violence-obsessed children and offering them money, guns and coaching on making explosives and poisons, new research suggests. Law enforc...
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I’ve reached the point - well actually, I reached it a while ago - where I’m militantly anti-AI. Fine - use it in bioscience labs and radiology where it might help analyse data more effectively. Use it sparingly for systems engineering. Everywhere else, it can fuck off.
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Margaret @margmsec.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
AI. I hope the victim is taking action for assault.
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Niki @nikkiuk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The RW has an agenda (Globally). Every minute we “talk about it and do nothing” the UK is being undermined! They need to nip this NOW!
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James Wright @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Dates for The Buildings Archaeologist book tour are now live! I shall be asking the question: why do we know so little about the ancient buildings which surround our everyday lives? Full details of each show and ticket links are available via: triskeleheritage.com/the-building...
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Margaret @margmsec.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
He certainly was awful on R4 Today programme. Fearmongering. Check on his 'facts'.
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Margaret @margmsec.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Well worth a visit.
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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Margaret @margmsec.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A THREAD, which I am calling 'Some Of The Many Reasons Lichen And Moss Are Fucking Brilliant'. 1. They make public seating super comfy.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is deeply shocking.
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magnetron21 @markwolves.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
There's a massive and urgent need in the UK for consequences to be brought against guilty people. Starting with those in prominent/influential positions. Until this happens public trust will not return. Responsibility for this lies with parliament, the police and the justice system. It is urgent.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
AI could cause global economic downturn, says Bank of England Governor. AI stock overvalued Weak cyber defences Tech companies overvalued Shadow banks unregulated. Deregulation mania: Lower bank/insurance capital buffers Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. What could go wrong?
bbc.co.uk
AI could cause global economic downturn, Andrew Bailey warns G20
The governor of the Bank of England warned of AI's “volatility” caused by energy shocks from the US-Iran war.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Dry weather sewage discharges by England water companies soar. 7,280 suspected illegal dumpings in rivers and sea in first five months of 2026. 8,576 cases in 2025. Criminality up, bills up. No exec fined/prosecuted. Company licenses not revoked.
theguardian.com
Dry weather sewage discharges soar as water companies face scrutiny
Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026
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Margaret @margmsec.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
How many litres of sewage are being discharged into the River Ure in Yorkshire today? And yes, that is a used condom in the River.
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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Unbelievable. The Government is threatening to switch off Freeview TV, forcing millions to pay for expensive broadband just to keep their telly. We have just days to force them to back down. Sign the petition and keep free TV free: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/Save-Fre...
act.38degrees.org.uk
Save Our Freeview TV
Unbelievable. The Government is threatening to switch off Freeview TV, forcing millions to pay for expensive broadband just to keep their telly. We have just days to force them to back down. Sign the...
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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
(Or reap the electoral consequences)
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
"Private water companies won’t stop trying to deceive the British public😡😡😡 It's PLAIN FALSE to say investment in our water infrastructure will come from private investors NO, it will come from the increases to YOUR water bills over the next 5 years. WE ARE THE REAL INVESTORS" via We Own It
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Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A little rain and water companies pour sewage into our rivers! We need to measure the volume of sewage not just the hours. This is horrific. @feargalsharkey.bsky.social
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Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Almost 2 and a half hours of this rate of spillage and still going
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Ant Breach @antbreach.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
About a month until 8,000 volumes on British postwar planning and housing history gets pulped. Unless we can find someone to save it municipaldreams.substack.com/p/a-good-hom...
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A Good Home Needed Urgently for One of the Most Significant Libraries of Housing and Planning in the Country
The trustees of the Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum are disposing of its Harry Simpson Memorial Library in September, next month.
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angus-indy-lady.bsky.social @angus-indy-lady.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
For more of this in England🤦‍♀️
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Margaret @margmsec.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
"Greenland Energy" is a Texas company. They have unloaded oil exploration equipment in Greenland without permission. Outrageous.
theguardian.com
Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill
Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Notice for cat owners: Your cat will expect breakfast to be served as soon as the eclipse is over.
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Margaret @margmsec.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I read it as 6 feet 7inches. Not bad!
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1kr5ur43m.bsky.social @1kr5ur43m.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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Kuntie Plopkins @kuntieplopkins.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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Jo 🕊️💚 @i-do-despair.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
This explains a lot. A horrendous, ugly undercurrent of nasty disinformation has legitimised abhorrent views & now we have more evidence of the concerted & well funded effort to push it onto the ordinary people. It’s working. It also explains why certain public figures face inexplicable hatred.
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timoconnorbl.bsky.social @timoconnorbl.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Even here, this form of solar panel at this height could easily be installed on grazing land and livestock grazed under it without the remotest bother. I would suspect that were you to offer connections and/or grants, there would be an absolute stampede of farmers towards this.
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Social media child safety: Moral panic or a ‘big tobacco’ moment? www.channel4.com/news/social-...
channel4.com
Social media child safety: Moral panic or a ‘big tobacco’ moment?
Baroness Kidron campaigns for online safety and privacy rights, especially for children, and Jeff Jarvis is a visiting professor at Stony Brook university school of journalism in New York and author o...
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