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Adam Cook @motorcityadam.com · 8h
You got many domestic pension funds, retirement accounts and foreign sovereign wealth funds that are now dependent on a Teflon Musk and its stratospheric stock price. It is a real mess now. Musk kept testing the waters since Obama. Pushing the line a bit each time. And no one did anything.
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Feels like not enough people are aware of how fully cooked the internal combustion engine is. My mum's old diesel Honda currently costs £120 to fill up, on which it'll do just under 300 miles. My sister's EV costs £6 for a full charge which will take her 280 miles.
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Al Toth @atoth99.bsky.social · 7h
Tuesday 👍 @rua-ri.bsky.social @thomasrwebb.bsky.social @cassandrashuman.bsky.social @atoth99.bsky.social @priboy.bsky.social @snblue.bsky.social @themadcentrist.com @middleinfield.bsky.social @ljohnnie60.bsky.social
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
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Ross McNally @rossmcnally.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
People often say that the US is 'descending' into fascism, or 'drifting towards' fascism. In fact, it's a fascist dictatorship already – in January 2021, you blinked and missed it. And they're now about to start arresting legislators and stealing the mid-terms, just to emphasise the point.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Polls open till 10pm - there’s still time! Be part of making history in London
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Sherrill Stroschein @sherrillstroschein.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Well. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oc...
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‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left
TaxWatch research contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus
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B heard media 💚🇵🇸 @bheardmedia.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hillary Clinton: 'Benjamin Netanyahu was warned' "This bombshell that came out in the Israeli press.."
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B heard media 💚🇵🇸 @bheardmedia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Labour Home secretary Shabana Mahmood continues to defend arresting elderly as terrorists!...😤 Almost 4,000, mainly elderly, UK citizens face up to 14 years in prison for simply holding up placards!
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 07/10/2026
“I’ve seen first-hand how hard those in power have to be pushed before warm words become real actions. That’s why getting more Greens into Parliament really matters.” Caroline Lucas on why more Green voices in Parliament matter in the fight against climate change.
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Michael Grunwald @mikegrunwald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
GREAT ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE NEWS!!! (Not a typo!) The Indonesian government has cancelled its insane Food and Energy Estates project, which would have deforested a land mass the size of Maryland. Amazing work by @mightyearth.org. A massive victory for the planet. mightyearth.org/article/indo...
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Indonesia Announces End to “World’s Largest Deforestation Project” - Mighty Earth
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Ryan Stauffer @ryanswx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Haha, this fucking sucks.
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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 22/09/2026
Hard to explain how gobsmacking this is. The government opened applications for farm subsidies this morning at 10. And closed it just before 4 because they'd run out of cash. Applying for your livelihood like it's Oasis tickets. defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2026/09/22/s...
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SFI26: Window 2 now closed
Window 2 of the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26) has now closed. Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit an application.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 16/09/2026
The government has three months to decide whether to cancel its £330m NHS contract. We want Palantir out, join us 👇 goodlaw.social/658abc
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The government simultaneously telling people to stock up on food, and going ahead with extracting more fossil fuels from the North Sea www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The fact that they are incapable of connecting the two, shows they haven't a clue about what climate breakdown actually means
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Jackdaw gas field set to be approved as soon as mid-September, sources say
The government is set to give the go-ahead for the gas field off the coast of Aberdeen, the BBC understands.
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Media Lens @medialens.org · 04/09/2026
'Tessa Khan, executive director of environmental group Uplift, said: '"The science is clear that the world already has far more oil and gas than can ever be safely burned if we are to limit warming." www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Jackdaw gas field set to be approved as soon as mid-September, sources say
The government is set to give the go-ahead for the gas field off the coast of Aberdeen, the BBC understands.
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
MOST EXTREME EVENT EVER SEEN WORLDWIDE Monthly records broken by 7/8C in SOUTH AFRICA Records for early September broken by up to 15C margins ! Never happened anywhere in the world. We are witnessing something beyond any imagination. Weeks >40C in winter in dozens of stations
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 04/09/2026
Allowing private equity opportunities to treat vulnerable children as cash cows is a moral atrocity @andreaegangs.bsky.social is such a powerful voice calling this out It is time for change. Add your name to our petition calling for an end to profits in children's care: vist.ly/5h9na
Quote from Unison GS, Andrea Egan: "In my experience as a residential support worker and children’s registered social worker,... vulnerable young people are frequently allocated to care placements that are hundreds of miles away from their families, education provision and social networks. The system is failing these vulnerable kids, who have become the new cash cow for unscrupulous business opportunists.  The government has announced tougher measures against dodgy providers and introduced caps on profits – but it has essentially accepted an ongoing role for profit-making companies in childcare and foster homes. That’s not good enough. Anyone who cares about vulnerable children should be opposed to private equity and landlords being anywhere near children’s homes. "
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North East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · 04/09/2026
As well as the flood in Nepal and Tibet there have been record high temperatures and a record drought on the European continent | Peter Sagar
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Nepal flash flood; a climate warning from the roof of the world
As well as the flood in Nepal and Tibet there have been record high temperatures and a record drought on the European continent
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Earth will cross the 1.5 degrees warming limit that everyone agreed to in the Paris Accord. Thank all those politicians that delayed and weakened the vital climate policies, and still do. It’s not them who’ll pay the price, but you and your children. apnews.com/article/clim...
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Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone
In a strategic retreat, the United Nations concedes that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst impacts of global warming.
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marshdonnell.bsky.social @marshdonnell.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I just signed the campaign calling on the Government to save Freeview TV from being scrapped - will you join me? act.38degrees.org.uk/act/Save-Fre...
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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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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 13/08/2026
14 million souls ended in a single year by Elon Musk's cruelty and stupidity Here are some of the comparisons: Rwandan genocide: 800k dead Cambodian genocide: 3 million dead The Holocaust: 7 million dead
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Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Thames Water must think you are a fool They're wasting billpayer money from their 16 million captive "customers" on a PR war This week they've commissioned Frontier Economics to tell you why privatisation must continue as normal DON'T ACCEPT IT weownit.org.uk/news/5-thing...
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5 things Thames Water doesn't want you to know
Thames Water thinks you’re a fool.
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marshdonnell.bsky.social @marshdonnell.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Jeff Bezos has just been crowned the world's third richest person...while Amazon dodges billions in tax. Right now, governments are negotiating new global tax rules. Tell the UK Government: don't cave to the super-rich.
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
But hey, let's pretend none of this is happening and keep sucking up and burning the last dregs of North Sea oil and gas www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
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Europe wildfires latest: More than 130,000 evacuated across France and Spain
Regional emergency management chief Carlos Novillo says extinguishing the Spanish fires is "beyond the capacity" of fire crews.
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marshdonnell.bsky.social @marshdonnell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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...
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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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Pippa Heylings 🔶 MP for South Cambridgeshire @pippaheylings.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Extreme heat is back, and the UK was built for a climate that no longer exists. South Cambs could see summers 4°C hotter, with 6x more days above 30°C, and I've heard from families with overheated classrooms and sick elderly residents. I spoke up in Parliament to demand real climate resilience.
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marshdonnell.bsky.social @marshdonnell.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I just signed the petition calling on Andy Burnham to kick Palantir out of our NHS and police - can you add your name too?
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Netpol @netpol.org · 10/07/2026
Now lift the ban on Palestine Action – and fire Yvette Cooper
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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Microsoft: $101 BILLION in profits. $12.5 BILLION in tax breaks. $176 BILLION in stock buybacks. 4,800 workers fired this week. 9,000 workers fired last year. Please don't tell me trickle-down economics works. It never did. Nothing trickles down.
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marshdonnell.bsky.social @marshdonnell.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Hey! Can you sign this urgent petition? Life-threatening heatwaves in the UK are causing chaos and claiming lives. Our homes, schools, and workplaces aren’t built for this, -funded by taxing the fossil fuel giants cooking our planet. It takes 30 seconds to add your name and protect our communities:
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marshdonnell.bsky.social @marshdonnell.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This is so outrageous. The Government wants to reclassify Coastguard Rescue Officers as "volunteers" so they can get out of paying them an hourly wage when they go out to save lives. Join me and sign the petition to demand the Government scrap plans to strip rescue heroes of their pay:
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Xoiiku @xoiiku.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
This diagram shows what is actually happening, despite the current political situation in the US, and decades of misinformation and obstruction from the 'incumbent' industries. "To change a system, build a new model that makes the existing one obsolete" Buckminster Fuller bsky.app/profile/glob...
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marshdonnell.bsky.social @marshdonnell.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Survivors of the Windrush scandal have been given memorials and apologies, but they're still being denied fair compensation and actual justice. On Monday 22nd June we'll take our calls for justice directly to the Home Office - add your name now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ho...
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Honour Promises Made to Windrush Generations
Hey! 👋 Survivors of the Windrush scandal have been given apologies and memorials, but the reality is that many are still being denied fair compensation. 😔 On Windrush Day (22nd June) we're taking the ...
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
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marshdonnell.bsky.social @marshdonnell.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Amazon made £62 BILLION last year, but only paid a fraction of what they should in tax. We must stop this!
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Terrible news: the Court of Appeal has just ruled that the Government’s ban on Palestine Action is lawful. PA is now likely to lodge an appeal before the Supreme Court. So the mass arrests of peaceful people sitting with cardboard signs will continue. Because that is what terrorism looks like ...
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marshdonnell.bsky.social @marshdonnell.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Amazon made £62 BILLION last year, but only paid a fraction of what they should in tax. We must stop this!
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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Following a discussion bsky.app/profile/thie... on how to choose a 2°C carbon budget, attached is my "two penn'orth". I start by taking the UNFCCC, Paris, ICJ, etc. commitments at face value and express my views without fear or favour and regardless of political sensibilities.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The latest installment of a story that just gets grimmer and grimmer. If you thought such appointments ended with the Tories, you'll be sorely disappointed. www.ft.com/content/747e...
ft.com
Top health official had close ties with Palantir partner at time of NHS contract
Scrutiny of Samantha Jones, permanent secretary at the Department of Health, comes amid pressure for ministers to use break clause in key contract
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
This is demonstrably true.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
“Reform has the most extreme policy on energy and climate the UK has seen since modern science on the subject began. The party opposes solar; it opposes wind; it opposes batteries… Once again: Reform is largely funded by fossil fuels” Private Eye on the anti-thought, pro-corruption threat of Reform
MELTING TICE

RICHARD TICE, Reform
UK's deputy leader and spokesman on energy and climate, made an extraordinary appearance on Bloomberg's Zero podcast last week. A few things soon became clear: firstly, he hasn't read the science.

Tice claims the UK. is "almost
unilaterally" beggaring itself by choosing low-carbon power (tell that to China, building hundreds of gigawatts of solar and wind each year). He hasn't read the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) summary for policymakers. He says "thousands" of scientists disagree with accepted climate science but wouldn't - couldn't? - name any scientists who'd advised him.

He thinks net zero will bankrupt Britain (jobs in clean energy are growing faster than much of the rest of the economy). He threatened to walk out twice - once when presented with the IPCC's summary. When asked about batteries, which store solar and wind power safely and cheaply until the evening peak, he said: "We don't need batteries. It's ridiculous."

Reform UK has the most extreme policy on energy and climate the UK has seen since modern science on the subject began. The party opposes solar; it opposes wind; it opposes batteries, for God's sake. Its policy is "drill, drill, frack Lincolnshire".
Once again: Reform
is largely funded by fossil fuels.

The main defence Tice wielded was that the IPC recently abandoned its always implausible
"RCP8.5" scenario - the worst-case, which predicted coal use doubling or tripling this century.
İronically, Tice himself is the British politician who would do more than anything else to bring about that polluted world.

'Young Windy'
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marshdonnell.bsky.social @marshdonnell.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
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Honour Promises Made to Windrush Generations
Hey! 👋 Survivors of the Windrush scandal have been given apologies and memorials, but the reality is that many are still being denied fair compensation. 😔 The Government promised to overhaul this brok...
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marshdonnell.bsky.social @marshdonnell.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Survivors of the Windrush scandal have been given memorials and apologies, but they're still being denied fair compensation and actual justice. The Government promised to fix this—let's make sure they keep their word. Please add your name to help right this wrong/2
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Honour Promises Made to Windrush Generations
Hey! 👋 Survivors of the Windrush scandal have been given apologies and memorials, but the reality is that many are still being denied fair compensation. 😔 The Government promised to overhaul this brok...
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
There is a country where peaceful protest is no longer a democratic right Where, if you argue against government policy in public, you risk jail It is called the UK www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may...
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New breed of political prisoner arises in Britain as anti-protest sentences rise
More people are being jailed in England and Wales as a result of acting to prevent climate breakdown and the war in Gaza, research reveals
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marshdonnell.bsky.social @marshdonnell.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
I just signed the campaign calling on the new Health Secretary to get Palantir out of our NHS!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Everything the Ellison family could own if Paramount buys Warner Bros: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central Cartoon Network And more... This is a rotten deal that the Trump regime has rubber stamped. State AGs must step in and block it.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Rubio says that US-led peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine "were not fruitful." Not fruitful? ​Let’s look at facts: your negotiators visited Russia seven times, and Ukraine zero times. You demanded concessions from Ukraine before negotiations even began, and throughout the entire process.
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Extinction Rebellion Global @xrglobal.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
India reels under a severe #heatwave. Temperatures have breached 45℃ in several cities. Crowds rush to rivers for relief from blistering heat, power demand soars as conditions push continuous use of ACs, fans and coolers and farmers work at night under floodlights. 1/3
A man sits in front of a water cooler at a roadside cooling station set up by the government in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP ) via Hindustan Times
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