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Megan Shepherd

@mjayne21.bsky.social
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Environmental Conservation graduate. Nature lover🌿🏞 Gardening. Films. Books. Music. Gaming. Photography. Herbalism. INFJ. Living with #mecfs for 17 years. #POTS #Neuropathy #PMOS #chronicUTIs 🙃

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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I just emailed my MP through the #CleanWaterNow campaign 🌊 calling for a new water law to stop pollution and restore rivers, lakes and seas. Every voice matters – will you join me? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/target/clean...
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Clean Water Now - tell your MP to take action
Take action A new water law is coming. Soon, MPs will decide whether to finally clean up our rivers, lakes and seas − or let toxic pollution continue unchecked. Right now, sewage, farming pollution an...
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Demand Brazil’s President Lula Protect the Amazon’s Rivers amazonwatch.org/take-action/...
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Demand Brazil’s President Lula Protect the Amazon’s Rivers | Amazon Watch
For more than three weeks, over 800 Indigenous peoples from the Tapajós River region have blockaded the grain terminal of U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill, demanding that President Luiz Inácio Lula da ...
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Water companies have been dumping toxic sewage sludge on UK farms — and turns out it can be packed with microplastics and harmful chemicals. This sludge is polluting our rivers and contaminating the soil that grows our food. Will you join me in signing this petition? act.gp/4kMJRuy
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Water companies MUST pay to fix their mess and stop contaminating our soil!
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Graves Park, Sheffield 🍂🍁🍂
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Male Dr: Does your wheelchair not make a noise for when it senses objects nearby (reverse sensor)? Me: No Dr: But I heard it make a noise. Me: That was the noise it makes when it's reversing. Don't manplain my own wheelchair, I know how my own chair works 😬 #pwme #wheelchairuser
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Stand With the Kakataibo Indigenous Guards! amazonwatch.org/take-action/...
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Stand With the Kakataibo Indigenous Guards! | Amazon Watch
Support the Kakataibo Indigenous Guards as they continue to put their bodies on the line to protect their territories and people.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Please SIGN: 500 million birds lost since 1980. EU habitats collapsing. And the Commission’s response? Roll back protections. Say NO! ✍️ rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
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#petition Hands off the EU’s environmental laws!
The European Commission plans to weaken laws designed to protect the environment – both at home and worldwide. Details will be announced in the fall through an “Omnibus package.” The Commission is cur...
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Please SIGN: Stop the destruction of Madagascar’s unique ecosystems for rare earths. Mining fuels rights abuses & environmental harm. The energy transition must not cost lives or biodiversity. #Madagascar #RareEarths #HumanRights rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
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#petition Defend Madagascar’s biodiversity – stop the mining rush NOW!
Madagascar has raw materials sought by the European Union – including rare earths, graphite, and other elements. The EU considers these critical for the energy transition, digital innovation, and defe...
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
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Donate to Help fix our off-road wheelchair for Peak District visitors, organized by Hoe Grange Holidays
"I could just ‘walk’ alongside my best friend and fully immer… Hoe Grange Holidays needs your support for Help fix our off-road wheelchair for Peak District visitors
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Andrew Gifford @andrewgiffordphoto.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Why haven't the ME and Long Covid charities organised, collaborated and gone legal: what is preventing this? What is our donations being spent on? Badges? Stickers? Mugs? Cakes? Posters? Come on. THE TIME IS NOW. We do not get these years back. #MEDeliveryPlan #pwME #MECFS #LongCovid
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
only.one/act/uk-mpa-c... Tell UK Leaders: Ban Bottom Trawling in Marine Protected Areas.
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Only One
Only one planet, only one ocean, only one way to do this: together.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
So many butterflies flying around today, love to see it 🦋😊 One good thing about this very dry and warm year so far is the booming insect populations 👍
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Please SIGN: Protect the mangroves and forests of Brazil's Tauá-Mirim region! Local communities urge the government to create RESEX Tauá-Mirim and stop destructive projects. Support their fight for nature and livelihoods. #Amazon #TauaMirim #Conservation rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
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#petition Brazil: Protect the mangroves and tropical forests of Tauá-Mirim!
The people of the Tauá-Mirim region in the Amazon are urgently calling on the Brazilian government to protect their land. The rivers, mangroves and tropical forests south of São Luís in the state of M...
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
action.greenpeace.org.uk/toxic-sewage... Please sign petition.
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Water companies MUST pay to fix their mess and stop contaminating our soil!
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Sacrificial crop 😅 Found large white caterpillars on my kale but I don't mind it's part of having a healthy ecological garden. I'm going to be replacing kale with Black Beauty courgettes soon anyhoo. #gardening
Close up of large white caterpillars on kale plant.Cluster of large white caterpillars on a kale plant.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Regents Park, London. May 2025.
A waterfall surrounded by flowers and trees.A wooded river with dapple of sunlight.A sunny London park with the BT tower in the background. A outdoor seating area with flowers and restaurant in the background.
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Sally Bourliakas @sallybourliakas.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
🧪 Nigel Farage says abortion laws are “utterly ludicrous.” MPs are watching. We have days to show them: the public backs abortion rights. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
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Decriminalise abortion and make it a protected human right.
Women’s rights are under threat from the far right. Nigel Farage just called our current abortion provisions “utterly ludicrous” – and others in power are paying attention. A vote in Parliament could ...
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Cleo👠✨ @ozgib.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Don't let the national grid chop down Henry, a 300 year old oak tree! Sign & share to save Henry! 🌳 www.change.org/p/save-henry...
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Save Henry from the National Grid pylons plan
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Strawberries are coming along 🍓💮 #gardening
Strawberry plant.Strawberry plant.Strawberry plant.Strawberry plant.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Something told me to look at this foxglove last night and sure enough I saw a bumblebee tucked away in bed for the night 😴 Sweet dreams bee 🐝
Close up of the inside of a foxglove flower with a sleeping bumblebee inside.Close up of the inside of a foxglove flower with a sleeping bumblebee inside.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
I don't know how my body manages to cram in all my chronic conditions and still manages to add to it. No more please, reached full capacity 😅😂 #pwme #chronicillness
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Spring time 🌸 red campion
Close up of red campion flowers.Close up of red campion flowers.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
The long awaited day. 10 Harley St., London. It has took 5yrs of debilitating symptoms & misery, denial, ignorance, gaslighting & refusal from GPs & urologists but I've finally been diagnosed w/ #chronicUTI. I'm finally receiving the validation, confirmation & treatment I've been begging drs for.
A double black door with the number 10 on the left door. Two sets of flower pots on either side of the doors.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
I hope we have rain soon🙏 It's been too hot and dry for spring. All the water in our water butts have gone which means we now have to use garden hosepipe water but the reservoirs are getting very low. God knows what summer will be like...
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
www.change.org/p/justice-fo... Please sign petition 🌳
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Justice for the Whitewebbs Oak
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Wear red for MMIWR (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives) today ❤️ Spread this post and visit for more info: www.niwrc.org #MMIW #MMIWR #MMIWRAwareness #MMIWRActionNow
Graphic saying "2025 National week of action for MMIWR- May 5-9"Graphic saying: "Did you know? On some reservations, native women are murdered at more than 10x the national average."Graphic saying: "wear red for MMIWR. Take action for MMIWR."Graphic saying: "2025 National week of action for MMIWR. STOP THE SILENCE. No more stolen sisters."
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Look at this incredible Buffy the Vampire Slayer artwork my little sis has made me for my birthday! I love it so much 🤩😍🥰❤️ #buffythevampireslayer #buffy #artwork #fanart
Fanart of the cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Wild garlic harvest in my local patch. 🌱
A stepped path in a woodland.A patch of wild garlic in the woods.Close up of a wild garlic flower. A dirt path in a woodland.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
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Petition: Protect Disabled people who cannot work from planned cuts to benefits
We want the Government to halt all planned benefit cuts for disabled people unable to work. Instead of reducing benefits, we want them to rise in line with inflation. We want support, not hardship and...
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
As an environmentalist, I'm fully aware of how damaging plastic is, but when you live in a mouldy house, honestly, it's a godsend to help protect your things and belongings from permanent damage.
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Sue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
In the debate re rejoining the EU yesterday, the government claimed that the British public don't want to rejoin. Let's make it clear they're dead wrong about that by signing & sharing this new petition. Can we get this over 100k to ensure another debate? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Petition: Hold a referendum on re-joining the European Union
I want the government to hold a referendum on whether the UK should Rejoin the European Union.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 27/02/2025
🚨BREAKING - Steve Reed has just launched the biggest review into the water sector since privatisation. But wait…..he says the commission can’t even consider public ownership. 🤯 We need to act quickly to change his mind. ⏰ Sign our petition now ✍️ weownit.org.uk/act-now/stev...
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Steve Reed: include public ownership as an option in your independent commission on the water sector. | We Own It
Steve Reed must put public ownership back on the table.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Great news 👏🦫
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Stay European #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 #FBPE @stayeuropean.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Let's get one thing straight right now. President Zelensky is a hero. Donald Trump isn't fit to shine his shoes.
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duleyp.bsky.social @duleyp.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
I was lucky enough to grow up on the River Test and spent many happy days walking the banks of a prime example of chalk steam habitat. Action to protect chalk streams is long overdue, and to throw away the progress made in the previous Parliament is foolhardy and reckless. Please sign this petition!
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Ironic that I hate taking antibiotics but I may have to depend on them with having #chronicuti for most if not all my life. Dealing with chronic UTIs AND severe #mecfs is really beating the sh*t out of me and getting me down. Hope it eases soon.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71... Please sign petition to increase protection for chalk streams in the UK.
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Petition: Don’t abandon the Chalk Stream recovery pack
We think the chalk stream recovery pack would increase investment, regulation and transparency; improving the state of all rivers. We feel Chalk streams’ rarity, cultural and ecological importance sho...
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
I'm just here, lying in bed waiting for my body to give me the go ahead so I can get on with my life and everything I want to do. I've got plans and goals, man. I've got things to do. #pwme #MECFS
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Email your MP: Prevent the DWP scrutinising disabled people's bank accounts. I've also emailed my local Labour MP about the hugely disappointing & disgraceful news about the government not funding extra money into me/cfs biomedical research #pwme #mecfs the.organise.network/campaigns/em...
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Email your MP: prevent the DWP scrutinising disabled people's bank accounts
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
You know what's sad? Stumbling across my old CV from years ago & reading how hopeful it sounds for me getting a proper job just fresh out of uni & putting my degree to use. Right after uni my mild m.e turned to severe & to this day I'm still severe & unable to work 😔 #pwme #mecfs
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Viktoria Haack @viktoriahaack.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
The vibrant greens of Scottish moss with a remaining few leaves from Fall.
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LonerWolf @lonerwolf.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
I hate that restless, wired/tired feeling, that makes you feel incredibly bored and uncomfortable but you're too exhausted to do anything about it. #pwme #mecfs #chronicillness
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
The tshirts & customised made 'I'm too complicated for doctors' has arrived from @chronicillness.bsky.social There great, feel soft too. Thanks again! :)
Dark grey tshirt with 'I'm too complicated for doctors' printed on the front of the tshirt.Close up of a dark grey tshirt with the words 'I'm too complicated for doctors' on the front. Purple tshirt with the words 'Chronic AF' printed on the front of the tshirt.Dark grey tshirt with the words 'All doctored out' printed on the front of the tshirt.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
When I see the odd person wearing a mask while out and about, I want to shake their hand and say thank you 😅
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Got rather short with cardiologist today as he was blaming my #POTS on deconditioning due to #MECFS which boiled my blood 😤 Been referred to POTS clinic & put on ivabradine. Those with POTS, what's your experience with the medication? #pwme #longcovid
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AlisonRTB @atb15.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
I have ME/CFS. If you do too, watch this. If you don’t have ME/CFS please watch this.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... Petition: Sign to ban grouse shooting.
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Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Sharing this here again because it's so bloody true. #mecfs #pwme #chronicillness #disability #forcedtobeourownadvocate
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