Reposted by Monica DyerDr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"By using AI, tasks like essays that used to take hours can be completed in minutes!" Sure, like how if I arrive at the gym and immediately go for a shower, my workout is done in record time. And if I throw my sandwiches straight in the bin, I can finish my lunch in under 10 seconds. 7069891910
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026But it didn’t happen (although it still might) but global warming is happening and faster than predicted. 140
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I contrast this with my aunt and uncle who had four children. My uncle was a diplomat so they moved around a lot but stayed together, only going away to school at 16. They are still a happy close family now but a lot bigger with all the grandkids 110
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I did A levels at a small boarding school. I found it heartbreaking to have 9 or 10 yr old girls coming to me for help with their maths. They should have been at home with their parents 130
Reposted by Monica DyerCodfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I'm with Carl Sagan on this: 24679352748
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Rees Mogg has six children. He must get some practice 3441
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It is. My daughter graduated in ‘22. She is now working for a large food manufacturer. This is important work for the economy and to just keep everyone fed. 021
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I would like to do a shout out for the Food Science course at Nottingham, which is in the process of closing. Every single student on this course is guaranteed a good job and food science is essential to the health and wealth of our country. 142
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It’s not even clear that a crime has been committed yet. 191
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I’ve just done it and it takes very little time. 000
Reposted by Monica DyerDaniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Some unintended consequences I suspect the rise of AI agents will create: 1. Restaurants that only take reservations by hand written letter, or more likely, don't take them at all. 2. Gigs where you can only buy tickets in person. 3. Businesses that operate without websites. 711037175
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Totally agree. But, electorally, that could be their strength. There is a certain type of English person who doesn’t do politics but still goes to vote. Could explain why they are doing so well in Surrey. 010
Reposted by Monica DyerMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026🔥 Me on TalkTV: At @europeanmovement.co.uk UK we want REJOIN in many manifestos at the next GE. 712236
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Well yes. Because they really do want to be out in the world. For a 7 yr old a trip to the shops on their own is a big adventure. 110
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026You need to start chucking them out the house much younger. About 7. For short periods at that age. 120
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026They have had that opportunity for years. I’ve even voted on (successful) conference policy motions to rejoin. But the leadership can’t bring themselves to go there. Very disappointing. 020
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Here in Surrey the council has installed speed cameras along the worst racetracks and this has helped, although you still get noisy motorbikes. But the racing still goes on in the industrial estate. 000
Reposted by Monica DyerRepublic @republiccampaign.bsky.social · 17/09/2026🚨🚨 BREAKING: Activists have unveiled a 'Cut the Royal Budget' banner in front of Buckingham Palace after MPs voted to give the royals another £50 million in Sovereign Grant money. It's time to scrap the grant, it's time to get rid of the royals. #AbolishTheMonarchy 58946
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026We coddle children too. They need to be allowed to grow up earlier. Peter Gray is great on this: petergray.substack.com/p/124-restorin…petergray.substack.com#124. Restoring Childhood: How To Set Kids Free in the Age of AnxietyHere is an invitation to get a head start in reading my new book, to be released Sept. 15. 000
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Thought experiment. Imagine them dressed in green, blocking the roads, carrying banners saying ‘Protect our Planet’. Imagine how fast they would be arrested. 191
Reposted by Monica DyerRachel5742 @rachel5742.eurosky.social · 09/09/2026#Butterflies I want my European Rights & Protections back... Dump #Trump Foil #Farage Exit #Brexit 32213
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I might just get all my Christmas presents from the RNLI! 030
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The point is that they were planning to do something illegal and so should have been stopped. 1160
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I’ve been on enough marches to know you have to get permission from the police to march on public roads. So, surely, all of these people were breaking the law. 1271
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 08/09/202650 years ago one of our teachers asked us to put up our hand if all our grandparents were born in the UK. One girl did. The rest of us were from somewhere else. It was North London so maybe unusual but not unique. 031
Reposted by Monica DyerRob Manuel @robmanuel.b3ta.com · 08/09/2026The RNLI has some cuter planters and today would be the day to spend some money in their shop shop.rnli.org/collections/... 45130
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The main reason kids are suffering from poor mental health is school. Research shows this. We just want to ignore it. petergray.substack.com/p/126-sticking…petergray.substack.com#126. Sticking Our Collective Heads in the SandWhy are we adults so unable to see (or say?) that school is a (the?) major cause of children’s psychological suffering? 000
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I’ve just been on a painting course with a whole lot of non-technical people. They are worried about AI. It feels like a threat. I think it is but the question is: A threat to what? 000
Reposted by Monica DyerRichard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Why we need to rewrite the economic rules youtu.be/3iVEvkwRJEw?... The economy we have is failing. That's because of the absurd rules that we have imposed on it. To get a better economy, we have to break the rules.youtu.beWhy we need to rewrite the economic rulesYouTube video by Richard J Murphy 48041
Reposted by Monica DyerZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/08/2026🎉 A historic win for Greens in Dover. ✊🏽 We will always take the fight and win against Reform, Restore or whatever the far-right call themselves. 💚 We will always champion our communities. We will always put people before profit. 391072216
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We did a road trip around NE US last year. Best food was fresh from the sea in Maine. Fish tacos - delicious. Worst food was processed from the supermarket. The vegetables were fine but strange - Fennel bulbs the size of melons for instance. 000
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026In the interest of fairness I watched the BBC coverage last night. They said that the flood was made more likely by climate change and had a climate scientist backing this up. Also, no opposing view. 010
Reposted by Monica DyerReform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Reform’s Tice spreads the weakest Net Zero misinformation yet www.thecanary.co/trending/202...thecanary.coReform's Tice spreads the weakest Net Zero misinformation yetReform UK wants more of the activity that drove this years droughts & wildfires, but Richard Tice is struggling to sell it 16123
Reposted by Monica DyerSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026New immigration stats show that the numbers of asylum seekers in hotels is down to 16k - falling 50% in a year. Small boat crossings down 23% in the year to June. Numbers waiting for initial decision down from almost 180k to 40k. 771328544
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 27/08/2026It was the first item on the BBC news last night but no mention of climate change or, indeed, what the cause was at all. 130
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 27/08/2026As I read this, whole areas of my life began to make sense. As a woman with a mind of her own I was an obvious target for people like this www.theguardian.com/science/2026...theguardian.comHow to spot a psychopath: ‘It’s like the difference between a domestic cat and a wild cat’People with persistent predatory personalities cause an inordinate amount of pain. Recently, our shared understanding of them has grown – and it could help protect us 000
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I’ve been voting for 45 years. In all that time I’ve only once voted for someone who got elected. This has to end. 161
Reposted by Monica DyerLabour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026“We think it's the right time now for the Government to commit to a National Commission to look at electoral reform... to make sure that people feel like their vote counts and to make sure people don't feel disenfranchised by the political system” 🎙️ @mike-reader.bsky.social 📺 1 of 2 🌹 #Labour4PR 23425
Reposted by Monica DyerBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 25/08/2026Sheffield councillor Robert Hanson left Reform after he saw the rot behind the facade. Now he's urging others not to be taken in. Reform is haemorrhaging councillors at a rate of 1 every 3 days since May. We're tracking them all: bestforbritain.org/reform-uk-defect… 30573280
Reposted by Monica DyerRed Hot World @redhotworld.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Granny gave the best answer ever. Explained where we’re going wrong. Watch it to the end - she got it all in there. Ten out of ten no notes. 01811
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 18/08/2026There is plenty of work to do. Every charity and local group is looking for volunteers. But this work (and it is real work) does not pay. Should we be looking at UBI (Universal Basic Income)? 191
Reposted by Monica DyerZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Over 3000 people died this summer due to excess heat. 1272584823
Reposted by Monica DyerZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Two things to sign. Both important! 1) petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... And 2) t.co/0ds6oRCEEH - @hackedoff.bsky.social 11247103
Monica Dyer @monicadyerartist.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Yes, but also about heat. Trump’s billionaire friends are eyeing it up as the perfect long term bolt hole. Virtually uninhabited, so far north it may still be comfortable when the rest of the world burns. The ultimate gated community. 020
Reposted by Monica DyerBradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 15/08/2026⚠️ Severe Alert. 🔴 Andy Burnham must take immediate action on the #ClimateCrisis. 04524
Reposted by Monica DyerEast Surrey Green Party @eastsurreygreens.bsky.social · 14/08/2026A Warning 0134
Reposted by Monica DyerMet4Cast @met4cast.net · 13/08/2026Remarkable. A provisional 38.1°C at Kew Gardens marks the hottest day so far this remarkable summer, and draws with 2022 for being one of only two years where 38°C has been reached twice in a summer. 14215