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New Humanist @newhumanist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When an algal bloom turned the Wye green, regulators were testing only a few spots a few times a year. Locals started testing weekly. Nicola Cutcher on the rise of the river guardians. newhumanist.org.uk/articles/why...
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Why I became a river guardian
Across the UK, ordinary people are taking action to protect our rivers from pollution
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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 29/09/2026
Interesting: 3 international bodies have lodged a complaint against Belgium at the Council of Europe, claiming that "digital exclusion" (e.g. not being able to do things without a phone) is a violation of people's social rights👇 🔗 www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/2336... via @brusselstimes.com
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Complaint filed against the Belgian government over digital exclusion
More than 300 testimonies were gathered from 50 civil society organisations on both sides of the language border, as well as in Brussels.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Andy Burnham talks about ‘public control’ of the utilities but it’s a minefield. We can lead him through it | Will Hutton and Andy Haldane
Nationalisation is not the ultimate answer for companies like Thames Water – but they could be run for the public benefit, say journalist and economist Will Hutton and former chief economist of the Ba...
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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The Lucy Letby Inquiry – Where the Law Parted Company with Science and the Truth
The nurse is serving 15 whole-life sentences for the murder of multiple newborn babies. But serious doubts surround her conviction, and an £18 million public inquiry has done nothing to assuage them.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Reform is the richest party in Britain. Its leaders are almost all millionaires. It is funded almost exclusively by billionaires. It has a supportive TV station and widespread media backing. So naturally, this donation comes with the usual attack on "elites". www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaire
Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The President of the United States today:
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 06/09/2026
Back in June, Lingwood, Norfolk broke the temperature record for that month reaching 38.0C on 26 June. The previous June high was 35.6C, in the historic summer of 1976. Via BBC News & Weather
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Summer 2026 was UK's hottest on record, Met Office says
Met Office figures show that the previous record, set in 2025, has been broken after an unprecedented summer of persistent heat.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards.
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
we are ngmi
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Occasional reminder that there is an ICC arrest warrant against Putin for war crimes in connection with the mass abduction of Ukrainian children.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Since 2019, corporate profits have grown 52 percent. Wages have grown 12 percent. Read that back. This is what a rigged economy looks like. [Chart by @groundwork.bsky.social]
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
👍 www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
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London Science Museum cuts links with BP after decades of partnership
Campaigners say ‘seismic shift’ follows years of pressure to sever ties with oil and gas firm
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
hopenothate.org.uk/blocking-the...
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Blocking the path: The anti-Reform voters standing between Farage and No. 10
Our new study of 8,617 of these anti-Reform voters is one of the most detailed investigations into this coalition to date. Anti-Reform voters are not a coherent bloc, but a coalition united by suspici...
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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This is the question Democrats should ask voters in order to win this November
They should ask the question Reagan asked at the end of his debate against Jimmy Carter: ‘Are you better off now than you were before this presidency?’
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘I love it. It’s hope’: the mysterious self-willed wildflower meadow that seeded itself
Farmer Derek Sayer let a boggy field run wild and just one annual hay-cut has led to remarkable biodiversity
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WIRED @wired.com · 20/08/2026
ICYMI: The precise amount could change, but the officials expect Musk to spend around $100 million to $200 million with a focus on voter turnout in key races, including Texas, where the fate of Republican nominee Ken Paxton could determine which party controls the US Senate.
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Green groups urge Andy Burnham to break silence on climate crisis
More than 50 organisations say PM urgently needs to show leadership and prepare British people for scale of change needed as UK struggles through another heatwave
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Dear Andy Burnham: it’s time to scrap First Past the Post. Our voting system only breeds instability and chaos, and poisons our political culture. We know you agree. Now is the time to fix our democracy. Sign the open letter: actionnetwork.org/petitions/an...
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Dear Andy Burnham: it's time for a fair voting system
Dear Andy Burnham: it’s time to scrap First Past the Post. Our voting system only breeds instability and chaos, and poisons our political culture. We know you agree. Now is the time to fix our demo...
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Israel deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon, firefighters say
Emergency services, residents and environmental groups say military dropping flares to destroy forests and crops
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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To all the betting shops littering our high streets: people power is coming and the odds are against you | Dawn Butler
Too many shops are blighting too many communities. With the rule change I fought for now on the horizon, ordinary people can fight back, says Labour MP Dawn Butler
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The AI threat to India’s IT jobs machine - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
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The AI threat to India’s IT jobs machine
The country has bet big on tech services but disruption is coming
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
EasyJet agrees to £5.7bn takeover by US private equity firm. What could go wrong? It would be loaded with debt, likely to face staff/wage cuts. Expect rise in stealth charges.
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EasyJet agrees to £5.7bn takeover by US firm
The no-frills carrier agrees to be bought by US firm Apollo after a rival suitor drops out.
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
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Democrats look forward after progressive El-Sayed victory in Michigan | First Thing
Abdul El-Sayed is latest leftwing candidate to capture nomination for November’s midterm elections. Plus: gender parity in Latin America’s city of cycling
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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Terrifying autocracy
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Led By Donkeys wins compensation over seizure of Gaza protest banner
Waste firm Veolia pays £27k after ‘Yes It’s A Genocide’ banner taken by Greater London Authority was destroyed
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
AI companies spend record sums on Washington lobbying - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
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AI companies spend record sums on Washington lobbying
Rising expenditure from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Microsoft reflects growing battle over federal policy
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/business/202... 🤞
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Ed Miliband indicates development and climate will be at heart of UK foreign policy
Exclusive: Foreign secretary to take up World Bank seat and play active role in shaping changes to global lender
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Long overdue for The Spectator's Islamophobia to come under the microscope. Excellent piece from Peter Oborne here doing just that. It is now, he writes, just "an upmarket version of GB News" (same owner, of course)
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Exposed: The Rabidly Islamophobic Magazine at the Heart of the British Establishment
For almost 200 years, 'The Spectator' stood for civilised, bravely heretical discourse. But a new report reveals how it now spews out anti-Muslim hatred week after week to its upmarket audience
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this. Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.
The Times: Net zero risks blackouts. Below a photo of French wildfires.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 23/07/2026
The naysayers keep talking London down, but we’ll stick to the facts. Met data shows neighbourhood crime is down 14%, with 35,000 fewer offences and 13,000 fewer phone thefts in the last year alone. The evidence is clear: London is safe for all to enjoy this summer.
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‘London is safe’: Crime rates fall again in capital with major dip in West End phone theft | LBC
Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said the figures show “London is safe and getting safer each year”
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Spokesperson for Sadiq Khan on new stats showing 36,000 fewer neighbourhood crimes across London over the last year, down 15%. "Musk, Farage [and] the captains of online disinformation...want to paint London as a dystopian hellhole. "Crime is coming down even further. London is getting safer."
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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Grim data as, just half way through the year, the USA has reached a 35 year high for reported measles cases. Studies also showing more people (typically unvaccinated) requiring hospitalisations.
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Measles cases reach 35-year high in US
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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Ian Clark (@warehamphotographer)
Clacton yesterday (15 July)
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe
Analysis shows how heatwaves are making atmosphere thirstier, damaging water supplies, food production and power generation
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Miliband has been relentlessly attacked for net zero; what will happen now?
Tories, Reform, fossil fuel industry and some in his party lined up against decarbonisation target as energy secretary
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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‘Most people don’t know we’ve set up a doomsday system’: physicist Laura Grego on satellites, nuclear weapons and the battle for our skies
Elon Musk is trying to own it, competing powers are trying to fight in it and nobody seems to be regulating it. So who does space really belong to?
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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The Grumpy Nihilist (@thegrumpynihilist1)
The Bayeux Tapestry has arrived in London. Apparently the knight is Count Binface’s great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather. Family resemblance is uncanny.
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 18/07/2026
IDF begins work on Jordan Valley security berm, carving scar through Palestinian farms www.timesofisrael.com/idf-begins-w...
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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What you missed in last 10 days: attacks on the midterms and 3 deaths in ICE encounters
This week I concentrate on threats to elections and nationalism in 9 minutes
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The UK is forgetting the dull bit of climate change policy - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
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The UK is forgetting the dull bit of climate change policy
Adaptation has never been the priority, but this summer’s heat is a message that the Treasury needs to act
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 15/07/2026
From Maryland to Texas, residents fighting data centers tell us the same thing: “It doesn’t matter what side of the aisle you’re on. It’s coming for all of us. And if we don’t all wake up and work together, we’re lost.”
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Data centers are not a 'red state' or 'blue state' problem; they’re a working-class problem
From Maryland to Texas, residents fighting data centers tell us the same thing: “It doesn't matter what side of the aisle you're on. It's coming for all of us. And if we don't all wake up and work tog...
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
If you think it's hot where you are, it's 127 degrees Fahrenheit in Iran
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Justice for Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero. Justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. Justice for all of those targeted and killed by Trump’s militarized immigration forces. Abolish ICE.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Incredible: Nigel Farage declined offer of taxpayer-funded security inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Nigel Farage declined offer of taxpayer-funded security
The Reform leader's spokesman told The i Paper it was a downgrade on the state-funded security he had previously received
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Most UK media reports on June heatwave failed to mention climate crisis
Exclusive: Analysis of nearly 2,500 articles finds almost three-quarters made no reference to global heating
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US outbreak of parasite causing ‘watery diarrhea’ rises to more than 2,800 cases
Outbreak comes a year after Trump administration cut funding for state and local health departments
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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‘No matter how bad, it is always fixable’: how Bea Elton cleans up the houses – and lives – of desperate people
She has built an unlikely career in mould, maggots and excrement, cleaning for those who most need it. It can take months building trust with a stranger, before she and her boyfriend go in and transfo...
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Mary @myrtilda.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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‘We plant belonging’: how nature charities and asylum seekers work together in UK countryside
Environmental and refugee groups have joined forces to benefit lives and wildlife in Wales and elsewhere
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Three witnesses were in the van with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Per their attorney: no ramming, no danger to agents & no reasonable basis to open fire Unreasonable force opens these agents to liability This is becoming another national outrage & it should be👇 -TN
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