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Nicky Akehurst

@nickyakehurst.bsky.social
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Known for Management & Representation of Photographers & Archives. Now permanently in the garden, creating my personal Eden, whilst dedicating time to Conservation/Environmental/Social Issues.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 23h
Deloitte paid its UK-based partners £1.125m. Firm has 784 equity partners. Due to self-employed status of partners, employer national insurance (ENI) is not paid on profits shared. 150,000 ENI avoided on every £1m of profits shared. Billions lost across the country. Must end this privilege.
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Deloitte UK advisory arm rebounds to growth as new boss insists AI 'can’t replace lived experience'
Big Four giant Deloitte's new UK boss, Darren Graves, insisted AI “can’t replace lived experience” as the firm's advisory arms return to growth.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 21h
George is quite right on this. I discovered via FOI requests that just 5% of all woodland creation grants go to support natural regeneration of trees, and 95% to tree planting. I’ll continue to push DEFRA to fix this. www.theguardian.com/environment/... bsky.app/profile/geor...
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Government ‘failing to support natural regeneration of trees in England’
Campaigners say targets for woodland creation are unlikely to be met because 95% of grants are for planting
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Interest on Reserves: The £100bn UK Bank Subsidy You Fund. Banks making £50bn profits a year receive subsidies, long ended by the EU. UK Treasury will payout over £150bn over a five-year period from 2023 to 2028. No justification for handling billions to banks. End bank subsidies, help people.
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Interest on Reserves: The £100bn UK Bank Subsidy You Fund
The Bank of England has paid commercial banks £100bn in interest on reserves in three years. The EU stopped doing it in 2023 – Dale Vince says Britain must too.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Man helps a young hawk covered in cactus bristles and having difficulty flying. Original post
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I love the Committee Against Bird Slaughter - ordinary people taking direct action against illegal bird hunting and trapping Conservation shouldn't just be left to conservationists!
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DaughterOfDefiance @z-buck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I really, really hate this timeline... Also, why the hell was this NOT reported on when it happened (Mar 2026)???
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When farms stop yielding, hunger does not knock — it breaks the door. Across the Horn of Africa, soils that once fed nations are turning barren. This is not “bad weather.” This is climate change rewriting our food systems in real time.
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Bobby Ray Stacy @bobby-ray-stacy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
. These data centers are bad news and we don't need them. I have written 3 major articles on these. The whole thing is shady as sh#t and has been rolling out in the most corrupt, oppressive and tyrannical fashion possible. And God only knows what we've got coming when all these are up online. .
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
MAHA is a project built on vanity, grifting, racism & survival of the fittest A colleague of mine has a friend in Los Angeles who went to the gym, &, um, RFK Jr was there, working out, surrounded by a HUGE ENTOURAGE of security dudes & snipers Black infants *MUST* suffer so RFK can get big pecs!
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 25/09/2026
Best 'bonus moment of doom' ever? "we’re heating the planet 10 times faster than ever before in planetary history. And this fact alone means that scientific models are hampered, likely incomplete and inaccurate, because there’s no precedent for what’s happening."
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Elites Have No Plan for Climate Collapse
Bill McGuire, emeritus professor, Geophysical & Climate Hazards, University College London is unique within the scientific community. He claims that
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the UK population. The govt can do so immediately by increasing income tax-free personal allowance by £3,000. All it needs to do is to end subsidies to commercial banks.
leftfootforward.org
This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population
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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
UK doesn’t stockpile food. Only 25% medicines made in UK (eg 90% penicillin imported) UK -net importer of all fuels. Energy supplies depend on undersea cables/pipes. UK -no fertiliser chemicals. Govt preparedness 2023 “In a UK power outage, govt unable to maintain critical services inc food & water”
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They warned us Mamdani would impose Sharia law. Instead, he unleashed the real threat: line dancing in Bryant Park.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Awful. Capital overrides communities once again. Frome's bid for a community-led housing & regeneration project at Saxonvale lies in tatters: the council's agreed a deal with a London-based real estate company instead. Similar story in Totnes with Atmos project www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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‘Devastating’: council rejects Frome residents’ bid for regeneration project
Locals raised £1m for Mayday Saxonvale scheme involving homes and park but Somerset officials agreed deal with London-based real estate company
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Woman using her hands to remove trash from the mouth of a whale. [📹 globetrottingboes] Repost of @BeyondIntrst: Original post
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“The rise of anti-migration neofascism is more threatening than anything I’ve seen in my lifetime.” Good piece by @pollytoynbee.bsky.social challenging Burnham to confront the rise of the far right in his conference speech next week. Features @hopenothate.org.uk www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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There is a racism and cohesion crisis in Britain, and someone needs to lead us out of it. His name is Andy Burnham | Polly Toynbee
I want him to start the fightback next week against extremists who peddle hate and those who despise this country. That would be true patriotism, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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lukewarm24.bsky.social @lukewarm24.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Things that aren't patriotic: - Racism - Moving abroad for tax purposes Things that are patriotic: - A love and sense of duty to your country, including paying taxes that contribute to it
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Cartoon by Nick Anderson
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is hilarious. 😂 😂
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
'Fess up, UK Government!' We need to see the full National Security Assessment (NSA) to be able to prepare for what is coming.
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Exxon is now expecting a 2.5 - 3C rise by 2050 But says f*ck you - we are just going to keep right on sucking up as much gas and oil as we can Because even though we know what's coming, we really don't give a sh*t www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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Exxon raises 2050 global emissions forecast, sees slower coal decline
The world is at risk of falling behind in efforts to reduce carbon emissions by 2050, ExxonMobil said in its annual energy outlook published on Thursday, as ​the burning of coal could decline at a slo...
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I love this woman. If only her words could reach all human ears. A must watch till the end, Speaker-Vandana Shiva is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, ecofeminist and antiglobalization author. #WomeninLeadership IG: @maturedgirl
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Palantir have just bought themselves a Labour Lord with close links to the Labour government. No other word to describe this other than corruption. How can Watson remain a member of the House of Lords and keep the Labour whip?
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Forbes @forbes.com · 17/09/2026
Swedish singer Zara Larsson condemned the White House for using her song “Midnight Sun” in a video showing authorities detaining immigrants, calling it “so dehumanizing.”
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Zara Larsson Condemns White House For Using Her Song In ICE Deportation Video: ‘I’m Just Sad’
Swedish singer Zara Larsson condemned the White House for using her song “Midnight Sun” in a video showing authorities detaining immigrants, calling it “so dehumanizing.”
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"In mainland China a 100-day campaign has been launched to prepare for extreme weather and help safeguard harvests against the opposing extremes of drought and intense rainfall" And in the UK????? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Forcing a reckoning’: How Asia is preparing for a ‘supersized’ El Niño
From Sri Lanka to South Korea, governments are preparing for droughts, wildfires, typhoons and floods – with climate plans facing their biggest challenge to date
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 18/09/2026
What on earth is happening?
  This had become the new normal. RNLI crew members had been forced to take their permits off their cars after their tyres have been repeatedly slashed. Most of them have been pilloried at the school gates or turned away from local pubs. One man who worked in search and rescue had been beaten unconscious and hospitalised, recognised for TV interviews he had done.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Orcas have been heard mimicking human speech. A study found that when prompted, the marine mammal could replicate the sounds. Original post
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/09/2026
🚨 MAJOR NEWS: Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna say they have now secured commitments for all 218 signatures needed to force a House vote on Epstein Files Transparency Act II.
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Massie, Khanna Say They Have Secured 218 Signatures for New Epstein Files Vote
The announcement comes hours after MeidasTouch reported the discharge petition was just two signatures short of the threshold needed to force a House vote.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Elizabeth Warren, AOC, and other members of Congress have introduced a bill to ban private equity funds from owning or controlling medical practices. This is a big deal. Here’s what you need to know about the shady private equity industry and how it operates.
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This One Thing Is Making Your Life More Expensive | Robert Reich
Private equity is shutting out millions of people from buying their own homes.In 2021, private equity investors bought n
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Harborne: “My £36M is a philanthropic gift to the nation” Delo: “My £36M creates a level playing field for Reform” Farage: “I’ll slash CGT to save you £100M/yr” Reform: bought by millionaires to enrich millionaires. Reform voters… They. Are. Laughing. At. You. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Reform to hand crypto investors hundreds of millions in tax breaks
Exclusive: Analysis seen by The Independent reveals the wealthiest crypto investors would get £100m a year in tax relief from Nigel Farage’s party
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 17/09/2026
Reform in County Durham: the chaos continues Three more Reform councillors resign northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
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Reform in County Durham: the chaos continues
Three more Reform councillors resign
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Chris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 17/09/2026
Solar passed nuclear in Texas 2 years ago. Now it's double. Texas is what makes this chart powerful. This isn't green ideology winning. It's pure economics. Solar is cheap, modular, scalable & incredibly fast to deploy. Wind keeps growing too. When economics take over, ideology becomes irrelevant.
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CaroleOntheGo🇨🇦 @caroleonthego4u.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is shameful to the highest degree.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A CNN investigation reveals Russia likely provided crucial satellite information about U.S. bases, giving Tehran a major advantage in the war. And not a word from Senile Satan.
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 17/09/2026
Two Gateshead Reform councillors joined Facebook group linked to far-right Patriot Platform This connection between Reform UK in the North East and the far-right group Patriotic Platform is a worrying development northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
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Two Gateshead Reform councillors joined Facebook group linked to far-right Patriot Platform
This connection between Reform UK in the North East and the far-right group Patriotic Platform is a worrying development
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eugeniat2.bsky.social @eugeniat2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
 Together 👧👦🏻👦🏻👶 Village for Brothers and Sisters Palmdale, California Christian Bale and Company have finished building a townhouse community that will provide homes for 12 foster care families with large sibling groups. Thank you 🙏 Christian Bale 💕 
Photo of Christian Bale and the townhouse community called together California .
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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Von der Leyen on women’s rights: “They want to send us back in an age where women were second class citizens. ... So let me send a very clear signal and message. Women are here to stay. We will defend our rights. And we will continue to stand up for our values every single day.” #SOTEU
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
For years I've been told that aviation emissions are negligible, so don't worry your little head about them. But I've kept pointing out that there are - and will be - no good technical solutions, and they'll keep growing. Now we know just how big the problem is. www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-heathrow...
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CCC: Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050’ - Carbon Brief
Aviation is on track to be responsible for 80% of the UK’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC).
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.
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NotCIAreally @stoplossmaxwin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Russia-gate was real and is ongoing. Turns out it was/is Russia Russia Russia
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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Glaciologist @matthias-huss.bsky.social shows that the centre of the Great Aletsch glacier in Switzerland (the biggest in the Alps) lost 6 meters(!) of thickness just this summer. "No words...", he adds on LinkedIn.
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: University of Florida Scientists Develop an mRNA Cancer Vaccine That Reprograms the Immune System to Hunt Down Cancer Cells Without Genetically Engineering Immune Cells Outside the Body Led by Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Alayna Treene: A remarkable statement from the president, specifically about the Supreme Court Justices he helped put on the bench, in response to them rejecting his plan to limit mail-in voting ahead of the midterms 

"These are not the people I interviewed to serve on the United States Supreme Court, they are merely a shell of their original selves"
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 15/09/2026
Your 'moment of doom' for Sept. 15, 2026 ~ ARkStorm! "The biggest worry is ... a megastorm worst-case scenario known as the ARkStorm. If it does, expect millions of homes and businesses to be flooded, long-term damage to infrastructure, and economic losses totalling almost $1tn."
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The incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world. And we are far from ready for it | Bill McGuire
One of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way, strengthened by the climate crisis. We need leaders who make things better not worse, says climate professor Bill McGuire
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