Reposted by Pete BangertSARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-year-old Arya Satheesh from Ireland has developed a plant-based plastic that can biodegrade and release an enzyme that helps break down other plastic waste. A plastic that could actually help clean up plastic waste. 12750461570
Reposted by Pete BangertSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026static.klipy.comClown Makeup TransformationALT: Clown Makeup Transformation 3228172
Reposted by Pete BangertPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Richest 1% of Britons owns more wealth than the bottom 70% of the population combined. 50 richest families hold more wealth than the poorest half of the population combined. The concentration of wealth in fewer hands has not provided the necessary economic stimulus. Need redistribution.leftfootforward.orgThis is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardshipSustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population 981864696
Reposted by Pete BangertMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Norway produces more oil than Venezuela. And yet, between January and August 2026, electric vehicles made up 97.8 percent of all new cars sold in that country. Moving to EVs is often based on intelligence, not need. Which is why it lags in the notoriously short-sighted and stupid United States. 531146523583
Reposted by Pete BangertAshfromEnfield @ashfromenfield.bsky.social · 27/09/2026They’re on their way to Save ‘are’ Wimmin but spend All day with Geezers … Weird innit 🤣 83811
Reposted by Pete BangertM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Joe Walsh Is Right...... 999205236182
Reposted by Pete BangertPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Tom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics. Like Blair, Cameron, Clegg, Mandelson, hired to open govt networks to companies and corporate capture of the state. They sell political capital built with public money. What do we get in return?theguardian.comTom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics | Clive LewisWhen a former Labour deputy leader joins a firm built on surveillance and military targeting, it deepens public cynicism – and democracy depends on trust, says Labour MP Clive Lewis 29660301
Reposted by Pete BangertMark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Just seen Danny Tommo referred to as "Captain Thugwash" and seriously, that's excellent work.static.klipy.comAmy Poehler's Perfect Chef's KissALT: Amy Poehler's Perfect Chef's Kiss 652872545
Reposted by Pete BangertAshfromEnfield @ashfromenfield.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Danny Tommo has not been arrested yet. That right there is the real two-tier policing!… ya see how it works???? 😡🤬 94917
Reposted by Pete BangertGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026With big thanks to @doctorofmusic.bsky.social, here's my discussion today with Lord Jackson about North Sea oil and gas. Tape your jaw to your face before watching. Really. 77713252
Reposted by Pete BangertWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It is disgraceful and wilfully misleading that the BBC do not report that Danny Tommo was filmed slashing the boat.bbc.co.ukMigrants taken to Dover after more than 30 hours at seaProtesters gathered in Gosport after initial reports the small boat would be brought further west. 1632979
Reposted by Pete BangertMAinNC @martyd409.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The GOP needs to get serious. His family needs to get serious. This is not something that a stable mind puts out. 110272481696
Reposted by Pete BangertJohnny @johnnyhatesjazz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I might have had a glass of wine or 3, so, to try and lift the mood, enjoy this belter😀🤘🍷youtu.beDream Theater - Overture 1928 / Strange Déjà Vu (Quarantième Live à Paris)YouTube video by Dream Theater 392
Reposted by Pete BangertPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Neoliberals want to end the triple-lock on state pension They inflict low wages, consign millions to poverty. Govt spending on state pension as % of GDP in G7 countries. Italy 12.8 France 12 Germany 9.8 Japan 8.9 USA 6.6 Canada 4.7 UK 4.7 UK has one of the least generous pensions in the G7.adviserservices.fidelity.co.uk How does the UK State Pension measure up globally? A global comparison of State Pension provision highlights the onus on individuals in the UK to build pension savings for their retirement, rather than leaving 42505325
Reposted by Pete BangertExamineYourZipper 🌊🇺🇸🦅🇨🇦🍁🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🍉 @cidbarret85.bsky.social · 20/09/2026They all knew ahead of time who he is... 6271636210317
Reposted by Pete BangertJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 20/09/2026"Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational triumphal arch!" 833859
Reposted by Pete BangertAstronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026NASA picture of the day today is a real 🏴beauty! This is a composite image of the ~5000yo Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The amazing Giuseppe Petricca has only gone and photographed the Sun at noon there, every few days, for a whole year. #Dedication 🔭🧪👌 ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl... 6644161392
Reposted by Pete BangertBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 20/09/2026Mark Carney has learnt the lesson that neither Canada nor the UK can rely on the US. The EU is Britain's closest partner. EU membership is a no-brainer.theguardian.comThe Guardian view on EU-Canada relations: strategic ambition with lessons for Britain | EditorialEditorial: Mark Carney’s response to the challenges posed by an unreliable US president contains a clarity of vision tha 13558176
Reposted by Pete BangertDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 20/09/2026I don't think we disdain the center-right enough. First, they rode nativist populist tigers to power to get their tax cuts and deregulation; Then, they lost control of their own parties to those tigers; Now, they sit in lucrative jobs as columnists writing about how it's all the left's fault. 433128789
Reposted by Pete BangertLuca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Still holds up today #MontyPython1975 IG: @thecinevoidclub www.instagram.com/thecinevoidc... 448112453438
Reposted by Pete BangertJarvis Googoo @jarvisgoogoo.com · 19/09/2026Amazing editorial cartoon by @mackinnonart.bsky.social 😃 166140023513
Reposted by Pete BangertPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Companies pay employer national insurance (ENI) on director pay. Partners in limited liability partnerships (LLPs) share profit, instead of salary. LLPs don't pay ENI on that. £150k ENI for every £1m of profit shared is avoided. Big four law firms alone avoided paying £4bn. Must end this perk.leftfootforward.orgHere’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millionsPrem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi... 16366167
Reposted by Pete BangertMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Nuggets is a popular 2014 cartoon by Andreas Hykade that exemplifies what addiction feels like. Kiwi tastes a golden nugget... [🎞️ Studio FILM BILDER] Original post 831850544
Reposted by Pete BangertSir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I have formed a patriotic vigilante force in the village. We are The Gussage Patriot Guard. Naturally we disguise our identity. At the snap of a custard cream we can be mobilised to: Quote the bible Urinate in public Set up funding pages Eat spicy foods Spit Chant in cockney. 🇬🇧 67738176
Reposted by Pete BangertPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Those calling for state pension cut are silent on their tax perks. Gross tax relief on pension contributions £83.9bn. 14% went to 1.1m additional rate tax payers. 57% to 6.6m higher rate (40%) payers. 29% went to 30.4m basic rate (20%) payers. Equalizing it at 20% for all leaves £14.5bn spare.leftfootforward.orgHere’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millionsPrem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi... 17319171
Reposted by Pete BangertDigital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Sculptor Transforms Scrap into Moving Metal Figures 15245191034
Reposted by Pete BangertPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 16/09/2026In 2024-25 HMRC failed to collect £59.2bn of tax; £500bn since 2010. £12.8bn lost through profit shifting by multinational corporations. Promoters of a business rates avoidance scheme boasted that they have deprived local councils of £500m. Billions can be raised by ending abuses.leftfootforward.orgHere’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millionsPrem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi... 18422228
Reposted by Pete BangertSean of the WTF FFS @sheepbop.bsky.social · 14/09/2026He doesn't understand Tuesday 091
Reposted by Pete BangertOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 13/09/2026No, this is not a joke. UK Lawyers for Israel are trying to proscribe *Médecins Sans Frontières*. That’d mean they’d be treated as terrorists. On the same legal footing as ISIS. Membership would mean 14 years in prison. This is what we’re dealing with 48889518
Reposted by Pete BangertGrumpy-ish Brian🏴🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 13/09/2026My brain hurts..... 2344460829
Reposted by Pete BangertMiaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Why the sour puss? A woman he can’t lunge at or insult? Holding it in is a real bitch, eh? 1153167503899
Reposted by Pete BangertMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/09/2026Crowds took to the streets of Dublin to protest Trump’s visit to Ireland, with demonstrators invoking Trump’s ties to Epstein and his alliance with Netanyahu. 503110163355
Reposted by Pete BangertPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Neoliberals want to cut social security, silent on subsidies to banks. Since 2006, Bank of England has paid interest on central bank reserve deposits to commercial banks. The EU & the Swiss stopped similar practice in 2023. UK still paying, £100bn in last 3 yrs. There are better uses of £100bn.leftfootforward.orgHere’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millionsPrem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi... 14382190
Reposted by Pete BangertMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 11/09/2026What kind of person tries to make one of our Nation's greatest tragedies all about themself? #Pathetic 1535152733601
Reposted by Pete BangertDuchess Gemma 🐠🕷️🇪🇺 @gemmagould.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Where do you even startbbc.co.ukPoole Old Lifeboat Museum shuts after protesters target volunteersThe museum in Poole says it will remain closed until until the anti-migrant protests stop. 116622
Reposted by Pete BangertPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/09/2026UK electricity grid update needed to accommodate renewables energy. National Grid paid £28bn+ in dividends since privatisation, lack of investment. Upgrade will add £100 a year to household bills. Companies raising funds from customers, not shareholders.theguardian.comSpeed up electricity grid upgrade or else face higher bills, warns UK watchdogNational Audit Office says failure to implement £70bn modernisation would also hold back economic growth 17279152
Reposted by Pete BangertSARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 11/09/2026🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 25-year-old Argentinian biologist Pilar Ferrer has developed an injectable gel that helps repair damaged heart tissue after a heart attack 21093512430
Reposted by Pete BangertJoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Read the fucking room, Ivanka. 52777183
Reposted by Pete BangertTact and Diplomacy @tactanddiplomacy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This amazing shot taken by @miffythegamer.bsky.social on our last Higlands holiday. ❤️🏴 5375
Reposted by Pete BangertWulfhelm @wulfhelm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If your idea of patriotism is calling any member of the RNLI, an entirely voluntary organisation whose crews daily risk their lives to save others, a traitor, then you are beyond hope of redemption. 40728136
Reposted by Pete Bangertrobertaquinn.bsky.social @robertaquinn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The firefighters who rescued him have finally been identified: 2549