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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 14/10/2026
🧵 1/ Some things we learned recently: - data centres route bot farms - bot farms manipulate elections - autocrats want data centres Do the math. Coincidence? We think not… 👀
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porthiadays.bsky.social @porthiadays.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Totally support the RNLI but Porthmeor is the wrong place for this #StIves www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Statue of lifeguard set to be installed on beach
The bronze sculpture due to be installed in St Ives was made by Zennor-based artist Holly Bendall.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
For just a moment, the world saw their true nature. This is a real photo. F*cking chilling.
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EveryDoctor @everydoctor.org.uk · 15/09/2026
Private equity is extracting millions from the NHS. Nearly £1bn went to insourcing firms in 3 years, much of it PE owned. We demand a ban on PE contracts, whistleblower protections, and an investigation into where money goes. Send our letter to your MP: everydoctor.eaction.org.uk/stop-private...
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Westcountrybird @racheljs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A true Kernow hero. He led over 3000 people to safety, singing Cornish songs of his youth. Men of Cornwall stop your dreaming; Can't you see their spearpoints gleaming? See their warriors' pennants streaming To this battlefield. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Cornish September 11 attacks hero Rick Rescorla commemorated
Rick Rescorla saved 2,500 people who were inside the World Trade Center's South Tower.
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porthiadays.bsky.social @porthiadays.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Another funeral today in St Ives for yet another young man who lost his life to suicide. Check in wherever you can with those you feel might be struggling, sometimes it can make all the difference
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porthiadays.bsky.social @porthiadays.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🪦 A cemetery overlooking St Ives harbour has just changed hands, and with it comes a hunt for records many thought were lost forever. Burial deeds, historic graves, decades of names, nobody currently knows where they all are 👇 cornishstuff.com/.../a-new-fu...
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A new future for St Ives' historic Barnoon Cemetery - CornishStuff
Barnoon Cemetery in St Ives has passed to St Ives Town Council, which is investing in the 170-year-old site and starting a project to recover burial records that appear to have been lost.
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porthiadays.bsky.social @porthiadays.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#RNLI
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I want the Prime Minister to look into a TV camera and say the RNLI are heroes, that we do not change policy by street violence in this country, and that he expects any criminal action to face the full force of the law. That's it. That's all he has to do.
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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
2022: Dolly Parton donates $1 million to fund pediatric infectious disease research 2025: Donald Trump cuts $12 million in grants for pediatric medical research x.com/factpostnews...
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FactPost (@factpostnews) on X
2022: Dolly Parton donates $1 million to fund pediatric infectious disease research 2025: Donald Trump cuts $12 million in grants for pediatric medical research
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
…and then the Tate St Ives came along with something just as bad.
Advert urging GET YOUR LOCALS’ PASS outside a crematorium.
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The London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The London mayor said Netanyahu is not be welcome in London and would "feel the full weight of public opinion" if he did visit the capital.
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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Blimey... Save the Children, third biggest charity in the UK, accusing Starmer of complicity in the killing of 21,000 children in Gaza "To the next Prime Minister: what will your plaque say?"
Tweet from Save the Children UK on 13 Jul 2026

"This is your legacy on the occupied Palestinian territory, Prime Minister  @Keir_Starmer. History will remember your complicity.

Despite a partial arms suspension in 2024, Keir Starmer's government has continued to enable Israel's atrocities against Palestinians, their families and children through the supply of F-35 fighter jet parts.

Nothing can change the horrors Palestinians have faced. But the next Prime Minister has an opportunity to put an end to the UK Government's role as an ally to atrocities.

The UK Government must: 
🔴 Suspend all arms sales to Israel 
🔴 Suspend the UK-Israel trade and partnership agreement 
🔴 Ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements

To the next Prime Minister: what will your plaque say?"

Attached is a mockup of a blue plaque for Keir Starmer

A blue plaque mounted on a stone wall reads: "HISTORY WILL NOT FORGET COMPLICITY. KEIR STARMER witnessed 73,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces, including 21,000 children, and kept supplying arms to Israel."
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LifuX @lifux.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It’s always the orange ones, I swear 😭🧡 #Cat #Caturday #Catsofbluesky #LifuX
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Joint Statement from Five of Cornwall's MPs
Reform UK has tabled an amendment to the Representation of the People Bill that would make it a criminal offence to publish election material in Cornish, carrying a penalty of up to six months’ imprisonment.

“As five of the MPs representing Cornwall, we fundamentally disagree.

“Amendment NC107, tabled by Richard Tice MP, and backed by all Reform MPs, would permit election material to be published only in English or Welsh.

“This is a direct attack on Cornish language, identity, and culture. We Cornish MPs are exceptionally proud that in January 2026, the Government officially recognised Kernewek under Part III of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. As a result, Kernewek now has the same status as all other Celtic languages across the UK, including Welsh and Scottish Gaelic.

“The inclusion of Welsh, and not Kernewek, in Reform’s ill-intentioned amendment is demonstrative of their complete lack of understanding of Cornwall’s unique identity and heritage.

“We will wholeheartedly oppose this amendment in Parliament.”

Signed by:

Perran Moon MP, Camborne and Redruth (Labour)
Noah Law MP, St Austell and Newquay (Labour)
Jayne Kirkham MP, Truro and Falmouth (Labour)
Anna Gelderd MP, South East Cornwall (Labour)
Ben Maguire MP, North Cornwall (Liberal Democrat)
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Reform UK plans to jail candidates for using Irish, Gaelic Or Cornish on their election leaflets. Nigel Farage’s party propose amendment to the elections Bill which would mean candidates using Irish and Scottish Gaelic would face up to six months in prison bylinetimes.com/2026/07/13/r...
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Reform UK Plans To Jail Candidates For Using Irish, Gaelic Or Cornish On Election Leaflets
EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage's party propose amendment to the Government's elections Bill which would mean candidates using Irish and Scottish Gaelic would face up to six months in prison
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
In politics, we’re torn between ideals and practicalities, aspirations and realities, the world as we want it, and as we find it But one day a manifesto comes along that reconciles both in every pledge. A rare moment of clarity and hope
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porthiadays.bsky.social @porthiadays.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I hear from a reliable source that a solar farm in Cornwall is currently offline because the UK's electricity grid infrastructure cannot take the extra - free - power at present. The UK is wasting an abundance of sunshine. Do better. (Same for Ireland and everywhere else.)
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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
As a GP, I am not allowed to receive a pen or post-it note pad from a pharmaceutical company rep Govt banned them in case I was influenced to prescribe medications This should also be banned Influence is being bought in Govt Patients should influence not the healthy & wealthy
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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
A wee group of angry balaclava and mask-wearing anti-immigration guys tried to stop the good people of Glasgow showing solidarity with migrants and standing up to racism and fascism. Well, the far right are far outnumbered... #RefugeesWelcome #MigrantsWelcome #NeighboursNotStrangers #Glasgow
Photo of a small group of mostly men wearing black, with masks and balaclavas, surrounded by a Police Scotland cordon in the bottom of the photo, in the foreground. In the background, a very large colourful crowd of people with saltires, trade union banners, and hand-made signs in support of migrants and against racism have turned up to gather to show solidarity, and the far right guys were hoping to thwart that. They didn't.
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porthiadays.bsky.social @porthiadays.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
DAILYMAIL.COM Holidaymaker 'grabbed seagull out of the air and punched it to death' #cornwall #stives
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CornwallLive @cornwalllive.com · 11/06/2026
It's being said it was his punishment after it had pinched his pasty
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Utter outrage and police hunt after thug 'punched' seagull in Cornwall
It's being said it was his punishment after it had pinched his pasty
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Dr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The modern day equivalent of Lord Haw Haw broadcasting from afar. What's different this time though is the British government broadcasts on the same frequency.
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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 03/06/2026
NEWS! Patriot eloquently articulates his sincerely held concerns about nation’s justice system through medium of flying wheelie bin
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Patriot eloquently articulates his sincerely held concerns about nation’s justice system through medium of flying wheelie bin
A concerned patriot has demonstrated the depth of his commitment to justice and civil discourse by hurling a wheelie bin at police officers during last night’s unrest in Southampton.
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Grok, Musk’s AI tool, continues to be used to create non-consensual nudes of women and girls, despite his repeated assurances that he has “fixed” the issue. 🧵2/3
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
If you are still on X, you are willingly using a platform that has produced and distributed CSAM, whose owner has incited civil war in the UK and regularly promotes extremism. That's on you.
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Neil Schofield-Hughes @neilschofield.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
At the heart of the Mandelson scandal is the relationship between Mandelson, Blair and his foundation, current UK Ministers, and Thiel and Palantir. This is a scandal about the politics of influence and its abuse. This information should be made public.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
On hottest May day recorded, reanimated corpse funded by fossil fuel interests recommends abandoning efforts to tackle climate crisis www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump
In highly unusual intervention, ex-PM says his party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ makes it likely to lose next election
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Nicolas Robert @robertsnickc.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
“Protect the earth. Live simply. Act with compassion. Our future depends on it.” ~ Tenzin Gyatso (b. 1935) #Sculpture
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swirlOsquirrel @swirlosquirrel.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The Danish gov’t has installed floating platforms planted with wildflowers and native vegetation in the harbors and canals of Copenhagen, to create urban habitat sanctuaries for birds, bees, pollinators, insects, and even some aquatic life. #FlowersOfBluesky #InnovativeSolutions💡
Goose chilling among the flowers
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porthiadays.bsky.social @porthiadays.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Reform UK has just lost another councillor in Cornwall, the seventh since the 2025 local elections. cornishstuff.com/cornish-poli...
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porthiadays.bsky.social @porthiadays.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
This will be a lovely day in St Ives
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
When we tested water from English bathing sites, we found antibiotic resistance genes present at many swimming spots around the country. Particularly high levels were found in Rivers Dart, Nidd, Ribble + Wye. share.google/7rBKPnpoEApD...
Pesticides, industrial chemicals and E.coli found in designated bathing waters, tests show
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
This is a guy who wants civil war in Britain and is attempting to buy off our politicians too.
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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
There is nothing wrong with data being shared across NHS A single patient record is a good thing What is not good is Palantir being anywhere near it GPs are currently data controllers (protectors) & want to protect patients Govt wants to ‘force’ this No to Palantir in #NHS
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
It's been 16 months since I left X, and I feel so much better for it. I hadn't realised just how big an impact the daily tsunami of hate, trolling, sealioning and strategic incomprehension was having on my state of mind. I cannot understand why anyone who values their mental health is still there.
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Our Co-Chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social said: "The so-called independent sector...uses [the NHS] as a safety net. There are long established concerns about risks to patients in private hospitals and the fact that the NHS picks up the tab when things go wrong." www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
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Private hospitals 'rush patients back to the NHS when something goes wrong'
A record number of private patients are being blue-lighted back to NHS hospitals for emergency care, amid calls for Health Secretary Wes Streeting to ‘end the privatisation’
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porthiadays.bsky.social @porthiadays.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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Police appeal for help finding missing St Ives man David Chard, 33 - CornishStuff
Vanished in the early hours, last seen in a distinctive t-shirt. Officers are now appealing for help locating a man who disappeared from the St Ives area overnight.
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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Palantir - software tracks you This article started with a question: how did we get here? A company was born from CIA money in 2003, built by a man who believes democracy is the problem & run by a man who was trained to understand freedom & chose to dismantle it open.substack.com/pub/thedemoc...
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porthiadays.bsky.social @porthiadays.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has signed the contract to use Palantir's software but hasn't started yet. Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is not using Palantir's software yet but is under pressure to do so
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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
GP are currently ‘data controllers’ for patient data which means legally they protect the information about their patients
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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Why protecting patient data is the first thing that GPs are doing as part of collective action? Seems a little odd? Until you realised that the Government is planning to take away the data controller role from GP practices The same Government signing contracts with Palantir
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
NEW: French prosecutors are seeking criminal charges against Elon Musk for child sexual abuse images on the platform, deepfakes, disinformation, and complicity in denying crimes against humanity by the platform's artificial intelligence system, Grok. apnews.com/article/fran...
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Penlee House Gallery & Museum @penleehousegallery.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
📰 Newspaper SOS! We’re trying to find a physical copy of last Thursday’s The Guardian, but no local libraries have one 😅 If you’ve got a copy, we’d be so grateful! Drop it at reception or call 01736 363625 and ask for Maisy-Sky. Thank you!
An elderly man sits by a warm hearth, reading a newspaper. The cosy room features rustic decor and a soft glow from the fireplace, creating a serene atmosphere.
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 06/05/2026
A seaside town is devastated when a small fishing boat, the Rose of Nevada, disappears at sea. Thirty years later, the boat reappears in the harbour and sets off a moving story, says Bethan Ackerley
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This mesmerising Cornish time-travel film is not to be missed
A seaside town is devastated when a small fishing boat, the Rose of Nevada, disappears at sea. Thirty years later, the boat reappears in the harbour and sets off a moving story, says Bethan Ackerley
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German Foreign Office @germany.diplo.de · 05/05/2026
The situation of over 2 million people in #Gaza must not be overlooked. They urgently need better humanitarian assistance. Aid workers must be able to operate, and import restrictions, e.g. on essential goods, must be lifted. – @aussenminister.diplo.de 4/5
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The Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society @letterappsoc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
It’s #PennyBlackDay on 6th May! Do join us in celebrating this incredible invention! More information via the link… 🥳🎩📮🎉 thehandwrittenletterappreciationsociety.org/help-celebra...
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