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@ralphhickman.bsky.social
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Try and be nice to people, avoid eating sugar, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in, and try and live in peace and harmony with people...

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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 27/09/2026
New Google Maps footage from Gaza just dropped. You can go and watch for yourself how "the most moral army" operates.
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Israel's apartheid road rules for Palestinians
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Louise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Oh blimey, here we go again. Time to vote in the National Trust AGM to keep so-called 'Restore Trust' off the council. Use the quick vote to ensure we don't split the anti-Restore vote. Or.... 1/2 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
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Annual General Meeting
Your Annual General Meeting will take place online and in person on Saturday 7th November 2026 at the STEAM Museum, Swindon.
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ralphhickman.bsky.social @ralphhickman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor: the future according to end times fascism – video www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor: the future according to end times fascism – video
In a new video, Klein and Taylor outline a ominous evolution taking shape on the far right – and how to stay loyal to this planet and each other
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Shouting in my echo chamber @catowasright.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This is essentially what we are ‘fighting’ now
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LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit @catanonim.me · 10/09/2026
Grubby anti-immigrant 'policy'. Short-sighted, RefUK-adjacent. Dispiriting under Labour. ~ Applicants for UK citizenship charged more than five times the admin cost ~ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/se…
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Applicants for UK citizenship charged more than five times the admin cost | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian
Fee of £1,709 compares with an estimated administrative cost of just £324, according to Home Office data
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10/09/2026
Britain’s Forgotten Girls review – police saying they have ‘bigger fish to fry’ than groomers will horrify you
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Britain’s Forgotten Girls review – police saying they have ‘bigger fish to fry’ than groomers will horrify you
The stories of teenagers abused by gangs of men around the UK are incredibly harrowing. But it is the countless failures of the authorities that will leave you completely incensed
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 08/09/2026
Tomorrow night, Channel 4 Dispatches airs the findings of a year-long investigation into Tommy Robinson’s finances. Watch it. Then come back here. We’ve got more to show you.
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Latest example of why @nixonsimon.bsky.social is one of the best commentators on the politics/economics interface. But, be warned, it is not a cheery read.
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LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit @catanonim.me · 08/09/2026
~ All That Is Solid ...: Labour's Far Right Failure ~ averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com…
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All That Is Solid ...: Labour's Far Right Failure
I read with interest that, on Monday afternoon, Andy Burnham appointed Marc Sears as his special advisor. For those not familiar with his wo...
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Jansen Mann @hellojansen.com · 04/09/2026
Big shout out to our sponsor.
Big shout out to our sponsor
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Steven Goldsmith 🦋 @stevengoldsmith.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I truly believe that everyone gets what they deserve. I really hope that Trump gets exactly what he deserves.
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Funded by Americans, bolstered by the French, senior figures domiciled in Asia…. they are a model of globalism. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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French far-right leader Jordan Bardella to address Reform UK party conference
Speech part of effort to strengthen National Rally party’s international ties before Marine Le Pen’s presidential bid
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 04/09/2026
There’s a quick way to slow climate change. Why isn’t everyone doing it? - video
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There’s a quick way to slow climate change. Why isn’t everyone doing it? - video
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that traps more than 80 times as much heat than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period and causes 25% of global heating today. We definitely don’t want this gas spewing needlessly into the atmosphere, but in 2023 that’s exactly what environment editor Damian Carrington found was happening when he reported on 1,000 super-emitting methane leaks across the globe. Now Turkmenistan, the worst country for mega-leaks, has begun to plug them. Damian tells Madeleine Finlay why some experts call stopping leaks the climate ‘emergency brake’ and reveals which countries are still failing to act.
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mike502.bsky.social @mike502.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The next Labour manifesto must include a commitment to join the European Union. It would be a game changer and a chance to rid ourselves of Farage once & for all
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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Yet another failure of the Single Justice Procedure, as Sadiq Khan is fined for failing to tax a car he does not own. [H/T @pcsavage.bsky.social] www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/m...
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan convicted of failing to tax car he ‘does not own’
Sir Sadiq was issued with a fine at Herefordshire Magistrates’ Court after being prosecuted by the DVLA through the Single Justice Procedure
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Victoria Derbyshire, "Does the data back up what Burnham said about Brexit contributing to ten years of low growth" Ed Conway, "You'd be crazy if you didn't think throwing sands into the wheels of commerce, which is what Brexit essentially is, wasn't to some extent reducing our standard of living"
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Wishing You Well 🇺🇦 🌻 @klaaskid8.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I love this youtu.be/6SUAdxU9CDE?...
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Canadian Resistance Army - Trade War (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by demonflyingfox
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 28/08/2026
"For more than a year, the National Park Service has been quietly working to fulfill an unprecedented directive from Trump officials: Parcel off a corner of Yosemite National Park to give to a private developer." www.notus.org/agencies/tru...
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Trump’s Quietly Working to Give Part of Yosemite to a Private Developer
The National Park Service is under pressure to make an unprecedented deal that cedes a quarter-mile strip of the park.
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Alan Stedman @alanjstedman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
RFK lying? Who'd have thought?
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The Onion @theonion.com · 27/08/2026
Politician Discusses Secret Of Saying One Thing And Doing Another
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Modern trade flows weren't just devised to make things cheaper, though that's part of it. Supply has also become far more resilient, which sounds counter-intuitive of a system of billions of individual nodes. But they work. They are however largely outside government control.
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
On benefits but living in a £1.3 mill house and 3 children in private school. What was going on? “Over the course of 2020, despite being on benefits, Gheewala’s bank account received more than £880,000 in cash in 200 different deposits.“
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Lets save America @greatamerica777.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Dominic Minghella @dminghella.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Precision matters, especially in headlines, especially on the BBC.
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Hahahahahaha!
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Beth Humphreys 🌺 @producrgrl.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Farage seems to have lost all of his political nouse. He’s erratic, tetchy and careless. Why? Latest 👇🏻📝
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Farage’s summer of discontent
Why he’s making mistakes...
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
They're literally killing the kids through idiocy.
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𝙾𝙻𝙸𝚅𝙸𝙰 🤍 🇲🇽 𝟺𝚃𝙷 𝚃𝚁𝙰𝙽𝚂𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼𝙴𝚁 @olivia4t.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
🔴 This video was deleted from X by #ElonMüsk. They all knew who Trümp really was. You know what to do ‼️
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
“It is a perfect storm. It will only get worse. Prepare for the collapse of the Russian economy, sponsored by Ukraine. It is a matter of when not if. Tick tock.” ✍️ Paul Niland
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How Ukraine Is Now Targeting the Russian Economy
Ukraine's targeting of massive warehouses belonging to an e-commerce giant aims to destabilise the banking sector and the entire Russian economy, reports Paul Niland
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Rossiter Books @rossiterbooks.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Well this is very exciting! Xand van Tulleken Blake Theatre Monmouth 28th October www.ticketsource.com/rossiterbook... Make Me Well - A Quest to Understand the Confusing World of Wellness
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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... when you think you can’t be shocked any more by what Israel’s doing, think again.
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Israel’s campaign to make southern Lebanon ‘unliveable’
Israeli forces have systematically destroyed homes, roads, farmland and forests despite ceasefire with Hizbollah
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
This is manifestly untrue
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Government bonds are hard to understand, but not that hard, and most of the mystery is spread by the City, which wants to use them as a weapon to deny you what you need from the government. I wrote this infographic. AI drew it, directed by me.
An infographic on government bonds.
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Why pick on Chris Packham? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08... The Times has mounted an attack on Chris Packham, saying he is not autistic. Why? What do they hope to gain? And is this quite sinister?
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Why pick on Chris Packham?
As I have already noted today, The Times has chosen to question whether Chris Packham is really autistic, despite the fact that he has a diagnosis saying that he is. I have already discussed some aspe...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12/08/2026
All-British chocolate bar made by scientists using Reading-grown cocoa
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All-British chocolate bar made by scientists using Reading-grown cocoa
Master’s student made first bar with 100% UK ingredients since 1932 to highlight affect of climate crisis on cocoa plants The late queen was the only person in history to have ever eaten a chocolate bar made with 100% British ingredients, after she was given one as a six-year-old in 1932 by the confectioner Rowntree’s. The bar was created from a glasshouse-grown cocoa plant, at Rowntree’s headquarters in York. Continue reading...
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Chas Booth (he/him) @chasbooth.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Green councillors called for an SUV levy in Edinburgh nearly 3 years ago. The Labour administration has delayed and prevaricated, putting lives at risk. We need an SUV levy now.
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 11/08/2026
#clacton @countbinface.bsky.social
A poster for Count Binface urging Conservative, Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters to get out and bin FARAGE
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Captain Haddock @realcaptainhaddock.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This is v interesting from @hushkit.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/hushkit/...
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How Near-Space Launched Weapons Are About to Fuck Everything Up
Space Raiders of the Lost ARC, Golden Dome Showers and why Trump wants Greenland
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
We try to be good neighbours, Big Chicken says, while literally polluting our rivers to death. Watch Netflix's new show 'Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy' then get over to River Action's petition to save our waterways from industrial chicken farming.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Once upon a time, Wisconsin was a democracy desert where Republicans held a supermajority despite losing the popular vote. Enter Ben Wikler, who spent years dismantling that system. Now Wisconsin Democrats have a real shot at a trifecta and Wikler thinks it can work everywhere.
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The Blueprint To Unrig Our Democracy From Right-Wing Rule
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Shropshire Wildlife Trust @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🦋 Last call for the Big Butterfly Count! You’ve got this weekend (before 9 Aug) to spend 15 mins counting butterflies and helping track the health of our environment. Garden, park, reserve – it all counts! Take part: bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conserv… #BigButterflyCount
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
A reminder of the story behind the woeful Americanisation and decimation of an iconic British Brand, Cadbury, that was so much more than just a brand of chocolate, but also a proud British project for social improvement. apple.news/AROmsXsYiR2m...
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The American woman who ripped the heart out of Cadbury — The i Paper
Kate Lister: Irene Rosenfeld oversaw Kraft's hostile takeover of Cadbury – and ordinary Brits have been suffering since
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Bumblebee Conservation Trust @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Most of the UK is farmland – and bumblebees are struggling to find enough food on it 🐝🍽️ New research from 20 English farms shows that pollen and nectar levels are far too low for bumblebees to thrive. Leo Fordham and Prof Elli Leadbeater tell us more in our guest blog: ow.ly/2coK50Zu6xA
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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
And now, a little Vivaldi. Michel Tirabosco, a renowned pan flute player, collaborating with Raphaël Froissart. He is a professor at the Geneva Conservatory. Born with physical differences, he began playing the pan flute at 7 and has achieved international recognition for his skill. #streetmusic
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
One picture is what Israel did to Gaza, the other of what Nazis did to Warsaw.
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
And if the xenophobic rotters don't stop putting their divisive flags up, well, the decent majority who don't need a flag in every lamppost to tell them where they live (or who belongs here) will keep taking them down 🤷🫡✊ This is a simple deflag guide to removing unwanted flags from our lampposts.
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 01/08/2026
👉NEW VIDEO -- Locals are SHOCKED that Israel owns historic factory We travelled to Newcastle to uncover the story of the Armstrong Works, now owned by Israeli state-owned arms company Rafael. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQke...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23/07/2026
Israeli security minister joins Jewish extremists as they storm al-Aqsa mosque compound
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Israeli security minister joins Jewish extremists as they storm al-Aqsa mosque compound
Far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was among thousands who gathered at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site Israel’s far-right minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, joined thousands of Jewish extremists who stormed Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Thursday. Escorted by armed police, they prayed, waved the Israeli flag and sang the national anthem in a provocative display of political power. Continue reading...
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