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@robinahood.bsky.social
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Care about natural world, gardening, walking the hills. Left wing politically, HATE the term 'boomer', we aren't all the same! Based in Nottingham UK.

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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
When they talk about reducing red tape, remember this image.
Grenfell Tower, a black smouldering carcass of the building shorty after the fire, in 2017.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 10/09/2026
A damning indictment of where hate leads. RNLI has to warn its volunteers - people who save lives - not to wear branded clothes for fear of being attacked. Absolutely shameful.
independent.co.uk
RNLI reviews security measures after far-right threats
The charity’s chief executive said the online abuse was ‘wholly unacceptable’
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Helen Walters @helenmw66.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Here is how to donate to the RNLI rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 09/09/2026
Tommy Robinson promised Peter Lynch’s family: “We will pay for his funeral, we will pay for everything.” His family received none of the money raised. Robinson says their share was refused and the money went to support his own children. #C4Dispatches
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Heightened West Bank violence: the backdrop to new UK sanctions www.channel4.com/news/heighte...
channel4.com
Heightened West Bank violence: the backdrop to new UK sanctions
The UK government’s decision to sanction illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank comes amid escalating violence throughout the occupied West Bank, with extremist settlers raiding Palestinian comm...
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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A vacuous, cowardly piece by the BBC here, which does little more than launder into the public domain the lies and excuses of Reform www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Nigel Farage tells BBC he 'wasn't listening' in foreign donor talks
The Reform leader also told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that his family are "begging" him to leave his job.
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
So much more than a Country Music Superstar. Philanthropist, humanitarian, defender of diversity & fierce advocate for the working class, she helped fund the Moderna Covid vaccine & donated 332+ million books to children. Thank you, Dolly. We will always love you.♥️ #RIP
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Dolly Parton, Hardscrabble Storyteller Turned Global Entertainer, Dead at 80
Dolly Parton, country music legend, dead at 80.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Vaccine benefit in children "Since 1974, vaccination has averted 154 million deaths, including 146 million among children younger than 5 years of whom 101 million were infants younger than 1 year." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... The most striking benefit was for vaccination vs measles (Figure)
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
My mother had Alzheimer's, and it lasted a decade. That wilderness she descended into was made far worse by a state that essentially said "good luck" and "goodbye" having to navigate care and selling her house and worrying that we'd run out of money to finance it all. If anyone can fix it, good.
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MP Watch @mpwatch.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The Clacton Tapestry rivaling the Bayeux for drama. Hopefully the results of this battle will be better for the UK.
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The Prime Minister, @andyburnham.bsky.social, has spoken about being honest about the challenges we face. So, as we welcome our new Prime Minister and cabinet, let's start there: Nature is disappearing. The climate crisis is accelerating. The UK cannot thrive while both continue unchecked.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
This afternoon I'll be in the London Assembly Environment Committee where we'll be looking into the issue of flytipping. I'll be asking questions to the Environment Agency about what needs to be done to stop this blight on our communities and on nature.
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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Time has run out for another plan without action
Today the Government announces its Delivery Plan to protect 30% of land for nature by 2030. 30by30 is Target 3 of the Convention on Biological Diversity's Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framewor...
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Lisa Jarvis @lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
An extraordinary cancer stat recently just dropped: zero. That’s how many UK women in their early 20s died from cervical cancer between 2020-24. My latest @opinion.bloomberg.com is on 20 years of HPV vaccines--& how the US could better maximize the potential of this critical public health tool (🎁):
bloomberg.com
The US Could Eliminate Cervical Cancer. What’s the Holdup?
An extraordinary cancer statistic recently dropped in a major medical journal: zero.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 25/06/2026
As we have experienced this week, extreme temperatures are no longer a future threat. They are a present danger. Today, I’m launching London’s first ever heat plan: a city-wide plan to adapt our capital, protect communities, and build a climate-resilient city.
Silhouette of Big Ben and surrounding London skyline at sunset, with a bright sun glowing behind the clock tower and casting a warm orange glow across the sky. Below, on an orange background, bold black text reads: “Get heat-ready, London.” Smaller text reads: “Heat Ready London will protect Londoners from hotter temperatures and help us build a more resilient city.” The Mayor of London logo appears in the bottom right corner.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
It tells you everything you need to know about Kemi Badneoch and Nigel Farage that as London schools, hospitals and transport networks all buckle under extreme record-breaking temperatures, they gather with fossil fuel lobbyists, climate deniers and the far-right to demand an end to Net Zero
bylinetimes.com
As Extreme Heat Hits London, Fossil Fuel Interests and Global Far-Right Politicians Gather for a 'Glastonbury of Climate Science Deniers'
Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch are both scheduled to address the event, reports Max Colbert
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The Major Oak has stood at the heart of Sherwood Forest for over a thousand years. This spring, it failed to come into leaf and experts now believe it has died. But its story isn’t over. Its ancient trunk & branches will continue to support life for years to come: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 11/05/2026
We were told our data would stay under NHS control. But an internal document just revealed the truth: Palantir staff are being granted “unlimited access”. Join us demanding this spy-tech firm gets out of our NHS 👇 goodlaw.social/658abc
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SassySenora701 @sassysenior70.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
"This is an important thing to think about."
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 11/04/2026
Nearly 1 in 6 UK species are threatened with extinction. We've lost 97% of our wildflower meadows since the 1930s. We have 73 million fewer birds than in the 1970s - a decline of almost a third. And yet some politicians still just see wildlife as a blocker to progress.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Israel is a rogue state and our government should treat it as such. Our Government should have suspended diplomatic and trade relations long ago but if not now, when?
Zack Polanski calls for UK to withdraw trade agreement with Israel after strikes on Lebanon
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
This is an actual post. This is not funny. This is beyond desperate. This is a deeply unwell man who doesn’t belong anywhere near the levers of power. Every member of his cabinet and Congress is complicit in not demanding his removal now.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 02/04/2026
BREAKING: We're challenging President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail-in voting. Once again, the president is trying to seize power he doesn't have at the expense of our democracy.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Trump and Hegseth now state that the #1 priority for the war in Iran is to open the Strait of Hormuz. It is only closed because they launched a war of choice with Iran. This truly is the stupidest war in history. (George W Bush should be happy that he's no longer atop that list.)
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Remembering Aretha Franklin on her birthday. 💜 🙏🏼 🎵 🎹🎤
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Think-tank funded by the super rich wants to freeze the UK state pension, end the triple-lock. Full state pension is below 50% of the minimum wage. 2m pensioners live in poverty. 110,000 a year die in poverty. Democide disguised as financial policy. Loss of empathy leads to inhumanity.
leftfootforward.org
Is the Britain on the path to barbarism?
Dehumanisation of the people always unleashes personal and social tragedies
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Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
"Very complete, pretty much" is EVEN BETTER than "Concepts of a plan".
theguardian.com
Trump says Iran war is ‘very complete, pretty much’ as economic toll rises | First Thing
President delivered a vague and contradictory forecast on the future of the war in Middle East. Plus, how to recognize a psychopath
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
When an illegal war, likely to cause mass murder, is launched, we have a choice of 2 positions: 1. It's wrong and has to stop. 2. Hurray! Let's join in. Much of the UK Establishment - Conservatives, Reform, the billionaire media - went straight for Option 2. Which tells you all you need to know.
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Jeremy Bartlett @jeremybartlett.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
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electoral-reform.org.uk
Latest UK polling: As voters spread their support, our voting system can’t keep up
Where elections often used to be a two-horse race between Labour and the Conservatives, voters are now spreading their support across an increasingly crowded field – and our voting sys
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Remember when Congress authorized the use of force against Iran? Me neither. Any U.S. attack on Iran would violate U.S. and international law.
A U.S. official said American military strikes on Iran were underway.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
80% of agricultural land is used for livestock (and textiles), yet this huge land use provides only 17% of our calories and 38% of our protein. 16% of the land used for crops provides 83% of our calories and 62% of our protein. It's past time we rethink what we eat.
An infographic from Our World in Data titled "Global land use for food production" uses a series of stacked horizontal bar charts to visualize the distribution of Earth's surface and the disproportionate land requirements of livestock. The first bar shows Earth's surface is 71% ocean and 29% land (141 million km²); the land surface is then broken down into 76% habitable land, 10% glaciers, and 14% barren land. Of the habitable land, 45% (48 million km²) is used for agriculture, while 38% is forests and 13% is shrubland. The agricultural land bar reveals a major disparity: 80% (38 million km²) is dedicated to livestock (meat, dairy, and textiles) including grazing land and cropland for feed, while only 16% is used for crops for direct human consumption and 4% for non-food crops. Finally, two smaller bars at the bottom contrast this land use with nutritional output, showing that while livestock uses 80% of agricultural land, it only provides 17% of global calories and 38% of global protein, whereas plant-based foods provide 83% of calories and 62% of protein.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Nearly 100k people have joined our call to get dangerous US spy tech firm out of our NHS. Palantir's founder has called for the NHS to be ripped up. Now his company has access to millions of patient records. Tell the government to end the contract! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
One lesson from the Epstein–Mandelson affair is that we need to stop routinely rehabilitating political careers after serious scandals. When politicians knowingly engage in grave ethical wrongdoing, that should permanently end their political careers. Being "talented" should not override that.
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Strawberry Finch 📷 @luva What a great shot!!
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Fairness Foundation @fairness.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Today, alongside 60+ organisations, we’ve welcomed progress on the Bill to remove the two-child limit: cpag.org.uk/news/stateme... The policy was always unfair, arbitrarily penalising children in bigger families. Progress on its removal is a welcome step for families across the UK.
school blackboard that reads: 2 Child Limit Removal
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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 02/02/2026
If you think of universal basic income as just "more money," you aren't understanding it and what makes it so different and effective. The fact it comes at a regular frequency is a key factor. When you know that whatever happens next month, you can still buy food, that's a huge deal. It's STABILITY
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Amra Watson @amrawatson.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
This is just a snippet of a superb @zackpolanski.bsky.social interview. Laura’s tired gotcha attempts went nowhere, while Polanski raised the bar with every answer. We’ve waited a long time for a political leader with empathy, honesty, and clarity.
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Beth Otway (Pumpkin Beth) @pumpkinbeth.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Have you seen my Snowdrop Calendar? Discover amazing snowdrop gardens, snowdrop tours, talks, plant sales, & events - here's a link: www.pumpkinbeth.com/2021/09/snow... #Snowdrops #Galanthus #Garden #WinterFlowers #Outdoors #Nature #Gardening
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A Calendar of Snowdrop Garden Openings, Talks, Events & Open Days for 2026! - Pumpkin Beth
Calendar of Winter, Spring, & Autumn Snowdrop Events for 2026! Welcome to my Autumn & Winter Snowdrop Gardens, Talks, Events, and Open Days Calendar!  I want to help you discover the most beautiful an...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
UK child poverty up 34% in a decade. Families can't afford the cost of food, rent, childcare, heating, essentials. 72% of poor children live in working families. Secure jobs, universal basic income/services, curbs on profiteering, free school meals would help. Must eradicate parental poverty.
bigissue.com
Why are four million children still going hungry in the UK in 2026?
Hunger in the UK is the scourge that ceases to abate. It's time to build a road map to meaningful and lasting change.
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
If one extended family was killed in Britain, it'd be the crime of our century. Our population is 69 million. In Gaza, Israel exterminated more than 2,700 extended families. Their pre-genocide population was 2.2 million. Don't forget Gaza 👇
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Jonathan Pie @jonathanpienews.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Terror in America. Jonathanpie.com youtu.be/oU7LOpQFOPQ?...
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Terror in America.
YouTube video by Jonathan Pie
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Noem: "An individual approached US border patrol officers... The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently." Video footage from multiple angles proves that this is outright bullshit. Alex Pretti did not approach ICE officers nor did he react violently.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Wild places are the *real* gold in life.
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Jorj, Interim DEITY🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💪🏽 @just-jorj.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
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Dozens of clergy arrested at anti-ICE rally on day of protest in Minneapolis region | CBC News
Local police arrested dozens of clergy members who sang hymns and prayed as they knelt on a road at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, as part of a day of protest on Friday against U.S. Pre...
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