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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I've just added my name to the call for the UK to join the European Union by 2036. A stronger economy, more jobs, greater security, and a louder voice in the world. Add your name: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/join_eu_by_2...
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Add your name - Let's join the EU by 2036
Add your name to back the ambition for the UK to join the European Union by 2036. Join thousands calling for a confident future at the heart of Europe.
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Exciting and horrifying at the same time.
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
That’s one hell of a carbon footprint.
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
@rorycj.bsky.social
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Is it Iranian or American civilisation that might come to an end tonight?
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
@hettieobrien.bsky.social and the even worse bit is that the investors in private equity funds include pension funds for ordinary people.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 01/04/2026
A ‘dress rehearsal’ for life: inside the Manchester project helping homeless men rebuild
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A ‘dress rehearsal’ for life: inside the Manchester project helping homeless men rebuild
Embassy Village offers 40 canal-side flats and support with budgeting, cooking and finding work, to help men start new lives and rediscover community
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 18/03/2026
The Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace, Washington DC
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
And what is a 'Christian revival' anyway? How close are Tommy Robinson and JD Vance to what Jesus actually preached?
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
I just took action with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Join the Cambridge Citizens Alliance. Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-t...
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Join the Cambridge Citizens Alliance
Cambridge Citizens is a broad-based alliance of member communities from across the city, founded in 2022. Members come from diverse faith, education, labour and third sector organisations who commit...
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 12/01/2026
I think this is basically right. If you want climate action, policy is much more important than personal purity. But if you can reduce your own emissions, why not do that, and show others that it's perfectly compatible with living a happy life?
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
‘I have a conviction that the type of car, or vehicle, that you drive is as much an expression of your personality as the clothes you wear or the decor of the home you call your own.’ Does the fact that I haven’t got a car mean I haven’t got a personality?
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
You’re not crazy. They are. youtube.com/shorts/tVGNV...
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You’re not crazy. They are.
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
My grandmother wrote this note to my mother in 1943. It’s worth remembering as we go into 2026. Happy New Year everyone.
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
'What will save us is real-world action [on the climate crisis].' While as @bgrueskin.bsky.social and @anneapplebaum.bsky.social post, US companies negotiate behind the scenes to take over Russian fossil fuel assets as part of a Ukraine 'peace deal'. Glass half full or half empty?
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Dear king of Judah,” it reads in Akkadian, an ancient language related to Arabic and Hebrew, “send the tribute quickly by the first of Av—and if not, the consequences will be severe.” Sounds a bit Trumpian.
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Lend your support to entrepreneurs in low-income countries through @lendwithcare.bsky.social Make your first loan for free with this link! lendwithcare.org/referral/82C...
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Microfinance from CARE International UK
CARE International's microfinance lending initiative
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
A complete coincidence of course that Nigeria has a lot of oil.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19/10/2025
Spirituality isn’t rigid dogma. It’s a living, breathing practice that helps make sense of an incomprehensible world | Shadi Khan Saif
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Spirituality isn’t rigid dogma. It’s a living, breathing practice that helps make sense of an incomprehensible world | Shadi Khan Saif
I grew up in Kabul and Karachi. In both, I learned the value of the quiet rituals observed while no one is watching
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
'We know what causes homelessness, which means we know how to end it. That means building more social homes, and it means creating a welfare system that allows people to live in dignity.' @ittakesacity.bsky.social
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
And that ownership will be through funds in which the investors might well be public pension funds.
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
This is a fantastic photography & art festival in #Monopoli, Italy. Brilliant use of disused church spaces. Really creative curation. #MartinParr #DeannaDikeman #DylanHausthor among others. Thank you #PhEST www.phest.info
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Festival internazionale di fotografia e arte, Monopoli (BA)
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Tom Pollard @pollardtom.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
New @trusselluk.bsky.social data shows millions more people experiencing food insecurity than two years earlier If we want to understand the rising prevalence of mental health problems, we should start with the rocketing numbers of households facing inadequate social & economic circumstances
Chart showing the prevalence of conditions and impairments for people referred to Trussel food banks compared to the general population. 18% referred to food banks had a physical disability compared to 7% in the general population. 25% had a long-term physical disability compared to 20% in the general population. 58% had a mental health condition compared to 15% in the general population. And 9% had a learning disability or difficulty compared to 2% in the general population
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
'Electrified trains allow us to travel with a fraction of the carbon footprint of air travel. ... Less mental and moral gymnastics are required when travelling by land or sea – especially while temperatures break all records. So trains are simply more relaxing … except financially.'
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Lend your support to entrepreneurs in low-income countries through @lendwithcare.bsky.social Make your first loan for free with this link! lendwithcare.org/referral/82C...
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Microfinance from CARE International UK
CARE International's microfinance lending initiative
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 27/07/2025
The voice of our own inner critic can be strong. How can we break free from the mental prison? | Nadine Levy
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The voice of our own inner critic can be strong. How can we break free from the mental prison? | Nadine Levy
It’s hard, this being human thing. But the Buddha’s path, like many spiritual paths, is a hopeful one
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Trussell @trusselluk.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
❗ Millions are already facing hunger and hardship. Rising food prices will only add more pressure to families who are struggling to put food on the table. This isn't right. Everyone should be able to afford the essentials they need to survive and live with dignity 💚
A young, white woman in a food bank warehouse puts food on a shelf. Text is on top that reads: 'Breaking news' with a headline from BBC news: 'UK inflation unexpectedly jumps to 3.6% as food prices rise again'.
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Yes, and it’s not just about how the AC is powered. More AC means more metal being mined, more plastic being made, more fossil fuels in the manufacturing. We need less ‘stuff’ overall, not more.
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Richard Pearshouse @richardpearshouse.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Around the world, a considerable percentage of environmental conflicts are driven by the same multinational corporations. Voluntary pledges to self-regulate clearly don’t work for these companies- we need binding laws and regulations on corporate accountability: @hrw.org
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104 companies linked to 20% of global environmental conflicts, study finds
A recent study has found that just 104 companies, mostly multinational corporations from high-income countries, are involved in a fifth of the more than 3,000 environmental conflicts it analyzed. The ...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/06/2025
What if the world’s religions aren’t competing but rather one unfolding truth? | Kat Eghdamian
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What if the world’s religions aren’t competing but rather one unfolding truth? | Kat Eghdamian
Shifting from debating difference to seeking shared meaning isn’t just theoretical. I’ve seen it work
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Trussell @trusselluk.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
We live in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, and yet 1 in 7 people in the UK are facing hunger. This isn't right. Repost if you agree
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Where will they get their hats now?
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
‘Philanthropy as a means to address hardship isn’t just impractical – it’s wrong. It ignores the structural inequalities that lead to poverty and illness and lets the state off its responsibility to fix them.’
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Yup. Retired but hardly ever been busier.
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Not paying enough? How about paying the full social cost?
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
The slender-billed curlew is declared extinct and we rescue a rosebud from the garden that shouldn’t be there at the beginning of winter. The climate and biodiversity crises in a day.
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Tom Pollard @pollardtom.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Ok, I've caved & joined the starter pack bandwagon These are people who will be interesting & useful to follow as the new government sets out its plans around social security, work & poverty Sorry if I've missed off good people - will add to it as more come to mind or join go.bsky.app/8WEVftJ
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Museum of Homelessness @ourmoh.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Good morning Bluesky fam Give these legends a follow 🥰
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Finn Longman is only here occasionally @finnlongman.com · 06/11/2024
"A candle can't do much against a black hole." "So light another candle." Wrote this on Tumblr a few weeks ago about trying to shift my focus to the good I can put into the world rather than the bad I can't take out of it. The black hole feels bigger today; the candles matter more than ever.
The world often -- at the moment, and always -- feels like a black hole. There is so much bad in the world. There are so many awful things happening that I can do nothing about, that you can do nothing about, that hundreds of people making a concerted effort can do nothing about. That is devastating and disempowering and the apparent impossibility of reducing the amount of awfulness in the world can make us completely disinclined to try. 

We cannot, it seems, make the black hole smaller. 

But can we light a candle? A torch? A single lightbulb? 

Perhaps we can't subtract badness from the world. Can we, though, add goodness? Can we create some small lights, whether that's being there for a friend or making life easier for a colleague or doing a job that, ultimately, helps someone we'll never meet -- even if what we do is far behind the scenes without a clear sense of the direct impact? Can we make somebody smile, and remind somebody they're not alone, and be a friend to someone desperate for connection?

These candles, lit one by one, will not shrink the size of the black hole. But they will make it a little easier for people around you to see. I think, over recent months, that I have found myself so focused on what I couldn't do that I lost sight of what I could, especially when what I could do seemed mundane and tiny in the grand scheme of things. But the grand scheme of things is not the only measure by which we should look at these things. A single candle to the darkness of the world might be a lighthouse to the one person who sees it. 

The small goodness matters. Even if it doesn't change the world or fix anything or even save lives. There is never a situation in which putting more goodness into the world is a bad thing, however inadequate it may feel in scope or quantity. It is hard to take time for the candles when I'm focused on the black holes, but I'm trying to shift my focus to them, because I've felt so lost and helpless amidst the big picture and I've lost sight of the personal. Perhaps in this, I've been so focused on the forest I can't see the tree that needs watering. 

There are a lot of big things I don't have any power over. There are a lot of small things I do. There are a lot of big evils I cannot stop, and a lot of small goodnesses I can choose, every day.
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Roblake1959 @roblake1959.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
@helenbarnard.bsky.social Can you get #Trussell to come over here?
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Hey Elon, do I have a hockey stick for you!
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