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Selina Bastable

@selinab.bsky.social
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Live in Wales. Anti Brexit, the Tories, all cruelty and those who hunt. Love history, books, art, gardening, astronomy, the list goes on … No DMs please

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Dave Underwood @oblivionwithbells.com · 31/12/2025
Multiply this by many counties around Britain and you have the real cost of flag shaggers efforts.
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Selina Bastable @selinab.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
I am so excited. I have just heard the call of a cuckoo coming from our woods. Only the second time in the twenty plus years we’ve lived here.
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Astronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
"We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever." - Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Time for England to BAN snares! 'Repost' if you agree!
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Phil Myers @philmyers53.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
804 to get to 10,000 Please, let's keep it going! Petition: Commission a public inquiry into the impact of the UK exiting the European Union petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Petition: Commission a public inquiry into the impact of the UK exiting the European Union
Given that it has stated its aim of growing the UK economy, we think the Government needs to quantify the effects of exiting the European Union as soon as possible by setting up an inquiry.
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Phil Myers @philmyers53.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
The deadline for this petition is next Thursday, the 8th. We need a minimum of 10K. We have 8,288 . Either way, it will take years. If this fails, it'll set back the cause by a further 5 years. So , 5 years vs. 1,722 signatures a no-brainer? Sign here 👉 bit.ly/4eq3c17
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
#NoMowMay has begun! 🌼 The rare chance to help nature by doing nothing.
The image presents a comparison between two types of lawns to promote #NoMowMay. On the left side, titled "Why have a lawn like this?" it displays a grid of uniform green squares representing a plain, regularly mowed lawn. On the right side, titled "When you can have a lawn like this?" the grid intersperses colourful icons of a sunflower, a pink flower, a ladybug, a frog, a bee, a butterfly, a white flower with a yellow centre, a tulip, another sunflower, a red mushroom with white spots, and additional flowers, symbolising a lively, biodiverse lawn encouraged by letting grass grow naturally during May.
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 01/05/2025
As Plantlife kicks off its annual No Mow May campaign, new survey data on Welsh attitudes towards garden plants reveals that many still regard wildflowers as weeds – overlooking their benefits for wildlife and biodiversity
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Give Dandelions a Chance: Public urged to rethink wildflowers, as Plantlife launches No Mow May
As Plantlife kicks off its annual No Mow May campaign, new survey data on Welsh attitudes towards garden plants reveals that many still regard wildflowers as weeds – overlooking their benefits for wil...
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Former Reform candidate avoids jail for £27k charity fraud Daniel Turner diverted Covid grants meant for a youth centre to his own bank account Who does that? A close associate of Andrea Jenkyns & Sean Matthews her campaign manager, that’s who. www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln...
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Selina Bastable @selinab.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Glorious in the Welsh Marches.
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Phil Myers @philmyers53.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
No more speeches. No more I told you so's. No more complaining. Let's get this done NOW! If you haven't signed, please do so + share + ask friends + family to sign PLEASE Commission a public inquiry into the impact of the UK exiting the European Union petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Petition: Commission a public inquiry into the impact of the UK exiting the European Union
Given that it has stated its aim of growing the UK economy, we think the Government needs to quantify the effects of exiting the European Union as soon as possible by setting up an inquiry.
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Josh Russell → @MVTFWD @joshfwd.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
It’ll be easier to stop Reform now. Than it will be to stop Reform later. stopreformuk.vote Vote tactically on May 1st, this Thursday. And - Signup to join with your email - Follow @mvtfwd.bsky.social
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Stop the Tories and Reform
Your vote is your power. Use it tactically to get the Tories and Reform out, then influence your new MP and the next government.
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Selina Bastable @selinab.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
📌 for later
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 25/04/2025
Wales is set to become the first devolved nation in the UK to trial automatic voter registration
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Automatic voter registration to be trialed in Wales
Wales is set to become the first devolved nation in the UK to trial automatic voter registration. Four local authorities across Wales will be launching pilots which will evaluate different approaches ...
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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Of all the dogs we've re-homed big Larry is the one I worried about the most. I think it's fair to say I had absolutely nothing to worry about. Larry has found his people 🥰🙏
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Alex Davies-Jones MP @alexdaviesjones.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
The Welsh Labour Government is investing an additional £5.5 million to support hospices. This funding will help ensure people continue to receive the compassionate, high-quality care they deserve at the end of life.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 22/04/2025
Cuts to humanitarian aid WILL cost lives. Disaster-hit communities, women in conflict zones, children threatened by malaria and many others face a future with diminished access to medical care. Stand in solidarity and keep the conversation going. 📢
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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Enemies of the people.
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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
"None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free" - Goethe
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Nigel Farage has told ITV News the first thing he would do as prime minister if he won a general election would be to remove the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights That alone is good reason never to vote for Reform UK. THIS IS WHY youtu.be/MdiDDJrQUJA?...
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Nigel Farage says first thing he would do as PM if he won a GE would be to remove UK from the ECHR
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British Gardening History @britgardhistory.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Blossom is so often overlooked when we choose a new apple tree, but as this wonderful montage from @thepackingshedtamar on IG shows, some varieties have especially beautiful flowers. Scent also varies greatly from variety to variety.
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
In case you missed it ... When we were in the EU, there were signs all over the place showing how the EU was investing in our towns and regions. And best of all, EU funding was shared out EQUALLY and FAIRLY across all parts of the UK, regardless of which party was in power. #RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
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Selina Bastable @selinab.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Good thread but Nick Robinson and facts? He’s one of the reasons I stopped listening to the Today programme. All too ready to interrupt in the name of robust interviewing (which only serves to irritate) but state facts?
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Colin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (cms48X) @cms48.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
The people of Wales are funding England's HS 2 project to the tune of £3.9 b and will receive zero benefit. When the Port Talbot Steel Works were in trouble, the establishment all but ignored their requests for help. WM must be dismantled. #IndepepdenceforUKColonies 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Ideas.
US customs and immigration poster. “If it crosses the US border illegally, it’s our job to stop it. People, money, products, ideas.”
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Marcus Brigstocke @marcusbrig.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
“They were careless people, they smashed up things and people, and then retreated back into their money," The Great Gatsby. F Scott Fitzgerald. 100 years old today.
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Little Pippilotta should be angry and bitter at the world after being inflicted with a brain injury when she was a puppy. But like so many dogs she decides to live in the moment. She wouldn’t be here today were it not for the dedication of my friend Sybille. An amazing recovery
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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
I was reminded of this: “The less talent they have, the more pride, vanity, and arrogance they have. All these fools, however, find other fools who applaud them.” Good old Erasmus… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Prai...
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In Praise of Folly - Wikipedia
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
“A situation in which the occupant of the White House can make such momentous changes on his own, unchecked, reflects serious political decay in American politics.” Holding out for some dismal deal with Trump will not be worth the very high price we’ll all pay for it. economist.com/by-invitatio...
The tariffs cast a dark cloud over the global economic outlook. But the damage they will do to America goes far beyond the national accounts. As Richard Cooper, an economist who served in the Carter and Clinton administrations, pointed out long ago, "trade policy is foreign policy." These tariffs-on friend and foe alike, as Mr Trump likes to say-are almost certain to push friends away. It isn't easy to have good diplomatic relations with a rogue power that flippantly and capriciously blocks trade. Co-operation with allies on all manner of issues, from security to public health, is likely to suffer. Mark Carney, Canada's prime minister, was not being loose with his words when he said recently that the long-standing cooperative US-Canadian relationship is
"over". Europeans are thinking the same thing. And trust, once lost, is hard to rebuild.
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Selina Bastable @selinab.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Tulips? Far too modern. I’ve got my eye on some activity in the South Sea …..
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Selina Bastable @selinab.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
#HandsOffProtests
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Selina Bastable @selinab.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Glorious sunny day with bright blue skies and all is well with the world (providing I ignore someone who shall remain nameless) - the first house martins of the season have arrived and are investigating last year’s nests. Hope the swallows follow soon.
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
We ended up raising more money than initially planned and will thus buy a fourth truck which will go to the 79th brigade. Massive thanks to all those of you who helped with this campaign! You are amazing! 🙏🏻🇺🇦🇫🇮 @69thsb.bsky.social
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Just got to the Mall and saw this sign, which no one is going to top. #HandsOff2025
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Selina Bastable @selinab.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Of course
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
The EU is advising citizens to be crisis-ready and have food and water in storage. What is the UK doing for preparedness?
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Crisis-ready: but are we as prepared as the rest of Europe?
The EU is advising citizens to be crisis-ready and have food and water in storage. What is the UK doing for preparedness?
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Selina Bastable @selinab.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
I really needed that giggle this morning
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Paul Sandars🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @paulsandars.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Great to read the support for Welsh independence now stands at 40%.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Yay! Only 10% tariffs for UK!
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West Country Voices @westcountryvoices.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
You have until April 11 to register to vote...use your vote to stop Reform UK
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Nest building is in full swing. Great & Blue Tits are particularly active, coming to the kitchen window to collect natural jute twine, which I've cut into 1 inch lengths & blitzed in the food processor. There's absolutely no risk of entanglement when the jute is processed like this. #ukwildlife
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Brownie is our newest arrival. All she ever knew was the chain since she was born. I've never seen a happier dog. 🥰🙏
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Banksy artwork in Gaza.
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Stuart Bourne 🌱🪴 @stuartbourne.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Anyone else fascinated by how new fronds on ferns emerge? I think they look so cool. 🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #Ferns
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
🤔👇🏽
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 28/03/2025
The number of councils that back the devolution of Crown Estate assets to Wales now stands at 19, after Cardiff Council backed the proposal.
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Largest council in Wales backs devolution of Crown Estate
The number of councils that back the devolution of Crown Estate assets to Wales now stands at 19, after Cardiff Council backed the proposal. The motion, which was passed by members at a full council m...
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Enemies of Francesca Albanese are trying to get the UN Special Rapporteur blocked from being renewed in May this year. This is how they work if they can't beat you, and they can't smear you, they cancel you Show your support for Francesca who dares challenge Israel's war crimes
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