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Shirley Sheyes

@shirleysheyes.bsky.social
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Taking an interest in the environment, corporate greed, vested interests & political hypocrisy. Big fan of joined-up thinking & sustainability in all spheres

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🔥 This video is approaching 1 million views collectively across social media. Pretty please use this tool to write to your MP - whoever they are - it all counts. And then share this link everywhere to family, friends, groups —> www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
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Patrick Harvie @patrickharvie.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
There are few things as pathetic as the insecure whining of the super rich. To sit there on top of such a vast pile of wealth, complaining that it's all so unfair. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
This is why we can't have rich ecosystems and safe food. The farm lobby threatens us all. www.grilled.media/inside-copa-...
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Inside Big Ag’s plot to kill the EU Green Deal
Documents from inside Europe's most powerful farming lobby reveal plans to block efforts to cut pesticide use and reduce factory farm pollution
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Appalling: Church of England votes against plan to rewild 30% of its land by 2030 @wildcard.land have run a noble campaign trying to get the CofE to see sense But this demonstrates exactly why Ministers can't rely on landowners to voluntarily support 30by30: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Church of England votes against plan to rewild 30% of its land by 2030
Campaigners criticise C of E for failing to show moral leadership as one of country’s biggest landowners
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Wild Card @wildcard.land · 14/07/2026
BREAKING: The Church of England makes landmark commitment to... business as usual? 🤔 This comes at the same time that the Church announces new teachings for the "mass extinction crisis". The Church of England can talk the talk, but clearly they can't walk the (nature) walk. #SynodVoteForNature
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Cerberus Rex 🇿🇦🇺🇦🇵🇸 @cerberusrex.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The only way this mofo and his cohorts are stopped is by sinking and disabling their ships.
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BearyHappy04 @bearyhappy04.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It’s sickening. Icelandic multimillionaire Kristján Loftsson’s fleet has killed 11 whales in the last few weeks. His sinister hunt could kill up to 150 fin whales this season💔 Let's deliver the largest petition ever calling for an end to whaling in Iceland to the Prime Minister Pls sign👇
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Urgent: stop the whale butcher
The Icelandic multimillionaire is back in business and could kill up to 150 whales in the next few weeks
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Mikko V. Matson / Salish Nomad 🏳️‍🌈 🌱 🇫🇮 🇸🇪 @salishnomad.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It’s not a revival…it never left.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Never underestimate the self-pity of the ruling classes.
Photo of Nigel Farage during his lament.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
On my way, Clacton.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Another great look ... 🙄
Trump's post depicting him as a giant seizing GreenlandGoya's El Coloso
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Lucy Jackson @lucyajackson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Scottish flotilla activist Hughie Stirling has returned home after being detained by Israel in international waters In an exclusive interview, he recalls the horrific abuse he was subject to and a lack of support from the Foreign Office👇 @scotnational.bsky.social
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Scottish flotilla activist 'grateful to be alive' after 'torture' by Israel military
It has been less than 24 hours since Hughie Stirling arrived home at Inverness Airport, carrying nothing but a duty free bag containing his Israeli…
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
He doesn't care about working people, pass it on.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
How can the BBC justify how much coverage they give other marches which are significantly smaller in size? The bias is so obviously blatant. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
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‘The tide is turning’, Green party leader tells crowd at march against far right – as it happened
Organisers claim half a million people are marching through central London, protesting against the rise of the far right
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
The additional cost of ONE fossil fuel price spike on the scale of 2022 = the ENTIRE COST of Net Zero by 2050. We get precisely nothing in return for the first cost, and a whole new, more secure and cheaper energy system from the second one. #NoBrainer www.theccc.org.uk/2026/03/11/c...
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​​​​Cost of Net Zero by 2050 less than a single fossil fuel price shock​ – CCC  - Climate Change Committee
The independent, statutory body tested its cost and energy security conclusions against different scenarios. It found that the total additional cost of a single fossil fuel price spike of 2022 magnitu...
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
The pressure is really starting to mount on NatureScot to end the Guga hunt. A 'tradition' where a group of men massacre Gannet chicks on a remote Scottish island for a local delicacy.
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Bylines Scotland @bylines.scot · 11/02/2026
This
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Trump-GOP Law Slashes Amazon's Tax Bill by 87% as Company Fires 30,000 Workers, Profits Soar | Common Dreams
"Congress made a choice: cut assistance for the most vulnerable to double down on a tax code already favoring dominant firms," said one progressive think tank.
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Shirley Sheyes @shirleysheyes.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Incredible how tone-deaf @bbclaurak.bsky.social was in trying to justify a special program on Reform "They are popular with the public and so we shouldn't ignore them" Does she understand the difference between reporting & promoting? 'there are some people that don't like them' Jeez Tory Laura 😫
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
It's dangerous and irresponsible to be putting our national security in the hands of Donald Trump and not be considering alternatives to NATO. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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Trump's threat to Greenland must be a wake-up call for Britain
For too long our politicians have toadied to a dangerous president
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Here's the context: When Mandelson was Business Minister, Epstein wrote asking him to make only the cash portion (ie not equity etc) of bankers’ bonuses taxable. Mandelson's answer: “Trying hard to amend as I explained to Jes last night. Treasury digging in but I am on case.”
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Oh, and 4. Despite the demand for proportional representation from Labour members, Starmer won't change our ridiculous First Past the Post system. So he's in no position to blame anyone for "splitting the vote". share.google/buxD1tZ5BfKk...
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Electoral reform: Strong support for proportional representation among Labour members - LabourList
Two thirds of Labour members would back change to UK voting system towards Proportional Representation, exclusive LabourList polling reveals.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Quick thread on how it is shocking the government has supressed this report, but it is equally shocking that anyone should be surprised by its contents. www.businessgreen.com/news/4524657...
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Government accused of 'suppressing' report warning of catastrophic climate risks
The Times reports unabridged version of security services' analysis sets out 'reasonable worst case scenario' where climate impacts trigger mass migration and conflict
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Reform losing. Green Party gaining. Country winning. Fight back with us: Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Never forget: never let anyone else forget either.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
A predatory class, which demands not just the shirt off your back, but the skin as well. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory
US president’s friend Ronald Lauder – who first proposed Arctic expansion – is now making deals in the island
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✮⋆˙Sunny⋆˚꩜。 @puppydogcottage.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Please sign this petition to end the Guga hunt!! It's time to end all barbaric practices like this in the UK. No animal should suffer, especially not for sport. petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
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Petition: Stop the Guga Hunt
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend Section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to remove the power to grant licences for taking Gannets on Sula Sgeir.
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
This is just absurd and disgusting
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Seabird 'blood sport' on remote Scottish island to remain legal despite protests
A TRADITIONAL hunt for seabirds on a remote Scottish island – labelled a “blood sport” by campaigners – will be allowed to continue as it is…
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
In the spirit of brotherly love, could I gently enquire why the almighty **** are government departments, government ministers and Labour MPs *STILL* using X?
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Rachel Bigsby on why she started the petition to end the Guga hunt.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Zack Polanski, "I think we need to make racism unacceptable again" "People acknowledge that our problems are about inequality"
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Carol Hedges @riotgrandma.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
💥🇬🇧💥🇬🇧 This is a prospective REFORM MP. Both Farage and Badenoch support creating a UK ICE force. You ask how did the Nazis take over Germany? By dividing the populace, media propaganda and lies. This is how Trump was elected. We still have a few more years … but I see it creeping into our discourse
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
The richest individual on Earth should not own the keys to the largest disinformation machine on the planet. It's not censorship to switch X off. It's common sense. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Musk says X outcry is 'excuse for censorship'
The government is urging Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The rhetoric of a monster.
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JD Vance Slammed After Baselessly Claiming Woman Killed By ICE In Minneapolis Was A 'Deranged Leftist'
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
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Shirley Sheyes @shirleysheyes.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Trump never surprises me. What the bloated shitbag utters is always in tune with what he's always been: a pathetic excuse for a man. What DOES surprise me is how meekly Americans have allowed democracy to be taken away from them. Less than a year, in plain sight. Weak
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Join us to protest the Guga Hunt. We need you there.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
I'm writing about the Palestine Action hunger strikers at the moment, any of whom could die at any moment, and the astonishing media and government silence surrounding them. The Establishment seems to have become even crueller than when Thatcher was PM.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
What a total disgrace that Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and, above all, Sinn Féin voted this down. Very few want this terribly cruel colonial sport, which sees hordes of horses, riders, and dogs rampage across the countryside. The wishes of the majority were ignored. Again. share.google/GFZMEYpIfSe0...
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Bill to ban fox hunting defeated in Dáil
The bill to ban fox hunting in Ireland, proposed by People Before Profit-Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger, has been defeated in the Dáil.
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Why would the Government 𝗻𝗼𝘁 brief the public on the biggest threat to face our nation? Thank you to Baroness Natalie Bennett for asking this important question in the House of Lords, echoing the call from experts and over 37,000 signatories www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-... #NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp
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Freedom for Animals @freedomforanimals.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
The most magical moments with animals don’t happen behind glass. This season, let’s celebrate that magic by refusing to support captive “attractions”. 👉 Learn more about how you can help: www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/signup #FreedomForAnimals #EndCaptivity #AnimalRights #RealMagic
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Gerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
How the BBC & ITV give disproportionate coverage to Farage & Reform: hard evidence from a serious study. BBC & ITV now give Reform more coverage than the Conservatives, more than the Lib Dems & nine times the Greens. Superb research from Stephen Cushion. www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/broadca...
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 08/12/2025
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
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The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Sovereignty? Democracy? Sorry, but we can't afford those anymore. We'll be sued if we try to defend them. This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day? Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Hundreds of chicks clubbed to death every year for "tradition" - sign the petition to end it: protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
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Shirley Sheyes @shirleysheyes.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Never going to Cyprus while this is happening Disgusting www.facebook.com/share/r/17DB... #cyprusholidays @visitcyprus.bsky.social @cyprus-mail.com
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/11/2025
President Trump defended Tucker Carlson on Sunday for his sympathetic interview with the white nationalist and racist antisemite Nick Fuentes, breaking a weekslong silence on an episode that had ignited bitter infighting among conservatives.
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Trump Defends Tucker Carlson After Nick Fuentes Interview
President Trump defended Mr. Carlson’s friendly interview with an openly antisemitic white supremacist that prompted denunciations from some on the right.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Nature not a blocker to housing growth, inquiry finds
Commons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environment
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Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
"it is striking how many of the key players we have looked into — the people who have gone out of their way to put up hundreds of flags — seem anything but ordinary." manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
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The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
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