Reposted by Shona BlackDale Vince @dalevince.com · 08/10/2026Here’s a new idea - people get stripped of honours for doing dishonourable things - let’s add tax dodging to the list. buff.ly/6zFAOmn 16553132
Reposted by Shona BlackCaroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“The only sensible solution at this point is a moratorium on datacentres until very basic questions about how many we need, what for, where, and how pollution will be avoided are answered satisfactorily by the government” - @olliehayes.bsky.social 👏theguardian.comDrax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flightsExclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a year 27734301
Reposted by Shona BlackBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 05/10/2026In one week, MPs will debate rejoining the EU in Parliament. Rejoining the EU would boost our economy, and the majority of Brits want it. Use our tool to ask your MP to attend:bestforbritain.orgTell your MP: 628 constituencies want EU membership. Only 4 don't. - Best for Britain 5240111
Reposted by Shona BlackPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026‘What is emerging is not simply a relationship between [Reform and Farage] and a wealthy Gulf state, but a channel through which an authoritarian government can cultivate political influence here, and abroad.’ Would really recommend a read of this democracyforsale.substack.com/p/reform-and...democracyforsale.substack.comReform and the UAE – a threat to British politicsNigel Farage's embrace of the UAE is part of a wider effort by the Gulf petrostate to build alliances with the far right across the West, says Alex Carlen. 10351222
Reposted by Shona BlackBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 19/09/2026A new mega poll by YouGov reveals that an overwhelming majority of constituencies want to rejoin the EU. Only 4 constituencies were not sure. It’s time to put EU membership on the table. bestforbritain.org/uk-membership-mo… 37931400
Reposted by Shona BlackParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Ironically, having £72 million will mean I can spend more money promoting the idea that I'm a man of the people and not just a rich, entitled tosser. 712707663
Reposted by Shona BlackDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10/09/2026This piece I wrote on CO₂ removal (CDR) is probably the most widely read work on the topic, but it's definitely the most impactful thing I will ever write. Please read it to see how I think about CDR (and how I think you should think about it too). rdcu.be/dbFbB 226981
Reposted by Shona Blackalexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 07/09/2026#Denmark built so much wind that some blustery hours the turbines out-produce what the whole country is using. When that happens, the extra power doesn’t sit idle. It moves through Denmark’s links into the wider European network and heads to neighbors like Germany, Norway, Sweden. #ActOnClimate 371147004390
Reposted by Shona BlackR1ch1e5 @r1ch1e5.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Breaking: Shooting yourself in foot results in self inflicted wounds. #Brexit #Labour #FaragesEconomicDamage 1016057
Reposted by Shona BlackParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 23/08/2026"Dear Diary, Suella is on resignation watch, Jenrick is eyeing up my job, Zia is being a deluded maniac (no change there), Lee Anderson spends all day molesting bacon sandwiches and Ticey thinks we should be celebrating wildfires. What is it about Reform that attracts morons?" 471576416
Reposted by Shona BlackFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Tessa Dunlop on #C4News "In the last month the British press has profoundly let itself down with the hounding of Jason Arday" "And I very much hope that for this initial part of their - Harry and Megan's - new start in Britain, the right wing press particularly, behave themselves" 44603119
Reposted by Shona BlackSARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 13/08/2026🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: MIT engineers develop a breath test that detects pneumonia in minutes no X-rays, no lab wait. Just a single breath Two MIT engineers, Loza Tadesse and Aditya Garg, have developed a breath test that can detect pneumonia in minutes. 26798432682
Reposted by Shona BlackSaganism @sagan.bsky.social · 14/08/202641 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming. 393142865760
Reposted by Shona BlackRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 05/08/2026My latest on Substack (free). How one incredibly stupid Excel error broke Britain. russincheshire.substack.com/p/the-spread...russincheshire.substack.comThe Spreadsheet That Broke BritainThe absurd error behind austerity, stagnation and the rise of populist rage. 24267113
Reposted by Shona BlackBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/07/2026Wildfires in Europe. Floods in Asia. Drought in England. "These aren't anomalies, they're the defining story of the fossil fuel age. Shell takes the profits, and the rest of us pick up the catastrophic bill." www.theguardian.com/business/2026/j…theguardian.comShell’s profits more than double after jump in oil and gas pricesEnvironmentalists renew calls for windfall tax to support households after Q2 earnings rise to almost $10bn 313768
Reposted by Shona BlackThe National @scotnational.bsky.social · 23/07/2026A map showing the Scottish filming locations in Christopher Nolan's epic The Odyssey has been released, allowing fans to visit the stunning scenery shown in the movie. See it below 👇 03310
Reposted by Shona BlackHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 14/07/2026We’ll be releasing the full data tomorrow but get a preview here 1147
Shona Black @shonapb.bsky.social · 08/07/2026City of London and Tower Bridge are stunning on a summer evening 🥰 0190
Reposted by Shona BlackFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Live scenes of Count Binface being sworn into Parliament After winning the Clacton by-election 😁 920632
Reposted by Shona BlackSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026So, a joke MP with 5 houses bought for cash, links to criminality and a £5Mill ‘gift’ in his bank… is so enraged at being held to account… that he resigns from the MP role he never did anyway…and demands a “people v the establishment” by-election to vote him back in. What an insufferable wanker. 1573175767
Shona Black @shonapb.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Stunning Schiaparelli exhibition at the V&A London 🥰 0170
Reposted by Shona BlackFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 07/07/2026People of Clacton, you know who to vote for 😆 15670130
Reposted by Shona BlackRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Labour, Tories and LibDems have all said they won't stand a candidate in Farage's "You Can't Fire Me, I Quit" by-election stunt. So it'll be him vs @countbinface.bsky.social I've changed my mind. God is real. 2539059
Reposted by Shona BlackRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Nigel Farage vs "the establishment" He went to private school, worked as a stockbroker, has been a professional politician for 31 years, has his own TV show, is a brand ambassador for gold, is mates with POTUS, accepted a secret £5m gift, and owns five houses bought outright with cash What a rebel 24071592112
Reposted by Shona BlackIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 01/07/2026The treatment of this woman is absolutely outrageous and one of the most egregious corporate violations of free speech I've seen. I have just bought the book as a fuck you to Facebook. It's available here uk.bookshop.org/p/books/care...uk.bookshop.orgCareless People: A story of where I used to workThe number one global bestseller and Book of the Year 2025 for Audible, The Times, Cosmopolitan, The Economist and more.‘Amazing: of all the books in all the world Mr Free Speech Zuckerberg wants to b... 931008498
Reposted by Shona BlackGale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 27/06/2026I think we just passed oops. 451173245800
Reposted by Shona BlackFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Here's David Cameron in 2016 explaining that if we leave the EU we'll be economically worse off and so have less money for public services Here we are in 2026, worse off, and with less money for public services 3330489
Reposted by Shona Blackalexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 18/06/2026#LordHeseltine insisted that the right thing to do for the country would be to rejoin the EU, and tear down ‘the barriers’ which are hampering international trade. “#Brexit was a self-imposed disaster for this country," he wrote. #NigelFarage #ReformUK #BrexitReality #Tories 621123434
Reposted by Shona BlackLes Trois Chenes #FBPE #WASPI @lestroischenes.bsky.social · 13/06/2026"Mariana Mazzucato has gone viral after saying what Farage and Boris Johnson did over Brexit was “a crime”." 34998363
Reposted by Shona BlackRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 09/06/2026You know what would be hilarious? Elon Musk losing $999 billion in a global class action lawsuit by Grok victims, 5 minutes before he was due to become the world's first trillionaire. 221053
Reposted by Shona BlackSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Interesting that the idea of another EU referendum is regularly discussed on broascast media as something that would cause division and thus a bad idea. But plans to deport literally millions of people are discussed as administrative questions. 372356660
Reposted by Shona BlackFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Left: BBC News reporting on the fall in migration to the UK Right: FT reporting universities cutting job due to a fall in overseas students 823792
Reposted by Shona BlackFionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Absolutely: I do think the Brexit debate should be reframed around the hub that the world and our place in it has changed A LOT in the 10 years since the referendum. It has the advantage 1/ Of being true 2/ Of giving those who think they may have made an error a face saving way out . 812340
Reposted by Shona Black🤘Patricia Lee, Publisher @hairydogproductions.com · 11/05/2026Hemp plastics have been an option for some time now too. Unless we FORCE manufacturing to change.. why wouid it? phys.org/news/2026-04...phys.orgHemp-based thermoplastic offers a greener alternative to plastic packagingAs the global pollution crisis caused by manufacturing and disposing of single-use plastics continues to grow, researchers have developed a non-toxic plastic alternative derived from the hemp plant—a ... 19153951845
Reposted by Shona BlackDuncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Good piece. Especially the point that three quarters of degrees are already “vocational” 19426134
Reposted by Shona BlackMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/04/2026And this dangerously demented simpleton is *still* mewling about not getting a Nobel Peace Prize. 1902209462
Reposted by Shona BlackMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 06/04/2026A reminder that E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G he does is a distraction from the sex crimes he, if there is justice, will be imprisoned for. On November 3rd, 2026: #AccountabilityIsComing 543230325593
Reposted by Shona BlackDr. Skylar Grayson @skylargrayson.bsky.social · 04/04/2026NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA 344362857567
Reposted by Shona BlackLarry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Translation: "I started something I can't finish and broke something I can't fix so I'm going to walk away and pretend it's your fault" 29950461213
Reposted by Shona BlackDAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026“Israel is repeating the Gaza playbook in its war on Lebanon: large-scale displacement of civilians, destroying infrastructure, targeting hospitals and healthcare workers, and killing journalists. And the world has become numb to Lebanese loss and suffering.” — @mbazzi.bsky.social, DAWN Fellow 710274