Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 8hProtect Our Personal Data www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/protect-ou...crowdfunder.co.ukProtect Our Personal DataOur right to privacy is under threat. Help Liberty defend personal data security, expose hidden misuse and fight for stronger safeguards. 000
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026J'ai signé une pétition pour empêcher les géants pétroliers de faire obstacle à des vols plus propres. L'UE a déjà une loi pour développer des carburants plus propres pour l'aviation, mais Shell et BP font pression pour qu'elle soit abandonnée. Signez : action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-09...action.wemove.euPas de géants pétroliers dans notre cielPartage la pétition et tu contribueras à multiplier l'impact de cette campagne : Pas de géants pétroliers dans notre ciel 000
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The BBC isn’t perfect but it’s ours, and you don’t fix it by gutting its budget or scrapping the nation’s favourite shows. This is what will happen if Nigel Farage and GB News have their way, a move that appears to be entirely motivated by financial self interest. 38d.gs/rj_d38d.gsNigel Farage: hands off our favourite TV shows!I just signed the petition calling for Nigel Farage to keep his hands off our favourite TV shows! 000
Reposted by Simon DearnNick Foster @weknow0.bsky.social · 25/09/2026My review of Picks and Shovels by Cory Doctorow weknow0.co.uk?p=3273weknow0.co.ukNuns on the Run – We Know Zero 034
Reposted by Simon DearnPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Energy portfolios of 20 private equity firms produce 1.5bn tons of greenhouse gases a year, more than the annual emissions of any country except China, the US, India and Russia. Companies don't bear the social cost of profits. It is dumped on the people. Killing us and the planet.theguardian.comWorld’s top 20 private equity firms produce more greenhouse gases a year than most countries, report findsFirms manage $7.3tn in assets and could afford to transition away from fossil fuels yet invest in natural gas and coal-fired plants to power datacenters 8283179
Reposted by Simon DearnBirmingham Science Fiction Group @birminghamsfgroup.bsky.social · 19/08/2026SEPTEMBER EVENT: We look forward to welcoming SF author @justinarobson.bsky.social as our next guest on Fri 11th Sept. Come and join us at @inthewarehouse.bsky.social, B'ham Friends of the Earth, or online via Zoom. Tickets available on the door or via Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/1998349464041 033
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Our coffee is being poisoned ☕☠️ 1 in 5 cups of coffee sold in Europe contains toxic pesticides, including chemicals the EU has already banned. Sign to keep poison out of our coffee! action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-09...action.wemove.euNo more poison in our coffee!Share the petition and you'll help multiply the impact of this campaign: No more poison in our coffee! 000
Reposted by Simon Dearn38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 10/09/2026From holidaymakers in trouble to desperate families stranded at sea, the RNLI's mission for over 200 years has remained simple: saving lives. The small minority abusing RNLI heroes don’t represent us, so we need to make our support loud and clear. 25233
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Enough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire prevention plan. Join me and sign the petition here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/te...you.38degrees.org.ukProtect nature for the future: make wildfire prevention a national priorityEnough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire ... 000
Reposted by Simon DearnZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Right now the government is putting our communities, our water security and our climate ambitions second to the demands of tech giants. It's time to slam the brakes on water-guzzling, energy hungry datacentres. 22561941633
Reposted by Simon DearnNick Foster @weknow0.bsky.social · 13/08/2026A plea for the future of @inthewarehouse.bsky.social 132
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Jeff Bezos has just been crowned the world's third richest person...while Amazon dodges billions in tax. Right now, governments are negotiating new global tax rules. Tell the UK Government: don't cave to the super-rich. 38d.gs/n9zw38d.gsStand up to Trump and Bezos: stronger tax rules NOWJeff Bezos has just been crowned the world's third richest person...while Amazon dodges billions in tax. Right now, governments are negotiating new global tax rules. Tell the UK Government: don't cave... 000
Reposted by Simon DearnLiberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 04/08/2026NEW 🚨 Apple are challenging the UK Government's secret data access that could create a 'backdoor' to our encrypted information. Liberty and Privacy International are also challenging these secret orders, known as 'Technical Capability Notices' (TCNs). www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...libertyhumanrights.org.ukLiberty responds to Apple’s new legal challenge against UK Government’s secret access orders - Liberty 13121
Reposted by Simon DearnMarcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 01/08/2026You could fit the human race in the volume of a sugarcube That's because atoms are 99.9999999999999% empty space. And, if you squeezed all the empty space out of all all 8 billion people, they would indeed fill a sugarcube AVAILABLE ON KINDLE FOR 99p IN AUGUST www.amazon.co.uk/Infinity-Pal... 123510
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I just signed a petition to stop the rollout of facial recognition surveillance in the UK. The Government and shops are scanning us without clear laws in place, using our faces like barcodes. It feels really invasive. Can you take 30 seconds to sign it too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...you.38degrees.org.ukStop scanning us all with facial recognition!I just signed a petition to stop the massive rollout of facial recognition surveillance in the UK. The government and shops are starting to scan us without clear laws in place, effectively turning our... 000
Reposted by Simon DearnBrexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Burnham getting rid of Starmer but keeping his pro-Brexit red lines is as bad as Starmer getting red of Corbyn while keeping his pro-Brexit red lines. ... What's the point? #RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺 198838
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Dear Andy Burnham: it’s time to scrap First Past the Post. Our voting system only breeds instability and chaos, and poisons our political culture. We know you agree. Now is the time to fix our democracy. Sign the open letter: actionnetwork.org/petitions/an...actionnetwork.orgDear Andy Burnham: it's time for a fair voting systemDear Andy Burnham: it’s time to scrap First Past the Post. Our voting system only breeds instability and chaos, and poisons our political culture. We know you agree. Now is the time to fix our demo... 000
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Defend the European Convention on Human Rights www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/echr?utm_c...crowdfunder.co.ukDefend the European Convention on Human RightsThe European Convention on Human Rights is under threat. Help us defend the legal framework that protects us all. 000
Reposted by Simon DearnNick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 12/06/2026Sidenote: I'd really appreciate it if you repost this, if only because getting the damn thing to display on Bsky with a decent alt text was something of a labour of love. And also because, obviously, I want everyone in the universe to know this is coming. 13163127
Reposted by Simon DearnNick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 18/06/2026I think a lot of things about the U16 social media ban. I‘m just going to list a few of them and go have some lunch. 1. It belongs in part to groups of parents who read (parts of) Jonathan Haidt’s questionable book and then yelled a lot on WhatsApp. 9247111
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Politics isn't working. It's time to call time on the broken culture in Westminster and have a fresh start with a fair voting system. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social's call to #MakeSeatsMatchVotes action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/3782/pe...action.electoral-reform.org.ukFirst Past the Post means millions of our votes make no difference to parliament. Add your name now to demand a fairer voting systemIt only takes 30 seconds 010
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026🚨 A fire every 5 hours. Cheap goods from online marketplaces are causing deadly UK fires, but tech bosses are making a killing due to a loophole that lets them dodge our safety laws. Act now to protect our homes! 🧵👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...you.38degrees.org.ukExposed: Big Tech behind UK’s deadly firesA battery fire hits the UK every 5 hours. Amazon, TikTok, Alibaba are exploiting a loophole to import dangerous goods. But now we have a rare chance to stop them. 000
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Britain’s voting system is broken. 100 MPs are backing an amendment to finally review it. But to make an impact, we need many more. I’ve urged my MP to support it with this tool. Can you contact yours too? actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...actionnetwork.orgAsk your MP to back the amendment to fix our broken voting system.Last month’s elections have shown just how broken our voting system is. 100 MPs have just supported an amendment demanding a total review of this system, and a change to proportional representation. ... 000
Reposted by Simon DearnBirmingham Science Fiction Group @birminghamsfgroup.bsky.social · 26/05/2026JUNE EVENT: We're very excited to welcome award-winning writer @antonyjohnston.bsky.social as our guest on Fri 12th June. Come and join us at @inthewarehouse.bsky.social, B'ham Friends of the Earth, or online via Zoom. Tickets available on the door or via Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/1990418163307 033
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 20/05/202638d.gs/potg38d.gsTo the new Health Secretary: Get Palantir out of our NHS!I just the petition calling on the new Health Secretary to get Palantir out of our NHS! 000
Reposted by Simon DearnDr Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Our current first-past-the-post voting system is hugely undemocratic, allowing a political party to secure a massive majority of seats on a minority vote. We need to introduce proportional representation now to ensure every voice is heard and every vote counts. 1116752
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 10/05/202638d.gs/2nnm38d.gsStop private companies draining our NHS!I just signed the campaign calling to cap private profits on our NHS! 000
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have got away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! Sick of sewage? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...you.38degrees.org.ukEnd the sewage pollution scandalWe're sick of it. Sick of the lies, sick of the greed, and sick of a system rigged against us. This is a scandal and this dirty business must end. For more than 30 years water companies have put corpo... 000
Reposted by Simon DearnTheresa Derwin @theresaderwin.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Here follows the pre-order link: geni.us/GodsVengeance 262
Reposted by Simon DearnBirmingham Science Fiction Group @birminghamsfgroup.bsky.social · 19/04/2026MAY EVENT: We are very excited to welcome Hugo Award winning author Ray Nayler as our next guest on Friday 8th May. This event will be held over Zoom - free for members, £6 for non-members. Tickets and further info here: eventbrite.com/e/1987709792497 086
Reposted by Simon DearnMake Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Our political views are diverse. That's a good thing. No one party speaks for the whole country, and our opinions cannot be reduced to a choice between two options. It's time for a voting system that recognises this. It's time for Proportional Representation. 47132
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Stop delaying action on Thames Water. Backroom deals are failing customers and the environment, and letting water companies off the hook. Bring Thames Water into public ownership now to protect our rivers and seas, fix the system, and put the public first. act.38degrees.org.uk/act/bring-th...act.38degrees.org.ukBring Thames Water into Public Ownership NOW😡 Thames Water wants to be allowed to dump sewage and not pay a PENNY. Right now, they're trying to force a deal so they can dodge fines until 2030, while customers foot the bill. This isn’t right. Jo... 000
Reposted by Simon DearnBirmingham Science Fiction Group @birminghamsfgroup.bsky.social · 28/03/2026APRIL EVENT: We are looking forward to welcoming environmental, social and governance actuary Oliver Bettis as our guest on Fri 10th April. Come and join us @inthewarehouse.bsky.social, B'ham Friends of the Earth or via Zoom. Tickets on the door or via Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985958692911 022
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Palantir, the controversial U.S. company working with ICE and the Israeli military, has access to our private data via NHS databases. We need the Government to trigger the break clause on their contract NOW. 🚨Can you sign and share? act.38degrees.org.uk/act/trigger-...act.38degrees.org.ukEnd Palantir’s NHS contract NOWPalantir, the controversial U.S. company working with ICE and the Israeli military, has access to our private data via NHS databases. We need the Government to trigger the break clause on their contra... 000
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 27/02/2026I just backed Hyper Sentinel Fusion🕹️A new arcade shooter on floppy disk! on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/rob...kickstarter.comHyper Sentinel Fusion🕹️A new arcade shooter on floppy disk!Relive the joy of opening a beautifully boxed arcade shooter with full-color manual & special bonus features. For PC, Mac & consoles! 000
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Our 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. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...you.38degrees.org.ukStop 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. 000
Reposted by Simon DearnBirmingham Science Fiction Group @birminghamsfgroup.bsky.social · 25/01/2026FEBRUARY EVENT: We are very excited to welcome our first guest of 2026, award-winning SFF author @jainefenn.bsky.social on 13th Feb. Come and join us at The Warehouse, Birmingham Friends of the Earth, or online via Zoom. Tickets available on the door or via Eventbrite (link to be provided soon). 185
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 31/01/2026I just signed the campaign calling to say NO chlorinated chicken on our supermarket shelves! act.38degrees.org.uk/act/commit-t...act.38degrees.org.ukNo chlorinated chicken on our supermarket shelves!I just signed the campaign to say NO chlorinated chicken on our supermarket shelves! 000
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 26/01/2026In our blood. In our water. In our babies. 🩸☠️💧Ask @EmmaReynolds to stop the poisoning of Britain, and ban #ForeverChemicals immediately! 🚫 Join the @38_degrees consultation submission to #BanPFAs👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...you.38degrees.org.ukLet’s flood the consultation to ban these poisons!Linked to cancer, fertility issues, and birth defects -- forever chemicals (PFAS) are now found in our food, drinking water, and even our blood. When we reach 100k signatures, 38 Degrees will submit o... 001
Reposted by Simon DearnPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 12/01/2026If you don’t want politicians re-writing history for political gain please share this video widely - because the only way to stop that happening is to constantly call out this absolute rubbish with the actual facts. If UK news shows are not up to the job let’s do it ourselves 3345203
Reposted by Simon DearnNew Humanist @newhumanist.bsky.social · 11/01/2026We stand for freethinking in an age of extremes. Join us today: newhumanist.org.uk/subscribe 092
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 11/01/2026🚨 An undercover sting just exposed alarming loopholes in Westminster’s weak lobbying system: a fake Chinese company bought meetings with ministers and MPs, and it may not have even broken any rules! ✍️ Sign & share: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...you.38degrees.org.ukStop foreign interference in British politicsBritish politics has a foreign interference problem. An undercover investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys has revealed how shockingly easy it is for secretive Chinese interests to pene... 010
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Donald Trump has filed a $10bn lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama documentary! 🚨 If he wins, our national broadcaster could be wrecked - and license fee payers could be stuck with the bill. Stand with the BBC: tell leaders don’t pay Trump a penny! 38d.gs/2auv38d.gsDonald Trump has filed a $10bn lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama documentary! 🚨 If he wins, our national broadcaster could be wrecked - and license fee payers could be stuck with the bill. Stand...Donald Trump has filed a $10bn lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama documentary! 🚨 If he wins, our national broadcaster could be wrecked - and license fee payers could be stuck with the bill. Stand... 010
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Politics isn't working. It's time to call time on the broken culture in Westminster and have a fresh start with a fair voting system. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social's call to #MakeSeatsMatchVotes action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/3782/pe...action.electoral-reform.org.ukFirst Past the Post means millions of our votes make no difference to parliament. Add your name now to demand a fairer voting systemIt only takes 30 seconds 000
Reposted by Simon DearnBirmingham Science Fiction Group @birminghamsfgroup.bsky.social · 18/11/2025COVER REVEAL - Congratulations to #BSFG Committee member @theresaderwin.bsky.social on her forthcoming novel, GOD’S VENGEANCE 142
Reposted by Simon DearnBirmingham Science Fiction Group @birminghamsfgroup.bsky.social · 24/10/2025NOVEMBER EVENT: We are very excited to welcome SFF author and @bsfa.bsky.social Chair @stewarthotston.com as our guest on 14th Nov. Come and join us @ The Warehouse, Birmingham Friends of the Earth, or online via Zoom. Tickets available on the door or via Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/1860499797979 034
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 13/11/2025I just signed the petition to to demand the Government tax the super rich to rebuild our NHS, schools, and other public services. Will you sign too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...you.38degrees.org.ukTax the super rich to stop cuts to public servicesAcross the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Public services we all rely on - our hospitals, schoo... 000
Simon Dearn @simondearn.bsky.social · 11/11/2025The Post Office has just agreed to pay Fujitsu another £41 million to keep using the faulty Horizon IT system: a slap in the face to all those wrongfully convicted Post Office staff. Join me in demanding that Fujitsu is finally held to account. Sign the petition! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ho...you.38degrees.org.ukHold Fujitsu to account for Post Office scandal£41 million! That’s how much more the Post Office has just agreed to pay Fujitsu to keep using the faulty Horizon IT system. And that's on top of another whopping £65m the Government paid the scandal ... 000
