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Shirley Kermer

@skermarta.bsky.social
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Passionate about nature, the need to protect and restore our green urban spaces, animal lover, social justice for all. Climate change activist.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 7h
Trump backs Putin backs Farage backs Trump backs Farage backs Putin backs Trump. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
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Putin wanted Brexit - now we know why
Podcast Episode · James O'Brien Daily · 12 October · 57min
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Zero Hour: the campaign for climate and nature @zero-hour.bsky.social · 9h
❌ 💧 If our rivers aren’t fit for the future, neither are we. Climate change is making things worse. ✊ We must urgently restore rivers. Find out why, and how, in the @theriverstrust.bsky.social’s new #StateOfOurRivers report. Head to 👉 theriverstrust.org/state-of-our-rivers
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 9h
This is spot on. ⬇️ "Andy Burnham will argue that it is time to 'face up to the reality that Brexit has done more harm than good' and that 'the status quo is not good enough for Britain'" Now is the time to pursue EU membership.
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Rejecting closer EU ties would be dereliction of duty, PM to say
Addressing the Commons, Burnham is expected to say that a new deal with the EU could help tackle illegal immigration and
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The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 7h
#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 57. In some bumblebee species female workers can be up to ten times larger, in terms of their mass, compared to other sibling workers from the same nest. Larger workers are usually assigned the task of foraging. #bumblebees #bees #nature #education
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Richard Burgon MP @richardburgon.bsky.social · 8h
I've just signed the Palantir Pledge, joining politicians across the world in committing not to support any public contracts with this US tech giant. The next big battle here is to use the upcoming break clause to kick Palantir out of our NHS!
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 7h
Just because we hunted Gannets many years ago, doesn't mean the killing should continue. The Guga hunt is needless cruelty in 2026.
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Greenpeace EU @greenpeace.eu · 10h
The Hungarian government has just proposed a new wealth tax on the country's super rich The EU and other governments should be looking to follow suit – especially when their leaders meet in Brussels this week to discuss the EU budget #TaxTheSuperRich #EUCO #MFF
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 11h
Andy Burnham, "Brexit has done more harm than good to UK growth, and to other things as well" "One of the big lies of the 2016 campaign was that we would 'take back control' and it would be much easier - the reality is you need collaboration to take control of immigration"
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Ian Mackay @ianmackay.bsky.social · 15h
BBC news demanding to see evidence that Russia interfered in Brexit. The same news corporation that has promoted evidence-free 'Israel says' claims as factual and spent the past year pretending Israel has ceased-firing in Gaza. Wikipedia's a more credible news source.
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Simon Usherwood @simonusherwood.bsky.social · 17h
And off we go www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 16h
Having been a subject about which few dared speak, rejoining the EU is now being talked about. Whether that is realistic and could even be done in one Parliamentary / EU term really depends on the UK government being overwhelmingly positive. www.ft.com/content/3aa9...
ft.com
UK could be fast-tracked back into EU, pro-Brussels group argues
Best for Britain says alignment between London and bloc would speed up any rejoining process as Andy Burnham prepares ‘options’
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 12h
So it's official! 💥 Brexit was simply the first salvo in a Putin-backed attack upon the West. The same battle is now being fought throughout Europe. If the UK turns its back on Brexit and rejoins the EU, it will be seen as a victory for the whole of Europe against Putin and the rise of fascism.
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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 11h
Hey British gov sites. Glad you came to terms with the Russian influence in the Brexit vote. Now get the hell off X, which is equally designed to destabilize & groom viewers to act against their own interests. 🇬🇧 Gov sites (that includes the BBC,) should NOT BE ON X. @ukparliament.parliament.uk
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 13h
There’s a few pages on Russian interference during Brexit referendum in my last book. A couple of reviewers singled them out as major flaws in the book (ie that I was wrong) What was obvious then is now being publicly stated now. Long overdue. Now needs proper investigation
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 14h
Vladimir Putin wants a divided Europe to weaken us. We cannot let him win. For the sake of our own security, we need to rejoin the EU.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 13h
Why should we compensate failing companies when they don't deliver the services we all rely on? They took the risk - they should pay the price.
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Greenpeace EU @greenpeace.eu · 15h
Fossil-fueled heatwaves killed tens of thousands across Europe this summer, as droughts ruined harvests and wildfires destroyed homes Governments and the EU must stop ripping up environmental protections, and get Europe off the oil and gas that drives this destruction – and high energy bills
euronews.com
Thousands urge EU for climate action at Brussels demonstration
Ahead of a major UN summit, thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Brussels demanding greater action to combat climate change. #EuropeNews
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Shirley Kermer @skermarta.bsky.social · 11h
A 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...
europeanmovement.co.uk
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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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
🚨Screenings up & down UK from April🚨 The People’s Emergency Briefing. A new film building on last year’s National Emergency Briefing. A friendlier, watch-together version that pulls no punches and inspires action. Learn more here; nebriefing.org/the-film #PEBuk
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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
🚨LIVE BREAKING: Leader Hakeem Jeffries has just introduced a discharge petition that STRIPS all Ice funding from the DHS funding bill. The bill would FULLY FUND TSA and not provide a single penny to ICE. This is amazing. #FundDHSFreezeICE
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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
🚨BREAKING: Calls to FIRE Pete Hegseth are exploding. A petition demanding Hegseth be removed from office has thousands of signatures — and the number keeps climbing. calltoactivism.info/firepetehegs...
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
So Israel commits war crime after war crime… Invades Targets civilians/aid workers Snipers children Land grabs Celebrates with champagne at hanging Palestinians …and the international community can’t even muster the most flaccid of responses. You have failed us all.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
What gives me hope? An entire movement stepping up. Ready to take on the billionaires - and make life better for everyone. There’s room for so many more people in this. 40 days until a big set of elections. Join: greenparty.org.uk
Aaron Bastani says regularly polling 2nd, a byelection win, 200,000 plus members and projected by the FT to gain 400+ councillors in May.zack Polanskis easily having the best first year of any political leader in recent British history. Probably ever.
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Native seabirds slaughtered for a tradition. If you think this should stop, sign the petition: protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
One of the key revelations of the Epstein documents from the UK perspective is the strange plot to topple (and that's the word they use) the Tory government of Theresa May. Bannon, Epstein, Farage and Johnson were at the core of it. Here's an excellent recap of the whole sordid scheme.
bylinetimes.com
Bannon, Epstein, Farage and Johnson and the Plot to 'Topple' Theresa May
The far-right former Trump adviser told Jeffrey Epstein that "we are overthrowing May right now" as he worked with Boris Johnson to remove the then Conservative Prime Minister from office
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 29/03/2026
Sentinel L2A satellite footage from the oil terminal in Primorsk, Russia today. A total of 10 fuel tanks have burned out after four consecutive days of Ukrainian drone attacks. One more tank -but possible more- sustained damaged. #Russia
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Climate Majority Project @climatemajority.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Most people are concerned about climate, but don’t speak up. Let’s find our voice. Join @CarolineLucas, @liamckavanagh, Wim Vermeulen and @PhoebeTickell, for the launch of Mobilising Silent Majorities. March 31 | 17:30–19:00 GMT | Online Free tickets: shorturl.at/w2Wpe
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Jeremy Clarkson complains about no village Doctor, no village shops, no village schools, no bobby. This is the same Jeremy Clarkson who loves Margaret Thatcher and David Cameron who made all these things happen with their cuts. They love complaining about what they voted for.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
What is happening in the UK is entirely the result of allowing the Daily Mail, GB News, Nigel Farage, Tommy Robinson, Andrew Tate, and all the others to spew their bile to hundeds of thousands every single day.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/03/2026
"Or when you hear her sobbing as the room watches the TV clip of her daughter dying; her voice breaking as she speaks of the impact this unspeakable tragedy had on her and her family. It’s something I will not forget."
theguardian.com
Listen to a grieving mother and have no doubts: water privatisation has been a lethal scandal | Clive Lewis
Progressives must wage a battle against a rotten capitalist system that milks our resources – and destroys lives. Let th
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
This is Lord Rothermere the owner of the Daily Mail. He lives in a massive mansion in the English countryside, but he pays no tax here because he identifies as French. While the Daily Mail is registered in Bermuda and pays no tax anywhere. That is his ‘Patriotism’.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
500,000 strong Left Wing march in the UK and it was barely even covered on the 'News'. But it doesn't matter whether the revolution is televised or not. It still happens.
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
"Back when the science community used to deny climate change... Human caused climate change was looked skeptically for decades.... then the fact driven data forced all honest science literate skeptics to concede ..." www.facebook.com/groups/96164... via The Climate Realism Community
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
And this is an exact reminder of why we must stand against both Antisemitism and Islamophobia. The cynical forces who seek to divide our communities must never win. We will stand together.
Bbc article comparing different response from Zack Polanski to Nigel Farage to the attack on the ambulances.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 23/03/2026
Privatisation has been a very expensive SCAM. It is time to end it. Read more here: vist.ly/4vspm
Graphic of We Own It lead campaigner Johnbosco Nwogbo, with text that says "Privatisation has enabled the wealthy few to exploit our basic needs for profit. While our bills skyrocket shareholders are filling their pockets with gold. We must begin unwinding the damaging sell-off of our precious British family silver."
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Well, JB PRITZKER For Possible President, Then........
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 23/03/2026
Warnings from the World Meteorological Organisation and the International Energy Agency show a growing climate and energy crisis driven by fossil fuel dependence. The government must reject the misinformation from Reform and the Conservatives and accelerate the shift to homegrown renewable energy.
Picture of renewable energy - solar and wind with two news headlines "The Earth's Climate is Further Out of Balance THAN AT ANY TIME IN RECORDED HISTORY" "IRAN WAR ENERGY CRISIS EQUAL TO 70s TWIN OIL SHOCKS AND FALLOUT FROM UKRAINE WAR" with Energy Transition Now written in the middle and the Green Party Logo and Slogan "Real hope. Real change."
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 23/03/2026
Labour-led Swindon Council has called for Thames Water to be nationalised This government's policy of regulation has failed spectacularly, and everyone - including a growing number of Labour Councillors and MPs - can see it It's time for public ownership
swindonadvertiser.co.uk
Swindon leading charge in calls for Thames Water to be nationalised
Labour and Green councillors backed a call put forward by Swindon Borough Council’s cabinet to renationalise Thames Water after a flurry of issues.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Surreal arrogance. Conservative MP Bernard Jenkins is complaining about our armed forces being under resourced when it was his Conservative government that cut defence spending by 25% in real terms over 14 years!
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 23/03/2026
Eluned Morgan: "Let's be absolutely clear, leaving the EU has not been beneficial to Wales, in several areas. "I always want the closest possible relationship with the EU."
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
US citizen cries, "I don't have it with me," couldn't prove she was a US citizen, was jumped by ICE at San Francisco airport
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 23/03/2026
🚨Joining Europe’s SAFE defence fund is vital for our security. 👀 Keir Starmer says it will “certainly be on the agenda” at the next UK-EU summit.
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
They stayed for 60+ hours to highlight the plight of Gannet chicks slaughtered during the annual Guga hunt. Now they’ve been arrested.
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Over a quarter of a million seabirds on Rathlin Island are now safer! 💙 Rathlin Island has been declared ferret-free: a world-first conservation success helping Puffins, Guillemots and more raise their young safely again. Read the full story: www.rspb.org.uk/media-centre...
A chocolate brown-and-white Guillemot stands upright on a grassy cliff edge, its dark head and slender bill silhouetted against a soft, hazy sky. Just behind it, a Puffin with a bright, colourful bill sits among the grass.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The day the Affordable Care Act passed was one of my proudest moments as president, because it meant that millions of Americans would have access to health care, some for the first time.
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Today I asked Ministers to reconsider suspending visas for students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, including for the prestigious Chevening scheme. An extremely poor response to an extremely important question.
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
A National security assessment, partially released in January, warns that “Every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse”. The climate and nature emergencies are the most pressing issues of our time. So why isn't this top of the government's agenda?
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Tesco are making £4bn a year in profit. About 50% of their staff are on Universal Credit. Why don't we crackdown on this unneeded benefit for billionaires?
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20/03/2026
Attacks on synagogues and Jewish shops in the UK, Europe and the US don’t hurt Netanyahu. They just hurt ordinary Jews | Jonathan Freedland
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Attacks on synagogues and Jewish shops in the UK, Europe and the US don’t hurt Netanyahu. They just hurt ordinary Jews | Jonathan Freedland
Too many want to cast acts of violence and antisemitism as blows against Israel’s government. But the fear and terror land on real people, thousands of miles away, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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