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@skymook.bsky.social
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I'm a freelance Swift developer who writes iOS apps. I work in Brighton and Worthing, and I enjoy Burning Man and travelling. @skymook

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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The written list method has worked well for me for many years, and I still have time for some socials. 💪
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Link to the article for those that want to read more than the headline. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires
FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as data highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
While I welcome the news, it is a tiny problem cooked up by fossil fuel industry. The RSPB has more about the decline of birds in the UK. www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wi... Also, pretty please… put a bell on your pet cat to directly save a few birds. 🙏
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Declines, disease and dangers – the issues facing birds
Find out more about some of the most pressing threats affecting wild birds and how you can help.
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I had a rare double tomato at my #allotment this year. 🍅🍅💪 #Gardening #UKGardening #VegetableGardening
Two tomatoes are fused to one stalk. They are sitting on a kitchen worktop.
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Here is the source for this story. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Burnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donors
PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I’d love to see this rant on Newsnight. ❤️ 👏 I may have to turn over though when, for balance, they get some fossil fuelled shill on to rebutt. The Iran war has really woken some people up, and I’ve enjoyed the EV and solar graphs shooting up. 📈
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Lucky Shitt 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 @luckyshitt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
No, Cheryl. I have not had any lasagna, and frankly, I am insulted by the insinuation.
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Here’s that client waiting for the work you’ve been deadlined by your boss.
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 31/07/2026
Your tech breaks. Buying new seems cheaper than repairing. We’re making the Right to Repair the new standard in Europe.
Graphic designed as a smartphone screen with a cracked display, showing a humorous decision tree about repairing broken tech. The title reads, “Should I toss my broken tech?” It asks, “Do I hate money?” If yes: “A bit!” If no: “Is it under warranty?” If yes: “Repair it! BOOM: free 1-year warranty extension!” If no: “Am I a billionaire?” If no: “Fix it! Spare parts for up to 10 years.” If maybe: “Soon: EU site for cheap local repairs.” A repair icon and battery symbol appear at the top, and the EU flag is shown in the bottom left corner.
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I read the same thing before reading your alt text, then I zoomed in just to find lines.
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
What want to know is… why wasn’t Count Binface invited?
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Farage is definitely not the person for the job, rather the opposite. Shall we agree on that. 😉
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I’m don’t, because I would rather see a wealth tax and a massive push towards the green economy. I don’t care who makes things better as long as we head in that direction.
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I wish sources are posted rather than the click bait headline alone. Here is a link to the article that this claim came from for those that need to see if anything was announced. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Burnham to make some benefits conditional and ‘get serious’ about cutting welfare
New prime minister has also warned that ‘the NHS will collapse’ unless he fixes social care
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I’ve realised for a couple of decades that inequality is growing in the UK and I couldn’t understand why, or what we could do about it. I understand more about how it works now, and what we can do. I’m glad you didn’t get hit by a bus! Thanks for your good work so far. 🙏
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The right wing media is having a frenzy on the topic of North Sea oil and gas. Just a reminder that nothing has been announced yet, and how wrong the media was on the chancellor. I hope they are wrong this time too.
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
By the time you get to the kitchen, you’ll forget what you went down there for! 😉
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Massive change is already here. While we have to adapt, and I say this when I think of my garden, or flooding of coastal areas, causing more damage is not a solution. I think we can both agree on that.
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The right wing media are trying to set the agenda and talking points. These days I try to avoid all speculation. Nothing has been announced, so I wait in hope. 😉
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I’m just waiting to see what gets officially announced first. We will see this week.
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Some gardeners insist on peat because they don’t change the way they use it when they try peat free. Here is a video from the RHS that explains how peat free needs a slightly different method. youtu.be/0hN-E570Dxw?...
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Avoid these three mistakes when planting peat-free | The RHS
YouTube video by RHS - Royal Horticultural Society
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I like the Green Party, but Ed Miliband has not approved any fossil fuels. He knows like we do that security is gained by renewables and upgrading the grid. At this point this sounds like another story that may not come to pass. 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I do that all the time. That’s why you are never later for anything. 😉
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
After listening to Andy Burnham’s speech, it made me realise that if he really does what he says about local areas getting the power to decide what they need, if you vote say… a green council in, they will have more power to do what you voted for. Which is how it should be.
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I do believe you would benefit from watching what he actually said rather than reading an article. I’m going to wait for the details and actions before I support or discount what he said.
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
What evidence are you basing this on? Or is it just speculation?
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
I got 10 seeds from the heritage seed library for Suttons Early Giant #pea. Nine germinated, and were planted at my #allotment. here is the result from the first pods. Great! 🫛 I’m going to let it provide seeds this year and grow a bigger crop next year. #UKGardening
4 pea pods on a wooden table. You can clearly see large pea in two of the pods which are split open.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
At last! A coherent plan for dealing with the perversity of fossil gas largely setting electricity prices, even though it supplies only 1/4 of our power. Stepping into the market like this offends the government's deepest instincts. But it needs to happen. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Households could save £200 on energy bills in plan to break link between gas and electricity prices, says thinktank
Government plan to de-link gas and electricity prices aims to reduce bills for consumers after global surge in prices
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Why are you still here? Go for a walk in the nearest green space! 😉
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Oh… you brought cheap wine. Yes, just deposit it in the toilet!
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
A weakening in the gas-price link is beginning to emerge as #renewables are rolled out. #ukenergy #costofliving ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
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British power prices are increasingly independent from gas | Ember
An increasing proportion of clean power is already priced independently from fossil fuels in Britain, and a de-linking is beginning to emerge.
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patthepublican2 @patthepublican2.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Lets not do anything about Climate Change it's too difficult, it's not like Solar and Wind are 8x cheaper than Fossil Fuel and only need to be replaced every 40/25 years. Oh wait... The only reason we don't act is to protect the outrageous Fossil Fuel profits.
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Christ. Tory Blair more like. He has fallen. What’s next? Join Reform with the other Tories.
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Chris Limb @catmachine.com · 21/06/2025
I only discovered this within the past year or so, but sash windows were designed to enable passive ventilation. If you open them at the top and bottom they suck in cool air and expel hot air. It seems to work too. #HotWeather #StayingCool
Diagram of a sash window open at the top and bottom. A blue arrow at the bottom indicates cold air coming in; a red arrow at the top indicates hot air being forced out.
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
I’d like to see a wealth tax to address the decades growth of the rich / poor divide, the breaking of the link between gas and electricity, AI used for efficiency rather then taking jobs and a massive push towards being a green superpower to secure our future. You’re welcome!
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
This nut bowl and unusual egg cup are the first things I have made with my pottery course. I know they are simple, but ‘I’ made them. I have also made a cup and plate, so I may have the complete set for breakfast. 😀
A small blue/green bowl sits next to a small egg cup holder with a foot. A large egg sits on the egg cup.
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onesillyfag @onesillyfag.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Here’s a feed cleanser. Dogs catching treats.
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Robert Llewellyn @bobbyllew.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
We are current;ly 77.5% powered by renewables, a pitiful 5% powered by burning imported methane gas, and yet the effing price is set by the effing cost of effing gas, I am effing fuming! Thanks grid.iamkate.com
A screenshot from National Grid Live which gives the latests stastics about the electricity grid.
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
If the lid came off, you would have had to replace your kitchen.
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
and… you’re not bothered by that flying saucer?
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
When I put a tea bag in, when I was making a coffee, is all I need to measure my own mental decline.
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
It takes a year to grow purple sprouting broccoli, but my God… it is worth it! #allotment #UKGardening
March 2016. A large purple sprouting broccoli plant is showing a number of deep purple spears of broccoli ready to pick.
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Ed #Miliband is 100% correct when he says the only energy security from world events is home grown energy like renewables. Any UK party that thinks otherwise must have fossil fuel interests or funding. Don’t vote for them! #BBCLauraK
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Any UK party that doesn’t fully back renewable energy as a security shield from world events like this, must have fossil fuel interests / backers. Don’t vote for them. I’d like to see even more renewables coming online ASAP.
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Reliance on fossil fuels puts us all at risk when it comes to world events. Any party in the UK that doesn’t support renewable energy, is a shill for the fossil fuel industry. We need to go hard on #renewables.
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
The ones I loved were the Brazil nuts in chocolate. My new tradition is to now make my own every year. Cheap, handmade chocolates. 🤌 Everyone a winner.
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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy. Enough to power 23 million homes! U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
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Sky Apperley @skymook.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Dirty gas sets the wholesale price of clean renewable electricity. How about we break that link so everyone in the UK gets cheaper electricity? As more renewables comes on line, electricity gets cheaper for all. It makes no sense to me why there is a link to gas.
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Chris Limb @catmachine.com · 27/11/2025
It was a great evening! Thanks to everyone and especially @thechiller.bsky.social for being there, and @skymook.bsky.social for taking this picture!
Picture of me sitting behind a table with copies of my books on it.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour
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