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Dave Barnes

@slaty-vireo.bsky.social
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Bird Spotter, you can’t beat a good Slaty Vireo! 70s bike rider and Everton fan 50+ years - STH East Stand 227. Welcomed Davie back with open arms. Grandad of 6 little Toffees.

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Dave Barnes @slaty-vireo.bsky.social · 22h
Based on guess of most plays. So many cast aside 🤯 try it , not so easy! www.my9albums.com
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Dr Tess Machling @tessmachling.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Riot police in Gosport because that idiot Daniel Thomas is in channel tailing 2 x RNLI boats with refugees, after slashing the boat they were transferred from *while* a member of the RNLI was on board the empty dinghy. He's told all his followers to go to Gosport. He should be f*cking arrested.
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Alex Gray @alexefctoffee.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I'm not a fan of TFG at the minute but thank fuck Jim Ratcliffe doesn't own us. The very worst of humanity. Used Utd to sack all their working class staff to cut costs whilst using his platform to spout more hate on Immigration and now benefit claimants too...whilst he avoids tax in Monaco. Scum.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Dave Barnes @slaty-vireo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
NEVER leave before the end. Guy behind me, positive noises all the way through. I was in a new seat and thought yes I like it here, no room for negativity, then on 90 mins he’d had enough and left 😱
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Pete Ambrose @born-to-re-wild.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Come on Mr B. Stop using Musk's hate app yourself and regulate to prevent unmoderated hate speech on there. Signed Everyone www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Rupert Lowe set to be paid as much for divisive posts on Elon Musk’s X as for being MP
Restore Britain leader paid up to £1,476 an hour by platform, which critics say is financially incentivising inflammatory content
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Petra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Instead of building concrete walls, nature already invented the perfect coastal defense. Mangrove roots form a tangled web that catches crashing waves and breaks them down into gentle currents. They stop erosion, filter our water, and save entire coastal communities from flooding.
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Nan Madol: Lost City with Albert Lin on Nat Geo
ALT: Nan Madol: Lost City with Albert Lin on Nat Geo
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Why is Britain a tinderbox? Because: 1) The climate crisis, obvs; but also - 2) *6.4 million hectares* of farmland in England & Wales is riddled with field drains - draining water from the land where it could be retaining it. Make Britain Wet Again! ahdb.org.uk/drainage
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
It is very hard to see how anything other than a secession of all UEFA countries from Fifa (which other confederations would follow, as the WC is worth very little without European teams and markets) can put a stop to the assault Infantino and his US friends are leading on football.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
A shoebill actually landed on their boat: a real wild experience. Original post
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Alicia @aliciablackgirl.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Israel orders evacuation of 24 towns and villages in Lebanon Simply disgusting, land theft & genocide Israel is no longer part of the civilized world.. The inhumanity that breeds from extreme arrogance and self-righteousness.. All financed by U.S. taxpayers' money and backed by the U.S. military.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Seven ICE agents surrounded four workers without a warrant or legal authority. The workers called a local sanctuary hotline, advocates came running. ICE left empty-handed. Hit ❤️ if you love seeing everyday people stand up & win. Read the incredible story here: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/thirty-six...
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Sir David Attenborough… on your 100th birthday, we thank you. For a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with such grace and wonder. Generations have fallen in love with nature because of you. Happy birthday, Sir. 🎉
This photograph captures Sir David Attenborough seated outdoors on the rugged terrain of Skomer Island. Behind him, the ocean and coastal cliffs form a scenic backdrop under a clear sky. Sir David, dressed in a khaki jacket and light trousers, looks towards the camera with a gentle expression, exuding a sense of warmth, calm, and wisdom. Around him, puffins can be seen flying and perched on the rocky ground, illuminated in rays of golden sunlight as the sun sets behind the cliffs.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The World's largest Wind Turbine 26MW. In its lifetime it will produce the same energy as burning 750,000 tons of coal. That's 44,118 truck loads. And that's just 1 Wind Turbine.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Apart from the actual stats, the most reliable indicator that immigration is plunging (to our obvious economic detriment) is Nigel Farage turning his dishonest attentions to the mythical millions of benefits claimants.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Almost everything we argue about is a substitute for the thing we should be arguing about: the immense wealth & power of an oligarchic class, which captures governments, ruins lives and wrecks the living planet. This class redirects our rage at scapegoats. To resist its lies is to resist its power.
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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Italy suspends defence agreement with Israel amid Middle East conflict. 👏👏👏 The whole of Europe and beyond needs to apply sanctions on Israel. Suspend and withdraw any agreements and treat them as an International pariah.
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Mikeado @mikeado.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Into these, Everton.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 17/03/2026
They said it would take 193 years to clean London’s air. We did it in nine. 💨 London has now met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide air pollution.
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London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution
Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%
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Dave Barnes @slaty-vireo.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Mick Lynch "Nigel Farage is a racist." RT if Mick is right.
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Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
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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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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Homicides have fallen to their lowest level for nearly 50 years across England and Wales, official statistics show. There were 499 victims of murder, manslaughter and infanticide in the year to September, according to crime statistics published by the ONS
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Dave Barnes @slaty-vireo.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Tomorrows Labour member to join Reform. In celebration she has a necklace made from Nigel Farage’s teeth.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Farage entryists destroyed the Tory Party. And now Tory entryists are about to destroy Farage. It's like watching a game of Gobshite Tennis.
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Dave Barnes @slaty-vireo.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Tim Stanley is the wimpiest journalist in the country. What a creep!
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Jen aka Grantifa 🐸 @grantifa9.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
If anyone has old sport’s trophies 🏆 or medals 🥇 may I suggest sending them to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in DC.
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
If Farage is to be believed and he's declined applications from ex Tory MPs but let in Gullis, Jenkyns and others, it begs the question - who the hell was unsuitable?
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Stevie Bennett @steviebennett.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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Dave Barnes @slaty-vireo.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
#BBCQT Well Mad Nads - where were YOU when Johnson said this? You didn’t care then, you didn’t say anything then why are so so bothered now?
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Boris Johnson says '£60m spaffed up the wall' on child abuse inquiries
The former foreign secretary makes the remark while discussing police funding during a radio interview.
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Stevie Bennett @steviebennett.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
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Stevie Bennett @steviebennett.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
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When skies are grey @schoolscience.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Moving gas plants - which set the price of electricity- out of the market and into a nationally controlled reserve, would take £5bn off the UK’s energy bills “Renewable energy is cheaper than gas but we’re not reaping all of the benefits clean power brings” www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Energy users ‘could save £5bn a year’ if gas plants are removed from market
Former energy tsar suggests the ‘radical step’ as one of the few options the government has for cutting bills
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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
I really wonder what would need to happen to disrupt the British media‘s current obsession with immigrants. I am serious. What would it take to talk about something else? Putin invading a few more countries? Another Prime Minister being hounded out of office? Global economic collapse? A tidal wave?
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Bob White @islandlife17.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
A glass ceiling for those clubs aspiring to aim higher. Nail on head. ⚽️
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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
This video is bloody excellent.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
"Is Britain about to blow?" asks Matt Goodwin promoted a two hour special event on the subject. Their greasy desperation for violence and carnage, so they can profit off it, is so disgusting.
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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Dear @BBC Get Farage off our screens for a while please. A long while. We wld like to see some decent,informed politicians e.g. those from the Green Party. We know you have an agenda regarding the snake oil salesman but enough is enough. Yours sincerely, The UK (decent majority)
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Greenpeace UK @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
🚨SHOCKING: Reform's 'war on Net Zero' will cost the UK up to 1 MILLION jobs through lost green investments. Who else thinks Reform are simply a MOUTHPIECE for the fossil fuel industry?
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Ruth Wishart @ruthwishart.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Should you be contemplating voting for Reform ask their candidate on your patch what their policies are. And watch a lot of head scratching.
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Paul Rhodes @paulrhodes.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
NE India Mandala Road Arunchal Pradesh April with @brianstretch.bsky.social and @andywarr.bsky.social Himalayan Cutia foraging in moss and lichens in middle canopy frankly my pictures do not come close to doing this species justice just a stunner #birds #birdsseenin2025
Himalayan Cutia Himalayan Cutia with caterpillar prey
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Dave Barnes @slaty-vireo.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Commissioned this tribute to Goodison Park by my talented Australian Uncle to hang in my lounge. If you’re of a certain age you’ll know the goal!
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Zero Hour: the campaign for climate and nature @zero-hour.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
🌍 Representatives of 24 trade unions as well as MPs—including @ianbyrnemp.bsky.social—delivered a letter to the Prime Minister, requesting he set out a plan to “protect livelihoods, create decent work, and deliver a just transition.” #CANBill www.liverpoolworld.uk/news/liverpo...
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Liverpool MP urges Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to tackle climate crisis head on
A Liverpool MP has joined Britain's biggest trade union leaders in urging Keir Starmer to tackle the climate and nature crises.
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MonkeyMan @monkeymanska.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
#bbcqt and the BBC is so obsessed with impartiality they have forsaken accuracy
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Pete Ambrose @born-to-re-wild.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Don't go to Mull. It's shit
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Dave Barnes @slaty-vireo.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Hardly put a foot wrong Sean.
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Woolfinder General @brianwoolfinder.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Europe in 26/27 and a crack at those East European ultras, please. One last swan song.
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