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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Repost if you want more 🌿 Nature 🌳 Trees 🐝 Bees 🍏 Orchards 🐸 Ponds 🥕 Healthy, spray-free veg 🚄 Sustainable public transport 🌍 Climate action 🐞 Insects 🌊 Clean water & air 🦊 Wildlife 🦋 Hedgerows 🌻 Wildflowers ♻️ Waste reduction 🐬 Sewage-free, plastic-free oceans & rivers
Red clover, buttercups and long grass in a wildflower meadow
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The answer to our political funding crisis is simple and obvious. It would send our politics in the opposite direction to its current, disastrous trajectory. So why won't Labour MPs pick it up? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Political donations are poison to our democracy – but there’s an easy antidote to that | George Monbiot
As revelations about Reform UK’s donors emerge, it’s clear that increasingly complex forms of patronage can’t be regulated effectively. We need a clean sweep, says columnist George Monbiot
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 10/09/2026
THE REPORT THEY TRIED TO HIDE. Empty shelves. Water shortages. Food security at risk. The government cannot keep hiding the scale of the threat. It must release the report in full and act on it.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is apparently what it means to be 'proud and British'. You hide your identity and act like thugs.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I know this isn't terrorism. You know this isn't terrorism. The authorities know this isn't terrorism. But, once again, they have labelled protesters "terrorists", as part of the long-running programme to ensure that no one dares protest about anything any more. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Seven charged with damaging Trump’s Scottish golf course accused of ‘terrorist connection’
Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with graffiti
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The Telegraph are determined to make this a right vs left debate. It isn't. It's about who should own our press: a few billionaires, or a genuinely diverse range of organisations - including plenty who disagree with me? Actual media pluralism & a free press.
Michael Deacon - Zack Polanski may be a clown but he's also a threat to your freedom. Don't be fooled by the Green leaders imbecilic exterior - his war on right wing "misinformation" reveals his true, authoritarian nature
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Two-thirds of UK news articles about wildfires this summer haven’t mentioned climate change - but ignoring it doesn’t make it go away, it just makes averting the worst of it even harder @eciu.net
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Two-thirds of UK news articles about wildfires this summer haven't mentioned climate change
Analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit adds to concerns that national newspapers are failing to link this summer's extreme weather to climate change and the net-zero policies necessary to mitigate its drastic effects.
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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 14/08/2026
Just got this national emergency alert about fire risk. Because of the extreme heat. Because of climate change. Of course it didn't make those connections, instead it told me to not use BBQs. We need a National Emergency Briefing on the climate crisis.
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Prof Richard Betts @richardabetts.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Nope, it’s the weeks of hot, dry weather made more severe by global heating due to fossil fuel burning that has increased the risk of wildfires. The landscape is so dry that any ignition can start a fire that becomes uncontrollable. Fields of crops and grasses are not “rewilded” but have burned
Front page of the Daily Mail newspaper “eclipse special” with headline “Rewilding link to record fires”, beneath a photograph of people watching the near-total eclipse of the sun with the title “Britain finally gets a break from the sun (for a few minutes!)”
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Commenting today: “Two of these people around Farage were in and out of the Russian Embassy discussing Gold and Diamond deals. The third has been sentenced to over 10 years in prison for taking Kremlin Gold. What did Nigel know?” ✍️ @peterjukes.bsky.social
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‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’s strategic plan to crush Ukrainian independence with ‘Moscow’s Man in Ukraine’
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Zack Polanski, "I'll work with anyone who wants to tackle the climate crisis and wants to protect nature" "There is a huge conversation to have about political donations, how they work, and how we make sure politicians are representing their constituents, rather than vested interests"
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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This grotesque headline is from the Telegraph. 3,000 people in Britain have been killed in heatwaves this year so far. 20,000 in Europe. Even if Britain did get to “embrace Mediterranean life”, what about the actual Mediterranean, what do they get to embrace? What about India?
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 31/07/2026
Recent reporting by @theguardian.com's @fionaharvey.bsky.social revealed that members of parliament were demanding the release of the full report by UK military and intelligence leaders. Read more:
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UK has ‘no future’ if it fails to act on ecosystem collapse threatening national security
MPs demand publication of full report that outlines catastrophic consequences amid concerns for food security
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Govt planning c. 100 new data centres by early 2030s, mostly in already water stressed areas. They have no legal obligation to disclose how much water they use. Meanwhile Govt launches £75m publicity campaign to urge us to reduce water use & privatised water companies waste 19% thro leaks. Madness
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Is “pragmatic” the new, “grown up” word? Andy, there’s nothing “pragmatic” about drilling for more oil & gas - to even consider it with the planet literally on fire is total madness. How many times must we say it will do nothing for energy bills or security? It would be an act of utter recklessness
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Burnham promises ‘pragmatic’ approach to North Sea oil and gas
PM tells reporters the government cannot ignore the energy resource ‘when people are struggling’
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Our criteria for success are disastrously skewed. In my view, a successful person is one who does more good than harm, on any scale. On this measure, most billionaires are massive failures, while humble folk in my neighbourhood who look after other people are highly successful.
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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Anyone else out there feeling heavy as we realize that our leaders are in fact just going to let us all burn? For years, contrary to so much evidence, I thought elected leaders would finally act when it got really bad. I’ll still fight like hell but I admit I am having a hard time processing this.
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Europe wildfires: Officials warn that wildfires could still be burning in November – as it happened
Firefighters in France and Spain face another day battling wildfires, as another heatwave set to hit this week
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petercracknell.bsky.social @petercracknell.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
If you're a #British citizen, or a #UK resident, consider signing & sharing this UK Parliament petition, created by Chris Packham, which calls for the UK Government to hold a UK-wide briefing on climate & nature risks. #climate & #nature petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
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Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ...
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this. Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.
The Times: Net zero risks blackouts. Below a photo of French wildfires.
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 25/07/2026
This is a former editor of the Murdoch-owned Sun newspaper commenting over on Twitter...
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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 25/07/2026
Limiting warming to 1.5°C was initially motivated by efforts to protect small island nation states from disastrous sea level rise. It's clear we have greatly underestimated loss and damage to the world's richest nations. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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More than 200,000 people flee or lock down as wildfires sweep France and Spain
‘Highly unpredictable’ blaze forces evacuation of Cap Ferret on French coast and Spain declares national emergency
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 19/07/2023
Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This feels like it got buried amid all of the mounting allegations around Reform and Farage's funding. Farage leases property that he owns, to his own company, at exactly £10,000/year. That's a penny under the "over £10,000" rental-income declaration threshold. What is he trying to hide?
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Nigel Farage paying himself £50,000 in rent for studio at own property
The arrangement, which could enable the Reform UK leader to lower his tax bill, falls outside parliamentary transparency rules
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Jennifer Cobbe @jennifercobbe.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The questioning here is so vapid, and they react to the idea of a public health approach to drugs like he's coming out with some mad shit that should barely be entertained Prohibition doesn't stop people taking drugs, it just fuels crime and drives people to more risky behaviours. We can do better!
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Despite all the noise today I'd really like you to read this, as I think it's crucial. The government's in the process of p*ssing up to £264 billion into the ground, at the behest of the fossil fuel industry. Yes, £264 *billion*. It's utterly mad, and has to stop. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The great carbon capture con: behold the wasted billions Burnham could claw back | George Monbiot
There are far better ways to tackle climate breakdown, but successive governments have chosen to listen to the fossil fuel companies instead, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Excited to share short version of Episode 1 of my podcast series - Government refusal to release the full version of the Joint Intelligence Committee Report on ecosystem collapse is unforgivable - how do we prepare for threats when their full extent is hidden from us? www.google.com/search?q=you...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Blatant lobbying, not for the sake of our country, but for the fossil fuel industry, in which almost all the ultrarich - including, in all likelihood, the proprietors of these newspapers - are heavily invested. These people are not and never will be your friends. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
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Analysis: UK newspapers have already printed 63 editorials in 2026 backing North Sea drilling  - Carbon Brief
UK newspapers have already published 63 editorials this year calling for more oil and gas extraction in the North Sea, according to Carbon Brief analysis.
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 08/07/2026
UK has ‘no future’ if it fails to act on ecosystem collapse threatening national security
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UK has ‘no future’ if it fails to act on ecosystem collapse threatening national security
MPs demand publication of full report that outlines catastrophic consequences amid concerns for food security
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
On my way, Clacton.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Poster promoting Count Binface, in the famous Obama style
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Farage was always master of the grift. Remember ten years ago when @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and I revealed his Leave EU team were in and out of the Russian Embassy in the run up to Brexit, looking for gold and diamond deals with the Kremlin? Farage must have known, and approved. Ten years ago
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
As the revelations pile up, the excuses get thinner and thinner. But this is always the story with the extreme right. It's a racket, a deception perpetrated against the public. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nigel Farage did not declare gifts from crypto entrepreneur convicted of fraud
Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick says Farage accepted staff, security and accommodation from George Cottrell before becoming an MP
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
We’re calling for a wealth tax that would only apply to people who have above £10 million in net assets. That means around 99.6% of people wouldn’t pay a penny more. So louder for those at the back. A wealth tax targets the super-rich who've been able to opt-out for too long.
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sonofthelorax.bsky.social @sonofthelorax.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Thread on why #Farage isn't fit to be an MP never mind PM
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Tom Scott @tom--scott.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
1/ I've known quite a bit about Posh George Cottrell for a long time. Until now, most of the UK media has studiously ignored Farage's extremely close associaton with this aristo-criminal, whose background (before crypto) is in hyper-dodgy offshore "money business" for Russian oligarchs.
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Adam Tranter @adamtranter.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Tech companies: Our pavement robots are safe for pedestrians and don't get in their way! The robots:
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Stop Funding Heat @stopfundingheat.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
GB News gives its take on climate change. This is what a propaganda campaign looks like. Who'd have guessed that the GB News co-owner runs a hedge fund with massive investments in oil and gas? www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Thoughts on the market’s first manufactured trillionaire.
A black and white photo illustration of Elon Musk making the Nazi salute with a halftone dot effect added on a red background. Text reads:

END TIMES
FASCISM
Brought to you by
Capitalism
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
We're at the point where the Telegraph are literally making up quotes. I said when veg is sold for pennies in supermarkets, it's a sign someone's not being paid properly. Farmers being paid a pittance for their produce. Workers on less than a living wage in supermarkets.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Old housemates, old school friends, family members, - they even asked a local launderette for an itinerary of what I've had washed! All this from billionaire owned media because they don't want a party to continue growing that challenges power & wealth. Join.greenparty.org.uk
Hi. I'm a journalist with X in Westminster. I understand you used to live with Zack Polanski. Would you be up for a chat to help with some research? If you can help, you can reach me any time on x. Many thanks.
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David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The UK once had some of the best railways, public housing, a solid welfare state that took care of people and a more caring/loving society. Then Thatcher became Prime Minister.
47 years of thatcherism is why everyone is miserable.
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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
US media keeps using the phrase “heightened tensions with Cuba” to describe what is in reality unilateral US aggression, with illegal sanctions and threats of illegal invasion, against innocent people who repeatedly say they just want to be left alone.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 13/05/2026
Britain is being ripped off - and the government has failed to act. Green MPs are putting forward an amendment to the King's Speech with a plan to end Rip off Britain and make life affordable again.
A PLAN TO END RIP OFF BRITAIN
Policy points compared as a grid with ticks next to the Green Party, and crosses next to the Labour Party.
No Energy Bill increases in July; Rent Controls; Free School Meals; Renationalise Water; Tax Extreme Wealth. 
Green Party- Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9Q0.
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Israel is using dogs to rape Palestinians. There's multiple testimonies. When I first reported on this obscenity, it triggered a firestorm. The New York Times has now, finally, reported on it - and Israel's systematic use of sexual violence. New post: www.owenjones.news/p/new-york-t...
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
One of the many curiosities of this decision is that Nigel Farage is the only serving UK political leader (to my knowledge) to have been criticised by the Board of Deputies for personally using rhetoric linked to antisemitic conspiracy theories, for which he has never apologised.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Israel must release Zeteo contributor Alex Colston and the rest of the flotilla activists and crew. This is piracy:
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'Piracy': Israel Kidnaps Nearly 200 Peace Activists Aboard Flotilla 600 Miles Away From Gaza
Zeteo contributor Alex Colston is among those Israel abducted, as activists accuse Greece, a NATO member, of complicity after Israeli forces intercepted 22 boats in international waters near Crete.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
You have to feel sorry for James Dyson. Imagine buying up 33,000 acres of farmland to avoid tax, only for Labour to then close the loophole. We need more patriots like him, who drive up farmland prices and vote for Brexit then fuck off to Singapore.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
For whoever needs to hear this I'm the only Jewish person to lead a political party - third largest in the country. The Daily Mail have been & always will be my enemy - they historically supported fascists & continue to do so. I'll take no lectures from them on Antisemitism.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
These people have a funny way of saying "Environmentalists have been proved right yet again."
"The oil crisis is exactly what the net zero brigade wants"
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Every minister should read this from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social: “The global food system is systemically fragile in the same way that the global financial system was before the 2008 crash…the same factors that would have brought down the financial system….now threaten to bring down the food system”.
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We’re letting big corporations gamble with our lives. Act now, or the food could run out | George Monbiot
The fragility of the global food system fills me with dread – and the war with Iran has exposed just how close to collapse it is, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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