Reposted by SquirrelfaceGrudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 18hThis is dead on. The other thing I’d say is you don’t weaken MAGA by using honey to lure adherents. You weaken it by stigmatizing it and making it toxic to be a part of it. It thrives on the perception that it’s strong. 427460
Reposted by SquirrelfaceTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Isn’t it amazing the way life can seem too short, and intrinsically magical, yet at the same time feel like a long, uphill road, potholed with fuckwits? 928938
Reposted by SquirrelfaceWe Own It @weownit.org.uk · 09/10/2026Wales is showing that ending profit-making in children’s social care can be done. The first phase of the Welsh Government’s reforms is now underway — with all new children’s homes and fostering providers required to operate on a not-for-profit basis. Why aren't we doing this in England?socialcare.walesRemoving profit from children's residential careInformation about removing profit from children's residential care, and where you can find out more. 010654
Reposted by SquirrelfaceEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Credit to the US for making the point the conference was trying to make about US foreign interference in European democracies for them, and bringing more attention to the conference and its themes than they could have possibly hoped for. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...politico.comEU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressureThe Trump administration was bothered by panels that referred to the U.S. as a disinformation threat. 491133550
Reposted by SquirrelfaceCaroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“The only sensible solution at this point is a moratorium on datacentres until very basic questions about how many we need, what for, where, and how pollution will be avoided are answered satisfactorily by the government” - @olliehayes.bsky.social 👏theguardian.comDrax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flightsExclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a year 27735301
Reposted by SquirrelfaceRyan Swift @ryanswift93.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Electoral reform is welcome but changing the voting system alone won’t fix our politics. The proposed Commission on Electoral Reform should go further, becoming a Commission for Democratic Reform, looking not just at the voting system but at how we can build fairer democratic participation. 121
Reposted by SquirrelfaceJames Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If you don’t let us continue destroying the world, we will take our money elsewhere Time-honoured & disingenuous strategy by a business founded on exploiting the planet www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukEquinor may stop investing in UK if oil and gas fields do not get go-aheadThe boss of the Norwegian state company says further investment in the UK could be at risk if Rosebank and Jackdaw are not approved. 082
Reposted by SquirrelfaceBookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores. 2854503345
Reposted by SquirrelfacePhil Syrpis @syrpis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I saw a clip of Chris Mason interviewing her, and Chris Mason was not the most annoying person in the interview. Uncharted waters… 0352
Reposted by SquirrelfaceThe Ecologist @theecologist.org · 06/10/2026"a tax on private jets to fund essential services is common sense for both our economy and our environment."theecologist.orgLow private jet tax 'fuels climate crisis, inequality'Andy Burnham, the prime minister and leader of the Labour Party, wants cheap, popular policies. Well, only seven per cent of voters support the current low tax on private jet fuel. 02010
Reposted by SquirrelfaceLittle Green Space 🐝 @lgspace.bsky.social · 05/10/2026How long until it's gone? Ways to #BeatPollution and take #climateaction: 🦀 Support beach clean-ups ♻️ Reduce. Reuse. Recycle 🌏 Avoid single-use plastic, and unnecessary or non-recyclable packaging 🌳 Celebrate special occasions with tree-planting not balloon releases 34315
Reposted by SquirrelfaceIan Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026As ever, and for the last time in connection with lying shit Jeffrey Archer, we remember Monica Coghlan, whose life he destroyed. 271002227
Reposted by SquirrelfacePhil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026When they talk about reducing red tape, remember this image. 5428471093
Reposted by SquirrelfaceJames Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The pitch here seems to be, ‘we’ll build the houses and infrastructure we failed to build during the 14 years we were in government, but we’ll do it in the most damaging and lowest quality way possible’. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comTories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural EnglandShadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth 771395442
Reposted by SquirrelfaceDavid Atkinson @davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Heaney’s re-framing of the biblical story is interesting alone, shifting focus to the people who brought the man to be healed But this was written following a stoke he suffered in 2006 & could also be read as tribute to those who supported his own recovery #poetry #poemoftheday #seamusheaneysunday 1556
Reposted by SquirrelfaceSandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026With Halloween coming up, it's time for the reminder to avoid buying/using fake spiderwebs. They can entangle and entrap birds. There's some good alternative ideas on this web page ... birdlife.org.au/news/bird-sa...birdlife.org.auBird-safe Halloween decorations - BirdLife AustraliaHow to celebrate Halloween with bird-friendly decorations. 4285125
Reposted by SquirrelfaceScott Santens @scottsantens.com · 03/10/2026This is the reality of people gaining a basic income floor for the rest of their lives. They don't get lazy. They get busy. They get to doing all the things they consider meaningful, paid or not. 216359
Reposted by SquirrelfaceRev Karen @revkarensethuraman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026**OVER 1000 SIGNATURES** Friends, we have reached over 1,000 signatures - we are absolutely blown away! A huge thank you to everyone who has taken the time to sign the letter. We will be closing the link tomorrow evening, so if you haven’t signed yet, there’s still time. Blessings, Rev Karen 39133
Reposted by SquirrelfaceBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In many ways Mark Carney is proving to be an excellent Prime Minister for Canada at a critical time in our nation’s history. But he also might be the smartest man in the world to act really stupidly about #ClimateChange at a critical time in world history. 1328140
Reposted by SquirrelfaceMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026UAE officials have warned the UK that a severe punishment for Man City could hurt future Emirati investment in Britain, Bloomberg reports. This is the perfect argument for keeping foreign money out of football. 2664089929
Reposted by SquirrelfaceStephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is (of course) very good and well worth a few short minutes of your time. 13010
Reposted by SquirrelfacePrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026UK law firm partners collect record pay, up to £2.5m per equity partner. Partners treated as self-employed. Firms don't pay employer national insurance (ENI) on profit taken by partners. £150k ENI dodged for every £1m profit shared. Public purse deprived. Must end this tax perk. archive.ph/vJCIjft.comTop UK law firm partners take home record paySpate of listings in Hong Kong boosted IPO work and related transactions 7210116
Reposted by SquirrelfaceFionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This “European political elites need to understand that if they say European security isn't possible without the US, they are actually saying that European security isn't possible. For many reasons, they don't want to accept that, but they urgently need to” Europe is bigger than 🇺🇸. It’s possible 34619
Reposted by SquirrelfaceBraden Serkas 🎃 @portmanteauface.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Someone at work once asked me what my guilty pleasure was and I immediately shot back “pleasure never makes me feel guilty.” I’ve seldom felt cooler than I did in that moment. Literally one minute later I tripped on an extension cord and hit my head on a whiteboard in front of the entire office 241513214
Reposted by SquirrelfaceMark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 11/06/2026(2/4) What the maths really shows is that ditching the triple lock will hurt the young far harder than the elderly, and will ensure that many of today's 20-year olds retire into poverty. 99-percent.org/condemning-y...99-percent.orgCondemning Younger Generations to an Old Age of Poverty - 99%Thirteen long years of increasingly far-right policies have left the UK visibly broken: we have a cost-of-living crisis; our NHS is on its knees and our schools are crumbling; and […] 16943
Reposted by SquirrelfaceJames Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Restoration ecologists have long known that many ecosystems are so degraded that simply leaving them to recover naturally will not work Dispersal limitation, damaged substrate, excess nutrients, altered hydrology, etc mean active intervention is needed to recreate rich ecosystems in a timely way 25413
Reposted by SquirrelfaceNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Consent training isn’t going to stop a gang rape. 528680
Reposted by SquirrelfacePrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Andy Burnham announces end of triple-lock on the state pension from 2030. It will be replaced by double-lock, slower growth in state pension. Full state pension is already less than 50%of the minimum wage. Poverty awaits future retirees. £500bn of taxes not collected by HMRC since 2010. 55459265
Reposted by SquirrelfaceOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 29/09/2026Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties to Rome Statute of the ICC decided that 25th session of the Assembly, scheduled to take place at UN HQ in NYC, will be relocated to The Hague. ..in light of concerns related to elected officials of the Court subject to US sanctions & visa restrictions 32412176
Reposted by SquirrelfaceJonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 29/09/2026These are stunning 1022983689
Reposted by SquirrelfaceThe Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 29/09/2026Isab El-Oakeshott seems to have decided that digging is the correct way to go about it. 3614934
Reposted by SquirrelfaceKen Schultz @kschultz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I’m sorry. Is the message “invest in us OR we’ll destroy humanity” or “invest in us AND we’ll destroy humanity“? 1727798
Reposted by SquirrelfaceJessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 27/09/2026How many men knew about these groups and said nothing? Where are all you supposed male protectors? Silent, because men aren’t protectors. They’re just territorial. 357882
Reposted by SquirrelfaceTom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We’ve spent many, many hours over the past few months searching the rock pools of Cornwall for a rainbow sea slug. Today, we finally found one! Absolutely worth all the time we’ve spent - it was truly breathtaking. 27947307
Reposted by SquirrelfaceRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We don’t allow corporations to come up with new nuclear weapons or biological pathogens. If a product is potentially dangerous, it should be regulated and corporations should be held accountable for wrongdoing. Why would AI be any different? www.commondreams.org/news/ai-securi…commondreams.orgAI Giants Probe 'Tens of Thousands' of Security Incidents—Some Involving Government Sites | Common DreamsSecurity researchers investigate tens of thousands of artificial intelligence security incidents, fueling fresh calls fo 601599534
Reposted by SquirrelfaceFrédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is very, very good. 37239
Reposted by Squirrelface#BruceSterling @bruces.bsky.social · 28/09/2026*If you're in the 18th century, you're like: "Well, our transatlantic slave trade is what keeps us from going back to the 15th century" #teleology #technology en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whig_hi...en.wikipedia.orgWhig history - Wikipedia 49918
Reposted by SquirrelfaceCath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 28/09/20261. Did u know?Our detachment towards invertebrates stems from a P.R problem they have: they don't look stereotypically"cute"; they're small, so we find it tricky to understand them; we look huge to them, so when we get close, they slope off; they don't have forward-facing eyes, like us.... 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲🐙 2294
Reposted by SquirrelfaceAndy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 28/09/2026😯 A glorious mash-up of time and place. I had to blink twice when I first saw this – a real-life Hobbit house tucked into the ruined west front of the Abbey of St Edmund at Bury St Edmunds. Heading back soon.. 412919
Reposted by SquirrelfaceLauren Jordan @loremjay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I know so many people who want UBI so they can volunteer more. It’s not even that folks don’t want to work, they’ll literally do it for free, it just needs to MATTER. I pick up trash for fun and for free! I like it!!! I could do more of it if I didn’t have to scrounge for beans!!!! 06319
Reposted by Squirrelface@Julianshea.bsky.social @julianshea.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The last thing Fauxrage wants is responsibility for ANYTHING. Stir the pot/keep people angry/ stand back/monetize it - repeat ad nauseam. That's his act in a nutshell. He'd hate to be in a position where anyone would say 'OK, over to you then - what do we do?'. He has to pretend to be the outsider. 1172
Reposted by SquirrelfaceSaunieindiego @saunieindiego.bsky.social · 17/09/2026If something is not eating your plants, then your garden is not part of the ecosystem. 041
Reposted by SquirrelfaceDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Labour's immigration/asylum policies are profoundly racist and xenophobic. They embolden far right, undermine international law and violate basic human rights, while being even more hostile than the previous government. They can't be tweaked. They need to be scrapped. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukAngela Rayner criticises worker visa plans on eve of Labour conferenceThe housing secretary says the government's plans to change wait times for permanent residency are unfair because they "change the goalposts". 820065