Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Wtaf. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comHow Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reportsGuardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’ 010
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Wow, Israel placing adverts in the UK, trying to convince the British audience to reject Burnham's decision to speak out against the settlements in the West Bank which, you know, is part of the limited land of a different nation. Others would call it invasion.... Desperation? 332
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026'Choice... is an idea that is inflicted on poor people by people in positions of power so they don’t have to do anything to help.' Hear, hear. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comCan anyone be too poor to buy a toothbrush? Yes – I know, because that was me | Katriona O'SullivanLBC’s Nick Ferrari can’t see what is stopping people buying a cheap toothbrush, but the grinding reality of living in poverty creates its own priorities, says psychologist, author and professor Dr Kat... 011
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Interesting and pertinent arguments here. At the same time, I wonder what we will say in a few years time about MAGA et Al. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comHere is the news from the US: Woke 1.0 is over. But what did progressives do wrong? | Nesrine MalikA movement with safety, dignity and equality at its heart has been blamed for the rightwing backlash. But within it were principles worth carrying forwards, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik 001
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 19/07/2026#NoToFossilFuels @andyburnham.bsky.social #KeepItInTheGround for the future of our children, for a more just future. 010
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 18/07/2026What the f***, @andyburnham.bsky.social ??? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBurnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drillingDrilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licenses. 020
Reposted by Elke WeissmannThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 13/07/2026In Israel’s prisons, torture and death have become a norm that it barely tries to hide | Nesrine Maliktheguardian.comIn Israel’s prisons, torture and death have become a norm that it barely tries to hide | Nesrine MalikThe suffering of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya is no isolated case. The abuse of Palestinian detainees is happening in plain sight, yet nothing changes, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik 19189109
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 12/07/2026A weight tax for SUVs? Yes please. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comBritain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian WolmarLarger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar 021
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Question for the day as we allow #AI and #Algorithms to take over the thinking for us, is the machine now 'I think therefore I am' while we human beings learn the value of human emotion and therefore 'we feel, therefore we are?' 200
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 29/06/2026#AI doesn't just affect the #Editorial side of #TVProduction and #FilmProduction. #ProductionManagement does exist.... 000
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Just heard the man who stays with my neighbour next door say to his girlfriend (in the context of HR protected characteristics monitoring): 'Let's be honest, one of the reasons you got your job, is because you are a woman, and not a white, middle aged man.' #TotalBoyfriendFail. #BeBetter. 100
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Banning under 16s from #SocialMedia is like treating measles with a concealer. It doesn't address #MediaLiteracy, it doesn't address the problems of social media such as dis- and misinformation. What we need is better #Regulation and better #Education. @ukgovernment.bsky.social #NotImpresssed 120
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Ordinary people, you need to change your behaviour to avoid climate catastrophe while we rich make sure your children have no planet to live on. #ClimateChange www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com 000
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 05/06/2026How much coffee is one allowed to drink on a Friday? Not asking for a friend.static.klipy.comSnow White Enjoys CoffeeALT: Snow White Enjoys Coffee 030
Reposted by Elke WeissmannTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Happy World Bicycle Day. 853797
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Urgh. #marking after a bad night's sleep is really hard.static.klipy.comTree Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) Tired at DeskALT: Tree Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) Tired at Desk 030
Reposted by Elke WeissmannGareth Hooper @garethhooper.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Birmingham is by most measures a financially poor city. Politicians need to make it a cheap city to live in. Bike lanes = free travel + free exercise + low pollution Low pollution = less demand on financially constrained health and social care Politicians need to level with electorate. 2319
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 05/05/2026The Mystery in #Liverpool isn't the most botanically exciting park, but it can be pretty 😍😍 040
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 03/05/2026I knew it. 🤣🤣 www.facebook.com/share/v/1AW3...facebook.com 000
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Change is possible. For a better future... www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comHope is contagious and science is king: 10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel eraAt world-first Santa Marta climate meeting, delegates say it was ‘euphoric’ to finally be focusing on concrete solutions 010
Reposted by Elke WeissmannFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Hannah Spencer speaking to PoliticsJOE, "You can smell the alcohol when people are in-between votes" "I wasn't prepared for what goes on in the rest of the chamber where there is a lot of jeering going on" "We're making decisions about people's lives we're here to do a job and to serve people" 41740226
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 21/04/2026About time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukGovernment to propose electricity price changes in clean power pushThe war in the Middle East has brought renewed attention to Britain's vulnerability to energy price shocks. 010
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 15/04/202610 asks for Better Streets: www.instagram.com/reel/DWW9YiH... #cycling #walking #traffic #roads #carsinstagram.comElke Weissmann on Instagram: "#betterstreets #liverpool"6 likes, 0 comments - elxwelx on March 26, 2026: "#betterstreets #liverpool". 010
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Spent a few days in #Rouen. What a gorgeous place. With amazing cycling infrastructure. I am jealous. 050
Reposted by Elke WeissmannHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Now get out and vote in the midterms like your life depends on it, because it does. #NoKings 11234569514534
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 28/03/2026In an Istanbul market, I came across an old German phrase book – and a reminder of how not to speak to migrants | Carolin Würfel www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comIn an Istanbul market, I came across an old German phrase book – and a reminder of how not to speak to migrants | Carolin WürfelTurkish immigrants to Germany in the 60s were seen as temporary labour, not people. Today’s government in Berlin is at risk of repeating the mistake, says Carolin Würfel, a writer who lives in Berlin ... 000
Reposted by Elke WeissmannTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Political Will Sold Separately. @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social 319746
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 26/03/2026#SaferStreets in #Liverpool, please. @exploreliverpool.bsky.social @liverpool.greenparty.org.uk @liverpoolweather.bsky.social @liverpoolecho.co.uk 020
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 26/03/2026#SaferStreets are much needed for all of us, including those of us who do not drive #cars. #CarCulture #Cycling #Walking www.linkedin.com/posts/active...linkedin.comSafer Streets for Women and Girls | Active Travel EnglandPoorly lit spaces, design and location of bus stops, lack of CCTV – these are all reasons why women and girls don’t feel safe getting out and about in their neighbourhoods. Last night, Local Transpo... 040
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Had the pleasure to speak to @liliangreenwood.bsky.social yesterday about pavement parking and why it makes walking less safe and convenient. Here's the proof or so... youtu.be/HOV6SporrIo?... with @activetraveleng.bsky.social and Living Streets. @nihilisticgherkin.bsky.socialyoutu.bePavement ParkingYouTube video by TVElk1 010
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 24/03/2026We should be better than this @labouruk.bsky.social 020
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Have a flower. Feels like we could all do with one. 041
Reposted by Elke WeissmannBrian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Chinese seamen, Liverpool, 1942, by Bert Hardy. Unpublished by Picture Post because too sensitive. They were on half the pay of British seamen, lived in squalor, went on strike and were labelled troublemakers. 511937
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 13/03/2026I would like to remind everyone, most of all myself, that it is #Friday. 011
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Exactly. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comReaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits 050
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 08/03/2026The BBC needs our backing and input. Consider replying to the consultation: Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - the BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation - GOV.UK share.google/abZegt6bjahM...share.googleBritain’s Story: The Next Chapter - the BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultationThe government is consulting the public to aid decision-making on the terms for the BBC Charter’s renewal and any changes needed to help the BBC to continue to serve the public. 010
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Oh yeah, baby. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @tomflood.bsky.social will surely agree.bbc.co.uk'Active travel' in Liverpool City Region 'saves NHS millions'People walking, wheeling and cycling in the Liverpool City Region saves the NHS an estimated £53.8m a year. 1174
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Sometimes you need confirmation that there are politicians who are in it because they want to improve the lot of the vulnerable and bring down those who exploit them. Here is one of them. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comThe PM who turned PI: why is Gordon Brown delving so deep into the Epstein files?Brown is said to be driven by moral anger but insiders suggest he may feel guilty for bringing Peter Mandelson back into government 021
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 23/02/2026In completely other news, I painted my wardrobe. 370
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Ah. Yes. Absolutely. It's just that humans learn to be a) ethical, b) creative and c) just. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comSam Altman defends AI’s energy toll by saying it also takes a lot to ‘train a human’OpenAI CEO also downplayed concerns about how much water datacenters require at AI summit in India 020
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Woah. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...bbc.co.ukAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office - live updatesIt comes after Thames Valley Police said they were assessing a complaint over the alleged sharing of confidential material by the former prince with Jeffrey Epstein. 000
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Oh that's sad. He accompanied so many of us into young adulthood. 💔 120
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Interesting suggestions by @andyburnham.bsky.social about a different approach to politics and the economy. I wonder though a) how much devolution contributed and b) how London becoming too expensive played a role? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.com'Manchesterism' is building a better politics and a strong economy. The whole country should be inspired | Andy BurnhamWe are the fastest-growing city-region economy in the UK, proof that it is possible to use public funds effectively while reducing crisis spending, says Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester 120
Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 20/01/2026People in #Liverpool. Please share and sign. www.change.org/p/our-street...change.orgSign the PetitionOur Street, Our Future: Protect Ducie Street 010