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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 14h
I want to give this guy some credit for at least trying to consider the wider issues & alternatives. But frankly this shows why highways design is a profession and not something that can be outsourced to unqualified objectors with an axe to grind. boldlytogo.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...
Diagram showing a bus stop design which forces buses and cyclists to cross paths & wouldn’t work for bidirectional lanes. Follow link for document and alt text - apologies it won’t paste for some reason
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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 14h
#ProtectTheDolls
Fuck the BBC. Protect the dolls.
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greens4palestine.bsky.social @greens4palestine.bsky.social · 22h
Great piece by Green Party Deputy Leader @mothinali.bsky.social Member-Led democracy is one of the key things that differentiates the Greens from the other major parties in the UK. The Zionism is Racism policy is proof of that. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/mothin...
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SimonB @tenspiders.bsky.social · 22h
Seeing the latest from Anthropic & remembered how the Scooby Gang tried to warn us 20 years back with their first episode which had no human to unmask - just rogue tech taking over the fridge! www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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What's New Scooby-Doo? - Series 2: 4. High-Tech House of Horrors
The Mystery Inc gang gets trapped in an automated house of the future that goes berserk.
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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Top three articles on the Times website are currently a barrage of hate against funding for disabled people, including an attack on Access to Work *which is money to help disabled people find/stay in paid work*
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
What amazing biased illogic that the only party which did better in the by-election is the one all the mass media are saying failed and it's leader should resign ... meme via Dianne Drew
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Trans Pride Brighton @transpridebrighton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
We’re looking for an experienced self-employed bookkeeper or small business to take us on as a client. £4,000 annual contract. Remote, Brighton-based preferred. This covers routine bookkeeping, annual charity accounts, the trustees' annual report, the Charity Commission annual return and more.
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Annie Gottfried Cohen @annsplaining.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Reading the news, it would be easy to believe that the Green Party has adopted a policy to expel its Jewish members, prevent them from attending synagogue or at the very least scrutinise their activities outside the party. *None of that has happened* 🧵
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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
To me members of a political party are the party and they are it's greatest resource. A sea of experience, ideas, skills and passion. So I find it depressing to see so many people championing ways to reduce or minimise membership involvement in decision making, in response to losing a vote.
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greens4palestine.bsky.social @greens4palestine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The smears won’t work. The people can see this for what it is. Zionism is Racism. Join the Anti-Zionist Green Party join.greenparty.org.uk
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This summer: Thousands of deaths from extreme weather. This weekend in the media: What's the point of the Green Party? This morning from the Labour party 👇
Ministers preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spending
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Ian McLean @mrthewalrus.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It’s weird that we all have to pretend crimes are legal if you use a chatbot to commit them.
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Jonathan Cook @jonathan-cook.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
What’s shameful is that no party before the Greens called Zionism racist. Read my latest here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/what...
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What’s shameful is that no party before the Greens called Zionism racist
Israel was forged out of ethnic cleansing and apartheid. The Greens have very belatedly recognised what should have been obvious all along
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
All authoritarian cults resemble one another. All democracies are democratic in their own particular way.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Mick Lynch "Zack Polanski isn't inciting hatred for Jews he believes he is an agent of peace and that Israel is carrying out Mass Murder in Gaza and the West Bank, and I believe that too." When Mick Lynch speaks sense, he speaks sense.
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 09/10/2026
If they attack those who feel little to no sexual attraction or interest in sex, that is a gateway to attacking anyone who does have sex in any way that’s not “acceptable” 
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Why Niger explicitly criminalising asexuality is significant to everyone, regardless of identity
To understand Nigers asexuality criminalisation, we should see this law as part of a bigger – and growing – global trend among conservatives about 'traditional families'
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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
the tech industry is about to invent books
Andrew Yeung 
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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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SimonB @tenspiders.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The food bank run fully loaded
Photo shows a hall with bags of food laid out and the legs of three people standing around a reise and muller cargo bike fully laden with food parcels
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London Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Devastating news. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of this young man. Can you help? If you were on or near Eltham Hill, Eltham, at 5.13pm on September 28, or may have doorbell or dashcam footage - please contact police on 101, quoting reference 5340/28SEP www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o...
Screenshot of a headline saying 'E-bike rider, 19, dies after horror crash with a parked car' with a picture of a police car in the background and police tape in the foreground reading 'do not cross'
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SimonB @tenspiders.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Good to see some organised pushback against the many shades of #AI gaining momentum. #PullThePlug www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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‘Pull the plug’: protesters resort to direct action against AI firms
Campaign groups report surge in membership after a spate of AI safety alerts and apocalyptic warnings
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
'seven women...have told the Guardian they are survivors of domestic abuse carried out by key figures in the anti-immigration street patrol movement. All have chosen to come forward to make the public aware of the patterns of violence behind this new form of activism.'
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‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrols
Seven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Labour says it wants to reduce child poverty. So why is it pursuing immigration reforms projected to leave 90,000 more children in poverty? No concessions can save these reforms. Tell Burnham to bin them. act.praxis.org.uk/andy-burnham...
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To Andy Burnham: Scrap the earned settlement proposals
Sign the petition and call on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to scrap the earned settlement plans. They are unpopular. They are divisive. And they will devastate our already struggling NHS and our social...
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A cynical person might ask, of course, why are "young men of fighting age" wearing hijabs? 🧐
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"As one of Kemi's top female frontbenchers calls them 'instruments of suppression...
UK HANDS OUT 1,000 HIJABS TO CHANNEL MIGRANTS"
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"If water companies cannot survive without hiking our bills, let them GO BUST and bring them into public ownership Support for this message is HUGE at Green Party conference and across the country" Support our campaign for public ownership of water: vist.ly/5kvdh #SocialistSunday via We Own It
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SimonB @tenspiders.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Yesterday was at @greenparty.org.uk conference in #Brighton. Key policy takeaway from @gpmigration.bsky.social session ‘Treat migrants and asylum seekers as potential british citizens rather than The Enemy’ Am good with that.
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Carol Hedges @riotgrandma.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 From Threads.
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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I think Rachel Millward is right… without the Green surge this past year Labour would NOT have shifted their stance & we’d still be looking at a Starmer gov failing in its attempt to keep Reform from ousting them at the next GE. Like it or not, you have @zackpolanski.bsky.social to thank for that.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 03/10/2026
This morning, Natalie Bennett joined NGOs and Green volunteers on Brighton beach to help clear the waste polluting our coastline. But beach clean-ups alone won't solve this crisis. Multinational corporations creating plastic pollution must be held accountable.
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Bricycles @bricycles.org.uk · 05/09/2026
Some photos from riding all the way down VG 1, 2 and 3 for the first time! 😊
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Holborn and St Pancras is looking incredibly close. Thank you to everyone joining us today on the doorsteps - we know it's only by having conversations with voters that we can win this. With just five days to go - we need you!
Action day photo with Zack and Ross and a big crowd
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We've won big this year - and our wins have forced the Labour government to change course. But we need far more and urgently. From climate action to an emergency brake on rents - we'll keep the pressure on to bring about the change this country needs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Greens can move Labour in the right direction, says Zack Polanski
The Green leader tells his autumn conference that a vote for his party can force changes from Andy Burnham.
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Hassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 05/09/2026
In our view – we don’t speak for the Green Party – it’s incredibly important that there be a political party which is wholeheartedly committed in its support for the dignity of trans people. So we’re helping them defend their ability to provide that: goodlaw.social/q6of
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Help the Greens protect trans members | Good Law Project
The Greens took action to protect trans people. Now the party is facing legal action – so we’re defending them in court
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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
Map showing Lower Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
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Lloyd Russell-Moyle @russell-moyle.co.uk · 01/09/2026
@andyburnham.bsky.social statement in Parliament today is genuinely good, but we are only here because @greenparty.org.uk held the Labour feet to the fire. Words are easy but to keep Andy on track we need cross party working. Pleased he offered that with @elliechowns.bsky.social
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Talking about public control is just tinkering and on Thames Water he’s even tinkering with the tinkering by backtracking. If he wants hope: tax the wealthy, take water back under public ownership, bring in rent controls & no to new North Sea drilling. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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More public control is only way to grow UK economy, Burnham to tell MPs
Exclusive: Prime minister wants to ‘bring back hope’ by tackling cost of living as MPs call for electoral reform
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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"I want your children's lungs to be smaller and less functional" is a bold electoral strategy.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 30/08/2026
They're going after Parkrun again, that thing that is explicitly not a competition and not even a run if you don't want to run and prefer to walk
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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Have you been questioned or stopped while using a gendered space? Let us know using our Report-A-Loo tool transactual.org.uk/equality-act...
Image shows a toilet and a 'male/female' toilet sign in a dotted print style. Text reads: Have you been questioned or stopped while using a gendered space? Let us know using our Report-A-Loo tool
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Right now the government is putting our communities, our water security and our climate ambitions second to the demands of tech giants. It's time to slam the brakes on water-guzzling, energy hungry datacentres.
Greens call for temporary ban on new data centres
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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
So, new PM Burnham decides unilaterally to disable treaty and international law. Comes alongside reiteration of support for the May-Johnson red lines and for Brexit. Meet the new boss..
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United Ireland referendum 'off the table' - Burnham
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said a referendum on a united Ireland "is off the table".
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Look - I believe very firmly- that people's private lives are their own business. BUT when you've left your partner, moved with your kids to Dubai without them and started a relationship with someone who also left their partner and kids... well you deserve nothing but mockery for posts like this.
So you think money is more emotionally
important than the love and stability and
positive influence of being brought up by
both a mum and dad? 1 don't care what
any statistics say. Some things are just
common sense. ISABEL OAKESHOTT
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Burnham says no to ... Single Market. Customs Union. Freedom of Movement. EU membership. Proportional Representation. Public ownership of water. Constitutional reform. Taxing the super-rich. Replacing fossil fuels. Ending the "hostile environment". — So where exactly is the "change"? #BurnhamsBrexit
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This Times editorial opinion calls for more traffic police on the roads and action to curb social media glorification of joyriding. It does not mention what would be by far the easiest, cheapest and most effective remedy: speed limiters on cars.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
It’s time we sorted out the press. Constant misinformation to protect their donors and fossil fuels is destroying lives and our planet. The Government must step up and stop being cowardly.
Sorry Zack Polanski this long hot summer is not the apocalypse - it's like a gloriously long holiday in France
..with village green cricket thrown in good measure
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JonZoidberg @jonzoidberg.xyz · 15/08/2026
As we have record breaking heat wave after record breaking heat wave, it's comforting that our latest response to climate change has been to rush the construction of a thousand data centers that drink all our water and generate more CO2 than a couple industrial revolutions. JFC.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
It’s election week! At this important moment I would like to address your entire planet with a message to the people of Earth. And I think I found the perfect place to do it.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Last week Zack Polanski and the Green Party held a press conference with Chris Packham, the BBC did not play full clips of it This morning, Nigel Farage and Reform UK held a press conference, since, the BBC have continued to play full clips from it
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