Tomsprints @tomsprints.bsky.social · 4hMy “Tree of the Week” comes from Sheffield Park, the National Trust’s jewel in East Sussex: 010 1
Reposted by TomsprintsHelen #FBPE #NHS #ClimateCrisis 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇦🏳️🌈💙 @heib20.bsky.social · 10hTaken from another platform! #GreenpeaceUK 03311 33
Reposted by TomsprintsWe Own It @weownit.org.uk · 16/10/2026Allowing this dead-company-walking to be bailed out again, instead of taking it into Special Administration and then permanent public ownership, would be a disgrace and a betrayal by the Andy Burnham government Enough is enough. 17636307 636
Tomsprints @tomsprints.bsky.social · 4hI confess! I am a glutton for the BBC’s excellent coverage of top quality indoor cycling. They are doing the usual great stuff with the World Indoor Championships, currently happening in China. Apologies in advance for delayed response or reaction to your social media posts over the next week! 000 0
Reposted by TomsprintsAlasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 9hI mean it’s not a vetting problem, is it? It’s that it’s a racist party, run by racists, with racist policies, for the benefit of racists. The fact that it turns out to be full of racists is not a glitchbbc.co.ukReform faces questions over candidate vetting after undercover filmingReform UK says the party has "improved and prioritised its vetting procedures". 31714188 714
Reposted by TomsprintsSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 15hBrexit and Russia… “I think you would have to start with Boris Johnson. “The reason why there is still this confusion is there was no public attempt to establish with confidence what actually happened because successive British governments declined to look closely at what was going on.” (Times) 611035456 1K
Reposted by TomsprintsAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19hTrump tells Congress he doesn't care about what they think and lifts Russian energy sanctions www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...nytimes.comTrump Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Law (Gift Article)The sanctions were part of a measure that was named after Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died in July. 2391912914 1.9K
Reposted by TomsprintsSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Jenrick on #r4today trying to downplay the raging racism of Reform… by saying “Farage has done more than anyone else to stand up against racism and the far right”. Farage the schoolboy Nazi. Farage the ‘breaking point’ Brexiter. Farage the mass-deportations champion. Farage the far right racist. 1301439469 1.4K
Reposted by TomsprintsThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 16/10/2026He absolutely should be impeached and tried for treason, along with his many enablers in the White House and Congress. It's unfuckingreal that it hasn't happened yet. 🤬 492115814205 11.6K
Reposted by TomsprintsBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 11hWhere’s Harvey? Mammal Society launches annual Harvest Mouse Survey National survey encourages everyone to join the search for harvest mouse nests and help gather data about the UK’s smallest rodent | Louise Balint-Kurticentralbylines.co.ukWhere’s Harvey? Mammal Society launches annual Harvest Mouse SurveyNational survey encourages everyone to join the search for harvest mouse nests and help gather data about the UK’s smallest rodent 1179 17
Reposted by TomsprintsNorth West Bylines @northwestbylines.co.uk · 16/10/2026Barack Obama on what he considers to be 'one of the biggest dangers of our time' | North West Bylines Reports northwestbylines.co.ukBarack Obama speaks at Co-op Live in ManchesterBarack Obama on what he considers to be 'one of the biggest dangers of our time' 22515 25
Reposted by TomsprintsAdrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Classic British old man's post coming up... This was the UK album chart, almost 55 years ago. With few exceptions, what an amazing list of great music! Why don't we have anything like this today? Mutter, mumble, moan groan, "When I was a lad", "Young folk today", etc, etc... 3514213 142
Reposted by TomsprintsMet Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 16/10/2026Has swapping to the winter duvet been on your mind lately? Tonight may be the night, with temperatures expected to fall close to or below freezing in prone rural spots 🥶 Staying that bit milder in many coastal regions and more generally in eastern England 🌡️ 2356 35
Tomsprints @tomsprints.bsky.social · 16/10/2026And I understand there’s been a promise that these will not be on the menu: 000 0
Reposted by TomsprintsByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 16/10/2026FAKE NEWS! Jihadi Morris dancers are infiltrating communities and people are livid. Follow Byline Times for the latest from the frontline. Watch and Share Now: youtu.be/EWMD7Ysb83k #leverington #wrongplanwrongplace #satireyoutu.beFAKE NEWS! Defending women and children in sleepy Cambridgeshire villageYouTube video by Byline Times TV 1319 31
Reposted by TomsprintsFull Fact @fullfact.org · 15/10/2026A fake image supposedly showing a tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park is circulating online. A man died as a result of the incident, and police asked people not to share footage of the attack - but this image isn’t real and was made with AI.fullfact.orgFake image of wildlife park tiger attack circulates online – Full FactAn image widely shared on social media after a man was killed by a tiger is not genuine and was created using AI. 56833 68
Tomsprints @tomsprints.bsky.social · 16/10/2026The National Trust’s Sheffield Park, in Sussex, photographed a couple of days ago. Colours maybe not quite as dramatic as in mid-October in recent years. It was pretty clear that this summer’s bizarre combination of drought, and record-breaking summer heat has had a significant effect. 000 0
Reposted by TomsprintsChris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 14/10/2026There's been a lot of discussion since Burnham called for a new 'national conversation' on Brexit but this is one of the most helpful interventions. 'National conversation' is such a nebulous term so I think @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social is right to argue for a structure within which it could occur. 18635 86
Reposted by TomsprintsMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Superb point. Where the Brexiters failed is in durable consent. Who benefits from it their project & wants to carry it forward? Who in the next generations are thanking them for Brexit and championing it? No-one. If we get the UK into EU membership, it must be underpinned by durable consent.eastangliabylines.co.ukJoining Europe again: first, we need durable consentBritain is reopening the question of Europe. This time, we need an honest debate before choosing again 2230677 306
Reposted by TomsprintsNewsThump @newsthump.com · 15/10/2026NEWS! ‘Statistics on asylum seeker crime are eye-wateringly bad,’ insists leader of party where 25% of MPs had a conviction for beating a woman newsthump.com/2026/10/15/s...newsthump.com‘Statistics on asylum seeker crime are eye-wateringly bad,’ insists leader of party where 25% of MPs had a conviction for beating a womanNigel Farage has described asylum seeker crime statistics as “eye-wateringly bad”, despite leading a party which, statistically speaking, is more likely to be a danger to women than any other group… 0137 13
Reposted by TomsprintsDavid Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 15/10/2026One big down side of reopening the Brexit debate is that there will be more vacuous and misleading articles like this that say since the UK has trade deals then Brexit must be working, that don't notice the EU still has more... labourlist.org/2026/10/reop...labourlist.org'Reopening the Brexit debate would be a mistake' - LabourListIf we were to rejoin, we would not be joining a progressive trading bloc, but one dominated by the hard right. 1913833 138
Tomsprints @tomsprints.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Aside from the various greens of leaves, these are the only two two plant colours in my garden at present. One gorgeous yellow rose, and several clumps of vivid pink nerenes. But, hey, I’ll live with that in mid-October. 011 1
Reposted by TomsprintsAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 15/10/2026If Putin stops fighting, the war ends. If Zelensky stops fighting then his country will be occupied, leaders murdered, language banned, businesses stolen, children kidnapped. That's what happens in Russian-occupied Ukraine. 11870462605 7K
Reposted by TomsprintsAdrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Hear hear, Zack! 👏👏👏 I'm an ordinary member and supporter of the Green Party, and of the RNLI. People can find them at www.RNLI.org, where they can make a donation or, even better, sign up for membership! 👍rnli.orgRNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at SeaThe RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions. 10478126 478
Reposted by TomsprintsPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Eye Told You So… Ministers to send inspectors into Lord (Ben) Houchen’s Tees Valley authority over high debt, rising borrowing levels and its financial relationship with the publicly owned Teesside International Airport, according to the FT. Eye readers knew this already. 19455155 455
Reposted by TomsprintsNewsThump @newsthump.com · 15/10/2026Reform were entirely honest about having no room for racism... 13413 34
Tomsprints @tomsprints.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I recently spent a week on the Isle of Wight. Early years education seems to be developing in an unusual direction there! 010 1
Reposted by TomsprintsMariekaren (not that Karen) @mariekaren95-55.bsky.social · 13/10/2026This isn't a deal. This is human life being desecrated for a power hungry asshole. You don't make deals on life and death 063 6
Reposted by TomsprintsRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/10/2026trickle down economics trickle down economic trickle down economi trickle down econom trickle down econo trickle down econ trickle down eco trickle down ec trickle down e trickle down trickle dow trickle do trickle d trickle trickl trick 283126583292 12.7K
Reposted by TomsprintsElizabeth Edgett @elizabethedgett.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Zelensky bombed a Russian bot farm (aka data center) and 3/4 of the posts on Elon's X went silent. Hmm 🤔static.klipy.comPamela Chougne & Tiphaine Touzeil: Twitter to XALT: Pamela Chougne & Tiphaine Touzeil: Twitter to X 24117 41
Reposted by TomsprintsFull Fact @fullfact.org · 13/10/2026Another day, another deepfake. This time it's Bill Gates who appears to warn that a billion people will die due to water shortages. The clip was edited using AI to make it look like Mr Gates discussed water shortages during a CNBC interview when he didn’t.fullfact.orgClip of Bill Gates discussing water shortages and ‘mass mortality event’ is a deepfake – Full FactA viral video uses AI to falsely claim Bill Gates said one billion people will die by 2027 due to water shortages. 05014 50
Reposted by TomsprintsAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The Green Party has written to the Telegraph demanding an apology and retraction for publishing these two cartoons, which they say use "well known racist and antisemitic tropes in depicting Mothin Ali and Zack Polanski" 35645179 645
Reposted by TomsprintsScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The backstory: Ukrainian drones struck a Yandex supercomputer facility in Vladimir, taking it out. Suddenly, bot activity in US social media fell by 49%, confirming suspicions that this was the site of a massive Russian influence operation targeting US social media—mostly targeting MAGA. 491436606 1.4K
Reposted by TomsprintsGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 12/10/2026You don't fix one security crisis by creating another. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comMinisters preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spendingExclusive: Some of £2bn savings needed from energy budget expected to come from boiler upgrade scheme, sources say 621138343 1.1K
Tomsprints @tomsprints.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Me too, From ‘60 to‘72. I served Angie and him in Sainsbury’s in the High Street, where I had a school holiday/Saturday job 67 to 72, several times. My mother did house cleaning in the Foxgrove Road house Bowie lodged in, too. And went to the “pop concert” in Aug ‘69 Croydon Road rec. Long time ago! 110 1
Tomsprints @tomsprints.bsky.social · 11/10/2026There’s not been much news about how the tiger is, but this piece seems to suggest it’s ok. That’s good to hear. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.comMan dies after jumping into tiger enclosure at Yorkshire zooPolice say man was pronounced dead at the scene after being attacked by tiger 000 0
Reposted by TomsprintsSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Exactly what “standards” are those, Robert? You collude with pornographers over property deals. You take dodgy donations. You whore for racists and christofascists for personal gain. You betray your political allies, friends and your country to sniff at power. You have no standards. You’re poison. 68890232 890
Reposted by TomsprintsNewsThump @newsthump.com · 10/10/2026The most transparent political move of the year so far... 04716 47
Reposted by TomsprintsAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 10/10/2026"I'm aware that Mr Farage's political judgement has been a bit off lately, to put it politely 🤭. But you'd think even he would've realised that Zia Yusuf has become a dangerous liability!" via Christopher Warner 621041371 1K
Reposted by Tomsprints Lightacandle @lightacandle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026When the world, or rather certain people's actions in the world, are getting you down go search out some Blue-Footed Boobies who will take you off into a different world....where all is well. 054 5
Reposted by TomsprintsTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 10/10/2026“Well, I never did”, as my dad used to say. 12433127 433
Reposted by TomsprintsFourfoot @fourfoot.bsky.social · 08/10/2026All of it or just a boner part? 481206241 1.2K
Reposted by TomsprintsIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Brittin so far absolutely fucking hopeless. There are countless tech and discussion podcasts in the private sector. You and Yours was exceptional public interest journalism. 45626157 626
Reposted by TomsprintsFull Fact @fullfact.org · 08/10/2026Kemi Badenoch’s new booklet ‘The Right Way’ claims Labour extended the Energy Profits Levy to 2028 and 2029. But a Conservative government made the first of these extensions, and announced the second. (Labour’s since extended it again, to 2030.)fullfact.orgThe Conservatives - not Labour - extended the Energy Profits Levy to 2028 – Full FactKemi Badenoch’s new party booklet says Labour extended the Energy Profits Levy to 2028 and 2029, but a Conservative government made the first of those extensions, and announced the second. 16824 68
Reposted by TomsprintsBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026GDP don't mean shit. 912361 123
Reposted by TomsprintsIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Badenoch speech: The Tory leader is having an argument with herself and she's losing inews.co.uk/opinion/bade... 18417112 417