Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 5hI completely missed that the Anthropocene had been Plutoed two years ago. I'm no geologist, but to me it had seemed like such a powerful insight that we're poorer without. 010
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 5hI miss the stars. Sometimes I forget they were even there to miss. We have lost so much, to mourn and to win back. 000
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 5hGlaciers are not only retreating but collapsing, the Alps becoming an iceless rockscape. 000
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026AI doesn't need to be super intelligent to kill us all. 000
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yes! It is! That's quite the insight, I am now racking my brains for counter examples 000
Reposted by Ash DaibachCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o... 11470862035
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"We hear you. You were right. You're under arrest." Gestures matter and I'm really glad he's saying this, but it's pretty brutally incongruous with the mass arrests of Palestine Action / @defendourjuries.bsky.social supporters outside the conference. Nice words, now do actions. 001
Reposted by Ash DaibachDuncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *inclusion*, it would be all over the Times, Telegraph, Mail etc. This last weekend, attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *exclusion*. Crickets. 132497831
Reposted by Ash DaibachDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 26/09/2026BREAKING: Massive Attack’s Rob Del Naja arrested under the UK Terrorism Act outside Labour Party conference venue. The legendary musician was arrested after peacefully holding “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” on a paper sign on the eve of Labour’s conference. 531591861
Reposted by Ash DaibachLeigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026On BBC payscales it costs the same to employ ten "normal" journalists as it costs to employ one Chris Mason. Unrelated: there's an all-staff call tomorrow for BBC Local to find out where the next round of cuts are happening. 04519
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026If someone you love drowns at sea, thank a fascist. And their enablers in the government, police and media. 000
Reposted by Ash DaibachTom Freeman @tomfreeman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I mean, any time now would be good. If it's not too much trouble 331460372
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Thank you, jackdaws, for reminding me that I am behind on harvesting this year's apples. For this you are being amply remunerated. In apples. #ukgardening 020
Reposted by Ash DaibachAlan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Will keep boringly saying this (no disrespect to OP): it's not a health surcharge. It's not hypothecated to the NHS; you can't choose not to pay it and thereby eschew healthcare. You could equally call it an education or roads surcharge. It's using the NHS's sanctified status to rip off immigrants. 12302120
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Remember the BNP? They're back, running Restore Britain. And getting the same anti-fascist treatment this time around. 000
Reposted by Ash Daibachflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This is correct: 18 year olds have never known a country where there was a credible belief that next year might be better than the one that preceded it, rather than it being dumber, uglier, nastier and more cruel. And that’s not a force of nature, it has been quite deliberately inflicted. 620543
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"a pragmatic approach to the energy transition" = a world of fire for my daughters and their generation 010
Reposted by Ash DaibachJoel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Replacing television and film with Whatever All This Is has gone so well. The bright future that the disrupters came up with (a version of having a very big hard drive of indifferent content you can’t navigate and don’t value) has worked about as well as it did for music. We’re all so much poorer. 34445102
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Andy, Don't Burn' em! Stop Rosebank and Jackdaw! Was good to take part in this demo 010
Reposted by Ash DaibachPhil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Here is the thing: if this is obvious to everyone, there are a few options for what's happening. A) they like and support the far right, B) the Westminster court is so incestuous and self involved, and so dominated by the right wing press, that politicians don't understand this. 813835
Reposted by Ash DaibachDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Any lives lost due to this closure should be laid firmly at the feet of the far-right agitators who caused this. The way in which anti-asylum activists are putting more and more people at risk should be a wake up call that it is time to genuinely combat them, rather than pandering to their ideology. 13347114
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 17/09/2026If you think work can be frustrating and tedious, try job-hunting. 000
Reposted by Ash DaibachRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Very nice to hear a sane voice from Piddington. Serious respect to this woman, who is apparently already being othered by more bigoted villagers. 1062354688
Reposted by Ash DaibachGregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 16/09/2026Fair play to the wife of a Caribbean man and mother of mixed race children being informed by the BBC reporter that she’s in the minority in her community regarding immigration and responding with, “Yes, I’m surrounded by bigots.” 675791287
Reposted by Ash DaibachAll Our Yesterdays @allouryesterdays.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The Wife and I are watching "Succession" (we're never more than a decade off the pace) and the show absolutely NAILS the damage insanely-concentrated wealth does to those who have it (and, obvs, everyone else). Cory Doctorow nails it here, in his inimitable style. 2263
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This is the article you have to read to understand where the new masked squads of Danny Tommo/Patriot Platform fit in the messy picture of competing yet cross-fertilising far right forces (Restore, Reform, Robinson, Musk) and get an idea of how to resist them. 023
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Got laid off today. Now instead of never getting writing and DIY projects done because I don't have time, I can properly get on with never getting writing and DIY projects done because I'm too disorganised and unfocused. 010
Reposted by Ash DaibachGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Today about 100 people took part in a mass trespass in the Prime Minister’s constituency. There’s a right to roam over just 1% of Makerfield, & today the landowner proved our point for us: putting up fencing & calling the police. @andyburnham.bsky.social - please open the door to the countryside! 628597
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Now I want to see a lot fewer articles in the media speculating about who will be the next James Bond, and a lot more about who will be the next Gardeners' World presenter. #ukgardening 030
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Trees on Deansgate? It's about time! I voted yes in this consultation. cyanlines.com/treesondeans... Manchester needs more street trees. For a city with bee logos everywhere, there's not enough flora and fauna in town. And their shade will really help next summer.cyanlines.comTREES ON DEANSGATE – CyanLines 000
Reposted by Ash DaibachNate O @nateo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026At this point, does make it seem like the Dover police were not especially interested in arresting their mates 68723
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Lasagne leftovers. I planted some containers with bulbs last autumn, which mostly didn't flower. Taking them out, I composted a few that were mushy or hollow and planted the survivors out at fairly random spots in the garden for a second chance. How optimistic should I be? #gardening #ukgardening 110
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The fascist action squad who want to drown refugees do not, in fact, have legitimate concerns. 010
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 07/09/2026This is a show of force. Meant to be frightening, and it is. "We're not EDL on the piss, we're organised and disciplined." If we don't confront and destroy it, fascism will, as the man once said, "will ride over your skulls and spines like a terrific tank. Your salvation lies in merciless struggle." 010
Reposted by Ash DaibachToby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 06/09/2026www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/709...prospectmagazine.co.ukWhat is a reactionary centrist, and does the UK have them?A term favoured by US progressives can help us understand Britain’s drift to the right 49435
Reposted by Ash DaibachHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 06/09/2026I think it’s cool how “this toaster might electrocute you” or “these brakes don’t always work” is acceptable in consumer products because it’s software.engadget.comClaude can help manage your email inbox, but there are some risks involved - EngadgetGiving Claude access to your inbox can be helpful, but don't give it too much power. Allowing the AI to send emails without your approval could create problems. 14560174
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 05/09/2026How much longer do I give these tomatoes to ripen before I start looking up recipes for green ketchup or something? Or, for that matter, the dwarf French beans that are meant to be turning purple? #gardening #ukgardening 210
Reposted by Ash Daibachonlycans @onlycans.bsky.social · 05/09/2026just stop oil protesters got five years in jail for *planning* to do this to the M25. 3729771280
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Look at him laughing, gloating and working the crowd as his men beat up a woman for protesting. There must be consequences for this violence as much as for the illegal money, before the fascist and fasc-ish right get used to the idea that they can assault us with impunity. 000
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I need to find a new pseudonym after finding out the real Bill Berry is the drummer from @remhq.bsky.social Sorry, Bill! Great songs, great name. While I think of a new one, here's Ignoreland: tidal.com/track/775560...tidal.comR.E.M. - IgnorelandListen to Ignoreland on TIDAL 000
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Data centres are springing up everywhere, using massive amounts of energy and water. I’ve signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition calling for a pause on new data centres until the government gets a grip on the situation. Will you join me? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/put...action.friendsoftheearth.ukStop data centres draining our precious resourcesAdd my name Data centres are springing up all over the UK – using massive amounts of electricity and, in many cases, huge amounts of water. The UK is already facing water shortages, high energy demand... 000
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 03/09/2026No sympathy for Milo and the "free speech martyr grift" he's milking this into, but it's still staggering to see how vicious these MAGA people are even to each other. It's true that Trump's achievement hasn't been to create them but to give them something to cohere around. 3264
Ash Daibach @whimberry.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Sobering thread. @doctorow.pluralistic.net compares a potential post-Trump succession to the anarchic kleptocracies of the post-USSR transition, and warns that the alliance between MAGA and Big Tech gives them an additional weapon of mass destruction to hold the world to ransome with. 1134
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“You have huge holes like cheese in the middle of the ice that have collapsing roofs,” said Huss. “These are processes that tear the glaciers apart and make them retreat even faster.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mlurodsarq33bckamhtncdps/bafkreiaxlni4p2amjvdzk3muygdnwb2pq5ha2ien2zo5hszlkzsiexlglm)
