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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.

Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 17h

Every day is a good day to point out that 92% of Reform's donations were found to come from figures and groups linked to the fossil fuel industry. @desmog.com

Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Has Accepted £2.3 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, Climate Deniers, and Polluters Since 2019 Election

Reform UK has received more than £2.3 million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019, amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations...

www.desmog.com

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 14h

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

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Darryl @darrylspittle.bsky.social · 14h

Ynysyfro WeBS: bugger all of note. #gwentbirding

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Darryl @darrylspittle.bsky.social · 16h

Tredegar Park/Lake: 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 male Shoveler and 2 Swallow over NE. #gwentbirding

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Darryl @darrylspittle.bsky.social · 1d

Goldcliff Pools: a late (and very skulky) Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap and 15 Chiffchaff in the hedges; Crossbill, Rock Pipit, 2 Swallow, 35+ Siskin, Redpoll, etc., overhead; and on the lagoons 2 Little Stint, 2 Curlew Sand, 27 Grey Plover, 4 Knot, 235 Teal, etc. #gwentbirding #birdingWales

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Darryl @darrylspittle.bsky.social · 2d

Had a couple of ‘almost urban’ Chough at Friar’s Point, Barry Island, this morning. Later flew westwards along the coast. #birdingWales

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Darryl @darrylspittle.bsky.social · 2d

To whom it may concern,
Princeton are having a sale. The excellent field guide to the Empidonax flycatchers and Pewees is currently available for just £5.10 (70% off!). #birdingbooks #birdinggear #birding
press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

Field Guide to North American Flycatchers

A richly illustrated, portable field guide to flycatcher identification

press.princeton.edu

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Darryl @darrylspittle.bsky.social · 4d

Spent all last week flogging the deadest of dead horses that was Flamborough,… and now,… #birding

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Darryl @darrylspittle.bsky.social · 4d

So, let me get this straight. Rachel Reeves is not great at economics, ecologically illiterate *and* corrupt?!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer

Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

www.theguardian.com

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Josh Gabbatiss @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social · 5d

Kemi Badenoch has been saying a lot of stuff that isn't true recently.

We've taken a look through some of the things she and her Conservative colleagues have been saying as they pledge to “repeal” the Climate Change Act.

➡️ www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...

Factcheck: What the Climate Change Act does – and does not – mean for the UK - Carbon Brief

The UK’s Climate Change Act is a landmark piece of legislation that guides the nation’s response to global warming and has proved highly influential around the world.

www.carbonbrief.org

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Darryl @darrylspittle.bsky.social · 6d

*Another* Reform lie exposed by,… err,… Reform councillors. #ReformUK #Farage

James Ball @jamesrball.com · 7d

*gasp*

“Everyone thought we’d come in and there were going to be these huge costs we could cut away but there just aren’t,” said a third senior Reform cabinet member in Kent.

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Darryl @darrylspittle.bsky.social · 8d

Ynysyfro: storm Amy produces! One. Female. Teal. #stormAmy #birdingGwent #ooosh

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 8d

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@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12

‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem

Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’...

bylinetimes.com

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Darryl @darrylspittle.bsky.social · 8d

Want Keir Starmer to show some #climate leadership? Email your MP. >> actionnetwork.org/letters/mp-l...

MP letter action: call on Starmer to show up for the climate

COP30, the annual UN climate change summit, is taking place in November in Belem, Brazil. As the climate crisis escalates, this is probably the most significant climate summit since Paris ten years ag...

actionnetwork.org

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Darryl @darrylspittle.bsky.social · 8d

The upper echelons of football have a MASSIVE climate problem. FIFA, UEFA, the FA, the Premier League, etc., asleep in the cockpit. Criminal negligence. cc @danroan.bsky.social

Max Koch @maxkoch.bsky.social · 9d

Paper on #football in the #climate emergency with M Guillen-Royo, E Daehlin, B Aamaas from @cicero.oslo.no and J Utgård from @oslomet.bsky.social. We interview senior staff from #Norway's national teams, calculate their carbon footprint and discuss alternatives

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Darryl @darrylspittle.bsky.social · 9d

Reading between the lines here but I think Michael O’Leary of Ryanair just inadvertently said, “Hey everyone! If you want a planet that sustains human life you gotta fly less.” #flyless #taxfrequentflyers #banAirMiles

Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 9d

Michael O’Leary of Ryanair dismisses Sustainable Aviation Fuel as nonsense: "There is no possibility of meeting 6% by 2030; 10%, not a hope in hell. We’re not going to get to net zero by 2050”

#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Net zero aviation: turning what is technically possible into something commercially viable

The EU and the UK have imposed sustainable fuel mandates, but airlines question supply availability and pricing

www.theguardian.com

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Darryl @darrylspittle.bsky.social · 9d

Five days at Flamborough, birding sunrise to sunset, c.25,000 steps/day. Found precisely *zero* birds of note. Did get a cold but pretty sure I brought it with me. Bumped into other folks’ Barred Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler and Caspian Gulls. #slooooooow #birding #maybenexttime

‘Booted Gulley’ across the birdless plough.

Big blue wobbly thing where mermaids live.

New Battle of Flamborough commemorative plaque. I particularly enjoyed the distance measurement to Unst. “You are this far from a good bird.”

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Darryl @darrylspittle.bsky.social · 11d

Absolute hero. Just an amazing human being.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11d

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour The world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91, her institute has said. The Jane Goodall Institute announced that she had passed away of natural causes while in California as part of a US speaking tour. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Darryl @darrylspittle.bsky.social · 14d

Another story about #Reform and their cosy relationship with #Russia. Weird how this sort of thing gets more coverage in the New York Times than The Sunday Times. #ReformUK #Putin #Farage

Barry Howard 🔶 @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 14d

Major Donor to Reform U.K. Party Sold Parts Used In Weapons to Russian Supplier
The aerospace company H.R. Smith Group was an early backer of the party after Nigel Farage became leader. Reform has faced criticism over comments seen as supporting Moscow.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/w...

Major Donor to Reform U.K. Party Sold Parts Used In Weapons to Russian Supplier

www.nytimes.com

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Darryl @darrylspittle.bsky.social · 14d

I assume this will be brought up at the next Reform/Farage press conference(?). #ReformUK #Russia #BrexitParty #UKIP www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... cc @bbcdaniels.bsky.social @ecourea.bsky.social @jessicaelgot.bsky.social @stevenswinford.bsky.social

Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery

Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Darryl @darrylspittle.bsky.social · 14d

Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus).

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Darryl @darrylspittle.bsky.social · 14d

Ynysyfro highlights: 5 Crossbill and 8(!) GBB Gull. #gwentbirding

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Darryl @darrylspittle.bsky.social · 15d

Another one to bring to the attention of your MP. #UKIP #BrexitParty #Reform #Putin cc @ruthjoneslabour.bsky.social 👇

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 15d

Nigel Farage & Alex Phillips have been awfully quiet about Nathan Gill pleading guilty to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements made in European parliament and articles.

Just wanted to refresh their memories about how they were all a team through that period.

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Darryl @darrylspittle.bsky.social · 15d

Goldcliff Pools: 2 juv Little Stint, 4 juv Curlew Sand, Sanderling, 5 Grey Plover, 4 Snipe, 2 Redstart, Yellow Wag, Pintail, 4 Wigeon and 2 Wheatear. Vismig dominated by hirundines but also Mipit, Skylark, Siskin, Linnet, 2 Redpoll, etc. #gwentbirding #birdingWales

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