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John Pearce

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Writer and environmentalist. Find me on Medium: https://medium.com/@johnpearce650 Author of: "The Little Green Book - A Guide to the Green Revolution" “Gaia — A Faith for the Future” “The Medium Story — The Ultimate Guide to Medium"

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John Pearce @johnpearce650.bsky.social · 13h

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Exposing Reform’s Oil Ties Significantly Reduces Party Support, New Research Finds

Reform UK’s oil industry interests are a major turn-off for voters, new research reveals. The think tank Persuasion UK tested five anti-Reform messages on 6,000 adults. According to the research, “by ...

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John Pearce @johnpearce650.bsky.social · 14h

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A moment in the sun — has the UK Green Party finally arrived?

On the rising fortunes of the Greens

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John Pearce @johnpearce650.bsky.social · 20h

“We turn to stories and pictures and music because they show us who and what and why we are, and what our relationship is to life and death, what is essential, and what, despite the arbitrariness of falling beams, will not burn.”

— Madeleine L’Engle

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John Pearce @johnpearce650.bsky.social · 20h

“I’m not a very muscular man; the strongest thing about me is my password.” Rory O’Keeffe

John Pearce @johnpearce650.bsky.social · 20h

Once seen as a wonder material, plastic is now killing us:
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The plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds

The particles are in our blood, brains and guts – and scientists are only beginning to learn what they do

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John Pearce @johnpearce650.bsky.social · 20h

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‘Brummies united against racism’: poster campaign takes on the far right

A message of neighbourly solidarity is thriving in Birmingham against a backdrop of racist intimidation

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John Pearce @johnpearce650.bsky.social · 1d

Word of the Day -

gorgeosity - The quality of being gorgeous.

John Pearce @johnpearce650.bsky.social · 1d

“Drug use gets an unfair reputation considering all the beautiful things in life it has given us like rock ‘n’ roll and sporting achievement.”

- Jason John Whitehead

John Pearce @johnpearce650.bsky.social · 2d

The latest edition of The Word Collector-

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Vellichor And Fragapanophobia

The latest etymological extravaganza

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John Pearce @johnpearce650.bsky.social · 2d

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Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

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John Pearce @johnpearce650.bsky.social · 2d

Haha. It's all Greek to me!

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haha - I had to look that up which just proves Bluesky is educational and not a waste of time at all! 😀

John Pearce @johnpearce650.bsky.social · 3d

I have slight dyslexia, which hadn't caused me many problems until last week when I accidentally mixed up 'jacuzzi' and 'yakuza'. Now it seems I'm in hot water with the Japanese mafia.

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John Pearce @johnpearce650.bsky.social · 3d

“Flags are bits of coloured cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people’s minds and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead.”

- Arundhati Roy

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John Pearce @johnpearce650.bsky.social · 5d

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Blue states should come together to declare an emergency. Here’s how | Thomas Geoghegan

States opposed to Trump can create a compact – a new prototype for American government – even if it’s perceived as political theater

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John Pearce @johnpearce650.bsky.social · 5d

Portland war zone:

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John Pearce @johnpearce650.bsky.social · 5d

The latest pick of the week from Substack, Medium, and the wider world:
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Climate Consensus Crumbles

Pick Of The Week — 7th October 2025

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John Pearce @johnpearce650.bsky.social · 7d

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Radical Centrism As A Response To Extremism

On using evolutionary theory to tackle authoritarianism

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John Pearce @johnpearce650.bsky.social · 8d

A Roman walks into a bar, holds up two fingers ✌️ and says 'five beers, please.”

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John Pearce @johnpearce650.bsky.social · 8d

“You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and drive them and who knows that they might do because of it, because of your words. That is your role, your gift.”

— Erin Morgenstern