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Jon Burke🌍

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · Oct 5

"Anything else you’re interested in is not going to happen if you can’t breathe the air and drink the water. Don’t sit this one out. Do something. You are by accident of fate alive at an absolutely critical moment in the history of our planet." — Carl Sagan

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 2h

Putin apologist Nigel Farage ‘surprised’ that one of the most senior Reform politicians in the U.K took bribes from a Russian regime that is essentially at war with Britain.

The wolves are at the door.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6h

Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years

Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study The number of wild bee species in Europe at risk of extinction has more than doubled over the past decade, while the number of endangered butterfly species has almost doubled. The jeopardy facing crucial pollinators was revealed by scientific studies for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list of threatened species, which found that at least 172 bee species out of 1,928 were at risk of extinction in Europe. Continue reading...

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 22h

I’ve noticed X is now full of right wing politics grads making money off tweets bemoaning our long lost history of designing and constructing heavy infrastructure and grand buildings.

Do they realise *they* could have just studied engineering?

Easier to tweet than do, though. Amirite?

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 1d

One of the big misconceptions about class in Britain is that the working class are noisy and boorish while the middle class are mannerly & respectful.

In public settings, I consistently find the upper middle class to be the noisiest, space-hungriest, & most domineering social group.

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 1d

For my next decree, wonderful adventure playgrounds for every child in the land.

Public luxury, from the cradle to the grave.

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 4d

🔴 The Great X-Tinction: Why My Time's Up On Twitter

"Media companies, governments and public figures are pretending to themselves that it will all get better. It won't. The Twitter many of us joined is dead and, while X is not yet, it should be" @ottoenglish.bsky.social

The Great X-Tinction: Why My Time's Up On Twitter

Otto English explains why, after 15 years, he has left the social media platform now disseminating disinformation worldwide under the control of Elon Musk

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 1d

The Palestinians have been bombed and starved into submission, tens of thousands of people are dead, and entire cities have been reduced to rubble.

Trump didn’t ‘end’ any war; the Israelis have won one. Maybe total victory was the only way a resolution could be achieved, but Trump is no peacemaker.

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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 1d

Well done to all the brilliant local councillors who have lowered the speed limits their roads to 20mph - often in the face of much hostility.

There is now irrefutable evidence to show your bold decisions are saving lives.

Thank you!

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 7d

29 'missing' Hen Harriers & nearly 40 birds of prey poisoned, trapped or shot in Yorkshire Dales National Park since 2015.

Not so much a National Park - more of a National Disgrace.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology #Yorkshire

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29 ‘missing’ Hen Harriers & nearly 40 birds of prey poisoned, trapped or shot in Yorkshire Dales National Park since 2015

Media attention has been drawn to the Yorkshire Dales National Park this week, following the RSPB’s press release on the suspicious disappearance of a satellite-tagged Hen Harrier named &#821…

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 2d

The parasites drawn to these ‘give me some money for patriotism’ campaigns are ALWAYS the same.

The Dispatch @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social · 7d

Trouble is, there is no trace of the business on Companies House.
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/red-flags-th...

Red flags: The non-existent company behind Brum's Union Jacks

'It's 100% legitimate'

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 2d

I, for one, am shocked that one of the world’s biggest climate villains is allying himself with a Party led by global warming deniers.

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 2d

Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the billionaire chemicals tycoon, is set to meet the Reform leader before Christmas after warning one million jobs at risk from chemical industry collapse

Nigel Farage woos Ineos tycoon who calls clean energy targets ‘absurd’

Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the billionaire chemicals tycoon, is set to meet the Reform leader before Christmas after warning one million jobs at risk from chemical industry collapse

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 3d

EU membership was no barrier to exporting waste to the developing world and Brexit doesn’t specifically promote this practice.

Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 3d

Feeling pretty pleased at cleaning, wet & dry sanding, and oiling two chipped and paint/nail varnish spattered solid oak Habitat Radius chairs I picked up on EBay. #reducereuserecycle

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, they absolutely are.

Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 3d

That canal features extensively in Tom’s Midnight Garden.

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 3d

*I would add that the destabilising nature of recent immigration has not merely been felt in the U.K, but in - for example - the health outcomes of every country from whom the NHS has persistently poached clinicians.

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 3d

It is in no way contradictory to hold the view that immigration - from the Romans to the Huguenots to the Irish and the Green Lanes Kurds - has brought many benefits, but that recent immigration has been too high and socially destabilising*, and that U.K citizens should decide who can settle here.

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 3d

I haven’t been a Member for four years, so I’m not sure.

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 3d

As Chair of the North London Waste Authority’s Member Recycling Board I prohibited export of recyclates beyond the U.K, except for glass and card, which I prohibited from being exported beyond Europe.

Brexit - which has been a disaster - isn’t the main or even partial issue in this instance.

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 3d

Another benefit of Brexit ... the UK has returned to its traditional role as the dirty man of Europe.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows

Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 3d

This is American nonsense designed to keep you locked into your isolated, depressing, car-dependent lifestyle.

I know this because I am an expert in urban cooling.

Here’s one of my articles about it...

bigissue.com/opinion/heat...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 3d

The top tax-avoidance techniques used by billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel, and more 👇

(Published 2022)

Ten Ways Billionaires Avoid Taxes on an Epic Scale

After a year of reporting on the tax machinations of the ultrawealthy, ProPublica spotlights the top tax-avoidance techniques that provide massive benefits to billionaires.

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 3d

He’s been stiffing people his entire life. Why should this time be any different?

CNN @cnn.com · 3d

President Trump doesn't commit to back pay for furloughed federal workers when the government shutdown ends. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/46DIVEI

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 3d

My relative was a bit concerned about the pain of it and its uneven success rate (so I’m told).

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Euronews @euronews.com · 4d

Fossil fuel emissions need to be ‘curbed quickly’ to prevent millions of buildings from becoming a regular flood risk.

100 million buildings at risk from rising sea levels, warns report

Fossil fuel emissions need to be ‘curbed quickly’ to prevent millions of buildings from becoming a regular flood risk.

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 4d

"Overall, the pattern was clear: most people – and most MPs – don’t grasp the urgency of the situation (...).
To close the gap between science and politics, communications must be sharper."

The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 4d

New study finds both MPs and the public underestimate how quickly global emissions must be cut.

We surveyed British MPs – most don’t know how urgent climate action is

New study finds both MPs and the public underestimate how quickly global emissions must be cut.

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