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Nick Moyes (Peat free)

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Naturalist, mountaineer, museum curator, Flora writer, photographer, Derby Peregrine Project, Wikipedia admin & novice allotmenteer. Retired. Two thirds of what I say is correct; half is not. #Derby, UK Likes/Follows from ⛔️OnlyFans ⛔️spam accounts⛔️ = block

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Nick Moyes (Peat free) @nickmoyes.bsky.social · Jan 24

So I asked Elon Musk's Grok #AI tool why so many people were abandoning #Musk's own platform (X, formerly #Twitter)

Here's what it told me . . .

#SurprisinglyHonest
#X #ElonMusk #Grok

Screenshot of a lengthy response from Elon Musks Grok AI tool on X, when I asked it why so many people are abandoning his platform. Image one of two.

Screenshot of a lengthy response from Elon Musks Grok AI tool on X, when I asked it why so many people are abandoning his platform. Image two of two.

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Nick Moyes (Peat free) @nickmoyes.bsky.social · 2h

That brings back some fine memories.

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Nick Moyes (Peat free) @nickmoyes.bsky.social · 2h

Farage is the poison.

#ReformUK Ltd is the poison bottle that he owns.

Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 13h

Farage/Reform and the Trump playbook.

Mass sackings of unsympathetic civil servants
Promise to reduce workers's rights
Inflict spending cuts - hit the poor, old, sick, disabled

Now claims teachers are “poisoning our kids” - just as Nazis did to control education.

Power grab by dividing society.

Nigel Farage accuses teachers of ‘poisoning our kids’ on race issues

Exclusive: Reform UK leader’s remarks at event for private US college criticised as ‘grossly irresponsible’ by NEU leader

www.theguardian.com

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 18h

Eight Reform UK councils have indicated that they will raise council tax next year after struggling to find huge cuts in public spending.

That’s despite Reform UK flyers during the Local Elections criticising councils for doing just that.

Never trust a Reformer.

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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Nick Moyes (Peat free) @nickmoyes.bsky.social · 2h

[It's like] #America has been occupied by an enemy state.

CNN @cnn.com · 2h

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suffered another round of deep staff cuts late Friday, with disease detectives, outbreak forecasters, policy and data offices among those impacted, according to four sources with knowledge of the layoffs. https://cnn.it/3WlxL1z

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 4h

THIS.

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Nick Moyes (Peat free) @nickmoyes.bsky.social · 4h

Oh, he's not fixated on the NT AGM again, is he?
His Reform UK Ltd employees and fanboys are just so tiresome.

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Jim Dixon @jimdixonwriter.bsky.social · 5h

I’ve spent most of the last week visiting @nationaltrust.org.uk properties, hearing from staff & volunteers, thinking hard about its future. The idea that fraudulent Farage has anything useful to say on the Trust & it's work is laughable. He’s a lightweight fraud, the Trust is the best of Britain.

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Nick Moyes (Peat free) @nickmoyes.bsky.social · 11h

I reckon a cable car to the top plus some flushing toilets in the Solvay Hut for starters!

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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.bsky.social · 1d

Love wins.

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d

Lots of flag-botherers over on Facebook now suddenly demanding the council step in to take these down
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Signs of kindness put up along Nottingham road in place of flags

It is not clear who put up the signs, which have appeared on lamp-posts along a road in Nottingham.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16h

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.

Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.

Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

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Nick Moyes (Peat free) @nickmoyes.bsky.social · 16h

Glorious! The traverse of the two via the Alphubel is probably my most memorable mountaineering route.

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Nick Moyes (Peat free) @nickmoyes.bsky.social · 1d

Lovely. I know that view well from when my daughter worked at FSC Blencathra.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

Imagine being mad you didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize while you’re busy stirring up Civil War in your own country.

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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 1d

In 2024 across the whole of the UK just one pedestrian was killed by a cyclist.

Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 2d

One day - *one day* - a UK newspaper will do a similar count of motor vehicles speeding inside a 20mph zone.

In 60 minutes I saw 172 cyclists run these lights – it’s a matter of time before they kill someone

The offenders included Lime bike riders, school children and a woman in high-heeled boots

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 2d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 1d

ANTIFA:

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Nick Moyes (Peat free) @nickmoyes.bsky.social · 1d

I’m too inexperienced to be able to offer sound advice. We grew one (gifted) chilli pepper plant and its fruit seems hotter now than earlier. I’d certainly suggest trying one now then waiting a bit if they taste a bit lame.

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Nick Moyes (Peat free) @nickmoyes.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, we grew some red and green peppers for the first time this year. Didn’t expect much, but some have been real bruisers, and put the supermarket ones to shame.

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Nick Moyes (Peat free) @nickmoyes.bsky.social · 1d

Another one* bites the dust.

*EXPLANATORY NOTE:
useless lying, deceitful, racist, self-serving, pro-Russian idiot.

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 2d

Reform UK’s Councillor Rowland O’Connor, St. Columb Major, has resigned from the party.

A conspiracy theorist who claimed 17m people have died from the COVID vaccine, among many other claims.

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Sarah Wood @sarahwood.bsky.social · 2d

A man who has declared war on American cities is not deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

#BBCQT

Always bring the receipts.

Happy birthday to my friend and colleague Nigel Farage aka Mr Brexit.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

Fiona Bruce, "I'm going to move on. I know you want to come in Zack, you'll definitely get your chance"

After letting Zia Yusuf spew drivel for 1 minute and 55 seconds, Fiona Bruce cuts off Zack Polanski and doesn't let him correct Yusuf

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Nick Moyes (Peat free) @nickmoyes.bsky.social · 2d

I won’t visit America at all because of its gun laws and because of some of the awful people who think it’s ok to carry them.

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Nick Moyes (Peat free) @nickmoyes.bsky.social · 2d

Beautiful.

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 3d

Reform UK in the dock ⚖

9th October Andy Osborn.
14th October Neil Stevens, Tony Stevens, and Rob Sheridan.
15th October Sarah White.
21st November Nathan Gill.
16th December Mandy Clare.
22nd May 2026 Daniel Taylor.

Under investigation:
Joseph Boam.
Lee Duffy.
George Cottrell.

#ReformInTheDock

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