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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · 21h

We can elect a Green Mayor in Sussex, but we need your help. 💚

Please give what you can on the link below. 👇

@greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social @rachel4sussex.bsky.social @carolinelucas.bsky.social @sianberry.bsky.social @elliechowns.bsky.social

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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · 18h

We kicked off the @scottishgreens.org election campaign for the West of Scotland today in Largs 💚

Want to help re-elect me and have @caramckeegreens.bsky.social join me in Parliament to fight for people and planet?

Join our movement today greens.scot/join

Fifteen Green activists with flags and posters in Largs

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 11h

Watching Piers Morgan drag out the “what is a woman” question with Zack Polanski and using it to try and diminish Polanski and then reminded that Morgan’s allyship to women stretches all the way to calling Mohammed Al Fayed “a bit of a rascal”

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

Mohamed Al Fayed may have raped and abused at least 111 women and girls, say police

Scale of criminality would make Fayed, who died last year at the age of 94, one of Britain’s most notorious sex offenders

www.theguardian.com

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 12h

We are once again asking @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social to come on the podcast.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 13h

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 13h

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Richard Sedgley @richardsedgley.bsky.social · 14h

Reform are Cowards | Zack Polanski Interview at The World Transformed

youtu.be/7ltyShwV-Bc?...

Reform are Cowards | Zack Polanski Interview at The World Transformed

YouTube video by Turn Left

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

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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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 17h

Movement and mixing of people: that comes as standard for our species

www.earth.com/news/dna-ext...

DNA extracted from an ancient skeleton in a pot is a genetic mixture of two distinct worlds

Ancient DNA from an Egyptian genome has been sequenced for the first time, revealing genetic links to the Fertile Crescent.

www.earth.com

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 19h

Nathan Gill who went from UKIP ⏩ Brexit Party ⏩ Reform UK has admitted to taking bribes to speak pro Russian and anti- EU statements?

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➡️ Oleg Voloshyn and his wife Nadia Borodi
➡️ Nigel Farage with Nadia Borodi
➡️ Nathan Gill with Nadia Borodi
➡️ Nigel Farage with Nathan Gill

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Matthew Claxton @matthewclaxton.bsky.social · 16h

As a recreational cyclist, I got pretty excited when I realized that ebikes basically eliminate the "Ugh, I can't ride up hills!" barrier for casual/starting commuter cyclists. In many areas, it's one of the biggest barriers to adoption.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 16h

“The big advantage of bikes is that they go directly from where you start to where you finish, when you need to go. The advantage over cars is that they need perhaps 1/10th of the amount of space. Roads that jam up quickly with cars can carry effectively unlimited numbers of people by bicycle.”

Why e-bikes are more important the EVs

Bikes can actually transform cities in the way driverless cars promise

danielknowles.substack.com

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 16h

“The big advantage of bikes is that they go directly from where you start to where you finish, when you need to go. The advantage over cars is that they need perhaps 1/10th of the amount of space. Roads that jam up quickly with cars can carry effectively unlimited numbers of people by bicycle.”

Why e-bikes are more important the EVs

Bikes can actually transform cities in the way driverless cars promise

danielknowles.substack.com

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Philip Gwynne Jones @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social · 16h

Plaid Cymru should be retweeting the hell out of this, and many others like it.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17h

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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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 1d

World Naked Bike Ride organizers and other local groups are getting on bikes in the buff to protest the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in South Portland. The demonstration is planned for Sunday Oct 12 at 2:30 pm; now we know the starting spot is Oregon Convention Center Plaza.

Portland's Emergency World Naked Bike Ride Organizers Confirm Time and Location

Suzette Smith

www.portlandmercury.com

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 18h

The details for Portland, Oregon’s Emergency Naked Bike Ride have been announced

Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 1d

World Naked Bike Ride organizers and other local groups are getting on bikes in the buff to protest the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in South Portland. The demonstration is planned for Sunday Oct 12 at 2:30 pm; now we know the starting spot is Oregon Convention Center Plaza.

Portland's Emergency World Naked Bike Ride Organizers Confirm Time and Location

Suzette Smith

www.portlandmercury.com

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Pete Johnson @pedrojuk.bsky.social · 16h

Looks like a brilliant piece of work, using a combination of subtle techniques to get round the fact that fungi don't fossilise so it's hard to date their early existence.

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Jess Short @shorttics.bsky.social · 17h

I’m a few days late but seeing @zackpolanski.bsky.social on this week’s Question Time gave me more hope for politics and people in the UK. So much so that I’m now a member of the Green Party! (This is also the first time I’ve become a member for a political party!) it’s safe to say I’ve been swayed!

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Lambeth Green Party @lambethgreenparty.bsky.social · 20h

We grow.

Against green background the text reads "Lambeth Green Party now has 1000 members!" With a large exclamation mark dominating the layout.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 22h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 22h

The government’s sudden changes to skilled worker visas now covered by Asian Standard.

One worker told me he can’t sleep, he doesn’t know what to say to his family. Another, pregnant with her first child, fears she’ll be deported before giving birth.

www.asianstandard.co.uk/tfl-staff-at...

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 1d

Be part of the movement. 💚

👉 greens.scot/join

Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 7d

It's time to fix the rigged economy from one that serves the super rich, to one that serves people and planet.

Join the movement 🌍
www.greens.scot/join

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Des@CambsCustomCycles @des-cccycles.bsky.social · 1d

Should have done this a long time ago really, get on and join everyone!

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Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 1d

Farage won’t help you with your rent.
Farage won’t make your bills cheaper.
Farage won’t save the NHS.

The Green Party WILL.

Join now and help us do it.
@rachelmillward.bsky.social

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Pete Johnson @pedrojuk.bsky.social · 23h

Yes it was fun from start to finish. All the things you want conference to be, with added pizazz and productivity.

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 1d

“Here Farage is, in Gill’s office, with Voloshyn’s wife Nadia, on the day Gill makes an intervention on behalf of Medvedchuk’s channels, with an employee of one of those channels, whose husband started bribing Gill to make these statements 6 days earlier”

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...

'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told Byline Times, it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements

bylinetimes.com

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 1d

" @zackpolanski.bsky.social is a sort of raving communist, really"

The right-wing media are losing their minds as the Green Surge continues.

Join us > Join.greenparty.org.uk

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