Dr Anna Ridgewell
@aridge.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary researcher, interested in environmental and educational research, childhood geographies and participatory research methodologies. University of Sussex. 📚🤓🤔 Views my own.
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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.
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.
October 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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.
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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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Renewables have overtaken coal. Now is NOT the time to turn back the clock on progress.
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Global Electricity Mid-Year Insights 2025 | Ember
Solar and wind outpaced demand growth in the first half of 2025, as renewables overtook coal’s share in the global electricity mix.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Renewables have overtaken coal. Now is NOT the time to turn back the clock on progress.
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ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
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@thewaroncars.bsky.social "We need greener cities, with fewer cars" www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
'With power comes responsibility' - Hector Bellerin wins BBC Green Sports Award
Former Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin talks about his attempts to live a more sustainable life as he wins the BBC Green Sports Award.
www.bbc.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:10 AM
@thewaroncars.bsky.social "We need greener cities, with fewer cars" www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
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Zack Polanski’s response to the Manchester terror attack has been a masterclass in mature statesmanship.
Soulful, human, eloquent, empathetic, nuanced, confident and focused on healing.
And bold. It has shone in contrast to so much weaponising or ill thought through commentary.
Thank you Zack. 💪
Soulful, human, eloquent, empathetic, nuanced, confident and focused on healing.
And bold. It has shone in contrast to so much weaponising or ill thought through commentary.
Thank you Zack. 💪
October 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Zack Polanski’s response to the Manchester terror attack has been a masterclass in mature statesmanship.
Soulful, human, eloquent, empathetic, nuanced, confident and focused on healing.
And bold. It has shone in contrast to so much weaponising or ill thought through commentary.
Thank you Zack. 💪
Soulful, human, eloquent, empathetic, nuanced, confident and focused on healing.
And bold. It has shone in contrast to so much weaponising or ill thought through commentary.
Thank you Zack. 💪
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Wildfires are becoming unstoppable
It can only be a matter of time before a major urban centre is obliterated
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
It can only be a matter of time before a major urban centre is obliterated
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Wildfires are getting deadlier and costing more. Experts warn they’re becoming unstoppable
Of 200 fires in the past 44 years, half of the fires that cost US$1bn or more were in the last decade
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Wildfires are becoming unstoppable
It can only be a matter of time before a major urban centre is obliterated
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
It can only be a matter of time before a major urban centre is obliterated
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment
Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first
Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first
Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of England's history.
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October 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment
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Fascinated by her exact blend of over-confidence, where you can see her doing that weird blinking thing she does when 'her complete lack of preparation or genuine intellectual curiosity' collides with 'facts she had not previously bothered to be across'.
October 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Fascinated by her exact blend of over-confidence, where you can see her doing that weird blinking thing she does when 'her complete lack of preparation or genuine intellectual curiosity' collides with 'facts she had not previously bothered to be across'.
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UK nature is amongst the most depleted on the planet
And the government is determined to keep it that way
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And the government is determined to keep it that way
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK fifth-worst country in Europe for loss of green space to development
Exclusive: 1,680 football pitches of protected natural land in England, Wales and Northern Ireland lost in five years
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:49 AM
UK nature is amongst the most depleted on the planet
And the government is determined to keep it that way
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And the government is determined to keep it that way
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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We're getting a wave of articles that are like, "gee willikers it sure seems like the people who complained about 'cancel culture' for years really like canceling people."
Yes! This was extremely obvious at the time and a lot of us pointed it out!
Yes! This was extremely obvious at the time and a lot of us pointed it out!
Some say canceling is an act of redress. Others blame it on a mob.
“People have used the word ‘cancel’ so loosely,” Ernest Owens author of “The Case for Cancel Culture,” said, “that everyone’s calling everything a cancellation.”
“People have used the word ‘cancel’ so loosely,” Ernest Owens author of “The Case for Cancel Culture,” said, “that everyone’s calling everything a cancellation.”
How cancel culture came for everyone
Few issues in recent years have united the American right as much as their professed hatred of cancel culture. That’s changing.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:30 AM
We're getting a wave of articles that are like, "gee willikers it sure seems like the people who complained about 'cancel culture' for years really like canceling people."
Yes! This was extremely obvious at the time and a lot of us pointed it out!
Yes! This was extremely obvious at the time and a lot of us pointed it out!
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"the Labour government’s determination to roll back environmental laws in its push for growth will put some of the UK’s most precious and protected land at risk of destruction by housebuilding"
Starmer's war on nature continues.....
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Starmer's war on nature continues.....
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Desecration of landscape’: the fight over development in areas of outstanding natural beauty
Residents of Woodgate estate in West Sussex enjoy its open spaces and wildlife but conservationists say it has set worrying precedent
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:13 AM
"the Labour government’s determination to roll back environmental laws in its push for growth will put some of the UK’s most precious and protected land at risk of destruction by housebuilding"
Starmer's war on nature continues.....
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Starmer's war on nature continues.....
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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For 'rethink' read weaken
Starmer - a former human rights lawyer - panders to Farage and Reform once again
Despicable cowardice
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/oct...
Starmer - a former human rights lawyer - panders to Farage and Reform once again
Despicable cowardice
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/oct...
Starmer to rethink human rights law to tackle ‘Farage boats’
Prime minister blames Brexit for surge in numbers of small boat crossings but defends UK’s membership of ECHR
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:09 AM
For 'rethink' read weaken
Starmer - a former human rights lawyer - panders to Farage and Reform once again
Despicable cowardice
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/oct...
Starmer - a former human rights lawyer - panders to Farage and Reform once again
Despicable cowardice
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/oct...
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I am having a hard time reconciling "Charlie Kirk was a fierce advocate of open dialogue and free expression" with "we must identify and persecute everyone who is insufficiently mournful"
After Charlie Kirk's death, teachers and professors nationwide fired or disciplined over social media posts
At least a dozen faculty and staff have faced fallout over insensitive comments online.
www.nbcnews.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I am having a hard time reconciling "Charlie Kirk was a fierce advocate of open dialogue and free expression" with "we must identify and persecute everyone who is insufficiently mournful"
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"below-the-radar operations to oust the prime minister are already in place"
I really do hope so - out of his depth and out of time
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
I really do hope so - out of his depth and out of time
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Can Keir survive? Inside the plot to bring down the prime minister
With his government mired in scandal, an operation to dethrone Starmer is now under way
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
"below-the-radar operations to oust the prime minister are already in place"
I really do hope so - out of his depth and out of time
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
I really do hope so - out of his depth and out of time
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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🚨 BREAKING: GANTRY CLIMBERS NOT GUILTY
A jury found Sam, Isobel and Rachel not guilty of public nuisance at Guilford Crown Court today, after they climbed gantries above the M25 in 2022.
The jury decided they had a reasonable excuse for taking action.
A jury found Sam, Isobel and Rachel not guilty of public nuisance at Guilford Crown Court today, after they climbed gantries above the M25 in 2022.
The jury decided they had a reasonable excuse for taking action.
September 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🚨 BREAKING: GANTRY CLIMBERS NOT GUILTY
A jury found Sam, Isobel and Rachel not guilty of public nuisance at Guilford Crown Court today, after they climbed gantries above the M25 in 2022.
The jury decided they had a reasonable excuse for taking action.
A jury found Sam, Isobel and Rachel not guilty of public nuisance at Guilford Crown Court today, after they climbed gantries above the M25 in 2022.
The jury decided they had a reasonable excuse for taking action.
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To many American pundits liberalism isn’t a system of values to fight for but just a framework for civil discourse. Even on those pallid terms, Kirk’s discourse wasn’t civil and he didn’t defend free speech. He ran a McCarthyite blacklist of left-wing academics!
These people have smarted themselves into the dumbest fucking arguments.
Determining whether someone is "doing politics the right way" depends almost entirely on the content of their speech! If someone lies constantly and endorses authoritarians that's not practicing good politics.
Determining whether someone is "doing politics the right way" depends almost entirely on the content of their speech! If someone lies constantly and endorses authoritarians that's not practicing good politics.
September 13, 2025 at 8:07 AM
To many American pundits liberalism isn’t a system of values to fight for but just a framework for civil discourse. Even on those pallid terms, Kirk’s discourse wasn’t civil and he didn’t defend free speech. He ran a McCarthyite blacklist of left-wing academics!
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there's a weird feedback loop where the media's reaction to kirk's death pushes you to speak more ill of the dead than you otherwise would because it's the only reasonable response to the simpering praise they're heaping on him
September 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
there's a weird feedback loop where the media's reaction to kirk's death pushes you to speak more ill of the dead than you otherwise would because it's the only reasonable response to the simpering praise they're heaping on him
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Just thinking about how the right made up an entirely fictional left wing character that resulted in so many bomb threats and the like and nobody will face consequences. But people on the left who accurately clocked the victim’s life work lost jobs.
September 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Just thinking about how the right made up an entirely fictional left wing character that resulted in so many bomb threats and the like and nobody will face consequences. But people on the left who accurately clocked the victim’s life work lost jobs.
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"...climate change makes up only about 1% of media coverage...many stories about disasters linked to climate change fail to mention the link, or mention climate change at all. Making these connections clearer may encourage stronger public support for climate action."
This cannot happen fast enough.
This cannot happen fast enough.
Experiencing extreme weather and disasters is not enough to change views on climate action
theconversation.com/experiencing...
theconversation.com/experiencing...
Experiencing extreme weather and disasters is not enough to change views on climate action, study shows
A 70,000-person global study found understanding how events such as fires and floods are linked to climate change may be a key driver of support for climate action.
theconversation.com
July 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM
"...climate change makes up only about 1% of media coverage...many stories about disasters linked to climate change fail to mention the link, or mention climate change at all. Making these connections clearer may encourage stronger public support for climate action."
This cannot happen fast enough.
This cannot happen fast enough.
Pet sounds!
Greetings and good morning it’s the Thursday farm rush hour
June 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Pet sounds!
Oh I'm so sad to hear this. Brian Wilson was one of the greats. A true musical visionary. RIP.
Breaking news: Brian Wilson, the founder of the Beach Boys, whose catalogue of hits includes “I Get Around,” “Don’t Worry Baby” and “California Girls," has died at 82.
Brian Wilson, singer-songwriter who created the Beach Boys, dies at 82
His early hits — “Surfer Girl,” “I Get Around,” “All Summer Long,” “Help Me, Rhonda” and “California Girls” — evoked a fantasy world of fast cars, beautiful youth, eternal surf and sunshine on an imm...
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June 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Oh I'm so sad to hear this. Brian Wilson was one of the greats. A true musical visionary. RIP.
Once these places are gone, they will be gone forever.
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Labours appalling attack on nature must stop #stoptheplanningbill
Labours appalling attack on nature must stop #stoptheplanningbill
Revealed: 5,000 English nature sites at risk under Labour’s planning proposals
Exclusive: Planning bill includes mechanism for developers to ‘pay to pollute’ valuable ecosystems, experts warn
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Once these places are gone, they will be gone forever.