Berty Trouser
@bertytrouser.bsky.social
Tinker with music, play keys/ synth/samples with https://skapacollective.bandcamp.com/ and me https://soundcloud.com/berty-trouser. Concerned about climate change and right-wing post-truth era.🚲🎛️🏴🎹
Won't generally follow back prople who don't engage
46 days of rain in Cardiff
February 10, 2026 at 8:11 PM
46 days of rain in Cardiff
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I've been saying it for years - Tax The Robots
Self service tills, robotic arms on the assembly line, CNC power presses, etc
Self service tills, robotic arms on the assembly line, CNC power presses, etc
February 10, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I've been saying it for years - Tax The Robots
Self service tills, robotic arms on the assembly line, CNC power presses, etc
Self service tills, robotic arms on the assembly line, CNC power presses, etc
Yeh but with renewables you get all the sun and wind spilled on the ocean and that is worse somehow .
Long term, low level exposure to oil pollution can lead to lesions in seabirds' digestive tracts, internal bleeding, dehydration, starvation, reduced immunity, liver & thyroid disorders, chemicals from oil can be passed on to birds' eggs, harming the next generation:
uk.oceana.org/reports/sea-...
uk.oceana.org/reports/sea-...
February 10, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Yeh but with renewables you get all the sun and wind spilled on the ocean and that is worse somehow .
Tax self service tils ?
Tesco hypocrites
Tesco hypocrites
February 10, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Tax self service tils ?
Tesco hypocrites
Tesco hypocrites
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This is such a good read. And a good listen - Inside Health, on Radio 4.
"I think the more we understand the mechanisms of how it can cause these effects, the more we can add to the pressure for policy makers to reduce exposure - because that's the answer in the end."
#AirPollution #Health
"I think the more we understand the mechanisms of how it can cause these effects, the more we can add to the pressure for policy makers to reduce exposure - because that's the answer in the end."
#AirPollution #Health
I inhaled traffic fumes to find out where air pollution goes in my body
BBC health correspondent James Gallagher gets his blood analysed to understand how air pollution is killing us.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 3:03 PM
This is such a good read. And a good listen - Inside Health, on Radio 4.
"I think the more we understand the mechanisms of how it can cause these effects, the more we can add to the pressure for policy makers to reduce exposure - because that's the answer in the end."
#AirPollution #Health
"I think the more we understand the mechanisms of how it can cause these effects, the more we can add to the pressure for policy makers to reduce exposure - because that's the answer in the end."
#AirPollution #Health
Is this in Bath where he lives or in Blackwood where he pretends to live
Also free speech advocates should expect this and be ok with it ... unless they are only making exceptions for themselves
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Also free speech advocates should expect this and be ok with it ... unless they are only making exceptions for themselves
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wales Reform leader Dan Thomas says he's had threat to burn his home and family
Dan Thomas says police are investigating
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Is this in Bath where he lives or in Blackwood where he pretends to live
Also free speech advocates should expect this and be ok with it ... unless they are only making exceptions for themselves
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Also free speech advocates should expect this and be ok with it ... unless they are only making exceptions for themselves
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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So, Ofcom CAN take action...?
February 10, 2026 at 11:19 AM
So, Ofcom CAN take action...?
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Robert Jenrick is lying.
Reform UK have spent, to date, almost £1.5 MILLION with Harding Print Solutions.
They are NOT a local Manchester printer.
They are Reform's go-to print company and have been for a long time.
Reform UK have spent, to date, almost £1.5 MILLION with Harding Print Solutions.
They are NOT a local Manchester printer.
They are Reform's go-to print company and have been for a long time.
February 10, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Robert Jenrick is lying.
Reform UK have spent, to date, almost £1.5 MILLION with Harding Print Solutions.
They are NOT a local Manchester printer.
They are Reform's go-to print company and have been for a long time.
Reform UK have spent, to date, almost £1.5 MILLION with Harding Print Solutions.
They are NOT a local Manchester printer.
They are Reform's go-to print company and have been for a long time.
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Anyway I'll be writing to Reform later to demand that they let me speak at their conference on the main stage.
If they refuse me they'll be showing themselves to be enemies of free speech
If they refuse me they'll be showing themselves to be enemies of free speech
February 10, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Anyway I'll be writing to Reform later to demand that they let me speak at their conference on the main stage.
If they refuse me they'll be showing themselves to be enemies of free speech
If they refuse me they'll be showing themselves to be enemies of free speech
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Reform Fakery again:
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Reform Fakery again:
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9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra from Colombia was detained on her way to Disney World. She told me when I met her that what was supposed to be a 10-day dream vacation to the park’s Halloween celebration turned into a 100+ day nightmare at Dilley. 6/
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra from Colombia was detained on her way to Disney World. She told me when I met her that what was supposed to be a 10-day dream vacation to the park’s Halloween celebration turned into a 100+ day nightmare at Dilley. 6/
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Nigel Farage accused of having no answer to Britain's problems by his own by-election candidate
Farage accused of having no answer to UK's problems by his own candidate
In posts from just last year, Matt Goodwin, the Reform UK candidate, claimed if Mr Farage became Prime Minister support for him would 'collapse quickly' due to him being 'fairly divisive...
www.mirror.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Nigel Farage accused of having no answer to Britain's problems by his own by-election candidate
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Elon’s emails to Epstein.
Location: Starbase, Texas
Location: Starbase, Texas
February 8, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Elon’s emails to Epstein.
Location: Starbase, Texas
Location: Starbase, Texas
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"Dear Neighbour,
My name is Patricia Clegg. I'm a 74 year old pensioner and I'm writing to explain that my last letter wasn't a cynical piece of propaganda that blatantly breached election law..."
My name is Patricia Clegg. I'm a 74 year old pensioner and I'm writing to explain that my last letter wasn't a cynical piece of propaganda that blatantly breached election law..."
February 8, 2026 at 8:15 PM
"Dear Neighbour,
My name is Patricia Clegg. I'm a 74 year old pensioner and I'm writing to explain that my last letter wasn't a cynical piece of propaganda that blatantly breached election law..."
My name is Patricia Clegg. I'm a 74 year old pensioner and I'm writing to explain that my last letter wasn't a cynical piece of propaganda that blatantly breached election law..."
Quick recap
Finite resources that all the peasants and migrants have to fight for
Infinite resources for capitalism and growth ..
Finite resources that all the peasants and migrants have to fight for
Infinite resources for capitalism and growth ..
February 8, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Quick recap
Finite resources that all the peasants and migrants have to fight for
Infinite resources for capitalism and growth ..
Finite resources that all the peasants and migrants have to fight for
Infinite resources for capitalism and growth ..
It's not big or clever to steam in with a train pun .
It just doesn't go anywhere
It just doesn't go anywhere
Government on track to lower train driver minimum age to 18 in Great Britain
Government on track to lower train driver minimum age to 18 in Great Britain
Labour will introduce legislation this week for reduction from current age of 20 in effort to prevent big shortage
Labour will introduce legislation to lower the minimum age for train drivers to 18 in the House of Commons this week, as figures show fewer than 3% of drivers on Great Britain’s railways are under 30.
The government is pressing ahead with its proposals for teenage recruits, lowering the minimum age from the current 20 years old, in a move that ministers hope will stave off a potential shortage of thousands of drivers. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:12 PM
It's not big or clever to steam in with a train pun .
It just doesn't go anywhere
It just doesn't go anywhere
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Vote Reform Ltd, know what you're voting for.
February 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Vote Reform Ltd, know what you're voting for.
This is all spent on spent on spin to back up their conspiracy feed bullshit when it hits reality
No money for renewables
Known to be cheaper
Plenty for fossil fuels
Been raining every day this year
A bit like the climate is changing.
No money for renewables
Known to be cheaper
Plenty for fossil fuels
Been raining every day this year
A bit like the climate is changing.
REFUK in Kent has spent hundreds of thousands of tax payers money on advisors and on parking spaces for themselves £150k & £600k respectively.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform councillors criticised after voting to spend £150,000 on political advisers
Plan was put forward by 19-year-old leader of Warwickshire council George Finch who also lobbied to remove Pride flag
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:51 AM
This is all spent on spent on spin to back up their conspiracy feed bullshit when it hits reality
No money for renewables
Known to be cheaper
Plenty for fossil fuels
Been raining every day this year
A bit like the climate is changing.
No money for renewables
Known to be cheaper
Plenty for fossil fuels
Been raining every day this year
A bit like the climate is changing.
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REFUK in Kent has spent hundreds of thousands of tax payers money on advisors and on parking spaces for themselves £150k & £600k respectively.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform councillors criticised after voting to spend £150,000 on political advisers
Plan was put forward by 19-year-old leader of Warwickshire council George Finch who also lobbied to remove Pride flag
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:42 AM
REFUK in Kent has spent hundreds of thousands of tax payers money on advisors and on parking spaces for themselves £150k & £600k respectively.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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And how is it that the name Tony Blair seems to have come up so rarely this week, when he was instrumental in the rise of Peter Mandelson?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Blair hid Mandelson from us with code name, says ex-Liverpool MP
Peter Kilfoyle had worked on Tony Blair's leadership bid on condition Peter Mandelson was not involved.
www.bbc.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:33 PM
And how is it that the name Tony Blair seems to have come up so rarely this week, when he was instrumental in the rise of Peter Mandelson?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Hey, @politico.eu, shouldn't you include Tony Blair Institute's well-known links to petrostates & oil & gas companies in this report?
And shouldn't you call him "oil & IT lobbyist" first, since he's been that twice as long as he was PM?
www.politico.eu/article/tony...
And shouldn't you call him "oil & IT lobbyist" first, since he's been that twice as long as he was PM?
www.politico.eu/article/tony...
Tony Blair’s think tank: Labour should revise Windfall Tax
The tax on oil and gas profits has been in place since 2022.
www.politico.eu
February 7, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Hey, @politico.eu, shouldn't you include Tony Blair Institute's well-known links to petrostates & oil & gas companies in this report?
And shouldn't you call him "oil & IT lobbyist" first, since he's been that twice as long as he was PM?
www.politico.eu/article/tony...
And shouldn't you call him "oil & IT lobbyist" first, since he's been that twice as long as he was PM?
www.politico.eu/article/tony...
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Goodness, who'd have thought a guy whose interests are actresses, money and white supremacy would have shown up in the Files.
This is Nigel Farage with Nick Candy, the treasurer of Reform UK 👇
Candy appears numerous times in the Epstein files over more than a decade, The National has uncovered.
The Scottish Greens are putting pressure on Reform to explain the links.
Candy appears numerous times in the Epstein files over more than a decade, The National has uncovered.
The Scottish Greens are putting pressure on Reform to explain the links.
February 7, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Goodness, who'd have thought a guy whose interests are actresses, money and white supremacy would have shown up in the Files.
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More geographical confusion. Nigel Farage said Reform's new leader in Wales had "come back to the Valleys", so his children could grow up Welsh. Nation Cymru report he had moved from London to Bath in the west of England, about 50-60 miles from Islwyn, across the border
nation.cymru/news/the-new...
nation.cymru/news/the-new...
The new leader of Reform UK Wales lives in Bath, not Wales
Martin Shipton The newly appointed leader of Reform UK in Wales hasn’t moved back to his home town in the Valleys, but has bought a £1m house near Bath, we can reveal. Dan Thomas, the former Conservat...
nation.cymru
February 7, 2026 at 10:16 AM
More geographical confusion. Nigel Farage said Reform's new leader in Wales had "come back to the Valleys", so his children could grow up Welsh. Nation Cymru report he had moved from London to Bath in the west of England, about 50-60 miles from Islwyn, across the border
nation.cymru/news/the-new...
nation.cymru/news/the-new...