Andy Healey
@djandyhealey.bsky.social
Retired playworker #Africabeat radio dj archived at https://www.mixcloud.com/AndyHealey Bird-friendly, pond-obsessed, forest-garden inspired allotmenter Sheffield/Liverpool UK
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I wrote about birds. AGAIN.
Linnets and godwits and coal tits oh my. Also, the joys of distraction. open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
Linnets and godwits and coal tits oh my. Also, the joys of distraction. open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
The Year of A Hundred Birds, Week Thirty-Something
Good things and ooh look what’s that
open.substack.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I wrote about birds. AGAIN.
Linnets and godwits and coal tits oh my. Also, the joys of distraction. open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
Linnets and godwits and coal tits oh my. Also, the joys of distraction. open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
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Never forget
On the fundamental issues that determine whether life on this planet will continue the left and right are united
They all agree on the urgency for more and more economic growth
Agree that ever rising population growth is not a problem and should be encouraged
On the fundamental issues that determine whether life on this planet will continue the left and right are united
They all agree on the urgency for more and more economic growth
Agree that ever rising population growth is not a problem and should be encouraged
September 19, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Never forget
On the fundamental issues that determine whether life on this planet will continue the left and right are united
They all agree on the urgency for more and more economic growth
Agree that ever rising population growth is not a problem and should be encouraged
On the fundamental issues that determine whether life on this planet will continue the left and right are united
They all agree on the urgency for more and more economic growth
Agree that ever rising population growth is not a problem and should be encouraged
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Hardly surprising from a country that is concreting over and building its new mega capital city in one of the oldest jungles in the world
The Borneo Jungle
The Borneo Jungle
#News: Indonesia’s “whitening” of illegal #palmoil plantations = corruption and greenwashing 🌴☠️🚫. No transparency is just legalised deforestation. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife 🧐 @palmoildetect
Indonesia Legalizes Palm Oil Plantation Seizures
Prabowo’s Danantara-run SOE snaps up hundreds of companies
www.asiasentinel.com
September 21, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Hardly surprising from a country that is concreting over and building its new mega capital city in one of the oldest jungles in the world
The Borneo Jungle
The Borneo Jungle
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New research confirms a found that roughly 75% drop in rainfall in Amazon rain forest that can be directly linked to deforestation
And the shysters continue to burn millions of acres of forest every year
They want to turn it into a desert and its working
www.conservation.org/places/brazi...
And the shysters continue to burn millions of acres of forest every year
They want to turn it into a desert and its working
www.conservation.org/places/brazi...
News spotlight: Deforestation linked to dramatic decline in Amazon rainfall
The Amazon rainforest, known for lush green canopies and an abundance of freshwater, is drying out — and deforestation is largely to blame.
www.conservation.org
September 21, 2025 at 12:43 AM
New research confirms a found that roughly 75% drop in rainfall in Amazon rain forest that can be directly linked to deforestation
And the shysters continue to burn millions of acres of forest every year
They want to turn it into a desert and its working
www.conservation.org/places/brazi...
And the shysters continue to burn millions of acres of forest every year
They want to turn it into a desert and its working
www.conservation.org/places/brazi...
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10 years ago, there was only a single 'leathceann' (windswept) birch tree in the foreground.
Now, there's a full-on exploding diverse native rainforest, none of which was planted. All it took was fencing out sheep.
Let's rewild the world 🌏
Now, there's a full-on exploding diverse native rainforest, none of which was planted. All it took was fencing out sheep.
Let's rewild the world 🌏
September 21, 2025 at 5:37 AM
10 years ago, there was only a single 'leathceann' (windswept) birch tree in the foreground.
Now, there's a full-on exploding diverse native rainforest, none of which was planted. All it took was fencing out sheep.
Let's rewild the world 🌏
Now, there's a full-on exploding diverse native rainforest, none of which was planted. All it took was fencing out sheep.
Let's rewild the world 🌏
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I'm thrilled to hear that the Premier League has finally decided to sever ties with the highly controversial trans-pressure group Stonewall and is ditching their problematic rainbow laces and armbands!
#ComeOutofStonewall #Stonewall
www.gbnews.com/sport/footba...
#ComeOutofStonewall #Stonewall
www.gbnews.com/sport/footba...
Premier League ditches rainbow laces and armbands in move away from Stonewall charity
The Premier League will establish its own LGBTQ+ programme
www.gbnews.com
August 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I'm thrilled to hear that the Premier League has finally decided to sever ties with the highly controversial trans-pressure group Stonewall and is ditching their problematic rainbow laces and armbands!
#ComeOutofStonewall #Stonewall
www.gbnews.com/sport/footba...
#ComeOutofStonewall #Stonewall
www.gbnews.com/sport/footba...
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A long but very good read on the situation in Sudan that looks at long-standing as well as recent divisions.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Most Nihilistic Conflict on Earth
Sudan’s devastating civil war shows what will replace the liberal order: anarchy and greed.
www.theatlantic.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:07 AM
A long but very good read on the situation in Sudan that looks at long-standing as well as recent divisions.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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The Mediterranean is choking on smoke.
Thick plumes from massive #wildfires in Ribaute Aude, #France, are stretching across #Spain, the Balearic Islands, and far into the sea. A stunning yet troubling view of transboundary air pollution driven by heatwaves, dry winds, and a #ChangingClimate🔥🌍 06 Aug
Thick plumes from massive #wildfires in Ribaute Aude, #France, are stretching across #Spain, the Balearic Islands, and far into the sea. A stunning yet troubling view of transboundary air pollution driven by heatwaves, dry winds, and a #ChangingClimate🔥🌍 06 Aug
August 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The Mediterranean is choking on smoke.
Thick plumes from massive #wildfires in Ribaute Aude, #France, are stretching across #Spain, the Balearic Islands, and far into the sea. A stunning yet troubling view of transboundary air pollution driven by heatwaves, dry winds, and a #ChangingClimate🔥🌍 06 Aug
Thick plumes from massive #wildfires in Ribaute Aude, #France, are stretching across #Spain, the Balearic Islands, and far into the sea. A stunning yet troubling view of transboundary air pollution driven by heatwaves, dry winds, and a #ChangingClimate🔥🌍 06 Aug
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“Krill is the engineer of the Antarctic ecosystem,” Without krill, the food web would collapse.
And huge factory ships from China and Norway are scooping up vast amounts of Krill that will starve Antarctica marine life
nautil.us/so-much-depe...
And huge factory ships from China and Norway are scooping up vast amounts of Krill that will starve Antarctica marine life
nautil.us/so-much-depe...
So Much Depends Upon Antarctica
The magnificence of the continent that’s changing our world.
nautil.us
August 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
“Krill is the engineer of the Antarctic ecosystem,” Without krill, the food web would collapse.
And huge factory ships from China and Norway are scooping up vast amounts of Krill that will starve Antarctica marine life
nautil.us/so-much-depe...
And huge factory ships from China and Norway are scooping up vast amounts of Krill that will starve Antarctica marine life
nautil.us/so-much-depe...
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They concluded that deep-sea trawling – an especially lethal fishing technique that deploys industrial-scale gear at depths greater than 400m (1,300ft) – caught and killed nearly 80% more fish than experts had previously estimated.
deeply.thenewhumanitarian.org/oceans/artic...
deeply.thenewhumanitarian.org/oceans/artic...
Race to the Bottom: Impact of Deep-Sea Fishing Severely Underestimated
Scientists recalculated historical catch data to find that bottom trawlers that scrape the seafloor with huge nets may be killing far more fish – and destroying more habitats – than previously thought...
deeply.thenewhumanitarian.org
August 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
They concluded that deep-sea trawling – an especially lethal fishing technique that deploys industrial-scale gear at depths greater than 400m (1,300ft) – caught and killed nearly 80% more fish than experts had previously estimated.
deeply.thenewhumanitarian.org/oceans/artic...
deeply.thenewhumanitarian.org/oceans/artic...
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'“If you look at PiS’s [Pride in n Surrey's] social media activity in 2019 and 2020, so much is focused on enticing children to take part,” one local lesbian says. “Stephen Ireland clearly set up PiS to get access to children.”'
unherd.com/2025/08/did-...
unherd.com/2025/08/did-...
Did Pride protect a predator?
unherd.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
'“If you look at PiS’s [Pride in n Surrey's] social media activity in 2019 and 2020, so much is focused on enticing children to take part,” one local lesbian says. “Stephen Ireland clearly set up PiS to get access to children.”'
unherd.com/2025/08/did-...
unherd.com/2025/08/did-...
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@irishrainforest.bsky.social Dereliction is awful but 7 years ago my neighbour bought their house and never moved in and never rented it out. The whole urban back garden is now a forest and is home to hundreds of small birds. I’m constantly fighting it back but I love the noise the birds make.
August 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
@irishrainforest.bsky.social Dereliction is awful but 7 years ago my neighbour bought their house and never moved in and never rented it out. The whole urban back garden is now a forest and is home to hundreds of small birds. I’m constantly fighting it back but I love the noise the birds make.
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Need to understand the Green Party's voting system better?
Exiles have put together advice pages to help!
Confused by the STV (Single Transferable Vote) system?
Read: greensinexile.org.uk/voting-why-r...
Dealing with the Party disciplinary process?
Read: greensinexile.org.uk/how-to-deal-...
Exiles have put together advice pages to help!
Confused by the STV (Single Transferable Vote) system?
Read: greensinexile.org.uk/voting-why-r...
Dealing with the Party disciplinary process?
Read: greensinexile.org.uk/how-to-deal-...
July 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Need to understand the Green Party's voting system better?
Exiles have put together advice pages to help!
Confused by the STV (Single Transferable Vote) system?
Read: greensinexile.org.uk/voting-why-r...
Dealing with the Party disciplinary process?
Read: greensinexile.org.uk/how-to-deal-...
Exiles have put together advice pages to help!
Confused by the STV (Single Transferable Vote) system?
Read: greensinexile.org.uk/voting-why-r...
Dealing with the Party disciplinary process?
Read: greensinexile.org.uk/how-to-deal-...
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Can the Greens survive Zack Polanski?
Internal purges, rural alienation, the rise of a new Corbynist party could leave the Greens weakened. Here's why this leadership contest matters more than you think.
open.substack.com/pub/smalldel...
#GreenParty #LeadershipElection #ClimatePolitics #Polanski
Internal purges, rural alienation, the rise of a new Corbynist party could leave the Greens weakened. Here's why this leadership contest matters more than you think.
open.substack.com/pub/smalldel...
#GreenParty #LeadershipElection #ClimatePolitics #Polanski
Will Zack Polanski’s Political Naivety Destroy the Greens?
The Green Party's leadership election is upon us, with Zack Polanski appearing to be well ahead of the joint ticket of Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns.
open.substack.com
July 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Can the Greens survive Zack Polanski?
Internal purges, rural alienation, the rise of a new Corbynist party could leave the Greens weakened. Here's why this leadership contest matters more than you think.
open.substack.com/pub/smalldel...
#GreenParty #LeadershipElection #ClimatePolitics #Polanski
Internal purges, rural alienation, the rise of a new Corbynist party could leave the Greens weakened. Here's why this leadership contest matters more than you think.
open.substack.com/pub/smalldel...
#GreenParty #LeadershipElection #ClimatePolitics #Polanski
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Why give this uber-misogynist male the time of day?
After all:
'When a porn-obsessed writer can be lauded as a feminist prophet for describing the “barest essentials” of “femaleness” as “an open mouth, an expectant asshole, blank, blank eyes” we should wonder how on earth we got to this point.'
After all:
'When a porn-obsessed writer can be lauded as a feminist prophet for describing the “barest essentials” of “femaleness” as “an open mouth, an expectant asshole, blank, blank eyes” we should wonder how on earth we got to this point.'
Authority: Essays on Being Right by Andrea Long Chu review – scorching hot takes
Authority: Essays on Being Right by Andrea Long Chu review – scorching hot takes
The Pulitzer-winning critic has some choice words for the likes of Zadie Smith, Hanya Yanagihara and Bret Easton Ellis
www.theguardian.com
August 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Why give this uber-misogynist male the time of day?
After all:
'When a porn-obsessed writer can be lauded as a feminist prophet for describing the “barest essentials” of “femaleness” as “an open mouth, an expectant asshole, blank, blank eyes” we should wonder how on earth we got to this point.'
After all:
'When a porn-obsessed writer can be lauded as a feminist prophet for describing the “barest essentials” of “femaleness” as “an open mouth, an expectant asshole, blank, blank eyes” we should wonder how on earth we got to this point.'
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#MenChallengingSexism2025 speaker update!
MACS co-founder Chris (@chrisgreen1954.bsky.social) will speak about his involvement in anti-sexist work in the last 50 years & how to engage men.
11+12 Oct. in #Brighton
Tickets 👉 macs2025.eventbrite.co.uk
#MACS2025 #AntiSexism #Campaigning
MACS co-founder Chris (@chrisgreen1954.bsky.social) will speak about his involvement in anti-sexist work in the last 50 years & how to engage men.
11+12 Oct. in #Brighton
Tickets 👉 macs2025.eventbrite.co.uk
#MACS2025 #AntiSexism #Campaigning
August 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
#MenChallengingSexism2025 speaker update!
MACS co-founder Chris (@chrisgreen1954.bsky.social) will speak about his involvement in anti-sexist work in the last 50 years & how to engage men.
11+12 Oct. in #Brighton
Tickets 👉 macs2025.eventbrite.co.uk
#MACS2025 #AntiSexism #Campaigning
MACS co-founder Chris (@chrisgreen1954.bsky.social) will speak about his involvement in anti-sexist work in the last 50 years & how to engage men.
11+12 Oct. in #Brighton
Tickets 👉 macs2025.eventbrite.co.uk
#MACS2025 #AntiSexism #Campaigning
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1. This is something I've been saying for 25 years, but it's hard to get many people to listen. What counts is not the new energy sources you add, but the old ones you retire. Unfortunately it's politically easier to build renewables than to shutter fossil fuels.🧵
www.forbes.com/sites/rrapie...
www.forbes.com/sites/rrapie...
The Renewable Illusion: Why Fossil Fuels Keep Winning
Global renewables hit records in 2024, but fossil fuel use still rises. Here’s why solar’s surge isn’t enough—and what the latest energy data really shows.
www.forbes.com
August 4, 2025 at 8:13 AM
1. This is something I've been saying for 25 years, but it's hard to get many people to listen. What counts is not the new energy sources you add, but the old ones you retire. Unfortunately it's politically easier to build renewables than to shutter fossil fuels.🧵
www.forbes.com/sites/rrapie...
www.forbes.com/sites/rrapie...
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'This is plainly unlawful. You can’t have a sign like that. You can either have a mixed-sex space or a single-sex space. It’s not possible to have both at the same time. It’s either one or the other.' @forwomenscotland.bsky.social
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
Fringe venue ‘breaking law’ by letting biological men use women’s toilets
Edinburgh theatregoers accuse trans supporters of holding ‘luxury beliefs’ as signs ‘could flout’ landmark ruling
www.telegraph.co.uk
August 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
'This is plainly unlawful. You can’t have a sign like that. You can either have a mixed-sex space or a single-sex space. It’s not possible to have both at the same time. It’s either one or the other.' @forwomenscotland.bsky.social
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
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'The persistence of such laws highlights not only institutionalized #misogyny, but also the regime’s systematic violence against girls and women — all under the guise of religious or cultural justification.' #Iran
wncri.org/2025/08/03/s...
wncri.org/2025/08/03/s...
State-Sanctioned Child Marriage: A Look into the Legalization of Early Marriages in Iran
While many countries around the world have taken steps in recent decades to outlaw child marriage by raising the minimum
wncri.org
August 4, 2025 at 9:11 AM
'The persistence of such laws highlights not only institutionalized #misogyny, but also the regime’s systematic violence against girls and women — all under the guise of religious or cultural justification.' #Iran
wncri.org/2025/08/03/s...
wncri.org/2025/08/03/s...
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'Feminists warn: deportation is not just a geographic relocation. It is a return to a system of institutionalized misogyny, where Women are stripped of their most basic rights. It is a violent act that targets the body, life & freedom of #AfghanWomen.' #Afghanistan #Iran
newpol.org/mass-deporta...
newpol.org/mass-deporta...
Mass Deportations from Iran: Afghan Women Caught in the Grip of Violence and Inhumanity - New Politics
Afghan refugees,a population of 4-5 million who have lived,worked &raised families in Iran for decades,are being deported en masse. In recent weeks, in the aftermath of military confrontations with Is...
newpol.org
August 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM
'Feminists warn: deportation is not just a geographic relocation. It is a return to a system of institutionalized misogyny, where Women are stripped of their most basic rights. It is a violent act that targets the body, life & freedom of #AfghanWomen.' #Afghanistan #Iran
newpol.org/mass-deporta...
newpol.org/mass-deporta...
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Oh look Bluesky has finally arrived at the cheerleader for political violence status it has been chasing for so long. This is absolutely disgusting incitement of violence & it ought to have no place in public life. Shame on the account quoted below and its fans & shame on Bluesky for promoting it.
Our statement on the actions at Wes Streeting's office last night.
We refuse to sit and watch as trans young people have their healthcare stripped from them. We refuse to allow Streeting to cover up their suicides. We refuse to endure the violence and humiliation. They will have to go through us.
We refuse to sit and watch as trans young people have their healthcare stripped from them. We refuse to allow Streeting to cover up their suicides. We refuse to endure the violence and humiliation. They will have to go through us.
August 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Oh look Bluesky has finally arrived at the cheerleader for political violence status it has been chasing for so long. This is absolutely disgusting incitement of violence & it ought to have no place in public life. Shame on the account quoted below and its fans & shame on Bluesky for promoting it.
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The web of life is dying
Even in non pesticide pristine areas the insects are disappearing and along with them the birds and lizards that depend on insects as a food source
Even a small rise in temps can be fatal for insect life
Even in non pesticide pristine areas the insects are disappearing and along with them the birds and lizards that depend on insects as a food source
Even a small rise in temps can be fatal for insect life
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
Ancient forests now "are more like a pristine greenhouse than a living ecosystem: a wilderness that has been fumigated and left sterile. Not a forest, but a museum"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ancient forests now "are more like a pristine greenhouse than a living ecosystem: a wilderness that has been fumigated and left sterile. Not a forest, but a museum"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The web of life is dying
Even in non pesticide pristine areas the insects are disappearing and along with them the birds and lizards that depend on insects as a food source
Even a small rise in temps can be fatal for insect life
Even in non pesticide pristine areas the insects are disappearing and along with them the birds and lizards that depend on insects as a food source
Even a small rise in temps can be fatal for insect life
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A female nurse in Scotland became the focus of a witch hunt that shows how Britain’s institutions have become overcome by an elite ideology
✏️ @sonia-sodha.bsky.social
✏️ @sonia-sodha.bsky.social
Sandie Peggie and the dangers of gender groupthink
A female nurse in Scotland became the focus of a witch hunt that shows how Britain’s institutions have become overcome by an elite ideology
www.thenewworld.co.uk
July 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A female nurse in Scotland became the focus of a witch hunt that shows how Britain’s institutions have become overcome by an elite ideology
✏️ @sonia-sodha.bsky.social
✏️ @sonia-sodha.bsky.social
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A slow-burning environmental disaster: “As prey became scarce, blue whale vocalisations dropped by nearly 40% alongside a collapse in krill and anchovy populations.
‘It’s like trying to sing while you're starving,’ Ryan adds. ‘They were spending all their time just trying to find food.’”
‘It’s like trying to sing while you're starving,’ Ryan adds. ‘They were spending all their time just trying to find food.’”
Blue whales are going eerily silent—and scientists say it’s a warning sign
A six-year study off California’s coast shows how marine heat waves and noise pollution are silencing the ocean’s largest singers. Does saving the ocean start with hearing it?
www.nationalgeographic.com
July 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
A slow-burning environmental disaster: “As prey became scarce, blue whale vocalisations dropped by nearly 40% alongside a collapse in krill and anchovy populations.
‘It’s like trying to sing while you're starving,’ Ryan adds. ‘They were spending all their time just trying to find food.’”
‘It’s like trying to sing while you're starving,’ Ryan adds. ‘They were spending all their time just trying to find food.’”