Ferret Banana
@ferretbanana.bsky.social
Neither a ferret, nor a banana. Pfffft.
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Next time someone asks what's the matter with Musk's Twitter, show them this:
An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.
An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Next time someone asks what's the matter with Musk's Twitter, show them this:
An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.
An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.
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Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Exclusive: The BBC has issued an apology after one of its presenters failed to challenge a climate-sceptic lobbyist who runs a group that has received funding from fossil-fuel interests
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
BBC Apologises for Failing to Challenge 'Dark Money' Climate-Denial Lobbyist
EXCLUSIVE: BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford 'fell below usual standards'
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
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As you might imagine, this is very good. It is also very funny.
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
As you might imagine, this is very good. It is also very funny.
Rachel Reeves in a speech where she hints at cutting green levies:
“I have to face the world as it is, not the world that I want it to be. When challenges come our way, the only question is how to respond to them, not whether to respond or not.”
Yeah, what about climate change you utter spoon?
“I have to face the world as it is, not the world that I want it to be. When challenges come our way, the only question is how to respond to them, not whether to respond or not.”
Yeah, what about climate change you utter spoon?
November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Rachel Reeves in a speech where she hints at cutting green levies:
“I have to face the world as it is, not the world that I want it to be. When challenges come our way, the only question is how to respond to them, not whether to respond or not.”
Yeah, what about climate change you utter spoon?
“I have to face the world as it is, not the world that I want it to be. When challenges come our way, the only question is how to respond to them, not whether to respond or not.”
Yeah, what about climate change you utter spoon?
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UK GOVERNMENT: CLOSE YOUR X ACCOUNTS NOW
November 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
UK GOVERNMENT: CLOSE YOUR X ACCOUNTS NOW
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“The only countries that will really learn more if [U.S. nuclear] testing resumes are Russia and, to a much greater extent, China,” says Jeffrey Lewis, an expert on the geopolitics of nuclear weaponry
Resuming U.S. Nuclear Tests Would Only Help China, One Expert Says
“The only countries that will really learn more if [U.S. nuclear] testing resumes are Russia and, to a much greater extent, China,” says Jeffrey Lewis, an expert on the geopolitics of nuclear weaponry
www.scientificamerican.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
“The only countries that will really learn more if [U.S. nuclear] testing resumes are Russia and, to a much greater extent, China,” says Jeffrey Lewis, an expert on the geopolitics of nuclear weaponry
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![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for the Guardian.
[Scene is BBC BREAKFAST with two presenters and a guest on the sofa].
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PRESENTER:
Now - some disturbing new research has shown
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PRESENTER:
that as many as 10 non-Reform political parties may currently operating ‘under the radar’ across the UK.
[Show on screen logos for Greens, Lib Dems, Conservatives
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PRESENTER:
In the studio to discuss this, Nigel Farage
[We see the guest on the sofa is indeed Nigel Farage]
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PRESENTER:
Nigel, what’s your view?
FARAGE:
Well I think this very worrying.
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FARAGE:
And just another reason why we should ban all immigration.
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PRESENTER:
I won’t push back on that
FARAGE:
Absolutely!
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PRESENTER:
Funnily enough, this is what your new show’s about, isn’t it?
FARAGE:
Oop - plug time!
PRESENTER:
Ha ha
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FARAGE:
Yes it’s a 12-part BBC documentary called ‘In Search Of The Political Parties That Aren’t My One’.
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[Show on the TV screen Farage presenting a documentary series titled In Search Of The Political Parties That Aren’t My One. He is wearing his farmer's getup and looking dreamily at the UK from hillsides, visiting pubs and chatting with the locals, etc]
FARAGE:
It’s a really emotional journey
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FARAGE:
with lots of dreamy footage of me looking relatable...
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FARAGE:
as I answer the question:
*Am I the only option for Britain?*
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[Cut back to studio]
PRESENTER:
I won’t push back on that
FARAGE:
Absolutely!
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Fu- and I can't say this enough -cking hell
Open the page. Scroll down to the timeline. Go through the timeline.
It’s… shocking
It’s… shocking
The White House Building
Every president since John Adams has occupied the White House, and the history of this building extends far beyond the construction of its walls. From the Ground Floor Corridor rooms, transformed from...
www.whitehouse.gov
October 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Fu- and I can't say this enough -cking hell
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To be effective, protest must be noisy, obstructive, annoying. No longer is this allowed. Now the last attribute of effective dissent – persistence – is also to be banned. But the moment protest ceases to be effective is the moment democracy dies. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth | George Monbiot
The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:40 AM
To be effective, protest must be noisy, obstructive, annoying. No longer is this allowed. Now the last attribute of effective dissent – persistence – is also to be banned. But the moment protest ceases to be effective is the moment democracy dies. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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BREAKING 🚨: The planet has crossed its first catastrophic climate tipping point.
Scientists warn that warm-water coral reefs are now in long-term decline, threatening the homes, food security and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people.
Scientists warn that warm-water coral reefs are now in long-term decline, threatening the homes, food security and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people.
October 13, 2025 at 7:11 AM
BREAKING 🚨: The planet has crossed its first catastrophic climate tipping point.
Scientists warn that warm-water coral reefs are now in long-term decline, threatening the homes, food security and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people.
Scientists warn that warm-water coral reefs are now in long-term decline, threatening the homes, food security and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people.
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Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
October 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
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FACTCHECK: Claire Coutinho claims UK gas power only costs £55/MWh…
…but she is ignoring a few small details:
🤫 Gas prices always rise in winter
🤫 Gas plants cost money to build
🤫 CO2 causes economic damages
THREAD with receipts
1/8
…but she is ignoring a few small details:
🤫 Gas prices always rise in winter
🤫 Gas plants cost money to build
🤫 CO2 causes economic damages
THREAD with receipts
1/8
October 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
FACTCHECK: Claire Coutinho claims UK gas power only costs £55/MWh…
…but she is ignoring a few small details:
🤫 Gas prices always rise in winter
🤫 Gas plants cost money to build
🤫 CO2 causes economic damages
THREAD with receipts
1/8
…but she is ignoring a few small details:
🤫 Gas prices always rise in winter
🤫 Gas plants cost money to build
🤫 CO2 causes economic damages
THREAD with receipts
1/8
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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New: Clean Creatives publishes its annual F-List today -- documenting fossil fuel advertising contracts across the ad industry. DeSmog has the details:
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U.S. Ad Giant Poised to Become Global Leader in Promoting Fossil Fuels, Report Finds
New York-based communications company Omnicom’s acquisition of rival IPG will create a new global leader in fossil fuel advertising, overtaking London-based WPP for the first time, according to a new…
www.desmog.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
New: Clean Creatives publishes its annual F-List today -- documenting fossil fuel advertising contracts across the ad industry. DeSmog has the details:
buff.ly/mLUZuOC
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There. Is. No. Such. Thing.
Cattle ranching is among the most destructive of all the world's industries.
"Regenerative" cattle ranching is simply greenwash.
Cattle ranching is among the most destructive of all the world's industries.
"Regenerative" cattle ranching is simply greenwash.
McDonald’s said Monday it plans to invest $200 million over the next seven years to promote regenerative agriculture practices on cattle ranches.
McDonald's plans $200 million investment to promote regenerative practices on US cattle ranches
McDonald’s said Monday it plans to invest $200 million over the next seven years to promote regenerative agriculture practices on cattle ranches.
bit.ly
September 16, 2025 at 6:30 AM
There. Is. No. Such. Thing.
Cattle ranching is among the most destructive of all the world's industries.
"Regenerative" cattle ranching is simply greenwash.
Cattle ranching is among the most destructive of all the world's industries.
"Regenerative" cattle ranching is simply greenwash.
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Hugh Bonneville started his live ITV London News interview on Downton Abbey by talking about Gaza.
September 4, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Hugh Bonneville started his live ITV London News interview on Downton Abbey by talking about Gaza.
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It would be super cool to go back to 2014, find a rando and ask them whether a fall in EU coal use for power generation of 60% in 10 years feels possible or even likely
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September 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It would be super cool to go back to 2014, find a rando and ask them whether a fall in EU coal use for power generation of 60% in 10 years feels possible or even likely
ember-energy.org/data/electri...
ember-energy.org/data/electri...
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As Farage pledges to open up Britain for fracking, hilariously the Reform-led council in Lancashire says “oh, there’ll be no fracking HERE”
Self-serving shambolic hypocrisy, borne out of knowing that fracking is deeply unpopular in Lancashire - and everywhere
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Self-serving shambolic hypocrisy, borne out of knowing that fracking is deeply unpopular in Lancashire - and everywhere
www.bbc.com/news/article...
No fracking in Lancashire, says Reform-led council
Reform UK councillors say a wider promise to restart fracking will not affect the county.
www.bbc.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
As Farage pledges to open up Britain for fracking, hilariously the Reform-led council in Lancashire says “oh, there’ll be no fracking HERE”
Self-serving shambolic hypocrisy, borne out of knowing that fracking is deeply unpopular in Lancashire - and everywhere
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Self-serving shambolic hypocrisy, borne out of knowing that fracking is deeply unpopular in Lancashire - and everywhere
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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A dozen past and present staffers from ad giant IPG claim its rebranding campaigns for Saudi Aramco—intended partly to persuade officials that Aramco was developing climate solutions—breached its commitment to avoid worsening the climate crisis. #greenwashing #advertising
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August 26, 2025 at 4:08 AM
A dozen past and present staffers from ad giant IPG claim its rebranding campaigns for Saudi Aramco—intended partly to persuade officials that Aramco was developing climate solutions—breached its commitment to avoid worsening the climate crisis. #greenwashing #advertising
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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Reform UK’s Richard Tice says “We’re on the side of the British People, not the vested interests”
… yet between 2019 and 2024, Reform received more than 90% of its funding, £2.3 million, from individuals and companies linked to polluting industries and climate science denial.
From @desmog.com
… yet between 2019 and 2024, Reform received more than 90% of its funding, £2.3 million, from individuals and companies linked to polluting industries and climate science denial.
From @desmog.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Reform UK’s Richard Tice says “We’re on the side of the British People, not the vested interests”
… yet between 2019 and 2024, Reform received more than 90% of its funding, £2.3 million, from individuals and companies linked to polluting industries and climate science denial.
From @desmog.com
… yet between 2019 and 2024, Reform received more than 90% of its funding, £2.3 million, from individuals and companies linked to polluting industries and climate science denial.
From @desmog.com
Remember Elon Musk?
Me neither.
Me neither.
July 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Remember Elon Musk?
Me neither.
Me neither.