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Kate Walters

@katewaltersartist.bsky.social

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Artist, writer, teacher. Interested in animals and visionary states; creativity; interconnectedness. Lover of Italy and wild places. Musical; book lover. Anti Brexit. Arusha Gallery Artist 2014-2025. Published by Guillemot Press. Dreamer. Flowers.

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Kate Walters @katewaltersartist.bsky.social · 27d

Drawings from yesterday, begun in France; drawn with earth pigments I gathered in the Ardeche, mixed with water and gum arabic from trees.

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 9h

When history speaks, it’s often too late. The story of Palestine and Israel is filled with lessons the world chose not to hear. Here’s a reminder ⤵️

@eastangliabylines.co.uk

Warnings from history: Lessons unheeded in the search for peace

As peace talks begin, three historic warnings about Zionism and statehood remind us how fragile peace remains

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Kate Walters @katewaltersartist.bsky.social · 5m

Pictures of recent and forthcoming London events… at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize with my drawing and my niece; and examples of drawings in books for a new project coming in December at Bow Arts London @bowarts.bsky.social exciting!

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Jon Dunn @dunnjons.bsky.social · Nov 14

Blimey. There's suddenly a LOT more people here. Hello! For those who weren't on the bird site and don't already know, amongst other things, I write stuff, and with Christmas coming up, maybe a joyful book about orchids, or one about hummingbirds, might be a colourful antidote to winter and Now?

Cover of 'Orchid Summer' by Jon Dunn.

This account of a journey around Britain and Ireland in search of all the wild orchid species found there, their people past and present, and their colourful stories, was one of the Guardian's 'Best Books of the Year' in 2018.

Cover of 'The Glitter in the Green' by Jon Dunn.

An account of a meandering journey across the Americas, from 60°N in Alaska to the very shores of the Beagle Channel in Argentina's Tierra del Fuego, in search of the most remarkable hummingbirds, their histories and place in culture, their people past and present, and their meaning and place in a world that's fast-changing.

This book was long-listed for the Carnegie Medal of Excellence in Non-fiction in 2022.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 16m

Former PM Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office.

Secretly lobbied the UAE for a billion-dollar private venture,
Used senior contacts in the Saudi govt to pitch for a consultancy firm.

Lust for private wealth is the main cause of UK decline.

Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds

Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian

www.theguardian.com

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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 22h

On #BBCQT - Fiona Bruce said that the audience and public didn't want to press Reform UK on their dodgy links to Russia.

I disagree.

RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 9h

Same day. Same plenary session. Same visit to Gill’s office. Same Farage, Same Gill, same wife of sanctioned pro Russian agent.

Six days after the first bribery charge

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10h

Yesterday they were shooting priests in the head with rubber bullets. Today they're arresting journalists. If you have anyone in your life who doesn't regularly follow the news and doesn't understand how bad things are and how bad they're about to get, you need to tell them right now. Time is short.

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Tracey @2300.bsky.social · 37m

Morning all.
You know, not so long ago I would have said that apparent media/BBC bias was just because their reports differed from my own political convictions.
But since the Tories lost that GE it has become a blatant fact that the right wing msm is deliberately aiming to undermine this govt.

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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 17m

Nigel Farage, Richard Tice & Reform LTD need a thorough investigation
#ReformRussianBribes

Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 13d

There seems to be some *confusion*
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them

“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”

“But, but he was in UKIP”

“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”

So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22m

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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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 7h

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 19m

open.substack.com/pub/bylinesn...

Reform UK intends to withdraw our human rights

They want us to join Russia and Belarus as the only European states not signed up to the ECHR

open.substack.com

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 44m

At least one senior Labour official seems to finally remember they aren't in Reform.
The changes won't just harm economy and country, they'll destroy families and force more people into becoming undocumented, leading to more deportations. They need scrapping not pausing.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sir Sadiq Khan calls for pause on new immigration rules

The mayor of London said the changes had "moved the goalposts".

www.bbc.com

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 1h

🧵 This is an extraordinary piece on Channel-crossing refugees, or #SmallBoats as we dub it. Really extraordinary.

"The picture that emerges pertains not just to a failure of policy, but a failure of humanity."

www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

The truth about the small-boats crisis

What Nigel Farage won’t tell you

www.newstatesman.com

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 7h

Dear Britain,

I am a wanker.

Headline: Danny Kruger sends letter to explain defection to Reform

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Tom Hunter @onelifestand87.bsky.social · 16h

It is embarassing not to see the BBC pulling up Reform leaders claiming that Nathan Gill was just some fan who got photos taken with Farage - he was an MEP for them & their leader in Wales while taking cash from Russia to act against the UK! Literally the very basics of your job to point this out

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Paul Marshall @pmarsha11.bsky.social · 35m

Religious hate crimes continue to rise as a result of Farage, Jenrick and Robinson’s evil, racist rhetoric that clearly aims to divide racially integrated communities.

Man and child sprayed with substance in racist Worcester attack - BBC News

The victims "suffered minor irritation injuries" and a 77-year-old woman has been arrested.

www.bbc.com

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 1d

This is my #FBPE starter pack. I've added about 60 more accounts, so it's now up to 300.

Bit by bit, I'm adding accounts from my Rejoin EU list, which I've built up over the last ten months.

Please share. Strengthen our network.
go.bsky.app/PtsPYaW

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Mariposa Nature Tours @mariposanature.bsky.social · 33m

Good morning, and welcome to the weekend!

A little #bloomscrolling joy from Cyprus to start the day - island endemic orchids Ophrys kotschyi and Orchis troodi.

We see both on our annual Orchids of Cyprus tour - filling up fast now, just 2 places remain to join us there in March 2026. (1/2)

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 32m

"Surge"? Oh sort yourself out BBC.
A frankly tiny number of people, in the grand scheme of things, with every right to do so coming to UK is hardly a "surge", but such language automatically frames them as a negative and is guaranteed to be used to stoke more division.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Surge in Chagos arrivals prompts row over housing costs

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 5h

Welcome to America, where peaceful protesters get tear-gassed and thrown to the ground like ragdolls.

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Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 〓〓 🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.bsky.social · 40m

Starmer blaming #Brexit for tax rises may be accurate but when only 37% of a now disproportionately dead electorate voted for it almost 10 yrs ago, based on undeliverable lies, the questions are why should the rest of us stomach it & where is Labour’s plan to change that? archive.ph/2025.10.10-2...

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 14h

I called this out on #BBCQT last night and I'm calling it out again now.

He is gaslighting a nation.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17h

Farage insists ex-Reform UK Wales leader convicted of bribery is ‘bad apple’

Farage said he was shocked by Nathan Gill’s admissions relating to pro-Russia statements Nigel Farage has insisted his party’s former leader in Wales who was convicted of taking pro-Russian bribes was a “bad apple” who betrayed him. The Reform UK leader was in Caerphilly campaigning for his candidate in a forthcoming Senedd byelection when he was asked about his links to Nathan Gill. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 41m

Teesside’s freeport, initiated in 2021 under Rishi Sunak, has cost £560 million far exceeding the standard £25 million allocation (22 times the standard £25m).
90% profits go to the private sector.
This clearly shows the UK model of State aid post-Brexit is utterly corrupt.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10h

The stock market slumped to its worst one-day showing since tariffs roiled markets in April, as President Trump threatened to impose more tariffs on Chinese imports.

S&P and Nasdaq Slump as Stocks Fall on Trump China Tariff Threat

The S&P 500 slumped more than 2 percent for the first time in six months, rattling investors after a long stretch of gains.

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