Laurie Dunkin Wedd
@ldw1.bsky.social
Bought no coal or gas since 1977, no flights since 2006, no petrol since 2015. You can give up fossils too!
PV, EV, domestic battery.
ME/CFS. #UBI
Kent UK.
Sometimes musical.
PV, EV, domestic battery.
ME/CFS. #UBI
Kent UK.
Sometimes musical.
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You cannot 'revoke' a scientific finding, there are plenty of things you cand do with it, but 'revoke' is not one of them:
The Trump admin revoked a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for the fight against climate change
Trump's EPA Revokes Scientific Finding That Underpinned U.S. Fight Against Climate Change
The Environmental Protection Agency has revoked a key scientific finding that supported U.S. regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.
www.huffpost.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:23 PM
You cannot 'revoke' a scientific finding, there are plenty of things you cand do with it, but 'revoke' is not one of them:
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Also, this is nuts: "For the 2019 general election, £3.4 million of donations came into our political system, potentially influencing people, but did not then appear in the Electoral Commission’s records." The records held by councils are actually destroyed after not very long.
February 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Also, this is nuts: "For the 2019 general election, £3.4 million of donations came into our political system, potentially influencing people, but did not then appear in the Electoral Commission’s records." The records held by councils are actually destroyed after not very long.
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"The Bill still leaves the door wide open to foreign money. It is just that the foreign billionaire or government will need someone in the UK to cooperate with them. Which is no real barrier at all."
open.substack.com/pub/lordseye...
open.substack.com/pub/lordseye...
Millions of pounds flow into elections without proper transparency
Welcome
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:50 PM
"The Bill still leaves the door wide open to foreign money. It is just that the foreign billionaire or government will need someone in the UK to cooperate with them. Which is no real barrier at all."
open.substack.com/pub/lordseye...
open.substack.com/pub/lordseye...
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A European Defence Union is not to replace NATO, but to support NATO in Europe. And to make Europe ready to take responsibility on European defence.
NATO provides military might. The EU provides production power, European Defence Union builds European pillar of NATO.
NATO provides military might. The EU provides production power, European Defence Union builds European pillar of NATO.
February 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
A European Defence Union is not to replace NATO, but to support NATO in Europe. And to make Europe ready to take responsibility on European defence.
NATO provides military might. The EU provides production power, European Defence Union builds European pillar of NATO.
NATO provides military might. The EU provides production power, European Defence Union builds European pillar of NATO.
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“It’s unfair of you to expect me to have had a moral compass long before I was ever forced by a PR crisis to feign one.”
February 12, 2026 at 6:04 PM
“It’s unfair of you to expect me to have had a moral compass long before I was ever forced by a PR crisis to feign one.”
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It’s the Epstein Administration.
No wonder Bondi spent the entire hearing screeching and deflecting.
H/T: @aaronparnas.bsky.social
No wonder Bondi spent the entire hearing screeching and deflecting.
H/T: @aaronparnas.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
It’s the Epstein Administration.
No wonder Bondi spent the entire hearing screeching and deflecting.
H/T: @aaronparnas.bsky.social
No wonder Bondi spent the entire hearing screeching and deflecting.
H/T: @aaronparnas.bsky.social
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Home Office spent £700,000 fighting Palestine Action legal battle over terror proscription, data reveals
You think that’s bad? Wait until you find out how many £millions they spent on arresting pensioners for holding bits of paper to oppose genocide…
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
You think that’s bad? Wait until you find out how many £millions they spent on arresting pensioners for holding bits of paper to oppose genocide…
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Home Office spent £700k fighting Palestine Action proscription legal battle
Human rights group criticise government’s ‘grave abuse of state power’ ahead of High Court decision on Palestine Action terror ban
www.independent.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Home Office spent £700,000 fighting Palestine Action legal battle over terror proscription, data reveals
You think that’s bad? Wait until you find out how many £millions they spent on arresting pensioners for holding bits of paper to oppose genocide…
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
You think that’s bad? Wait until you find out how many £millions they spent on arresting pensioners for holding bits of paper to oppose genocide…
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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This is @zackpolanski.bsky.social’s take on those Jim Ratcliffe comments …
February 12, 2026 at 5:09 PM
This is @zackpolanski.bsky.social’s take on those Jim Ratcliffe comments …
“My name is Jim Ratcliffe. I’m worth £17billion (yes, seventeen BILLION pounds). I moved to Monaco because I can’t afford to pay taxes.”
February 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM
“My name is Jim Ratcliffe. I’m worth £17billion (yes, seventeen BILLION pounds). I moved to Monaco because I can’t afford to pay taxes.”
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🗣️"The problem isn’t just about where the money comes from, but how much can be given and what may be expected in return.”
Rose Zussman spoke with Max Kendix at The Times on how the Government's new proposed laws won't stop a small group of mega-rich UK donors influencing our politics.
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Rose Zussman spoke with Max Kendix at The Times on how the Government's new proposed laws won't stop a small group of mega-rich UK donors influencing our politics.
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Labour to ban foreign party donors unless they make money in UK
Elections bill proposes tight cap on overseas donations as well as lowering voting age to 16 and other electoral changes
www.thetimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:31 AM
🗣️"The problem isn’t just about where the money comes from, but how much can be given and what may be expected in return.”
Rose Zussman spoke with Max Kendix at The Times on how the Government's new proposed laws won't stop a small group of mega-rich UK donors influencing our politics.
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Rose Zussman spoke with Max Kendix at The Times on how the Government's new proposed laws won't stop a small group of mega-rich UK donors influencing our politics.
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The fact that this discussion is even taking place at all tells us that the USA is now a fascist state
BREAKING: Judge Leon *rejects* Secretary Hegseth's bid to punish Sen. Kelly for advising troops to ignore illegal orders. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
February 12, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The fact that this discussion is even taking place at all tells us that the USA is now a fascist state
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"The richest man in the world posted about how the white race was under threat, made allusions to race science or promoted anti-immigrant conspiracy content on 26 out of 31 days in January"
Watching this sentient bath slime radicalize himself has been terrifying.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Watching this sentient bath slime radicalize himself has been terrifying.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January
Many social media posts by Tesla CEO on his platform are indiscernible from those of white supremacists, say experts
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:09 PM
"The richest man in the world posted about how the white race was under threat, made allusions to race science or promoted anti-immigrant conspiracy content on 26 out of 31 days in January"
Watching this sentient bath slime radicalize himself has been terrifying.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Watching this sentient bath slime radicalize himself has been terrifying.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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"X did not respond to a request for comment, but within hours of WIRED flagging several X accounts belonging to Iranian officials, their blue checkmarks were removed. The rest of the accounts identified by TTP but not shared with X continue to display a blue checkmark."
Elon Musk's X Appears to Be Violating US Sanctions by Selling Premium Accounts to Iranian Leaders
While publicly supporting protesters in Iran, Elon Musk's X appears to have been selling premium accounts to regime officials. Checkmarks were removed from certain accounts after a WIRED inquiry.
www.wired.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:29 PM
"X did not respond to a request for comment, but within hours of WIRED flagging several X accounts belonging to Iranian officials, their blue checkmarks were removed. The rest of the accounts identified by TTP but not shared with X continue to display a blue checkmark."
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1/ In September 2018 Rees-Mogg "distanced himself" from Steve Bannon, telling Reuters they'd had no contact since one meeting in 2017.
It now appears from the Epstein files that Rees-Mogg was, in 2018/19, conspiring with Bannon, Farage & Johnson to defenestrate Theresa May.
It now appears from the Epstein files that Rees-Mogg was, in 2018/19, conspiring with Bannon, Farage & Johnson to defenestrate Theresa May.
February 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
1/ In September 2018 Rees-Mogg "distanced himself" from Steve Bannon, telling Reuters they'd had no contact since one meeting in 2017.
It now appears from the Epstein files that Rees-Mogg was, in 2018/19, conspiring with Bannon, Farage & Johnson to defenestrate Theresa May.
It now appears from the Epstein files that Rees-Mogg was, in 2018/19, conspiring with Bannon, Farage & Johnson to defenestrate Theresa May.
Had to turn off @bbc5live.bsky.social because it’s walk-to-wall Radcliffe.
Not long ago the BBC would not have dignified this racist claptrap with more than five seconds of airtime.
Will Lisa Nandy EVER take her finger out of her a**e and fix the BBC?
Not long ago the BBC would not have dignified this racist claptrap with more than five seconds of airtime.
Will Lisa Nandy EVER take her finger out of her a**e and fix the BBC?
February 12, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Had to turn off @bbc5live.bsky.social because it’s walk-to-wall Radcliffe.
Not long ago the BBC would not have dignified this racist claptrap with more than five seconds of airtime.
Will Lisa Nandy EVER take her finger out of her a**e and fix the BBC?
Not long ago the BBC would not have dignified this racist claptrap with more than five seconds of airtime.
Will Lisa Nandy EVER take her finger out of her a**e and fix the BBC?
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Ratcliffe's non-apology apology...
February 12, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Ratcliffe's non-apology apology...
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A man who arrived in the UK aged nine, as a refugee, now seeks not only to pull up the ladder, but to chop it into pieces, build a bonfire, and incinerate as many other helpless refugees as he can round up.
Former Conservative Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defends the claim that the UK has been colonised by immigrants.
Zahawi often criticised this kind of language before he joined Reform
Zahawi is arguing about net contributors - and ignoring the "colonised" comment about takeover + subjugation.
Zahawi often criticised this kind of language before he joined Reform
Zahawi is arguing about net contributors - and ignoring the "colonised" comment about takeover + subjugation.
February 12, 2026 at 11:54 AM
A man who arrived in the UK aged nine, as a refugee, now seeks not only to pull up the ladder, but to chop it into pieces, build a bonfire, and incinerate as many other helpless refugees as he can round up.
The #Trump gov now removes vital pollution protection.
Shared thoughts with @stuti.bsky.social of @theindependent.bsky.social:
Prioritizing short-term #fossilfuel profits over public health & economic competitiveness also leaves the US behind in green tech.
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Shared thoughts with @stuti.bsky.social of @theindependent.bsky.social:
Prioritizing short-term #fossilfuel profits over public health & economic competitiveness also leaves the US behind in green tech.
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Trump set to dismantle US climate rules in ‘betrayal’ of global goals
The White House describes the move as ‘the largest deregulatory action in American history’
www.independent.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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The #Trump gov now removes vital pollution protection.
Shared thoughts with @stuti.bsky.social of @theindependent.bsky.social:
Prioritizing short-term #fossilfuel profits over public health & economic competitiveness also leaves the US behind in green tech.
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Shared thoughts with @stuti.bsky.social of @theindependent.bsky.social:
Prioritizing short-term #fossilfuel profits over public health & economic competitiveness also leaves the US behind in green tech.
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Trump set to dismantle US climate rules in ‘betrayal’ of global goals
The White House describes the move as ‘the largest deregulatory action in American history’
www.independent.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 11:51 AM
The #Trump gov now removes vital pollution protection.
Shared thoughts with @stuti.bsky.social of @theindependent.bsky.social:
Prioritizing short-term #fossilfuel profits over public health & economic competitiveness also leaves the US behind in green tech.
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Shared thoughts with @stuti.bsky.social of @theindependent.bsky.social:
Prioritizing short-term #fossilfuel profits over public health & economic competitiveness also leaves the US behind in green tech.
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
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Yes Jim, I fucking colonised this country
Unlike, THE FUCKING BRITISH EMPIRE, RIGHT?
Unlike, THE FUCKING BRITISH EMPIRE, RIGHT?
The Premier League is a perfect example of how diversity and immigration can make us stronger.
We are disappointed to see unfounded, and untrue, statements like this being repeated.
Rather than spreading misinformation about migrants we should all stand united.
We are disappointed to see unfounded, and untrue, statements like this being repeated.
Rather than spreading misinformation about migrants we should all stand united.
February 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Yes Jim, I fucking colonised this country
Unlike, THE FUCKING BRITISH EMPIRE, RIGHT?
Unlike, THE FUCKING BRITISH EMPIRE, RIGHT?
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Manchester City and Manchester United are now run by people aiding the rise of the far-right in the UK. We need to talk about billionaires but we also need to talk again about who we allow to run our football clubs www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...
Man Utd boss Sir Jim Ratcliffe claims UK has been 'colonised by immigrants'
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who owns part of Premier League football club Manchester United, is under fire after claiming that 'huge levels of immigration' costs the UK 'too much money'
www.mirror.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Manchester City and Manchester United are now run by people aiding the rise of the far-right in the UK. We need to talk about billionaires but we also need to talk again about who we allow to run our football clubs www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Why is it okay to call for "curbs on immigration", Andy?
February 12, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Why is it okay to call for "curbs on immigration", Andy?
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A new study has shown that miscarriage or induced abortion is NOT a potential risk factor for breast cancer, contrary to continued anti-choice propaganda. Even several abortions or miscarriages does not increase risk. The study used high-quality Finnish registry data.
Prior abortion or miscarriage not linked to increased risk of pre- or postmenopausal breast cancer
A prior abortion or miscarriage was not linked with an increased risk of developing pre- or postmenopausal breast cancer in a study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.
www.news-medical.net
February 12, 2026 at 3:15 AM
A new study has shown that miscarriage or induced abortion is NOT a potential risk factor for breast cancer, contrary to continued anti-choice propaganda. Even several abortions or miscarriages does not increase risk. The study used high-quality Finnish registry data.
“I say it’s unforgivable. And I propose to do nothing whatever about it.”
Nandy gets my award for most disappointing cabinet minister.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Nandy gets my award for most disappointing cabinet minister.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘You call it a shitshow – I say it’s unforgivable’: Lisa Nandy on Epstein, Mandelson and Labour’s torrid week
The culture secretary talks about secret briefings, the need for solidarity and why the government must recognise its big moment of reckoning
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:02 AM
“I say it’s unforgivable. And I propose to do nothing whatever about it.”
Nandy gets my award for most disappointing cabinet minister.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Nandy gets my award for most disappointing cabinet minister.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...