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RK Photographic / Rob Knight @rkphotographic.bsky.social · 7h

“Water writes Ardnamurchan’s margins.”
From tidal pools to lochs that hold sky like a mirror—discover the second element.

Part 15 in my ‘Spiorad aird nam Murchan’ series introduces ‘Ardnamurchan Elemental’:

www.rkphotographic.com/blog/2025/10...

#ElementalArdnamurchan #WaterElement #GreatSeas

Water: Ardnamurchan’s Restless Grammar

It begins as a whisper at the tide’s edge, a syllable of foam curling against basalt. Then the sentence lengthens—waves drafting their own syntax across the bay, commas of kelp, ellipses of spray.

Lochs hold sky like a secret, their surfaces inked with wind, rewriting themselves with every breath.

Burns thread the moor in cursive, silver lines that speak of rain and memory.

And beyond, the Atlantic—an open book without margins, its pages turned by weather, its language fluent in change.

Here, water is not passive; it is author, editor, and voice. It writes Ardnamurchan’s story in liquid script, and I read it with my eyes, my ears, my skin.

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 14h

Nigel Farage Teams Up With Extreme Anti-Abortion Group and Calls for Debate on Restricting Abortion Rights in UK – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2024/11/29/n...

Nigel Farage Teams Up With Extreme Anti-Abortion Group and Calls for Debate on Restricting Abortion Rights in UK

The Reform Leader is joining forces with a US-based Christian legal group, which campaigns for abortion to be outlawed around the world

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Michael @mikeyh71.bsky.social · 15h

Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” was written as an anti-fascist anthem celebrating unity and shared ownership, reminding listeners that true patriotism means standing against greed, inequality, and injustice.

#AntiFascist #USA

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This Land is Your Land

YouTube video by Woody Guthrie - Topic

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 16h

Elon Musk is paying Tommy Robinson's legal bills.

The British media and political establishment is still on X and maybe this is the wake up call they need.

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Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins

Far-right activist is accused of refusing to comply with counter-terrorism police request at Channel tunnel

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Michael @mikeyh71.bsky.social · 15h

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 18h

The original Antifa was Antifaschistische Aktion, created by Germans to oppose Adolf Hitler.

It existed from 1932-1933, then Hitler banned it and declared all its members terrorists.

History never changes, fat orange fascists just try to repeat it.

Michael @mikeyh71.bsky.social · 15h

Inequality is undermining democracies around the world.

Gary's Economics videos offer valuable insights into the root causes and potential solutions. They're well worth watching to better understand the issue and what can be done to improve the situation.

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Garys Economics

@garyseconomics is focused on teaching people about real world economics. Inequality Economist. Former Trader. Other Economists make predictions, but my ones are actually right.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 21h

Reform UK want to take public spending down to 35% of GDP — that’s a £275 billion cut, the equivalent of shutting down the NHS.

The Green Party knows the only way to rebuild our communities is by investing in our public services, not running them down and flogging them off to the private sector.

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 20h

There is more than enough wealth in this country to end poverty and fund our NHS.

Communities have been punished by decades of Tory and Labour cuts, whilst the super-rich have hoarded Scotland's wealth.

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 1d

📢Scotland's land belongs to the people, not the super-rich land hoarders.

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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile, in democracy and representation* news...
#Cymru
#Senedd

*This also applies to #Scotland #Holyrood #ScottishGovernment

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

Nigel Farage should tell the people of #Caerphilly about how he wants to abolish the Senedd.

Actually, no need, we have a video of him saying it.

(Also about how Fox Hunting turns him on).

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 1d

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.

Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

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Michael @mikeyh71.bsky.social · 1d

These people are insane, and extremely dangerous.

How on earth is our government allowing the likes of Palantir, and its founder Thiel, to have access to our sensitive NHS data?

The right-wing Christian fundamentalists, and their businesses, need shutting out of our politics and our society.

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 1d

"Until now, public knowledge about the relationship between Reform U.K. and the A.D.F. was limited to a single quote Mr. Farage gave to the group, which they pushed out in a press statement. But the A.D.F. has quietly been courting the party since at least 2024."

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 1d

My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.

Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

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Samantha Wathen @samanthajwathen.bsky.social · 2d

I just can't even on this one.

HCPs have NO CHOICE over whether to be exposed to Covid.

Those on lower incomes will struggle to afford the c£100 for private vaccine - and they shouldn't have to do so

We lost over 1,000 workers 2010-1. This is both stupid & insulting.
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Covid-19: Excluding doctors from vaccination programme puts patients at risk, clinicians warn

Doctors have warned that the government’s decision to exclude health and social care workers from its covid vaccination programme is putting patients at risk and will have a major impact on an overstr...

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 3d

stop thinking right now

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Michael @mikeyh71.bsky.social · 2d

How much financial support has Nigel Farage received from Steve Bannon and his network of far-right, populist billionaires?

In this video, Bannon is heard saying he’d find a way to fund Farage — so how much money actually changed hands, and was any of it ever declared?

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Traitor

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 4d

After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.

TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...

England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet

The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter

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Michael @mikeyh71.bsky.social · 4d

Tbh, there's probably several sources of funding from foreign based oligarchs.

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The Brink - Steve Bannon Speaks To Nigel Farage

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Michael @mikeyh71.bsky.social · 5d

Are US scientists looking to relocate to the UK to continue their work? The UK government is actively looking for them...

Apply for the Global Talent visa : Overview - GOV.UK share.google/l4hJfXJywS85...

Apply for the Global Talent visa

Apply for a Global Talent visa to work in the arts, sciences or digital technology once you have been endorsed as a leader or potential leader.

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Michael @mikeyh71.bsky.social · 8d

The ECHR protects fundamental rights like free speech, fair trials, privacy, & freedom from torture. For Brits, it’s a safety net ensuring the government stays accountable & individuals can seek justice when UK laws fail. #HumanRights #ECHR

Voting for #Tory & #Reform bampots puts us all in danger.

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Michael @mikeyh71.bsky.social · 8d

The government should use the #BBC, and other channels, to explain the #ECHR, what it is, why it matters, and the risks of leaving. It must also help the public spot and resist misinformation, and expose those who threaten our rights by pushing for withdrawal.

Michael @mikeyh71.bsky.social · 13d

It's amazing how close Back to the Future part II got to predicting Trump's rise to power (the Biff Tannon character was actually based in Trump).

What the world, & especially the USA, needs right now is that time travelling DeLorean, a condom, and a hero.

#USA #Trump

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Back to the Future Part II | How Biff Tannen Ruined Hill Valley

YouTube video by Universal Pictures

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Michael @mikeyh71.bsky.social · 13d

Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation

For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...

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East Lothian Greens @eastlothiangreens.bsky.social · 14d

Difficult to understand why Labour get more unpopular with every poll when they’re doing such a good job clearing the streets of dangerous terrorists like <checks notes> young women quietly protesting the mass murder of children. 🤷

Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 15d

What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country?

Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.

It undermines police and the law.

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