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John G

@saved3mocracy.bsky.social

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Not a selfie my partner took the pic 🤣. Likes democracy, football, achieving world peace, Wordletrek, wildlife, discussion, dialogue, spirituality, everything and anything. On Mastadon too.

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John G @saved3mocracy.bsky.social · 13d

Moon up but hope the boat avoids the sun.

#WhitleyBay

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16h

Highest. Ever. (Yet.) 🚀

Let's go! 🙌🏼

Source: YouGov

Join.greenparty.org.uk

@leftiestats.bsky.social

Greens and lib Dems - 15%
Tories - 17%
Labour - 20%
Reform - 26%

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John G @saved3mocracy.bsky.social · 4h

What's brown and sticky?

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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 5h

“You left Europe because you wanted less boats, and you have more boats. You left Europe because you wanted more investment. You have less investment. You left Europe because you wanted more happiness. Now you are depressed." Albanian PM
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Visiting PM says UK paying price for Brexit with dig at Nigel Farage 'theatrics'

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama referenced 'Brexit boats' and said leaving the EU had made Britons more depressed as he took a veiled swipe at Nigel Farage

www.mirror.co.uk

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 7h

Labour can't even do its Brexit shift competently. Say it was wrong and you can make Farage carry the can. Say it was badly executed, as Labour is doing, and you support his narrative that Leave voters were betrayed.

It would be funny - except we'll all have to carry the can for their incompetence.

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Richard Sedgley @richardsedgley.bsky.social · 1d

Will the BBC face up to the Green Party's membership spike?

www.thenational.scot/news/2555611...

Will the BBC face up to the Green Party's membership surge?

www.thenational.scot

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John G @saved3mocracy.bsky.social · 5h

They're living in some kind of old two party system denial bubble it'll take a political titanic sinking event to wake them up

#politics #r4today #BBCLK

www.thenational.scot/news/2555611...

Will the BBC face up to the Green Party's membership surge?

www.thenational.scot

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Ben Canham @bencanham.bsky.social · 13h

People say I should stay away from politics
because I am autistic but at the end of the
day if you’re passionate about something
then you shouldn’t be silenced. People like
myself should be able to voice their opinion.

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Chris Waugh @chrisdhwaugh.bsky.social · 6h

Full-time: #NUFC 3-0 Benfica

Big, morale-boosting victory for Newcastle.

Benfica started fairly brightly but #NUFC were too quick, powerful & generally better.

Gordon very good, Barnes with a brace & Nick Pope with a remarkable throw-out assist.

Just what was needed #UCL

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The Forest Before Us @theforestbeforeus.bsky.social · 5h

(Cucurbita pepo)is native to Mexico but cultivated worldwide for its edible fruits, including pumpkins and summer squash. The fruit is a pepo, a berry with a thick rind and fleshy interior, varying widely in size and shape. Domestication occurred 8,000-10,000 yrs ago. #ai #autumn #biology #pumpkin

An illustration of various fruits in front of a flowering plant

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Newcastle United @newcastleunited.com · 6h

1 Goal ⚽️
1 Assist 🅰️

Outstanding tonight, AG! 👏

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John G @saved3mocracy.bsky.social · 5h

Quite annoying is much too mild

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scotlandscreams.bsky.social @scotlandscreams.bsky.social · 18h

Keir Starmer is insulting Scots intelligence by accusing John Swinney of insulting Scots intelligence
I trust John Swinney
I don't trust Keir Starmer

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John G @saved3mocracy.bsky.social · 5h

No

#climatechange #climatecrisis #globalwarming
#environment

BBC News - Controversial UK oil field reveals climate impact if approved - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Controversial UK oil field reveals climate impact if approved

The impact from the Rosebank oil field is estimated at nearly 250 million tonnes of planet warming CO2.

www.bbc.co.uk

John G @saved3mocracy.bsky.social · 5h

BBC News - Landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions in tatters after US pressure
www.bbc.com/news/article...

#climatecrisis

Landmark global shipping deal abandoned under US threats

President Trump intervened in the talks calling the deal a "green scam".

www.bbc.com

John G @saved3mocracy.bsky.social · 6h

BBC News - Brazil grants oil exploration licence in Amazon region
www.bbc.com/news/article...

#climatechange
#amazon
#fossilfuels

Brazil grants state oil firm exploration license in Amazon region

The project by state oil giant Petrobras has faced dismay and opposition from conservationists.

www.bbc.com

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John G @saved3mocracy.bsky.social · 20h

Glad to hear Jenryk has fallen into the 'times a bit short' group at least Nick's labelling them not a proper party now like he usually does with the Greens.

#r4today

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John G @saved3mocracy.bsky.social · 20h

A ship on the horizon at dawn at Whitley Bay

#whitleybay

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John G @saved3mocracy.bsky.social · 1d

Dawn over #Tynemouth harbour

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John G @saved3mocracy.bsky.social · 19h

Is Nick missing something
or is it just me ?

#R4today

www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

Tel Aviv football derby abandoned after violent fan riots

Match in Israel cancelled just days after Maccabi fans banned from attending Aston Villa game next month

www.independent.co.uk

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John G @saved3mocracy.bsky.social · 19h

Is Nick missing something
or is it just me ?

#R4today

www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

Tel Aviv football derby abandoned after violent fan riots

Match in Israel cancelled just days after Maccabi fans banned from attending Aston Villa game next month

www.independent.co.uk

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John G @saved3mocracy.bsky.social · 20h

Glad to hear Jenryk has fallen into the 'times a bit short' group at least Nick's labelling them not a proper party now like he usually does with the Greens.

#r4today

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 1d

This…Trump’s behaviour is now so obscene that mainstream media in the US - and I might add the UK - have decided it must be hushed up.

Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 2d

as far as just messaging goes that video is probably the most embarrassing thing any president has done on the world stage in my life

and the fact that the sunday shows wont even describe it? total abdication of their responsibility

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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 1d

'This appointment confirms what we’ve always known: Reform UK is just a British franchise of Donald Trump’s Maga movement.'

leftfootforward.org/2025/10/nige...

Nigel Farage appoints anti-abortion theologian with ties to Trump as his senior advisor

James Orr is friends with JD Vance and said the US Capitol Riot in January 2021 was exaggerated by the "global left"

leftfootforward.org

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 21h

Peston tells Lam that she said something that he "genuinely didn't understand". "But who are these people who came legally who should leave?"

This does not look like faux naivety.
He should know the answer!

She misleads in her answer to him.
So he gives a misleading summary of her policy on air.

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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 20h

#R4Today

Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 20h

UK food inflation is being driven by climate change-induced extreme weather, driving up price of butter, milk, beef, chocolate & coffee

The price rises in those staples is contributing 40% of overall food inflation

Climate change is hitting peoples' pockets, right now

www.ft.com/content/ced8...

Five staples fuelling UK food inflation as climate risks rise, study finds

Findings challenge narrative that food price growth is being driven by higher taxes and wage costs

www.ft.com

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