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amongstwits.bsky.social @amongstwits.bsky.social · 2h

Such a pretty plant... have only seen it in Spring here... Have a good one, Donna! 💚

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Donna Rainey @donnarainey4.bsky.social · 3d

Every year in this local Hazelwood,there are early flowering Wood anemone. This only happens in a small area of the wood. #wildflowerhour

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Elaine McGoff @elainemcgoff.bsky.social · 12d

So that's it then. The biggest fish kill in the history of the State, and we're just going to move on, with no idea who or what caused it?

It would be better to label it a river kill.

Some major polluter is today breathing a sign of relief, while the river Blackwater remains half dead.

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www.fisheriesireland.ie

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Mark Lynas @marklynas.bsky.social · 20h

WOW! The European Parliament just voted to BAN the words 'burger' and 'sausage' when used in sustainable plant-based alternatives. HUGE win for the meat and dairy lobby in the EU, and lots more confusion for consumers if this goes through. Insane!
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European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’ - European Vegetarian Union

Brussels, 8 October 2025 European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’: coalition calls decision misguided and counterproductive This Wednesday the Members of the E...

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Sham Jaff @shamjaff.bsky.social · 1d

It’s a "crisis" when immigrants "take jobs away", but "innovation" when machines do. Funny.

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BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social · 21h

⚠️𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆.⚠️

Once again, this assault on environmental safeguards is being sold as “simplification.” It’s not simplification, it’s dismantling. And it’s a betrayal of both nature and farmers.

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amongstwits.bsky.social @amongstwits.bsky.social · 2h

Elaine McGoff @elainemcgoff.bsky.social · 17h

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‘Veggie burgers’ could be off EU menu as MEPs back renaming plant-based foods

Proponents say move would strengthen position of farmers in supply chain but critics dismiss it as ‘hotdog populism’

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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 2d

Nearly 400 marine mammals have washed up sick or dead on California’s Central Coast since June. Leptospirosis, toxic algal blooms, food collapse. The ocean itself is becoming uninhabitable for the life it holds — and most deaths go unseen. #RacingToExtinction

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Marine mammals are dying in record numbers along the California coast — Los Angeles Times

It's been a doozy of a year for marine mammals, who have been dying in record numbers along the California coast. Volunteer rescue crews are traumatized and fatigued, but refuse to give up.

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 15h

Campaigners + local businesses claim phosphates + nitrates from the collective poo of as many as 23million chickens packed into the Wye catchment from a growing number of intensive chicken farms are driving algal blooms, harming fish + wildlife.
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River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit

Livestock and water companies are accused of “extensive” pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers.

www.bbc.co.uk

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British Mycological Society @britmycolsoc.org.uk · Sep 3

🔟 Most commonly-encountered fungi in UK & Ireland - Number 10: Brown Roll-Rim (Paxillus involutus). Fascinating Fact: Once considered edible, this fungus has caused fatal haemolytic anaemia in humans, so is now classified as toxic 😱 #UKFungusDay www.ukfungusday.co.uk/10brownrollrim

10 - Brown Roll-Rim | UK Fungus Day

Home

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Wildlife @worldwildlife.bsky.social · 1d

Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus): This brilliantly coloured 21cm (8.3in) woodpecker species is native to forested areas with oaks from south west USA to Colombia. Remarkable photo by Jay Spring taken in Orange, California, USA. For more of Jay's shots see: www.springphotos.net #woodpecker

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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 1d

Your Beautiful Mid-Week Word:

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amongstwits.bsky.social @amongstwits.bsky.social · 5h

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‘America On Verge Of…’: Bernie Sanders Issues Chilling Shutdown Warning To Trump From US Senate

YouTube video by Hook Global

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amongstwits.bsky.social @amongstwits.bsky.social · 8h

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We Have Two Options

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

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amongstwits.bsky.social @amongstwits.bsky.social · 8h

'Trump wants to invoke the Insurrection Act to punish anyone who opposes him, and he’s following a four point plan to do it.

Here’s what you need to know about it — and some thoughts on how to respond.'
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The Real Reason Trump Wants To Invade Chicago and Portland

YouTube video by Robert Reich

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amongstwits.bsky.social @amongstwits.bsky.social · 14h

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SCARY: Trump Knows What He's Doing | Ruth Ben-Ghiat

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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amongstwits.bsky.social @amongstwits.bsky.social · 15h

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DOJ Insider BLOWS THE ROOF OFF Trump’s CORRUPT DOJ

YouTube video by Legal AF

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amongstwits.bsky.social @amongstwits.bsky.social · 15h

@sanders.senate.gov @brenttoderian.bsky.social @dondavies.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov @raskin.house.gov
@briantylercohen.bsky.social @charlieangus104.bsky.social @thetyee.ca

Nova Scotia - What's New? @novasc0tia.bsky.social · 16h

🏘️ Nova Scotia and Rooted are preserving nearly 200 affordable housing units in Dartmouth and Truro. With $6.8M in provincial funding, the homes will remain affordable for at least 30 years, ensuring stability for tenants.

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#NovaScotia #Housing #Dartmouth #Truro

amongstwits.bsky.social @amongstwits.bsky.social · 15h

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social @carolecadwalla.bsky.social

'WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to lay out President Trump’s plan to convert the United States from a representative democracy into an authoritarian state.'
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Murphy Floor Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Takeover

YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy

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amongstwits.bsky.social @amongstwits.bsky.social · 16h

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Stalinism and Stephen Miller (video)

Cause for concern

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

Breaking: over 3,000 people joined @greenparty.org.uk over conference weekend.

Membership now stands at over 86,000.

We’re just getting started.

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Join the Green Party

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amongstwits.bsky.social @amongstwits.bsky.social · 1d

This.
@sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social
@steb77.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com @climatehuman.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social @dondavies.bsky.social
@billmckibben.bsky.social @naomiaklein.bsky.social @raskin.house.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov @elizkolbert.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov

Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 2d

Reminder - carbon offsetting is a con. We have to BOTH stop burning fossil fuels and look after nature

#ClimateEmergency #NatureCrisis

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 2d

#FastFashion and #microplastics. They go together like indoor #AirPollution and lung disease.

A few profit and the rest of us pay, particularly the most vulnerable
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Fast-fashion recycling: how ‘the castoff capital of the world’ is making Indian factory workers sick

Reports of lung disease, skin conditions and even cancer are rising in Panipat, which recycles 1 million tonnes of textile waste a year

www.theguardian.com

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amongstwits.bsky.social @amongstwits.bsky.social · 1d

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UPDATE on US troops DISOBEYING Trump’s ILLEGAL orders

YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

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