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bemorethrifty.bsky.social
@bemorethrifty.bsky.social
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Spend less, consume less, save the planet 💚
https://join.greenparty.org.uk/
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theblogginggoth.bsky.social
Happy Birthday David Bowie, born this day in 1947.

His 26th and final album "Blackstar" (★) was released on this day in 2016.

David Bowie would pass away just a couple of days later. Rest in Peace.
January 8, 2026 at 10:08 AM
bemorethrifty.bsky.social
Many maps, e.g. those using the Mercator projection, distort landmasses the further they are from the equator to maintain straight lines for navigation. I wonder if Trump simply wants Greenland because it looks huge on such maps, when, in reality, it is much smaller than it appears 🤔
#Greenland
Mercator projection map showing how Greenland's apparent size is disproportionately large and for comparison its true size, relative to Africa
January 9, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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susiedentwords.bsky.social
Word of the day is ‘fanfaronade’ (19th century): to strut and swagger about as if you own the stage.
January 7, 2026 at 10:17 AM
bemorethrifty.bsky.social
Let's make 2026 the year we stop giving billionaires our money 🤑
#BoycottBillionaires 🚫
January 2, 2026 at 9:33 AM
bemorethrifty.bsky.social
Oh ... ! 🙄
www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/ne...
County council rejects 90%-plus of pothole damage claims
Payouts for cars damaged by potholes in Kent falls far short of the national average, according to a study.
www.kentonline.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 12:23 PM
bemorethrifty.bsky.social
This 👇 ... #EndAnimalCruelty
December 31, 2025 at 12:12 PM
bemorethrifty.bsky.social
Meanwhile ordinary ‘members’ of Reform UK Ltd don’t get to vote on any aspect of policy or leadership … Reform is just another party of elites, for elites 🙄
josiahmortimer.bsky.social Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 20d
There's a word for selling political influence for cash... (sadly Reform aren't the first to do so)

Via Private Eye
FOLLOW THE LEADERS REFORM UK's 2024 general election manifesto, titled "Our Contract with You", promised the party "will end the corruption of our government and politics" and thereby "make Britain a more democratic" and "accountable" country. So, how is it going about bringing in this new era of ethics and accountability? Earlier this month it emerged that the party has set up a "Leaders' Club", for those donating at least £10,000 a year. Attempting to convince prospective wealthy donors to sign up, it describes the club as "Reform UK's most exclusive inner circle" and reveals that "members gain exceptional behind-the-scenes access... As a recognised Leader of Reform UK, your support becomes a defining force in shaping our strategy, amplifying our impact, and Image 2: steering the party's future direction." So, completely different from the Tories' "Leader's Group" for wealthy donors in the days of David Cameron, Boris Johnson and others, then!
December 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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dalevince.com
Fabulous news and another promise kept.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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weratedogs.com
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
December 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
bemorethrifty.bsky.social
Damn right 🙂
iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 26d
Words DO MATTER.

This is deeply moving.
December 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
bemorethrifty.bsky.social
My New Year's resolution, same as every year ... let's make 2026 the year of defunding billionaires 😉
#BoycottBillionaires #Notapennymore
December 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
bemorethrifty.bsky.social
This is amazing, but we can do even better ... please donate if you can 🙏
#HopeIsHere 💚
December 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
BREAKING: Keir Starmer has launched a formal investigation into foreign election interference after a former senior Reform UK politician accepted bribes to promote Russian interests in the European Parliament

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Reform’s Russian bribe case prompts election interference inquiry
The PM has ordered an investigation into foreign influence in politics after the ex-leader of Reform in Wales was jailed for taking cash to parrot Kremlin lines
www.thetimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
bemorethrifty.bsky.social
Love this show, love this guy, love this message ... 😍
Wisdom does not always wear a suit 😉
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XisJ...
#BarrysEconomics #StatusBias
What Slow Horses Gets Right About Power - Barry's Economics
YouTube video by Barry's Economics
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:05 AM
bemorethrifty.bsky.social
@mrjamesob.bsky.social … oh 🙄
December 16, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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chewieartist.bsky.social
Neato. The floating desalination machines powered by the waves - BBC News share.google/BGgHpgQGhvSc...
The floating desalination machines powered by the waves
Desalination usually requires a lot of heat and power, but a new system just needs wave energy.
share.google
December 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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evcurvefuturist.com
McKibben’s point is directionally right, even if simplified. Fossil fuels dominate global shipping ton-miles. Electrification + renewables don’t just cut CO₂ — they collapse fuel logistics chains. Energy becomes local. Trade shifts, ships don’t vanish — but power does.⚡ #disruption #EnergyTransition
December 13, 2025 at 4:16 AM
bemorethrifty.bsky.social
Save a few pounds on cold and flu remedies 🙂
www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2016/12...
Revealed: The IDENTICAL cold and flu medicines which cost a third of the price
Some over-the-counter cold and flu medicines are being sold at three times the price of identical tablets
www.moneysavingexpert.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
Nigel Farage is probably delighted today that Reform have the most members of a political party.

It doesn't have to be this way.

180,000 and rising. Hope ready to overtake hate.

Stand and be counted.

Join.greenparty.org.uk
Hackney Big Day Out. Big crowd standing for a photograph
December 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
bemorethrifty.bsky.social
Oh yeah, before I forget … #BoycottAmazon … in fact boycott all billionaires 🚫
#BoycottBillionaires stop giving them more of your money 🤑
December 13, 2025 at 11:12 AM
bemorethrifty.bsky.social
Australia has just implemented a ban on social media accounts for users under the age of 16 … how about a ban for those over the age of 60 … too many radicalised pensioners ruining the world for the rest of us 🤔
December 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
bemorethrifty.bsky.social
No-one should be using Meta … that is all 🙂
vetsfighfascist.bsky.social Veteran Fighting Fascist @vetsfighfascist.bsky.social · Dec 11
I dumped Facebook back in 2015. It was discovered that "META" provided Russia election rich data via Cambridge Analytics. Russians used that data to target voters and get Trump elected. Fancy Bear a Russian hacker group hacked the DNC emails in 2015. FCK FACEBOOK

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
bemorethrifty.bsky.social
Sometimes the system needs upending 😉
alldolledup44.bsky.social Jenn 🩷 @alldolledup44.bsky.social · Dec 12
🤘✊ Good morning! 🩷
A black and white photo of a cat and a knocked over Christmas tree that says fuck the system.
December 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
I'm just over 100 days as the leader of the Green Party.

We've had several polls where we're in second place above Labour.

And today we found out we are closing in on overtaking Labours membership.

Then we're coming for Reform.

Join.greenparty.org.uk
Join the Green Party
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December 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM