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@bggyoneandonly.bsky.social

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Art, planet, universe, humanity, grow your own - you're gonna need it Briton, aethist, anti-greed, less is plenty. Anti-nimby, it's not yours, it belongs to your grandchildren. I limit how many I follow to reduce timeline clutter. Sorry.

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bggyoneandonly.bsky.social @bggyoneandonly.bsky.social · 9d

I'll just repost and pin this

1 simplifies

2 makes more secure

Thomas Hegghammer @hegghammer.net · 10d

Brits being contrarian (again). Norway has had this for years and I can tell you 1) it simplifies everything from online banking to gov services enormously & 2) it is less of a threat to privacy because data are kept properly in one place instead of in tens of different places with varying security

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12d

‘A hacker’s dream’: Britons on Keir Starmer’s plan for digital ID cards

bggyoneandonly.bsky.social @bggyoneandonly.bsky.social · 41m

He's what is known as mercenary, he's in it for the money.

Being racist is a sideline

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 3h

Twelve Jobs Nigel has earned over £1 million in additional income since the general election.

To understand the scale of it, since the July 2024 election he's earned roughly £100k more as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion than Starmer gets as PM.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Nigel Farage earns over £1m from 12 'second jobs' - check how much your MP earns

The Reform UK leader's most lucrative second jobs include hosting on GB News, serving as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion and recording videos for Cameo

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bggyoneandonly.bsky.social @bggyoneandonly.bsky.social · 19h

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 1d

I don't understand why I see things so differently. I see a health insurance industry that thinks it's entitled to charge people 1/3rd of their income for healthcare. That industry shouldn't be "fixed." It should be burned to the ground and its ashes pissed on.

bggyoneandonly.bsky.social @bggyoneandonly.bsky.social · 19h

I thought the UAE has loads of oil?

Whereas we don't 🤷🏻‍♂️

bggyoneandonly.bsky.social @bggyoneandonly.bsky.social · 20h

Should be repeated everywhere. Social media is corrupting children's brains

Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 1d

🚨🚨 #Denmark aims to ban #socialmedia for children under 15. PM Mette Frederiksen says "We have unleashed a monster" to Danish lawmakers. 🧵https://www.politico.eu/article/denmark-mette-frederiksen-partially-ban-social-media-children-under-15/

Denmark aims to ban social media for children under 15, PM says

“We have unleashed a monster,” Mette Frederiksen tells Danish lawmakers.

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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 1d

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

IN HONOR OF FRIENDSHIP MONTH:

djt: "We have certain things in common, Jeffrey."

Epstein: "Yes we do, come to think of it."

djt: "A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday- and may every day be another wonderful secret."

And by "wonderful secret", he means raping children.

#PedoPrez

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bggyoneandonly.bsky.social @bggyoneandonly.bsky.social · 1d

"Job centre work coaches say they are struggling to find employers who can accommodate disabled people and get them into work"

Just the tip of the iceberg of 'challenges' that disabled people face

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Stretched job centre staff struggling to get disabled people into work - BBC News

The government wants work coaches to provide personalised support, but some have caseloads of up to 200 people.

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 1d

Micheal Heseltine is a person with principles and a spine.

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

Michael Heseltine tells @europeanmovement.co.uk event that the Farage's Reform and European populist far right parties are “equivalents to the fascists of the thirties” and adds: ”We have to deal with President Trump for the next 3 years. We don't need his mouthpiece anywhere near No.10.” ~AA 🔥

Robert Peston
@Peston
Heseltine has just addressed a packed meeting of the European Movement at Tory conference. He does not show the restraint of most party leaders in his critique of Farage and Reform: “right wing equivalents to the fascists of the thirties are back on the march: Le Pen in France, AfD in Germany, Fdl in Italy, Vox in Spain and conspicuously Reform in this country. Much of President Trump's language in America coincides with words here in Europe. The immigrant has replaced the Jew as the problem which needs a solution although recent events here have cast a dark shadow…We must make clear that we will never have any part in the populist extremism of Nigel Farage. We have to deal with President Trump for the next 3 years. we don't need his mouthpiece anywhere near Number 10.”
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bggyoneandonly.bsky.social @bggyoneandonly.bsky.social · 1d

We are gonna burn, baby, burn

Mongabay @mongabay.com · 2d

The five Mekong countries lost nearly 1 million hectares (2.5 million acres) of tree cover in 2024, with nearly a quarter of which was primary forest, and more than 30% of losses occurring inside protected areas.

Protected areas hit hard as Mekong countries’ forest cover shrank in 2024

BANGKOK — The Mekong countries of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam lost a combined area of tree cover of nearly a million hectares in 2024, or an area almost the size of Lebanon. That’s…

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bggyoneandonly.bsky.social @bggyoneandonly.bsky.social · 2d

Labour is a coalition

The tories are (were?) a coalition

reform is a coalition

Libdems are a coalition

The greens are a coalition

The constant cross-party bickering and lack of cooperation by them all hardly suggests that the future is any rosier under any of the alternatives to the current

East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 2d

Labour’s fighting itself again.

The difference this time?

The threat’s not from the Tories — it’s from Reform.

Dr Seth Thévoz reports

On the Reform problem, Labour faces a serious strategic dilemma

Labour has long been divided. But these are not normal times, and arguments between factions may hand power to Farage

eastangliabylines.co.uk

bggyoneandonly.bsky.social @bggyoneandonly.bsky.social · 2d

Deliberately misleading headline, absolutely no surprise

A representative of said Labour Council quoted as saying:

"Residents can challenge the decision as was the case here. After considering the information provided, on this occasion we cancelled the fixed penalty notice"

bggyoneandonly.bsky.social @bggyoneandonly.bsky.social · 2d

I hope that you still earn on this deal. Seems to me that the owner of amazon is one of the biggest sharks in the tank

bggyoneandonly.bsky.social @bggyoneandonly.bsky.social · 2d

This is worth a read even though nothing will change.

Most people, as their wealth climbs to new highs, will care less and less for their fellow lifeforms.

It becomes all about the numbers and their own comforts.

Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 2d

Greed is not the only way
The super-rich are paying less in tax than their cleaners; with shedloads of money, they are laughing all the way to the bank

northeastbylines.co.uk/business/eco...

Greed is not the only way

The super-rich are paying less in tax than their cleaners; with shedloads of money, they are laughing all the way to the bank

northeastbylines.co.uk

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 2d

For people who say Labour are not delivering on their manifesto, are breaking the promises or otherwise doing nothing: those people are simply lying. Nothing more to it. Call them out and criticise them.

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bggyoneandonly.bsky.social @bggyoneandonly.bsky.social · 2d

Guess there is....was someone sensible in the tory party after all

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North Northants Conservative party veteran quits over ECHR stance - BBC News

Scott Brown says he leaves the party with "profound regret" and will now serve as an independent.

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Barry Howard 🔶 @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 2d

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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 3d

Free stickers suitable for flag-bearing lampposts. Send a large A4 envelope with a 1st class large stamp to me at Bragg Office, PO Box 6830 Bridport DT6 9BH and I’ll send you a sheet. #ReclaimtheFlag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 2d

"Stupid, spurious and absurd..."

@peterjukes.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social reacts to claims by #ReformUK that #Farage barely knew convicted Russian stooge Nathan Gill.

With @goldbergradio.bsky.social

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BYLINE TIMES PODCAST: Farage "Thick As Thieves" with Reform's Russian Stooge

Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes joins Adrian Goldberg to discuss the links between Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and the party's former leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, who has admitted acce...

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bggyoneandonly.bsky.social @bggyoneandonly.bsky.social · 2d

With a meaningful message though 👏

Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · 2d

Say hello to literally the only protesters outside Tory conference this year

Two protesters holding up a sign saying “pedestrianise the M6”

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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 4d

We are such an unequal society with more food banks than McDonalds. Leaving the ECHR will make the rich richer and you and me unprotected against a government that cares not a jot for us.

The ECHR is about the rights of the rich and zilch about immigration.

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bggyoneandonly.bsky.social @bggyoneandonly.bsky.social · 4d

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Labubu - the rise and risks of blind box packaging

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bggyoneandonly.bsky.social @bggyoneandonly.bsky.social · 4d

There's plenty in the know and plenty not, but social media is concentrating the latter.

This is well worth listening to, how social media harms kids

Also a podcast called Talking Rubbish, about recycling, did 'Blind Boxes' - think collectibles as an intro to gambling

pca.st/episode/5d37...

The Anxious Generation with Jonathan Haidt

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Dementia Community @dementiacommunity.bsky.social · 5d

Following a successful trial in partnership with Police Scotland, Alzheimer Scotland are distributing free SafeConnect fobs for people living with dementia in Scotland.

Read More: buff.ly/Vl225XT

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bggyoneandonly.bsky.social @bggyoneandonly.bsky.social · 5d

Very interesting discussion on how social media isn't just changing society but is intentionally harming our children for financial gain

Jonathan Haidt on Neil Degrasse Tyson's Startalk podcast

pca.st/episode/5d37...

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 5d

When asked what policy he would prescribe in response to AI, @rbreich.bsky.social said Universal Basic Income. That's the 3-word correct answer. It's not the only thing we need, but it's the core. It's the foundation to build on. The more people say the same, the better. Mention UBI over and over.

Our response to Robert Reich prescribing Universal Basic Income as the policy response to AI. #UBI

YouTube video by Scott Santens

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