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Canebrake @canebrakemusic.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely agree. Anyone who uses Wikipedia and can afford to should help support this vital resource (which is what the whole internet should have been) wikimediafoundation.org

Home – Wikimedia Foundation

We support protect fund openhuman knowledge We are the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia. We support the people, technology, and policies that enable reliable information to be shared with the world. Hel...

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Mat @okwithmydecay.bsky.social · Sep 8

This petition that @theguardian.com should incorporate climate science into its food section makes a very valid and important point

We Can Make an Impact.

The Guardian should incorporate climate science into its "Food" section

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Make Them Pay @makethempay.bsky.social · 29d

Billionaires, polluters, oligarchs. We're taking to the streets on Saturday 20 September to Make Them Pay.

March with us.

www.youtube.com/shorts/Bdk_r...

It's time to make billionaires pay!

YouTube video by Climate Justice Coalition

www.youtube.com

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 22d

I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore.

So I wrote a blog about ten things you can do *right now* to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism.

From scrutinising Reform councillors to demanding the UK Govt leave X - get involved:

guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/ten-things...

Ten things you can do to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism

I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore.

guyshrubsole.substack.com

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Stop Trump Coalition @ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 25d

Yesterday, the largest far-right protest in UK history marched through London, led by racist Tommy Robinson.

Today, we say: They don’t speak for us — and they won’t have the last word.

This Wednesday we come together against Trump and for a better future. Do everything to be there.

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Canebrake @canebrakemusic.bsky.social · 25d

In the film 28 Weeks Later, why does the US Army medic make the two kids stumble in the dark ahead of her through the zombie-infested Tube station, while she looks at them through the night-sight on her rifle? Surely she should be going first to see what's coming? For cinematic effect, but daft...

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Tomas Hirst @tomashirstecon.bsky.social · 25d

This is the owner of X actively campaigning to take down the elected government of a country he is neither a resident nor a citizen of - and using threats of violence in the streets to further his aims www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

“My message is to them: if this continues, that violence is going to come to you, you will have no choice. You’re in a fundamental situation here. Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you. You either fight back or you die, that’s the truth, I think.”

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 25d

Our democracy is too precious to be a plaything for foreign tech barons.

Elon Musk doesn’t care about the British people or our rights. He only cares about himself and his ego.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 27d

After many months out of print, due to the messy demise of my ex-publisher Unbound, my debut novel Villager was republished yesterday. I've now made the full 'Village Message Board' chapter from the book, which is many people's favourite, free to read here: the-villager.ghost.io/the-village-...

Judith Sparrow: Has anyone spotted a horse rug on their travels? Purple, with red stripes. Last seen up near Hood Gate. Any information appreciated. My Thomas is getting cold.
Terence Black: Fantastic fish and chips tonight at the Stonemason’s Arms. Just right. Mushy peas.
Diana Wilson: I had some last week. Overcooked.
Gary Oliver: Everyone keep their eye out there’s a drone around in the night sky been seen looking for something worth pinching.
Gary Oliver: Don’t suppose anybody has two concrete slabs they don’t need any more?
Terence Black: Be vigilant about scam phone calls. A number has been calling me. International. Says I have been in a car crash nonsense I haven’t.
Jennifer Cocker: Are Roger and Sheila OK? Haven’t seen them for a while. They’re very old and having trouble getting around now.
Sheila Winfarthing: We are fine. Thank you, Jennifer.
Jennifer Cocker: Someone should go round and check on them. I can’t. I have the kids.
Sheila Winfarthing: I’m right here.

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · Sep 5

🚨 GDP is up. But wages are low, rents soar & work is insecure.

Clive Lewis MP says what ministers won’t - "a quarter of private renters are handing over half or more of their income just to keep a roof over their heads.

This isn’t prosperity, it’s daylight robbery with a tenancy agreement"

Richness of life can’t be measured in GDP – what happened to joy?

GDP is up, but who’s better off? Clive Lewis, Norwich South MP, argues poverty is growing, wages lag, rents soar. And that’s not prosperity

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · Aug 23

What is happening in Gaza is a state-sponsored atrocity – and one of the states sponsoring it is the UK.

Help us support people speaking out 👇
https://bit.ly/3HJqkNO

Stand up for people speaking out on Gaza

What is happening in Gaza is a state-sponsored atrocity – and one of the states sponsoring it is the UK. Support people speaking up!

goodlawproject.org

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Canebrake @canebrakemusic.bsky.social · Aug 20

So long @theguardian.com ... Just cancelled my annual membership after I came back to the UK and unable to access the website unless I (a) pay £5 per month in addition to the annual US$120 I already pay, or (b) accept all tracking and cookies. Coercive and disgusting way to treat paying supporters.

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Mr.KaneNYC @lesdknyc.bsky.social · Aug 18

For your Monday another disquestown podcast! With Richard Sen and Max Essa!

soundcloud.com/the-dream-ch...

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Palms & Charms Records @palmsandcharms.bsky.social · Aug 14

Our ‘A Lo Hecho, Pecho’ 7” release from Los Tres Moretones, now in stock in Amsterdam at Rush Hour store, and Red Light Records, fresh from Japan… #amsterdamrecordshops #AmsterdamVinyl #discochug

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Canebrake @canebrakemusic.bsky.social · Aug 9

Some shots of Fuji San from the plane…

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Canebrake @canebrakemusic.bsky.social · Aug 4

But given that 75% of those arriving on small boats are ultimately found to be genuine asylum seekers, legal routes to apply for asylum would clearly massively disrupt the business model of traffickers…

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Canebrake @canebrakemusic.bsky.social · Jul 30

Looking forward to playing this event on Friday… Lone Star at Bonobo! @kenhidaka.bsky.social @maxessa.bsky.social @atautline.bsky.social

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Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition @freedomflotilla.bsky.social · Jul 27

‘Handala’ was illegally boarded by Israel military in international waters, around 40 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza.

Before interception the 21 crew made this statement: if attacked they will join the global hunger strike for Gaza.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Jul 25

A British surgeon who recently returned from Gaza claims IDF soldiers are shooting civilians at aid points "almost like a game of target practice"

news.sky.com/story/almost...

British surgeon claims IDF shooting Gazans in specific areas - 'almost like a game of target practice'

Dr Maynard told Sky News he operated on boys as young as 11 who had been "shot at food distribution points" run by the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Health Foundation (GHF) last week.

news.sky.com

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Just Fair @justfairuk.bsky.social · Jul 25

📣 The Council of Europe ‪@commissionerhr.coe.int‬ states that tackling child poverty is essential to protecting children’s rights.

Poverty is a violation of their everyday rights. The UK must develop a child poverty strategy rooted in human rights, not fiscal limits.
www.coe.int/en/web/c...

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · Jul 24

A Palestinian mother in Gaza: “My children have become skeletal, skin and bone. Even the slightest effort makes them dizzy. They are asking for food, and I have nothing to give. I can’t lie and say I’ll bring them something when I know I won’t be able to.”

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

‘We faced hunger before, but never like this’: skeletal children fill hospital wards as starvation grips Gaza

For months Israel kept food shipments to Gaza far below starvation rations. Now the death toll is rising rapidly

www.theguardian.com

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Canebrake @canebrakemusic.bsky.social · Jul 20

Excellent poster from the talented @darrencullen.bsky.social
#spellingmistakescostlives

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Canebrake @canebrakemusic.bsky.social · Jul 16

Take 10 seconds to sign this petition calling for a global treaty to limit the production of plastics, which pollute every corner of our environment. Fossil fuel companies are ramping up plastic production; stop them from continuing to fuck up our planet! act.gp/42uzPZ8

Global Plastics Treaty Now!

If you agree that plastic waste is out of control, sign the petition

act.gp

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · Jul 13

Only the very rich would pay £250K up front unless they knew they'd save far more in tax.

Less tax collected overall, won’t help the poor, writes Prof Richard Murphy.

It’s a redistribution scam: from Britain’s poorest to the world’s wealthiest.

#ReformUK

Farage’s dodgy new plan to boost migration into the UK

Reform’s migration plans may be a big surprise to their supporters. Take from the poor and give to the rich

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 14

The right wants us to think Britain is on the verge of ethnic conflict. The truth is worse than that | John Merrick

In blaming problems on migrant ‘outsiders’, prophets of decline are paving the way for harder borders and mass deportations, says John Merrick, deputy editor of the Break-Down

www.theguardian.com

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