Mike Hanson
@captainplanet21.bsky.social
Dad, husband, environmentalist, caterer, angry optimist. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-hanson-01484a17?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app
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Mike Hanson
@captainplanet21.bsky.social
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A very proud moment to join a panel at Groundswell this summer with the legend that is @bobgordon.bsky.social from Zero Carbon Forum #netzeroatpace #hospitality youtube.com/watch?v=mfBg...
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Reform's immigration policy is 'racist', says Sir Keir Starmer
Reform has said it would axe the right of migrants to apply for indefinite leave to remain, ban anyone who is not a UK citizen from claiming benefits, and force those applying for UK citizenship to re...
news.sky.com
September 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Trump just ordered the military into Portland, and he’s giving them the green light to use lethal force on American citizens.
Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.
Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.
September 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Trump just ordered the military into Portland, and he’s giving them the green light to use lethal force on American citizens.
Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.
Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.
Open question. There has been much said about how the Trump administration is, in many ways echoing and in some cases repeating some elements of history that should not be repeated. At what point will this be stopped. The US and likely the world seems to be going down a dark path. When will this end
May 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Open question. There has been much said about how the Trump administration is, in many ways echoing and in some cases repeating some elements of history that should not be repeated. At what point will this be stopped. The US and likely the world seems to be going down a dark path. When will this end
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Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".
May 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".
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I want politics to be about a better everyday life.
Here's what that can look like:
Here's what that can look like:
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I want politics to be about a better everyday life.
Here's what that can look like:
Here's what that can look like:
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Organisers of the London marathon show more leadership than the government. And should
be applauded for doing so.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...
be applauded for doing so.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...
London Marathon boycotts X after 'descent into gutter'
The London Marathon will no longer post on X after its
www.bbc.co.uk
April 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Organisers of the London marathon show more leadership than the government. And should
be applauded for doing so.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...
be applauded for doing so.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...
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Bloody hell. What a point.
Can u imagine this amount of coverage about the economic costs of Brexit?
Sigh.
Sigh.
April 3, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Bloody hell. What a point.
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They're hanging up the hi-vis , but they've achieved their mission: no new oil and gas licenses is UK Govt policy .
So , top work Just Stop Oil– some may disagree with the method but they can't fault your motive .
The fight for a liveable planet continues .
So , top work Just Stop Oil– some may disagree with the method but they can't fault your motive .
The fight for a liveable planet continues .
March 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
They're hanging up the hi-vis , but they've achieved their mission: no new oil and gas licenses is UK Govt policy .
So , top work Just Stop Oil– some may disagree with the method but they can't fault your motive .
The fight for a liveable planet continues .
So , top work Just Stop Oil– some may disagree with the method but they can't fault your motive .
The fight for a liveable planet continues .
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BREAKING: Chancellor Rachel Reeves has signed a £2.26 billion loan agreement with Ukraine to strengthen its defence capabilities, to be repaid using profits from frozen Russian assets 👏
March 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
BREAKING: Chancellor Rachel Reeves has signed a £2.26 billion loan agreement with Ukraine to strengthen its defence capabilities, to be repaid using profits from frozen Russian assets 👏
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The Chairman of the Munich Security Conference Christoph Heusgen breaks down as he gives an emotional speech at the end of the summit, thanking European leaders for reaffirming values of democracy, freedom and rule of law 👏
February 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The Chairman of the Munich Security Conference Christoph Heusgen breaks down as he gives an emotional speech at the end of the summit, thanking European leaders for reaffirming values of democracy, freedom and rule of law 👏
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‘You are displaying a level of historical ignorance that is treacherous.’
@mrjamesob.bsky.social responds to those who think Donald Trump’s threat to democracy is being exaggerated.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social responds to those who think Donald Trump’s threat to democracy is being exaggerated.
February 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
‘You are displaying a level of historical ignorance that is treacherous.’
@mrjamesob.bsky.social responds to those who think Donald Trump’s threat to democracy is being exaggerated.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social responds to those who think Donald Trump’s threat to democracy is being exaggerated.
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Hollywood is on fire , yet still deniers clutch at straws to blame this on anything other than the real problem– climate breakdown . I’m petitioning for a ban on fossil fuel ads to take the fight to the companies who continue to exploit our fragile planet petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
January 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Hollywood is on fire , yet still deniers clutch at straws to blame this on anything other than the real problem– climate breakdown . I’m petitioning for a ban on fossil fuel ads to take the fight to the companies who continue to exploit our fragile planet petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.” Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
January 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.” Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
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@captainplanet21.bsky.social you’ll like these 😁😁
December 8, 2024 at 5:20 PM
@captainplanet21.bsky.social you’ll like these 😁😁
Sauce sachets at Holiday Inn, Colchester. Crap and very lazy!
December 7, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Sauce sachets at Holiday Inn, Colchester. Crap and very lazy!
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Never not amazing that the best festival in the world ALSO gives millions and millions to help others. What a singular miracle it is.
Glastonbury festival raised £5.9m for charity in 2024
Glastonbury festival raised £5.9m for charity in 2024
Donations support NHS, refugees and conflict zones
This year’s Glastonbury raised £5.9m for charitable causes. The Somerset festival donated £2m to the NHS Somerset charity and £126,000 to support NHS hospitals in Bristol and nursing staff across the…
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Never not amazing that the best festival in the world ALSO gives millions and millions to help others. What a singular miracle it is.
Like I need to be more dispondent www.thegrocer.co.uk/analysis-and...
How sustainability efforts in food are going up in flames
The clock is ticking on myriad climate targets, but progress appears to be stalling. As a swathe of senior sustainability leaders leave the industry, what can be done to reverse the damage?
www.thegrocer.co.uk
December 2, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Like I need to be more dispondent www.thegrocer.co.uk/analysis-and...
Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet (THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER)
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I can’t recommend this enough. We have a long way to go but we have come a long way. A positive message in all the doom! Thank you @hannahritchie.bsky.social!
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I can’t recommend this enough. We have a long way to go but we have come a long way. A positive message in all the doom! Thank you @hannahritchie.bsky.social!
Amazon.co.uk
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November 30, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet (THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER)
amzn.eu/d/guETgGm
I can’t recommend this enough. We have a long way to go but we have come a long way. A positive message in all the doom! Thank you @hannahritchie.bsky.social!
amzn.eu/d/guETgGm
I can’t recommend this enough. We have a long way to go but we have come a long way. A positive message in all the doom! Thank you @hannahritchie.bsky.social!
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JOURNALISTS FLOCK TO BLUESKY
“We have posts exactly the same on Twitter & on Bluesky & Bluesky is getting 20 times the engagement or more than Twitter. Seeing a social media platform that doesn’t throttle links really makes it clear how badly we were being limited”
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
“We have posts exactly the same on Twitter & on Bluesky & Bluesky is getting 20 times the engagement or more than Twitter. Seeing a social media platform that doesn’t throttle links really makes it clear how badly we were being limited”
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
Journalists flock to Bluesky as X becomes increasingly 'toxic'
Journalists are finding more readers and less hate on Bluesky than on the platform they used to know as Twitter.
www.nbcnews.com
November 30, 2024 at 4:22 PM
JOURNALISTS FLOCK TO BLUESKY
“We have posts exactly the same on Twitter & on Bluesky & Bluesky is getting 20 times the engagement or more than Twitter. Seeing a social media platform that doesn’t throttle links really makes it clear how badly we were being limited”
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
“We have posts exactly the same on Twitter & on Bluesky & Bluesky is getting 20 times the engagement or more than Twitter. Seeing a social media platform that doesn’t throttle links really makes it clear how badly we were being limited”
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
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A very proud moment to join a panel at Groundswell this summer with the legend that is @bobgordon.bsky.social from Zero Carbon Forum #netzeroatpace #hospitality youtube.com/watch?v=mfBg...
youtube.com
November 29, 2024 at 7:04 PM
A very proud moment to join a panel at Groundswell this summer with the legend that is @bobgordon.bsky.social from Zero Carbon Forum #netzeroatpace #hospitality youtube.com/watch?v=mfBg...
I absolutley love this video always gives me a little motivation youtube.com/watch?v=PUvT...
youtube.com
November 29, 2024 at 6:13 PM
I absolutley love this video always gives me a little motivation youtube.com/watch?v=PUvT...
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So, if you feel you could need some good arguments and motivation to support the urgency of a healthy planet, spend 20 min for this excellent presentation by Johan Rokström: youtu.be/QCFGS6z9CxM?...
Johan Rockström on navigating planetary boundaries for a sustainable future
YouTube video by Frontiers Planet Prize
youtu.be
October 24, 2024 at 9:43 PM
So, if you feel you could need some good arguments and motivation to support the urgency of a healthy planet, spend 20 min for this excellent presentation by Johan Rokström: youtu.be/QCFGS6z9CxM?...