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Love exploring, discovering, nature, therapy, multiplicity, kintsugi......and cats.
Now teaching people how they are the 🌎.
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cronepower.bsky.social
Wow!😳
ryanenos.bsky.social Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 3d
This is not the language of the government of a free country.
January 14, 2026 at 2:43 PM
cronepower.bsky.social
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WTF?!!!
scotnational.bsky.social The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 4d
Keir Starmer will accept an offer to sit on a board that will temporarily run Gaza, led by the United States president Donald Trump, according to reports
Keir Starmer 'to accept place on Donald Trump’s board to run Gaza,' reports say
www.thenational.scot
January 13, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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implausibleblog.bsky.social
2026: Nadhim Zahawi joining Reform UK and praising Nigel Farage

2015: Nadhim Zahawi to Nigel Farage, "I wld b frightened 2live in country run by U"
January 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
cronepower.bsky.social
The #PiratePresident
mehdirhasan.bsky.social Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 14d
The great isolationist ‘America First’ GOP President Donald Trump has in less than a year in office declared himself the ‘owner’ of Gaza and the ‘ruler’ of Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
Behind this report terrible suffering for sentient, intelligent creatures

#EndAnimalTesting
www.ft.com/content/9036...
Prices for lab monkeys surge on China biotech boom
More drugs entering middle or late-stage development drive up demand
www.ft.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:57 AM
cronepower.bsky.social
I bet they are! Religious freedom and Religious secrecy for power are two very different beasts

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Freemasons seek injunction against Met policy requiring officers to declare membership
Exclusive: Organisation accuses Sir Mark Rowley of religious discrimination and ‘whipping up conspiracy theories’
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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drbrucewebber.bsky.social
Extinction rarely departs with drama, it slips out the back door while we’re still debating the guest list. These records are made official on the Red List. "Conservation failures are often recognised only once they can no longer be reversed."
via @mongabay.com: news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
December 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
We now have 2.8 million pensioners living below the minimum income standard.

As the Commons Work and Pensions Committee has said, no older person should be denied a dignified standard of living — and I and the Green Party fully agree.

#Pensioners #Poverty
December 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
cronepower.bsky.social
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raypride.bsky.social Ray Pride @raypride.bsky.social · Dec 15
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 16, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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jamestplunkett.bsky.social
🔔 New report out today 🔔 🪴 Rewilding Civic Life 🪴

Today at @kinship.works, we’re publishing a Working Paper that pulls together the evidence from Big Local, one of the world’s biggest-ever experiments in revitalising civic life and restoring social capital. 1/n

www.kinship.works/publications...
Rewilding Civic Life — Can we cultivate social capital? If so, how? — Kinship Works
In this Working Paper we curate the lessons from Big Local, a 15 year experiment in revitalising the capacity of local communities. We explore what Big Local did and the practices the programme employ...
www.kinship.works
December 16, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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robinince.bsky.social
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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biggreenbooks.bsky.social
Hey gang.

A couple of months ago the amazing Grace Quantock & I launched a Crowdfunder to try and get her book "Living Well with Chronic Illness" into as many hospitals and health centres as possible.

We're just £50 away from our stretch target!

PLEASE SHARE

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/86e1e73e29...
Cover of Grace's book. Grace, holding her book, with her very cute medical alert and response assistance dog Wilfie.
December 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
cronepower.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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elhopkins.bsky.social
We need #Transparency UK covid disaster
December 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
cronepower.bsky.social
Anyone who's visited Betws y coed will know and likely have had a memorable meal here. Sad to see it close but amazing work they've done over the the years.
The Alpine Coffee Shop - Betws y coed (the orangutan cafe in the station)

www.facebook.com/share/p/1Foo...
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December 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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sandy174.bsky.social
I do not work for the shelter. Just been sharing MELIA for awhile now. The shelter does post videos on Facebook, Instagram and X. It's under "Adopt MELIA & Friends". I only have Bluesky. I post videos as I receive them. Check her out below. 💗
☎️ 516.785.5220

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www.threads.com/@adopt_melia...
Melia & Friends! 🌺 (@adopt_melia_and_friends) on Threads
Melia has now been at the shelter 801 days 💔 Bio: https://24Petconnect.com/DetailsMain/PP3506/51416338 Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter, Wantagh, New York (Long Island.) Email: adoption@hempsteadny....
www.threads.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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thelondoneconomic.bsky.social
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/nig...
Nigel Farage reported to police over alleged 'election fraud'
Nigel Farage has been reported to the Metropolitan Police over allegations that he committed election fraud during his Clacton campaign.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
cronepower.bsky.social
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adambienkov.bsky.social Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · Dec 7
Three more British MEPs in Nigel Farage’s bloc now alleged to have “followed the script” given to Nathan Gill by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors.

At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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implausibleblog.bsky.social
Zack Polanski, "Labour are a government of cowards because you won't tell people the truth about migration"

"Migration is a positive thing for our country"

"We need migration"

"We need fair and managed migration"

"And that's what will change this conversation"

*huge clap* #BBCQT
December 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
cronepower.bsky.social
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sundersays.bsky.social Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · Dec 3
GB News now broadcasting calls to remove the ethnic minority MPs from parliament
December 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
It's decided.

Europe is closing the tap on Russian fossil fuels once and for all.

Energy independence starts now.

→ link.europa.eu/tykVJf
December 3, 2025 at 8:42 AM
cronepower.bsky.social
Yup. And the WIC unless things have changed radically.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Leaked report reveals culture of bullying and harassment at scandal-hit NHS hospital
Exclusive: report into Blackpool Victoria hospital by Royal College of Physicians finds systemic failings have affected patient safety
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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havoc147.bsky.social
The president is falling asleep durring a White House cabinet meeting with each member praising him for his resilience. What are we doing America? This is so embarrassing.
December 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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ketanjoshi.co
"Death toll passes 1,000 in devastating floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand"

Really horrific

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Death toll passes 1,000 in devastating floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand – latest updates
Hundreds remain missing in Indonesia and Sri Lanka as rescue efforts continue after Cyclone Ditwah
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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greenparty.org.uk
We kept the receipts. These comments, taken together, paint a picture of the man he is today.
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM