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Our Green councillors are ensuring that temporary accommodation for those most in need is provided by trusted housing associations, rather than private landlords.

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Housing associations to provide more temporary accommodation
Councils across the country are paying exorbitant costs for emergency housing
www.bristolpost.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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Lawrence Hill councillors Yassin Mohamud and @shonajemphrey.bsky.social welcome the Bristol community leisure centre upgrade, run by Everyone Active.

Working to make Bristol better 💚
January 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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ohai.social
January 11, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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The Green Party is already growing, and as such we are growing as well.

We are working on a new website and as such have revived our #bluesky profile @WestNorthantsGreens.org.uk

Stay tuned!
January 10, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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Exclusive: Third Labour councillor defects to the Green Party in January alone - bringing the total of Labour defections to 19 since Zack became leader in September.

Lucy Musk, who represents Haldens ward in Welwyn Hatfield, has joined the Green Party from Labour.

@zackpolanski.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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RE: https://poliversity.it/@macfranc/115849466640988452

Thought-provoking on data centres, from Italy:
# **I datacenter gestiti dal software USA sono a tutti gli effetti una base militare di Washington**

La nostra dipendenza dalla tecnologia statunitense è da tempo un problema, un problema che molti potenti non volevano affrontare per paura che avrebbe irritato gli Stati Uniti. Anche la sola […]
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January 9, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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RE: https://mastodon.nz/@nickofnz/115829555881975197

Let's focus on the fundamentally important things in life
mastodon.nz
January 9, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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Exciting news incoming 👀

Stay tuned at 12pm.
January 9, 2026 at 7:12 AM
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A lot of this applies to us in the UK as well, so it's worth having a look at which communication platforms you and your friends use, and seeking replacements that are not US-owned, that are open source and distributed.
January 8, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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Recommended Twitter alternatives (2025 edition)
I’ve looked at Twitter alternatives in 2023 and in 2024. Both times, I noted that any remaining users should switch away from Twitter to (basically) anything else, though I did list suggested alternatives based on needs (news, social network basics, etc.). That said, recent events have shown that Twitter’s continued to change (under its new stupid name “X”), for the worse. Within the past week alone, Twitter’s AI chatbot Grok started spewing antisemitic remarks. Given Twitter’s owner, if you think things will improve for the social network anytime soon, I have a bridge in a borough of New York to sell you. As such, here’s a 2025 update of my previous posts, listing my recommended Twitter alternatives. ## Social networks Mastodon logo. (Mastodon) There aren’t any 100% exact Twitter replacements, despite that Twitter’s feature set should be easy to clone. Silicon Valley and Wall Street at this point are clearly more invested in AI, video-based social networks (like TV, online video’s easier to put unskippable ads in), or anything with algorithms (versus chronological feeds). Most of the early post-Musk boom in Twitter alternatives have also become defunct or also-rans. The old stand-bys (Facebook, Instagram, etc.) are around; however, as I wrote in a previous post, there’s better options. For the average person, the best Twitter replacements worth considering at this point: ### Bluesky Bluesky is an easy to use social network, and resembles the early version of Twitter. While it doesn’t have the full feature set of Twitter (such as polls), it’s become a popular Twitter alternative. That said, it’s still not clear what its business model will be going forward, and there’s not much stopping Bluesky from becoming Twitter 2.0 in the Elon Musk sense, aside from its underlying AT Protocol being forkable. Though so far, AT Protocol hasn’t seen much uptake by anyone besides Bluesky itself. As of this writing, Bluesky has 37 million registered users. ### Mastodon The longest-established of the Twitter alternatives, Mastodon has plenty of features its rivals lack, such as the ability to edit posts. Mastodon is also noncommercial and open source, so there won’t be any ads, algorithms, AI chatbots, or getting taken over by a racist billionaire. However, less technically inclined users might find Mastodon hard to sign up for or use. Mastodon’s creators have made changes to address some of this (such as defaulting new accounts to mastodon.social, the largest server), but initial negative impressions that it’s “for nerds” or “the Linux of social media” still linger. Mastodon’s recent changes include adding optional server support for quote posts, and mastodon.social reinforcing its stance against AI. ### Threads Threads is owned by Meta, and saw a large boom in initial sign-ups; as of January 2025, Threads had 320 million registered users. Unlike Mastodon and Bluesky, Threads is where you’ll find most of your favorite celebrities, corporate brands, influencers, sports teams, and so forth. However, Threads still lacks some features found on Mastodon and Bluesky; like its sibling Instagram, Threads also emphasizes an algorithmic feed, making it less-than-useful for real time news and updates. And since Meta owns Threads, it shares many of the same flaws as Facebook and Instagram (AI, etc.). ## News sources Google News’ technology page. (Google) For those that mainly use Twitter to follow news updates, replacements include: ### Google News or Apple News Google and Apple both make news apps for their respective platforms, though Google News is cross-platform (available on the web, Android, and iOS). Both apps pull from various news sources, and offer an easy to use way to keep up with news in real time. ### Newsletters Many sites offer email newsletters. This can be an easy way to follow a specific website or person. Of course, people can also create their own newsletters; I’d recommend Buttondown or Ghost. I also suggest staying away from Substack, per its lax hate speech standards and having allowed Nazi and white supremacist newsletters on its platform; Substack only removed such after sufficient backlash (and an article in The Atlantic) emerged. ### RSS readers Technically-inclined users might consider using an RSS reader, which offers more flexibility than Google News and Apple News. Some newsreaders require more initial work to set up than others. ## Start a blog For those willing to write more than 280 characters, starting a blog is an option. Automattic’s Tumblr and WordPress.com, Google’s Blogspot, and self-hosted WordPress options are ways to publicize your thoughts. You’ll also own your posts, and won’t see them subject to the whims of a billionaire. On the downside, blogging requires more work than opening a social media account. ## Email, Signal, and text messaging Image by Muhammad Ribkhan (Pixabay) If you’re just keeping in touch with friends, one of the oldest internet standbys still exists, and works perfectly well: email. If you want something a bit more sophisticated, there’s also encrypted chat apps such as Signal. Text messaging is also an option for those with their friends’ phone numbers. ## Conclusion Again, unless you literally have no choice (such as a job requiring you to use Twitter), I strongly urge everyone to stop using Twitter and switch to one or more of the alternatives I listed above. Yes, I know none of the alternatives replicate 100% of Twitter’s features; that switching away from Twitter might be inconvenient or require effort; and that there’s plenty of nostalgia for the old pre-Musk Twitter. But again: the effort will be worth it; Twitter won’t be getting any less racist or dysfunctional anytime soon; and you’ll certainly find the Green Bay Packers, Batman stuff, anime, Beyonce, and the memes/influencers-du-jour on one of the options I listed above. And as a reminder, news, self-promotion, professional networking, and activism all existed before Twitter, and will continue to exist without it. _Image byGerd Altmann from Pixabay_
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January 8, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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We must not forget those who dare to shine a light in the darkness of fascism.

This small documentary is about an Indian maharajah who took in over 700 Polish children during WW2, fed them, housed and schooled them, without any attempt at cultural assimilation.

And there were numerous such […]
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January 8, 2026 at 5:38 AM
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True then, true now.
January 8, 2026 at 5:13 AM
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@SeanCasten/115855749513703798

Normally peaceful Minneapolis. This is what fascism leads to:
mastodon.social
January 8, 2026 at 5:10 AM
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Come and join our team

We need graphic designers, data analysts, social media peeps and content creators📱

Interested in getting involved as a avolunteer?

Email us: [email protected]
January 7, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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Big news in Greenwich, where Labour councillor Lakshan Saldin has defected to the Green Party and becomes the first councillor to switch to the Greens.

This is just months after Tamasin Rhymes won the party’s first seat from Labour in June.

@londongreenparty.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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Digital sovereignty is important!

"Not even one month later though, the celebration came to an abrupt end when it was announced that Solvinity, the Dutch-operated company which had been chosen by Amsterdam council to provide its cloud services, was being acquired by US-owned firm Kyndryl." […]
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January 7, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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The Green Party are set to gain 3 seats at the Senedd election in May, according to @cavendishcymru.bsky.social from yesterday's @findoutnow.bsky.social poll where the party is on 9%.

They would win two seats in Cardiff, and another in the Gwyr Abertawe constituency.

@walesgreenparty.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 10:58 AM
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A third Labour councillor in Southwark has defected to the Green Party.

Reginald Popoola who joins the Greens, said: “The Green Party offers a message of real hope and change.”

He's been a councillor for Nunhead & Queen's Road and is a former Deputy Cabinet Member.

@zackpolanski.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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The Green Party are polling at 17%, remaining in joint-second place, above Labour.
January 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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RE: https://mastodon.world/@SAPIENS_org/115759332945442369

War is ecocide. With longterm effects.
mastodon.world
January 6, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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The government, opposition, etc. They all keep talking about 'benefits cheats'. Yet, they never talk about the country's biggest scroungers - the royals. #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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Putting people first: Greens promised affordable homes, and we delivered. 🏡💚

www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
Bristol smashed affordable homes records in 2025
In the first half of the year, 286 affordable homes were completed - 54 of which were built by the council
www.bristol247.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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It wasn’t immigrants that took your job. It was unrestrained capitalism, with the hunger for mechanization and automation for obscene profit . That’s what took your job.
January 3, 2026 at 12:35 PM