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Linda Lombard @heavensgone.bsky.social · 3h

#Starmer #Farage #Badenoch - the #TolerantSociety?

Best #BackZack @zackpolanski.bsky.social and #VoteGreen

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12h

I'm never actually going to need to write another comment piece again am I?

The right wing shit rags are just going to keep recruiting for us.

Folks - want a better country?

Join.greenparty.org.uk

The party even more dangerous than Starmers labour - UK's answer to Putin's communists

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Linda Lombard @heavensgone.bsky.social · 3h

10 families bask in a staggering combined wealth of £24.7bn, eclipsing the £24.5bn owned by #Scotland’s poorest 28 per cent — more than 1.5m people

While £7.7bn, along with 220,000 acres of land is owned by one man

Best #VoteGreen

morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tax-...

Tax on richest 10 families could lift 30,000 kids out of poverty

A WEALTH tax on Scotland’s 10 richest families could raise 30,000 children out of poverty at a stroke, according to a new report.In analysis for Tax Justice Scotland, an alliance of trade unions, comm...

morningstaronline.co.uk

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Linda Lombard @heavensgone.bsky.social · 3h

#LisaNandy appears to expend a lot of energy protecting Israel from the free expression of artists against #genocide and filmmakers who are documenting the genocide, while failing to use her office to hold #Israel to account

www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/lisa...

What did Lisa Nandy talk about with Israeli officials? I tried to find out

The culture secretary's department claims that releasing details would prejudice UK relations with Israel. But close relations with Israel while it commits genocide are the problem

www.middleeasteye.net

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Linda Lombard @heavensgone.bsky.social · 2h

The UN chief has consistently stressed that whilst progress has been made, the energy transition is not yet fast or fair enough

#Renewables #EnergyTransition

news.un.org/en/story/202...

Guterres urges countries to ‘seize this historic opportunity’ as renewable energy use grows

With clean energy on the rise, the UN Secretary-General renewed his longstanding call for countries to make the transition from fossil fuels that cause global warming.

news.un.org

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Audrey Garric @audreygarric.bsky.social · 3h

Loin des divisions politiques, les Français semblent, dans leur grande majorité, avoir une image positive des renouvelables et une majorité soutient leur usage avec le nucléaire, indique une vaste enquête de la Fondation Jean Jaurès www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...

Les Français majoritairement favorables aux énergies renouvelables, y compris parmi les électeurs de droite et d’extrême droite

Une enquête d’opinion, portant sur un panel de 12 000 personnes, montre une dichotomie entre les positions des hommes politiques et les attentes des citoyens en matière d’énergie.

www.lemonde.fr

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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 4d

Bankrolling genocide and declaring war on your own citizens entitles you to a Nobel peace prize, apparently

Gift link:

www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Donald Trump and the Aggressive Pursuit of a Nobel Peace Prize

The president said it would be “a big insult” to the US if he doesn’t win. Some in Norway fear retaliation if he’s disappointed.

www.bloomberg.com

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 7h

"Without aggressive and concrete efforts to curb carbon dioxide pollution, most of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh will by the end of the century experience temperature levels well beyond those considered safe for humans"

#ClimateEmergency

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Lindsay Clark @datadictum.bsky.social · 1d

Who has a checkered past, Robert Jenrick? www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...

Minister accepts Isle of Dogs housing development 'was unlawful'

Conservative party donor Richard Desmond avoided a £40m bill due to timing of the deal.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 14h

Orban and Farage – Putin's pet toad with his pet frog.

Farage says they are fighting for the nation state. Indeed, they are, they are fighting for Russia.

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Ger D @rardeenus.bsky.social · 2h

I tell you what’s a ‘rip off’. Wasting time and academic funds studying engineering, only to go into politics just to feed your over-engineered, insufferable ego. #kemibadenoch

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 3h

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 3h

Badenoch and Co see education only as a means to a massive income in some soul destroying career.

Devoid of imagination and the power of knowledge they view life entirely through the prism of the CV.

My advice always is to study what interests you and the rest will follow

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 17h

Am only catching up now on the animal cruelty story about FG candidate for President, Heather Humphreys.

She sent a letter to the Dept of Agriculture, about a live legal case regarding ‘stomach churning’ animal cruelty, on behalf of the farmer involved. The case was then dropped.

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Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 4h

What did Lisa Nandy talk about with Israeli officials? I tried to find out www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/lisa...

What did Lisa Nandy talk about with Israeli officials? I tried to find out

The culture secretary's department claims that releasing details would prejudice UK relations with Israel. But close relations with Israel while it commits genocide are the problem

www.middleeasteye.net

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 3h

Jordan’s rant is pure race-baiting confused disinformation.

Truly shocking & shameful to hear a BBC employee go off like this on air.

Thank you, Barry, for pushing back & standing up to the tedious angry bigotry that is being forced down our throats 👏👏👏👏

Barry Glendenning @barryglendenning.bsky.social · 15h

Simon Jordan on TalkSport, unchallenged yet again.

As a Talksport employee, I am embarrassed by this rebuttal of what Neville said. This moron pontificates without question. It is bonkers.

And yeah, i'll probably be sacked. Fuck it.

youtube.com/watch?v=FrXr...

"APPALLING STANCE!" Simon Jordan rages at "COWARD" Gary Neville after Union Jack REMOVAL admission!

YouTube video by talkSPORT

youtube.com

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Patrick Barkham @patrickbarkham.bsky.social · 3h

We are nature. Its best interests are our best interests. So it's pretty dim of our chancellor to again pit wildlife against people, boasting of 20,000 homes built despite "some snails" that "are a protected species or something". www.theguardian.com/environment/... Unsavoury lobbying here too.

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer

Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

www.theguardian.com

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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 18h

"We are an incredibly successful multicultural society that has integrated and welcomed people from diverse backgrounds
"What we should fear is the importation of the Trumpian politics of fear and division. That, Mr Jenrick, is distinctly unBritish"

Me for @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/opinion/robe...

inews.co.uk

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KeithG @datchmog.bsky.social · 2h

She’s another one bought by the Zionists…

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14h

ICE will reportedly hire contractors to surveil social media platforms 24/7 to target people for deportations.

The information would then be funneled into an existing ICE database built by Palantir (founded by Trump ally Peter Thiel).

"The party of small government,” folks.

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Pete Paphides @petepaphides.bsky.social · 4h

In other news, here's the sometime deputy Conservative Prime Minister Michael Heseltine finding the words that seem to be perpetually eluding the present Labour Prime Minister.

BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 18h

“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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Rajan Naidu 📎 Ⓥ @rajannaidu.bsky.social · 3h

Either we end the Fossil Fuel Era
or the Fossil Fuel Era will end us

@greenwire.bsky.social
Greenpeace Event: Tackling Disinformation Workshop
greenwire.greenpeace.org.uk/s/event/a2XR...

Greenwire

greenwire.greenpeace.org.uk

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MP Watch @mpwatch.bsky.social · 4h

A legume portion a day, keeps the planetary crisis at bay…. Particularly if it’s swapped for meat, survey finds.

‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds

Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries

www.theguardian.com

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Molly Scott Cato @greenpartymolly.bsky.social · 1d

'Posh George': a gambling addict who spent 8 months in jail in the US

'part of Farage’s inner circle when it comes to policy, party funding and political strategy – particularly its growing presence on social media.'

By their friends shall ye know them

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally

Exclusive: HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth

www.theguardian.com

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 5h

UK: Two hospitals — Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal in Telford — are reintroducing compulsory face masks in some areas from Wednesday, as Covid-19 cases rise. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust said the rule applies to specific parts of both facilities.

Source: archive.md/u5TQw

Hospitals to reintroduce face masks in Covid spike

38 minutes ago

Andy Giddings West Midlands

The face masks must be worn in parts of the hospitals, including cancer wards, children's wards and the emergency department

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 3h

🚨🚨 #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.

www.politico.eu

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