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Isobel

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Save Britain’s hedgehogs: make hedgehog highways law!

When’s the last time you saw a hedgehog? 🦔 Their numbers are falling, so I just signed a petition to make hedgehog highways - tiny gaps in fences to help them - mandatory in ALL new builds. Add your n...

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January 28, 2026 at 8:57 PM

Isobel

@isobelandcat.bsky.social

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Diaries, 27th January 2026, Lies, Alternative Facts, the Battle for Truth

Unbroken Britain

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January 28, 2026 at 8:18 PM

Isobel

@isobelandcat.bsky.social

‘We need to fight’: Trump Greenland threat brings sense of unity in Denmark www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

‘We need to fight’: Trump Greenland threat brings sense of unity in Denmark

The US president has galvanised the Danish population against him, while Danes’ relations with Greenlanders are ‘under reparation’

www.theguardian.com

January 23, 2026 at 8:32 PM

Isobel

@isobelandcat.bsky.social

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Stop the water stitch-up!. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Stop the water stitch-up!

Stop the stitch-up! The Government wants to push through water legislation, locking in a failed privatised system for decades without giving the public a say. I’ve signed the petition to stop this wa...

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January 23, 2026 at 4:46 PM

Isobel

@isobelandcat.bsky.social

He is a stranger to truth.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Eight wars settled and Chinese windfarms: factchecking Trump’s Davos claims

The president’s address in Switzerland featured a range of dubious assertions, from exaggerated to false

www.theguardian.com

January 21, 2026 at 10:15 PM

Isobel

@isobelandcat.bsky.social

Fingers crossed 🤞🤞🤞
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‘Nostalgia is not a strategy’: Mark Carney is emerging as the unflinching realist ready to tackle Trump

In a speech at Davos, written by Carney himself, the Canadian prime minister laid out his doctrine for a world of fractured international norms

www.theguardian.com

January 21, 2026 at 10:13 AM

Isobel

@isobelandcat.bsky.social

As we witness and worry about Trump's imperial ambitions, might our concerns mirror those of other species whose homes and habitats we take because we can and we want them, and we rate our rights snd needs higher than theirs?

January 21, 2026 at 10:10 AM

Isobel

@isobelandcat.bsky.social

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So a cow can use a stick to scratch its backside. When will we learn that humans are really not that special? | Helen Pilcher

Veronika’s improvised grooming device has caused great surprise – but that tells us more about humans than cows, says science writer Helen Pilcher

www.theguardian.com

January 21, 2026 at 10:07 AM

Isobel

@isobelandcat.bsky.social

@tseliotprize.bsky.social
It is a great shortlist. Everyone a deserving winner.Last night was terrific.

January 19, 2026 at 7:01 PM

Isobel

@isobelandcat.bsky.social

Love this too
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Starmer’s calm diplomacy makes mistake of assuming Trump is a sentient being | John Crace

PM’s effort to take heat out of Greenland situation is yet another humiliation in his relationship with The Donald

www.theguardian.com

January 19, 2026 at 4:28 PM

Isobel

@isobelandcat.bsky.social

Love this, and i am not surprised to see cows' intelligence confirmed. They are curious and dicuable creatures. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows

Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees

www.theguardian.com

January 19, 2026 at 4:23 PM

Isobel

@isobelandcat.bsky.social

Trump has invited Putin to join Gaza’s ‘Board of Peace’, says Kremlin – Europe live
Oh FFS

January 19, 2026 at 10:42 AM

Isobel

@isobelandcat.bsky.social

If ever proof were needed that Trump isn't fit to run a tuck shop let alone be President of the US this is surely it
x.com/JayinKyiv/st...

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January 19, 2026 at 10:37 AM

Isobel

@isobelandcat.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘We thought they would ignore us’: how humans are changing the way raptors behave

Experts call for tighter regulation as GPS tracking reveals how people’s behaviour affects the lives of some of the world’s largest birds

www.theguardian.com

January 19, 2026 at 10:14 AM

Isobel

@isobelandcat.bsky.social

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Southwark leaseholders can now download itemised service charges online after successful campaign

Southwark Council leaseholders and freeholders will now be able to see and download an itemised breakdown of their service charges,

southwarknews.co.uk

January 10, 2026 at 7:28 PM

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François Saltiel

@francoissaltiel.bsky.social

Podcast : www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...

Trump au Venezuela : comment échapper au coup d’État médiatique ?

Du tabloïd au blockbuster hollywoodien, Donald Trump emprunte aux codes de l’industrie culturelle pour mettre en récit l’arrestation de Nicolas Maduro, le 3 janvier dernier. Face à cette stratégie de ...

www.radiofrance.fr

January 10, 2026 at 3:10 PM

Isobel

@isobelandcat.bsky.social

Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds

Exclusive: Voters say they have little confidence that government can control borders despite sharp falls in net migration

www.theguardian.com

January 10, 2026 at 5:58 PM

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Dr Neutopia

@oceanclub.bsky.social

This headline should read "Musk is monetizing his child abuse imagery generator."

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 22d

X has limited access to image generation and edit functions on its AI tool Grok to paid subscribers.

X limits image edit functions on Grok

X has limited access to image generation and edit functions on its AI tool Grok to paid subscribers.

www.rte.ie

January 9, 2026 at 10:29 AM

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FactPost

@factpostnews.bsky.social

Sen. Murphy: They're trying to rationalize violence. Part of the reason Trump rewrote the narrative on January 6th, that they rushed to call this person in Minneapolis a domestic terrorist, is they want you to believe violence is normal. They are thinking they might need violence to stay in power

January 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM

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@bylinepodcast.bsky.social

"All the independence polls show, there's no desire to be American...."

#Greenland #Denmark and the shadow of #Trump with @sofiepultz.bsky.social @ippr.org

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Greenland, Denmark....And Trump

Podcast Episode · Byline Podcast · 08/01/2026 · 26m

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January 9, 2026 at 1:28 PM

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Cold War Steve

@coldwarsteve.bsky.social

January 9, 2026 at 4:15 PM

Isobel

@isobelandcat.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

From Caracas to Minneapolis, the threat is the same – an American president ruling like a global emperor | Jonathan Freedland

Trump’s admission that he recognises no constraint outside his own morality was a horrifying moment of truth, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

www.theguardian.com

January 9, 2026 at 11:15 PM

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François Saltiel

@francoissaltiel.bsky.social

« La moitié des images générées par Grok en cette fin d’année visaient à déshabiller des femmes »

@franceculture.fr

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