John
@john111111.bsky.social
"What is the most precious thing in the world? It seems to be the consciousness of not participating in injustice. Injustice is stronger than you are, it always was and it always will be, but let it not be committed through you.”
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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Right to protest is under attack in England and Wales, reports warn
Right to protest is under attack in England and Wales, reports warn
Human Rights Watch and Justice say recent legislative changes have had a chilling effect and should be repealed
The right to protest is under attack in England and Wales with laws trampling over human rights protections and more oppressive restrictions in the pipeline, two major reports have warned.
Both Human Rights Watch and the cross-party law reform organisation Justice say recent legislative changes have created a chilling effect on lawful protest and should be repealed. Their reports, simultaneously published on Thursday, also say that proposals for more curbs should be halted. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Right to protest is under attack in England and Wales, reports warn
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Panda saw his first ever snow today. What a recovery considering…
🥵 Found with 24 hours to live
🇹🇭 Collapsed outside a 7-11 in Thailand
🐶 Obese and covered in leeches and ticks
🏥 He spent 2 weeks in ICU
🌴 Months of rehab
His new forever home in Scotland is ❤️
🥵 Found with 24 hours to live
🇹🇭 Collapsed outside a 7-11 in Thailand
🐶 Obese and covered in leeches and ticks
🏥 He spent 2 weeks in ICU
🌴 Months of rehab
His new forever home in Scotland is ❤️
January 6, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Panda saw his first ever snow today. What a recovery considering…
🥵 Found with 24 hours to live
🇹🇭 Collapsed outside a 7-11 in Thailand
🐶 Obese and covered in leeches and ticks
🏥 He spent 2 weeks in ICU
🌴 Months of rehab
His new forever home in Scotland is ❤️
🥵 Found with 24 hours to live
🇹🇭 Collapsed outside a 7-11 in Thailand
🐶 Obese and covered in leeches and ticks
🏥 He spent 2 weeks in ICU
🌴 Months of rehab
His new forever home in Scotland is ❤️
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I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Once again, Trump wants to take Greenland. And once again, IT’S PRIVATE EYE WEEK!
New edition in shops and with subscribers from Wednesday.
(From Eye 1503, August 2019)
New edition in shops and with subscribers from Wednesday.
(From Eye 1503, August 2019)
January 5, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Once again, Trump wants to take Greenland. And once again, IT’S PRIVATE EYE WEEK!
New edition in shops and with subscribers from Wednesday.
(From Eye 1503, August 2019)
New edition in shops and with subscribers from Wednesday.
(From Eye 1503, August 2019)
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She fell off a bridge and got stuck just before Christmas.
The poor old girl has been terrified. It's taken 2 weeks of lots of patience but she is finally letting me in!
The poor old girl has been terrified. It's taken 2 weeks of lots of patience but she is finally letting me in!
January 5, 2026 at 1:40 PM
She fell off a bridge and got stuck just before Christmas.
The poor old girl has been terrified. It's taken 2 weeks of lots of patience but she is finally letting me in!
The poor old girl has been terrified. It's taken 2 weeks of lots of patience but she is finally letting me in!
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E-books are reading.
Comics are reading.
Genre is reading.
Fanfic is reading.
Text-based games are reading.
Audiobooks are reading.
Braille books are reading.
Non-fiction is reading.
Picture books are reading.
There is no single way to read, nor is any reading style more worthy than another.
Comics are reading.
Genre is reading.
Fanfic is reading.
Text-based games are reading.
Audiobooks are reading.
Braille books are reading.
Non-fiction is reading.
Picture books are reading.
There is no single way to read, nor is any reading style more worthy than another.
January 3, 2026 at 11:05 AM
E-books are reading.
Comics are reading.
Genre is reading.
Fanfic is reading.
Text-based games are reading.
Audiobooks are reading.
Braille books are reading.
Non-fiction is reading.
Picture books are reading.
There is no single way to read, nor is any reading style more worthy than another.
Comics are reading.
Genre is reading.
Fanfic is reading.
Text-based games are reading.
Audiobooks are reading.
Braille books are reading.
Non-fiction is reading.
Picture books are reading.
There is no single way to read, nor is any reading style more worthy than another.
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Reading the news from Kharkiv,
where a residential area was hit today.
At least 30 people injured, a child killed 💔
So unfair. The least we can do is shout about russian crimes.
where a residential area was hit today.
At least 30 people injured, a child killed 💔
So unfair. The least we can do is shout about russian crimes.
January 2, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Reading the news from Kharkiv,
where a residential area was hit today.
At least 30 people injured, a child killed 💔
So unfair. The least we can do is shout about russian crimes.
where a residential area was hit today.
At least 30 people injured, a child killed 💔
So unfair. The least we can do is shout about russian crimes.
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The public are sick of the arrogance of hunts!
January 2, 2026 at 4:28 PM
The public are sick of the arrogance of hunts!
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Total devastation
This is what the center of Kharkiv looks like after a russian strike
As of now, 30 people are reported injured
Preliminary reports say the enemy struck with 2 Iskander missiles
The rescue operation is ongoing
This is an absolute crime against humanity
This is what the center of Kharkiv looks like after a russian strike
As of now, 30 people are reported injured
Preliminary reports say the enemy struck with 2 Iskander missiles
The rescue operation is ongoing
This is an absolute crime against humanity
January 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Total devastation
This is what the center of Kharkiv looks like after a russian strike
As of now, 30 people are reported injured
Preliminary reports say the enemy struck with 2 Iskander missiles
The rescue operation is ongoing
This is an absolute crime against humanity
This is what the center of Kharkiv looks like after a russian strike
As of now, 30 people are reported injured
Preliminary reports say the enemy struck with 2 Iskander missiles
The rescue operation is ongoing
This is an absolute crime against humanity
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A decade on, and Humanists UK patron Stephen Fry’s “what would you say to God?” answer still hits hard, and makes us smile.
“Totally selfish. We have to spend our life on our knees thanking him?! What kind of god would do that?”🎩 You can watch the full clip here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-suv...
“Totally selfish. We have to spend our life on our knees thanking him?! What kind of god would do that?”🎩 You can watch the full clip here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-suv...
December 31, 2025 at 7:01 AM
A decade on, and Humanists UK patron Stephen Fry’s “what would you say to God?” answer still hits hard, and makes us smile.
“Totally selfish. We have to spend our life on our knees thanking him?! What kind of god would do that?”🎩 You can watch the full clip here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-suv...
“Totally selfish. We have to spend our life on our knees thanking him?! What kind of god would do that?”🎩 You can watch the full clip here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-suv...
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At this very moment, foxes are being hunted, exhausted, and ripped apart by hounds all under the guise of "tradition."
Boxing Day is the biggest event for the hunting community, even though it’s illegal.
Share to raise awareness and help end this cruelty for good. 🦊
Boxing Day is the biggest event for the hunting community, even though it’s illegal.
Share to raise awareness and help end this cruelty for good. 🦊
December 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
At this very moment, foxes are being hunted, exhausted, and ripped apart by hounds all under the guise of "tradition."
Boxing Day is the biggest event for the hunting community, even though it’s illegal.
Share to raise awareness and help end this cruelty for good. 🦊
Boxing Day is the biggest event for the hunting community, even though it’s illegal.
Share to raise awareness and help end this cruelty for good. 🦊
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This boy badly needed our help today.
To anybody who comments on my posts / shares / supports my work this is the only way I can say thanks. By using the good will and support to spend time helping the dogs who need it most and who have no one.
Have a lovely holidays 💕
To anybody who comments on my posts / shares / supports my work this is the only way I can say thanks. By using the good will and support to spend time helping the dogs who need it most and who have no one.
Have a lovely holidays 💕
December 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
This boy badly needed our help today.
To anybody who comments on my posts / shares / supports my work this is the only way I can say thanks. By using the good will and support to spend time helping the dogs who need it most and who have no one.
Have a lovely holidays 💕
To anybody who comments on my posts / shares / supports my work this is the only way I can say thanks. By using the good will and support to spend time helping the dogs who need it most and who have no one.
Have a lovely holidays 💕
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Gannets have just one chick a year and a group of men club them to death for "tradition"
December 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Gannets have just one chick a year and a group of men club them to death for "tradition"
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FOURTH White-tailed Eagle disappears - RSPB offers reward for information leading to a conviction for this one or any of the other three.
New blog ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/19/f...
New blog ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/19/f...
Fourth White-tailed Eagle ‘disappears’ & RSPB offers £10,000 reward for information leading to a conviction
Following the appalling news over the last couple of days about the highly suspicious, and almost certainly criminal, disappearance of three satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles here, here and here…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
FOURTH White-tailed Eagle disappears - RSPB offers reward for information leading to a conviction for this one or any of the other three.
New blog ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/19/f...
New blog ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/19/f...
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via Julia Forbes-Nish
December 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
via Julia Forbes-Nish
Apps constantly asking for us to rate them like needy children or a certain petulant president. Grow up apps, not everyone will like you, live with it. PS even if I think you're the best app I've ever used I'll never answer your desperate for attention requests.
December 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Apps constantly asking for us to rate them like needy children or a certain petulant president. Grow up apps, not everyone will like you, live with it. PS even if I think you're the best app I've ever used I'll never answer your desperate for attention requests.
TV programmes versus film. Given all the shit in the world at the moment this will seem petty. But at least new TV programmes fill a wide screen TV while films need adjusting and then the picture isn't always right. And yes I have a relatively new TV. Come on film producers think about both markets.
December 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
TV programmes versus film. Given all the shit in the world at the moment this will seem petty. But at least new TV programmes fill a wide screen TV while films need adjusting and then the picture isn't always right. And yes I have a relatively new TV. Come on film producers think about both markets.
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@joannechocolat.bsky.social in case you’ve not seen it yet, and to pass on to others.
French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
December 19, 2025 at 5:09 AM
@joannechocolat.bsky.social in case you’ve not seen it yet, and to pass on to others.
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The Govt is trying to amend the Public Order Act to classify animal testing sites as "key national infrastructure". Purely to clamp down harder on peaceful protests.
December 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Govt is trying to amend the Public Order Act to classify animal testing sites as "key national infrastructure". Purely to clamp down harder on peaceful protests.
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Share if you agree!
December 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Share if you agree!
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Nothing to see here! A new report from Protect the Wild and Grantham Against Bloodsports is based on 20 years of research and data
UK Hunts Have Claimed Over £2.4 Million In Taxpayer Money Since Ban
UK hunts have claimed more than £2.4 million in taxpayer money since hunting animals with dogs was banned in 2005, according to a new report
plantbasednews.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Nothing to see here! A new report from Protect the Wild and Grantham Against Bloodsports is based on 20 years of research and data
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Animal testing labs to be reclassified as “national infrastructure”
December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Animal testing labs to be reclassified as “national infrastructure”
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Words DO MATTER.
This is deeply moving.
This is deeply moving.
December 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Words DO MATTER.
This is deeply moving.
This is deeply moving.
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Just one final thing - someone filmed some of my departure speech after Monkey Cage last night (I should make it clear no one knew I was going to do it) and it has been put up here - i cannot deny i was very emotional #science #comedy
www.chortle.co.uk/news/2025/12...
www.chortle.co.uk/news/2025/12...
Robin Ince forced to quit Radio 4 over pro-trans views : News 2025 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
Robin Ince forced to quit Radio 4 over pro-trans views - Comic leaves Infinite Monkey Cage after pressure from bosses
www.chortle.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Just one final thing - someone filmed some of my departure speech after Monkey Cage last night (I should make it clear no one knew I was going to do it) and it has been put up here - i cannot deny i was very emotional #science #comedy
www.chortle.co.uk/news/2025/12...
www.chortle.co.uk/news/2025/12...
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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.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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.