John Holborow
@johnholborow.bsky.social
Husband. Father. Fly fisherman. Golden Retrievers. French when it comes to Rugby. Rejoiner.
The ridiculous claims of those who profit from fish farms continue to unravel.
Since fish farms were closed on most of the inside pass of Vancouver Island, look at the amazing coho fishery recovery. Amazing to see!
December 14, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The ridiculous claims of those who profit from fish farms continue to unravel.
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This is a really appalling editorial error on BBC Question Time
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is a really appalling editorial error on BBC Question Time
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
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I don't think even the wonkiest high seas policy wonks I work with are ready to grasp the absolute global chaos that will be unleashed if major powers start deciding that they no longer need to defer to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
December 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I don't think even the wonkiest high seas policy wonks I work with are ready to grasp the absolute global chaos that will be unleashed if major powers start deciding that they no longer need to defer to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Compulsory viewing. Some badly needed grounds for optimism in the face of a slew of awful news from all quarters.
Here's the recording of the Earth Rover Program's inaugural webinar, which was held on Friday. Sorry it took a few days to post up.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfrE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfrE...
Global Launch of Earth Rover Program and Report Soilsmology: Transforming Our Understanding of Soil
YouTube video by Earth Rover Program
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Compulsory viewing. Some badly needed grounds for optimism in the face of a slew of awful news from all quarters.
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I already accepted that I wouldn't be visiting the US any time soon. I'll survive.
December 10, 2025 at 6:45 AM
I already accepted that I wouldn't be visiting the US any time soon. I'll survive.
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How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
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Oh look. They’ve actually drawn a diagram for all the people stupid enough to need a bloody diagram.
Elon Musk and his Russian friends call for the abolishment of the EU
December 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Oh look. They’ve actually drawn a diagram for all the people stupid enough to need a bloody diagram.
@ubbrugby.bsky.social what a match - Incredible performance outclassing the Bulls in a hostile environment- which is putting it politely.
December 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
@ubbrugby.bsky.social what a match - Incredible performance outclassing the Bulls in a hostile environment- which is putting it politely.
This is so important—->
1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM
This is so important—->
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“In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker who arrived on a boat. Today we have 46,000 a year and do you know why? It was because of the botched Brexit deal pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage. Nigel Farage should be here apologising”
Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
December 5, 2025 at 8:26 AM
“In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker who arrived on a boat. Today we have 46,000 a year and do you know why? It was because of the botched Brexit deal pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage. Nigel Farage should be here apologising”
Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
Shameful that it is only four given the craven approach of the EBU
Needless to say zero chance of the BBC showing any integrity under its pro Netanyahu, genocide apologist leadership
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Needless to say zero chance of the BBC showing any integrity under its pro Netanyahu, genocide apologist leadership
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Four countries to boycott Eurovision 2026 as Israel cleared to compete
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands pull out after decision not to hold vote on Israel’s participation
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Shameful that it is only four given the craven approach of the EBU
Needless to say zero chance of the BBC showing any integrity under its pro Netanyahu, genocide apologist leadership
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Needless to say zero chance of the BBC showing any integrity under its pro Netanyahu, genocide apologist leadership
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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A new campaign against the far right - to bring us TOGETHER against division and racism.
Could not be more urgently needed 🙏❤️
Could not be more urgently needed 🙏❤️
Unity is stronger than division.
That’s why we’ve formed Together Alliance with 50+ organisations and thousands of individuals — all pushing back against the far right.
#Together we show where this country really stands.
Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk
That’s why we’ve formed Together Alliance with 50+ organisations and thousands of individuals — all pushing back against the far right.
#Together we show where this country really stands.
Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
A new campaign against the far right - to bring us TOGETHER against division and racism.
Could not be more urgently needed 🙏❤️
Could not be more urgently needed 🙏❤️
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We kept the receipts. These comments, taken together, paint a picture of the man he is today.
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We kept the receipts. These comments, taken together, paint a picture of the man he is today.
Salmon farming is a dirty, inhumane industry with a dreadful environmental impact.
And farmed salmon is not the healthy product it’s marketed to be.
Stop eating it.
act.wildfish.org/page/182033/...
And farmed salmon is not the healthy product it’s marketed to be.
Stop eating it.
act.wildfish.org/page/182033/...
Farmed salmon. Not even for Christmas
Join the movement of people not eating farmed salmon.
act.wildfish.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Salmon farming is a dirty, inhumane industry with a dreadful environmental impact.
And farmed salmon is not the healthy product it’s marketed to be.
Stop eating it.
act.wildfish.org/page/182033/...
And farmed salmon is not the healthy product it’s marketed to be.
Stop eating it.
act.wildfish.org/page/182033/...
Self harm to avoid inflaming the ‘legitimate concerns’ (aka vile prejudices) of bigots.
Today we’ll get latest net immigration figures - They’ll show immigration for work is plummeting.
Why is this not part of the discussion on Rachel Reeves balancing her books & stalled growth?
For every 100,000 drop in net immigration, the OBR adds £7bn to the deficit. #r4today
Why is this not part of the discussion on Rachel Reeves balancing her books & stalled growth?
For every 100,000 drop in net immigration, the OBR adds £7bn to the deficit. #r4today
November 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Self harm to avoid inflaming the ‘legitimate concerns’ (aka vile prejudices) of bigots.
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She’s just asking questions.
‘Is Nigel Farage a Russian asset?’
‘Are you seriously asking me that?’
@shelaghfogarty.bsky.social refuses to back down while questioning Reform’s Zia Yusuf.
‘Are you seriously asking me that?’
@shelaghfogarty.bsky.social refuses to back down while questioning Reform’s Zia Yusuf.
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
She’s just asking questions.
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Just to review, in the last week the President of the United States:
- Refused to condemn the rise of Neo-Nazis in his party
- Tried to block the release of further evidence he sexually abused children
- Encouraged the execution of Congressional Democrats
Those are just factual statements.
- Refused to condemn the rise of Neo-Nazis in his party
- Tried to block the release of further evidence he sexually abused children
- Encouraged the execution of Congressional Democrats
Those are just factual statements.
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Just to review, in the last week the President of the United States:
- Refused to condemn the rise of Neo-Nazis in his party
- Tried to block the release of further evidence he sexually abused children
- Encouraged the execution of Congressional Democrats
Those are just factual statements.
- Refused to condemn the rise of Neo-Nazis in his party
- Tried to block the release of further evidence he sexually abused children
- Encouraged the execution of Congressional Democrats
Those are just factual statements.
Why would any football fan even consider for a moment going to the next World Cup?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Extortionate tickets and matches moved at Trump’s whim: are you ready for the ‘greatest World Cup ever’? | Marina Hyde
You may have thought Qatar and Russia were tournament lows. You didn’t account for the US president and his Fifa soulmate, Gianni Infantino, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Why would any football fan even consider for a moment going to the next World Cup?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
If we pretend it’s not happening hard enough ….
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
If we pretend it’s not happening hard enough ….
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I do not think that anger is a helpful emotion. It does not really do anything that is positive.
But I must admit that I am angry at a very fundamental level these days because everything that is currently happening in the UK was predictable and predicted. Not in every detail, but in the ... 🧵
But I must admit that I am angry at a very fundamental level these days because everything that is currently happening in the UK was predictable and predicted. Not in every detail, but in the ... 🧵
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I do not think that anger is a helpful emotion. It does not really do anything that is positive.
But I must admit that I am angry at a very fundamental level these days because everything that is currently happening in the UK was predictable and predicted. Not in every detail, but in the ... 🧵
But I must admit that I am angry at a very fundamental level these days because everything that is currently happening in the UK was predictable and predicted. Not in every detail, but in the ... 🧵
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Our Twitter account has been locked because we posted an expose of a Councillor in Lancashire.
Because we copied in Lancashire Council and said ‘are they going to act’ this has been deemed as ‘incitement’.
Incitement of a council doing this job.
Let’s look at what Councillor Tom Pickup did…
Because we copied in Lancashire Council and said ‘are they going to act’ this has been deemed as ‘incitement’.
Incitement of a council doing this job.
Let’s look at what Councillor Tom Pickup did…
November 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Our Twitter account has been locked because we posted an expose of a Councillor in Lancashire.
Because we copied in Lancashire Council and said ‘are they going to act’ this has been deemed as ‘incitement’.
Incitement of a council doing this job.
Let’s look at what Councillor Tom Pickup did…
Because we copied in Lancashire Council and said ‘are they going to act’ this has been deemed as ‘incitement’.
Incitement of a council doing this job.
Let’s look at what Councillor Tom Pickup did…