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Kupala Brighton @kupalabrighton.bsky.social · 19h

Nature, belonging, and drones in the night: moments from our conversation at the edge of a wetland in the middle of Ukraine kupalabrighton.org/trubaitsi.html

Vladyslava Bondar standing at the edge of the boloto, or wetland, that borders the village of Trubaitsi, in the central Ukrainian region of Poltava oblast, August 2025.

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Marek Kohn @marekkohn.bsky.social · 2d

Teenagers grass up guerrilla gardening, police 'rehome' cannabis plants 😉 World's turned upside down in Eastbourne, isn't it? www.theargus.co.uk/news/2552206...

'Vigilant teenagers' alert police to cannabis plants growing in public

Police in Eastbourne, East Sussex, say they have "safely rehomed" cannabis plants that were growing in a public space

www.theargus.co.uk

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Marek Kohn @marekkohn.bsky.social · 7d

My book about climate change and the British Isles is in the new @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social ebook range; turns out that the 2100 future I imagined in 2009 is approaching faster than scheduled. #Climate breakdown and Britain's national identity crisis are on course to merge.
tinyurl.com/4663bue2

Turned Out Nice: How the British Isles will Change as the World Heats Up

How the British Isles will Change as the World Heats Up

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Marek Kohn @marekkohn.bsky.social · 7d

My book about climate change and the British Isles is in the new @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social ebook range; turns out that the 2100 future I imagined in 2009 is approaching faster than scheduled. #Climate breakdown and Britain's national identity crisis are on course to merge.
tinyurl.com/4663bue2

Turned Out Nice: How the British Isles will Change as the World Heats Up

How the British Isles will Change as the World Heats Up

tinyurl.com

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Marek Kohn @marekkohn.bsky.social · 10d

not sure Lizdeika would have been able to make much of that one ;)

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Marek Kohn @marekkohn.bsky.social · 13d

Wonder what they would be, or are, saying now

Marek Kohn @marekkohn.bsky.social · 13d

apparently this is a map of where the elite live petitionmap.unboxedconsulting.com?petition=730...

Petition Map (by Unboxed)

Visualise UK Government Petitions

petitionmap.unboxedconsulting.com

Marek Kohn @marekkohn.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks. I may be missing it, but I haven't found any reference to that specific concern in those reports. The way that it has now come to the fore feels like a measure of how far things have gone since 10–15 years ago.

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Marek Kohn @marekkohn.bsky.social · 14d

Did you publish or discuss those comments anywhere? Were these interviews for the 'A Sense of Place' report?

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Marek Kohn @marekkohn.bsky.social · 18d

Yes. Remember the unbearable smugness of those remainers who were absolutely sure that they'd be in the majority at the Brexit vote? We might not be so far down this road now if they had been a little less smug and sure that we would win because we were right.

Julia Laite @julialaite.bsky.social · 18d

And yeah, 'don't worry, it's not going to happen' doesn't quite cut it right now. And the only way 'it's not going to happen' is if we fight it--that is, Reform getting in--rather than dismiss it as silly and impossible.

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Gabriel Milland @gabrielmilland.bsky.social · 18d

The immigrant experience, even the second or third generation immigrant experience, so often adds up to keeping the suitcases handy.

Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 18d

When I interviewed older South Asian British people about their retirement decisions over a decade ago, a large number said they had kept a passport and land in India and Pakistan 'just in case'

When I asked 'in case what?' they responded 'in case we are told to leave Britain'

Shoaib M Khan @shoaibmkhan.bsky.social · 18d

Nigel Farage: "We will abolish indefinite leave to remain (ILR) status", and "We will rescind ILR statuses that have already been granted".

The first sentence is worryingly ignorant. The second sentence is frighteningly fascist.

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Marek Kohn @marekkohn.bsky.social · 20d

'Bilingualism should not be reduced to a talking point about brain training ... it’s about helping children stay connected to their families, their heritage'. Yes. But brain training is an easier sell than helping children and communities keep their culture.

www.psychologytoday.com/sg/blog/empo...

Bilingual Brains, Better Outcomes?: The Benefits of Multilingual Upbringing

Bilingualism shapes minds, identities, and relationships. Research shows it’s more than a “brain boost”—it’s about connection and resilience.

www.psychologytoday.com

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