Nettle
@nettlejelly.bsky.social
Climate, nature, science, photography, cinema, art, reading, writing, rithmetic. Tall and short stories, good humour and all good brain food. UK based, open to the world.
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Rupert Lowe - as Southampton FC chairman - was responsible for significant acts - *primarily of omission* in his time - that saw child abuse in Hampshire football continue that the club could have stopped. By Lowe's [OTT] standards, Lowe should lose his citizenship over this
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Lowe was Southampton chairman 1996-2006. Many at the club were negligent & potentially complicit with a prolific child sex abuser for 25 years, 1971-96. Lowe arrives after that period of sustained abuse. The club does not act significantly on this until 2019-2021
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December 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Rupert Lowe - as Southampton FC chairman - was responsible for significant acts - *primarily of omission* in his time - that saw child abuse in Hampshire football continue that the club could have stopped. By Lowe's [OTT] standards, Lowe should lose his citizenship over this
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We (@tomheap.bsky.social & I) have covered so many climate, environment & nature topics on BBC Radio 4’s Rare Earth this year, and here are some of my highlights. Steel, whales, insurance, fashion, insects, night-time ecology... We’ll be back in 2026 with more. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001vbt0
December 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
We (@tomheap.bsky.social & I) have covered so many climate, environment & nature topics on BBC Radio 4’s Rare Earth this year, and here are some of my highlights. Steel, whales, insurance, fashion, insects, night-time ecology... We’ll be back in 2026 with more. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001vbt0
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"Of course current issues do need addressing urgently. But we should also remember that the small seeds of large issues find space to grow and flourish wherever prejudice, discrimination, victimisation and persecution are permitted to go unchallenged. They need rooting out."
Chloë Deakin
Chloë Deakin
‘Of course he abused pupils’: ex-Dulwich teacher speaks out about Farage racism claims
Exclusive: Chloë Deakin tells how she wrote to Dulwich college master to argue against Farage’s nomination as prefect
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December 28, 2025 at 7:42 AM
"Of course current issues do need addressing urgently. But we should also remember that the small seeds of large issues find space to grow and flourish wherever prejudice, discrimination, victimisation and persecution are permitted to go unchallenged. They need rooting out."
Chloë Deakin
Chloë Deakin
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Win!
December 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Win!
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Dreaming of the cycle rides waiting in the late spring and summer.
(I’ve Walden to Ipswich in mind, which takes in a stretch of Suffolk I don’t know well. And somehow the other side of Norwich, with its fens and lonely ruins)
(I’ve Walden to Ipswich in mind, which takes in a stretch of Suffolk I don’t know well. And somehow the other side of Norwich, with its fens and lonely ruins)
December 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Dreaming of the cycle rides waiting in the late spring and summer.
(I’ve Walden to Ipswich in mind, which takes in a stretch of Suffolk I don’t know well. And somehow the other side of Norwich, with its fens and lonely ruins)
(I’ve Walden to Ipswich in mind, which takes in a stretch of Suffolk I don’t know well. And somehow the other side of Norwich, with its fens and lonely ruins)
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Benin Jerry's
#FoodStuffsInGeographicalPlaces
#FoodStuffsInGeographicalPlaces
December 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Benin Jerry's
#FoodStuffsInGeographicalPlaces
#FoodStuffsInGeographicalPlaces
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If you want to hear the whole track, do click on his Spotify channel. I might even get a whole penny for songwriting royalties if there are enough hits 😂
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FIRE FLOWER
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December 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
If you want to hear the whole track, do click on his Spotify channel. I might even get a whole penny for songwriting royalties if there are enough hits 😂
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If people cannot afford social housing, where do they go?
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People on lowest incomes being denied access to social housing, research finds
Benefit claimants having applications denied for being deemed too risky by housing associations, says Crisis
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December 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
If people cannot afford social housing, where do they go?
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One of the rarest fungi in Britain has been discovered for the first time in Alderney, a wildlife trust has said.
The date waxcap was found by ecologist Niamh McDevitt earlier this month, said Alderney Wildlife Trust.
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The date waxcap was found by ecologist Niamh McDevitt earlier this month, said Alderney Wildlife Trust.
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Very rare fungus recorded in Alderney for first time
A date waxcap, a fungus listed as vulnerable, is discovered by an ecologist in Alderney.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
One of the rarest fungi in Britain has been discovered for the first time in Alderney, a wildlife trust has said.
The date waxcap was found by ecologist Niamh McDevitt earlier this month, said Alderney Wildlife Trust.
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The date waxcap was found by ecologist Niamh McDevitt earlier this month, said Alderney Wildlife Trust.
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If you're in London I highly recommend the "Nigerian Modernism" exhibition at the Tate Modern.
This beautiful sculpture is by Buraimoh Gbadamosi (1925-2014).
This beautiful sculpture is by Buraimoh Gbadamosi (1925-2014).
December 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
If you're in London I highly recommend the "Nigerian Modernism" exhibition at the Tate Modern.
This beautiful sculpture is by Buraimoh Gbadamosi (1925-2014).
This beautiful sculpture is by Buraimoh Gbadamosi (1925-2014).
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Ian McEwan talked recently about the statistic that the number of people reading for pleasure has dropped by 40% over the last decade. But let's not focus on the negative side and instead try to remember that over the same period the number of people reading for displeasure has almost quadrupled.
December 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Ian McEwan talked recently about the statistic that the number of people reading for pleasure has dropped by 40% over the last decade. But let's not focus on the negative side and instead try to remember that over the same period the number of people reading for displeasure has almost quadrupled.
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A much needed timeline cleanse, spotted this fellow on a London bus a few days ago ☺️
Have a good evening 🙏
Have a good evening 🙏
December 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
A much needed timeline cleanse, spotted this fellow on a London bus a few days ago ☺️
Have a good evening 🙏
Have a good evening 🙏
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RIP Martin Parr. Such sad news. This affectionate profile of the brilliant photographer is still on iPlayer if you haven’t seen it yet
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I Am Martin Parr
Discover the maverick behind some of the most iconic images of the past century on an intimate and exclusive road trip with a photographer whose work has revolutionised contemporary photography.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
RIP Martin Parr. Such sad news. This affectionate profile of the brilliant photographer is still on iPlayer if you haven’t seen it yet
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Even as our politicians and media fuel division, people across Britain are showing that hope and unity are stronger.
This is just one of many stories of people standing up for what’s right. 💥
Share yours below! #Hopecore
This is just one of many stories of people standing up for what’s right. 💥
Share yours below! #Hopecore
‘Brummies united against racism’: poster campaign takes on the far right
A message of neighbourly solidarity is thriving in Birmingham against a backdrop of racist intimidation
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December 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Even as our politicians and media fuel division, people across Britain are showing that hope and unity are stronger.
This is just one of many stories of people standing up for what’s right. 💥
Share yours below! #Hopecore
This is just one of many stories of people standing up for what’s right. 💥
Share yours below! #Hopecore
Tenants unite! - This is why landlords need regulation and enforcement of regulation
In the face of fear and oppression, our greatest strength lies in unity. Despite being broken and humiliated, residents of a Chicago apartment building rise together, finding power through their struggle.
December 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Tenants unite! - This is why landlords need regulation and enforcement of regulation
Respect
Former Dulwich pupil says Farage told him: ‘That’s the way back to Africa’ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Former Dulwich pupil says Farage told him: ‘That’s the way back to Africa’
Exclusive: Yinka Bankole says he felt compelled to speak out after Reform leader’s attempts to ‘dismiss’ hurt of alleged targets
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December 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Respect
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What is it like to find a fake video of yourself promoting supplements on TikTok?
A Full Fact investigation, published exclusively by @theguardian.com, reveals how wellness products are being endorsed on social media by fake AI versions of real experts.
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A Full Fact investigation, published exclusively by @theguardian.com, reveals how wellness products are being endorsed on social media by fake AI versions of real experts.
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AI deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation on social media
Hundreds of videos on TikTok and elsewhere impersonate experts to sell supplements with unproven effects
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December 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
What is it like to find a fake video of yourself promoting supplements on TikTok?
A Full Fact investigation, published exclusively by @theguardian.com, reveals how wellness products are being endorsed on social media by fake AI versions of real experts.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
A Full Fact investigation, published exclusively by @theguardian.com, reveals how wellness products are being endorsed on social media by fake AI versions of real experts.
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A new electric ferry for Londoners.
"After being progressively phased into operation, the 150-passenger boat, with capacity for 100 bicycles, will cross the river every 10 minutes from each side on weekdays and every 15 minutes on weekends."
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"After being progressively phased into operation, the 150-passenger boat, with capacity for 100 bicycles, will cross the river every 10 minutes from each side on weekdays and every 15 minutes on weekends."
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Electric ferry brings zero-emission travel to the River Thames
The Orbit Clipper will carry passengers between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe every 10 minutes.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A new electric ferry for Londoners.
"After being progressively phased into operation, the 150-passenger boat, with capacity for 100 bicycles, will cross the river every 10 minutes from each side on weekdays and every 15 minutes on weekends."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"After being progressively phased into operation, the 150-passenger boat, with capacity for 100 bicycles, will cross the river every 10 minutes from each side on weekdays and every 15 minutes on weekends."
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Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries, study finds. @swinda.bsky.social
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
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That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
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December 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries, study finds. @swinda.bsky.social
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
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That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
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@bbcstever.bsky.social at 8pm tomorrow then @BBCSounds joins Anna Foster, FOOC presenter Kate Aidie, Jeremy Bowen, to celebrate what *only* the BBC does, From Our Own Correspondent at 70. Happy birthday!
BBC Radio 4 - From Our Own Correspondent, From Our Own Correspondent at 70
Anna Foster and guests celebrate seventy years of ‘From Our Own Correspondent’.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM
@bbcstever.bsky.social at 8pm tomorrow then @BBCSounds joins Anna Foster, FOOC presenter Kate Aidie, Jeremy Bowen, to celebrate what *only* the BBC does, From Our Own Correspondent at 70. Happy birthday!
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December 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Behold: The Big Napper, King of All Naps.
December 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Behold: The Big Napper, King of All Naps.
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1. America is not at war in the Caribbean. 2. The “fog of war”, as Robert McNamara came to realize after the Vietnam war, is precisely the reason why you don’t let loose unrestricted violence in zones where you don’t know whether or not people are combatants. www.ft.com/content/5566...
Pete Hegseth invokes ‘fog of war’ as backlash grows over strikes on boats
US defence secretary defends legality of US attacks on alleged drug smugglers in Caribbean
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December 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1. America is not at war in the Caribbean. 2. The “fog of war”, as Robert McNamara came to realize after the Vietnam war, is precisely the reason why you don’t let loose unrestricted violence in zones where you don’t know whether or not people are combatants. www.ft.com/content/5566...