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Sharon @shazbot42.bsky.social · 11h

An estimated 100 MILLION (yes u read that right) sharks killed globally each yr…not including Rays. Most just for fins FFS humans are a bit shit.
Pls sign
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Stop International Trade of Whale Sharks, Oceanic Whitetip Sharks, and Manta and Devil Rays

Add your name today to support greater regulations and protections for vulnerable sharks and rays.

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Sharon @shazbot42.bsky.social · 12h

Well we need you more than you need us I imagine, I think I read something recently about the amount of resources (and income from them) that Scotland has, but we like to pretend England subsidises you. Esp post Brexshit, you guys oughta get back in the EU and leave us to flounder in Reform-ness 😭

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Sharon @shazbot42.bsky.social · 12h

Save Squirrel Nutkin, poor wee things becoming endangered.
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Save Our Red Squirrels: Enforce Protections & Prioritise Habitat in UK Woodlands

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

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Sharon @shazbot42.bsky.social · 2d

Not at all Big Brother.
@libertyhq.bsky.social are talking a lot about the rolling out of this tech without much in the way of guardrails.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hammersmith and Fulham to introduce AI in its CCTV cameras

The cabinet paper also recommended drones be introduced as an enforcement aids, subject to approval.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Sharon @shazbot42.bsky.social · 3d

Tbf speaking as a northerner I don’t feel particularly connected to Westminster. Last time there was a referendum in Scotland I saw a few posts asking if the north of England could come with you 😜. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Sharon @shazbot42.bsky.social · 3d

Apologies, no offence intended. I have heard that Reform are sadly polling well in Scotland too, so I assume you folks are also getting bombarded with negative messaging. Is the SNP keeping some integrity and not falling for the reform BS? I do hope so.

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Sharon @shazbot42.bsky.social · 3d

Tell Japan: shut down the ivory market, save elephant lives. action.eko.org/a/japan-ivor...

Tell Japan: Shut down the ivory market.

Every year, tens of thousands of elephants are butchered for their tusks despite a global ivory ban -- and Japan’s massive domestic market remains one of the main drivers.But we have a once-in-a-gener

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Sharon @shazbot42.bsky.social · 3d

And Shabana Mahmood is talking about giving the police powers to ‘crack down’ on these repeated protests…so much for the support of the Palestinian people that she has vocalised in the past. We are getting frighteningly authoritarian 💔

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Sharon @shazbot42.bsky.social · 3d

Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · 4d

The Convention on Human Rights is one of the greatest achievements of European civilisation following one of its greatest tragedies. To join Russia in leaving it would be one of the biggest acts of national self-sabotage in history and have zero positive consequences www.bbc.com/news/article...

UK will leave ECHR if Tories win election, Badenoch says

The European Convention on Human Rights has become a focal point in debates around changing immigration policy.

www.bbc.com

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Sharon @shazbot42.bsky.social · 3d

Everyone is singing from the Reform song-book, I’ve only seen the Greens actually speaking out against this sort of bullshit! A bit like Brexit we shall key our own car.

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Sharon @shazbot42.bsky.social · 3d

Why are we building a future that nobody wants, just so some rich tech bros can get richer?
Just curious, cos this shit is not ok.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=o1n9...

The Information Apocalypse Has Arrived

YouTube video by Novara Media

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Sharon @shazbot42.bsky.social · 3d

100% this is a 1930’s revival and all mainstream media is complicit.

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Sharon @shazbot42.bsky.social · 5d

I think this is the first Party Conference speech I’ve ever bothered to listen to in full.
Go @zackpolanski.bsky.social really loving your zeal, clarity and stance for social justice.
www.youtube.com/live/TZx9Vng...

Leader's Speech - Zack Polanski at Green Party Conference 2025

YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales

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Sharon @shazbot42.bsky.social · 5d

Go @zackpolanski.bsky.social i am loving the bold, confident socialist stance of the @greenparty.org.uk these days.
Go Greens💚💚💚

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 5d

Loud applause for @zackpolanski.bsky.social at the Green Party Conference:
“You cannot be an effective environmentalist without talking about the deep inequality in our society.”

Sharon @shazbot42.bsky.social · 5d

Strip that woman of her peerage and let’s strip her of all her family assets while we are at it, while others wondered what they could do to help in a pandemic her first thought was ’how can I monetise this’.
www.change.org/p/strip-mich...

Sign the Petition

Strip Michelle Mone of her peerage

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Sharon @shazbot42.bsky.social · 5d

Take all her assets and pop her in prison with the rest of the PPE fraudsters…looking at you 👀 ‘most of last Tory govt’

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Sharon @shazbot42.bsky.social · 6d

TAKE UP SPACE!
It’s National Poetry Day, so here is the delight that is Vanessa Kisuule (j’adore 😍) and a fabulous call for women to ‘TAKE Up SPACE!’
youtu.be/B72_O9D4jNg?...

Take Up Space by Vanessa Kisuule - BBC iPlayer Exclusive

YouTube video by BBC

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Sharon @shazbot42.bsky.social · 6d

The bit that struck me when I saw this headline was the idea that the Met racism and misogyny was hidden! FFS have a always been, will always be unless something serious changes.

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MC Squared @mcsquared.bsky.social · 6d

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Sharon @shazbot42.bsky.social · 6d

We definitely need to fight with all our might against the far right who are happy to use ‘women’s safety’ as an excuse for their racism…esp when so many protesting migrant hostels are men who have violently attacked women!

Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 6d

Reform have been exploiting women’s safety to attack migrants, so we’ve come to Downing Street to take a stand.

Take action ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/d82509