Very interesting conversation between @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @carolecadwalla.bsky.social. Well with a watch / listen. youtube.com/watch?v=43m0...

🔴 Nigel Farage Paid by Trump Crypto Adviser Who Worked With Russia Operative Paul Manafort The Reform UK leader received payment from David Bailey, who collaborated with the convicted fraudster behind the Trump-Russia 🔗 https://bylinetimes.com/2026/01/15/nigel-farage-paid-by-trump-crypto-advise…

The cleanest, greenest, cheapest energy you can possibly have is the energy you don't need to use

A predatory class, which demands not just the shirt off your back, but the skin as well. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I just signed this petition to make 2026 the year big water polluters are finally made to clean up their act. Will you take 2 minutes to join me and demand the government puts clean water over corporate profit? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/mak...

I don't know how anyone in the UK can see what's happening in the US and then still want to vote for Farage

🚨Thames Water is on the brink of collapse. 🙋We asked its customers what should happen next. 54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector. Read the full results here.

It would be much worse under Reform or the Tories. But, not nearly good enough by Labour. If we're going to realise the changes we need, we need to start voting for those who will deliver for our environment and the people. Vote @greenparty.org.uk @scottishgreens.org @greenpartyni.org

We’re leaving X. Not for clicks. Not for politics. For safety, democracy and basic responsibility. We won’t stay on a platform that fails children, enables deepfake abuse and fuels disinformation. But this is not an exit from the conversation. It’s a move to better spaces. Come with us. 1/2

Midnight Diner available on Netflix is beautiful, haunting, affecting. Subtitles not dubbing. Poetry of the city from a great Japanese director. www.netflix.com/watch/80113542

Reform told you reducing council tax was easy. They just had to slash Woke policies, and a billion or two would be saved. They wouldn't even need to close care services. They promise you that. And then every single Reform-led council cut care services and increased council tax.

Walking in the winter sun and thinking. Thinking what a wonderful world we live in. It's a real paradise. But imagine how much better it would be if we stopped letting the least moral, ethical, and greedy taker power and ruin everything. It's time for us all to #StopLettingShitRise2theTop.

I just signed the campaign calling to say NO chlorinated chicken on our supermarket shelves! Will you do the same??? act.38degrees.org.uk/act/commit-t...

Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.

Describing Trump’s regime as 1930’s Germany and the Gestapo does not feel a stretch right now.….and let’s not forget our very own mini-me and ardent Trump supporter Farage.

"We feel like cattle prodded into colluding with system that prizes exam performance above all else, for sake of school results & international league tables?" Yes. Policy @greenparty.org.uk - abolish Sats, abolish Oftsed, make education for life not just exams www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

Behind the import of Australian beef to the UK, huge amounts of animal suffering #AnimalWelfare #TradePolicy www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

If you don’t think misogyny is a huge part of MAGA and Trump ever since Bannon activated the ‘monster energy’ of Gamergate against Hillary Clinton, think again. As in Putin’s Russia, the desire to dominate, subjugate and kill women is the key psychopathology of Trumpism

"City of London firms have been lobbying against a return to Brussels rules" Well, of course. The #FinancialSector, a threat to the security of us all www.ft.com/content/8d9a...

UK revenues at Elon Musk’s X fell by almost 60% in a year as advertisers pulled their spending over concerns about the social media platform’s content www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy a bigger voice in politics. Add your name to ‪@electoralreform.bsky.social‬'s call to put a cap on how much they can donate in the #ElectionsBill action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/179420/...

Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy a bigger voice in politics. Add your name to ‪@electoralreform.bsky.social‬'s call to put a cap on how much they can donate in the #ElectionsBill action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/179420/...

I've just sent an email to the Premier League ([email protected]) asking that they consider moving from X, given the immoral, unethical, and illegal content that's being pushed as 'free speech'. I've also asked that they suggest the clubs in their league do the same. We need to protect fans.

History doesn’t always collapse. Sometimes it erodes. Here’s a thread detailing how we got here... After WWII, many countries deliberately built security and shared prosperity: NHS (1948), welfare states, mass social housing, full employment, Bretton Woods institutions. This was policy, not luck.

NEW: A mass propaganda event is about to engulf the US news cycle and what, if anything, survives it will be a lesson for our times. But it’s what the rest of the world does now that’s key. When someone tells you who they are, believe them. broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-threat...

Richard Murphy looks forward to 2026... youtube.com/watch?v=KirS...

Chatted to my great uncle yesterday – a northern, working-class guy, not that political. I told him my job involved exposing Farage. His first question was: “who funds him?” Investigations into Farage’s donors can have a major impact on Reform’s support – as this research has already shown 👇

Sunset strollers, Isle of Rum from Laig Bay, Eigg #IsleofEigg #Scotland #SmallIsles www.damianshields.com

I've submitted my emails. I'd highly recommend doing the same and sharing widely. Our personal and service information in the hands of a company like Palantir is really not a good idea. Thank you.

The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software. Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS. You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir https://goodlaw.social/658abc

Zack Polanski, migration, the Greens, and an economics of care www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...

The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy. When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice. The result is demagoguery and corruption.

By 00:00:04 (i.e. 4 seconds after the bells) on New Year’s Day, a top-10 #billionaire has gained more wealth than the average UK worker earns in a year. That’s not aspiration. That’s extreme #inequality.

September, when summer lingers just long enough to say goodbye. This sunflower burned bright at the edge of autumn - a last echo of warmth before the quiet months ahead.

There has been some good news in 2025. Here's a summary... www.positive.news/society/what...

📢 This petition reflects what many of us already feel about Brexit’s impact. If you haven’t signed yet, here’s the link: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

Radicalisation is engineered... Millions of people haven’t “lost their minds”. They’ve been radicalised. Fear, grievance and identity have been deliberately amplified by powerful, immoral actors who profit when people are angry, divided and blaming each other instead of those at the top.

Shapeshifting. #Forest #ForestPhotography #TeutoburgerWald #Wander #Photography #NaturePhotography #Woodland #Lensball (what I’ve learned so far in the comments)

Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.

The Schoolmaster - a film sourced from the National Library of Scotland. It's a real blast from the past (1953) and set in Crieff, Perthshire. Well worth a watch. 🙂 #Scotland #History Full record for 'SCHOOLMASTER, the' (1672) - Moving Image Archive - catalogue share.google/ilIbjVZbiy16...

Fear, hate and the erosion of rights, freedoms, and living standards are being weaponised by immoral right-wing actors. They promise “order” while shifting power from the many to a greedy few. This isn’t saving #democracy, it’s hollowing it out. #Putin #Trump #Farage #NoToFascism

“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes. This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com

Best two pieces I’ve read today are by @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social (The other one precedes this in my feed.)

60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity. Top 10% earn more than the other 90%. They control govts, means of production; inflict civil strife, deaths; thwart possibilities of democracy. Tax the rich.

Word of the day, should you be feeling a little huffish, is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a love of solitude and the desire to be away from other people.

New Statesman reporting Reform politicians are avoiding head to head debates with me. Their lies come crumbling down when confronted with the truth. Let's keep building the movement to take on Reform: Join.greenparty.org.uk

Interesting, but very worrying, video that highlights the corruption of the Trump administration and the implications on European safety. youtube.com/watch?v=fkoL...

This should be a wake up call to Keir Starmer. Trump is not a reliable ally. Trump wants to weaken Europe and carve up Ukraine while cosying up to Putin. Britain and our allies in Europe must stand together against his threats and bullying.

Tax wealth, not work. 👍 youtube.com/shorts/j9qgP...