Heather B
@heatcb.bsky.social
📤 290
📥 1076
📝 780
Big fan of animals, sceptical of humans. From 🇬🇧 Lived in 🇲🇽 🇰🇪 Now in 🇦🇪
Get these penguins out of that hellhole. We wouldn’t put humans in a basement for 14 years so why do we think it is ok to put animals in such conditions?
add a skeleton here at some point
3 days ago
0
7
5
I am so gutted that the northern lights started showing up outside the Arctic Circle around the time I moved much closer to the equator.
3 days ago
1
2
0
Wow. The BBC could at least have bothered to spell the murder victims name correctly.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
loading . . .
British ex-soldier arrested over killing of Kenyan woman in 2012
Robert James Purkiss faces extradition over allegations he murdered Agnes Manjiru.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jrkyzn8dvo
7 days ago
0
0
0
Meanwhile the person responsible for this just scored a $1 TRILLION pay package. The world is broken.
add a skeleton here at some point
8 days ago
1
98
48
Sharing this just in case anyone is looking for a job and wants an insight into how the other half live
11 days ago
0
0
0
98% gosh she must be really popular with the people of Tanzania. I wonder why the opposition polled so badly. Oh yeah they weren’t even on the ballot papers.
add a skeleton here at some point
14 days ago
1
5
3
Does anyone actually find Microsoft CoPilot useful? It seems woeful to me but maybe I am missing something? 😳
15 days ago
0
0
0
reposted by
Heather B
Jeff Sharlet
16 days ago
Yes, Lord of the Rings is about how you must trust the “hard men.” Just as Narnia is about an evil lion. And the New Testament tells a tale of a wimp who wouldn’t fight back. Next week on “fascists read classics,” we’ll meet tech visionary George Orwell…
100
1844
495
Well Capita have such a great record I can’t see any issues arising here…
add a skeleton here at some point
21 days ago
0
2
1
reposted by
Heather B
RSPB Scotland
23 days ago
Berwick Bank could kill more birds than any other windfarm on Earth, devastating colonies of Gannets, Puffins and Kittiwakes off Scotland’s coast. 🚨 We support renewables, but not at catastrophic cost to seabirds already in crisis.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3JE...
loading . . .
Add your voice to a campaign to stop an offshore wind farm that threatens seabirds
YouTube video by RSPB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3JEwfaOZYA
4
101
56
On point
add a skeleton here at some point
29 days ago
0
3
0
This one hits hard as it’s a loss to all those who care about the natural world. What an icon.
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 month ago
0
1
0
reposted by
Heather B
Stella Creasy MP
about 2 months ago
It’s terrible when people try and impose a particular lifestyle on you and undermine society. But enough about Danny Kruger’s opposition to abortion, same sex marriage and human rights. Don’t let these jokers get away with it. Swipe left for the corrected version.
35
231
80
Oh cool. Now they change their position. That’s really helpful.
add a skeleton here at some point
about 2 months ago
0
1
0
reposted by
Heather B
Rachel Coldicutt
about 2 months ago
Suspect this New Statesman deep dive into the Tony Blair Institute makes the case that the correct "Economist descriptor" for the TBI is now "Oracle dealership" rather than "think tank"
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
loading . . .
Inside the Tony Blair Institute
Who really benefits from the former PM’s tech evangelism?
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2025/09/inside-the-tony-blair-institute
7
75
50
Bravissimo alla gente Italia
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
loading . . .
Clashes break out as Italians strike demanding action over Gaza
Tens of thousands turn out and tensions erupt around Milan's main station where 60 police are reported hurt.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1jz8rdypw4o
about 2 months ago
0
1
0
reposted by
Heather B
Jonathan Portes
about 2 months ago
Any journalist quoting this absurd, invented £234 billion number cited by Farage/Reform should make absolutely clear that it has been withdrawn by *its own authors* (the Centre for Policy Studies) after they admitted it contained several major errors (1/3)
50
1199
643
This is unspeakably bleak. ChatGPT has been around 5 minutes and humans already forgot how to human.
add a skeleton here at some point
about 2 months ago
0
3
1
reposted by
Heather B
Liam Thorp
about 2 months ago
I have rarely seen such unadulterated bollocks. I loved Twitter, it was so important for my job. Then a mad megalomaniac took it over and made it so no one would see my posts unless I paid him money - and even if I did that I would be submerged in nazi hate. But yeah this is our fault.
add a skeleton here at some point
55
1886
316
And you get the added bonus of not having to make eye contact with other humans because hey who needs to connect with their fellow humans and have a functioning society when we can have Meta AI glasses 🤓 🤦♀️
add a skeleton here at some point
about 2 months ago
0
10
5
reposted by
Heather B
Ed Davey
about 2 months ago
Right now, Donald Trump is at a lavish banquet at Windsor Castle, while in Gaza a genocide is unfolding. He alone can stop the assault on Gaza City, end the aid blockade and secure the release of hostages - Keir Starmer must make that clear to him before this visit ends.
loading . . .
32
678
227
reposted by
Heather B
Ed Davey
2 months ago
I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday. As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
346
7006
2059
A Sikh woman was raped in broad daylight by the far right but I’m seeing practically zero coverage of this in the mainstream media & certainly no comment from those protesting outside hotels housing asylum seekers. It’s almost like none of this started because of female safety concerns after all
2 months ago
0
0
0
Why do people look at this and see it as a good thing? Unless you’re independently massively wealthy you are one nasty accident away from disability benefits. These benefits exist for a reason. You are not poor because of people being sick and needing a support structure.
add a skeleton here at some point
2 months ago
2
13
6
reposted by
Heather B
The Guardian
2 months ago
How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI to seem smart
loading . . .
How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI to seem smart
Contracted AI raters describe grueling deadlines, poor pay and opacity around work to make chatbots intelligent
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/11/google-gemini-ai-training-humans?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1757593259
7
113
80
I for one am shocked that Peter Mandelson turned out to be a dirtbag. This has come out of the blue. Nothing in his past would have indicated this.
2 months ago
0
0
0
reposted by
Heather B
Marie Le Conte
2 months ago
only around a decade to go until another PM thinks "I know, I should hire Peter Mandelson"
33
1121
166
reposted by
Heather B
The Guardian
2 months ago
‘It’s better than plastic and cheaper’: 20 sustainable swaps that worked (and saved you money)
loading . . .
‘It’s better than plastic and cheaper’: 20 sustainable swaps that worked (and saved you money)
From a metal dustpan and solid shampoo to refillable deodorant and organic veg boxes, these are the eco-friendly changes readers stuck with
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2025/sep/09/sustainable-swaps-that-worked-readers?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1757469115
3
77
28
Please share and sign. The Ruto Government in Kenya have illegally hijacked Karua Forest in order to siphon off the profits and build on the land:
chng.it/tGxkxvcNFz
loading . . .
Sign the Petition
Save the People's Forest: Karura Forest
https://chng.it/tGxkxvcNFz
2 months ago
0
0
0
This being no-surprise-to-anyone should not mean that this diabolical, corrupt human being we were unlucky enough to call our Prime Minister, evades facing any consequences
add a skeleton here at some point
2 months ago
0
0
0
reposted by
Heather B
George Monbiot
2 months ago
This is infuriating. What is the point of a Marine Protected Area if trawlers are allowed to keep ploughing it? Yet again, the government has succumbed to commercial lobbying.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
loading . . .
Bottom trawling to continue in English protected waters, government rules
Defra says blanket ban on ‘destructive’ fishing practice disproportionate as MPs urge minister to reconsider
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/09/bottom-trawling-to-continue-in-english-protected-waters-government-rules
89
2437
1072
reposted by
Heather B
Marisa Kabas
2 months ago
every birthday message to epstein is like "dear jeff, you're so rich and so handsome but probably the thing about you i love most is that you're a prolific child predator. never change <3"
add a skeleton here at some point
102
10754
2500
His communications strategy is BANGING 💥
add a skeleton here at some point
2 months ago
0
0
0
reposted by
Heather B
Adam Bienkov
2 months ago
This is an absurd misuse of laws designed to tackle terrorism and an insane waste of a resource-starved criminal justice system. There were obviously not 900 terrorists wandering through central London on Saturday and it's utterly ridiculous to act as if there were
add a skeleton here at some point
42
802
282
Did not need to see this story the night before my cats are flown out of Kenya to their new home in a new country! Please let this not happen to my kits!
add a skeleton here at some point
2 months ago
0
0
1
reposted by
Heather B
Marina Purkiss
2 months ago
What utter dickheads we are… Rayner fought for workers: sick pay, maternity rights, protection from unfair dismissal Farage and his MPs voted it down Rayner gets binned over £40k in stamp duty Farage dodges £44k, shrugs & strolls on The mega wealthy win again.
157
2736
1117
reposted by
Heather B
The Guardian
2 months ago
Ingredient red flags: how to spot the chemicals to avoid in food, kitchenware and cosmetics
loading . . .
Ingredient red flags: how to spot the chemicals to avoid in food, kitchenware and cosmetics
Should your makeup be fragrance-free? Is it time to purge your kitchen of plastic? Are all food dyes dangerous? These are the everyday ingredients that could be harming your health
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/sep/06/how-spot-chemicals-avoid-food-kitchenware-cosmetics?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1757133733
3
98
23
This (and the cost of this plastic uniform) is the source of much of my fury at the moment. It’s insane that we know how harmful these fabrics are yet persistent to force a generation of children to wear them daily.
add a skeleton here at some point
2 months ago
0
1
0
Can someone please, please build alternatives to Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. Indeed Signal is a great alternative to WhatsApp but for the fact no one uses it.
add a skeleton here at some point
2 months ago
0
0
0
reposted by
Heather B
Josiah Mortimer
2 months ago
So how many front pages do we think this story will be on tomorrow?
add a skeleton here at some point
19
334
163
And made a mistake in the process of trying to secure her disabled child’s future. This just feels very sad and a win for the grubby gutter press.
add a skeleton here at some point
2 months ago
0
1
0
reposted by
Heather B
James O’Brien
2 months ago
It seems unlikely that the richest men in the world are so worried about footing the bill for decent regulation of the online space that they’ve signed up pliant politicians to invent a non-existent ‘free speech crisis’. Until you remember just how greedy you have to be to become that rich…
40
2081
451
Good god. What is happening in the uk?!
add a skeleton here at some point
2 months ago
1
1
0
reposted by
Heather B
Sascha O'Sullivan
2 months ago
Oh sure, get three men to write about a woman going through a traumatic birth and what she did with the compensation as though she is stealing from her own child. That seems totally normal and fine
5
76
26
If this is not illegal this should be illegal
add a skeleton here at some point
2 months ago
0
2
0
I’m calling it. Humans are doomed. We are extremely dumb.
add a skeleton here at some point
2 months ago
1
2
0
reposted by
Heather B
Dr Jo Swabe
2 months ago
On 30th July,
@efsa.europa.eu
published its damning scientific opinion on the welfare of animals on fur farms. In this OpEd, I argue why the
@ec.europa.eu
must now act to relegate this cruel and unnecessary industry to the annals of history.
www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...
loading . . .
Science Leaves no Doubt: The Commission Must Close the Door on Fur Farming - Euractiv
While most of Europe was already off holidaying, the European Food Safety Authority quietly released its long-awaited scientific opinion on the welfare of mink, foxes, raccoon dogs and chinchillas kep...
https://www.euractiv.com/section/eet/opinion/science-leaves-no-doubt-the-commission-must-close-the-door-on-fur-farming/
0
32
10
Cool to see the U.K. returning to the Middle Ages. Ah the good old days of the feudal system, when quality of life was oh so high.
add a skeleton here at some point
2 months ago
0
0
0
reposted by
Heather B
Adam Schwarz
2 months ago
Sickening footage from Nuneaton tonight, where a Sky News interview with a local businessman was disrupted by racists hurling abuse. Another local said, "Warwickshire Council Council has gone to Reform... It's given certain people a licence to be aggressive and racist."
loading . . .
115
802
458
reposted by
Heather B
Al Jazeera English
2 months ago
Israel murders journalists. Keep their voices alive.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
loading . . .
12
614
314
Load more
feeds!
log in