What I dream of in 2026: - ME orgs to represent Severe ME - PIP to be doubled for everyone with Moderate or worse ME/LC - Public tribunal into the sustained mishandling of ME - £100k compensation to everyone impacted by this - Proper research funding All ME/LC orgs should be working towards this

If you want to help nature in 2026, why not donate to help the Wildlife Trusts purchase – and protect – a huge chunk of Northumberland? www.wildlifetrusts.org/appeals/roth...

A letter to The Guardian by Dean Weston, Essex If you really care about animals, stop eating them | Letters www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Hugely disappointed that @economist.com gave this terrible book a good write up. Leaving aside where it was just plain wrong (suggesting non-health consequences of public health measures had not been considered) it wilfully ignores how policymakers lacking evidence feared it could've been much worse

Winter floods wreak havoc on Gaza displacement camps as Israel blocks aid https://aje.io/nu8pwm

Worth remembering that in the UK & all high-income countries, far more cereals are fed to livestock than directly consumed by humans - adding much inefficiency to food systems. Shifts towards more plant-based diets are essential for food security - see bsky.app/profile/geof...

‘PENGUINS starved en masse’ 💔😞 Reminder: the leading driver of biodiversity loss & ocean dead zones is animal agriculture. Please, if you care enough to act, start learning to live vegan ⚖️ #Veganuary veganuary.com challenge22.com HowDoIGoVegan.com

“Mum, dad, what did you do when CO2 levels were higher than they’d been in millions of years? When the world was hotter than it’d been in 125,000 years? When scientists warned of 3C by 2050, & risk assessors said this would cause societal collapse & kill 4 billion people?”

#FungiFriday I just found this!

We need screening for the entire population to see how much damage has occurred in everyone from repeated infections.

My letter in @thetimes.com today: what is the economy for? #PublicHealth #Wellbeing #Environment #Inequality

"raises questions about the UK’s compliance with international human rights laws" Ffs, this is a 'Labour' government, lead by a former human rights lawyer.

Green Party's @zackpolanski.bsky.social's Christmas Day message: Replace the expensive cruelty of Britain's refugee policy with more kindness. Many people are losing their minds over this. Donate here @calaisappeal.bsky.social www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog... www.youtube.com/watch?v=lopM...

This gives me real hope. In the last 24 hours you've donated over £20k to @calaisappeal.bsky.social Please do watch my Christmas message here: youtu.be/lopMMkz0law?... and donate here: www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...

We met our initial fundraising goal within a week and we’re zeroing in on our stretch goal of £5k (82% of the way there!) So much of James’ life is very lonely these days and I know it’s meant so much to him to know so many have chipped in (I’ve relayed to him what I can).

🇹🇭 An elusive wild cat long feared extinct in Thailand has been rediscovered three decades after the last recorded sighting, conservation authorities and an NGO said Friday. ➡️ u.afp.com/S8Wc

7/12 Marine life returns England's coastline has seen bottlenose dolphins calving for the first time in decades and grey seal populations hitting record numbers. Greece's Mediterranean monk seals off the 'critically endangered' list. Humpbacks off Australia’s coast now exceed pre-whaling numbers.

Thanks again to Zack for showing truth and kindness

Green Party's @zackpolanski.bsky.social's Christmas Day message: Replace the expensive cruelty of Britain's refugee policy with more kindness. Many people are losing their minds over this. Donate here @calaisappeal.bsky.social www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog... www.youtube.com/watch?v=lopM...

"A charity single has topped the UK Christmas charts in an attempt to raise funds for families in #Gaza. Filmed in the Strip and occupied East Jerusalem, “Lullaby” reimagines a traditional resistance song. And within the week, it's become the most downloaded song.' m.youtube.com/watch?v=m-aS...

I find it interesting that once again a lot of the MSM aren’t showing many articles on the church condemning Christian nationalism. www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...

🎙️ By recording low-amplitude and close-range calls, this study reveals a more complete view of crow communication & social complexity in the wild, and opens doors for understanding how complex species coordinate and cooperate. Learn more about the project: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mip... (4/4)

Vuubeli's best moments is here! He was first highlighted BRW of 2025 who had AMAZING CATCHY RHYTHMS! Cant wait what 2026 brings! #birds #birdart #Flackoweasel #blythsreedwarbler #acrocephalusdumetorum

Christmas can be a difficult time for people with chronic illness. Thinking of everyone with severe #MECFS and #LongCovid, particularly those who are living alone or isolated in darkened rooms.

As we *checks notes* celebrate the birth of a child to a family of Palestinian / Nazarene / Galilean / Judean / Israeli refugees, and the kindness in which they were given safe refuge. Happy Christmas everyone*. Let's try to be kind eh? *Literally everyone. bsky.app/profile/zack...

The climate crisis is accelerating - 2025 looks set to become UK’s hottest year on record. Good to see focus on importance of resilience on #r4today- pls take a moment to sign petition calling on Govt to introduce a fully funded national climate adaptation plan petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Matthew Bowles works for the IEA. Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco. Times up. Merry Christmas! Join.greenparty.org.uk

Bob and I were among the hundreds of researchers that were supposed to conduct the 6th U.S. National Climate Assessment. Now it looks like they're gonna produce it with a few people and Grok? Communities need rigorous and accurate information about climate change. This will put communities at risk.

Zuhrah is in a critical condition, now on day 50 of her hunger strike she could die aged only 20. In 1981, Irish republican Martin Hurson died on day 46. The government has refused to engage & reverse the decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.

FOURTH White-tailed Eagle disappears - RSPB offers reward for information leading to a conviction for this one or any of the other three. New blog ⬇️⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/19/f...

Manchester Guardian leader, September 11 1908: 'We cannot understand to what practical use a flying machine that is heavier than air can be put.'

Donald Trump has made it his explicit policy to interfere in European politics and ‘cultivate resistance’ in the UK and elsewhere. The government should include the US administration in the scope of its investigation.

Horrifying glimpse into a possible future of the scientific information ecosystem. Fake papers cited dozens of times in real journals, and indexed in our most commonly used databases -- As this grows, it could become a corruption of the literature impossible to undo. 1/2 #academicsky 🧠🟦

Yeah porn is great but have you ever

Bees have eye hairs that shield them from pollen. This image was taken with my Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM macro lens and a Raynox DCR-250 (2.5x). #naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #macrophotography #macro #eastcoastkin #bees #photography

The manipulation of the Epstein files by the Trump administration to falsely implicate political rivals is not only extraordinarily malevolent — it’s also extraordinarily inept. Surely some kind of crime is being committed here by the DOJ

“As well as being the figureheads of their respective Brexit campaigns, Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson share another thing in common: as Russia launched its first phase of war against Ukraine in 2014, they both blamed the EU for the conflict” ⁦‪⁩ bylinetimes.com/2025/12/02/b...

The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.

With a new line up and produced by LeRoy Hutson over on Curtis Mayfield's Curtom label, this isn't Northern Soul, but it's gorgeous with a positive message in hard times. Things Will Be Better Tomorrow might not be true, but it's nice to hear it. 4/4 #RareGroove www.youtube.com/watch?v=cat3...

Another one for dancefloors, or just a mood lifter to start the day, The Natural Four were masters of the slightly psychedelic and genius vocal harmonies. 3/4 #SoulSky #MusicSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgLm...

I've been on a Natural Four trip. I have their classic 2nd album but their early stuff used to be harder to find. Some of these early 7" original #vinyl go for £££big money. 2 minutes of uptempo funk perfection. 🧵2/4 #NowSpinning www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIuh...

Endorsed by the likes of @carolinelucas.bsky.social, Feargal Sharkey, Paul Whitehouse, Jim Murray (interview clips below), and supported by local heroes Brighton Energy Co-op, @bhesco.bsky.social @cren1.bsky.social @ovesco.bsky.social The BrandB Facebook page www.facebook.com/brandbradio

On 27th Nov leading experts briefed an audience of 1,200 politicians & leaders from business, culture, faith, sport and media on the projected impacts of climate breakdown. Should be briefing be televised nationally? Sign the open letter if you think yes 🖊️ www.nebriefing.org

There's a startup radio station from #Brighton crowdfunding to deliver music, environmental action, and an antidote to #ClimateAnxiety. Sounds like a great combination to me. Please share & chip in. >> www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/launch-bra... << #Sussex #ClimateAction www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtXL...

Eight Palestine Action activists are being left to die in prison – all without even facing trial. We must force the government to act, before it’s too late ⬇️ https://goodlaw.social/3e3320

There's a startup radio station from #Brighton crowdfunding to deliver music, environmental action, and an antidote to #ClimateAnxiety. Sounds like a great combination to me. Please share & chip in. >> www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/launch-bra... << #Sussex #ClimateAction www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtXL...

I am convinced in the future we will look back and realise the sheer unimaginable folly of letting a virus that can cause immune dysregulation and cognitive dysfunction in humans infect and re-infect the global population over and over again. Worse still, that we encouraged it.

Hey there's a lot of mad shit going on in the world. Need a pick me up? I've got you. How about some #NorthernSoul bangers? First up, complete with mad soul wail intro, it's the first recording by The Natural Four, 1969. 🧵1/4 #Soul #TuneOfTheDay www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETC9...