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STEPHEN JAMES
6 months ago
Find the beauty anywhere you can. Let it sustain you for a day, an hour, even a minute. Because that's all we really have.
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Andrew Sharpe ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ|๐ช๐บ
6 months ago
So let me get this right: the British Government wants to raise taxes and spend more on "defence" so it can send fighter jets to defend genocidal Middle Eastern governments when they preemptively attack their neighbours, and those neighbours retaliate?
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ShropshireGreenMan
6 months ago
BBC Newswatch desperately trying to justify their excessive exposure of ReformUK today, but every argument only supports the complaints. Of course, their support will grow if the other parties don't even get the airtime to promote their own policies! Absolutely outrageous bias from the BBC. ๐ก
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Jolyon Maugham KC
6 months ago
Shrink from it? He can hardly wait to deliver for his investors.
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Rylan
6 months ago
By Israel logic; does this not give licence for EU & the UK to bomb indiscriminately into Tel Aviv to retrieve the hostages?
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Caroline Lucas
6 months ago
Which makes governmentโs refusal to even consider it all the more reckless
@weownit.org.uk
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Public ownership of Englandโs water companies could cost close to zero, says thinktank
Exclusive: Common Wealth report argues debt, pollution and underinvestment justify process known as special administration
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/09/water-companies-public-ownership-could-cost-close-to-zero-says-common-wealth-thinktank?utm_term=68465fc428d9fb82d1164b9b749e2ce2&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUK_email
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Mariana Mazzucato
6 months ago
David Attenborough's
#OceanFilm
reminds us that our oceans are intricately connected to all life on Earth. As the final report of GCEW shows, we must govern the entire hydrological cycleโfrom oceans to soilโas a global common good. An economics of water must recognise these planetary connections.
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The Economics of Water - Valuing the Hydrological Cycle as a Global Common Good
Water is essential for life. It moves in complex, often invisible ways, all around us. And this water is under threat.
https://watercommission.org/
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Alan Wardrop
6 months ago
Unless the most recent position updates were wrong (they wonโt have been) I donโt believe Madleen could have reached Israeli waters by the time she was boarded. In which case this is an act of piracy on a British vessel.
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
please raise in HoC and with PM directly.
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Ahhhhh
6 months ago
Update from the Madleen Freedom Flotilla
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Kon Karapanagiotidis
6 months ago
#freedomflotilla
#madleen
#gaza
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#greta
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Andrea Junker
7 months ago
Theyโre not behaving as if theyโre in a four-year term. Theyโre behaving as if theyโre in an everlasting dictatorship. Are we all clear on this?
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Puck Arks
6 months ago
The new link to track Madleen. please circulate it all over the internet so ALL EYES stay on MADLEEN.
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LiveTrack creates a real-time view of your location during an activity, so friends and family can follow along.
https://live.garmin.com/session/b2e08860-265e-8540-9877-8a235f2aa201/token/9219F8EFFEADE8C2F2431E7E4EB3BCE4
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Andrew Sharpe ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ|๐ช๐บ
8 months ago
"It is down to Britainโs reliance on gas". Again,
@theguardian.com
, you mean England's reliance on gas. With Westminster setting prices for Scotland based on England's energy reliance, we pay far more than is necessary.
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Why the UKโs electricity costs are so high โ and what can be done about it
From nationalising gas plants to boosting renewables, how soaring prices could be tackled
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/20/why-the-uks-electricity-costs-are-so-high-and-what-can-be-done-about-it
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Bylines Network
8 months ago
A brand new piece on Starmerโs refusal to consider rejoining the EU and what MPs really think about this. /2
#TruthToPower
@sussexbylines.co.uk
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Why the โred linesโ, Keir Starmer? We should rejoin the EU, say MPs
Despite Trump's tariffs, No.10 is still opposed to joining a customs union
https://sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/why-the-red-lines-keir-starmer-we-should-rejoin-the-eu-say-mps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-the-red-lines-keir-starmer-we-should-rejoin-the-eu-say-mps
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Secular Talk
8 months ago
Disgraceful
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8 months ago
Yup. Scotland produces the cheapest electricity in Europe, yet pays the very high electricity bills that the UK decides. Scotland is subsidising England's electricity bills.
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Colin Dunn ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
8 months ago
A tactic used by unionists on twitter for many years, and now becoming much more common on BlueSky, is for them to tie up indy supporters in pointless hair-splitting arguments. It's a waste of our valuable campaigning time. Resist the impulse to do it. If you manage this, tell me how.
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Phillips OBrien
8 months ago
Wow--the collapse of Europeans visiting the USA in one search. Mid June is usually one of the busiest and most expensive times of the year to travel from London to New York. I just went and did a search, and economy fares are widely available for fewer than ยฃ400.
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Les Blair
8 months ago
#ScottishIndependence
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)
8 months ago
April 16, 2025
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In El Salvador today, authorities denied Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) a meeting or a phone call with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man the Trump regime sent by โadministrative errorโ to the terrorist p...
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-16-2025
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Talking-up Scotland
8 months ago
Repeated again as BBC Scotland link the privately-owned and neglected Ardrossan Harbour to the Scottish Government:
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Why should we, the Scottish taxpayer, pay for the upgrade to Ardrossan dock, fully owned and neglected by a Manchester billionaire tax exile ?
The Ardrossan to Arran dock Image: secretlondon123, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order โฆ
https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/02/11/why-should-we-the-scottish-taxpayer-pay-for-the-upgrade-to-ardrossan-dock-fully-owned-and-neglected-by-a-manchester-billionaire-tax-exile/
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East Anglia Bylines
8 months ago
Why are Cayman-registered companies getting UK farm subsidies? Norfolkโs biggest landowners include foreign billionaires exploiting loopholes while farmers lose their land.
@owensennitt.bsky.social
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The super rich are โhoovering upโ Norfolk land
Italian counts, Dubai royals, and German heirs now own swathes of Norfolk. Family farms canโt compete
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/farming/the-super-rich-are-hoovering-up-norfolk-land/
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)
8 months ago
You know the idea is good when youโve finally gone to bed and youโre typing it on your phone in the dark at 4:30 am. Letโs hope the inspiration is still here in the morning. Erโฆ later in the morning.
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The City of Edinburgh Council
8 months ago
The North Bridgeโs cast iron faรงade is one of the most impressive elements of the Category A Listed Structure. These images show some of the expert work that we're carrying out to ensure that this piece of Edinburgh's heritage is preserved for future generations.
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Phillips OBrien
8 months ago
The US is now working with a dictatorship to kill Ukrainian civilians. It is a conscious enemy of freedom and democracy in Europe. Here is the conclusion of the piece.
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Phillips OBrien
8 months ago
Hi All, just sent out this free piece. Trump is actively working with Putin to see Ukrainian civilians killed, some now and more in the future. He is depriving Ukraine of vital anti air defense, which the Ukrainians are willing to buy (helping the US economy)
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Trump Is Helping Putin Kill Ukrainians
The USA Is Running Down Ukrainian Air Defense in Coordination With Russia
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Miles King
8 months ago
Chap from Energy UK on
#Wato
explaining that it's the price of wholesale gas which sets the wholesale electricity price. And we are uniquely vulnerable to shocks in the gas market. Montagu brings up the net zero canard, but Energy UK rejects this suggestion. Will Nick Robinson be listening?
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Jess Ralston
8 months ago
Robinson isn't the only one to incorrectly blame net zero for steel industry chaos Lack of industrial strategy & high gas prices, which remain volatile, are the final straw Robinson should focus on these facts, not try to be sensationalist about new coal mines and score cheap headlines.
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Anyone still wondering whether to believe the โnet zero is expensiveโ misinformation needs to read this series of rebuttals.
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๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ set yourself free from ๐ฌ๐ง
8 months ago
@anassarwar.bsky.social
@ianmurraymp.bsky.social
what say you?
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Aroh Wendelin
8 months ago
No, no, it's resisting invasion that starts the war. And why were you invaded? Because you asked for it, by wearing those revealing clothes.. And if you hasn't resisted, it wouldn't be rape.
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herooftheday
8 months ago
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
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The Hidden History of Trumpโs First Trip to Moscow
In 1987, a young real estate developer traveled to the Soviet Union. The KGB almost certainly made the trip happen.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/11/19/trump-first-moscow-trip-215842/
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Ron Filipkowski
8 months ago
Another court order that Trump is now openly defying. Republicans in Congress assured us repeatedly that Trump would never defy a court order. It is obvious that he simply doesnโt care though after the Supreme Court gave him immunity.
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Brian Tyler Cohen
8 months ago
Wow. Harvard University says they will not comply with Trumpโs demand to โauditโ the viewpoints of their student body or else be defunded. More of this.
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Lawyers for Harvard University said Monday the school will not comply with a list of expanded demands from the Trump administration.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/14/metro/harvard-response-trump-demands/
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Tim Onion
8 months ago
There we go. Support this man.
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Shortbreadfairyยฉ๏ธ
8 months ago
The Union Dividend for Scotland is 'jam tomorrow'whilst oor resources are plundered and extracted. Yet simultaneously, Scotland is undergoing a forced decline in what's left of oor industrial base whilst 'cables' & ships can at source carry away the 'goods' of Scotlands old & new Energy Revolution
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8 months ago
Just like Farage in Little England.
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UNITED24
8 months ago
russia invaded Ukraine. Twice. russia launches missiles at Ukrainian cities. Daily. russia murders, tortures and kidnaps Ukrainians. Hourly. Unprovoked and unjustified. Stand with the victim, blame the aggressor. We are stronger when united.
#StandWithUkraine
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Timothy Snyder
8 months ago
Trump to Bukele on Salvadoran concentration camps: โHome-growns are next. Youโre going to have to build about five more places.โ
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Ashton Pittman
8 months ago
A PDF of the study is also available on Congress' website at this link:
docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/...
The point isn't that these studies are no longer available anywhere. It's that the Trump administration is trying to hide them. This is knowledge you ought to have and share widely. (4)
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Trussell
8 months ago
๐งต Let's talk about hunger in the UK. Parents are skipping meals so their kids can eat. People are frightened about rising energy bills. We've even heard from people who are surviving on sugary tea for days because they don't have enough money for food. This isn't right.
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Michael de Podesta
8 months ago
protonsforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/t...
I used a model by
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(Daan Walters) to investigate how the cost of 1 GW of firm electricity varies in a plant with various combinations of gas, solar PV and batteries. Adding Solar PV makes electricity cheaper!
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Friends, the other day I came across an interesting article by Daan Walter: Renewables allow us to pay less, not twice. What Kemi Badenoch, and many others, get wrong about renewables. The article โฆ
https://protonsforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/the-cost-of-electricity-a-model/
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The SNP
8 months ago
If Labour at Westminster can nationalise British Steel, why not the same for Grangemouth? If it can fund Londonโs supercomputer, it can reinstate Edinburghโs. If it green-lights carbon capture in England, the north-east of Scotland must follow. Scotlandโs people deserve better.
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Andrew Sharpe ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ|๐ช๐บ
8 months ago
Scotlandโs people deserve better. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ|๐ช๐บ
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UNITED24
8 months ago
World leaders have responded to russia's brutal attack on Sumy, condemning the aggressive act, expressing their condolences, and calling for increased pressure on the terrorist state. We thank them for their support.
#StandWithUkraine
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Wullie
8 months ago
NHS for sale in ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ If Labour get their way in ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ next year the same will happen, guaranteed. Another reason not to vote for them..
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BladeoftheSun
8 months ago
Don't visit the USA, don't buy from the USA, they have no respect for anyone, lets have no respect for them until they get rid of that orange moron.
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George Monbiot
8 months ago
It's a straightforward relationship: high
#inequality
leads to the triumph of the far right. It will keep winning until governments deliberately seek to make societies more equal. I'm looking at you, Keir Starmer. This week's column.
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Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature | George Monbiot
Economic inequality breeds resentment and a desire to get even. Thatโs what fuels support for even incompetent regimes, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Daniel Goldman
8 months ago
Forget about the legal case. A man was wrongly deported and placed in a notorious prison with leaders of a gang out to get him. Anyone with an ounce of basic human decency would fix the mistake and return that man to the United States
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