🗣️ @zackpolanski.bsky.social opens Green Party Conference at 1:30pm today. 💻 Tune in live on YouTube ⤵️

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LANDMARK MOMENT - the Greens now have more members across Great Britain than the Lib Dems! Let's keep it going! 👇🏼👇🏾👇🏽 join.greenparty.org.uk Latest stats available: 85,800 @greenparty.org.uk (England & Wales) + @scottishgreens.org combined membership 83,174 @libdems.org.uk (a single party across GB)

I’m so sick of being sick. People can’t understand the unrelenting nature of chronic illness. They think we can get “better” if we just try harder. The reality is you have good days and bad… but you’re sick every day. Exhausted. In pain. Battling. It can really wear a person down.

Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease that takes people from us before they even go. My friend’s family is fundraising. Please support if you can 🙏🏽 www.justgiving.com/page/carolin...

Brilliant

Evidence that diversity in STEM improves our quality of life, part 5,670,723. Two female engineers design a much needed, patient-friendly alternative to the metal speculum. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Solidarity with Laura. Like transphobia, racism is the new excuse to abuse women who don’t bend to white supremacist patriarchy. And all in the name of *checks notes* “protecting women”. Racist men are dangerous to us all.

So proud of our team producing a great positive series about refugees, asylum seekers and those who support them this week. It was planned for months, but it just happened to start in a pretty crazy week.

London folk; anyone know a physio who might like to make some extra money as a rugby club medic? Would suit newly qualified wanting extra stuff on their CV.

Calling Green Party members. Last opportunity to vote - closes at midday tomorrow.

The inhumanity is everywhere 'India put us on the boat like captives - then threw us in the sea' www.bbc.com/news/article...

I cannot express in words how tired I am of those attempting to justify Labour's official position against marginalised groups, e.g trans and non-binary individuals and migrants, who claim to be "progressive". You aren't. Denying rights is denying rights, no matter the language you wrap it up on.

The Green Party's policies on climate, inequality and more don't mean anything if no one hears about them. But on the BBC etc it's constant Farage this, Reform that - aargh! We need a leader of the Greens who can cut through and get heard - why I just voted @zackpolanski.bsky.social #backzak

Every new COVID wave means more children living with Long COVID. It can appear as new symptoms, a worsening condition, or an entirely new diagnosis. Families need answers now. Learn more: longcovidfamilies.org/pediatric-long-covid #PediatricLongCOVID

someone make one with the list of perks Tory MPs get, with a picture of Michelle Mone on her yacht at the bottom

Voted @zackpolanski.bsky.social to be next Leader of the #GreenParty. I’ve been hugely impressed by his media presence & the forthright way he addresses the issues of the day. Also, he absolutely supports trans rights & we need more inclusivity like his in politics. Proud 2 B Green since 2015 💚

In our new publicly owned railway, it should be EASY for disabled people to take the train If you get rail travel right for disabled travellers, you get it right for everyone We've signed up to this call for an Accessibility Framework with @abcommuters.bsky.social abcommuters.com/2025/08/11/c...

This really is a cruel and pointless plan, guaranteed to face legal challenges. You cannot just deny people the right to seek asylum without at least hearing their claim. This is guaranteed to increase risks of harm to people seeking safety. #r4today www.bbc.com/news/article...

Finally got a profile pic with my face after losing my old one when I left the other place.

When Long Covid affects a child’s learning, schools must remove barriers through accommodations or modifications. Our Resource Hub explains the supports available and how to request them from your school. 📖 Learn more: longcovidfamilies.org/schools-and-... #PediatricLongCOVID #BackToSchool #Kids

Loved his poems, huge childhood memory in each one.

⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party. 🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.

I’m not Lib Dem, but I wholeheartedly agree with what they’re calling for here.

Just to be completely clear - this British Army Vet was NOT forced out of military housing to accommodate Afghans - who, by the way, put their own lives at risk to support and protect British soldiers. Just ever more rage-baiting by Matt! 🧵1/14

Worried that your child never recovered from an infection.? It’s okay to trust your instincts. If your child still isn’t back to their normal self after being sick, it could be Long COVID. Resources below. #PediatricLongCOVID

Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. What's happened since? A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.

Here's the thing, I believe in assisted dying, for personal, and dare I say selfish reasons. When I was a kid I watched my mum beg to die, and I know I am on a path to the point I risk losing my choice and dying in pain. I just think this bill doesn't have enough safeguards. 1)

(1/2) With a heavy heart, I have written to the Prime Minister to tender my resignation as a whip. Whilst I will continue to support the government in delivering the change the country so desperately needs, I cannot vote in favour of the proposed reforms to disability benefits.

Starmer is showing just how divorced from reality he is. His cuts to PIP will actually prevent more disabled people from working. This is a fundamentally disastrous policy which will harm people. Any decent Labour MP needs to oppose it. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Smoke and mirrors from Kendall. Whether the transition from receiving PIP is four weeks or 13, disabled people are still going to be denied necessary support, and access to work in many cases, by these cuts. This is an unconscionable policy which will harm so many people. www.bbc.com/news/article...

On a basic level, the media will never forgive Greta Thunberg for being a girl with an opinion.

Quite genuinely his greatest power is being so insane all the time that every fresh bit of jaw-dropping lunacy is just water off a duck’s back.

Also, someone needs to look into how reducing/stopping PIP is going to affect the est. 120,000 (in England alone) Young Carers. From personal experience, PIP money meant I needed to rely less on my young son for support as i could afford other types of assistance #youngcarers #PIP #disability

Why did I see this and immediately think ‘if David Duchovny was a dog he would look like this’

In the NIH-funded RECOVER study, 1 in 7 children under 6 with a history of COVID met research criteria for Long COVID. Published in JAMA Pediatrics, the findings highlight ongoing symptoms like fatigue, poor sleep, and delays—showing even very young kids can be seriously affected.

I just signed this petition - cis women letting the government know that the oppression of trans people does not happen in our name and we do not believe it will improve our safety. Add your signature here - www.change.org/p/not-in-our...

The U.K. police have had guidance on how to search you after a miscarriage incase someone wants to accuse you of an illegal abortion. I can’t say it enough, we need this abortion decriminalisation amendment to pass this time observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Having ‘grit’ is like telling kids they have to put up with it, isn’t it? Grit won’t change a dire family situation, put meals on the table, provide care for Grandad, or many of the other problems caused by austerity, Brexit & Covid. They’re just kids. Thought we were past that ‘stiff upper lip’?

As Trump rejects the rule of law, the spirit & specifics of Magna Carta*, while also trying to subjugate Harvard, that self same university goes and discovers an actual Magna Carta? Full marks, no notes

Really incredible story unraveling in this thread, where Amazon and other sites have seemingly been able to sell an academic textbook that was withdrawn in 2021 and never actually printed or published, without the knowledge of the press, editors or contributors. Something has gone deeply wrong!

Even if you don’t care about Formula 1 at all, the Lego car race from Miami is a great watch. Just a bunch of millionaire athletes engaged in anarchy. youtu.be/pdxiNBwxYxU?...

When will Starmer learn that no matter how good his Nigel Farage impression gets, it won't save him from wipeout at the hands of Reform? Here's another idea - how about doing the work that's needed to actually make people's lives better? 🧵

The Cass Review gets peer reviewed and absolutely shredded Cass is the Wakefield of our time. A scandal in broad daylight

One of the hardest parts of chronic illness is that you can do everything “right” & still have a setback. You can rest, eat healthy, manage stress & take all your meds & still have a horrible flare. The loss of control is painful, and a big part of why folks are afraid of people with disabilities

If you notice your chronic illnesses are flaring up more than usual, consider that the state of the world may be playing a role. Every time we watch the news or go online, we’re inundated with reminders of civil rights violations, viral threats, escalating fascism & end stage capitalism:

The “health gap” is a serious issue. Drugs, treatments and research are often done exclusively on men. Women’s health suffers. Our bodies are different. We need research that takes that into consideration. Cutting this program is another step in this administration’s attack on women.

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Great visit to the Pirates exhibition in Greenwich last week. www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/nat...