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Hi @clairemabey.bsky.social Followed you for the NZ connection, but you might be interested in this. Installed just before Xmas in #DorchesterDorset. Will try to find photo. Nice statue right in the town centre. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...

"there are two paths for our future: either we will witness global societal collapse, or we will radically change the way we organise our societies." Global collapse here we come then..? www.theguardian.com/global/2026/...

Interesting move here. Been looking @proton.me for similar reasons. #sovereignty #data #resilience

HISTORIC HEAT IN AUSTRALIA Climatic history is set to be rewritten with an absolutely deadly week: Today 48.5C in South Australia,47.2 New South Wales, 45.3 Queensland,45.0 Victoria ‼️We might expect 7 CONSECUTIVE DAYS >46C in New South Wales and we can't rule out 50C. A HELL

Masterclass in public comms: clear info on bread and butter issues; relatable; encouraging the best in us; use of humour

Because our problems aren’t complex and everything will be fine if we just switch leader… again. Honestly. When will we grow up?

“The world we knew is dying, slain by the would-be emperor on the Potomac. But something else became visible this week: a new world waiting to be born.” Great analysis from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social

Stakeholders have their say on the project - read full report on a very well attended and lively event hosted by @dorchesterarts.bsky.social and the Town Council reconnection.org.uk/2026/01/13/s...

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share: “Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.” (link below)

It’s still possible for politicians to inspire us to be better, not worse versions of ourselves. And it’s still possible to find this in the US #leadership #hope #kindness

“They will hold this torch high without faltering because they have weathered the battering storms of persecution and withstood the temptation to retreat to a more quiet and serene life.”     These words continue to inspire and guide us, on MLK day and every day that follows.

A thousand words…

A fabulously fine weather day here and most of it spent #WestrayBirding with an adult Iceland Gull the best I could muster. But this evening’s aurora is something else! The Viking gods have set the northern skies ablaze in their anger at the mad orange one across the Atlantic. #StandWithGreenland

They say 2026 is the new 2016... The more things change, the more they stay the same. That is, unless we address the root of the problem: our broken voting system.

Interesting, useful and challenging article, in equal measures!

📚 74% of people believe schools aren’t providing enough #financialeducation, and 71% say the government should do more. ✍️ Take action today and sign the open letter on our website to help close the financial literacy gap: www.moneyready.org/update/the-c... #CostOfNotKnowing #MoneyReady

Tipping point for UK High Streets. We must reinvent. @reconnection.org.uk your time has come. Excellent piece from @johnharris1969.bsky.social @theguardian.com

Wow. Powerful and moving stuff. I’d hoped this sort of thing was just in history books, but it appears not sadly.

I’ve seen lots of posts promoting the National Year of Reading which is brilliant! Not so brilliant is that there are some using AI-generated imagery which is disheartening. Illustrations are really important when it comes to children wanting to pick up books. Let’s keep the industry thriving!

As everyone talks about Greenland, don't forget its actual global significance--a two mile thick sheet of ice that if melted would raise the sea level 23 feet (and long before that choke off the currents of the Atlantic) open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...

Sanity and kindness still exist.

Amazed our government have *finally said something about Musk. I can’t say it enough, that platform is an abuser’s dream. I don’t known why child sexual abuse images aren’t enough for all officials bodies and decent humans to come off that depraved platform www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Feel sad Charles Kennedy is no longer with us. Still a huge loss to the UK.

With 30,000 people killed or seriously injured every year on this country's roads, I can't believe we haven't had a Road Safety Strategy since 2011. This week the government will be publishing a new one. Well done @liliangreenwood.bsky.social & team. Looking forward to seeing the details.

We need to take seriously the possibility that the US will try to take Greenland by force, against the wishes of the Greenlanders and effectively invading Denmark.

The current cold snap continues, before a deep area of low pressure threatens to bring further snow, strong winds and heavy rain to southern parts of the UK from Thursday night. Find out more👇 www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

If we no longer know what’s true, we will eventually go mad and society and economy will cease to function. I think this is the more urgent crisis with #ai, ahead of loss of control of the tech itself. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Finally. The Overton window of acceptability / normality must be on a train, it’s moving so fast.

More from @markpackuk.bsky.social on his question about the government use of X: government will carry on prioritising X for government comms, despite the evidence about X's promotion + protection of unlawful activity. It no longer pays to advertise there lordseyeview.substack.com/p/will-the-g...

‘To be honest I find it increasingly hard to distinguish between fraud and incompetence’. Glad it’s not just me 🤣😬 @timdowling.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

⚠️ But simply leaving X isn’t enough. Regulation must go further. The quangos aren’t doing their job. I want a muscular, values-led response from government: openness and tolerance online. Carrying on as we are will corrode the norms most of us want to protect.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐗/𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰. Musk’s platform is proving itself a vile cesspit: its AI generating sexually explicit images of children is horrifying. Every day we tolerate this, we weaken our democracies and endanger our future. www.newsweek.com/grok-apology...

We've joined other NGOs in calling on the Israeli government to immediately halt its deregistration process. Otherwise it risks halting international NGO operations at a time when civilians face acute and widespread humanitarian need. https://ow.ly/cM3b50XR89a

Failure to include mandatory batteries in the standard for new UK homes would be a massive climb down by Labour govt - caving into pressure from large housebuilders Again Climbdown would be to detriment of the homeowners, the electricity grid, & public interest www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘If a human, especially a small child, pressed up against strangers, making prolonged eye contact while drooling, there’d likely be reprimands and reining in. But when a dog does it, it’s apparently “adorable”.’

It's been a strange year for weather and wildlife in the UK...

Bernie Sanders: "We need to be thinking seriously about a moratorium on data centers. You gotta slow this process down. It's not good enough for the oligarchs to tell us 'you adapt.' Are they gonna guarantee healthcare to all people? What are they gonna do when there are no jobs? Make housing free?"

OK so It’s Christmas Eve & petitioning Govt might not be front of mind today - but *please* take just 20 secs to sign this, calling for a funded national #climate resilience plan to help protect us all. Just 1700 more needed to get a Govt response! 🤞🙏https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730062

‘…charities and politicians should seek to … promote an “action-oriented public understanding of climate risk”. All must recognise that adaptation cannot simply be left to market forces because the economics of climate risk make private finance retreat just as danger rises’

#Knowledge is not #understanding. Human critical thinking may be flawed, but it is freedom. Are we going to give this up to our new #AI gods and overlords? Worth reading. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Just back from leading Xmas eve service at our tiny rural church. You better believe we talked about baby Jesus having to be hustled across a border as a refugee to escape the secret police of the repulsive king, with the wise men helping. A subversive from the manger on--merry Christmas y'all!

‘They investigate the most fundamental questions of what it means to be human… growing up, consciousness, imagination, religion, science, morality, sexuality… the importance of storytelling – without ever losing their enormous sense of adventure.’ #books www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...

Every year, people mock this tree. But I love it anyway. It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything. Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨

Reshare and help @samaritans.bsky.social reach someone who might need to know their helpline is open 24/7 all through Christmas and New Year 💚

Great service from Big Phone Store, but deeply depressing strap-line, now amended.

Immigration salience has less to do with aggregate Immigration numbers than - visibility of boats & asylum > visas - general vibes about integration - elite cues from media & political discourse in shaping public perceptions This is more true when immigration is falling then when it is rising

The results from Wales and elsewhere show a 25% reduction in casualties. So if you keep a 30mph limit on urban/village roads where pedestrians and cyclists mix with motors you are imposing 1/3 more casualties on your community. It's why Transport Professionals are saying #20splenty