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Three empires: did Orwell see this coming? Is the world now in the state that George Orwell described 80 years ago in one of the greatest of all dystopian works of literature? westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/world/t...

Really and truly - we need to get a grip on stopping destroying nature. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A lot of us are *extremely* worried about pesticides. But the point is: mass insect die-off is now happening due to climate breakdown, even where pesticides aren't a factor. Nature is being attacked on just about every front there is, and needs *every last one* of us to step up in its defence.

HHDL Congratulates Carney, Canada “I am an admirer of Canada, a multicultural society which enjoys a vibrant democracy. I wish you every success in fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the people of Canada and in contributing to global peace and stability.” www.dalailama.com/news/congrat...

Forget all the annoying stuff in the world for a few seconds and enjoy the natural beauty of Brazil’s Seven-coloured Tanager (Tangara fastuosa) Photo: Luiz Cavalcanti Damasceno

I am proud to be a (non-celebrity!) signatory to the #TakingThePip letter sent to Starmer and the government. We “demand that the government withdraw its inhumane and catastrophic plans to cut disability benefits.” This is nothing less than “cruelty by policy.” tinyurl.com/3cmv43a9

The best and most meaningful way to spend what time we have on Earth? Enjoying a love affair with our living biosphere and all its life (including us), while stuck into the fight for our collective survival. *Everyone* has a vital role to play. 🌍

If you’re not familiar with Peter Thiel and Palantir, now is the time to get familiar… quickly! The evil here is off the charts with the media largely ignoring it.

The reason Farage is against a wealth tax on multi-millionaires is because he is a multi-millionaires

Big walk is go

I shouldn't go to social things. They make me feel bad on a number of levels. Might need to go for A Big Walk to sort my head out.

A big intervention from the GM mayor just ahead of the Spending Review...notable how wide-ranging the policies he sets out are (to rapturous applause at the @compassoffice.bsky.social conference)

Have a fabulous sparkly Sunday everyone. The jewel in the archway of St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor.

Agroecology promotes culture and food traditions 🍲🎶🧺 — preserving identity and wisdom through local flavors. #Agroecology #FoodCulture #LocalTraditions Learn about agroecology initiatives in: agroecologymap.org/en/locations...

The year is 2125. Earth is burning, apes have taken over the world, there is still war in the Middle East, everyone has a podcast and gillette razors now have 137 blades.

This is big - Scotland could make Ecocide a crime. It won’t be alone if it does - there’s a global push to make this happen.  And why not, we have crimes against humanity - why not crimes against nature and the environment. Laws are how we stop bad stuff happening.  buff.ly/Cl3o2lp.

Your regular reminder that: - Renewables are THE cheapest form of energy - New North Sea oil & gas WON'T bring down the UK's energy costs - WIND IS CHEAPER THAN OIL & GAS - the sun is also RIGHT THERE

Byline Times: 'MPs Need to Listen to the Scientists, Not the Oligarchs’ — Scientists Sound the Climate Alarm at Westminster bylinetimes.com/2025/05/19/c...

Paleontologist on R4 talking about fossilised Y-fronts and sounding like someone who has cornered you at festival and is asking if you have ever REALLY looked at your hands

Over the last 50yrs, we have been sold the LIE that we are unable to afford the most fundamental basics of society: - road maintenance - clean water - public transport systems - a postal network This is so public money can be siphoned off through goverment contracts & subsidies into private hands.

Dear BBC I do not want to know on a daily basis what Fartrage thinks, is doing or say. So just STFU

3This case is in danger of setting a precedent. We are under the real threat from political parties, who see our rights under the ECHR, as a restriction of the corporate state they want to inflict upon us. The outcome of this compensation fiasco could give the green light for corporate abuses. End

Another beautiful bike ride today

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... This is probably the most important article I’ve read in months.

These are the 3 leaders of the biggest opposition parties at Westminster - Kemi Badenoch (121 seats), Ed Davey (72 seats) & Stephen Flynn (9 seats) meanwhile Adrian Ramsey leads Greens with 4 seats. How often do they get reported compared to Nigel Farage (5 seats)? Time to demand fair coverage NOW

Covid also causes blood vessel damage. studyfinds.org/children-wit...

This is a very good time to start wearing a ffp2 mask with the new strain coming incoming. 1. Everyone is at risk from long covid- so if you don’t want to roll the dice on your health please consider wearing one. 2. Wearing a mask helps reduce transmission to elderly, vulnerable and young 🧵

Hay people: Our Conspiracy Theory event is TONIGHT at 7pm. How did empirical truth crumble underneath us? Who is responsible? And how do we return to the real world.

Before the rain, the stormy sky. Glastonbury Tor with buttercups in the foreground.

Look how effectively, creatively even, our beautiful, blue-green, planet is being torn apart. Ecosystems that have likely taken millions of years to develop, all gone in an instant, at inconceivable scale, relentlessly. No words can come close to describing the horror of it.

Walking along the banks of the Thames and I've just stumbled on the opening and closing shot of an unwritten rockumentary.

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Neil Young made on of my favorite songs. Rocking In The Free World youtu.be/bRfiwIhG4gU?... www.rawstory.com/neil-young-t...

The pop-up gallery is set to return to Lerwick later this month, bringing together artists, makers, and campaigners from across Shetland in support of Medical Aid for Palestine (MAP) Shetland Pop-Up Gallery Returns to Raise Funds for Medical Aid for Palestine theorkneynews.scot/2025/05/20/s...

14,000 babies could die in 48 hours without aid. That’s the warning from the UN. This is genocide in real time and Keir Starmer's government is complicit. Still arming Israel and running surveillance flights. No sanctions or expulsion of the Israeli Ambassador. Shame on them.

"Right, hands up! Who believes in the concept of the Übermensch?"

🧵 Last night, the most unlikely neighbour rang my doorbell to tell me how he's loved my offering plants in the spring, & that last year's tomatoes were absolutely abundant, & how he's just taken some plants for this year, & just wanted to say 'thank you'. 😊

Given that we’re a nation of nature lovers, whose conservation charities are among the world's biggest membership organisations, Keir Starmer’s repeated attacks on voters who want to protect the living planet, calling us “time-wasting nimbys”, “blockers” and “zealots”, is frankly idiotic.

Waning Crescent moon shortly after sunrise this morning. #GlastonburyTor

Note: Starmer is a big fan of 'carbon capture technology'

'Flying High' over Glastonbury Tor this morning.

As you wake in a lovely, safe bed, enjoy a leisurely breakfast, maybe followed by a nice couple of coffees while reading about Israel's Eurovision success, spare a thought for the death and horror its army is inflicting on countless innocent Gaza families *right now*, and for over 19 months.

Best wishes to Robert Fripp as he recovers from a heart attack

🔴How French Activists Are Leading an ‘Urgent’ Fight Against the Surging Far Right Melissa Chemam details the multifaceted resistance mobilising against far-right groups, Islamophobia and racism across the Channel bylinetimes.com/2025/05/16/f...