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Private gas-fired stations charge 100 times normal rates for electricity when renewable energy in short supply. Private equity, foreign state-owned companies make huge profits. End the scam. Nationalise UK gas plants & entire energy production. Lower energy bills reduce poverty, business costs.

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My bees are so happy in this warm sunshine that they're practically purring. Standing next to the hives, watching them bringing in masses of pollen and nectar, is just such a pleasure after those weeks of cold easterly winds here.

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For anyone in #Whitstable, #Faversham, or #Hernebay who wants to report a swarm of honey bees so they can be safely collected - whitstable-hernebay-beekeepers.org.uk/do-you-have-...

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Southern Water guilty to 13 counts of dumping raw sewage in England rivers. Related to dumping in 2019-2021, hardly speedy action. Private equity controlled company has 119 criminal convictions, retains permit to trade, hike bills. No director prosecuted, no pressure to end abuses.

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OK friends & neighbors. Since I've been kicked off of FB (no I wasn't doing what they accused me of) and this is now my one social network, if someone says "Is she dead? I mean, she IS old?" please tell them no, give them my Bluesky handle, and remind them that I have blogs on websites where I'll

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And we have examples of these people in UK politics.

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These photos by John De Carteret on Jersey show yellow-legged Asian hornet embryo nests. To be certain of the species the insect building them needs to be seen. Several other species will build similar nests. Please report any nests with insect photo using the Asian Hornet Watch app.

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If you’re a creative and want to fight back against big tech mining your work for their AIs, please register below – and then share with your community. And, if we get enough people, we believe we’ll be able to sue – and hold them to account. goodlawproject.org/authorsai/?u...

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Here’s a great read about why we shouldn’t allow US meat into the UK. * The US has 10x more food poisoning cases than the UK * Many more deaths from salmonella * US agricultural practices do not meet EU safety standards (which UK also follows) @herdyshepherd.bsky.social unherd.com/2025/04/keep...

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Almost finished cleaning the equipment in the last couple of days so new bee colonies can be set up in disinfected hives as required - it's the start of swarm season, very busy time. :)

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BBC Breakfast News on Yellow legged Asian hornet 1hr 52 mins 45 seconds into programme www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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Your Sunday morning long-read… I visited the British Cemeteries in both Buenos Aires and Montevideo, plus thanks to @marcusjhaydon.bsky.social and Will Wardrop for their photos from Brazil

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NDAs can silence victims of abuse & harassment. Let's change this! Sign the petition to ensure the Employment Rights Bill bans NDAs in cases of misconduct. #StopAbusiveNDAs #EmploymentRightsBill you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

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AI’s environmental footprint is massive. A new data centre in Slough will use twice the electricity of Heathrow Airport. What does this mean for the planet? Read Stephen McNair's take on AI’s hidden costs. 🌍 #SustainableTech

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🚫 Tell Meta to stop sending you creepy targeted content 🚫 It’s easy with our simple online tool: goodlaw.social/304g

submitted 20 days ago • 11 comments

It's not rocket science. 🙃 Far-right parties are fuelled by inequality and despair, it's about time we invest in equality. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

submitted 21 days ago • 7 comments

Tree scientists at the Government’s Forest Research agency have used the latest technology in laser detection & satellite imagery to map non-woodland trees in England for the first time. The map goes live today & can be used to track tree loss, target planting & help us reach 16.5% tree coverage.

submitted 24 days ago • 7 comments

Sitting behind one of my hives, in the garden, looking up at plum blossom and watching some of the bees from that hive foraging on it. There are still real things in the world.

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Hey friends! I’ve started a Patreon page, writing about the maps I’m working on & the books they’re in. I’d appreciate your support; you can subscribe for free, and it will really help me to generate new mapping business. And then I can keep doing daily eel history! www.patreon.com/SurprisedEel

submitted 26 days ago • 4 comments

The EU is a powerful trading bloc with the heft to stand up to Trump Brexit Britain has no alternative but to appease him and to change our domestic policy to keep him sweet This makes us closer to a vassal state than EU membership ever did

submitted 26 days ago • 21 comments

Private companies are polluting our rivers, hiking up bills, and failing to deliver. 82% of us want public ownership – let’s make it happen! Sign the open letter now & demand action! 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pu...

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Paying journalists to be assistants to a machine for churning out press releases is the opposite of what journalism should be about

submitted 27 days ago • 25 comments

It’s hard to overstate how sickening the concept of ‘opting out’ is here. It’s like having to go to individual criminals and fill out a form to opt out of their right to steal from you. Artists are already at a disadvantage trying to enforce their rights over their work against big companies.

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

The only way to stop people being forced into the hands of people smugglers is to introduce safe routes for people to seek safety in the UK. Starmer knows this - but instead of making this lifesaving change, he's choosing to dance to Nigel Farage's tune. Shameful. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

submitted 29 days ago • 64 comments

A new invasive species is affecting honey bee colonies in Western Georgia. The problem, which is showing a growing trend, is caused by Tropilellaps. Beekeepers say that the disease was first detected in the country in 2023 and has destroyed many bee colonies. bm.ge/en/news/bee-...

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I know the right wing media finds it all very difficult so, in an attempt to be helpful, this is what an actual interference with free speech looks like.

submitted 30 days ago • 71 comments

UK, 2025: a country where police break into a place of worship and arrest those inside who are having a meeting and might be planning a non-violent action. The right to peaceful protest is an essential part of a healthy democracy. Governments who crack down on it are governments to be very wary of.

submitted 31 days ago • 38 comments

Parents! Carers! You might also find this useful if any of your children are sitting their GCSEs this summer:

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To stop receiving military operational planning updates from the White House, reply UNSUBSCRIBE

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In a targeted attack on his car, Israel has killed Al-Jazeera's Hossam Shabat, who was only 23 years old and was one of the last remaining journalists in Gaza. There are no words.

submitted 35 days ago • 40 comments

Travel to the United States! Highlights include: -viral outbreaks -food borne illness -plane crashes -shootings -race and gender based violence -ICE detention centers -and more!

submitted 36 days ago • 516 comments

23andMe is going under. Californians have the right to delete their genetic data before it's turned over to next party buying the assets. If you have a 23andMe account, go log in to download whatever reports you want to save, then follow these instructions to delete your data.

submitted 36 days ago • 171 comments

Finally warm enough today, here along the N Kent coast, to have a quick look (not warm enough for a full inspection yet) in the hives. They're all taking pollen in, which is a hopeful sign. 🤞🤔

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We’ve been wrongly named as a stakeholder in the 8,400-home Highsted Park development—one we strongly oppose. The developer falsely claimed we’re “working with them.” This is completely untrue. 📢 More here 👇www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/highstead-park

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🐝 We’re just buzzing over this 'beerilliant' photo taken by our Chief Executive, Evan Bowen-Jones! 📸 We 'beelieve' this beauty is a female hairy-footed flower bee on lungwort.🌸 Have you snapped any 'unbeelievable' spring shots? Share them with us, we’d love to see! 📷

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Very true, and very sad for those of us who - possibly naively - had great hopes of this government despite the financial black hole they inherited. Yesterday's announcements about disability support cuts were shameful.

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This is both incredibly funny and, underneath it all, white-hot furious. Chris Packham "interviews" "a game-keeper". "Sometimes, the eagles get very depressed and shoot themselves."

submitted 43 days ago • 3 comments

Last month I did a little experiment. I wanted to see how the exact same post would perform on both X (Twitter) and Bluesky. The results were...interesting... [Thread]

submitted 43 days ago • 130 comments

Please share these yellow-legged Asian hornet Identification posters widely. Awareness is growing, reports are increasing. However, of 29,616 reports in 2024 only 71 were confirmed. Correct identification and reporting with a photo are vital Report using the Asian Hornet What app

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🧵Censor, purge, defund - how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook on science & universities. This isn't chaos - it's deliberate & well-established methods. I've mapped 40 actions into 3 categories covering attacks on science, attacks on universities and international collaboration. 1/16

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