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Very lovely to be rubbing shoulders with so many amazing authors in @theguardian.com Best Paperbacks of the Month 🙂. #AnotherEngland is available here: www.penguin.co.uk/books/453710...

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Completely agree with @labourlewis.bsky.social - water privatisation has been a complete disaster - and bringing water into public hands has long been the policy of @thegreenparty.bsky.social Please do ask your MP to be in parliament on 28 March to support this important bill 👇

submitted 5 hours ago • 3 comments

Privatisation has failed. My Private Members Water Bill is an unmissable chance to put public ownership of our water back on the table as a solution. In less than 2 minutes, you can make sure your MP attends my Bill’s crucial debate on 28th March: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...

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Bwahahaha. Mar-a-Lago was listed as "Kremlin Headquarters" for a little while on Google Maps. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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I hope that all those who dismissed Russian interference in Brexit and Trump 9 years ago are finally realising that it wasn’t a hoax, it wasn’t exaggerated, and for all their doubts then are doing their best to make up for it now by supporting Ukraine

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Fenland drainage, the climate crisis & intensive agriculture are destroying the fertility of England’s soils. The Government must urgently review the outdated Agricultural Land Classification system. Excellent new report from @cprecountryside.bsky.social out today: www.cpre.org.uk/news/uk-farm...

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Antioxidants in fruits and flowers seem to counteract harmful effects of microplastics, study shows

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The Book of Nature is “written in mathematical language, and its characters are triangles, circles and other geometric figures, without which it is impossible to humanly understand a word; without these, one is wandering in a dark labyrinth.” - Galileo (1564-1642) #nature #art

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NEW: Macron has to interrupt Trump and correct a lie about Europe’s contribution. TRUMP: “Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine. They get their money back." MACRON: “No. We provided real money. To be clear.” Trump clearly not used to get fact-checked live.

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Macron, with Trump scowling next to him, says "the aggressor is Russia"

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Some good news... We are currently gaining 4 to 5 minutes of daylight each day with eastern areas seeing sunrises before 7am By the weekend parts of western Britain will be seeing sunsets after 6pm #Spring is on the way 🌷

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This is truly shameful. Even China and Iran abstained. The US has put itself in the company of some of the worst states in the world - Russia, Belarus, North Korea. Hungary showing its true colours as Russia's Trojan horse in the EU as well.

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Read this twice. The world we know is shifting beneath our feet.

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Otterly amazing news! 🦦 For the first time in 70 years, otters have been spotted at Ewhurst Park – a sign that rewilding efforts and cleaner waters are making a real difference. Meet the mother and baby making a splash: buff.ly/4hPYyMs

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This is the best and fullest explanation of the German elections I’ve seen anywhere. Infographics galore! 📊

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“Three years on from Putin's barbaric full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we face a once in a generation moment for our collective security and values. We continue to stand with Ukraine for a just and lasting peace. Slava Ukraini” Prime Minister Keir Starmer👏

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“What we, actors, create is empathy. Our job is to understand another human being so profoundly that we can touch their souls,” said Fonda, “And make no mistake, empathy is not weak or woke. By the way, woke just means you give a damn about other people.” #sagawards

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Jane Fonda, the two-time Oscar winning actor and activist with a career spanning six decades and genres across film and television, was awarded the SAG life achievement award at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards #SAGAwards reut.rs/3QtfDzP

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A month ago, the idea that the new German chancellor would talk about "independence from the US" would have been unbelievable

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Starmer and Macron agree to show ‘united leadership in support of Ukraine’

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A golden end to the day here in Glastonbury today with lots of people watching sunset from the Tor.

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Free speech news www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...

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Right-wing censors are now "quiet banning" books that they can't removed legally. Librarians in Chicago have been finding books dealing with race, LGBTQ+ issues or Islam hidden under shelves, in trash cans or otherwise "disappeared." www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/22/l...

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Before we dive head-first into International Booker Prize season, we'd like to share the Booker Prize 2025 dates for your diary – and a reminder of the International Booker dates too.

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If you are experiencing rage and despair about what is happening in America and the world right now because of the Trump-Vance-Musk regime, you are hardly alone. But a groundswell of opposition is growing. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/ten-reasons-for-optimism

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Slava Ukraini. ✊🇺🇦

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During WWII, four brothers from the same Jewish family signed up to fight against the Nazis. Only one of the four brothers survived. His grandson is the current President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. Slava Ukraine! Heroyam Slava! 💙💛

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“Britain must choose between an unstable alliance with Trump or aligning with a resilient, unified Europe”

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Interesting to see that US safety standards focus on what happens to people inside the car on collision, whereas in the UK there’s a much greater focus on pedestrian safety and that of people in the cars you collide with.

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NEW: Minnesota was just ranked a top state both to retire and to raise a family. By investing in the things that matter – economic opportunity, health and safety, and strong communities – we’re building the best state for all Minnesotans from childhood through retirement.

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A young Hen Harrier, Red, has disappeared in suspicious circumstances. Police found no trace of the bird. This latest incident follows a clear pattern of Hen Harriers disappearing on driven grouse moors: it's time to license driven grouse shooting. More: community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/in...

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🍃 We're delighted to say that the #WainwrightPrize is now on Bluesky! Celebrating the finest nature and conservation writing, we're excited to spotlight a whole host of brilliant books in 2025. Follow along! 💚

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Dear men of the world, I wrote this because I know too many men who still think it’s weird to have conversations with each other about how we feel. It isn’t weird or weak, it is stronger and better to be open and talk. We are all going through something. www.wildway.info/p/how-garden...

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Grey tailend of February, immeasurably brightened by the sudden appearance of Iris reticulata 'Frozen Planet'.

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Trump’s re-election to boost UK universities as fewer students choose US

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Don't Hesitate by Mary Oliver If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed...1/3

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Where to start with: Jane Austen From sparkling dialogue to surprise character traits, wit, humour and tragedy, this is the year to appreciate Austen By John Mullan www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f... Jane Austen at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho... #books #literature

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Trump is a pathological liar, example #8567. Yesterday on Air Force One, Trump claimed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was treated “rudely” in Kyiv and that Zelensky was “unavailable to meet him.” One problem: they met. It’s on video. WATCH.

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Zelenskyy is one of the few leaders admired globally. Not for the power of his office, but his conduct in it. He is the antithesis of Trump, which fuels a jealous rage. And, like every messianic sociopath, Trump believes he’s untouchable. But, eventually, even the most loyal lapdogs gag.

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Never did I think I would ever agree with Mark Levin. But here he is telling the truth and taking on Trump‘s upside down Ukraine policy: www.mediaite.com/news/mark-le...

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WOW. Trump sucking up to war criminal Putin is so bad that even Mark Levin, one of the biggest sycophants on Fox News, couldn't remain silent

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You know it’s bad when this is the post’s cover

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This is really something

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Posted minutes after the Commander of the ISS said Musk lied about the stranded astronauts in his Fox interview with Trump.

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I posted this was a lie right after Musk said it. This is the Commander of the ISS. Musk responded to this post by throwing a temper tantrum and calling for ISS to be defunded.

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“By refusing to call figures like Patel what they are, the press is failing its duty to inform the public-and, frankly, it is enabling the further erosion of democratic norms.”

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Meanwhile in Indiana… Dolly Parton calls out Gov. Mike Braun for plans to ditch her Imagination Library 📚. Apparently, the new governor isn’t too keen on kids doing book learning and all that fancy schooling stuff. 😳🙄😥

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