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⚡️ Ukraine’s partners arrive in Kyiv on 3rd anniversary of full-scale war. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and leaders of the Nordic and Baltic countries arrived in Kyiv on Feb. 24 on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.

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Alongside familiar clumps of Snowdrops, thousands of yellow Hazel catkins are ripening in the winter sunshine. The female flowers are tiny, but every Hazel produces both male catkins & female flowers (but cannot pollinate itself). Female Hazel flower - photo by Barry Yates https://buff.ly/3X6vEPV

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🚨 EXPOSED: Big Oil is using our seas as a dumping ground. Decades of toxic pollution is laid bare in the new map, created for the Ocean Alliance Against Offshore Drilling. Enough is enough. SEE IT 👉 stopoffshoredrilling.org.uk/map DEMAND CHANGE 👉 act.oceana.org/page/165588/...

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Yesterday on X, the Green Party’s post in solidarity with Ukraine after 3 years of resistance to Putin drew criticism from some supposedly on the left as well as (predictably) from the far right. Common themes in this were that Ukraine is fighting a “proxy war” for the US & NATO...🧵

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⚡️Russian missile attack in Kryvyi Rih kills 1, injures 5. Three of the injured victims have been hospitalized, with one woman reportedly in critical condition. She is being treated in the hospital's intensive care unit.

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❌Cancel the Thames Water bailout ✅Nationalise Thames Water now 🖋️Sign the @londonygs.bsky.social petition here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

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Ukrainians & Londoners marching in a powerful show of solidarity with Ukraine, now entering its 4th year of resistance to invasion by war criminals. No to Putin. No to Trump. No to all fascists & imperialists, whether in Washington or Moscow. (video by @lynnrusk on X) @ukrainesol.bsky.social

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Deeply moving: Ukrainians & Londoners in solidarity in Trafalgar Square today, to mark the 3rd anniversary of Ukraine's courageous resistance to invasion by fascist war criminals. #SlavaUkraine #NoPasaran @ukrainesol.bsky.social (video via @tezbar on X)

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Labour let the last Tory Govt pass repressive anti protest laws. Some of us Peers tried to stop the worst measures with a Fatal Motion I tabled, but Labour refused to support it. Now in power, they are happy to use these laws against us.

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Well done EHRC.

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I've walked under these beautiful trees in #Falmouth almost every day for nearly 25 years. Have we learned nothing from the wanton felling of street trees in Sheffield & Plymouth? Do consider signing the petition if you're local. chng.it/DjhXqwLbwP

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Head in hands.

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Exploited migrant farm workers in UK paid for picks, not hours. Workers not paid for in-work travel, time spent moving between workstations, team meetings, receiving instructions on equipment use. Employers violating employment rights. Need effective enforcement, not deregulation.

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It's staggering how fast democracy in the USA has imploded. My only hope is that it will act as a warning to all the rest of us and we'll be alert to the damage done by the political con artists in society. It really is time to join @greenparty.org.uk and combat the lies.

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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Feb. 23, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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The Trump administration today fired at least 2,300 federal workers at the Department of the Interior, including 1,000 National Park Service employees, 800 Bureau of Land Management employees and 400 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees — or 4% of the agency’s entire workforce. biodiv.us/40RNlUk

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Our take on the nomination of Brian Nesvik for director of the USFWS: “Trump is declaring war on wolves, grizzly bears and imperiled wildlife across America by picking Brian Nesvik to run the Fish and Wildlife Service,” said Stephanie Kurose, the Center's deputy director of government affairs.

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Our take on Kathleen Sgamma's nomination for Director of Bureau of Land Management: “Kathleen Sgamma would be an unmitigated disaster for our public lands as head of Trump’s Bureau of Land Management,” said @publiccarbon.bsky.social, Southwest director at the Center for Biological Diveristy.

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Today will be sunny, the temp rising to 12°, so breakfast soon, then to allotment to trim the rest of the raspberry bushes and tidy as much as possible after winter winds have blown things around. Partner has suggested he makes (our) leeks in cheese sauce. Then listening to footie. Happy days 2/2

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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Feb. 22, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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💚🇺🇦 The Green Party stands in solidarity with Ukraine.

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⚡️ Russian attacks on Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, kill at least 2. The number of casualties may rise as people could still be trapped under the rubble, Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin reported.

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💚🇺🇦 Now is the time to stand with Ukraine and against the authoritarianism represented by the likes of Trump, Farage and Putin.

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Word discovery of the day is ‘yoke-devil’ (17th century): an accomplice in a villainous or immoral undertaking.

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Had the pleasure of attending the relaunch of @humaneworldorg.bsky.social (formally known as Humane Society International) at an event in Parliament . Let’s keep reminding Labour of its promise to give animal welfare ‘the biggest boost in a generation’ and help turn those words into bold actions !

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Our Wilder Communities Team & Hit Squad volunteers partnered with @brightonuni.bsky.social students & staff recently to work together to protect the precious chalk grassland at its Falmer campus 📸 University of Brighton https://buff.ly/41pF9fE

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⚡️One person killed in drone attack on Kyiv Oblast, warehouse on fire. A 60-year-old man was killed at a railway crossing in Kyiv Oblast, amid a Russian drone attack on the region, the Kyiv Oblast Military Administration reported.

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⚡️Trump admits Russia attacked Ukraine. "Russia attacked, but they shouldn't have let him attack," U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 21, after previously blaming Ukraine for starting the war.

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Trump's comments become more delusional and dangerous by the day. It's more vital than ever that the UK government speaks truth to power, stands up for British values and interests, and challenges Trump's tsunami of disinformation.

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This #NationalNestboxWeek, a reminder that a little maintenance goes a long way. Whether it’s nesting season or a winter retreat, a well-kept nest box can be a safe space for birds all year round. Here’s how to keep yours in top shape every season... 👇🧵

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Save the date 📅: My @ninearchespress.bsky.social stablemates, @jsaphra.bsky.social, Amaan Hyder, & I will be reading together & having a discussion at the wonderful #ChenerBooks in East Dulwich - Tue 18 March @ 7pm 🎤📖📚 Join us! Free event - but please register 🎫👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nine-arche...

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Join us at Toad Day at the Centre for Wildlife Gardening to celebrate these warty wonders and their froggy friends!🐸 📅 Sunday 23rd February 📍Centre for Wildlife Gardening, East Dulwich ⏰ 11am – 3pm 💚 FREE entry! Find out more here 👇 ow.ly/ciL850V1QUs

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I don't think people here have forgotten the murder of Andrei Litvinenko nor the chemical weapons attack in Salisbury that killed one British citizen, left others gravely ill & recklessly risked the lives & health of hundreds.

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4,000 litres of diesel spilled into the River Wandle this week . Criminal . Please help South East Rivers Trust fund recovery efforts and guard against this type of pollution in the future . Please donate if you can www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-the-r... Video: Mirrhyn Stephen

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⚡️UK’s Lammy sees no Russian willingness for peace at G20 meeting. In his speech, released by the U.K. Foreign Office, David Lammy accused Russia of engaging in "Tsarist imperialism" and failing to learn from historical colonial wars.

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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Feb. 21, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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⚡ Russian attacks across Ukrainian oblasts killed at least 12 civilians and injured at least six over the past day, regional authorities reported on Feb. 21.

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Delighted to join some excellent young ambassadors from MajorTim.space , a non-profit organisation dedicated to the education of STEM for young people , for an interview last week . Check it out ! youtu.be/ec85DqsrBRQ

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As a humanitarian aid worker, 28-year-old Edward Scott has made multiple trips to the front-line areas to evacuate civilian Ukrainians. But the mission on Jan. 30 to the embattled city of Pokrovsk in southern Donetsk Oblast was different.

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⚡️Sanctions remain vital for maintaining international pressure on Russia, Deputy PM says. Most of the frozen Russian assets are within EU jurisdictions, and there are currently no plans to unblock them, Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Olha Stefanishyna said to RBC-Ukraine on Feb. 19.

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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Feb. 20, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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⚡️ European leaders back Zelensky after Trump's accusations. "Ukraine has been defending itself against Russia's merciless war of aggression for almost three years... And it is simply wrong and dangerous to deny President Zelensky's democratic legitimacy," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on X.

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⚡️ Zelensky's trust rating increases to 57%, survey shows, contradicting Trump's claims. The poll, carried out between Feb. 4 and 9, was published shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump alleged that Zelensky holds a "4% approval rating" without providing a source to back his claim.

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⚡️ Russian disinformation behind Trump's claim of 4% approval rating, Zelensky says. "We saw this disinformation. We understand it comes from Russia... we have evidence that those figures have been discussed between the U.S. and Russia," Zelensky said.

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So, why isn’t the govt following this route? Why is it maintaining a position that requires customers to pay for the WC failure?

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Russia ended years of political isolation as a delegation of Kremlin officials met with their U.S. counterparts in Saudi Arabia to discuss how to end the war. The talks ended with little in the way of concrete agreements, but the very fact it happened — without Ukraine — is a huge win for Moscow.

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⚡️ Hungary again blocks EU sanctions against Moscow Patriarch Kirill. The news came after EU ambassadors agreed on the 16th package of sanctions imposed against Russia.

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