Berty Trouser
@bertytrouser.bsky.social
Tinker with music, play keys/ synth/samples with https://skapacollective.bandcamp.com/ and me https://soundcloud.com/berty-trouser. Concerned about climate change and right-wing post-truth era.🚲🎛️🏴🎹
Won't generally follow back prople who don't engage
46 days of rain in Cardiff
February 10, 2026 at 8:11 PM
46 days of rain in Cardiff
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I've been saying it for years - Tax The Robots
Self service tills, robotic arms on the assembly line, CNC power presses, etc
Self service tills, robotic arms on the assembly line, CNC power presses, etc
February 10, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I've been saying it for years - Tax The Robots
Self service tills, robotic arms on the assembly line, CNC power presses, etc
Self service tills, robotic arms on the assembly line, CNC power presses, etc
Yeh but with renewables you get all the sun and wind spilled on the ocean and that is worse somehow .
Long term, low level exposure to oil pollution can lead to lesions in seabirds' digestive tracts, internal bleeding, dehydration, starvation, reduced immunity, liver & thyroid disorders, chemicals from oil can be passed on to birds' eggs, harming the next generation:
uk.oceana.org/reports/sea-...
uk.oceana.org/reports/sea-...
February 10, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Yeh but with renewables you get all the sun and wind spilled on the ocean and that is worse somehow .
Tax self service tils ?
Tesco hypocrites
Tesco hypocrites
February 10, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Tax self service tils ?
Tesco hypocrites
Tesco hypocrites
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This is such a good read. And a good listen - Inside Health, on Radio 4.
"I think the more we understand the mechanisms of how it can cause these effects, the more we can add to the pressure for policy makers to reduce exposure - because that's the answer in the end."
#AirPollution #Health
"I think the more we understand the mechanisms of how it can cause these effects, the more we can add to the pressure for policy makers to reduce exposure - because that's the answer in the end."
#AirPollution #Health
I inhaled traffic fumes to find out where air pollution goes in my body
BBC health correspondent James Gallagher gets his blood analysed to understand how air pollution is killing us.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 3:03 PM
This is such a good read. And a good listen - Inside Health, on Radio 4.
"I think the more we understand the mechanisms of how it can cause these effects, the more we can add to the pressure for policy makers to reduce exposure - because that's the answer in the end."
#AirPollution #Health
"I think the more we understand the mechanisms of how it can cause these effects, the more we can add to the pressure for policy makers to reduce exposure - because that's the answer in the end."
#AirPollution #Health
Is this in Bath where he lives or in Blackwood where he pretends to live
Also free speech advocates should expect this and be ok with it ... unless they are only making exceptions for themselves
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Also free speech advocates should expect this and be ok with it ... unless they are only making exceptions for themselves
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wales Reform leader Dan Thomas says he's had threat to burn his home and family
Dan Thomas says police are investigating
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Is this in Bath where he lives or in Blackwood where he pretends to live
Also free speech advocates should expect this and be ok with it ... unless they are only making exceptions for themselves
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Also free speech advocates should expect this and be ok with it ... unless they are only making exceptions for themselves
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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So, Ofcom CAN take action...?
February 10, 2026 at 11:19 AM
So, Ofcom CAN take action...?
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Robert Jenrick is lying.
Reform UK have spent, to date, almost £1.5 MILLION with Harding Print Solutions.
They are NOT a local Manchester printer.
They are Reform's go-to print company and have been for a long time.
Reform UK have spent, to date, almost £1.5 MILLION with Harding Print Solutions.
They are NOT a local Manchester printer.
They are Reform's go-to print company and have been for a long time.
February 10, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Robert Jenrick is lying.
Reform UK have spent, to date, almost £1.5 MILLION with Harding Print Solutions.
They are NOT a local Manchester printer.
They are Reform's go-to print company and have been for a long time.
Reform UK have spent, to date, almost £1.5 MILLION with Harding Print Solutions.
They are NOT a local Manchester printer.
They are Reform's go-to print company and have been for a long time.
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Anyway I'll be writing to Reform later to demand that they let me speak at their conference on the main stage.
If they refuse me they'll be showing themselves to be enemies of free speech
If they refuse me they'll be showing themselves to be enemies of free speech
February 10, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Anyway I'll be writing to Reform later to demand that they let me speak at their conference on the main stage.
If they refuse me they'll be showing themselves to be enemies of free speech
If they refuse me they'll be showing themselves to be enemies of free speech
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Reform Fakery again:
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Reform Fakery again:
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9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra from Colombia was detained on her way to Disney World. She told me when I met her that what was supposed to be a 10-day dream vacation to the park’s Halloween celebration turned into a 100+ day nightmare at Dilley. 6/
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra from Colombia was detained on her way to Disney World. She told me when I met her that what was supposed to be a 10-day dream vacation to the park’s Halloween celebration turned into a 100+ day nightmare at Dilley. 6/
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Nigel Farage accused of having no answer to Britain's problems by his own by-election candidate
Farage accused of having no answer to UK's problems by his own candidate
In posts from just last year, Matt Goodwin, the Reform UK candidate, claimed if Mr Farage became Prime Minister support for him would 'collapse quickly' due to him being 'fairly divisive...
www.mirror.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Nigel Farage accused of having no answer to Britain's problems by his own by-election candidate
although Robin feels the Beeb might not have liked his opinions and found it restrictive...
February 9, 2026 at 8:31 AM
although Robin feels the Beeb might not have liked his opinions and found it restrictive...
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On the right there are people who believe he is Stalin but wants to make everyone trans and replace with Muslims . Even though the reality is quite far from that.
Because we live in a world where a socially constructed existence is convincing and people don't need to believe their eyes and ears
Because we live in a world where a socially constructed existence is convincing and people don't need to believe their eyes and ears
February 8, 2026 at 9:45 PM
On the right there are people who believe he is Stalin but wants to make everyone trans and replace with Muslims . Even though the reality is quite far from that.
Because we live in a world where a socially constructed existence is convincing and people don't need to believe their eyes and ears
Because we live in a world where a socially constructed existence is convincing and people don't need to believe their eyes and ears
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Elon’s emails to Epstein.
Location: Starbase, Texas
Location: Starbase, Texas
February 8, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Elon’s emails to Epstein.
Location: Starbase, Texas
Location: Starbase, Texas
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"Dear Neighbour,
My name is Patricia Clegg. I'm a 74 year old pensioner and I'm writing to explain that my last letter wasn't a cynical piece of propaganda that blatantly breached election law..."
My name is Patricia Clegg. I'm a 74 year old pensioner and I'm writing to explain that my last letter wasn't a cynical piece of propaganda that blatantly breached election law..."
February 8, 2026 at 8:15 PM
"Dear Neighbour,
My name is Patricia Clegg. I'm a 74 year old pensioner and I'm writing to explain that my last letter wasn't a cynical piece of propaganda that blatantly breached election law..."
My name is Patricia Clegg. I'm a 74 year old pensioner and I'm writing to explain that my last letter wasn't a cynical piece of propaganda that blatantly breached election law..."
Might need to spell Wales and Welsh better .
February 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Might need to spell Wales and Welsh better .
Quick recap
Finite resources that all the peasants and migrants have to fight for
Infinite resources for capitalism and growth ..
Finite resources that all the peasants and migrants have to fight for
Infinite resources for capitalism and growth ..
February 8, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Quick recap
Finite resources that all the peasants and migrants have to fight for
Infinite resources for capitalism and growth ..
Finite resources that all the peasants and migrants have to fight for
Infinite resources for capitalism and growth ..
It's not big or clever to steam in with a train pun .
It just doesn't go anywhere
It just doesn't go anywhere
Government on track to lower train driver minimum age to 18 in Great Britain
Government on track to lower train driver minimum age to 18 in Great Britain
Labour will introduce legislation this week for reduction from current age of 20 in effort to prevent big shortage
Labour will introduce legislation to lower the minimum age for train drivers to 18 in the House of Commons this week, as figures show fewer than 3% of drivers on Great Britain’s railways are under 30.
The government is pressing ahead with its proposals for teenage recruits, lowering the minimum age from the current 20 years old, in a move that ministers hope will stave off a potential shortage of thousands of drivers. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:12 PM
It's not big or clever to steam in with a train pun .
It just doesn't go anywhere
It just doesn't go anywhere
Weird that they lost the next election
I wonder if it's because the press had more free reign to fabricate stuff in favour of their Tory chums.
When they would have tightly controlled during the WWII....
I wonder if it's because the press had more free reign to fabricate stuff in favour of their Tory chums.
When they would have tightly controlled during the WWII....
February 8, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Weird that they lost the next election
I wonder if it's because the press had more free reign to fabricate stuff in favour of their Tory chums.
When they would have tightly controlled during the WWII....
I wonder if it's because the press had more free reign to fabricate stuff in favour of their Tory chums.
When they would have tightly controlled during the WWII....
Immediate post war stuff had some infrastructure in place because of the war
A lot of infrastructure was nationalised and centralised.
They still sorted a lot tho
Because there was popular and political will.
I am a pendant sorry
A lot of infrastructure was nationalised and centralised.
They still sorted a lot tho
Because there was popular and political will.
I am a pendant sorry
February 8, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Immediate post war stuff had some infrastructure in place because of the war
A lot of infrastructure was nationalised and centralised.
They still sorted a lot tho
Because there was popular and political will.
I am a pendant sorry
A lot of infrastructure was nationalised and centralised.
They still sorted a lot tho
Because there was popular and political will.
I am a pendant sorry
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Vote Reform Ltd, know what you're voting for.
February 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Vote Reform Ltd, know what you're voting for.
This is all spent on spent on spin to back up their conspiracy feed bullshit when it hits reality
No money for renewables
Known to be cheaper
Plenty for fossil fuels
Been raining every day this year
A bit like the climate is changing.
No money for renewables
Known to be cheaper
Plenty for fossil fuels
Been raining every day this year
A bit like the climate is changing.
REFUK in Kent has spent hundreds of thousands of tax payers money on advisors and on parking spaces for themselves £150k & £600k respectively.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform councillors criticised after voting to spend £150,000 on political advisers
Plan was put forward by 19-year-old leader of Warwickshire council George Finch who also lobbied to remove Pride flag
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:51 AM
This is all spent on spent on spin to back up their conspiracy feed bullshit when it hits reality
No money for renewables
Known to be cheaper
Plenty for fossil fuels
Been raining every day this year
A bit like the climate is changing.
No money for renewables
Known to be cheaper
Plenty for fossil fuels
Been raining every day this year
A bit like the climate is changing.