Clare Penny
@clarepenny.bsky.social
Landscape Architect. Lecturer. Nature person. Sewing. Embroidery. Travel.
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We're Going On A Poetry Hunt
May 17, 2025 at 6:58 AM
We're Going On A Poetry Hunt
A fantastic article about recent elections and how different approaches have benefited different candidates. Fantastic mostly because the writing is sublime. I’ll be using this to teach my Masters students how to write a compelling and well-researched article! Bravo @benansell.bsky.social
New post from me about the elections of the last week, where the 'peak populism' hypothesis stands, and what lessons the Labour Party should be drawing. 1/n
benansell.substack.com/p/labour-is-...
benansell.substack.com/p/labour-is-...
Labour is Learning the Wrong Lessons
Centre-left incumbents are staying in power by aggressively pushing back on populists, not by aping them
benansell.substack.com
May 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
A fantastic article about recent elections and how different approaches have benefited different candidates. Fantastic mostly because the writing is sublime. I’ll be using this to teach my Masters students how to write a compelling and well-researched article! Bravo @benansell.bsky.social
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This is what happens when people start to think government needs to turn a profit. Libraries are not businesses. Public parks are not businesses. Fire departments are not businesses. Health care should not be a business, either.
April 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This is what happens when people start to think government needs to turn a profit. Libraries are not businesses. Public parks are not businesses. Fire departments are not businesses. Health care should not be a business, either.
To our friends in the USA, it’s not in the top 5 stories, but you did make the BBC News website today!
April 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
To our friends in the USA, it’s not in the top 5 stories, but you did make the BBC News website today!
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🔥 OBAMA: “IMAGINE IF I HAD DONE ANY OF THIS… I say this not on a partisan basis. This has to do with something more precious — who are we as a country, and what values do we stand for?” 🇺🇸
April 4, 2025 at 11:55 PM
🔥 OBAMA: “IMAGINE IF I HAD DONE ANY OF THIS… I say this not on a partisan basis. This has to do with something more precious — who are we as a country, and what values do we stand for?” 🇺🇸
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You think the arbitrary arrest of political dissenters cannot happen in the UK? It already does. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
March 29, 2025 at 7:39 AM
You think the arbitrary arrest of political dissenters cannot happen in the UK? It already does. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
This is so scary. I have friends in Miami, some who have become citizens and some on green cards 😢
Dude takes out the trash, gets ICED. Green card, naturalized wife, moved to Miami from Spain 11 years ago, already transfered to New Mexico.
Cuban detained by ICE while taking out his trash in North Miami; family demands answers
He has since been transferred to the Torrance County Detention Center in Estancia, New Mexico, according to ICE’s detainee location search.
www.miamiherald.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:23 AM
This is so scary. I have friends in Miami, some who have become citizens and some on green cards 😢
Wishing everyone who celebrates, a joyful and peaceful Eid ❤️
March 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Wishing everyone who celebrates, a joyful and peaceful Eid ❤️
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Elbows up, Canada.
March 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Elbows up, Canada.
Take care of each other ❤️
Please repost. Someone very dear to me tried to kill himself this week, in part triggered by the insanity in the news.
Take time for yourself. Step away but don’t step out. Especially for my feds and veterans and #LGBTQ+ peeps—you are loved & needed.
Ask for help. DMs are open.
#resist despair
Take time for yourself. Step away but don’t step out. Especially for my feds and veterans and #LGBTQ+ peeps—you are loved & needed.
Ask for help. DMs are open.
#resist despair
(1/5) Updated Suicide Prevention Resources - please reach out if you're struggling!
National Crisis Line: 988
For Veterans: 988, press 1
National Text Line: text "HOME" to 741741
The above lines are the only ones tied into the National 988 network. All the rest in this thread are not.
National Crisis Line: 988
For Veterans: 988, press 1
National Text Line: text "HOME" to 741741
The above lines are the only ones tied into the National 988 network. All the rest in this thread are not.
March 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Take care of each other ❤️
@taserface161.bsky.social the resistance here is managed by @georgetakei.bsky.social and @markhamillofficial.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
@taserface161.bsky.social the resistance here is managed by @georgetakei.bsky.social and @markhamillofficial.bsky.social
@taserface161.bsky.social welcome to the blue side 🙌
March 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
@taserface161.bsky.social welcome to the blue side 🙌
My crack. Everyone has their own.
March 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
My crack. Everyone has their own.
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My crack
Everyone has their own
Everyone has their own
March 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
My crack
Everyone has their own
Everyone has their own
Proud of our Prime Minister today, hosting this important gathering of world leaders, and demonstrating his skills in diplomacy this week. Good work Kier!
NEW: This is a powerhouse summit gathered in London.
Starmer has confirmed UK & France are now leading the peace process, with Ukraine.
Trump has disqualified himself & the US.
UK has also agreed to use profits from seized Russian assets to fund Ukraine 👏
Leaders attending:
🇬🇧🇺🇦🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦🇪🇸🇵🇱🇩🇰🇳🇴🇫🇮🇸🇪🇳🇱🇨🇿🇷🇴🇹🇷🇪🇺
Starmer has confirmed UK & France are now leading the peace process, with Ukraine.
Trump has disqualified himself & the US.
UK has also agreed to use profits from seized Russian assets to fund Ukraine 👏
Leaders attending:
🇬🇧🇺🇦🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦🇪🇸🇵🇱🇩🇰🇳🇴🇫🇮🇸🇪🇳🇱🇨🇿🇷🇴🇹🇷🇪🇺
March 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Proud of our Prime Minister today, hosting this important gathering of world leaders, and demonstrating his skills in diplomacy this week. Good work Kier!
Hi Friends, Can anyone verify this? If its true it’s amazing ❤️ www.instagram.com/reel/DGb01AT...
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February 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Hi Friends, Can anyone verify this? If its true it’s amazing ❤️ www.instagram.com/reel/DGb01AT...
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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
February 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
Who knew that Trump’s re-election would have positive outcomes for me personally… didn’t see that coming!
Trump’s re-election to boost UK universities as fewer students choose US
Trump’s re-election to boost UK universities as fewer students choose US
During Trump’s first term, the number of international enrolments in the US declined every year
Donald Trump’s return to office may bring an unexpected boost to UK universities as fewer international students choose to study in the US, according to a…
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Who knew that Trump’s re-election would have positive outcomes for me personally… didn’t see that coming!
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So happy that all my favourites are making their way over to Bluesky! Historic Places and landscapes @nationaltrust.bsky.social Positive mental health @mindcharity.bsky.social Travel
@seatsixtyone.bsky.social History and the Landscape Institute Archive
@themerl.bsky.social
@seatsixtyone.bsky.social History and the Landscape Institute Archive
@themerl.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
So happy that all my favourites are making their way over to Bluesky! Historic Places and landscapes @nationaltrust.bsky.social Positive mental health @mindcharity.bsky.social Travel
@seatsixtyone.bsky.social History and the Landscape Institute Archive
@themerl.bsky.social
@seatsixtyone.bsky.social History and the Landscape Institute Archive
@themerl.bsky.social
Fantastic article by Fergal Keane on happiness and how to find it www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I spent 30 years trying to unlock the secret to happiness
Prompted by Blue Monday, the BBC's special correspondent reflects on his struggle to find balance and joy in life - and a surprisingly straightforward solution
www.bbc.co.uk
January 26, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Fantastic article by Fergal Keane on happiness and how to find it www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Today we asked my 14 year old for ideas for what to do today and he suggested a bike ride. What a great idea! We had fun on an otherwise dull and cloudy day ❤️
January 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Today we asked my 14 year old for ideas for what to do today and he suggested a bike ride. What a great idea! We had fun on an otherwise dull and cloudy day ❤️
Hi! I’m new to Bluesky 👋 I’m enjoying the content but not the very twitter-esque format (I never joined twitter because it was so dull). Any ideas on how we can make it more fun (more like Facebook or Instagram)? Sharing photo of my trip to Stonehenge at Winter Solstice for fun! #stonehenge #newbie
January 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Hi! I’m new to Bluesky 👋 I’m enjoying the content but not the very twitter-esque format (I never joined twitter because it was so dull). Any ideas on how we can make it more fun (more like Facebook or Instagram)? Sharing photo of my trip to Stonehenge at Winter Solstice for fun! #stonehenge #newbie