Andy Collins
collinsarc.bsky.social
Andy Collins
@collinsarc.bsky.social
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'Not voting for them' doesn't seem enough, considering their published policies, statements and case studies of their allies, not least on science & environment. Treat them as they are: autocrats with fascist tendencies. Denouncing them & enablers at every turn seems bare minimum at this stage.
January 30, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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You do NOT defend nature by helping a wannabe British Trump like Farage.

Just look at how Trump is tearing down protections for American wilderness, and promoting planet-killing fossil fuels.

These are forces that care nothing about nature, only their own wealth, power and egos.
January 30, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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Congratulations Hannah, great choice - good luck!

#GetGreensElected - #VoteGreen
Say hello to Hannah Spencer—councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and your Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton 💚
January 30, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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Nick Hopper had 6+ Cirl Bunting in a cover crop out near Old Harry this AM….incredible total @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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"Threatened to overshadow the Greens’ announcement."

No. Rather it highlighted the need to #VoteGreen to #StopReform

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Tommy Robinson backs Reform candidate in Gorton & Denton by-election
His support for Matt Goodwin threatened to overshadow the Greens’ announcement that Hannah Spencer, a 34-year-old plumber, would be their candidate
www.thetimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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Fighting fire with fire: drops of male mosquitos full of bacteria that cause egg sterility where resident mosquitoes don't belong - and birds affected by avian malaria do. It's ingenious, audacious, and could save desperately endangered endemic bird species in Hawai'i.
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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January 27, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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'Nigel Farage's Plan to Scrap Nature Protections Would Speed 'Demise' of UK Countryside' – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
'Nigel Farage's Plan to Scrap Nature Protections Would Speed 'Demise' of UK Countryside'
Reform UK’s vow to scrap thousands of nature laws risks pushing Britain’s depleted countryside into irreversible decline, argues Stuart Spray
bylinetimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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"Although the security agenda is dominated by [] Trump’s territorial ambitions, the breakdown of nature is not a side issue that can be buried behind headlines. It’s a national security threat and should be treated with the same seriousness as any military risk."

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The government must act now on biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse | Letters
Letters: There is no justification to delay political action on biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse, say Dr Mike Barrett and Dr Steven R Smith, while Olivia Blake MP says the breakdown of nature ...
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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This is George Monbiot's "X" leaving speech, and wow ❤️

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
January 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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I found the first Clouded Yellow caterpillars of 2026 today on the transect.
Only 2 seen, but clear evidence that they continue to overwinter at Southbourne despite what the British winter weather is throwing at them.

Southbourne
Dorset
January 25, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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Reminder: a significant number of mainstream UK politicians think what's happening in America is a) good and b) should be done to British people.
Palantir is a cancer in the NHS. And now that Labour, Tories, and Reform all plan an ICE-like “national police force”, you can bet Palantir will already be pitching the parties’ advisors for that action.
Why Minneapolis? How are they choosing their targets?

404 Media also recently learned Palantir is working on a tool for ICE that populates a map with potential deportation targets based on addresses, and ICE is using it to find locations where lots of people it might detain could be based.
January 26, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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Yet more evidence that the crucial Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC is weakening.
Bad news for our climate future.
More reason to finally get serious about ending fossil fuel use.
As fast as we can.
"The results also indicate that current #climate models underestimate the magnitude of the observed changes. This is caused most likely by a too simplistic representation of deep mixing processes in the ocean in numerical models"

#AMOC
#FasterThanExpected
Ventilation of the North Atlantic is Weakening
20 January 2026 / Kiel. The renewal of deep waters in the North Atlantic has slowed markedly over the past three decades. This is shown by a new study from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Resear...
www.geomar.de
January 26, 2026 at 6:14 AM
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ICE agents terrorising Minneapolis provides a glimpse of the future for the US. Climate change could bring about the collapse of institutions & values. If you want a picture of climate breakdown, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever.
www.technosphere.earth/no-war-on-a-...
No war on a dead planet
If defence and intelligence agencies understand the risks from climate and biodiversity collapse, why can’t politicians?
www.technosphere.earth
January 25, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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From quantum computing and mRNA therapeutics to artificial-intelligence-powered climate modelling, here are seven technologies that Nature will be keeping its eye on. 🧪
Seven technologies to watch in 2026
Nature’s round-up of innovations that are poised to make a splash in the year ahead.
go.nature.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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The World moves on w/o demented Donald Trump & the United States of America
January 24, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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First Chinstrap Penguin for Greenland (if it wasn’t AI Junk). President of the supposed greatest country on earth 🤯🤦🏼‍♂️
January 23, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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My greatest sympathy this morning to all of the families of British, and other nationality, families who lost loved ones, and those who suffered injury, supporting US causes

www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
‘Makes my flesh creep’: MPs across political spectrum condemn Trump’s claims about Nato troops – UK politics live
Labour, Tory and Lib Dem MPs among those criticising US president over claim Nato troops stayed away from frontline in Afghanistan
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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Labour's infatuation with so-called #AI - hugely expensive and damaging

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Government admits its approval for Buckinghamshire AI datacentre should be quashed
Campaigners hail U-turn during legal challenge over proposed centre an ‘embarrassing climbdown’
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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My father in law just described this as the most compelling party political broadcast he's seen. "Homes are for living in - not landlord's portfolios, energy is for warming those homes - not record dividends, rivers are for nature and swimming in - not being poisoned to protect profits" 👏👏👏
Help us make hope normal again.

Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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Yes, but will anyone in power listen, and will they do anything significant about it?
It is almost certain they will not.
They will keep on about growth, growth, growth until it no longer matters and we become a short-lived blip on the timeline of Earth's history.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nature loss is a national security risk, intelligence groups warn
The degradation of ecosystems around the world threatens UK food security, a long-awaited report says.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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As always @carolecadwalla.bsky.social light years ahead of the mainstream media in interpreting what’s going on in the world!
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social interviews historian Robert Kagan about the end of American hegemony, the EU's need to individuate from the US immediately, and the prospects for MAGA's and America's future. Our crisis is well advanced. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0goG...
Europe needs a dramatic strategic revolution - now: historian Robert Kagan
YouTube video by The Nerve
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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New large sample YouGov poll finds the Greens are now leading the polls among all voters under 30 and are only one behind Labour in the 30-39 age group
January 21, 2026 at 2:58 PM