Dave Lukes
davelukes.bsky.social
Dave Lukes
@davelukes.bsky.social
Environmentalist, (re)cyclist, repairer, maintainer, believer in a better world.
I support this petition to end fossil fuels forever. You should, too! act.350.org/sign/end-fos...
End Fossil Fuels Forever
Time is running out. Our planet is hitting record temperatures, while coal, oil and gas giants rake in billions, and our energy bills skyrocket. But we finally have a chance to break the cycle. Over 8...
act.350.org
February 15, 2026 at 12:18 AM
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Hi friends,

As many of you know, ICE is operating in ways that tear families apart, enter homes without warrants, and traumatize innocent people. This is not law enforcement — this is terror and an abuse of power.
February 13, 2026 at 6:10 PM
LexisNexis's current contract with Trump's anti-immigrant paramilitaries expires in March. Tell LexisNexis to stop doing business with ICE. action.eko.org/a/lexisnexis...
LexisNexis: stop helping ICE skirt local laws and terrorise communities
Masked and kitted-out like paramilitaries, Trump’s ICE agents continue terrorising immigrant communities across the US – and using vast databases of personal data to hunt people down. One of ICE’s key
action.eko.org
February 14, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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Hate moves as fast as a fist #denton #gorton #greens @greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social #poetry
Hoping Hannah Spencer can win the upcoming by-election @matthewcobb.bsky.social @mjowen174.bsky.social @matthaig.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I just signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition asking the government to put climate before profit and end secret corporate courts – will you join me? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/sto...
Stop secret corporate courts rewarding climate wreckers
Community action stopped the climate-wrecking Whitehaven coal mine. Now, its backers are suing the government in a secret corporate court – and UK taxpayers could pay millions. Polluters should never ...
action.friendsoftheearth.uk
February 12, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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The daft thing is that with Proportional Representation there'd be no need for this self-destructive war within Labour. It could split into its component parts - left and right - and people could vote for what they wanted. It's only First-Past-the-Post that forces these irreconcilables together.
February 9, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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Beavers are amazing creatures, in their own right, but when you look at the knock on benefits, the creation of habitats for all kinds of other creatures and the ability of those habitats to hold storm water - they really are a gift.

www.itv.com/news/meridia...
February 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
I just signed a petition calling for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm? Sign now: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...
The Government must reveal all details of Peter Mandelson’s links to Palantir - Foxglove
Sign the petition for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm?
www.foxglove.org.uk
February 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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Two weeks ago @zackpolanski.bsky.social went to Palantir's London HQ to tell the US spyware company to get the hell out of the NHS.

Zack has now written to Wes Streeting urging him to end Palantir's NHS contract, citing links between Mandelson, his lobbying firm, and Palantir.
February 5, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I just signed a petition calling for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm? Sign now: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...
The Government must reveal all details of Peter Mandelson’s links to Palantir - Foxglove
Sign the petition for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm?
www.foxglove.org.uk
February 5, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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A new report indicates that zero net migration would shrink the UK economy by 3.6% and likely force an increase in taxes, as well as being cruel, inhuman and impractical.

Migration is good for our country. Inequality is the problem. Tax the super-rich.
February 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Trump's U.S. must not host the World Cup
footballagainstfascism.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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"We want to stop them bleeding people dry."

The Green Party want to see stricter regulations on gambling to reduce harm.

Nigel Farage thinks gambling shops are great places for lonely people to hang out...

What do you think?
February 2, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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"The Greens are going to win"

Meet Hannah Spencer, the Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton.

Plumber, councillor, and "Reform's worst nightmare".
January 30, 2026 at 5:56 PM
The UK government has agreed a deal with Donald Trump to hike NHS drugs prices. The government is refusing to say how much this will cost or how it will be paid for. Tell Wes Streeting to come clean: act.globaljustice.org.uk/tell-wes-str...
Tell Wes Streeting: come clean on cost of Trump’s NHS deal
The UK government has agreed a deal with Donald Trump that will see the NHS pay pharma companies much higher drugs prices. But they won’t come clean on how much this agreement will cost the NHS. Estim...
act.globaljustice.org.uk
January 31, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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Hope before hate — neighbours, not enemies.
This is Manchester. This is Gorton and Denton! 💚
January 31, 2026 at 11:01 AM
The UK government has agreed a deal with Donald Trump to hike NHS drugs prices. The government is refusing to say how much this will cost or how it will be paid for. Tell Wes Streeting to come clean: act.globaljustice.org.uk/tell-wes-str...
Tell Wes Streeting: come clean on cost of Trump’s NHS deal
The UK government has agreed a deal with Donald Trump that will see the NHS pay pharma companies much higher drugs prices. But they won’t come clean on how much this agreement will cost the NHS. Estim...
act.globaljustice.org.uk
January 31, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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Drax move to become more honest and accountable for its environmental impact (crimes?) is welcome, but ultimately we have to stop this dirty business, burning trees to make electricity is so very last century.

www.drax.com/press_releas...
January 28, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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We need to change the tax system - we need tax justice.
January 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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This is the moment. The Gorton and Denton by-election is a battle for the soul of our country — community power versus billionaire backers, hate versus hope.
January 27, 2026 at 7:59 PM
At the UN climate talks,UK government kept quiet on a long-promised law to help end the UK’s role in illegal forest destruction.I’ve emailed the Environment Secretary to demand urgent action to protect our forests.Will you? @friends-earth.bsky.social action.friendsoftheearth.uk/target/deman...
Demand action on the UK's illegal deforestation
The government has once again failed to address the UK’s role in destroying the world’s precious forests – this time at the UN climate talks. Our leaders continue to allow big businesses to hide their...
action.friendsoftheearth.uk
January 28, 2026 at 1:49 AM