Deborah Croker
@deborahcroker.bsky.social
Wildlife gardener & no-dig veg grower. Streams & holloways, sea swimming, #FamilyHistory Clare, Kerry, Sussex/Kent Wealds, Dorset & London. Humanist. Politics - what a time to be alive! 319ppm. #EndFossilFuels #VoteGreen
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Not really a thread guy but an interesting thing about the mountains around Cortina and throughout the Italian Alps is that they’re fundamentally shaped by global warming, only it happened 234 million years ago
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Not really a thread guy but an interesting thing about the mountains around Cortina and throughout the Italian Alps is that they’re fundamentally shaped by global warming, only it happened 234 million years ago
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BBC headline utterly failing. ‘The saga of a £165m rail line that keeps causing travel chaos’
It’s not the rail line that “keeps causing travel chaos” its the shifting climate with more prolonged and intense rainfall and more frequent storms leading to landslips and the sea wall being washed out.
It’s not the rail line that “keeps causing travel chaos” its the shifting climate with more prolonged and intense rainfall and more frequent storms leading to landslips and the sea wall being washed out.
February 15, 2026 at 11:49 PM
BBC headline utterly failing. ‘The saga of a £165m rail line that keeps causing travel chaos’
It’s not the rail line that “keeps causing travel chaos” its the shifting climate with more prolonged and intense rainfall and more frequent storms leading to landslips and the sea wall being washed out.
It’s not the rail line that “keeps causing travel chaos” its the shifting climate with more prolonged and intense rainfall and more frequent storms leading to landslips and the sea wall being washed out.
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In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
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NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed.
Govt officials warned that the contract would not offer value for money, but Starmer and Streeting still went ahead.
Mandelson took Starmer to meet Palantir’s chief executive.
Govt officials warned that the contract would not offer value for money, but Starmer and Streeting still went ahead.
Mandelson took Starmer to meet Palantir’s chief executive.
NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed
Exclusive: in 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:15 AM
NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed.
Govt officials warned that the contract would not offer value for money, but Starmer and Streeting still went ahead.
Mandelson took Starmer to meet Palantir’s chief executive.
Govt officials warned that the contract would not offer value for money, but Starmer and Streeting still went ahead.
Mandelson took Starmer to meet Palantir’s chief executive.
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Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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👉NEW -- Over 2,000 Britons served for Israel amid Gaza genocide
by John McEvoy & Alex Morris
Exclusive: Declassified obtained data on the number of UK nationals in the IDF. We are publishing it for the first time.
www.declassifieduk.org/over-2000-br...
by John McEvoy & Alex Morris
Exclusive: Declassified obtained data on the number of UK nationals in the IDF. We are publishing it for the first time.
www.declassifieduk.org/over-2000-br...
Over 2,000 Britons served for Israel amid Gaza genocide
Exclusive: Declassified obtained data on the number of UK nationals in the IDF. We are publishing it for the first time
www.declassifieduk.org
February 11, 2026 at 1:27 PM
👉NEW -- Over 2,000 Britons served for Israel amid Gaza genocide
by John McEvoy & Alex Morris
Exclusive: Declassified obtained data on the number of UK nationals in the IDF. We are publishing it for the first time.
www.declassifieduk.org/over-2000-br...
by John McEvoy & Alex Morris
Exclusive: Declassified obtained data on the number of UK nationals in the IDF. We are publishing it for the first time.
www.declassifieduk.org/over-2000-br...
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The Elections Bill is really very thin on political finance.
Some loopholes closed, some warm words, but still unlimited political donations.
That's why we're working with @38degrees.bsky.social to call for a cap on donations
Please sign and share: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Some loopholes closed, some warm words, but still unlimited political donations.
That's why we're working with @38degrees.bsky.social to call for a cap on donations
Please sign and share: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 12, 2026 at 2:53 PM
The Elections Bill is really very thin on political finance.
Some loopholes closed, some warm words, but still unlimited political donations.
That's why we're working with @38degrees.bsky.social to call for a cap on donations
Please sign and share: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Some loopholes closed, some warm words, but still unlimited political donations.
That's why we're working with @38degrees.bsky.social to call for a cap on donations
Please sign and share: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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Snakelocks anemones (Anemonia viridis).
1. Lowtide, Adult partially submerged.
2. Juvenile, underwater.
3. Adult underwater.
County Clare, Ireland.
"Aillte"
Episodes 1 and 2 of documentary now available for streaming on TG4.
www.tg4.ie/en/player/ca...
1. Lowtide, Adult partially submerged.
2. Juvenile, underwater.
3. Adult underwater.
County Clare, Ireland.
"Aillte"
Episodes 1 and 2 of documentary now available for streaming on TG4.
www.tg4.ie/en/player/ca...
February 12, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Snakelocks anemones (Anemonia viridis).
1. Lowtide, Adult partially submerged.
2. Juvenile, underwater.
3. Adult underwater.
County Clare, Ireland.
"Aillte"
Episodes 1 and 2 of documentary now available for streaming on TG4.
www.tg4.ie/en/player/ca...
1. Lowtide, Adult partially submerged.
2. Juvenile, underwater.
3. Adult underwater.
County Clare, Ireland.
"Aillte"
Episodes 1 and 2 of documentary now available for streaming on TG4.
www.tg4.ie/en/player/ca...
The end of the old Met Office @metoffice.gov.uk app with its elegant design and excellent, at-a-glance info is quite a loss. Really not liking the new one.
February 12, 2026 at 2:22 PM
The end of the old Met Office @metoffice.gov.uk app with its elegant design and excellent, at-a-glance info is quite a loss. Really not liking the new one.
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#News: National Park Rawa Aopa is being destroyed for #palmoil! 🧐🔥 100's of hectares of protected forest are gone. Locals threatened by armed militia. End the grubby corporate land grab! 🌴☠️🚫 #BoycottPalmOil #Deforestation @palmoildetect.bsky.social archive.is/x5a5D
February 12, 2026 at 5:00 AM
#News: National Park Rawa Aopa is being destroyed for #palmoil! 🧐🔥 100's of hectares of protected forest are gone. Locals threatened by armed militia. End the grubby corporate land grab! 🌴☠️🚫 #BoycottPalmOil #Deforestation @palmoildetect.bsky.social archive.is/x5a5D
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DON'T GIVE FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES YOUR MONEY
If you have an EV and charge at a public charge point, it may well be owned by Shell, BP or one of the other fossil fuel megacorps destroying our climate
Check first and don't help fund more fossil fuel exploitation
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
If you have an EV and charge at a public charge point, it may well be owned by Shell, BP or one of the other fossil fuel megacorps destroying our climate
Check first and don't help fund more fossil fuel exploitation
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK electric vehicle charging firms ‘seeking buyers amid rising costs and tough competition’
Mergers and acquisitions will shrink number of operators from more than 100 to five or six, says Be.EV co-founder
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:25 PM
DON'T GIVE FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES YOUR MONEY
If you have an EV and charge at a public charge point, it may well be owned by Shell, BP or one of the other fossil fuel megacorps destroying our climate
Check first and don't help fund more fossil fuel exploitation
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
If you have an EV and charge at a public charge point, it may well be owned by Shell, BP or one of the other fossil fuel megacorps destroying our climate
Check first and don't help fund more fossil fuel exploitation
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🚨🚨 #climatechange: More than 150 countries including China, India and #EuropeanUnion members have signed off on a report that warns focusing on unchecked economic growth is contributing to the destruction of global biodiversity. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/obse...
www.politico.eu/article/obse...
Obsession with growth is destroying nature, 150 countries warn
China, India and EU countries were among the signatories of a report that criticized the prevailing measures of economic success.
www.politico.eu
February 10, 2026 at 7:58 AM
🚨🚨 #climatechange: More than 150 countries including China, India and #EuropeanUnion members have signed off on a report that warns focusing on unchecked economic growth is contributing to the destruction of global biodiversity. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/obse...
www.politico.eu/article/obse...
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This really is monumental waste. Raising cash to torch it on machines that accelerate climate breakdown while making users aggressively stupider and call it R+D.
Boycott Gen AI and its bonfire of debt burns out fast
www.ft.com/content/d503...
Boycott Gen AI and its bonfire of debt burns out fast
www.ft.com/content/d503...
Big Tech groups race to fund unprecedented $660bn AI spending spree
Executives face choice between cutting returns to shareholders, raiding reserves or tapping the markets
www.ft.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:55 PM
This really is monumental waste. Raising cash to torch it on machines that accelerate climate breakdown while making users aggressively stupider and call it R+D.
Boycott Gen AI and its bonfire of debt burns out fast
www.ft.com/content/d503...
Boycott Gen AI and its bonfire of debt burns out fast
www.ft.com/content/d503...
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I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 8, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
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In honour of the woman who, more than anyone, is responsible for this moment of transparency with the #EpsteinFiles, we're removing the paywall from this profile
🟨‘Virginia Roberts Giuffre Was an American Hero’ subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/80/v...
🟨‘Virginia Roberts Giuffre Was an American Hero’ subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/80/v...
‘Virginia Roberts Giuffre Was an American Hero’ – Byline Times Digital / Print Edition
Amy Wallace spent four years collaborating with Virginia Roberts Giuffre on her memoir, Nobody’s Girl, which has had a far-reaching impact in the fight for justice for the victims and survivors of Jef...
subscribe.bylinetimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:33 PM
In honour of the woman who, more than anyone, is responsible for this moment of transparency with the #EpsteinFiles, we're removing the paywall from this profile
🟨‘Virginia Roberts Giuffre Was an American Hero’ subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/80/v...
🟨‘Virginia Roberts Giuffre Was an American Hero’ subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/80/v...
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🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
BREAKING: McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
Labour Together put private investigators onto journalists writing about its funding. Starmer's right-hand man knew.
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
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#News: Rare Galaxy #Frogs disappear due to reckless behaviour by photographers! 🧐🐸 Their home in Western Ghats #India is being destroyed for #palmoil. Now human vanity is killing off irreplaceable species. 🌴☠️🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
February 4, 2026 at 5:01 AM
#News: Rare Galaxy #Frogs disappear due to reckless behaviour by photographers! 🧐🐸 Their home in Western Ghats #India is being destroyed for #palmoil. Now human vanity is killing off irreplaceable species. 🌴☠️🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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My newspaper column, just out, on the ongoing suppression of the intelligence services’ security assessment…
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY
www.edp24.co.uk/news/2581162...
#climate #biodiversity #news
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY
www.edp24.co.uk/news/2581162...
#climate #biodiversity #news
Opinion: The report the government didn't want you to read about climate decline
Rupert Read examines the government’s efforts to stop you from finding out the risks we all now face from nature - and climate - decline and on…
www.edp24.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 9:31 PM
My newspaper column, just out, on the ongoing suppression of the intelligence services’ security assessment…
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY
www.edp24.co.uk/news/2581162...
#climate #biodiversity #news
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY
www.edp24.co.uk/news/2581162...
#climate #biodiversity #news
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Tapirs have existed for over 56 million years
But no surprise
Because of human activity they are now threatened with extinction
Only 2,500 left and rapidly disappearing
Nothing can survive humans and ultimately not even humans themselves
earth.org?endangered-s...
But no surprise
Because of human activity they are now threatened with extinction
Only 2,500 left and rapidly disappearing
Nothing can survive humans and ultimately not even humans themselves
earth.org?endangered-s...
February 2, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Tapirs have existed for over 56 million years
But no surprise
Because of human activity they are now threatened with extinction
Only 2,500 left and rapidly disappearing
Nothing can survive humans and ultimately not even humans themselves
earth.org?endangered-s...
But no surprise
Because of human activity they are now threatened with extinction
Only 2,500 left and rapidly disappearing
Nothing can survive humans and ultimately not even humans themselves
earth.org?endangered-s...
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The art sector in Ireland has told of the benefits brought by a basic income scheme – with calls in Scotland for a similar move to be considered
Basic income for Irish artists has been transformative as Scots call for same scheme
www.thenational.scot
February 1, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The art sector in Ireland has told of the benefits brought by a basic income scheme – with calls in Scotland for a similar move to be considered
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Water bills to rise again in England, well above the rate of inflation.
90% of water industry is foreign owned. Shareholders count the returns, have no contact with leaks, water shortages or sewage dumping.
Customers fleeced. Privatisation is a scam.
90% of water industry is foreign owned. Shareholders count the returns, have no contact with leaks, water shortages or sewage dumping.
Customers fleeced. Privatisation is a scam.
Water bills to rise again: Use our tool to find out by how much
The average annual household bill in England and Wales will increase by £33 from April.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Water bills to rise again in England, well above the rate of inflation.
90% of water industry is foreign owned. Shareholders count the returns, have no contact with leaks, water shortages or sewage dumping.
Customers fleeced. Privatisation is a scam.
90% of water industry is foreign owned. Shareholders count the returns, have no contact with leaks, water shortages or sewage dumping.
Customers fleeced. Privatisation is a scam.
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Flooded fields at Upton upon Severn reveal ridge and furrow in the floodplain.
Medieval open-field agriculture still shaping the land beneath modern pasture.
Raking light has a way of making deeper histories visible.
Medieval open-field agriculture still shaping the land beneath modern pasture.
Raking light has a way of making deeper histories visible.
January 29, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Flooded fields at Upton upon Severn reveal ridge and furrow in the floodplain.
Medieval open-field agriculture still shaping the land beneath modern pasture.
Raking light has a way of making deeper histories visible.
Medieval open-field agriculture still shaping the land beneath modern pasture.
Raking light has a way of making deeper histories visible.
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This is worth paying attention to particularly for those who have concerns about Palantir's involvement in NHS data.... www.bmj.com/content/392/...
ICE and Palantir: US agents using health data to hunt illegal immigrants
US immigration agents are using an app developed by Palantir that draws on the health records of millions of Americans to find and detain illegal immigrants.
The revelation comes as the US’s Immigrat...
www.bmj.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:35 PM
This is worth paying attention to particularly for those who have concerns about Palantir's involvement in NHS data.... www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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The 'Monster Power' of Misogyny: How Trump, Bannon and Putin Beat Hilary Clinton in 2016
Cambridge Analytica and Russian troll farms weaponised migration to win the EU referendum. Six months later, the same forces used another deep-seated fear to propel Trump
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
Cambridge Analytica and Russian troll farms weaponised migration to win the EU referendum. Six months later, the same forces used another deep-seated fear to propel Trump
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
The 'Monster Power' of Misogyny: How Trump, Bannon and Putin Beat Hilary Clinton in 2016
Cambridge Analytica and Russian troll farms weaponised migration to win the EU referendum. Six months later, the same forces used another deep-seated fear to propel Trump to power - misogyny
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:32 PM
The 'Monster Power' of Misogyny: How Trump, Bannon and Putin Beat Hilary Clinton in 2016
Cambridge Analytica and Russian troll farms weaponised migration to win the EU referendum. Six months later, the same forces used another deep-seated fear to propel Trump
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
Cambridge Analytica and Russian troll farms weaponised migration to win the EU referendum. Six months later, the same forces used another deep-seated fear to propel Trump
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
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This thread, and the replies, are interesting and give hope.
Even the right-leaning people of America are angry and turning against the regime
Even the right-leaning people of America are angry and turning against the regime
man the stuff i am seeing on IG from
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
January 25, 2026 at 5:48 AM
This thread, and the replies, are interesting and give hope.
Even the right-leaning people of America are angry and turning against the regime
Even the right-leaning people of America are angry and turning against the regime