Louise
@loubeelou.bsky.social
Sustainability & the environment, Cooking, Cookery books, Pilates and dogs.
We’re not here for a longtime, let’s have a good time 🥂
The Peak District National Park, UK
We’re not here for a longtime, let’s have a good time 🥂
The Peak District National Park, UK
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Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation
Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation
Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation
Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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"A senior Reform UK figure in Lancashire has been suspended by the party after posting in a far-right Whatsapp group calling for expelled hardline anti-immigrant MP Rupert Lowe to lead the party and saying Reform is deliberately downplaying its immigration policy to be palatable to the public."
Exclusive: Calls for anti-extremism investigation of suspended Reform councillor after "hardline" posts in far-right WhatsApp group revealed
Lancashire councillor Tom Pickup claims the party is showing a different face to the public
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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I will never not understand how a minority of people have decided that wind farms - significantly prettier than pylons, coal power plants, nuclear power plants, and almost certainly fusion power plants - are ugly. In terms of energy generation, what else are you hoping for that is better?
On holiday, I notice that there are wind turbines on the shore of Lake Garda, which very much makes me think that residents with a view of some incredibly mid Cotswold or other can put a sock in it.
July 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I will never not understand how a minority of people have decided that wind farms - significantly prettier than pylons, coal power plants, nuclear power plants, and almost certainly fusion power plants - are ugly. In terms of energy generation, what else are you hoping for that is better?
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Margaret Thatcher quit as an MP 33 years ago today.
Her cruel decisions have echoed through the decades, creating some of the most serious problems the UK faces in 2025.
5 examples:
Her cruel decisions have echoed through the decades, creating some of the most serious problems the UK faces in 2025.
5 examples:
April 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Margaret Thatcher quit as an MP 33 years ago today.
Her cruel decisions have echoed through the decades, creating some of the most serious problems the UK faces in 2025.
5 examples:
Her cruel decisions have echoed through the decades, creating some of the most serious problems the UK faces in 2025.
5 examples:
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Apple down $311B, Meta $133B, Amazon $187B — a casual $631B vanished after the latest tariff tantrum. Turns out markets don’t respond well to economic policy written in crayon. Meanwhile, Trump is busy taxing the penguins.
April 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Apple down $311B, Meta $133B, Amazon $187B — a casual $631B vanished after the latest tariff tantrum. Turns out markets don’t respond well to economic policy written in crayon. Meanwhile, Trump is busy taxing the penguins.
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Blimey. One of Nigel Farage's biggest donors, and the owner of 55 Tufton Street, is helping the Russian military effort www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/w...
March 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Blimey. One of Nigel Farage's biggest donors, and the owner of 55 Tufton Street, is helping the Russian military effort www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/w...
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Macklemore 👏👏👏🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
February 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Macklemore 👏👏👏🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
🍽️ Storm Darragh is battering us right now so I fancy some comfort food.
Luckily, I’d picked up some beef shin from the butchers yesterday.
Tom Kerridge’s Beef Ragu cooked on top of the wood burner. Ready in 2.5hrs
Luckily, I’d picked up some beef shin from the butchers yesterday.
Tom Kerridge’s Beef Ragu cooked on top of the wood burner. Ready in 2.5hrs
December 7, 2024 at 4:10 PM
🍽️ Storm Darragh is battering us right now so I fancy some comfort food.
Luckily, I’d picked up some beef shin from the butchers yesterday.
Tom Kerridge’s Beef Ragu cooked on top of the wood burner. Ready in 2.5hrs
Luckily, I’d picked up some beef shin from the butchers yesterday.
Tom Kerridge’s Beef Ragu cooked on top of the wood burner. Ready in 2.5hrs
The tree is up, it’s time for the obligatory photoshoot in front of it. (And a pocket full of treats to bribe an incredibly camera shy Labrador) 🐶
December 7, 2024 at 2:46 PM
The tree is up, it’s time for the obligatory photoshoot in front of it. (And a pocket full of treats to bribe an incredibly camera shy Labrador) 🐶
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We are just Germany in the 1930s instead of blaming Jews we are blaming migrants.
But they aren't responsible for Austerity, Brexit or the profiteering crisis.
But they aren't responsible for Austerity, Brexit or the profiteering crisis.
December 5, 2024 at 10:45 PM
We are just Germany in the 1930s instead of blaming Jews we are blaming migrants.
But they aren't responsible for Austerity, Brexit or the profiteering crisis.
But they aren't responsible for Austerity, Brexit or the profiteering crisis.
Virtual picket line.
Don’t share Guardian/observer articles today please
Don’t share Guardian/observer articles today please
Solidarity with my colleagues at the Observer and the Guardian who are striking today and tomorrow. There is a virtual picket line, too. If you value the paper, its history, its staff, and freelancers like me, please support them by avoiding reading and sharing any articles for the next 48 hours.
December 4, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Virtual picket line.
Don’t share Guardian/observer articles today please
Don’t share Guardian/observer articles today please
🍽️ it’s a miserable day today so decided to bake instead.
This ball of dough will soon become delicious flatbreads.
It’s a great ‘no-need recipe’ because I absolutely hate kneeding.
Just 2hrs to rest.
This ball of dough will soon become delicious flatbreads.
It’s a great ‘no-need recipe’ because I absolutely hate kneeding.
Just 2hrs to rest.
November 30, 2024 at 3:29 PM
🍽️ it’s a miserable day today so decided to bake instead.
This ball of dough will soon become delicious flatbreads.
It’s a great ‘no-need recipe’ because I absolutely hate kneeding.
Just 2hrs to rest.
This ball of dough will soon become delicious flatbreads.
It’s a great ‘no-need recipe’ because I absolutely hate kneeding.
Just 2hrs to rest.
It’s definitely time for a haircut.
#Irishdoodle
#Irishdoodle
November 30, 2024 at 2:11 PM
It’s definitely time for a haircut.
#Irishdoodle
#Irishdoodle
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Boris Johnson promised farmers that “subsidies would stay - 100% guaranteed”.
🚜 The National Farmers’ Union council was overwhelmingly in support of “Remain”, but decided not to campaign outright, as it would upset some of their larger farmers who were cheering Brexit.
🚜 The National Farmers’ Union council was overwhelmingly in support of “Remain”, but decided not to campaign outright, as it would upset some of their larger farmers who were cheering Brexit.
What happened to those post-Brexit farm subsidies?
We need a discussion about UK food and farming, our resilience to external and self-inflicted events, and where the money is going
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 30, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Boris Johnson promised farmers that “subsidies would stay - 100% guaranteed”.
🚜 The National Farmers’ Union council was overwhelmingly in support of “Remain”, but decided not to campaign outright, as it would upset some of their larger farmers who were cheering Brexit.
🚜 The National Farmers’ Union council was overwhelmingly in support of “Remain”, but decided not to campaign outright, as it would upset some of their larger farmers who were cheering Brexit.
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Your regular reminder that GB News is bankrolled by a billionaire fossil fuel investor, and does not speak for Britain... www.desmog.com/2023/10/30/g...
GB News Owner’s Hedge Fund Has $2.2 Billion Fossil Fuel Investments
One of the owners of GB News runs a hedge fund that has a major financial stake in more than 100 oil and gas firms, DeSmog can reveal. This news comes after former prime minister Boris Johnson was an...
www.desmog.com
November 30, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Your regular reminder that GB News is bankrolled by a billionaire fossil fuel investor, and does not speak for Britain... www.desmog.com/2023/10/30/g...
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This from the co-owners of GB News says what many have suspected ....GB News is a political project
To be an Ofcom regulated broadcaster the station is specifically not allowed to be politically biased. It can have shows which lean one way or another, but the balance must exist across a schedule.
To be an Ofcom regulated broadcaster the station is specifically not allowed to be politically biased. It can have shows which lean one way or another, but the balance must exist across a schedule.
The CEO of Legatum, co-owners of GB News, saying the quiet part out loud...
November 27, 2024 at 6:00 AM
This from the co-owners of GB News says what many have suspected ....GB News is a political project
To be an Ofcom regulated broadcaster the station is specifically not allowed to be politically biased. It can have shows which lean one way or another, but the balance must exist across a schedule.
To be an Ofcom regulated broadcaster the station is specifically not allowed to be politically biased. It can have shows which lean one way or another, but the balance must exist across a schedule.
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Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed
Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed
Tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food.
dlvr.it
November 27, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed
youtu.be/Y6m0x32wnBE?...
As a fan of Grey Gardens and the parody, Documentary Now! With Armisten and Hader, I love this scene so much. 🦝
What’s your favourite funny moment in TV or film? 🎥 🍿🎭
As a fan of Grey Gardens and the parody, Documentary Now! With Armisten and Hader, I love this scene so much. 🦝
What’s your favourite funny moment in TV or film? 🎥 🍿🎭
"Get outta heah, raccoon!" (Sandy Passage)
YouTube video by Crandall
youtu.be
November 20, 2024 at 5:15 PM
youtu.be/Y6m0x32wnBE?...
As a fan of Grey Gardens and the parody, Documentary Now! With Armisten and Hader, I love this scene so much. 🦝
What’s your favourite funny moment in TV or film? 🎥 🍿🎭
As a fan of Grey Gardens and the parody, Documentary Now! With Armisten and Hader, I love this scene so much. 🦝
What’s your favourite funny moment in TV or film? 🎥 🍿🎭
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Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
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To all the newly-arrived Twitter refugees, I've created a starter pack of UK political journalists, experts, commentators and politicos to follow here
go.bsky.app/2CwmVfN
go.bsky.app/2CwmVfN
October 17, 2024 at 1:34 PM
To all the newly-arrived Twitter refugees, I've created a starter pack of UK political journalists, experts, commentators and politicos to follow here
go.bsky.app/2CwmVfN
go.bsky.app/2CwmVfN
If ever you needed a push to delete your T account:
1: you’re not alone. These stats were from September. The numbers now must be through the floor
2: ad revenue will continue to plummet making this one of the worst investments in living memory
3: the damage to his ego and brand
1: you’re not alone. These stats were from September. The numbers now must be through the floor
2: ad revenue will continue to plummet making this one of the worst investments in living memory
3: the damage to his ego and brand
Twitter has lost nearly one-fifth of its daily active user base in the U.S. and a whopping one-third in the UK. mashable.com/article/elon...
Elon Musk's X is losing users in the U.S., UK, and EU. X's own data proves it.
The former Twitter continues its decline under Musk.
mashable.com
November 11, 2024 at 12:55 AM
If ever you needed a push to delete your T account:
1: you’re not alone. These stats were from September. The numbers now must be through the floor
2: ad revenue will continue to plummet making this one of the worst investments in living memory
3: the damage to his ego and brand
1: you’re not alone. These stats were from September. The numbers now must be through the floor
2: ad revenue will continue to plummet making this one of the worst investments in living memory
3: the damage to his ego and brand
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We don't and we shouldn't. Literally.
November 10, 2024 at 2:19 PM
We don't and we shouldn't. Literally.
I’m multitasking this evening making Sauerkraut, Nigellas Chocolate Christmas cake and deleting my Twitter account. All of which are bringing me joy.
November 9, 2024 at 6:31 PM
I’m multitasking this evening making Sauerkraut, Nigellas Chocolate Christmas cake and deleting my Twitter account. All of which are bringing me joy.