Mark Norman
@mark60.bsky.social
Teacher (primary school), NW England: here for climate justice, the nature crisis, education, active travel, allotment chat and … Norwich City FC.
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Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
December 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
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Some senior Tories have been pushing for the UK to recognise Somaliland.
Oil company Genel Energy has an exploration well there. On its board sits former diplomat Sir Dominick Chilcott. Until 2024 its deputy chair was ex-defence sec Sir Michael Fallon.
www.declassifieduk.org/gavin-willia...
Oil company Genel Energy has an exploration well there. On its board sits former diplomat Sir Dominick Chilcott. Until 2024 its deputy chair was ex-defence sec Sir Michael Fallon.
www.declassifieduk.org/gavin-willia...
Gavin Williamson kept lobbying for Somaliland amid civil war
Britain’s former defence secretary made a paid-for trip to the unrecognised African state after it allegedly bombed a hospital.
www.declassifieduk.org
December 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Some senior Tories have been pushing for the UK to recognise Somaliland.
Oil company Genel Energy has an exploration well there. On its board sits former diplomat Sir Dominick Chilcott. Until 2024 its deputy chair was ex-defence sec Sir Michael Fallon.
www.declassifieduk.org/gavin-willia...
Oil company Genel Energy has an exploration well there. On its board sits former diplomat Sir Dominick Chilcott. Until 2024 its deputy chair was ex-defence sec Sir Michael Fallon.
www.declassifieduk.org/gavin-willia...
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ABSOLUTE INSANITY IN ICELAND
It s warmer than summer !
19.7C Bakkagerði in the middle of the night !
‼️nearly 10C above JULY average
MOST EXTREME EVENT EVER SEEN IN WORLD CLIMATIC HISTORY
Records brutalized allover the country
It s warmer than summer !
19.7C Bakkagerði in the middle of the night !
‼️nearly 10C above JULY average
MOST EXTREME EVENT EVER SEEN IN WORLD CLIMATIC HISTORY
Records brutalized allover the country
December 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
ABSOLUTE INSANITY IN ICELAND
It s warmer than summer !
19.7C Bakkagerði in the middle of the night !
‼️nearly 10C above JULY average
MOST EXTREME EVENT EVER SEEN IN WORLD CLIMATIC HISTORY
Records brutalized allover the country
It s warmer than summer !
19.7C Bakkagerði in the middle of the night !
‼️nearly 10C above JULY average
MOST EXTREME EVENT EVER SEEN IN WORLD CLIMATIC HISTORY
Records brutalized allover the country
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Chatted to my great uncle yesterday – a northern, working-class guy, not that political. I told him my job involved exposing Farage.
His first question was: “who funds him?”
Investigations into Farage’s donors can have a major impact on Reform’s support – as this research has already shown 👇
His first question was: “who funds him?”
Investigations into Farage’s donors can have a major impact on Reform’s support – as this research has already shown 👇
New research reveals the best attack lines to use against Reform
How to stop Farage...
writesbright.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Chatted to my great uncle yesterday – a northern, working-class guy, not that political. I told him my job involved exposing Farage.
His first question was: “who funds him?”
Investigations into Farage’s donors can have a major impact on Reform’s support – as this research has already shown 👇
His first question was: “who funds him?”
Investigations into Farage’s donors can have a major impact on Reform’s support – as this research has already shown 👇
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African stakeholders warn that adaptation for smallholder farmers is deeply underfunded.
Climate finance remains concentrated in a few countries, leaving the most vulnerable with little access to climate-smart support. They call for public funding, early warning systems, and loss-and-damage aid.
Climate finance remains concentrated in a few countries, leaving the most vulnerable with little access to climate-smart support. They call for public funding, early warning systems, and loss-and-damage aid.
Africa mulls gap in climate adaptation finance for agriculture
The agriculture sector’s adaptation to climate change in Africa remains severely underfunded, say stakeholders after the U.N. climate talks came to a conclusion in November 2025. Despite an increase…
news.mongabay.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
African stakeholders warn that adaptation for smallholder farmers is deeply underfunded.
Climate finance remains concentrated in a few countries, leaving the most vulnerable with little access to climate-smart support. They call for public funding, early warning systems, and loss-and-damage aid.
Climate finance remains concentrated in a few countries, leaving the most vulnerable with little access to climate-smart support. They call for public funding, early warning systems, and loss-and-damage aid.
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Guardian Charity appeal: Circle of Change is the brainchild of 174 Trust, a charity based at the Duncairn centre for culture and arts.
#Belfast
#SpéirGhorm
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
#Belfast
#SpéirGhorm
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘It restored my hope’: how community action is confronting racism in Belfast
An initiative linking people across race, class and faith offers an antidote to silence, hate and growing division Donate to the charity appeal here
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Guardian Charity appeal: Circle of Change is the brainchild of 174 Trust, a charity based at the Duncairn centre for culture and arts.
#Belfast
#SpéirGhorm
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
#Belfast
#SpéirGhorm
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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William Bond challenged the idea that forests are nature’s default, arguing grasslands & savannas are ancient ecosystems.
As mass tree-planting boomed, he warned that blanket afforestation can harm biodiversity and water systems. His work pushed conservation to start with how landscapes function.
As mass tree-planting boomed, he warned that blanket afforestation can harm biodiversity and water systems. His work pushed conservation to start with how landscapes function.
William Bond, grasslands researcher who reminded conservation that context matters, has died
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In recent years, one of the loudest ideas in environmental policy…
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December 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
William Bond challenged the idea that forests are nature’s default, arguing grasslands & savannas are ancient ecosystems.
As mass tree-planting boomed, he warned that blanket afforestation can harm biodiversity and water systems. His work pushed conservation to start with how landscapes function.
As mass tree-planting boomed, he warned that blanket afforestation can harm biodiversity and water systems. His work pushed conservation to start with how landscapes function.
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Exclusive?
…Well I suppose it was an exclusive two weeks ago when I first reported it for @bylinetimes.bsky.social 🤷♂️🤦🏻♂️
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
…Well I suppose it was an exclusive two weeks ago when I first reported it for @bylinetimes.bsky.social 🤷♂️🤦🏻♂️
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
December 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Exclusive?
…Well I suppose it was an exclusive two weeks ago when I first reported it for @bylinetimes.bsky.social 🤷♂️🤦🏻♂️
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
…Well I suppose it was an exclusive two weeks ago when I first reported it for @bylinetimes.bsky.social 🤷♂️🤦🏻♂️
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
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From 2004–2011, ~62,000 African Penguin died near Cape Town because of sardine collapse caused by climate change and overfishing. That’s ~95% of the breeding penguins! In 2024, African Penguins were uplisted to Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
High adult mortality of African Penguins Spheniscus demersus in South Africa after 2004 was likely caused by starvation
From 2004–2011, following the collapse of sardine Sardinops sagax, a main food for African Penguins Spheniscus demersus, to < 25% of its maximum recorded abundance, survival of penguins breeding at...
www.tandfonline.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
From 2004–2011, ~62,000 African Penguin died near Cape Town because of sardine collapse caused by climate change and overfishing. That’s ~95% of the breeding penguins! In 2024, African Penguins were uplisted to Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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Postie brought a leaflet from Reform UK today, in Glasgow. Incl a 2nd Class postage paid envelop. If you get one, remember to post the envelop back to them, empty or perhaps with a special message. Every envelop returned will cost them 85p. If every Glasgow household does that, cost will be £250K 😂
December 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Postie brought a leaflet from Reform UK today, in Glasgow. Incl a 2nd Class postage paid envelop. If you get one, remember to post the envelop back to them, empty or perhaps with a special message. Every envelop returned will cost them 85p. If every Glasgow household does that, cost will be £250K 😂
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Important reminder 🚨 Nigel Farage (a millionaire) thinks the minimum wage is too high.
December 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Important reminder 🚨 Nigel Farage (a millionaire) thinks the minimum wage is too high.
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Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
December 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
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Earlier this year we shared the female innovators from Imperial paving the way for a sustainable future 🌍
We asked some leading female innovators about what they think needs to happen to accelerate action and investment for women in sustainable innovation.
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We asked some leading female innovators about what they think needs to happen to accelerate action and investment for women in sustainable innovation.
buff.ly/PpqPxZL
December 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Earlier this year we shared the female innovators from Imperial paving the way for a sustainable future 🌍
We asked some leading female innovators about what they think needs to happen to accelerate action and investment for women in sustainable innovation.
buff.ly/PpqPxZL
We asked some leading female innovators about what they think needs to happen to accelerate action and investment for women in sustainable innovation.
buff.ly/PpqPxZL
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I see the Daily Telegraph is now reporting on the Australian trade deal disaster for which it campaigned.
Nobody, and I mean *nobody*, has betrayed this country like the libertarian wreckers who lied to the public about ‘Brexit benefits’.
Nobody, and I mean *nobody*, has betrayed this country like the libertarian wreckers who lied to the public about ‘Brexit benefits’.
December 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I see the Daily Telegraph is now reporting on the Australian trade deal disaster for which it campaigned.
Nobody, and I mean *nobody*, has betrayed this country like the libertarian wreckers who lied to the public about ‘Brexit benefits’.
Nobody, and I mean *nobody*, has betrayed this country like the libertarian wreckers who lied to the public about ‘Brexit benefits’.
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Please, sign and share!
We need just over 500 signatures to get our @climatemajority.bsky.social petition, calling for the Government to fund a National Climate Resilience Plan, to the 10k target. Can you help get us over the line? Please sign and then share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Fund a National Climate Resilience Plan: protect communities from climate impact
From floods to extreme temperatures, climate impacts risk damaging homes, health, businesses, services, and the economy. We want Government to prioritise adaptation; fund a new Resilience Plan that…
petition.parliament.uk
December 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Please, sign and share!
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So the US administration considers hate speech and disinformation “American viewpoints“? 🙄
HateAid is an organization that also helps climate scientists to defend themselves against online abuse and threats.
Its founder was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 🇩🇪 this year.
HateAid is an organization that also helps climate scientists to defend themselves against online abuse and threats.
Its founder was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 🇩🇪 this year.
“Imran Ahmed, chief executive of Centre for Countering Digital Hate; Josephine Ballon and Anna-Lena von Hodenberg, leaders of HateAid, a German organization; former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, who was responsible for digital affairs; and Clare Melford, who runs the Global Disinformation Index.”
US bars five Europeans it says pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints online
The State Department is barring five Europeans it accuses of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints.
apnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:59 AM
So the US administration considers hate speech and disinformation “American viewpoints“? 🙄
HateAid is an organization that also helps climate scientists to defend themselves against online abuse and threats.
Its founder was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 🇩🇪 this year.
HateAid is an organization that also helps climate scientists to defend themselves against online abuse and threats.
Its founder was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 🇩🇪 this year.
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A new study finds moist tropical forests in Australia have flipped from carbon sink to source—the first documented case of its kind.
Nearly 50 years of data show tree deaths doubled around 2000, outpacing new growth as climate change and cyclones push rainforest species beyond their limits.
Nearly 50 years of data show tree deaths doubled around 2000, outpacing new growth as climate change and cyclones push rainforest species beyond their limits.
Tropical forests in Australia are emitting more carbon than they capture: Study
When it comes to capturing carbon, trees have always been our go-to. But a sinister switch is underway. A study published in the journal Nature reveals that moist tropical forests in Australia are…
news.mongabay.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
A new study finds moist tropical forests in Australia have flipped from carbon sink to source—the first documented case of its kind.
Nearly 50 years of data show tree deaths doubled around 2000, outpacing new growth as climate change and cyclones push rainforest species beyond their limits.
Nearly 50 years of data show tree deaths doubled around 2000, outpacing new growth as climate change and cyclones push rainforest species beyond their limits.
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So, just to confirm, the BBC can’t keep Robin Ince on the air because his trans allyship brings the organisation into disrepute, but they can keep David Walliams, who performed Nazi salutes at the recording of this very show, on the air despite him being predatory towards women. Cool. Very normal.
December 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
So, just to confirm, the BBC can’t keep Robin Ince on the air because his trans allyship brings the organisation into disrepute, but they can keep David Walliams, who performed Nazi salutes at the recording of this very show, on the air despite him being predatory towards women. Cool. Very normal.
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I hope we don't end up sanctifying LUSH for their solidarity with Gaza, because they have a history of denying their own staff basic employment rights and deploying union busting tactics.
LUSH is not an ethical company.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
LUSH is not an ethical company.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Lush boss says people who disagree with his Gaza stance ‘shouldn’t come into shop’
Mark Constantine OBE led a shutdown of Lush stores earlier this year in solidarity with people in Gaza
www.independent.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I hope we don't end up sanctifying LUSH for their solidarity with Gaza, because they have a history of denying their own staff basic employment rights and deploying union busting tactics.
LUSH is not an ethical company.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
LUSH is not an ethical company.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
And 1 million Epstein files appeared from thin air
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
And 1 million Epstein files appeared from thin air
December 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
And 1 million Epstein files appeared from thin air
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
And 1 million Epstein files appeared from thin air
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Mongabay founder @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social has written 70+ obituaries this year for people who spent their lives defending the natural world.
These portraits show ordinary people standing between ecosystems and erosion, proving protection happens through imperfect, sustained effort.
These portraits show ordinary people standing between ecosystems and erosion, proving protection happens through imperfect, sustained effort.
Environmental defenders & conservationists who died in 2025
I write short obituaries for people who spent their lives protecting parts of the natural world. I work on them in the margins of other responsibilities, yet they have become a constant. In 2025, I…
news.mongabay.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Mongabay founder @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social has written 70+ obituaries this year for people who spent their lives defending the natural world.
These portraits show ordinary people standing between ecosystems and erosion, proving protection happens through imperfect, sustained effort.
These portraits show ordinary people standing between ecosystems and erosion, proving protection happens through imperfect, sustained effort.
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I’ve been really moved by stories that people have shared today on Bluesky. I’m convinced this is the right way: kindness is both the antidote to and the opposite of everything Trump and Farage and Putin represent so let’s weaponise it against them. It’s so powerful. And they can’t understand it.
December 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I’ve been really moved by stories that people have shared today on Bluesky. I’m convinced this is the right way: kindness is both the antidote to and the opposite of everything Trump and Farage and Putin represent so let’s weaponise it against them. It’s so powerful. And they can’t understand it.