Mark Purvis
@markpurvis.bsky.social
River restorer, fly fishing guide, clean water champion, loves mountains, rides bikes
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Mark Purvis
@markpurvis.bsky.social
· Dec 6
Four pictures to introduce myself. I am a #flyfisherman and guide living in the #Cotswolds in the UK, I do voluntary habitat restoration on local trout streams, I despise the #pollution of our streams for profit and I'm walking the #southwestcoastpath with my wife and our photogenic spaniel.
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Sharing our starter pack for those new or recently come back to bluesky. As ever, let us know of any omissions.
go.bsky.app/Gf6AWuT
go.bsky.app/Gf6AWuT
January 10, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Sharing our starter pack for those new or recently come back to bluesky. As ever, let us know of any omissions.
go.bsky.app/Gf6AWuT
go.bsky.app/Gf6AWuT
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Good morning here is your FT Weekend thread of highlights because it is freezing and you should stay inside. Gift links are free 300x. I don’t want a repeat of the Yann LeCun lunch where it escaped our little community and I had AI fans shouting about links for days.
January 10, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Good morning here is your FT Weekend thread of highlights because it is freezing and you should stay inside. Gift links are free 300x. I don’t want a repeat of the Yann LeCun lunch where it escaped our little community and I had AI fans shouting about links for days.
This is good to see. There is no valid excuse or reason to use Musk's hell site.
Clarion news: We’re leaving Twitter (’X’). We can’t condone the objectionable content it now promotes, which goes against everything we believe and the Clarion tradition. Our live posting is now here on Bluesky, with all this plus much more in our email newsletter twice a week.
January 9, 2026 at 1:06 PM
This is good to see. There is no valid excuse or reason to use Musk's hell site.
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What do these companies have in common?
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
What do these companies have in common?
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
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Russia will not accept any peace deal that allows Ukraine to aggressively defend itself the next time we invade it.
December 29, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Russia will not accept any peace deal that allows Ukraine to aggressively defend itself the next time we invade it.
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Some tlc for Santa from #sophiefromromania before what’s left of him goes away until next year
December 29, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Some tlc for Santa from #sophiefromromania before what’s left of him goes away until next year
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Every year, people mock this tree. But I love it anyway.
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
December 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Every year, people mock this tree. But I love it anyway.
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
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Water companies are issuing increasing amounts in 'green' bonds - over £10bn since 2017.
We found cases where funds have refinanced completed projects & others where the money was used for activities that companies are obliged by law to deliver
My latest: unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
We found cases where funds have refinanced completed projects & others where the money was used for activities that companies are obliged by law to deliver
My latest: unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
December 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Water companies are issuing increasing amounts in 'green' bonds - over £10bn since 2017.
We found cases where funds have refinanced completed projects & others where the money was used for activities that companies are obliged by law to deliver
My latest: unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
We found cases where funds have refinanced completed projects & others where the money was used for activities that companies are obliged by law to deliver
My latest: unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
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• ”In exchange for a share of the profits, the Americans will be tasked with marketing Russian gas in Europe.”
• ”For the Russians, the capitulation of Ukraine is merely a prelude to the vassalization of Europe.”
• ”For the Russians, the capitulation of Ukraine is merely a prelude to the vassalization of Europe.”
Brutal examination, agree fully: "Putin has just made one of his most cherished dreams come true: he has compromised the United States in his efforts to demolish international law. This is the primary objective of the Witkoff/Dmitriev peace plan".
desk-russie.info/2025/11/27/t...
desk-russie.info/2025/11/27/t...
The Witkoff/Dmitriev Peace Plan: Stupidity or Betrayal? • russian desk
Putin has just made one of his most cherished dreams come true: he has compromised the United States in his efforts to demolish international law. This is the
desk-russie.info
November 29, 2025 at 8:19 AM
• ”In exchange for a share of the profits, the Americans will be tasked with marketing Russian gas in Europe.”
• ”For the Russians, the capitulation of Ukraine is merely a prelude to the vassalization of Europe.”
• ”For the Russians, the capitulation of Ukraine is merely a prelude to the vassalization of Europe.”
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Europe’s water reserves are drying up because of climate change www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 29, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Europe’s water reserves are drying up because of climate change www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate.
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate.
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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"As a new generation of Labour MPs grapple with their unease...Taverne’s example reminds us of the importance of having independently minded MPs with the shrewdness and elegance of the 'Victor of Lincoln'."
Words by our Manager Tom Chidwick in the latest @thehousemag.bsky.social!
shorturl.at/BeTPd
Words by our Manager Tom Chidwick in the latest @thehousemag.bsky.social!
shorturl.at/BeTPd
Tribute to Lord Taverne: the resilient rebel who was 'too hot to handle'
In becoming the first post-war independent victor of an English by-election, Dick Taverne helped break the dominance of the main parties in 1973. W...
www.politicshome.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"As a new generation of Labour MPs grapple with their unease...Taverne’s example reminds us of the importance of having independently minded MPs with the shrewdness and elegance of the 'Victor of Lincoln'."
Words by our Manager Tom Chidwick in the latest @thehousemag.bsky.social!
shorturl.at/BeTPd
Words by our Manager Tom Chidwick in the latest @thehousemag.bsky.social!
shorturl.at/BeTPd
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Vous assistez, quasiment en direct à la formation d'un cratère sur la Lune, avec un impact filmé ce matin !
November 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Vous assistez, quasiment en direct à la formation d'un cratère sur la Lune, avec un impact filmé ce matin !
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BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.
Trump says he will sue BBC for between $1 billion and $5 billion despite apology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump says he will sue BBC for at least $1bn over Panorama edit
The US president told reporters on Air Force One that he will take legal action against the broadcaster and will call Sir Keir Starmer over the weekend.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.
It seems this Government is determined to miss just about every opportunity to actually make life better for the country.
Have Reeves and Starmer missed the chance to ditch stealth taxes? | Phillip Inman
Have Reeves and Starmer missed the chance to ditch stealth taxes? | Phillip Inman
Retreat from plans to increase income tax means Labour is unlikely to make system fairer and more coherent
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
It seems this Government is determined to miss just about every opportunity to actually make life better for the country.
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In 1972, a cat commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These kittens promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government they survive as soldiers of fortune @thatwriterguy@mastodon.social
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
In 1972, a cat commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These kittens promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government they survive as soldiers of fortune @thatwriterguy@mastodon.social
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How do we, as a society, let companies get away with this behaviour?
I am bewildered that this labour of Sisyphus is being carried out by volunteers, while Southern Water, which has admitted responsibility for the catastrophe, is doing nothing to remediate it.
‘We feel we’re fighting a losing battle’: the race to remove millions of plastic beads from Camber Sands
A huge cleanup effort has seen volunteers working to remove beads by hand and machine. They can only wait and see the extent of damage to wildlife and dune habitat
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:50 AM
How do we, as a society, let companies get away with this behaviour?
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The Panorama edit was poor journalism, not sure how it happened (more than 15 yo when I worked there we all had to go on a course because someone made the Queen look grumpy about something in the wrong order). But of all of it, this is the only piece I’ve read that properly nails the issue…
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 AM
The Panorama edit was poor journalism, not sure how it happened (more than 15 yo when I worked there we all had to go on a course because someone made the Queen look grumpy about something in the wrong order). But of all of it, this is the only piece I’ve read that properly nails the issue…
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4,000 m below the surface lives the Casper octopus — fragile, unseen, irreplaceable.
Machines are being built to mine its world.
Protect the unseen ocean before it’s too late.
World View article in Nature:
🔗 rdcu.be/eIQyN
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#DeepSea #OceanImpact #30x30
Machines are being built to mine its world.
Protect the unseen ocean before it’s too late.
World View article in Nature:
🔗 rdcu.be/eIQyN
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#DeepSea #OceanImpact #30x30
November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
4,000 m below the surface lives the Casper octopus — fragile, unseen, irreplaceable.
Machines are being built to mine its world.
Protect the unseen ocean before it’s too late.
World View article in Nature:
🔗 rdcu.be/eIQyN
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#DeepSea #OceanImpact #30x30
Machines are being built to mine its world.
Protect the unseen ocean before it’s too late.
World View article in Nature:
🔗 rdcu.be/eIQyN
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#DeepSea #OceanImpact #30x30
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Even in these most challenging times river restoration in Ukraine is ongoing: freshwaterblog.net/2025/11/04/u...
Ukrainian river restoration project during wartime wins major award
The Bilyi River after the removal of an obsolete dam. Image: Danube-Carpathian Programme Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has brought death and destruction not only to towns and cities, but als…
freshwaterblog.net
November 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Even in these most challenging times river restoration in Ukraine is ongoing: freshwaterblog.net/2025/11/04/u...
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Monarchs need milkweed. Bees need flowers. Solar fields can provide both – while generating renewable power. 🌞🦋🐝
Solar farms can bloom with life, not just energy » Yale Climate Connections
By planting wildflowers instead of grass, developers are creating habitat for bees, butterflies, and birds.
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Monarchs need milkweed. Bees need flowers. Solar fields can provide both – while generating renewable power. 🌞🦋🐝