Michael Wharton 💚🌍💚
@mwhartongreen.bsky.social
Green Party Member/Activist political, environmental, sustainable etc
He/Him/They/Them/Woke
He/Him/They/Them/Woke
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Whatever happens when voting closes on Saturday, this is my last week as Green Party Deputy Leader.
I just want to say a huge thank you to every single member - your energy has powered me across England & Wales these past few years.
I just want to say a huge thank you to every single member - your energy has powered me across England & Wales these past few years.
August 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Whatever happens when voting closes on Saturday, this is my last week as Green Party Deputy Leader.
I just want to say a huge thank you to every single member - your energy has powered me across England & Wales these past few years.
I just want to say a huge thank you to every single member - your energy has powered me across England & Wales these past few years.
Google and Apple must stop making cash out of conning kids and their parents through fake app store age ratings. Join our fight! goodlawproject.org/s/20d2ac
It’s time for app stores to ban fake age ratings
Google and Apple must stop making cash out of conning kids and their parents through fake app store age ratings. Join our fight!
goodlawproject.org
July 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Google and Apple must stop making cash out of conning kids and their parents through fake app store age ratings. Join our fight! goodlawproject.org/s/20d2ac
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This is long overdue - the Vagrancy Act continues to be used to criminalise 100s of homeless people 200 years after it was brought in!
I've been drawing attention to this cruel approach and calling for a focus on root causes - investing in housing & health services.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
I've been drawing attention to this cruel approach and calling for a focus on root causes - investing in housing & health services.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Rough sleeping to be decriminalised after 200 years
The Government has confirmed it will repeal the outdated Vagrancy Act 1824 by Spring next year, to ensure rough sleeping is no longer a criminal offence.
www.gov.uk
June 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
This is long overdue - the Vagrancy Act continues to be used to criminalise 100s of homeless people 200 years after it was brought in!
I've been drawing attention to this cruel approach and calling for a focus on root causes - investing in housing & health services.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
I've been drawing attention to this cruel approach and calling for a focus on root causes - investing in housing & health services.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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BREAKING THIS MORNING📢
Aberdeen is one of eight council areas trialling free school meals for S1-S3 pupils, after the @scottishgreens.org won funding for this scheme in this year's ScotGov budget.
Incredibly proud that Green policies are making a difference for families in the North East!
Aberdeen is one of eight council areas trialling free school meals for S1-S3 pupils, after the @scottishgreens.org won funding for this scheme in this year's ScotGov budget.
Incredibly proud that Green policies are making a difference for families in the North East!
June 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM
BREAKING THIS MORNING📢
Aberdeen is one of eight council areas trialling free school meals for S1-S3 pupils, after the @scottishgreens.org won funding for this scheme in this year's ScotGov budget.
Incredibly proud that Green policies are making a difference for families in the North East!
Aberdeen is one of eight council areas trialling free school meals for S1-S3 pupils, after the @scottishgreens.org won funding for this scheme in this year's ScotGov budget.
Incredibly proud that Green policies are making a difference for families in the North East!
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Really appreciate all the support - thank you!
And if you're not a member yet - sign up before July 31st & vote!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
And if you're not a member yet - sign up before July 31st & vote!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Green Party followers and watchers: The GPEW leadership election is between the joint-leadership ticket of Adrian Ramsay MP and Ellie Chowns MP, vs Zack Polanski who is running solo.
Who will you be backing and why?
Who will you be backing and why?
June 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Really appreciate all the support - thank you!
And if you're not a member yet - sign up before July 31st & vote!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
And if you're not a member yet - sign up before July 31st & vote!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Pretty vile to hear Labour MPs concluding they need to shift even further right.
Serving billionaire donors whilst destroying peoples living standards & our communities has created Reform.
We need to grow our movement so Labour is more worried about @greenparty.org.uk than Reform.
Serving billionaire donors whilst destroying peoples living standards & our communities has created Reform.
We need to grow our movement so Labour is more worried about @greenparty.org.uk than Reform.
May 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Pretty vile to hear Labour MPs concluding they need to shift even further right.
Serving billionaire donors whilst destroying peoples living standards & our communities has created Reform.
We need to grow our movement so Labour is more worried about @greenparty.org.uk than Reform.
Serving billionaire donors whilst destroying peoples living standards & our communities has created Reform.
We need to grow our movement so Labour is more worried about @greenparty.org.uk than Reform.
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Pretty vile to hear Labour MPs concluding they need to shift even further right.
Serving billionaire donors whilst destroying peoples living standards & our communities has created Reform.
We need to grow our movement so Labour is more worried about @greenparty.org.uk than Reform.
Serving billionaire donors whilst destroying peoples living standards & our communities has created Reform.
We need to grow our movement so Labour is more worried about @greenparty.org.uk than Reform.
May 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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I wonder what proportion of galactic civilizations pass the Drake equation nuclear war and ozone depletion tests, but then fail the global warming test?
April 27, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I wonder what proportion of galactic civilizations pass the Drake equation nuclear war and ozone depletion tests, but then fail the global warming test?
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FBI agents on Friday arrested a Milwaukee judge accused of obstructing justice by directing an undocumented immigrant out of her courtroom through a side door while federal immigration agents waited in a hallway to arrest him. Here’s what we know so far.
What We Know About Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan’s Arrest
Judge Hannah Dugan is accused of obstructing justice after directing a migrant out of her courtroom as federal agents waited to arrest him. Her arrest has raised several questions.
www.nytimes.com
April 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
FBI agents on Friday arrested a Milwaukee judge accused of obstructing justice by directing an undocumented immigrant out of her courtroom through a side door while federal immigration agents waited in a hallway to arrest him. Here’s what we know so far.
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don’t give them their freedom, because they’re not going to give you yours
April 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
don’t give them their freedom, because they’re not going to give you yours
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The Drug Enforcement Administration said the arrests occurred as part of a raid at an underground nightclub in Colorado Springs.
The DEA says 114 immigrants in the U.S. illegally were arrested at a Colorado nightclub
The Drug Enforcement Administration said the arrests occurred as part of a raid at an underground nightclub in Colorado Springs.
www.npr.org
April 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The Drug Enforcement Administration said the arrests occurred as part of a raid at an underground nightclub in Colorado Springs.
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Experiments show that when bees are exposed to microplastic pollution, their memory gets so muddled they may forget the scents associated with sugary rewards.
As a result, pollination may fail — which is bad news for flowers and crops.
As a result, pollination may fail — which is bad news for flowers and crops.
Microplastics may confuse bees and other insects, hurting pollination
Recent studies have shown that tiny pieces of plastics can make bees more susceptible to bacteria and viruses.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Experiments show that when bees are exposed to microplastic pollution, their memory gets so muddled they may forget the scents associated with sugary rewards.
As a result, pollination may fail — which is bad news for flowers and crops.
As a result, pollination may fail — which is bad news for flowers and crops.
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. @carladenyer.bsky.social on Laura Kuenssberg earlier today making it clear that the Green Party stands by Trans rights and rejects the confusing, badly thought out and discriminatory “guidance” from the EHRC.
Scrap it.
Self ID now.
Trans rights are human rights.
Scrap it.
Self ID now.
Trans rights are human rights.
April 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
. @carladenyer.bsky.social on Laura Kuenssberg earlier today making it clear that the Green Party stands by Trans rights and rejects the confusing, badly thought out and discriminatory “guidance” from the EHRC.
Scrap it.
Self ID now.
Trans rights are human rights.
Scrap it.
Self ID now.
Trans rights are human rights.
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If a healthy tree from my yard falls on my neighbor's house though no fault of mine, I'm not responsible. If I knew the tree was unhealthy before it fell, or if I cut it and it landed on my neighbor's home, I'm at fault. #MakePollutersPay
@docsforclimate.bsky.social @jonathanpatz.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social @jonathanpatz.bsky.social
New Study Could Bolster Climate Laws to Make Polluters Pay
Vermont was the first state to try to hold polluters accountable for climate disasters. New research aims to assign specific responsibility.
www.nytimes.com
April 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
If a healthy tree from my yard falls on my neighbor's house though no fault of mine, I'm not responsible. If I knew the tree was unhealthy before it fell, or if I cut it and it landed on my neighbor's home, I'm at fault. #MakePollutersPay
@docsforclimate.bsky.social @jonathanpatz.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social @jonathanpatz.bsky.social
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I care less about Signal chats and more about the blacksite offshore concentration camps we're sending random people to without any semblance of a trial, so I'll be interested to see if the national media can rub their bellies and pat their heads at the same time this week. Historically they can't.
April 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I care less about Signal chats and more about the blacksite offshore concentration camps we're sending random people to without any semblance of a trial, so I'll be interested to see if the national media can rub their bellies and pat their heads at the same time this week. Historically they can't.
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wonderfully simple response and more from Geoffrey here!
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Robert Peston, "Carney stands up to Trump.. Keir Starmer is placating Trump, which is better?"
Geoffrey Hinton, "Mark Carney's approach is the right approach. Trump is a bully. If you stand up to bullies, you might get somewhere"
"Trying to placate bullies. That sounds like 1938 to me"
Geoffrey Hinton, "Mark Carney's approach is the right approach. Trump is a bully. If you stand up to bullies, you might get somewhere"
"Trying to placate bullies. That sounds like 1938 to me"
April 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
wonderfully simple response and more from Geoffrey here!
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It's as simple as that is it?
Yep! Simple stuff from Geoffrey 'godfather of AI Hinton on @itvpeston.bsky.social this week.
Yep! Simple stuff from Geoffrey 'godfather of AI Hinton on @itvpeston.bsky.social this week.
April 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
It's as simple as that is it?
Yep! Simple stuff from Geoffrey 'godfather of AI Hinton on @itvpeston.bsky.social this week.
Yep! Simple stuff from Geoffrey 'godfather of AI Hinton on @itvpeston.bsky.social this week.
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Under-22s with long-term illnesses or disabilities will no longer be able to claim health top-up on universal credit under UK govt plans.
66,000 18 to 21-year-olds will lose it.
People can't easily see GP, dentist, get access to hospital but will lose benefit.
This is reckless and brutal.
66,000 18 to 21-year-olds will lose it.
People can't easily see GP, dentist, get access to hospital but will lose benefit.
This is reckless and brutal.
Under-22s will not get incapacity benefits under welfare shake-up
The move comes as part of an overhaul of the welfare system as the UK's benefits bill rises.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Under-22s with long-term illnesses or disabilities will no longer be able to claim health top-up on universal credit under UK govt plans.
66,000 18 to 21-year-olds will lose it.
People can't easily see GP, dentist, get access to hospital but will lose benefit.
This is reckless and brutal.
66,000 18 to 21-year-olds will lose it.
People can't easily see GP, dentist, get access to hospital but will lose benefit.
This is reckless and brutal.
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really love how advocates for safer cycling and pedestrian infrastructure are radicals but people who want to drive fast & park wherever they want (at the risk of everyone else) are just normal reasonable humans
January 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
really love how advocates for safer cycling and pedestrian infrastructure are radicals but people who want to drive fast & park wherever they want (at the risk of everyone else) are just normal reasonable humans
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A bit of good, optimistic news for you this morning 🌳🌳
This sentence - "decades to come, these trees... will form a temperate rainforest" - struck me.
It's not often that the long term view is reported on like this. We need more of that...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This sentence - "decades to come, these trees... will form a temperate rainforest" - struck me.
It's not often that the long term view is reported on like this. We need more of that...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thousands of trees planted in Devon to start creation of Celtic rainforest
More than 2,500 native trees have been planted to form a temperate rainforest in decades to come
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
A bit of good, optimistic news for you this morning 🌳🌳
This sentence - "decades to come, these trees... will form a temperate rainforest" - struck me.
It's not often that the long term view is reported on like this. We need more of that...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This sentence - "decades to come, these trees... will form a temperate rainforest" - struck me.
It's not often that the long term view is reported on like this. We need more of that...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I joined protestors outside the RCJ today because our politicians continue not only to ignore the evidence of climate breakdown , but accelerate our species collapse with this obsession over growth above all else .
No growth on a dead planet , solidarity with the #LordWalney16
No growth on a dead planet , solidarity with the #LordWalney16
January 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I joined protestors outside the RCJ today because our politicians continue not only to ignore the evidence of climate breakdown , but accelerate our species collapse with this obsession over growth above all else .
No growth on a dead planet , solidarity with the #LordWalney16
No growth on a dead planet , solidarity with the #LordWalney16
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This is really helpful research about e-bikes and battery fire risk. Really important that policy is based on research into actual risk and not on (real) concerns related to risk from e bike conversion kits.
Unprecedented Warwick Manufacturing Group lab testing of #emobility good vindicates #ebike of fire risk and piles pressure on conversion kit market: www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/unp...
Unprecedented lab testing vindicates e-bike of fire risk and piles pressure on conversion kit market
The Warwick Manufacturing Group, commissioned on behalf of the OPSS, has concluded that the subject of e-bike fire is misrepresented.
www.cyclingelectric.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This is really helpful research about e-bikes and battery fire risk. Really important that policy is based on research into actual risk and not on (real) concerns related to risk from e bike conversion kits.
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Rachel Reeves' announcement on #Heathrow is an act of wanton climate vandalism.
Had enough of what Labour has become? Want to help grow a party that's fighting for social & environmental justice?
Time to join @greenparty.org.uk?
join.greenparty.org.uk
Had enough of what Labour has become? Want to help grow a party that's fighting for social & environmental justice?
Time to join @greenparty.org.uk?
join.greenparty.org.uk
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January 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Rachel Reeves' announcement on #Heathrow is an act of wanton climate vandalism.
Had enough of what Labour has become? Want to help grow a party that's fighting for social & environmental justice?
Time to join @greenparty.org.uk?
join.greenparty.org.uk
Had enough of what Labour has become? Want to help grow a party that's fighting for social & environmental justice?
Time to join @greenparty.org.uk?
join.greenparty.org.uk
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The Greens, the LibDems, Plaid Cymru, all did better at the last election than ever.
They all have very good, progressive immigration policies.
Nobody has a clue what they are though. The media only GAF about anti-migrant politics.
They all have very good, progressive immigration policies.
Nobody has a clue what they are though. The media only GAF about anti-migrant politics.
surely the disillusionment comes in part from the media not covering Green or LibDem policy, but amplifying RW ideaology? A balanced media, focussed on facts would greatly help
January 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The Greens, the LibDems, Plaid Cymru, all did better at the last election than ever.
They all have very good, progressive immigration policies.
Nobody has a clue what they are though. The media only GAF about anti-migrant politics.
They all have very good, progressive immigration policies.
Nobody has a clue what they are though. The media only GAF about anti-migrant politics.
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Tesla just announced that sales fell in Q4, and its shares dropped ~4%.
Nota bene ⤵️
Nota bene ⤵️
Musk's source of cash is loans secured by Tesla stock. If the stock price goes down low enough, he has to sell stock to meet the margin call, fueling the downward spiral. This makes him vulnerable in ways that no other oligarch is. If you think Musk is a problem, Tesla is your attack surface.
January 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Tesla just announced that sales fell in Q4, and its shares dropped ~4%.
Nota bene ⤵️
Nota bene ⤵️