Hilary
@penny4it.bsky.social
Botany, ecology, FISC 4, Biological Recording, gardening, mountains, dogs. Proud Mum. Northumberland, UK.
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"REVIVE believes the next parliament should create 10,000 new crofts and common spaces across Scotland and increase the Scottish Land Fund to £25m to enable more community buyouts, alongside a community wealth fund should be established to seed locally-owned revenue generating projects."
Conference shows Scotland’s appetite for real land reform
Press release: The REVIVE Conference saw around 400 people attend, a similar number as those who own half of Scotland's private rural land
bylines.scot
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"REVIVE believes the next parliament should create 10,000 new crofts and common spaces across Scotland and increase the Scottish Land Fund to £25m to enable more community buyouts, alongside a community wealth fund should be established to seed locally-owned revenue generating projects."
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💥 Some good news. Major win in Utah.
A late night court ruling just threw out GOP gerrymanders and guaranteed Democrats a new House seat.
A late night court ruling just threw out GOP gerrymanders and guaranteed Democrats a new House seat.
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
💥 Some good news. Major win in Utah.
A late night court ruling just threw out GOP gerrymanders and guaranteed Democrats a new House seat.
A late night court ruling just threw out GOP gerrymanders and guaranteed Democrats a new House seat.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Just caught up with Polly’s tawny owls — her radio-perfect voice & gorgeous owl accompaniment. 🦉
Owl alert! You can listen back to my little snippet on #TawnyOwls now. Thanks agains so much to Sophie Anton for asking me to do this and to being so flexible so we could get it recorded easily and accessibly for me, and to Caz Graham for coming to do the recording.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Tweet of the Day - Polly Atkin on the Tawny Owl - BBC Sounds
For writer Polly Atkin the nighttime calls of tawny owls mean company and community.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Just caught up with Polly’s tawny owls — her radio-perfect voice & gorgeous owl accompaniment. 🦉
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EXCLUSIVE: My @bylinetimes.bsky.social investigation reveals: 'memo' which sparked President Donald Trump to threaten a $1bn lawsuit against BBC was written by lobbyist at firm paid by pro-Trump tech giants and Trump donors bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
EXCLUSIVE: My @bylinetimes.bsky.social investigation reveals: 'memo' which sparked President Donald Trump to threaten a $1bn lawsuit against BBC was written by lobbyist at firm paid by pro-Trump tech giants and Trump donors bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
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If, according to Trump, the government doesn’t have the tariff money available to refund all of it if he loses the lawsuit before SCOTUS, how can he be talking about giving away trillions in $2,000 checks?
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
If, according to Trump, the government doesn’t have the tariff money available to refund all of it if he loses the lawsuit before SCOTUS, how can he be talking about giving away trillions in $2,000 checks?
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Where the fuck did 3 trillion dollars go? That’s the real question!!! Did it all go to him, his family and his donors??? WTF!!!🤬
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Where the fuck did 3 trillion dollars go? That’s the real question!!! Did it all go to him, his family and his donors??? WTF!!!🤬
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So he’s saying all the tariff money we took in is gone and we won’t be able to pay it back. There was always a possibility he could lose this lawsuit and have to refund the tariff money. We didn’t prepare for that possibility? He’s running the govt like he ran his casinos.
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
So he’s saying all the tariff money we took in is gone and we won’t be able to pay it back. There was always a possibility he could lose this lawsuit and have to refund the tariff money. We didn’t prepare for that possibility? He’s running the govt like he ran his casinos.
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Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult.
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult.
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
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This kind of thing, btw, is one of the reasons I think it's right to use the (admittedly ugly) word 'Brexitism': there are multiple recurring threads linking Brexit to post-Brexit politics/ culture wars. So many things which aren't about Brexit per se are in/directly connected to it. 3/3
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This kind of thing, btw, is one of the reasons I think it's right to use the (admittedly ugly) word 'Brexitism': there are multiple recurring threads linking Brexit to post-Brexit politics/ culture wars. So many things which aren't about Brexit per se are in/directly connected to it. 3/3
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Dig a little deeper, and the founder of History Reclaimed co-edits 'Briefings for Britain' (formerly Briefings for Brexit), and he and several members/ contributors to both were members of the 2018 'Brains for Brexit' group (if anyone remembers that): www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article.... 2/3
Meet the 41 top-thinkers fighting the tide of Remain propaganda
Leading economists, lawyers, philosophers, historians and social scientists across Britain want to challenge the impression all academics oppose leaving the EU.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Dig a little deeper, and the founder of History Reclaimed co-edits 'Briefings for Britain' (formerly Briefings for Brexit), and he and several members/ contributors to both were members of the 2018 'Brains for Brexit' group (if anyone remembers that): www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article.... 2/3
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I'm not sure if others have noticed this, but interesting that one of the Prescott criticisms of the BBC is based on those of the 'History Reclaimed' group, which is also associated with the 'Restore Trust' group's attacks on & so far unsuccessful attempts to take control of the National Trust. 1/3
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I'm not sure if others have noticed this, but interesting that one of the Prescott criticisms of the BBC is based on those of the 'History Reclaimed' group, which is also associated with the 'Restore Trust' group's attacks on & so far unsuccessful attempts to take control of the National Trust. 1/3
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Child poverty affects 4.5 million children in the UK. This is a political choice, and one that we must not stand for.
After growing up in poverty, I know the anger 4.5 million children must feel
www.bigissue.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Child poverty affects 4.5 million children in the UK. This is a political choice, and one that we must not stand for.
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My wife died but Virgin Media seems unable to transfer account to my name
My wife died but Virgin Media seems unable to transfer account to my name
Transferring names and moving to a cheaper deal should not require the bereaved to repeatedly explain a death
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
My wife died but Virgin Media seems unable to transfer account to my name
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I agree with Newsom
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I agree with Newsom
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Gov Pritzker shows determination and courage at every turn undaunted by threat of retribution by Trump or any goon from the Administration. He, Newsom, AOC, Bernie Sanders, Jeffries among a few names and there are others, truly there to protect, defend and lift up ALL the people.
November 11, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Gov Pritzker shows determination and courage at every turn undaunted by threat of retribution by Trump or any goon from the Administration. He, Newsom, AOC, Bernie Sanders, Jeffries among a few names and there are others, truly there to protect, defend and lift up ALL the people.
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🇺🇸US: 🚨 🏆Newsom BECOMES 🇺🇸USA ⭐️SHADOW ⭐️PRESIDENT with BIG FOREIGN TRIP youtu.be/OYw2mxLWQFI?...
🚨 Newsom BECOMES USA SHADOW PRESIDENT with BIG FOREIGN TRIP
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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November 11, 2025 at 6:24 AM
🇺🇸US: 🚨 🏆Newsom BECOMES 🇺🇸USA ⭐️SHADOW ⭐️PRESIDENT with BIG FOREIGN TRIP youtu.be/OYw2mxLWQFI?...
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Gov Newsom thanks for standing up to the authoritarian bullies on the right. Weak-kneed Democrats in the Senate could learn from your example how to really fight against the people who would destroy our Democracy.
Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Gov Newsom thanks for standing up to the authoritarian bullies on the right. Weak-kneed Democrats in the Senate could learn from your example how to really fight against the people who would destroy our Democracy.
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To them it's wrong for Newsom to make fun of the insanity and hypocrisy but it's ok for the maniac who is destroying this country to do whatever he wants to do and no one holds him accountable for anything and that's why we're in this mess.
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
To them it's wrong for Newsom to make fun of the insanity and hypocrisy but it's ok for the maniac who is destroying this country to do whatever he wants to do and no one holds him accountable for anything and that's why we're in this mess.
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For years, a “Goon Squad” of sheriff’s deputies roamed Rankin County, Mississippi, beating and choking people until they confessed to drug crimes.
This week, our friends at @revealnews.org sit down with the reporters from @mississippitoday.org and @nytimes.com, who revealed their reign of terror.
This week, our friends at @revealnews.org sit down with the reporters from @mississippitoday.org and @nytimes.com, who revealed their reign of terror.
How a ‘Goon Squad’ of Mississippi deputies got away with years of brutality
A “Goon Squad” of Rankin County sheriff’s deputies spent years brutalizing people until their reign of terror was exposed.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
For years, a “Goon Squad” of sheriff’s deputies roamed Rankin County, Mississippi, beating and choking people until they confessed to drug crimes.
This week, our friends at @revealnews.org sit down with the reporters from @mississippitoday.org and @nytimes.com, who revealed their reign of terror.
This week, our friends at @revealnews.org sit down with the reporters from @mississippitoday.org and @nytimes.com, who revealed their reign of terror.
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Someone please tell Marty Makary that menopause doesn't kill women or cause divorces.
The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement
No, it doesn't kill women or cause divorce.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Someone please tell Marty Makary that menopause doesn't kill women or cause divorces.
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In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, a pair of Democratic senators said the DOJ’s efforts to seize voter data from states “appear to be driven by blind allegiance to the President’s unlawful” sweeping anti-voting order and pose serious privacy risks.
https://bit.ly/3WKpqVf
https://bit.ly/3WKpqVf
DOJ Efforts to Seize Voter Data ‘Pose Serious Risks’ to Privacy and National Security, Senators Warn
Read more here.
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, a pair of Democratic senators said the DOJ’s efforts to seize voter data from states “appear to be driven by blind allegiance to the President’s unlawful” sweeping anti-voting order and pose serious privacy risks.
https://bit.ly/3WKpqVf
https://bit.ly/3WKpqVf
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Grocery prices. Gas prices. Prescription drug prices. Overall prices. Over just three days, Trump made false claims about all of them. | Fact check
Fact check: Trump’s lying spree about inflation
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Grocery prices. Gas prices. Prescription drug prices. Overall prices. Over just three days, Trump made false claims about all of them. | Fact check
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Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
Prominent Afrikaners refuse to be 'pawns,' and hit back at Trump's claims about South Africa
Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
n.pr
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.