Dan Ahern
@roushamnet.bsky.social
Mongrel Brit, look outwards and smile 🔶 🇪🇺
Increasingly angry at the media campaign against biodiversity
Ecologist and book lover
parlo un po' di italiano ma non bene
Increasingly angry at the media campaign against biodiversity
Ecologist and book lover
parlo un po' di italiano ma non bene
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Only 37 per cent of the electorate voted for Brexit after a campaign shaped by misinformation. The real way that Britain can strengthen its national interest is by rebuilding trust with Europe and restoring the protection of jobs, trade and stability.
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Only 37 per cent of the electorate voted for Brexit after a campaign shaped by misinformation. The real way that Britain can strengthen its national interest is by rebuilding trust with Europe and restoring the protection of jobs, trade and stability.
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Trump's corrupt scheme to rig 2026 is suddenly falling apart:
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
Trump’s Plot to Rig 2026 Is Falling Apart, and Boy Is He Mad About It
As the Trump-GOP scheme to gerrymander the midterms suddenly faces big new setbacks, a Democratic operative who’s leading in these fights explains why the battle isn’t over—and what must happen now.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Trump's corrupt scheme to rig 2026 is suddenly falling apart:
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
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President Zelenskyy came to the White House, looking for help from his longstanding ally.
He was ambushed, humiliated and berated for not being grateful enough.
Prince Bone Saw bin 9/11 came to the White House, for the first time since he ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
He was revered.
He was ambushed, humiliated and berated for not being grateful enough.
Prince Bone Saw bin 9/11 came to the White House, for the first time since he ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
He was revered.
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
President Zelenskyy came to the White House, looking for help from his longstanding ally.
He was ambushed, humiliated and berated for not being grateful enough.
Prince Bone Saw bin 9/11 came to the White House, for the first time since he ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
He was revered.
He was ambushed, humiliated and berated for not being grateful enough.
Prince Bone Saw bin 9/11 came to the White House, for the first time since he ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
He was revered.
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This is important. Clive Lewis has said he'd stand down to make way for Andy Burnham. Nice to know that some of them still put the country ahead of their private ambitions. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Labour MP says he'd stand down for Andy Burnham Westminster return
The Greater Manchester Mayor has long been linked with a return to Westminster, and at Labour party conference repeatedly refused to answer if he hoped to be Prime Minister or Labour leader
www.mirror.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is important. Clive Lewis has said he'd stand down to make way for Andy Burnham. Nice to know that some of them still put the country ahead of their private ambitions. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Germany has swung behind a French-led push to make Europe more reliant on its own tech firms, as the bloc’s two powerhouses unite in a bid to wean Europe off American giants.
Germany wakes up to US tech dominance
Paris and Berlin signal new united front on Europe’s technological independence.
politi.co
November 19, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Germany has swung behind a French-led push to make Europe more reliant on its own tech firms, as the bloc’s two powerhouses unite in a bid to wean Europe off American giants.
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🔴Shabana Mahmood’s Asylum Plans Will Put Human Trafficking Victims at Risk, Warn Anti-Slavery Groups
Leading anti-slavery organisations have told Byline Times that the new measures could allow trafficking and forced labour to thrive
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/s...
Leading anti-slavery organisations have told Byline Times that the new measures could allow trafficking and forced labour to thrive
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/s...
Shabana Mahmood's Asylum Plans Will Put Human Trafficking Victims at Risk, Warn Anti-Slavery Groups
Leading anti-slavery organisations have told Byline Times that the new measures could allow trafficking and forced labour to thrive
bylinetimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:35 AM
🔴Shabana Mahmood’s Asylum Plans Will Put Human Trafficking Victims at Risk, Warn Anti-Slavery Groups
Leading anti-slavery organisations have told Byline Times that the new measures could allow trafficking and forced labour to thrive
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/s...
Leading anti-slavery organisations have told Byline Times that the new measures could allow trafficking and forced labour to thrive
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/s...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I was called a traitor by a man that I fought for 6 years for. I gave him my loyalty for free. I've never owed him anything. Let me tell you what a traitor is -- a traitor is an American that serves foreign countries."
November 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I was called a traitor by a man that I fought for 6 years for. I gave him my loyalty for free. I've never owed him anything. Let me tell you what a traitor is -- a traitor is an American that serves foreign countries."
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Remember Jamal Khashoggi.
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Remember Jamal Khashoggi.
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The GOAT Award goes to Mary Bruce of ABC NEWS! What she did today was totally and unequivocally awesome and amazing! I saw it live. ABC should give her a goddamn raise for this.
November 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The GOAT Award goes to Mary Bruce of ABC NEWS! What she did today was totally and unequivocally awesome and amazing! I saw it live. ABC should give her a goddamn raise for this.
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“I’m ice, boys”
- ice employee caught soliciting a minor
- ice employee caught soliciting a minor
November 19, 2025 at 12:52 AM
“I’m ice, boys”
- ice employee caught soliciting a minor
- ice employee caught soliciting a minor
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So the sole human destiny is to keep on killing off nature until the biosphere collapses, and us with it?
Sorry, but I believe in another future, in which *both* nature and people thrive.
It IS possible.
Sorry, but I believe in another future, in which *both* nature and people thrive.
It IS possible.
You can't prioritize both. That's what 200,000 years of human species tells us. We are an apex predator and an invasive species. Now we may decry the effect of that on other species but...
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
So the sole human destiny is to keep on killing off nature until the biosphere collapses, and us with it?
Sorry, but I believe in another future, in which *both* nature and people thrive.
It IS possible.
Sorry, but I believe in another future, in which *both* nature and people thrive.
It IS possible.
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On Labour MPs in a dark place. Featuring King Lear. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Starmer’s squandering of a historic election victory is a tragedy nearing its finale | Rafael Behr
The tactics that gave Labour its huge majority in 2024 were no preparation for government – and the prime minister has proved he has nothing more to offer, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
On Labour MPs in a dark place. Featuring King Lear. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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#GVerse #KingResist #Unite #FBaRmy
An ICE Agent was BUSTED by Bloomington Police in "Operation Creep" trying to solicit sex from a minor. When arrested, he said "I'm ICE, boys."
That #FuckICE Agent is toast.
An ICE Agent was BUSTED by Bloomington Police in "Operation Creep" trying to solicit sex from a minor. When arrested, he said "I'm ICE, boys."
That #FuckICE Agent is toast.
November 19, 2025 at 6:58 AM
#GVerse #KingResist #Unite #FBaRmy
An ICE Agent was BUSTED by Bloomington Police in "Operation Creep" trying to solicit sex from a minor. When arrested, he said "I'm ICE, boys."
That #FuckICE Agent is toast.
An ICE Agent was BUSTED by Bloomington Police in "Operation Creep" trying to solicit sex from a minor. When arrested, he said "I'm ICE, boys."
That #FuckICE Agent is toast.
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Africa is our species' home.
It is the continent where Homo sapiens first originated, and from whence we spread across the rest of the planet. For that very reason, it's also where most megafauna survived – elephants, lions, hippos, etc... *
We are ALL Africans, every last one of us.
It is the continent where Homo sapiens first originated, and from whence we spread across the rest of the planet. For that very reason, it's also where most megafauna survived – elephants, lions, hippos, etc... *
We are ALL Africans, every last one of us.
Easy answer: Because it is African. African tragedies and problems have a history of being ignored by the rest of the planet, ALL OF IT.
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Africa is our species' home.
It is the continent where Homo sapiens first originated, and from whence we spread across the rest of the planet. For that very reason, it's also where most megafauna survived – elephants, lions, hippos, etc... *
We are ALL Africans, every last one of us.
It is the continent where Homo sapiens first originated, and from whence we spread across the rest of the planet. For that very reason, it's also where most megafauna survived – elephants, lions, hippos, etc... *
We are ALL Africans, every last one of us.
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What a shocking waste of opportunity this government has proved to be.
It has squandered its time and attention on ridiculous fiscal rules, persecuting refugees and trashing ecosystems in the name of growth, while failing to deliver what we so desperately want.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
It has squandered its time and attention on ridiculous fiscal rules, persecuting refugees and trashing ecosystems in the name of growth, while failing to deliver what we so desperately want.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS failing to cut waiting times as promised in recovery plan, report warns
Public accounts committee finds Labour’s progress ‘appears to have stalled’ despite billions of pounds in investment
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:26 AM
What a shocking waste of opportunity this government has proved to be.
It has squandered its time and attention on ridiculous fiscal rules, persecuting refugees and trashing ecosystems in the name of growth, while failing to deliver what we so desperately want.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
It has squandered its time and attention on ridiculous fiscal rules, persecuting refugees and trashing ecosystems in the name of growth, while failing to deliver what we so desperately want.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Beavers 🦫 Nature’s incredible engineers
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Beavers 🦫 Nature’s incredible engineers
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I prioritise BOTH. And you?
Because if you're foolish enough to think it's one or the other, you should understand that killing off nature will be the death of us too.
Because if you're foolish enough to think it's one or the other, you should understand that killing off nature will be the death of us too.
You're almost there. You're nearly nearly there. Which do you prioritize more? Humans or non-human life...
November 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I prioritise BOTH. And you?
Because if you're foolish enough to think it's one or the other, you should understand that killing off nature will be the death of us too.
Because if you're foolish enough to think it's one or the other, you should understand that killing off nature will be the death of us too.
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#ExamFactory schools are _particularly bad for SEND pupils. But they are bad for _all_ pupils. Great to join @sianberry.bsky.social getting the message out.
With the reminder that @greenparty.org.uk policy is to abolish SATs
With the reminder that @greenparty.org.uk policy is to abolish SATs
November 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
#ExamFactory schools are _particularly bad for SEND pupils. But they are bad for _all_ pupils. Great to join @sianberry.bsky.social getting the message out.
With the reminder that @greenparty.org.uk policy is to abolish SATs
With the reminder that @greenparty.org.uk policy is to abolish SATs
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Trump’s racial profiling ICE goon army is ripping parents from kids
November 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Trump’s racial profiling ICE goon army is ripping parents from kids
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Two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of blowing up a railway line in Poland over the weekend, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
Poland says 2 Ukrainians working for Russia are suspected of being involved in railway blast
Prime Minister Donald Tusk says two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of blowing up a railway line in Poland.
apnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of blowing up a railway line in Poland over the weekend, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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Some of the people in this article have shared their recollections with me before - but on condition of anonymity. Coming forward now is an act of patriotism. Farage’s claim that it never happened is the opposite.
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Some of the people in this article have shared their recollections with me before - but on condition of anonymity. Coming forward now is an act of patriotism. Farage’s claim that it never happened is the opposite.
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
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Never found a rich criminal he won’t support.
Trump defends Saudi crown prince over killing of journalist as they hold talks in Washington - live
The crown prince also tells reporters in the Oval Office that Saudi Arabia will invest $1tn in the United States.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Never found a rich criminal he won’t support.
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You don’t get something for nothing! EU countries have to contribute…
EU confirms it wants UK to pay into its budget in exchange for closer ties
EU confirms it wants UK to pay into its budget in exchange for closer ties
‘Politically realistic’ for UK to make financial contribution so it can access European single market, Irish minister says
The UK must pay into the EU budget for future participation in the European single market, it has been confirmed, in what could become a major test for the post-Brexit reset.
Ireland’s Europe minister, Thomas Byrne, said EU member states had decided the UK should make a financial contribution for closer ties: “Ireland wants to see Britain getting the benefit of closer engagement with the European Union. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
You don’t get something for nothing! EU countries have to contribute…