Squirrelface
@squirrelface.bsky.social
Dedicated to reality at all costs.
Nature, wildlife, eco gardening, philosophy.
All the domestic arts.
Nature, wildlife, eco gardening, philosophy.
All the domestic arts.
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Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
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This point rarely filters out through the fog of fossil fuel propaganda. (Also, green energy is nearly FREE after installation costs.)
Why is fossil fuel propaganda allowed? It is literally killing our planet.
We HAVE TO stop the system that allows politicans to be paid off by big-money interests.
Why is fossil fuel propaganda allowed? It is literally killing our planet.
We HAVE TO stop the system that allows politicans to be paid off by big-money interests.
What’s more expensive: investing in renewables, or dealing with the £38 trillion annual cost of unchecked climate damage?
Climate change: an expensive myth or a question of survival?
Calls to end decarbonisation efforts threaten to undermine a thriving economic sector and our chance of a safer planet
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
This point rarely filters out through the fog of fossil fuel propaganda. (Also, green energy is nearly FREE after installation costs.)
Why is fossil fuel propaganda allowed? It is literally killing our planet.
We HAVE TO stop the system that allows politicans to be paid off by big-money interests.
Why is fossil fuel propaganda allowed? It is literally killing our planet.
We HAVE TO stop the system that allows politicans to be paid off by big-money interests.
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I don't think I've heard any single Government minister say anything of the nature of this from Brown in '97. (With the obvious exception of Ed Milliband).
If growth is not compatible with quality of life rather than just "abundance" or accumulation for the few then it is a destructive force.
If growth is not compatible with quality of life rather than just "abundance" or accumulation for the few then it is a destructive force.
Ironically, one of the first things that the Major administration did to attempt to restore its credibility after Black Wednesday was to implement the fuel price duty escalator both to raise revenue and to reduce emissions. In 1997 Brown said. All now seemingly forgotten.
November 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I don't think I've heard any single Government minister say anything of the nature of this from Brown in '97. (With the obvious exception of Ed Milliband).
If growth is not compatible with quality of life rather than just "abundance" or accumulation for the few then it is a destructive force.
If growth is not compatible with quality of life rather than just "abundance" or accumulation for the few then it is a destructive force.
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Born on this day in 1819, George Eliot. Here's my favourite bit from the greatest English novel - Eliot's concluding paean to Middlemarch's heroine, Dorothea (who, among other things worked to improve the housing of the local agricultural labourers). Here's to all the Dorotheas, past and present.
November 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Born on this day in 1819, George Eliot. Here's my favourite bit from the greatest English novel - Eliot's concluding paean to Middlemarch's heroine, Dorothea (who, among other things worked to improve the housing of the local agricultural labourers). Here's to all the Dorotheas, past and present.
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A tiny bit of shameless self-promotion because the gifting season is creeping up on us. If you’re after something delicious, handcrafted, and ethical, my chocolate boxes, bars, and treats make really lovely gifts. Treat yourself, treat someone else, or both, I won’t judge! Reshares appreciated! 🍫✨
November 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A tiny bit of shameless self-promotion because the gifting season is creeping up on us. If you’re after something delicious, handcrafted, and ethical, my chocolate boxes, bars, and treats make really lovely gifts. Treat yourself, treat someone else, or both, I won’t judge! Reshares appreciated! 🍫✨
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“I had hemophilia for nearly five decades. I went to Philadelphia and had a 45-minute infusion, and my hemophilia was gone.”
Genes-> Medicine
nature.com/articles/s41...
Genes-> Medicine
nature.com/articles/s41...
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“I had hemophilia for nearly five decades. I went to Philadelphia and had a 45-minute infusion, and my hemophilia was gone.”
Genes-> Medicine
nature.com/articles/s41...
Genes-> Medicine
nature.com/articles/s41...
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THIS!!!!!!
(Former FM of Lithuania)
(Former FM of Lithuania)
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
THIS!!!!!!
(Former FM of Lithuania)
(Former FM of Lithuania)
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Hi media types, three urgent questions for Farage.
Who introduced Nathan Gill to Russia?
Will you condemn your friend Trumps call for political killings?
Will you condemn your friend Trumps continued obstruction of Epstein Pedophilia files in which he is implicated?
its not hard🤷♀️
#Reform
#Farage
Who introduced Nathan Gill to Russia?
Will you condemn your friend Trumps call for political killings?
Will you condemn your friend Trumps continued obstruction of Epstein Pedophilia files in which he is implicated?
its not hard🤷♀️
#Reform
#Farage
November 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Some archaeological finds may appear unremarkable and ordinary, yet they often are more interesting than any treasure, such as this Roman glass square bottle remarkably containing a rare find – preserved ointment. The waxy mass of fatty acids and glycerine contains plant fibres from...🧵1/3
📷 me
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📷 me
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November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Some archaeological finds may appear unremarkable and ordinary, yet they often are more interesting than any treasure, such as this Roman glass square bottle remarkably containing a rare find – preserved ointment. The waxy mass of fatty acids and glycerine contains plant fibres from...🧵1/3
📷 me
🏺
📷 me
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I suspect that radical honesty - with clear, consistent communication - about the consequences of not broadening the tax base would not be liked but would be accepted.
The moment for that was July 2024 - preferably having not put impossible red lines in the manifesto.
Now is the next best time.
The moment for that was July 2024 - preferably having not put impossible red lines in the manifesto.
Now is the next best time.
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I suspect that radical honesty - with clear, consistent communication - about the consequences of not broadening the tax base would not be liked but would be accepted.
The moment for that was July 2024 - preferably having not put impossible red lines in the manifesto.
Now is the next best time.
The moment for that was July 2024 - preferably having not put impossible red lines in the manifesto.
Now is the next best time.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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Is it time to move beyond the ‘just transition’?
As Emily Ghosh explains, we can’t solve the climate crisis by just switching our energy source. Climate change is driven by concentrated power and global inequities.
We need transformation, not transition.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi_d...
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As Emily Ghosh explains, we can’t solve the climate crisis by just switching our energy source. Climate change is driven by concentrated power and global inequities.
We need transformation, not transition.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi_d...
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Equitable transition in the face of polluter and cyber elites
YouTube video by Scientists for Global Responsibility
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Is it time to move beyond the ‘just transition’?
As Emily Ghosh explains, we can’t solve the climate crisis by just switching our energy source. Climate change is driven by concentrated power and global inequities.
We need transformation, not transition.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi_d...
🧪
As Emily Ghosh explains, we can’t solve the climate crisis by just switching our energy source. Climate change is driven by concentrated power and global inequities.
We need transformation, not transition.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi_d...
🧪
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Symmetry - Leicester Square
I love the shapes and leading line looking down the stairs at Leicester Square London Underground station.
I love the shapes and leading line looking down the stairs at Leicester Square London Underground station.
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Symmetry - Leicester Square
I love the shapes and leading line looking down the stairs at Leicester Square London Underground station.
I love the shapes and leading line looking down the stairs at Leicester Square London Underground station.
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Net migration is now basically at a sensible level for the UK given our labour market needs.
But the politics is still as if we were at 2023 levels.
And it's falling fast still. We are very likely overcompensating.
But the politics is still as if we were at 2023 levels.
And it's falling fast still. We are very likely overcompensating.
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Net migration is now basically at a sensible level for the UK given our labour market needs.
But the politics is still as if we were at 2023 levels.
And it's falling fast still. We are very likely overcompensating.
But the politics is still as if we were at 2023 levels.
And it's falling fast still. We are very likely overcompensating.
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Fifteen years of ideological choices to strangle & gut the public realm - NHS to schools to social services to local museums - is what underlies the anger "tearing our country apart"; immigration is simply the scapegoat that the far right are pushing people toward.
Why can't Labour just say this?
Why can't Labour just say this?
November 18, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Fifteen years of ideological choices to strangle & gut the public realm - NHS to schools to social services to local museums - is what underlies the anger "tearing our country apart"; immigration is simply the scapegoat that the far right are pushing people toward.
Why can't Labour just say this?
Why can't Labour just say this?
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Gary has hit upon the great problem of the modern era.
Nobody who should fuck off actually fucks off anymore. We're stuck with all these fucking people.
November 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Gary has hit upon the great problem of the modern era.
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Non-performative philanthropy is the new GOLD.
Mackenzie Scott is absolutely changing the world and the social norms for leadership in giving.
#WomenLead
Mackenzie Scott is absolutely changing the world and the social norms for leadership in giving.
#WomenLead
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott’s historic philanthropic run has contributed more than $700 million to over a dozen historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) this fall.
Full Story: bit.ly/3JQlr6L
Full Story: bit.ly/3JQlr6L
November 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Non-performative philanthropy is the new GOLD.
Mackenzie Scott is absolutely changing the world and the social norms for leadership in giving.
#WomenLead
Mackenzie Scott is absolutely changing the world and the social norms for leadership in giving.
#WomenLead
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Starmer’s anti-asylum policies show how utterly clueless he is about the right-wing media’s role in politics.
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Starmer’s anti-asylum policies show how utterly clueless he is about the right-wing media’s role in politics.
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
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Sarah Ross-Thompson, fine art printmaker based on the West Coast of Scotland #ReframingWomenPrintmake
November 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Sarah Ross-Thompson, fine art printmaker based on the West Coast of Scotland #ReframingWomenPrintmake
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The most insanely frustrating thing about the #ClimateCrisis is how the breakthrough we so clearly need isn’t technological. It’s just a collective willingness, a determination even, to change in ways that would clearly be SO MUCH BETTER than the clear and obvious consequences of NOT changing.
October 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The most insanely frustrating thing about the #ClimateCrisis is how the breakthrough we so clearly need isn’t technological. It’s just a collective willingness, a determination even, to change in ways that would clearly be SO MUCH BETTER than the clear and obvious consequences of NOT changing.
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If we accept someone is a genuine refugee and they build a life here, perhaps have children born here, what is the advantage to us of expelling them once we’ve persuaded ourselves that their country of origin is safe?
November 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
If we accept someone is a genuine refugee and they build a life here, perhaps have children born here, what is the advantage to us of expelling them once we’ve persuaded ourselves that their country of origin is safe?
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Now, there’s a flag I can get behind.
November 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Now, there’s a flag I can get behind.
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Fox in silhouette , shared by @naturehawk.bsky.social #FoxOfTheDay
November 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Fox in silhouette , shared by @naturehawk.bsky.social #FoxOfTheDay
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There's a roundabout in Cork where even during the worst traffic, drivers unfailingly allow others to merge in a "zip" by local custom. Driving through it restores my faith in society, every time.
I just found out it's known as the "soundabout", and that's just wonderful.
I just found out it's known as the "soundabout", and that's just wonderful.
November 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
There's a roundabout in Cork where even during the worst traffic, drivers unfailingly allow others to merge in a "zip" by local custom. Driving through it restores my faith in society, every time.
I just found out it's known as the "soundabout", and that's just wonderful.
I just found out it's known as the "soundabout", and that's just wonderful.
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Grouse moors add nothing to the environment and just act as revenue streams for rich people. Get rid of them.
Hen Harrier 'Susie', whose chicks were stamped to death in 2022, has been found dead on a North Pennines grouse moor with gunshot injuries raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/14/h...
Hen Harrier ‘Susie’, whose chicks were stamped to death in 2022, has been found dead on a North Pennines grouse moor with gunshot injuries
If ever there was an example demonstrating the high level of persecution faced by Hen Harriers on UK grouse moors, the lack of consequences for the offenders, and the lack of justice for the victim…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Grouse moors add nothing to the environment and just act as revenue streams for rich people. Get rid of them.