Those Os
@thoseos.bsky.social
A couple of people concerned about nature, the climate, and extremism. And if you have some cute pictures of kittens, that would be good as well.
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The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
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Remember Cameron's EU tour before the Referendum to secure the migrants benefit brake....
“It is the Brexit playbook:…
It did not work then and it will not work now. Because once you agree that rights are the real obstacle, you have already handed victory to those who want rid of them altogether.”
Important read on blaming the ECHR for govt failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It did not work then and it will not work now. Because once you agree that rights are the real obstacle, you have already handed victory to those who want rid of them altogether.”
Important read on blaming the ECHR for govt failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Starmer is lobbying Europe to join him in watering down the ECHR. This illiberalism will harm us all | Steve Valdez-Symonds
The prime minister and his counterpart in Denmark want a concerted effort to weaken human rights across Europe. This isn’t pragmatism – it’s cruelty, says Steve Valdez-Symonds, refugee and migrant rig...
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Remember Cameron's EU tour before the Referendum to secure the migrants benefit brake....
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Good to know UK government only wants to allow moderately inhumane and degrading treatment. Only brief episodes of torture (applied with politeness and a smile maybe)? Will they publish a guidance manual?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK joins call for Europe’s human rights laws to be ‘constrained’
Britain aligns with some of Europe’s hardline governments in calling for change to allow Rwanda-style migration deals
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Good to know UK government only wants to allow moderately inhumane and degrading treatment. Only brief episodes of torture (applied with politeness and a smile maybe)? Will they publish a guidance manual?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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How many times do we need to point this out?
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right
Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
How many times do we need to point this out?
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
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It's just f**king relentless.
Can't they understand? The orangutans and the rainforest ecosystem of which they're a part *IS* the gold.
Can't they understand? The orangutans and the rainforest ecosystem of which they're a part *IS* the gold.
It’s the world’s rarest ape. Now a billion-dollar dig for gold threatens its future
It’s the world’s rarest ape. Now a billion-dollar dig for gold threatens its future
Tapanuli orangutans survive only in Indonesia’s Sumatran rainforest where a mine expansion will cut through their home. Yet the mining company says the alternative will be worse
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
It's just f**king relentless.
Can't they understand? The orangutans and the rainforest ecosystem of which they're a part *IS* the gold.
Can't they understand? The orangutans and the rainforest ecosystem of which they're a part *IS* the gold.
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They threw apple crumble at the display case; police have taken them into custardy...
December 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
They threw apple crumble at the display case; police have taken them into custardy...
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“I know a disabled person who takes their Motability car on holiday” is an absolute zinger of a comeback.
Famously, disabled people only go to the supermarket and hospital. I’d personally put a ban on mainland Europe.
Famously, disabled people only go to the supermarket and hospital. I’d personally put a ban on mainland Europe.
December 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“I know a disabled person who takes their Motability car on holiday” is an absolute zinger of a comeback.
Famously, disabled people only go to the supermarket and hospital. I’d personally put a ban on mainland Europe.
Famously, disabled people only go to the supermarket and hospital. I’d personally put a ban on mainland Europe.
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Nigel Farage publicly promoted cryptocurrency Tether, and then received a massive donation from one of its major investors. The whole thing stinks.
That’s why @LisaSmartMP.bsky.social has written to the electoral commission calling for an urgent investigation. ⬇️
That’s why @LisaSmartMP.bsky.social has written to the electoral commission calling for an urgent investigation. ⬇️
December 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Nigel Farage publicly promoted cryptocurrency Tether, and then received a massive donation from one of its major investors. The whole thing stinks.
That’s why @LisaSmartMP.bsky.social has written to the electoral commission calling for an urgent investigation. ⬇️
That’s why @LisaSmartMP.bsky.social has written to the electoral commission calling for an urgent investigation. ⬇️
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October 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
🚨 An undercover sting just exposed alarming loopholes in Westminster’s weak lobbying system: a fake Chinese company bought meetings with ministers and MPs, and it may not have even broken any rules! ✍️ Sign & share: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop foreign interference in British politics
British politics has a foreign interference problem. An undercover investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys has revealed how shockingly easy it is for secretive Chinese interests to pene...
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🚨 An undercover sting just exposed alarming loopholes in Westminster’s weak lobbying system: a fake Chinese company bought meetings with ministers and MPs, and it may not have even broken any rules! ✍️ Sign & share: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Follow along with us this week for daily #CircularEconomyStories, especially on YouTube and Instagram.
Learn more: green-alliance.org.uk/publication/...
Learn more: green-alliance.org.uk/publication/...
December 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Follow along with us this week for daily #CircularEconomyStories, especially on YouTube and Instagram.
Learn more: green-alliance.org.uk/publication/...
Learn more: green-alliance.org.uk/publication/...
Just spend a couple of hours with the hilarious @mattgreencomedy.com
Thanks Matt for a good evenings entertainment. BTW the dodgy jokes were fine.
Thanks Matt for a good evenings entertainment. BTW the dodgy jokes were fine.
December 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Just spend a couple of hours with the hilarious @mattgreencomedy.com
Thanks Matt for a good evenings entertainment. BTW the dodgy jokes were fine.
Thanks Matt for a good evenings entertainment. BTW the dodgy jokes were fine.
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise."
But sure, keep basing your life on the idea that it's fine to get reinfected annually.
"Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise."
But sure, keep basing your life on the idea that it's fine to get reinfected annually.
Persistent Attenuation of Lymphocyte Subsets After Mass SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Growing evidence suggests that lymphocyte subsets are declined in COVID-19 patients, but it is unclear if these alterations persist after widespread e…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise."
But sure, keep basing your life on the idea that it's fine to get reinfected annually.
"Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise."
But sure, keep basing your life on the idea that it's fine to get reinfected annually.
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Chinese fishing firm Kaichuang reports nearly 200% increase in krill catch in Antarctica
with profits jumping 270%
Absolutely disgusting they are taking essential food from the whales and penguins and leaving them to starve
www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-...
with profits jumping 270%
Absolutely disgusting they are taking essential food from the whales and penguins and leaving them to starve
www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-...
Chinese fishing firm Kaichuang reports nearly 200 percent increase in krill catch, aligning with nationwide ambitions
Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International has largely expanded its krill catch in 2025, causing its profits to soar.
www.seafoodsource.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Chinese fishing firm Kaichuang reports nearly 200% increase in krill catch in Antarctica
with profits jumping 270%
Absolutely disgusting they are taking essential food from the whales and penguins and leaving them to starve
www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-...
with profits jumping 270%
Absolutely disgusting they are taking essential food from the whales and penguins and leaving them to starve
www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-...
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🇷🇺 Putin’s goal was to weaken the EU 🇪🇺
🇷🇺 Russia is known to fund far-right groups in Europe.
🇬🇧 Brexit - part of the plan to weaken the EU.
💸 Gill - associate of Farage was jailed for taking Russian bribes
🪙 £9 million gifted to Reform by billionaire - links to crypto currency used to launder
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🇷🇺 Russia is known to fund far-right groups in Europe.
🇬🇧 Brexit - part of the plan to weaken the EU.
💸 Gill - associate of Farage was jailed for taking Russian bribes
🪙 £9 million gifted to Reform by billionaire - links to crypto currency used to launder
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December 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
🇷🇺 Putin’s goal was to weaken the EU 🇪🇺
🇷🇺 Russia is known to fund far-right groups in Europe.
🇬🇧 Brexit - part of the plan to weaken the EU.
💸 Gill - associate of Farage was jailed for taking Russian bribes
🪙 £9 million gifted to Reform by billionaire - links to crypto currency used to launder
🇷🇺 💸
🇷🇺 Russia is known to fund far-right groups in Europe.
🇬🇧 Brexit - part of the plan to weaken the EU.
💸 Gill - associate of Farage was jailed for taking Russian bribes
🪙 £9 million gifted to Reform by billionaire - links to crypto currency used to launder
🇷🇺 💸
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I’ve teared up during races before out of gratitude that my legs were working.
Today it was out of gratitude that there is still beauty around us, and there are so many people who are fighting and are already laying the groundwork to rebuild after the Trump era.
Keep fighting, fam.
Today it was out of gratitude that there is still beauty around us, and there are so many people who are fighting and are already laying the groundwork to rebuild after the Trump era.
Keep fighting, fam.
December 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I’ve teared up during races before out of gratitude that my legs were working.
Today it was out of gratitude that there is still beauty around us, and there are so many people who are fighting and are already laying the groundwork to rebuild after the Trump era.
Keep fighting, fam.
Today it was out of gratitude that there is still beauty around us, and there are so many people who are fighting and are already laying the groundwork to rebuild after the Trump era.
Keep fighting, fam.
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🤦COVID continues to exert a serious toll on national health. The virus can affect multiple organs.
🤷Meanwhile, the UK restricts access to COVID vaccines, despite their vital role in reducing severe illness and protecting public health.
💉 #LongCOVID #Ventilation
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
🤷Meanwhile, the UK restricts access to COVID vaccines, despite their vital role in reducing severe illness and protecting public health.
💉 #LongCOVID #Ventilation
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Fund COVID booster vaccines for the general public
Give funding for the COVID-19 booster to be available for anyone who wants to get it.
petition.parliament.uk
December 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🤦COVID continues to exert a serious toll on national health. The virus can affect multiple organs.
🤷Meanwhile, the UK restricts access to COVID vaccines, despite their vital role in reducing severe illness and protecting public health.
💉 #LongCOVID #Ventilation
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
🤷Meanwhile, the UK restricts access to COVID vaccines, despite their vital role in reducing severe illness and protecting public health.
💉 #LongCOVID #Ventilation
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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"An ambitious scheme to restore England’s nature over coming decades has been undermined after the government inserted a clause allowing it to terminate contracts with only a year’s notice"
Th Starmer government's assualt on British nature continues unabated
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Th Starmer government's assualt on British nature continues unabated
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nature recovery plan in England hit by clause allowing contracts to end with a year’s notice
Conservationists say changes, coupled with underfunding, will curb take-up and leave less land protected for nature
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"An ambitious scheme to restore England’s nature over coming decades has been undermined after the government inserted a clause allowing it to terminate contracts with only a year’s notice"
Th Starmer government's assualt on British nature continues unabated
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Th Starmer government's assualt on British nature continues unabated
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Go Zack
All the others were useless and in some cases just racist. And Zack was the only one who had anything sensible to say. The fact that he was able to cut through with an audience chosen on immigration in Dover is pretty damn impressive!
We deserve better than this
December 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Go Zack
Get your jab
Our director of policy @laylamccay.bsky.social spoke to BBC Newsnight last night about the high levels of flu we're seeing, earlier than usual this year.
The message? Get the flu jab💉
The message? Get the flu jab💉
December 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Get your jab
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1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 AM
1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK.
UKIP/Reform/Farage damaged the economy with Brexit, now destroying the NHS.
The UK is an ageing society, without immigration the economy can't function. Will we ever get an honest debate?
UKIP/Reform/Farage damaged the economy with Brexit, now destroying the NHS.
The UK is an ageing society, without immigration the economy can't function. Will we ever get an honest debate?
Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK
Number of overseas nurses and midwives registered between April and September was half that of a year ago
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK.
UKIP/Reform/Farage damaged the economy with Brexit, now destroying the NHS.
The UK is an ageing society, without immigration the economy can't function. Will we ever get an honest debate?
UKIP/Reform/Farage damaged the economy with Brexit, now destroying the NHS.
The UK is an ageing society, without immigration the economy can't function. Will we ever get an honest debate?
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Finally someone says it.
Daisy Cooper, "In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker that arrived on a boat"
"Today we have 46,000 a year"
"And do you know why?"
"Brexit"
"Pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage"
*audience erupts in applause" #BBCQT
"Today we have 46,000 a year"
"And do you know why?"
"Brexit"
"Pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage"
*audience erupts in applause" #BBCQT
December 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Finally someone says it.