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Angela
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Cares about the planet, Quaker leanings, aspiring artist, interested in history, proudly woke.
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mandascott.bsky.social
Because traditions matter - even if they're only 6 years old - here's my round-up of books, poetry, podcasts—and one magazine—that have maximally impacted my year (not including those on the podcast)

accidentalgods.life/word-magic-2...

#Accidentalgods
#Podcast
#BooksofBlueSky
#WritersofBlueSky
Word Magic 2025 - Accidental Gods' pick of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and podcasts through the year
Mandas' pick of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and podcasts through the year...
accidentalgods.life
December 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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davidwearing.bsky.social
"Art history gives you tools to interpret the visual world and makes you more of a critical viewer of political messages, advertising and a barrage of social media images. It’s dangerous if you can’t examine these things critically".

apollo-magazine.com/art-history-...
Art history is too important to be the preserve of the privileged
The subject is endangered at A level just as it couldn’t be more essential or universal. Helen Barrett makes the case for its survival in British schools
apollo-magazine.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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philsturgeon.com
@bristolpost.co.uk could you wonderful people boost this tree planting work? It might be country but we’re still Bristol. 🫡
philsturgeon.com Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · 27d
Pucklechurch is getting 30 hectares of woodland!

Western Forest + Forest of Avon helping access Trees for Climate funding from Defra to plant on South Gloucestershire land.

@protect.earth is helping out! Tools, kit, and volunteers. Come play! www.protect.earth/events/treep...
Volunteers needed to help South Gloucestershire Council plant trees in Pucklechurch, Bristol — Protect Earth
www.protect.earth
November 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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mikehudema.bsky.social
Tiny urban forests can help #rewild urban settings and help fight #climatechange. The brainchild of the Japanese botanist Miyawaki is taking his idea global.

We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate

#climate #forests #nature #biodiversity
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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guyshrubsole.bsky.social
The increasingly uncommon toad - whose numbers have almost halved since 1985 - is one of my favourite creatures. One once sat on our doorstep every time it rained.

Their decline is awful, but the existence of 100s of Toad Patrols is the most British thing ever:

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘The cars just turn them into mush’: can Britain’s toads be saved from traffic and terrible decline?
Since 1985, the country’s toad population has almost halved, with hundreds of thousands killed on the roads each year. But many people are determined to protect them – including 274 dedicated patrol g...
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:29 AM
a-ngela.bsky.social
I haven't watched Strictly.
I haven't read Harry Potter.
helenebismarck.bsky.social Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · Oct 5
I have never played a Video Game.
I haven‘t seen The Office.
I haven‘t read The Hobbit.
hannahfearn.bsky.social Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · Oct 5
Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?

I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
October 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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thejohnrylands.bsky.social
Great to see our founder Enriqueta Rylands getting a bit of attention... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The unknown Manchester lady who funded a Hogswart-style library
How Cuban-born Enriqueta Rylands spent more than £100m to set up the John Rylands Library.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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josephfasano.bsky.social Joseph Fasano @josephfasano.bsky.social · Sep 12
In a time of dangerous divisiveness, I invite you to join this conversation:
In a time of increasingly dangerous divisiveness, what we need are leaders who are genuinely interested in healing the wounded soul. Tragically, most of our "leaders" are only interested in dividing us further, because that is how they perpetuate the narratives that put them in power. There is, quite simply, no "adult" in the room right now, neither in high public office nor in our media spaces, and it shows in how the infantile parts of the masses are acting. In the absence of healers on a national level, the solution is to become healers on a community level. Tellingly, this has now become almost impossible to imagine, but it would look something like this: —organizing discussion groups that educate people about how to identify misinformation —encouraging ourselves, and especially our children, to spend considerable time offline, having *actual* conversations with peers, neighbors, and others —fostering literacy and communication skills that empower people to speak up *and* to listen —creating communities and resources that help people express themselves creatively, cultivate the capacity to look inward, and understand the lives of others (hint: fund the arts) —using social media platforms to spread material that pushes back against the algorithm of hate And that's just a beginning... Grassroots healing—that's the only way forward. It won't immediately appeal to those who are addicted to strife, it won't be amplified by the social media algorithms that run on divisive engagement, and it won't be front-page news, but it will be a start. If this sounds like a naïve dream, that's only because our media and false leaders want us to believe it's impossible. It isn't. Are there extremists whose words and actions only cause more pain, people and groups whose hate and danger aren't welcome in your life? Absolutely. But we're talking here about moving beyond the amplified extremes and connecting with others, and with ourselves, in a new-media age that threatens to tear us apart. My own humble work has been to offer free workshops and resources that foster communication, contemplation, creativity, and community-building. It never feels like enough, but maybe that's the point: each of us doing what seems small will add up to something larger. We have to want this, and we have to work for it—even if that work sometimes 'just' looks like genuine introspection, time with ourselves and others, and restoring connection with a power higher than ourselves and our false leaders—a power that wants to guide us for our benefit, not just its own. We're addicted to doom. We're unconsciously driven toward destruction and self-destruction by our spiritual frustrations. We're living in the broken psyches of those who claim to lead us. But it doesn't have to be this way. Let's have these conversations. What do you think? What's something we could do together—or as individuals? Is grassroots healing something we could give to our children and ourselves? —Joseph Fasano
September 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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josephfasano.bsky.social
In a time of dangerous divisiveness, I invite you to join this conversation:
In a time of increasingly dangerous divisiveness, what we need are leaders who are genuinely interested in healing the wounded soul. Tragically, most of our "leaders" are only interested in dividing us further, because that is how they perpetuate the narratives that put them in power. There is, quite simply, no "adult" in the room right now, neither in high public office nor in our media spaces, and it shows in how the infantile parts of the masses are acting. In the absence of healers on a national level, the solution is to become healers on a community level. Tellingly, this has now become almost impossible to imagine, but it would look something like this: —organizing discussion groups that educate people about how to identify misinformation —encouraging ourselves, and especially our children, to spend considerable time offline, having *actual* conversations with peers, neighbors, and others —fostering literacy and communication skills that empower people to speak up *and* to listen —creating communities and resources that help people express themselves creatively, cultivate the capacity to look inward, and understand the lives of others (hint: fund the arts) —using social media platforms to spread material that pushes back against the algorithm of hate And that's just a beginning... Grassroots healing—that's the only way forward. It won't immediately appeal to those who are addicted to strife, it won't be amplified by the social media algorithms that run on divisive engagement, and it won't be front-page news, but it will be a start. If this sounds like a naïve dream, that's only because our media and false leaders want us to believe it's impossible. It isn't. Are there extremists whose words and actions only cause more pain, people and groups whose hate and danger aren't welcome in your life? Absolutely. But we're talking here about moving beyond the amplified extremes and connecting with others, and with ourselves, in a new-media age that threatens to tear us apart. My own humble work has been to offer free workshops and resources that foster communication, contemplation, creativity, and community-building. It never feels like enough, but maybe that's the point: each of us doing what seems small will add up to something larger. We have to want this, and we have to work for it—even if that work sometimes 'just' looks like genuine introspection, time with ourselves and others, and restoring connection with a power higher than ourselves and our false leaders—a power that wants to guide us for our benefit, not just its own. We're addicted to doom. We're unconsciously driven toward destruction and self-destruction by our spiritual frustrations. We're living in the broken psyches of those who claim to lead us. But it doesn't have to be this way. Let's have these conversations. What do you think? What's something we could do together—or as individuals? Is grassroots healing something we could give to our children and ourselves? —Joseph Fasano
September 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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carolinelucas.bsky.social
.@TheGreenParty now has more members than ever before. In these dangerous times, people are desperate for a party that speaks truth to power, has courage of its convictions & will take on the far Right.
There's never been a better time to join our movement join.greenparty.org.uk
September 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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greenparty.org.uk
Congratulations to the newly elected Leader of the Green Party of England & Wales, @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Leadership elections results New Leader Zack Polanski Photo of Zack Polanski REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
September 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
a-ngela.bsky.social
Ken Loach's film 'The Old Oak' is one vehicle through which this message is conveyed in terms that 'ordinary people' in the UK would surely understand.
August 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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robertsaunders.bsky.social
Good piece by Rowan Williams, pointing out that refugees are also "ordinary people" and that pride in your country should be "more than a sullen self-congratulation for just being where you are".
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Ordinary people outside hotels raging at ordinary people inside them: that’s the tragedy of this refugee controversy | Rowan Williams
Anyone who has met refugees sees the ordinariness of their hopes and dreams. If we reject their humanity, how can we be proud of ourselves, asks former archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams
www.theguardian.com
August 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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carolinelucas.bsky.social
This should be headline news - the implications are horrifying …
Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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adambienkov.bsky.social
Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations

When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
August 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
a-ngela.bsky.social
Kineton in Warwickshire, near me, now has flags of St George displayed on many lamp posts. I'm shocked and ashamed to see this. Those of us who want to live in harmony with all in our community must speak up against such provocative acts.
jonathancoe.bsky.social Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · Aug 24
Driving yesterday evening through Barnt Green, the placid village where my mother used to live to the south west of Birmingham, I saw that every lamppost now had a St George's flag tied to it. Even the mini roundabout had been painted with a red cross. Something is happening.
‘A dangerous moment’: the emboldening of Britain’s far right
In a summer of anti-migrant rallies, flags and nationalistic rhetoric, observers warn there is a lack of government voices pushing back
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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eicathomefinn.bsky.social
'Cancer Research UK told The Observer that several pieces of research had been affected by...immigration costs, which have risen by 126% since 2019 and are up to 17 times higher than the average of comparable countries including France, Australia, the US and South Korea.' Not only cancer research.
Cancer research ‘set back years’ as visa fees drive scien...
With vital studies being shelved and foreign experts turning down jobs, leading charity urges ministers to act
observer.co.uk
August 24, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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carolinelucas.bsky.social
The new draft contains just *one* mention of plastic production, and that’s only in the preamble. That’s ludicrous. We can’t recycle our way out of the #plastics crisis - the talks need to go on until a way can be found to agree wording on limits to production
Talks stall on world’s first plastic pollution treaty one day before deadline
Almost 100 countries reject draft treaty as ‘unambitious’ and ‘inadequate’
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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silverpebble2.bsky.social
Tens of thousands of cornflowers in a field in Wicken. Research shows that the sight of them will help you recover from sources of stress more quickly & boost dopamine release in your brain, lifting your mood…in case you need it just now:
August 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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quakerpen.bsky.social
www.positive.news/society/good...
What went right this week: the good news that matters
The return of seahorses to British shores, a new era in Earth observation, jab free vaccines and a whole lot more good news
www.positive.news
August 2, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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leonscafe.bsky.social
It’s a myth that we have to love ourselves before we can love others. However, in order to love, we have to accept that some of them truly love us. This is a significant challenge for perfectionists. Perfectionism is a barrier, used to avoid painful feelings. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/perf...
Perfectionism Has No End to It
Perfectionists struggle to define what makes one lovable and worthy, so they search for external validation while also unfairly discounting it.
www.psychologytoday.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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carolinelucas.bsky.social
One quick thing to do to help keep us all #SAFER from impacts of climate breakdown? Please sign & share @climatemajority.bsky.social petition urging government to invest more in #climate adaptation. 100,000 signatures triggers likely debate in parliament 🤞 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
July 11, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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kitdewaal.com
As Bookbanks new Ambassador I’d like to spread the word about this brilliant charity giving books with food at food banks.

Please share and support if you’re able :)

www.bookbanks.co.uk
July 20, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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carolinelucas.bsky.social
As we head into the 3rd heatwave of the summer, *please* take just 2 moments to sign this petition calling on government to help our communities adapt & prepare for the impacts of #climate change. We are not safe — we need to be #SAFER @climatemajority.bsky.social
Petition: Fund a National Climate Resilience Plan: protect communities from climate impact
From floods to extreme temperatures, climate impacts risk damaging homes, health, businesses, services, and the economy. We want Government to prioritise adaptation; fund a new Resilience Plan that wo...
petition.parliament.uk
July 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM