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Elaine McKay 🕊
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Cat lover / servant. Into history but no longer professional. Centre left politics. Generally anxious about the state of things.
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Why wouldn’t you want to know? What have you got to fear? Losing your precious Brexit? Being revealed as a traitor and a liar?
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Zoe's Animal Rescue Society in Edmonton has emptied their funds taking in some animals who need expensive surgeries. They were slammed pretty hard this year, and [gestures wildly at the world] donations aren't meeting the demand.

Please share/help as you can.

www.zoesanimalrescue.org/donate/
November 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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“Our greatest natural hazard is flooding, and we don’t prepare people for it”. We absolutely should. This is urgent. Another good reason to sign this petition calling for a National Climate Resilience plan - please do sign & share @climatemajority.bsky.social
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Flooded and forgotten: the UK’s waters are rising and we’re being kept in the dark | John Harris
Rescue operations in Wales, submerged railway lines in Cornwall – these events are ever more common. So why have we utterly failed to prepare, asks Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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"Sinn Féin and the DUP have stalled the nutrients action programme over fears of a farmer backlash."

The *only* thing they'll unite on: ensuring the largest lake ecosystem in Ireland or Britain, Lough Neagh, continues to die of pollution.

What a f**king disgrace.
share.google/cazBTwCid9qR...
‘It’s dying in front of our eyes’: how the UK’s largest lake became an ecological disaster
Signs tout a natural paradise, but pollution from over-farming has left Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh choked by toxic algae
share.google
September 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Sign the Petition
Urge Nigel Farage to Release His Tax Returns
chng.it
September 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The UN agreed to a Global Ocean Treaty. This is the biggest conservation deal ever. It’s the key way to protect 30% of our oceans by 2030. We need 60 countries to sign it into law. The UK Government pushed for the Treaty, so they should show leadership and implement it. act.gp/44M8iQA
David Lammy: deliver a Global Ocean Treaty now
act.gp
May 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
American friends, read this and join the opposition 🗽
How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement
AOC, solidarity, and people power.
www.thebulwark.com
March 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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If Trump was President in 1940
March 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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America, just in case you thought Friday went well here’s how the London Times saw it …..
March 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Decent people thank Ukraine.
February 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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February 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Sums it up
February 23, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Important read for everyone on both sides of the Irish border. #irishrainforest
The last fragments of ancient Irish rainforests may face a new threat … trees
As commercial monocultures increase, ecologists are calling for the remaining splinters of native woodland to be identified, protected - and expanded
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Dolcie-Mae from #Newport has been diagnosed with HLH - a life-threatening blood disorder. A stem cell transplant is her only hope for survival but she currently has no matching donor. 💔

🔄 SHARE and register as a stem cell donor at dkms.org.uk/dolciemae_tw to help find her hero🙏
January 28, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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This is my new mantra.
January 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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We're sleepwalking towards total climate collapse– it's why I'm petitioning the UK Govt to BAN fossil fuel advertising and sponsorships , following the lead of cities and countries around the world petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
December 18, 2024 at 10:51 AM
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Climate Breakdown , now playing across the globe to abysmal reviews .

Fossil fuel companies are trashing our planet– it’s why I’m calling on the Government to ban fossil fuel ads and sponsorships– no more greenwashing their dirty reputations with unlimited £££ !

Sign at lovera.ge/ban-ffa
December 6, 2024 at 2:42 PM
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Please help us and take the short survey here...it's all about political donations...something I talk a lot about in my book

Democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard

The warrior @petergeoghegan.bsky.social who leads Democracy For Sale is taking this to MPs who support transparency

PLEASE SHARE 🙏🏼
December 5, 2024 at 5:05 PM
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🚨8-year-old Lilian has a rare blood disorder & needs a #lifesaver! Her stem cell donor match fell through, leaving her family devastated💔

Now, she’s back at square one but you can help by registering as a DKMS stem cell donor. It’s easy to do. Let’s find her a match🙏
www.dkms.org.uk/get-involved...
November 26, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Just checked my X account (first time since moving over here) and it is nothing but Elon, Alex Jones, Ivanka and misogynistic slime. Urghh, never again. I'm not even curious. This is my place now 100%
November 26, 2024 at 10:05 AM
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A*****n doesn’t grab coffee at your local café, sponsor your kid’s team, or donate prizes to the school raffle. Shopping local—whether in your town or the next—keeps money in your community, strengthens local businesses, and supports neighbours.
Shop, eat, spend & enjoy local 💚
November 24, 2024 at 9:31 AM
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Yes major media has let us down. We are the UK's leading citizen journalism publication with 10 Bylines all across the UK, now there might not be room for all of them, but please consider Bylines Network, we really are trying to do something different.
I'm going to start working on this, and will add to it as more major media outlets join Bluesky.

I expect the pace to pick up very soon and very significantly.

Major media has let us down significantly over the last ten years, but it's still vital to know what's being reported. go.bsky.app/2JyEju6
November 14, 2024 at 8:48 PM