Fiona Armer
@fionaarmer.bsky.social
Artist printmaker runner sailor biologist and accountant. Nearly escaped from the accountancy. My views are my own. Just because I follow you doesn’t mean I agree with everything you say.
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A much more sensible and extremely articulate view of the situation from Emili Stevenson, a member of the pro-Palestinian Jewish group Na’amod, interviewed by
@owenjones.bsky.social
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@owenjones.bsky.social
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Synagogue Attack Used To Shut Down Gaza Protests - w/. Emili Stevenson
YouTube video by Owen Jones
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October 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
A much more sensible and extremely articulate view of the situation from Emili Stevenson, a member of the pro-Palestinian Jewish group Na’amod, interviewed by
@owenjones.bsky.social
youtu.be/5Rt07zjHlf0?...
@owenjones.bsky.social
youtu.be/5Rt07zjHlf0?...
How did it ever make sense for farmers to not even cover the cost of shearing whilst we import merino wool from New Zealand? It’s not a case of going back, there are many companies finding new uses for wool…
September 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
How did it ever make sense for farmers to not even cover the cost of shearing whilst we import merino wool from New Zealand? It’s not a case of going back, there are many companies finding new uses for wool…
We must not look away because it’s difficult for us to see this genocide happening. Keep sharing and keep pressuring our government and the UN to do something effective to stop this!
Hind Khoudary reporting a few minutes ago on the latest Israel attacks on Gaza City.
September 16, 2025 at 7:22 AM
We must not look away because it’s difficult for us to see this genocide happening. Keep sharing and keep pressuring our government and the UN to do something effective to stop this!
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EXCLUSIVE: England’s farms are being fertilised with a cocktail of toxic landfill juice + sewage sludge.
750,000 tonnes of landfill leachate tankered to sewage works every year → mixed into sewage → spread on farmers' fields. 1/
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
750,000 tonnes of landfill leachate tankered to sewage works every year → mixed into sewage → spread on farmers' fields. 1/
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms
Exclusive: Leachate is tankered to treatment works where it mixes with sewage and industrial effluent
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 6:19 AM
EXCLUSIVE: England’s farms are being fertilised with a cocktail of toxic landfill juice + sewage sludge.
750,000 tonnes of landfill leachate tankered to sewage works every year → mixed into sewage → spread on farmers' fields. 1/
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
750,000 tonnes of landfill leachate tankered to sewage works every year → mixed into sewage → spread on farmers' fields. 1/
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Protesters outside the UN in New York.
Kristen Saloomey reporting.
Kristen Saloomey reporting.
July 30, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Protesters outside the UN in New York.
Kristen Saloomey reporting.
Kristen Saloomey reporting.
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Peter Kyle: "We've done everything we can possibly do to have an impact on [Gaza]"
A full arms embargo? No
Ending all military ties? No
Sanctions on the Israeli govt? No
Sanctions on the Israeli economy? No
Tell me again how you've done everything you can #GMB
A full arms embargo? No
Ending all military ties? No
Sanctions on the Israeli govt? No
Sanctions on the Israeli economy? No
Tell me again how you've done everything you can #GMB
July 29, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Peter Kyle: "We've done everything we can possibly do to have an impact on [Gaza]"
A full arms embargo? No
Ending all military ties? No
Sanctions on the Israeli govt? No
Sanctions on the Israeli economy? No
Tell me again how you've done everything you can #GMB
A full arms embargo? No
Ending all military ties? No
Sanctions on the Israeli govt? No
Sanctions on the Israeli economy? No
Tell me again how you've done everything you can #GMB
Yes, exactly! The behaviour of the Israeli government and IDF towards Palestinians is inhuman and a travesty of Jewish teaching and standards. Good for these guys, sitting down to protest.
HAPPENING NOW: a group of New York rabbis are being arrested at a protest outside the Israeli consulate calling for bringing food into Gaza, an end to the war, and return of all hostages
@newjewishnarrative.bsky.social
@newjewishnarrative.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Yes, exactly! The behaviour of the Israeli government and IDF towards Palestinians is inhuman and a travesty of Jewish teaching and standards. Good for these guys, sitting down to protest.
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Article 54 of the 1977 Geneva Convention Protocol I.
1. Starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is prohibited.
1. Starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is prohibited.
July 24, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Article 54 of the 1977 Geneva Convention Protocol I.
1. Starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is prohibited.
1. Starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is prohibited.
The report into the English and Welsh water industry www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
Feargal Sharkey nails it: the heart of the problem was "corporate greed and the exploitation and abuse of bill payers and the environment".
Feargal Sharkey nails it: the heart of the problem was "corporate greed and the exploitation and abuse of bill payers and the environment".
Scrap Ofwat, says major report, as author warns water bills will rise by 30% in five years - live updates
Sir Jon Cunliffe's report into the water sector in England and Wales makes 88 recommendations - including making water meters mandatory.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
The report into the English and Welsh water industry www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
Feargal Sharkey nails it: the heart of the problem was "corporate greed and the exploitation and abuse of bill payers and the environment".
Feargal Sharkey nails it: the heart of the problem was "corporate greed and the exploitation and abuse of bill payers and the environment".
I support Palestine Action! I don’t presume to tell anyone else how to think. @georgemonbiot.bsky.social has very eloquently set out here why it matters for our democracy. If you can spare the time, it’s about 13 minutes of information to help you draw your own conclusions.
If thousands of us stand up and say "I support #PalestineAction", what is the government going to do? Lock us all up for "terrorism" offences?
This is where we show them how solidarity works.
My latest with the great @doubledown.news
This is where we show them how solidarity works.
My latest with the great @doubledown.news
Sharing This Video Could Get You 14 Years in Prison @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I support Palestine Action! I don’t presume to tell anyone else how to think. @georgemonbiot.bsky.social has very eloquently set out here why it matters for our democracy. If you can spare the time, it’s about 13 minutes of information to help you draw your own conclusions.
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#Gaza: On May 19, Israeli forces struck Nasser hospital compound, 100 metres away from the intensive care unit and the inpatient department run by Doctors Without Borders.
May 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
#Gaza: On May 19, Israeli forces struck Nasser hospital compound, 100 metres away from the intensive care unit and the inpatient department run by Doctors Without Borders.
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This week, the British government is in the High Court defending the indefensible: its continuing approval of arms exports to Israel.
HRW's Yasmine Ahmed is at the High Court in London ⤵️
HRW's Yasmine Ahmed is at the High Court in London ⤵️
May 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
This week, the British government is in the High Court defending the indefensible: its continuing approval of arms exports to Israel.
HRW's Yasmine Ahmed is at the High Court in London ⤵️
HRW's Yasmine Ahmed is at the High Court in London ⤵️
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An aid ship heading to Gaza has sent out a distress signal after crew members say it was hit in a drone attack and has caught fire. There are 30 aid workers on board the Freedom Flotilla ship, which was attempting to break Israel’s 2-month aid blockade.
May 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
An aid ship heading to Gaza has sent out a distress signal after crew members say it was hit in a drone attack and has caught fire. There are 30 aid workers on board the Freedom Flotilla ship, which was attempting to break Israel’s 2-month aid blockade.
A few people worked this out already, nice to see it getting more publicity
Some great number crunching by @eciu.net: EVs can power homes in a blackout.
60% of an EV’s battery is capable of providing nearly six days of electricity for a typical UK home. www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...
60% of an EV’s battery is capable of providing nearly six days of electricity for a typical UK home. www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...
EVs could power homes if UK suffers major power cut – think tank
The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit said 60% of an EV’s battery is capable of providing nearly six days of electricity for a typical UK home.
www.independent.co.uk
May 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
A few people worked this out already, nice to see it getting more publicity
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Important study.
“Adults in the highest wealth quintile (the top 20%) were almost twice as likely to be physically active as those in the lowest quintile.”
“… health disparities in later life are deeply tied to wealth and socioeconomic status.“
“Adults in the highest wealth quintile (the top 20%) were almost twice as likely to be physically active as those in the lowest quintile.”
“… health disparities in later life are deeply tied to wealth and socioeconomic status.“
Wealth, wellness and wellbeing: why healthier ageing isn’t just about personal choices
Older adults in the UK’s wealthiest bracket are nearly twice as likely to eat well, stay active and avoid depression.
theconversation.com
May 1, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Important study.
“Adults in the highest wealth quintile (the top 20%) were almost twice as likely to be physically active as those in the lowest quintile.”
“… health disparities in later life are deeply tied to wealth and socioeconomic status.“
“Adults in the highest wealth quintile (the top 20%) were almost twice as likely to be physically active as those in the lowest quintile.”
“… health disparities in later life are deeply tied to wealth and socioeconomic status.“
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A Venezuelan family is calling for a 2-year-old to be returned to her mother after the Trump administration deported the mother to Venezuela on Friday without the child. The toddler remains in foster care in the U.S., officials said. The girl’s father was sent to a prison in El Salvador.
A Mother and Father Were Deported Under Trump. But What Happened to Their Daughter?
The Trump administration sent the mother of a 2-year-old to Venezuela and the father to a Salvadoran prison. Their daughter remains somewhere in the United States.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A Venezuelan family is calling for a 2-year-old to be returned to her mother after the Trump administration deported the mother to Venezuela on Friday without the child. The toddler remains in foster care in the U.S., officials said. The girl’s father was sent to a prison in El Salvador.
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It's hard to get your head around the scale of the environmental vandalism the Labour government is hoping to unleash. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is up there with Trump's executive orders. And the reason is the same: corporate power.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot
The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:34 AM
It's hard to get your head around the scale of the environmental vandalism the Labour government is hoping to unleash. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is up there with Trump's executive orders. And the reason is the same: corporate power.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Great response here to the government's Land Use Framework consultation by Rewilding Britain. Consultation closes on April 25th. Please make your views known. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Demand a wilder future for England's land ✊
Right now, the UK Government is working on the first-ever vision for how we use land in England – the Land Use Framework.
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Right now, the UK Government is working on the first-ever vision for how we use land in England – the Land Use Framework.
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April 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Great response here to the government's Land Use Framework consultation by Rewilding Britain. Consultation closes on April 25th. Please make your views known. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity.
I don’t know what’s in the river this morning but my dog didn’t want to paddle in it. Lots of big chunks of froth, less than 3 miles from the source.
April 11, 2025 at 7:16 AM
I don’t know what’s in the river this morning but my dog didn’t want to paddle in it. Lots of big chunks of froth, less than 3 miles from the source.
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Imagine going to the environment agency or other relevant department and saying you want to release 50 million birds of a non-native species into the British countryside each year, so that wealthy people can shoot around a quarter of the birds and the rest can feed themselves on native wildlife...
Further to various comments from eg @markavery.bsky.social, @chrisgpackham.bsky.social and @raptorpersuk.bsky.social, about the decision by @privateeyenews.bsky.social not to take any more ££ from @wildjustice.bsky.social for their "pheasant" advert... I find myself at this week's letters page. 🧵1/8
April 7, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Imagine going to the environment agency or other relevant department and saying you want to release 50 million birds of a non-native species into the British countryside each year, so that wealthy people can shoot around a quarter of the birds and the rest can feed themselves on native wildlife...
It’s here. If we wondered how those new UK anti-protest laws would be used, this is how. It’s the thin end of the Trumpian wedge and I’m very worried for where this is going.
April 5, 2025 at 7:46 AM
It’s here. If we wondered how those new UK anti-protest laws would be used, this is how. It’s the thin end of the Trumpian wedge and I’m very worried for where this is going.
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This! Integrity means standing firm on your principles, even when things get tough. It means sacrificing a little to ensure your values and ideals of democracy, freedom, justice and equality prevail. This entails struggle. People need to speak up, rise up, and take action against dark forces. Now.
'It is up to all of us to fix this:' Former President Barack Obama on American ideals
YouTube video by ABC News
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April 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
This! Integrity means standing firm on your principles, even when things get tough. It means sacrificing a little to ensure your values and ideals of democracy, freedom, justice and equality prevail. This entails struggle. People need to speak up, rise up, and take action against dark forces. Now.
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Israel continues its deadly attacks on Gaza, with UNRWA saying that at least 100 Palestinian children have been killed or injured each day in the besieged enclave since Israel broke the ceasefire on March 18.
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April 5, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Israel continues its deadly attacks on Gaza, with UNRWA saying that at least 100 Palestinian children have been killed or injured each day in the besieged enclave since Israel broke the ceasefire on March 18.
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Defence Ministry: Shoreline defence force Gentoo’s prepare mortars. Our Navy Seals conduct clandestine training, and teach tactical camouflage and concealment to juveniles. We stand ready. Flippers Up.
April 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Defence Ministry: Shoreline defence force Gentoo’s prepare mortars. Our Navy Seals conduct clandestine training, and teach tactical camouflage and concealment to juveniles. We stand ready. Flippers Up.
Why? I can’t bring myself to ‘like’ posts like this. I cannot ignore them. While the rest of the world is looking at the USA, Ukraine, or Myanmar, let’s not forget what Israel is doing in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
Israeli attacks overnight hit tent shelters, and homes in southern Gaza.
🔴LIVE updates: aje.io/hrq44j
🔴LIVE updates: aje.io/hrq44j
April 3, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Why? I can’t bring myself to ‘like’ posts like this. I cannot ignore them. While the rest of the world is looking at the USA, Ukraine, or Myanmar, let’s not forget what Israel is doing in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.