Kathryn
@katrad.bsky.social
Learning, growing and trying to do better
🌱vegan fta 🍉 stop the slaughter
I pick litter in Epping Forest and find my peace on Discworld 🧙♂️
Climate breakdown is happening now
Green 💚
Refugees welcome 🌎
🌱vegan fta 🍉 stop the slaughter
I pick litter in Epping Forest and find my peace on Discworld 🧙♂️
Climate breakdown is happening now
Green 💚
Refugees welcome 🌎
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Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary."
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary."
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
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Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
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Cruel. Callous. Cowardly.
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Cruel. Callous. Cowardly.
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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"The Festive Big Green Book Swap" is back!
Let me know the kind of stuff you like reading.
I'll match you up with someone with similar tastes.
I'll post you both a book I think you'll like (+ choc & tea)!
Read, chat & eat choc!
Just £15
DETAILS HERE!
biggreenbookshop.com/index.php
Let me know the kind of stuff you like reading.
I'll match you up with someone with similar tastes.
I'll post you both a book I think you'll like (+ choc & tea)!
Read, chat & eat choc!
Just £15
DETAILS HERE!
biggreenbookshop.com/index.php
November 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
"The Festive Big Green Book Swap" is back!
Let me know the kind of stuff you like reading.
I'll match you up with someone with similar tastes.
I'll post you both a book I think you'll like (+ choc & tea)!
Read, chat & eat choc!
Just £15
DETAILS HERE!
biggreenbookshop.com/index.php
Let me know the kind of stuff you like reading.
I'll match you up with someone with similar tastes.
I'll post you both a book I think you'll like (+ choc & tea)!
Read, chat & eat choc!
Just £15
DETAILS HERE!
biggreenbookshop.com/index.php
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Since Trump’s ‘ceasefire’, Israel killed 900 Palestinians in Gaza. In the West Bank, 691 Palestinians were kidnapped during 1,503 invasions. If the victims had been Israelis, the Western media would have been (rightly) protesting these pogroms. Now? A guilty silence prevails...
Yanis Varoufakis on X: "Since Trump’s ‘ceasefire’, Israel killed 900 Palestinians in Gaza. In the West Bank, 691 Palestinians were kidnapped during 1,503 invasions. If the victims had been Israelis, the Western media would have been (rightly) protesting these pogroms. Now? A guilty silence prevails..." / X
Since Trump’s ‘ceasefire’, Israel killed 900 Palestinians in Gaza. In the West Bank, 691 Palestinians were kidnapped during 1,503 invasions. If the victims had been Israelis, the Western media would have been (rightly) protesting these pogroms. Now? A guilty silence prevails...
x.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Since Trump’s ‘ceasefire’, Israel killed 900 Palestinians in Gaza. In the West Bank, 691 Palestinians were kidnapped during 1,503 invasions. If the victims had been Israelis, the Western media would have been (rightly) protesting these pogroms. Now? A guilty silence prevails...
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English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
Survey finds 60% of key cities councils are planning to sell assets to meet costs of adult and children’s social care
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:59 AM
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
Chris Hedges knows what Trump is...
chrishedges.substack.com/p/america-is...
chrishedges.substack.com/p/america-is...
America is a Banana Republic - Read by Eunice Wong
El Presidente Donald Trump is the gringo version of brutal and corrupt dictators foisted on Latin American countries by their oligarchs and Yankee imperialists.
chrishedges.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Chris Hedges knows what Trump is...
chrishedges.substack.com/p/america-is...
chrishedges.substack.com/p/america-is...
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Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Wow! Turn up the volume!
Congrats, NYC!
Congrats, NYC!
November 5, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Wow! Turn up the volume!
Congrats, NYC!
Congrats, NYC!
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"Polanski has blended anger with hope.
“Hope is much more difficult to sell than outrage, but he’s finding a way to do it that connects with people.”
Let's make hope normal again!
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
“Hope is much more difficult to sell than outrage, but he’s finding a way to do it that connects with people.”
Let's make hope normal again!
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
Green party surging as Polanski’s social media strategy w...
Green Party membership has more than doubled, driven in part by its platform messaging on apps like TikTok
observer.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
"Polanski has blended anger with hope.
“Hope is much more difficult to sell than outrage, but he’s finding a way to do it that connects with people.”
Let's make hope normal again!
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
“Hope is much more difficult to sell than outrage, but he’s finding a way to do it that connects with people.”
Let's make hope normal again!
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
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The circumstances in which fHarm animals are put are cruel abusive and sickening 😡They don’t deserve this. Animal fHarming is backward and outdated. #EndAnimalExploitation We can do better: live a vegan lifestyle ✌️
November 2, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The circumstances in which fHarm animals are put are cruel abusive and sickening 😡They don’t deserve this. Animal fHarming is backward and outdated. #EndAnimalExploitation We can do better: live a vegan lifestyle ✌️
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Hannan and Frost in the Telegraph.
Sunak in the Times.
Kwasi Kwarteng in the iPaper.
Johnson in the Mail.
Gove editing the Spectator.
Farage everywhere.
All of them shamelessly honking out their ‘Listen to me!’ garbage, as the country flails around in the unbelievable mess they’ve made.
Nauseating.
Sunak in the Times.
Kwasi Kwarteng in the iPaper.
Johnson in the Mail.
Gove editing the Spectator.
Farage everywhere.
All of them shamelessly honking out their ‘Listen to me!’ garbage, as the country flails around in the unbelievable mess they’ve made.
Nauseating.
November 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Hannan and Frost in the Telegraph.
Sunak in the Times.
Kwasi Kwarteng in the iPaper.
Johnson in the Mail.
Gove editing the Spectator.
Farage everywhere.
All of them shamelessly honking out their ‘Listen to me!’ garbage, as the country flails around in the unbelievable mess they’ve made.
Nauseating.
Sunak in the Times.
Kwasi Kwarteng in the iPaper.
Johnson in the Mail.
Gove editing the Spectator.
Farage everywhere.
All of them shamelessly honking out their ‘Listen to me!’ garbage, as the country flails around in the unbelievable mess they’ve made.
Nauseating.
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Get rid of the monarchy.
Ditch the aristocracy.
Bin the House of Lords.
Democracy at every stage, with an emphasis on
transparency, scrupulousness and ethics in politics.
Ditch the aristocracy.
Bin the House of Lords.
Democracy at every stage, with an emphasis on
transparency, scrupulousness and ethics in politics.
The fall of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is no fall at all.
It comes ELEVEN years too late and has only happened as a damage limitation exercise.
We need to start having a grown up conversation about monarchy... and I'm starting it here.
Me @noosphere.app
www.noosphere.app/cast-into-th...
It comes ELEVEN years too late and has only happened as a damage limitation exercise.
We need to start having a grown up conversation about monarchy... and I'm starting it here.
Me @noosphere.app
www.noosphere.app/cast-into-th...
October 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Get rid of the monarchy.
Ditch the aristocracy.
Bin the House of Lords.
Democracy at every stage, with an emphasis on
transparency, scrupulousness and ethics in politics.
Ditch the aristocracy.
Bin the House of Lords.
Democracy at every stage, with an emphasis on
transparency, scrupulousness and ethics in politics.
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“If individuals disagree with what our government is doing on certain matters, they are entitled to protest” Judge Dugdale
No further comments needed
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
No further comments needed
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Three Just Stop Oil activists cleared over Stonehenge protest
Trio argued orange powder protest day before 2024 solstice was justified because of focus on climate emergency
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
“If individuals disagree with what our government is doing on certain matters, they are entitled to protest” Judge Dugdale
No further comments needed
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
No further comments needed
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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X is a cesspit led by an unhinged billionaire who is desperately trying to stir up civil war in Britain.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
October 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
X is a cesspit led by an unhinged billionaire who is desperately trying to stir up civil war in Britain.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
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1. It's fascinating to see, as you can from the responses to the post below, how many daft things people believe, to justify their continued meat eating. So let's examine a few of the common myths in the following thread. 🧵
For years, there's been a massive over-emphasis on food miles, and a massive under-emphasis on food type.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
Remember this, whenever someone says "alternative proteins - yuck!"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
October 22, 2025 at 7:22 AM
1. It's fascinating to see, as you can from the responses to the post below, how many daft things people believe, to justify their continued meat eating. So let's examine a few of the common myths in the following thread. 🧵
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I've got lots of things to say about Jeremy Clarkson.
Really not worth it. He knows his game is over and so is resorting to personal attacks.
Piss him off instead and
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Really not worth it. He knows his game is over and so is resorting to personal attacks.
Piss him off instead and
Join.greenparty.org.uk
October 19, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I've got lots of things to say about Jeremy Clarkson.
Really not worth it. He knows his game is over and so is resorting to personal attacks.
Piss him off instead and
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Really not worth it. He knows his game is over and so is resorting to personal attacks.
Piss him off instead and
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Buckhurst Hill has a by-election to fill 2 seats on the Parish Council on Thursday. The Greens already have the majority with Independents.
The main opposition just want to political point score and undermine the work being done to build our community.
The main opposition just want to political point score and undermine the work being done to build our community.
October 13, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Buckhurst Hill has a by-election to fill 2 seats on the Parish Council on Thursday. The Greens already have the majority with Independents.
The main opposition just want to political point score and undermine the work being done to build our community.
The main opposition just want to political point score and undermine the work being done to build our community.
October 13, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Buckhurst Hill has a by-election to fill 2 seats on the Parish Council on Thursday. The Greens already have the majority with Independents.
The main opposition just want to political point score and undermine the work being done to build our community.
The main opposition just want to political point score and undermine the work being done to build our community.
These are my people 🤩
October 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
These are my people 🤩
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Greens growing. Reform ratttled.
PS - I changed my name back to my family's original Jewish name because I'm proud of being Jewish. If Tice think that makes me a weirdo, I think that makes him an antisemite.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
PS - I changed my name back to my family's original Jewish name because I'm proud of being Jewish. If Tice think that makes me a weirdo, I think that makes him an antisemite.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
October 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Greens growing. Reform ratttled.
PS - I changed my name back to my family's original Jewish name because I'm proud of being Jewish. If Tice think that makes me a weirdo, I think that makes him an antisemite.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
PS - I changed my name back to my family's original Jewish name because I'm proud of being Jewish. If Tice think that makes me a weirdo, I think that makes him an antisemite.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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You know what would be a real sign of patriotism? Learning to spell the word ‘Britain’
October 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
You know what would be a real sign of patriotism? Learning to spell the word ‘Britain’