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🔻🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🌱 💪🏔🥾🧗⚖️🕷 Guardian reading tofu eating gig going gym training pilates practicing newfie owning mountain climbing pensions professional. Also interested in law, politics, privacy, tech and all things outdoors.
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Massive decline in Cairngorms National Park Peregrine population linked to intensive grouse moor management – Raptor Persecution UK raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/30/m...
Massive decline in Cairngorms National Park Peregrine population linked to intensive grouse moor management
Press release from Cairngorms National Park Authority (24 November 2025) PEREGRINE NUMBERS IN DECLINE IN CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK The last UK-wide survey of peregrines took place in 2014 and covere…
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November 30, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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He really does.
November 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to ‘win the narrative battle online’
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How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to ‘win the narrative battle online’
At a time when distrust of big tech is high, Silicon Valley is embracing an alternative ecosystem where every CEO is a star
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
sliochlass.bsky.social
The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power
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The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power | Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
The GDPR is Europe’s defence against digital oligarchy and child harm. Deregulation plans are misguided, say Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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The right wants to destroy our fragile faith in the NHS – don’t let that happen | Polly Toynbee
The service is a symbol of our shared values as a nation. No wonder divisive forces in politics and the press are working to undermine it, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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November 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Majority of people not proud of post-Brexit Britain, new survey reveals

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Majority of people not proud of post-Brexit Britain, new survey reveals
Attitudes poll also suggests people increasingly believe UK is divided, that ‘culture wars’ exist and life was better in past
www.independent.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
sliochlass.bsky.social
Everybody panic – the workplace has become too ‘feminized’!
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Everybody panic – the workplace has become too ‘feminized’! | Arwa Mahdawi
This week, Mexico’s president was groped in public. But a New York Times podcast is fretting about excessive wokeness
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November 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
sliochlass.bsky.social
A very interesting interview
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Inside the Cover-up: How Prince Andrew was exposed
Behind the headlines lies a deeper story of privilege, protection and a public kept in the dark
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November 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Violence over street flags continues. A 68-year-old was brutally attacked and hospitalised while trying to take banners down, yet despite retrieving evidence from a house, police took no further action.

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Police drop inquiry after man assaulted removing flags
Tensions over divisive flag displays have erupted into violence in Norfolk, as police face criticism for inaction
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October 30, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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He’s one of the few politicians who likes crypto’: my day with the UK tech bros hosting Nigel Farage
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‘He’s one of the few politicians who likes crypto’: my day with the UK tech bros hosting Nigel Farage
The Reform UK leader is courting the crypto community in the hope it could become a campaign funding base
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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When you can be accused of a crime by this regimes Gestapo without proof, it’s shows to what extent they’ve weakened the rule of law
October 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.

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A picture of the garden in front of the east wing of the White House. A mix of colorful flowers and small trees
October 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
sliochlass.bsky.social
OpenAI relaxed ChatGPT guardrails just before teen killed himself, family alleges
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OpenAI relaxed ChatGPT guardrails just before teen killed himself, family alleges
Adam Raine’s suicide at 16 years old was ‘predictable result of deliberate design choices’ by OpenAI, his family says
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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We must act now: without a written constitution, Reform UK will have carte blanche to toxify our nation
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We must act now: without a written constitution, Reform UK will have carte blanche to toxify our nation | Goerge Monbiot
It means breaking with hundreds of years of tradition, but it can’t wait. As hard-right figures spread division and laud autocrats, a fail-safe is vital, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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October 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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No doubt this de-banking will also be splashed across the front pages of every single newspaper in the country and lead BBC bulletins for weeks on end too? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Pro-Palestine activist couple have UK bank account closed without explanation
John Nicholson and Norma Turner’s joint retirement savings account was shut by Yorkshire Building Society
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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dougsaunders.bsky.social
I mean, that *should* be a crime, but not in that way
October 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
sliochlass.bsky.social
Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con. The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers.
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Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick | George Monbiot
The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers. This nation of nature lovers won’t stand for it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Nigel Farage is cosying up to the US anti-abortion group that challenged Roe v Wade. Women in Britain should know that
www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
Nigel Farage is cosying up to the US anti-abortion group that challenged Roe v Wade. Women in Britain should know that | Zoe Williams
ADF, a conservative Christian lobby group that counts among its allies JD Vance, has stated that its goal is to see abortion rights curtailed in Britain, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
sliochlass.bsky.social
A leaked memo, a Maga-style hat and a trail of broken pledges – it’s Labour’s great housing betrayal
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A leaked memo, a Maga-style hat and a trail of broken pledges – it’s Labour’s great housing betrayal | Aditya Chakrabortty
Ignore the bombast: Steve ‘build, baby, build’ Reed’s boast looks likely to end in targets more pathetic than they are now, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
sliochlass.bsky.social
The not so secret language of fascist fashion
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The not-so secret language of fascist fashion
Today’s rightwingers want their message to go mainstream, so it’s coming to a store near you
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
sliochlass.bsky.social
Ditch ‘shrink it and pink it’ women’s trainer design, say experts
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Ditch ‘shrink it and pink it’ women’s trainer design, say experts
Study of female runners in Canada highlights shortcomings of footwear traditionally based on male anatomy
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
sliochlass.bsky.social
The contact of Reform UK's Russian puppet Nathan Gill is linked to efforts to destabilise the US and Ukraine. Why is no one asking more questions?

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The contact of Reform UK’s Russian puppet Nathan Gill is linked to efforts to destabilise the US and Ukraine. Why, even now, is no one asking questions?
Gill, former leader in Wales of Nigel Farage's party, admits taking bribes to help Putin. And his Russian connection - the Ukrainian politician Oleh Voloshyn - in turn has links to a key figure wante...
www.thenerve.news
October 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
sliochlass.bsky.social
We don’t want to be a toy town’: has Brexit sunk this historic UK fishing fleet?
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‘We don’t want to be a toy town’: has Brexit sunk this historic UK fishing fleet?
Struggling fishers in Hastings say the industry is dying after a deal giving away access to its waters made a tough job impossible
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport
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US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport
Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia
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Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia
The long read: Saudi Arabia’s investment in Twitter increased its influence in Silicon Valley while being used at home to shut down critics of the regime
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM