venice
@venicevans.bsky.social
actor • activist • apparition • she / her
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Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
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oh it's going to be a Recession recession
January 18, 2026 at 10:56 PM
oh it's going to be a Recession recession
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The truth appears so naked on my side
That any purblind eye may find it out.
That any purblind eye may find it out.
January 8, 2026 at 6:50 PM
The truth appears so naked on my side
That any purblind eye may find it out.
That any purblind eye may find it out.
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It’s a landslide! The results are in, and Equity members have made their position clear with a 99.6% YES vote. They are prepared and ready to take action to secure AI protections.
www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/pe...
www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/pe...
Film & TV performers say they would be prepared to take industrial action over AI in LANDSLIDE 99% vote | Equity
Results of Equity's indicative ballot on AI protections for performers announced.
www.equity.org.uk
December 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
It’s a landslide! The results are in, and Equity members have made their position clear with a 99.6% YES vote. They are prepared and ready to take action to secure AI protections.
www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/pe...
www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/pe...
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UK actors vote to refuse to be digitally scanned in pushback against AI
UK actors vote to refuse to be digitally scanned in pushback against AI
Performing arts union Equity says it may hold formal ballot after 99% of actors polled in indicative ballot voted in favour of refusing body scans
Actors have voted in favour of refusing to be digitally scanned in order to prevent their likeness being used by artificial intelligence in a pushback against the use of AI in the arts.
Members of the performing arts union Equity were asked if they would refuse to be scanned while on set, a common practice where actors have their likeness captured for future use, with 99% voting in favour of the move. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
UK actors vote to refuse to be digitally scanned in pushback against AI
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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🚨BREAKING: 40 MPs have called for @RachelReevesMP to tax wealth more in the Autumn Budget.
The politicians have signed a letter calling for the government to ensure that “those with the broadest shoulders contribute their fair share”.
www.gndrising.org/updates/40-m...
The politicians have signed a letter calling for the government to ensure that “those with the broadest shoulders contribute their fair share”.
www.gndrising.org/updates/40-m...
40 MPs call on Rachel Reeves to tax wealth more - GND Rising
This morning, 40 MPs from 8 different parties signed an open letter demanding that Rachel Reeves taxes wealth more in the Budget. The MP supporters include 21 Labour backbenchers, 4 Greens, SNP, Inde...
www.gndrising.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
🚨BREAKING: 40 MPs have called for @RachelReevesMP to tax wealth more in the Autumn Budget.
The politicians have signed a letter calling for the government to ensure that “those with the broadest shoulders contribute their fair share”.
www.gndrising.org/updates/40-m...
The politicians have signed a letter calling for the government to ensure that “those with the broadest shoulders contribute their fair share”.
www.gndrising.org/updates/40-m...
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I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
October 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
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The evil that men do lives after them
September 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The evil that men do lives after them
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every time there's political violence discourse i think about how jo cox was assassinated in broad daylight by a fascist who shouted "britain first" as he shot her, and now nine years later her party is dedicating every moment in power to placating the ideology of her murderer
September 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
every time there's political violence discourse i think about how jo cox was assassinated in broad daylight by a fascist who shouted "britain first" as he shot her, and now nine years later her party is dedicating every moment in power to placating the ideology of her murderer
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Oh weird the image of fascist crackdowns on protest has left a stain the regime can't fully scrub away!
They erased the new Banksy mural in London. But the stain remains.
September 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Oh weird the image of fascist crackdowns on protest has left a stain the regime can't fully scrub away!
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Hugh Bonneville started his live ITV London News interview on Downton Abbey by talking about Gaza.
September 4, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Hugh Bonneville started his live ITV London News interview on Downton Abbey by talking about Gaza.
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Has the “time for simple humanity” passed, Keir?
September 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Has the “time for simple humanity” passed, Keir?
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Sally Rooney: “I would happily publish this statement in a UK newspaper–but that would now be illegal. The present UK Gov has willingly stripped its own citizens of basic rights & freedoms, including the right to express & read dissenting opinions, in order to protect its relationship with Israel.”
Sally Rooney: I support Palestine Action. If this makes me a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law, so be it
Sally Rooney: I support Palestine Action. If this makes me a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law, so be it
I would happily publish this statement in a UK newspaper – but that would now be illegal
www.irishtimes.com
August 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Sally Rooney: “I would happily publish this statement in a UK newspaper–but that would now be illegal. The present UK Gov has willingly stripped its own citizens of basic rights & freedoms, including the right to express & read dissenting opinions, in order to protect its relationship with Israel.”
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Good morning Bluesky !
August 14, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Good morning Bluesky !
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BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
August 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
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Go for it. I don't even care any more.
August 2, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Go for it. I don't even care any more.
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Just gonna share this list I made for myself of accounts that auto-post or regularly post cute, fun, quirky, interesting, and educational stuff. It’s totally politics free. It’s a nice place to retreat to if you need a break from everything but still want to scroll.
July 1, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Just gonna share this list I made for myself of accounts that auto-post or regularly post cute, fun, quirky, interesting, and educational stuff. It’s totally politics free. It’s a nice place to retreat to if you need a break from everything but still want to scroll.
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Climate groups call for UK wealth tax to make super-rich fund sustainable economy
Climate groups call for UK wealth tax to make super-rich fund sustainable economy
Growing number of campaigners urge government to ensure green investment is not done ‘on backs of the poor’
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What is a wealth tax and would it work in the UK?
A growing number of climate groups are campaigning for the introduction of a wealth tax to ensure the transition to a sustainable economy is not done “on the backs of the poor”.
Last week campaigners from Green New Deal Rising staged a sit-in outside the Reform UK party’s London headquarters as part of a wave of protests targeting the offices, shops and private clubs of the super-rich across the UK. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Climate groups call for UK wealth tax to make super-rich fund sustainable economy
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The last three years have been in the UK’s top five warmest on record, with 2024 the fourth warmest year in records dating back to 1884.
Met Office scientist Mike Kendon explains why temperature and weather records are becoming more frequent in the UK 👇
Met Office scientist Mike Kendon explains why temperature and weather records are becoming more frequent in the UK 👇
The state of the UK climate - Climate Conversations Shorts
YouTube video by Met Office - UK Weather
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July 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The last three years have been in the UK’s top five warmest on record, with 2024 the fourth warmest year in records dating back to 1884.
Met Office scientist Mike Kendon explains why temperature and weather records are becoming more frequent in the UK 👇
Met Office scientist Mike Kendon explains why temperature and weather records are becoming more frequent in the UK 👇
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Our co-director Hannah is in the Guardian today talking about how we need to adapt in the face of increasing temperatures - and why this must go hand in hand with continuing to reduce emissions 👇
Deadly heatwaves are the new reality – we need to transform the UK's cities and towns to survive them | Hannah Martin
Deadly heatwaves are the new reality – we need to transform the UK's cities and towns to survive them | Hannah Martin
While we work towards net zero, we also need to adapt. And we can pay for cooling measures like splash pads and trees by taxing the worst polluters, says green campaigner Hannah Martin
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Our co-director Hannah is in the Guardian today talking about how we need to adapt in the face of increasing temperatures - and why this must go hand in hand with continuing to reduce emissions 👇