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U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
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One more way in which the neoliberal university model is failing us
Plant taxonomy is disappearing - and so is our ability to protect species 🍂
Nearly half of countries have fewer than 10 plant taxonomists. Kew is working to close the gap, but we need more experts fast.
Read the study’s key findings and what we're doing about it 👇
https://ow.ly/XhJo50XyGAa
Nearly half of countries have fewer than 10 plant taxonomists. Kew is working to close the gap, but we need more experts fast.
Read the study’s key findings and what we're doing about it 👇
https://ow.ly/XhJo50XyGAa
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
One more way in which the neoliberal university model is failing us
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A supposedly grassroots anti-migrant movement led by 'ordinary' women, which is backed by Reform and Conservative politicians and is regularly invited onto news channels to promote their views, is funded by a far-right group and has platformed a Neo-Nazi activist
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/05/t...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/05/t...
The 'Pink Ladies' Laundering Anti-Migrant Views Into the Mainstream
An anti-migrant movement backed by Reform and Conservative politicians and regularly invited onto news channels is funded by a far-right group and has platformed a Neo-Nazi activist
bylinetimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
A supposedly grassroots anti-migrant movement led by 'ordinary' women, which is backed by Reform and Conservative politicians and is regularly invited onto news channels to promote their views, is funded by a far-right group and has platformed a Neo-Nazi activist
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/05/t...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/05/t...
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
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Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Exclusive: The BBC has issued an apology after one of its presenters failed to challenge a climate-sceptic lobbyist who runs a group that has received funding from fossil-fuel interests
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
BBC Apologises for Failing to Challenge 'Dark Money' Climate-Denial Lobbyist
EXCLUSIVE: BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford 'fell below usual standards'
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
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I've signed. Have you?
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy 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 4:46 PM
I've signed. Have you?
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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PFAS “forever chemicals” have now been found in record levels in whales and dolphins.
Once we create these substances, they stay in our environment indefinitely. We urgently need stronger controls on the chemical industry and a shift to safer alternatives.
#PFAS #Pollution
Once we create these substances, they stay in our environment indefinitely. We urgently need stronger controls on the chemical industry and a shift to safer alternatives.
#PFAS #Pollution
November 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
PFAS “forever chemicals” have now been found in record levels in whales and dolphins.
Once we create these substances, they stay in our environment indefinitely. We urgently need stronger controls on the chemical industry and a shift to safer alternatives.
#PFAS #Pollution
Once we create these substances, they stay in our environment indefinitely. We urgently need stronger controls on the chemical industry and a shift to safer alternatives.
#PFAS #Pollution
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The media should be educating people about disability benefits,asylum seekers etc.most people don't have a clue.a few years ago it was about giving disabled the same quality of life as able bodied,now it's about marking them out as deserving or not depending on their disability.
November 29, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The media should be educating people about disability benefits,asylum seekers etc.most people don't have a clue.a few years ago it was about giving disabled the same quality of life as able bodied,now it's about marking them out as deserving or not depending on their disability.
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REVEALED: Willow trees on Dartmoor common owned by Prince William deliberately poisoned with herbicide
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Willow trees on Prince William’s land in Devon poisoned with herbicide
Exclusive: Unknown culprit suspected of spraying glyphosate on protected trees hoped to stop peat erosion and flooding
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
REVEALED: Willow trees on Dartmoor common owned by Prince William deliberately poisoned with herbicide
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Prior to Brexit, Arron Banks was offered an exclusive Russian gold deal offered from Yakovenko. (Who later when on to state “We have crushed Britain to the ground” & awarded a the Medal of Ushakov by Putin for his exceptional services to Russia.)
Looks like Farage benefitted.
Looks like Farage benefitted.
November 27, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Prior to Brexit, Arron Banks was offered an exclusive Russian gold deal offered from Yakovenko. (Who later when on to state “We have crushed Britain to the ground” & awarded a the Medal of Ushakov by Putin for his exceptional services to Russia.)
Looks like Farage benefitted.
Looks like Farage benefitted.
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Where are all the "revoke Shamima Begum's citizenship she's a traitor people" today, I wonder.
Nathan Gill; A traitor who was at the very top of Reform UK, aiding and abetting Russian adversaries, has been sentenced today.
Reform UK should be ashamed. Britain deserves better.
Reform UK should be ashamed. Britain deserves better.
November 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Where are all the "revoke Shamima Begum's citizenship she's a traitor people" today, I wonder.
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UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood tells migrants to the UK “Look, it’s your responsibility…you made people racist by existing.”
November 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood tells migrants to the UK “Look, it’s your responsibility…you made people racist by existing.”
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GB News, owned by Australians, based in the Dubai tax haven, managed by New Zealanders.
The only British bit are the fools watching.
The only British bit are the fools watching.
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
GB News, owned by Australians, based in the Dubai tax haven, managed by New Zealanders.
The only British bit are the fools watching.
The only British bit are the fools watching.
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US easy to criticize. But, with many Europeans voting for parties with neo-Nazi roots, let’s just say Europeans might want to tone down the condescension about Americans. And, European “educated liberal big city folk” are hardly famous for having their fingers on the pulse of the working classes.
The educated liberal big city US folks outraged at Trump's renovation of Lincoln bathroom really need to scroll some Facebook of their less established relatives and friends to see what kind of aesthetic resonates with Trump's target audience.
November 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
US easy to criticize. But, with many Europeans voting for parties with neo-Nazi roots, let’s just say Europeans might want to tone down the condescension about Americans. And, European “educated liberal big city folk” are hardly famous for having their fingers on the pulse of the working classes.
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Air pollution has been identified as a meaningful and modifiable risk factor for childhood myopia: "Improving air quality could be a valuable strategic intervention to protect children’s eyesight".
#AirPollution #Health
#AirPollution #Health
Air pollution could be harming children’s eyesight, study finds
Polluted air can cause inflammation and stress in the eyes, the researchers found
www.independent.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Air pollution has been identified as a meaningful and modifiable risk factor for childhood myopia: "Improving air quality could be a valuable strategic intervention to protect children’s eyesight".
#AirPollution #Health
#AirPollution #Health
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To mark the 10 years since #Dieselgate, we asked our volunteers to help us show the passage of time.
The children may have grown up, but one thing remains the same: the excess #Diesel emissions in our air, which these children have been breathing their whole lives.
The children may have grown up, but one thing remains the same: the excess #Diesel emissions in our air, which these children have been breathing their whole lives.
September 18, 2025 at 9:07 AM
To mark the 10 years since #Dieselgate, we asked our volunteers to help us show the passage of time.
The children may have grown up, but one thing remains the same: the excess #Diesel emissions in our air, which these children have been breathing their whole lives.
The children may have grown up, but one thing remains the same: the excess #Diesel emissions in our air, which these children have been breathing their whole lives.
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UK workers median gross wage is £30,432, £25,431 net.
FTSE 100 median CEO pay £4.58m. in some companies 1,112 times their worker pay.
What chance of workers fuelling economic recovery, buying a home, pension, decent living standard?
Join a union. Let workers vote on exec pay.
FTSE 100 median CEO pay £4.58m. in some companies 1,112 times their worker pay.
What chance of workers fuelling economic recovery, buying a home, pension, decent living standard?
Join a union. Let workers vote on exec pay.
Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, UK - Office for National Statistics
Monthly estimates of payrolled employees and their pay from HM Revenue and Customs’s (HMRC’s) Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) data. This is a joint release between HMRC and the Offi...
www.ons.gov.uk
August 19, 2025 at 6:55 AM
UK workers median gross wage is £30,432, £25,431 net.
FTSE 100 median CEO pay £4.58m. in some companies 1,112 times their worker pay.
What chance of workers fuelling economic recovery, buying a home, pension, decent living standard?
Join a union. Let workers vote on exec pay.
FTSE 100 median CEO pay £4.58m. in some companies 1,112 times their worker pay.
What chance of workers fuelling economic recovery, buying a home, pension, decent living standard?
Join a union. Let workers vote on exec pay.
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1) In a recent poll, just under 50% said there are "much/somewhat more" illegal immigrants than legal in UK. For those who want immigrants to leave, 55% said "much more." 72% said "much/somewhat more."
Reality? 14x more legal than illegal. A thread on journalism and ignorance about immigration.
Reality? 14x more legal than illegal. A thread on journalism and ignorance about immigration.
August 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
1) In a recent poll, just under 50% said there are "much/somewhat more" illegal immigrants than legal in UK. For those who want immigrants to leave, 55% said "much more." 72% said "much/somewhat more."
Reality? 14x more legal than illegal. A thread on journalism and ignorance about immigration.
Reality? 14x more legal than illegal. A thread on journalism and ignorance about immigration.
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Marine Biologist Ray has taken a 3km dive to show how seabed habitat has recovered following a local ban on bottom towed trawling.
Marine Conservation Officer Sarah also spoke to ITV on how Sussex can be an example as the Government considers this ban in 43 MPAs. We need your voice!buff.ly/bVRphPK
Marine Conservation Officer Sarah also spoke to ITV on how Sussex can be an example as the Government considers this ban in 43 MPAs. We need your voice!buff.ly/bVRphPK
August 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Marine Biologist Ray has taken a 3km dive to show how seabed habitat has recovered following a local ban on bottom towed trawling.
Marine Conservation Officer Sarah also spoke to ITV on how Sussex can be an example as the Government considers this ban in 43 MPAs. We need your voice!buff.ly/bVRphPK
Marine Conservation Officer Sarah also spoke to ITV on how Sussex can be an example as the Government considers this ban in 43 MPAs. We need your voice!buff.ly/bVRphPK
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MPs and peers urge govt to investigate how a US private equity company is funding £500m takeover of the Telegraph. Concerns about "Chinese state influence”.
Why not the same concerns about the ownership of water, steel, auto, airports, banks, real estate?
Why not the same concerns about the ownership of water, steel, auto, airports, banks, real estate?
MPs call for inquiry into how RedBird Capital is funding £500m Telegraph deal
Exclusive: Cross-party group including peers warns of risk of ‘potential Chinese state influence’ in private equity firm
www.theguardian.com
June 12, 2025 at 6:42 AM
MPs and peers urge govt to investigate how a US private equity company is funding £500m takeover of the Telegraph. Concerns about "Chinese state influence”.
Why not the same concerns about the ownership of water, steel, auto, airports, banks, real estate?
Why not the same concerns about the ownership of water, steel, auto, airports, banks, real estate?
Why can’t #train fares be properly subsidised like in other EU countries …. & how much do these undercover guys get paid apple.news/Abv8T6lvlR0O...
Moment commuter who dodged £20,000 of rail fares is snared at London Waterloo station — The Standard
Undercover officers tracked his movements before apprehending him when he arrived at the platform at Waterloo
apple.news
May 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Why can’t #train fares be properly subsidised like in other EU countries …. & how much do these undercover guys get paid apple.news/Abv8T6lvlR0O...
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Shameful bullish. What's done incalculable damage is a decade of pernicious falsehoods about immigration, while people who should know better refuse to counter the lies of the increasingly normalised far right.
Let's tackle those lies:
Let's tackle those lies:
May 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Shameful bullish. What's done incalculable damage is a decade of pernicious falsehoods about immigration, while people who should know better refuse to counter the lies of the increasingly normalised far right.
Let's tackle those lies:
Let's tackle those lies:
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Mark Cliff is the Reform UK candidate for Staveley North & Whittington in Derbyshire.
Seems Reform UK didn’t do a thorough job vetting him either.
Seems Reform UK didn’t do a thorough job vetting him either.
April 12, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Mark Cliff is the Reform UK candidate for Staveley North & Whittington in Derbyshire.
Seems Reform UK didn’t do a thorough job vetting him either.
Seems Reform UK didn’t do a thorough job vetting him either.
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UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting accepted £53,000 from private health recruiter pre-NHS job cuts
Despite Streeting claiming that recruiters were ripping-off the NHS.
Donors invest, return is govt contracts.
Must criminalise receipt/payment of political donations.
archive.ph/KMpLk
Despite Streeting claiming that recruiters were ripping-off the NHS.
Donors invest, return is govt contracts.
Must criminalise receipt/payment of political donations.
archive.ph/KMpLk
Wes Streeting takes £53k from private healthcare recruiter before NHS job cuts
WES Streeting accepted over £50,000 from a firm involved in private healthcare recruitment just weeks before axing thousands of NHS jobs ...
www.thenational.scot
March 30, 2025 at 7:03 AM
UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting accepted £53,000 from private health recruiter pre-NHS job cuts
Despite Streeting claiming that recruiters were ripping-off the NHS.
Donors invest, return is govt contracts.
Must criminalise receipt/payment of political donations.
archive.ph/KMpLk
Despite Streeting claiming that recruiters were ripping-off the NHS.
Donors invest, return is govt contracts.
Must criminalise receipt/payment of political donations.
archive.ph/KMpLk