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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 13h

A collapse in the value of worthless bitcoin is coming as soon as naive people stop buying something more useless than tulip bulbs

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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 14h

Phenomenal surge in @greenparty.org.uk membership to over 105,000. Look forward to the extensive press coverage if it ever arrives

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 16h

This weekend we reached 100,000 Green Party members - and we're not stopping there.

In fact... we've already passed 105,000 members.

Be part of the Green surge. Join the Green Party today ⤵️

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.

105,000
Green Party Members

Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 20h

I hope you are right that a fair peace lies ahead. I fear continued settlement of the West Bank and an attempt to impose Trump's wishes at the barrel of a gun

Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 23h

Wild bees are dying out never to be replaced. The wildlife emergency continues to worsen as humans seeking a bit more profit wipe out species as effectively as an asteroid

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years

Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study

www.theguardian.com

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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 23h

In other news we are wrecking the joint and those who are making money out of it are happy to carry on as if everything was normal.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

www.theguardian.com

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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 23h

AI has become an over valued over hyped technology that has some helpful uses. Bitcoin by comparison is an utterly useless invention that only helps tax dodgers and criminals to hide money in a massively wasteful worthless currency.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A tangled web of deals stokes AI bubble fears in Silicon Valley

Some are worried that the rapid rise in the value of AI tech companies may be a bubble waiting to burst.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 23h

I am so pleased that the hostages are being released. I remain so very unconvinced that Donald Trump can be relied upon to steer through a fair, reasonable and stable peace when he supplied the arms that flattened Gaza.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What we know about the Gaza ceasefire agreement and hostages release

Israel and Hamas are expected to exchange hostages and prisoners as part of phase one of Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 1d

Average polling figure for @greenparty.org.uk tops 10% for first time and is rising fast

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 1d

Nowcast Update: Reform Steady, Labour at lowest & Greens at highest since GE24.

RFM: 351 (+346), 31.0% - (52 Maj.)
LAB: 103 (-308), 20.3%
LDM: 76 (+4), 13.5%
SNP: 43 (+34), 2.7%
CON: 35 (-86), 17.8%
GRN: 8 (+4), 10.2%
PLC: 6 (+2), 1.0%
Oth: 9 (+4), 3.5%

electionmaps.uk/nowcast

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Tom Ward @tomdward.bsky.social · 2d

I have a cunning plan! Let's reintroduce proportional representation and follow it on quickly with rejoining the European Union. That would banjax Farage and his idiotic followers

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valerie.bsky.social @valeriea.bsky.social · 2d

Exactly this. Trump could have put the same pressure on Netanyahu months ago.

Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 2d

We now know that any time he wanted Donald Trump could have rung Benjamin Netanyahu and ordered him to stop the destruction of Gaza. He chose not to. Imposing a peace at the barrel of a gun after laying waste does not deserve a Nobel prize.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'They've destroyed everything': Palestinians return to devastation in Gaza City

Those returning say they are driven by desperation rather than confidence that it is safe.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 2d

We now know that any time he wanted Donald Trump could have rung Benjamin Netanyahu and ordered him to stop the destruction of Gaza. He chose not to. Imposing a peace at the barrel of a gun after laying waste does not deserve a Nobel prize.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'They've destroyed everything': Palestinians return to devastation in Gaza City

Those returning say they are driven by desperation rather than confidence that it is safe.

www.bbc.co.uk

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I talk loud and fast, mostly to myself. @wtfjusthappened.bsky.social · 3d

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 3d

Teesside’s freeport, initiated in 2021 under Rishi Sunak, has cost £560 million far exceeding the standard £25 million allocation (22 times the standard £25m).
90% profits go to the private sector.
This clearly shows the UK model of State aid post-Brexit is utterly corrupt.

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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 3d

@zackpolanski.bsky.social stopped by #Handsworth yesterday and was welcomed by @edfreshwater.bsky.social of #BrumGreens in front of the #BenjaminZephania mural to show what a vibrant, diverse, integrated neighbourhood it truly is.
Don't let anyone tell you #Birmingham is not multicultural and proud!

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Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 〓〓 🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.bsky.social · 3d

Starmer blaming #Brexit for tax rises may be accurate but when only 37% of a now disproportionately dead electorate voted for it almost 10 yrs ago, based on undeliverable lies, the questions are why should the rest of us stomach it & where is Labour’s plan to change that? archive.ph/2025.10.10-2...

archive.ph

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 3d

“Britain is a nation of neighbours, not strangers — and it’s time we built a politics of hope that reflects that.”

Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 3d

Remember when Nigel Farage said, 'If we vote to Remain on June 23rd, it will be the end of the steel industry in this country. It's as simple as that.'

Now we all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it

We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it | Simon Jenkins

With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

www.theguardian.com

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Pádraic Fogarty @whittledaway.bsky.social · 4d

The tragedy of industrial fishing strikes another species off the list. It would appear that this will only end when there are no fish left to catch.

www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...

Once 'sustainable' mackerel stocks are drastically declining

While overfishing is the main problem for mackerel stocks, climate change has been having an impact too

www.irishexaminer.com

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 4d

📊 The Green Surge continues.

✅️ Be a part of it: Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 4d

🌍 | Highest ever Green polling (15%).

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 4d

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 4d

Terrorism doesn’t work

States and individuals who kill the innocent will reap the opposite of what they wanted

By Andy Brown

@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@andybrown1951.bsky.social

Terrorism doesn’t work

States and individuals who kill the innocent will reap the opposite of what they wanted

yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 4d

My latest article for @yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Terrorism is not just morally wrong it is utterly counterproductive

Yorkshire Bylines @yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 4d

✍️ Terrorism doesn’t work

States and individuals who kill the innocent will reap the opposite of what they wanted

By Andy Brown

@andybrown1951.bsky.social

Terrorism doesn’t work

States and individuals who kill the innocent will reap the opposite of what they wanted

yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 4d

Perhaps the bbc will report on the green surge with the same enthusiasm with which they promoted farage?

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 4d

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.

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Tom Ward @tomdward.bsky.social · 5d

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Starmer seems to go out of his way to piss me off

Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups

Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law

www.theguardian.com

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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 4d

Yorkshire Water prices are rising fast. At privatisation the bill was not a major household expense. Now it is brutal, the money has gone and the overseas registered owners say we must pay more to invest. You are right on inappropriate link

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