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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 1d

Agree? Sign our petition to the UK Govt: protectthewild.org.uk/ban-children...

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 1d

Damn right they should be released! Shame on SeaLife!

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing stuff! Please vote for us for free! mygivingcircle.org/protect-the-...

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 1d

The Government has made another U-turn.

👉 Steve Reed once promised to make £35 “swift bricks” mandatory in new homes to help save swifts.

But now, as Housing Secretary, he’s dropped the plan. A cheap, simple, life-saving idea abandoned for convenience. Another U-turn on wildlife.

#news #uk

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 2d

On Oct. 22, tragedy struck the village of Pohreby in Kyiv Oblast — a Russian drone killed a 38-year-old woman, her six-month-old daughter, and her 12-year-old niece.

"Nothing like this has ever happened here. It’s a tragedy for the whole community," the village head told the Kyiv Independent.

'Nothing like this has ever happened here' — Kyiv Oblast village reels from deadly drone strike

In the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale war, parts of Ukraine are still facing devastating firsts. On Oct. 22, tragedy struck the village of Pohreby in Kyiv Oblast — a Russian drone hit a house whe...

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 2d

Russian soldiers have advanced further into the city of Pokrovsk, threatening not only to take the city, but to complete a larger encirclement of the surrounding area, as independent analysts and commanders report a serious deterioration of the Ukrainian position in the area.

Pokrovsk defense deteriorates further as Putin claims encirclement — what we know

Russian soldiers have advanced further into the city of Pokrovsk, threatening not only to take the city, but to complete a larger encirclement of the surrounding area, as independent analysts and comm...

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ClientEarth @clientearth.bsky.social · 1d

📢 Yesterday, the UK government published its new revised climate plan as a result of our Court victories.

We’ve had a first look at it, and here’s what we like ⬇️ 🧵

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

11 people injured, six of them kids (aged 3 to 6). One more person might be under the debris.

Explosions were heard in several Ukrainian regions. Emergency blackouts on a large part of Ukraine.

Russia is trying to freeze Ukraine before winter, to make civilians's life unbearable.

📷: Zaporizhzhia

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

Russia attacked Ukraine’s energy, railway, and residential infrastructure last night.

▪️ In Zaporizhzhia, private houses and apartment buildings were damaged. One person was killed. More than a dozen people were injured, including six children. Russia struck a dormitory, destroying several floors.

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Sevenoaks, Dartford and Gravesham Liberal Democrats @sevenoakslibdems.bsky.social · 4d

It’s hard to believe but Reform has expelled another *three* councillors from their #Kent County Council group….for dishonesty and deceptive behaviour.

Totally unfit to lead a major authority.

www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/re...

Reform expels three more councillors for ‘dishonest and deceptive’ behaviour

Reform UK has expelled another three county councillors from the party this afternoon after a meeting called by its KCC leader.

www.kentonline.co.uk

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15d

Please read my column today in conjunction with Aditya's. The government pretends to be delivering housing to those who need it, but is in fact just appeasing the big corporations. Then it blames nature protections, and rips those down at their behest as well.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 3d

An entire segment of the population is being repeatedly told that ’illegal immigration‘ - which is in fact barely 5% of immigration - is the dominant problem in this country. This is a media-driven phenomenon.

Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 3d

A case study in far right propaganda success. Tory governments run down public services over decades & then the the populist right breeds in ruined communities by scapegoating Black & brown immigrants.

Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK www.bbc.com/news/article...

Buxton: Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK

How national concerns affected a local election in the heart of the Peak District.

www.bbc.com

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Dr. Robin Tanamachi 🌪️ @tornatrix.bsky.social · 3d

Echoing colleagues: Think before you (re)post. #Melissa is about to impact a relatively poor part of Jamaica. I doubt we will know the true extent of the devastation for days or weeks.

Information vacuums fill with disinformation. Expect a lot of “breaking wind” on SM.

Map source: World Bank

Map of Jamaica showing percentage of population living in poverty in 2012, which is minimal near the coasts (a few %) and maximized in the hilly interior (~40%). There isn’t even a major highway running that far west. Map source: https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/236781584080916414

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Blanche Devereaux @gingerkap23.bsky.social · 4d

My understanding is that this is at a school in Chicago (can anyone confirm that knows more?) ; a mother being ripped away from her kids and her kids hanging on for dear life 😞

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Iryna Voichuk @irynavoichuk.bsky.social · 3d

Sound on📢

While the world takes for granted the peace of a quiet morning coffee, this child — like thousands of Ukrainian children — has known only the sound of explosions since birth.

Just look into the eyes of this little boy in Kharkiv.

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Kent Wildlife Trust @kentwildlife.bsky.social · 3d

Nature Tots starts in ONE WEEK at Maidstone! ✨🌿

Tailored especially for little explorers aged 2–5, Nature Tots is Forest School fun designed to spark a love of nature that lasts a lifetime.

Don’t miss out - book now! 👉 kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/whats-on/nature-tots

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 4d

Russian propagandists threaten to strike European countries with Oreshnik missiles, while Burevestnik cruise missiles are proposed for use in strikes against cities in the US.

(And Russia claims it wants peace while Ukraine and Europe want war)

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 4d

Russia sent 29 armored vehicles toward Dobropillia in its heaviest yet autumn assault.

Ukraine responded with drones, artillery, and minefields. 15 Russian vehicles were destroyed. FPVs chased the infantry in the woods.

Details at euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/27/s...

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 3d

Russian terror does not cease for a single day. In just one day, 396 strikes were documented in Zaporizhzhia Oblast — all of them aimed not at military but at civilians

As a result of Russian assaults, one person was killed and three others were wounded
📸 Zaporizhzhia OVA

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 3d

Politico: Hungary is quietly working to build an anti-Ukraine bloc in the EU with Czechia’s Babiš and Slovakia’s Fico

Orbán’s camp hopes to revive a Visegrád-style alliance to challenge Brussels support for Kyiv.
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Hungary plots anti-Ukraine axis with Slovakia and Czechia within the EU

Pro-Russian Orbán seeks to coordinate with Czechia’s Babiš and Slovakia’s Fico, potentially undermining EU support for Ukraine.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 5d

Yet another Russian drone attack on #Kyiv last night.

Residential buildings hit once more.

Three people killed by Russia. 29 more injured.

Six of those 29 are children. The youngest is four years old.

Russia doesn't hold back its attacks on Ukrainian civilians.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 6d

Russian propagandists:

“There will be no life in Kharkiv, nor in Poltava, nor in Mykolaiv, nor in Odesa. Those cities will not exist - nor will Kyiv.”

The indicator of the Kremlin’s panic and hysterics is not his usual self.
He obviously realized there will be responsibility for crimes.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 5d

Three killed and 29 injured by the Russian attack on Kyiv last night.

Locals say that people jumped out of balconies trying to save themselves from the fire caused by the attack.

Russia continues terrorizing Ukraine, day and night.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 5d

Three children were hospitalized: a 15-year-old boy with multiple burns, a 9-year-old girl with lacerations, and a 13-year-old girl with multiple shrapnel wounds. Four other children had acute stress reactions.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 5d

Last night in Kyiv,Russian terrorists killed 19-year-old Anastasiia Maslii along with her mother,striking their home with a drone

The tragedy was reported on the page of Kyiv-Pechersk Lyceum No. 171 "Leader,"where Anastasiia studied

May Anastasiia &her mother rest in peace. Deepest condolences…

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