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@bedfordterrier.bsky.social
Formerly me on Twitter, getting close to swearing on social media not a good look so I’m now my alter ego
posts for jokes bikes EV’s energy politics on environment sport beer & arguing (sorry debating)
Mutual social respect is everything
May be an idiot
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The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch

“Groundbreaking investigation” reveals how the IEA has campaigned against climate action after taking cash from fossil fuel firms.

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The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Ask @happytoast.co.uk where you can buy content!
It’s some Carol singers!
December 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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The “ambitious” volleyball team train at Bedford Greenacre and compete in the Northampton League…

#Bedford #BedfordNews #BedfordSport
GNG Volleyball Club adds new Women's team - and they're on the hunt for players - Bedford Independent
The world of volleyball is about to grow in Bedford, as GNG Volleyball Club have expanded into a Women's side...
www.bedfordindependent.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Hey Nottinghamshire.

This is how your Reform council is spending your money. Funded by your 4.84% council tax rise.
December 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Hey Nottingham Forest, why are you giving free tickets to far right bigots?

And why can't Lee Anderson afford to buy his own ticket, the scrounging twat
December 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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"An increasing number of homes in the Netherlands are heated without the use of natural gas. In 2024, 11.2 percent of homes were fully gas-free, up from 8.7 percent in 2022. These homes are usually heated using a heat pump or are connected to a collective district heating system."
Ever more gas-free homes
An increasing number of homes in the Netherlands are heated without the use of natural gas
www.cbs.nl
December 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Climate change threatens Asia’s water and power systems
www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/08/a...
Climate change threatens Asia’s water and power systems, reports warn
Water-related disasters are rising across the region even as spending to protect communities falls short.
www.bostonherald.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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BREAKING: A tsunami as high as 10 feet could hit Japan's northeastern coast after an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.6 occurred offshore, the Japan Meteorological Agency said reut.rs/44iNwL0
December 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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#BREAKING Tsunami of up to three metres (10 feet) expected to hit Japan's Pacific coast, meteorological agency says, after 7.6-magnitude quake hits
December 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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This is how Spanish TV announced the boycott of Eurovision

If Russia is banned for what they're doing to Ukraine, surely Israel should be banned for what they're doing in Palestine?

When is the UK going to boycott Eurovision?
December 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Come on Bedford
December 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Really looking forward to Bedford V Cambridge this weekend it’s gonna be a cracker COYB

Town away at Cardiff will be a tough one but COYT
December 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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I have told this story before, but bringing it here. This street has footway parking on both sides which gives 1 metre of walking space beyond the lines. But, if drivers obey the markings, you can't get a car up the middle. Because residents kept getting tickets, I was asked to look at it. 1/n
March 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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November 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Why do they want us to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)?

The Government moots leaving the ECHR as a pragmatic solution to an immigration “crisis”, but is there a more sinister motive behind the push?
Why do they want us to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)?
The Government moots leaving the ECHR as a pragmatic solution to an immigration “crisis”, but is there a more sinister motive behind the push?
westenglandbylines.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Frightening to see so many people on LinkedIn openly supporting RW BS

well the good news is it’s confirmation, if you needed any, of who the knobheads are
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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The work needed includes painting and decorating, small plasterboard jobs, panelling and boxing-in, ceiling panels, electrical work, and a general tidy-up and spruce-up...

#Bedford #BedfordNews #Charity #DIYSOS
Bedford charity shop needs builders and DIY heroes to open in time for Christmas - Bedford Independent
Bedford charity Madad is calling on local builders, contractors and volunteers to help fit out a new town centre shop, offering low-cost...
www.bedfordindependent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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BBC Chair Samir Shah and Robbie Gibb asked to explain why they drew up a plan, as revealed by Byline Times, to win back the "trust" of Reform voters, but haven't made similar plans for voters of any other party.

Gibb says Reform voters least likely to trust the BBC bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output
The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party
bylinetimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.

We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Aldi Chicken Soup is far superior to Tescos Chicken Soup
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Latest score Bedford ladies 14 Hitchen 5

Nicely done try and conversation

Better crowd today making some noise
November 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Don't worry Farage will be all over the media on this
BREAKING: Prosecution in Old Bailey confirms the payments to Nathan Gill came from ‘Putin’s man in Ukraine’,

"It is clear that directions were coming from Viktor Medvedchuk.. .and indeed the source of the money was Viktor Medvedchuk"

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/04/t...
‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’...
bylinetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
👇👇👇👇 this exactly
The incompetent liar, Johnson.

He won't care... he's off making £millions with his columns for Tory rags, after-dinner speeches and 'consultancy work'... doing what Tories and entitled Eton bastards do: screw the rest of us for everything they can get

#r4today #ToryVermin #ukpolitics #politicslive
November 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Presumably the Green Party will have ALL the media coverage
Macclesfield Central (Cheshire East) Council By-Election Result:

🌍 GRN: 41.8% (+19.7)
🌹 LAB: 28.6% (-25.7)
➡️ RFM: 15.8% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.1% (-4.5)
⚖️ EQU: 2.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 2.2% (-7.7)

Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM