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Pete Johnson @pedrojuk.bsky.social · 51m

Welcome! He's only one of the many fantastic people we're lucky to have in the Greens!

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Pete Johnson @pedrojuk.bsky.social · 8h

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Christian Wolmar @christianwolmar.bsky.social · 8h

Watch out for new episode of @callingallstations.bsky.social released at 3pm including interview with Andrew Gilligan on why Northern Powerhouse Rail should not be built

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David Benedict @eggsbened.bsky.social · 11h

Today is the centenary of the birth of the great Tony Hart who opened the eyes of generations to visual art and who is forever associated with this, the shimmering Gallery theme from Vision On – which was also pretty much everyone’s introduction to the vibraphone. youtu.be/-ZNkJXKV7_w

Vision On - The Gallery Tune - BBC1 1960/70s

YouTube video by Lost 1960s TV and Radio

youtu.be

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 15h

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10h

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 22h

Zack Polanski and Chlöe Swarbrick, co-leader of Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, discuss the similarities and differences of striving for fairer societies on opposite sides of the planet. Tonight on this week's episode of Bold Politics.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23h

Join us in being cheerful!

Let's make hope normal again!

Join.greenparty.org.uk

The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 1d

"You need to be unapologetic, someone who gets the modern media environment and social media, and is a competent speaker - all of which Polanski is."

Why Zack Polanski is one of the only UK politicians with a reason to be cheerful right now

www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/zack...

Zack Polanski: Can the Green Party leader ‘rebalance the scales’ of UK politics? | The News Agents

In little more than a month of leadership, Zack Polanski has grown the party’s membership and become a powerful figure on the left-wing of UK politics. Can he, and the Green Party, take this further…

www.thenewsagents.co.uk

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Pete Johnson @pedrojuk.bsky.social · 1d

It's beautiful! Had the pleasure to sing in there with my choir last year. It's like a little brother of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, but with its own feeling of intimacy and proportion.

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👣COCA👣 🇺🇦 🐸 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 2d

A very happy birthday to AOC ....we all appreciate you so much....

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Dr Andrew Boswell #ClimateLitigation @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 1d

Seriously super news that Cllr Cate Oliver has defected to @norwichgreenparty.bsky.social & @greenparty.org.uk

Cate is a long standing and respected local former Labour councillor

Spectacular #GreenSurge has started - a long way to go yet.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social

join.greenparty.org.uk

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

As if they keep writing all these headlines - and our membership numbers and polling just keeps shooting up. 🚀

Now at 110,000. Over 55% increase in just one month!

Lower bills. Fund NHS. Tax the super rich.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes.

Greens who want to save the world by destroying britain

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Many on the right will try and belittle and undermine what’s happening.

But here’s the truth. Tens of thousands are joining Greens. Polls are at record highs. People are just starting to feel hope again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

The truth about the green party's booming membership

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 1d

The challenge for the Green Party is turning a significant number of these new members into activists. Elections, especially for the Green Party are won on hard work in communities.
We should be focused on is getting in touch with new members and helping them to get involved.

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome!! Anyone who wants to follow you, it is easy: join.greenparty.org.uk

The Man In The Shed @themanintheshed.bsky.social · 1d

@zackpolanski.bsky.social Attended my very first branch meeting last night - as a new Green Party member - really enthused and hoping, aged 72, that I can offer support to a Party I truly hope can form/transform our society......

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The Man In The Shed @themanintheshed.bsky.social · 1d

@zackpolanski.bsky.social Attended my very first branch meeting last night - as a new Green Party member - really enthused and hoping, aged 72, that I can offer support to a Party I truly hope can form/transform our society......

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday, many Palestinians (some children under the age of 18) who had been held without charge & denied their basic rights by the Israeli government were finally released

But thousands more remain in arbitrary detention under appalling conditions and must not be forgotten

Screenshot of an article about the treatment of Palestinian prisoners in Israel, with the full article linked in subsequent post

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Pete Johnson @pedrojuk.bsky.social · 1d

The well-funded motor lobby is EVERYWHERE in this!

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

gene kelly is antifa

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MeidasE @ericpere.bsky.social · 2d

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

Brexit is Farage and his fellow Brexiters' shitstorm to own. He/they can't be allowed to just pivot from heckle to heckle and bad idea to worse - while blaming everyone else - without consequences.

So the suggestion that Labour are going to amplify that truth is to be welcomed.

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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 1d

We are scared to go for the billionaires so how do we demonstrate our power?

Hey, I’ve got it: let’s go for immigrants.

Kowtowing to the rich and powerful and attacking the vulnerable is literally the opposite of what Labour was founded to do.

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Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · 3d

The Telegraph has been shitposting HS2 twice/thrice-weekly for almost a decade, and have been absolutely instrumental in getting so much of this critical infrastructure axed. Now they’re complaining it’s not going to be as useful, and noticing we’ll still have the issues it was set to solve.

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · Aug 5

Acknowledging sex is complex isn’t “unscientific.”
The fact is: sex has several domains:
-Chromosomes
-External genitalia
-Internal sex organs
-Sex hormone profile
-Neurological sex
Acknowledging complexity isn’t denying biology. It’s recognizing its reality.

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 1d

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 27% (=)
LAB: 20% (=)
CON: 17% (=)
LDM: 16% (-1)
GRN: 13% (+1)
SNP: 3% (-1)

Via @yougov.co.uk, 12-13 Oct.
Changes w/ 5-6 Oct.

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 1d

I find this very touching…& also worrying. Historian @timothysnyder.bsky.social has been an absolutely essential guide to this era. And if he thinks I’m right then we’re in more trouble than we realise

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Carole Cadwalladr was right and we’d be in a better world if more people had listened.

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 17d

This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.

If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐

There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..

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