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David Turner @railwayhistorian.bsky.social · 11h

Teenagers near us letting off fireworks: in a children's playground, near houses, lighting them up and then running away, not caring how they are aimed.

It's your annual reminder that: FIREWORKS SHOULD NOT BE SOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

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Poppy Leeder @poppyleeder.bsky.social · 11h

Fireworks go off here all year round (inc daytime at height of summer)

This week is the worst of the year, but we'll have fireworks several times a week now until NYE.
I wish the govt would just ban their sale to the public, especially now they are so powerful and loud.

My dogs are miserable

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Poppy Leeder @poppyleeder.bsky.social · 1d

A biphasic sleep routine might be what I need to finally deal with insomnia. Certainly in the winter I tend more towards a nap on the sofa before heading to bed at 10/11 and reading before sleeping again

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water@leeds - University of Leeds @wateratleeds.bsky.social · 2d

👋Hello Bluesky!

here's a starter pack of our water research community.

If your account is not here, please reply in comments.

go.bsky.app/rofcg4

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Poppy Leeder @poppyleeder.bsky.social · 1d

I was quite surprised to see it described as a quality newspaper somewhere relating to the BdB story. That's historical, no longer current

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British Hedgehog Preservation Society @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social · 12d

A bonfire night approaches - please #ShareToMakeAware 🙏

🦔 🦔 🦔

Please help protect #hedgehogs this #bonfire season!

#RememberHedgehogs #LookBeforeYouLight

This new campaign has been created with LIQUONA 💚

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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 1d

The days may be getting colder and darker, but there's still a chance to spot beautiful butterflies and moths in your gardens and green spaces 🦋🍂

#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter

Butterfly Conservation's Butterflies and Moths to see in November: Red Admiral, Scarce Umber, Comma, Feathered Thorn, Common Plume, Mottled Umber, Small Tortoiseshell, November Moth, Peacock

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Poppy Leeder @poppyleeder.bsky.social · 1d

But is it striking if you aren't being paid?

Surely the employment contract has already been broken if they've not been paid due to the shutdown? How are they expected to live if no longer earning?

(Brit here watching what's happening in disbelief and shutdown is not the worst of it)

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Poppy Leeder @poppyleeder.bsky.social · 2d

Feel like I'm missing something, but dont they have immense power here? If they all just stopped turning up to work - no pay on the horizon so why work - wouldn't this quickly bring everything to a halt and force the government's hand? (I believe ICE is still getting paid, therefore gov have choice)

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Poppy Leeder @poppyleeder.bsky.social · 2d

If the worst* government you can possibly imagine came to power after we had left the ECHR, would you feel confident that your now no-longer rights would be respected by them?

(*worst is relative depending on what you believe, just imagine a govt totally opposed to your own values)

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 2d

Reminder: Here's what Nigel Farage tried to take away from you this week...

SOME OF THE THINGS THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS GIVES US
Protection from torture
Right to a fair trial Right to privacy & family life
Freedom of expression
Freedom of religion & belief
Freedom of assembly
Protection from discrimination
Right to free & fair elections
Accountability for the state
Prohibition of slavery & forced labour
Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Partv, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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Poppy Leeder @poppyleeder.bsky.social · 2d

It's happy 'indoctrinate the local kids with vegan treats' night (aka halloween)

a happy halloween eve greeting card with pumpkins , ghosts , spiders , and a spider web .

Alt: A happy halloween image with pumpkins, ghosts, spiders, and a spider's web

media.tenor.com

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Today is two years since Glunda The Veg Witch came out, my Pratchettesque cosy fantasy that l ended up a BBNYA finalist.

I'm really proud of this book, both the print and ebook editions. Not only is it my best writing to date, but the design and layout are some of my best work as well.

❤️🥕🧙‍♀️

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Poppy Leeder @poppyleeder.bsky.social · 3d

Hey good people of the USA, look what just happened to Epstein lister and former Prince, Andrew

Isn't it time for your Epstein lister and would-be King to be treated similarly?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...

Prince Andrew stripped of 'prince' title and will move out of Royal Lodge

Buckingham Palace says he will now been known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. Virginia Giuffre's family say she has

www.bbc.co.uk

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 6d

Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.

Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.

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Poppy Leeder @poppyleeder.bsky.social · 4d

Private Eye on the nose o minority representation on TV
(Alt text in the thread)

Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 4d

Minority representation on TV causes outrage

From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

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Stuart Aken @stuartaken.bsky.social · 4d

www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/monumen...

Why are there prison bars around the statues of Gandhi, Mandela and Fawcett in Parliament Square? - Greenpeace UK

Greenpeace activists have installed prison bars around the statues of three iconic protesters in Parliament Square to highlight the UK government’s crackdown on the right to protest. What happened A t...

www.greenpeace.org.uk

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 5d

A man sits before a pit of the dead. Nazi soldiers surround him—one aims a gun at his head. For decades, no one knew who they were or where this photo was taken. Now, new digital tools and help from our community may finally reveal the truth behind this haunting Holocaust image🧵

A famous and harrowing image from the holocaust showing a man awaiting his death by a Nazi gun above a pit of the deceased.
The bodies of the fallen have been obscured by Bellingcat.

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Citizen Paul Templeman @paultempleman.bsky.social · 5d

We’re an island nation. The one thing that’s guaranteed is wind and waves. Why aren’t we exploiting these natural power sources more?

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds

Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand

www.theguardian.com

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 6d

Good news! The #RentersRightsBill has received royal assent - this landmark legislation will give vital protections to the millions of private renters in the UK. A happy day.

Now it's time to tackle the next crisis facing renters - affordability. That must include rent controls.

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 6d

Here's Harlands Primary School, the first recipients of books courtesy of "Big Green Books 500 Club"

I sent them £500 of books, thanks to the dosh we're raising each week through the club.

You can read about it HERE.

biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...

A class of pupils from Harlands Primary School, each holding up a book, that they received thanks to Big Green Books 500 Club.

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 6d

Breaking…

Well not so much “breaking” as “being covered up by mainstream media”…

Membership of the Green Party hits 150,000!!!

Well in excess of the minor parties like Labour & Tory.

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Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social · 7d

A phenomenal day in Gipton & Harehills, green surge is on, People wanting change, joining the Green Party wanting to get involved and active in making a change

For too long we've been left behind. We made a break through last year. We'll continue to work hard for our community to make change

Mothin with a team of campaigners holding up leaflets, including Khizer Qayyum the next green candidate for Gipton and Harehills

Mothin with a team of campaigners sat at a table in a cafe, including Khizer Qayyum the next green candidate for Gipton and Harehills

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Poppy Leeder @poppyleeder.bsky.social · 7d

Good morning out leafleting for @greenparty.org.uk
@mothinali.bsky.social in Gipton and Harehills.
If you're lucky enough to have Mothin as your Councillor, check out the leaflet to see all that he's been up to (my favourite: the community garden, of course!)

A hand putting a leaflet through a letterbox. The leaflet is for The Green Party's Councillor Mothin Ali and is headlined 'Working hard for Gipton and Harehills' with a picture of Mothin and Councillor candidate Khizer Qayyum

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Poppy Leeder @poppyleeder.bsky.social · 8d

This feel a bit like a love letter to #Leeds

David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 8d

Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.

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Poppy Leeder @poppyleeder.bsky.social · 8d

Fantastic colours!

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