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AdrianB
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Europhile, Francophone, Toryphobe. Translator, tutor, e-bike wanker, RN veteran, ALAW
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❤️‍🩹 @timothysnyder.bsky.social and @sierakowski.bsky.social are raising funds for an armored vehicle to save the heroes of Ukraine.

In just a day, the U24 ambassador and Polish journalist have managed to fundraise a medevac, and now set a goal for the second one. Join in:
donorbox.org/armored-mede...
March 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Gotta love Sky News’ subtitles this afternoon 🤣
September 20, 2024 at 9:12 PM
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The world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars
The world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars
Electric vehicles get all the press – but it’s the smaller unsung two wheelers cutting oil demand the most.
theconversation.com
November 16, 2023 at 10:55 PM
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Been around for a really long time.

Still relevant.

#ClimateCrisis
September 12, 2023 at 7:29 PM
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Suella Braverman and Lee Anderson want to complain about migrants who can't speak English, but they ditched their promise to provide targeted English language learning. Their hostility is actively making it harder for migrants to enter British life. www.opendemocracy.net/en/esol-nati...
The government ditched plans to help refugees learn English
Exclusive: Braverman’s attack on immigrants followed government failure to deliver promised strategy to teach English
www.opendemocracy.net
October 15, 2023 at 9:07 AM
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It's this simple ...
If Brexit was a success, then more members would be leaving. But as it stands, not a single EU member has followed Britain's lead. So you can either assume that all 27 members are stupid and don't know what's good for them, or that GB made a terrible mistake.
October 14, 2023 at 10:41 AM
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Read @journalistjon.bsky.social’s wise & moving words. A proper human being.
I have been struggling to articulate the complex emotions I've been feeling since Saturday morning as a Jew, a liberal/progressive, a believer that Palestinians and Jews have a right to a homeland, to safety and dignity. A thread (crosspost from X, so please ignore if you have seen it already) 1/
October 13, 2023 at 10:59 PM