Papianon
@papianon.bsky.social
Amateur naturalist who is disappointed in humanity
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Really bad news. And completely irresponsible given where we are.
Can’t decide who this is worse for, the EU or the UK. But the real looser, of course, is European defence. So all of us.
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UK talks to join EU defence fund break down
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UK talks to join EU defence fund break down
UK talks to join EU defence fund break down
Discussions fail after Britain refuses to pay billions of euros in fees
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November 30, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Really bad news. And completely irresponsible given where we are.
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The Telegraph admits that Brexit has been a disaster a mere 9 years after the vote.
Very demure.
Very mindful.
Very brave.
Very demure.
Very mindful.
Very brave.
November 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The Telegraph admits that Brexit has been a disaster a mere 9 years after the vote.
Very demure.
Very mindful.
Very brave.
Very demure.
Very mindful.
Very brave.
So sorry for your loss.
Like you, what I mostly want for Christmas this year is for it to be over.
Like you, what I mostly want for Christmas this year is for it to be over.
It’s very sad that I lost dad this year but I’m glad that the big hoopla about Christmas doesn’t have to happen this year. The older I get the more the expectation and excess food seems unpalatable. It’s only my view. I get Christmas is a lovely time for so many other people & glad you enjoy it
November 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
So sorry for your loss.
Like you, what I mostly want for Christmas this year is for it to be over.
Like you, what I mostly want for Christmas this year is for it to be over.
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And yet we hear nothing about this from the press that most of us trust
@theguardian.com
@theobserveruk.bsky.social
@newstatesman1913.bsky.social
@neweuropeansuk.bsky.social
What do you know?
Is it so disturbing that you’re keeping it from us?
And yet we hear nothing about this from the press that most of us trust
@theguardian.com
@theobserveruk.bsky.social
@newstatesman1913.bsky.social
@neweuropeansuk.bsky.social
What do you know?
Is it so disturbing that you’re keeping it from us?
EXPOSED: The Government’s Freeport Con Trick – A Forensic Takedown of Their Insulting Response
The government just responded to my petition about Industrial Strategy Zones. What they said was a masterclass in gaslighting.
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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And yet we hear nothing about this from the press that most of us trust
@theguardian.com
@theobserveruk.bsky.social
@newstatesman1913.bsky.social
@neweuropeansuk.bsky.social
What do you know?
Is it so disturbing that you’re keeping it from us?
And yet we hear nothing about this from the press that most of us trust
@theguardian.com
@theobserveruk.bsky.social
@newstatesman1913.bsky.social
@neweuropeansuk.bsky.social
What do you know?
Is it so disturbing that you’re keeping it from us?
Golden rule:
If you save 50% on something you were planning to buy anyway, you've saved 50% of the expenditure. Good deal.
If you buy something you weren't already planning to buy because it's cheap, you've lost 100% of the expenditure. You've been suckered.
If you save 50% on something you were planning to buy anyway, you've saved 50% of the expenditure. Good deal.
If you buy something you weren't already planning to buy because it's cheap, you've lost 100% of the expenditure. You've been suckered.
It’s not a great deal if you don’t need it. And especially this year, others really need support. So for all of us who have enough, let’s refuse to get sucked into the holiday shopping frenzy and share instead of shop. We don’t need more stuff, we need communities where all our neighbors are safe.
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Golden rule:
If you save 50% on something you were planning to buy anyway, you've saved 50% of the expenditure. Good deal.
If you buy something you weren't already planning to buy because it's cheap, you've lost 100% of the expenditure. You've been suckered.
If you save 50% on something you were planning to buy anyway, you've saved 50% of the expenditure. Good deal.
If you buy something you weren't already planning to buy because it's cheap, you've lost 100% of the expenditure. You've been suckered.
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Impeach and remove. Indict and convict.
November 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Impeach and remove. Indict and convict.
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Reform UK Party Ltd spent £700,000 on a 2-page spread — one page being just an image of Farage and the other a letter, meaning he spent £350,000 on pictures of himself.
The average UK house price is £272,000.
Also, the ‘full English’ is badly photoshopped on — it's tiny!
The average UK house price is £272,000.
Also, the ‘full English’ is badly photoshopped on — it's tiny!
November 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Reform UK Party Ltd spent £700,000 on a 2-page spread — one page being just an image of Farage and the other a letter, meaning he spent £350,000 on pictures of himself.
The average UK house price is £272,000.
Also, the ‘full English’ is badly photoshopped on — it's tiny!
The average UK house price is £272,000.
Also, the ‘full English’ is badly photoshopped on — it's tiny!
Kemi Badenock should check her facts. The early Church was the conduit for providing and channeling welfare to the poor. And no, I'm not a Christian or anything else.
November 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Kemi Badenock should check her facts. The early Church was the conduit for providing and channeling welfare to the poor. And no, I'm not a Christian or anything else.
Badenoch is wrong.
In late Roman and early Christian Europe - the social and civil/military structures morphed from one to the other - the elites of state/church earned status or religious credit by giving help to the poor. Ask @profaliceroberts.bsky.social
In late Roman and early Christian Europe - the social and civil/military structures morphed from one to the other - the elites of state/church earned status or religious credit by giving help to the poor. Ask @profaliceroberts.bsky.social
There was no state. Who does she think crucified him, an anarchist collective?
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Badenoch is wrong.
In late Roman and early Christian Europe - the social and civil/military structures morphed from one to the other - the elites of state/church earned status or religious credit by giving help to the poor. Ask @profaliceroberts.bsky.social
In late Roman and early Christian Europe - the social and civil/military structures morphed from one to the other - the elites of state/church earned status or religious credit by giving help to the poor. Ask @profaliceroberts.bsky.social
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Is it any surprise that the Welsh leader of Reform (former UKIP MEP) having taken money from the Russians, that now they are investigating the Scottish UKIP leader (from that period) for the same offence.
Brexit was what Putin wanted in order to weaken the UK.
Brexit was what Putin wanted in order to weaken the UK.
November 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Is it any surprise that the Welsh leader of Reform (former UKIP MEP) having taken money from the Russians, that now they are investigating the Scottish UKIP leader (from that period) for the same offence.
Brexit was what Putin wanted in order to weaken the UK.
Brexit was what Putin wanted in order to weaken the UK.
That'll come in handy for cleaning the toilet bowl.
When your past finally catches up, what do you do? What do you do?
When the record shows you voted against every measure meant to help working people—what do you do? What do you do?
When stories about your ties to Russia won’t disappear, what do you do? What do you do?🤨👇
When the record shows you voted against every measure meant to help working people—what do you do? What do you do?
When stories about your ties to Russia won’t disappear, what do you do? What do you do?🤨👇
November 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM
That'll come in handy for cleaning the toilet bowl.
Three-quarters of the way to the 100k that will lead to a parliamentary debate, so please sign the petition if you haven't already.
Thank you
Thank you
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Three-quarters of the way to the 100k that will lead to a parliamentary debate, so please sign the petition if you haven't already.
Thank you
Thank you
Wealth taxes may not raise as much money as some predict, BUT it's not just about the money is it? It's what a most people regard as fairness in the taxation system and #socialjustice
The country wants a wealth tax on assets.
They're panicking because "won't the rich just leave" has been utterly debunked.
They've got no actual argument.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
They're panicking because "won't the rich just leave" has been utterly debunked.
They've got no actual argument.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Wealth taxes may not raise as much money as some predict, BUT it's not just about the money is it? It's what a most people regard as fairness in the taxation system and #socialjustice
and, of course, there are many, MANY people who feel the same as Nish Kumar, but sadly, none of them are in government at the moment. #planning&infrastructure
Nish Kumar supports rewilding.
"The future I want to see is one where the incredible diversity of nature replaces polluted waters and silent landscapes."
Blog: markavery.info/2025/11/28/r...
#rewilding @rewildingbritain.org.uk
📷Matt Stronge
"The future I want to see is one where the incredible diversity of nature replaces polluted waters and silent landscapes."
Blog: markavery.info/2025/11/28/r...
#rewilding @rewildingbritain.org.uk
📷Matt Stronge
November 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
and, of course, there are many, MANY people who feel the same as Nish Kumar, but sadly, none of them are in government at the moment. #planning&infrastructure
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Why do so many prominent Brexiteers live in France? Nigel Lawson; Andrew Neil; and former Brexit Party & UKIP MEP David Coburn. Asked to account for himself in the Nathan Gill story it turns out he lives in a French chateau. The brazen hypocrisy of this lot is just staggering!
November 28, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Why do so many prominent Brexiteers live in France? Nigel Lawson; Andrew Neil; and former Brexit Party & UKIP MEP David Coburn. Asked to account for himself in the Nathan Gill story it turns out he lives in a French chateau. The brazen hypocrisy of this lot is just staggering!
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The X Effect and the dangers of social media bias
Sky News' investigation The X Effect has exposed a right-wing bias in X's algorithm, which boosts extreme content over left-wing voices | Cliff Mitchell
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social @sdupp.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Sky News' investigation The X Effect has exposed a right-wing bias in X's algorithm, which boosts extreme content over left-wing voices | Cliff Mitchell
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social @sdupp.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
The X Effect and the dangers of social media bias
Sky News' investigation The X Effect has exposed a right-wing bias in X's algorithm, which boosts extreme content over left-wing voices
centralbylines.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The X Effect and the dangers of social media bias
Sky News' investigation The X Effect has exposed a right-wing bias in X's algorithm, which boosts extreme content over left-wing voices | Cliff Mitchell
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social @sdupp.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Sky News' investigation The X Effect has exposed a right-wing bias in X's algorithm, which boosts extreme content over left-wing voices | Cliff Mitchell
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social @sdupp.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Well, they're getting so many things wrong recently they might as well blow re-election, too.
Listening to a podcast suggesting Starmer wants to go for an election before mid 2028
Which is *crazy*
Why?
Because it’s before a US election that will likely be incredibly dark, and will see Farage’s US friends and allies doing things will go down very badly w/UK voters
Which is *crazy*
Why?
Because it’s before a US election that will likely be incredibly dark, and will see Farage’s US friends and allies doing things will go down very badly w/UK voters
November 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Well, they're getting so many things wrong recently they might as well blow re-election, too.
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Powerful stuff
And a horror show for all battling bad diseases.
RFKjr needs to GO.
NOW!
www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
And a horror show for all battling bad diseases.
RFKjr needs to GO.
NOW!
www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
JFK's Granddaughter Reveals Terminal Cancer Diagnosis, Criticizes Cousin RFK Jr.
Tatiana Schlossberg discloses that she has acute myeloid leukemia with a rare mutation
www.medpagetoday.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Powerful stuff
And a horror show for all battling bad diseases.
RFKjr needs to GO.
NOW!
www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
And a horror show for all battling bad diseases.
RFKjr needs to GO.
NOW!
www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
READ THIS!
'. . . every 100,000 drop in net immigration . . . adds £7 billion to the deficit.'
Yes, that shocked me, too.
#migration
'. . . every 100,000 drop in net immigration . . . adds £7 billion to the deficit.'
Yes, that shocked me, too.
#migration
Today we’ll get latest net immigration figures - They’ll show immigration for work is plummeting.
Why is this not part of the discussion on Rachel Reeves balancing her books & stalled growth?
For every 100,000 drop in net immigration, the OBR adds £7bn to the deficit. #r4today
Why is this not part of the discussion on Rachel Reeves balancing her books & stalled growth?
For every 100,000 drop in net immigration, the OBR adds £7bn to the deficit. #r4today
November 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
READ THIS!
'. . . every 100,000 drop in net immigration . . . adds £7 billion to the deficit.'
Yes, that shocked me, too.
#migration
'. . . every 100,000 drop in net immigration . . . adds £7 billion to the deficit.'
Yes, that shocked me, too.
#migration
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REVEALED: Willow trees on Dartmoor common owned by Prince William deliberately poisoned with herbicide
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Willow trees on Prince William’s land in Devon poisoned with herbicide
Exclusive: Unknown culprit suspected of spraying glyphosate on protected trees hoped to stop peat erosion and flooding
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
REVEALED: Willow trees on Dartmoor common owned by Prince William deliberately poisoned with herbicide
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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“This isn’t about choosing between the economy and the environment. It’s about recognising that the economy is embedded within the environment, and that the health of the nation depends on the living systems that sustain us.”
https://bit.ly/4ajrZW5
https://bit.ly/4ajrZW5
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“This isn’t about choosing between the economy and the environment. It’s about recognising that the economy is embedded within the environment, and that the health of the nation depends on the living systems that sustain us.”
https://bit.ly/4ajrZW5
https://bit.ly/4ajrZW5
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BSBI @bsbibotany.bsky.social announces winning photographs markavery.info/2025/11/27/w...
Second category: finding plants in wild places.
Into the depths – Aquatic plants at Loch Ullachie, Aberdeenshire by Ian Francis
Second category: finding plants in wild places.
Into the depths – Aquatic plants at Loch Ullachie, Aberdeenshire by Ian Francis
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
BSBI @bsbibotany.bsky.social announces winning photographs markavery.info/2025/11/27/w...
Second category: finding plants in wild places.
Into the depths – Aquatic plants at Loch Ullachie, Aberdeenshire by Ian Francis
Second category: finding plants in wild places.
Into the depths – Aquatic plants at Loch Ullachie, Aberdeenshire by Ian Francis
#Labour fully deserve all the criticism they are getting after reneging on their promise to protect the environment with their #build-baby-build approach in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. #shame on them.
The attacks on Labour from BBC News are now so relentless, day after day, minute after minute, putting headline negativity on absolutely anything they say, or do.
Are they now the official opposition?
Are they now the official opposition?
November 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
#Labour fully deserve all the criticism they are getting after reneging on their promise to protect the environment with their #build-baby-build approach in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. #shame on them.