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Water companies told to refund £260m to customers.

But bills are still due to rise to fund improvements to water infrastructure.

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October 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM Everybody can reply

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Shorn of title, status and dignity, it’s the new Prince Andrew. A life he was born to replaced by a life he will hate | Stephen Bates

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‘He was an idiot, & worse: a powerful man who brought pain to others: a dark stain tarnishing the family escutcheon & rocking the institution itself’

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#PrinceAndrew #Royalfamily #Monarchy #AlteredState

Nothing will ever be the same for the disgraced royal or the other Windsors. He can still live in Royal Lodge, but it’s a terrible blow to his sense of entitlement, says former Guardian royal correspo...

October 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM Everybody can reply

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Civil liberty groups express concern over plan for more anti-protest powers

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The deep sea is fascinating! But who knows what lurks there? #VRChat #VRChatPhotography

🌐: "ABYSSAL" by AlteredState
Link: vrchat.com/home/launch?...

October 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM Everybody can reply

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THE PRICE OF PROTEST

Civil liberty groups express concern over plan for more anti-protest powers

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#shabanamahmood #ukgovernment #protest #peacefulprotest #alteredstate

Home secretary says police can consider ‘cumulative impact’ of demonstrations as Palestine Action ban opponents vow ‘escalation’

October 6, 2025 at 8:12 AM Everybody can reply

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Altered State: Beneath the skin – an intimate look at our bodies at The Hen & Chicken

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Our next talk

7.30pm Thurs 30th Oct

Tickets incl deals on a pair & for students
headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/hen...

#talks #Bristoltalks #Bristol #WhatsOnBristol #Medicine #Surgery #MedicalEquity #RacialEquity #alteredState #Feminism #medicaltalks #malebias #racialinequality #gender

We will be taking a fresh look at how bodies are seen in medicine. From the influence of tradition and male bias to the blind spots of race and gender. Have female sexual organs had the attention they...

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October 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM Everybody can reply

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Altered States Podcast - Engaging Talks and Insights from Altered State

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Trump changes his tune yet again on Ukraine

Another chance to listen to Gen Radford, Ana Garcia, Richard Graham & @digitalfutures.bsky.social answer your questions on #nato & Uk #defence

www.alteredstate.org.uk/podcast

#podcasts #bristoltalks #alteredstate #ukdefence #ukrainewar #westeralliace

Discover engaging discussions on the Altered States Podcast. Tune in for the Altered States Podcast and explore topical talks and insights.

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September 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM Everybody can reply

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Reform UK’s ex-leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges

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Reform leadership figure guilty of taking money to make pro Russian statements. Custodial sentence expected

#reform #russia #ukpolitics #alteredstate

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Gill admits eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements made in European parliament and articles

September 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM Everybody can reply

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Russia has network of 200 camps for ‘brainwashing’ Ukrainian children – report

RoseCrow - Temple of Ma'at Knoxville

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KnoxvilleRose on eBay
From the Bodies of the Gods : Psychoactive Plants and the Cults of the Dead
$15 plus S&H
#Entheogens #shamanic #hallucinogenics #deathcults #ritual #occultsky #booksky #astralprojection #psychoactive #alteredstate #booksforsale #usedbooks #witchsky

September 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM Everybody can reply

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Altered State

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Russian re-education

'Children being taken to sites for patriotic indoctriation, weapons training & combat drills'
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#trumpandvance #russia #putin #ukrainewar #ukraine #ukrainianchildren #kidnappedukrainianchildren #warcrimes #russianwarcrimes #alteredstate

Investigation uncovers documents and satellite imagery that confirm children being taken to sites for patriotic indoctrination, weapons training and combat drills

September 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM Everybody can reply

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Rising Christian nationalism: a threat to us all

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Rising Christian nationalism in the UK

#christiannationalism #dannykruger #reform #ukpolitics #paulmarshall #alteredstate

humanists.uk/2025/09/17/r...

Scenes on Saturday of Christian preachers denouncing ‘Secular Humanism’ from the main stage of Tommy Robinson’s radical right Unite the Kingdom rally in London may have been surprising to see on the s...

humanists.uk

September 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM Everybody can reply

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Led By Donkeys attacks ‘Orwellian’ arrests after Trump Windsor projections

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THE PRICE OF PROTEST

Quotes from @ledbydonkeys.org on their arrest for peaceful protest of Donald Trump's assoc w/ Jeffrey Epstein

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

#ledbydonkeys #donaldtrump #jeffreyepstein #ukpolice #peacefulprotest #thepriceofprotest #alteredstate #malisciouscommunications

Exclusive: Campaign group says it was behind stunt that showed images of Trump and Epstein on castle tower

September 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM Everybody can reply

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Four arrested after images of Trump and Epstein projected on to Windsor Castle ahead of president’s visit

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4 arrests after @ledbydonkeys.org projected #JeffreyEpstein & Donald Trump history film onto #WindsorCastle the night Trump arrived to stay

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#DonaldTrump #SexCrimes #EpsteinFiles #PamBondi #PriceAndrew #RoyalFamily #GhislaineMaxwell #AlexAcosta #Alteredstate

Trump arrived in Britain late on Tuesday for an unprecedented second state visit in which he will be hosted by King Charles

September 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM Everybody can reply

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'Shipshape & Bristol fashion'

Our blog from the SOUND WAVES - CHANGING THE SOUNDTRACK OF THE OCEAN talk w/ Steve Simpson & Miranda Krestovnikoff

www.alteredstate.org.uk/post/talk-13...

#blogs #bristolblogs #ennvironmentalblogs #talks #oceanography #oceanhealth #repopulation #alteredstate

September 16, 2025 at 9:09 AM Everybody can reply

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Altered State

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BENEATH THE SKIN - A INTIMATE LOOK AT OUR BODIES

The influence of tradition, male bias & race inequality in medicine & surgery

W/ Gabriel Weston, Gene Feder & @elizmizon.com of @journalismarena.eu

Tickets www.alteredstate.org.uk/blank

#medecine #surgery #bristoltalks #bristol #alteredstate

September 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM Everybody can reply

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To Thine Own Self

Gumweed
2025

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#fotografia #photography #fotografie

Gumweed stands yellow after all the green around it is turned red. Shot with a Kolari modified camera and a filter to mimic old Kodak Aerochrome film.

September 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM Everybody can reply

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Altered State

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A symphony of hope

Uplifting & brilliant talk last night by Steve Simpson & Miranda Krestovnikoff w/ Futures

Blog & podcast from SOUND WAVES - CHANGING THE SOUNDTRACK TO THE OCEAN to follow

#stevesimpson #mirandakrestofnikoff #alteredstate #futures #bristoluniversity #ukri #oceanhealth #green

September 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM Everybody can reply

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Nigel Farage faces questions over who funded £885,000 Clacton constituency home

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Nigel Farage faces questions about who funded £900k purchase of his constituency home

#tax #stampduty #hypocrisy #angelarayner #nigelfarage #alteredstate #ukpolitics #reform

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A BBC investigation raises questions about how the Reform UK leader's partner paid for a home in his constituency.

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September 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM Everybody can reply

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Altered State

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Playlist of hoary puns for tonight's talk 'Sound Waves - changing the soundtrack to the ocean'

Excuse to use classic pic of the Bunnymen ('Seven Seas' obvs) & incl Bryan Ferry (geddit??)

You're welcome

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#alteredstate #asplaylist #bristol #bristoltalks #playlists

September 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM Everybody can reply

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