Chris7ben
@chris7ben.bsky.social
Amateur photographer, animal lover, nature lover, NHS supporter 💙 Left the other place and taken up permanent residence here. It's much healthier. And so much more friendly.
The neo-Nazi is not going to be a candidate. The neo-Nazi is just going to advise all the other candidates. Much better. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Badenoch gives former neo-Nazi advisory role after he withdraws as Tory candidate
Joshua Bonehill-Paine, who was convicted of harassing Jewish MP, says Badenoch has asked him to work with party’s culture and integration commission
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It's called the Kemi Bounce. And resembles a falling piano.
Another glorious vindication of Kemi Badenoch’s impeccable political judgment. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ex neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Tory election candidate
Kemi Badenoch says Joshua Bonehill-Paine will now advise the Conservatives on tackling extremism.
bbc.co.uk
Why are the devastating fires 🔥 in the Pacific NW so immense? Is it ‘just summer’? Land management issues? Climate change? In this short video we cover a ton of ground with an in-depth analysis on what the data shows. Stick around for a complete picture of the #science of these #wildfires #spokane
An airport employee spotted the object carrying what authorities described as 'an unknown explosive device'.
Germany investigates explosive device attached to drone at Leipzig airport
An airport employee spotted the object carrying what authorities described as 'an unknown explosive device'.
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Burning fossil fuels makes wildfires more frequent and more intense. Of course those who have made record profits causing the problem should pick up the bill.
Mani Isna La 🇨🇺 🇵🇸 🇬🇱🕊️ 🪶 #IndigenousLivesMatter@maniisnala.bsky.social · 2h agoThe UK's biggest climate polluter, Drax Power Station, wants to build a massive 100MW data centre powered by burning trees. I've emailed North Yorkshire Council demanding a full assessment of the environmental impact of these plans. Please email them too. www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/dr...
Zack Polanski, "If we decarbonise by 2050, that would cost less than a single (fossil-fuel) energy shock" "We've now had two energy shocks in just a few years" "We cannot keep waiting, we cannot keep hoping for magic technologies - it already exists, what is lacking is the political will"
MOST EXTREME DAY IN EUROPEAN HISTORY Thousands of records have been shattered with the hugest margins ever seen in European history from West to East. There has never been anything like this, not even last June. Wait for many updates later.
The imagination is where a country’s attitude to migration is built. | Deniz Torcu
How the Ceuta border crossing incident immediately played into the hands of Spain’s far right
The imagination is where a country’s attitude to migration is built.
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Women’s Street Watch Middlesbrough has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help cover its running costs and ensure patrols can continue | James Waterson
Women’s Street Watch Middlesbrough launches fundraising appeal to keep vital service running
Women’s Street Watch Middlesbrough has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help cover its running costs and ensure patrols can continue
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Zack Polanski's message has particular resonance throughout the UK this summer, with much of England and all of Wales in the middle of a drought, while wildfires rage from the Cairngorms to Suffolk, writes Hamish Morrison ✍️ www.thenational.scot/news/2...
SCHIFF: You told my staff you stood by your article in white nationalist website VDARE where you wrote, 'Muslim immigrants & their kids seem prone to terrorism' C: I wrote that article in support of Trump's travel ban S: Do you stand by it? C: I stand by that article S: That's all I need to know
The war in Iran has shown that Trump’s inability to perceive reality has become truly dangerous. Iran is a disaster, but Trump’s irrationality could create other, even more perilous situations. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s Irrationality Is Dangerous
The president’s recent rant is a sign of serious dysfunction in the Oval Office.
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The Heritage Foundation asserts that women never needed sports in the first place. To prove that Title IX has become a tool of “feminist social engineering.” To demonstrate that women don’t need sports and that “clubs, intramurals, and exercise classes” is enough. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
Give Them an Inch...
And they'll take away women's sports...
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Renewable energy saves hard working people money during a cost of living crisis. Renewable energy creates more jobs. Renewable energy reduces stress on the NHS. Renewable energy saves on energy import costs. Renewable energy improves national security.
CLIMATE COBRA NOW Follow the science Not sit on science. All excellent speakers delivering the grown up leadership we need. Zack responds with the serious and honest leadership you would expect in a crisis. Thank you @zackpolanski.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @carlbenfield.bsky.social
Green leader Polanski delivers 'urgent message to Burnham'
YouTube video by Sky News
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Some of the highlights of this morning's press conference on climate change 👇
The Green Party of England & Wales@greenparty.org.uk · 6h ago"Ignoring extreme heat and raging fires isn't just complacency. It's a dereliction of duty." Experts warn the climate crisis is already costing lives and urgent action from the Government is needed.
Cluster headaches are among the most severe pain conditions but are often misdiagnosed and under-treated in the NHS. We feel the name fails to reflect their extreme, disabling nature, reducing urgency. Patients can face delays, poor access to oxygen therapy, and limited specialist care.
Petition: Conduct review into NHS recognition, diagnosis & treatment of cluster headaches
Cluster headaches are among the most severe pain conditions but are often misdiagnosed and under-treated in the NHS. We feel the name fails to reflect their extreme, disabling nature, reducing urgency...
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If you have ever seen (film of) anyone in the throes of cluster headache you will want to sign this petition. People have been known to become suicidal, so severe is the pain.
Dr Kate Cushing@drkatecushing.bsky.social · 6h agoPetition:Conduct review into NHS recognition,diagnosis & treatment of Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalgia/Cluster Headache Probably the most severe pain condition known, yet delays in diagnosis/undertreated Sufferers face delays, poor access to 02 & specialists petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
🔴 NEW Two Years On, the World Witnesses Human Safari in Kherson By @zarinazabrisky.bsky.social Read below. ↓
Two Years On, the World Witnesses Human Safari in Kherson
A viral video of a drone attacking a vegetable seller at Kherson farmers' market has brought Russia's deliberate targeting of civilians, which Byline first revealed two years ago, to global attention, reports Zarina Zabrisky
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Two Years On, the World Witnesses Human Safari in Kherson A viral video of a drone attacking a vegetable seller at Kherson farmers' market has brought Russia's deliberate targeting of civilians, which… https://bylinetimes.com/2026/08/05/two-years-on-the-world-witnesses-human-safari-in-kherson/
Two Years On, the World Witnesses Human Safari in Kherson
A viral video of a drone attacking a vegetable seller at Kherson farmers' market has brought Russia's deliberate targeting of civilians, which Byline first revealed two years ago, to global attention, reports Zarina Zabrisky
bylinetimes.com
Decades on, survivors of the Fayed trafficking network are still seeking justice. Alongside exclusive interviews with Anti-Slavery International, campaigning journalist Meirion Jones and former Chief Prosecutor Nazir Afzal, hear those voices in our latest Bylines Gazette.
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This morning I was joined by a firefighter, a medic, a former soldier and Chris Packham to call on the government to act now. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Zack Polanski demands fossil fuel giants pay for firefighting helicopters
The Green Party leader says the companies are ‘profiting from fuelling these infernos’
independent.co.uk
The bizarre and disturbing thing is that Joshua Bonehill-Paine is one of the few figures on the right to be loudly and clearly called out for anti-semitism. Is that because it doesn't happen much on the right? You have to be kidding. So why the double standards? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
No one should get a free pass on antisemitism – so why does the right?
There is legitimate scrutiny of antisemitism on the left, but at the same time, rightwing media outlets offend with impunity. That makes no sense, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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