Whoever decided to promote Coyote vs Acme by letting Wile E do an AMA using only signs deserves all the praise.
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229,000 U.K. deaths in order to make some USA pharma-billionaires a little bit richer www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
US-UK drug deal could result in 229,000 excess deaths in England, analysis suggests
Analysis reveals extent of impact on NHS of placating Donald Trump over price of British medicine exports
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It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄 Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇 So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage 🧵1/23
They got removed at the weekend, but on Wednesday evening the flaggers returned...
Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 5mo agoRaise the Colours Oxfordshire have been reinstalling flags in Oxford. In a statement on their Facebook page, the group said "Green Road roundabout looking spectacular again. The public fund our flags and we have plenty more in reserve, you can take them down but we will put them straight back up!"
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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Prejudice toward one community is prejudice towards us all.
Every bloody word. This nails the problem with the US, and how capitalism and the US have caused MANY of the problems the world faces right now. You, and also EVERY American needs to watch this, and understand what’s being said. Then fucking sort it. youtu.be/j9MubNsh3rs?...
Why Are Americans So Bloody Stupid?
YouTube video by Taboo Education - Let's Talk Death
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For those that haven’t seen footage of the arrest that Zack Polanski has criticised and Mark Rowley (and others) thinks is ‘appropriate use of force’ And note, this isn’t a ‘one off’ or because the man was armed. This happens regularly to people who have done nothing wrong bsky.app/profile/skwa...
Skwawkbox@skwawkbox.org · 5mo agoLFI MP Mike Tapp condones police violence against Golders Green suspect...
🔴 NEW 🔴 Reform has received £24 million – two thirds of its income – from fossil fuel interests. Farage’s pro-oil party wants to scrap clean energy projects and massively expand North Sea exploration. 📝 @desmog.com analysis with @adambarnett.bsky.social
Revealed: Reform’s £24 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests
Reform UK has received £24 million from oil and gas interests, accounting for more than two thirds of its total income, DeSmog can reveal. Led by Nigel Farage, the party is calling for new North Sea o...
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Does social media have to be toxic? Three Oxford startups are trying to build kinder platforms – ones that change the world for the better. In a long read, we find out more about Tribela, Neya and Redirect… and ask if they have a chance of success. oxfordclarion.uk/can-oxfordsh...
Can Oxfordshire change the future of social media?
Social media is a fixture in many of our lives. Its use and its impact have been polarising. It can be used to find a lost cat or new skincare regime, or learn how to clean a dirty kitchen, or even, ...
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A bike ride and an excellent cause - what's not to like? Asylum Welcome is putting together team of cyclists to raise money during refugee week. Contact them if you might be up for taking part, or contribute here. www.justgiving.com/campaign/awb...
Bike Oxford 2026 - Asylum Welcome
This June, Asylum Welcome is putting together a team of cyclists to take on Bike Oxford 2026. Taking place on the final day of Refugee Week, Bike Oxford is a great way to support our work while enjoyi...
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Dear fellow Brits, from this Brit-American: Please don't come here. It's dangerous. You may be targeted, arrested and unlawfully detained - likely courtesy of ICE - without access to legal representation. I've told my family to stay away. Please boycott America. 🇬🇧💙 news.sky.com/story/englan...
England fans facing hugely inflated prices to get to New Jersey's MetLife Stadium for World Cup games
The cost of getting the train from New York to the venue, where the Three Lions play Panama in their final group game, will be £111 - nearly 12 times the usual fare.
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My legal case is the first to challenge the SCJ (FWS v SGM) - help stop the rollback of trans rights. £17,220 needs to be pledged, and there are 17 days left to do it - thanks to the 201 people who have helped so far. Please support & share widely. www.crowdjustice.com/case/justice...
Justice for Steph: The Fight for Political Inclusion
I am Steph Richards, an award-winning feminist and dedicated Labour member. Despite my record of service, the Party is banning me from the 2026 Women’s Conference because I am transgender.
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FIrst time on #wildflowerhour - would be grateful for confirmation that I've got these right! Cowslips, cuckooflowers, green-winged orchid and field wood-rush. All taken today in a grassy meadow in Oxfordshire; more in ALT text.
Separately, Oxfordshire County Council won the ‘Best Public Transport Decarbonisation Award’ at the Decarbonising Transport Awards 2026 this week, for the project to roll out 159 electric buses across the city.
Omg! Huge shoutout to San Francisco, CA! Ocean Beach, you crushed it! 🌊
A remarkable photo from #NoKings in DTLA from Connor Sheets of @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/l...
Not impressed - may not be 100% safe but surely safer than a 2 mile road walk without a footway! This is surely the key comparison and as neither safe, needs a better solution than looking for a bus stop in an existing location! New bit of road? Widening? A foot/cycleway? JUSTICE FOR WIGGINTON!!
Cllr Emily Kerr 💚@emilykerr36.bsky.social · 7mo agoThis is a local question from @garethepps.bsky.social BUT I think it's worth reading as it's very symptomatic of the issues in getting to a bus which so many rural residents face. I mean - it's WILD that 2 miles walk to bus with no footways or lighting.
Came out of the post office, saw that a guy had cut my saddle bag off my bike and was about to take off with it. I yelled "Please wait my cat's medicine is in there!" He started to run, and this grandma-age lady goes "SHE SAID HER CAT'S MEDICINE IS IN THERE" and WALLOPED him with her grocery bag.
"You could only say GB News was impartial if you worked as its spokesperson," says journalist Alan Rusbridger. A new investigation claims Ofcom is still failing to act on GB News' lack of balance. Does it only exist to get Nigel Farage into Downing Street? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/it-c...
‘It can’t be right for Reform to have GB News as its own TV channel’ | The News Agents
GB News has come under criticism in the media and the House of Commons, with a new report suggesting it is repeatedly failing to meet Ofcom guidelines. Is it simply a vehicle to get Nigel Farage into…
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🗑️WASTE MANAGEMENT IN CALAIS In Calais, living sites where people on the move are surviving are excluded from waste collection facilities. This creates unsanitary & undignified living conditions, leading to health risks such as diseases transmitted by pests & insects.