And now everyone can get a copy of the special edition, if they're quick off the mark! Hopefully someone will post the way to get there - if I did that, you'd never have seen this post.
‘Blink twice if you think Zuckerburg’s an arseh*le’ Here’s what happened when, thanks to Meta’s lawyers, Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams had to sit in silence at @hayfestival.bsky.social with @superwuster.bsky.social & @carolecadwalla.bsky.social (watch to the end for Tim’s verdict) 🧵⤵️
🧵 We tend to think the internet is permanent, but recent events remind us that our digital record is fragile & being shaped in real time. 📚 Read VANISHING CULTURE to see why it matters 📖 Download & read: archive.org/details/vani... 🛒 Purchase in print: www.betterworldbooks.com/product/deta...
Mining magnate Mark Thompson – who’s backing new Reform think tank ‘Resolute 1850’ – previously hosted Liz Truss at a tungsten mine he ran in south Devon The mining company, Tungsten West, donated £4k to Truss’ leadership campaign 1/ cc @writesbright.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/writ...
Sam Bright@writesbright.bsky.social · last yr.🔴 NEW 🔴 We have uncovered the mining magnates behind the new Reform think tank ‘Resolute 1850’ - which has already raised £1 million and is seeking more from MAGA donors. 📝 @desmog.bsky.social report with @adambarnett.bsky.social
Voluntary stewardship has failed. There's stricter regulations, but poorly enforced. We now know that SGARs are contaminating everything: songbirds, hedgehogs, slugs, sparrowhawks, species unrelated to rodent food chain. www.thinkwildlife.org/latest-roden... raptorpersecutionuk.org/2023/06/18/h...
Latest rodenticide surveillance finds stubborn barn owl residues - Think Wildlife
Rodenticide residues have been found in 88% of barn owls by the latest annual surveillance for the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime, operated by the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use. The prev...
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Imagine if communities could own rivers, woods & peat bogs Labour’s Community Right to Buy *could* let people do this with a simple change to the law But rumours are circulating that this change is at risk of being dropped Me for @powertochange.org.uk: www.powertochange.org.uk/evidence-and...
Why communities need the power to own environmental assets - Power to Change
Imagine if as well as pubs and village halls, communities could dream big and purchase beloved rivers, woods, and peat bogs. Labour’s forthcoming Community ...
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So good to get some good news in the current world!
Meanwhile, the Dartmoor Visitor Centre in Princetown is being forced to close because of a lack of funding, funding that the duchy could provide - without even missing it. Read what the excellent @guyshrubsole.bsky.social has to say on such matters:
Is the Gov. even aware that a "well managed grouse moor" involves the trapping of thousands of Stoats, in order that the maximum number of grouse can be blasted out of the sky on the Glorious 12th? One rule for the shooting classes, no rules at all for wildlife. Sign the petition now! #ukwildlife