Barn Owl (Tyto alba) early this morning. By the Llangollen Canal, Marbury, Cheshire.

Everyone needs to listen to this brief speech by Greta Thunberg at the All Together Now, festival in Ireland. It is short but profound, and I endorse everything Greta says. Let us all act on it. @svantethunberg.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/Dbf77dx...

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Male hovering Horsefly, Whixall Moss NNR this morning.

"Nigel Farage has said he would, “don khaki, pick up a rifle and head for the front lines” if Theresa May fails to deliver Brexit in the fashion he wants." Farage hypocritically claims to be concerned about politicians who incite violence. Yet he often has. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... 1/2

Nigel Farage would 'pick up a rifle' if Brexit is not delivered

It is not the first time the former Ukip leader has threatened civil disobedience over Brexit

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14,000 killed by Europe heatwave in a single week. 300,000 flee wildfires in France & Spain. 70 MILLION in the US to be hit with third heat dome in a month. This is our world as it approaches 1.5C above preindustrial temperatures. Our kids face 4C+. We claim to love them. But we do nothing.

It is the 15th Anniversary of the Utoya Island Massacre, when a deranged right wing terrorist shot dead 69 young people, mainly teenagers, attending a summer socialist camp, simply because they were left wing. See this poignant message from Aurora. 1/4

This is a post I just made on X. Rather than repeat it, I will just post these screengrabs.

They say, madness is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result. Do not expect any mainstream politician to ever do anything to change our corrupt, life destroying system. A good test is wealth tax. If a politician won't openly advocate a wealth tax, they're corrupt.

Stephen Barlow@steb77.bsky.social · 3w ago

I've turned my thread response to you, onto one page, to make it easier to read. skywriter.blue/@steb77.bsky...

I've turned my thread response to you, onto one page, to make it easier to read. skywriter.blue/@steb77.bsky...

See my thread on one page about how for the last 54 years no government or mainstream politician, will take any meaningful action to address the ecological and climate emergency, despite repeatedly promising to do so. skywriter.blue/@steb77.bsky...

Hard to think of a more deeply damaging start to Burnham’s premiership than giving green light to new oil & gas in N. Sea, if true. It won’t lower bills or lead to greater energy security but will drive an even hotter planet. What a terrible signal to give to rest of the world #ClimateVandalism

BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) on X

Andy Burnham will announce plans for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea when he becomes prime minister on Monday, the BBC has been told. The announcement will form part of a flurry of policy m...

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I totally agree, but feel this is much deeper than an Andy Burnham problem. This goes right back to the first 1972 UN Environment Conference where governments promised action on the them emerging ecological crisis, and then failed to take any of the action promised. 1/6

Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3w ago

Deeply irresponsible. We're in a climate crisis. This is such a terrible start. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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The USA Singers@theusasingers.bsky.social · 3w ago

We’re never going to live on Mars. We’re never going to live on the Moon. There is no Planet B. We need to take care of our magical mystical miraculous planet like it’s the only home we will ever have. Because it is.

"Burnham will promise to undo Thatcher’s economic legacy in first speech as Labour leader" Does this mean Burnham is going to end the neoliberalism secretly introduced by Thatcher, and continued with every PM, including Labour PMs since? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... 1/2

Burnham to pledge to undo Thatcher’s economic legacy in first speech as Labour leader

New prime minister will warn that ‘Britain took a series of wrong turns in the 1980s’

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While people are choosing between heating and eating, fossil fuel CEOs are counting record profits. They profit from war. They profit from pollution. They profit while communities face floods, fires, #heatwaves, and rising energy costs. Enough.

This sort of public speculation by the police about the motive for a murder is highly unusual. Usually, we only learn about the views and motives of a lone killer, or someone who perpetrated a violent attack, at their trial and afterwards. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... 1/2

Ann Widdecombe killing: police investigating possible leftwing motivation

Detectives examining whether hatred of Widdecombe’s strong views or of Reform party were factors in killing described as a ‘targeted attack’

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"Farage refused taxpayer-funded security because it was ‘inadequate’" From what I've seen, Farage uses his so-called security detail, as a bunch of heavies to intimidate reporters and hecklers, and this is nothing about real security. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Farage refused taxpayer-funded security because it was ‘inadequate’

Reform UK decided to continue providing its own protection for Nigel Farage, rather than ‘gamble with his life’, a spokesperson said

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This is true. Farage has no respect at all, for Anne Widdecombe, because of the shameless way he has been using her tragic death, for political propaganda reasons. There are no depths too low for him to sink. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Farage accused of ‘exploiting’ Ann Widdecombe’s death as ‘political propaganda’

Nigel Farage paid tribute to Ann Widdecombe, telling reporters he did not believe her death was ‘a burglary that went wrong’

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THE BIG QUESTION people need to be asking themselves, is why was Farage/Reform protected from media scrutiny for so long? It is now 2 years since the 2024 general election. So why is this only coming out now? If Reform had been scrutinised back then, they would not have grown like they did.

Why do natural forests survive heat waves better than planted forests? Because the first are highly complex, coevolved *ecosystems*, while nearly all plantations are the opposite. phys.org/news/2026-07...

Why natural forests survive heat waves better than planted forests

When a record-breaking drought and heat wave swept across China's Yangtze River Basin in 2022, forests across the region faced an extreme test. The event provided a rare opportunity for researchers to...

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Nigel Farage visits Clacton, for the second time since the 2024 General Election.

Parody Nigel Farage@parodypm.bsky.social · 4w ago

"I will fight for Clacton and stand on my record of what I have achieved for the town! Things like... er... and, ah... hmmm... what about, er... that umm... well... I'm pretty sure I visited once"

My thread all on one page. Only the most important issue in our society, which no one will address or acknowledge. skywriter.blue/@steb77.bsky...

I would really appreciate, if people would address this i.e. those with influence, and not just ignore this. If I am wrong and there is a solid understanding of this issue, then just point to it and reference it. Don't just turn a blind-eye to it.

Stephen Barlow@steb77.bsky.social · 4w ago

Thank you to @fionaharvey.bsky.social for keeping this in the news. I'm utterly baffled about how the government think they can suppress this report, because soon the reality is going to catch of with us. @rupertread.bsky.social concerns it wasn't complete. www.theguardian.com/global-devel... 1/🧵

Thank you to @fionaharvey.bsky.social for keeping this in the news. I'm utterly baffled about how the government think they can suppress this report, because soon the reality is going to catch of with us. @rupertread.bsky.social concerns it wasn't complete. www.theguardian.com/global-devel... 1/🧵

UK has ‘no future’ if it fails to act on ecosystem collapse threatening national security

MPs demand publication of full report that outlines catastrophic consequences amid concerns for food security

theguardian.com

My short thread about the political parasite and conman, Nigel Farage, on one page. Basically, Farage has benefitted from parasitising propaganda by the Tory Press, intended to both push the public and the Conservative Party further to the right. skywriter.blue/@steb77.bsky...

Is Farage's resignation and standing for re-election in Clacton, a ruse to avoid scrutiny by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards? I'm not quite sure how it works, but will the investigations into Farage's breaches of standards stop, if he resigns? www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 1/5

Farage says he is resigning but will stand in ‘people v establishment’ byelection – UK politics live

Reform UK leader to stand again, saying people of Clacton ‘should be the judges of my actions’ and party will cover byelection cost

theguardian.com

The first time in his whole political career, that Nigel Farage has been challenged. Why would that be? Oh, that's right he was the establishment's man. But now he's been exposed, they want nothing more to do with him, in cases he sullies their image.

Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · last mo.

The facade is cracking

Biggest Failure in American History...

I can see that people are struggling to accept what I say about ideology being unhelpful, because they have been inculcated, brainwashed, since they were a child to believe that ideologies are necessary, because they enable powerful/rich cliques to rule over us, by their control of these ideologies.