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Andy Prentice
@andyprentice.bsky.social
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retired accountant - green campaigner.

Born 317.73 ppm

Also a fascist oligarch in my spare time
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tom--scott.bsky.social
1/ Albert Einstein sometimes described himself as a Zionist & wanted Palestine to be a safe haven for Jews.

But he abhorred ethno-nationalist Zionism & foresaw its destructive consequences. This is the now dominant form of Zionism that the Green Party motion refers to but it is is not the only...
For Netanyahu, the presupposition is that Israel must stand as a Jewish state, something that Einstein did not approve of. Yes, Einstein was a self-proclaimed Zionist, but as with so much else, Einstein’s view was non-standard. Einstein thought that Palestine should be a multi-cultural nation which could serve as a safe space for Jews in danger to flee and in which there would be Jewish institutions, especially Hebrew University, which he saw as a potential beacon of pride for Jews around the world if it could be made into a world-class research university. But the idea of an exclusively Jewish state worried Einstein because it would take Judaism and marry it to nationalism, something that could rot Judaism from the inside. As a child in turn of the century Germany, Einstein had developed a loathing of nationalism and the jingoistic militarism it bred. The heart of Judaism as Einstein saw it was an appreciation of the other as a full human being. Jews since the Diaspora were always minorities and this meant that Jews had acquired a sense of what it meant to be marginalized and thereby an ethic based on empathy and mutual recognition. If real estate became a golden idol to be worshipped, it could cause harm to the ethic that lay at the core of Judaism itself. Of course, Einstein’s vision is not that which shaped the region, but it was not a fight Einstein failed to take up passionately, arguing publicly and vociferously with those who would be the founding fathers of what has become Likud, Netanyahu’s political party. Their nationalistic ideology and their glorification of violent means led Einstein to denounce them. It was nationalism that fed anti-Semitism, Einstein contended, to adopt such a stance ourselves would cause us to ignore the lessons our history should have taught us.
October 5, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
How little we understand even about our bodies. Time to #Unlearn 20th-century hubris

"Gut-brain axis dysfunction may worsen neurological injury; however, the biological mechanisms underlying are unclear"
www.news-medical.net/news/2026100...
Could the gut be priming the body for a more severe stroke?
Gut bacteria may prime immune cells to worsen stroke damage
www.news-medical.net
October 5, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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danielsohege.bsky.social
Herein lies one of the biggest recurring, and escalating, issues with hostile anti-asylum policies, they don't tackle gangs. Instead they penalise the victims of gangs. It isn't the gangs piloting boats, it is normally people seeking asylum who are forced to by the gangs.
inews.co.uk/news/represe...
I represented the pilot of a mega dinghy. Why Channel migrants are still arriving
Defence barrister Audrey Mogan has seen firsthand why new legislation is bound to fail
inews.co.uk
October 5, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
#ClimateEmergency #AMOC

“It is irresponsible to wait for absolute certainty before preparing."

Yes
www.politico.eu/article/clim...
A climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention.
A slowdown of ocean currents that would disrupt life on the continent on an unthinkable scale.
www.politico.eu
October 5, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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tadhgdalaigh.bsky.social
Trump and Netanyahu’s attack on Iran has now cost the world $3 Trillion. For what? So corrupt old white men can stay in power and deflect from their crimes.
October 5, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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eddwilson.bsky.social
When anybody tells us they intend to leave the European Convention on Human Rights, there is no excuse not to challenge them on how that would affect the Northern Ireland peace process and the UK-EU trade agreement, and how it would hamper the next Hillsborough campaign.

#R4Today
October 5, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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michaelburchert.bsky.social
These reed mats really are low-tech, cheap and, above all, tried and tested. Nothing really stands in the way of sustainable building?
lnkd.in/p/eZrgGZns
pictures of wire bound reed mats as plaster base and insulation layer
October 5, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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james-bg.bsky.social
Scrapping the Future Homes Standard will deliver cost reductions for developers, but it’s hugely unlikely they’d be passed on to buyers and those buyers would be left with homes that cost thousands of pounds a year more to run.
October 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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andyscollick.bsky.social
The planet-warming impact of this single leak is equivalent to 1.5m gas-guzzling SUVs gunning their engines and there are more super-emitting dumps across Turkey. (Guardian)
Revealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey
Exclusive: Cop31 leader calling for global curbs on climate-heating gas has landfills producing some of world’s worst plumes
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2026 at 6:49 AM
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autumnwolff.bsky.social
Because the federal government doesn't seriously fund rail travel and would rather pump billions of dollars in subsidies into airline companies that shit on customers daily. And because the automobile lobby has spent decades fighting rail spending at local, state, and federal levels.

Next question.
A CNN screenshot
October 4, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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drpauldorfman.bsky.social
#SMR darlings and IPO pipeline are falling. The buyers are balking.

So for all the talk about nuclear as the "#AI power trade," investors no longer paying up for the #nuclear power plants that are supposed to run it.

Do the maths ...
October 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social
#Renault ​will invest €10 billion ($11 billion) in ‌France over the next 5 yrs in #electricvehicles and more affordable cars. CEO #FrançoisProvost: "We invested €13 ​bn to transform our ⁠industrial footprint to bet on electric, and ​will continue pushing on electric" www.reuters.com/business/ren...
Renault to invest over €10 billion in France in EVs, affordable cars, CEO says
Renault Group ​will invest more than €10 billion ($11 billion) in ‌France over the next five years in electric vehicles and more affordable cars, Chief Executive François Provost said on Saturday.
www.reuters.com
October 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
Well said
greenparty.org.uk/2026/10/04/j...
Joint statement from the Greens' 5 MPs, Leader and Co-Deputy Leaders - Green Party
As Green Party leaders and MPs, we will always uphold universal human rights. We will never tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment. We will continue to stand in opposition to genocide, ethn...
greenparty.org.uk
October 4, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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eastangrian.bsky.social
New Zealand showed a grown up way.
Question 1.
"Should we have a proportional voting system?" Answer = yes
6 months debate to identify systems.
Question 2.
"Which system do you prefer?"
All sorted in a year.
October 4, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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weownit.org.uk
90% of water companies in the world are publicly owned

Public ownership is neither radical nor risky. It is privatisation that is extremely risky, as England shows

@greenparty.org.uk are leading the way on public ownership of water. Andy Burnham would be wise to follow
October 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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philildo.bsky.social
Palantir’s contract with NHS England is up for renewal in February 2027, with discussions expected to begin this year. This is a critical moment for us to tell the new Health Secr... www.amnesty.org.uk/get-involved...
Tell the Health Secretary, Yvette Cooper: No Palantir in our NHS
Palantir’s contract with NHS England is up for renewal in February 2027, with discussions expected to begin this year. This is a critical moment for us to tell the new Health Secretary: No Palantir in...
www.amnesty.org.uk
October 4, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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brianmchugh.bsky.social
“Successive governments have been asleep at the wheel in preparing us for the impacts of the climate crisis,” Shrubsole said.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires
FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as data highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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mliebreich.bsky.social
My favourite chart from the @IEA special report on electrification. Electricity is only 23% of Final Energy (No big deal), but it's 37% of Useful Energy (What?) and delivers 46% of GDP (Wow!) And it's going clean, fast. Still think there's no transition?
iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/1c696...
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September 30, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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codfather.bsky.social
😂
October 4, 2026 at 7:29 AM
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oliver48.bsky.social
"If water companies cannot survive without hiking our bills, let them GO BUST and bring them into public ownership
Support for this message is HUGE at Green Party conference and across the country"
Support our campaign for public ownership of water:
vist.ly/5kvdh
#SocialistSunday
via We Own It
October 4, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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michaelburchert.bsky.social
Installation of straw mats 2x 12cm as external wall insulation
www.instagram.com/reel/DeBxjGB... #strawbuilding #strawhouse
Instagram screenshot,installation of straw mats on a building
October 4, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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greenparty.org.uk
End the genocide. Drop the charges. De-proscribe Palestine Action.
October 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
Take action and email your MP asking them to support the Nature's Rights Bill EDM.

Template email available:
nataliebennett.org/.../template...

Find your MP:
www.theyworkforyou.com

#NaturesRights
October 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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greenparty.org.uk
This morning, Natalie Bennett joined NGOs and Green volunteers on Brighton beach to help clear the waste polluting our coastline. But beach clean-ups alone won't solve this crisis. Multinational corporations creating plastic pollution must be held accountable.
October 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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greenparty.org.uk
“I’m proud to announce our Youth Jobs Guarantee. Meaningful work for young people who need it. A proper job, a proper wage, proper rights at work.”

Mothin Ali on our Youth Jobs Guarantee announcement at Green Party Conference.
October 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM