@lucyblackwell.bsky.social
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A short thread on “legitimate concerns”. The phrase is used repeatedly by UK government ministers. The Home Secretary is at it again this week. But only ever - as far as I can tell - in one context: people’s response to the arrival of asylum seekers.
Please read whole 🧵before responding - thanks
Please read whole 🧵before responding - thanks
September 18, 2026 at 6:49 AM
A short thread on “legitimate concerns”. The phrase is used repeatedly by UK government ministers. The Home Secretary is at it again this week. But only ever - as far as I can tell - in one context: people’s response to the arrival of asylum seekers.
Please read whole 🧵before responding - thanks
Please read whole 🧵before responding - thanks
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I'm in love.
2026: Time for the Midterms
YouTube video by Hamilton
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September 18, 2026 at 1:15 AM
I'm in love.
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With recent discussion about museum donation boxes in an online forum I thought I'd post this.😆
In this factory in India they clean the money.
But not meaning of the term that we know in the West
This is in the truest sense of the word!
#globalmuseum #money #India
In this factory in India they clean the money.
But not meaning of the term that we know in the West
This is in the truest sense of the word!
#globalmuseum #money #India
September 17, 2026 at 6:41 PM
With recent discussion about museum donation boxes in an online forum I thought I'd post this.😆
In this factory in India they clean the money.
But not meaning of the term that we know in the West
This is in the truest sense of the word!
#globalmuseum #money #India
In this factory in India they clean the money.
But not meaning of the term that we know in the West
This is in the truest sense of the word!
#globalmuseum #money #India
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Glaciologist @matthias-huss.bsky.social shows that the centre of the Great Aletsch glacier in Switzerland (the biggest in the Alps) lost 6 meters(!) of thickness just this summer.
"No words...", he adds on LinkedIn.
"No words...", he adds on LinkedIn.
September 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Glaciologist @matthias-huss.bsky.social shows that the centre of the Great Aletsch glacier in Switzerland (the biggest in the Alps) lost 6 meters(!) of thickness just this summer.
"No words...", he adds on LinkedIn.
"No words...", he adds on LinkedIn.
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Tell me again that climate change is a hoax.
September 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Tell me again that climate change is a hoax.
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The UK does not have “credible” policies in place to reverse this trend of rising emissions, says the CCC in new advice to the government on future aviation policy. Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050.
www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-heathrow...
www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-heathrow...
CCC: Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050’ - Carbon Brief
Aviation is on track to be responsible for 80% of the UK’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC).
www.carbonbrief.org
September 16, 2026 at 5:28 AM
The UK does not have “credible” policies in place to reverse this trend of rising emissions, says the CCC in new advice to the government on future aviation policy. Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050.
www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-heathrow...
www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-heathrow...
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NHS England digital are proposing changes to their data releases, including stopping monthly data releases of covid hospital data.
They propose to publish only in winter, alongside flu beds data.
They propose to publish only in winter, alongside flu beds data.
September 15, 2026 at 6:47 PM
NHS England digital are proposing changes to their data releases, including stopping monthly data releases of covid hospital data.
They propose to publish only in winter, alongside flu beds data.
They propose to publish only in winter, alongside flu beds data.
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🧵 Peter Keeley, a former MI5 agent who spent 15 years undercover in the IRA, now works for Stephen Lennon AKA Tommy Robinson.
He’s supplying covertly-procured information while being supported by the British taxpayer.
hopenothate.org.uk/lennons-secr...
He’s supplying covertly-procured information while being supported by the British taxpayer.
hopenothate.org.uk/lennons-secr...
Lennon's Secret Agent
A former MI5 agent who operated as an IRA bomb maker is now working for Stephen Lennon. Despite still being supported by the British taxpayer, Peter Keeley appears to have broken the law by supplying ...
hopenothate.org.uk
September 14, 2026 at 12:20 PM
🧵 Peter Keeley, a former MI5 agent who spent 15 years undercover in the IRA, now works for Stephen Lennon AKA Tommy Robinson.
He’s supplying covertly-procured information while being supported by the British taxpayer.
hopenothate.org.uk/lennons-secr...
He’s supplying covertly-procured information while being supported by the British taxpayer.
hopenothate.org.uk/lennons-secr...
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It takes a special kind of arrogance to wipe out large numbers of entire species and not care about it
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
One in nine migratory birds threatened with extinction, global report says
Findings on decline of species such as Arctic tern and turtle dove published alongside flyways pledge at Kenya summit
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2026 at 7:11 AM
It takes a special kind of arrogance to wipe out large numbers of entire species and not care about it
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Here is a nice mushroom
September 12, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Here is a nice mushroom
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This is absolute madness
Labour - and I’d say what’s left of the centre right - is an existential battle against oligarchy
But it hasn’t a clue that it is
Labour - and I’d say what’s left of the centre right - is an existential battle against oligarchy
But it hasn’t a clue that it is
Labour sending out fundraising emails off the back of the Harborne and Delo donations. Yes chaps, that’ll do it.
September 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This is absolute madness
Labour - and I’d say what’s left of the centre right - is an existential battle against oligarchy
But it hasn’t a clue that it is
Labour - and I’d say what’s left of the centre right - is an existential battle against oligarchy
But it hasn’t a clue that it is
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Permafrost (frozen ground) is thawing, triggering huge changes across Alaskan landscapes. Find out how and why as I trek across collapsing permafrost bogs. I write more about this and other climate trends like underground zombie fires that outlast winter in Bogland (wwnorton.com/books/bogland).
September 11, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Permafrost (frozen ground) is thawing, triggering huge changes across Alaskan landscapes. Find out how and why as I trek across collapsing permafrost bogs. I write more about this and other climate trends like underground zombie fires that outlast winter in Bogland (wwnorton.com/books/bogland).
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This is completely on Andy Burnham
Last week Labour could have stopped this.
Now we have a single person giving more money than the entire general election spending limit for a political party
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Last week Labour could have stopped this.
Now we have a single person giving more money than the entire general election spending limit for a political party
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk
September 11, 2026 at 8:36 PM
This is completely on Andy Burnham
Last week Labour could have stopped this.
Now we have a single person giving more money than the entire general election spending limit for a political party
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Last week Labour could have stopped this.
Now we have a single person giving more money than the entire general election spending limit for a political party
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
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UK Hydrological Outlook: A wetter-than-average autumn expected but a regional contrast likely for river flows 💧
Above normal flows in northern and western areas;
Groundwater levels and river flows likely to stay below normal to notably low in south of England;
More normal conditions elsewhere.
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Above normal flows in northern and western areas;
Groundwater levels and river flows likely to stay below normal to notably low in south of England;
More normal conditions elsewhere.
1/
September 10, 2026 at 1:38 PM
UK Hydrological Outlook: A wetter-than-average autumn expected but a regional contrast likely for river flows 💧
Above normal flows in northern and western areas;
Groundwater levels and river flows likely to stay below normal to notably low in south of England;
More normal conditions elsewhere.
1/
Above normal flows in northern and western areas;
Groundwater levels and river flows likely to stay below normal to notably low in south of England;
More normal conditions elsewhere.
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I’ve reached the point - well actually, I reached it a while ago - where I’m militantly anti-AI. Fine - use it in bioscience labs and radiology where it might help analyse data more effectively. Use it sparingly for systems engineering. Everywhere else, it can fuck off.
September 9, 2026 at 10:14 PM
I’ve reached the point - well actually, I reached it a while ago - where I’m militantly anti-AI. Fine - use it in bioscience labs and radiology where it might help analyse data more effectively. Use it sparingly for systems engineering. Everywhere else, it can fuck off.
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90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects.
The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
September 7, 2026 at 9:45 PM
90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects.
The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
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Christopher Harborne - the Reform mega donor who gave Farage £5m - is suing ex-Reform deputy leader, Ben Habib.
The particulars of claim have now been published. And we need to talk about them.
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The particulars of claim have now been published. And we need to talk about them.
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September 7, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Christopher Harborne - the Reform mega donor who gave Farage £5m - is suing ex-Reform deputy leader, Ben Habib.
The particulars of claim have now been published. And we need to talk about them.
1/
The particulars of claim have now been published. And we need to talk about them.
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NEW: French researcher Stephanie Lamy exposes the network of “race realists” who hunted Jason Arday like prey, and the media that fell into his trap. If you think the news cycle has “moved on” from this story, ask yourself why?
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-killin...
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-killin...
The killing of a black man
A French researcher exposes the network of “race realists” who hunted Jason Arday like prey and the media who fell into their trap
broligarchy.substack.com
September 2, 2026 at 9:26 PM
NEW: French researcher Stephanie Lamy exposes the network of “race realists” who hunted Jason Arday like prey, and the media that fell into his trap. If you think the news cycle has “moved on” from this story, ask yourself why?
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-killin...
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-killin...
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Action on climate change has never been more obvious in terms of direct impact on population health. We can’t claim to do public health anymore without factoring in climate action.
Why a very wet autumn could follow UK's hottest summer
This year’s record-breaking summer has been made around 130 times more likely due to climate change, according to a rapid attribution study carried out by the Met Office, writes Liam Dutton.
Read the full newsletter here:
This year’s record-breaking summer has been made around 130 times more likely due to climate change, according to a rapid attribution study carried out by the Met Office, writes Liam Dutton.
Read the full newsletter here:
Why a very wet autumn could follow UK's hottest summer
This year’s record-breaking summer has been made around 130 times more likely due to climate change, according to a rapid attribution study carried out by the Met Office, writes Liam Dutton.
channel4news.substack.com
September 1, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Action on climate change has never been more obvious in terms of direct impact on population health. We can’t claim to do public health anymore without factoring in climate action.
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While the 911 calls we obtained may be difficult to listen to, they offer a glimpse into a place reporters cannot access.
And they show failures in responding to mental health and medical emergencies in a place where three people died over six weeks.
And they show failures in responding to mental health and medical emergencies in a place where three people died over six weeks.
Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”
Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ...
www.propublica.org
August 31, 2026 at 1:00 AM
While the 911 calls we obtained may be difficult to listen to, they offer a glimpse into a place reporters cannot access.
And they show failures in responding to mental health and medical emergencies in a place where three people died over six weeks.
And they show failures in responding to mental health and medical emergencies in a place where three people died over six weeks.
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A very good article talking about how solar electricity has become cheaper than coal and gas electricity over the last several years.
oilprice.com/Alternative-...
oilprice.com/Alternative-...
Solar Has Crossed a Critical Economic Tipping Point | OilPrice.com
Solar now requires no more upfront capital than coal or gas to produce the same annual electricity, reversing a disadvantage that was as large as five-to-one a decade ago.
oilprice.com
August 30, 2026 at 2:49 PM
A very good article talking about how solar electricity has become cheaper than coal and gas electricity over the last several years.
oilprice.com/Alternative-...
oilprice.com/Alternative-...
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"A new model of agrivoltaic farms shows shading crops with solar panels doesn't just protect tomatoes from a warming climate. It makes outdoor labor safer, too."
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/08/sola...
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/08/sola...
Solar panels could cool down farms—and farmworkers
A new model of agrivoltaic farms shows shading crops with solar panels doesn't just protect tomatoes from a warming climate. It makes outdoor labor safer, too.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
August 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM
"A new model of agrivoltaic farms shows shading crops with solar panels doesn't just protect tomatoes from a warming climate. It makes outdoor labor safer, too."
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/08/sola...
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/08/sola...