Tom (he/him)
@tompowell01.bsky.social
Coming over from TwiX. If I follow you here it's because I follow you on there & learn a lot from you (or you're in a starter pack I like the look of)
Opposing the arms trade and all complicity in the occupation of Palestine. Action is necessary
Opposing the arms trade and all complicity in the occupation of Palestine. Action is necessary
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The fact something as fundamental and superb as the RNLI is a charity is one of the most magical and strange things about Britain. You can support them here.
rnli.org/support-us/g...
rnli.org/support-us/g...
Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
rnli.org
September 8, 2026 at 8:50 AM
The fact something as fundamental and superb as the RNLI is a charity is one of the most magical and strange things about Britain. You can support them here.
rnli.org/support-us/g...
rnli.org/support-us/g...
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It's such an obviously good institution, that it becomes the clearest possible dividing line in politics. If someone doesn't like the RNLI, I don't like them.
September 8, 2026 at 8:52 AM
It's such an obviously good institution, that it becomes the clearest possible dividing line in politics. If someone doesn't like the RNLI, I don't like them.
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Hilarious how for years serious people have said that you can't rely on renewables because they are prone to disruptions in supply www.ft.com/content/19f1...
UK to receive last tanker of jet fuel from Middle East this week
Industry warnings of disruption contrast with government calls for calm
www.ft.com
March 31, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Hilarious how for years serious people have said that you can't rely on renewables because they are prone to disruptions in supply www.ft.com/content/19f1...
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The government has launched a consultation to ban trail hunting — help us and the Hunt Saboteurs Association to end it for good.
Help us to finally end fox hunting for good
The government has launched a consultation to ban trail hunting — help us and the Hunt Saboteurs Association to end it for good
www.thecanary.co
March 31, 2026 at 10:22 PM
The government has launched a consultation to ban trail hunting — help us and the Hunt Saboteurs Association to end it for good.
Not sure Greens are fighting with Labour. From what I've seen, Greens have largely been ignoring Labour - apart from calling out the nonsense Labour MPs have been spouting on TwiX for the last few weeks.
While Labour and Green fight like psychotic cats in a sack, the danger is that Reform UK takes Gorton and Denton. If that happens, both Starmer and Polanski are dead men walking.
Labour accuses Greens of ‘whipping up hatred’ among Muslim voters
Gorton & Denton by-election: Zack Polanski’s party is saying Labour must be ‘made to pay’ for Gaza
www.thetimes.com
February 26, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Not sure Greens are fighting with Labour. From what I've seen, Greens have largely been ignoring Labour - apart from calling out the nonsense Labour MPs have been spouting on TwiX for the last few weeks.
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She is correct
Labour MP Olivia Blake tells Shabana Mahmood that her rhetoric about asylum seekers being handed a "golden ticket" is "deeply offensive" and "feeds division" "and will only strengthen Reform not beat them".
November 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
She is correct
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So why is it that major unions refuse to organise seasonal farm workers? 👇
Why major unions refuse to organise seasonal farm workers
Farm workers go on unofficial strikes as their temporary visas create barriers to union membership
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
So why is it that major unions refuse to organise seasonal farm workers? 👇
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Darren knows that come the next election, Bristol is turning even more Green.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Greens’ ‘undeliverable’ promises will let voters down, says Labour minister
Exclusive: Darren Jones says Labour has to convince young people it is ‘modern party of the future’
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Darren knows that come the next election, Bristol is turning even more Green.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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"I’m pleased Keir Starmer is going to COP — but Rosebank’s emissions are equivalent to 28 of the lowest-income countries combined, and this government still won’t rule it out.”
Zack Polanski calls for real leadership from the government ahead of #COP30.
Zack Polanski calls for real leadership from the government ahead of #COP30.
November 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"I’m pleased Keir Starmer is going to COP — but Rosebank’s emissions are equivalent to 28 of the lowest-income countries combined, and this government still won’t rule it out.”
Zack Polanski calls for real leadership from the government ahead of #COP30.
Zack Polanski calls for real leadership from the government ahead of #COP30.
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Seaweed Farming offers a sustainable win for climate, oceans, and food security. It absorbs carbon, creates marine habitats, and boosts local economies—proof that conservation and innovation can thrive together. #SustainableAquaculture
Seaweed farmers changing the world
Follow the lives of three seaweed farmers working to restore oceans, fight climate change, and uplift coastal communities through their farms.
www.worldwildlife.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Seaweed Farming offers a sustainable win for climate, oceans, and food security. It absorbs carbon, creates marine habitats, and boosts local economies—proof that conservation and innovation can thrive together. #SustainableAquaculture
OpenAI just unveiled Sora 2, AI that makes hyper-realistic video from text.
Not progress for people, it’s corporate AI deepening mistrust, monetising loneliness, handing power to tech oligarchs.
We need democratic control, not faster deepfakes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1n9...
Not progress for people, it’s corporate AI deepening mistrust, monetising loneliness, handing power to tech oligarchs.
We need democratic control, not faster deepfakes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1n9...
The Information Apocalypse Has Arrived
YouTube video by Novara Media
www.youtube.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
OpenAI just unveiled Sora 2, AI that makes hyper-realistic video from text.
Not progress for people, it’s corporate AI deepening mistrust, monetising loneliness, handing power to tech oligarchs.
We need democratic control, not faster deepfakes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1n9...
Not progress for people, it’s corporate AI deepening mistrust, monetising loneliness, handing power to tech oligarchs.
We need democratic control, not faster deepfakes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1n9...
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Keeping people in poverty is an expensive luxury.
My column on the false economies of austerity, which costs us all a fortune. Despite the government's claims, austerity continues under Labour. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My column on the false economies of austerity, which costs us all a fortune. Despite the government's claims, austerity continues under Labour. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It hurt when I crashed my bike into a pothole – and it taught me the true price of austerity | George Monbiot
Fixing that hole could have cost under £100; the cost of not doing so is limitless. My prang highlights the neoliberal folly of false economies, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Keeping people in poverty is an expensive luxury.
My column on the false economies of austerity, which costs us all a fortune. Despite the government's claims, austerity continues under Labour. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My column on the false economies of austerity, which costs us all a fortune. Despite the government's claims, austerity continues under Labour. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We have been warned… Israel is going to attack our unarmed convoy!!
bhttps://youtube.com/shorts/SqRa_o5Gb_E?si=gUuZ-7fD8S5urjAL
bhttps://youtube.com/shorts/SqRa_o5Gb_E?si=gUuZ-7fD8S5urjAL
‘Israel likely to direct escalated attacks at GSF within 48 hours’ says Greta Thunberg
YouTube video by Middle East Eye
youtube.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
We have been warned… Israel is going to attack our unarmed convoy!!
bhttps://youtube.com/shorts/SqRa_o5Gb_E?si=gUuZ-7fD8S5urjAL
bhttps://youtube.com/shorts/SqRa_o5Gb_E?si=gUuZ-7fD8S5urjAL
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Can't think of many better illustrations of how badly we have botched housing policy than the fact that our bill for housing homeless families (£2.8bn pa) is now higher than the money we spend each year on new affordable housing (£2.3bn)
www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/english...
www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/english...
English councils’ temporary accommodation bill rises to £2.8bn
Councils in England spent a record £2.8bn on temporary accommodation last year, with the annual bill rising by 25% as the homelessness crisis deepens.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Can't think of many better illustrations of how badly we have botched housing policy than the fact that our bill for housing homeless families (£2.8bn pa) is now higher than the money we spend each year on new affordable housing (£2.3bn)
www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/english...
www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/english...
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There's no correct amount of fishing, folks. Hate to break the news. We're emptying the oceans and courting extinction.
People say 'overfishing' like there's a correct amount of fishing 🐟
September 25, 2025 at 10:37 AM
There's no correct amount of fishing, folks. Hate to break the news. We're emptying the oceans and courting extinction.
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The full documentary Climate Extremes: Extreme Weather is now out on YouTube:
Climate Extremes: Extreme Weather (Full Documentary)
Share Climate Extremes with your friends and followers!
Learn about extreme weather, climate adaptation, and planetary behavior from leading global scientists!
Click the "share" button above for sharing options!
Subtitles include: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkis
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The full documentary Climate Extremes: Extreme Weather is now out on YouTube:
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Once again, US social media platforms do not care about the negative social consequences that arise from their decisions about what information is allowed on their platforms and how it spreads.
The sooner we rein them in, the better for society.
The sooner we rein them in, the better for society.
YouTube to allow creators banned for Covid-19, election misinformation to apply for reinstatement
YouTube on Tuesday said it will allow previously banned accounts to apply for reinstatement, rolling back a policy that had treated violations as permanent.
www.cnbc.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Once again, US social media platforms do not care about the negative social consequences that arise from their decisions about what information is allowed on their platforms and how it spreads.
The sooner we rein them in, the better for society.
The sooner we rein them in, the better for society.
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"The question you have to ask Farage is, why is he deliberately lying about the facts?"
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x.com/GBNEWS/statu...
September 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"The question you have to ask Farage is, why is he deliberately lying about the facts?"
x.com/GBNEWS/statu...
x.com/GBNEWS/statu...
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Aviation expansion is a disaster for the climate crisis.
Anyone who's been paying any attention to this shambles of a Labour Govenrment knows they don't care about people in poverty, don't care about nature nor for the planet.
Just big business & their own interests.
#Gatwick
Anyone who's been paying any attention to this shambles of a Labour Govenrment knows they don't care about people in poverty, don't care about nature nor for the planet.
Just big business & their own interests.
#Gatwick
September 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Aviation expansion is a disaster for the climate crisis.
Anyone who's been paying any attention to this shambles of a Labour Govenrment knows they don't care about people in poverty, don't care about nature nor for the planet.
Just big business & their own interests.
#Gatwick
Anyone who's been paying any attention to this shambles of a Labour Govenrment knows they don't care about people in poverty, don't care about nature nor for the planet.
Just big business & their own interests.
#Gatwick
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This Republican Senator - a pro-Israel zealot and Trump ally - is openly threatening the life of Greta Thunberg and others on the Gaza aid ship.
Why? Because they're trying to bring aid to a Gaza starved by a key US ally.
The world is run by gangsters.
Why? Because they're trying to bring aid to a Gaza starved by a key US ally.
The world is run by gangsters.
June 2, 2025 at 10:17 AM
This Republican Senator - a pro-Israel zealot and Trump ally - is openly threatening the life of Greta Thunberg and others on the Gaza aid ship.
Why? Because they're trying to bring aid to a Gaza starved by a key US ally.
The world is run by gangsters.
Why? Because they're trying to bring aid to a Gaza starved by a key US ally.
The world is run by gangsters.
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Pathetic sabre-rattling from tinpot warmonger Keir Starmer
Lining the pockets of defence contractors while cutting disability payments to millions of people
news.sky.com/story/uk-to-...
Lining the pockets of defence contractors while cutting disability payments to millions of people
news.sky.com/story/uk-to-...
UK to build weapons factories and buy thousands of missiles in £6bn push to rearm
The plan will form part of Sir Keir Starmer's long-awaited Strategic Defence Review, which will be published on Monday.
news.sky.com
June 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Pathetic sabre-rattling from tinpot warmonger Keir Starmer
Lining the pockets of defence contractors while cutting disability payments to millions of people
news.sky.com/story/uk-to-...
Lining the pockets of defence contractors while cutting disability payments to millions of people
news.sky.com/story/uk-to-...
Bluesky urged to review 'punitive' policies towards Palestine content
Social media users say Gaza accounts and pro-Palestinian voices are disproportionately 'censored' by the platform
www.middleeasteye.net/trending/blu...
Social media users say Gaza accounts and pro-Palestinian voices are disproportionately 'censored' by the platform
www.middleeasteye.net/trending/blu...
'Palestinians must be heard': Bluesky urged to review 'punitive' policies towards Gaza content
Social media users say Gaza accounts and pro-Palestinian voices are disproportionately 'censored' by the platform
www.middleeasteye.net
May 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Bluesky urged to review 'punitive' policies towards Palestine content
Social media users say Gaza accounts and pro-Palestinian voices are disproportionately 'censored' by the platform
www.middleeasteye.net/trending/blu...
Social media users say Gaza accounts and pro-Palestinian voices are disproportionately 'censored' by the platform
www.middleeasteye.net/trending/blu...