James Godfrey

James Godfrey

@jamesgodfrey.bsky.social

Used to fly spacecraft, now only fly a bicycle

779 followers237 following2.7K posts

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Saul Staniforth
@saulstaniforth.bsky.social

Neal Lawson: "I couldn't live on the meagre benefits people are getting. To suggest that we have to cut those.. actually that's where the engine of growth is, that's the people who spend.. how do you get people out spending.. not by cutting benefits of people at the bottom"

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Mike
@bingohandjob.bsky.social

Replying to @adambienkov.bsky.social

Imagine being fooled by Trump. It's like being beaten a chess by a dog.

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Mike Hudema
@mikehudema.bsky.social

Costa Rica, once home to rampant logging, has now almost doubled the size of its rainforest. They turned it all around within a generation. It can be done. Protect people and the planet. #ActOnClimate #biodiversity #deforestation #rewilding #solutions

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Farrukh
@implausibleblog.bsky.social

George Monbiot explains why the UK should rejoin the EU, "There's a reason why Russia tried to intervene in the Brexit vote, they knew that it would harm the UK and the EU if we left" "They were very clear about that and boy have they been proved right"

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Peter Stefanovic
@peterstefanovic.bsky.social

'I'm not sure Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson should be going round calling anyone a liar' On #BBCBreakfast this morning Defence Minister Luke Pollard defended Andy Burnham after the PM said it was "clear" there had been interference in the Brexit referendum by Russia

Peter Stefanovic@peterstefanovic.bsky.social

Nigel Farage has called Andy Burnham “a liar” after the PM said he had been told Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum. As usual Farage is talking boll**** Get the actual FACTS here👇 youtu.be/uVRwW2VdXPE?...

youtu.beNigel Farage has called PM Andy Burnham “a liar” - as usual Farage is talking boll****YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

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Ilhan Omar
@ilhanmn.bsky.social

I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

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The Citizens
@the-citizens.bsky.social

Mic drop moment at our event on the sidelines of #labconf26 in Liverpool, when @labourlewis.bsky.social revealed a letter from Tom Watson showing Palantir has tracked his mentioning them nearly 130 times. Is there anything Palantir doesn’t want to know about us?

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Carole Cadwalladr
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social

NEW: ‘It’s an implicit threat’. Lord Tom Watson of Palantir writes to one of its biggest critics -Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social - to tell him the surveillance firm is watching him. www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...

thenerve.newsThey’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising PalantirIn a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla...

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Bylines Network
@bylinesnetwork.co.uk

Refugees help out at Tyneside beach clean-up “I felt like giving back to the community by volunteering at nurdle cleaning at the Beach, my participation in the effort symbolises me as a Newcastle resident, not necessarily an asylum seeker” northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...

northeastbylines.co.ukRefugees help out at Tyneside beach clean-up“I felt like giving back to the community by volunteering at nurdle cleaning at the Beach, my participation in the effort symbolises me as a Newcastle resident, not necessarily an asylum seeker”

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Russ Jones
@russincheshire.bsky.social

Good. Now arrest those who were with him for conspiracy, and then arrest those who tried to set fire to a hotel for arson. And then proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation. Which is what you are if you use violence for political ends. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

theguardian.comPolice arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in ChannelThirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life
James Godfrey
@jamesgodfrey.bsky.social

Fabulous

Carla Francome@carlafrancome.bsky.social

At the #LondonCyclingFestival I met Erma, and was lucky enough to have a cycle on her amazing and viral “Smile Machine”. Four seats are on offer, and Erma takes people out in Westminster for a pedal, some fresh air and to run errands, who otherwise might not get out on a cycle. … 1/3

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HOPE not hate
@hopenothate.org.uk

Replying to @hopenothate.org.uk

We reveal how, in 2018, Lennon’s desire to make money led to a cocaine-fuelled trip to Tate’s mansion chasing $1 million, before morphing into smearing Tate’s victims. hopenothate.org.uk/lennon-wreck...

hopenothate.org.ukLennon Wrecks A Big Potential PaydayDespite the accusations against Andrew Tate of rape, human trafficking and assault, Stephen Lennon has not only continued to back him, but has attacked his accusers. We reveal how, in 2018, Lennon’s d...

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Anti-Reform
@antireform.bsky.social

Funny how Farage & the far right keep lying about the ratio of non-white & Muslim rapist & paedophiles and never mentioning horrific abuse by all white gangs ... memes via Chris Payne

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Prem Sikka
@premnsikka.bsky.social

Swathes of UK economy are owned by foreign investors. No tax is deducted from billions paid to them in dividends. USA, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden have a dividend withholding tax for foreign investors. UK could do the same, generate billions. Why are super-rich privileged?

leftfootforward.orgHere’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millionsPrem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi...

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Mike Galsworthy
@mikegalsworthy.bsky.social

💥 On Oct 12th, Parliament will debate the UK JOINING THE EU! Use this page below to send an email to your MP. In the context of Canada-EU, 61% of the UK public for joining, and devolved leaders saying the future is the EU... ...Westminster needs to catch up. Sign and share everywhere please. 👇

europeanmovement.co.ukAsk your MP to stand up for our future in EuropeOn 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?

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ESA Space Science
@science.esa.int

Summer in Europe may be coming to an end, but the Red Planet is still us giving raspberry ripple ice cream vibes in this latest image from #MarsExpress 🍦 Explore the image and find about more about this cliff of ice near Mars's south pole 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 🔭🧪 #planetsci

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪
@brexitbin.bsky.social

Friedrich Merz enabled the AFD surge by trying to outflank them with his own racism and anti-woke populism. But all the idiot ultimately did was destroy his own party's ability to argue for practical, future-oriented policies that stand against the AFD's scapegoatism.

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Mikey Smith
@mikeysmith.com

You don't really get the full picture of the walking stick incident until you watch both angles at the same time... (Left via @climate_resist , right via Franceinfo on TikTok) First full speed, then slo-mo and annotated.

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Sarah Murphy
@13sarahmurphy.bsky.social

Note to #r4today No need to studiously avoid mentioning Farage. As FT confirms: “Does this affect Farage directly? Yes. The sting shows Farage meeting the fake father and son after the polls were published” And thanking them both for the proposed donation. Guilty. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

giftarticle.ft.comWhat are the latest claims against Nigel Farage?A sting operation has abruptly overturned the Reform UK leader’s attempt to put financing scandals behind him

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ESA Operations
@operations.esa.int

ACQUISITION OF SIGNAL CONFIRMED! 🎉🛰️ #BepiColombo telemetry shows the Mercury Transfer Module has successfully separated from the spacecraft stack! ✅ First step of Mercury arrival phase - complete! 👏 Next stop: Mercury orbit insertion for MPO and Mio in November! @esa.int #JAXA #Mercury

James Godfrey
@jamesgodfrey.bsky.social

Farewell Cluster after 26 years - Not bad for a mission designed for 2 & still generating data up to and during its destruction

ESA Operations@operations.esa.int

🫶 And there were none... Tango danced its final dance and reentered the atmosphere at 23:30:31 CEST. The signal from the spacecraft via Kourou was lost forever 13 minutes earlier. But once more: the airborne observation campaign has reported success - stay tuned! blogs.esa.int/rocketscienc...

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Adrian Littlejohn
@yorksfella59.bsky.social

Our climate is getting drier. And yet our water supplies are still controlled by private companies whose primary function is to make (huge) profits for shareholders - at whatever cost to our wellbeing... Bring our water back into public ownership! @greenparty.org.uk www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.ukThe race to stop England running out of waterWho is to blame for the summer drought, and can England future-proof its water supplies?