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Emma Monk
@monkemma.bsky.social

It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄 Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇 So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage 🧵1/23

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European Movement UK
@europeanmovement.co.uk

Seventy-five years ago, Britain helped write the European Convention on Human Rights. It protects fairness, liberty and the rule of law. Those attacking it now are not defending Britain. They are trying to free government from accountability. We must defend it.

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Brent Toderian
@brenttoderian.bsky.social

You can be a “car guy” and not like car dependency. You can be a “car guy” and get that too many cars in cities is bad for everyone, including drivers. You can be a “car guy” and be tired of lies & manipulations like “the war on cars.” You can be a “car guy” and know more choice means more freedom.

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The Guardian
@theguardian.com

Far-right conspiracy theories spread online in aftermath of the Texas floods

theguardian.comFar-right conspiracy theories spread online in aftermath of the Texas floodsSome social media users falsely claimed that the extreme weather was being controlled by the US government Disasters and tragedies have long been the source of American conspiracy theories, old and new. So when devastating flash floods hit Texas over the Fourth of July weekend, and as the death toll continues to rise, far-right conspiracists online saw their opportunity to come out in full force, blurring the lines of what’s true and untrue. Some people, emerging from the same vectors associated with the longstanding QAnon conspiracy theory, which essentially holds that a shadowy “deep state” is acting against President Donald Trump, spread on X that the devastating weather was being controlled by the government. Continue reading...

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Caroline Lucas
@carolinelucas.bsky.social

Tony Blair Institute report criticising the drive to Net Zero is a decidedly odd dossier. We won’t halt climate breakdown *without* phasing out fossil fuels & to suggest solution lies in more nuclear & carbon capture rather than renewables is costly & misguided

theguardian.comClimate plan based on phasing out fossil fuels doomed to fail, says Tony BlairFormer PM claims net zero policies losing public support and says there should be greater focus on carbon capture

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Bob From Accounts 🚲
@bobfromaccounts.bsky.social

"Cycling is not a practical daily travel option for most people." In 2022, 26% of car trips in the UK were shorter than 1 mile, and 71% were under 5 miles. A 5-mile bike ride takes around 30 minutes. Provide people with the option to cycle and build more safe infrastructure

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Cllr Anna Railton 🌹
@annarailton.bsky.social

Genuinely shocking thing for a POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER to say 🤯 [On terrible cycling infrastructure] "I know it’s not great but it would never be a political priority for me to give cyclists better infrastructure, particularly when they don’t contribute in vehicle taxes."

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Dining across the divide: ‘I’m not anti cyclist. I’m anti cyclists who ignore red lights and drive three or four abreast in front of me’

theguardian.comDining across the divide: ‘I’m not anti cyclist. I’m anti cyclists who ignore red lights and drive three or four abreast in front of me’One is a left-leaning tactical voter, and the other a Tory police and crime commissioner – they disagreed on the new Labour government, but were they any closer on cycling? Lisa, 44, Surrey Occupation Police and crime commissioner for Surrey Continue…

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