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Nigel Pugh

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πŸ“Έ http://www.nigelpugh.co.uk Enviro/Social Justice Campaigner Urgent economic systems change is required #WellbeingEconomy Masto: https://toot.wales/@nspugh Insta: https://www.instagram.com/nspughphoto/

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Our democracy is being bent out of shape by offshore cash, billionaire buyers and money nobody can trace... πŸοΈπŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ πŸ’Έ

If you’re done letting mystery money call the shots.

Take action now: actionnetwork.org/letters/our-...

09.03.2026 12:11 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Our Democracy is not for sale! Stop billionaires buying our democracy. Kick Big money out of our politics.

Our democracy is being sold off to big‑money donors β€” and the new Elections Bill won’t fix it unless we demand far better for our future.

@taxjusticeuk.bsky.social

Email your MPπŸ‘‰ actionnetwork.org/letters/our-...

09.03.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Record 129 journalists and media workers killed in 2025, mostly by Israel, says CPJ A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work last year, two-thirds of them killed by Israel, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday.
09.03.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The first lesson of war is β€˜know your enemy’ – and Britain’s enemy now is Donald Trump | Simon Tisdall As the Iran disaster escalates, the US president should be seen as an enemy whose actions threaten the lawful, democratic way of life everywhere, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdal...

Indeed, Donald Trump is our enemy sadly.
All of his own making

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

09.03.2026 09:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"When the birds abandon you, you are truly on your own."

09.03.2026 10:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A reminder that humans in cars - notably omitted from this thanks to motonormativity - kill 1.2m people every year

09.03.2026 09:59 πŸ‘ 769 πŸ” 251 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 1

The same technological pinpoint accuracy that was used to slaughter children in Gaza now being used to slaughter children in Iran.

05.03.2026 08:24 πŸ‘ 797 πŸ” 403 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 17
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Israel has killed tens of thousands of Palestinian women and girls in its genocidal war on Gaza.

On International Women's Day, we look at the number of women and girls Israel killed in Gaza in 2025.

#Infograph

08.03.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 1299 πŸ” 862 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 32

The U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February.

A record number of Americans are withdrawing from their 401ks to cover expenses.

Americans owe $18.5 trillion in debt β€” an historic high.

Meanwhile, the wealth of America's 935 billionaires soared by $1.5 trillion in 2025.

β€œGolden Age” for whom?

08.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 3853 πŸ” 1341 πŸ’¬ 148 πŸ“Œ 66
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"Switzerland says US-Israeli strikes on Iran violate international law"

08.03.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 176 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 3
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It’s nonsense. 75% of our gas imports come from Norway, 17% from the US & just 1-2% from Qatar, so trying to squeeze a tiny bit more from North Sea fields that’ve been declining for decades will make no odds to security, global prices or tax receipts. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/688a09...

08.03.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 95 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns Prof Tim Lang says country produces far less food than it needs to feed population and is particularly vulnerable

The UK relies heavily on imports of food. Recent events have shown, in an increasingly volatile world, you can't always count on ships being able to move about.

Some countries are stockpiling food to prepare for climate shocks, the UK should too, says Prof Lang:

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07.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 123 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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The first lesson of war is β€˜know your enemy’ – and Britain’s enemy now is Donald Trump | Simon Tisdall As the Iran disaster escalates, the US president should be seen as an enemy whose actions threaten the lawful, democratic way of life everywhere, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The first lesson of war is β€˜know your enemy’ – and Britain’s enemy now is Donald Trump | Simon Tisdall

08.03.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 471 πŸ” 176 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 29
Portrait photo, purple spring sun lit Crocuses in focus in the fore ground. Beyond central top third a slightly out of focus man walks towards the viewer with a terrier looking directly at the viewer. Within a Victorian park with Victorian houses beyond.

Portrait photo, purple spring sun lit Crocuses in focus in the fore ground. Beyond central top third a slightly out of focus man walks towards the viewer with a terrier looking directly at the viewer. Within a Victorian park with Victorian houses beyond.

Purple Spring:

#bloomScrolling #spring #photography #Wales

07.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says Global health body investigating reports that four medics are among the 1,230 people killed in Iran since start of war

More than 1200 people have been killed across Iran, with many more injured and hospitals under attack.

No nation should be able to break intl law with impunity - civilians and healthcare facilities must be protected and those responsible for illegal attacks held to account.

06.03.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 199 πŸ” 91 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4

Starmer's attempt to play both sides has failed. He tried to look tough on Trump, but failed to condemn the illegal attack.

Then he let US bombers pit stop here.

He's dragged us into the war, and still managed to damage our reputation with the USA in the process.

07.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 1154 πŸ” 252 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 17
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I predict a Green wave in the local elections. Anyone who thinks our byelection win was an outlier is mistaken | Zack Polanski Since the Gorton and Denton victory, I have travelled the UK and seen the energy that result unleashed. More will follow, says Zack Polanski, leader of the Green party

@zackpolanski.bsky.social said it would be a battle between Reform’s big money & our people power. We showed that not only can people power win, it can win big. #HannahSpencer took on the #billionaire donors and won – message now is that we can do that everywhere

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

07.03.2026 22:04 πŸ‘ 211 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Iran’s people were facing a horrible shortage of water before the war began. If we are destroying desalination plants and setting fire to Teheran we are committing unfathomable crimes.

08.03.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 25224 πŸ” 8082 πŸ’¬ 783 πŸ“Œ 329

What could possibly explain the intensity of Western interest, over the past century and more, in this region?

08.03.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 1251 πŸ” 488 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 14
Portrait photo, purple spring sun lit Crocuses in focus in the fore ground. Beyond central top third a slightly out of focus man walks towards the viewer with a terrier looking directly at the viewer. Within a Victorian park with Victorian houses beyond.

Portrait photo, purple spring sun lit Crocuses in focus in the fore ground. Beyond central top third a slightly out of focus man walks towards the viewer with a terrier looking directly at the viewer. Within a Victorian park with Victorian houses beyond.

Purple Spring:

#bloomScrolling #spring #photography #Wales

07.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Break Big Tech: Dismantle the root cause of online harms Platforms like X, Facebook and Instagram harvest our personal data so that they can target us with ads. Their platforms are designed to keep us online, pushing out content that will keep us engaged. T...

To tackle online harms, we must reform the surveillance-driven business model at the heart of Big Tech: please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...

06.03.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Big Day Out in Cardiff! I'm helping make history in Wales by getting the first Greens elected to the Senedd! Will you come along too?

Big Day Out in Cardiff with @zackpolanski.bsky.social

As an environmental and social activist/campaigner in Wales for nearly 20 years, I know #HopeisHere - with helping the @walesgreenparty.bsky.social to take seats in the Senedd.

actionnetwork.org/events/big-d...

06.03.2026 08:03 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

06.03.2026 12:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This appalling fat cat wants to shut the door on all my mature students, many of whom left school after GCSE and give up a lot to go to university. I can tell him that they’re the hungriest for education and far from being unable to graduate, they regularly get the highest grades. Hateful man.

06.03.2026 08:12 πŸ‘ 357 πŸ” 99 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 10
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Big Day Out in Cardiff! I'm helping make history in Wales by getting the first Greens elected to the Senedd! Will you come along too?

Big Day Out in Cardiff with @zackpolanski.bsky.social

As an environmental and social activist/campaigner in Wales for nearly 20 years, I know #HopeisHere - with helping the @walesgreenparty.bsky.social to take seats in the Senedd.

actionnetwork.org/events/big-d...

06.03.2026 08:03 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Andy Burnham criticises β€˜bankruptcy’ of Labour approach to campaigning Greater Manchester mayor rekindles leadership speculation with speech addressing party’s byelection loss

Andy Burnham has reignited hostilities with Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership, criticising what he described as the β€œbankruptcy” of the party’s approach to campaigning after losing Gorton & Denton.

How would you describe it? @zackpolanski.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

05.03.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Andy Burnham calls Keir Starmer’s labour campaigning approach, bankrupt, after losing Gorton & Denton!

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

05.03.2026 13:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the stark contrast with the corbyn years is that zack is 'oppositional'. no caveating or placating. it's, correctly, stating obvious moral positions and defending them. refreshing.

05.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 154 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Andy Burnham criticises β€˜bankruptcy’ of Labour approach to campaigning Greater Manchester mayor rekindles leadership speculation with speech addressing party’s byelection loss

Andy Burnham has reignited hostilities with Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership, criticising what he described as the β€œbankruptcy” of the party’s approach to campaigning after losing Gorton & Denton.

How would you describe it? @zackpolanski.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

05.03.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

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