Australian Winter Olympic athletes (in blue and highlighter green) wearing respirator masks as they board their bus to the Opening Ceremony.

a group of american athletes all masking in respirators at a press conference.

so many respirators on olympians faces; just because you’re not a professional athlete doesn’t mean that you n those around you don’t have something worth protecting too.

Donald Trump’s agents are untrained, unqualified, unprofessional, and dangerous.

It’s time for them to stop their assault on American cities.

Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.

Petition: Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK We believe Brexit's not working. The OBR judges that the UK economy is smaller and trade is weaker because of Brexit, and it will just get worse. 10 years after the Brexit vote, let's apply to rejoin ...

You know what to do! 🦖🇪🇺

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

Petition: Stop the Guga Hunt Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend Section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to remove the power to grant licences for taking Gannets on Sula Sgeir.

Please sign and share if you can!

For decades, the “Guga hunt”, on Sula Sgeir has been defended as sustainable, harmless, and woven into cultural heritage. But the science emerging today tells a very different story.

petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...

The PCR positivity map is out, and UKHSA is reporting another drop to 3.3% in England.

Taking into account all the areas that aren't reporting, we make that 4.38%.

That's more in line with 4.19% in Scotland (where there's much more reliable reporting).

jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol...

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Tell the CCAMLR Chair to protect Antarctica A platform for stories, solutions, and community action to protect the ocean, tackle the climate crisis, and help build a more just, equitable planet.

Please sign and share if you can.

Tell CCAMLR to stand up to the exploitative krill fishing industry

act.our-antarctica.com/act/antarcti...

'We’re here asking you to listen to the children, to fight for our planet, and our future.’ 🌎 The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is in parliament tomorrow, and it could be devastating for wildlife and wild places 💔
Please help 🙏 ask your MP to support Amendment 130 for nature 🙏💚

Here's the latest variant picture for Australia, to late August.

NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" has continued to dominate, but fell back to finish at 47%.

It looks under threat from the rebound in JN.1.* +DeFLuQE, which grew to 32%.

#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus #DeFLuQE
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YouTube video by Led By Donkeys Hey Donald, welcome to Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle Tuesday night. Four of us arrested for 'malicious communications'. Now released.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8V4...

The PCR positivity map is out, and many areas are seeing an ever so slight decrease.

But Devon, London, and many areas north of Birmingham are seeing stubbornly high levels or rebounds.

jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol...

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A screenshot of a quote by famous Indigenous Activist Leonard Peltier. It’s black writing over a worn aged brown background with an old native drawing in the bottom right corner. The quote text says: ‘I don’t know how to save the world. I don’t have the answer. I hold no secret knowledge as to how to fix the mistakes of generations past and present. I only know that without compassion and respect for all earths inhabitants, non of us will survive. Nor will we deserve to.’

Native Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier pointing out the truth. However,
Respect for all earths inhabitants?some of them make it very fucking hard.

BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party

When did you ever hear the BBC stating that it must alter “story selection” and “other types of output, such as drama”, to win the trust of Green voters, or of unrepresented people on the left?
All the shifts are in just one direction.
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...

You wouldn't blow tobacco smoke in the faces of people with cancer. But if you don't take precautions to avoid people with cancer catching Covid, that's what you're doing.

An absolute masterclass in how the UK media platforms and normalises far right politics. This is how Farage wins.

Trump administration contends it has no duty to return illegally deported man to US The administration’s position suggests officials do not view the Supreme Court’s order as compelling them to seek Abrego Garcia’s return.

www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

Stop Drax! Millions of Animal Forest Homes Slated for Wood Pellets

Please sign to stop Drax obliterating 1.7 million hectares in California and Oregon.
www.idausa.org/campaign/wil...

Color photo of a white lily blossom, overlaid with a black skull and cross bones and text that reads “no lilies for kitties”.

It's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter...

1. Infuriatingly, here in the UK, the government still seems to believe that the only way of introducing trees is to plant them (see, for example, the current Land Use Framework consultation).
News just in: trees can self-seed, which could be why they've survived for 360m years. 🧵

We are have updated our research into which garden plants attract the most pollinators. Our original research included 5 years of data. We then moved house so this is now 9 years of data over 2 different locations.
www.rosybee.com/research-study

Benefit cuts will push more people into poverty, warns Citizens Advice boss Exclusive: Clare Moriarty hits out at Labour’s plan as ‘short-term action’ with ‘long-term consequences’ in rare intervention

Cutting benefits for disabled people will push more people into poverty and make it harder for them to get into work.

Inflicting misery is a political choice, not an economic necessity.

No govt proposal is accompanied by assessment of human cost.

Insist on meeting your MP to vent your concerns.

Siblings 💕🐾

#caturday #catsofbluesky

So sorry for your loss. He has such a beautiful face. Treasure your memories of him. I’m sure you have lots of wonderful ones.

Shut down this baby octopus lab A new factory farming nightmare is unfolding—seafood giant Grupo Profand just got the green light to experiment on baby octopuses in Spain. Their goal? Cracking the code on captive breeding to pave th

Another seafood giant just got the green light to experiment on baby octopuses in Spain—to crack the code on industrial octopus farming.

We fought and stalled the last octopus farm attempt-and we can stop this one too. Please Sign and share the petition:
action.eko.org/a/shut-down-...

No second state visit for Trump Unbelievable. Keir Starmer has handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and should not go ahead.  This is the...

Whilst the other petition waits to be authorised, this one is all set to go if you want to Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...

University of Sheffield - STOP Partnering with Drax Drax is a biomass power plant in North Yorkshire. It’s the UK’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide, as well as the world’s number 1 tree burner, and relies on millions of pounds of UK taxpayers’ money ...

Please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/un...

Expanding aviation is massively inadvisable! Current predictions are that by 2040 it will be 27% of all our UK emissions. Where's the sense in that?
Flying is a luxury, not a human right.

Putting in mitigations to protect staff and patients from airborne diseases like Covid and flu is imperative. Hepa filters and far UV should be standard in hospitals, as they are in Govt and military buildings in the U.K. Prevention is better than cure - or no cure, if you develop Long Covid.

Mask up. One simple act can have a life-saving impact. Victoria - State Government

Victorian Department of Health advice - 31.1.25

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All that experience and knowledge just being thrown away. 😢And all driven by greed and ignorance. Trump is the worst possible person at the worst possible time, not just for America, but for every living thing on the planet.