Dr Emma Byrne

Email Ofwat - say NO to 15 years of illegal pollution

Tell ofwat that we can't take 15 more years of pollution

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Reform UK has been forced to reject more unlawful donations than any other British political party in 2025

the party has had to give back almost £200,000 this year from 18 impermissible donors, according to Electoral Commission data

www.ft.com/content/5392...

Fuck yeah

West Central London Green Party & Hammersmith and Fulham Climate Action TOGETHER FOR THE CLIMATE 22ND OCTOBER 2025 -7:30PM Our Lady of Fatima Parish Centre Commonwealth Avenue, London, W12 7QR All welcome

Next Wednesday evening the West Central London Green Party is sponsoring this event:

www.eventbrite.com/e/the-campai...

Open to all and free to attend. Help shape the campaign for the climate for next May's election

This surge is now absolutely phenomenal.

110,000 members.

That's +5000 in the last 24 hours alone!

Join.greenparty.org.uk

I'm not an economist but seems worrying that the whole US economy is seven companies in a trenchcoat, passing the same $20 up and down

This is kind of nimbyism I want to see stopped.
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I again return to my theory that Rachel Reeves was startled by a spider as a child. Nothing else explains this malicious revelling in ignorance.

Jessica Walter

I'm furious, I'm aghast. In a world where there is so, damned much to be furious and aghast about. Because "hyuck-hyuck-hyuck these stupid little snails are stopping our big building" isn't a story of bravely taking on the NIMBYS, its scientific and environmental illiteracy and it stinks

THE WHIRLPOOL RAMSHORN SNAIL IS A BELLWETHER FOR THE HEALTH OF OUR RIVERS! Particularly our chalk streams. The dwindling of the population is clear evidence of the pollution and poor management of our waterways.

But snitches, apparently, get built on

2) the whirlpool ramshorn snail has been the focus of a Back from the Brink programme to try to increase populations, but this has proved hugely challenging because, and, hold my hand dear reader because this is where my brain broke

This kind of hyuck-hyuck-hyuck, aren't the environmentalist silly for caring about a teeny tiny snail that no one can even see" ignores the fact that

1) The whirlpool ramshorn snail is critically endangered, not just in the UK but everywhere

The Guardian's environmental reporter Helena Horton writes:

'[Reeves] described the planning blockage as being due to “some snails on the site that are a protected species or something”, adding: “They are microscopic snails that you cannot even see, and they haven’t been able to build there.”'

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Everything about this story stinks. The boasts of cronyism. The ineptitude of telling a public meeting to keep something secret. And, for me at least, the foulest reek is the gleeful anti-environmentalism. 🧵

Some people in Scotland will never get gender clinic appointment on 224-year waitlist Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care

We have heard that the Green Party has passed a motion at conference calling for desegregation of trans healthcare and to end the practice of GICs and to move it to primary care.

And you can definitely see why they voted for it here:

www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...

Perhaps UK Labour leadership can stop throwing money at Silicon Valley tech bros and their snake oil sometime? Before the UK is underwater, preferably? (Yes I know NYC isn't in the UK but my point still stands.)

It never makes sense, this bloody vocation 💔

Blame for this antisemitic attack cannot be placed at the door of a single political party or person. Of course, the political climate influences actions. But there will be time to learn lessons. Right now, we need to think of the victims, the families, build interfaith ties and keep everyone safe.

Listening to @zackpolanski.bsky.social talking about this Island of Neighbours and the politics of hope and feeling inspired and empowered to work for a better country for all

Jews are not responsible for the genocide in Gaza. It is the act of Netanyahu and his far right government.

Muslims are not responsible for the acts of a terrorist in Manchester.

Mistrust people who stoke fear, anger and division, who sell easy answers and satisfying blame.

Oh my god, this is horrible

Zack Polanski says it is mistake to conflate campaigning against genocide in Gaza with antisemitism - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Article reads: Woman named as Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first The 63-year-old archbishop-designate is married to Eamonn Mullally, with whom she has two children. Originally from Woking in Surrey, she was the UK's chief nursing officer from 1999 to 2004.

This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.

This is HORRIBLE.

It's not Jewish people's fault, what's being done to Gaza.

And it's not Gazans fault, What's been done to Manchester.

It's not hard to avoid victim blaming both sides, and it's beyond disappointing that apparently Mahmood isn't capable of understanding that.

We are horrified by the dreadful attack in Manchester today, which has claimed lives and left others in a serious condition. Our deepest thoughts are with the victims, their families, and the wider community — especially on this day of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Violence, prejudice, and hatred directed at people because of their identity is abhorrent. No one should ever face fear or violence for their identity or beliefs. Everyone in our country must be safe to practise their religion or live in accordance with their worldview in peace. Find the full statement on: https://humanists.uk/2025/10/02/humanists-uk-statement-on-manchester-synagogue-attack/

Maddening!

I did eventually manage to get the form submitted. Maybe it's a volume of submissions issue.

Doesn't inspire a lot of faith does it?

Likewise, works not validly registered with the U.S. Copyright Office are not eligible to be in the Works List. Many of the works Anthropic downloaded were not registered. For example, non-English works have very low registration rates. Of the approximately 4 million non-duplicate works that Anthropic downloaded, around 2.5 million were written in languages other than English. Most of those 2.5 million non-English works were unregistered. In addition, many of the 1.5 million non-duplicate English works were not registered. And even among registered works, many failed to satisfy the date criteria in the Class definition, because registration occurred more than five years before or after publication or after Anthropic downloaded such works.

One thing that really ticks me off is this point in the FAQ:

"Also, the lawsuit is excluding 2.5 million works 'written in languages other than English. Most of those 2.5 million non-English works were unregistered.'"

The class action really screwed authors outside the USA. 7/

A popup box reads An error occured (sic) during your submission. Please try again. If this problem persists please contact the settlement administrator at the email below

TFW you've filled in the claim form for your settlement from Anthropic and *this* happens

Narrator's voice: the problem does indeed persist

Fellow plaintiffs - did we hug the site to death ir is it just me?