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Melania Trump presides over UN meeting promoting ‘peace through education’ after bombing of Iran school | CNN Days after the strikes in Iran resulted in the bombing of a girls’ elementary school, killing at least 168 children, first lady Melania Trump presided over a United Nations Security Council meeting th...

Can the world get anymore insane?

www.cnn.com/2026/03/02/w...

‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions? Emissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been brutal

Romania has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in EU. Its net greenhouse gas emissions intensity fell 88% between 1990 & 2023, so each euro’s worth of economic activity heats planet 10 times less. Emissions have plunged by 75%. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Nothing to see here! Just yet another Tory leader supporting hunting - this time at the Thurlow Hunt point to point. Shameful.

Scotland's unemployment rate at 3.8% is one of the lowest not only in the UK but also across the EU.

Green member here. I'll be voting SNP and Green (obvs). I'd rather vote Green twice but independence is more important so that we can enact our own environmental and social policies without Westminster interference.

I can't be bullied. I can't be bought. I've stood for the same principles for many decades.

"I can't be bought"

Says man who sells video birthday greetings for £70 a time.

WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

He PAID no tax but TOOK millions of tax payers' money to support his businesses so that he could get even richer. At our expense. Why are caps doffed, just because he's rich? He's a complete _ _ _ _ (your own choice of word).

Just say Vote SNP. Let us choose the second vote for ourselves.

From The National, Epstein.

The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

This week's column is about something that's arguably more important than anything in the news, crucial as some of the other issues are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Reduce Poverty - Indy PosterBoy According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Scotland is the only part of the UK where child poverty is expected to fall over the next four years, whilst it’s

Despite severe limitations on the amount of our own money Westminster lets Scotland have back, ScotGov *still* manages to combat child poverty better than Westminster. Imagine what we could achieve with full control of our own resources.
indyposterboy.scot/reduce-pover...

Carole Cadwalladr, "He's not that cuddle cosy golf club English pub figure"

"He is in a relationship with the US far right and with the European pro-Kremlin far right"

"What happened in Brexit, we saw that money that force that influence, those networks coming together"

American actor Matthew Modine has joined the long list of celebs who are official supporters of Veganuary.

Take part in Veganuary here - https://f.mtr.cool/svwaqjasmw

#YouYesNow #IndyClan?
It's TIME for #ScottishIndependence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

“Danish citizens are organising a huge boycott that includes cancelling planned holidays in the US, cancelling subscriptions to on-demand services based in the US & more generally, recommending the use of EU services instead of those provided by American platforms.”

So, same as Canadians.

#GoWILDForHedgehogs this winter and pledge to make your garden a haven for the nation's favorite mammal 🦔💚

Find out more and get started 👇
www.hedgehogstreet.org/go-wild-winter

Hedgehog Street is a joint campaign run by us and British Hedgehog Preservation Society.

If you've recently bought, made or been given a #hedgehog house, make sure you put it somewhere #hedgehogfriendly!
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Place it somewhere quiet, shady, sheltered & dry (eg, under a hedge or covered in a leafy corner) & you may get a visit from a hedgehog...

📷 Ross McEwan

#WildlifeWednesday

This Sunday we're asking you to #ShareToMakeAware!
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Always check for #hedgehogs & other wildlife before using a mower, strimmer, hedge trimmer or garden fork!

#ShareSunday #SundayShare

Ricky Gervais donating £2.43 Million to Animals. These are the lovely charities he has chosen 🐾

Comedian Ricky Gervais has donated almost £2.5 million from his “Mortality” stand‑up tour. 💸

👉 Find out more: https://veganfta.com/articles/2025/12/17/ricky-gervais-channels-2-4-million-mortality-tour-profit-into-animal-charities/

#rickygervais #comedian #vegancelebrities #animals #animallover

Plans for new wildlife hospital rejected despite urgent need A proposed wildlife hospital in Kirtling has been refused planning permission despite warnings local rescue capacity is collapsing

After 200 people supported plans for a new wildlife hospital, it been refused permission following 15 objections. Currently volunteers are caring for 1,000 cases a year from a suburban home. Whether they find another site could decide the future of the service.

@eastangliabylines.co.uk

Looks amazing!

Making this next week

Shetland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Will be using Aldi's beans instead

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THIS, a thousand times THIS:

TILDA SWINTON ‘I don’t quite believe the word British. I feel like it’s sort of a strictly-for-export term.

I have never felt British, politically.

I am happy to describe myself as Scottish and I feel, like many people, that Scotland is a naturally independent country.’

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙’𝙨 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 belongs to Scotland.

Westminster-owned parties should have no say over Holyrood or Scotland’s future.

On 7 May, it’s vital to maintain a 𝙋𝙧𝙤-𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙟𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 - that means voting SNP & Scottish Greens.

1️⃣𝘀𝘁 𝙑𝙤𝙩𝙚: 𝗦𝗡𝗣 (𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆)

2️⃣𝙣𝙙 𝙑𝙤𝙩𝙚: 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀 (𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁)