Flowers developed the power to influence others’ behaviour by building symbiotic relationships …. which is very different to misjudging the power and consequence of soft power ….

It doesn't take a forensic accountant to work out whose interests Nigel Farage really serves

AI is already writing novel after novel — some in seconds, and it can get pretty close to the style of your favorite authors.

It's an eerie echo of the ‘novel-writing machines’ that George Orwell imagined would be used to distract the masses in "1984".

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The Mandelson-Epstein emails – what do they reveal about Britain’s broken lobbying system?

❌ The Mandelson-Epstein emails again highlighted how the UK's lobbying transparency regime is woefully inadequate.

Poor transparency allows well-connected individuals and companies with deep pockets to influence decisions that should be made in the public interest.

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You familiar with Byline @dannyfearns.bsky.social ?

@dannyfearns.bsky.social thought you might like his one 😉

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Just how will this all end? 🤔 and how does our democracy wash itself clean after the escapades of the last 20+ years? 😏

Oh WOW!

Tesla saved $400 million on its federal taxes by shifting billions of its U.S. profits to countries with lower tax rates.

Yes: While you paid your taxes in full, giant corporations maneuvered to pay as little as possible — and it’s all perfectly legal for them.

The system is rigged.

Back to the simple natural order of things…….. not human arrogance based on destruction of our water,air, environment for profit…… for the 1%

Pardon?! 😏🤭

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This as above your post in my feed 😏🤔

Trump administration begins refunding more than $166bn in tariffs — The Guardian Claims system launches months after supreme court ruled Trump had no legal authority to impose tariffs

Ouch!!! 😳
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Voices: Israel’s chilling new death penalty is as racist as it is abhorrent — The Independent Israel’s new 90-day capital sentence for Palestinians convicted of lethal terrorism is the kind of targeted execution we in the Jewish community have seen before, says Eric Lewis

It appears that the current Israeli government ent has no shame, and no moral compass. There is every chance that this law will also put the lives of Jews living outside Israel in harms way too. Whatever happened to their humanity…?
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….and, there’s more….
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Wow!

Fossil Fuels Are Not The Future….

Who do you reckon needs to read this first ….?

Good morning all, enjoy your day …..

The authors of the four Gospels of the New Testament.

….and this…
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…. and this will still be the case until change comes…
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i almost choked on my granola!, 😆😆😆😆

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The triple planetary crisis is real and interlinked:
• Climate change is shifting weather patterns and ecosystems.
• Biodiversity loss is wiping out species at record speed.
• Pollution & waste are poisoning air, water, and soil—killing millions prematurely every year.

Think this is so very relevant today ….

Did u know? 1.6B people rely on forests for food, medicine, and income. Forests provide over $16 trillion in ecosystem services every year. Agroforestry helps protect biodiversity & supports livelihoods. Let’s protect our forests—they are vital for life.