Jonathan Dilks

AI Student interested in all things programming, web & systems development, psychology & philosophy!

[PROTECT ALL WILDLIFE @Protect_Wldlife]

Brian May didn't just donate money to animal welfare. He personally purchased British farmland and forests with his own money ~ and converted them into permanent wildlife sanctuaries. He resigned from the RSPCA for not doing enough. He refuses to play Glastonbury over badgers. The Save Me Trust is not a side project. It is Brian May's second career.

Most rock stars put their name on a charity.

Brian May buys farmland for his.

The Save Me Trust was founded in 2009 by Brian May and conservationist Anne Brummer — originally to campaign against the possible repeal of the Hunting Act in the UK.

It has never stopped growing since.

Today Save Me Trust campaigns against fox hunting, the badger cull, factory farming, live export, trophy hunting, driven grouse shooting, the use of snares, and the captivity of orcas and other cetaceans.

But what most people don't know — is what Brian May has funded personally.

The Save Me Trust manages private land ~ purchased and protected specifically for this purpose by Brian May himself. Land that was previously wilderness-deprived commercial forest or farmland. Enhanced. Restored. Converted into wildflower meadows. Protected permanently.

The Trust operates alongside Harper Asprey Wildlife Rescue ~ which rehabilitates injured British wildlife and releases them back into the wild through secure soft-release sites that Brian May's funding helps maintain.

In 2023 ~ Proud Galleries presented a £5,000 cheque to Save Me Trust ~ generated from ticket sales and book signings at Brian May's Stereoscopy Is Good For You exhibition in London. Every event Brian May does ~ feeds back into the animals.

He resigned from the RSPCA as Vice President in 2024 ~ publicly ~ because he felt even they weren't doing enough.

He refuses to perform at Glastonbury because its co-founder supports badger culling.

He has addressed Parliament directly. Led protests through London. Fronted BBC documentaries. Funded research. Bought countryside.

A man who once played to 250,000 people in Brazil —

Spends significant portions of his personal fortune buying British farmland.

To give Hedgehogs somewhere safe to sleep.

Thank you for caring for the animals @DrBrianMay 🙏.

[Jonathan Dilks @Dilksy]

Plan based on 'outdated trickle down economics' https://t.co/l7R0wadUUI via @BBCNews

[Jason Hickel @jasonhickel]

Innovation is important. Under capitalism innovation tends to be misdirected, or stifled, by an overly narrow focus on profits and by restrictive patents. In a post-capitalist economy, innovation could focus more on improving human well-being and ecology, aided by public R&D.

[Jason Hickel @jasonhickel]

The obsession of the capitalist class with "innovation" sits awkwardly alongside their insistence that "there is no alternative".

We are allowed to imagine new gadgets but not a just economy.

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

When it came to Partygate, the police had Johnson’s back. Here’s how:

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

Hedge funds have stumped up £60m for Farage’s GB News to skewer this country rightwards. We’re taking them on with fact-based interventions that reach millions - and we’re funded entirely by people like you. Join the fightback 👇

https://t.co/xce3lXhPN4

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

Finally

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Fair to say it’ll be a few years before anyone can claim that the Conservatives are the natural party for stable government with a straight face. Johnson is scorching their reputation with every minute he refuses to bow to the inevitable. He was their choice.

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Wanted: New housemate for Westminster based feline. Recently decorated house includes excellent security, lightly used office space and large garden, suitable for hosting parties. Deep clean required.

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

At least at the end Boris Johnson finally delivered a humble, coherent speech reflecting on his fail…
Nah, course not. Absolutely deluded drivel. He thinks he’s the victim.
If the Tories don’t get him out tonight they’re finished.

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Petition that all interviews with Conservative MPs should be accompanied by the “Benny Hill music” until this crisis is over
https://t.co/ftHHMMZuYE

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

“I am willing to serve as caretaker Prime Minister because that’s frankly less ridiculous than the idea of Boris Johnson hanging around a minute longer” #YesWeCat #LarryForPM

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

That did the job. No need to thank me.

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

NEWS: Govt to FREEZE student loan repayment threshold (plan 2 & 3) at £27,295/yr income - effectively INCREASING what people pay each year, and what most repay in total.

This April it should've risen by average earnings of 4.6% to around £28,550 for the tax year... cont

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

This means Uni leavers will pay c £110/yr more than they would've done next year and likely £3,000+ over the 30yrs before it wipes

This is a hike in costs, breaches what Theresa May said in 2017 and the initial 2010 launch plans

Govt announcement here https://t.co/3htlKMxaWe

[iFixit @iFixit]

We never thought we’d see the day: Apple will offer parts, tools, and software to DIY fixers starting next year. There are some catches, but we’re thrilled to see Apple admit what we’ve always known: Everyone’s enough of a Genius to fix an iPhone: https://t.co/LmvIYVZWat

[Droidcab @Droidcab]

#Eurovision the irony of these two tweets next to each other 🤣

[Karina Mazur @KarinaMazurr]

@SistersUncut @ReclaimTS Literally my friends and I are all still going, it’s cute that the same police force that is meant to “protect us” thinks they can stop us 😌☺️