Rachel Derrick🇺🇦🇪🇺🇬🇧🇫🇷🇨🇷

Sustainable Development, SEND, Down’s Syndrome, Education, Agroecology, Cats, Dogs

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

Paul Marshall, the co-owner of GB News, has tripled his hedge fund investments in fossil fuel companies in the first quarter of 2026 to £2.1bn.

They're a propaganda channel cashing in on destroying our future.

Always follow the money.

[Philip Lymbery @philip_ciwf]

This is a photo of a bee in the US
The pollen on her legs is from dandelions & her tongue is sticking out because she’s been killed due to weed killer on dandelion flowers
Remember this #Spring what many see as weeds, is natures food for #insects
No bees, no insects, no life
#FirstDayOfSpring

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

People should delete old emails in order to save the climate, according to the environment agency. They say that because data centres use vast amounts of water to cool their systems, 'simple everyday choices' such as deleting emails could reduce your climate impact.

[Sam_P @PallaviciniSam]

Two days on & over 1100 petition signatures, https://t.co/yQd1uVaoPG it is clear that there is support ++ to save this vital, much loved, viable Centre for learning disabled adults. Over now to @RBKingston and its @LibDems Council & MPs @EdwardJDavey @PaulKohlerSW19 @SarahOlney

[Climate Dad @ClimateDad77]

What $7,000,000,000,000 a year in fossil fuel subsidies is buying us.

[Jill Foster @JournalistJill]

The Led By Donkeys boys Ben Stewart, James Sadri, Oliver Knowles and Will Rose have included JK Rowling in a Glastonbury stunt.

It’s a line up of people they want to send to Mars because they have ‘made life more difficult for the rest of us’.

JKR’s charity Lumos has, to date, helped more than 23,000 children.

Her sexual assault service Beira’s Place has helped at least 2000 women gain access to support.

She helped fund the rescue of more than 100 females lawyers and their families from Afghanistan when they faced being murdered.

She opened a fund to help women who have been discriminated against due to their gender critical views.

She has given courage to thousands more women to stand up for their sex-based rights.

So lads, we know who you mean by ‘the rest of us���.

It’s men, isn’t it?

[Resolution Foundation @resfoundation]

Almost one half of families with children in poverty who are not working contain an adult with a disability or limiting health condition.

Read more in our recent research on child poverty ⤵️ https://t.co/tW5WwFDnYz

[Dr Zaib Khan @drzaibkhan786]

🐾⚠️ **Pet Owners, Listen Up!** 🐶💦 Shared by @NBPTROCKS ◾️Flea treatments might be harming our rivers more than we thought! 🚨 A recent study by Dave Goulson (@DaveGoulson) found that spot-on flea treatments on dogs release toxic pesticides like fipronil and imidacloprid into water bodies for *28 days* after application—way longer than the 48 hours claimed on labels! 📜💧

🌍 **The Impact?** These chemicals are deadly to aquatic life 🐟🐞, with one treatment for a medium-sized dog packing enough imidacloprid to kill *60 million bees* 🐝! Research from the University of Sussex and The Guardian shows rivers across England are polluted, threatening insects, fish, and birds that rely on them. 🐦💔

🚿 **How Does It Happen?** When treated dogs swim or get washed, pesticides wash off into sewers and rivers. Studies by the Wild Trout Trust (2023) confirm these chemicals, including permethrin, are wiping out aquatic invertebrates. 😱

🐱 **Cats Are at Risk Too!** Beyond Pesticides warns that cats, due to their grooming habits and lack of detox enzymes, can suffer severe effects like seizures from these chemicals. 🐾⚠️

💡 **What Can We Do?** Rosemary Perkins from the University of Sussex suggests avoiding spot-on treatments if your dog loves to swim 🏊‍♂️, and only using them when needed—not as a preventative. Let’s protect our pets *and* our planet! 🌱💚

📢 **Spread the Word!** Share this post to raise awareness. Together, we can push for better regulations in the pet product industry! 🗣️📲 #ClimateCrisisClub #PesticidePollution #SaveOurRivers #EcoFriendlyPetCare

[Truth Matters @politicsusa46]

This is probably one of the best speeches in committee I have EVER heard.

We often hear passionate emotional speeches and I applaud that, but this is a forensic dismantling of a woman who arrogantly thinks she and the administration she belongs to are above the law. THEY ARE NOT.

Kristi Noem attended the hearing intent on being obstructive and dismissive and Chris Murphy gave her a masterclass in the constitutional responsibilities of government. I salute you sir.

🎥 TikTok - https://t.co/sOz7pUJ1bB

[Tommy Jessop @tommyjessop]

Well hello there! I am really proud to announce that my very first children’s book has been published today by @ladybirdbooks . It is called TOMMY’S TIME TO SHINE and I really am excited for you all to read it ✨🤩🤓 📖

[Assaad Razzouk @AssaadRazzouk]

“Beekeepers across America began reporting massive beehive collapses”

Bees contribute $500b/ year to the world’s economy through the global crop production that would not otherwise be there if it weren’t for the bees

The Bees Are Disappearing Again: https://t.co/SG2kh2ZRzu

[Resolution Foundation @resfoundation]

The impact of policy changes this Parliament are felt very differently by households with and without a disabled member.

@JamesSmithRF explains ⬇️

[Dr Paul Dorfman @dorfman_p]

Arctic sea ice has recorded its smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 47 years ago.
https://t.co/dLbKPUhnkt

[Katie Schmuecker @KatieSchmuecker]

Today bills go up.

@jrf_uk October cost of living tracker found 60% of low income families had gone without essentials in the previous 6 months - a figure barely changed in 2.5 years.

This rises to 88% where a family receives disability benefits.

And that’s before the cuts.

[Sam Tims @Sam_Tims]

And despite the supposed moral case for helping people into work, these cuts will also affect some disabled people already in-work

For example, someone working part-time at the minimum wage that no longer receives PIP daily living will be about £350 per month worse off

[Mueller, She Wrote @MuellerSheWrote]

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[Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust @HWDT_org]

We are recruiting Outreach volunteers!

Are you looking to kick-start your career in marine conservation? Or do you want a unique experience living on the Isle of Mull? Are you looking for an opportunity to champion our seas?

Find out more and apply:
https://t.co/yf2gT1taTs

[Adam Bienkov @AdamBienkov]

A reminder that Sadiq Khan won three elections in a row by large majorities against Conservative opponents, one of whom, Shaun Bailey, was then given a seat in the House of Lords for life.

Funnily enough I don't remember the Daily Mail describing that as a "reward for failure"

[Roux the rescue 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦 @AlbaGuBrath1966]

Reform have 5 MPs

On Thu #bbcqt had Farage on(30 odd times now), & today #PoliticsLive has Tice on

Lib Dem’s have 72 MPs….nothing.

Are the BBC now an official campaign network for Reform?

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Must watch explanation on clean energy by @g__j on #BBCQT - also watch Tim Stanley squirm repeatedly when Jackson gives answers

Greg Jackson, "We've crossed the rubicon.. Clean energy is now cheaper than fossil fuels"

"Power from wind and solar is cheaper than power from fossil fuels"

"Consumers don't see the benefits because our markets are run in the old traditional way"

"We need market reform so when we build wind farms, people get cheaper energy"

"It doesn't help that we are paying wind farms to turn off when it's windy, instead of giving people cheap power at those times"

"59% of all of the renewable energy has been built in China"

Fiona Bruce, "They're also building huge coal plants"

Greg Jackson, "The majority will never be used, they'll be mothballed"

"Why are they building green energy? It's not because they're nice people. Now they recognise clean energy is cheaper, and energy is the engine of growth for their industry, they're investing in it"

"Six or seven years ago if you went to Chinese cities people wore face mask because of air pollution.. That's gone"

Tim Stanley, "If you have a period where the wind dies and the sun doesn't shine, what happens, you have to rely on back up.. Rely on gas.. Import the power from overseas"

Greg Jackson, "Allow me to help you with this answer.. As somebody who buys more power than anybody in the UK.. I can give you an authoritative answer on what to do"

"An electric car holds enough power in its battery for a typical house in the best part of the week"

"As more and more electric cars hit our roads, we have distributed storage of electricity, days on end, without wind"

"It's not the whole solution but it's a big part of it.. And it helps us reduce our reliance on things like those fossil fuel backups"

"It's always windy somewhere, it's always sunny somewhere.. As we connect our country to others.. When they're windy we get their power, when we're windy we sell ours to them"

"By the way, we are one of the windiest places in the world.. This is a huge export opportunity for the UK"