Analysis by @fidrango.bsky.social finds PFAS-containing pesticides have been applied to crops across 41 million hectares of farmland in the UK.
PFAS are associated with cancers, thyroid, liver + kidney disorders.
PFAS in pesticides can degrade to form TFA + contaminate ground + surface waters.
Leana Hosea
Our new report reveals widespread use of #PFAS pesticides across the UK & deepening divergence between UK & EU standards🪴
PFAS #pesticides are a significant source of #ForeverChemical pollution & must be included in a wide-reaching restriction on PFAS in the UK 🌱
pfasfree.org.uk/news/pfas-pe...
This is horrific, from a man the BBC has lauded and promoted. And it speaks volumes that the BBC still hasn't taken him off the air.
Fidra
Exclusive: Cain has been lauded by corporation for his appeal to young men despite history of abusive and misogynistic remarks
David Hockney's Grand Canyon paintings are my favourite work of his. Ooof, the colour, form, skyline. It is made up of 60 canvases. Just imagine painting that.
When I was a housing officer, the amount of women fleeing their male partners during football tournaments was staggering. After one match, the next day we had 6 women present to us.
That's the smooth criminal lean
My Ancient (and maybe even modern) Greek language people! 🇬🇷
Could “ίωση ᾰ̓́γω” be correctly translated to “I bring disease”? And if so, is that was this inscription is meant to say? The other option is “ίωση ᾰ̓́νω” (disease above?) which seems odd.
It’s an intaglio, once fitted in a ring.
Jolyon Maugham KC
Very please my painting of a view at Cromer, titled Sea in the Sky, has been selected for Auto Amor’s A Day In May, at Spirit Studios Suffolk 3 July - 1 August, in collaboration with John Martin Gallery.
Johnny Mains
*pleased
Claire Cansick
Ragnarok Lobster
#OtD 17 Jun 2015 the Charleston church massacre took place in South Carolina when a white supremacist murdered 9 African-American people at the Emanuel AME Church. When police detained him they gave him a bullet-proof jacket and bought him Burger King stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8901...
Claire Cansick
Views from the top of a pub, earlier.
Claire Cansick
Tonight will be a difficult one for partners who experience violence connected to football.
Contact:
National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247（Open till 10pm)
Samaritans: 116 123 (24/7)
National LGBT Domestic abuse helpline: 0800 999 5428 (however this is only open till 4:30pm)
