"Today, we clear a soccer field’s worth of tropical forest every six seconds, a loss dramatically worsened by humanity’s growing hunger for meat" Wean ourselves off meat now, or the switch to a Pliocene climate that's locked in will do it for us www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A coalition of governments from Europe, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean will join forces to warn that countries most affected by climate change will be left behind in the green energy transition without new funding instruments.

📅 Osnabrück | 2.10. Busse statt Porsche und Panzer Osnabrück als Friedensstadt und Vorreiter der Mobilitätswende 👇 #Konversion www.rosalux.de/veran...

Hell is other people with nerdlenses

A tenet of Fascism is keep repeating lies and people will become so confused about what is the truth that they’ll start to believe them. We all have a responsibility to keep repeating the truth in the face of politically-motivated lying. Don’t just roll your eyes, speak up.

En ce jour de rentrée, et si on remerciait les profs qui font vivre l'école publique ? Ils accomplissent une mission essentielle dans un contexte toujours plus dur, avec toujours moins de moyens et de considération des gouvernants. Alors merci pour tout ce que vous faites 💚

(I agree that the endless chastising of Twitter users can occasionally get grating but lol at the somehow many people going "oh I only use it to post links to my work now", like "oh I'm actively trying to profit from the fascism site" is meaningfully better than "I'm on the fascism site for fun")

Refreshing! anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...

So the presence of nativist hate mobs outside asylum hotels ultimately contributed to keeping asylum seekers at the hotels. A spectacular own goal.

Love this from Humanists UK! #Thatshumanism is the perfect introduction to the humanist approach to life, featuring four animations narrated by Stephen Fry, and brand new posters all about humanism for schools. Have a look for yourself! humanists.uk/thatshumanism/

We're thrilled to announce Marina Lademacher as the Green Party candidate for the Queen's Park by-election. Labour austerity has broken our city. Marina will fight to hold them to account. 🗳️ For a real alternative, vote Marina Lademacher on September 18th.

Privatisation broke our water system. @labourslewis.bsky.social has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it. Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: ​https://actionnetwork.org/forms/water-belongs-to-all-of-us-back-the-peoples-plan-for-water?source=bluesky&​

🚨 No More First Past the Post Elections. 5 parties polling strongly, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented. We need Proportional Representation — NOW. ✍️ Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...

I feel like I am doing things now that I wish I'd done 20, 30 or 40 years ago. Better late than never, and never too late to learn!

"... it is a battle over whether politics addresses the real world problems voters face, or whether it is instead preoccupied with a fantasy world. " Yes, and the postmodernism of "it's all just a narrative" has a lot to answer for

Nothing new here but a good summary: mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-...

This makes good sense, I think (and chimes with my own, very limited, experience) gomakethings.com/the-web-comm...

I agree (and yes politics and technology do mix!) gomakethings.com/the-language...

This says a lot

There seem to be two qualifications for high office under Trump: Sexual assault allegations and climate science denial.