Vanessa Spedding
@vanessaspedding.bsky.social
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Writer. Envisioning a carefully-placed twist in the tale of humanity.
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Declassified UK
3 days ago
The UK government subcontracted a US firm to conduct spy flights from Cyprus in aid of Israeli intelligence during a genocide. Defence minister Luke Pollard thinks the public has no right to know of it. Find out here đ
www.declassifieduk.org/us-flew-spy-...
#DCUKparliament
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US flew spy flights for UK months before MoD admitted it
A US military contractor hired by Britain to conduct surveillance over Gaza operated above Nuseirat refugee camp the night before an Israeli bombing killed over 30 Palestinians in December 2024.
https://www.declassifieduk.org/us-flew-spy-flights-for-uk-months-before-mod-admitted-it/
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Meeting the new military spending targets set by the Atlantic Alliance will produce 1,320 million tonnes of carbon dioxide over the next decade, finds
@responsiblesci.bsky.social
www.eunews.it/en/2025/09/1...
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How war and rearmament distance the world from the Paris climate goals
The alarm from Scientists for Global Responsibility: meeting the new military spending targets set by the Atlantic Alliance will produce 1,320 million tonnes of carbon dioxide over the next decade
https://www.eunews.it/en/2025/09/15/how-war-and-rearmament-distance-the-world-from-the-paris-climate-goals/
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Paul Ainscough
about 24 hours ago
There is a good reason the Green Party's membership has increased to 80,000 and growing. People know there is an alternative.
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Humanity Must Win
3 days ago
Keir Starmer is owned by billionaire oligarchs like Peter Thiel and Larry Ellison who want to implement a complete fascist surveillance state.
#DigitalID
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Indeed.
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Prof. David Kitchener
1 day ago
Happy Socialist Sunday
#SocialistSunday
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Mongabay
4 days ago
Marking the launch of the 2025 Planetary Health Check, Mongabay speaks with report co-author and renowned Earth system scientist Johan Rockström about how the transgression of planetary boundaries is eroding environmental justice â the right of every human being to life on a stable, healthy planet.
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Ocean acidification threatens planetary health: Interview with Johan Rockström
Initiated in 2024, the Planetary Health Check is a comprehensive, science-based global initiative dedicated to measuring and maintaining Earth systems critical to life as we know it. These annualâŠ
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/ocean-acidification-threatens-planetary-health-interview-with-johan-rockstrom/
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Learn Dirt
2 days ago
Regenerative agriculture is not just about restoring land. It's about restoring our relationship with the land.
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Brent Toderian
2 days ago
Remember, âAntifaâ isnât an organization. It literally just means youâre against fascism. So heâs saying that if youâre against his obvious and blatant fascism, youâre a domestic terrorist.
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Ciaran Mundy
2 days ago
"People like Polanski who rip the veil aside must be targeted for concerted attack by state-corporate media, which are not primarily a media system at all, but a system evolved and designed for the purpose of social control.â
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It has started, and we can be sure it will ramp up. âSixth-Form Politicsâ â The Propaganda Blitz Awaiting Green Party Leader Zack Polanski
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âSixth-Form Politicsâ â The Propaganda Blitz Awaiting Green Party Leader Zack Polanski
On 2 September, Zack Polanski, a former Liberal Democrat who joined the Green Party in 2017, was elected leader of the party in a landslide, with 85% of the vote share.
https://open.substack.com/pub/medialens/p/sixth-form-politics-the-propaganda?r=27qkl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
2 days ago
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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective
3 days ago
Anarchism is the project of fostering relationships in which no one is able to systematically dominate or oppress anyone else because power is distributed evenly and cooperation is incentivized more than cutthroat competition. It is the opposite of authoritarianism.
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Annie Leymarie
4 days ago
"...After saving Gaza we will move on to the plan to decarbonise the world economy. It is the hour of freedom or death..." Gustavo Petro, President of Colombia
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Yanis Varoufakis
4 days ago
War criminals are proposing a war criminal as head of.... Gaza. It would be precious comedy if it were not so tragic
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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Washington backing plan for Tony Blair to head transitional Gaza authority
Reported proposal for international body to oversee Gaza for up to five years counters UN-backed plan for faster transition to Palestinian rule
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/25/washington-backing-plan-for-tony-blair-to-head-transitional-gaza-authority
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A.V. Deggar
4 days ago
At this point, it's obvious that members of a one-term government are desperately trying to secure their post-politics careers by hocking *your data* to big tech plutogarchs. It must be resisted at all costs.
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Humanity Must Win
4 days ago
This is all about Palantir surveillance. Its the behaviour of a fascist police state to track and monitor everything you do. They are using fear of immigrants to manufacture consent.
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Stockholm Resilience Centre
5 days ago
MAJOR UPDATE: Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached â ocean acidification also in the danger zone. Read the new Planetary Healthcheck 2025 report here:
www.planetaryhealthcheck.org
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Dr. Aaron Thierry
4 days ago
âWe are facing a planetary emergency. The breach of the Ocean Acidification boundary is a stark scientific warning and a moral call to action. Without healthy oceans, peace, prosperity & stability are at risk everywhere. We must act now...to safeguard this life-support system for future generations"
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Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached â ocean acidification joins the danger zone
24.09.2025 - A new report from the Planetary Boundaries Science Lab at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) reveals that 7 of the 9 critical Earth system boundaries have now been b...
https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/seven-of-nine-planetary-boundaries-now-breached-2013-ocean-acidification-joins-the-danger-zone
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Measured, clear and very useful for deepening understanding. Be great if
@financialtimes.com
could post a link to this.
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Thought-provoking, conversation-opening, humbling and insightful thread. The âchange-makersâ among us will do well to ponder it.
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Wildlife
11 days ago
Swift Fox (Vulpes velox): 79cm (31in). This is a small light orange-tan fox around the size of a domestic cat found in the western grasslands of North America, such as Montana, Colorado, Alberta and Texas. Fantastic photo of cubs taken by Mike TR Dunn in Weld County, Colorado, USA.
#foxoftheday
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Wildlife
7 days ago
Numbat. This small marsupial is known for its reddish coat, white stripes, and bushy tail. Unlike most marsupials, numbats are active by day, using their long sticky tongues to feast on thousands of termites dailyđ Found in eucalyptus woodlands, they shelter in hollow logs and burrows for safety đŠđș
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Priorities eh
www.icanw.org/hidden_costs...
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Hidden Costs: Nuclear Weapons Spending in 2024
Spending on nuclear weapons increased in 2024 to over $100 billion dollars. ICAN publishes the only annual accounting of global nuclear weapons costs. The United States again spent more than all of th...
https://www.icanw.org/hidden_costs_2024_global_nuclear_weapons_spending
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OurPredicament
9 months ago
The Sadness of the See'er there is a certain sadness in the eyes of those who see the fear and growing madness of knowing what will be they look around and see the world for what it is and will become they dread the fate of little girls and mourn for every son
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Natalie Bennett
8 days ago
Here
@theecologist.org
is part of the Intro to
#ChangeEverything
. Billions of humans, working with respect for and in cooperation with living creatures and the immensely complex ecosystems on which they and we depend, can be a truly caring, humane, just world.
www.resurgence.org/magazine/art...
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Change everything
In this introduction to her new book Change Everything Natalie Bennett shares her core belief that politics should be what you do, not what you have done to you â and everyone, she says, can âdoâ poli...
https://www.resurgence.org/magazine/article6357-change-everything.html
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"Kemp rejects the suggestion that he is simply presenting a politically leftwing take on history". Why even make that suggestion? Predictable, provocative and lazy.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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âSelf-termination is most likelyâ: the history and future of societal collapse
An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/02/self-termination-history-and-future-of-societal-collapse?CMP=share_btn_url
9 days ago
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SUPPORTING PALESTINE
9 days ago
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Metaphor Man
9 days ago
The moral bankruptcy of our age has been laid bare in the slaughter house of Gaza, where more than 500,000 Palestinians systematically exterminated while the world's leaders issue hollow condemnations We're witnessing the complete collapse of the post-war international order
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The Unbearable Cowardice of the World
Future historians will look back on this moment as the point when the international community revealed itself to be nothing more than a collection of cowards.
https://open.substack.com/pub/bettbeat/p/the-unbearable-cowardice-of-the-world?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=29yqhw
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"The UKâs net zero 2050 framing... normalises ecological breakdown... worsens climate impacts and undermines preparedness," writes
@kevinclimate.bsky.social
, calling for a fundamental rethink grounded in equity, scientific integrity and transformative ambition.
theconversation.com/the-uks-year...
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The UKâs year of climate U-turns exposes a deeper failure
Breaking free of the dangerous pretence that current efforts suffice demands a fundamental rethink of the UKâs climate policy consensus.
https://theconversation.com/the-uks-year-of-climate-u-turns-exposes-a-deeper-failure-254499?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
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Rightly so. As a journalist formerly covering this industry: itâs a sticking plaster at best, often a sham, and sometimes a scam. Soul-destroying, not least for those in it who get it.
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Bullfrog Films
11 days ago
Explore fresh approaches to
#sustainableeconomics
in OUTGROW THE SYSTEM, now available from Bullfrog Films. Order now!
www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/out....
Amongst the new economic ideas explored in the film are
#doughnuteconomics
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#degrowth
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#economicdemocracy
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#participatoryeconomics
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Tom Scott
11 days ago
1/ Palantir signs deal with UK government & will "invest ÂŁ1.5bn" in UK defence sector. This on the same day that
@amnesty.org
calls on all states to cut ties with
#Palantir
in view of its close links to Israel's genocidal war machine.
uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/us-firm...
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Humanity Must Win
11 days ago
Like the Nazis
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Humanity Must Win
3 months ago
Starmer is a treasonous con artist. He needs to be removed and sent to The Hague.
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Humanity Must Win
13 days ago
Netanyahu, Trump, Biden, Starmer, Sunak, Wilders, Macron and others will be known in history as some of the most evil people to ever exist. On par with Hitler, Mussolini, Pol Pot and Pinochet.
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Phil Free
12 days ago
âThis comes just days after the British government declared it had not concluded Israel was committing genocide.â UN leaves genocide deniers with nowhere to go
open.substack.com/pub/owenjone...
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UN leaves genocide deniers with nowhere to go
A new UN report cements the consensus that Israel is committing genocide. Genocide deniers must now be ostracised
https://open.substack.com/pub/owenjonesjourno/p/un-leaves-genocide-deniers-with-nowhere?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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A superb explanation by
@brettscott.bsky.social
of certain alarming trends currently spreading across the western world especially ... Making Capitalism Bad Again
open.substack.com/pub/brettsco...
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Making Capitalism Bad Again
How ditching the cognitive dissonance of liberalism makes some men feel secure once more
https://open.substack.com/pub/brettscott/p/making-capitalism-bad-again?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
12 days ago
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Matt Orsagh
13 days ago
Came across this and thought I would share. Free online event listening to Tim Jackson and Kate Raworth talk about
#degrowth
, donut economics and the care economy. Tomorrow.
www.theconduit.com/upcoming-eve...
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The Care Economy: Tim Jackson in Conversation with Kate Raworth - The Conduit
Wed 17 Sep, 6pm - 7:30pm Ecological economists Tim Jackson and Kate Raworth on building a healthier and more humane society.
https://www.theconduit.com/upcoming-events/the-care-economy-tim-jackson-in-conversation-with-kate-raworth/
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Briarpatch Magazine
13 days ago
đą Our September/October issue is out! Featuring: the psychological toll of war reporting in Gaza. Plus: university interference in Nova Scotia, degrowth debate, and more. đš cover illustration by Ibrahim Abusitta Link below to order your copy!
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September/October 2025: âWe are not made of steelâ
Since 1973, Briarpatch has been serving up regular doses of news and analysis from its home in Regina, Saskatchewan. Believing that a truly free press is essential to the creation of a truly democratic society, Briarpatch provides a thoughtful, principled, and irreverent alternative to the false consensus of the corporate media.
https://briarpatchmagazine.com/issues/view/september-october-2025
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Post Growth Institute
13 days ago
otherWise: a cosmolocal learning community. otherWise hosts small, place-rooted gatherings and deep, slow virtual inquiry. Explore offerings on a wide range of topics, from gardening and motherhood to grief work to care and creativity at the margins:
otherwise.one
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Audrey Garric
13 days ago
La forĂȘt amazonienne au BrĂ©sil a Ă©tĂ© amputĂ©e en quatre dĂ©cennies dâune surface proche de celle de lâEspagne et sâapproche dâun « point de non-retour », selon les donnĂ©es publiĂ©es par le rĂ©seau de surveillance Mapbiomas
www.huffingtonpost.fr/environnemen...
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La forĂȘt amazonienne a perdu en 40 ans lâĂ©quivalent de la surface de lâEspagne (et ne la retrouvera jamais)
Le « point de non-retour » est proche a mis en gare le réseau de surveillance Mapbiomas.
https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/environnement/article/la-foret-amazonienne-a-perdu-en-40-ans-l-equivalent-de-la-surface-de-l-espagne-et-ne-la-retrouvera-jamais_254868.html
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Horrific. Climate collapse in action - the prevention of which has been wilfully obstructed by the hegemony of fossil fuel capital.
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Zack Polanski
13 days ago
The UN has only confirmed what we already knew: Israel is committing genocide. 64,000+ killed, whole families wiped out. Yet UK Govt rolls out the red carpet for Israelâs president & Starmer stays silent. Labour - this is a genocide. Are you going to continue to ignore that?
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Al Jazeera English
13 days ago
BREAKING: The Israeli army says it will attack Yemenâs Red Sea port of Hodeidah âin the coming hoursâ. đŽ LIVE updates:
aje.io/8swszf
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George Tsakraklides
13 days ago
People in the far right have a lot of nerve talking about free speech when the very basis of fascism is to control the media and take peopleâs rights away. I wonât even talk about religious freedom, LGBTQ rights or womenâs rights.
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Excellent work by
@responsiblesci.bsky.social
Military spending equates not only to investing in conflict and violence to humans - but in prolonged violence to Earthâs systems, ecology and future life. Itâs a horrific spending decision, from all angles and timescales.
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Love this concept - a transformative philanthropy in which âFunders become part of regeneration by releasing control over resources accumulated through the extractive systems that movements are working to dismantle.â
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Natalie Bennett
15 days ago
My latest Substack email newsletter is out: I'm reading
@timparrique.bsky.social
Call it
#Degrowth
or
#Postgrowth
- either way it is a perspective that urgently needs amplifying
#ClimateEmergency
#PublicHealth
Read it here:
nataliebennett.substack.com/p/change-eve...
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Michael
18 days ago
Starmers' statement on Kirk: "We must all be free to debate openly and freely without fear â there can be no justification for political violence." From the person whose policies and rhetoric have curtailed free protest and debate and enabled political violence against protesters and migrants.
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