Now just over 45000.

You can find all of the pieces in our "A Day for Gaza" package here. We're doing this to reaffirm our commitment to cover Gaza and to let its people tell their own stories. And we urge our media colleagues to make the same commitment. This story is not over. www.thenation.com/article/worl...

#GoodNews on #biodiversity, because we all need some

What if wildlife isn’t just impacted by climate change, but part of the solution? Read more and share what you learn!

The world is aflame, but luckily the Muppets are back to save us www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Hope before hate — neighbours, not enemies. This is Manchester. This is Gorton and Denton! 💚

From @billmckibben.bsky.social's latest newsletter. billmckibben.substack.com/p/we-interru...

Over 26,000 have emailed their local trust to keep Palantir out of the NHS. Will you join them? https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=PalantirNHS&utm_medium=social_media

#GoodNews "On Tuesday, the Indonesian government said it would revoke the permits of 28 companies, halting their operations in the area." #PlanetaryBoundaries www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Zack Polanski stood outside Palantir HQ to demand that the spy-tech firm - which has supported deadly ICE raids and enabled genocide in Gaza - gets out of our NHS Say no to Palantir in the NHS ❌👇 goodlaw.social/658abc

✅ This photo authentically shows ICE agents escorting a U.S. citizen wearing only underwear, shoes and a blanket out of his St. Paul, Minnesota, home in freezing temperatures. www.snopes.com/fact-check/u...

At the crucial moment of diplomatic tension, Farage sided with Trump against the UK On the same day, he was found to have broken parliamentary rules around declaring his external interests A crook and a quisling

This whole thread is great about Minnesota vs ICE

Are you filled with righteous anger about Donald Trump's fascism in the States? Good, but not enough. Now, make it your personal responsibility to ensure Nigel Farage never gets to introduce it here.

I want the world to listen. What russia is doing now by attacking Ukraine’s energy and heating infrastructure in the middle of winter is an attempt to break us, to make us give up and to erase us as a nation. But no. We stand. It’s cold. It’s dark. We are not heroes. We stand.

@zero-hour.bsky.social will be using the @nebriefing.bsky.social to put pressure on decision-makers, and #CANBill campaigners are setting up screenings of the briefing across the UK. This is the moment to make sure everyone knows how urgent the crises are. Interested in getting involved? Sign up! 👇

The UK Government just released its national security assessment on #biodiversity loss: an actual intelligence assessment using the same frameworks as military threat analysis. The conclusion? #Nature is a foundation of national security and every critical #ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse. 🧵

Every word of this is spot on. Well said, Ed Davey 👏🏻

Yes a lot in global politics feels dark - but that doesn’t mean we should shut our eyes to the sparks of light.  Today, 17 January, a new Global Ocean Treaty enters into force. A generation of campaigners, scientists and diplomats across the world have plugged away over 20 years to make it happen

I’ve got a very rare Charizard Pokemon card if anyone wants to trade for a Nobel Peace Prize.

Palantir, which Wes Streeting is giving your health care records to, and which Labour has given a contract for military analytics to, is working with ICE in the United States to work out who to raid. www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...

It is so strange that crime doesn’t occur where people don’t live.

2,000 emails sent. The message is clear: Streeting must act to end corridor care NOW. This is a crisis happening year-round across the NHS. Add your voice + send a letter today. It takes less than a min! ✉️ bit.ly/end-corridor...

Oxfam has called for more taxes on extreme wealth. The UK's richest 1% produced more carbon pollution in 8 days than the poorest 50% did in a year. Oxfam also says a billionaire has an investment portfolio which will produce annual emissions of 400k petrol cars. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This is smart from Polanski in broadening the greens appeal. Often language around ‘green choices’ is received as choices for those who can afford to do so and just another financial/time burden at a time of already high burdens for everyone else looks tin eared. www.thetimes.com/article/a7ac...

86 years ago Charlie Chaplin said this. We are actually even further from it now than we were then.

Is fascism making a comeback? To kick off 2026, @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social are publishing a series of three essays about key moments in the West Midlands during the history of British fascism.

We urge David Lammy to immediately authorise a senior official to meet with the legal representatives of Heba Muraisi & Kamran Ahmed - both on prolonged hunger strike & at extreme risk of death. Their representatives have repeatedly requested this meeting & it is now critical to prevent a tragedy.

A global shift to plant-based diets could free an area of land as big as the US, China, the EU and Australia combined: restored ecosystems could draw down CO2, making our diets carbon negative. Average food emissions per person would be reduced from about 2,000 kg CO2eq/year to -160 kg CO2eq/year.

These aren't our words – they're Dr Ian Higginson. When the leader of emergency medicine speaks this plainly, we need to listen. Streeting promised to end corridor care. We're demanding he keeps that promise – not over years, but NOW. Send our open letter 👉 bit.ly/end-corridor...

Got an idea for your local park or community space? The £1.65m Pride in Place Impact Fund is open! This is your chance to help shape your neighbourhood. Deadline: 1st Feb 2026 Apply here: www.birminghambeheard.org.uk/bcc/42a6d6f2/ #Birmingham #PrideInPlace #CommunityFunding

*screams in historian*

What would David Lammy in opposition have said about secretary of Justice refusing to meet with hunger strikers? or what would former human rights lawyer Sir Kier Starmer have thought then? beliefs before power and after power, just not when in power . www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

We've just shared a powerful new story on our website about the transformative impact of Community Sponsorship—both for the families being welcomed and the communities opening their doors. Check it out now! https://bit.ly/3NdzIvx

FUNDING NEWS: £2,500 is available for 14 West Midlands community groups to support nature! Got an idea for a pond, a nature festival, or a green space project? Apply by: Midnight, Jan 19th Projects delivered: March 2026 Apply here: www.wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/e... #NatureFund #GreenGrants

We’re hiring! Join BOSF as our new Operations Director. Help us support 150+ community groups and volunteers caring for Birmingham's parks. Charitable/voluntary sector experience is key - no specific "parks" background required! Full details: bosf.org.uk/operatio... Deadline: 12pm, 26 Jan 2026.

Just learning from @supertanskiiii.bsky.social (on Insta) about the scale of image based abuse taking place on X.com (and elsewhere). We have been working with a leading specialist org to bring legal action for victims. But I also want all men who care about women to call this out as unacceptable.

Who are the senior executives at the child sexual abuse imagery enablers X.com? Some excellent naming of names by the Financial Times. Hat tip to @emilswells.bsky.social.

In this week’s Talking Climate, I unpack why recent cuts to scientific programs and data don’t only affect climate research in the U.S. They weaken the knowledge infrastructure we rely on to protect public health, manage risk, and make good decisions around the world. www.patreon.com/posts/how-si...

🚸 We are calling on all those preparing to stand for election in Birmingham next year to back practical steps for safer streets. Ask 5: Clear pavements for disabled people, children and those who rely on them. 👉Read the ten asks and co-sign: betterstreetsforbirmingham....

All it takes for evil to thrive is for mediocre world leaders to say “I’d rather not say”

🗓️ 🗪 Did you know we have a public meeting called #6to8? It takes place on the first Monday of every month, between 6pm and 8pm at The Warehouse on Allison Street in Digbeth. There's an open agenda. See you there?

I swear the captions for these photos are actually names of bands played in the more obscure corners of 6music.

Israel’s ban on 37 humanitarian organisations, including Doctors Without Borders, from entering Gaza is another war crime. The Green Party condemns this decision and calls for immediate international action to protect humanitarian actors.

My family have just returned from a recce of the course my son will be racing at tomorrow (cyclo-cross ) My son's reaction: it's a really good course. My husband's: utterly terrifying! 🤣

BBC News - Disability charity chief condemns UK government as she rejects MBE www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

You can see this quite often in Kyiv. The message reads: “This square meter of Ukrainian land is under the protection of the Ground Forces. Like every other one.”

Zelenskyy calls Russia’s claim of a strike on one of Putin’s residences a “complete fabrication,” a lie designed to sabotage diplomacy, justify more attacks on Kyiv, and excuse Moscow’s refusal to end the war. He warns the world must not stay silent as Russia tries to derail peace.

Too many books? 🤷🤯

Just back from leading Xmas eve service at our tiny rural church. You better believe we talked about baby Jesus having to be hustled across a border as a refugee to escape the secret police of the repulsive king, with the wise men helping. A subversive from the manger on--merry Christmas y'all!