Another amazing speaker joining ##EuroskyLive! @gaurivangulik.bsky.social, Co-Founder and Chair, Better Politics Fund. Gauri van Gulik is a founder, funder and entrepreneur working where democracy, climate and money meet. #EuroskyLive #EuropeanTech #TechSovereignty

6 leaders. 3 months. One cohort a season. Now open for applications: Wintering cohort, deadline: 31 October. This is for those who are successful in social change or politics, but feel a quiet nudge inside that something is off and they could use a reset. gaurivangulik.typeform.com/to/GbozEfIj

In a world of AI overdose, DearMoney is deliberately calm and caring about your financial health. Sign up for thoughtful support and stories to feel less alone here: substack.com/@dearmoneyle...

What if money felt calm, not chaotic? Letters on money stories, reimagining wealth, and building shame-free financial systems. No hustle. No money-bros. Just radical care and grounded, practical wisdom. substack.com/@dearmoneyle...

One of my great sources of joy is working in our local library and seeing the regular Lego competition results. Today: Bella chose chaos.

This whole thread needs to be read by anyone in campaign work. There are huge lessons here about how to appeal to a broad audience, not just immediate followers. Also lines up with everything I wrote this morning about the need for positive, hopeful vision right now that appeals to the masses.

What if money didn't have to feel so hard? open.substack.com/pub/dearmone...

Gaza is now officially in IPC Phase 5, the final stage of hunger. Designated as 'catastrophe'. A further 67 of the starving were killed by IDF soldiers yesterday trying to access food. Witnesses say the victims had their hands held in the air. One day, everyone will have always been against this.

Why Hope Belongs at the Heart of Fundraising open.substack.com/pub/hopebase...

Over 2500 participants 👯‍♀️🕺🤾🧜‍♀️ joined the #BlueMarch in Nice for #UNOC3! Citizens and civil society are calling on politicians to truly protect #MarineProtectedAreas and take more concrete actions for our ocean! 🌊 #ProtectedMeansProtected #MPAs #UNOC3

📣 Big news: Multitudes Foundation + Better Politics Foundation = Better Politics Fund Collaboration is essential. We’re stepping up to build the infrastructure that global changemakers need to reimagine politics. 👇🏻

By betraying his voters so comprehensively and so soon, Keir Starmer has done us a favour. He has given us 4 years to design the government we want. In this week's column I explain how it can be done. There's massive potential, but we need to start now. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

1. Clay Jackson, a Texas lawyer, provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation" Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company

I’m honoured and excited to join the European Council on Foreign Relations (@ecfr.eu) as a Council member. The Council is an extraordinary network of over 300 influential voices - politicians, academics, civil society leaders - across Europe. A crucial time for this work. ecfr.eu/council/

Mark has done some of the most thoughtful, important reporting in Turkey and it is a terrible yet predictable escalation.

Not a drill: how Trump’s first acts map against the classic authoritarian playbook. christinapagel.substack.com/p/so-this-is...

Good. Illegal fishing is bad for both the environment and fishermen. Time for zero tolerance.

One of the best texts on organizing I have ever read. Movements with just *3.5% participation* have toppled regimes. Organising needs: trust, creativity and tactical planning. @theradr.bsky.social www.lifeisasacredtext.com/organize/

The CDU asks in parliamentary inquiry for information about the organizations and background of "protests against the CDU", including "Grannies against the Right". Very disturbing and part of a dangerous authoritarian trend to criminalize protest within "mainstream" parties in Europe.

During the upcoming Rome nature summit, countries have to agree on a plan to channel billions into biodiversity conservation. But escalating geopolitical and trade disputes, and the new administration in the US, will make reaching a deal even harder. 👉 www.politico.eu/article/gree...

The ocean comes with a built-in warning system – its animals. But are we paying attention to these indicator species? 🧵🌊⚠️

By far the best thread on German elections

More importantly, as always, SPD is NOT the main supplier of new AfD voters. Most new AfD voters did not vote in 2021 (not only first voters!). Right-wing parties CDU and FDP were main suppliers. Despite hype, BSW took virtually nothing from AfD.

The most important act of resistance is staying true to our values. All across human rights movements I am seeing extreme examples, several in just the last TWO weeks, of excellent leaders being dismissed for no reason, boards stepping in out of fear, or people being threatened out of jobs.

New episode of #Backlight is out! This month, we are talking about how journalists can incorporate AI reporting into their beat and hold companies and governments to account.

Where’s today’s sharpest thinking on food, climate, and power? I've been deep in this space through @SeasAtRisk and @SchoolForMoralAmbition, learning from brilliant people. But with two months left in my fellowship, I want to expand the circle. Who should I be talking to? 🧵

Yes. “People are doing things. You will meet them when YOU start doing things.” Lots of information and resources in this one. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

I’ll say it until I’m blue in the face: you don’t defeat the far right by becoming the far right. People prefer the original.

An example of cross-party collaboration for a more plant-based diet. www.euractiv.com/section/agri...

"...businesses see the harm climate change will cause to their bottom lines and the economic upsides to green power, and they’ve already sunk billions into these projects." @katharinehayhoe.com's latest newsletter has more. www.talkingclimate.ca/p/melting-ic...

“We need to move beyond the current political fights and a shift towards shift to plan based protein sources” @sigridfriis.bsky.social “I want to make healthy and sustainable options accessible and attractive.”

Until 17 Feb 2025 @ec.europa.eu is looking for feedback on the #EuropeanOceansPact - aiming to promote sustainable ocean management 🌏and ensure the health🤒🐟, resilience🪸, and productivity🦪🌱 of the oceans🌊 and prosperity of 🇪🇺 coastal communities🎏 oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/news/shaping...

"Right now we waste so much of our natural resources - with bottom trawling and other harmful practices - we should use this biomass, seaweed and other resources for food and feed directly." @tobiastroll.bsky.social @blueeconomynews.bsky.social #blueeconomy

#BlueEconomy Conference in Brussels. Closing panel on fisheries and aquaculture chaired by @verampcoelho.bsky.social who recalls the importance of this sector in terms of social fabrics and cultural heritage of Europe. Healthy ocean ecosystems are central to seafood production. #OceanPact

"We need to move to truly regenerative blue economy - one that gives back more than it takes out." @tobiastroll.bsky.social @seasatrisk.bsky.social #blueeconomy

The way the salmon industry works has been one of the more mind-blowing aspects of my deep dive into climate, food systems and the ocean. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Looking forward to joining the European Blue Economy conference tomorrow - I believe there are still some tickets left if you're in Brussels! techforclimateaction.com/european-blu...

"The big joke on democracy is that it gives its mortal enemies the tools to its own destruction." - Reichstag delegate Joseph Goebbels, 1928

Yesterday, the European Commission's DG MARE launched a consultation in view of its evaluation of the #CommonFisheriesPolicy. Oceana stands firm: the CFP is the right tool to rebuild fish stocks, protect #biodiversity and support coastal communities. Watch our video 👇

While the world is in chaos, I’ve realised that smaller, deeper work matters just as much. Over the years, coaching has quietly become part of my life. I hadn’t talked about it much—maybe because the word “coach” feels cheapened. But here we are.

We need a #JustTransition to low impact, small scale fisheries and #BanBottomTrawling

Monica Verbeek from @seasatrisk.bsky.social and Pascale Moehrle from @oceanaeurope.bsky.social react to the Fisher of the Future study by the EU Commission. Spoiler: the study has several blind spots, one of them is OVERFISHING 🤦‍♂️ #RethinkFisheries www.euronews.com/2025/01/25/t...

The EU’s fisheries crisis demands action now, not misplaced optimism

Bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas is a travesty. It’s killing ecosystems, harming fishers, and wasting subsidies. Solutions are clear: ✅ Enforce EU fisheries policies ✅ Ban destructive fishing ✅ Redirect harmful subsidies 5 years to turn the tide. 🌊 www.euronews.com/2025/01/25/t...

🚨 EU fisheries are in hot water — and the recent EU study’s misplaced optimism won’t save them. We need real action to secure our ocean’s future, write executive directors of @oceana.bsky.social and @seasatrisk.bsky.social . 🌊🐟 #Fisheries #RealBlueEconomy #BlueEconomy

Angesichts der Angriffe von #Tech-Milliardären auf europäische Werte ist es wichtiger denn je, eigene technologische Lösungen für politischen Prozesse zu entwickeln, so @lentsch.bsky.social, Gründer des #PoliticalTechSummit. Nur so kann Europa seine demokratische #Resilienz sichern 👉 is.gd/DJa6LH

Off the rails.