‘Israel is committing genocide in Gaza’, say world’s leading experts www.channel4.com/news/israel-...

Great to see & hopefully soon to be followed by a resolution @ 2025 International Association of Genocide Scholars' conference, definitively declaring a genocide is ongoing. Legal clarity is urgently needed to remove the plausible deniability Starmer is hiding behind @genocidescholars.bsky.social

They have also written up an accompanying overview from various #intLaw & #genocide studies experts, asking them when the #Gaza genocide began & how they reached their conclusion that it is genocide. #Israel www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...

Middle East Eye has assembled statements from experts across #intLaw & #genocide studies, all in agreement that what is happening in #Gaza is genocide. I am one of those experts, along with @vukusiciva.bsky.social, @dirkmoses.bsky.social, ‪@nimersultany.bsky.social & others youtu.be/LhT5DsSE8l4?...

@genocidescholars.bsky.social @drmelob.bsky.social Will AIGS vote on a resolution to declare genocide in Palestine during this year's conference? An AIGS resolution would provide urgently needed legal clarity while waiting for the final ICJ ruling.

Is Genocide Happening in Gaza? opiniojuris.org/2025/08/04/i...

Ft. IAGS president @drmelob.bsky.social !

If you’re not confirmed by the Senate then you have no business meddling in the lives of MILLIONS of Americans We are suing DOGE for violating the constitution & illegally seizing power I’ll discuss tonight @ 8PM ET on @insidewithpsaki.msnbc.com 👇 statedemocracydefenders.org/fund/new-law...

so far going anti-woke leads to less money and planes falling out of the sky

"The AU said in a statement that reparations for Africa could entail land restitution in countries where land was taken from indigenous populations...In 2023, the AU joined forces with the Caribbean community CARICOM to demand reparations." Pan-Africanist geopolitics is back, baby

Renewables are growing fast in China... and so is coal! 👇 I look forward to reading "More and more and more" by Jean-Baptiste Fressoz, where he discusses a strong historic trend, globally, for energy accumulation rather than genuine transition

Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024. You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right? Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year. You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

In the fight to end fossil fuels sensitizing grassroots about its effects is key. We must fight for a just energy transition by shaping a future that is sustainable and renewable. #EndFossilFuels #ClimateActionNow

Meta is renewing its threats against employees, telling them today that they will hunt for leakers and tolerate zero leaks. Want to know how that is going? Three Meta employees who I’ve never spoken to before just cold messaged/emailed me offering me to be sources.

If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it. Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice. But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word. They aren’t firing for a reason.

Join tomorrow at 8pm (EAT) / 6pm (CET) / 5pm (UK) for a live X-Space discussing EACOP (East African Crude Oil Pipeline) & its disastrous impacts on East African livelihoods Don’t miss the opportunity to hear directly from Project Affected Persons @stopeacop.bsky.social @studenteacop.bsky.social

BREAKING: Trump signs an executive order that attempts to restrict all schools that receive federal funds from protecting trans and nonbinary students or supporting diversity measures, while at the same time purporting to advance "patriotic education." www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

Cities can be leaders in fighting waste by using urban planning and procurement policies and practices to support a circular economy

New by me in @heatmap.news: The LA fires have accelerated the looming financial crisis facing gas utilities from 2035/2040 to today. Preventing that disastrous cost spiral, though, can help make burned areas safer, easier to rebuild, and more insurable! (1/12) 💡🔌 heatmap.news/ideas/la-fir...

Mission 300 Energy Summit to Gather Africa’s Leaders and Partners to Transform Energy Sector #mypressportal #pressrelease #AfricaNewsroom #bizcommunity #publicrelations #africa #southafrica

Over 20 African heads of state are meeting for a summit on the Mission 300 initiative established last year by the World Bank and African Development Bank. The aim is to agree a pathway towards meeting the initiative’s target to extend electricity access to 300m people in Africa by 2030.

86,463 people are incarcerated in UK prison estate (capacity: 79,409) Some simple math: 7,054 are in a system that cant accommodate them. Overcrowding leads to conflict and more dangerous prisons - creating terrible conditions for tackling root causes of crime & helping ppl turn their lives around

SHARE WIDELY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one. (1/3)

@imanibarbarin.bsky.social so eloquently stated what I have been too frustrated to put into words for years. The memeifcation of fascism is disgusting. It contributes to its normalization & treats this entire experience as if it is entertainment. It contributes to the TOLERANCE of fascism.

Today +126 organisations have called on private banks to stop financing the TotalEnergies #LNG project in Mozambique that is linked to ❗severe human rights atrocities ❗ Read the full statement ⬇️ www.amisdelaterre.org/communique-p...

Texas and Louisiana are experiencing potentially record-breaking snowfall, after a first-ever blizzard warning in some areas. Here’s what to know about the storm.

US thinktank climate science deniers working with rightwingers in EU parliament #Climate

What are some of the positive tipping points in the global journey to net zero? The first that come to mind for me are: - universal improvements to the working conditions in waste processing + green mineral mining; - widespread electrification of the global south with locally owned clean energy

This week is the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos Prof Tim Lenton is there to deliver a powerful message about how positive #TippingPoints can help us secure a safe, thriving future @exeter.ac.uk @gsiexeter.bsky.social #wef #Davos

By actively selling off government bonds (IOUs) that it bought in times of crisis (instead of just letting them run their course like they do in the EU and US), the Bank of England is reducing government spending power. Great to see @davedooganmp.bsky.social calling this out.

"Preserving transatlantic relations cannot mean weakening European laws or slowing down their transition toward a net-zero emissions balance," shared @lindakalcher.bsky.social, our Executive Director for @lavanguardia.com. Read more here 🔽 www.lavanguardia.com/natural/2025...

Scoop: western Altadena, site of all 17 Eaton fire deaths, received evacuation orders nearly 8 hours after eastern Altadena. Hours before the 3:25 a.m. order went out, multiple fires had already been reported in zones under no evacuation warning or order. Read the investigation:

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." Written right there in the Constitution. The President cannot change that with the stroke of a pen.

The lapping waves of a turquoise colored lake draw a perfect curve against pitch black sand, with the amazing Cuernos del Paine towering above. Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. #photography #travel #bluesky #nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #scape

I love this so much! At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions. This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.

A sitting member of congress is calling to deport a member of the clergy for speaking in favor of LGBTQ people and immigrants. Religious freedom was always a lie.

i think the executive orders directing agencies to end energy efficiency regulations and open up more land to drilling and mining is so indicative of the character of the american right — in its view everything, whether people or our larger environment, is something to be exploited and dominated

A rare winter storm is walloping Gulf Coast states on Tuesday, bringing extremely dangerous travel conditions and life-threatening cold. At least five people’s deaths were tied to the Arctic blast, including one in Georgia, two in Houston, and two others in Austin.

The last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre said the Justice Department’s recent report “falls heartbreakingly short” and are still calling for reparative action

Good analysis of why fact checking on social media matters in a world where false claims are sticky + go viral so fast. But no mention of how X + Meta have altered their algorithms to suppress expert accounts & factual info. Fact checking on those platforms isn’t a level field. It’s a steep cliff.

Insane the EU allows for such blatant foreign interference

Whether you walk, wheel, cycle, drive or use public transport, a better approach to road maintenance would improve your journey. They’re a nuisance, safety issue and a representative of our fraying public realm The Third Road Investment Strategy needs to prioritise road renewal over new roads

New from @fossielvrijnl.bsky.social: As a major financier, ING must take responsibility for the actions of its client ArcelorMittal in Mexico. Read the testimony of one activist fighting back, and call on ING to end finance for ArcelorMittal here: www.banktrack.org/blog/ing_don...

This is about corporate responsibility vs impunity. The #Omnibus proposal risks dismantling already-approved EU laws that protect #HumanRights, environment & help curb corporate emissions We say #NoToOmnibus because corporate accountability isn’t optional—it’s essential for a just future.

“Von der Leyen’s #deregulation agenda is a corporate dream come true: reopening already agreed EU laws will give corporate lobby groups new opportunities to weaken social and environmental standards in laws that they dislike” #RulesToProtect www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

There is a deregulation frenzy in the upper echelons of the EU, and it has teeth. The strategy is already taking a toll on climate policies, environmental policies and social rights. Today, more than 270 organisations that a very different course is taken. friendsoftheearth.eu/publication/...

What to Do If You Are Detained: Essential Steps for Migrant Parents for Preventing Family Separation https://reliefweb.int/report/united-states-america/what-do-if-you-are-detained-essential-steps-migrant-parents-preventing-family-separation