Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments: One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.

🔴 The Telegraph’s Record of Climate Falsehoods The newspaper has been scolding the BBC for its editorial failings, while issuing a string of climate corrections. 📝 @writesbright.bsky.social

Farage: epic grifter

New feature from us at @pioneerspost.bsky.social - this time on how #openmapping - plus drones, AI and community engagement - can help people better prepare for and respond to climate disasters. immersives.pioneerspost.com/openstreetma... #opensource @hotosm.org

New story by me for @proximate.bsky.social www.proximate.press/latest-stori... @escp.bsky.social @nyuwagner.bsky.social @timabansal.bsky.social

Researchers across the US and the world who raced to protect climate data, public reports and other information from the Trump administration’s budget cuts, firings, and scrubbing of federal websites are launching their own climate information portals. From our friends at @insideclimatenews.org:

📣 Less than two weeks to submit! #TheMagazine is still seeking pitches from #Indigenous storytellers for our next edition about Indigenous changemakers in 2025. 📆 Deadline: Sept 30 Read the thread for the details. 🔗 Find the guide for submissions here: crushingcolonialism.org/call-for-sub...

"Kent County Council has scrapped its declaration of a climate emergency, making Kent one of the few places in the country to row back from acknowledging the crisis." thank you to @kentcurrent.news for covering this: www.kentcurrent.news/p/kent-counc... #climateemergency

"This gets me kicked out of all the family office conferences: taxes! We’re big proponents of any kind of #wealthtax... This irritates everyone, even the impact investors." I spoke to the Hyatt heiress & impact investor, who's not afraid to get *very* political: (Free to read, for now!)

To even allow the appearance of this — Starmer’s No 10 adopting Trumpian media management policies — seems extraordinary to me. Very depressing.

A body of research shows that risky play can set children up for life - and even insurance companies agree. Interesting read by @reasonstobecheerful.world:

"Diabetes is not a scary word for people. It should be" Untreated diabetes is associated with serious complications - vision loss, TB, kidney disease - but its seriousness is often underestimated, making it hard to attract funding. I wrote about a new initiative that hopes to change this:

This is a delightful read, including: "When a piece [...] described the singer Art Garfunkel waving his arms around, the checker asked Garfunkel to confirm that he had two arms." www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... @newyorker.com

Lush shuts UK shops 'in solidarity' with Gaza

Our story from Medellin: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2... @juliepybus.bsky.social @pioneerspost.bsky.social

'Shikoh Gitau, founder/CEO at Qhala, a Nairobi-based digital transformation firm, believes altruistic AI health models are built to collect data and reap profits later. “They are commercial organizations and they’re here to win the commercial race"' restofworld.org/2025/africa-... @restofworld.org

🚨 This morning we turned the street outside Labour Party Headquarters in London into Jabaliya camp in Gaza. Listen to @ahmedmasoud02.bsky.social talking about what the Israeli army did to his neighourhood and family.

We are receiving desperate messages of starvation from #Gaza, including from our colleagues. Food prices have increased 40 fold. UNRWA has enough food for the entire population for over three months, stockpiled just outside Gaza. Lift the siege and let aid in safely and at scale.

Grim. Includes 4.5 million deaths among children under five years old.

"If there’s 100 journalists, the job of 99 of them is to point to the problem. But 1% of us have to go, ‘Well, what are we going to do about it?’" Tips from @oliverbalch.bsky.social @lolagarciaajofrin.bsky.social @soljourno.bsky.social By me for @icfjorg.bsky.social: ijnet.org/en/story/gui...

Lovely to see my latest story for @reasonstobecheerful.world picked up by @squirrelnews.bsky.social, "a curated, constructive news app". If you need a break from doom-scrolling, get Squirrel on your phone (available in English and German): squirrel-news.net #solutionsjournalism

New story from us at @pioneerspost.bsky.social - the latest in our Earth Fixers series:

Only 10% of our capacity for #empathy is genetic - the rest comes from things like upbringing and education. For @reasonstobecheerful.world, I looked at some projects showing that empathy is a teachable skill: reasonstobecheerful.world/kids-learnin...

"Are they just too certain in their convictions?...Too much like corporate CEOs presenting results to shareholders rather than individuals grappling with power imbalances and the uncomfortable truths of a system that enables such extreme wealth accumulation?" www.alliancemagazine.org/analysis/bil...

"For five years America kept [Evan] alive with antiretroviral medicines costing less than 12 cents a day, through PEPFAR, a program started by President George W. Bush that has saved more than 26 million lives... it turned the tide of AIDS around the world and built enormous good will toward the US"

By me for @proximate.bsky.social : www.proximate.press/latest-stori... #fiscalsponsor #tech4good

New podcast episode from us - listen to these three 'good experts', who are bringing a much-needed ethical and thoughtful approach to using #AI. #socialenterprise #tech4good

Tens of thousands of people in the Hague protesting the Dutch government’s failure to respond meaningfully to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Dressed in red to mark the ‘red line’ that has been crossed. (📸 ANP) nos.nl/l/2567762

NEW: Arab Impact Network launched to push MENA impact investment beyond 2% of global market The newly launched Arab Impact Network aims to build an inclusive movement of impact organisations and is inviting expressions of interest. Read more 👇 www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...

"There was one circumstance in particular that stood out in the data: people who were *asked to help* almost never refused. The secret to being a hero? It was to have someone standing in front of you, demanding heroism." #altruism

Future thinking is not new - Indigenous communities have long practised “seven-generation” stewardship - but it's gaining real momentum. Thanks to @nickhedley.bsky.social for publishing this piece on Wales' 10-year milestone: theprogressplaybook.com/2025/05/04/l... @futuregencymru.bsky.social

🔴 #RSFIndex2025 | In 2025, less than 1% of the world's population lives in a country where press freedom is fully guaranteed. #WPFD2025 #WorldPressFreedomDay

NEW | Paul Polman at ChangeNOW: 'Don’t drop impact commitments because the US president makes a phone call' Read our report from the #ChangeNOW conference in Paris: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...

“We broke this shame culture … I believe we opened the door to a lot of women to have the courage." My story for @reasonstobecheerful.world: reasonstobecheerful.world/women-plumbe...

For hundreds of women in Jordan, becoming plumbers — traditionally a male-dominated profession — has provided life-changing confidence and independence. reasonstobecheerful.world/women-plumbe...

Six "key truths" about climate change: -It's real -It's us -Experts agree -It's bad -Others care -There's hope People who understand these truths are more likely to become part of the solution. Spread the word. link.springer.com/article/10.1... @mason4c.bsky.social @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social

The #SE100 Index and Social Business Awards 2025 are open for nominations! Find out more and make your nominations here: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...

80-89% of the world’s people want their governments to do MORE to address climate change. This week, news outlets around the world are covering this story, supported by @coveringclimatenow.org - the largest journalistic collaboration in history #The89Percent www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"The first job of a writer is to write. The second job is to persevere"

"Despite being jailed, attacked, shot, and facing threats of violence, including from Museveni’s son, Wine said he felt he had little choice but to try to advance the hope for change that was energising Ugandans, especially the young." www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @tracymcveigh.bsky.social

"The past few weeks have been good ones for #democracy - just not in the United States. In Brazil and South Korea, the judicial system has ensured that two top politicians are being held accountable for power grabs that went south" @progressntwrk.bsky.social theprogressnetwork.org/democracy-br...

"The idea itself isn’t new... but what’s happening in #Wales is different. Here, it’s not a one-off project or a novelty. It’s a movement, grounded in policy, powered by community" theprogressplaybook.com/2025/04/05/h... @nickhedley.bsky.social #libraryofthings

🚨Reform UK have been out courting trade union votes this week, but when it really mattered, they consistently voted AGAINST workers’ rights.🧵👇

We’re looking for opinion pieces on the rise of AI image-making. What does it mean when a machine can replicate Studio Ghibli’s iconic hand-drawn style in seconds? Art, ethics, aesthetics and everything in between. Pitch us at designobserver.com/pitch

A howling pack of wolves, diving seals - and, yes, AI: all in our latest Earth Fixers story. Produced with support from our partner Hogan Lovells @hoganlovells.bsky.social @soljourno.bsky.social #solutionsjournalism #biodiversity #greentech

"Locally, muxes are embraced and respected by the people of Juchitán and are seen as having an important social role, particularly by families"

Children are increasingly involved in school-based fundraising - but it's often framed as the "haves" giving to the “have-nots". How do we move from pity to solidarity? My story for @npquarterly.bsky.social: nonprofitquarterly.org/how-do-we-br... @kent.ac.uk @alibody.bsky.social #philanthropy

Clean sources produce over 50% of US electricity for the first month on record theprogressplaybook.com/2025/04/04/c...

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My story from #SkollWF - glad to have the opportunity to highlight what’s happening in #Afghanistan, and how some activists are responding: @pioneerspost.bsky.social @theelders.bsky.social @malalafund.bsky.social @skollfoundation.bsky.social www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...