IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com

There is absolutely no need to use their stupid slogan.

Putting power back into residents' hands couldn’t be more urgent. New Neighbourhood Governance arrangements are being shaped now. Done right, they could shift power to communities. Our briefing with @right-here.org, @hopenothate.org.uk, & @powertochange.org.uk sets out how: https://bit.ly/3LYgzxi

It’s #CleanAirNight! Did you know that wood burning is the most polluting way to heat your home? Air pollution from domestic burning contributes to nearly 2,500 deaths in the UK each year. Visit cleanairhub.org.uk to find out more.

🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional! ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.

Who is paying Nigel Farage while he’s meant to represent Clacton?

“Three women close to Epstein – Masha Bucher, her sister Victoria Drokova, and model-turned-entrepreneur Lana Pozhidaeva – built venture-capital empires in Silicon Valley while maintaining hidden financial ties to Russian oligarchs, documents obtained by Byline Times show.” 10/20/25 … 1/

“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath Some costs aren’t costs.

CMP co-director @rupertread.bsky.social is featured in a new BBC Radio 4 episode examining the crisis of “progress” in an age of climate breakdown and polycrisis. These are crucial conversations about rethinking the future. Take a look: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

How do we equip young people for a changing world, and what does it feel like to teach climate in a time of crisis? Join us for: 🎬 Film screening + live online discussion 🗓 Tue 27 Jan | 6.30–7.45pm GMT | Zoom 🎙 Chaired by Caroline Lucas FREE registration: www.tickettailor.com/events/clima...

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share: “Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.” (link below)

Failing to pursue closer integration with the EU is in tension with the Government’s growth ambitions. The Brexit impact on GDP per person may be bigger than feared; the impact on GDP per person may well sit above 4 per cent already. Read more ➡️ buff.ly/VWHNFCb

Weird how the ABC never mentions that there’s an ICC arrest warrant out for Netanyahu for crimes against humanity, or that he’s led a genocide in Gaza

Given the main parliamentary rule about what you can and can't do is "you have to write it down", just a really low bar not being met here.

This is a vg list if you don’t want to live in an echo chamber (polite reminder that if you never want to hear from another Tory again, there is always the option to just go on your merry way without feeling the need to say so)

Two DOGE members working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls" www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

Imagine you're a scientist trying to publish a new study, and being told you can't, unless you do background checks on co-authors who aren't U.S. citizens and send their names to national security staff. Also, studies about climate change or DEI written w/foreign scientists = rejected. ⬇️

youtu.be/IYzb3iAvwDk?... UK tearing up civil liberties - right to fair jury trial faster than the USA.

Too bad neither UK legal sector nor population value importance, and deep history of jury trial. Our media and power holders have buried it. defendourjuries.net/resources/

“Ministers have failed to grasp the underlying issue which is corporate greed. The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers.” Spot on from Feargal Sharkey 👇

Enough is enough: we need water back in public hands. But still, this Government tinkers instead of stopping the scam. I'm backing a real alternative👉 actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...

🚨New from @desmog.com: Norway’s Equinor Forced to Withdraw Key Carbon Capture Claim. The Oil company was storing a fraction of advertised amount of CO2 at offshore project, data shows. www.desmog.com/2025/01/14/e...

This monopoly does not belong 100% in private investors hands. There are many ways to ensure public has access to safe affordable water. Party politicians alone- with their respective lobbyists/“think tanks” (£) - should not be left to decide what is to be done. www.unison.org.uk/content/uplo...

1/3 This is the second utterly disgraceful recent attempt by the far right to use children to further their politics of hatred and division in Swansea. swanseabaynews.com/outrage-afte...

Davos starts today. But it’s been seven years since Rutger Bregman said everything that needed saying… and the rich and powerful are still pretending like they haven’t heard a thing.

Billionaires are getting richer and capturing our politics, undermining democracy. @oxfaminternational.bsky.social's global inequality report - out today to coincide with #Davos - has a clear call to action: we must resist the #RuleOfTheRich. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Communities in which humans survive and flourish are those which are friendly and kind | Sheila Ryan @sussexbylines.co.uk

"But when I landed in Minneapolis and saw the size, scope and lawlessness of the federal onslaught unfolding here, I understood that Good’s killing was emblematic of its true mission: to stage a spectacle of cruelty upon a city that stands in stark defiance of Trump’s dark vision of America."

Speaker Spotlight: Clare Farrell How to build (narrative) power and push for system change at the intersection of culture, climate, and democracy? We’re excited to have Clare Farrell as an ACSCC keynote speaker to help unpack these questions. ⏳ Apply until Jan 26 at acscc.nl

Reform Watch: part two Here's the second in our series following the doings of Reform UK. Anything to add? Please email [email protected] northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...

What should the media landscape of the future look like? A citizens' forum in Baden-Württemberg discussed this question. On 17 January 2026, the final report was presented to State Parliament President Muhterem Aras and media professionals. www.buergerrat.de/en/news/maki... #CitizensAssembly

Why is there still no wealth tax? The taxation debate is stuck in the groove that tax is a burden and the only thing that matters is to make it as low as possible westenglandbylines.co.uk/business/eco...

In a time of crisis for U.S democracy, CBS News under new right-wing management just committed one of the worst acts of journalism in American history What's so terrible about its unverified, unlikely Trump propaganda over the the MLPS killing by ICE My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/cbs-...

Minnesota Public Radio has been doing tremendously good work, and I’m proud to be under a big umbrella with them.

AN ARREST VIDEO EVERY DAY (until the Palestine Action ban is lifted) DAY 18 - Former Guantanamo Bay detainee and director of @cageinternational, Moazzam Begg was arrested on Aug 9th 2025 alongside hundreds of others while peacefully holding a paper sign. www.defendourjuries.net

The families of Danes killed in Afghanistan have a message for Trump www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

I get it: Billy Joel could write “We Didn’t Start the Fire 2” using just headlines from the past two weeks. That said, Trump’s increase in wealth has to be one of the biggest stories of his first year in office. Check out this week's news on Trump's for-profit presidency in 1100 Pennsylvania.

The images and stories coming out of Minneapolis are extraordinary. We can't say we did not know what was happening. Lots of people are putting their bodies on the line to make sure we do.

Who is on Trump's 'Board of Peace' for Gaza? Not one Palestinian. Not one woman. Tell us again how these governments stand for self-determination, equality, liberty, peace, justice, and democracy? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Too bad RSA London does not see need to stop feeding X and similar platforms feeding lies and social polarisation. Guess who that benefits?

Good on you. The universities, media, parties, government, etc. should all follow suit.

It's had 100+ hours of scrutiny in the Commons. Now, even Peers who oppose assisted dying are warning that blocking the Terminally Ill Adults Bill through delay damages the reputation of the House of Lords itself. Let Parliament decide. @eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social

Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

We need to talk about planning The planning system feels skewed in favour of developers, leaving local authorities with only an illusion of control @sussexbylines.co.uk

With President Trump sauing Ukraine not Russia is holding up a peace deal our polling last year found that Brits overwhelmingly think that it is Putin making Peace harder (67%) whereas only 19% say the same of Zelenskyy.

How to engage youth in a climate assembly? 📌 At this KNOCA Learning Call participants will be learning about the Canadian Youth Climate Assembly 📅 January 22nd, 2026 | 15:00 – 16:30 (CET) 🔗 Register now: www.knoca.eu/events/learn... #CitizensAssembly

Here's Economist/YouGov this week, most important issue 4/ 24% inflation 16% jobs and the economy 14% civil rights/civil liberties 10% health care 8% immigration d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...

AN ARREST VIDEO EVERY DAY (until the Palestine Action ban is lifted) DAY 15 - Two women arrested at Parliament on Sept 6th. Police initially only arrested one, but arrested the other after learning that the two are sisters and one has a heart condition. www.defendourjuries.net