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Stop climate and ecological breakdown. Work to sustain all life
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Climate Centre
about 11 hours ago
Worldâs biggest offshore wind farm takes shape off Yorkshire coast, set to transform the region. A BVG Associates report says Dogger Bank will add ÂŁ6.1bn to the UK economy over 45 years, giving an immediate boost to Yorkshire and creating thousands of jobs.
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2158...
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World's biggest offshore wind farm being built off UK coast for ÂŁ6bn boost
The UK's energy minister has hailed the project as a way of making "billions for the UK while also delivering thousands of good jobs".
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2158050/worlds-biggest-offshore-wind-farm-yorkshire-coast-6bn-boost?utm_source=cbnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=2026-01-16&utm_campaign=Daily+Briefing+NY+wind+project+resumes+China+grid+investment+to+surge+Global+elite+concerns+
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Extinction Rebellion Global
4 days ago
In the
#UK
top experts held an official briefing for Members of Parliament on the latest science about the climate and nature crisis. Leaders in every country need to hear, understand and take action on the present and escalating risks.
@nebriefing.bsky.social
youtu.be/lpLxLp4j07Y?...
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Introduction - Prof Mike Berners-Lee (Chair) | National Emergency Briefing
YouTube video by The National Emergency Briefing
https://youtu.be/lpLxLp4j07Y?si=OSqx9V3VjtHHxxUz
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Leon Simons
1 day ago
Earth's Energy Imbalance was over 10 Hiroshima bombs per second for the 4-year running average (showing less variability) too.. This rate of global heat uptake is impossible for us tiny humans to fathom.
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Jan Rosenow
1 day ago
This is huge: For the first time since the early 1970s, coal power generation has fallen in both China & India. It undercuts claims that decarbonisation is pointless while they expand coal. Renewables are no longer just adding capacity â theyâre displacing coal.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s
âHistoricâ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/13/coal-power-generation-falls-china-india-since-1970s
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Natalie Bennett
1 day ago
The cleanest, greenest, cheapest energy you can possibly have is the energy you don't need to use
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Leo Hickman
1 day ago
Important and timely wide-ranging interview with one of the world's most influential climate scientists. Some of what he tells
@rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org
is, frankly, breathtaking. A call to action for all scientists, not just those focused on climate change.
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The world is losing more and more of its precious
#forests
to
#wildfires
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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Mapped: how the world is losing its forests to wildfires
Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago â a crisis fuelled by climate change
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/jan/13/mapped-how-the-world-is-losing-its-forests-to-wildfires
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Kevin J. Kircher
3 days ago
Fine-particulate and ozone air pollution from fossil fuels causes 4-6 million avoidable deaths per year: 7-10% of all deaths worldwide. At an ~$11 million statistical value of life, this is a 44-66 trillion $/yr (38-56% of ~117 T$/yr global GDP) cost that appears nowhere in fossil fuel economics.
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Red-state Republicans seek climate âliability shieldâ for fossil fuel industry
If enacted, Utah and Oklahoma measures would restrict litigation against oil companies over role in climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/13/republicans-climate-liability-shield-fossil-fuel-industry
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Sign the petition: No oil profits for occupation and genocide
https://climatejustice.uk/free-palestine/rosebank-petition/?source=direct_link
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Dr. Aaron Thierry
4 days ago
This thread responds to Prof. Christian Dunnâs Telegraph piece on
#climate
communication. I argue it misdiagnoses public disengagement, underplays escalating scientific risk, & reproduces a media narrative that has actively shaped, not merely reflected, public resistance to climate action đ§”
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Reverend Genes
5 days ago
Australia & South Africa share similar latitudes, & similar climates. It's not surprising that both countries are experiencing simultaneous extreme fires & floods at the same time. 400,000+ hectares of bushfire in AU + tropical cyclone in one week. đŠđș đżđŠ đ â»ïž đ±
#ClimateAction
#SouthAfrica
#Australia
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Victoria Bushfires Rage as Extreme Heat and Cyclone Threat Grip Australia
Australian firefighters are battling two emergency-level bushfires across Victoria as volatile conditions fuel what authorities describe as a rapidly evolving and dangerous crisis. The most severe, th...
https://theasialive.com/victoria-bushfires-rage-as-extreme-heat-and-cyclone-threat-grip-australia/2026/01/10/
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Zack Labe
6 days ago
2025 was the hottest year on record for ocean heat content. Unfortunately, we now say this every year. đ„č "In addition to setting a new record in 2025, the global ocean continues to show sustained and intensified warming." +
#OpenAccess
Study:
doi.org/10.1007/s003...
+ Data:
www.ocean.iap.ac.cn
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Nina Lakhani
4 days ago
By me: US Invasion of Venezuela Violates International Climate Law Too: 'A historically high-emitting state is violating international law in order to undertake yet another internationally wrongful activity â harming the climate system.'
drilled.media/news/Venezue...
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U.S. Invasion of Venezuela Violates International Climate Law Too
The Trump administrationâs oil grab and plans to expand Venezuelan production flouts last yearâs landmark climate ruling from the International Court of Justice.
https://drilled.media/news/Venezuela-ICJ
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National Emergency Briefing
18 days ago
"We are pushing the climate far beyond the conditions that nurtured civilisation". Prof
@kevinclimate.bsky.social
on dire consequences in store without emergency action to stop burning fossil fuels. Watch the full talk here:
www.nebriefing.org/briefings/cl...
#NEB2025
#TimeToStepUp
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PIK_climate
5 days ago
Europeâs forests are weakening under heat, drought & pests, yet climate targets rely on them. This is dangerous says PIK DIrector Rockström because "countries can use their carbon sink from forests to say they're net zero without fully phasing out fossil fuels.â
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Germanyâs dying forests are losing their ability to absorb CO2. Can a new way of planting save them?
Vast swathes of the countryâs trees have been killed off by droughts and infestations, in a trend sweeping across Europe. A shift towards more biodiverse cultivation could offer answers
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/08/germany-forests-bark-beetle-spruce-co2-carbon-sink-monoculture-aoe
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Extinction Rebellion Oxford
5 days ago
Hi
@rory-stewart.bsky.social
&
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social
! Vital information was shared with over 1,200 people in Westminster at the National Emergency Briefing It now needs to reach a much wider public You could help open up serious national discussion on issue of genuine importance đđœđđœđđœđđœ
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These 39 are prisoners of conscience, who acted where governments failed, against
#genocide
, against
#climate
collapse and in defence of our right to
#protest
None should be in jail.
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Carbon Brief
7 days ago
NEW â Q&A: What Trumpâs US exit from UNFCCC and IPCC could mean for climate action |
@daisydunne.carbonbrief.org
@mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org
@orladwyer.carbonbrief.org
@joshgabbatiss.bsky.social
@rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org
Read here:
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Roger Hallam
6 days ago
How do we face the next decades of collapse without losing ourselves? My prison podcast, The Spirit of Revolution, explores the hidden force that has carried people through impossible moments before. Not hope. Not plans. Spirit. Our quiet weapon against empire.
on.soundcloud.com/tPfAn9Wadh92...
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The Spirit of Revolution
It's official we are heading into the biggest shit-show in human history. The U.N says there is no âcredible pathwayâ to staying under 1.5C (October 2022). Revolution is now inevitable, a great danger
https://on.soundcloud.com/tPfAn9Wadh92ij2l8K
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4pm today, in our borough. So if you can please join them in support of Kamran Ahmed who's over 2 months on
#hungerstrike
and near death in Pentonville prison. As we know
#climate
activists have also been subject to draconian sentences for acting to protect life. This is no different.
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Oliver
6 days ago
"Worldâs richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam" 'Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows'
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Worldâs richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/10/world-richest-used-fair-share-emissions-2026-oxfam?CMP=share_btn_url
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Dr. Aaron Thierry
6 days ago
"What we're finding is that these glaciers are disappearing much faster than previously projected" - Prof. Brian Menounos, University of Northern British Columbia and the chief scientist at the Airborne Coastal Observatory of the
@hakai.org
##FasterThanExpected
#ClimateEmergency
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Western Canada glaciers suffered 2nd-greatest ice loss on record in 2025 | CBC News
"We have to understand that it's not a question of if the glaciers are going to disappear, they are going to disappear," warns Brian Menounos, a professor of earth sciences at the University of Northe...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/glaciers-ice-loss-western-canada-global-warming-9.7036712
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne
8 days ago
STOP CANFORD INCINERATORâŒïž MVV is appealing BCP Councilâs refusal. Donât let Dorset become Incinerator Central đ€ąđ«đš Ask Your Councillor to object! Auto generated email here:
actionnetwork.org/letters/they...
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Ask your local councillor to stand against Canford Magna Incinerator
Send a letter to your councillors asking them to make your opposition to the proposed Canford Magna Incinerator known at the planning committee meeting on 12th June.
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/theyve-appealed-help-stop-canford-incinerator-in-its-tracks?source=direct_link&
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Extinction Rebellion Oxford
8 days ago
Vigil for Lost Species at National Farming Conference âWe were not demonstrating against farmers, who have crucial task of feeding us. But we oppose a food system that for sake of profits contributes massively to climate & biodiversity crises, undermines health, and increases social inequalityâ
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#ocean
#heat
is one of the starkest indicators of the relentless march of the
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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âProfound impactsâ: record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters, data shows
Oceans absorb 90% of global heating, making them a stark indicator of the relentless march of the climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/09/profound-impacts-record-ocean-heat-intensifying-climate-disasters
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Protect the Wild
8 days ago
We help all UK wildlife, and we will continue to do so.
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#fossilfuel
#CO2
emissions hit a record high last year
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...
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Fossil fuel CO2 emissions hit record high in 2025
Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels are projected to rise by 1.1% in 2025 â reaching a record high, according to new research by the Global Carbon Project. The 2025 Global Carbon Budget projects...
https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/fossil-fuel-co2-emissions-hit-record-high-in-2025/#:~:text=The%202025%20Global%20Carbon%20Budget,growth%20in%20global%20energy%20demand
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Science X / Phys.org
9 days ago
Meat-rich and wet dog foods are linked to significantly higher greenhouse gas emissions than dry options, with UK dog food production accounting for about 1% of the nationâs total emissions.
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Dogs' dinners can have greater climate impact than those of their owners
Dogs fed on premium, meat-rich pet food can have a bigger dietary carbon pawprint than their owners, according to the largest study into dog food's climate impact.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-dogs-dinners-greater-climate-impact.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=v2
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Bill McKibben
10 days ago
As everyone talks about Greenland, don't forget its actual global significance--a two mile thick sheet of ice that if melted would raise the sea level 23 feet (and long before that choke off the currents of the Atlantic)
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
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Greenland has a 'vital strategic asset'
A sheet of ice two miles thick (and also some remarkable people)
https://open.substack.com/pub/billmckibben/p/greenland-has-a-vital-strategic-asset?r=18ywu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Dr. Aaron Thierry
11 days ago
đ„đ The biggest barrier to climate solutions isnât just denial, itâs propaganda that shapes what we believe is possible. Fossil fuel narratives define what counts as âpracticalâ and subtly limit our imagination. đ§ Listen, share, and help reshape the conversation. đ
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XR London
12 days ago
Trump admits US oil execs were informed of the US attack on
#Venezuela
- called âbrazenly illegalâ by experts - prior to the coup. Meanwhile, his administration has justified not consulting US lawmakers beforehand due to concerns a leak would compromise operational securityđ
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Greenpeace International đ
12 days ago
Release: Greenpeace International Calls for Protection of Venezuelan People Amid Oil-Driven US Intervention âVenezuelaâs future wonât be built on oil or military force. Itâs time for climate finance and a just transition that puts people, dignity, and a fossil-free future first."
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Greenpeace International Calls for Protection of Venezuelan People Amid Oil-Driven US Intervention - Greenpeace International
Greenpeace International is deeply concerned about the most recent illegal military action by President Donald Trump against Venezuela.
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/press-release/80551/greenpeace-international-calls-rotection-venezuelan-people-amid-oil-driven-us-intervention/
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More wars and military intervention over the control of
#fossilfuels
when fossil fuels are destroying a liveable
#climate
and war itself has a hugely damaging ecological impact are the very last thing humanity (and any other species) needs.
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Developers call it unused land.
#wildlife
calls it all they have left.
#nature
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Humanity emitted more greenhouse gases last year than any previous year ever.
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne
14 days ago
This moment matters and YOU can be part of changing the story. The climate and nature crises arenât distant problems but existential threats to our health, food, communities and future generations.
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Great news. Islington Council has finally dropped Barclays
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Ten English fire services tackled record number of grass, forest and crop fires in 2025. Fire chief says summer, the UKâs hottest on record, was âone of the most challenging for
#wildfires
that weâve ever facedâ. So far.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Ten English fire services tackled record number of grass, forest and crop fires in 2025
Fire chief says summer, UKâs hottest on record, was âone of the most challenging for wildfires weâve ever facedâ
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/31/record-number-wildfires-2025-tackled-by-10-english-fire-services
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Reading for the new year - if you haven't read it yet...
#ClimateCrisis
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709837...
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The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg: 9780593492321 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER We still have time to change the world. From climate activist Greta Thunberg, comes the essential handbook for making it happen. You might think it's an impossible task: ...
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709837/the-climate-book-by-greta-thunberg/
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Amnesty International UK
20 days ago
On 5th July this year, Palestine Action was proscribed after a vote in Parliament invoking the Terrorism Act 2000. Since then, police have made over 2,700 arrests for peacefully protesting. These arrests are unlawful. Amnesty UK has intervened in the Judicial Review in the courts.
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National Trust says these are âalarm signals we cannot ignoreâ. But we are ignoring them...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Heat, drought and fire: how extreme weather pushed nature to its limits in 2025
National Trust says these are âalarm signals we cannot ignoreâ as climate breakdown puts pressure on wildlife
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/29/extreme-weather-climate-change-2025-national-trust
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Arctic sea-ice drops to all time low.
zacklabe.com/climate-viz-...
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Climate Viz of the Month
November 2025 Hi! I am happy to share the first of (hopefully) some new graphics in this âclimate viz of the monthâ blog. For quite a few years now, Iâve been procrastinating on figuring out an effâŠ
https://zacklabe.com/climate-viz-of-the-month/
19 days ago
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Heba has been in prison on
#hungerstrike
for 8 weeks. She and all the
#Filton24
should be out on bail with all charges dropped. They are heros for having tried to stop a
#genocide
Protest tomorrow (29th) at HMP New Hall Wakefield WF4 4AX. Cars leaving from London in the morning.
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Dr. Jonathan Foley
21 days ago
Many proposed climate solutions work well, and are ready to go *now*. Those are the ones to focus on. Others will take more time to develop. They might help a little, someday. And some don't make sense and are unlikely to work at all. How do you tell the difference?
drawdown.org/insights/cli...
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Climate solutions arenât created equal. Hereâs how we evaluate what works and what doesnât.
Just as science has led the way in describing the problem of climate change, we at Project Drawdown are using science to guide resources toward the most effective solutions to the crisis.
https://drawdown.org/insights/climate-solutions-arent-created-equal-heres-how-we-evaluate-what-works-and-what-doesnt
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World
21 days ago
HISTORIC HEAT IN AFRICA Records smashed continously,allover December records today:38.8 Magaria and Goure in NIGER Every single country has been smashing records since Day #1 and will get worse next days. It's the most extreme event ever recorded anywhere in the tropics.
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Possible
30 days ago
Farnborough Airport wants to increase weekend flight numbers by 50%! This is a massive increase in flights, and a huge threat to our climate. We only have until 30th December to share our opposition â take action now using the link below
action.wearepossible.org/page/136526/...
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#climatechange
is hitting Africa hard. Deserts advancing. Farms no longer yielding. Pests and pathogens spreading. New tropical diseases developing. Dying lakes and rivers threatening water supplies.
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Major insurers drop Israeli arms corporation Elbit Systems
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Zack Polanski
25 days ago
Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide. When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble. Happening under a Labour Government.
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