Violence in South Sudan claims dozens of lives

"We have to be clear-eyed. The Trump administration has shown utter contempt for both domestic and international law."

War on Iran's regional ripple effects could be far reaching An interview with Dr. Ala’a Shehabi "By way of a reminder, Israel had already bombed Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Qatar, Yemen, Iraq, and Iran...so it was already a regional war" ekonews.substack.com/p/war-on-ira...

Trump wants to build autonomous killer robots - and OpenAI just volunteered. This is a defining moment: either AI is used to help us, or it’s used to kill us. Help us block OpenAI's deal with the devil: action.eko.org/a/stop-trump...

Hey so I watched my state get set on fire by narcos this week, and it almost felt normal 🫠 My q&a with @eoinhiggins.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/ekonews/...

Chaos erupts in Mexico as cartel balance is upended "Jalisco, which is where Guadalajara is, where Puerto Vallarta is, it was one of those places where you didn’t see the insane retaliatory violence." - @eoinhiggins.bsky.social interview with @nikkimcr.bsky.social at substack.com/home/post/p-...

Iran: Wartime coming? "Diplomacy is still alive unless this is all a ruse and there is a surprise attack coming... I think that’s unlikely." substack.com/home/post/p-... @eoinhiggins.bsky.social

Thanks to a new Substack subscriber who says "Your news coverage is exceptional: I don't know any other source for the news you offer. You write clearly and concisely. Your petitions don't repeat what other news sources present." Good work, @eoinhiggins.bsky.social! Curious? substack.com/@eknews1

An Ekō ad truck is cruising London with a clear message for UK PM Starmer: Grok is generating AI child porn. It's time to ban X and Grok. There must be consequences. Sign the call to all our leaders: action.eko.org/a/ban-x?bsky

Despite their green pledges, #Volvo and #Daimler continue investing in diesel trucks that harm our health, climate, and economies. #IdleGiants #ElectricTrucks

Canada: elbows down!? Mark Carney just fast-tracked a project in "the national interest"...that's 100% US-owned! Outrageous -- fight back here: action.eko.org/a/carney-elb...

Dining out while the world burns -- Trump, Ukraine, climate and more in this edition of Ekō News with @eoinhiggins.bsky.social (Free post) ekonews.substack.com/p/dining-out...

Big storms are getting worse -- and we know who to blame. A lawsuit against Shell, Amazon greenwashing, and a chance to save Java's gibbons, in today's Ekō News with @eoinhiggins.bsky.social : substack.com/home/post/p-...

“The people can take on corporate power when we act in large enough numbers,” Kabas told Ekō News. “This whole ordeal should serve as a warning to other companies who think bending to Trump’s will is going to work in their favor.”

Consumer pressure works: why Disney caved on Jimmy Kimmel, from Ekō News and @eoinhiggins.bsky.social substack.com/home/post/p-...

How is Cuba responding to US aggression toward Venezuela? Find out more with Ekō News and @eoinhiggins.bsky.social: ekonews.substack.com/p/cuba-stand...

Friday's Substack from @eoinhiggins.bsky.social and the Ekō team: A coup in Madagascar after popular anger ekonews.substack.com/p/a-coup-in-...

NEW: Ekō News, with @eoinhiggins.bsky.social writing! Sign up for our Substack for our spin on what's going in the world with an emphasis on corporate power, and what you can do to ensure we put people and planet ahead of profit. First edition: ekonews.substack.com/p/greta-thun...

🚨 Today, we’re joining the global call for Hyundai to clean up its supply chain. Hyundai’s business model = climate chaos, human rights abuses, and worker exploitation. It’s time for Hyundai to drive change. ✊Join #HyundaiDriveChange: eko.org/hyundai-drive-change

DONALD TRUMP VS JIMMY KIMMEL Tell Disney capitulating to Trump is unacceptable. Bring Kimmel back, now: action.eko.org/a/disney-kim...

Why does the world's richest man need another $29 billion...despite tanking the business? www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

No more statements of condemnation. No more “keeping dialogue open” to allow trickles of aid deliveries. No more complicity in ethnic cleansing and genocide. We call on every government in the world to urgently suspend trade and sanction Israel NOW. action.eko.org/a/gaza-invas...

Elon's diner is just one of his many accomplishments this year. With Tesla's AGM coming up in November, it's time for his annual review: elonsannualreview.com

AGs Bonta (CA) and Jennings (DE) can ensure OpenAI doesn't abandon its non-profit mission, which will help keep AI safe. We need them to hear our message that OpenAI founder Sam Altman (who has a history of being dishonest) can't be trusted. Tag AG Bonta (@agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov) in the comments!

DELAY THE AUCTION! Head over to our Instagram account to tag President Lula and Minister Silveira: www.instagram.com/p/DK-YieSO2Ig/

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Trump just ambushed South African President Ramaphosa with conspiracy-fueled racist propaganda because of Elon's obsession with (untrue) "white genocide" in his home country. We can't allow global politics to be run through racist conspiracy theorists -- sign and share: www.WorldVsTrump.com

Doug Ford is about to wipe out Ontario's endangered species. We have 3 days to stop him. action.eko.org/a/doug-fords...

New reporting: OpenAI recently announced a nonprofit commission to guide how it spends its "potentially historic financial resources," but critics see it as a ploy to smooth its path to becoming fully for-profit, shedding the nonprofit control that was core to its founding.

Trump just told Bukele he was going to send "homegrown" criminals to El Salvador and that Bukele is going to "need to build about 5 more places." We cannot allow our governments to cooperating with Trump, in any way. SIGN AND SHARE THE WORLD VS TRUMP OPEN LETTER: action.eko.org/a/world-lead...

@eko.org took a bike ride today to visit Swiss Re’s Annual General Meeting in Zurich and present a petition signed by over 95,000 thousand people. Our demand? “No more insurance cover for forest-destroying, land-grabbing agribusinesses." Read about it here 👉 www.publiceye.ch/en/media-cor...

Zuck is the self-declared king of free speech but wants to ban a book by a Meta whistleblower. We think that's wrong, so we put the book on a crowd-funded Times Square billboard. Join the campaign - action.eko.org/a/stop-mark-... - and share this image so Zuck can't sweep it under the rug.

"Everything looks like a conspiracy when you don't know how anything works." Amazing tagline for the last five plus years.

The footage is chilling: Tufts University and Fulbright student Rümeysa Öztürk was ambushed and abducted by masked ICE agents. In the video, you can hear her pleading desperately to be released. Join the Call to Free Rümeysa Öztürk: action.eko.org/a/protect-st...

Elon Musk out here buying friends as usual: www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-of... Oh and check out that image! It's our FireElon.org poster :)

Our new crowdfunded ad is up in Times Square...taking aim at Trump's Instagram post crowning himself a king. We can all see who really has the power. And if we don't want a King of the United States, we need to bring together the opposition worldwide. So sign and share: FireElon.org

Trump threatening to invade....everyone? The Putin playbook in action. WorldVsTrump.com

TODAY, Donald Trump has said - "maybe you'll see more and more soldiers go" to Greenland - "Canada only works as a state" and asked the military to develop options to seize the Panama Canal. This is the Putin playbook, pre-Ukraine. We *must* unite the global opposition: WorldVsTrump.com

We're running an Elon ad (at an incredible discount!) on a huge billboard in Times Square: we’re going to spoof Trump’s TIME image with him as king, but replace Trump with Musk. Because we know who the real boss is. Can you help cover the cost of the ad? action.eko.org/a/us-congres...

They say Ukraine aid is back on. Well, they say a lot of shit. Trump can't be trusted, but all of us can. So we created the Donald Trump Memorial Ukraine Relief Fund -- www.PeoplesUkraineFund.com -- 100% of your donation, minus bank fees, goes to orgs aiding Ukraine. No minerals deal required.

If we don’t act now, this repression will only grow. Columbia’s administration must make a choice: either stand against this attack on students, or be collaborators in an authoritarian assault on free speech. Join the call to Columbia to choose the right path: action.eko.org/a/columbia-s...

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Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico have begun. Canada is fighting back -- but Trudeau's retaliation should just be the start. Why not put 100% tariffs on all Elon Musk products and cancel Starlink deals? Join the call to the Canadian government to make Elon pay: action.eko.org/a/canada-100...

Stand with Ukraine. Stand against Trump. WorldVsTrump.com

Trump just orchestrated one of the most shameful moments in US history. We need *all leaders* outside the US to stand up to Trump. For that we need to show they have our backing. Add your name and share this link widely, it has never been more critical to have our voices heard: WorldVsTrump.com

Ekō members making news headlines and corporate HQ headaches! 🙌 www.reuters.com/technology/d...

Right now, a destructive gold mine expansion in Indonesia is threatening the world's rarest great ape, the Tapanuli orangutan. We've joined forces with @ekomovement.bsky.social to deliver nearly 200,000 signatures to the mine’s parent company, Jardine Matheson, to demand it stops its expansion.

Elon's receipts: - taxpayer-funded subsidies to his businesses: $38 billion - grand total net income of Tesla, ever: $34 billion He is, at best, bad at this. And now he's applying everything he doesn't know to running the US government. This will only get worse until we FireElon.org