Blyth Brentnall
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Climate justice campaigner
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Jason Hickel
8 days ago
Spain has implemented an arms embargo against Israel, showing how itâs done. Every other state that does not follow suit, and which continues to supply arms to the Zionists, must be understood as not only complicit but a partner in the genocide.
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George Monbiot
8 days ago
Keir Starmer's aides are reportedly telling him not to go to the COP30 climate conference, because Reform would attack him for it. Yes, they might. And he should wear it as a badge of honour. Standing up for humanity, for science and a habitable planet. Where's the hazard in that?
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This is incredible - true to their word, Italian dock workers went on strike with calls for an arms embargo and an end to the genocide in Gaza
www.leftvoice.org/blocchiamo-t...
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âBlocchiamo Tutto!â Strikes and Blockades Paralyze Italy in Solidarity with Gaza - Left Voice
Over a hundred thousand people led strikes and protests in 80 cities across Italy on Monday to demand an end to the genocide in Palestine and an end to international support for Israel. Workers shut d...
https://www.leftvoice.org/blocchiamo-tutto-strikes-and-blockades-paralyze-italy-in-solidarity-with-gaza/
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Prof Bill McGuire
14 days ago
I wish this initiative the best of luck But I can't help thinking that as long capitalism reigns, and as long as there is money to be made, the sea and the sea bed will be in big trouble
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Key oceans treaty crosses critical threshold to come into force
Sixty states have ratified a global treaty to protect the oceans - it will become law in January.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5j87114deo
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It is devastating that Umar Khalid, an intellectual speaking out for the oppressed, has spent five years in Indian jail without charges
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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âThis is their attempt to silence himâ: Umar Khalid reaches five years in Indian jail without trial
Held since 2020, Indiaâs most prominent political prisoner has become a symbol of repression under the Modi regime
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/20/umar-khalid-five-years-in-jail-without-trial-india?CMP=share_btn_url
14 days ago
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The dodgy thinktanks and lobbyists behind Liz Trussâs economic sham are responsible for the ban on Palestine Action and economic policy under
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
too
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Warning! The rightwing junktanks behind the Toriesâ worst disasters still have the keys to No 10 | George Monbiot
Who is running the governmentâs âgrowth schoolâ for civil servants? The answer surpassed my worst fears, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/11/tories-rightwing-junktanks-no-10-government-civil-servants
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Even the Crown Prosecution Service admits the govt is abusing anti-terror legislation.
@defendourjuries.bsky.social
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Police Officers Admit They Feel âAshamedâ Enforcing âMadâ Palestine Action Ban | Novara Media
Exclusive: An officer described feeling âsickâ when they arrested a disabled man for holding a cardboard sign, as the Police Federation issues a stark warning of burnout among cops enforcing the Pales...
https://novaramedia.com/2025/09/04/police-officers-admit-they-feel-ashamed-enforcing-mad-palestine-action-ban/
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Boycott Bloody Insurance
3 months ago
đ¨ Activists resisted imperialist insurersânow the stateâs coming for them. đĽ Help fund their defence:
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-activists-fighting-for-justice
#Justice
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Radical = system change. So if you havenât yet checked out All-In, I highly recommend!
all-in.now
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Ben Cushing
4 months ago
đŁđ New paper from
@sierraclub.org
out today! It's been a long time in the making. It challenges conventional sustainable investing and urges asset owners to confront climate change as a systemic threat to the global economy and long-term portfolios. đ Full paper:
www.sierraclub.org/systemic-cli...
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Oh good god. This bodes terribly. The BBC have been discussing how to win over Reform voters, as if they are a political party not a media outlet thatâs meant to remain impartial.
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
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BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output
The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC âstory selectionâ in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farageâs party
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/bbc-news-tim-davie-robbie-gibb-reform-voters-nigel-farage-trust/
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I canât get this image out of my head - this is a cell in El Savadorâs prison, where Trump deported migrants who hadnât committed any crimes -
truthout.org/articles/jud...
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Judge Rules Hundreds of Migrants Sent to El Salvador Deserve Due Process
Migrants deported under Trumpâs use of the Alien Enemies Act were âplainly deprivedâŚof their right[s],â the judge ruled.
https://truthout.org/articles/judge-rules-hundreds-of-migrants-deported-to-el-salvador-deserve-due-process/
4 months ago
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A powerful appeal for more widespread coverage of the Shell oil spills affecting the health and livelihoods of Ogoni people living in the Niger Delta. Media - step up âŹď¸
bylinetimes.com/2025/05/23/u...
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'UK Energy Is on Trial - But You Probably Didn't Even Know'
Brits urged to listen to the plight of indigenous people, whose environments have been destroyed by fossil fuel companies, as 'one day it will be you'
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/05/23/uk-energy-is-on-trial-but-you-probably-didnt-even-know/
4 months ago
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Boycott Bloody Insurance
7 months ago
REVEALED: đĽThe insurance companies propping up one of the worldâs most lethal arms companies, General Dynamics, connected to weapons ruled âcontroversialâ by international law for causing long-term harm. đ
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Boycott Bloody Insurance
7 months ago
BREAKING: AXA insure fossil fuel criminals Total 𤎠+ invest £millions in ExxonMobil & Glencore. Stand with
#StopEACOP
& frontline communities. đŁREPOST & get help us get our communities to
#BoycottBloodyInsurers
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What will Labour do about Thames Waterâs debt of at least ÂŁ19bn? Heap private debt on the public only to re-privatise? Or nationalise and protect our water supply in the long-run? Great article via
@freedompress.bsky.social
freedomnews.org.uk/2025/01/26/a...
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A tsunami is made of many droplets - Freedom News
The mismanagement of Thames Water is not the first scandal of its kind, but when our very water is at risk it is time to stop letting rich people pretend they are best left in charge ~ Rob Ray ~ Back ...
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2025/01/26/a-tsunami-is-made-of-many-droplets/
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Tipping Point UK
9 months ago
Is your university complicit in genocide, climate breakdown and the abuse of migrants? Weâre excited to host this online event, with speakers from Tipping Point, Palestine Youth Movement Britain and Palestine Solidarity Campaign.đĽSign up today!
actionnetwork.org/events/is-yo...
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In just 10 days the wealthiest 1% have used up their annual carbon budget to keep within 1.5C global warming (although this is most likely locked in). The poorest 50% would use up theirs in 1,022 days - or nearly 3 years. Data from
@oxfamgb.bsky.social
www.ecowatch.com/wealthiest-p...
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Wealthiest 1% Have Used Up Their Share of Worldâs Carbon Budget in Just 10 Days, Analysis Finds - EcoWatch
The wealthiest 1% of people in the world have already exhausted their share of the global carbon budget in the first 10 days of the new year.
https://www.ecowatch.com/wealthiest-people-carbon-budget-2025.html
9 months ago
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Jason Hickel
9 months ago
Germany's support for Israel's genocide against Palestinians is all the more sickening when you understand the striking parallels with Germany's first genocide, against the Herero and Nama people in Namibia.
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I imagine sea-life loss will accelerate when the Meridional Overturning Circulation collapses
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Prof Bill McGuire
9 months ago
Just extraordinary! Are we on the same planet? Certainly doesn't seem like it Not a mention of the several studies projecting plunging GDP as climate chaos goes through the roof - even societal collapse as soon as 2040 Plain weird
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Labourâs economic agenda has all the right ideas â but itâs a race against time to make it work | Michael Jacobs
This government needs to reverse at least three decades of financial woes, and it needs to show progress before its plan gets Trumped, writes economist Michael Jacobs
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/02/labour-economy-agenda-starmer-reeves-trump
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Starmer - once the
@theguardian.com
âs golden boy. Can I hear the liberal pundits echoing Tony Blair in 2016 with Corbynâs unexpected leadership win: âIâm not sure I fully understand politics right nowâ?
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Jason Hickel
9 months ago
"The Global Southâs workforce provides a staggering 90% of the labor to power the world economy, yet gets only 21% of global income."
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Rich countries drain âshockingâ amount of labor from the Global South
Workers in the Global Southâfrom farm workers to scientistsâpower the world economy but face a yawning wage gap
https://www.science.org/content/article/rich-countries-drain-shocking-amount-labor-global-south
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Truthout
10 months ago
A group of Palestinians in Palestine and the U.S. have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, accusing officials of breaking domestic law by continuing to send Israel weapons despite numerous âgross violationsâ of human rights in the past year in Gaza and for decades beforehand.
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Palestinian Families Sue US for Sending Weapons to Israel Despite âGross Violationsâ of Human Rights
The U.S. âhas irresponsibly embraced, âSee no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil,ââ toward Israel, the lawsuit says.
https://truthout.org/articles/palestinian-families-sue-us-for-sending-israel-arms-despite-gross-violations/
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Hats off to
@adfreecities.bsky.social
for banning Lloyds Bankâs greenwashing! â¤ď¸âđĽ A bank that investsđ˛billions in lethal coal, gas and oil projects can never call itself âgreenâ or âethicalâ.
www.desmog.com/2024/12/18/u...
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UK Regulator Bans âMisleadingâ Lloyds Bank Climate Ad
Bank has been bigging up reductions in âoperational emissionsâ while continuing to finance the fossil fuel industry.
https://www.desmog.com/2024/12/18/uk-regulator-bans-misleading-lloyds-bank-climate-ad/
10 months ago
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Itâs very real
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10 months ago
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A
@just-stopoil.bsky.social
activist is having to repair her entire home due to flooding in Devon Support herâĄď¸https://chuffed.org/project/help-swan-rebuild Climate change is worsening flooding everywhere We need collective action to hold governments accountable and fix our broken system
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Biofuelwatch
11 months ago
New short video exposes plans for large-scale wood pellet production for export in California. Those plans, by Golden State Natural Resources (partnering with Drax!) are opposed by >100 civil society groups
vimeo.com/1028788938
#AxeDrax
#BigBadBiomass
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Monster on the Horizon (4 minutes)
Over 100 concerned groups are opposing a new biomass energy project in California. The project proposes to burn trees for electricity - by converting them into woodâŚ
https://vimeo.com/1028788938
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