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Rachel Wales@rachelwales.bsky.social · 23h ago

#Japan #Heat I hope that people will be able to sue the industries responsible for rising temperatures. The Oil industry knew for some time about climate change and kept on lobbying and discouraging other alternatives for years. Here we are: www.bbc.com/news/article...

As if we needed more evidence that Reform have no policies or plan beyond crackpot blockade ideas in the sea.

The Bear@bearlypolitics.co.uk · 3d ago

It looks like Reform has some sort of “Migrant Crisis Response Team” now, led by Zia Yusuf of all people. I can’t imagine what they’re trying to achieve though - in general the man has all the skill and wherewithal of a wet sock and is practically about as useful as a crochet condom. Dire.

It absolutely boggles my mind as a South African that I am living through a drought in the United Kingdom. Like, how? We have what feels like pretty much non-stop rain most of the year - the country is rather known for it. Yet here we are, with the countryside looking like the Free State in (1)

Farrukh@implausibleblog.bsky.social · 3d ago

BBC News reporting on concerns about food security and water security We can all see the food and water crisis unfolding, why isn't our government doing everything possible to protect these two precious resources, our food and water supply?

Personally I think my kids prefer when we have actual chats about them and their interests and upcoming plans. Look kids mum made the robot do a podcast so we don't need to speak to each other. nah.

Jared Yates Sexton@jysexton.bsky.social · 4d ago

One of the most important issues of our time is that the future of humanity is presently being authored by people who have nothing but total contempt for humanity and seek the erasure of everything that gives being a human meaning. It’s not just annoying. It doesn’t just suck. It’s existential.

Ofcom and BBC, correct the record: Thames Water CEO misled the public about public ownership. Too many journalists amplify water industry PR. Please follow the advice in this link and lodge your complaint.

Ofcom and BBC, correct the record: Thames Water CEO misled the public about public ownership

Thames Water CEO lied about public ownership on the BBC. It is time Ofcom and the BBC corrected the record

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Introducing our new documentary in production in Ukraine at a dangerous time: “Climate in a Time of Conflict” by #JohnBowey. Fortitude, resilience: how Ukrainians cope with unpredictability, brutality, toxicity, risk: what we can all learn. Pls share! #climate #conflict youtube.com/watch?v=4yU6...

TALE OF TWO CITIES

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Remember Reform need you to look the other way. So keep looking at the money.

Reform Party UK Exposed@reformexposed.bsky.social · 4d ago

The tangled financial web at the heart of Reform UK

Beware the glittery opportunity that just landed in Reform UK & co lap and ensure folk know their geography and that the majority have been returned & there's no evidence they were coming to the UK. Also - military age is just click bait.

Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 〓〓 🔶🌹💚💙@cornishskipper.bsky.social · 4d ago

Ceuta is in Africa. The Moroccans have been returned but on X & elsewhere ReFuK is still spouting Russian destabilisation propaganda. Given one of their lot is in prison as a traitor for Russia you’d think they’d be careful about spreading Russia’s BS. Questions should be asked.

For a wealthy country to operate this way is dreadful.

Raw Story@rawstory.com · 5d ago

⚕️ Medical issues are a leading cause of bankruptcy in the US. According to one study, over 4 in 10 cancer patients over 50 had depleted all their assets within two years of diagnosis.

Please sign. Stripping legal rights from disabled children is NOT the action you expect from a decent govt. Even less handing power to those who've abused the law against those children - young people.

Special Needs Jungle@spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 5d ago

We need your help. Only 75 days left. Will you help to save disabled children’s legal rights by signing and sharing Tee-Jay’s petition? It just takes a minute.

At astonishing speed, our rights are being cancelled, worldwide. In the UK, the prosecution of Rajiv Menon KC is the latest example of blatant authoritarianism. Why? Because this is what billionaires and corporations demand. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Think our basic rights are safe? In the age of oligarchs and corporate lobbying, think again | George Monbiot

The global assault on our freedoms is coming ever closer to home. Just look at the sinister prosecution of UK lawyer Rajiv Menon, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Britain - what are you doing! Why on earth would you want to destroy advanced education ? Or have you now decided it's just back to YTS for everyone as we don't need to think?

Anianegwr@anianegwr.bsky.social · 6d ago

"What's the point of particle physics? Spend the money on hospitals." Here's a list of tech we can thank particle physics for: PET scanners X Rays Electron/Proton beam therapies Improved medical imaging with lower rad dose World Wide Web MRI Fusion reactors Electronics etc. The UK is so idiotic.

I was not informed by the BBC that they would have a right wing political figure or lobbyist on after me to rebut what I said. The individual in question went on to spout lies about China, etc. to distract attention from the Trump administration's assault on climate action. This is unacceptable.

Michael E. Mann@michaelemann.bsky.social · 6d ago

I'll be on BBC News television TODAY ~3:40pm ET (8:40pm London local time) to discuss--what else---the climate change-fueled weather extremes we're seeing around the world this summer. Please join me: www.bbc.com/live

Not sure who did this but they should be arrested immediately.

Those of us with send ND children who are in burn out and/or are exhausting to care for. I had to leave work. The caring role never has a break.

chiller@chiller.eurosky.social · last wk.

There is currently a public consultation open until 18th August on #CarersAllowance. It's currently £86.45 per week. Many carers are forced to give up work when a family member gets ill. Caring can be 24/7. You can't live on £85 pw. For a full time carer, CA should be set at minimum wage.

Environmental Experts, incl WWF, are calling in Euronews for urgent action to adapt to a changing climate. By placing the restoration of landscapes and water systems at the heart of climate legislation can help to reducing climate risks at their root www.euronews.com/my-europe/20... #ActOnClimate

Heat, drought, fire: Europe needs to restore wetlands and rivers

Experts from environmental organisations, including WWF, are calling in an op-ed for Euronews for urgent action to adapt to a changing climate. By placing the restoration of landscapes and healthy wa...

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Why does Reform UK constantly use AI to lie about work they’ve done? Essex Council Reform UK - their AI post vs the reality…

*sigh* Reminding anyone who cares that the purpose of social care is not to prevent the NHS from collapse, it’s to support people to enjoy fully rounded lives with pleasure, wellbeing and dignity. (Preventing the NHS from collapse would be a positive side effect.)

When Elon Musk says "zero" children died in Africa from his DOGE cuts, he really means zero children died who are *worthy of any concern.* It's vile coded signaling to his global fascist audience. From me and @polphilpod.bsky.social, a deep dive into Musk's fascism: newrepublic.com/article/2135...

The Real Reason Elon Musk Keeps Insisting DOGE Cuts Killed “Zero” Kids

In his explosive interview with The Economist, the SpaceX billionaire inadvertently revealed something darker about his true vision for the future—and about his affinities with global fascism.

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UK trying to cut those courses in its universities. Doesn't want critical thinkers because they might challenge the new feudal pyramid we have. Trillionaires & the Trick or Trickledown Economics

Matthew Gyamtso@freedomforall.net · last wk.

Teach them psychology, philosophy, and politics. Teaching those as a backbone for critical thinking would lead to a healthier, wiser society. How people work, how ideas work, and the field where they come together to shape society through power and collective action.

From the garlic-growing region near Nuremberg, following two severe storms on Tuesday and Friday, with gusts of wind, hail and heavy rain totalling 60 to 70 litres within an hour. Around 500 hectares have been affected. Some farmers have lost 100% of their crop #ClimateEmergency #KatharinaReiche

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Reform Party UK Exposed@reformexposed.bsky.social · last wk.

Offsure for Men

This could very well be the most important story in politics for the last decade and a half. Please read and share this equally harrowing and illuminating account by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social of just how dark the money in politics pit really goes. Absolutely mind blowing.

Farage, the money launderer and me: a decade of denial

The Reform leader’s relationship with the UK media has enabled him to operate with impunity for years. This past fortnight, that impunity finally appeared to be coming to an end. Carole Cadwalladr, wh...

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I did no know this. If you're local please consider helping the clean up. I do know I recall the first time my kids found nurdles on the beaches of Northumberland. And have continued to find them every year since.

Alison Stenning@alisonstenning.bsky.social · last wk.

25 tonnes of nurdles, more than 1 billion nurdles, were spilled into the Tyne last week and are washing up on our beaches, north and south of the Tyne. Likely one of the largest ever plastic pollution events in the UK. There is remarkably little mention of this on here.

Once again Newcastle based cooperative Shared Interest has shown the value of working with grassroots producers to help develop a fairer and more sustainable world | Peter Sagar

Practical help in a good cause: Shared Interest Summer Report 2026

Once again Newcastle based cooperative Shared Interest has shown the value of working with grassroots producers to help develop a fairer and more sustainable world

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John Healey under pressure to raise taxes or cut UK spending as fiscal headroom shrinks. No mention of the £59bn not collected by HMRC last year Profit shifting to dodge taxes Tax anomalies - e.g. capital gains & dividends taxed at lower rates than wages. Capital welfare programs. archive.ph/glmbd

John Healey under pressure to raise taxes or cut UK spending as fiscal headroom shrinks

US-Iran war and new spending commitments threaten to cut buffer to as little as £7bn, economists estimate

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Europe burns - people, animals and flora die - can't get more black out than that.

Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Times front page today: attacking Net Zero over a story about the #climatecrisis driven wildfires in Europe. Cynical or stupid, you decide.

Genius crisis-management strategy.

Reform tells councillors to say donation inquiry is a ‘smear’ and ‘hit job’

The Metropolitan Police are investigating donations made to the party by Fiona Cottrell, mother of the fraudster ‘Posh George’, who has been funding Nigel Farage

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In a statement, Mr Tice said: "Aww, boo hoo. Everybody's out to get me. They all hate me. The police have got an obsession about solving crimes. Just because I'm a crook, why should I be treated like a crook? It's not fair, is it Isabel? Infamy, infamy...😢". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Police investigate donations by Richard Tice company to Reform UK

Britain Means Business, owned by the party’s deputy leader Richard Tice, made two donations of £250,000 in the run-up to the 2024 general election.

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