🦋 Conny Zelic 🦋

@connyzelic.bsky.social

🇬🇧 Change Manager at Newcastle University (she/her) 💚 vegan for life 💙 climate action 💜 diversity & inclusion 🏳️‍🌈 LG🅱️TQ+ ⚛️ agnostic ☠️ Meta/X/Twitter quitter 🚫 anti-Trump/Musk/MAGA (views are my own)

Canada is moving away from Elon Musk’s Starlink, committing roughly $5 billion to Telesat and expanding satellite partnerships with Europe, South Korea and Norway. Carney cited Ukraine’s Starshield restrictions as a warning against relying on one provider.

Canada moves to diversify away from Starlink with Telesat and partners in Europe, South Korea and Norway

Canada to reduce its reliance on Elon Musk’s Starlink, investing roughly $5 billion in Telesat’s satellite network and expanding cooperation with European, South Korean and Norwegian partners. Carney ...

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I just signed the petition to stop the dangerous nuclear plant on Lake Victoria in Kenya! It threatens livelihoods for 40 million East Africans. Kenya already generates ca. 90% of its electricity from renewables and doesn't need this. Please add your name: act.gp/484Gbjq

STOP NUCLEAR GAMBLE

Kenya already generates close to 90% of its electricity from renewables and holds an estimated 33,000 megawatts of untapped clean potential. It does not need the most expensive, highest-risk power on ...

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China is eating our lunch in almost everything. (no sound needed) China builds solar parks over reservoirs. This design improves the efficiency of the panels by keeping them cooler and lowers water loss from evaporation

Historikerin Christina Brüning (Marburg) erhält Morddrohungen,sie fühlt sich von rechts bedroht. Sie unterrichtet ua Kolonialgeschichte. Wir dürfen Einschüchterung nicht zulassen. Volle Solidarität! Erinnere mich noch an meine 1. Morddrohung. Es macht was mit einem www.tagesschau.de/inland/regio...

Hessen: Professorin berichtet über Morddrohungen an Uni: "Marburg ist für mich zum Angstort geworden"

Schmierereien mit Mordaufrufen, Störungen in Seminaren und wachsender Druck: Die Marburger Historikerin Christina Brüning spricht erstmals öffentlich über Bedrohungen gegen sie, warum sie sich an ihre...

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Hawaii just passed the first state law in the country banning corporations from making political donations in state elections. Now a Koch-backed legal group is suing to overturn it. Big Money won't get out of our politics without a fight — one that we the people must win. (via @levernews.com)

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BREAKING: Greenpeace activists have CONFRONTED a piece of Shell drilling equipment that is getting ready to extract oil in UK waters - even though Shell DON’T HAVE LEGAL PERMISSION to drill Why is Shell IGNORING high court rulings that FORBID them from extracting oil at Rosebank?

Two activists on a boat at sea, behind them looms a massive ship towing oil rig equipment. They are holding banners saying: Stop Rosebank, and Oil War Profiteers

A crypto investor just donated £9 million to the Reform Party. Right now, billionaires can pour unlimited money into our elections, effectively buying our democracy. Think that's wrong? Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

Take Big Money Out of Our Politics

British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...

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This is such a heartening development. What a fantastic way to take this vital message to people who aren't familiar with it. Our sincere thanks to this broad group of church denominations and Christian organisations who are stepping up for climate & nature. #PEBuk #TimeToStepUp

Churches urged to screen briefing on risks to national security from ecological breakdown - The Tablet

The Catholic Church has joined a coalition of the UK’s church denominations and Christian organisations to call on churches to screen the newly released

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