This morning I was joined by a firefighter, a medic, a former soldier and Chris Packham to call on the government to act now. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Zack Polanski demands fossil fuel giants pay for firefighting helicopters

The Green Party leader says the companies are ‘profiting from fuelling these infernos’

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Crop yields down, our countryside scorched and over 2800 people are dead due to this summer's heatwaves. Meanwhile fossil fuel giants are raking in record profits. We must end this rampant profiteering, and cut fossil fuels from our energy mix as soon as possible.

Damian Carrington@dpcarrington.bsky.social · yesterday

BP profits more than double to $5.7bn in three months as Iran war sends oil prices soaring - "While BP banks enormous profits, millions of households are paying the price" #energycrisis #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/business/202...

If you are, like us, massive Tolkien fans then this is the podcast for you. We never miss an episode.

By-the-Bywater@bythebywater.bsky.social · 2d ago

New episode is up! This time around we talk about one of the most well known creative works created by #Tolkien -- his invented writing systems, most famously the Tengwar and the Cirth. Art as always from @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social though this time he delved into his past...

bunnies scurry past the rusting remains of the noo-noo and voice trumpets scream as the red teletubby sun, greybearded and laughing, expands to devour the land

Jonathan Porritt has been arrested. As he says "trying to save lives is not terrorism, exposing this Governments complicity in genocide is not terrorism."

Defend Our Juries@defendourjuries.bsky.social · 6d ago

NEW: Sir Jonathon Porritt, arrested under Terrorism law outside Westminster Magistrates Court. As police escorted him away he said "I am a supporter of Palestine Action, trying to save lives is not terrorism, exposing this Governments complicity in genocide is not terrorism." www.wedonotcomply.org

I've just signed "Open University, stop advertising on Rupert Murdoch's Talk Radio" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/op... @stopfundinghate.bsky.social

if you see this, we IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation

Blair Millen@doepud.co.uk · last wk.

if you see this, we IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation

The more we look away and brush these things under the carpet, the less human we become.

@caatuk.bsky.social · last wk.

Five months ago, the United States killed 168 schoolchildren and teachers in Iran. The Tomahawk missiles used were made by Raytheon - parts of which are made in Scotland. We will never forget.

“When I go, I want to go in my sleep like my grandfather—not screaming like the passengers in his car.” — Spike Milligan

I just signed a @foxglovelegal.bsky.social petition: Health Secretary Yvette Cooper: Trigger the break clause and get Palantir out of the NHS. Sign here: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/yv...

New health secretary Yvette Cooper: trigger the break clause and kick Palantir out of our NHS.

ADD YOUR NAME NOW!

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I stopped buying DVDs ca 2005 having only collected ~20. I hated how expensive they were & illegally copied loads until downloads took over. 21 years later, I was given a £400 Sony player for free and can buy 5 DVDs for £1 at my local charity shop. My revenge, cold as it may be, is finally complete.

As the UK welcomes a new Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary, women and children in Palestine continue to face the horrors of genocide and illegal occupation. This is a chance for change. We need urgent action to help end the violence. Email the new Foreign Secretary now: bit.ly/4w4q0NH

Email the Foreign Secretary

Tell the new Foreign Secretary: No more empty words.

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Look: stories are everything. EVERYTHING. They are the cognitive framework of our personal reality AND societal reality. We need to tell ourselves, and each other, different stories if we want to change the world. Left vs Right is a story that doesn’t serve us well. Its time to let that one go.

Microsoft is planning to build three massive AI data centres in Leeds. It’ll drain thousands of litres of water from the River Aire & become the city's biggest carbon emitter. We can still stop the council's final sign-off, but we need more voices. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...

Stop the Microsoft AI megasite in Leeds!

Microsoft wants to build three huge AI data centres at Skelton Grange. It would drain the River Aire and become the city's biggest carbon emitter. We can still stop it - add your name to the petition.

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This article argues that for Argentinian football, “violent behaviours are endemic to the sociocultural composition of the game itself, and that incidents of belligerence and antagonism cannot be separated from its wider context.” journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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We’re really proud of our #podcast so far. We’re platforming singular minds with a lot to say that’s worth hearing and who you may otherwise never get a chance to listen to. The latest episode features just such a person, our second ever guest speaker Gabi Rowson. open.spotify.com/episode/7EGS...

In Conversation with Gabi Rowson: a Well-Versed Contrarian for Modern Times

Unpicking Dissonance · Episode

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Calling all DIY music lovers! There are currently 41 Bandcamp releases waiting for review on _nsigned! If you are interested in listening to some new music, head on over to _nsigned to tell us what you think of it! #diymusic #musicsky #bandcamp https://nsigned.com/review-requests

_nsigned - The DIY music magazine

A community music review site. Post a link to your Bandcamp and other people will review it, or give some stuff a listen and tell everyone what you think!

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In other news, one of our tracks is being used in a Johnnie Walker ad. All media, globally.

Episode 5 of our Unpicking Dissonance #podcast is live! Gabi is one of the sharpest minds I’ve ever known and we had such a fun chat. "In Conversation with Gabi Rowson: a Well-Versed Contrarian for Modern Times" Available wherever you get your podcasts. open.spotify.com/episode/7EGS...

In Conversation with Gabi Rowson: a Well-Versed Contrarian for Modern Times

Unpicking Dissonance · Episode

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Deeply irresponsible. We're in a climate crisis. This is such a terrible start. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling

Drilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licences.

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Hard to think of a more deeply damaging start to Burnham’s premiership than giving green light to new oil & gas in N. Sea, if true. It won’t lower bills or lead to greater energy security but will drive an even hotter planet. What a terrible signal to give to rest of the world #ClimateVandalism

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Andy Burnham will announce plans for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea when he becomes prime minister on Monday, the BBC has been told. The announcement will form part of a flurry of policy m...

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Having watched David Beckham get that red card live on TV in 1998 along with all of the other awful conduct by the Argentinian players (not to mention the officials) during the game, I will be very happy to see England come away victorious today. I’m also a British citizen, so there’s that.

Posting as this is the first positive story I’ve read that involves REMOVING BORDERS (in Western Europe no less) in a long time. "Spain and Gibraltar celebrate as border fence falls after signing of ‘historic deal’" (NB the fence was there since 1908) www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Spain and Gibraltar celebrate as border fence falls after signing of ‘historic deal’

Treaty came into effect at midnight, eliminating border controls on land frontier with British overseas territory

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I've just signed "Kopparberg, stop advertising on Rupert Murdoch’s Talk Radio" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/ko... @StopFundingHate

@overunderpod.bsky.social I’d like to add this to your list of stories to look at if you have time. Thomas Karat uses primary sources to outline one of the more convincing reasons why the US / Iran war has been so mysteriously prolonged. open.substack.com/pub/karat/p/...

Jared Kushner, The Peace Negotiator Who Earns Billions With War (2)

Three months ago this channel published an article and the still valid video that you see above about Jared Kushner’s war.

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"You’re not going to change anything by not getting involved. And you’re not going to change anything by screaming in somebody’s face. So what are you gonna do now? That’s my plea to the world.” In Conversation with Andrew Karas: self-educated activist artist… www.patreon.com/FoldFM/posts...

In Conversation with Andrew Karas: the self-educated activist artist quietly changing minds for decades | Fold

Two of the key aims of this podcast — and all of our work as Fold — are amplifying perspectives that challenge entrenched power structures a

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Do you prefer it when artists release lots of tracks individually and often or albums a lot less often?

By-the-Bywater is among my absolute favourite podcasts and this latest episode on rereading Tolkien is particularly special as I finally sent in some thoughts (I had too many). Jared’s doodles are fabulous too of course.

By-the-Bywater@bythebywater.bsky.social · last mo.

Episode 88 is live! This time around we talked about not simply reading #Tolkien but rereading him -- something all of us, not to mention many of his readers, have done many times over the years. Art by @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social as always, drawn from his entries from his own reread this year.

This is a new low for Suella Braverman, and that is saying something.

Middle East Eye (Unofficial)@middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · last mo.

Former UK minister demands reparations from Britain’s ex-colonies - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/former-uk-minister-demands-reparations-britains-ex-colonies