Mike Townsend
@mike-earthshine.bsky.social
CEO Earthshine | Biz & Econ #Transformation | Consultant, Keynote, Teacher, Writer | The Quiet Revolution: We have more choices than we think | #Sustainability | #NetZero & BEYOND | #CircularEconomy | #ESG & BEYOND | #BCFC | https://earthshine-group.com/
The Machine Stops by EM Forster. In real time...
Leah McElrath@leahmcelrath.bsky.social · last wk.“People are working 12 to 13 hours a day just to press enter.”
If you’re going to be in New York for Climate Week, I hope to see you at our public events. drawdown.org/news/project...
Project Drawdown shares action-packed agenda for Climate Week NYC
Don't miss some of the hottest events of this year's Climate Week NYC!
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Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
"as the world changes our elites are changing, becoming more fascist, attracted to ideas justifying that only some people are going to make it. it’s the job of a credible left to put forward a vision of the future for how we live together well on this planet." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/m...
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Say the End of the World Is Now on the Table (Gift Article)
In a new book, the writers argue that a powerful coalition of “end times fascists” is just fine with the earth’s demise.
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£72 million from 2 individuals - both of whom have faced questions about money laundering, both of whom live/d overseas to avoid tax - is not compatible with democracy. I don't care if it's Reform, Labour or whoever. We can't function like this. Not for long. So how do we fix it? My plan:
Just did a quick look around and I don't see very many headlines about the President of the US making people pledge allegiance to him personally while telling everyone to commit election fraud and "cheat like hell" to support his party. Seems like it should be a story?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoTrump: "Please right your right hand. I pledge to the greatest president in the history of the United States. That loves us so much he can't even breath. That I will go out with my family, my friends, I'll do it any way - I don't care if I'm registered or not, I'm going to try to cheat like hell..."
A serious democratic society simply cannot allow this. That's £72 million from just two men. (Both, until lately, based overseas). The average UK earner (full-time) would have to work for over 1,800 years to raise that much. It's a nuclear strike on any pretence at the equality of political power
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 2w agoHarborne has given Reform £36 million to match Delo's £36 million. The Telegraph describes it as a "show of force" from Reform's donors. The two men's £72 million is greater than all of the spending by all political parties on the 2024 GE www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Harborne calls his latest bung to Farage a “philanthropic gift to the country”. Philanthropy isn’t funding racists and climate deniers. Or funnelling cash into deregulation and removal of our rights so tax-avoiding billionaires can profiteer from the chaos. That’s just corruption. We don’t want it.
All the necessary 21st century mobility and transport solutions such as the bus (stop), bikes in covered bike parking and the Intercity train fit in the same picture at Joensuu train station. A dedicated cycling lane adds to the mix. #PublicTransport #ActiveMobility
Stop faffing about and get this petition off to the moon, so we can get Palantir off into the sea. Its only got 50 signatues in 24 hours and I know there’s more than 50 Brits seeing this. 👋 www.amnesty.org.uk/get-involved...
Tell the Health Secretary, Yvette Cooper: No Palantir in our NHS
Palantir’s contract with NHS England is up for renewal in February 2027, with discussions expected to begin this year. This is a critical moment for us to tell the new Health Secretary: No Palantir in...
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The question that keeps occurring to me is this: If a group of people had taken office with the deliberate intention of destroying the global standing, democratic claims, credibility and power of the United States, what would they do differently? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump says every adult American will get $5,000 if Republicans win midterms
Speaking at a party convention, the US president gave no details on how the plan would work or where the money would come from.
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France's Epstein probe identifies 'potential recruiters'
France's Epstein probe identifies 'potential recruiters'
Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau revealed said that new leads had been identified as part of an investigation into alleged human trafficking.
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Trump lunges toward and growls at a reporter (a woman) who asked him about why he's offering money to voters if his economic policies are working (Andrew Harnik/Getty)
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoQ: On the checks, we have $40t in debt. If your economic policies are working, why do you need an incentive for people to turn out to vote? T: I'm doing it as a reward for having to put up w/Biden Q: You also offered tariff refunds-- TRUMP: Not you Q: And that didn't happen T: You're the worst
“We need an Ozempic for cars. They are growing at a phenomenal rate, wreaking havoc on roads, squeezing out smaller vehicles and endangering pedestrians. Like ever-hungry teenagers, cars in Europe are growing on average a centimetre wider every year.” Don’t repeat North America’s mistake, Europe.
Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar
Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar
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Guardian editorial: voters would reward greater ambition on UK-EU links Editorial draws on new @britishfuture.bsky.social study - showing scepticism about Brexit, support for closer links, "not to be confused with an appetite for a complete reversal" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on UK-EU relations: voters would reward greater ambition | Editorial
Editorial: The architects of Brexit know it has failed. That presents Andy Burnham with an opportunity to set a bolder new agenda
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Climate change images are getting scarier – could fear help drive action? theconversation.com/climate-chan...
Climate change images are getting scarier – could fear help drive action?
New research suggests negative or anxiety-inducing images might be more useful than once thought.
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Nigel Farage’s pile of financing scandals www.ft.com/content/2774...
El Niño-Induced Drought Will Reduce Shipping Through Panama Canal truthout.org/articles/el-...
El Niño-Induced Drought Will Reduce Shipping Through Panama Canal — Likely Raising Consumer Costs Even More
The El Niño weather phenomenon is becoming more disruptive due to the effects of climate change, a new study shows.
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2 months from TODAY is the beginning of the end of the Orange Embarrassment. Check out these Screenshots (as if you needed any more motivation to VOTE on 11/3/26!) Register- Iwillvote.com vote.org Get involved at- Rockthevote.org GoodParty.org DemCast.com Postcardstovoters.org movement.vote
Highly relatable. Robust climate action, anyone?
Mr. Spock 🖖@spockresists.bsky.social · 3w agoHow it truly feels right now. 🖖
Reform CAUGHT ON CAMERA – the foreign money scandal www.channel4.com/news/reform-...
Reform CAUGHT ON CAMERA – the foreign money scandal
Senior Reform officials have been caught on camera discussing ways to get thousands of pounds of foreign money into the party, potentially breaking electoral law.
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Why is Farage’s Reform accused of violating the UK’s foreign funding rules? www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
Why is Farage’s Reform accused of violating the UK’s foreign funding rules?
Undercover footage allegedly shows top Reform officials discussing ways to evade foreign funding laws.
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Interesting article. "We've lost our industrial jobs, so we are going to vote for Farage". Do they think Farage will get them their jobs back? The man whose life's work was to pull the UK out of the biggest market in the world, the EU. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
‘Capitalism is dying’: in Luton, these former car workers have a moral tale for our times | Aditya Chakrabortty
Abandoned by the company they worked for, let down by Labour and their unions – now they watch their friends turn to Reform for answers, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Today’s students are trying to work out what it means to be decent humans in world growing more heated, hostile and, sometimes, heartless,” Michael S. Roth, the president of Wesleyan University, writes. “We should cheer them on, for their sake and ours.”
Opinion | This Is the Real Point of College
It’s all about the practice of freedom.
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The mail-ballot rule is frozen, not finished. Ballots are already moving in some states. Tell your Representatives to lock in protections tonight.
Tell Congress: Protect our use of voting by mail and voting machines
Contact Congress today!
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Reform officials ‘plotted to break law on foreign donations’ in undercover film. Impermissible donor paid £30,000 for polling commissioned by Reform. That's another addition to the long list of investigation by the Police and the Electoral Commission for possible violations of UK electoral laws.
Reform officials ‘plotted to break law on foreign donations’ in undercover film
Investigation broadcast by Channel 4 News shows man posing as ‘impermissible donor’ paying for polling that helped Reform
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