Nico Thæccan
@nicothaecan.bsky.social
Grandfather, husband, despiser of SUV's and (almost all) Tories. Ik ❤️ Zitterd.
A wealth tax is common sense, not rocket science. Of course people - including millionaires like us - overwhelmingly support it. £24bn a year for our country could be raised with a tiny 2% tax on wealth over £10m. It's time to #TaxTheSuperRich
The i Paper @theipaper.com · 3d agoNeil Kinnock has urged Andy Burnham to increase tax on assets as a new poll reveals two-thirds of voters back the introduction of a “wealth tax” Read more: trib.al/jhQxnU0
Spaniens Wirtschaft wächst laut Goldman Sachs dreimal so stark wie der Durchschnitt der Eurozone, Spanien hat mit das höchste Wachstum an Produktivität in der EU, Spanien boomt - und das mit einem sozialistischen Ministerpräsidenten, der Zehntausenden Migrant:innen legalen Status gewährt und nicht..
How many warning signs do we need before we take action? Force this government to step up on climate, before it's too late 👇 https://goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/time-for-the-uk-to-step-up-on-climate/
The penny drops. Climate change will break our economies. Fragment our societies. Undermine our governance. And erode our security. "Ecosystem services" are our life support processes. Destroying them destroys the foundations of human civilisation.
ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’
Exclusive: As wildfires rage across Europe, Frank Elderson tells the Guardian nature loss poses a growing risk to the global economy
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I’m helping save Coul Links. Will you? Coul Links is a beautiful and unique wildlife habitat in the Scottish Highlands. But it is threatened once again with development. Join me in urging Scottish Ministers to say no to this damaging application. action.rspb.org.uk/page/166270/...
Save Coul Links!
Your voice could help save this precious habitat from a new threat of development.
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Again? There ought to be an escalating cost of multiple planning applications for developers. Or, a cooling off period 'cos you didn't make a good enough case last time.
Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett.bsky.social · 5d agoI’m helping save Coul Links. Will you? Coul Links is a beautiful and unique wildlife habitat in the Scottish Highlands. But it is threatened once again with development. Join me in urging Scottish Ministers to say no to this damaging application. action.rspb.org.uk/page/166270/...
Everywhere I look today I keep seeing: 1) deadly wildfires ripping through our communities 2) people desperately trying to get by as energy costs soar 3) record oil & gas profits When will we see that these three things are connected? www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Big Oil Is Reaping Rewards From the Chaos in Energy Markets
ExxonMobil’s earnings doubled and Chevron posted its highest quarterly earnings on record as energy prices soared during the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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The cards are stacked against people - it doesn't have to be this way #TaxTheSuperRich
The ultra-rich avoid taxes by borrowing millions against their stock instead of selling it. Loopholes like this allow for hoarding wealth and power while working people pay taxes on every paycheck. It's time to level the playing field. www.barrons.com/articles/ult...
How the Ultra-Rich Borrow Millions Against Stock—and Save on Taxes
Loans backed by public securities are popular among the rich, but those with illiquid, hard-to-value assets often turn to specialty lenders.
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Instead of using a photo of the current conflagrations caused by climate breakdown, the Telegraph uses a pic of a wind turbine burning ... in February 2025. Because that's the important thing: 17 months ago a turbine ignited. Caption: "It’s time to cease building wind turbines". #FossilFuelStooges
George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 7d agoI'm not qualified to judge whether such people are psychopaths. All I can say is that they behave as if they are. From today's Telegraph.
For years, Telegraph columnists told us climate breakdown is a hoax. Now they say: it's real, but it's too late to do anything about it, so let the bodies pile high (again). Just one long list of excuses not to reduce fossil fuel use. Such newspapers bear as much responsibility as the oil firms.
“Palestine protests are treated differently in Britain to all other forms of activism. Direct action is regarded as terrorism and words on a placard are rendered illegal. The only time our equipment has been seized and destroyed was when it related to Palestine.” https://bit.ly/3S0QUqP
Led By Donkeys wins compensation over seizure of Gaza protest banner
Waste firm Veolia pays £27k after ‘Yes It’s A Genocide’ banner taken by Greater London Authority was destroyed
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One billion plastic pellets spilled into River Tyne after two ships collide
One billion plastic pellets spilled into River Tyne after two ships collide
Up to 25 tonnes of nurdles, the raw material for plastic manufacturing, have spread further than initially feared Approximately a billion tiny plastic nurdles have entered the River Tyne after a “devastating spill”, with the pellets thought to have spread much further than first thought. Nurdles, which are usually 1mm-5mm in size, act as the raw material to manufacture most plastic products. Continue reading...
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Altman went from promising an immortal robot god that'll solve all the world's problems to "fuck it, it'll use your grandma's face to advertise online dick pills I don't fucking know. Electrons. You can also fuck it."
Futurism@futurism.com · 7mo agoThe effort is a virtual goldmine for OpenAI.
Wildfires in France and Spain could burn till NOVEMBER. More extreme heat is due to hit today. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... This is the shape of things to come. Politicians must slash emissions to stop it getting worse. Tell Labour to put climate first 👉 VoteClimate.uk/register
France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins
Coming days are ‘absolutely critical’ for firefighters before temperatures rise again this week, officials say
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Let's hope this is just the start of overpaid CEO's taking responsibility for the companies they run. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ex-Southern Water boss charged over alleged plan to manipulate water tests
Matthew Wright is accused alongside three others of trying to save the firm millions in penalties.
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Lewis Goodall@lewisgoodall.com · 2w agoNEW: Ex-CEO of Southern Water facing charge of conspiracy to defraud, alongside three members of his team. It's alleged Matthew Wright conspired to defraud the Environment Agency and OfWat, the regulator, over the wastewater compliance testing regime.
14,000 killed by Europe heatwave in a single week. 300,000 flee wildfires in France & Spain. 70 MILLION in the US to be hit with third heat dome in a month. This is our world as it approaches 1.5C above preindustrial temperatures. Our kids face 4C+. We claim to love them. But we do nothing.
Elon Musk, owner of X, has called the editor of the Economist "a traitor to the West, plain and simple" after her recent interview with him. He now argues that "anyone who opposes remigration is a traitor" Musk has been socialising violence since Aug25: "fight or die, that's what it comes down to"
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We’re so much closer to a national emergency than ppl think.
Farrukh@implausibleblog.bsky.social · last wk.BBC News, "Both terminals at Gatwick airport have run out of water" "It means toilets there can't be flushed and hand washing facilities aren't working"
If we lose the freedom to speak out today, we lose the power to fight for anything tomorrow 🕊️ So we're standing with those speaking out on Palestine, and refusing to be silenced. Join us 👇 https://goodlaw.social/aiar
Help defend the right to protest on Palestine | Good Law Project
The brutal crackdown on our right to protest is happening right now, with people standing in solidarity with Palestine bearing the brunt – so we’re supporting people who refuse to be silenced
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'Only a sociopathic monster could still advocate “drill baby drill” from a well-watered golf course on the other side of the world'. wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/opinion/news...
News from the farm: Impossible choices we’re responsible for
Climate catastrophe is not a future event – it is real, happening now, and we have ourselves to blame, writes Guy Singh-Watson…
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“a terrible, capricious mistake” “very chilling” “another assault upon our justice system … [which] ought to be resisted” “terrifying” https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/23/palestine-action-trial-lawyer-prosecution-criticised-rajiv-menon-kc
Palestine Action barrister’s prosecution criticised as ‘chilling’
CBA chair says contempt charge over closing speech by Rajiv Menon KC has left lawyers fearful of doing their job
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You wouldn't know from these Tweets by a BBC reporter that small boat crossings are down by almost a half compared to the same period last year
A video of a woman wearing a niqab being asked to leave Tesco is being shared online. But the video is an AI-generated fake, and Tesco has confirmed it has no policy to ban face coverings. fullfact.org/culture-and-...
The whole point of becoming rich is to not have to worry about money. We can live wherever we want! Billionaires concerned about a small tax increase while most Americans are panicking about rising everyday costs is a whole new level of economic inequality: www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Panic sweeps across California over proposed billionaire tax
The proposal, led by the health workers' union, could go to a vote in November after a successful petition. Tech moguls and moderate Democrats are mobilizing their wealth and networks to try to block ...
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An image circulating online seems to show a Glasgow City Council poster warning of a "high risk of sexual assault" in the area. But it’s a fake. Glasgow City Council has confirmed it did not produce any such poster. fullfact.org/crime/glasgo...
