Anita
@anitabaker.bsky.social
Environment, animal rights, politics Ⓥ 🌱
🇬🇧 🇵🇹 🇫🇷 🇪🇸
#EndFactoryFarming
#KeepTheBan
#EndTheCull
#EndBSL
#Degrowth
#PostGrowth
#UBI
#StarTrek
#Overshoot
#CollapseAware
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#EndFactoryFarming
#KeepTheBan
#EndTheCull
#EndBSL
#Degrowth
#PostGrowth
#UBI
#StarTrek
#Overshoot
#CollapseAware
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The Brexit latest seems to have moved from strong independent sovereign nation to country entirely dependant on US funding and defence for its survival. Thanks.
January 23, 2026 at 7:13 AM
The Brexit latest seems to have moved from strong independent sovereign nation to country entirely dependant on US funding and defence for its survival. Thanks.
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If Denmark can get farmers to agree to dropping their nitrates derogation, adopting a carbon tax on meat, government promotion of plant-based diets and rewilding a fifth of the country - why can't Ireland?
www.irishtimes.com/science/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/science/2026...
Denmark’s plan for a greener country offers ideas worth Ireland’s attention
Carbon tax on farming and taking land out of agricultural production among bold moves by the Danes
www.irishtimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:01 PM
If Denmark can get farmers to agree to dropping their nitrates derogation, adopting a carbon tax on meat, government promotion of plant-based diets and rewilding a fifth of the country - why can't Ireland?
www.irishtimes.com/science/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/science/2026...
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This was announced 12 days ago and really ought to have received more attention.
The UK & other rich countries just gifted U.S. corporations’ a major exemption from int'l tax rules.
The UK was already haemorrhaging an estimated $9 billion a year to tax-cheating US megacorps.
🧵Here’s what the latest capitulation to Trump’s bullying means... 1/9
The UK was already haemorrhaging an estimated $9 billion a year to tax-cheating US megacorps.
🧵Here’s what the latest capitulation to Trump’s bullying means... 1/9
January 20, 2026 at 6:10 AM
This was announced 12 days ago and really ought to have received more attention.
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We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
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Very sobering piece by John Naughton on what it would mean to sever our reliance on US digital tech (in short … one hell of a shock).
Bluesky is American too …
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
Bluesky is American too …
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
The UK is wedded to US tech. Time for a divorce
Ofcom’s investigation into X is not just a regulatory issue. It will define our future relationship with America
observer.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Very sobering piece by John Naughton on what it would mean to sever our reliance on US digital tech (in short … one hell of a shock).
Bluesky is American too …
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
Bluesky is American too …
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
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Trump sent out a batsh!t crazy letter yesterday and people once again fell for it. The real story is not the letter, its just another tactic to get what he wants. It shows how he despises Europe and is helping Putin. Yet people comfort themselves by mocking him. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
People Are Still Not Getting Trump Right
His Letter Was Not And Is Not The Story
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Trump sent out a batsh!t crazy letter yesterday and people once again fell for it. The real story is not the letter, its just another tactic to get what he wants. It shows how he despises Europe and is helping Putin. Yet people comfort themselves by mocking him. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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"Perhaps the real absurdity lies not in imagining a tool-using cow, but in assuming such a thing could never exist.”
We so under-estimate non-human animals
#AnimalIntelligence
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
We so under-estimate non-human animals
#AnimalIntelligence
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:47 PM
"Perhaps the real absurdity lies not in imagining a tool-using cow, but in assuming such a thing could never exist.”
We so under-estimate non-human animals
#AnimalIntelligence
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
We so under-estimate non-human animals
#AnimalIntelligence
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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It’s now easy to see in real time how the Nazi’s were able to do what they did.
You often wondered how the people of Germany allowed it.
Now we can see.
You often wondered how the people of Germany allowed it.
Now we can see.
January 16, 2026 at 7:07 AM
It’s now easy to see in real time how the Nazi’s were able to do what they did.
You often wondered how the people of Germany allowed it.
Now we can see.
You often wondered how the people of Germany allowed it.
Now we can see.
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You can judge a person by the size of their moral circle. Trump, for instance, has the smallest possible moral circle, containing only him. Be the opposite: expand your circle. Include, for example, animals currently raised for food. We shut them out of our consciences. It's time to bring them in.
January 11, 2026 at 9:08 AM
You can judge a person by the size of their moral circle. Trump, for instance, has the smallest possible moral circle, containing only him. Be the opposite: expand your circle. Include, for example, animals currently raised for food. We shut them out of our consciences. It's time to bring them in.
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Performative neutrality isn’t neutrality. It’s an active alignment with the status quo and existing power structures.
When scientific institutions do this, they don’t protect credibility or public trust; they undermine both, weakening science’s legitimacy as a force for the public good.
When scientific institutions do this, they don’t protect credibility or public trust; they undermine both, weakening science’s legitimacy as a force for the public good.
"I'm afraid there's many bad people around, but they have made scientific advances." - President of the Royal Society.
The Royal Society continues to be happy to be associated with, indeed honour Elon Musk with fellowship, despite the Grok scandal.
I will never understand this.
The Royal Society continues to be happy to be associated with, indeed honour Elon Musk with fellowship, despite the Grok scandal.
I will never understand this.
January 11, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Performative neutrality isn’t neutrality. It’s an active alignment with the status quo and existing power structures.
When scientific institutions do this, they don’t protect credibility or public trust; they undermine both, weakening science’s legitimacy as a force for the public good.
When scientific institutions do this, they don’t protect credibility or public trust; they undermine both, weakening science’s legitimacy as a force for the public good.
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If you’re in the global 1% with ~ $1 million in wealth, you’ve used up your ‘fair’ share of the 2026 carbon budget in just 10 days.
Inequality is literally fueling the climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Inequality is literally fueling the climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:51 AM
If you’re in the global 1% with ~ $1 million in wealth, you’ve used up your ‘fair’ share of the 2026 carbon budget in just 10 days.
Inequality is literally fueling the climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Inequality is literally fueling the climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Greenland isn’t just warming fast; it’s becoming strategically irresistible. Trump’s interest shows how the climate crisis is turning geography into geopolitics.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why is Trump interested in Greenland? Look to the thawing Arctic ice | Gaby Hinsliff
Forecasts suggest that global heating could create a shortcut from Asia to North America, and new routes for trading, shipping – and attack, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Greenland isn’t just warming fast; it’s becoming strategically irresistible. Trump’s interest shows how the climate crisis is turning geography into geopolitics.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Mercosur will be yet another environmental disaster.
#Mercosur latest:
The 🇪🇺 FTA with South America could still be rejected today despite 🇮🇹's yes
Rumours France has convinced Romania to vote against, which could give a blocking minority with 🇫🇷🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭🇺🇷🇴🇮🇪 and maybe also 🇳🇱 voting no
If that's the case, vote may be delayed again. It's expected in afternoon
The 🇪🇺 FTA with South America could still be rejected today despite 🇮🇹's yes
Rumours France has convinced Romania to vote against, which could give a blocking minority with 🇫🇷🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭🇺🇷🇴🇮🇪 and maybe also 🇳🇱 voting no
If that's the case, vote may be delayed again. It's expected in afternoon
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Mercosur will be yet another environmental disaster.
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Please everyone stop writing articles about "defense" or "economic" reasons to occupy Greenland, that's all irrelevant
January 9, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Please everyone stop writing articles about "defense" or "economic" reasons to occupy Greenland, that's all irrelevant
Also, pet food is largely made of human food leftovers - the problem really is human animal meat consumption, but hey let's go with pets and keep those chicken wings for dinner.
I already feed my dog "standard dry kibble foods", as do most all responsible pet owners.
Can we stop the sideshow and focus on the real cause of the climate crisis: FOSSIL FUELS and unsustainable agriculture!
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Can we stop the sideshow and focus on the real cause of the climate crisis: FOSSIL FUELS and unsustainable agriculture!
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Dog food accounts for 1% of UK greenhouse gas emissions, study finds
Study of 1,000 products finds wet, raw and meat-rich products have higher climate impact than dry kibble
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Also, pet food is largely made of human food leftovers - the problem really is human animal meat consumption, but hey let's go with pets and keep those chicken wings for dinner.
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“New technologies will come along to save the environment.” What they said versus where we are:
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
January 8, 2026 at 9:37 AM
“New technologies will come along to save the environment.” What they said versus where we are:
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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The dismantling of regulations and welfare states. Opening up healthcare and agriculture to US corporates. Pillaging natural resources. Mass deportations.
I don't think any of this is off the table. All in the name of "saving Western civilisation".
I don't think any of this is off the table. All in the name of "saving Western civilisation".
January 6, 2026 at 10:26 PM
The dismantling of regulations and welfare states. Opening up healthcare and agriculture to US corporates. Pillaging natural resources. Mass deportations.
I don't think any of this is off the table. All in the name of "saving Western civilisation".
I don't think any of this is off the table. All in the name of "saving Western civilisation".
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When Trump takes Greenland with no major repercussions, he won't stop there.
This doesn't mean invading Europe. But it does mean destroying European social democracy. 🧵
This doesn't mean invading Europe. But it does mean destroying European social democracy. 🧵
US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military - White House
It came as European allies rallied behind Denmark after renewed US insistence it must have Greenland.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 10:26 PM
When Trump takes Greenland with no major repercussions, he won't stop there.
This doesn't mean invading Europe. But it does mean destroying European social democracy. 🧵
This doesn't mean invading Europe. But it does mean destroying European social democracy. 🧵
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Crook. Always.
Trump: “I am pleased to announce that the Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America. This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, as President”
January 7, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Crook. Always.
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Given everything happening right now, I updated this article with options for weather apps, web forms, and translation services — along with some tweaks to existing categories.
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
January 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Given everything happening right now, I updated this article with options for weather apps, web forms, and translation services — along with some tweaks to existing categories.
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
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so cool, love the internet our tech overlords have built
Meta reportedly projected 10% of 2024 sales came from scam, fraud ads
Meta projected that about $16 billion in 2024 revenue came from running ads for scams and banned goods, according to a Thursday report from Reuters.
www.cnbc.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:43 AM
so cool, love the internet our tech overlords have built
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Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
January 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
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Exactly 💚 The nature cure is best:
The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic. Without engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. Exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity.
Includes a quote by @jamesgilbertmr.bsky.social
Includes a quote by @jamesgilbertmr.bsky.social
The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic
Without engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. As the new field of environmental neuroscience proves, exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Exactly 💚 The nature cure is best:
January 5, 2026 at 7:11 AM
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Why is is so hard for people to say these words?:
Lough Neagh, the UK's biggest lake, is being killed by *livestock farms*.
Lough Neagh, the UK's biggest lake, is being killed by *livestock farms*.
September 15, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Why is is so hard for people to say these words?:
Lough Neagh, the UK's biggest lake, is being killed by *livestock farms*.
Lough Neagh, the UK's biggest lake, is being killed by *livestock farms*.