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Ciaran Mundy
@ciaranmundy.bsky.social
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Pro Gaia, anti fascist. I'm for transforming cultures of violent domination into cultures of respectful harmony.
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Ciaran Mundy @ciaranmundy.bsky.social · Sep 7
"I served in the Royal Air Force for 19 years. I feel it's important to be here because, whether or not you agree with the tactics of Palestine Action and others, the reality is that our government is complicit in genocide at the highest level"
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · Sep 7
Almost 900 arrested at Palestine Action demonstration in London, police say - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/almost-900-arrested-palestine-action-demonstration-london-police-say
Almost 900 arrested at Palestine Action demonstration in London, police say
Hundreds gathered in Westminster to protest the proscription of the direct action group
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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 1d
NOAA data show Mauna Loa was about to be deluged, but perhaps the US government shutdown has saved it just in time?
robbieandrew.github.io/ppm/
Graph showing: Weekly atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa, in the style of Hokusai.
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Ciaran Mundy @ciaranmundy.bsky.social · 1d
A new law could give millions of us better rights at work, but corporate lobbyists & politicians are trying to gut it. Tell the Government: protect workers, not profits!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...
UK Government: Keep your promise to protect workers
Zero hours contracts, unfair ‘fire and rehire’, waiting months or even years to be able to access benefits – the world of work in our country is weighted against actual workers. It’s billionaire bosse...
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Ciaran Mundy @ciaranmundy.bsky.social · 1d
Great thread by @nixrust.bsky.social

nuff said -->>
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Nix Rust @nixrust.bsky.social · 8d
New #EatLancet report is out! What does it state? I've watched the livestream so you don't have to. Here's a summary of the findings
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www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems
The global context has shifted dramatically since publication of the first EAT–Lancet Commission in 2019, with increased geopolitical instability, soaring food prices, and the COVID-19 pandemic exacer...
www.thelancet.com
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d
“London hits 'historic' clean air milestone 184 years early…a 'truly remarkable turnaround for the city's air quality.”

Quite a leadership achievement for @london.gov.uk’s government! While nations talk, (some) cities act. And get results.
London hits clean air milestone 184 years early - ULEZ makes 'big difference'
A professor has branded the success a 'truly remarkable turnaround for the city's air quality'
www.mylondon.news
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d
It seems there are two main reasons things haven’t gone completely to shit in the US: 1. Lawyers and the courts; 2. Journalists and the media. Most of us can’t do anything about the first, but we can support journalism. Stop complaining about paywalls and subscribe to news & donate to public media.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 1d
I know Jane Goodall was revered by many in the environment movement, but it is pretty clear that she also harboured many seriously problematic colonial attitudes.

The 'overpopulation' stuff in particular was pretty bad, and as a concept the conduit of plenty of serious wrongdoing over the years
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Rishika Pardikar @rishpardikar.bsky.social · 2d
This is from a very prominent conservationist from Kenya
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1d
London's £34bn pension fund complicit in Israeli genocide, report says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/londons-ps34bn-pension-fund-complicit-israeli-genocide-report-finds
London's £34bn pension fund complicit in Israeli genocide, report says
A report by Shake the CIV says the London Collective Investment Vehicle has £7bn invested in companies "enabling Israel’s human rights abuses"
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 1d
If it's true government blocked this report over it being too negative, then it's a damning indictment of Number 10's approach. Firstly, risks don't go away if you don't talk about them - they get worse. And second, it's easy to spin a 'positive' response. www.businessgreen.com/news/4520160...
Government accused of blocking study on rainforest collapse and UK food security
Reports suggest study exploring the threat climate crisis poses for UK food prices has been blocked by government
www.businessgreen.com
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OpheliaPG @opheliapg.bsky.social · 3d
#Gaza Doctor Nada Abu Alrub from the ruins of Khan Younis, describing entire neighbourhoods flattened and “not a single house or building left undisturbed.”
youtube.com/shorts/XXFo-...
Every house destroyed
YouTube video by PalPulse
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 3d
News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.
Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says
Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions
www.theguardian.com
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Mary D @marybooknerd.bsky.social · 3d
My wife took this great picture of the moon Sunday evening. I appreciate the patience it took to capture these migrating Canada geese. Rodman, NY
#birds
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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 6d
I’ve received multiple death threats + doxing (including my home address) directly following harassment from Turning Point USA, Jack Posobiec, Andy NGO, + Fox News which called me an antifa ‘financier.’

I have been forced to move my classes online.

If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.
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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 10d
I teach a history of antifascism course @ruhistorydept.bsky.social and figured I'd start an ongoing thread this semester to share some insights from course readings and recommend some great works on antifascism.

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Melissa Nadia Viviana @resistrebelrevolt.net · 3d
In Mexico, every politician has a connection to the cartel.

In America, Epstein is the sex mobster everybody has a connection to.

Fighting dirty hands with dirty hands doesn't make them any less dirty, sister.

So now we know - the FBI has photographs of Trump with naked young girls.
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Ciaran Mundy @ciaranmundy.bsky.social · 3d
Oh for cods sake! C'mon UK

#UKLabour party are pointless
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 3d
UK rejects total ban on bottom trawling in offshore marine protected areas
UK rejects total ban on bottom trawling in offshore marine protected areas
The U.K. government has rejected calls to fully ban bottom trawling in its offshore marine protected areas, despite evidence that the fishing practice tears up seabed habitats and releases large…
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d
Our movement is living rent free in the heads of Telegraph journalists at the moment.

Join me in being ‘a threat to the right that they never saw coming’.

join.greenparty.org.uk
The greens may be the threat that the right never saw coming.
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 3d
This is the official return of a native species lost for over a century.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 3d
UN plastics treaty chair to step down with process in turmoil

- Luis Vayas Valdivieso says he is quitting for personal and professional reasons after reports of pressure behind the scenes

Story by @emmaanne.bsky.social et al
#plasticstreaty
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UN plastics treaty chair to step down with process in turmoil
Exclusive: Luis Vayas Valdivieso says he is quitting for personal and professional reasons after reports of pressure behind the scenes
www.theguardian.com
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Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 4d
“By 2028, an average family in the region will be paying around $70 a month extra on their electricity bills because of forecasted data center growth”

I'm once again asking why ratepayers are subsidizing AI titans?

www.eenews.net/articles/dat...
Data center boom sparks sticker shock for PJM ratepayers
New analyses show that costs passed on to utility customers to guarantee future electricity demand are rising rapidly.
www.eenews.net
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 3d
this probably 'feels' obvious to many people, but truly, the amount of money, time and effort being invested into baking carbon offsetting into the Paris Agreement and country-level emissions accounting is absolutely bonkers

It is an incredibly bad thing, happening at the single worst time
COP27 FAQ: Article 6 of the Paris Agreement explained - Carbon Market Watch
The rules governing carbon markets agreed at the COP26 in Glasgow need to be translated into functioning and effective mechanisms at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh. This handy Carbon Market Watch guide expl...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 3d
You can't fix offsets, because they're not really broken

They are designed from the ground up as a way for polluters to falsify climate action, and for disgustingly rich bankers to divert funds away from frontline communities

As long as fossil fuels exist, offsets will exist

Good paper! -->>>
Are Carbon Offsets Fixable?
This article provides a systematic review of the literature on carbon offsets. A growing number of studies have found that the most widely used offset programs continue to greatly overestimate their p...
www.annualreviews.org
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 3d
Trump's plan for Gaza rewards genocide. It should be Israel that is disarmed - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/trumps-plan-rewards-genocide-netanyahu-israel-disarmed
Trump's plan for Gaza rewards genocide. It should be Israel that is disarmed
Two years on, complicit governments back a US plan to safeguard Jewish supremacy and mute global outrage, while Israel revives Nazi torture methods to force Palestinian surrender
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 3d
Oh my god, this is all so depressing
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carrion🐛 @carrion.bsky.social · 4d
the wise admins of bluesky have decided that creating a moderation list of AI slop posters is a no no
Hi there, Your Bluesky account (@carrion.bsky.social) has created a list called "Al Slop Posters" that may violate our Community Guidelines. We've temporarily hidden this list from other users because it contains one or more of these issues. - Harmful language such as insults or slurs - Unverified claims - Appears intended to shame or abuse users
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Amy K @amyklassen.bsky.social · 4d
It's true! When I studied economics, I was stunned by the ROI of social programs. Every dollar spent on childcare returns about $2.80 to the economy, and healthcare delivers even greater returns with broader social impact.

A universal basic income is simply smart fiscal policy. Why the reluctance?
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4d
For every €1 provided through a Basic Income For Artists pilot program in Ireland, the government got €1.46 back. So it’s being made permanent.

Over and over we see it. It saves public money to provide public housing. And it makes public money to provide basic income.

We can’t afford to NOT do it.
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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 4d
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 3d
Mysterious
Russian newspaper head mysteriously falls 70ft to his death from a window
The veteran publisher died on Saturday. Police are investigating the 'strange death'.
metro.co.uk
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