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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 4d

No sudden rupture is now required for the far right to take power in this country. For what we're seeing is a steady normalisation of extremists by the Conservative and Labour Parties, BBC, Telegraph, Mail and others. A shift once considered unthinkable beings to look acceptable, even inevitable.🧵

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Juzabel @juzabel.bsky.social · 4d

"She could have had the lucrative career of performative activism she was being lined up for. But by shunning this path, she shows up so many liberals for the frauds they are. She also puts a spotlight on all the big climate scientists who’ve never once said genocide is bad for the environment."

Nate Bear @natebear1.bsky.social · 4d

The liberal class once hailed Greta Thunberg's values. But Thunberg stepped outside of her lane and transgressed against the only true values the liberal class understands: imperial values. For this they abandoned her open.substack.com/pub/donotpan...

The Liberal Abandonment Of Greta Thunberg

The Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has been detained by Israel and reportedly maltreated by her Israeli captors after she was kidnapped, along with hundreds of other activists, from Gaza’s territoria...

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 6d

Stupid and evil on its own terms, but also giving the next Farage government more tools to suppress protests of its far-right agenda. Another Labour masterclass.

Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: Home Office announces planned new anti-protest powers, mainly aimed at pro-Gaza protests like those for Palestine Action. Police will be able to consider the "cumulative impact" of repeated protests and potentially order that they be relocated.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 8d

The Israeli navy has intercepted all but one ship that formed the 44-strong Global Sumud Flotilla – the Marinette.

Israel dismantles Gaza humanitarian flotilla – but one boat sails on

The Israeli navy has intercepted all but one ship that formed the 44-strong Global Sumud Flotilla – the Marinette.

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Halloween name @bootsmcgoot.bsky.social · 9d

"i just use it to generate ideas"

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Max von Thun @maxvonthun.bsky.social · 13d

“We studied more than 70 different elections that took place in 12 western European countries over several decades, and found that when mainstream parties take more anti-immigration positions, it leads to more support for the radical right, not less.”

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 14d

For the Guardian, @turnbulldugarte.com and I discuss our research that clearly shows one thing: Labour's anti-immigration strategy will only strengthen Reform and weaken its own electoral prospects. It won't win voters back but ultimately normalizes the far right

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Our research makes it clear: by capitulating to the right, Labour is driving voters to Reform UK | Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

Mimicking Farage on immigration is senseless. Labour voters feel betrayed; anti-immigration voters see through the ruse, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 12d

Revealed: the arms industry bosses, executives at major polluters and senior bankers overseeing government departments:

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REVEALED: The big polluter and arms industry bosses overseeing government departments

Two in three Whitehall department non-executive directors have corporate backgrounds - and only one is a trade unionist - analysis released ahead of Labour conference reveals.

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 12d

This is utterly horrific. Literally blocking the ability of people to object to nature being trashed and destroyed. What a lovely govt we have!!

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Starmer asks Conservative peer to write planning bill to block judicial reviews

Exclusive: One option could be to leave treaty that allows legal claims against projects such as Heathrow expansion

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 17d

A 7% decline in English birds in just 5 years is astonishing

The web of life is unravelling fast

Wild bird numbers continue to fall in UK with some species in ‘dramatic freefall’

Species index fell by 4% between 2019 and 2024 – although data shows woodland populations beginning to stabilise

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Sabrina Imbler @sabs.bsky.social · 23d

if you read one thing today, make it this absolutely devastating piece from a fact-checker who quit the New Yorker
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Though the man’s killing had been filmed, a fact checker is obliged to seek comment from any party alleged to have committed a crime. I called the soldier’s lawyer. He picked up from a café, where I could hear trance music blasting in the background. The lawyer told me that while, yes, his client did shoot the man picking olives, and yes, the man did die, the Israeli military court found his client not guilty of murder because the man picking olives was a terrorist who was throwing stones. Even though the video did not show the Palestinian man throwing stones, the court said that he was, so he was. QED, his client did not murder anyone, and it would be slanderous for us to say so.

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 23d

MY GOD, I HAVE A NEW HERO. SHE HAD THEM SO HOOKED AND THEN BAM, SHE ATE THEM, BONES AND ALL.

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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 26d

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 25d

How do we fix this mess?

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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · Sep 10

every time there's political violence discourse i think about how jo cox was assassinated in broad daylight by a fascist who shouted "britain first" as he shot her, and now nine years later her party is dedicating every moment in power to placating the ideology of her murderer

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · Sep 9

🎉 We now have 70,000 members!

💚 We're breaking records everywhere right now, with more MPs, more councillors, and more members than ever before.

🤝 Our movement is growing. Are you with us? Join the Green Party today ⤵️

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Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · Sep 9

Here’s what just happened: Trump sent a peace deal to Hamas, Hamas met to discuss it in Doha, where the U.S. is mediating talks and has a base,and Israel bombed them, presumably with US support.

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Trans Safety Network @transsafety.network · Sep 2

It is important that MPs hear directly from the people whose lives will be affected. We encourage you to use this template letter to write to your own MP, highlighting your concerns and asking them to push for proper scrutiny of the Code.

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Parliamentary Scrutiny EHRC Code - Constituent Letter

TEMPLATE LETTER FOR CONSTITUENTS Remember to personalise your letter as much as you can. Tailor it to what you know of your MP’s interests. Leave out anything you feel is less relevant; and add in an...

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Emma Geen @emmageen.bsky.social · Sep 4

😂 I don't need to when the rest of the world automatically misreads it that way anyway

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Emma Geen @emmageen.bsky.social · Sep 3

I've been disenchanted by party politics over the last few years but listening to the Zack Polanski interviews this morning I decided 'why the hell not'.
Labour have so willingly dragged the overton window to the right that is vital to get behind genuinely left platforms

A screenshot of the Green Party welcome email sent to Emma

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · Sep 3

@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "Inequality is at the heart of all the problems in this country.. this is about the 99% of us, w/c communities, people who run small businesses, self employed people, people who are out of work, people who are disabled. We have so much more in common than the 1%"

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Sep 3

'This country needs migrants'

Zack Polanski, the new leader of the Green Party in England and Wales, speaks to #BBCBreakfast about his views on immigration

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · Aug 23

Just for perspective, a few weeks ago roughly 100,000 turned up for the London Trans+ Pride march. By contrast fewer than 3,000 ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTRY, have turned up to anti-asylum "protests". Yet we are meant to take the latter as "the voice of the people" and the former as "the minority".

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Running Dog @runningdog.bsky.social · Aug 24

Free broadband: absurd communism, what would they even use it for
Psychosis Wormhole Premium in every home: Mr Altman, you’ve charmed me

Fabio Chiusi @fabiochiusi.bsky.social · Aug 24

“The non-binding deal could give OpenAI access to government data and lead to its software being used in education, defence, security and the justice system”

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Deal to get ChatGPT Plus for whole of UK discussed by Open AI boss and minister

Exclusive: Deal that could have cost £2bn was floated at meeting between technology secretary Peter Kyle and Sam Altman

www.theguardian.com

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Netpol @netpol.org · Aug 22

Elbit, the Israeli company that was Palestine Action's primary target, is close to winning a £2bn MoD contract to train British soldiers. The idea that as genocide continues it's "business as usual" is why thousands plan to shut down the DSEi arms fair on 9 Sept www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-clos...

UK close to giving Israel's Elbit £2bn contract to train British soldiers

Elbit, which was the primary target of Palestine Action's activism, is close to winning a contract that would allow it to train 60,000 troops per year, according to Private Eye

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Chantal Lyons @chantallyons.bsky.social · Aug 5

On 2 Sept at 7pm, I'll be holding an online @walklistencreate.org writer's salon with Emma Geen (author of one of my all-time favourite sci-fis) on the deeply fascinating question of how to write the worlds of other animals. Book a ticket and join us!

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Words to Light the Dark: Writing the worlds of other animals

How do we bridge the experiential gap between that of humans and other animals with writing that feels intelligible to us, while reaching for the differences in how other animals sense, think, and act...

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