Jodie 🐈⬛ Sun
@jodiesun.bsky.social
💪 Union Rep ❤️ I write about law, literature, politics, environmental justice & the bar 👩🏻🏫 👩🏻💻👩🏻🎓
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Make the world a better place 🌍
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Jodie 🐈⬛ Sun
@jodiesun.bsky.social
· Nov 26
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Just attended an amazing lunchtime seminar on AI and whether it can ever be environmentally friendly, organised by Friends of the Earth London. 🌍 💚
My takeaways:
AI is undoing progress on climate change - Microsoft AI is being used by Exxon to drill for oil…
Just attended an amazing lunchtime seminar on AI and whether it can ever be environmentally friendly, organised by Friends of the Earth London. 🌍 💚
My takeaways:
AI is undoing progress on climate change - Microsoft AI is being used by Exxon to drill for oil…
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The Metropolitan Police have arrested 493 people in Trafalgar Square for holding signs reading "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action" and say the figure could rise as processing continues
That brings the number of arrests linked to the Palestine Action ban to around 2,000 in London alone
That brings the number of arrests linked to the Palestine Action ban to around 2,000 in London alone
October 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The Metropolitan Police have arrested 493 people in Trafalgar Square for holding signs reading "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action" and say the figure could rise as processing continues
That brings the number of arrests linked to the Palestine Action ban to around 2,000 in London alone
That brings the number of arrests linked to the Palestine Action ban to around 2,000 in London alone
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"You should never overestimate the extent to which the BBC changed this country by giving endless airtime to Nigel Farage, other far right extremists and the Tufton Street junktanks, while shutting out progressive voices."
– George Monbiot
– George Monbiot
October 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"You should never overestimate the extent to which the BBC changed this country by giving endless airtime to Nigel Farage, other far right extremists and the Tufton Street junktanks, while shutting out progressive voices."
– George Monbiot
– George Monbiot
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“Our investigation uncovered that an elected MEP was taking payments to peddle narratives beneficial to Russian interests... This case goes to the heart of our democratic values.”
— head of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, Commander Dominic Murphy
— head of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, Commander Dominic Murphy
🚨 This is serious. Ex Reform UK leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, 52, pleads guilty to accepting bribes in exchange for making pro-Russia statements in the European Parliament when serving as a UKIP MEP.
Ex-Reform leader pleads guilty to Pro-Russia bribery charges
The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has pleaded guilty to numerous bribery charges relating to pro-Russian statements.
caerphilly.observer
September 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
“Our investigation uncovered that an elected MEP was taking payments to peddle narratives beneficial to Russian interests... This case goes to the heart of our democratic values.”
— head of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, Commander Dominic Murphy
— head of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, Commander Dominic Murphy
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Do you want fair, independent press regulation?
Do you want to protect ordinary people from press abuse?
Do you want to restore trust in the press?
So do Hugh Grant & Jacqui Hames.
Sign the petition to change the law.
Let's demand change
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
#BetterMediaBill
Do you want to protect ordinary people from press abuse?
Do you want to restore trust in the press?
So do Hugh Grant & Jacqui Hames.
Sign the petition to change the law.
Let's demand change
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
#BetterMediaBill
A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences.
They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Do you want fair, independent press regulation?
Do you want to protect ordinary people from press abuse?
Do you want to restore trust in the press?
So do Hugh Grant & Jacqui Hames.
Sign the petition to change the law.
Let's demand change
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
#BetterMediaBill
Do you want to protect ordinary people from press abuse?
Do you want to restore trust in the press?
So do Hugh Grant & Jacqui Hames.
Sign the petition to change the law.
Let's demand change
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
#BetterMediaBill
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We’re heartbroken to learn that Dr Jane Goodall has passed away, aged 91.
Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.
Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.
Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
October 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
We’re heartbroken to learn that Dr Jane Goodall has passed away, aged 91.
Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.
Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.
Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
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So sad - Jane Goodall fought for nature when it wasn't fashionable to do so and continued fighting when she knew she'd never see the better world she wanted. A true heroine.
www.irishtimes.com/world/2025/1...
www.irishtimes.com/world/2025/1...
Jane Goodall, primatologist and global activist, dies aged 91
Scientist turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest to protect the environment
www.irishtimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
So sad - Jane Goodall fought for nature when it wasn't fashionable to do so and continued fighting when she knew she'd never see the better world she wanted. A true heroine.
www.irishtimes.com/world/2025/1...
www.irishtimes.com/world/2025/1...
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The fact that the billionaire Media are literally shoving Nigel Farage down your throat should be enough by itself for you to realise he hates the Working Class, he is the billionaires choice.
October 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The fact that the billionaire Media are literally shoving Nigel Farage down your throat should be enough by itself for you to realise he hates the Working Class, he is the billionaires choice.
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And if you're wondering whether someone getting killed is what it will take for the media and political class to come to their senses, I would just remind you that Jo Cox was murdered in a similar moment of demagoguery and hysteria 9 years ago, and if anything things have got far worse since then.
People’s homes are being stormed by far-right groups. The govt. Is saying nothing about how violence like this will not be tolerated. Where is Starmer’s “law and order” now? They’ve no control and we are moments away from someone being killed. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Five arrested after masked men try to enter west London asylum hotel
Two anti-asylum groups marched to Crowne Plaza before attempting to enter building at rear, Met police say
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2025 at 9:56 AM
And if you're wondering whether someone getting killed is what it will take for the media and political class to come to their senses, I would just remind you that Jo Cox was murdered in a similar moment of demagoguery and hysteria 9 years ago, and if anything things have got far worse since then.
The judgment focuses entirely on the legal criteria for granting interim injunctions (under American Cyanamid rules), & how the previous judge applied them incorrectly - thereby misapplying the law. Nothing to do with people’s rights (under ECHR or otherwise), asylum seekers, or anything else.
Nigel Farage has, inevitably, said that this ruling means “Illegal migrants have more rights than the British people under Starmer”.
The court’s short summary makes it explicit in two separate places that didn’t even enter into its reasoning, which centred on criteria for injunction.
The court’s short summary makes it explicit in two separate places that didn’t even enter into its reasoning, which centred on criteria for injunction.
"We should say at the outset what this appeal hearing is not about: it is not concerned with the merits of Government policy in relation to the provision of accommodation for asylum seekers, in hotels or otherwise."
(The "not" is underlined in the original)
(The "not" is underlined in the original)
August 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The judgment focuses entirely on the legal criteria for granting interim injunctions (under American Cyanamid rules), & how the previous judge applied them incorrectly - thereby misapplying the law. Nothing to do with people’s rights (under ECHR or otherwise), asylum seekers, or anything else.
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Reform should not only be held to account they should be mocked. Thoroughly mocked. They and their Toad of Toad Hall leader are a fucking laughing stock and deserve the same contempt they reserve for potential voters.
It should be a matter of embarrassment to vote for them.
It should be a matter of embarrassment to vote for them.
August 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Reform should not only be held to account they should be mocked. Thoroughly mocked. They and their Toad of Toad Hall leader are a fucking laughing stock and deserve the same contempt they reserve for potential voters.
It should be a matter of embarrassment to vote for them.
It should be a matter of embarrassment to vote for them.
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My daughter was so inspired she's started two petitions.
She wants to be a marine biologist. She is 12.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
chng.it/mq7KjktL7h
She wants to be a marine biologist. She is 12.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
chng.it/mq7KjktL7h
Petition: Ban Bluefish Tuna Sportfishing Tournaments in the UK.
I believe the government needs to ban sportfishing of Bluefish Tuna because it is very unethical. These fish have only recently returned to British shores, and now they are being targeted by this sportfishing trend.
petition.parliament.uk
August 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
My daughter was so inspired she's started two petitions.
She wants to be a marine biologist. She is 12.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
chng.it/mq7KjktL7h
She wants to be a marine biologist. She is 12.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
chng.it/mq7KjktL7h
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"Those genuinely concerned abt violence against women should focus on funding frontline services,prevention work,addressing court backlogs &tackling the criminal justice system’s culture of disbelief rather than scapegoating migrants"
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/28/f...
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/28/f...
Far Right and the Press Accused of 'Weaponising Violence Against Women' to Fuel Hatred of Migrants
More than 100 women's rights groups condemn politicians and the media for spreading false claims about migrants while failing to back calls to fund actual support for sexual violence victims
bylinetimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"Those genuinely concerned abt violence against women should focus on funding frontline services,prevention work,addressing court backlogs &tackling the criminal justice system’s culture of disbelief rather than scapegoating migrants"
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/28/f...
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/28/f...
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"UK media coverage of immigration has been marked by high levels of emotive scapegoating and stereotyping. It has also been marked by an absence of nuance and context"
@chrchristensen.bsky.social
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/12/t...
@chrchristensen.bsky.social
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/12/t...
The Media Distortion Warping Britain’s Views on Immigration
Unbalanced coverage of migration is twisting the public's perspective, argues Christian Christensen
bylinetimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
"UK media coverage of immigration has been marked by high levels of emotive scapegoating and stereotyping. It has also been marked by an absence of nuance and context"
@chrchristensen.bsky.social
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/12/t...
@chrchristensen.bsky.social
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/12/t...
August 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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No it bloody doesn’t, and no they bloody don’t.
August 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
No it bloody doesn’t, and no they bloody don’t.
This was fantastic. I’m very picky with ebooks but Olivia Coleman really added to the story with her wonderful narration.
#booksky #books #readersofbluesky #robertwebb #oliviacoleman #bestseller
#booksky #books #readersofbluesky #robertwebb #oliviacoleman #bestseller
August 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This was fantastic. I’m very picky with ebooks but Olivia Coleman really added to the story with her wonderful narration.
#booksky #books #readersofbluesky #robertwebb #oliviacoleman #bestseller
#booksky #books #readersofbluesky #robertwebb #oliviacoleman #bestseller
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Whatever it is, this is my favourite sport.
June 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Whatever it is, this is my favourite sport.
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Picked up an unusual book, started it and was really drawn in. Bought it, loved it, and burnt through it!
Such a fascinating book which tells us so much about how the world works today, as well as our history. #everythingistuberculosis #booksky #johngreen 📚💙📚
Such a fascinating book which tells us so much about how the world works today, as well as our history. #everythingistuberculosis #booksky #johngreen 📚💙📚
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Picked up an unusual book, started it and was really drawn in. Bought it, loved it, and burnt through it!
Such a fascinating book which tells us so much about how the world works today, as well as our history. #everythingistuberculosis #booksky #johngreen 📚💙📚
Such a fascinating book which tells us so much about how the world works today, as well as our history. #everythingistuberculosis #booksky #johngreen 📚💙📚
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"Elderly Florida Man gets lost, forgets who started a war."
Why isn't that the headline?
Why isn't that the headline?
April 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"Elderly Florida Man gets lost, forgets who started a war."
Why isn't that the headline?
Why isn't that the headline?
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Steve Bray cleared of "noisy protest" charges
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Stop Brexit man' Steve Bray cleared over noisy protest
Steve Bray is found not guilty of flouting a police ban after playing loud music outside Parliament.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Steve Bray cleared of "noisy protest" charges
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I just want to tip my hat to the crack team of White House economists who were able to discover--in just a few short days--that the U.S. is dependent on China for smartphones, computers and semiconductors.
April 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I just want to tip my hat to the crack team of White House economists who were able to discover--in just a few short days--that the U.S. is dependent on China for smartphones, computers and semiconductors.
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It's a straightforward relationship: high #inequality leads to the triumph of the far right. It will keep winning until governments deliberately seek to make societies more equal. I'm looking at you, Keir Starmer.
This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature | George Monbiot
Economic inequality breeds resentment and a desire to get even. That’s what fuels support for even incompetent regimes, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It's a straightforward relationship: high #inequality leads to the triumph of the far right. It will keep winning until governments deliberately seek to make societies more equal. I'm looking at you, Keir Starmer.
This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...