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Carl Heath @carlheath.se · 20h

USA är inte längre en demokrati, enligt professor Staffan I. Lindberg, V-Dem institutet vid GU, under Hasselblad Award Seminar idag. Sedan sensommaren 2025 under gränsen. Oroande mönster syns i Sverige. Dystra tider som förutsätter handling till demokratins försvar.

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Så kom dagen då USA inte längre är en demokrati

I det nyrenoverade länsresidenset i Göteborg står Gustav II Adolfs byst och betraktar rummet och staden. Utanför fönstren syns hamnen, kranarna och fartygens långsamma färd upp genom älven.

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Claudio Francavilla @claudiofrancavilla.bsky.social · 1d

🧵 #Gaza: several Foreign Ministers are gathering in Paris to discuss the peace plan.

If they want more than another fragile ceasefire, they must walk the talk, take concrete, overdue steps, focusing on what’s been ignored for too long: justice and Palestinians' rights. 1/6 ⤵️

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Göran Eklöf @geklof.bsky.social · 23h

@endseurope.com summerar EU-kommissionens analys av medlemsstaternas energi- och klimatplanerna i ett diagram som visar i vilken grad de väntas uppfylla EUs lagkrav om utsläppsminskningar, förnybar energi och sammanlänkade elnät.
Bara två länder misslyckas på samtliga punkter: Frankrike och... 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

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Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 1d

🌍 CIEL was on the ground at #HRC60 because the #ClimateCrisis is a #HumanRights crisis.

From sea level rise to #ToxicPlastics, #FossilFuels to corporate impunity—we worked to center frontline voices and demand rights-based #ClimateAction.

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Crisis Group @crisisgroup.org · 1d

NEW REPORT | Sovereignty in All but Name: Israel’s Quickening Annexation of the West Bank

Netanyahu’s government is moving towards establishing permanent control of the occupied West Bank. Outside powers should commit to pushing Israel to change course.

www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...

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Philippe Dam @philippedam.bsky.social · 1d

Protection of civilians, full aid access & accountability should be key under #Gaza ceasefire plan - says UN Human Rights chief.

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@eudiplomacy.bsky.social should stick to proposals to sanction those involved in crimes, ban trade w/ settlements & suspend EU #Israel deal

Türk says ceasefire plan must lead to permanent end of hostilities, full humanitarian access

Following today's extremely significant announcement, I call on all States to work collectively to ensure that the ceasefire plan is implemented in good faith.All action going forward must be guided b...

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 1d

In today's batch of videos we have deepfaked audio from 5 UK police forces, 3 UK universities, one UK council, and 1 Holocaust survivor attacking the Armenia government and Prime Minister.

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Kolbjörn Guwallius @kolbjorn.se · 1d

Här kan ni se min intervju med Cecilia Uddén på Malmö stadsbibliotek i går. Videon ligger kvar i en vecka.

Publicistklubben Södra @sodra.publicistklubben.se · 1d

Tack till alla som kom till Malmö stadsbibliotek för vår extrainsatta scenintervju med SR:s Mellanösternkorrespondent Cecilia Uddén! Det blev fullsatt med 230 i publiken. Det här evenemanget sändes live och finns att se i efterhand i en vecka: play.biblioteket.se/watch/140287...

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Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights @lphr-lawyers.bsky.social · 1d

Almost 55,000 children in Gaza are estimated to be acutely malnourished, with a clear link between Israeli restrictions on supplies entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition, a study published in international medical periodical the Lancet has revealed www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Almost 55,000 children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates

Study shows clear link between Israeli restrictions on aid entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children

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Bosphorus Observer @yoruk.bsky.social · 1d

Russian occupation administrations & companies in unlawfully Russian annexed areas of Ukraine have been systematically stealing grain & exporting it by bulkers engaging deceptive shipping practices: Matros Koshka transited Bosphorus en route from occupied Sevastopol to Alexandria carrying wheat.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 1d

Israel making Russia look like amateurs.

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 1d

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The Israel Defense Forces used a Scottish museum’s 3D models in propaganda videos – The Ferret

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Earthjustice @earthjustice.org · 1d

The Boundary Waters is an irreplaceable ecosystem of interconnected islands, lakes, and rivers.

But a proposed sulfide-ore copper mine could bring irreversible pollution to the rivers and streams flowing into these treasured waters.

A mining threat returns to the nation’s most visited wilderness

A sulfide-ore copper mine could bring irreversible pollution to the rivers and streams flowing into the Boundary Waters.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 1d

The Senator from CT breaks it down.

“I know this sounds extreme. It is.

I know I sound overly alarmist. I don't think I am.

Trump is enacting a well thought out plan so he and his allies can rule forever.

But it's not too late to stop them.”
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.

Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

Just your latest reminder that, although everyone has decided to stop talking about climate change, it is still very much happening -- worse and faster than predicted.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

A new Nature study on the four horsemen of the climate-tipping-points apocalypse: "the Greenland Ice Sheet, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, the South American monsoon system and the Amazon rainforest."

Destabilization of Earth system tipping elements - Nature Geoscience

A review of observation-based evidence suggests that four interconnected Earth system tipping elements have moved towards their critical thresholds, highlighting the need for better monitoring and increased mitigation efforts.

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Oceana @oceana.bsky.social · 2d

🌊 Big win for oceans!

Brazil has adopted its first national decree to fight plastic pollution — with @OceanaBrasil helping draft stronger measures to regulate production & reduce single-use plastics.

Learn more about our progress toward cleaner seas: oceana.org/plastics

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IPES-Food @ipes-food.org · 2d

🎉📘Congrats to our panelist @melissaleach.bsky.social who just published a groundbreaking new book: #Naturekind!

What if communication & culture aren't just human?

From bees to forests, it rethinks how life makes meaning – with major implications for justice, science & policy.
#BeyondTheHuman

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Scientists have spotted a small set of easily overlooked brain cells that is activated during persistent pain — the kind that lasts long after an initial injury. The research was performed in mice, but if it can be confirmed in humans, the work could lead to new therapies for chronic pain.

Brain area linked to chronic pain discovered — offering hope for treatments

The newfound ensemble of neurons could lead to therapies to treat persistent pain, which affects roughly one of five people globally.

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 1d

The Philippines just protected 200 square miles of ocean to safeguard “super reefs” that can withstand heat and bleaching. WHOI’s Anne Cohen says such protected areas not only save existing reefs, but also help new ones develop.

📲 Learn more from insideclimatenews.org: go.whoi.edu/icn-superreef

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

This is a story about Terradot, a carbon dioxide removal (CDR) company that spreads crushed basalt rock over farmland in Brazil, aiming to accelerate the natural process of rock weathering.

These stories need to strike a balance between hope and realism. CDR is not a current climate solution.

Scientists seek to turbocharge a natural process that cools the Earth

Terradot, a carbon removal company, is using “enhanced rock weathering” to sequester carbon by spreading crushed volcanic rock over farmland.

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 1d

With the rise of AI, social media as we know it is about to die. As a Very Online Person (*sigh*), I see this as part of a larger swing. In the last decade, for better and worse, commentators have gained popular trust. Now, all those random accounts are completely untrustworthy. What do we do? [1/n]

Napkin plot showing rise in confidence of commentator accounts from 2007 to present, and their crash with AI. At the same time, we've seen a de-valuing of expert opinion online, with declines in faith in so-called "legacy media."

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Chris Osieck @chrisosieck.bsky.social · 3d

“Four of the women who spoke to AP said the men who solicited them identified themselves as aid workers, and, in one case, a community leader promising aid.”

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Women in Gaza say they were promised food, money or work in exchange for sexual interactions | The Associated Press

After weeks of scraping by to feed her six children in Gaza, the 38-year-old woman thought she’d found a lifeline. At a shelter, a friend told her

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 2d

Satellite analysis by Bellingcat found that wildfires destroyed over a third of Namibia’s most visited wildlife reserve last month, impacting crucial grazing lands for endangered species, including black rhinos and elephants. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...

Wildfires Ravage One of Africa’s Largest Nature Reserves - bellingcat

Satellite analysis of the Etosha wildfires in Namibia has found that more than a third of the nature reserve was burned.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 1d

Disinformation, now in 3D.

Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

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