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Weaky Lynam @weakystar.bsky.social · Jul 6

Included a “Gaza Riviera” with artificial islands, blockchain-based trade initiatives, a port tying Gaza to India-ME-Europe econ corridor & low-tax “special econ zones”
It said the devastating war in Gaza “created a once-in-a-century opportunity to rebuild Gaza from 1st principles” on.ft.com/45ShcjH

Tony Blair’s staff took part in ‘Gaza Riviera’ project with BCG

Former UK prime minister’s institute participated in meetings on plan to turn shattered enclave into trading hub

on.ft.com

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Weaky Lynam @weakystar.bsky.social · Jun 17

"However, any retreat on the non-dom regime would be problematic for Reeves, coming after a U-turn over plans to strip winter fuel payments from 10mn pensioners. She is also in the process of cutting £5bn of sickness and disability benefits" on.ft.com/3HKpJuT via @FT

Rachel Reeves considers changes to non-dom inheritance tax amid UK ‘exodus’

Chancellor is being lobbied by the City following a spate of departures by wealthy people

on.ft.com

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Weaky Lynam @weakystar.bsky.social · May 22

“The IDF regrets the inconvenience caused.” - actual statement!
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Israel Fired Warning Shots at EU, China Diplomats by Mistake

Israeli soldiers mistakenly fired warning shots at diplomats representing the European Union, UK, China, Russia and other countries on Wednesday.

www.bloomberg.com

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Rewild Scotland @rewildscotland.bsky.social · Apr 24

What’s a sheep worth? www.scotlandbigpicture.com/rewilding-st...

What’s a sheep worth?

<p>Sheep have come to dominate the Scottish landscape, but at what cost? We could produce all the lamb we need while also supporting farmers to restore our lost biodiversity, but if farmers insist the...

www.scotlandbigpicture.com

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Dani Dark Skies ✨ @danidarkskies.bsky.social · Apr 24

Tawny Owls have moved into the grounds of this Eryri hotel after our retrofitting project to turn the hotel from a light polluter to a Dark Sky Friendly one! 🦉

It brings me so much joy to see wildlife reclaim spaces so quickly with a few simple changes to lighting 💡

@darkskyintl.bsky.social

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · Apr 14

I've been a journalist for 25+ years and I'm not sure I've witnessed as much wilful (and v likely coordinated) disinformation from certain corners of the UK media than over past few days. Sun, Mail and Telegraph have been truly awful - and seemingly shameless

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Rightwing media falsely blame Ed Miliband for UK steel crisis, experts say

Net zero and clean energy can actually help save the steel industry, experts point out

www.theguardian.com

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Weaky Lynam @weakystar.bsky.social · Apr 6

Finally

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Apr 4

“At 3C of global heating, climate damage cannot be insured against, covered by governments, or adapted to. That means no more mortgages or new real estate devt, no long-term investment, no financial stability. The financial sector as we know it ceases to function and capitalism ceases to be viable.”

Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer

Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure

www.theguardian.com

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Extinction Rebellion Oxford @xroxford.org · Apr 4

Defend our Juries action in Oxford City centre today.

The town crier in full voice:

“Oyez! Oyez!”

“juries have the right to give their verdict according to their conscience”

This is enshrined in English law.

@defendourjuries.bsky.social

video taken by @camerazoe.bsky.social

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David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · Mar 29

From the book Bullshit Jobs.

Page 213

"In fact, not only does the market assessment
of the value of different forms of work not
correspond to popular conceptions of what
they actually contribute to society, but there
actually seems to be an inverse relation: with
few exceptions, the principle seems to be, the
more one’s work is seen as socially useful, the
more it is recognized as helping others, the less
one is likely to be paid for it."
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- David Graeber

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The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · Mar 29

Three years after it popped up at oil terminals, the M25 and football pitches, and more than 3,000 arrests later, the group is winding down with a final protest next month

How Just Stop Oil was policed to extinction

www.thetimes.com

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Weaky Lynam @weakystar.bsky.social · Mar 26

Thanks for prompt response
I a little concerned your reply only refs to climate! & saying that the biosphere has 'survived much worse' - even with my laymans knowledge, I am fairly sure that that is not quite the case (if we include Rockström for eg)
But I accept your expertise, if squintily 😅 TY!

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Weaky Lynam @weakystar.bsky.social · Mar 25

@geofutures.bsky.social ChatGPT keeps telling me that the climate crisis will make a bottleneck that will end both plants and fungi on Earth ie they will not make it out of this climate crisis alive in the end (geological timescales obv)
It also predicts human extinction in <150y
Is this right?!?!

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Weaky Lynam @weakystar.bsky.social · Mar 17

Save Martin Crawford's Temperate Forest Garden! The Dartington estate are in debt, and so have just decided to sell the land!
It is *unique*, and *priceless*, it can't be lost over ~£30k! Please sign the petition!
chng.it/bPGStSjftt

Sign the Petition

Stop the Destruction of the World-Renowned Dartington Forest Garden

chng.it

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · Mar 10

Just saying- planting native plants does not need to be hard. You don't need to entirely re-landscape your whole yard.

Figure out which milkweed is native to your area, and get some in the groud this spring. Water it, it'll be fine!

Here's a place to buy plants:
www.prairiemoon.com

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · Mar 10

This article both freaks me the fuck out and makes me feel like a crazy person for feeling like the only person constantly screaming about it.

www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/c...

America’s butterflies are disappearing at a ‘catastrophic’ rate | CNN

US butterfly populations are declining because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new nationwide study finds.

www.cnn.com

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · Mar 10

It’s unfair for Ukraine to use American weapons to defend itself against a Russian invasion. Here’s why it’s fine for Russia to use Iranian and North Korean weapons to kill Ukrainians.

by Donald Krasnoff and Steve Witkoff

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Weaky Lynam @weakystar.bsky.social · Mar 9

"Spiders are hugely misunderstood creatures & I hope that ppl reading this will look at them in a more positive light. The last thing a spider wants to do is bite a human 100s of times its own size
Next time you see a spider, thank them for the pest control!" 💚
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/eu...

Europe's largest venomous spider found in UK nursery after crawling out olives

A nursery owner in West Sussex got quite the fright after the spider was found on a shipment of olives from Cordoba.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · Mar 8

Three million game birds - more than the total biomass in all of our wild birds - imported so they can be murdered for fun theferret.scot/millions-gam...

theferret.scot

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North West Bylines @northwestbylines.co.uk · Mar 7

Looks like Mars will have to wait a bit longer

BNO News @bnonews.com · Mar 6

BREAKING: Debris over the Bahamas after SpaceX Starship falls apart during test flight

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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · Mar 7

Look who came up the driveway this afternoon!!!! You've never seen me grab my camera so fast. Unfortunately, I had to shoot through a dirty window in low light, so it's a bit fuzzy. Still! Lynx!! In my yard!!! Look at those big fluffy paws! 🦊🌿

An adult lynx sits primly in a snowy driveway. All you can see is one tall bank on the right. The cat is very fluffy and has huge paws and adorable ear tufts.

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · Mar 7

UK Treasury eyeing cuts to GB Energy Local Power plan & energy efficiency funding for defence

Would be such an own goal!

Aside from local power being best way to engage people practically in change, both schemes cut dependence on fossil gas - a Russian economic weapon

www.ft.com/content/8379...

UK Treasury eyes spending cuts at GB Energy in blow to Ed Miliband

State-owned company was set up with mission to invest in renewables and decarbonisation of the grid

www.ft.com

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · Mar 7

Position 4&5 on the BBC news home page

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · Mar 7

The UK is finally admitting the illegality of its occupation of the Chagos islands.

"Since 2015, 28 international judges and arbitrators have expressed views on the sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago. Not one has expressed support for the UK claim about sovereignty."

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Christmas Miriam 🎄 @miriam.blacksky.app · Mar 6

This is the news we deserve.

“These are the 1st images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males

'It was not what I was expecting,' says biologist Stephanie Stack”

These are the 1st images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males | CBC Radio

Photographers Hawaii captured what scientists say is the first documentation of humpback whale sex.

www.cbc.ca

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Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace Trial Monitoring Committee @trialmonitors.bsky.social · Mar 5

The Committee has uncovered alarming evidence of jury bias towards the oil industry and against organizations that oppose the use of fossil fuels, and direct and indirect financial ties to the fossil fuel industry.

Read the Committee's latest findings:
www.trialmonitors.org/s/TMStatemen...

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Weaky Lynam @weakystar.bsky.social · Mar 5

news.mongabay.com/2025/03/agro...

Agroforestry stores less carbon than reforestation, but has many other benefits, study finds

A recent study in Ecological Solutions and Evidence shows just how complicated and challenging it is to achieve carbon sequestration goals through forest management — but not impossible. The research ...

news.mongabay.com

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