Robert Beard
arjay61.bsky.social
Robert Beard
@arjay61.bsky.social
Father, brother, uncle, honorary grandpa, friend, democratic socialist, NHS worker, MHFA, writer, actor, singer, cyclist, activist, UK/Irish/EU/global citizen
"The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, has warned that the destruction in Gaza represents a collapse of all international standards."
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-red...
Red Cross President: ‘What we have seen in Gaza exceeds all legal, ethical, moral and humanitarian norms’
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, has warned that the destruction in Gaza represents a collapse of all international standards. “What we…
www.middleeastmonitor.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Reposted by Robert Beard
"Sexual predators with wealth or status rarely act entirely alone. They benefit from a network, sometimes intentional, sometimes passive, that shields their behaviour. These layers of protection may include:

1. Recruiters and enablers..."
Powerful, privileged, predator: how wealth and influence protect sexual abusers
Sexual abuse is often imagined as hidden and marginal, yet wealth and power quietly enables harm to continue, unseen and unchallenged
bylines.cymru
February 10, 2026 at 8:41 AM
"Closing checkpoints, controlling electricity and extracting our data en masse are tools in a system designed to make Palestinian life unbearable so that we have no choice but to flee our homes." www.opendemocracy.net/en/israel-bo...
Israel’s border tech is a tool for ethnic cleansing
In the West Bank, we are the unwilling test subjects for digital advancements in methods of population control
www.opendemocracy.net
February 10, 2026 at 9:19 PM
For West Africa’s coastal communities the ocean is everything.
Now, because of industrial plunder, their only livelihood is in danger.
Please will you sign to protect the oceans for generations to come? >> act.gp/3MpeWZE
STOP THE INDUSTRIAL PLUNDER OF WEST AFRICA
The industrial fishing lobby is powerful, and West Africa's fishing communities can't fight this battle alone.
act.gp
February 10, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Reposted by Robert Beard
Homelessness, and a mission to offer some hope

A 15 year old girl from Brighton is taking on the task of tackling homelessness in Brighton and Hove | Mick Channon
@sussexbylines.co.uk
Homelessness, and a mission to offer some hope
A 15 year old girl from Brighton is taking on the task of tackling homelessness in Brighton and Hove
sussexbylines.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Reposted by Robert Beard
The EU is working on a blanket ban of ‘forever chemicals’. Why isn't Britain? | Pippa Neill
The EU is working on a blanket ban of ‘forever chemicals’. Why isn't Britain? | Pippa Neill
I met people living with dangerous levels of Pfas, including in their food. The government is failing them, says environmental journalist Pippa Neill
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:06 PM
To clarify, @reformparty_uk is perfectly happy for their privileged few to work from home.
They just want to ban people like you and me from working from home.
February 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM
"Humankind cannot bear very much reality" - 'Burnt Norton', Four Quartets, T S Eliot.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/02/russ...
Russian journal banned from writing on same-sex animal behavior without expressing disgust for it - LGBTQ Nation
The editor mocked the government for freaking out over "neutral scientific descriptions."
www.lgbtqnation.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Over 100 people were detained for hours in freezing weather after a police raid on a queer-friendly venue in Baku.
This is a violation of human dignity.
Please sign to demand an independent investigation and accountability in #Azerbaijan.
#HumanRights #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
a.allout.org/s/vbMAX/
Azerbaijan: Stop police abuse
Police detained over 100 people at a queer venue in Baku and left them in the cold. Demand accountability, dignity, and protection from abuse in Azerbaijan.
a.allout.org
February 10, 2026 at 9:31 AM
“This experience has strengthened my resolve to continue standing for truth, justice, accountability, and the protection of fundamental freedoms. Your support will never be forgotten.”
76crimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
Ugandan rights defender Sarah Bireete freed
Sarah Bireete, a Ugandan human rights activist and the Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG) has been released on bail after
76crimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:05 PM
"I have to be honest about failure wherever I see it. They promised they were going to be different, but too much has happened"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...
Scottish Labour leader calls for Keir Starmer to step down, saying the 'distraction needs to end'
Anas Sarwar says
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 3:31 PM
"A meta-analysis of 52 studies that included over 5,000 transgender people suggests that transgender women's physical fitness after hormone therapy is comparable to that of cisgender women."
www.livescience.com/health/there...
'There's no reason to ban us from playing': Analysis debunks notion that transgender women have inherent physical advantages in sports
A meta-analysis of 52 studies that included over 5,000 transgender people suggests that transgender women's physical fitness after hormone therapy is comparable to that of cisgender women.
www.livescience.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Forests are paying the price for corporate profit.
An anti-deforestation law is being watered down - but the European Commission’s President can still hold the line.
Public pressure now matters.Please add your voice for forests.
action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-02...
Healthy forests are our right!
Every ruined forest. Every polluted river. Enough. A key EU law to hold coffee, rubber, and palm oil giants accountable for deforestation is being weakened to protect profiteering - not our safety or ...
action.wemove.eu
February 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM