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Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 21h

Pity it didn't work out, really.

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Aarne Granlund @aarnegranlund.bsky.social · 13h

"50 % of profits went to the wealthiest 1 % of individuals, predominantly through direct shareholdings and private company ownership. In contrast the bottom 50 % only received 1 %."

It was a cost-of-living crisis only for the many.

#Inequality

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Best of times, worst of times: record fossil-fuel profits, inflation and inequality

The 2022 oil and gas crisis resulted in record fossil-fuel profits globally that rehabilitated the oil and gas industry, obstructed the energy transit…

www.sciencedirect.com

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The Ecologist @theecologist.org · 18h

Oceana UK has called on the British Government to set catch quotas in line with the science and 'save the traditional fish supper'.

theecologist.org/2025/oct/08/...

The end of the line?

Oceana UK has called on the British Government to set catch quotas in line with the science and 'save the traditional fish supper'.

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Brendan @brendanmontague.bsky.social · 14h

Unhinged.

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Auston Habershaw @aahabershaw.bsky.social · 1d

Social media post by Josh Crowley (sp?): If I build a big robot that consumed 33% of my state's electricity so it could go around stealing people's art I would be arrested, and that's how you know law is a social construct.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 1d

If anyone fancies a 30% discount on my book THE LIE OF THE LAND, there's a special deal on today & tomorrow: www.amazon.co.uk/Lie-Land-bes...

Alternatively, available at your local independent bookshop!

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Brendan @brendanmontague.bsky.social · 1d

Could have told you that 25 years ago. Probably did.

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The Ecologist @theecologist.org · 1d

Global banking climate group to stop operations after member exodus.

theecologist.org/2025/oct/06/...

Green capital - don't bank on it!

Global banking climate group to stop operations after member exodus.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 1d

Massive Attack = real deal on climate. Aurora = real deal on climate. This cover = great

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AURORA covers Massive Attack 'Teardrop' for Like A Version

YouTube video by triple j

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 2d

Green members at their conference this weekend were exuberant. But can @zackpolanski.bsky.social and team meet soaring expectations? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - me for @theguardian.com

Good and bad news for Zack Polanski: the Green conference was a joy, but now hopes are stratospheric | Adam Ramsay

Members loved hearing from a leader who boldly reflects their views and isn’t afraid of the rightwing press. How far can he take the party?, says journalist and Green party member Adam Ramsay

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The Ecologist @theecologist.org · 1d

Police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will be paid bonuses for killing suspects. Aimed at organized crime, the law will hit ethnic minorities - and eco-activists.

Great reporting from @monicapiccinini.bsky.social

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Where police are paid to kill

Police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will be paid bonuses for killing suspects. Aimed at organized crime, the law will hit ethnic minorities - and eco-activists.

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ImnotApu @imnotapu2.bsky.social · 1d

How does Greta Thunberg, who is 22 have more guts and intelligence than the entire American government combined?? 💙✌️🦋

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 1d

Don't forget that 41 Tory MPs in the last government took Russian donations. That might account for media reticence to report on the Nathan Gill case.

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Brendan @brendanmontague.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, you can kidnap British citizens sailing in international waters. If you’re the IDF. Just so you know.

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 2d

Can you imagine if Russia attacked and seized a UK vessel in international waters & kidnapped the people on board, including UK citizens, and the only response from the UK govt was to say that's "a matter for the Russian govt".

No, me neither.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 2d

Can you imagine if Russia attacked and seized a UK vessel in international waters & kidnapped the people on board, including UK citizens, and the only response from the UK govt was to say that's "a matter for the Russian govt".

No, me neither.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Brendan @brendanmontague.bsky.social · 1d

Soda for the Hegel generation.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

There are some people whom the media has decided are "leading intellectuals", regardless of the views of their academic colleagues. Invariably they are people who justify - or at the very least do not challenge - economic power. Steven Pinker is a stand-out example.
www.monbiot.com/2018/03/09/c...

Contrary to Reason

Steven Pinker claims to champion Enlightenment values. But his latest book is an affront to them

www.monbiot.com

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Leta McCollough Seletzky @letaseletzky.com · 2d

The level of freedom we experience will depend on the level of courage we demonstrate

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Lauri Donahue @lauridonahue.bsky.social · 2d

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 2d

Installing someone like Bari Weiss as the head of a major news organization isn’t even about profit or longevity. In effect it’s about continuing to shrink the traditional news industry smaller and smaller and weaker and weaker and less and less journalism based until it ceases to exist

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 2d

We cannot change the profession all at once, in one big sweep. But we can create a few spaces where things work as we would want them to. Hoping that people notice that good is possible and our micro-utopias catch on. #philsky #academicsky

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Renegade Roo @renegadekangaroo.bsky.social · 2d

I just learned about the hyrax. An animal that looks like they're just done with everyone's bullshit

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terramyacin.bsky.social @terramyacin.bsky.social · 6d

greta thunberg 's flotilla was detained by israeli authorities. contact the swedish government to demand her and others in her flotilla's release. ttps://www.government.se/emails-to-the-government-and-ministries/

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