EL Miller
@elmiller.bsky.social
XR Glasgow member and vegan.
Climate justice is social justice. #ActNow
@Loll1pops on the other place
Climate justice is social justice. #ActNow
@Loll1pops on the other place
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How UK ban on Palestine Action became a legal battle over right to protest
Judicial review into proscription follows intense public debate over government’s stance on free speech
www.ft.com
How UK ban on Palestine Action became a legal battle over the right to protest (Financial Times)
www.ft.com/content/aea5...
www.ft.com/content/aea5...
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‘A move towards an authoritarian state’: what those with trial experience think of removing juries
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
‘A move towards an authoritarian state’: what those with trial experience think of removing juries
David Lammy plans to cut the number of jury trials in England and Wales. A defendant, a victim, a barrister, a KC, a judge and a juror have concerns
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
‘A move towards an authoritarian state’: what those with trial experience think of removing juries
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
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“This work shows the #AMOC has been weakening for more than a century, and that trend is likely to continue if greenhouse gases keep rising.”
#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateEmergency
Strange Atlantic cold spot traced to ocean slowdown
For more than a century, a patch of cold water south of Greenland has resisted the Atlantic Ocean’s overall warming, fueling debate amongst scientists. A new study identifies the cause as the long-ter...
news.ucr.edu
December 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
“This work shows the #AMOC has been weakening for more than a century, and that trend is likely to continue if greenhouse gases keep rising.”
#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateEmergency
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Olivia Williams's powerful reading of an open letter to Sir Keir Starmer and the national broadcasters calling for a televised emergency briefing. Full version here: www.youtube.com/@nebriefing
Please add your name: www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp
Please add your name: www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp
December 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Olivia Williams's powerful reading of an open letter to Sir Keir Starmer and the national broadcasters calling for a televised emergency briefing. Full version here: www.youtube.com/@nebriefing
Please add your name: www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp
Please add your name: www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp
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"Iraq has lost nearly 30% of its productive agricultural land over the past 3 decades due to #climate pressures... Rural provinces such as Nineveh, Babil, & Diyala have reported crop yield reductions of 40–70%, intensifying economic pressures & accelerating migration"
Iraq 🇮🇶
#ClimateCrisis
Iraq 🇮🇶
#ClimateCrisis
Iraq burns: Dust, drought ravage the nation's core - Shafaq News
Shafaq News
At dawn in Baghdad, the first thing many residents
notice isn’t the warmth of the sunrise but the taste of the air — a faint
bitterness settling on balconies, market stalls, and palm-line
shafaq.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"Iraq has lost nearly 30% of its productive agricultural land over the past 3 decades due to #climate pressures... Rural provinces such as Nineveh, Babil, & Diyala have reported crop yield reductions of 40–70%, intensifying economic pressures & accelerating migration"
Iraq 🇮🇶
#ClimateCrisis
Iraq 🇮🇶
#ClimateCrisis
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"The government has just announced it will divert two rivers to provide drinking water for #Athens. Years of low rainfall have left the city nearly dry."
#Greece 🇬🇷
#ClimateEmergency
#Greece 🇬🇷
#ClimateEmergency
Athens runs dry: Years of low rainfall have left Greek capital parched
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 5:18 AM
"The government has just announced it will divert two rivers to provide drinking water for #Athens. Years of low rainfall have left the city nearly dry."
#Greece 🇬🇷
#ClimateEmergency
#Greece 🇬🇷
#ClimateEmergency
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How likely is an #AMOC shutdown? Here's our latest study based on 768 runs with 38 standard climate models (the CMIP6 models). Note these do not include any meltwater from Greenland mass loss, so might underestimate the risk a bit. 2/2
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
December 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
How likely is an #AMOC shutdown? Here's our latest study based on 768 runs with 38 standard climate models (the CMIP6 models). Note these do not include any meltwater from Greenland mass loss, so might underestimate the risk a bit. 2/2
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries, study finds. @swinda.bsky.social
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
December 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries, study finds. @swinda.bsky.social
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
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A big shout out to all you lovely folk who have supported #CitizenJournalism this week! Absolute first class! Lots more to come and we'd love it if you came and joined the band! We're all volunteers trying to tell Scotland's story!
Contact: [email protected]
Contact: [email protected]
Bylines Scotland - Powerful Citizen Journalism
Nurturing democracy through not-for-profit citizen journalism
bylines.scot
December 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
A big shout out to all you lovely folk who have supported #CitizenJournalism this week! Absolute first class! Lots more to come and we'd love it if you came and joined the band! We're all volunteers trying to tell Scotland's story!
Contact: [email protected]
Contact: [email protected]
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"What's really important is the rate of sea level rise.
It's generally viewed that once you get above ~7-10mm per year, so that's something that will happen in the 2nd half of this century, that's when it becomes really very very challenging to adapt to"
Prof. Chris Stokes, @geogdurham.bsky.social
It's generally viewed that once you get above ~7-10mm per year, so that's something that will happen in the 2nd half of this century, that's when it becomes really very very challenging to adapt to"
Prof. Chris Stokes, @geogdurham.bsky.social
You’re Not Worried Enough About Sea Level Rise
YouTube video by PBS Terra
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
"What's really important is the rate of sea level rise.
It's generally viewed that once you get above ~7-10mm per year, so that's something that will happen in the 2nd half of this century, that's when it becomes really very very challenging to adapt to"
Prof. Chris Stokes, @geogdurham.bsky.social
It's generally viewed that once you get above ~7-10mm per year, so that's something that will happen in the 2nd half of this century, that's when it becomes really very very challenging to adapt to"
Prof. Chris Stokes, @geogdurham.bsky.social
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Thank you to @carolinevoadenmp.bsky.social for pushing for Government to consider a televised emergency briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis.
The public have a right to know.
Sign the open letter:
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
Now at over 36,000 signatories.
#TimeToStepUp #NEB2025
The public have a right to know.
Sign the open letter:
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
Now at over 36,000 signatories.
#TimeToStepUp #NEB2025
December 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Thank you to @carolinevoadenmp.bsky.social for pushing for Government to consider a televised emergency briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis.
The public have a right to know.
Sign the open letter:
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
Now at over 36,000 signatories.
#TimeToStepUp #NEB2025
The public have a right to know.
Sign the open letter:
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
Now at over 36,000 signatories.
#TimeToStepUp #NEB2025
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Will the government back the call for a televised #ClimateEmergency briefing, as called for by @nebriefing.bsky.social?
In the context of #COP30, I ask the question
Minister's answer:
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
In the context of #COP30, I ask the question
Minister's answer:
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
December 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Will the government back the call for a televised #ClimateEmergency briefing, as called for by @nebriefing.bsky.social?
In the context of #COP30, I ask the question
Minister's answer:
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
In the context of #COP30, I ask the question
Minister's answer:
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
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My followup on #COP30 and the climate and nature crises, after the debate focused on energy systems, with #biodiversity barely gettting a mention
Minister's answer: hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
Minister's answer: hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
December 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
My followup on #COP30 and the climate and nature crises, after the debate focused on energy systems, with #biodiversity barely gettting a mention
Minister's answer: hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
Minister's answer: hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
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Why would the Government 𝗻𝗼𝘁 brief the public on the biggest threat to face our nation?
Thank you to Baroness Natalie Bennett for asking this important question in the House of Lords, echoing the call from experts and over 37,000 signatories
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp
Thank you to Baroness Natalie Bennett for asking this important question in the House of Lords, echoing the call from experts and over 37,000 signatories
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp
My followup on #COP30 and the climate and nature crises, after the debate focused on energy systems, with #biodiversity barely gettting a mention
Minister's answer: hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
Minister's answer: hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Why would the Government 𝗻𝗼𝘁 brief the public on the biggest threat to face our nation?
Thank you to Baroness Natalie Bennett for asking this important question in the House of Lords, echoing the call from experts and over 37,000 signatories
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp
Thank you to Baroness Natalie Bennett for asking this important question in the House of Lords, echoing the call from experts and over 37,000 signatories
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp
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"Temperatures are rising at twice the global average, with intense heatwaves that are pushing society to the limits.
Human health, ecosystems & economies can’t cope with extended spells of more than 50 °C – it is simply too hot to handle" - @wmo-global.bsky.social
#MENA
wmo.int/news/media-c...
Human health, ecosystems & economies can’t cope with extended spells of more than 50 °C – it is simply too hot to handle" - @wmo-global.bsky.social
#MENA
wmo.int/news/media-c...
December 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
"Temperatures are rising at twice the global average, with intense heatwaves that are pushing society to the limits.
Human health, ecosystems & economies can’t cope with extended spells of more than 50 °C – it is simply too hot to handle" - @wmo-global.bsky.social
#MENA
wmo.int/news/media-c...
Human health, ecosystems & economies can’t cope with extended spells of more than 50 °C – it is simply too hot to handle" - @wmo-global.bsky.social
#MENA
wmo.int/news/media-c...
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Zack Polanski, "Labour are a government of cowards because you won't tell people the truth about migration"
"Migration is a positive thing for our country"
"We need migration"
"We need fair and managed migration"
"And that's what will change this conversation"
*huge clap* #BBCQT
"Migration is a positive thing for our country"
"We need migration"
"We need fair and managed migration"
"And that's what will change this conversation"
*huge clap* #BBCQT
December 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Zack Polanski, "Labour are a government of cowards because you won't tell people the truth about migration"
"Migration is a positive thing for our country"
"We need migration"
"We need fair and managed migration"
"And that's what will change this conversation"
*huge clap* #BBCQT
"Migration is a positive thing for our country"
"We need migration"
"We need fair and managed migration"
"And that's what will change this conversation"
*huge clap* #BBCQT
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Thank you to @wedonthavetime.bsky.social for this excellent resource: a series of powerful interviews with the experts and influential attendees at the National Emergency Briefing last Thursday. #NEB2025 #ClimateCrisis
www.wedonthavetime.org/events/natio...
www.wedonthavetime.org/events/natio...
National Emergency Briefing – Nov 27, 2025–Nov 27, 2025
The first-ever National Climate Briefing in the UK — and one of the first of its kind globally
www.wedonthavetime.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Thank you to @wedonthavetime.bsky.social for this excellent resource: a series of powerful interviews with the experts and influential attendees at the National Emergency Briefing last Thursday. #NEB2025 #ClimateCrisis
www.wedonthavetime.org/events/natio...
www.wedonthavetime.org/events/natio...
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So the Daily Mail owner's wife has just given £50,000 to Nigel Farage's Reform UK
December 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
So the Daily Mail owner's wife has just given £50,000 to Nigel Farage's Reform UK
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Daily Mail owner’s wife donates £50,000 to Reform UK
Nothing to see here...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/dai...
Nothing to see here...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/dai...
Daily Mail owner's wife donates £50,000 to Reform UK
The wife of the owner of the Daily Mail made a £50,000 donation to Reform UK earlier this year.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Daily Mail owner’s wife donates £50,000 to Reform UK
Nothing to see here...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/dai...
Nothing to see here...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/dai...
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"the UK summer of 2025 was the hottest in more than a century of records and....made 70 times more probable because of the climate crisis"
3 worst ever harvests since 2020
A years worth of bread lost in 5 years......rationing beckons
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
3 worst ever harvests since 2020
A years worth of bread lost in 5 years......rationing beckons
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record
Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
"the UK summer of 2025 was the hottest in more than a century of records and....made 70 times more probable because of the climate crisis"
3 worst ever harvests since 2020
A years worth of bread lost in 5 years......rationing beckons
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
3 worst ever harvests since 2020
A years worth of bread lost in 5 years......rationing beckons
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A trend becoming clear....
Determined to cut spending on the disabled? Redefine disability
Determined to cut spending on SEND? Redefine SEND
Determined to cut spending on mental health? Redefine mental health
In reality, an egregious attack on the vulnerable
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Determined to cut spending on the disabled? Redefine disability
Determined to cut spending on SEND? Redefine SEND
Determined to cut spending on mental health? Redefine mental health
In reality, an egregious attack on the vulnerable
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Streeting orders review into mental health and ADHD diagnoses
The health secretary says the aim is to tackle a rising demand for services and pressure on the NHS.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
A trend becoming clear....
Determined to cut spending on the disabled? Redefine disability
Determined to cut spending on SEND? Redefine SEND
Determined to cut spending on mental health? Redefine mental health
In reality, an egregious attack on the vulnerable
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Determined to cut spending on the disabled? Redefine disability
Determined to cut spending on SEND? Redefine SEND
Determined to cut spending on mental health? Redefine mental health
In reality, an egregious attack on the vulnerable
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This is scary. "Three of the five worst harvests on record have now occurred since 2020, leaving some farmers asking whether the growing impacts of the climate crisis are making it too financially risky to sow their crops." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record
Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM
This is scary. "Three of the five worst harvests on record have now occurred since 2020, leaving some farmers asking whether the growing impacts of the climate crisis are making it too financially risky to sow their crops." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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So tell me again how Nigel Farage, who just took the largest ever political donation, from a Tory mega-donor, and another donation from the Viscountess wife of the non-dom owner of the Daily Mail, is planning to "take on the establishment"
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
So tell me again how Nigel Farage, who just took the largest ever political donation, from a Tory mega-donor, and another donation from the Viscountess wife of the non-dom owner of the Daily Mail, is planning to "take on the establishment"
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THIS IS FINE
UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record
Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
THIS IS FINE
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Summer drought costs UK arable farmers over £800m
Following one of the worst UK harvests on record, arable farmers are left counting the cost of climate change as concerns about farm profitability mount.
eciu.net/media/press...
Following one of the worst UK harvests on record, arable farmers are left counting the cost of climate change as concerns about farm profitability mount.
eciu.net/media/press...
Summer drought costs UK arable farmers over £800m – new analysis
Following one of the worst UK harvests on record, arable farmers are left counting the cost of climate change as concerns about farm profitability mount.
eciu.net
December 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Summer drought costs UK arable farmers over £800m
Following one of the worst UK harvests on record, arable farmers are left counting the cost of climate change as concerns about farm profitability mount.
eciu.net/media/press...
Following one of the worst UK harvests on record, arable farmers are left counting the cost of climate change as concerns about farm profitability mount.
eciu.net/media/press...