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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Aug 26

The Israeli government has adopted the double-strike tactic used by Bashar al-Assad in Syria: target a hospital or heavily populated area, then hit it again when rescue workers, reporters and medics turn up, to kill or maim them too. Hideous war crimes piled one upon another.

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Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Aug 16

Thank you Sally Rooney. This solidarity is beautiful. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Sally Rooney: I support Palestine Action. If this makes me a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law, so be it

I would happily publish this statement in a UK newspaper – but that would now be illegal

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Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Aug 12

If you can, please support Climate Action Support Pathway. They do such important and selfless work in supporting people who have been arrested (including those at the Palestine Action protest last weekend) chuffed.org/project/casp...

Climate Action Support Pathway

The one thing holding back complete catastrophe is ordinary people finding their power. But, whether it’s creating climate crisis, profiteering from war or exploiting animals, the system is rigged, an...

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Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Aug 11

Let's just say that I (a 68 year old, non-violent, professor) had two dedicated officers with me for four hours. I think they felt the whole situation was absurd - "I'm sorry we have to meet in these circumstances", they said as they arrested me.

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Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Aug 11

As for the 'justice' minister praising the bravery of the police (as one of the 68 year-olds arrested, I just saw dignity among the protestors, not a sniff of violence), and then saying we will receive 'the full force of the law'. It is straight out of the autocratic playbook.

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Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Aug 11

I wrote about why I felt unbearably sad when I was arrested at the Palestine Action protest. substack.com/@jeremytill1...

The Tide is Rising

Thoughts after being arrested on the Palestine Action Protest

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Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Aug 6

This is terrifying. The wonderful people organising the protest against the proscription of Palestine Action have had their website taken down on the government's behest. Please join me and 100s maybe 1000s of others on Saturday, silently holding a placard.

Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · Aug 6

BREAKING

Defend Our Juries website taken down as attack on freedom of speech worsens - blocking access to important legal info for protestors.

This is what happens when the Government uses anti-terror law to silence dissent.

www.wedonotcomply.org <— legal info here instead!

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Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Apr 24

Oh my eyes. Paul Lynch's Prophet Song is so brilliant, so timely. The collapse of democracy told as a story of human vulnerabilty and love rather than through the power plays we are all currently obsessed with.

Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Apr 3

Take it as a compliment ❤️

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Ethel Baraona Pohl @ethelbaraona.bsky.social · Apr 3

“My love be a front line
My love be a fighter
A shade that sisters and saves
My love survived the middle passage
Waded the waters
My love be grassroots
Organizes movements, the birds the bees

My love be butterflies beaming
My love be indigenous, ocean wide, sky deep
My love listens to the land…”

aja monet performs "why my love?" (Live at Pioneer Works)

YouTube video by Pioneer Works

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · Apr 2

Please sign up. This is vital

I have been demanding and writing about this for years

We have campaigns on every safety issue imaginable - except the biggest ever threat to civilisation

Fiona Atkinson @fionafromkendal.bsky.social · Apr 1

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Petition: Run a public information campaign on the climate crisis

Communicate clearly: 1) the science behind the climate crisis - how & why for the first time in the last year we've averaged 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels 2) the implications of going beyond...

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Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Apr 1

It is an amazing thing that Cory Booker is doing - 18 hours and counting. But the amount of corruption and autocratic control he is recounting does make his job easier. Watch live www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tQn...

WATCH LIVE: Sen. Cory Booker protests Trump’s agenda in marathon Senate speech

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

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Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Mar 20

A really brilliant campaign!

Citizen’s Arrest Network @citizensarrestnet.bsky.social · Mar 18

BREAKING NEWS: Thames Water executives citizen’s arrested at their offices this morning.

It’s time someone held these criminals to account for the harm and disruption they are causing to our lives.

Follow for updates.
#CitizensArrest #ThamesWater

Environment, Pollution, Thames Water, CEO, Citizen's Arrest, Thames Water executives citizen's arrested for crimes of public nuisance. Woman in blue jacket seen leaving the offices of Thames Water in Reading UK Tuesday 18th March.

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Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Mar 3

My latest Substack on why we need to switch the news off, at least for most of the time. jeremytill.substack.com/p/organ-music

Organ Music

A rule from a benign landlord

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Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Feb 25

20 years after I started to write Architecture Depends, I am thrilled that it is being translated into French by Editions de la Villette. This is an epilogue to the translation. It felt emotional to return to the original - so this is quite personal a text. open.substack.com/pub/jeremyti...

Ca dépend!

Epilogue to the French translation of Architecture Depends

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Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Feb 19

Agreed! I was pointed to this quote from ‘The Bright Side’ by Sumit Paul-Choudhury today, which resonates (though need to add 'the rise of autocracy' to the list at the start.

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Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Feb 18

One wonders what to do in these times. One suggestion is to follow the example here of @shannonmattern.bsky.social who endlessly (and I guess at no small personal cost) calls out & broadcasts the tyranny. 'Small' acts like this collect together as resistance, & will eventually overturn.

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Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Jan 30

Here is my review of two films: The Brutalist and Architecton. Spoiler alert, I really like one and really dislike the other. open.substack.com/pub/jeremyti...

FROM FUTILITY TO HUBRIS AND BACK AGAIN

Partial reviews of the films Architecton and The Brutalist

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Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Jan 29

This @neweconomics.bsky.social report is essential reading to understand just why the third runway is an environmental disaster. neweconomics.org/2025/01/airp...

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Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Jan 25

Well, The Brutalist is so offensively awful that I am going to have to write my first film review - contrasting it with the astonishing Architecton. Watch my Substack in few days time.

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Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Jan 23

This fossil fuel skit by Olivia Coleman for @makemymoneymatter.bsky.social is great if you haven't seen it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeZw...

Oblivian starring Olivia Colman

YouTube video by Make My Money Matter

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Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Jan 22

A new Substack piece that started out as a commission from @just-stopoil.bsky.social It calls out the stance of our national museums in response to climate activism. jeremytill.substack.com/p/just-stop-...

JUST STOP SITTING ON THE FENCE

Cultural Institutions and Climate Breakdown.

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Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Jan 16

Really great article by @ollywainwright.bsky.social on the LA fires and the pyrophilic urbanism that led to them. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

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Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Jan 1

A reminder that one of the most effective charities to support the brutalised citizens of Palestine is @medicalaidpal.bsky.social Please give what you can.

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Jeremy Till @jeremytill.bsky.social · Dec 31

She would have got me any which way. Play clever, she disarms with common sense. Play funny, she's serious. Play straight, she disrupts laterally. It's a brilliant performance.