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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 13h

📢 NEW BRIEFING 📢 Europe's ports are pollution hotspots – and it's a human rights issue.

Our new briefing reveals why port pollution could land governments and companies in legal trouble.

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#ClimateSky #GreenSky #LawSky

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Joe Hodson @joehodson.bsky.social · 13h

All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten these little hands...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "I want to be good because you want to prove to God so you go to that next step, right? So that's very important to me."

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 4d

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@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12

‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem

Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’...

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Techpriest @techpriest.bsky.social · 17h

Trying to work out if "ungovernable mess where faragist/jenrick-ist ethnonationalism are blocked by a coalition of everyone to the left of Ed Davey's paddle boarding" is preferable to "a governing coalition of faragists and jenrickists" and right now I think the former may generally be a mercy...

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Andy Brockman @andybrockman.bsky.social · 1d

Leaked video from speech to Tech bosses at JP Morgan Tech Stars event appears to show Chancellor Rachel Reeves boasting of a "good relationship with the developer" as one of the rarest creatures in Britain "some snails on the site that are a protected species or something" could pay the price.

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer

Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 1d

Climate science is clear: emissions rates must peak in 2025 and go no higher.

But misinformation and wishful thinking push politicians – and crucial policy – off course.

MPs and public underestimate urgency of climate action, new UEA study reveals

Fewer than 15% of UK MPs knew emissions must peak by 2025, raising questions about climate communication

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Joe Hodson @joehodson.bsky.social · 1d

Luke 23:28 has some interesting implications:

- putting oneself and others before God isn't just allowed but encouraged here - even when he's being crucified

- but this seems not to apply to the disciples, who are still seen as cowards for doing so

granted. 25ἀπέλυσεν δὲ τὸν διὰ στάσιν καὶ φόνον βεβλημένον εἰς φυλακὴν ὃν ᾐτοῦντο, τὸν δὲ Ἰησοῦν παρέδωκεν τῷ θελήματι αὐτῶν. 25He released the man who had been thrown into prison g for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, h but he delivered Jesus over to their will. The Crucifixion 26Καὶ ὡς ἀπήγαγον αὐτόν, ἐπιλαβόμενοι Σίμωνά τινα Κυρηναῖον ἐρχόμενον ἀπ᾽ ἀγροῦ ἐπέθηκαν αὐτῷ τὸν σταυρὸν φέρειν ὄπισθεν τοῦ Ἰησοῦ. 26 i And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus. 27Ἠκολούθει δὲ αὐτῷ πολὺ πλῆθος τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ γυναικῶν αἳ ἐκόπτοντο καὶ ἐθρήνουν αὐτόν. 27And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were j mourning and lamenting for him.

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28στραφεὶς δὲ πρὸς αὐτὰς [ὁ] Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· θυγατέρες Ἰερουσαλήμ, μὴ κλαίετε ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ· πλὴν ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτὰς κλαίετε καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν, 28But turning to them Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

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29ὅτι ἰδοὺ ἔρχονται ἡμέραι ἐν αἷς ἐροῦσιν· μακάριαι αἱ στεῖραι καὶ αἱ κοιλίαι αἳ οὐκ ἐγέννησαν καὶ μαστοὶ οἳ οὐκ ἔθρεψαν. 29For behold, k the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’ 30τότε ἄρξονται λέγειν τοῖς ὄρεσιν· πέσετε ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς, καὶ τοῖς βουνοῖς· καλύψατε ἡμᾶς· 30 m Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ 31ὅτι εἰ ἐν τῷ ὑγρῷ ξύλῳ ταῦτα ποιοῦσιν, ἐν τῷ ξηρῷ τί γένηται; 31For n if they do these things when o the wood is

Joe Hodson @joehodson.bsky.social · 1d

"Sometimes a protest needs to be frequent and repeated because of the frequent or repeated or continual or worsening nature of the Bad Thing being protested."

LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit @catanonim.me · 1d

DAG post with sarcastic edge:

~ Freedom is just another word for “a gap in the law” – The Law and Policy Blog ~

https://davidallengreen.com/2025/10/freedom-is-just-another-word-for-a-gap-in-the-law/

Freedom is just another word for “a gap in the law” – The Law and Policy Blog

7th October 2025 * The Home Secretary wants to ban more things * There are many ways in which freedom can be expressed. For example, the eminent jurist Janis Joplin averred that freedom is just ano…

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Joe Hodson @joehodson.bsky.social · 1d

The Climate Change Legal Initiative tracks some of the first national/regional cases to be influenced by the ICJ climate advisory opinion in Canada, Brazil, South Korea, and the Council of Europe:

www.linkedin.com/posts/climat...

#climatelaw #icjao #climatejustice #climatelitigation #humanrights #internationallaw #parisagreement #sustainability | Climate Change Legal Initiative

🌍 The ICJ Advisory Opinion is starting to reshape domestic and transnational climate litigation In just a few months since its release, we’re seeing courts and claimants across the world draw on its...

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Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 1d

MI6 insiders slam Palestine Action ban as ‘distraction’ from real counter-terrorism www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

MI6 insiders slam Palestine Action ban as 'distraction' from real counter-terrorism

It seems everyone with any expertise on terrorism, including MI6, was against the Palestine Action ban - yet Labour proceeded anyway

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Holly Cullen @hollycullenfreo.bsky.social · 2d

Happening now: live broadcast of oral submissions on the advisory opinion request from the ILO on the right to strike under ILO Convention No 87 on Freedom of Association.

THE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the advisory proceedings on the Right to Strike – International Labour Office; International Trade Union Confederation; In...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion concerning the Right to Strike under ILO Convention No. 87 on 6 October 2025.

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 1d

The British government is Very Sensible and so can be trusted with the power to decide which protests have happened Enough Now and don't need to be heard from anymore thank you very much. It will be fine. When Reform get in they will be even more Sensible about all this.

inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Home Office could outright ban protests that risk ‘intimidation’ or ‘serious disruption’

The Home Secretary is considering giving police new powers to ban protests

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

eventually politicians need to start advocating for criminal and civil penalties for people involved in fabricating stories to get citizens incarcerated.

or, put another way: a society that would like to keep functioning has to discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Joe Hodson @joehodson.bsky.social · 1d

Trump on taxes, trade, tech, Cory Booker, visas, construction, renewables, drones, litigation, borders, infrastructure, economics:

"nobody knows more about _ than me"

Trump on Ghislaine Maxwell's case:

"I don't know anything about it, I'll have to look into it"

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 1d

We've already seen judges and lawyers being targeted as "enemies of the people". This increases risk of threats/attacks, while undermining judiciary as a whole. Couple it with Tory plans to scrap immigration tribunals and legal aid for people seeking asylum and it shows utter contempt for the law.

Robert Jenrick lists 30 'activist judges' he vows to axe in war on UK's open border

In a bold move, Robert Jenrick is set to unveil a controversial plan targeting what he calls 'activist' judges, at the Conservative Party conference.

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

www.theguardian.com

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 2d

💚 Greens are on the rise everywhere!

📈 New polling from YouGov shows the Green Party is viewed more favourably than any other party in London and among younger voters.

💪 And we're just getting started. Join the Green Party today ⤵️

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With photo of Dalston in the background

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Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

Changing asylum principles would be 'catastrophic,' says UN refugee agency head reut.rs/42WYfdc

Changing asylum principles would be 'catastrophic,' says UN refugee agency head

Bowing to pressure to reform the refugee convention and asylum system would be a "catastrophic error", the head of the UN agency for refugees said on Monday.

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Joe Hodson @joehodson.bsky.social · 2d

It's certainly got worse but Mark 1 still catered to plutocrats, still obliterated social infrastructure (with LD support for much of this).

Joe Hodson @joehodson.bsky.social · 2d

The bit where they fantasise about what a nice and harmless conservative party would look like makes me wonder what they're smoking.

There's no benign way to keep the world's/UK's allocation of wealth and power where it currently lies.

East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 2d

It feels wrong to say it… but Britain needs the Conservatives to get their act together.

Why?

The Bear explains.

The Tories are not okay – and we urgently need them to be

The Conservatives’ collapse into outrage politics isn’t just their downfall – it threatens Britain’s democracy and stability too

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 2d

It is remarkable bordering on shocking how UK political debate still obsesses over small boats and other issues that will not be all that significant in the broad arc of history even as the basic foundations of the global system unravel

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.

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Rob Gomm @robgomm.bsky.social · 3d

Incredible. Cumulative disruption is the fucking point of protest - it's why we protest! The gov just wants performative pleasant signs held by people who immediately go away after a nice afternoon out. It's absolutely dreadful where we are going in this country.

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Joe Hodson @joehodson.bsky.social · 3d

Tantaene animis caelestibus irae?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

American taxpayers are paying people to post Bible verses on a US government account.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 3d

It should anger all of us when someone implies that you can be eugenicist towards LLMs. In an age where a eugenicist agenda is being openly implemented by the US president, with the aid/direction of SV technofascists, targeting the most vulnerable among us around the world.

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 3d

Just not sure, really not sure, that I'd follow Kemi Badenoch as an example of the USA as a country that is protecting human rights without being in the ECHR.

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