@lesliecunningham.bsky.social
A new trade deal with South America called the EU-Mercosur deal would bring more food grown with banned pesticides into Europe, threatening our health and the livelihood of European farmers. Act NOW to protect Europe’s food standards #StopMercosur action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-02...
Keep Banned Pesticides Out of our Food
A new trade deal with South America called the EU-Mercosur deal would bring more food grown with banned pesticides into Europe, threatening our health and the livelihood of small, local farmers. We ne...
action.wemove.eu
January 9, 2026 at 12:05 PM
A new trade deal with South America called the EU-Mercosur deal would bring more food grown with banned pesticides into Europe, threatening our health and the livelihood of European farmers. Act NOW to protect Europe’s food standards #StopMercosur action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-02...
NYC Responds to Minneapolis ICE Shooting of Renee Nicole Good
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NYC Responds to Minneapolis ICE Shooting of Renee Nicole Good
Hours after the news broke in Minneapolis of ICE killing an unarmed woman in her car, a crowd of roughly 1,000 people rallied in Foley Square Wednesday night to protest the death of Renee Nicole Good,...
open.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:08 PM
NYC Responds to Minneapolis ICE Shooting of Renee Nicole Good
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THIS is what Trump had to say about how drug pricing negotiations happened.
He is laughing at the UK and so many other countries who accepted huge price hikes. How utterly humiliating for Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting.
He is laughing at the UK and so many other countries who accepted huge price hikes. How utterly humiliating for Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting.
January 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
THIS is what Trump had to say about how drug pricing negotiations happened.
He is laughing at the UK and so many other countries who accepted huge price hikes. How utterly humiliating for Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting.
He is laughing at the UK and so many other countries who accepted huge price hikes. How utterly humiliating for Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting.
The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
Call off the King’s visit to the US for the 250th anniversary of America's independence
With the current political chaos in the US and Trump’s failure to adhere to international norms, and given his apparent obsession with the Monarchy, calling off this visit would send a powerful messag...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 8, 2026 at 5:18 PM
The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
Tell UK, EU, and other regulators: Stop Grok’s sex abuse images now. actions.eko.org/pages/uk-eu-...
UK, EU, and other regulators: Stop Grok’s sex abuse images now.
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, is allowing users to nudify images of children and women as well as putting them in sexualised positions. But rather than stopping this flood of vile content, Musk is mak...
actions.eko.org
January 7, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Tell UK, EU, and other regulators: Stop Grok’s sex abuse images now. actions.eko.org/pages/uk-eu-...
Stop the "Catapult Killer Influencers": Across the UK, children and teenagers are buying military-grade catapults hunting for "content". But now there’s something we can all do to end this sickening social media trend. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
Stop the "Catapult Killer Influencers"
Across the UK, children and teenagers are buying military-grade catapults hunting for "content". But now there’s something we can all do to end this sickening social media trend. Add your name:
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Stop the "Catapult Killer Influencers": Across the UK, children and teenagers are buying military-grade catapults hunting for "content". But now there’s something we can all do to end this sickening social media trend. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
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#OtD 7 January 1938 Escola del Mar, an education centre in Barcelona, promoting gender equality, democracy and providing respite for children with lung disease, was bombed by an Italian fascist plane during the Spanish Civil War. More on the Civil War: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8005...
January 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM
#OtD 7 January 1938 Escola del Mar, an education centre in Barcelona, promoting gender equality, democracy and providing respite for children with lung disease, was bombed by an Italian fascist plane during the Spanish Civil War. More on the Civil War: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8005...
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Scientists estimate there may be between 1.5 and 3.8 million fungal species and fewer than 10 per cent have been formally described. Even fewer are studied for their impact on human health.
The age of fungi
Climate breakdown, fungal disease, and the Brazilian hospital on the frontline of a heating world.
theecologist.org
January 7, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Scientists estimate there may be between 1.5 and 3.8 million fungal species and fewer than 10 per cent have been formally described. Even fewer are studied for their impact on human health.
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“When things get this existential, I immediately felt, it goes beyond aesthetics or politics.”
'A hubristic, colossal wreck'
How tolerant will Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Turkey will be towards activists during COP31 next year?
theecologist.org
January 7, 2026 at 1:25 PM
“When things get this existential, I immediately felt, it goes beyond aesthetics or politics.”
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Maduro's kidnapping shows: the new resource wars have arrived
'Venezuela has oil'
The kidnapping of the Venezuelan president and attempt to seize the country's oil is act of desperation from the US hegemony.
theecologist.org
January 7, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Maduro's kidnapping shows: the new resource wars have arrived
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#OtD 7 Jan 1977 200 residents of the Nou Barris district of Barcelona broke into an asphalt plant and occupied it. They destroyed equipment and soon turned it into the collectively-run Ateneu Popular de Nou Barris cultural centre. More info and map: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7538...
January 7, 2026 at 2:10 PM
#OtD 7 Jan 1977 200 residents of the Nou Barris district of Barcelona broke into an asphalt plant and occupied it. They destroyed equipment and soon turned it into the collectively-run Ateneu Popular de Nou Barris cultural centre. More info and map: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7538...
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The continued privatisation of water is a choice - higher bills, catastrophic water outages and environmental devastation.
End privatisation of water now, starting with the collapsing Thames Water. 2/2
End privatisation of water now, starting with the collapsing Thames Water. 2/2
'You're not in control'- MPs grill CEO of South East Water over supply outage | ITV News
MPs asked David Hinton about his handling of the crisis, leading to a series of revelations about the outage in Tunbridge Wells. | ITV News Meridian
www.itv.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:44 PM
The continued privatisation of water is a choice - higher bills, catastrophic water outages and environmental devastation.
End privatisation of water now, starting with the collapsing Thames Water. 2/2
End privatisation of water now, starting with the collapsing Thames Water. 2/2
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Last month, tens of 1,000s of people in Tunbridge Wells lost their water supply. It wasn't fully restored for 9 days.
Our privatised water system is crumbling before our very eyes. Water Company CEOs are finding it harder justify their eyewatering salaries as they oversee failure after failure. 1/2
Our privatised water system is crumbling before our very eyes. Water Company CEOs are finding it harder justify their eyewatering salaries as they oversee failure after failure. 1/2
'You're not in control'- MPs grill CEO of South East Water over supply outage | ITV News
MPs asked David Hinton about his handling of the crisis, leading to a series of revelations about the outage in Tunbridge Wells. | ITV News Meridian
www.itv.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Last month, tens of 1,000s of people in Tunbridge Wells lost their water supply. It wasn't fully restored for 9 days.
Our privatised water system is crumbling before our very eyes. Water Company CEOs are finding it harder justify their eyewatering salaries as they oversee failure after failure. 1/2
Our privatised water system is crumbling before our very eyes. Water Company CEOs are finding it harder justify their eyewatering salaries as they oversee failure after failure. 1/2
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Several stages of these events are captured: the abandonment of homes, the transportation of personal belongings, and the arrival in makeshift accommodations, then refugees in the Thereseinstadt Ghetto.
The full collection has been digitised and is accessible now 🔗 whlcollections.org
The full collection has been digitised and is accessible now 🔗 whlcollections.org
Wiener Digital Collections - The Wiener Holocaust Library
Based in London, The Wiener Holocaust Library is the world’s oldest and Britain’s largest collection of original archival material on pre-war Jewish life, the Nazi era and the Holocaust.
whlcollections.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Several stages of these events are captured: the abandonment of homes, the transportation of personal belongings, and the arrival in makeshift accommodations, then refugees in the Thereseinstadt Ghetto.
The full collection has been digitised and is accessible now 🔗 whlcollections.org
The full collection has been digitised and is accessible now 🔗 whlcollections.org
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These photos from our collection were taken by Berthold Birnbach. They document the flight of people from the Sudetenland after its accordance to Nazi Germany in autumn 1938...
January 7, 2026 at 2:48 PM
These photos from our collection were taken by Berthold Birnbach. They document the flight of people from the Sudetenland after its accordance to Nazi Germany in autumn 1938...
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Nobody bothers single sex toilets. prior to the SC ruling: most of the UK citizens did not bother to define sex, didn't hear newly created phases like biological men/biological women/biological men identifying as women. These phases have been created by Gender Criticals, all media outlets& the gov.
January 7, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Nobody bothers single sex toilets. prior to the SC ruling: most of the UK citizens did not bother to define sex, didn't hear newly created phases like biological men/biological women/biological men identifying as women. These phases have been created by Gender Criticals, all media outlets& the gov.
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The cost of medication was too high for thousands of #CF patients around the world.
We worked with Vertex Save Us & Third World Network to approach a Bangladeshi company to make a generic version - it’s now on the way.
This will change lives.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
We worked with Vertex Save Us & Third World Network to approach a Bangladeshi company to make a generic version - it’s now on the way.
This will change lives.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
‘We were sitting with our calculator saying “we can afford that!”’ Joy for families as cystic fibrosis drug prices fall within reach
The cost of medication was too high for thousands of CF sufferers around the world. Now a Bangladeshi company is making a generic version that will change lives
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:06 PM
The cost of medication was too high for thousands of #CF patients around the world.
We worked with Vertex Save Us & Third World Network to approach a Bangladeshi company to make a generic version - it’s now on the way.
This will change lives.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
We worked with Vertex Save Us & Third World Network to approach a Bangladeshi company to make a generic version - it’s now on the way.
This will change lives.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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The cost of meds was too high for thousands of #CF patients.
We worked with Vertex Save Us & @3rdworldnetwork.bsky.social to approach a Bangladeshi company to make a generic version at a fraction of the price - it’s now on the way.
This will change lives.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
We worked with Vertex Save Us & @3rdworldnetwork.bsky.social to approach a Bangladeshi company to make a generic version at a fraction of the price - it’s now on the way.
This will change lives.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
‘We were sitting with our calculator saying “we can afford that!”’ Joy for families as cystic fibrosis drug prices fall within reach
The cost of medication was too high for thousands of CF sufferers around the world. Now a Bangladeshi company is making a generic version that will change lives
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM
The cost of meds was too high for thousands of #CF patients.
We worked with Vertex Save Us & @3rdworldnetwork.bsky.social to approach a Bangladeshi company to make a generic version at a fraction of the price - it’s now on the way.
This will change lives.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
We worked with Vertex Save Us & @3rdworldnetwork.bsky.social to approach a Bangladeshi company to make a generic version at a fraction of the price - it’s now on the way.
This will change lives.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Economists @josephestiglitz.bsky.social, Jayati Ghosh & @thomaspiketty.bsky.social among 120 experts calling for Sri Lanka’s debt payments to be suspended as it tackles the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Top economists call for halt to Sri Lanka debt repayments after Cyclone Ditwah
Group of 120 experts including Joseph Stiglitz urge fresh debt restructuring plan given scale of destruction
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Economists @josephestiglitz.bsky.social, Jayati Ghosh & @thomaspiketty.bsky.social among 120 experts calling for Sri Lanka’s debt payments to be suspended as it tackles the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Millions of children around the 🌍 could be going to school - IF debt was cancelled for countries in crisis.
World leaders must act on the debt crisis 📣
It's time to #CancelDebtChooseHope.
Sign the petition 👉🏿 act.debtjustice.org.uk/canceldebt
World leaders must act on the debt crisis 📣
It's time to #CancelDebtChooseHope.
Sign the petition 👉🏿 act.debtjustice.org.uk/canceldebt
December 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Millions of children around the 🌍 could be going to school - IF debt was cancelled for countries in crisis.
World leaders must act on the debt crisis 📣
It's time to #CancelDebtChooseHope.
Sign the petition 👉🏿 act.debtjustice.org.uk/canceldebt
World leaders must act on the debt crisis 📣
It's time to #CancelDebtChooseHope.
Sign the petition 👉🏿 act.debtjustice.org.uk/canceldebt
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Countries in spiralling debt distress are set to deliver billions in profits to funds managed by asset managers including BlackRock, JP Morgan - our research with @christianaiduk.bsky.social in the Independent
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
How private investors are making billions from countries in debt
Exclusive: As an escalating climate crisis and a difficult economic outlook put ever greater pressure on developing countries, new analysis shows how wealthy private investors in the Global North are…
www.independent.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Countries in spiralling debt distress are set to deliver billions in profits to funds managed by asset managers including BlackRock, JP Morgan - our research with @christianaiduk.bsky.social in the Independent
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Unjust debt is a core colonial legacy and ACTSA took part of the 2025 global #DebtJustice campaign.
We worked with the brilliant @debtjustice.bsky.social coalition to call for UK legislation.
Read more about the debt crisis in Southern Africa, such as in Zambia and Mozambique ➡️ shorturl.at/AzBf8
We worked with the brilliant @debtjustice.bsky.social coalition to call for UK legislation.
Read more about the debt crisis in Southern Africa, such as in Zambia and Mozambique ➡️ shorturl.at/AzBf8
January 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Unjust debt is a core colonial legacy and ACTSA took part of the 2025 global #DebtJustice campaign.
We worked with the brilliant @debtjustice.bsky.social coalition to call for UK legislation.
Read more about the debt crisis in Southern Africa, such as in Zambia and Mozambique ➡️ shorturl.at/AzBf8
We worked with the brilliant @debtjustice.bsky.social coalition to call for UK legislation.
Read more about the debt crisis in Southern Africa, such as in Zambia and Mozambique ➡️ shorturl.at/AzBf8
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Finance companies are raking in huge profits even after debt restructuring, because countries are not getting enough debt relief.
Debt restructurings should not leave countries still just one climate or economic shock away from another debt crisis.
Cancel the Debt Now!
Debt restructurings should not leave countries still just one climate or economic shock away from another debt crisis.
Cancel the Debt Now!
January 7, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Finance companies are raking in huge profits even after debt restructuring, because countries are not getting enough debt relief.
Debt restructurings should not leave countries still just one climate or economic shock away from another debt crisis.
Cancel the Debt Now!
Debt restructurings should not leave countries still just one climate or economic shock away from another debt crisis.
Cancel the Debt Now!
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The Sick Times is looking for a new podcast and social media producer to join our remote team part-time!
This producer will revive our weekly podcast, Still Here, help expand our social media presence, and assist with other editorial tasks.
Deadline: Jan 20
Details: bit.ly/4prJkjy
This producer will revive our weekly podcast, Still Here, help expand our social media presence, and assist with other editorial tasks.
Deadline: Jan 20
Details: bit.ly/4prJkjy
January 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
The Sick Times is looking for a new podcast and social media producer to join our remote team part-time!
This producer will revive our weekly podcast, Still Here, help expand our social media presence, and assist with other editorial tasks.
Deadline: Jan 20
Details: bit.ly/4prJkjy
This producer will revive our weekly podcast, Still Here, help expand our social media presence, and assist with other editorial tasks.
Deadline: Jan 20
Details: bit.ly/4prJkjy