Lu Curtis
@lfmcurtis.bsky.social
Climate Activist. Gardener. Photographer. Permaculturist. Practitioner in social and therapeutic horticulture. London.
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Climate change is already damaging the nature, beauty and heritage we care for. Without deep and sustained cuts to emissions, nature faces an even more perilous future and the places people love will continue to suffer.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party would axe legally binding targets to cut emissions.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Climate change is already damaging the nature, beauty and heritage we care for. Without deep and sustained cuts to emissions, nature faces an even more perilous future and the places people love will continue to suffer.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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1/4 Do you know what a SLAPP suit is?
July 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
1/4 Do you know what a SLAPP suit is?
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Israeli officers and soldiers have revealed they’ve been ordered to deliberately shoot at unarmed Palestinians trying to get aid.
That’s in Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Israel is deliberately massacring civilians it’s deliberately starving.
There are few crimes more depraved.
That’s in Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Israel is deliberately massacring civilians it’s deliberately starving.
There are few crimes more depraved.
June 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Israeli officers and soldiers have revealed they’ve been ordered to deliberately shoot at unarmed Palestinians trying to get aid.
That’s in Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Israel is deliberately massacring civilians it’s deliberately starving.
There are few crimes more depraved.
That’s in Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Israel is deliberately massacring civilians it’s deliberately starving.
There are few crimes more depraved.
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A TIMELINE OF A GENOCIDE
Under siege for 75 years
Together with Palestine Action, we have compiled a Timeline of a Genocide detailing colonialism, dispossession, and the decades-long genocide of the Palestinian people.
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Under siege for 75 years
Together with Palestine Action, we have compiled a Timeline of a Genocide detailing colonialism, dispossession, and the decades-long genocide of the Palestinian people.
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June 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A TIMELINE OF A GENOCIDE
Under siege for 75 years
Together with Palestine Action, we have compiled a Timeline of a Genocide detailing colonialism, dispossession, and the decades-long genocide of the Palestinian people.
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Under siege for 75 years
Together with Palestine Action, we have compiled a Timeline of a Genocide detailing colonialism, dispossession, and the decades-long genocide of the Palestinian people.
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Shocking stats in today's FT: "England faces driest year this century."
April rainfall more than 50% below average across most of the country…
April rainfall more than 50% below average across most of the country…
May 17, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Shocking stats in today's FT: "England faces driest year this century."
April rainfall more than 50% below average across most of the country…
April rainfall more than 50% below average across most of the country…
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Your 'doom quote' for today:
"If you’re younger than sixty, you have a good chance of witnessing the radical destabilization of life on earth—massive crop failures, apocalyptic fires, imploding economies, epic flooding, hundreds of millions of refugees..."
www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...
"If you’re younger than sixty, you have a good chance of witnessing the radical destabilization of life on earth—massive crop failures, apocalyptic fires, imploding economies, epic flooding, hundreds of millions of refugees..."
www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...
What if We Stopped Pretending the Climate Apocalypse Can Be Stopped?
The climate apocalypse is coming. To prepare for it, we need to admit that we can’t prevent it.
www.newyorker.com
April 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Your 'doom quote' for today:
"If you’re younger than sixty, you have a good chance of witnessing the radical destabilization of life on earth—massive crop failures, apocalyptic fires, imploding economies, epic flooding, hundreds of millions of refugees..."
www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...
"If you’re younger than sixty, you have a good chance of witnessing the radical destabilization of life on earth—massive crop failures, apocalyptic fires, imploding economies, epic flooding, hundreds of millions of refugees..."
www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...
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As usual, all about hard defences
Bugger all being done to reforest uplands, unstraighten rivers, manage retreat from coastlines and other measures designed to tackle the CAUSES OF FLOODING in a #climate changed UK
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bugger all being done to reforest uplands, unstraighten rivers, manage retreat from coastlines and other measures designed to tackle the CAUSES OF FLOODING in a #climate changed UK
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK must spend £1.5bn a year on flood defences to protect public, experts warn
Researchers cite £2.4bn annual cost of flooding and say a third of England’s critical infrastructure is at risk
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:58 AM
As usual, all about hard defences
Bugger all being done to reforest uplands, unstraighten rivers, manage retreat from coastlines and other measures designed to tackle the CAUSES OF FLOODING in a #climate changed UK
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bugger all being done to reforest uplands, unstraighten rivers, manage retreat from coastlines and other measures designed to tackle the CAUSES OF FLOODING in a #climate changed UK
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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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
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
March 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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
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
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On climate protest, a superb point from @richarddenniss.bsky.social. If protest wasn't effective, govts wouldn't try to ban it. And as much as politicians like to talk about parliamentary logjams, as soon as fossil capital is threatened, they mobilise with extraordinary rapidity and efficacy.
February 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
On climate protest, a superb point from @richarddenniss.bsky.social. If protest wasn't effective, govts wouldn't try to ban it. And as much as politicians like to talk about parliamentary logjams, as soon as fossil capital is threatened, they mobilise with extraordinary rapidity and efficacy.
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🚨 BREAKING! 🚨
LORD WALNEY DUMPED (and on Valentine’s Day, no less)
EXCLUSIVE from @bylinetimes.bsky.social - The Home Office confirms that Walney, who was appointed by Boris Johnson, will leave Government.
Read: bylinetimes.com/2025/02/14/k...
#SackLordWalney #SackedLordWalney
LORD WALNEY DUMPED (and on Valentine’s Day, no less)
EXCLUSIVE from @bylinetimes.bsky.social - The Home Office confirms that Walney, who was appointed by Boris Johnson, will leave Government.
Read: bylinetimes.com/2025/02/14/k...
#SackLordWalney #SackedLordWalney
February 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🚨 BREAKING! 🚨
LORD WALNEY DUMPED (and on Valentine’s Day, no less)
EXCLUSIVE from @bylinetimes.bsky.social - The Home Office confirms that Walney, who was appointed by Boris Johnson, will leave Government.
Read: bylinetimes.com/2025/02/14/k...
#SackLordWalney #SackedLordWalney
LORD WALNEY DUMPED (and on Valentine’s Day, no less)
EXCLUSIVE from @bylinetimes.bsky.social - The Home Office confirms that Walney, who was appointed by Boris Johnson, will leave Government.
Read: bylinetimes.com/2025/02/14/k...
#SackLordWalney #SackedLordWalney
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NEW: Explosive new revelations from ex MI6 spy.
Why *did* Boris Johnson block the publication of the Russia Report before 2019 Gen Election?
Finally some answers..
Russian military intelligence - the GRU - targeted the Brexit vote.
"Money changed hands"
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Why *did* Boris Johnson block the publication of the Russia Report before 2019 Gen Election?
Finally some answers..
Russian military intelligence - the GRU - targeted the Brexit vote.
"Money changed hands"
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podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...
Follow the Money
Podcast Episode · Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring · EP8 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
NEW: Explosive new revelations from ex MI6 spy.
Why *did* Boris Johnson block the publication of the Russia Report before 2019 Gen Election?
Finally some answers..
Russian military intelligence - the GRU - targeted the Brexit vote.
"Money changed hands"
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podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...
Why *did* Boris Johnson block the publication of the Russia Report before 2019 Gen Election?
Finally some answers..
Russian military intelligence - the GRU - targeted the Brexit vote.
"Money changed hands"
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podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...
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Rachel Reeves holds newts in contempt, it seems.
So I thought I'd post this glorious painting of a "lion of the duckweed" by Jackie Morris + my paean to these "kings of the pond", both from The Lost Words.
Newt-lovers, unite!
So I thought I'd post this glorious painting of a "lion of the duckweed" by Jackie Morris + my paean to these "kings of the pond", both from The Lost Words.
Newt-lovers, unite!
January 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Rachel Reeves holds newts in contempt, it seems.
So I thought I'd post this glorious painting of a "lion of the duckweed" by Jackie Morris + my paean to these "kings of the pond", both from The Lost Words.
Newt-lovers, unite!
So I thought I'd post this glorious painting of a "lion of the duckweed" by Jackie Morris + my paean to these "kings of the pond", both from The Lost Words.
Newt-lovers, unite!
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The irony of it all. . . . .
January 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The irony of it all. . . . .
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We need to make work pay.
January 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We need to make work pay.
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If you think slowing or stopping #climate change is too expensive, you have it backwards.
Failing to slow or stop #climatechange is what's expensive.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Failing to slow or stop #climatechange is what's expensive.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
LA wildfire damages set to cost record $135bn
Some of the most expensive properties in the US have been wiped out by the fires.
www.bbc.com
January 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
If you think slowing or stopping #climate change is too expensive, you have it backwards.
Failing to slow or stop #climatechange is what's expensive.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Failing to slow or stop #climatechange is what's expensive.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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They weren't prepared. Nor are we.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
‘We’re still in survival mode’: anger persists in Valencia weeks after floods
Wreckage from Spain’s worst natural disaster this century may have been cleared but life for many remains in disarray
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2024 at 8:35 AM
They weren't prepared. Nor are we.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
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Scrambled weather cycle prompts meteorologists to rethink models
- Top forecasting agencies in discussions after ‘uh-oh’ moment on key readings of Pacific Ocean temperatures
#ClimateCrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/4c5d...
- Top forecasting agencies in discussions after ‘uh-oh’ moment on key readings of Pacific Ocean temperatures
#ClimateCrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/4c5d...
Scrambled weather cycle prompts meteorologists to rethink models
Top forecasting agencies in discussions after ‘uh-oh’ moment on key readings of Pacific Ocean temperatures
www.ft.com
December 20, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Scrambled weather cycle prompts meteorologists to rethink models
- Top forecasting agencies in discussions after ‘uh-oh’ moment on key readings of Pacific Ocean temperatures
#ClimateCrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/4c5d...
- Top forecasting agencies in discussions after ‘uh-oh’ moment on key readings of Pacific Ocean temperatures
#ClimateCrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/4c5d...
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Widespread calls for the compromised Lord Walney, who takes money from oil & arms while advising the government against peaceful climate and anti-genocide activists, to resign!
TL;DR #SackLordWalney
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/09/g...
TL;DR #SackLordWalney
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/09/g...
Government’s ‘Independent’ Extremism Adviser Who Backs Palestine Protest Crackdown Has New Links to Defence Industry
The former MP, who was appointed as a Government adviser by Boris Johnson, faces calls to quit over his potential conflicts of interest
bylinetimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Widespread calls for the compromised Lord Walney, who takes money from oil & arms while advising the government against peaceful climate and anti-genocide activists, to resign!
TL;DR #SackLordWalney
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/09/g...
TL;DR #SackLordWalney
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/09/g...
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Massive away win for the little fella.
December 2, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Massive away win for the little fella.
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"And once you come to this conclusion you cannot remain silent."
Location: Parliament Square, London (sound on)
youtu.be/WMwqhdVV5as
Location: Parliament Square, London (sound on)
youtu.be/WMwqhdVV5as
Yes, it's a genocide
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
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December 4, 2024 at 2:26 PM
"And once you come to this conclusion you cannot remain silent."
Location: Parliament Square, London (sound on)
youtu.be/WMwqhdVV5as
Location: Parliament Square, London (sound on)
youtu.be/WMwqhdVV5as
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“Yes, it’s a genocide. And once you come to this conclusion you cannot remain silent.” - Amos Goldberg, Israeli Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies
(Location: Parliament Square, London. Read full statement below)
(Location: Parliament Square, London. Read full statement below)
December 4, 2024 at 10:29 AM
“Yes, it’s a genocide. And once you come to this conclusion you cannot remain silent.” - Amos Goldberg, Israeli Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies
(Location: Parliament Square, London. Read full statement below)
(Location: Parliament Square, London. Read full statement below)
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🚨BREAKING: #ExtinctionRebellion activists spray fake oil & occupy fossil fuel enabling law firm
#CutTheTies
We're demanding an end to A&O Shearman's $285 Billlion+ fossil fuel deals.
Sign Up to Take action ➡️ JoinXR.UK
#CutTheTies
We're demanding an end to A&O Shearman's $285 Billlion+ fossil fuel deals.
Sign Up to Take action ➡️ JoinXR.UK
December 4, 2024 at 12:02 PM
🚨BREAKING: #ExtinctionRebellion activists spray fake oil & occupy fossil fuel enabling law firm
#CutTheTies
We're demanding an end to A&O Shearman's $285 Billlion+ fossil fuel deals.
Sign Up to Take action ➡️ JoinXR.UK
#CutTheTies
We're demanding an end to A&O Shearman's $285 Billlion+ fossil fuel deals.
Sign Up to Take action ➡️ JoinXR.UK
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“Some 56% of farmland bought in 2023 was sold to landowners who were not working farmers. The revenue per acre is too low to warrant the purchase, unless you are extremely wealthy and are avoiding inheritance tax”
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Whose land? Tax avoidance and the broken economics of British farming
Noise in the billionaire press about inheritance tax changes hides a basic fact: the non-farming rich own too much land
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 30, 2024 at 10:25 PM
“Some 56% of farmland bought in 2023 was sold to landowners who were not working farmers. The revenue per acre is too low to warrant the purchase, unless you are extremely wealthy and are avoiding inheritance tax”
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🚜🌾 vs. 🧐💰