Moira Macdonald
nebhasikoro.bsky.social
Moira Macdonald
@nebhasikoro.bsky.social
Feminist. Born 🇿🇦 Migrant from 🇿🇼 to UK
#ClimateJustice #SocialJustice #BLM Pro circular economy #Democracy 🏏🏉
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Festive bag theft survival guide…
December 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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"We are pushing the climate far beyond the conditions that nurtured civilisation".

Prof @kevinclimate.bsky.social on dire consequences in store without emergency action to stop burning fossil fuels.

Watch the full talk here: www.nebriefing.org/briefings/cl...
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp
December 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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The Tories’ Shadow Attorney General, Lord Wolfson, is representing Roman Abramovich in a legal case that is delaying the transfer of £2.5bn of assets to benefit the people of Ukraine.

I’ve written to Kemi Badenoch about the conflicts of interest this raises. 👇
December 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Global Voices · Senegal: Where women’s bodies belong to everyone but themselves
globalvoices.org/2025/12/27/s...
Senegal: Where women’s bodies belong to everyone but themselves
In Senegal, women who are victims of rape can be condemned for trying to take control of their lives. Society decides what is best for women.
globalvoices.org
December 30, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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In November, over 1,200 MPs and other influential people heard an official-style emergency briefing on the climate & nature crisis in Westminster.

Now we’re taking that evidence to the public.

🎥 The People’s Emergency Briefing

Please support the crowdfunder:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-people...
December 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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The 51st state.

Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.

UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.

'Tacking back control', someone said.
Chlorinated chicken row as US seeks leverage over stalled UK tech pact
Britain is facing renewed pressure from the White House to allow American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into UK supermarkets.
www.farminguk.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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🏦 Using central bank tools to guard against ecosystem collapse

Drawing on her work at IIPP, Research Fellow Lydia Marsden outlines how central banks can use available tools to target financial flows contributing to systemic nature-related risks.

Read her @greencb.bsky.social blog: buff.ly/xDKj02e
December 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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In October, @helenlewis.bsky.social traveled to Saudi Arabia to attend the Riyadh Comedy Festival—and to find out what, exactly, stand-up comedy looks like in a theocracy.

If you missed her story from earlier this year, read it here: theatln.tc/FdZ3xwYV
December 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Mona Caron, contemporary Swiss-born, San Francisco-based artist, known for her large scale murals #WomensArt
December 27, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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This is literally what the Telegraph campaigned for.
December 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Big AI firms have built their models by hoovering up copyrighted material from the internet as training data. They say this is legal, but copyright holders disagree - and this year they hit back in a major way
AI firms began to feel the legal wrath of copyright holders in 2025
Big AI firms have built their models by hoovering up copyrighted material from the internet as training data. They say this is legal, but copyright holders disagree - and this year they hit back in a major way
www.newscientist.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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I’ve gone purple for Yule, to celebrate my book Domination. Lovely to see so many of you on my tour this autumn - new dates have been added for Feb/March! And I hope some of you found a copy in your stockings!
December 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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@carolecadwalla.bsky.social:

The Nerve heroes of the year embody the courage, spirit and fuck you attitude that inspired us to launch the Nerve.

Me:

Ramita Navai. Yes. Wow.

www.thenerve.news/p/the-nerve-...

@thenerve.news unleash their quiz of the year 30 Dec.
I am so in. Target score: 1 point.
The Nerve's heroes of the year
Fearless reporters, ground-breaking artists, prophetic writers ... our contributors pick the people who’ve inspired them most over a tumultuous 12 months
www.thenerve.news
December 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Biggest thing for me in 2025 was having my health book come out. It still feels surreal- and thank you to all those who have read it and engaged with the ideas. In a crowded world where attention is limited & pulled in a million directions, here's to reading more books in 2026.
December 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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The aim of the National Emergency Briefing is help create a social tipping point towards genuine emergency action on the climate & nature crisis.

Please share the nine expert talks with your MP and local councillors - and with friends, family and colleagues:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Expert Briefings | The National Emergency Briefing - YouTube
These are the official expert briefings from the National Emergency Briefing. In this series, the nation’s leading scientists and experts present the unfilte...
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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The White House has been caught.

The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.

In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
😳 So that's alright then.
🚨 NEW: Nigel Farage will not be investigated by the police over alleged election overspending because more than a year has passed since the alleged offence
December 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.
December 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Did you know climate work attracts Katharines? 116 of us on Bluesky alone!

(This pack includes all creative spelling variations although the original has two A’s, deriving from the Greek καθαρός 😊)

This is Day 8 of my 20 days of Climate Starter Packs. For the previous entries please see below ⬇️
December 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Writers, readers, and bookish people of Devon! 📢 We're seeking feedback on our website (good and bad!), and your voice matters.

You can complete the feedback form for a chance to win one of 6 £25 National Book Tokens here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
December 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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As an @exeter.ac.uk Erasmus Scholar, I am very happy and grateful that others may once again benefit from this programme www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Announcing new tour dates! Feb & March 2026… just in time to buy the archaeology lover in your life a gift for Saturnalia!
www.alice-roberts.co.uk/tour
December 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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🎄Day 15 of my Community Advent Calendar!

Today I’m highlighting Promise Foundation, who provide mentoring for young people, helping them build confidence, make positive choices and unlock their potential.

Thank you for championing opportunity and social mobility. ❤️
December 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM