Sue Nethercott
suenet.bsky.social
Sue Nethercott
@suenet.bsky.social
I'm a Brit who's followed US politics for 25+ years - mostly as Thom Hartmann's newsletter editor - & the environment even longer. I've a BSc in Environmental Studies. I write mostly about issues affecting the UK, USA & the whole of Earth. Views my own.
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December 31, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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My letter in the Financial Times today.

Don't insult cockroaches by comparing them to the dodgy companies fueled by private equity

#Biodiversity #FinancialSector
December 31, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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One constant in this graphic of the top Google searches in 2025 stands out: INFLATION! Americans know from their lived experiences that the cost of everything is too high! This is Trump/GOP’s terrible economy & affordability crisis! Millions are about to lose their health care due to Trump/GOP!
December 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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My lino block print portrait for #PrinterSolstice prompt addition shows the amateur pioneering American scientist, inventor & women's rights advocate Eunice Newton Foote (1819-1888) 🧪🐡👩🏼‍🔬#histsci who did the earliest experiments to show the insulating effect of certain gases & correctly concluded 🧵
December 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Nobody's connecting the dots on Venezuela. Since 2015, Rosneft pumped $6.5B into Maduro and handles 70-80% of oil exports. The real play? Venezuela put up 49.9% of CITGO as collateral. If Maduro defaults, Putin controls U.S. refineries. This isn't about minerals it's energy leverage.
December 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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My letter in @thetimes.com today: what is the economy for?

#PublicHealth #Wellbeing #Environment #Inequality
December 27, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Where the world’s electricity comes from. Looking forward to the update including 2025.
December 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Why are Stoma Friendly Toilets so important?.

Watch our video on why Stoma Friendly Toilets matter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia6ffTLVO3A and get involved: https://www.colostomyuk.org/campaigns/toilets/

#stoma #colostomy #urostomy #ileostomy #stomaaware #colostomyuk #stomafriendly
December 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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My year in review from the #HouseofLords, from school visits to APPG meetings, and lots of legislation: trying to make it less bad for nature and young people in particular
2025: A Green year in the House of Lords

Being a peer involves a great deal more than working on legislation and questioning the government

By Natalie Bennett
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
2025: A Green year in the House of Lords
Being a peer involves a great deal more than working on legislation and questioning the government
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Dr. Nancy Roman 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 NASA's space #astronomy program.

NASA's first Chief of Astronomy, she established the program from scratch, bringing together scientists/engineers to realize the potential of orbiting telescopes & influencing decades of #astrophysics. She died #OTD in 2018. #WomenInSTEM
December 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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One reason why UK #AidCuts are incredibly shortsighted.

Security is about a lot more than military spending, and diplomacy is also being cut

www.ft.com/content/f388...
December 26, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Cartoon by Lalo Alcaraz | Andrews McMeel
December 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Merry Christmas from everyone at Colostomy UK.

We know this time of year can look different for every person living with a stoma, that's why we're here for you, when it matters.

Call us on: 0800 328 4257 for advice and support.

#stoma #stomaaware #christmas #christmas2025 #colostomy #urostomy
December 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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“It is proper, constitutional, and legal for a federal grand jury to indict a sitting president for serious criminal acts that are... contrary to, the president’s official duties. In this country, no one... is above the law.”
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)

www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
Can the President Be Indicted? A Long-Hidden Legal Memo Says Yes (Published 2017)
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Millions of documents so far, and not a single trans person or drag performer in the Epstein Files hurting children... seems to be 100% wealthy cis white folks.
Imagine that.
December 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Looking for an thoughtful but optimistic festive listen? This @outrageoptimism.bsky.social interview with Kim Stanley-Robinson is well worth your time.

What's your project for 2026?

www.outrageandoptimism.org/episodes/kim...
Kim Stanley Robinson on pre traumatic imagination and the stories that change us
This week, we explore storytelling as a cultural tool for moving from despair to determination in a reflective conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson, the acclaimed author of The Ministry for the Futu...
www.outrageandoptimism.org
December 25, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Salmon farming raises profound animal welfare concerns.

Sentient creatures confined for life, vulnerable to disease and suffering — this isn’t sustainable or humane food production.

#AnimalWelfare #SustainableFood

Full report: zenodo.org/records/1785...
December 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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The solution is right above us. Solar panels on existing buildings, car parks, and along highways generate clean power without sacrificing farmland or wild spaces. Let's use our built world first. #Renewables #Innovation
December 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Delighted to hear that The Invisible Doctrine, the film by @peterhutchison.bsky.social and @lucas-sabean.bsky.social, is being offered free to view on YouTube for the holiday season. It's all yours! youtu.be/gR4eSEetKP0
The secret history of Neoliberalism | The Invisible Doctrine | Full Film
YouTube video by Journeyman Pictures
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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You want to know about this site that lets you explore data collected by the HMS Challenger from 1872–1876, an expedition that laid the foundation of oceanography. 🌊

challenger-expedition.sams.ac.uk/explore
December 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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We cannot allow low Earth orbit to be exploited without accountability. It must be treated as a shared resource, with regulation that protects science and society.

#SpaceGovernance #Science
December 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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English hospitals that cut registered nurses saw more deaths while those hiring nurses saw more patients survive. Even when hospitals tried to fill gaps with non-nurses, deaths still went up. Major new study exposes dangerous NHS variation

www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
Death rates rise when NHS cuts back on nursing
Using lower-paid workers to plug the gaps left by a failure to hire registered nurses damages safety, new research has shown
www.thetimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Fiduciary duty may sound technical, but it matters hugely.

Pension schemes should not be forced to invest in fossil fuels, arms or tobacco when those investments harm health, the planet and pensioners’ long-term interests.

#Pensions

Full speech 👉 hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
December 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM