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XRUK-Actions @xruk-actions.bsky.social · 6h

Almost 4000 people have signed up to the biggest ever UK environmental lawsuit! Major poultry producers and a water company are being taken to the High Court over "extensive and widespread pollution" in three rivers - the Wye, Lugg and Usk.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit

Livestock and water companies are accused of “extensive” pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers.

www.bbc.com

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XRUK-Actions @xruk-actions.bsky.social · 14h

A little snail, casually and ignorantly written off as unimportant - one of the rarest creatures in Britain.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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’

www.theguardian.com

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xrsoutheast.bsky.social @xrsoutheast.bsky.social · 1d

#FarnboroughAirportProtest A group of XR Waverley and Borders rebels were at Farnborough Airport on Sunday to protest against proposed expansion of the airport. Find out how to join them www.xrwaverley.org/.../09/29/fo...

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Extinction Rebellion UK @extinctionrebellion.uk · 4d

💚As an individual we hold so much power.
As a collective we are even stronger.

Think about who benefits from keeping us isolated and silent.

In times of atrocity, destruction and genocide, the courage to act to disrupt, to resist, to disobey is a right and moral responsibility to many.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Over a thousand people gather in Trafalgar Square to oppose genocide and the Palestine Action ban.

Police have already started arresting peaceful protestors under the Terrorism Act for silently holding signs which say "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"

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Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 16d

"10 years after the Paris Agreement, governments plan to produce more than double the volume of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C"

Stark "production gap" report from @unep.org today
www.sei.org/publications...

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XRUK-Actions @xruk-actions.bsky.social · 4d

It’s what happens when people are constantly fed lies, and the inability to think for oneself is not solely caused by the misfortune of a poor education.

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 6d

REVEALED: Donald Trump has picked Tony Blair for central role in Gaza ‘peace plan’…

…but in our inaugural investigation for @thenerve_news, we reveal extensive previously unreported links to Israeli defence, media & tech. 🧵
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www.thenerve.news/p/tony-blair...

'WHAT WILL JESUS SAY?' TONY BLAIR, BIG TECH AND THE ISRAEL CONNECTION

As Trump announces the former British PM as his choice to help govern Gaza, Carole Cadwalladr investigates the opaque workings of Blair's institute, its funding from friends of Israel – including bill...

www.thenerve.news

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Michael Tobis (mt) @mtobis.bsky.social · 4d

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 8d

🚨IMPORTANT - LOCATION CHANGE!📍

The Lift The Ban action set to take place on October 4th in London has changed location - it will now take place in Trafalgar Square from 1pm due to grass maintenance on Parliament square (seriously).

Visit wedonotcomply.org for more info

Please share widely.

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XRUK-Actions @xruk-actions.bsky.social · 5d

DON’T PANIC!

#Kent councillors decide there is no climate emergency. It’s rumoured that next week motions to declare the world is flat and that the moon is made of green cheese are on the agenda.

www.localgov.co.uk/Kent-CC-vote...

Kent CC votes to scrap climate emergency declaration | LocalGov

Reform UK-led Kent County Council has voted to rescind its climate emergency declaration despite criticisms it is ‘ignoring scientific evidence’.

www.localgov.co.uk

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XRUK-Actions @xruk-actions.bsky.social · 5d

No Kemi. This does not make you sound tough, nor like the leadership our country needs.
Ignoring the science and the horrific implications of climate breakdown will spell disaster for all our children, including your own.

Screenshot photo of Kemi Badenoch with headline @KemiBadenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act

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Campaign against Climate Change @campaigncc.bsky.social · 9d

Very bad:
Starmer is not planning to attend crucial global summit on climate breakdown, an existential threat to humanity.

Even worse:
This is attributed as being because he's unable to stand up to Reform UK's climate denial and is worried about them saying nasty things about him.

‘History will remember who showed up’: Keir Starmer faces call to attend Cop30 summit

Response from leaders and key climate figures comes after PM’s aides advised non-attendance over concerns Reform may attack him

www.theguardian.com

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xrsoutheast.bsky.social @xrsoutheast.bsky.social · 6d

"I had mixed feelings about the end of the world"

"Things Fall Apart, The Centre Cannot Hold", a new exhibition by prizewinning artist Isabel Rock at #Hastings Contemporary portrays a surreal post-human future shaped by the forces of #climatecollapse

www.hastingscontemporary.org/wp-content/u...

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Image copyright : Isabel Rock, End of Everything, 2024, 250 x 150cm, woodblock collage, acrylic ink, acrylic paint.

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 6d

Jewish fast for Gaza will begin on Westminster Bridge to mark holy day of Yom Kippur

Jewish peace campaigners have been preparing a Fast for Gaza for the 2025 holy day of Yom Kippur - and it's today
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Jewish fast for Gaza will begin on Westminster Bridge to mark holy day of Yom Kippur

Jewish peace campaigners have been preparing a Fast for Gaza for the 2025 holy day of Yom Kippur - and it's today

www.thecanary.co

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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 7d

"Europe is losing green space that once harboured wildlife, captured carbon and supplied food at the rate of 600 football pitches a day"

#climatecrisis
#nature
#environment
#wildlife

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a day

Investigation shows extent of green land lost across UK and mainland Europe to development from 2018 to 2023

www.theguardian.com

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Millionaires for Humanity @mills4humanity.bsky.social · 15d

"Why should a person who goes out to work be taxed more heavily than someone sitting on their bottom watching their inherited wealth grow?"

Political commentator @MarinaPurkiss gets to the heart of our broken tax system. Work is taxed more than wealth. It's time for a #WealthTax

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XRUK-Actions @xruk-actions.bsky.social · 9d

A form of resistance. Some leave X and return and none of the alternatives are ideal. Consider facebook…
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow

The Guardian spent a year studying an online community trading in anti-immigration sentiment and misinformation. Experts say such spaces can play a role in radicalisation

www.theguardian.com

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Red Hot World @redhotworld.bsky.social · 9d

Uruguay proves renewable energy isn’t a dream — it’s a choice.

And it’s entirely doable — if politicians have the guts.

A humble professor called Ramón Méndez Galain showed the so-called leaders of Europe and the US how it can be done. 🧵

Ramón Méndez Galain, the humble professor who turned little Uruguay into a renewable energy giant

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Extinction Rebellion UK @extinctionrebellion.uk · 16d

The #mega-rich are treating the planet like their personal playground: 🤑 dodging taxes
💨 mega-polluting our planet
📈 driving up prices
🏘️ buying up houses
🏥 crumbling the #NHS

#BILLIONAIRES EMIT MORE CARBON POLLUTION IN UNDER 3 HOURS THAN THE AVERAGE BRIT DOES IN A LIFETIME

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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 11d

One million people have already signed a petition against ID cards.

If we’re serious about rebuilding trust, this is the last place to start.

It's like deciding to become a pacifist and then walking into your roughest local pub and knocking everyone's pints out of their hands.

Screenshot of the gov.uk petition 'Do not introduce Digital ID cards' showing over 1 million signatories

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 11d

The tree you climbed as a child. Gone. The Swifts over your town. Gone. The air you breathe. Polluted. The river. Unsafe.

This is the reality of deregulation.

Cutting protections would mean disaster for nature & our economy.

Our CEO sets out why: rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈

A small flock of Swifts sweep across a clear blue sky, their slim bodies and crescent wings cutting sharply above the roof of a house. A beloved summer sight - and one at risk of disappearing if protections for nature are lost.

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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · Jul 9

🚨This isn’t history. It’s a plan for our future.

Amnesty UK has exposed powerful & well-funded groups that are working to stop women, LGBTI+ people & children making decisions over our bodies, health & futures.

This matters to all of us as everyone’s rights are at risk.

Join us in exposing them.

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XRUK-Actions @xruk-actions.bsky.social · 10d

Some of us do indeed try our best to use the means available to tell the truth. Social media channels offer the chance to talk, even if certain billionaires shut down topics they disagree with.

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XR Lewisham @xrlewisham.bsky.social · 11d

"These results suggest that, while some forms of social media use are harmful, others are beneficial and can be leveraged to foster a well-informed society."

(Some of us are do try our best to help foster a well-informed society! 🙃)

Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 11d

📰 Social media news helps

A study found that following news accounts on Instagram and WhatsApp boosted knowledge, belief accuracy, and trust in news, without raising polarisation.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#SciComm 🧪 #SocialMedia

Following news on social media boosts knowledge, belief accuracy and trust - Nature Human Behaviour

Altay et al. show that following the news on social media increases current affairs knowledge, the ability to discern true from false news and trust in the news.

www.nature.com

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