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"That progressives have failed to grasp how utterly tech has changed everything in our political culture – esp. given revelations of...

"That progressives have failed to grasp how utterly tech has changed everything in our political culture – esp. given revelations of the role of psychological profiling through social media – is exploited by the right as a new ‘Wild West’. Elon Musk, is the most logical next step in this trajectory" https://bylinetimes.com/2024/11/11/the-psycho-social-techno-politics-of-maga-trumps-democracy-and-the-liberal-left-has-no-answer/

Sorry for the inconvenience but this is an emergency – the non-violent struggle for our planet’s future - a @bmj_latestblog review....

Sorry for the inconvenience but this is an emergency – the non-violent struggle for our planet’s future - a @bmj_latest
blog review. #ClimateEmergency #ClimateActionNow
https://blogs.bmj.com/bmjleader/2024/07/15/sorry-for-the-inconvenience-but-this-is-an-emergency-the-non-violent-struggle-for-our-planets-future-book-review-by-dr-geraldine-swift/

Donald Trump’s return is a blow to global response to the climate crisis. “Trump’s the worst president for the environment in American...

Donald Trump’s return is a blow to global response to the climate crisis. “Trump’s the worst president for the environment in American history,” Douglas Brinkley, a presidential historian and professor at Rice University, told the New York Times. “A second term will be brutal. He is going to go full throttle on having the trophy of shutting down the green movement and replacing it with an older-style gasoline and coal-fired America.”

https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2024/11/08/donald-trumps-return-is-a-blow-to-global-response-to-the-climate-crisis/

Thought provoking article by David Toke. How repowering could boost onshore wind to over a third of the UK's electricity supply....

Thought provoking article by David Toke. How repowering could boost onshore wind to over a third of the UK's electricity supply. #WindPower #Renewables https://davidtoke.substack.com/p/repowering-could-boost-onshore-wind

Politicians and their advisers need to act with transparency, impartiality and accountability. Time to remove Lord Walney and investigate...

Politicians and their advisers need to act with transparency, impartiality and accountability. Time to remove Lord Walney and investigate him for potential conflicts of interest in advising the government on protest. #Democracy #Protest #NolanPrinciples #LordWalney https://goodlawproject.org/petition/remove-the-governments-protest-adviser/?utm_source=whatsapp&s=09

LONDON TODAY - MARCH FOR CLEAN WATER💦🐟#FloodTheStreets The UK is the only country with a fully privatised water system. Rivers are...

LONDON TODAY - MARCH FOR CLEAN WATER💦🐟

#FloodTheStreets The UK is the only country with a fully privatised water system. Rivers are dying from shit💩 & poisonous agricultural runoff. If you can't make it in person join the XRUK livestream 12 today 3 November 2024 #ExtinctionRebellion #MarchForCleanWater

https://www.youtube.com/live/2cQ2WS17qmM?si=mv41OEIpWpSp-UHo

A well written analysis on how carbon capture and storage and nuclear are adding very little to decarbonisation compared to solar and wind. ...

A well written analysis on how carbon capture and storage and nuclear are adding very little to decarbonisation compared to solar and wind. https://davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-carbon-capture-and-storage-and

In case you missed it, BP is "pivoting back to its core hydrocarbon business to lift investor returns." #FossilFools #FossilFuel...

In case you missed it, BP is "pivoting back to its core hydrocarbon business to lift investor returns." #FossilFools #FossilFuel

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/BP-Ditches-Goal-to-Cut-Oil-and-Gas-Production-by-2030.html

The good people of the Scottish Isle of Bute got together and bought a Community Forest. Within it is ancient Scottish rainforest and a...

The good people of the Scottish Isle of Bute got together and bought a Community Forest. Within it is ancient Scottish rainforest and a magical Moss Wood. Here’s something from the Moss Wood Poetry Trail, poem number 1 —- "Autumn, Brown and Tan" by David McLeod.

'Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.' #RachelCarson...

'Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.'
#RachelCarson #SilentSpring

Lettuce not forget! ‘Blue plaque’ honours lettuce that outlasted Liz Truss...

Lettuce not forget! ‘Blue plaque’ honours lettuce that outlasted Liz Truss https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/04/blue-plaque-erected-at-walthamstow-tesco-to-commemorate-lettuce-that-outlasted-liz-truss

Juror swears oath on river in legal first "Nature, thou art my goddess". "Paul Powlesland was not far off quoting Shakespeare...

Juror swears oath on river in legal first "Nature, thou art my goddess". "Paul Powlesland was not far off quoting Shakespeare when he became probably the first juror in history to swear a legal oath on a river." Paul has gone out of his way over the past few years, putting his money where his mouth is to support environmental activists in the UK.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c25l5zldgv9o

What do you do when the Care Quality Commission, the regulator for #NHS #healthcare in England is inadequate, requires serious improvement...

What do you do when the Care Quality Commission, the regulator for #NHS #healthcare in England is inadequate, requires serious improvement and is simply ‘not fit for purpose’? Who regulates the regulator? #CQC https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/26/englands-health-watchdog-not-fit-for-purpose-says-wes-streeting

This exhibition is going to be dynamite! Leonora Carrington: Rebel Visionary. Feminist icon. Surrealist. Talented to hell....

This exhibition is going to be dynamite! Leonora Carrington: Rebel Visionary. Feminist icon. Surrealist. Talented to hell. #LeonoraCarrington #Art https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/jun/29/long-ignored-at-last-the-surrealist-art-of-leonora-carrington-is-getting-the-attention-its-due

Pronouns aside......"Right now our society is like a sick man who (A) doesn’t know he’s sick, (B) refuses to believe he is sick,...

Pronouns aside......"Right now our society is like a sick man who (A) doesn’t know he’s sick, (B) refuses to believe he is sick, (C) believes the medicine is poison, (D) has no health insurance and can’t afford the medicine anyway, and (E) also has no means of transportation to get to the doctor". https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/our-propagandized-society-is-like

Sleep, health and all that stuff with lifestyle gurus? ".....it’s also hard to avoid wondering whether a commitment to optimising...

Sleep, health and all that stuff with lifestyle gurus? ".....it’s also hard to avoid wondering whether a commitment to optimising one’s existence – for health, for productivity, for sexual variety, for happiness – might lead down a path toward self-obsession, and away from the good life, whatever that might be." https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/04/20/mark-oconnell-i-bought-into-the-idea-that-wellness-guru-andrew-huberman-could-fix-my-life-and-then-i-read-about-him/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR36BLCch4GKF3Bm8_WZzlzn04LaQLZtkffcKiFWE0NjrLT_6HWtXuESvts_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw&sfnsn=scwspmo

Meet the the new boss, same as the old boss… as Labour Party’s Starmer admits he flew by private jet to clean energy jobs rally...

Meet the the new boss, same as the old boss… as Labour Party’s Starmer admits he flew by private jet to clean energy jobs rally https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/31/starmer-admits-he-flew-by-private-jet-to-clean-energy-jobs-rally-in-scotland

The Age of Greed. Mammon rides high as Goldman Sachs staff in London expecting 20% rise in bonuses...

The Age of Greed. Mammon rides high as Goldman Sachs staff in London expecting 20% rise in bonuses https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/26/goldman-sachs-pay-pot-for-bankers-surges-more-than-20

“Cut the crap” and “Fishes not faeces”! Protesters against sewage gather across the UK...

“Cut the crap” and “Fishes not faeces”! Protesters against sewage gather across the UK https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/18/clean-water-protesters-sewage-seas-rivers-uk-water-companies

Humans aren't just making Earth warmer, they are making the climate chaotic #ClimateActionNow...

Humans aren't just making Earth warmer, they are making the climate chaotic #ClimateActionNow https://www.livescience.com/humanity-turns-earth-chaotic-climate-system