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1/ Albert Einstein sometimes described himself as a Zionist & wanted Palestine to be a safe haven for Jews. But he abhorred ethno-nationalist Zionism & foresaw its destructive consequences. This is the now dominant form of Zionism that the Green Party motion refers to but it is is not the only...

For Netanyahu, the presupposition is that Israel must stand as a Jewish state, something that Einstein did not approve of. Yes, Einstein was a self-proclaimed Zionist, but as with so much else, Einstein’s view was non-standard. Einstein thought that Palestine should be a multi-cultural nation which could serve as a safe space for Jews in danger to flee and in which there would be Jewish institutions, especially Hebrew University, which he saw as a potential beacon of pride for Jews around the world if it could be made into a world-class research university. But the idea of an exclusively Jewish state worried Einstein because it would take Judaism and marry it to nationalism, something that could rot Judaism from the inside.

As a child in turn of the century Germany, Einstein had developed a loathing of nationalism and the jingoistic militarism it bred. The heart of Judaism as Einstein saw it was an appreciation of the other as a full human being. Jews since the Diaspora were always minorities and this meant that Jews had acquired a sense of what it meant to be marginalized and thereby an ethic based on empathy and mutual recognition. If real estate became a golden idol to be worshipped, it could cause harm to the ethic that lay at the core of Judaism itself.

Of course, Einstein’s vision is not that which shaped the region, but it was not a fight Einstein failed to take up passionately, arguing publicly and vociferously with those who would be the founding fathers of what has become Likud, Netanyahu’s political party. Their nationalistic ideology and their glorification of violent means led Einstein to denounce them. It was nationalism that fed anti-Semitism, Einstein contended, to adopt such a stance ourselves would cause us to ignore the lessons our history should have taught us.

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 17h

How little we understand even about our bodies. Time to #Unlearn 20th-century hubris "Gut-brain axis dysfunction may worsen neurological injury; however, the biological mechanisms underlying are unclear" www.news-medical.net/news/2026100...

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Could the gut be priming the body for a more severe stroke?

Gut bacteria may prime immune cells to worsen stroke damage

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 21h

Herein lies one of the biggest recurring, and escalating, issues with hostile anti-asylum policies, they don't tackle gangs. Instead they penalise the victims of gangs. It isn't the gangs piloting boats, it is normally people seeking asylum who are forced to by the gangs. inews.co.uk/news/represe...

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I represented the pilot of a mega dinghy. Why Channel migrants are still arriving

Defence barrister Audrey Mogan has seen firsthand why new legislation is bound to fail

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🇨🇦Tadhg Dalaigh @tadhgdalaigh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Trump and Netanyahu’s attack on Iran has now cost the world $3 Trillion. For what? So corrupt old white men can stay in power and deflect from their crimes.

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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 22h

When anybody tells us they intend to leave the European Convention on Human Rights, there is no excuse not to challenge them on how that would affect the Northern Ireland peace process and the UK-EU trade agreement, and how it would hamper the next Hillsborough campaign. #R4Today

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 21h

These reed mats really are low-tech, cheap and, above all, tried and tested. Nothing really stands in the way of sustainable building? lnkd.in/p/eZrgGZns

pictures of wire bound reed mats as plaster base and insulation layer

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 23h

Scrapping the Future Homes Standard will deliver cost reductions for developers, but it’s hugely unlikely they’d be passed on to buyers and those buyers would be left with homes that cost thousands of pounds a year more to run.

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 23h

The planet-warming impact of this single leak is equivalent to 1.5m gas-guzzling SUVs gunning their engines and there are more super-emitting dumps across Turkey. (Guardian)

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Revealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey

Exclusive: Cop31 leader calling for global curbs on climate-heating gas has landfills producing some of world’s worst plumes

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Autumn Wolff | Lesbian Romance Author @autumnwolff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Because the federal government doesn't seriously fund rail travel and would rather pump billions of dollars in subsidies into airline companies that shit on customers daily. And because the automobile lobby has spent decades fighting rail spending at local, state, and federal levels. Next question.

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Andy Prentice @andyprentice.bsky.social · 21h

I joined because of the people locally. We’ve got a lot of councillors elected and have many clever and thoughtful people. The large uptick in membership hasnt added many active volunteers, which is what we need and where the long term gains arise.

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Andy Prentice @andyprentice.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hang in there Andy. Greens need people like you.

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#SMR darlings and IPO pipeline are falling. The buyers are balking. So for all the talk about nuclear as the "#AI power trade," investors no longer paying up for the #nuclear power plants that are supposed to run it. Do the maths ...

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#Renault will invest €10 billion ($11 billion) in ‌France over the next 5 yrs in #electricvehicles and more affordable cars. CEO #FrançoisProvost: "We invested €13 bn to transform our ⁠industrial footprint to bet on electric, and will continue pushing on electric" www.reuters.com/business/ren...

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Renault to invest over €10 billion in France in EVs, affordable cars, CEO says

Renault Group will invest more than €10 billion ($11 billion) in ‌France over the next five years in electric vehicles and more affordable cars, Chief Executive François Provost said on Saturday.

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eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

New Zealand showed a grown up way. Question 1. "Should we have a proportional voting system?" Answer = yes 6 months debate to identify systems. Question 2. "Which system do you prefer?" All sorted in a year.

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 03/10/2026

90% of water companies in the world are publicly owned Public ownership is neither radical nor risky. It is privatisation that is extremely risky, as England shows @greenparty.org.uk are leading the way on public ownership of water. Andy Burnham would be wise to follow

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Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“Successive governments have been asleep at the wheel in preparing us for the impacts of the climate crisis,” Shrubsole said. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

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Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires

FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as data highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear

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Michael Liebreich @mliebreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My favourite chart from the @IEA special report on electrification. Electricity is only 23% of Final Energy (No big deal), but it's 37% of Useful Energy (What?) and delivers 46% of GDP (Wow!) And it's going clean, fast. Still think there's no transition? iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/1c696...

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"If water companies cannot survive without hiking our bills, let them GO BUST and bring them into public ownership Support for this message is HUGE at Green Party conference and across the country" Support our campaign for public ownership of water: vist.ly/5kvdh #SocialistSunday via We Own It

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Installation of straw mats 2x 12cm as external wall insulation www.instagram.com/reel/DeBxjGB... #strawbuilding #strawhouse

Instagram screenshot,installation of straw mats on a building

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 04/10/2026

End the genocide. Drop the charges. De-proscribe Palestine Action.

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Take action and email your MP asking them to support the Nature's Rights Bill EDM. Template email available: nataliebennett.org/.../template... Find your MP: www.theyworkforyou.com #NaturesRights

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 03/10/2026

This morning, Natalie Bennett joined NGOs and Green volunteers on Brighton beach to help clear the waste polluting our coastline. But beach clean-ups alone won't solve this crisis. Multinational corporations creating plastic pollution must be held accountable.

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Andy Prentice @andyprentice.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Melania made him watch Devil Wears Prada

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 03/10/2026

“I’m proud to announce our Youth Jobs Guarantee. Meaningful work for young people who need it. A proper job, a proper wage, proper rights at work.” Mothin Ali on our Youth Jobs Guarantee announcement at Green Party Conference.

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#JohnMaynardKeynes and the search for the good life. His optimistic and widely poular belief in intervening during the dark times with ambition and — most importantly — humanity. How we might live more happily together. All we have to do is ask the right question www.ft.com/content/c13f... via @FT

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John Maynard Keynes and the search for the good life

Playwright James Graham on an economist who asked the right questions in bad times — and why he matters so much today

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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Ah yes, those trade deals…to replace the 8% loss in GDP caused by Brexit the U.K. has new trade deals worth about a 0.5% increase in GDP🤦‍♂️ #RejoinEU / #JoinEU #BrexitFail

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Labour just don't get it. They don't get how scared people are with extreme weather becoming our new normal. We need voices in parliament that will force them to take wildfires seriously, not quietly shirk responsibility.

Revealed: government quietly dropped plan to orepare England for wildfires

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Carol Hedges @riotgrandma.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 From Threads.

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Andy Prentice @andyprentice.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The replies - ouch! Let’s work together to find common cause once more. Plenty to sort out in EU countries and UK. Get serious about tackling climate change, defence cooperation, environmental protections (including fisheries…) See where that leads.

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Those who mock the level of subsidies for green projects should bear in mind that subsidies for #oilandgas are many times higher than those for the environment. Anyone who claims that the state is spending too much on climate protection should first put their own house in order #KatharineReiche #CDU

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Andy Prentice @andyprentice.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Given that insolvency practitioners sometimes sail close to the wind with e.g. pre-pack, a govt might be able to find a way. My choice would be to enforce regulations to the letter and be ready to snap up a bargain for the taxpayer. Sauce for the goose etc. Public are fed up with current cop out

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The real two-tier justice no party wants to abolish ... There are more benefit inspectors chasing claimants stealing a pittance than HMRC tax inspectors chasing super-rich fraudsters & tax dodgers living a life of luxury on their criminal loot worth £millions meme via The UK Against Hate

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Michael Liebreich @mliebreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Timelapse of the big @pragmacharge.bsky.social hub we built in Valencia - Europe's biggest with 50 bays. Now operating along with a smaller hub in Felixstowe - 48 more hubs to go by 2030. #NoMoreDiesel #TimeToElectrify #ElectricFreight #EuropeRising #PragmaCharge

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#GreenPartyConference #GPC26 Talking #NaturesRights 1.30pm in panel in main hall. If you fancy some pre-reading, here's the second reading debate on my private member's bill hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2026-0...

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Nature’s Rights Bill [HL] - Hansard - UK Parliament

Hansard record of the item : 'Nature’s Rights Bill [HL]' on Friday 3 July 2026.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Police said the bicyclist was not wearing a helmet." Who cares? A bicycle helmet isn't designed to protect cyclists against cars. "At this time, speed, drugs or alcohol do not appear to be contributing factors in the collision, police said." Speed is absolutely a factor, to the 2nd power.

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Bicyclist, 40, dies in collision on Sand Island Access Road | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

A bicyclist died this morning after being struck by a vehicle on Sand Island Access Road near the Keehi Marina Boat Harbor in Kalihi, according to the Honolulu Police Department.

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sort of insane fact about how broken US urban planning is—America now spends more building *just the lights for roads and highways* than on all subways & ground mass transit combined Spending on roadway *pavement* is 18x transit spending

a graph of roadway and mass transit lights

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Like the Institute of Economic Affairs were running events and writing articles advocating against football regulator last year Wonder who paid for these? 😱 iea.org.uk/films/is-a-f...

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Is a football regulator necessary?

Is English football broken? Should government try to fix it? And are any of the proposals in the Fan-Led Review … Continue reading "Is a football regulator necessary?"

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 03/10/2026

More than 20 NHS trusts in England have stopped using Palantir’s waiting list tools, according to FT analysis that casts doubt on widely cited claims about the success of the controversial data project led by the US software giant. as.ft.com/r/6c8844ae-e...

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Over 20 NHS trusts have ditched Palantir waiting-list tools, analysis shows

FT findings prompt fresh probe by statistics regulator into health service claims over controversial data project

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"Earlier this summer mosquitoes capable of transmitting Zika virus and dengue were found breeding in homes in east London" Oh joy! Another perk of global heating www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Worst ever outbreak of bluetongue hits British farms

Climate crisis blamed as virus that originated in Africa spreads to livestock as far north as Aberdeenshire

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 02/10/2026

NYC now requires businesses to make canceling a subscription as easy as signing up 🗽 It's the first U.S. city to implement such a rule “If you can sign up with one click, you can cancel with one click” — Mayor Zohran Mamdani

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#FOTW Daily Post 3 74% of Brits say climate change is important. 62% want the UK among the world's most ambitious. We're not a fringe. We're the majority — we just don't feel like the powerful collective we are. Time to feel it. Please share + tag 2. #TogetherUnstoppable #FateOfTheWorld

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Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is what people who live on the "wrong side" of the A10 have to do to access Cycleway 1. Imagine doing this with a young child on separate bikes (as I often have)! It's not for the fainthearted. Why are you okay with this @willnorman.co.uk @tflondon.bsky.social @mayoroflondon.bsky.social?

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