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Antje Otto

@angie0.bsky.social
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PhD Candidate postgrowth & business, nature enthusiast & explorer, German in Northern Ireland

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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The Economists have spoken. Poverty is manufactured embedded in a socially and ecologically unsustainable economic system. More than 550 signatories to date call on governments to adopt indicators beyond economic growth to enable human and environmental flourishing to dismantle poverty.
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Cllr Brian Smyth @briansmyth99.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
chuffed.org/project/1854... Anaka Women's Collective are raising funds to support people who have been attacked, displaced and traumatised in racist attacks in Belfast. Every penny raised will go to transport, emergency accommodation and urgent supplies for families. If you can help, please do.
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Support people and groups impacted by racist attacks
We are raising funds to support people who have been attacked, displaced and traumatised in racist attacks in Belfast.
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
How we ought to evaluate company performance 👇 #beyondpounds #integratedvalue #netpositive #socialvalue #environmentalvalue
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 14/05/2026
The Conservatives’ Alternative King’s Speech claimed the welfare bill is higher than income tax receipts “for the first time ever”. We’ve heard this a few times recently, but it’s not true. Welfare spending (including pensions) has been higher for years.
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Welfare payments have not exceeded income tax ‘for the first time ever’ – Full Fact
Welfare spending, which includes state pensions, has been higher than income tax for at least 13 years, contrary to a claim in the Conservatives’ Alternative King’s Speech.
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I still don’t understand why Belfast remains so poorly developed in walking & cycling infrastructure. With the vast longterm benefits, surely there must be a solid business case for investment.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Do you think she realizes what she just typed?
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Rewild Scotland @rewildscotland.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Landscape ecological restoration. It can be done but we need to get a move on. This is Carrifran where the sheep were removed to allow this native woodland to take over.
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
One of my most influential academics has this to say 👇
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Ask a techbro to make a business case for AI energy consumption: you’ll get an energy consumption equation from a hypothesis that human intelligence is the result of food intake. Alrighty Sam, you absolutely must eat for a good few more years. (… and the comments are priceless)
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Despite sustainble developm. & green growth efforts, the research indicates fossil fuel combustion, industrial activ., land-use change & deforestation, are major force behind accelerating climate change. In 2024, global energy-related CO2 emissions rose by 0.8%. Can we afford more economic growth?
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
The power of money
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The Ecologist @theecologist.org · 03/02/2026
Britain is the world’s worst offender for letting fossil fuel companies drill in protected areas.
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Protected areas oil exploration 'shocking, irresponsible'
Britain is world’s worst offender for letting fossil fuel companies drill in protected areas.
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Imagine what life would be like if…
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Wow …
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Who needs science? 🤷‍♀️ Who needs health science? Who needs Disease control & prevention or food and drug administration research? We live in desperate times.
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
As a wee side note, UK govt published this today.
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
This map shows the number of dentists per 10,000 residents in Europe. The stereotype of British people having bad teeth is mirrored in the low number of dentists per capita. Is there a stereotype regarding Swedish teeth?! HT @Maps_interlude
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
So today I found out that my TED talk ‘This is What a Digital Coup Looks Like’ was TED’s most watched talk of the year. It’s sort of amazing & terrifying. Because this *is* what a digital coup looks like. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
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This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED
YouTube video by TED
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
So I have come across this site with alternative digital service providers in Europe: european-alternatives.eu/de but naturally it doesn’t include brexitland. Is there something similar out there promoting #digitalsovereignity for UK
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European Alternatives
Wir helfen Ihnen bei der Suche nach europäischen Alternativen für digitale Dienstleistungen und Produkte, wie Cloud-Dienste und SaaS-Produkte.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
“Over nine months, Sky News’ Data and Forensics team investigated whether X’s algorithms amplify right-wing and extreme content. Their findings were clear: Elon Musk’s X is boosting right-wing and extreme content, as well as politicians Musk favours.”
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The X Effect and the dangers of social media bias
Sky News' investigation The X Effect has exposed a right-wing bias in X's algorithm, which boosts extreme content over left-wing voices
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Death toll soars in Gaza, ministry reports 69,785 killed - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/liv…
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Death toll soars in Gaza, ministry reports 69,785 killed
<article data-history-node-id="431966" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/death-toll-soars-gaza-ministry-reports-69785-killed" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/death-toll-soars-gaza-ministry-reports-69785-killed" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Death toll soars in Gaza, ministry reports 69,785 killed</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Death toll in Gaza since the start of Israel's genocidal war on 7 October 2023 has risen to 69,785, as&nbsp;170,965 others have been wounded, Gaza's health ministry said on Wednesday.&nbsp;</p> <p>The ministry said that&nbsp;scores of&nbsp;victims remain under the rubble and on the roads, as ambulance and civil defence teams are still unable to reach them.</p> <p>At least 357 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire was declared on 10 October, the ministry said in a statement on Telegram.&nbsp;</p> <p>During the same period,&nbsp;596 bodies have been recovered.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Lemmings come to mind
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a group of people are jumping off a cliff into a body of water
ALT: a group of people are jumping off a cliff into a body of water
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Let that sink in, we are talking about education providers which are in essence public service providers. So shrinking public sector services is very much on the agenda, underinvesting/underfunding education service in my book does nothing to the so desperately pursued policy on 'economic growth'
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
How is this not the top story on every news bulletin? This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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More then 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care
Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central government
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 19/11/2025
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
🔴Dominic Cummings Lobbied Officials to Hand ‘Test and Trace’ Contracts to Palantir After Secret Meeting With Peter Thiel Exclusive: Boris Johnson’s advisor pushed for contracts to be handed to companies run by Trump-supporting tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Larry Ellison
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Dominic Cummings Lobbied Officials to Hand 'Test and Trace' Contracts to Palantir After Secret Meeting With Peter Thiel
Exclusive: Boris Johnson's senior advisor pushed for Covid contracts to be handed to companies run by Trump-supporting tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Larry Ellison
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Most effective land use, particularly useful for Southern Europe experiencing extreme heat and draughts.
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
@profjohnbarry.bsky.social
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
A German word of wisdom: “Papier ist gedultig”, meaning as much as promises written on paper don’t mean much in themselves. Consumers better not take company promises at face value when actions are in contradiction of commitments. It’s the design/implementation gap also referred to as #greenwashing
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
The most dangerous people are the people you can't reason with.
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
What looks like sci-fi but also highly likely? The dark triad, power that comes with extreme wealth, undermining democracy and an unfair economic system which needs inequality to thrive will be our undoing, unless... Luke Kemp writes: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Yeah, let’s have some more of this. I would go further and ban advertising altogether.
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Some hopeful news from across the pond.
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Dr Tom Harris @drtomharris.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
The 2024 Planetary Boundaries report showed 6/9 boundaries breached with the 7th, Ocean Acidification, in danger. A new study shows that this too has now been crossed. The implications are huge! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #climatechange #oceanacidification #planetaryboundaries #oceans
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Ocean Acidification: Another Planetary Boundary Crossed
In this study, employing a detailed analysis of ocean carbonate system observations, models and biological assessments, we demonstrate that by year 2020, the average global ocean conditions had alrea...
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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 05/06/2025
🫁 Cleaner air ➡️ longer lives A new study models air pollution deaths across 1,366 European regions under five climate scenarios. Ambitious climate action could cut deaths from 315,000 to just 67,000/year by 2100. Weak action? Still 279,000. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s414... #SciComm #AirQuality 🧪
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High resolution assessment of air quality and health in Europe under different climate mitigation scenarios - Nature Communications
This study quantifies premature mortality from air pollution in 1366 regions of Europe for different scenarios, finding that the share of the European population meeting WHO guideline value for PM2.5 ...
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tejparikh.ft.com @tejparikh.ft.com · 01/06/2025
Check out the latest edition of my @financialtimes.com newsletter. (1/2) The UK doesn't have a "productivity puzzle". Its problem is policymaking: on.ft.com/4kifegH
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
A sobering look at some key #climate indicators from last year - CO2 Emissions in 2024 - Record High Coal - Record High Gas - Record High Oil - Record High (tied 2019) 🧵1/9 www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-glo...
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
When you miss to look at the bigger picture, or is it to stop Reform UK to make gains amongst voters? Foolish regardless
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Another brexit benefit, NI has been banking on tourism related economic growth
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work #AcademicSky #EduSky
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X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research
Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Follow the money …
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 07/04/2025
🚨NEW🚨 Wes Streeting has bagged another £58,000 from sources connected to the private health sector since taking over at the health department. 👀 But what do his backers expect in return? goodlawproject.org/health-secre...
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Health secretary keeps taking donations linked to private health | Good Law Project
Wes Streeting has bagged another £58,000 from sources connected to the private health sector since taking over at the health department. But what do his backers expect in return?
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
This is why #degrowth is a political project
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
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Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Help me make it sense
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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
‘Phonetic overlap’ sounds like satire to me.
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
This a worrying account on restrictions imposed on scientific research: "words that must not be used include bias, biased, women or female, and it’s impossible to see how scientifically valid research can be conducted without these words"
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
I think that's an ok'ish wishlist
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Antje Otto @angie0.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
I am intrigued and want to hear from the 29%.
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