Ben Pedersen @bpdecaf.bsky.social · 5hmondoweiss.net/2024/12/two-... A powerful and moving exposition of the genocide against the Palestinian people that has been and continues to be at the foundation of the Israeli state.mondoweiss.net 000
Reposted by Ben PedersenArrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 08/10/2026From Alberta’s front lines on Bill 11 in violation of the Canada Health Act, with no federal government intervention. #abpoli #cdnpoli 63623
Ben Pedersen @bpdecaf.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Don’t Sell Off Our Airports to Private Investors. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/dont...actionnetwork.orgDon’t Sell Off Our Airports to Private InvestorsHigher airline ticket prices. Massive job cuts. Eroding safety standards. That’s what airport privatization has meant for travellers and workers everywhere it’s been tried. Selling off our airports an... 000
Reposted by Ben PedersenJonathan Watts @jonathan-watts.bsky.social · 07/10/2026More fire, more crime, more death and a globally important ecosystem driven ever more rapidly towards a point of no return. That’s the prospect for the Amazon rainforest if Flávio Bolsonaro wins Brazil’s election My take www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.comFlávio Bolsonaro’s advance in Brazil’s election is grim jolt for climate campaignersInquest under way into why President Lula’s success in curbing Amazon deforestation has not led to success at polls 12206105
Reposted by Ben PedersenJohn Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 08/10/2026'Technological solutions are often politically attractive because they promise to address #climatechange without requiring changes to how people live and consume [or challenging capitalist profit making].' www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comScientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes needed 022
Reposted by Ben PedersenDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 08/10/2026Maricarmen, the 87-year-old pensioner in Spain whose eviction from her lifelong home sparked nationwide protests, died on Wednesday. “She literally put her body on the line for seven years, which is how long she fought this eviction for,” says Spanish journalist Maria Carrion. 816665
Reposted by Ben PedersenThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 08/10/2026Anne Carson wins Nobel prize in literature 2026theguardian.comAnne Carson wins Nobel prize in literature 2026World’s most prestigious prize for literature goes to Canadian poet known for genre-crossing works including Autobiography of Red The Nobel prize in literature has been awarded to the Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson, the Swedish Academy has announced. The academy cited the author’s “bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature”. Continue reading... 29518
Reposted by Ben PedersenMichael Byron #Fella @michaelby.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Climate Crisis Likely Caused World's Largest Penguin Colony to 'Crash' www.commondreams.org/news/penguin...commondreams.orgClimate Crisis Likely Caused World's Largest Penguin Colony to 'Crash' | Common Dreams"Big Oil is doing everything in its power to turn this beautiful, miraculous world into a wasteland." 41310
Reposted by Ben PedersenJohn Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 08/10/2026'School student leaders are not fooled by the cosmetic concessions, and are showing their confidence by announcing a new day of action, only two days after the previous one.' www.counterfire.org/article/fran...counterfire.orgFrance: State brutality and media lies fail to break students’ resolve as workers mobilise in support of the revoltDespite the barbarous attempts at repressing the student protests, more than a quarter of a million students continue to protest on the streets and from the barricades. 0541151
Reposted by Ben PedersenJohn Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 08/10/2026'The real #climate summit has to be taken to the streets and wherever people dare to name the fossil order creating the climate emergency, which is devastating communities, who have had the least to do with creating problem.' #COP31 www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1464/wo...greenleft.org.auCOP31: A fair, not a climate summitÖnder Algedik argues that COP31 is no longer a climate summit, but a climate-changing summit and increasingly, a climate fair. Its Action Agenda lists 10 themes, from zero waste to electrification, bu... 021
Ben Pedersen @bpdecaf.bsky.social · 08/10/2026davidsuzuki.org/project/yout...davidsuzuki.orgYouth climate lawsuitIn Canada’s first federal youth climate case, La Rose et al. vs. His Majesty the King, 14 youth are asking the Federal Court of Canada to force government to develop an adequate, science-based climate... 000
Reposted by Ben PedersenDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 07/10/2026“Every single aspect of the life of the people of Gaza has changed once and forever,” since October 7, says Akram al-Satarri, a Gaza-based journalist.democracynow.orgThree Years into Genocide, “The IDF Is Still Hunting Gazans”: Palestinian Journalist Akram al-SatarriIn Gaza, October 7, 2023, is viewed as the beginning of the genocide. Over the past three years, Israel killed over 74,000 people, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, but many believe that number i... 210869
Reposted by Ben PedersenExtreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 07/10/2026HISTORIC HEAT IN ECUADOR 39.1C El Coca HOTTEST OCTOBER DAY EVER RECORDED IN ECUADOR Few days after breaking that of September. The records of Hottest September night was broken all 30 days and that of October all 7 days. ABSOLUTE INSANITY 04221
Reposted by Ben PedersenAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 07/10/2026A 44-year-old Palestinian man was killed during Israeli settler assaults on olive harvesters in the West Bank.aljazeera.comPalestinian killed, several wounded in Israeli pogrom in occupied West BankA 44-year-old Palestinian man was killed during Israeli settler assaults on olive harvesters in the West Bank. 10134111
Ben Pedersen @bpdecaf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026www.msf.org/three-years-...msf.orgThree years on: Israel is asphyxiating Gaza and dismantling the means of survival | MSFIn Gaza, Palestine, Israel continues to systematically destroy the conditions people need to survive. 000
Ben Pedersen @bpdecaf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026www.rte.ie/news/europe/...rte.ieEx-EU officials call for sanctions on Israeli E1 projectMore than 500 former EU prime ministers, diplomats and senior officials have called on the bloc to impose sanctions on those involved in a new Israeli settlement construction project in the West Bank ... 000
Ben Pedersen @bpdecaf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The $43B West Coast Money Pit is a disaster for nature and Indigenous rights. We should be investing in renewables, not a dying industry. I signed the petition to stop this pipeline mistake. Join me and take action. 🌊🌳 app.sosha.ai/s/fhlfxYruapp.sosha.aiReject the 35 billion dollar pipeline 000
Reposted by Ben PedersenLeah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026October 4th is the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and gender-diverse people, also known as Sisters in Spirit Day. Please read my full statement here:leahgazan.caMP Gazan Statement on the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Gender-Diverse PeopleMP for Winnipeg Centre 012958
Ben Pedersen @bpdecaf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Germany: Protect the North Sea and its harbour porpoises! actions.eko.org/a/germany-pr...actions.eko.orgGermany: Protect the North Sea and its harbour porpoises!Harbour porpoises are among the smallest marine mammals, once abundant in the North Sea, and recognizable by their cute little squeaks they make when surfacing. They are shy and rely heavily on echolo 000
Ben Pedersen @bpdecaf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026nwmd.social/s/copylink/4...nwmd.socialTell the Minister of Public Safety: Anti-Zionism is Not AntisemitismJoin us in calling on Minister of Public Safety Anandasangaree to affirm that anti-Zionism is a legitimate form of political expression. 000
Reposted by Ben PedersenJohn Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The Hamilton and District Labour Council gives a lead in challenging #Carney's attack on workers' rights. 032
Reposted by Ben PedersenJohn Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026'It is crucial that we do not let Canada redefine antisemitism to silence voices that speak out against #Zionism and the ongoing atrocities being committed under its ideological banner.' actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...actionnetwork.orgTell Canada: Anti-Zionism is not AntisemitismCliquez ici pour une version française de cette campagne. Last week, Public Safety Canada tried to quietly redefine anti-Zionism as antisemitic. This marks the first time the Canadian government has... 073
Reposted by Ben PedersenProf. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 30/09/2026Breaking News! The preliminary Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature anomaly for Sept. 29th came in at 3.18°C above the 1991-2020 baseline. This marks yet another record all-time high and the 123rd consecutive record daily high at 1.1°C above the previous daily record set in 1997. 38792441
Reposted by Ben PedersenPEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Little Marco: "Cuba poses a threat to US national security." Cuba poses no threat to anyone. It has no drones, no missiles, and no nuclear bombs. It's another lie to manufacture unilateral approval for an invasion. The world should imprison these terrorists. #cdnpoli 54396126
Reposted by Ben PedersenAbilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 30/09/202675% of our leading food crops depend on pollinators. No bees = no tomatoes, no beans, no peppers, no mangoes, no coffee. You think food comes from the supermarket. It comes from a bee that just died from insecticide drift. 722995
Reposted by Ben PedersenJenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we acknowledge and reflect on the deep intergenerational harm residential schools have caused to Indigenous families and communities. Art by Elaine Landry #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters #TruthAndReconciliation 3264100
Reposted by Ben PedersenDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 28/09/2026"It’s quite extraordinary the level of duplicity that was going on in order for us to keep selling Israel arms.”democracynow.org“Britain’s Gaza Secrets Exposed”: How U.K. Downplayed Israeli Crimes to Keep Selling WeaponsA new documentary titled Britain’s Gaza Secrets Exposed reveals new details about the U.K. government’s internal response to alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza. Presented by journalist Ramita Navai an... 312382
Reposted by Ben PedersenJohn Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026'New numbers shows women experiencing #homelessness in B.C. rose 46 per cent in five years, to 11,416 in 2024 from 7,848 in 2019. Men identified as homeless rose 30 per cent over the same period.' vancouversun.com/news/nearly-...vancouversun.com'A wake-up call': Nearly twice as many B.C. women facing homelessness, new data showMany people in B.C. are now one paycheque away from needing a housing subsidy, says one service provider. 022
Reposted by Ben PedersenExtreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026EXTRAORDINARY WORLD RECORD AGAIN We are witnessing something crazy with thousands of records smashed allover Asia every day of the month. 47C again in KJWAIT today MINIMUM 34C Kuwait City Port LATEST 34C MINIMUM EVER RECORDED IN NORTHERN HEMISPHERE Worse tomorrow ! 1200100
Reposted by Ben PedersenOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Israel wiped Gaza from the face of the earth. Everyone knew exactly what they were doing! A crime more confessed to as it happened than any other in history. A crime more documented as it happened than any other in history. There are no excuses. None at all 16560340
Reposted by Ben PedersenBen Pedersen @bpdecaf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026🚨The Canadian government wants to make it easier for companies to keep wages low and harder for workers to push back, by weakening the right to strike and collectively bargain. Not on our watch. Send a message to the government now. share.canadianlabour.ca/s/TBg1idgQshare.canadianlabour.caTell the government: Protect our right to strike! 011
Ben Pedersen @bpdecaf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026jacobin.com/2026/09/carn...jacobin.comMark Carney Is Taking Aim at Canada’s Labor MovementMark Carney wants to make Canada a destination for global investment. To this end, his new omnibus bill casts the right to strike as an obstacle to the “national interest” — and organized labor as a b... 000
Reposted by Ben PedersenExtreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026EXTRAORDINARY WORLD CLIMATIC HISTORY REWRITTEN Hundreds of records brutalized with absurde margins allover Africa. 40.2 Cahama 1000m asl ANGOLA SEPTEMBER HOTTEST DAY EVER Min 26.5 Tete MOZAMBIQUE SEPTEMBER HOTTEST NIGHT 32.5 Pamandzi MAYOTTE SEPTEMBER HOTTEST DAY etc.. 03723
Reposted by Ben PedersenAvi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 28/09/2026Rising residential school denialism and anti-Indigenous racism have created an environment where white supremacists feel emboldened to target and intimidate First Nations in their communities. It’s disgusting and completely unacceptable. 6429156
Ben Pedersen @bpdecaf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026🚨The Canadian government wants to make it easier for companies to keep wages low and harder for workers to push back, by weakening the right to strike and collectively bargain. Not on our watch. Send a message to the government now. share.canadianlabour.ca/s/TBg1idgQshare.canadianlabour.caTell the government: Protect our right to strike! 011
Reposted by Ben PedersenJohn Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#AI is on track to become the biggest economic bet in US history, dwarfing investments made to fund other huge US infrastructure projects, such as railroads in the 19th century, the highway system in 20th century and the internet in the 21st century.' thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2026/09/26/a...thenextrecession.wordpress.comAI: the biggest economic bet in US historyThe US economy continues to expand faster than other G7 economies, but the driver is the humungous investment in AI models, data centres and all the AI-related chips and technology. The US co… 022
Reposted by Ben PedersenCatalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Thousands marched in solidarity with Palestine in Liverpool, heading to the Labour Party conference to demand the government implement full sanctions on Israel and stop arming its genocide and apartheid. 11378138
Reposted by Ben PedersenLe Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 27/09/2026Thousands march for climate across France: 'I wish there were more of us, after the summer we've just had'lemonde.frThousands march for climate across France: 'I wish there were more of us, after the summer we've just had'From Bordeaux to Paris, organizers say 120,000 people took part in 260 demonstrations 'for the climate, for life, for peace, for social justice. 452290755
Reposted by Ben PedersenJohn Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 27/09/2026'The estimate of the total amount of rubble in Gaza is 61m tonnes. It is approximately 20 times the amount of rubble generated in all wars across the world over the last 18 years.' #GazaGenocide www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.com61m tonnes of rubble: Gaza aid workers face delicate task of clearing ruins concealing up to 10,000 bodiesRemoval of war debris, in which lives, memories and unexploded Israeli bombs lie buried, is one of largest clearance operations in modern history 053
Reposted by Ben PedersenJohn Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“This was a process that was not forecast, predicted, or included in any assessment of how the #Arctic will change under a warmer climate but we’re seeing it in rivers across the Arctic.” e360.yale.edu/digest/alask...e360.yale.eduAlaska's ‘Rusting’ Waters More Acidic Than Mine Drainage 041
Reposted by Ben PedersenCleanTechnica @cleantechnica.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Op-Ed: How America Is Ceding the Clean Tech Century to China cleantechnica.com/2026/09/26/o...cleantechnica.comOp-Ed: How America Is Ceding the Clean Tech Century to China - CleanTechnicaSupport CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription, on Patreon, or on Stripe. Help us produce all of the high-quality, original content we publish week after week despite the challenges of c... 153
Reposted by Ben PedersenExtreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Europe is living its most extreme heat event in its history with 6 days >40C at the end of September 41,3C yesterday at Seville Thousands of stations up to 5C above their late September records 4000+ stations in Western,Central and Northern Europe will break records next days. 0258144
Reposted by Ben PedersenProf. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 27/09/2026Breaking News! Code: FUBAR!!! The preliminary Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature for September 25th was 29.822°C. This breaks the previous highest temperature ever recorded in the region of 29.815°C, set on November 17th, 2015. The Climate 8-ball is exiting, stage right. 46998478
Ben Pedersen @bpdecaf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Also very telling that Canada and other nations with industries that supply military materiel to Isreal remained in the UN General Assembly Hall during Netanyahu's address. 030
Ben Pedersen @bpdecaf.bsky.social · 26/09/2026action.eko.org/a/minister-f...action.eko.orgMinister Friðriksson: Ban whale hunting - save lives!In just a few weeks, Iceland’s waters will turn deep red with the blood of hundreds of whales -- but we can prevent this bloodbath if Minister of Industries, Hanna Katrín Friðriksson takes immediate a 000
Reposted by Ben PedersenDon Davies @donvdavies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Access to fossil fuels can be weaponized. As Trump's fuel blockade deliberately inflicts a humanitarian crisis in Cuba, the Liberals remain silent. Canada must condemn this cruel and illegal blockade, support the Cuban people, and help build renewable energy security. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTW5...youtube.comDon Davies: Canada must stand with the Cuban people against Trump's cruel and illegal fuel blockadeYouTube video by Don Davies 0288
Reposted by Ben PedersenAbilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Floods don’t ask for your passport. Droughts don’t care about your politics. Heatwaves don’t check your race or income. Climate change is the definition of a global crisis. It will only be solved by global leadership that puts people and planet above short-term politics. Let’s demand it. 32565318
Reposted by Ben PedersenJohn Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 25/09/2026If the relationship between #Zionism and #imperialism is unclear to you, this may help. 2106
Reposted by Ben PedersenRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 25/09/2026When the 75 remaining orcas here are killed for a pipeline and port expansion to the west coast, do the Vancouver Canucks change their logo? Or do we just explain to our grandkids that yeah, we used to have those here, but we killed the amazing, nationally emblematic creatures for short-term cash? 22550151
