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Dorothy Stein

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climate, environment, tech, data. Editor, journalist @salamandernews.org independent news for Lewisham, SE London. London's only local news co-op. Views my own ..

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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Navi Pillay, Former U.N. Human Rights Commissioner. Is Awarded Nobel Peace Prize. A South African lawyer, she led investigation that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
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Nobel Peace Prize Live Updates: Navi Pillay, Human Rights Lawyer, Wins
Ms. Pillay has served as a judge in her native South Africa and on international courts investigating war crimes. She led a U.N. panel that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palest...
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 04/08/2026
Hungary's Paks nuclear plant is close to complete shutdown due to low water levels on the Danube The river just hit the lowest level in more than a century, amid an ongoing European drought and heatwave
The Danube in Hungary just hit its lowest level in more than a century, forcing the Paks nuclear plant to run at 10% capacity. Water level at Paks, cm relative to average shows historic fluctuations reaching a record low of -327.9 cm. Source: Hungarian National Directorate General of Water Management. - (alt text generated by Google Gemini)
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Heatwaves expose nuclear power’s water risk As river levels drop in heatwaves, many nuclear plants can't cool or discharge water so are facing reduced output or shutdown across Europe www.energylivenews.com/2026/08/03/h...
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Heatwaves expose nuclear power’s water risk - Energy Live News
As river levels drop in heatwaves, many nuclear plants can't cool or discharge water so are facing reduced output or shutdown across Europe
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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
We are in the third drought in five years. We have the National Trust and NFU - those radical types - sounding the alarm on unprecedented temperatures. But so little from any single figure in politics talking about the climate crisis.
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 25/07/2026
You see this frontpage and do genuinely wonder what on earth the conversation must have been between the senior editors when they were laying it out...
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Holiday in the climate emergency. No that’s not AI or edited, just a snapshot I just took with my phone on Lacanau beach in France. What future will this boy grow up in? It is in our hands, but time is running out.
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A joint statement by Israeli NGOs, Friday 24 July: ‘Urgent call to the international community to take immediate action to stop Israel's violence and prevent pogroms by settler militias and the Israeli army across the West Bank. 🧵
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Here's Andy Burnham committing to a fossil fuel phase out and the @fossiltreaty.bsky.social last year. The science is extremely clear, we already have far more fossil fuels than can be burned if we are to stay within the Paris #climate targets & prevent catastrophic warming.
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Absolutely wild. Read that again: the *actual* costs of *just wildfire smoke* are higher than the currently projected costs of *all climate impacts combined*.
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
"An end to UK exploration would send a clear signal to investors and consumers that the UK is committed to the 1.5°C global temperature goal. That would also help the UK in its diplomatic efforts to strengthen #climate ambition internationally." - @thecccuk.bsky.social #AndyDon'tBurn'Em
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Letter: Climate Compatibility of New Oil and Gas Fields - Climate Change Committee
This is a letter to the Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP in connection with the ongoing consultation on the proposed Climate Compatibility Checkpoint for oil and gas licensing in the North Sea.
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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The actions Starmer said Israel had "the right" to take are precisely those cited by the ICC when issuing Netanyahu's arrest warrant "depriv[ing] the civilian population of objects indispensable to their survival, including ... water, ... and electricity" www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...
The Chamber considered that there are reasonable grounds to believe that both individuals intentionally and knowingly deprived the civilian population in Gaza of objects indispensable to their survival, including food, water, and medicine and medical supplies, as well as fuel and electricity, from at least 8 October 2023 to 20 May 2024. This finding is based on the role of Mr Netanyahu and Mr Gallant in impeding humanitarian aid in violation of international humanitarian law and their failure to facilitate relief by all means at its disposal. The Chamber found that their conduct led to the disruption of the ability of humanitarian organisations to provide food and other essential goods to the population in need in Gaza. The aforementioned restrictions together with cutting off electricity and reducing fuel supply also had a severe impact on the availability of water in Gaza and the ability of hospitals to provide medical care.

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The Chamber therefore found reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Netanyahu and Mr Gallant bear criminal responsibility for the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare.
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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
For those of us who see Palestinians as human beings, this was Starmer's defining moment. It is not sustainable to behave in this way while leading the nominally progressive party in a two party system. Starmer's unpopularity is not one of life's great mysteries. www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8_s...
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Keir Starmer denies saying Israel 'has the right' to withhold water and power from citizens in Gaza
YouTube video by LBC
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Electric technology now ready for widespread take-up and offers efficiencies three to five times greater than their fossil fuel counterparts. Global switch to electrification would halve energy demand. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Can we electrify the world? Ambition moves from nerdish backwater to centre stage
Apart from effort to electrify, there were geopolitical tensions around climate science and the 1.5C goal at pre-Cop31 climate talks
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The EU prepares to rewrite its key law protecting rivers, groundwater + wetlands. The Commission says it's to remove 'bottlenecks' slowing critical minerals mining. Campaigners say the EU has "not presented a shred of evidence" water protections cause 'bottlenecks': share.google/GUSJwy4eJPkh...
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‘It’s Russian roulette’: alarm as Europe backs critical minerals mines in water-stressed regions
Exclusive: European Commission planning to rewrite key law to allow water-intensive mines in regions suffering from drought
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Dr Pete Knapp @peteknapp.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The new Director-General of the BBC (ex Google operations boss) guts some of the cheapest and best programmes on the World Service The Inquiry and the Fifth Floor both platformed Africans affected by Ebola, in ways we just DON’T HEAR OTHERWISE They are excellent and the BBC will can them. Tragic.
The Inquiry https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct98prThe Fifth Floor: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0nrp4ns
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 14/06/2026
We spoke to one young family this weekend, who have a six month old. They live in one room. They are limited in the work they can do. They get £50 total a week and £30 goes on baby foid. They have a bed and two chairs. No toys. Nothing.
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Dorothy Stein @dorothystein.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival
Global report provides an alternative to climate breakdown, political extremism and economic tensions
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World Inequality Lab @wid.world · 04/06/2026
Our interactive tool allows you to visualize and test the Distributional Pathways and Climate Scenarios of the Global Justice Project 👉 globaljusticeproject.wid.world/scenario-exp...
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World Inequality Lab @wid.world · 04/06/2026
Today we are launching the Global Justice Project. This is the result of two years of research involving more than 40 contributors from around the world. We propose a path to €5,000-a-month average incomes for all countries within +1.8°C of warming. 👇👇👇 globaljusticeproject.wid.world
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Global Justice Project
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KARIN TEARLE @karinlt.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
“An issue for today, not tomorrow”. #ClimateEmergency @cprelondon.bsky.social
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Dorothy Stein @dorothystein.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
thanks @cleanairlondon.bsky.social for picking up on rising ozone levels
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 21/05/2026
We will keep fighting for trans inclusion. The legal battle continues. Support our appeal 👇 goodlaw.social/25wp
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Help us appeal the High Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 14/05/2026
incredible and shameful there isn’t international condemnation of the united states for collective punishment of 10 million people
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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
What's wild about this story is that we've all seen countless videos of Israeli settlers terrorising and abusing Palestinians in the West Bank, in scenes even more horrifying than this, but with zero outrage from Western media and zero consequences for the perpetrators.
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This is insane. This is the government’s “independent” advisor on antisemitism. He sees four antisemitic cartoons targeting Zack Polanski. His response? To demand an end to the antisemitic targeting of Polanski? No. It’s to attack the Green Party.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Labour have been accused of using the same playbook of 'demonisation and vilification' they used on Jeremy Corbyn to put pressure on Green Party leader Zack Polanski as he increasingly looks like a challenger to Keir Starmer's leadership Read our analysis: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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Dorothy Stein @dorothystein.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Progressive Judaism movement represents around 1/3 of synagogues in the UK www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Israel’s direction poses ‘existential threat’ to Judaism, UK’s leading progressive rabbis warn
Rabbis Charley Baginsky and Josh Levy say criticising Israeli government is not disloyalty but a Jewish obligation
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Dorothy Stein @dorothystein.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
UK has more government restrictions on academic freedom than all its European neighbours
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Natasha Walter @natashawalter.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I’ve been hearing so much anger and disappointment from frontline workers about the BBC investigation into fraudulent asylum claims. One of the most damning responses has come from one of the experts they interviewed, solicitor Ana Gonzalez. It’s really worth reading her response in full:
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John Marsham @johnmarsham.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
And, despite being briefly on Radio-4 Today programme, new news on AMOC risk is not even on BBC news climate tab (which is no longer a visible tab by default). The ultra rich have their ways to influence the BBC
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Mike Murphy @mjamurphy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Frontlines of the climate crisis: 1 in 3 people in Somalia face severe food insecurity. Repeated droughts, harvest failures and livestock losses are fueling conflict and displacement, while food and energy prices surge.
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More than 6 million Somalis face hunger amid climate shocks and conflict
Drought, failed rains, and conflict drive 6.5 million Somalis into hunger; children face acute malnutrition risks.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Beggars belief that Met Police is in talks with #Palantir about giving them access to highly sensitive data, when there’s already such concern over its links with ICE & Israeli military. Palantir already has UK contracts worth over £500m, incl. with NHS. We should be scrapping them not signing more
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Met police in talks to buy Palantir AI tech for use in criminal investigations
Exclusive: Internal concerns over allowing US firm linked to ICE and Israeli military to process highly sensitive data
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Dorothy Stein @dorothystein.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Unicef - yes Unicef - pauses operations in north Gaza Strip after contractors killed. The Israeli military killed two Unicef-contracted truck drivers at a water point in the northern Gaza strip.
Unicef pauses operations in north Gaza Strip after contractors killed.
The Israeli military killed two Unicef-contracted truck drivers at a water point in the northern Gaza strip, forcing the UN agency to suspend its operations in the area, Unicef said.

Two other people were also injured in the attack that occurred at the Mansoura water-filling point in Gaza City, Unicef said in a statement.

Unicef said the point is being used multiple times a day to provide hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza City with clean water from the Mekorot water supply line.

The agency said it suspended onsite activities until security conditions in the area are restored.
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Media Tell The Truth @mediatellthetruth.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Has any media besides @theguardian.com even covered this horrifying news?
The Guardian:
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Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought
Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas
Damian Carrington Environment editor
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Dorothy Stein @dorothystein.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
BBC so are you going to cover this?
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought - Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas #AMOC #climatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought
Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas
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Dorothy Stein @dorothystein.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
It fought section 28 but couldn't survive today's hostile funding environment @consortium.lgbt
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Abu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
People need to understand how bad, how devastating, how unjustified Israel’s bombardment of Beirut is — it’s not just yet another of the strikes that have become routinized. Catastrophic civilian harm and human suffering that simply must not be shrugged off as normal and forgotten. Stop the madness.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Where to find the words anymore? What to say when Israel continues to behave like this? And no condemnation at all from the UK Government. They carry on business as usual as if Israel aren't carrying out genocides in both Gaza and Lebanon. aje.news/jf7llm
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At least 254 killed in Israel’s devastating attacks across Lebanon
Israel carries out 100 strikes across Lebanon in 10 minutes, health minister says hospitals overwhelmed with victims.
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
We’re, literally, cooking the planet. 👇🏼
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Baby supplies and canned food among the ruins left behind by Israeli airstrikes in Beirut Israel wants you all to believe this is Hezbollah
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Cornish Mazraa Beirut just now. Israel is bombing throughout Lebanon
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
It's now been 3 hours since our supposed "ally" Donald Trump threatened genocide on a country of 93 million people. We've had absolutely nothing from the UK government. This doesn't come in a vacuum either - every day the US & Israel have been murdering innocent people.
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Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Zack Polanski says UK must 'immediately' withdraw all military support it's giving to US given Trump's latest threats - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Starmer warned he could make UK ‘accomplice to war crimes’ by allowing US to use British airbases – UK politics live
Lib Dems’ Ed Davey and Green leader Zack Polanski say use of UK bases for US operations in Iran should stop urgently
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AL @seriouscynic.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Israel destroyed 17 cameras monitoring UN peacekeeping facilities in Naqoura yesterday
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Israeli soldiers have destroyed all security cameras facing the Naqoura headquarters of the UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, the spokesperson for the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Kandice Ardiel, said on Saturday.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Yes, and I suspect part of this is to stop people like us looking at whats being blown up.
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
“That the universal credit cut will affect new claimants says the quiet part out loud: anyone can become disabled or ill. And every time governments slash the safety net, we can’t know if it’ll be us, a loved one or stranger who will fall through it.” Today’s col www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Next week’s disability cuts will make people destitute – and you might not understand how bad they are until it’s too late | Frances Ryan
If new claimants don’t meet strict criteria, they’ll lose half of the health element of universal credit. Don’t ignore that: in life’s lottery, that could easily be you, says Guardian columnist France...
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