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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If the petition to end the Guga hunt gets to 120,000 it will be the 3rd most signed petition in the Scottish Parliament's history.
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Elpis 🦋 @elpisinthejar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"When we plow up sediments or fundamentally alter marine ecosystems, it is not just a matter of a local seafloor disruption. Rather, we may be interfering with processes that store carbon, recycle nutrients and stabilize entire marine food webs."
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Lori 🇺🇦🐸🌊 @coalsmom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Hey remember that cop that shot and killed a bernadoodle wearing a Knicks jersey back in June? Well they sure hope you forgot about it. That's the plan. BIG BIG shock, but no final disciplinary action or criminal charges have been announced yet.
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L.A. sued over police shooting of dog wearing Knicks T-shirt
Attorneys for Marie Marseille filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles seeking damages for what the suit contends was undue use of force in the fatal shooting of her dog, Jameson.
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 28/08/2026
URGENT: Congress is scheduled to vote on a bill next week that could doom critically endangered North Atlantic right #whales to extinction. Fewer than 400 of these whales remain, and entanglement in commercial #fishing gear is one of the leading causes of their deaths. Take action ➡️ bit.ly/4qJ8KM0
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
You can walk into 193 million acres of it tomorrow because somebody a century ago decided it belonged to you. Forty-five million acres of that is on the table right now: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org
Tell Congress: Stop Trump from destroying 45 million acres of our National forests
Contact Congress today!
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Elpis 🦋 @elpisinthejar.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
A petition to stop tech-fascism in Europe (or at least fight back): Every time you open a news site, Google gets paid, but journalism dies. Big Tech’s monopoly is starving newsrooms. The EU can break it up. Tell them: Save journalism, stand up to Big Tech now! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-05...
action.wemove.eu
Break up Big Tech
Share the petition and you'll help multiply the impact of this campaign: Break up Big Tech
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John Vaillant @johnvaillant.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
My latest on the #wildfires burning across the Northern Hemisphere: time.com/article/2026... via TIME
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What Happens When the World is on Fire
"From America to Algeria, dangerous blazes are occurring around the world, giving us a glimpse into an age ablaze," writes John Valliant.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 01/08/2026
The Trump Administration wants to open a sacred site in the Southwest to oil drilling. Some Native New Mexicans ask, how much extraction is enough?
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Trump Wants to Drill a Sacred Native American Site. Can It Be Saved?
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Elpis 🦋 @elpisinthejar.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
You can also watch The Lion King...
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Krasnov 🍃 @greennomad61.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
When seabirds are starving and dropping dead one would think that is a red-flag... Soooooo many red-flags. #ClimateCrisis If wildlife could only shout louder. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Scientists fear seabird die-off as El Niño looms: ‘We don’t know how bad this will get’
Many seabirds are starving to death as a marine heat wave lingers off California and fish seek deeper, cooler waters
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Elpis 🦋 @elpisinthejar.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Stop buying poo coffee
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Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The climate crisis is spiraling out of our control. 1000s of fish washed up dead last summer in the Gulf of Mexico because the water was too hot to hold oxygen. We can't solve this crisis if we keep expanding the problem. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #renewables #go100re
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Elpis 🦋 @elpisinthejar.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Maybe we should stop calling it climate change and call it climate collapse. Could help some finally get the urgency of the matter.
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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.” ― James Baldwin
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 28/04/2026
A majestic grove of 1,000-year-old redwoods in Northern California is facing an imminent threat — and it needs your help. Please take a moment to uge California Governor @governor.ca.gov to save Richardson Grove.⬇️
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Speak Up to Save 1,000-Year-Old Redwoods
A majestic grove of ancient redwoods in California is facing an imminent threat. Will you speak up?
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The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
While Republicans try to destroy everything we love, we’re not just letting it happen. We’re fighting back and resisting every step of the way. Here’s another chance to make your voice heard. Tell Congress to stop Trump‘s dismantling of the US Forest service.
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service
Contact Congress today!
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Elpis 🦋 @elpisinthejar.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
"Too often, biodiversity is seen as a 'nice-to-have' luxury that takes second place to so-called 'real-world' concerns about the economy and human development. We show that this is a fundamental misunderstanding of reality."
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
As already warm cities become more and more vulnerable to extreme heat events, or just the “new normal” of hotter and hotter cities every day, here’s just one more reason why more street trees and other greenery are good for streets & cities. It’s just common sense, really. Cooler, cleaner, better.
Graphic showing that streets without trees can be as high temperature as 36, 50 or 50°C, whereas similar streets with trees can be 18, 20 or 26°C
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barkman1.bsky.social @barkman1.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Norway just raised its 2026 whaling quota to 1,641 minke whales. The global moratorium has been in place since 1986, yet the killing continues. Speak out and demand that Norway end commercial whaling now. #StopWhaling #ProtectWhales #OceanConservation bit.ly/3OW9KO7
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Norway’s Bloody Whaling Quota Climbs to 1,641 Minke Whales
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Eliza @artbyeliza.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
For ppl who aren't aware: Old temperate forests are insanely rare nowadays and extremely important ecosystems lost forever once cut. They're not just "old trees" but intricate networks of trees, fungi and all kinds of living creatures. You CANNOT replant this!! Once it's gone it's lost FOREVER!!!
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 10/02/2026
Bolivia created four protected areas spanning 907,000+ hectares, strengthening wildlife corridors across the Amazon and Andes while supporting forest-based livelihoods. With national protections slowing, local governments are stepping in.
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Bolivia Indigenous communities, local gov’ts help protect nearly 1 million hectares
Bolivia has added nearly a million hectares to its protected areas over the last several months, an effort by local governments to link Indigenous territories with nearby national parks and…
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
The government’s new Planning Bill is nothing short of a death sentence for badgers. 👉 If this Bill passes, developers will have the legal power to kill badgers if they’re seen as an obstacle to building projects. 📢 Use our quick tool to email your MP: protectthewild.org.uk/stop-the-pla...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/
Map of Sinclair stations
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Elpis 🦋 @elpisinthejar.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
The horrors of a sanctuary turned into total hell for those very beings it's supposed to protect!
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
‘When the forests burn, the sickness comes’: how protecting trees shields millions from disease. The opposite of a mere 'luxury', nature is our life support system. It is our *everything*. share.google/a59BOAri2fuE...
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‘When the forests burn, the sickness comes’: how protecting trees shields millions from disease
Preserving the Amazonian rainforest keeps communities safe from the health risks of wildfires and deforestation, research has found
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
I’m tired of being pitted against my neighbor. I’m tired of being told to hate my neighbor. People across the political spectrum are hungry for a new kind of politics.
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Elpis 🦋 @elpisinthejar.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
When some can't stand the truth of their own acts and decisions...
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ajceol.bsky.social @ajceol.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
🚨 The EU is trying to quietly weaken nature laws during summer break. We have 10 days to stop this. Don't let them destroy our forests, rivers & wildlife in silence. #HandsOffNature www.wwf.eu/campaigns/it...
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#ItsOurNature
#ItsOurNature
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 03/09/2025
Don't let them destroy our last wild forests. Did you know that the Trump administration is threatening protections for nearly 60 million acres of our wildest forests?
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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
In addition, all the big box stores start stocking plants even in areas that are still freezing at night. I usually go in before a freeze to rescue some of the doomed flowers and vegetables. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Frustrated Home Depot employee shares photo of countless carts full of gardening products wasted for no good reason: 'Not our call'
"I just think what could have happened if we donated it..."
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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
"Before it dies, a 500-yr old Douglas-fir will send its storehouse of chemicals down into roots & thru fungal partners, donating its riches to the community in a last will & testament. We might well call these ancient benefactors giving trees." ~Richard Powers #ThickTrunkTuesday
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Robb Edwards 🌱 @robedwards1.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
#VegetationManagement plan for 39,300 acres of Marin County coastline will kill thousands of trees & tens of thousands of shrubs, leaving forests less healthy & more wildfire prone. Instead, spend $$ on home hardening @MarinWildfire bit.ly/474WLk4
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Wild Animals Are In Immediate Danger: Stop Marin County’s 39,000-Acre Plan to Destroy Forests!
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Courtney 💙💀 - Arashi Creations ⛓️🧶 & Story Hearts of Fluff 🐕🐈‍⬛ @courtneystory.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
"...the remaining parcel contains coastal marsh habitat used by several endangered or threatened bird species...Development would not only destroy these habitats, but also introduce new stressors such as lighting, chemical runoff..." www.chron.com/life/wildlif...
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Texas bird sanctuary faces development unless $3M is raised
The sanctuary supports more than 300 bird species from around the world.
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Elpis 🦋 @elpisinthejar.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
We need leaders who understand that when fascism comes knocking, you don't politely ask it to leave. You bar the door. You sound the alarm. You fight with everything you have. - Christopher Bouzy www.newsweek.com/house-fire-d...
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The House Is on Fire and Democrats Are Debating Paint Colors | Opinion
The house is on fire, and Democratic leadership is debating what color to paint the kitchen. Either grab a hose or get out of the way because if we lose this fight, there won't be a democracy left to ...
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Elpis 🦋 @elpisinthejar.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
No seat uncontested.
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Robb Edwards 🌱 @robedwards1.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Bogong moths migrate up to 1,000 km using celestial navigation and the Earth's magnetic field phys.org/news/2025-08... via @physorg_com
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Bogong moths migrate up to 1,000 km using celestial navigation and the Earth's magnetic field
Imagine traveling to a new and distant place using only your senses to guide you.
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Do you think this planning bill is worth it? This government is selling out our nature and wildlife to benefit wealthy property developers. We were promised change with Labour. Sign our petition to scrap the destructive Planning and Infrastructure Bill 👇 protectthewild.org.uk/planningbill...
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Elpis 🦋 @elpisinthejar.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
The people are what matter to government, and a government should aim to give all the people under its jurisdiction the best possible life. - Frances Perkins FP had recognized America was built on care for one another, not on mythical rugged individualism.
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Every new home without a nest brick is a death sentence for swifts. Sign our petition to mandate swift bricks in every new home 👇 protectthewild.org.uk/swift-bricks...
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Elpis 🦋 @elpisinthejar.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
This life is after all a miracle and we ought to pay fierce attention every moment, as much as possible. - Brian Doyle www.themarginalian.org/2024/11/24/b...
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How to Live a Miraculous Life: Brian Doyle on Love, Humility, and the Quiet Grace of the Possible
Suppose we agree that we are here to love anyway — to love even though the work is almost unbearably difficult, even though we know that everything alive is dying, that everything beautiful i…
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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 07/08/2025
« Nous sommes beaucoup trop pressés de confier à l’IA la gestion du monde au lieu de mesurer ses limites »
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« Nous sommes beaucoup trop pressés de confier à l’IA la gestion du monde au lieu de mesurer ses limites »
L’historien des médias Jérôme Bourdon rappelle, dans une tribune au « Monde », que l’intelligence artificielle s’inscrit dans une longue histoire humaine et se demande si cette révolution technologique n’est pas en passe de devenir une nouvelle religion.
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Elpis 🦋 @elpisinthejar.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
"Yours may be the voice that is needed; no action is considered small when it is offered in kindness, humility and genuine desire to better the lives of others."
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Elpis 🦋 @elpisinthejar.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
The angels of the deep are falling silent... 🐋
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 18/07/2025
make art! if it's the end of the world, you might as well make art! if it's not the end of the world, then the future will be better because people made art right now!
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Elpis 🦋 @elpisinthejar.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." Aesop
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NateintheWild @nateinthewild.com · 12/07/2025
Protect America's Wild Spaces
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Elpis 🦋 @elpisinthejar.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
"Insects are the unsung heroes that underpin ecosystems across the globe." Without them, the world collapses, us along with them.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
This is really really bad
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Elpis 🦋 @elpisinthejar.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
World heats up ➡️ winds change ➡️ fewer sunlight reflective clouds form ➡️ world heats up even more
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Great news this week: A heinous, aggressive mining company that pushed for years to mine hundreds of acres right next to one of our national treasures, the Okefenokee Swamp, has been defeated. It looked like they'd win, but citizen and eco org action resulted, finally, in the company backing off.
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