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Granny’sGreenhouse

@joinedupthinker.bsky.social
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Older, possibly wiser and definitely totally disillusioned about the willingness of those in power to believe science and act to protect our beautiful earth. Gardener, singer, activist.

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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 18h
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Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare. Eco-Socialist. Pro-🇵🇸 @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 9h
“Israel has no right to exist. That’s the position in international law. It has nothing to do with hatred of Israel or antisemitism”. In fact, no state – none – has a “right” to exist! jonathancook.substack.com/p/no-state-h...
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No state has a ‘right’ to exist – least of all an apartheid, genocidal state like Israel
After the Greens passed a motion declaring ‘Zionism is racism’, every establishment journalist is suddenly playing dumb about the most elementary of issues in international law
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The planet isn't "dying" of natural causes. Forests don't just disappear. They are logged. Oceans don't just choke. They are polluted. Rivers don't just dry up. They are diverted. This is not a tragedy. It's ecocide. And ecocide should be a crime. #StopEcocide
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "people are disgusted & appalled by the genocide in Gaza, & I think what people want to see, & the Green Party are absolutely unified for.. a 2 way arms embargo on Israel, an end of sharing intel, & boycott divestment & sanctions. We need to end the genocide"
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
BREAKING: We accept Ed Miliband’s Pizza Express invitation. Writing on behalf of Defend Our Juries, Margaret Owen OBE and Jonathon Porritt CBE, both arrested under the Terrorism Act outside @labouruk.bsky.social conference, accept the offer to meet. Read in full: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
JUST LAUNCHED: Amnesty International UK’s NEW DOCUMENTARY explores the recent crackdown on protesting in Britain 🪧 The Fight to be Heard charts the growing pressures facing protesters in the UK. Watch the full film at the link below 👀
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The wealth of the richest 0.1 percent of Americans has more than doubled since 2019. If that doesn't convince you we need a wealth tax, renowned economist Gabriel Zucman will. Watch.
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How to Actually Tax Extreme Wealth (ft. Gabriel Zucman)
Billionaires want you to believe taxing their extreme wealth is too radical and that it can’t be done.Baloney.Economist
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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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Red Hot World @redhotworld.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
12,000 volunteers in Berlin now help water the city's trees, using an open-source map that shows which of 900,000+ are thirsty. Potsdam, Leipzig, Magdeburg and a Paris arrondissement have copied the code. The city can't keep up, so neighbours step in and make friends along the way.
two women water a tree in Berlin
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Flying is officially on course to account for *almost all* the UK's carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Heathrow expansion alone would cause more carbon emissions by 2054 than *any other sector of the economy*. So why is it being contemplated? My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot
A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A message for Andy Burnham from Rob Del Naja (Massive Attack), Huda Ammori (Co-Founder, Palestine Action), and Michael Mansfield KC. Deproscribe Palestine Action. www.wedonotcomply.org
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Anyone who believes this bunch of con artists represents their interests is either a billionaire or seriously misinformed. leftfootforward.org/2026/09/outr...
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Outrage as Reform-run council votes to shut 10 nurseries
Members of the public shouted “you should be ashamed” as Reform councillors approved the plans
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.
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Granny’sGreenhouse @joinedupthinker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Data centres are springing up everywhere, using massive amounts of energy and water. I’ve signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition calling for a pause on new data centres until the government gets a grip on the situation. Will you join me? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/put...
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Stop data centres draining our precious resources
Add my name Data centres are springing up all over the UK – using massive amounts of electricity and, in many cases, huge amounts of water. The UK is already facing water shortages, high energy demand...
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Spycops Could Be Authorised to Have Sex With Palestine Action Activists, Says Ex-Special Branch Chief “I’m using existing examples which we have seen reported recently, or fairly recently, as the kinds of things which might justify that authorisation,” novaramedia.com/2026/09/17/s...
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Spycops Could Be Authorised to Have Sex With Palestine Action Activists, Says Ex-Special Branch Chief
A former spycop who once led the Met’s special branch said undercover officers could be authorised to have sex with direct actionists they are spying on.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
ISRAELI GOVERNMENT LETTER LEAKED Israel are threatening to ban from entering the country individuals associated with 11 British groups including Palestine Action, Oxfam, Save the Children, Medical Aid for Palestinians, and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. 🧵1/5
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Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare. Eco-Socialist. Pro-🇵🇸 @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Have we come to a “South Africa Moment”? Artists deciding that accepting the money and carrying on as usual has become morally unacceptable 3 years into a Gaza Genocide. youtu.be/PRHZS5KgTAM?...
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Ed Sheeran backlash: Artists defy Zionist billionaire censorship, with Ali Abunimah
YouTube video by The Electronic Intifada
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
CHILDREN OF GAZA TO MACKLEMORE: “We know they tried to silence you. Thank you for supporting us and standing with Palestine.”
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Media Revolution @media-revolution.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Real change starts with reclaiming the narrative. ✍️🗣️ On Tuesday, 8th September at 19:00, leaders from the frontline of media ethics will come together in a panel to discuss how we turn petitions and campaigns into people power. With ethical media needed now more than ever... 🧵
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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A corporate death penalty is a legal process that forces a corporation to dissolve or cease to exist.
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Bring back the corporate death penalty
We have a mechanism to punish corporations that harm us. We should use it
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
BREAKING: local people display jury equity signs outside the trial of ‘the Teledyne 3’ at Liverpool Crown Court Jurors have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to their conscience.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
BREAKING WINDOWS IS NOT TERRORISM 5 people may be sentenced for terrorism tomorrow for taking action with Palestine Action in 2024, despite being charged and convicted for criminal damage. This is an abuse of democracy. Defend our rights and freedoms: wedonotcomply.org
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Government says they're focused on "providing stability" through oil and gas. An absolute dereliction of first duty to keep us safe. It won't boost the economy for the people but further obscene profits for fossil fuel companies & their shareholders. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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PM faces pressure as Jackdaw licence consultation closes
A consultation on Jackdaw, a gas field 150 miles east of Aberdeen, will close on Monday.
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#CarbonReckoning (Andrew Boswell) @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
#Miliband shows he means business but ... NEEDS legal action to make it happen The #CarbonReckoning legal project seeks a legal review of how the UK Govt sets climate policy - for science and international law reasons - read more and support us here www.crowdjustice.com/case/carbon-...
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Carbon Reckoning: Holding the Government to Its Own Climate Law
Carbon Reckoning are a science based group, committed to the strongest possible action to require the UK sets climate policy commensurate with the scale of the crisis we face.
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Robin Boardman @robinboardman.com · 27/07/2026
A 1-in-1000-year rainfall in Ohio. 17 inches in 24 hours. 12 inches in Iowa. These events now occur every few months. Everything is now unprecedented. They keep licensing fossil fuels for cash. We keep drowning in their poison.
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Pia @cecallihelper.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
EU Enviromental Crime Directive www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou... Ecology habitat security #law
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Craig Leeson 🇦🇺 on Instagram: "CEOs can now go to prison for destroying the planet. Two weeks ago, something monumental happened and it barely made the news. The EU’s Environmental Crime Directive c...
15K likes, 915 comments - therealcraigleeson on June 16, 2026: "CEOs can now go to prison for destroying the planet. Two weeks ago, something monumental happened and it barely made the news. The EU’...
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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Its funny how everyone's idea of heaven is a complete untouched paradise, crystal clear waters, lush green forests, enough food for everyone, classless, moneyless, stateless, a Utopia of peace, unity and happiness. But here on earth it's considered a leftist ideology.
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Granny’sGreenhouse @joinedupthinker.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Did you know a barrister is facing prison just for reminding a jury they have the right to vote with their conscience? This historic right has existed since 1670. We can't let it be silenced in court now. Add your name to help protect Britain's juries: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Save Britain's Juries
Juries have had the right to acquit based on their conscience for centuries. Now, a barrister is facing jail just for mentioning it in court. Add your name to help save Britain's juries.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
UPDATE Mr Justice Johnson has resumed his prosecution for alleged “contempt of court”. Rajiv was the defence barrister for Lottie Head (Filton 4), and is believed to be the first barrister in British legal history to be pursued over the contents of their closing speech.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
illegal sale of land in occupied Palestinian territories. The government recognizes Palestine. Why isn't this banned?"
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Saving Lives Is Not Terrorism Join us tomorrow at Woolwich Crown Court to oppose “terrorist connection” sentencing, and to stand for the rights and freedoms of everyone in the UK. visit www.defendourjuries.net/savinglives for full info and a legal briefing.
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The Albanian community is protesting outside of their embassy in central London. They demand the resignation of their PM and remind him that their country is not for sale.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
THIS 👇 HERE TOO......
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Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives @darrencullen.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
On the overground. Looks like the Home Office is announcing the new rules that have come into force for the #FILTON trials.
Subvertised tube poster in the style of Home Office ad:
"The government will decide which crime you were charged with after your conviction" See #FILTON for details
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Granny’sGreenhouse @joinedupthinker.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Health Secretary James Murray: Trigger the break clause and get Palantir out of the NHS. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/94...
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Health Secretary James Murray: Trigger the break clause and get Palantir out of the NHS
https://www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/wes-streeting-trigger-the-break-clause-and-get-palantir-out-of-the-nhs/
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 30/05/2026
I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline. “Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming. Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
EXACTLY 👇 THIS.......
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T.J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
The tech bros gave us crypto currency that isn’t currency, artificial intelligence that isn’t intelligence, and prediction markets that are inside-trader scams. On the other hand, they have given us gigantic data centers that employ no one and destroy communities. So there’s that.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
“Yvette Cooper wrote Palestine Action article despite CPS warning it could affect trial” There’s a term for that - “contempt of court”. The article was packed full of lies and exaggerations about Palestine Action to try and justify her unlawful ban. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Yvette Cooper wrote Palestine Action article despite CPS warning it could affect trial
Exclusive: Then-home secretary justified proscription of group in newspaper column despite advice it might unfairly impact trial of six activists
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Feargal Sharkey, "Water companies... The fines don't work, it's time we actually started upholding the law, and sending some of these executives and directors to jail"
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Thank you to all the fantastic groups around the UK generating so many local press stories about the efforts to spur the UK into action on the climate & nature crisis. Here's just today's summary of local press stories. #PEBuk #NationalEmergencyBriefing
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#CarbonReckoning (Andrew Boswell) @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
🚨New legal campaign🚨 Launching this week 🧵 UK Govt is soon to set the Seventh Carbon Budget — a legally binding 5-year cap on UK emissions — based on outdated science Scientists say the remaining global carbon budget is already much smaller than when the UK's framework was built #CarbonReckoning
Carbon Reckoning
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Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
A message from Mary, a 72-year-old Amazon worker from North Carolina projected onto Jeff Bezos’s $120 million penthouse before tonight’s #MetGala, chaired by Bezos.
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Red Hot World @redhotworld.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
In Japan, thousands of villages run on “satoyama” principles. Humans live and cultivate land alongside forests and mountains, not separate from them. Humans can boost biodiversity with careful farming. The line between nature and society isn’t fixed.
A sunset over a volcanic mountain with a paddy field in front
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Red Hot World @redhotworld.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Uruguay isn't even in the top 50 richest countries but they're putting the rest of the world to shame because almost 100% of their electricity now comes from renewables. And they've done it in just 15 years. If Uruguay can do it, anyone can.
A wind farm in Uruguay
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Furrowed Brow @furrowedbrow91.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
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Granny’sGreenhouse @joinedupthinker.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Dear #DavidAttenborough For your 100th birthday please say the things you should have said 5, 10, 20 years ago to the establishment, the oil companies, the rich and powerful and greedy. That their only legacy will be death and destruction unless they now show their care for all life on earth.
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Zero Hour: the campaign for climate and nature @zero-hour.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
🚨 A terrifying new report from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries warns our destruction of nature is bankrupting us—with massive implications for pensions, investments, public finances, and national security. 📣 “The potential collapse of nature is a realistic possibility.”
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Actuaries warn biodiversity loss is a systemic financial risk
A new IFoA and Anglia Ruskin University report says nature loss and climate shocks are threatening food security, inflation and long-term financial stability.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
BREAKING A dozen sign-holders have shown up outside Woolwich Crown Court today. This is in response to the Met’s draconian restrictions on yesterday’s peaceful (and totally lawful) vigil outside Woolwich Crown Court, where two sign-holders were unlawfully arrested. Live 🧵
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