Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 12/01/2026In the spirit of brotherly love, could I gently enquire why the almighty **** are government departments, government ministers and Labour MPs *STILL* using X? 1402673563
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialRichard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earth · 12/01/2026The idea that a major battery breakthrough would come out of Saudi in the month the US goes full imperial conquest petrostate is...kind of beautiful, in a "not even Beckett could write this" way. 13810
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 12/01/2026Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, after authorities said it was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images.bit.lyMalaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk’s Grok over AI deepfakesMalaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok due to its misuse in generating explicit images. 17370352136
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Wondering who wins in a war between the United States and Europe? Putin. 1273238723
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialLeon Simons @leonsimons.com · 10/01/2026In a sane world, this would be front page news everywhere. But it will hardly be covered anywhere. The North Pacific Ocean surface warmed over twice as much over the past 15 years than it did over the preceding 156 years. That's an increase in warming rate of >2000%! 7268146
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialNina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 11/01/2026I can't say this loudly enough: THEY ARE TRYING TO NORMALIZE THE KILLING OF CIVILIANS FOR PARTICIPATING IN FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTED PROTEST ACTIVITIES. 23082242622
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialHuman Rights Index 💙 @humanrightsindex.bsky.social · 10/01/2026We'll just leave this here... 🔗 www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comWorld’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says OxfamRichest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows 35422
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialEric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 10/01/2026"Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?" This video was filmed yesterday in St. Louis Park, MN — a nearby suburb of Minneapolis. I do not know the person who filmed it, but this incident is very clear and terrifying example of what has been happening here over the past week or so. 22281139
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11/01/2026You can judge a person by the size of their moral circle. Trump, for instance, has the smallest possible moral circle, containing only him. Be the opposite: expand your circle. Include, for example, animals currently raised for food. We shut them out of our consciences. It's time to bring them in. 21870178
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 10/01/2026The goal here is martial law. It’s martial law. Let’s be clear about that. 1034225386087
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialEric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 08/01/2026Oh also today, the US withdrew from every major international treaty for climate and environmental protection, violence against women and children, and peacebuilding. More than at any point in the past 100+ years, we are the baddies now. 17574283
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialProf William Ripple @williamripple.bsky.social · 06/10/2025This is key for planetary and personal health: www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report findsDiet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries 47132
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialTea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 29/09/20251 transgender shooter GOP: "We must institutionalize all transgenders!" 47,209 white male shooters GOP: "This is the cost of freedom." 194112333778
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialMike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Human's are causing the Earth's sixth mass extinction. 83% of wild mammals have already been pushed past the brink. If nature goes, its taking us with it. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate #biodiversity #natureneedshalf #biodiversity 23717
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2025When you consider the *ecocide* alongside the genocide being perpetrated in Gaza, you begin to grasp the totality of the Israeli state’s attempt to eliminate both the Palestinians and their homeland. My column today. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comIsrael’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George MonbiotConsider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 331248647
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialDr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 24/09/2025A 7% decline in English birds in just 5 years is astonishing The web of life is unravelling fasttheguardian.comWild bird numbers continue to fall in UK with some species in ‘dramatic freefall’Species index fell by 4% between 2019 and 2024 – although data shows woodland populations beginning to stabilise 25544303
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/09/2025A month ago, the famine in Gaza, deliberately created by the Israeli government, was officially confirmed by UN agencies. Since then, there has been an eerie silence in the media here, with far fewer reports than there were before. But it hasn't ended. On the contrary, it has intensified. 22797292
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/09/2025There. Is. No. Such. Thing. Cattle ranching is among the most destructive of all the world's industries. "Regenerative" cattle ranching is simply greenwash. 401463449
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this. You're welcome 14402696610666
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13/09/2025At least 15 people including journalists and teachers have been fired or suspended for criticising Charlie Kirk online, Reuters reports. Free speech for us, not for you. #NorthKoreaShit 37997103254
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11/09/2025"Predictions" of civil war in the US are attempts to foment it. 791084154
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialAnnie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Yay for steps in the right direction! One thing that keeps me going in hard times is the knowledge that solutions abound. We can have a healthy, fair & sustainable economy. Don’t let anyone convince you otherwise. We face strong headwinds who profit from the status quo, but together we are stronger!canarymedia.comCalifornia's first solar-covered canal is now fully onlineThe 1.6-MW pilot system is among a growing number of initiatives to put solar over waterways. The approach could generate gigawatts of power nationwide. 930673
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialMike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 10/09/2025"Current policies are taking the world to a 2.8 degree temperature rise...that spells catastrophe, yet the collective response remains pitiful." – @antonioguterres There is no time to wait. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #renewables 14826
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialCovering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 10/09/2025“Scientists say such source attribution could help power litigation aimed at holding the fossil fuel industry accountable for damages from heat waves and other extreme weather linked to climate change.” By @danad1012.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/1009202...insideclimatenews.orgWorld’s Largest Fossil Fuel and Cement Producers Are Responsible for About Half the Intensity of Recent Heat Waves, New Study Shows - Inside Climate NewsScientists say such source attribution could help power litigation aimed at holding the fossil fuel industry accountable for damages from heat waves and other extreme weather linked to climate change. 0114
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 01/07/2025How does anyone justify this? Seriously, how?apnews.com74 killed in Gaza as Israeli forces strike a cafe and fire on people seeking foodWitnesses and medics in Gaza say an Israeli airstrike on a seaside cafe has killed at least 30 people in Gaza City. 22344601550
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Turns out that the poor old US has been "looted, pillaged, raped and plundered" by Cambodia, Lesotho and Madagascar. 57786178
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialEric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 23/03/2025Keep protesting. It's working. And if you have a Tesla, trade it in. There are a ton of great EV options made by companies that aren't run by a raging ethno-nationalist bent on destroying our country and hurting people you care about. (gift link) wapo.st/4iQFQV8wapo.stTesla owners are trading in cars at record rates amid Musk backlashThe data comes as Tesla’s stock price has fallen sharply and vehicles and dealerships have faced vandalism over Musk’s role in the Trump administration. 519840
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 28/02/2025MAGA are mad at Zelenskyy for not wearing a suit for an official White House meeting. Meanwhile: 544157713552
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Yet another study finds that diverse forests store far more carbon than monoculture plantations. Previous research in the tropics showed it could be 40x more. Natural forests also help stabilise the climate in other, equally vital ways. WHEN will this penny drop? scienceblog.com/tree-diversi...scienceblog.comTree diversity increases carbon sequestrationThe world's oldest tropical tree diversity experiment has delivered compelling evidence that forests with multiple tree species capture significantly more 4334115
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialJeannette Eggers @jeannetteeggers.bsky.social · 27/02/2025This is very concerning. "Earth’s plants and soils reached peak carbon dioxide sequestration in 2008 but proportion absorbed has been declining since, study finds"theguardian.comPlants losing appetite for carbon dioxide amid effects of warming climateEarth’s plants and soils reached peak carbon dioxide sequestration in 2008 but proportion absorbed has been declining since, study finds 311760
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialRutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 25/02/2025The blood that Elon Musk and his DOGE-cronies have on their hands because of the PEPFAR Funding Suspension. 200.000+ people not getting their daily HIV medication. 15.000+ deaths and counting. 6501216
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 22/02/2025“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today. 5545464315952
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialSarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Remember, Russell Vought said he wanted to "traumatize" federal civil servants. 1111832569
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialClimate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 20/02/2025The main problem with fascism is how extremely fucking stupid it is. 27311
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialPaul Beckwith @paulhbeckwith.bsky.social · 21/02/2025High climate sensitivity has consequences that will show up soon and grow later. See - Feb 20 The Acid Test: Global Temperature in 2025 - mailchi.mp/caa/the-acid...mailchi.mpThe Acid Test: Global Temperature in 2025 2144
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/02/2025Bernie Sanders: "We're not only dealing with a move toward authoritarianism, we're dealing with what is new to America -- politicians have always lied, nothing new about that. But the level that we're seeing right now. The big lie, over and over again ... " 502268736166
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 19/02/2025We are on the road for democracy and justice | Bernie Sanderstheguardian.comWe are on the road for democracy and justice | Bernie SandersWhat we are fighting for is not ‘utopian’ or unachievable. Trumpism can and must be defeated 15440113
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/02/2025COLLINS: You are a coequal branch of government BERNIE SANDERS: Are we?! I kinda thought so, but you'll have to explain that to the president 321153113036
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialTrains Trams Tracks @trainstramstracks.bsky.social · 18/02/2025 191299271
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17/02/2025We're shocked by Trump and Musk's antics because we judge them against the idea that governments should serve the people. But they have no such intention. Government for them is simply about seizing power and wealth. Let's stop being shocked, and build a global, democratic counter-movement. 10044601131
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialWillem Huiskamp @willemh.bsky.social · 17/02/2025It's intensely frustrating that so few people who should be saying this with complete clarity, are not. 36513
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialAmy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Chevron is leaving California so it doesn’t have to pay for all of its abandoned wells and oil fields, and possibly to avoid more suits like the one it lost last year where it was ordered to pay tens of millions to a guy who got cancer living atop a mountain of drilling waste they never disclosed. 6451111
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialEric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 08/02/2025At this moment, there has never been such little sea ice on the planet in all of recorded history. We've lost nearly 20% of the world's sea ice in just the past 45 years. We are in a climate emergency. 417278
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialHåkon Nordhagen @hakonnordhagen.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Musk 2017: Look up! Musk 2025: Don’t look up! Look down! (Or look at me!) 08327
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialCaroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Climate action globally is under threat. It’s hugely urgent to seize initiative from rightwing populists. We need to change tactics: start by building climate resilience in local communities where people can feel tangible benefits – we’re calling it climate popularism. @rupertread.bsky.social & me🧵newstatesman.comIt’s time for climate populismAs politics turns against net zero, we need to mobilise a genuine mass movement against ecological catastrophe. 491592557
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/02/20251. We cannot now rule out the possibility of systemic collapse in the United States. If Trump and Musk paralyse the federal government, this could trigger social, financial and industrial failures. Neither Trump nor his team know how to respond to such failures, which could snowball and converge. 🧵 1212046707
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialrichiebryan.bsky.social @richiebryan.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Tax the rich and invest in public services!! The solutions to inequality are there, they've always been there. Keep on speaking truth to power @zackpolanski.bsky.social 14416
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialBeth in Bmore @mizb-hon.bsky.social · 05/02/2025With the exception of a few, mostly women, who are doing what they can to fight back…yeah the dem minority which is almost as big as the repugnant majority, well, crickets. Or they say something like 3 days after something happens. 35218
Reposted by @laskii27.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Please remember that capitalism has invested heavily in its own justifications, disguising its true nature and creating huge confusion about what it is and what distinguishes it from prior and other practices. Unpicking this and understanding what it really is have long been crucial political tasks. 517027