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Scholar-activist. Marxist #degrowth advocate. Various topics on the pancrisis. Anti-imperialist. I also grow unusual edibles, do a bit of crafting in wood […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mstdn.social/@markhburton, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 7h
This is at stake in Brasil: Brazil’s Amazon deforestation hits lowest level on record | Climate News | Al Jazeera www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/b…
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Brazil’s Amazon deforestation hits lowest level on record
Data show a 42 percent drop in forest clearance from a year earlier, giving Lula a boost before the election run-off.
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 19h
This would normally be part of an implausible film script. Police assess Palestine Action post by national security adviser's wife - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crn4el8…
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Police assess Palestine Action post by national security adviser's wife
Downing Street says Sarah Helm, the wife of Jonathan Powell, "does not represent the government in any capacity".
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Nikita Romanov @nr.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
Citing concerns about misinformation and hate, @ScottishGreens have (Finally!) made the decision to leave X for good. They cited Mastodon as one of the 8 platforms they can still be found on but I hope this can result in more engagement on the fediverse […]
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
Palestinian olive trees torched as settler pogroms escalate during harvest | Occupied West Bank | Al Jazeera www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/20…
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Palestinian olive trees torched as settler pogroms escalate during harvest
It is Palestine’s olive harvest, but settlers have set their trees and vehicles on fire.
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
"El promedio de encuestas de elDiario.es pone a la suma de PP y Vox en 201 escaños, muy por encima de la mayoría absoluta a falta seis semanas para los elecciones generales del 29N "— Un cálculo alternativo de los resultados del CIS augura un empate técnico entre PP y PSOE con 119 y 116 diputados"
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
"Todo sigue en el aire, y el reloj marcha imparable hacia las 23:59. A esa hora esta noche ya no será posible presentar una candidatura conjunta de la izquierda alternativa para las elecciones del 29N. Concurrir con listas separadas implica tirar a la basura cientos de miles de votos y ponérselo […]
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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 15/10/2026
Do not eat farmed fish. That's a very good rule of thumb. And you should avoid most caught fish because of by-catch and other unsustainable practices. Generally try & eat less fish, meat & diary.
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
Jim O'Neill really is a malign influence. Ex-Andy Burnham adviser welcomes decision on tax that could ‘screw up’ progress made in UK - Manchester Evening News www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/new…
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Ex-Andy Burnham adviser welcomes decision on tax that could ‘screw up’ progress made in UK
Lord Jim O'Neill of Gatley said significant tax rises in the budget could 'screw up' progress
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
Jim O'Neill really is a malign influence. Ex-Andy Burnham adviser welcomes decision on tax that could ‘screw up’ progress made in UK - Manchester Evening News www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/new…
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Ex-Andy Burnham adviser welcomes decision on tax that could ‘screw up’ progress made in UK
Lord Jim O'Neill of Gatley said significant tax rises in the budget could 'screw up' progress
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
Yes Dale Vince has been at it again, spreading misinformation about heat pumps. Here's the Carbon Brief Factcheck: What it really costs to heat a home in the UK with a heat pump. www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-what-…
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
Yes Dale Vince has been at it again, spreading misinformation about heat pumps. Here's the Carbon Brief Factcheck: What it really costs to heat a home in the UK with a heat pump. www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-what-…
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
@AnnaAnthro Trump regime going full Nazi
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
'Green party said: “For the Labour government to conflate criticism of Israel with antisemitism is disappointing and wrong. Trying to tell local parties what to do and who they can work with is undemocratic. “Whilst Labour continue to try to meddle in our internal democracy, arm a genocide and […]
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
@tante Any initiatives to do an 'AI'-free fork?
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
'Chants of “not my King” and “down, down, down with the Crown” could be heard' as descendant of Edward 1st of England arrived. King hails ‘special connection’ with Wales in Senedd address | ITV News […]
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Christine Burns MBE 🏳️‍⚧️📚⧖ @christineburns.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
This week the battery in the old radio controlled clock in my kitchen died and, when I replaced the battery, it just went back to showing 8 O’Clock all the time. I suspect this is a consequence of the UK turning off the BBC Longwave transmitters and, with that, the time signal. It’s sad because […]
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
Podemos, once the great hope of the left is now reduced to sectarian undermining of attempts at a unified left front in the Spanish general election. We know how this ends. Podemos ofrece solo a IU pactos fuera de Madrid y Catalunya mientras ultima acuerdos junto a otras fuerzas con CHA o […]
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
Sally Rooney’s books withdrawn from UK over her support of Palestine Action | ITV News www.itv.com/news/2026-10-14/sally-r…
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
France is on the precipice of a far-right landslide | Middle East Eye www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/franc…
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France is on the precipice of a far-right landslide
Presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen's hijab obsession is merely a symptom of the country's deeply rooted Islamophobia
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
The BBC warmongering coverage last night didn't mention this: "Extremists holding anti-immigration opinions are becoming increasingly likely to consider carrying out terrorist attacks against immigration centres and asylum hotels, the head of MI5 has warned." Wednesday briefing: ​Why small […]
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
“The best thing we can all do if we eat seafood is diversify our seafood choices and avoid those most under threat,” No, the best thing is not to eat bony fish, but if you do, then only very occasionally. I now eat fish maybe 3 times a year. It's not a self-sacrifice. Scale back on hake and […]
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
For Indian communities, fishmeal factories bring pollution, danger and protests Your salmon and prawns depend on this industry. It's bonkers to catch fish, turn them into fishmeal to feed other fish. Don't eat farmed salmon, in particular […]
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
Needless to say, the replacement washing machine won't have WiFi/internet access nor use AI.
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Ed @edcates.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
Data: - LLMs are killing the planet - LLMs are raising utility prices - LLMs are raising computer prices - LLMs give you teh dums - LLMs show negligible increases in net productivity - LLM costs are going up - LLMs run on stolen content - LLM companies keep breaking laws and saying, "Oopsie!" […]
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Simon Brooke @simon-brooke.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
"Amnesty International... argues that there is evidence of a “calculated” plan to bring about the “physical destruction” of #Palestinians in #Gaza, and it concludes that factors that include the obstruction or denial of lifesaving goods and humanitarian aid, the killing of civilians, damage and […]
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
The Greens, Polanski and the struggle for Palestinian national rights | Morning Star www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article…
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The Greens, Polanski and the struggle for Palestinian national rights
ZACK POLANSKI’S transformation of the Green Party was accomplished firstly by transforming himself from the man who joined the (neo)Liberal Democrats — then in coalition with the Tories — into a public advocate for the issues around which Jeremy Corbyn built a progressive coalition in Labour.He is open to the charge of opportunism, while the way in which Corbyn’s project failed to deal with a rather confected campaign that charged with antisemitism anyone who challenged Israeli policy or backed Palestinian national rights should have been a lesson.
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
@2legged As someone said, "The law is an ass". True, even if a bit unkind to donkeys.
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
Disgraceful. Drumcree: Garvaghy Road residents fail in bid to challenge Parades Commission decision - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c52e9r9…
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Drumcree: Garvaghy Road residents fail in bid to challenge Parades Commission decision
Judges said their decision was confined to the lawfulness of the decision, not in deciding whether or not the march should occur.
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
Another turn of the screw from the UK's main fascist party. Reform pledges to suspend asylum system for up to five years and deport claimants - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwnv0zm…
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Reform pledges to suspend asylum system for up to five years and deport claimants
All asylum applications would be rejected and existing ones voided, with all claimants marked for deportation.
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
Another turn of the screw from the UK's main fascist party. Reform pledges to suspend asylum system for up to five years and deport claimants - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwnv0zm…
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Reform pledges to suspend asylum system for up to five years and deport claimants
All asylum applications would be rejected and existing ones voided, with all claimants marked for deportation.
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
This is more nuanced than the 'Burnham wants to rejoin' media panic. A closer relationship but not rejoining makes perfect sense But not for GDP growth and immigration control, for heavens sake. Burnham: not pursuing better EU deal would be ‘dereliction of duty’ | Andy Burnham | The Guardian […]
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
In the space of 2 months, our 11 year old printer and our 8 year old marching machine both developed faults, more expensive to fix (and spares probably unavailable) than replacing. I so hate the shithouse durability of most appliances.
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
Heat pumps at the most energy efficient form of space heating. Buildings are responsible for some 30% of UK carbon emissions. Meanwhile DfE&NZ is investing in unicorn technologies of nuclear and CCS. But of course, nuclear power is needed in support of nuclear weapons, and CCS allows the […]
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
How many £7,500s does it take to buy a US manufactured warplane? Ministers preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spending | Heat pumps | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/environment/202…
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
'...we must continue to demand comprehensive sanctions, a full two-way arms embargo, and a complete end to all British economic, diplomatic, military and political support for Israel. We must also demand that they halt the persecution and prosecution of those who “were right” in standing up for […]
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
"For the past three years, Israel has unleashed almost unimaginable horrors on the people of Gaza. It has killed at least 74,000 Palestinians, including 21,000 children. Homes, schools, hospitals, mosques and churches, universities and almost every form of civilian infrastructure has been […]
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
Fewer than a third of wheat varieties used in bread released since the 1960s meet the recommended zinc target, due to poor soil quality" Vegetables are now half as nutritious than 60 years ago. Experts have worked out why | The Independent (Independent puts 24 cookies in your device, so here's […]
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
This is potentially a useful and important report and proposal by Rupert Read and Caroline Lucas. However, it is long and I can only find a pdf version (multiple columns, images) that is very difficult to read on screen. They coin the term 'climate popularism (sic)' and suggest that resilience […]
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
Alberto Garzón was Minister for Consumer Affairs in the PSOE/Sumar coalition government and coordinator of Izquierda Unida (United Left, composed of the Spanish Communist Party and several smaller ones). He describes himself as an ecosocialist and one initiative was to raise awareness of the […]
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
A Manual for How the Left Can Fail to Agree: Why parties that share 90% of a programme still can’t share a ticket, and why the problem starts with all of us. agarzon.substack.com/p/a-manual-for… #EspPol #UKPol
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A Manual for How the Left Can Fail to Agree
Why parties that share 90% of a programme still can’t share a ticket, and why the problem starts with all of us
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
Padre, hijo y el voto del Espíritu Santo: la alianza entre ultraderecha y evangélicos para tumbar a la izquierda en Brasil www.eldiario.es/internacional/padre…
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Padre, hijo y el voto del Espíritu Santo: la alianza entre ultraderecha y evangélicos para tumbar a la izquierda en Brasil
Aunque con menos entusiasmo que el que llevó a Jair Bolsonaro a la presidencia en 2018, líderes de las iglesias pentecostales se alinean con su hijo Flávio en una segunda vuelta que puede completar el vuelco a la derecha de una región cada vez más influenciada por la agenda conservadora religiosa
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James Smith 💾 @floppy.org.uk · 10/10/2026
Anyone know of any student-led anti-GenAI campaigns in UK schools? My daughter hates the amount it gets used *by the school itself* and wants to do something…
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
Photos: Thousands march across Europe to demand end to Israel’s war on Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/10/1…
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Photos: Thousands march across Europe to demand end to Israel’s war on Gaza
Demonstrations in London, Berlin, and Rome denounce ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza 'ceasefire' anniversary.
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
'Such is the anger at their decision [to block housing reforms], the former mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau predicted that when Puigdemont finally returns from exile “he will have problems walking the streets of Catalonia.”' How Catalan conservatives caused Spanish elections by repeating the SNP's […]
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
'George Binnette, co-chair for the Camden Trades Council “While the Holborn & St Pancras result suggests a ‘Burnham bounce’ against the backdrop of a low turnout, the fundamental challenges for Labour certainly haven’t gone away. “For all the talk of ending neoliberalism, the Prime Minister and […]
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
@2legged It's arithmetic. It's good the Greens have taken up the YP and Gaza independent vote, but little more. I believe we will make more inroads as Burnham's Labour inevitably falls back to earth.
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
@2legged It wasn't so different from 2024, if you add that for Andrew Feinstein, who stood as a pro-Gaza independent in 2024 to what the Greens got then. Small increase and a small decline in Labour share. What is striking is that the GP didn't seem to suffer unduly despite the anti-GP […]
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
It was unlikely that the Greens would win in Starmer's old seat but look at the swing. Low turnout and most of Feinstein's vote will have gone to Polanski. But it's not a masacre. Holborn and St Pancras byelection loss will disappoint Greens – but there may […] [Original post on mstdn.social]
Green vote share.
 From 7.2% in 2024 to  32.8 in 2026.
All other parties lower.
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Steady State Manchester @steadystatemcr.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
You've seen the film, but what now? Come to our series of #Manchester workshops: the first one tonight! steadystatemanchester.net/2026/08/1… Britons kept in dark about scale of climate crisis, say viewers of ‘first-of-its-kind’ emergency […]
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