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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Bear in mind that if you held up a sign saying "I support genocide", you would not be arrested under the Terrorism Act.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Funny. I would have expected the "Free Speech Union" and the other self-proclaimed defenders of free expression to be all over this. But 🦗🦗🦗 How strange. www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-arre...

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UK arrests 83-year-old priest for backing Palestine Action and opposing Gaza genocide

Outrage after retired priest arrested for supporting Palestine Action amid UK crackdown on pro-Palestine activism

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

To people on this platform saying that those holding "I support Palestine Action" signs deserve to be arrested, because PA has been designated a terrorist group by the government: Remember that lickspittles and system justifiers have enabled every form of oppression, everywhere.

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Kevin Smith @kevinjgsmith.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Tragic that the housing crisis is constantly framed as a "migration issue" rather than a "predatory landlord class" issue.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

At @fightingdirty.bsky.social, we sued over this issue, and lost on the grounds that the Environment Agency couldn't be in breach because the government had issued no direction. An absurdity, which means that poisons continue to be spread on farmland every day. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Millions of tonnes of toxic sewage sludge spread on UK farmland every year

Exclusive: Experts call for stricter regulation as current rules set in 1989 require testing for only a few heavy metals

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

We are deliberately being kept in the dark, without proper testing at any point in the chain. God knows what we are consuming already. God knows what we *will* be consuming as these chemicals accumulate in the fields. This issue is screaming out for government action. Where is it?

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Anyone who wants to take on the Tories, Reform and this failing Labour government is a friend of mine. Looking forward to seeing what this looks like in practice.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

We need bold leadership. Now. That's why I'm running to be the next leader of the Green Party. Join our campaign: backzack.com #BackZack

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

One of the astonishing aspects of our times is that once-progressive parties are rushing us towards dystopia almost as fast as the far right is. This week's column is about what we might now face and how to contest it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Palestine Action isn’t a danger to British democracy – but this repressive government is | George Monbiot

With their illiberal attitudes and ever more draconian use of technology to crack down on protest, it is ministers who now imperil our rights, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Real change is coming.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

UPDATE: Can we reach 70,000 now? Add your name here: palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/NoProscription

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

💥 BREAKING: Public support for a fairer voting system hits all-time high The new British Social Attitudes survey report reveals: - A record 60% of the public want to change the voting system. - Just 36% back FPTP. - Electoral reform is backed by supporters of ALL major parties.

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Stephen Barlow @steb77.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

I'd love for people to read this statement by Greta Thunberg she posted on Instagram, and my thread about it. I want people to get behind this, especially anyone with a really large platform who cares. This is who it is really aimed at. @georgemonbiot.bsky.social threadreaderapp.com/thread/19367...

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Thread by @SteB777 on Thread Reader App

@SteB777: This was just posted by @GretaThunberg on Instagram. I want to totally endorse this, and I want everyone to get behind this, especially if they are influential and have a platform. It's gone...

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Stephen Barlow @steb77.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

People must watch this. @georgemonbiot.bsky.social at his absolute finest. I have often got stick for supporting George, but he is one of the best we have. I have very occasionally disagreed with George, but only over small nuances, of strategy and tactics. He has never sold out.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Today, the UK government intends to ban the non-violent protesters Palestine Action as a "terrorist" group, exposing anyone supporting them to terrorism charges. In 2 days, 380,000 people have watched this video on YT alone. You're going to need a bigger prison. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECkV...

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Sharing This Video Could Get You 14 Years in Prison

YouTube video by Double Down News

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

I've realised that I haven't seen or heard a single swift this year. It's deeply disturbing. How about you?

A swift on the wing. Photo by N. Camilleri/Lund University/PA

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Gill Tavner @gilltav.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

If you can watch this and then think ‘I won’t share because that might be putting myself on the line’ then you know what you’d have done if you were in Germany when your Jewish neighbours were being loaded into to cattle trucks. Nothing. Please share - it’s our ‘I’m Spartacus moments

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

This law was passed when Yvette Cooper was a junior minister in Tony Blair's government. She must have known how it could be used to ban non-violent protest groups. Now she has dusted it off to realise its profoundly illiberal potential.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

In 2001, as the Terrorism Act 2000 came into force, I warned that it could be used to ban non-violent protest groups and imprison those who support them. Government spokespeople and cheerleaders told me I was talking rubbish. And here we are. #PalestineAction www.monbiot.com/2001/02/22/w...

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Wrong T-shirt son? You’re nicked

The act which came into force this week could make terrorists of us all

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

This principle should run through journalism like the words in a stick of rock. Yet somehow, day after day, it seems to evade the BBC's finest minds.

“If someone says it’s raining and another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out the fucking window and find out which is true.”

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camusgoalie.bsky.social @camusgoalie.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Hi @georgemonbiot.bsky.social It isn’t natural forests that are tinder-dry and burning in Scotland. The Scottish Gamekeepers Association, NatureScot and the Scottish Greens all fail to suggest closing the shooting estates and returning the land to forest. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Scottish firefighters tackle wildfires for third day as risk to life grows

Dealing with very serious blazes means fire and rescue service has limited ability to respond to other emergencies

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The Left Bible @theleftbible.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Make it make sense!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/06/2025

Walz announces that Rep. Melissa Hortman is dead as a result of a "politically motivated assassination"

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband have both died.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Melissa Hortman just days before her tragic assasination

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

We do not need new roads; we need better transport options. Think of what could be done with £9.2bn, which is to be spent on just 14 miles of road! It could transform bus services and/or cycling and pedestrian infrastructure across Britain. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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UK government pledges further £590m for delayed Lower Thames Crossing

Rachel Reeves calls Britain’s biggest road-building project a ‘turning point for our national infrastructure’

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Government policy, while improving, remains feeble against the scale of the carnage. Or worse. Shockingly, it has just given £360m to the fishing industry. More than all the new money for local amenities - parks, libraries, swimming pools etc - in the spending review. www.gov.uk/government/n...

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Government to launch £360m Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund

A major investment will modernise Britain's fishing fleet, enhance workforce skills, and revitalise coastal communities to boost tourism.

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

GB News : "Brexit is a good thing?" Brexit Fisherman : "It's been a disaster" "But exports?" "Red tape is 100 fold, our main market is the EU" "But EU fisherman?" "They didn't come here" "But charge more?" "They can buy in the EU" "How would you vote?" "I'd vote for Remain in a heart beat"

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"Brexit five years on - It has been a disaster" GB News interview with fisherman Andy Dixon

YouTube video by Russell England

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Sean | Drowned in Sound @drownedinsound.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Can many people name the chairman of Labour, Tories, Lib Dems or Greens? How often does an unelected bureaucrat get the 8:10 interview on Radio 4? Completely disproportionate media coverage of Zia Yusuf saga

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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

EveryDoctor has found that 14 government ministers have taken donations from people+companies linked to the private healthcare sector. I’ll share examples each day this week. This shouldn’t be allowed! Please repost this+follow me if you agree- let’s tell everyone what’s happening🚨

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.

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Metaphor Man @metaphorman.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

substack.com/@councilesta...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/06/2025

Newsom: "He's been a stone cold liar about what he said we talked about. He never discussed the National Guard. Period. Full stop. I would love to share with you what he actually talked about. It would send shivers up your spine."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

NEWSOM: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, Putin, dictators that are weak… How weak do you have to be to commandeer the military for your birthday?“

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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Rupert Lowe, the multi millionaire MP, who stood as a Reform candidate, says he hates paying tax. The whole reason for Reform’s existence. Honesty at last.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I'm so excited and humbled by the amazing Green Party councillors backing me to be the next leader. Heres a 🧵 #BackZack

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Branko Milanovic @brankomilan.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Twitter: Nuclear war is nigh. BlueSky: My job paper presentation is tomorrow at noon.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Worth remembering.

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jupite5.bsky.social @jupite5.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

#bbcqt Brexit created the small boats issue. Before Brexit UK had a returns agreement with the EU. There were hardly any small boats before 2018. Any migrants on boats could be returned to France. Reform is claiming they will solve the problem Farage created.

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