Reposted by Thing1 319ppmZarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 24/07/2025It's time for a new kind of political party - one that belongs to you. Sign up at yourparty.uk. 1451062373
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmZarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 18/08/2025The smears won’t work this time. I say it loudly and proudly: I’m an anti-Zionist. 1071894383
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmThe Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 18/08/202540,000 babies are at risk of starving to death in Gaza thanks to Israel As more shocking figures emerge, Amnesty has accused Israel of a deliberate policy of starvation as part of its genocide in Gaza www.thecanary.co/global/world...thecanary.co40,000 babies are at risk of starving to death in Gaza thanks to IsraelAs more shocking figures emerge, Amnesty has accused Israel of a deliberate policy of starvation as part of its genocide in Gaza 15146
Thing1 319ppm @thing1.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Highly recommend Gaza Cola ❤️ We find it preferable to Coca-Cola on every level! #BDS #Cola #Gaza gazacola.shop 040
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmDoug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Analysis estimates that 4% - 14% of the world’s staple crops of wheat, rice & maize is being lost due to impact of microplastics Crop losses could be of a similar scale to those caused by the climate crisis in recent decades www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comMicroplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvationResearchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decades 6221117
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmCarla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Really awful news coming out of the oil tanker collision. Thoughts with the family of the person still missing. Many thanks to the emergency services who have worked hard to get people to safety - now fast response needed to contain environmental damage www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukNorth Sea collision: Ship carrying chemical hits jet fuel tankerThe search for a missing crew member has ended after a ship hit an oil tanker in the North Sea. 821649
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmPamela Fiore... and live alone in the bee-loud glade @pfiore8.bsky.social · 11/03/2025As with all the other bad stuff, they knew. They know. It’s what these companies all have in common: they knew/know their industrial process, use, toxic waste is literally killing the earth What’s truly gobsmacking is why people think money is more valuable than stopping irrevocable & grave harm 021
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmDamian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 11/03/2025This first estimate of the impact of microplastics on photosynthesis and crop production is gobsmacking ... > Many millions of tonnes of crops are being lost as the world struggles to feed its growing population, the study suggests #plastic Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comMicroplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvationResearchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decades 12320139
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmDr Jay Watts @shrinkatlarge.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Many things improve health outcomes, but let me tell you this: - Treating people as less because they can’t work doesn’t. - Giving disabled people less when disability costs more doesn’t. - And forcing people into poverty to ‘incentivise’ work? That definitely doesn’t. 2284110
Reposted by Thing1 319ppm𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 11/03/2025Too bad Uvalde Elementary didn’t sell Teslas. 27076497215957
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmXR London @xrlondon.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Good luck to campaigners in court contesting egregious £3bn #ThamesWater bailout loan with 9.75% annual interest rate & almost £1bn in interest payments & financial adviser fees. Thames Water pollutes💩 our waterways, keeps raising customer bills & wants to charge even more. Time to nationalise it! 12616
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/02/20251. Here are just a few of the ways in which Starmer’s Labour Party seems determined to alienate its voters and lose the next election. As they pile up, you have to keep pinching yourself and asking, “what the hell is it playing at?” 🧵 1632151862
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmJoep Janssen @joepjanssen.com · 11/02/2025Hello Bluesky! 🌊 I share stories of communities facing water challenges head-on—their resilience, innovations, and hope. My focus: climate adaptation, water safety, and flood recovery. Looking forward to connecting and exchanging ideas here! 💫 Learn more at joepjanssen.comjoepjanssen.comJoep JanssenSharing stories of coastal communities tackling water challenges. Learn how they adapt to climate change, improve water safety, and recover from floods. 16122
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmJoep Janssen @joepjanssen.com · 13/02/2025Severe flooding 🇦🇺 Helicopter footage reveals the scale of devastation in Queensland, Australia, where relentless rainfall has submerged entire communities. Thousands have been forced to evacuate as emergency services work tirelessly to provide support. Video: Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) 31914
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmLaura-Louise Fairley @lauralouisefairley.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Shame on Met police LIES and shame on all political parties who oppress the TRUTH This is why we need more @greenparty.org.uk politicians in Parliament, the Assembly, and local councils. Because they speak to truth to power and stand for justice and accountability. You can be part of that. 0257
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmRajan Naidu 📎 Ⓥ @rajannaidu.bsky.social · 18/01/2025www.amnesty.org.uk/urgent-actio...amnesty.org.ukIsrael/Occupied Palestinian Territory: Release Paediatrician And Hospital DirectorWe are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights. 054
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmFionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 18/01/2025ONS/ SKY:- The longer you wait at A&E, the more likely you are to die within 30 days, doubling if your attendance at A&E lasts >12 hrs v Those that are finished in 2 hrs, even after adjusting for general health/age, condition upon arrival at A&E & the type of complaint news.sky.com/story/new-da...news.sky.comNew data reveals link between A&E waiting times and chance of deathThe longer you wait at A&E, the more likely you are to die within 30 days. Sky News breaks down the numbers in this new study, and the state of emergency care in England today. 59553
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmMelody Cooper @melodyc.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Exactly. It’s not a battle to protect us. It’s a battle over who gets to exploit us. 620717
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Food for thought. 15006274414160
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmProf. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 17/01/2025I'm not sure why the sea surface temperature of the sub polar region of the North Atlantic (the region just South of Greenland) is spiking, but it is. 21411139
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 18/01/2025There is no evidence that Keir Starmer believes Palestinian life has any worth. 35622181
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmCarol Vorderman @carolvorders.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Why is our taxpayer's money going to the Royals in so many ways? Empty Dartmoor prison pays Prince William’s Duchy £1.5m a year & has another 24 years left on its lease Charities which the Royals are patrons of also pay millions to them in rent Make it make sense www.thetimes.com/article/ddf3...thetimes.comDartmoor jail that pays Duchy £1.5m a year may never reopenRiddled with rats, HMP Dartmoor, which closed in August over toxic gas fears, has 24 years left on its lease 18931351005
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmAllan McLeod @allansjmcleod.bsky.social · 18/01/2025We mourn the dead, and we fight for the living✊🏼 04710
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmAnimah Kosai @animahkosai.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Marched with #GreensForPalestine in the #NotAMarch in London Waved flags during @zackpolanski.bsky.social’s powerful speech @globalgreens.bsky.social @filosofical-140.bsky.social 13411
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmStephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Consistent with so many surveys over the last few years. The UK public overwhelmingly expect the government to treat climate change as a priority. 36826
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmSomething beautiful 📸🦋✨ @amaya3121.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Sunset: I’m going to be stunning tonight! Sunrise: Hold my beer..😏✨ 428832
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmAnne 🏴 🇪🇺 🕊 @annewitha-e.bsky.social · 10/12/2024I note Newsnight doing a Farage /Reform promo on Newsnight. 10395
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmCopernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Did you miss the C3S Climate Bulletin? 🌡️ After November data, 2024 is virtually certain to become the warmest year on record. ❄️ Antarctic sea ice extent: Record low for November, 10% below average Read the summary: climate.copernicus.eu/2024-track-b... #CopernicusClimate #C3S 03410
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 10/12/2024This has always been my worst fear about climate change: the worse it gets, the more geopolitical chaos it causes; the more geopolitical chaos there is, the harder it is to cooperate to fight climate change. theconversation.com/a-doom-loop-...theconversation.comA ‘doom loop’ of climate change and geopolitical instability is beginningClimate change is driving inflation and instability, which harms climate action. But it’s not too late to escape the doom loop. 1122555795
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Absolutely @danielrolphauthor.bsky.social When I was growing up we had no money to buy books. All I had was my local library. I spent hundreds of hours in it. But for that library I might never have become a lawyer. A thousand of them were closed under successive Conservative Governments 21625163
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Next week, Nadhim Zahawi's former libel lawyer is being prosecuted by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority for misconduct. It's a public hearing, and anyone can attend, in person or via Zoom. A quick thread. 1123983
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmGod-Emperor Tsunami 💙 #FBPE #BLM #GTTO @tsunami65.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Huge boss bonuses and sewage spills, Thames Water are killing themselves. Time to end the misery, nationalise now!bbc.comThames Water: Sewage spills soar as debts swellThames Water saw a 40% increase in pollution incidents in the first half of the year as its debts continued to swell. 32315
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmJewish Voice for Liberation @jvl.org.uk · 10/12/2024Barrage of Israeli attacks destroys ‘important military sites in Syria’ Some 250 Israeli air strikes have hit Syria in 48 hours Why is this illegal aggression not being widely reported? Not the best way to help Syrians reach a peaceful future www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12...aljazeera.comBarrage of Israeli attacks destroys ‘important military sites in Syria’Some 250 Israeli air strikes have hit Syria in 48 hours, reports the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 31812
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmThe Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 06/12/2024The government’s ongoing refusal to engage with reality in the criminal justice system, while trotting out the same tabloid-pleasing headlines as its predecessors, is having catastrophic effects, day after day. The guilty acquitted, the innocent convicted, victims and defendants failed. 18431126
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/12/2024The Conservative Government were a disaster for this country. But the Labour Government are not willing to work on the real solutions for meaningful change. This will hit the poorest communities hardest and contribute further to the chaos. This afternoon in the Assembly. 👇🏼 916256
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmBig Issue @bigissue.com · 06/12/2024“This is big news, and is part of the Scottish government’s wider commitment to tackling child poverty. Labour has been too slow to act here.” 💬 Ruth Patrick writes about why Keir Starmer's government must follow Scotland in its decision. ✍️ ⬇️ buff.ly/3ZE47qp 0144
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmbest of the internet @handle.invalid · 30/11/2024Should we be worried that 2025 begins with "wtf" 50949288
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Everyone - please make sure you're following Ben. 🙏 He's joining the Bylines Network as Managing Director next month... give him a warm welcome here please. 25356114
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmInside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 15/11/2024Hi, Bluesky! 👋 We're Inside Climate News. We are a nonprofit, non-partisan newsroom dedicated to covering climate, energy and the environment. Make sure to follow our starter pack to stay up-to-date with ICN's reporters and editors: go.bsky.app/Dp5kru3 2324191
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmInside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 04/12/2024Seagrasses sequester up to 18 percent of carbon stored in the ocean, capturing it 35 times faster than tropical rainforests. But the natural meadows of eelgrass—the most common type of seagrass found along the East Coast of the U.S.—are vanishing.insideclimatenews.orgSeagrasses Capture Carbon 35 Times Faster Than Tropical Rainforests. Scientists Are Working to Save Them - Inside Climate NewsAn underwater gardening experiment along the East Coast aims to restore a type of seagrass called eelgrass, at risk of extinction due to rising sea surface temperatures. 0245
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmScientist Rebellion NYC @srnyc.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Long thread that's WELL worth reading if you want a little more insight into the nitty gritty of climate science 043
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmRobert Rohde @rarohde.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Number of days each summer when a continuous open water passage through the Arctic Ocean is present. Prior to ~2007, such passages were rare. Now, ships without ice breaking support can easily pass through the Arctic Ocean for roughly 2 months per year. 092
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmRobert Rohde @rarohde.bsky.social · 04/12/2024For the first few decades of satellite observations, open water passages through the Arctic Ocean rarely formed. Now, there is open water along the Russian and/or Canadian coast for 40+ days a year. 22910
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmYorkshire Bylines @yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 04/12/2024✍️ Trump’s ship of fools is headed for the rocks A cabinet of egotists, conspiracy theorists, pardoned felons, and fanatics is set to steer the US into a new era – what could possibly go wrong? By Anthony Robinson @anthonybylines.bsky.socialyorkshirebylines.co.ukTrump’s ship of fools is headed for the rocksA cabinet of egotists, conspiracy theorists, pardoned felons, and fanatics is set steer the US into a new era – what could possibly go wrong? 511023
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmExtinction Rebellion UK @xrebellionuk.bsky.social · 04/12/2024We're terrified about the #ClimateEmergency & taking nonviolent action to raise the alarm! 📸 5 ordinary people were arrested today for asking A&O Shearman; a fossil fuel enabling law firm to #CutTheTies with big oil. Without them the #fossilfuel machine would grind to a halt! 07646
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Usually I don't post things older than the late Palaeolithic period, but #insects embedded in amber never cease to amaze me - the sheer age! This ant preserved in its finest detail is some 50-million-year old. Found in Gujarat, India. Photo: University of Bonn 1439665
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Ok, here's an important question. What do we call posts on this site? ● Skeets ● Blues ● Flutters ● Posts Or something else? 51430336
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 30/11/2024In the UK, Farage has decided to take the pay of US evangelical groups. He’s now spouting anti-abortion tripe and will go full-on MAGA anytime soon. I don’t think it’ll play in the UK. The real danger is if the media starts making this sort of stuff part of the “conversation”. 99733190
Reposted by Thing1 319ppmRory Peck Trust @rorypecktrust.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Rory Peck Trust has just joined the Bluesky community!👋 For anyone not already familiar, we are a UK based NGO dedicated to protecting independent journalism through support for #freelance journalists globally. ✊ Please tell your fellow Bluesky #journalists #activists #humanitarians to join us! 072