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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 7h
I just wrote a @stopburningtrees.bsky.social letter: Stop Lynemouth's Permit to Pollute: No Special Treatment for Billionaires or Biomass. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
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Stop Lynemouth's Permit to Pollute: No Special Treatment for Billionaires or Biomass
Just a few weeks ago the Government signed a £1.1bn deal agreeing new subsidies with Lynemouth, the UK’s sixth largest polluter. Just like Drax, Lynemouth burns trees from precious forests around the ...
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 7h
I just signed a @stopburningtrees.bsky.social petition: Stop Drax, Stop Dirty Data Centres!. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
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Stop Drax, Stop Dirty Data Centres!
Data centres’ huge demand for energy can’t be allowed to prop up dirty polluting tree-burning power stations like Drax. We can’t sacrifice a safe climate for AI pipedreams. The business behind Drax,...
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 8h
Grabbed, Shoved, Crated. protectthewild.substack.com/p/grabbed-sh...
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Grabbed, Shoved, Crated.
What ‘de-pop’ looks like on a so-called ‘game farm’
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 8h
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/end-dair... This is a disgrace. Any respectable company should have nothing to do with this kind of supplier. Please sign and let's show Müller that we care
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Müller: Cut all ties with ALL farms who abuse their cows!
Farms supplying Müller have been secretly filmed horrifically abusing their cows. This petition is calling on the company to cut ties with any farm abusing its animals and, in doing so, send a powerfu...
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 8h
I believe that Water is a human right and I don’t want it to fall through the cracks. I’ve signed this petition to demand the UK government champions water for conflict and climate affected states at this years UN conference. www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...
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Oxfam GB | Don't let water fall through the cracks
I believe that water is a human right and I don’t want it to fall through the cracks. I’ve signed this petition to demand the UK government champions water for regions affected by conflict and climate...
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 12h
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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Amazon Watch @amazonwatch.org · 11h
“Unfortunately, what we saw today is, let’s say, a bleak moment,” Dinamam Tuxá, an executive coordinator with APIB, told Mongabay in an audio message. “We did not expect this result.” news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
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Far-right election results in Brazil 'bleak' for Indigenous peoples, says Indigenous leader
Right-wing candidates made big gains in both houses of Congress in Brazil’s Oct. 4 general election. Brazil’s main Indigenous organization, the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil APIB, told ...
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 8h
levelup.movement-action.org/p/demand-jus...
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Demand justice for women handcuffed during childbirth
Join us to demand state-funded legal representation for women who have been handcuffed to officers during childbirth.
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 11h
Just signed this petition demanding real climate action at COP31, join me: act.350.org/sign/cop31/?...
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Tell the COP31 Presidencies: Phase Out Fossil Fuels and Deliver a Just Transition
In November, Türkiye and Australia will host this year's UN Climate Talks (COP31). For two weeks, they'll steer the negotiations that decide how fast and how fairly the world moves off coal, oil and g...
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 14h
INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY Four Dutch supporters travelled to Liverpool to participate in a peaceful signholding action outside the Labour conference. One was arrested under the Terrorism Act on arrival in the UK. A second was arrested for having shoe repair glue in their bag.
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Of all the obvious solutions to the cost of living crisis in this country this must be the most obvious. Let’s make it a reality. Please join us in demanding that no good food go to waste felix.org/news/campaig...
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Join the redistribution revolution
Right now, it’s cheaper for a business to waste good food than to give it to people. That's the wrong way round. Together, we can fix it.
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Targeting medics in a conflict is a war crime. Add your name if you agree www.map.org.uk/october-camp...
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HEALTHCARE IS NOT A TARGET
Healthcare is a human right – but in Palestine, it’s under attack. Stand with Palestinian medics by taking action today.
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Medical Aid for Palestinians | The Class
YouTube video by Medical Aid for Palestinians
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
youtu.be/sYOAeQEjWsc Our democracy is based on freedom to protest against what is unjust. We take our rights for granted at our own risk.
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The Fight to be Heard: The Crackdown on Protest and Why it Matters | Amnesty UK Documentary
YouTube video by Amnesty International UK
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Mahmood condemned for defending Palestine Action ban She claimed it feels “very uncomfortable to see them falling foul” of the Terrorism Act, but the law has to be applied to “your principles, even when it’s uncomfortable for you.” morningstaronline.co.uk/article/mahm...
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Mahmood condemned for defending Palestine Action ban
HOME Secretary Shabana Mahmood was accused of “missing the point” after she defended the Palestine Action ban last night.The Labour minister was asked about the thousands of pensioners held for suppor...
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
IT’S A GENOCIDE This Jewish woman was arrested under the Terrorism Act outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool for peacefully holding a sign. Her sign stated “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action”.
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Amazon Watch @amazonwatch.org · 04/10/2026
Do the right thing, Brazil. Protect the Amazon! apnews.com/article/braz...
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Future of Amazon rainforest policies at stake in Brazilian presidential election
Brazil’s upcoming presidential election could reshape the Amazon's future. Control of the country, which contains about 60% of the rainforest, could pass to Sen.
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Why does this not make front page on our mainstream news outlets? The case for renewable energy is also an economic one, contrary to what certain politicalparties would want us to believe. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-win...
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Analysis: Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis - Carbon Brief
The UK has avoided gas imports worth £5.9bn since the start of the Hormuz crisis as a result of record electricity generation from wind and solar.
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I spent 21 days inside a pig farrowing crate. animalrising.substack.com/p/i-spent-21...
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I spent 21 days inside a pig farrowing crate.
One week after leaving the crate, Michelle reflects on what 21 days taught her about life as a mother pig in the UK.
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is for all the people in the UK who love badgers. It only takes 30 seconds to object using the link protectthewild.org.uk/northern-ire...
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Northern Ireland Badger Cull Consultation - Protect the Wild
TAKE ACTION: Northern Ireland Badger Cull ConsultationDAERA is consulting on plans to start culling badgers in Northern Ireland. This is your chance to speak up. The consultation closes on Friday 9 Oc...
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
DEFEND OUR JURIES We’ve stood against David Lammy’s attack on trial by jury since it was first proposed. We believe it to have been a direct attempt to block acquittals of people of conscience in protest trials. This is a step in the right direction: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Courts backlog will fall despite scrapping plans to curb jury trials, Alex Norris insists
Proposals to limit jury trials were first introduced by former justice secretary David Lammy last year.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
DEFEND OUR JURIES We’ve stood against David Lammy’s attack on trial by jury since it was first proposed. We believe it to have been a direct attempt to block acquittals of people of conscience in protest trials. This is a step in the right direction: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Courts backlog will fall despite scrapping plans to curb jury trials, Alex Norris insists
Proposals to limit jury trials were first introduced by former justice secretary David Lammy last year.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The decision has been criticised by @thecriminalbar.bsky.social: the proposals will shift 25,000 cases a year, 5,500 jury trials, on magistrates - including complex assault, sexual assault & child abuse which volunteer magistrates “completely unequipped to try” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Burnham scraps controversial Starmer plan to axe jury trials
The move is a U-turn on radical plans to cut thousands of jury trials across England and Wales in a bid to tackle the court backlog
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Burnham’s government loathes democratic process. “courts will have the final say over where cases should be heard, preventing criminals accused of relatively minor crimes trying to game the system by electing a jury trial in an attempt to avoid prison" www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Justice reforms to be rolled out faster as Justice Secretary sets out changes to Courts Bill
Victims will get the fast and fair justice they deserve under changes to court reforms, the Justice Secretary has announced today.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 04/10/2026
Sign up to help keep pressure on Andy Burnham to deliver public ownership of water: vist.ly/5kycc
Graphic with pictures of Andy Burnham and Margaret Thatcher that says "Andy Burnham is REPEALING Margaret Thatcher’s BAN on public ownership of  water companies: Take back our water""
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 03/10/2026
There's a loophole allowing foreign billionaires to spend unlimited sums influencing UK elections 👀 goodlaw.social/fpnk
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 03/10/2026
The NHS wants their logo out of our spoof video, but we’re not going to be silenced. We won’t stop criticising their contract with Palantir. After all, it’s not our fault they went into business with a sinister company hungry for our data 👀
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In 2015, when I started writing 99%, my friends thought that my concern over the US and the UK ceasing to be civilised, prosperous western nations was unfounded. Now it looks obvious. 99-percent.org/the-book/
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The Book - 99%
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 03/10/2026
If water companies cannot survive without hiking our bills, let them GO BUST and bring them into public ownership Support for this message is HUGE at Green Party conference and across the country Sign up to support our campaign to bring our water into public ownership: vist.ly/5kvdj
Image with We Own It campaigners carrying posters that say "if water companies cannot survive without raising our bills, let them go bust and take them into public ownership"
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 03/10/2026
🚨BREAKING Green Party calls for Thames Water and South East Water to be taken into public ownership WITHOUT COMPENSATION by Christmas Thames Water is insolvent, and South East Water has repeatedly failed to supply water to thousands of homes This is wonderful from the Greens
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The UK has been milked for profit & left to rot by decades of underinvestment. If Burnham really wants to rebuild, he'll need a good Budget not just good vibes. That means a budget that reinvests by taxing the super‑rich. 📺 Our very own Faiza Shaheen on GMB back in August.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 03/10/2026
Predators don’t work in a silo. The Epstein files, Gisèle Pelicot, the over 50 students involved in the Cornell scandal - hundreds of men knew about the sexual assaults and abuses. And did nothing. No more silence. No more inaction. Add your name. bit.ly/4jv2tSs
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It’s time for men to speak up - and act | Good Law Project
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 03/10/2026
90% of water companies in the world are publicly owned Public ownership is neither radical nor risky. It is privatisation that is extremely risky, as England shows @greenparty.org.uk are leading the way on public ownership of water. Andy Burnham would be wise to follow
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 03/10/2026
By selling off our key public services, Thatcher turned them from serving the public to serving shareholders We are at the @greenparty.org.uk conference, where they've been challenging Andy Burnham to go beyond words and bring our public services into public ownership
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Manchester City: club football's "biggest ever scandal" democracyforsale.substack.com/p/manchester...
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Manchester City: club football's "biggest ever scandal"
I spoke to author Miguel Delaney about the UAE, industrial-scale cheating and football's “financial wild west.”
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This must be the party of destruction. If you get as incensed me thinking about the barbaric killing of these gannet chicks in the name of ‘tradition’ please sign the petition. Reform MSP wants the killing of Gannet chicks "protected and promoted" protectthewild.substack.com/p/reform-msp...
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Reform MSP wants the killing of Gannet chicks "protected and promoted"
We must fight back.
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Amazon Watch @amazonwatch.org · 02/10/2026
BREAKING: “Yesterday’s announcement changes nothing on the ground. Indigenous nations have opposed oil extraction in these territories for decades, previous rounds failed to deliver, and the fundamental obstacles remain." - Kevin Koenig #EndAmazonCrude amazonwatch.org/news/2026/10...
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Ecuador Announces Launch of New Oil Auction for End of 2026 | Amazon Watch
"Yesterday's announcement changes nothing on the ground. Indigenous nations have opposed oil extraction in these territories for decades, previous rounds failed to deliver, and the fundamental obstacl...
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Amazon Watch @amazonwatch.org · 02/10/2026
BREAKING: 7 Indigenous nations call on Ecuador to cancel planned oil auctions, respect Indigenous territorial decisions & right to Free, Prior & Informed Consent, support Indigenous-led alternatives & just transition away from fossil fuels. #EndAmazonCrude amazonwatch.org/news/2026/09...
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As Ecuador Courts Oil Investors, Indigenous Nations Warn Amazon Expansion Is Not Viable | Amazon Watch
“The government is asking investors to bet on the future of Ecuadorian oil. They should look carefully at the history of this region before placing that bet."
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Amazon Watch @amazonwatch.org · 02/10/2026
BREAKING: U.S. consular shutdowns days before Brazil’s vote heighten fears of election interference. "Foreign governments, particularly the Trump administration, taking exceptional measures only two days before Brazil’s elections require immediate transparency..." amazonwatch.org/news/2026/10...
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell your MP to Attend Our Event In Parliament. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell your MP to Attend Our Event In Parliament
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We need as many people as possible to agree with putting in place more ways to increase funding rather than making cuts and essentially punishing those who are already suffering. Tax the Rich – Wealth Tax Now www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...
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Oxfam GB | Chancellor John Healey: Tax wealth now
We need as many people as possible to agree with putting in place more ways to increase funding rather than making cuts and essentially punishing those who are already suffering. Tax the Rich – Wealth...
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
📣 The first screening of the People's Emergency Briefing in a national parliament! The film was shown at Holyrood last night. Grateful to First Minister John Swinney for committing to helping ensure it is “shared and understood very widely within Scotland”. #TimeToStepUp #NationalEmergencyBriefing
The First Minister John Swinney with Gillian Martin msp cabinet secretary for climate and rural affairs, and Prof Mike Berners-LeeThe First Minister giving an address next to a large screen about to show the Peoples Emergency Briefing A packed room of MSPs and staff watching the film
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm horrified, overwhelmed, angry and scared about the climate impacts around the world. I have committed to taking more climate action this year. Will you join me? act.350.org/sign/not-giv...
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We're not giving up
The UN just confirmed the world is on track to breach 1.5°C of global heating. Despair is exactly what coal, oil and gas companies are counting on. Let’s make sure we’re not giving them that. Every fr...
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I just signed a petition calling on the UN to ban fossil fuel lobbyists from the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations. Companies like Shell make $$$ turning oil & gas into plastic, so they’re trying to sabotage the talks to protect their profits & block real action on plastic pollution act.gp/3YxOUXa
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Kick Big Oil Out of Plastics Talks
Fossil fuel companies want to keep flooding our home with plastic for profit. They’re trying to block action to tackle plastic pollution - we must stop them.
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Watching Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, I was shocked to see the damage the chicken industry is doing to rivers, communities and animals. And now I’ve learned the Government wants to expand Big Chicken. I've signed the petition to stop it 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Stop Big Chicken Choking our Rivers
Watching Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, I was shocked to see the damage the chicken industry is doing to rivers, communities and animals. And now I’ve learned the Government wants to expand Big ...
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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More chicken? Same old sh💩t.
YouTube video by River Action UK
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Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative @fossiltreaty.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
During New York Climate Week, Minister Maina Vakafua Talia of Tuvalu extended an invitation to the world: come to Tuvalu in 2027 for the Second Conference on the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels, because we're running out of time.
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We did it! Yorkshire Three Peaks Completed! ✅ protectthewild.substack.com/p/we-did-it-...
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We did it! Yorkshire Three Peaks Completed! ✅
We did it!
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
WE SAY NO TO PALANTIR 🙅‍♂️ We and 120+ organisations and unions across Europe are calling on our governments and the European Commission to scrap all existing public sector contracts with Palantir. Read the open letter here: www.globaljustice.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Text reads: 120+ organisations and unions across Europe call on governments and the European Commission to SCRAP Palantir contracts. Palantir provides support to warmongers, drains our public wealth, deepens our dependence on tech billionaires. WE SAY NO TO PALANTIR.
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vrecla.bsky.social @vrecla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Where are their mums and dads?": From a dairy blockade to the Supreme Court animalrising.substack.com/p/where-are-...
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"Where are their mums and dads?": From a dairy blockade to the Supreme Court
Animal Rising action taker Zuki on standing trial for the Stop the Supply campaign, and the Supreme Court ruling that finally set her free
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