Mike Townsend

The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship The Iranian warship was taking part in an international exercise with many other countries—including the United States.

This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea.
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Iceland locks in on date for EU referendum | Euractiv As a member of the European Economic Area, Iceland is already aligned with much of the bloc's legislation

Just announced: Iceland has urgently moved up its referendum to join the European Union - to 29 August.

A reminder: 🇮🇸 is in many ways already a non-voting 🇪🇺 member because of the EEA. This would give them voting power to shape the laws they have to follow.

AI = turbo plagiarism + theft.

Did anyone ask for our permission?

Did anyone receive appropriate citation?

Royalties?

No?

Well, back to the above equation...

I’m delighted that our parliament (and the media) has noticed the huge harms AI does to creativity and copyright. I just wish they’d pay similar attention to the huge harms it does to privacy.

What a US$ 345 million judgment means for Greenpeace - Greenpeace International A US court has just sided with fossil fuel pipeline giant Energy Transfer and ordered Greenpeace International and Greenpeace entities in the US to pay US$ 345 million.

So let’s be clear: this type of corporate bullying is designed to rob us of our rights and freedoms. 

But we will not be silenced.

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Hyatt: Stop abusing dolphins for profit! Blue seas, white sandy beaches and sunny skies -- the Hyatt Ziva Hotel in Cancún sells us a dream vacation. But it is also hiding a horrendous reality of animal abuse at the heart of its resort.Crampe

Free the Dolphins at Hyatt Ziva in Cancún!

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Women’s rights – Justice still sought International Women's Day 2026 slogan ‘Gain to Give’ motto – “When women thrive, we all rise”

"Confidence rose, numbers swelled, and support gained momentum.

Women`s voices stronger grew; their rallying cries soon noted.

A momentous leap in 1911, when International Women’s Day was decreed,

The female voice, acknowledged now, could no longer go unheeded."

Kristi Noem Won't Admit Renee Good, Alex Pretti Were Not ‘Domestic Terrorists’ “You told a lie about them!” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) fumed at the Homeland Security secretary about the American citizens killed by her agents.

Today, Kristi Noem refused 6 times to apologize or admit she was wrong when she publicly cast Renee Good and Alex Pretti -- both fatally shot by her DHS agents -- as "domestic terrorists."

“You told a lie about them!” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) fumed.
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Executive Morning Brief: Is it time to rethink net-zero strategies? | Earthshine Group CBS Executive Morning Brief: Is it time to rethink net-zero strategies? Professor Andreas Rasche (CBS) and Mike Townsend, CEO of Earthshine Group, challenge the comforting myth that incremental, busi...

CBS Executive Morning Brief: Is it time to rethink #netzero strategies?

Webinar recording: I really enjoyed the conversation with Professor Andreas Rasche (CBS); we challenge the comforting myth that incremental approaches will deliver meaningful #ClimateAction.

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Ben See: catastrophic extremes have been wildly underestimated.. they will likely start to hit from the 2030s

Is it time to rethink net-zero? Part 1: Beyond the noise of culture wars! — Techies Go Green We’re in the midst of a climate crisis – a major challenge, with only a limited timeframe in which to act. Incrementalism isn’t working; radical solutions are needed to deliver transformative impacts,...

We need to cut through the noise of culture wars: www.techiesgogreen.com/blog/is-it-t...

And deliver a rapid transformation, in each and every business, economy and society, e.g. construction:
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To what extent is the UK
assisting in the illegal war
of a paedophile president ...

Middle East crisis live: US submarine sank Iranian warship, Hegseth says; Israel launches fresh strikes on Tehran Nearly 150 reported missing and 32 people from the 180-crew frigate Iris Dena

Shared some more thoughts with the @theguardian.com.

"It was not only foreseeable, but it was also widely predicted that Iran would respond… That’s why aggression is a crime under international law. ”

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Say No to Mass Deportations in Europe No one should be taken from their home at dawn and put on a deportation flight. We’re building 100,000 voices against mass deportations in Europe. Sign now - and help us get there. Let’s stop this tog...

We’re building 100,000 voices against mass deportations in Europe.

>>Sign now - and help us get there. Let’s stop this together!

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Idrees Ali @idreesali114 X.com COPENHAGEN, March 4 (Reuters) - Maersk said on Wednesday it is temporarily suspending most cargo bookings in and out of the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia until further notice. 9:54 AM • 3/4/26 • 30K Views

Maersk suspends shipping into and out of most of the Middle East

Impeach Trump NOW Over the weekend, while Washington D.C. was asleep, Donald Trump pushed the button. He didn't ask Congress, he didn't show proof of a threat, and he didn't care about the consequences. He just selfish

Impeach Trump NOW !

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Food prices climb because Trump's trade policies broke supply networks. Your grocery bills display this economic chaos. Working families pay while billionaires and corporations profit from the disaster he created and Republicans in Congress enabled. #TrumpsWarOnOurEconomy

Huge crowd in the city of Minab, Iran…

The funeral of the 168 little schoolgirls killed in their school by an American-Israeli strike.

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Brian Allen

Trump just threatened to cut off all trade with Spain — because Spain refused to let the U.S. use their bases to bomb Iran.

Let that sink in.

A NATO ally said “we didn’t authorize this illegal war” — and Trump’s response was to declare economic war on them too.

Wake up, UK. Reform = fascism. Same playbook as the Orange Felon. Do not let this happen.

Kristi Noem must go now.

It's long past time she steps down, and it doesn't excuse her from justice or accountability.

She believes she’s above the law while taking away fathers from children with cancer and mothers being shot in the face by her agents.

We demand answers.

Want to stop Farage with your vote? At the moment you can’t – and Starmer must fix that | Polly Toynbee The PM’s in-tray is overflowing. But he can’t afford to neglect the real issue that is distorting our politics and the way we live, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

“The FPTP voting system was the fortress sustaining the old parties, but “small” parties have stormed the walls. YouGov finds that Farage could become PM on a 23% vote. Voting has become a fruit machine with random results when tiny shifts bring cascading seats”
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Oregon tries again on offshore wind planning After plans for Oregon offshore wind energy were blocked, state officials have published a new “roadmap” for how a future consensus might be developed. Opposition to offshore wind developm

We’re going to lose 50 million people due to climate change because we allowed too many special interest groups to derail every process. Some smart scientist will have the data to extrapolate the cumulative delay days and turn that into a mortality stat and it ought to embarrass us…

Boycott. Fascism and football do not mix.

While the McDonald’s CEO gets roasted for his awkward burger taste test...

McDonald’s is among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.

And McDonald's CEO recently raked in $18.2M — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.

That should leave a bad taste in your mouth.

Is it time to rethink net-zero? Part 2: Reimagining construction for impact and commercial advantage YouTube video by Techies Go Green

VIDEO: Is it possible to reimagine construction for transformational impacts AND commercial advantage?

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Nigel Farage's Long History of Crying ‘Fraud’ Whenever His Party Loses Elections The Reform UK leader has a long record of blaming his own party's election defeats on "cheating" by ethnic minorities, yet no evidence of it can ever be found

Every time Nigel Farage's parties have lost an election he has blamed it on "cheating" by ethnic minorities and every time he receives huge amounts of media attention for doing so.

The only problem? No evidence of cheating is ever found
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A graph showing the amount of tariffs collected and the growing interest on that debt.

A court has rejected Trump's stalling tactics on tariff refunds.

And every day he postpones it further will cost us millions in interest.

Plumber, Plasterer, Parliamentarian! 💚

Fund peace not war Europe’s leaders are developing a taste for Trump’s playbook - Overwhelm. Distract. Scare. And they’re hoping we won't speak up as they follow him into war in Iran. But we know better. It's the famili...

PETITION: "We want a Europe that invests in peace, people and the planet, not destruction.”

EU Leaders: STOP following Trump Playbook.

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