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Obama is giving a truly inspirational eulogy at Jesse Jackson's celebration of life.

It's Shakespearean. Supreme. @barackobama.bsky.social

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.

It's a self care app that reminds me to do all the human adult things like pay your bills, exercise, drink water, water your plants, clean out the fridge, etc.

It does help a little.

Finch app.

The presumed upcoming El Nino will help cement and quantify global warming acceleration, showing that 2C global warming is likely to be reached in the 2030s, not at midcentury.
See Another El Nino Already? mailchi.mp/caa/another-... Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/another-el...

Renewable Energy and National Security The wind and the sun don’t need to transit the Strait of Hormuz

Trump's Iran war makes the case for the energy transition to renewables for most countries much clearer and immediate. @pkrugman.bsky.social 1/

I'm a vicar in a small rural village. I could never say this to my flock because of the outcry, but Reform are blatantly opposed to genuine Christian values and it's clear that anyone considering voting for them has not been listening to a single word I say each week

Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. But right now, they’re under attack.

Several Republican-controlled states have redrawn their congressional maps to give themselves an unfair advantage in the midterm elections.

Abso-fecking-lutely!

Reading is a gateway drug to so many important aspects of adulthood like
Empathy
Critical thinking
Human decency

The best way to travel and broaden experiences without having to go anywhere except a library or bookshop!

@samedenborough.bsky.social @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social

TO Munro reviews Philip A. Suggars' magical urban fantasy THE LIGHTHOUSE AT THE END OF THE WORLD:

"an engaging and creative debut novel"

Read more: tinyurl.com/58pem9s3

@titanbooks.bsky.social

Solidarity, Mothin 💚

UK Green Party Surges Ahead of Starmer’s Labour in a New Poll The YouGov poll reflects a seismic shift happening in UK politics after the Greens won a historic victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election last week.

"UK Green Party Surges Ahead of Starmer’s Labour in a New Poll"

The YouGov poll reflects a seismic shift happening in UK politics after the Greens won a historic victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election last week.

"The things that will DESTROY US are:

POLITICS WITHOUT PRINCIPLES;

PLEASURE WITHOUT CONSCIENCE;

WEALTH WITHOUT WORK;

knowledge without character;

BUSINESS WITHOUT MORALITY;

SCIENCE WITHOUT HUMANITY;

and worship without sacrifice."

~ Mahatma Gandhi

"You're talking about disenfranchising British Commonwealth voters. Yet I think you are making an exception for another cohort of foreigners; Irish people."

"What is the difference? What would you say to people who suspect maybe there's a racial dimension to that idea?"

👏 Excellent question.

Just your regularly scheduled share of this masterpiece by @tomgauld.bsky.social

A couple of years ago commodities traders fucked over the people of Pakistan by reselling LNG that was contracted to Pakistan to Europe because they could make more money.

The people of Pakistan responded by building out solar power fast. Themselves.

Fossil fuels losing political power.

Sam Alito has an oil money problem 30 percent of Alito’s individual stock portfolio is directly tied to fossil fuels.

The Supreme Court has decided to hear a major climate case against fossil fuel companies

Alito has not recused himself, despite owning nearly $200,000 in fossil fuel stocks—including in Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips, which are being sued in cases that would be directly affected by a SCOTUS ruling

You got this Hannah! 🫶🤞💚

If you want more Greens in positions of power, join us to make it happen. greenpartyni.org/join

It's York Literary Festival next week and I'll be there along with the excellent @johnironmonger.bsky.social and the equally as excellent @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social to discuss all things climate fiction. It would be lovely to see you there! 📚💙🌊
www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/climate...

I admire your restraint @zackpolanski.bsky.social

This is a massive scandal.

Labour has invented a made-up tactical vote organisation to trick Gorton and Denton into voting for them.

How can this even be legal?

This is massive, and disgraceful. No organisation called “Tactical Choice” appears to exist.

At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Don't imagine for one moment that it ended with Epstein. Treating human beings as counters in a board game is what the super-rich do. Every. Day. It is fundamental to the model. The politicians they support and fund are those who implement their cruel desires.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This Labour lie is so insane, I was lost for words.

Israel responsible for two-thirds of record 129 press killings in 2025, says CPJ Committee to Protect Journalists report says Israel also to blame for 81% of ‘intentionally targeted’ journalist killings * The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work in 2025, two-thirds of them by Israeli forces, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). It was the second consecutive year in which killings of members of the press reached unprecedented levels, and the second year running in which Israel was responsible for roughly two-thirds of the total, the New York-based independent organisation, which documents attacks on journalists worldwide, said in its annual report published on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Israel responsible for two-thirds of record 129 press killings in 2025, says CPJ

Petition: Call a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on politics & democracy We are concerned about reported Israeli state-linked and pro-Israel lobbying activity in UK politics. We believe it is important to determine the scope and impact of any such influence campaigns.

This petition has 82k signatures already.
📣 Call a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on politics & democracy.

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TO Munro and his SPFBO team run through their first batch of eliminations, share their pick for honourable mention and announce their first semi-finalist!

Find out who made it through to our next phase here: tinyurl.com/y9fywet5

#SPFBO

Former ICE agent: My first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a warrant. I watched ICE cut classes that teach our legal system, firearms training, use of force, lawful arrests, and the limits of officers' authority

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...

Brainwashing, 2026 edition. This paper shows how X's algorithmic feed shifts people's views rightwards. It's a sophisticated, highly effective form of reorientation. And it is utterly chilling.
If you're still on that platform, unhook yourself now.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I'm #HannahSpencer #GreenParty canidate in #Gorton&Denton

#VoteGreen on 26th February

#TaxBillionaires
Defend the #NHS
Renationalise the #WaterCompanies
Make #Hope not #Hate a priority

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