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Charlie Masquelier

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Associate professor, University of Exeter (UK). Environmental sociologist. Academic profile: https://share.google/9gnLuErvJijhGkBQ2

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Boycott ChatGPT.

01.03.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Disgraced peer Peter Mandelson has quit the House of Lords – but he still has his 'Lord' title. It must now be removed. Sign the petition: r.ippl.es/mandelson/

28.02.2026 08:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical – and often distinctively European – alternatives

Guide on how to leave big tech behind.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

26.02.2026 11:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Email Air France and tell them not to trade humans for cash
help.care4calais.org/page/177888/...

24.02.2026 06:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Morgan McSweeney: The Man that Ruined Labour | Peter Oborne interview
Morgan McSweeney: The Man that Ruined Labour | Peter Oborne interview YouTube video by PoliticsJOE

I'll add a discussion on this here.
youtu.be/Mo15Mu6QC5g

21.02.2026 06:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday, those who teach Intro to Sociology at Florida colleges (as opposed to universities) received a ready-made curriculum from the state and were ordered to teach it.

Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions:

19.02.2026 16:47 πŸ‘ 2751 πŸ” 1567 πŸ’¬ 171 πŸ“Œ 404

Absolute madness.

17.02.2026 08:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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QuitGPT is going viral β€” here’s why people are cancelling ChatGPT What to know about the boycott of OpenAI's ChatGPT

Cancel ChatGPT.

Source: Tom's Guide
search.app/JKT9B

13.02.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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apart from this it was a fantastic cinematic experience
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www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...

30.01.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 5078 πŸ” 1137 πŸ’¬ 309 πŸ“Œ 87

I'm skimming through mentions of Trump in the Trump-Epstein Files, and there's one thing that I'm thinking over and over:

All we had to do was believe the women.

There are dozens of stories in here that make me ill. Do you really believe these are all lies?

31.01.2026 01:27 πŸ‘ 4980 πŸ” 1029 πŸ’¬ 191 πŸ“Œ 50
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Catherine O'Hara, 'Schitt’s Creek' Star and Comedy Legend, Dies at 71 Catherine O'Hara has died at the age of 71. O'Hara was known for her appearances in movies including 'Beetlejuice' and 'Home Alone', as well as her Emmy-winning role as Moira Rose on the TV sitcom 'Sc...

Incredibly sad news. What a loss!

people.com/catherine-oh...

30.01.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Layoffs over the last year:

UPS: 48,000
Amazon: 32000
Intel: 27,159
Microsoft: 15,387
Nestle: 16000
Verizon: 15000
Google: 12000
Chevron: 8000
Paramount: 7000
Walmart: 7000
P&G: 7000
EstΓ©e Lauder: 7000

Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.

29.01.2026 02:21 πŸ‘ 1715 πŸ” 722 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 47
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Tesla suffers first annual drop in revenue in 2025 Donald Trump’s EV policies and consumer backlash against CEO Elon Musk’s political activities hit car sales

Brilliant news #taketesladown

Tesla suffers first annual drop in revenue in 2025 - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT

28.01.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Melania documentary struggles in UK cinemas as Vue admits sales are β€˜soft’ Only one ticket sold for premiere of film about US first lady at Vue’s flagship London branch as insiders question launch strategy

One ticket sold? Could be worse.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

26.01.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 1

#BoycottAmerica
Boycott US #WorldCup matches
America is not a safe place

27.01.2026 06:43 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Musk's fortune keeps rising, mainly thanks to Tesla. We've all heard and seen that this man is a total fascist. Let's bring Tesla down. Let's boycott Musk.

23.01.2026 06:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Majority of CEOs report zero payoff from AI splurge : PwC survey finds more than half of 4,500+ biz leaders see no revenue growth nor cost savings

LOL.

Majority of CEOs report zero payoff from AI splurge β€’ The Register share.google/GYvgOwLdVKoQ...

22.01.2026 03:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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17,000 fans cancel World Cup tickets overnight: FIFA plan emergency meeting Around 16,800 supporters have reportedly β€œcancelled World Cup tickets overnight”, prompting FIFA to schedule an emergency meeting later this week.

FIFA on alert after 17,000 fans cancel World Cup tickets in one night

21.01.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 596 πŸ” 221 πŸ’¬ 74 πŸ“Œ 72

I wonder how long Trump will be able to distract journalists' attention away from the Epstein files.

20.01.2026 13:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why restoring nature can work so much more effectively when led by local people Restoring the ability of local communities to act as guardians of nature is a promising approach to both ecological and social recovery.

An important reminder that effective engagement in nature recovery depends on empowering local people, e.g. farmers, to lead the environmental programmes in question.

share.google/JDQN01Oa0MIK...

18.01.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Neil Coyle, MP for Bermondsey & Old Southwark, didn't mess about in a letter to Farage explaining Parliamentary procedure...

14.01.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 432 πŸ” 180 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Ban X and live with the consequences, whatever they are. Nothing can justify such a vile platform owned by such a fascist - not even sanctions from a fascist USA.

10.01.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fair point. I have now joined the Greens so not hoping for any miracles. I guess I'm just hoping we can prevent a Reform victory. Burnham isn't ideal but what he's done to Manchester shows there is more than a mere Blairite in him.

02.01.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wes Streeting is definitely going to enter the Labour leadership challenge. We have to do absolutely everything to prevent him from winning. It would be a complete disaster for the UK. Streeting is just a younger and more explicitly Blairite version of Starmer.

02.01.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Please consider emailing your local NHS providers to encourage them to say no to Palantir.

26.12.2025 14:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Say no to Palantir in the NHS NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back

The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software.

Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.

You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc

26.12.2025 09:41 πŸ‘ 733 πŸ” 484 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 30

We all have to boycott Tesla. This is one of the few instruments at our disposal to weaken this fascist's influence.

17.12.2025 06:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Petition to stop the decimation of The New School ( New York). There has never been a more urgent time for such an institution to exist. Yet it is being threatened by cuts that will effectively end The New School as we know it.

14.12.2025 19:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The New School was founded by Columbia University professors who wanted a university run by the faculty with minimal administration. For over 100 years it has been a unique institution with progressive values and incredible students and faculty from Ai Weiwei to Hannah Arendt. We are devastated.οΏΌ

14.12.2025 03:05 πŸ‘ 854 πŸ” 327 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 16

Is there a petition we can sign?

14.12.2025 09:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0