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Good morning. I aim to regularly share a photo either recently made or from cutting room floor. From my recent trip researching #bogs in Ireland (I #AmWriting about bogs, #IronAge Bog People, death, photography and preservation for my current MFA): Here are some magnificent, 200+ year old beeches.

Look, I know all the reasons we got here, but we really need to start seriously thinking about what we do in a world where The Markets punish whole countries for voting for decency, compassion, and fairness. We must stop pretending the capitalist machine is an objective, value neutral force.

World’s wealthiest people are not just profiting from the polluting causes of #climate breakdown, they are also increasingly cashing in on the catastrophic consequences, according to a study by Oxfam. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Seeing John Berger: an audio sketch of the influential artist & writer in his centenary year. Told through the words of friends & collaborators including Geoff Dyer & Sally Potter. #WaysOfSeeing 4pm Tues 27 Oct @BBCRadio4 @BBCSounds Producer Martin Williams www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

A tenth. One TENTH. The hubris coming is already en route. It's already here. #ClimateActionNow

UK's Green Party speaking truth. Burnham had best wake up and observe a change in wind direction at the polls. Serbia and Brazil evoke Heaney's 'longed-for tidal wave of justice' rising up when 'hope and history rhyme.' A great sea-change! Fingers crossed that impending global elections rhyme along.

"If you are not angry, you're not listening." This perfect summation of America under #Trump. Bless whoever this human is and listen. #Midterms #USpoli #FightFascism

Israel goes to the polls today. Hope this ends the nightmare of Netanyahu. This pair of narcissistic autocrats desperate right now to hold onto the power they wantonly abuse. Both guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity who must face the ICC in The Hague for their crimes one day soon I hope.

Many parts of the world heading to polls. Great to see Serbia and Brazil remove power from autocrats. If you vote somewhere on the planet right now, #VoteEarth. Don't vote for candidates lining pockets of #BigOil. We must end #FossilFuels dependency and extraction. #NoNewPipelines #ClimateActionNow

Lights out: the island that goes dark to save young seabirds – in pictures

Burnham in danger of sleepwalking into climate disaster, say campaigners

UK government met 137 businesses over AI datacentres – but no environmental groups

James Comey's character and integrity remains intact versus the farce of so-called 'President' Trump, conman, grifter, found liable of sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll, and clearly among Epstein's predatorial island besties. His 3rd attempt to charge Comey reeks of envy and desperation.

24 social housing apartments in Paris, with a mass timber structure and concrete cladding Love the large, openable timber windows! By Atelier de Chézy Architecture

In addition to two fascists losing elections in Serbia and Brazil yesterday, Oxford Street in London was closed to vehicular traffic and transformed into a pedestrian zone. 🥳

Good morning, Toronto. As places like Brazil and Serbia showed us this weekend, voting does matter. Elections matter. So please go out there and vote. And if you need help deciding, check out @thelocal.to's fact-checked resource, The Candidate Tracker. thelocal.to/candidate-tr...

In one day, two politicians - Bolsonaro in Brazil and Vucic in Serbia - with ties to Trump have lost surprise elections thanks to high turnout. The rise of the international far-right is not inevitable.

We can feel what Brazil and Serbia are feeling. It’s in our hands.

It's insane that the campaign against El-Sayed is basically that he has some secret relationship with the people that the president's family has a secret relationship with.

Solidarity!

Hope springs eternal... and now to the midterms. #FightFascism #Serbia #Brazil #Midterms #USpoli

Let's not forget that Serbia's student movement - like those in Nepal and Bangladesh - features women in key leadership roles. Serbian women students, like generations of women democracy activists before them, have demanded political rights *and* women's rights. www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/...

SERBIA!!! ✨

please please vote before election day, and tell your circles to. Republican mayors and governors are watching this unfold and getting ideas.

If still debating whether Donald Trump or Elon Musk willfully crippled Ukraine's missile defense, helping to slay innocent civilians, you are a rube. If the U.S. President had no role, then an oligarch governs national security. If not, the U.S. President serves Russia. Both answers are mortifying.

Stay safe, Ireland and UK folks. Looks scary.

Dia de los Muertos! #DayOfTheDead #AmWriting

Carney out in the world befriending autocrats.

I would like the new term of affection for me to be 'fennel flower.' Thank you for your attention to this matter.

JUST POSTED: Today at The NYT we are publishing a major investigation into how President Trump used his executive powers to expose millions of Americans to greater cancer risks. A six month-long investigation built on more than 10,000 pages of FOIA records. Read it www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...

and to all of creation.

First I've read about this (admittedly not on here too much rn). Our hearts with everyone impacted (especially under a federal government only looking out for themselves. It's looking pretty bad/scary.

Hole in the ozone layer fixed Fall of repressive regimes in many countries End to genocides LA air quality Beijing air quality Rise in use of renewables Several endangered species de-redlisted Constitutional rights for rivers &!ecosystems in many places End of Sea World shows Good Friday Agreement

We hosted a landmark conversation between Ta-Nehisi Coates, Tareq Baconi and Nesrine Malik at London's Southbank Centre this week. You can watch the whole event here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=652E...

Remember, #TransRightsAreHumanRights, along with LGBTQ+ rights! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

I have fallen in love with the phrase 'Southern Spring' and this image.✨

What?!!! 😍✨

Tibet suffering again. Our hearts are with everyone impacted and gratitude to those performing rescue efforts.

Ted the Tardigrade still lives on my fridge years after a previous campaign. Sign up.

Beautiful photograph. This time of year always makes me think of Sandy Denny... 🍁🍃🍂 youtu.be/jsqztvHIB9Y

I just signed to stop AI Datacenter construction in Nova Scotia. Please consider signing. We don't need or want AI Datacenters.

I agree with Matt's mom. Another film crush of mine and may he RIP. Loved him in everything and I hope there's good fishing where ever he's gone now.

Governments cannot successfully protect species, restore ecosystems, or conserve important natural areas if decisions about land and ocean use continue to ignore biodiversity, says a new paper co-authored by WCS. newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release... #COP17Armenia

"This is not a build Canada while protecting our environment act," said UBC evolutionary biologist Dr. Sarah Otto. "It is a build Canada strong while damaging the environment [act]." @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social @zoology.ubc.ca @src-rsc.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Thank you Philip Boucher-Hayes & CountryWide RTE Radio 1 for this interview broadcast last Saturday 17 October. We talked climate breakdown & biodiversity loss and I read two poems from my new collection Coracle - 'Morning Ireland' & 'Hen Harriers of Sliabh Aughty'. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

*starts making popcorn* Impeach them all. And then arrest them for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Make them face the ICC who Trump desperately wants to destroy for the very reason he fears: that he and members of his admin will be brought to trial for their crimes.

Beautiful...