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Want to help us get animals out of shops? Follow Rescue Not Retail and sign up to our movement: protectthewild.org.uk/rescue-not-r...

“£10 off an axolotl when a setup is purchased” Animals sold in shops have no idea where they are, why they’re there, or where they’re heading. Imagine the confusion they must feel. Imagine how they’d feel knowing that a human had assigned an arbitrary price to their entire life.

Andy Burnham is asked about Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields. He says "Use of our resources can support and accelerate a clean energy future" We are truly down the rabbit hole with this utter nonsense. Invest in renewables, insulate homes & say no to fossil fuels.

⏰️ It's time for a bold, green budget that brings down bills, tackles inequality and works to protect our environment. Will Labour deliver?

Yeah, this is getting absurd. Zero scrutiny. BBC News broadcasts Reform UK speeches in full without interruptions www.thenational.scot/news/2667178...

The BBC needs to provide an explanation for this.

🗣 @mothinali.bsky.social: "Anyone doing a day’s work, needs to be paid the same rate for the same job. A young person’s rent and food bill is no less because they are young, so they need to receive the same wage." The Green Party would raise the minimum wage to £15 an hour. For all.

Over 294,250 families in Gaza don't have any sort of shelter that can protect them from winter storms. Available shelter supplies can reach just 18% of those in need, as the Israeli government is currently blocking 8,600 emergency shelter kits from entering Gaza.

Today Israeli authorities barred me and other European elected representatives from entering the West Bank to meet Palestinian students and civil society leaders, as part of a @progintl.bsky.social delegation.

www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-lul... That win matters beyond the Borders of Brazil!

Some ground rules that have helped us: - Go outside your bubble, try new social media channels - Don’t underestimate the power of WhatsApp (although less so in the U.S.) - Post on the Instagram grid, not just stories - Watch every Instagram video until the end before sharing - IGNORE THEM

After the first round elections, Congressman André Janones created a WhatsApp channel titled “Lula’s Army.” It ballooned to 10 million people following his commands on how to behave online to counteract Meta’s far-right-favouring algorithms. The right knows how to use socials. We must learn, too.

I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

The Green Party seem to be the only party taking seriously the collapsing food system in the UK. Fair prices for farmers, stronger protection for consumers, action when essential food prices surge, plus a strategic reserve to improve resilience. greenparty.org.uk/2026/10/03/g...

Good. Enforce the law, is not the extreme position. Enforce The Law.

"We cannot have monstrous companies earning millions... not paying taxes... wanting to steer elections." –Lula #QOTD

"We cannot have monstrous companies earning millions... not paying taxes... wanting to steer elections." ☝️🧿🧿 👍

Lula: "We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate. A crime in the digital world must be treated the same as a crime in the real world. We cannot have monstrous companies earning millions... not paying taxes... wanting to steer elections."

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.

In his acceptance speech, Lula says he will work to regulate digital platforms in Brazil. “Digital crimes must be dealt with like real-life crimes.” This comes after Meta directly interfered with the Brazilian elections, favouring Flávio Bolsonaro.

We’ve seen this script before. This Labour government won’t take action for the people who so desperately need change right now.

The achievement of Serbian students overthrowing Aleksandar Vučić can't be overstated. In 2024, they began protesting. In 2025, they transformed a protest movement into civil dissidence. In 2026, they became a political party — and two months later, crushed a corrupt state-entrenched authoritarian.

The people of Georgia are still persevering in their very long fight to shed the Muscovite yoke. #Georgia #Sakartvelo #GeorgiaProtests #Tblisi #Europe

@mark-carney.bsky.social Canada trades with Israel.

This is not a free pass to use AI 🤖  If every person switched to a plant-based diet, the water usage & land usage would be greatly reduced, making actual sustainability possible 🌾 

I literally spent a year investigating how the government props up Shell, and then they do this!

Growth at any price comes at a high price www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

The government didn’t just approve Jackdaw, they also reiterated their support for so-called tiebacks - a dodge to allow yet more new drilling without new licenses. This deserves almost as much scrutiny as Jackdaw and has got barely any of it, so I raised it in the Chamber.

Wednesday: Government approves Jackdaw gas field. Thursday: Government tells Britain to stockpile water and food due to climate crisis. Are they on the same planet as the rest of us?

Although the media are keen to distract you from realising it, the @greenparty.org.uk's position on key issues aligns with those of the majority of Britons. Here, for example, from @harryeccles.bsky.social, are their 10 latest policies: harryeccles94.substack.com/p/10-importa...

NO to "golden visas". We don't need even more corrupt, dangerous people arriving on private jets

Ahead of the budget, I met with constituents in Parliament to discuss measures that would *actually* bring down bills, including increasing Capital Gains Tax & making council tax fairer. Of course, we also talked tackling rip-off rents & how local groups can feed into & boost the work I'm doing.

If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.

When a worker wears an Amazon vest, drives an Amazon van and delivers on an Amazon-controlled route, but Amazon denies they work for the company — that's exploitation.

End the tax breaks for big tech. Use the money to fund warmer homes!

Palestinian families in the West Bank rely on the olive harvest for their income. Israeli settlers know that—so they burn down olive groves and attack Palestinians, with the goal of making life in the West Bank unlivable for them. Settlers have damaged more than 2,500 olive trees this year alone.

The vegan movement is not here to help people feel relaxed about choosing lentils once a week. It is here to end the idea that animals exist as things for us to use.

It is time to cut tax breaks for big tech and use it to fund warmer homes. Here's our policy to lower energy bills, explained in 30 seconds.

If you agree that animals do not belong in shops, follow @rescuenotretail.bsky.social and join our movement: protectthewild.org.uk/rescue-not-r...

Many people don’t like to think about the fact that lots of animals kept as pets are wild animals. Some are caught from the wild, of course, but even if they’re captive bred, they are *still* wild animals. They often retain all their wild instincts, and putting them in a cage doesn’t change that.

The idea that our rights are handed down from a sky fairy is so insulting and mindless. People have fought for our rights for thousands of years against tyrants. Sky fairies have never contributed once.

Polls are open in the Calverley & Farsley by-election! Vote for Daisy Gilpin for a credible local Green voice to hold Labour to account on Leeds City Council. Best of luck Daisy! [Promoted by Michael Wharton on behalf of Daisy Gilpin, (Leeds Green Party), c/o 9 Norfolk Terrace, Leeds LS7 4QW.]

It's almost 10 years since I shared this ITV News clip about Russia attacking our undersea cables, and the incredible danger that poses to the way we do almost everything today. According to the BBC News at Six, our govt has only just noticed that it might be a problem. WTF, man? #bbcpm

Well said @zackpolanski.bsky.social 👏👏

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In the final episode of Adam Curtis's 'Pandora's Box' series [1993], he looks at the catastrophes arising from the corporate and political drive for nuclear power at the expense of safety. The series closes with an interview with nuclear historian Joseph Morone. We still haven't learned.

Never underestimate the effect of the UK's (far right) press, and propaganda from increasingly racist and far right political parties, on the public's beliefs about crime. bsky.app/profile/timb...