2026-08-18T15:38:41Z https://nostr.now George Monbiot https://nostr.now/npub1km547g2xegmnsc0fdhxp7uxg99y0p60w533a2z90ee50tdumwxnqr2204y https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&cid=bafkreicuddktqpbltt6wdcreskrdjcvklo2elbteqlvevnyud5xugfhamu https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&cid=bafkreicuddktqpbltt6wdcreskrdjcvklo2elbteqlvevnyud5xugfhamu https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp47caceqx4qgdgr8nqvt3hxtzhedyrfqemu0ny35hf66jddsav7gzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vh45035 @carolinevoadenmp.bsky.social is my MP. I know her well. It is frankly impossible to believe Reform UK&#39;s insinuation that she behaved aggressively towards Nigel Farage. But it&#39;s all too easy to believe that Farage behaved aggressively towards her. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...<br/><br/>Female Lib Dem MP accuses Nige... 2026-10-29T21:51:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2nvv07xsl2mfwrgsvqx7xmndk0mpchq89dha2u7x5fqnqcufqjyszyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vq8cpfp My discussion with Patrick Cook ranges all the way from palaeoecology to getting the money out of politics, with plenty on farming systems, energy systems, transport systems ... and beavers in between. What more could you want? <br/>www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eVI...<br/><br/>How to fix our climate and our... 2026-10-29T11:55:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvl0np0pazh8lle73rzs0t78lk0lq6un27xgmrlkz57wev22n87yszyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vy7ktw0 There&#39;s another way of putting this:<br/>&#34;Markets prefer fascists&#34;<br/>www.economist.com/leaders/2026...<br/><br/>Markets are dismayed by Lula’s... 2026-10-27T14:15:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqexvpm3a90c5gan0h2q3c5pcqz8qk4cmglsk6z3ayxfjujk4kgjgzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vf8jzm9 Monstrous beyond all reckoning. The US is using remote sensing *designed for humanitarian purposes* for the opposite purpose, potentially drowning civilians en masse. Trump hates Somalis. His troops appear to be exploiting the weather to help slaughter them. <br/>www.theguardian.com/global-devel...<br/><br/>US forces accused of ‘weaponis... 2026-10-26T16:58:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdc5p8pl06h2c46gfp46r89m7ntcymf5tjly4yeqm6y8kkxu7tssczyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vaxrdzu The lessons from Brazil and Serbia?<br/>Don&#39;t concede one inch of ground to the far right.<br/>Don&#39;t appease.<br/>Don&#39;t triangulate.<br/>Don&#39;t grovel.<br/>Don&#39;t say they have &#34;legitimate concerns&#34;. <br/>Mobilise your base, and fight them with all the democratic means at your disposal. 2026-10-26T15:11:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv8s7ev26l86gnrnwgetx3nvgrct6259mjxcrs0l4r4uhnm8l9txczyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6v3ar3ln Bolsonaro&#39;s loss is not just a loss for Bolsonaro.<br/>It&#39;s a loss for Trump.<br/>For Musk.<br/>For Milei.<br/>For Netanyahu.<br/>For Farage.<br/>For Meta and Zuckerberg.<br/>For the meat barons, the fossil fuel corporations, and the rest of the neocolonial looters.<br/>And it is a massive win for humanity and the living planet. 2026-10-26T10:24:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszjsasz7jh3g9ueelhy40cuesfh6dh8fjhytlvk2klh66rqhv3tsczyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vspa07h My political education began in Brazil, where I lived from 1989-91. I learnt that the only defence we have is &#34;conscientizaçao&#34;: raising awareness about the relations between exploiters and exploited, and the violence that underpins them. The Brazilians have once again demonstrated its power. ✊❤️‍🔥 2026-10-26T08:42:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9ff6m63h8e6gsxjsnf7y4ynransdxmsa0f45jrwfeswq03tm74lgzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vllwqz5 Brazil and Serbia, defying rise the tide of autocracy. This is how we do it, everywhere. 🌈 2026-10-26T07:45:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspu59d746yzagy2rr76mg8527j3cmle0lvhqfgxz8p9qathrp3whszyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vep02v3 I warned 3 years ago that mink farms are a likely route to a new and horrific human pandemic, and once more I&#39;m fervently praying it doesn&#39;t map out that way.<br/>www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...<br/><br/>Be warned: the next deadly pan... 2026-10-25T09:33:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs87rkx537zdwuepsgv56pe5zqcs5gj60ftvaevcexgytm9m7aa8ugzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vdyamxy Muslims and immigrants, despite all the lies we&#39;re told about them, have never presented a systemic threat to Western security, let alone to &#34;Western civilisation&#34;. Instead, the threats come from our governments, especially in the US, and their grim alliances with capital and overseas dictators. 2026-10-24T09:08:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqn3gwmhz67xcqcsl8sezfhlchar0j9czemfcrs88vjv8afqwdvqzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vd8tewy Let’s eradicate our life support systems – that’ll teach the liberals! <br/>It&#39;s not just about giving destructive industries what they want, important as this is. The likes of Trump and Bolsonaro will kill the planet out of a vengeful desire to hurt. My column. <br/>www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...<br/><br/>Strongmen like Trump would des... 2026-10-22T05:54:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgd58jg5xwzx69c28esqvx073l6ngs58c6crsnjce34x8mu3jaqqczyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vjy0lz0 Approving the Jackdaw gas field solves none of our problems, while contributing to the existential crisis of climate breakdown. The government has privileged special interests above the general interest. It&#39;s a shameful, cowardly decision. 2026-10-21T06:56:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg8nzymg4yk3kxdeq22v269a7zkgxhyfj0hd9hmuwap3cpegyt66gzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vz55t6v In this undercover footage, Nigel Farage&#39;s righthand man, Dan Jukes, appears to suggest that corruption, with Farage, is &#34;priced in&#34;. Like Trump, he uses politics to enrich himself. Don&#39;t let anyone claim they were not warned. <br/>www.theguardian.com/politics/202...<br/><br/>Farage claim that £5m was rewa... 2026-10-20T06:43:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvxlt0754xl3gecm9ur9nr3srkrjhmvcv4ckkjx0deewgyjaw396gzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vjtwl4a The trade unions resisting a political donations cap in the UK are ragged-trousered philanthropists. Thanks to their delusion that a system allowing limitless donations enhances their power, they&#39;re in danger of handing the country to the far-right parties that billionaires support. Burnham must act 2026-10-19T13:32:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8tz7tf9w7hvpvtwn64z59d2fg5vcqpkmmdmlc4esl6lq4ttazl2czyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6v8f53rk I&#39;m on Question Time tonight, in Brecon. The other panellists are currently from Reform, the Conservatives, Plaid Cymru and Labour. Though, given the rate of resignations and defections in Wales, that might change by 9pm this evening. <br/>www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...<br/><br/>BBC One - Question Time, 2026,... 2026-10-15T10:38:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstjhsjq90quj5z9kd9gqxkzx9mrylnqxaq62m72rytk5udye0cukszyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6ver4t49 Call me a masochist, but I&#39;m returning to this issue, as I feel it has been poorly understood. Please read the whole thread before responding. <br/>First, I hope we can agree that the Israeli government is committing genocide in Gaza and horrific crimes in the West Bank and the wider region. 2026-10-14T08:25:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdgdg49dpgwmx7xact5zwgt3mc6222aul49tn9cv9mewlhzhxnukgzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vzkjtax Palantir didn&#39;t have to evade the UK&#39;s controls on lobbyists to get astonishing, unminuted access to government ministers and officials, or even to hire them to lobby their colleagues. Why not? Because there aren&#39;t any. My column. <br/>www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...<br/><br/>Palantir is worming its way in... 2026-10-14T06:22:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyw68ct5qzz8w8gsk5t7jmyz4mpudq2zavhc6d55z70c7f9g3r82qzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vxvqhlj Prosecute the truth-tellers, shield the murderers: this has long been central to the Israeli government&#39;s genocidal policy. www.middleeasteye.net/news/netanya...<br/><br/>Netanyahu seeks criminal charg... 2026-10-13T13:42:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8gymg3f5w07j4959cxdq44wpa55ey4yupn0r2jt8de8uxw5w7tqczyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vjl9x5p Putin has not funded disruption and chaos across Europe and the UK solely to weaken his enemies. He also knows that disruption and chaos favour the far right. And the far right loves Putin. It will abandon Ukraine and build him a highway into Europe. 2026-10-13T06:43:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqft2q8knuds84qr4ye5yyjnmpudmhwyrykhqjjkwus5mkdnkge6qzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6v9s8aj7 You don&#39;t fix one security crisis by creating another. www.theguardian.com/environment/...<br/><br/>Ministers preparing to slash h... 2026-10-12T06:19:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxu5g6yhvyzjxulyf6zathg98ux9a5sewc9v5pdazqz20a36jvuegzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vq2dkqu There aren&#39;t many days when you can kayak off Start Point, renowned for one of Britain&#39;s most dangerous tidal races. But yesterday the stars aligned, so I bunked off work. Delighted to see Rupert Kirkwood (the Lone Kayaker) out there. He took this picture of me +1. Before you ask: yes, it&#39;s real. 🧵<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&amp;cid=bafkreifv42n53jeb6dmpnzaamcy423adnivpphd6qsxapepppq6q4dpkmy">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&amp;cid=bafkreifv42n53jeb6dmpnzaamcy423adnivpphd6qsxapepppq6q4dpkmy</a> 2026-10-06T05:50:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst5awrlskaxq4gtf446fp4zg044jtd0d7afnc4w0a7udez978ymcgzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vzt9utj There was a time when the Tories, however hypocritically, claimed to want to protect our natural heritage. Now they&#39;re just a party of vandals, ripping down the few protections the living world has for the sake of their rich chums. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...<br/><br/>Tories to pledge to scrap Envi... 2026-10-05T11:48:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszztcgy4p55h7a7q5kcg69z5fjm0h8tesmrrk8scj37wzkg2ugnugzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6v70hvug Flying is officially on course to account for *almost all* the UK&#39;s carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Heathrow expansion alone would cause more carbon emissions by 2054 than *any other sector of the economy*. So why is it being contemplated? My column. <br/>www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...<br/><br/>The expansion of Heathrow woul... 2026-10-03T09:18:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst05w5hfm9w8zen2z40k05hn22yn9dpv7v3zt0mepu6l4f4t5z7vqzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vupm99x Keir Starmer wanted to be remembered as Prime Minister for building homes. Instead he will be remembered for his complicity in destroying them.<br/>#GazaGenocide<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&amp;cid=bafkreigea74seqvohnlzvll2xzo2txzacrxxiei3azljpwmfydqqbwwo4i">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&amp;cid=bafkreigea74seqvohnlzvll2xzo2txzacrxxiei3azljpwmfydqqbwwo4i</a> 2026-10-02T07:41:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrhgf6mz2pnlzntmae8vwwvjgsrg9twucpe2uhjuhywzzysfe5g2czyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vw82vxr Please watch this crucial discussion about the scale of Earth&#39;s energy imbalance. The numbers are shocking. Thanks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tCR...<br/><br/>12 Hiroshima Bombs Every Secon... 2026-10-02T07:35:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspted6uk79jpzygknc76eu34mwpnyyvfmu7psd6jpwvg3x20te66czyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6v7u7pwy In terms of messaging, this is very positive, and a big shift from the nature-hatefest of the Starmer administration. <br/>Mind you, most tree-planting is unnecessary: I&#39;d like to see much more emphasis on natural regeneration. 🧵<br/>www.theguardian.com/environment/...<br/><br/>Half a million trees to be pla... 2026-09-30T06:59:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz6wdvfgjquwudmm2gzms94098w64nm2t9qsgnywztth94anlmhxczyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vc3df05 It&#39;s not just that we had two wasted years under Keir Starmer - years in which, with a vast majority and quite a lot of goodwill - he could have turned this country around. On crucial issues, we had two years of spiralling backwards, towards a very dark place. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...<br/><br/>Ed Miliband to acknowledge Lab... 2026-09-28T06:55:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyrsg3nf92vw6eawyesqlx8yhgz9c7yh68xkrtw76uzenugyejx6szyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vxz0h23 Pope Innocent III,who died in 1216, spoke of a certain kind of older man, who is &#34;easily provoked&#34;, &#34;will believe anything and question nothing&#34;, is &#34;stingy and greedy&#34; and &#34;praises the good old days and hates the present.&#34; <br/>Reform UK&#39;s voter base has been knocking around for a very long time. 2026-09-27T08:08:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw6gs09ghwnkmy382cc96qx6nlzp2hx3srguqm3e3n7jecku4s4qczyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vmz9rr9 Here&#39;s today&#39;s column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media&#39;s wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2<br/>www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...<br/><br/>Abandoned, dismissed and gasli... 2026-09-24T06:29:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspqntlehq4ywmf8fxj0qh36nrwwxyjv4vdlnwm9vuuykyrt9xa5nszyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vuae53c Possession of an offensive weapon, reckless endangerment, criminal damage ... Let&#39;s hope the police take this seriously. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...<br/><br/>Far-right activist Daniel Thom... 2026-09-23T06:46:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspumcpwrd23zvw972ar33mylvs6mwjley76s8354uzkmtpzlqg4zszyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vmchuxs Sorry not to be reply to everyone who responded to my info request about #ME/CFS treatment y&#39;day. Totally overwhelmed by utterly horrific stories. Now busy pulling it all together. <br/>And starting to see that there&#39;s a whole other story to be written (one day) about capital and chronic conditions. 1/2 2026-09-22T07:21:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr9h85s9vjy6nc2vavwnx99mda0nwqdrfz8q033fsy5pgcwdreluszyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vjdagj8 There were many ways in which the US and its allies could have responded to the horror of 9/11. But by building extreme security states, launching pointless forever wars and restricting domestic dissent, successive governments inflicted more harm on their nations than the terrorists could have done. 2026-09-11T07:27:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg7hz8dge5ntrlpdrthwfk5ypnsz45patq9m6nk8ha23rpqy42a7czyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vqyewgn The UK government ceasing automatically to support almost anything the government of Israel does is a major shift. The next step should be to rescind the ban on #PalestineAction, to stop treating protesters as terrorists, and to acknowledge that those seeking to disrupt a genocide may have a point. 2026-09-09T06:53:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszr5yaqzddjny23s85p96ksmkdche07vs02ljlj08qre4lj2nsnegzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vm4wk7c 80 year-olds with pro-Palestine signs: arrested as terrorists.<br/>Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years. <br/>Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction &amp; threatening behaviour: no arrests. <br/>The real two-tier policing. 2026-09-07T05:59:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst8qyl4tn9cc7s5tcx9w5fsk0tpkwaedyew50xlqtq5432grq669szyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vtj3d59 Officially, the water industry in England is regulated. Practically, it&#39;s unregulated. There&#39;s no difference between what it does under the eye of the Environment Agency and what it would do if the EA did not exist. The EA is completely useless, by design. www.theguardian.com/business/202...<br/><br/>Dry weather sewage discharges ... 2026-09-01T07:12:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspx2w49d2nlk8pvdh0yhsnjwy5a97txkjf925s9j4yyawngvm8hhgzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6v4phesc It&#39;s not often you can pinpoint real, positive change a journalist has caused. But as Turkmeni sources state, @dpcarrington.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy&#39;s persistent and probing coverage of this issue has been critical to a change of policy, with massive implications. Big congrats www.theguardian.com/environment/...<br/><br/>‘Breakthrough’ as Turkmenistan... 2026-08-31T09:27:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsygpazk6x3h7vft3kr73ed33s332pwgr388k7qtddjfjlrsn20kngzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6v52zj20 I know this isn&#39;t terrorism.<br/>You know this isn&#39;t terrorism.<br/>The authorities know this isn&#39;t terrorism.<br/>But, once again, they have labelled protesters &#34;terrorists&#34;, as part of the long-running programme to ensure that no one dares protest about anything any more. <br/>www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...<br/><br/>Seven charged with damaging Tr... 2026-08-28T05:51:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqlg88qfj42ys76gdhm9m0tc2dljex5fg98q4t3uwxuh4fmmhghjgzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6v3fu37q People can &#34;just adapt&#34; to a changing climate, a thousand rightwing voices keep telling us. Either they lack imagination or they don&#39;t care. Try &#34;adapting&#34; to this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...<br/><br/>Nepal flash flood: more than 1... 2026-08-27T07:07:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvwj9xpfeg70rlgk9zpqhqcuq30qtk6q9sya6vds43mvmznnrf7aczyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6ve6ghew Interestingly, the roadrage warriors who have attacked ULEZ cameras and invoked a grand conspiracy involving Sadiq Khan, George Soros et al belong to the political constituency that displays &#34;Save Our Children&#34; bumper stickers. Save our children from the Lizard People, so we can poison them. 2026-08-19T10:30:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyax74jqurg4ezskycemwllcc42pxryxq0g3eu97agvnt6pu4p8sqzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6ve646wx When you consider the campaigns of the billionaire press across a wide range of issues, a principle emerges. The principle goes as follows:<br/><br/>We will do and should do nothing for the sake of anyone else.<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqclqtlpv3cnajn4drnf5zdzvvm6zlk54n5zlz2zsh6fpnylh7uxss27tg5c" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…tg5c</a></span> </div> This is what the billionaire press and many politicians were campaigning so hard to destroy. Their freedom to drive took precedence over our children's freedom to thrive. <br/>www.theguardian.com/environment/...<br/><br/>Ulez led to better lung size a... </blockquote> 2026-08-19T09:44:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrwvvz20hl07kry3ufjrpz4sjv7k7ckv59uxcafxkycae2qhhqp4szyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vzxstxg We do not build the reservoirs needed to store the rain that falls here. <br/>We do not build strategic food reserves needed to maintain provision in hard times.<br/>We failed to build effective stores of PPE, to protect us in pandemics. <br/>This country has long been governed by people who do not prepare. 2026-08-19T07:38:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs044rzvlzvnfaguc28y8q8es6x8ufcggez476kelxcchcennt7p6szyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vq07pwk There is no &#34;war on the motorist&#34;. But there is a war, waged one-sidedly by the motoring lobby, against public health, the safety of pedestrians and liveable cities. Against us, in other words. 2026-08-19T06:05:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv0s9lskguf7ef6k3e56px3xxdap0m22e6p039pgtaysej0mlwrggzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vundlqd This is what the billionaire press and many politicians were campaigning so hard to destroy. Their freedom to drive took precedence over our children&#39;s freedom to thrive. <br/>www.theguardian.com/environment/...<br/><br/>Ulez led to better lung size a... 2026-08-19T06:02:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgy76udxfrnl0qwd5dgw8u8cs09mhr9egajfe6skej9dzuenj7hyszyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vcwtk73 I&#39;ve added my name to the open letter calling for a public inquiry into the tragic death of Professor Jason Arday. Will you join me?<br/><br/>goodlaw.social/625453<br/><br/>Jason Arday: Demand a public i... 2026-08-18T20:49:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgte6eqjyynls0wjw7q6q8nd5k4nk5hap0u8xnsa8mzh7l7jc268szyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6v2dznhc It seems to me that &#34;dropping a bombshell&#34; by suddenly supporting new oil and gas is what counts for Dale Vince. By no means the first time he&#39;s taken a poorly-evidenced position that generates a lot of publicity. I see him as multi-millionaire self-publicist first, environmentalist a distant second<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&amp;cid=bafkreib57ue2fk6p4c6gkzwe33ufvwppdtwnlktmt5znh37stxzs3cy3m4">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&amp;cid=bafkreib57ue2fk6p4c6gkzwe33ufvwppdtwnlktmt5znh37stxzs3cy3m4</a> 2026-08-18T15:33:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdawyrpfezs4vr8aju97pvd4w04cr3q9z0wh7f7hjtt4s85j7cezgzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6v3ax2pv The chase was begun by racists, who saw his fabulations and alleged plagiarism as a great chance to slap down uppity Black people, and to advance their efforts to stifle equality of opportunity. Then most of the media seemed to take leave of its senses. How was this a headline story, day after day? 2026-08-15T18:13:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg5f4jkhfnl59perl6evk8gj8fldgflk9vsdw8n7dchk49v9pqvdszyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vjdslqu The treatment of Jason Arday was massively out of proportion to his faults. People who have committed terrible crimes have received less scrutiny, yet I don&#39;t believe anything he did or said even crossed the threshold of criminality. How many of us would have survived what he was put through? 🧵 2026-08-15T18:08:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw2x3y5fdqmeyac502g0a96c0kz8rsxvgcc8fkhl8y9kwmduknfaqzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vnnj35h We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1<br/><br/>Jason Arday: Demand a public i... 2026-08-15T17:52:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdfshhut976jxqnx0cvq8j5jhgmldqepny90la4uxzmljc8fxv8ggzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vzasxmr Repeated dawn raids by the police on peaceful, decent people who have made social media posts supportive of Palestine Action. They are being treated as if they were building bombs. <br/>Tell me this isn&#39;t authoritarianism. <br/>www.middleeasteye.net/news/this-is...<br/><br/>&#39;This isn&#39;t the Britain I grew... 2026-08-14T09:43:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9490uqmhheh5gstdz05eyt6xfa7pj2xy7xsngp5nfsmlrzp2f6sszyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vz83m69 Successive governments&#39; failure to ensure our food supply is secure goes beyond complacency and into outright denial. <br/>This is not a game. <br/>My column. <br/>www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...<br/><br/>Britain&#39;s scorched fields mean... 2026-08-13T12:32:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqn9e6mffqpum6p054tklv2x7rcvyc5ngk82nq4lfq3t7zaer8meczyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vcndfew Despair is not just wrong. It&#39;s irrational. <br/>Things can change, at astonishing speed. In fact, the flip might be happening already.<br/>My article for the Guardian&#39;s climate support campaign. <br/>www.theguardian.com/membership/2...<br/><br/>Don’t despair about what’s hap... 2026-08-11T15:08:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx287a9c2sqff7e2tasrph5v3jmz9ejyvvw9kd7da99d8r5pyusmczyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6v0xql0q Call me old-fashioned, but I do think we could be losing our sense of proportion. www.theguardian.com/environment/...<br/><br/>Harry Potter fans force reloca... 2026-08-10T09:25:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg7vgyamr94xs5yfnmzvs5kukkmfyp3wn5pxujyny86mdluxl4cyszyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6v80wnu3 It&#39;s time we stopped calling them &#34;moderates&#34;. They are extremists in service to capital. And many of them appear to hate and fear the left of their own party far more than they hate and fear the Republicans. Like Starmer&#39;s Labour &#34;centrists&#34; (extremists) in the UK. <br/>www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u...<br/><br/>Moderate Democrats Prepare for... 2026-08-07T11:00:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx74qs5tnaat0qluwtsyhqwea825wqcz23rachwrz9rx4hp0r7wgczyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vwnawcl What we should grasp is that this is what Trump is *for*. It&#39;s why fossil fuel companies and the ultra-rich backed him. The kleptocracy, the cruelty, the culture wars, all these, while real &amp; grim enough, distract us from seeing the true purpose of his presidency.<br/>www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...<br/><br/>Trump administration to pay Ge... 2026-08-07T08:24:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2m3evxr604jkvvedl0l95rjvwh4zgh8t5aftm2wp0p0g3fxpx97czyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6v56afyr Maybe vertical drinking is a crucial aspect of British life, and it&#39;s appropriate for Downing Street to intervene. In the meantime, however, Number 10&#39;s howling silence about the climate emergency - amidst drought, fire and crop failure - continues. #Priorities<br/>www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...<br/><br/>‘It is British life’: No 10 vo... 2026-08-07T06:01:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsznagpc9cac58dgksr4cm9mll709y3l2llupqntkj6x4dudg2q67szyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6va8rm8j The convergence is no coincidence. These “arguments” are the same self-serving, disingenuous twaddle, coming from the same place: hacks who serve capital. It&#39;s time we recognised them for what they are. Politics is downstream from profit. 2026-08-06T12:54:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw7w5tppxud67rae743y6qqlf2vca678zvzcydqwv2hvu2zr8cv6gzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vwlaz7a 2. If we stop trading slaves / extracting fossil fuels, we will hand an advantage to our commercial rivals, who are bound to continue (because foreigners are perfidious).<br/><br/>3. The slaves / planet will then be worse off, because foreign slave traders / fossil fuel producers are dirtier than ours. 2026-08-06T12:52:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfl4wf7fzecfm9pzre57z9xh8je9q97srt25hyjj0xtqsl068zj9gzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vc6rvc7 The arguments trotted out against leaving fossil fuels in the ground are strikingly similar to the arguments trotted out against ending the slave trade, 230 years ago. <br/>1. If we stop trading slaves / extracting fossil fuels, Britain’s economy will collapse<br/>🧵 2026-08-06T12:51:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszjzxnvgwrnlwk2kjkq64c4ldh2nh4smqjyvruyexsw6xym8vhgwczyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vwpfvxg @privateeyenews.bsky.social this week reveals the shocking ignorance of two BBC Countryfile presenters - one of whom, Adam Henson, is a livestock farmer - about the treatment of farm animals. I see such lapses as *professional ignorance*: there are things that are safer not to know. 2026-08-06T10:15:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsre5wyjnzr3slfhvylnf9rg0wcgtkqq5ez225lw6kcmngd58y4cnqzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vlhtcjt My column on how capital becomes a death cult. <br/>Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. <br/>It&#39;s the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings.<br/>www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...<br/><br/>Murderous heat, an endangered ... 2026-08-05T07:22:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgdndrn05u4k94ryzz4gcyly5wvfgu9y4txfy8n6kxysxk0mhxl4gzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vzn62v5 Direct, full-time jobs opening Rosebank oilfield would create: 450<br/>D, f-t jobs opening Jackdaw gasfield would create: 27<br/>D, f-t jobs in UK&#39;s net-zero economy: 300,000 + 400,000 more on the way<br/>D, f-t jobs in the rest of the green economy: 600,000<br/>Is that really the hill Burnham wants to die on? 2026-08-04T08:32:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx473zerdqweqtyl42www5ax79f2gnfg5kmhru5k3fj4m40f55p3gzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vuuy9jy It&#39;s a racket, like every policy of the radical right. Which now includes the Conservative Party under Kemi Badenoch, as well as Reform, Republicans etc. Everything they say they want to do for our sake they are in fact doing for the sake of the rich and powerful. 2026-08-04T07:39:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs89lchxtkne7g8g6h2hjza2namdd89hr6plufjfpr3d0t8vy0t9wczyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vwp45yr The same people who have been telling us &#34;we can&#39;t stop climate change, instead we must adapt&#34; have been hammering our capacity to adapt, through their promotion of austerity. What they&#39;re really saying is &#34;keep burning fossil fuels for the sake of our donors&#34;. <br/>www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...<br/><br/>sciencedirect.com/science/articl... 2026-08-04T07:37:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyk37uwmjz997rfpjgjqh6wgg7ydvyar9qf3d6xu2lm9jgfr7ds5gzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vwj7g5g In either case, unless you genuinely need such a thing for your work, I will think of you as an immoral person if you own one. And I believe we should all start thinking that way. 2026-08-03T08:48:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdhsrrxs79j3fkjrw2wnecsu2gzff587uf623ytqcml75u3kmp9fgzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vurzk74 The question in my mind is how out of touch with reality does someone need to be to buy such things during a climate emergency? How many Telegraph editorials add up to a downpayment on one of these contraptions? Or is it a giant Up-Yours to other people and the rest of the living world? 2026-08-03T08:47:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfpmpjevnthjwvdjaf5epmghgptt2m54r97ndy9pf5utvsmyyewaczyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6v2nwm9e Land Rover also does a Discovery Metropolitan edition. The name suggests it&#39;s for use in cities. Because you never know how high the kerb / cyclist / pedestrian you need to mount might be. And because there must be no limit to the pointless environmental harm you inflict.<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&amp;cid=bafkreihnved77hhqmrupvui5ixlguwndhat4qha645am4gahbufqe3pn5y">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&amp;cid=bafkreihnved77hhqmrupvui5ixlguwndhat4qha645am4gahbufqe3pn5y</a> 2026-08-03T08:45:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs07fdzxnf95fdeykh6eykf935662ts59wj9n3dfx3gs5r7u6nq05gzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vs4vydr Climate science denial in physical form. <br/>The Land Rover Defender X (yup - they&#39;ve gone full Musk). Price: £103,460, plus a few kids&#39; lives. 🧵<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&amp;cid=bafkreigvjffsyc2k5elo4urjop5twwesayi43uikovxwjkkh2s6ldj374a">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&amp;cid=bafkreigvjffsyc2k5elo4urjop5twwesayi43uikovxwjkkh2s6ldj374a</a> 2026-08-03T08:42:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz88spqstxrxvqflfvd5m94hyc266rghm9y8srnk5vzs0zez4ukaszyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vu870zl It&#39;s not new. The BBC favoured the right and extreme right from the very beginning. But the rightwing media has managed to persuade us that it&#39;s a left-liberal institution, and has used this myth to push it ever further rightwards. This book should be widely read. www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...<br/><br/>The BBC 2026-08-03T07:27:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvfca55w365s99wznkrj864tf5qs9y2k8nrcuwzwnzd5msce47n0qzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6v2qsmnr Neoliberalism in a nutshell. UEFA on FIFA&#39;s proposal: “The moment external investors acquire ownership interests ... football changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. ... Every decision is no longer driven by what best serves the game, but by what best serves shareholders.” 2026-08-01T09:33:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8a5t8wx7ghmxzaf2xphzrhf5uz9qq565yqn0nvfm7aauqwrhwtjszyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vguayef Burnham urgently needs to engage on this. Retaining Mahmood as Home Secretary is a disastrous start. Let&#39;s hope he sees sense. Nothing is safe from the billionaire assault on humanity. None of our rights, however ancient &amp; familiar, are impregnable. Fight for them now or lose them, perhaps for ever. 2026-07-31T07:18:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyh93wel92f4ezkcfyw7jzk2hnvjngzrhcl4ucr2uspjqw5a4ku6szyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vpwtnz8 In April, the Starmer government passed an Act of Parliament enabling the police to shut down any protest they deem to have a “cumulative” impact on the community. The only protests that have ever succeeded are those with a cumulative impact. Effective protest is now illegal. 2026-07-31T07:16:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrmfrp37mwuccavr2k3j7j42zmdhux9xxtz7ecg4ngwpkgnh98p4gzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vjx3ny4 The globalisation of this attack on our fundamental rights is a key conservative aim. As capital operates everywhere, so should its ability to crush our objections. The many vicious anti-protest laws in the UK are an outcome of sustained lobbying by junktanks, the media and other governments. 2026-07-31T06:56:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8fxxsrpyvuwnazltufcdfjs4l23cfpyr9th03n0zvt3jylfd2lsczyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vy8azty At astonishing speed, our rights are being cancelled, worldwide. In the UK, the prosecution of Rajiv Menon KC is the latest example of blatant authoritarianism. Why? Because this is what billionaires and corporations demand. <br/>This week&#39;s column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...<br/><br/>Think our basic rights are saf... 2026-07-31T06:17:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdhc99jkchgm3nuqujf5zt43xvsd2pqd8nng459xkfxe8m7pmvg4czyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vwuc323 Our criteria for success are disastrously skewed. In my view, a successful person is one who does more good than harm, on any scale. On this measure, most billionaires are massive failures, while humble folk in my neighbourhood who look after other people are highly successful. 2026-07-30T15:41:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfczkcwgsjsngpr4lccgdtqrhhz0k27epg7svjarl8jl8adl0hl5gzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vls6ac3 For years, Telegraph columnists told us climate breakdown is a hoax. Now they say: it&#39;s real, but it&#39;s too late to do anything about it, so let the bodies pile high (again). <br/>Just one long list of excuses not to reduce fossil fuel use. <br/>Such newspapers bear as much responsibility as the oil firms. 2026-07-30T08:04:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsydp9yt3m0eumkhlhxumapfw6v0f0daffs9rj27tv4v2k2fc9uppgzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vh0ah6a Instead of using a photo of the current conflagrations caused by climate breakdown, the Telegraph uses a pic of a wind turbine burning ... in February 2025. Because that&#39;s the important thing: 17 months ago a turbine ignited. Caption: &#34;It’s time to cease building wind turbines&#34;. <br/>#FossilFuelStooges<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqdx67spj54ks036thxwgdyaq3qq7u2f26rsjxme69p5vxkd6cvt8s7yqtk6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…qtk6</a></span> </div> I'm not qualified to judge whether such people are psychopaths. All I can say is that they behave as if they are. <br/><br/>From today's Telegraph.<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&cid=bafkreie6crjq23oculriibowzdveudyumoxxfwkwex2a2ivhbgm35rkkqq">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&cid=bafkreie6crjq23oculriibowzdveudyumoxxfwkwex2a2ivhbgm35rkkqq</a> </blockquote> 2026-07-30T07:59:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxnd0gqe22mg8ca9mn8yxjwsgsq0w9y4dpcfrduazs6xrtxavx9nczyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vxj5em5 I&#39;m not qualified to judge whether such people are psychopaths. All I can say is that they behave as if they are. <br/><br/>From today&#39;s Telegraph.<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&amp;cid=bafkreie6crjq23oculriibowzdveudyumoxxfwkwex2a2ivhbgm35rkkqq">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&amp;cid=bafkreie6crjq23oculriibowzdveudyumoxxfwkwex2a2ivhbgm35rkkqq</a> 2026-07-30T07:44:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqkrzrzk26z88g2aeldmg92j0flas90t8nwzvff64lzn7q3kst63szyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vqvr68x This is surely curtains for Farage&#39;s political career. I don&#39;t think there&#39;s any coming back from it. I hope not, at any rate. Looks like there could be a strong basis for a criminal case as well. <br/>www.theguardian.com/politics/202...<br/><br/>Revealed: George Cottrell tran... 2026-07-29T17:36:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqctdk3wemejmznxqgv42r0uaald73kg6zm86zqdfmx4qsmy2kargzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vrqd0qu When I discuss huge systemic issues, people say &#34;but what I can I do?&#34; When I mention something meaningful you can do immediately, people say (as the replies here show) &#34;but what&#39;s the point, in the face of the huge systemic issues?&#34;<br/>There are, it seems, plenty of people who want to be helpless.<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqm0fw3r0n0xfnf9ezrqgy25rew5u47cc6vk4n0rk87uf09t8dllmqslvesf" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…vesf</a></span> </div> It's a point I've been trying to make for a long time: there is no good way to meet even 10% of current demand for animal products. They trash the living world, whichever way you do it. If you want to reduce your impact, switch to a plant-based diet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...<br/><br/>Organic eggs have worse impact... </blockquote> 2026-07-29T09:25:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszz8jvvuv58zhmq75ew9xpxh3rhz58c30ll79fak0wke93k9v9x3szyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vcuv6sg This accidentally became a thread.<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqm0fw3r0n0xfnf9ezrqgy25rew5u47cc6vk4n0rk87uf09t8dllmqslvesf" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…vesf</a></span> </div> It's a point I've been trying to make for a long time: there is no good way to meet even 10% of current demand for animal products. They trash the living world, whichever way you do it. If you want to reduce your impact, switch to a plant-based diet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...<br/><br/>Organic eggs have worse impact... </blockquote> 2026-07-29T07:54:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrls44apv4khzt2x3lsx7d3gud39q7mfstx8748xsrckqxwuz39nszyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vyn3myl We tend to exonerate ourselves by selectivity: I don&#39;t eat horrible feedlot beef! But the land use and greenhouse gas emissions from the nice-looking, grass-fed model are massively worse. We should stop looking at the pictures and start looking at the numbers. 2026-07-29T07:31:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdh5hg3hehnye5ju3psyz92puh2w2lvvdxt2eh3mrlwyhj4nkllaszyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6v2g6rwa It&#39;s a point I&#39;ve been trying to make for a long time: there is no good way to meet even 10% of current demand for animal products. They trash the living world, whichever way you do it. If you want to reduce your impact, switch to a plant-based diet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...<br/><br/>Organic eggs have worse impact... 2026-07-29T07:24:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsylr7u3pzd8sxlmdkllfh506ww9pu9mc9ks706j737d8asl3ru7ygzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vwces2p A useful and disturbing article about Elon Musk&#39;s fascism, only slightly spoilt by the fact that, when you get to the bottom, you see that the first named author, the excellent @gregsargent.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy, is still on X. We really need to walk the talk on this issue. newrepublic.com/article/2135...<br/><br/>The Real Reason Elon Musk Keep... 2026-07-28T07:09:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstv54pmpdwxkzfsnc9te0auwlt6fqcjdgj63sg238e2zzcvaucx6gzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vprjym4 Just loving how John Cleese, now reduced to one of his own caricatures, rages about immigrants coming to the UK and failing to accept &#34;our&#34; culture, from his home in ... (checks notes) ... Nevis in the Caribbean.<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&amp;cid=bafkreia27riil7rfp7cyrseydi2ke3dhhad2loyi6ea4jiskyy6fdowo74">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&amp;cid=bafkreia27riil7rfp7cyrseydi2ke3dhhad2loyi6ea4jiskyy6fdowo74</a> 2026-07-28T06:48:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszucwvhqkgrf70euvx6ke4ulcjjxnjjugj0vctam9gthqavf3d2lgzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vpeqs7v Wise words from @doctorow.pluralistic.net@bsky.brid.gy <br/>&#34;&#39;Post-political&#39; movements are made up of people who don&#39;t know what politics are. A &#39;centrist&#39; is ultimately a rightist, because the foundation of rightism is the supremacy of property.&#34; <br/>pluralistic.net/2026/07/08/w... 2026-07-27T06:48:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswrekm4txfwxsmpelfqvhl2skc6epwd3n299h7wcfl2x7kwjjraaczyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vz4h6z9 Always this. <br/>&#34;Protect our women and children from those people&#34; is pure projection. The beast is the man in the mirror. <br/>www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...<br/><br/>Most people arrested during He... 2026-07-24T13:59:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxjs43cz6m402mf7rl6he3sqnvnn53dkrutcqp36wxyeellcg4yfgzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6v6a43mg The greatest global threat to both peace and a habitable planet is the government of the USA. It has been so for a long time, but Trump has nixed the deniability. We should stop treating it as an ally that has mysteriously gone astray and start treating it as a hazard to be avoided and contained. 2026-07-24T06:13:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9p6wcr2w5a9fnuh8va3z08jhjjduxhv8wsuetzrk8a8ptmxa4zaszyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vr66zjp A barrister represents his clients in court. Clients who are political dissidents. He now faces criminal prosecution for doing so. <br/>Not Turkey.<br/>Not Egypt.<br/>Not Russia.<br/>England.<br/>Astonishing, deeply disturbing, and part of a long slide towards authoritarianism. <br/>www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...<br/><br/>Palestine Action barrister’s p... 2026-07-23T14:29:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspjczgk7sukze8yq3ezug9ndsuvlts6848eww37syw858vf6zdpnqzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vx7njhv The shocking truth is that the last good Environment Secretary we had, who told the National Farmers Union and other corporate lobbyists where to get off, and sought to protect and restore the living world was ... Michael Gove. I know, it&#39;s a hard thing to admit, but there it is.<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&amp;cid=bafkreigjiijw37doxps5o2fny2rcneeq24otorccpncdegjerbvghowtwe">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&amp;cid=bafkreigjiijw37doxps5o2fny2rcneeq24otorccpncdegjerbvghowtwe</a> 2026-07-23T05:58:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvjsrjymypjsmg4qmhfnrwp7rdglkgw2krdmg74hmah5mu9af56hgzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vthl4ey The outgoing Environment Secretary, Emma Reynolds, exemplified the problem. She spent her final weeks in office ripping down controls on industrial chicken farming, which destroys our rivers. She did so at the behest of corporate lobbyists. Her job before joining the government? Corporate lobbyist.<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&amp;cid=bafkreiaauxysu5bvalopzxci3ohblwulx3tyadcvhusjlwhk4h4kg3mbwe">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&amp;cid=bafkreiaauxysu5bvalopzxci3ohblwulx3tyadcvhusjlwhk4h4kg3mbwe</a> 2026-07-23T05:50:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2sj2em0ngvj50a8nup8dcl9u7t9ujywkycyvrvc3u99p3jdenmlczyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vep67a3 This week&#39;s column explains how successive Environment Secretaries in the UK have been actively facilitating ecocide on behalf of industrial lobbyists. Charged with protecting the living world, one after another has been working for the enemy. This has to change.🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...<br/><br/>Besieged by lobbyists, will UK... 2026-07-23T05:47:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs08ygv4eufga6eplnyl0zmgfweqr3xh3m9vudfse9ka82yhucu92qzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vhcfrqr Genuinely terrifying. And remarkably similar to how the Nazis began their criminalisation of dissent and their dehumanisation of any who resisted. <br/>It&#39;s happening. <br/>In the US. <br/>Right now. <br/>www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...<br/><br/>Three speeches on a single day... 2026-07-22T16:17:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg0ygkcqkcp89kmpegqq6w78xn9hwhrgjtklc8yfq7jsqq9ajn4mczyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vsx7uv4 I&#39;m glad Andy Burnham is committed to Proportional Representation. But he shouldn&#39;t stop at this commendable 19th Century proposal. Many brilliant democratic innovations have been proposed since then, but none adopted. In many ways we&#39;re stuck in the era of quill pens and powdered wigs. 2026-07-22T14:26:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx40y6pe7s0cp7zv7sn2pd0tnv7mvhnrtwgvg62mjyernwztjp9eszyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6v68jt58 There&#39;s a simple, fair and effective means of funding politics, which ensures that voters count and money doesn&#39;t. <br/>MPs: please stop messing about with proposals for donation caps, and press for a proper, democratic funding system. <br/>www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...<br/><br/>Political donations are poison... 2026-07-13T05:38:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrm08mf3cq2xsylppk5rwccv6cywjn8arlyc2m6qh29m6xm5s555szyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6v5s7p49 @GMB.org.uk is actively impeding democratic reform. For selfish and short-sighted reasons, it is helping to prop up a corrupt system, which will never favour the politics it wants. The old ways are over, and it urgently needs to wake up. <br/>www.theguardian.com/politics/202...<br/><br/>GMB warns Labour MPs that cap ... 2026-07-10T13:59:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrcj45lqfclrxat5jlxlfe2jwts3hs55fvq6qgjct0nq0qfyafuhqzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6v8ryada This is a brilliant essay, which, in my view, accurately describes the predicament of the post-Boomer generations, and the vast infrastructure of lies designed to disguise it. <br/>&#34;Degeneracy is a symptom. The disease is rent.&#34; 🧵<br/>henryfudgeofficial.substack.com/p/degeneracy...<br/><br/>Degeneracy is a Symptom 2026-07-09T15:04:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszh73n7hycgszhkdfm23np5qczp274epsdxhqcf5tynp40c7myf9gzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6va4mhe8 This point needs to be made over and again:<br/>The main purpose of wealth taxes should not be to raise revenue. That&#39;s a small and secondary benefit. The main purpose should be to *reduce the fortunes of the ultrarich*. Why? Because those fortunes present a massive threat to democracy and public life. 2026-07-09T10:08:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx56k779shuzcv8q4nm4fspatrqg3yzj828yyn5ceh9mprgcr0erqzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vetcvp3 Some crucial points here on the great Carbon Capture and Storage con by @sioldridge.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...<br/><br/>The great carbon capture con: ... 2026-07-09T07:54:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfr6hxjdsnsgy46fs27tqesxtl8mczup9axeclput3l0yjkg7373gzyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6vtzdngy Despite all the noise today I&#39;d really like you to read this, as I think it&#39;s crucial. The government&#39;s in the process of p*ssing up to £264 billion into the ground, at the behest of the fossil fuel industry. Yes, £264 *billion*. It&#39;s utterly mad, and has to stop. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...<br/><br/>The great carbon capture con: ... 2026-07-08T12:52:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx6zk8tdtj2tf23rj87ulz47j3kp4xp457jfxgp8zeumgs9e0jfdczyzmwjhepgm9rwwrpa9kuc8mseq553u8fa6jx84gg4l8x3adhndc6v6ss069 Never underestimate the self-pity of the ruling classes.<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&amp;cid=bafkreif7qqx2pjras5iipmtp37g5yvx7m2d5h5ofl575wuphvspwxo3pqu">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:codfx2epdduamfycuyi5fjpb&amp;cid=bafkreif7qqx2pjras5iipmtp37g5yvx7m2d5h5ofl575wuphvspwxo3pqu</a> 2026-07-08T05:51:04Z