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benwhlong.bsky.social
Co-founder of southdevonprimary.org and the politicalprimary.org network. Father wanting a future for our kids. Born at 340ppm CO2.
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Stop Musk! Change the law on political donations On 31st March, MPs will debate the petition that 140,000 of us signed - to stop overseas billionaires polluting our politics: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... Make sure your MP attends - email them now: www.writetothem.com

submitted 3 days ago • 43 comments

Keep fascist money out of our politics.

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Good morning all! 🇺🇦 Please share everywhere. 🙏🏻

submitted 13 days ago • 231 comments

This week's impressive Climate Change Committee report makes a rock solid case for net zero. BUT it recommends a major program of new fossil fuel infrastructure—giving Big Oil exactly what it wants. Why that’s a bad mistake, and what the alternative is. 🧵

submitted 14 days ago • 8 comments

President Krasnov.

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We should stop thinking of Trump as American. He is operationally Russian.

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As Trump turns on Ukraine to do deals with Russia, here’s your reminder that he is a Russian asset, an easily-manipulated narcissist cultivated by the Russians from an early stage: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

Musk’s Twitter does not reflect reality. Most Americans know climate breakdown is real. climatecommunication.yale.edu/wp-content/u...

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George Monbiot has kept the receipts on Labour’s failures so far, which are beyond disappointing.

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‘When I lost my wife,’ said Tony, ‘I decided that grief is actually always there. It’s like it lives in you, dormant, until somebody goes, and that person dying — it just wakes you up to it, makes you aware of it. But it’s always been there.’ The Deluge, by Stephen Markley.

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“She would not grow up to be president or a great ballet dancer or a neuroscientist or a VR influencer. She would be, like most of her generation, a scavenger, likely a part-time cannibal… 1/2

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No-one is safe from climate breakdown.

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“He says the main function of every society is solving problems by investing resources. But as society becomes more complex, the problems become more complex, so you have to invest more resources. Tainter says at the end of this spiral, collapse is inevitable.” amp.theguardian.com/environment/...

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

Arguing for decarbonisation isn’t mobilising sufficient numbers. Concrete, local plans for adaptation, on the other hand, could focus minds better about what is to come, and get more people behind decarbonisation as a by-product. Good thoughts from @rupertread.bsky.social

submitted 78 days ago • 2 comments

“Labour ruthlessly targeted its resources in seats it cd win &…discouraged campaigning elsewhere. In effect it was signalling to…voters to back the best-placed progressive to defeat the Tories, which is exactly what I was charged with.” Excellent from Neal Lawson www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Holy sh*t. If climate breakdown doesn’t already keep you up at night, spend a moment with this gif. Nice work @edhawkins.org

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