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A good overview. The conclusion not drawn is that the #EnergyTransition means a reduction in gross energy use. Science and Society #Solar sells, but need it cost the earth? | Morning Star https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/solar-sells-need-it-cost-earth

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A succession of #warmongers interviewed on @BBCRadio4 Today programme. Including the dreadful Paul Mason. All trotting out the orthodoxy and no voice from the peace movement. #MilitaryKeynesianism

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Thank goodness for the #MorningStar when we have the very worst #Labour government ever. "Thus are the priorities of British imperialism exposed. Spend more on killing the poor in aggressive wars while spending still less on alleviating poverty." Editorial: Dystopia beckons as Starmer puts […]

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Starmer drags Britain deeper into war drive - statement from #CND https://cnduk.org/starmer-drags-britain-deeper-into-war-drive/ #warmongers #UKPol

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My top social media tip: Don't just post a link without description or at least a clue what it's about 'cos everyone will just ignore it.

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Starmer drags Britain deeper into war drive - statement from #CND https://cnduk.org/starmer-drags-britain-deeper-into-war-drive/ #warmongers #UKPol

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This and the link with more detail, cited in the link, is sound from @RichardJMurphy about domestic #EnergyPrices. It's the gas.

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As usual, the #GMB union gets it wrong. 'GMB national officer Matt Roberts welcomed the announcement, claiming that “defence spending can be a powerful force domestically for growth and levelling-up in our regions and nations — but only when we make good choices to buy British.”' Starmer […]

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Thank goodness for the #MorningStar when we have the very worst #Labour government ever. "Thus are the priorities of British imperialism exposed. Spend more on killing the poor in aggressive wars while spending still less on alleviating poverty." Editorial: Dystopia beckons as Starmer puts […]

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A succession of #warmongers interviewed on @BBCRadio4 Today programme. Including the dreadful Paul Mason. All trotting out the orthodoxy and no voice from the peace movement. #MilitaryKeynesianism

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Tipping points in the climate system (Earth 🌍) In climate science, a tipping point is a critical threshold that, when crossed, leads to large, accelerating and often irreversible changes in the climate system. If tipping points are crossed, they are likely […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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We at Vivaldi are the only browser company with a Mastodon server. We have chosen to support the Fediverse in every way we can. We will continue to do so as we need options away from Big Tech. https://social.vivaldi.net/ #Vivaldi @Vivaldi #Mastodon #fediverse

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Spanish government to pay the debt of all the regional governments. EUR 83,000M. Now there's an idea for Rachel Reeves.Better value than boosting the military. Las claves de la quita de deuda "sin precedentes" a las comunidades autónomas […]

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The UN adopts resolution demanding #Russia immediately withdraw troops from #Ukraine. “The UN General Assembly approved a Ukrainian resolution Monday demanding an immediate withdrawal of all Russian troops from Ukraine on the third anniversary of the invasion.“ | Edith M. Lederer, AP /Toronto […]

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As #climate, so #biodiversity, and the other #PlanetaryBoundaries. Heads down and a sprint for #Armageddon. More than half of countries are ignoring biodiversity pledges – analysis | Biodiversity | The Guardian […]

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The correct take on this is that some (clean, socially relevant) sectors of the economy must grow while others must contract, but within an overall envelope of massive, managed and socially just reduction of overall energy and material flows. Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says | […]

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Russia-Ukraine war: three years on – Michael Roberts Blog https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/russia-ukraine-war-three-years-on/

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As #climate, so #biodiversity, and the other #PlanetaryBoundaries. Heads down and a sprint for #Armageddon. More than half of countries are ignoring biodiversity pledges – analysis | Biodiversity | The Guardian […]

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#GermanElection Lots of graphs and regional breakdown here. Elecciones Alemania 2025: mapa de resultados por distrito […]

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Sondeo a pie de urna Infratest Dimap para la TV pública ARD sobre las #elecciones🗳️alemanas: CDU-CSU 29% (+4,8 puntos) AfD 19,5% (+9,1) SPD 16% (-9,7) Verdes 13,5% (-1,2) Linke 8,5% (+3,6) FDP 4,9% (-6,5) BSW 4,7% (nuevo) Una gran coalición CDU-SPD tendría una confortable mayoría absoluta […]

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A treat for Elgar lovers, Ken Russel's wonderful film. Doubly moving for me as I spent my first 14 years in Malvern. For me it's the cello and violin concertos and the piano quintet, plus Enigma.

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"I went to a #TeslaTakedown protest near Philly yesterday to report on a grassroots revolution: thousands of Americans mad as hell at an unelected billionaire oligarchy - and unwilling to take it anymore How taking down Tesla can save our democracy." If Will Bunch wrote it, you should read it […]

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Israeli settlers burn Palestinian property in occupied East Jerusalem | Occupied East Jerusalem | Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/2/23/israeli-settlers-burn-palestinian-property-in-occupied-east-jerusalem?traffic_source=rss

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Not a word from the @BBCNews about the fate of these Palestinian people, victims of another war crime. Israel expels residents of three West Bank refugee camps - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg70r9enm7po?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub #Palestine

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Here is the Observer's economics editor piling in behind the new militarist orthodoxy. "There is political agreement that Britain and Europe need to increase military spending. But in straitened times, how can it be done?" Shameful - a once great paper. How UK and EU could find more money for […]

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Here is the Observer's economics editor piling in behind the new militarist orthodoxy. "There is political agreement that Britain and Europe need to increase military spending. But in straitened times, how can it be done?" Shameful - a once great paper. How UK and EU could find more money for […]

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@altbot

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Babington's Leek - The Backyard Larder https://backyardlarder.co.uk/babingtons-leek/ I grow these. Almost no work required.

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In 2023, #France continued to export #pesticides banned in the EU. Brazil took 40%, 2997 tonnes, but UK took 334 tonnes. Source: magazine, Alternatives Économiques, Feb 2025, p 66.

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Diane Abbott: Labour should be preparing for peace, not more war | Morning Star https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/labour-should-be-preparing-peace-not-more-war

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A rather mixed bag of advice:some OK (use a VPN when out and about) some poor (use Google to store your pics, only use apps from google or apple). . How to navigate apps, from checking safety to remembering passwords | Apps | The Guardian […]

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"The film shows youngsters coping with death and destruction in a way that is both harrowing and hopeful." That is why the Jewish Chronicle/ Zionist State lobbied for its removal. 250+ leading British Jews call on BBC to restore documentary it deleted to please Israel lobby groups – SKWAWKBOX […]

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A founder of Spain's #Podemos resigned.following #MeToo accusations. Juan Carlos Monedero, a leading left ideologist, memorably claimed that “talking about #degrowth isn’t how elections are won” The resignation follows a similar scandal surrounding former Podemos then Sumar leading light […]

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Plans to boost capacity at St Pancras are welcome. But the hurdles to run trains from London to 🇩🇪, 🇨🇭 and 🇫🇷 beyond Paris are elsewhere, as I explain in this piece for the iPaper https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/travel/rail-routes-st-pancras-upgrade-open-up-fewer-hurdles-3548255 […]

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I'm incredibly angry that the craven #BBC has pulled this film about children surviving in the #GazaGenocide following Israeli government pressure (and of course Jewish Chronicle whipping up ant-Palestinian hysteria). So bloody what if the narrator's Dad is a […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

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I'm incredibly angry that the craven #BBC has pulled this film about children surviving in the #GazaGenocide following Israeli government pressure (and of course Jewish Chronicle whipping up ant-Palestinian hysteria). So bloody what if the narrator's Dad is a […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

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All the instruments are flashing 🔴 We are heading for a catastrophic crash. No one is hitting the brakes It's all business-as-usual There is no urgency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency Graphic by @edhawkins.org ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...

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