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Barry Cusack
@barrycusack.bsky.social
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Desperate to leave the world in a better state than I found it...

#ThereIsNoPlanetB #SocialJustice #Equality #Peace
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Barry Cusack @barrycusack.bsky.social · Apr 22
This is #Bradford city centre post pedestrianisation... and it's beautiful 🥰

#BeMoreBradford

#PlacesForPeople & #Nature 🐝 🦋 🐦
barrycusack.bsky.social
Erm...

Time to #ActOnClimate and phase out #FossilFuels perhaps...? 🤔

#Economy #Security #ClimateChange
November 28, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
Home Office #HostileEnvironment - seems nothing has changed

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK rejects visa for girl left destitute in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa
Lati-Yana Brown’s parents had asked for application to be expedited so she could join them in UK after house ruined
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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greenparty.org.uk
Hope is here.

Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
barrycusack.bsky.social
This is very concerning, yet sadly unsurprising...

Oligarch-owned #SocialMedia (he says whilst posting on social media) is destroying truth, and with it our democracies.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

#AI #TechBros #Musk #X #FaceBook #Insta
Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation
Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
barrycusack.bsky.social
Guess what!? 🤔

Everything's connected.

We must recognise this fact and act on all three key threats to our existence both urgently and simultaneously.

Thanks to @oecd-env.bsky.social for recognising and highlighting this.

#ClimateChange 🌎 #Pollution 😷 #Biodiversity 🍃
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
barrycusack.bsky.social
J'adore ❤️!

#ZeroEmissions sailboat to France with a bike! And all for £75!

What's not to like? 🤷🏻‍♂️

I will definitely be trying this out ✅️

www.cyclinguk.org/cycle-magazi...

#France 🇫🇷 by #Boat ⛵️ and #Bike 🚴🏻‍♂️

#SustainableTravel #ClimateChange
Travellers’ tales: Exploring France by boat and bike
Not a fan of fume-filled large ferries, Cycling UK member Chris Read found a sail-powered boat was an excellent alternative for a short trip to France with his Brompton
www.cyclinguk.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Drowning in denial: one in five homes in Reform UK heartlands faces flooding in 25 years

Even as the party rolls back climate action, Reform-controlled councils sit on some of England’s worst rising flood risks

By Nafeez Ahmed
Drowning in denial: one in five homes in Reform UK heartlands faces flooding in 25 years
Even as the party rolls back climate action, Reform-controlled councils sit on some of England’s worst rising flood risks
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Reposted by Barry Cusack
coldwarsteve.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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ruthwatson.bsky.social
It's almost like it's the thuggery that draws them to the Bond-villain billionaire-backed hate sprees...

#LampPostShagger
November 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
barrycusack.bsky.social
Just discovered how much #ethical footwear there is out there... 🙂

@immaculatevegan.bsky.social being just one good place to look 👇🏻

immaculatevegan.com/collections/...

#Shoes #Clothes #ClimateChange #AnimalCruelty
Men's Vegan Boots
Shop men's vegan leather boots. Wide range of ethical leather products. Support ethical fashion brands. Global shipping available.
immaculatevegan.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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crow.house.gov
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.

In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
barrycusack.bsky.social
I missed this in the summer, but it's just as good now...

The Travel Show, Rebranding Bradford:

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002dgfp

via @bbciplayer.bsky.social

#UKCityOfCulture #BeMoreBradford #Bradford

@bradford2025.co.uk @visitbradford.bsky.social
The Travel Show - Rebranding Bradford
The Travel Show heads to Bradford, the current UK City of Culture, as it plans to host over a thousand arts and culture events throughout 2025.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
barrycusack.bsky.social
My god 🙄

Meat industry lobbyists mirroring smoking and big oil lobbyists, and with similar success...

As with smoking though, the truth will out eventually, and change will come.

Industrial scale #Meat = #ClimateChange

#PlantBased #PlanetFriendlyFood
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 AM
barrycusack.bsky.social
Praying for rain or blaming the lack of it on supposedly 'sinful' culture or behaviour will not save the Iranian people from fossil-fueled #ClimateChange...

#ClimateAction and #Adaptation can however.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

#Religion #Faith #Iran #Oil #Gas #COP30
Climate crisis or a warning from God? Iranians desperate for answers as water dries up
As rainy season fails to bring relief, authorities try cloud seeding – while others across the country pray for a miracle
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Reposted by Barry Cusack
dougparr.bsky.social
Wind was delivering 22.7GW during the evening peak on Nov 11, nearly 44% of power, equivalent to 22 million homes supplied

The System Operator said "our national grid can run safely and securely on large quantities of renewables generated right here in Britain"

news.sky.com/story/new-re...
New record for wind-powered electricity in Britain
The National Energy System Operator (Neso) has predicted Britain could hit another milestone in the months ahead by running the grid for a period entirely with zero carbon power, renewables and nuclea...
news.sky.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Reposted by Barry Cusack
taxjusticeuk.bsky.social
Today we delivered over 724,000 petition signatures to the Treasury, demanding the govt tax the super rich at the next budget.

We were joined by millionaires who are happy to pay & here to stay, by public service workers and by a huge collection of civil society organisations.
November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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tonyvaughanmp.bsky.social
The UK isn’t a “soft touch” on asylum.

UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours

No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)

UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)

Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
barrycusack.bsky.social
Let's not forget Israel's #genocide.

And that the country's leader is STILL wanted for #WarCrimes

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel used widely banned cluster munitions in Lebanon, photos of remnants suggest
Exclusive: Images are first indication that Israel has used cluster munitions in nearly 20 years
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
barrycusack.bsky.social
#AutumnStatement #Budget #WealthTax
November 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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mrjamesob.bsky.social
Gosh. What a surprise.
antonyhook.bsky.social Antony Hook @antonyhook.bsky.social · 11d
🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform.

A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Reposted by Barry Cusack
bladeofthes.bsky.social
Samir Zitouni a Muslim Immigrant from Algeria left hospital today, 2 weeks after being the first person to try stop the attack in Huntingdon train attack.

They won't want to talk about this immigrant.
November 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Reposted by Barry Cusack
thinkorswim.bsky.social
Rain or shine, 1pm tomorrow at the Garden of Remembrance is the place to be for the big #climate demonstration, a chance to remind our politicians that this crisis hasn’t gone away.
November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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naomiaklein.bsky.social
$1 billion data centre to maybe create 100 jobs. That's likely an overstatement.

It is truly not worth draining the living word for this vampiric tech and people are starting to realize it.
www.wisn.com/article/meta...
Meta plans $1 billion data center in Beaver Dam
The facility is expected to be completed in 2027 and will support 100 jobs, according to state officials.
www.wisn.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Reposted by Barry Cusack
fossiltreaty.bsky.social
The fossil fuel industry is extending its reach around the world, despite global commitments by world leaders to move away from coal, oil and gas.🌍⚠️

In their latest report, #ExtractionExtinction, @amnesty.org expose how the fossil fuel infrastructure is expanding at the expense of human rights.
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM