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Donnachadh McCarthy @donnachadhmc.bsky.social · 16h

My work often involves responding to right wing environmental talking points, hence I retain an a/c.
But since ceasefire, reckon either £millions spent promoting far RW/Zionist talking points or Musk's is hammering the algorithms.

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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 19h

It's time we started treating this as an emergency, and mobilised on a wartime scale 👇

National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 1d

Experts warn of food shortages and civil unrest. Yet nearly half of Brits think climate change won’t affect them.

This gulf in perception is why we’re staging the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate & #nature crisis.

Has your MP confirmed they’ll be there? 👇
www.nebriefing.org

National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature

An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...

www.nebriefing.org

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Donnachadh McCarthy @donnachadhmc.bsky.social · 18h

Wow! Thank goodness for BlueSky!
My twitter feed has almost from moment the ceasefire was declared turned into 99% far right, UK white racist, zionist flood of hate!
Buying global social media was top priority for the authoritarian billionaire oligarchy!
Our govts need to act!
##FreeThePress

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Top 0.01% of all Todds @toddadam.bsky.social · 20h

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Donnachadh McCarthy @donnachadhmc.bsky.social · 20h

This airtime exposing his refusal to oppose authoritarianism is invaluable....

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 20h

Andrew Cuomo is incapable of speaking clearly and directly about Trump’s authoritarianism.

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Eileen @eileenmclaughlin.bsky.social · 23h

#NoKingsDay

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22h

This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

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Donnachadh McCarthy @donnachadhmc.bsky.social · 20h

Ireland seems determined to destroy what scraps of native forests left behind by British raj....😪
@irishrainforest.bsky.social

Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 20h

Ireland Investigation after more than 30 acres of native trees - some centuries old - felled in Co Cork

With less than 1% of native Trees left, Ireland seems determined to be first native Tree less country in the world
They may get a puny fine if at all
www.thejournal.ie/cork-tree-fe...

Investigation after more than 30 acres of native trees - some centuries old - felled in Co Cork

The Department of Agriculture has been formally alerted to the incident by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

www.thejournal.ie

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Donnachadh McCarthy @donnachadhmc.bsky.social · 20h

Managed whole productive year without being in a car once!!
#LoveCarFree
@stopkillingcycl.bsky.social

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Holly🍉 @nurselawyer.bsky.social · 21h

Good morning. In case you’re interested in tracking the effects of #Project2025 (aka demolition of the US government) in real time project2025.observer/en

Project 2025 Tracker

A comprehensive, community-driven initiative to track the implementation of Project 2025's policy proposals

project2025.observer

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Donnachadh McCarthy @donnachadhmc.bsky.social · 22h

Erm... 20mph is SAVING millions every year for Welsh NHS, after one off investment.
Best single act of Welsh govt to make Wales safer than England for kids.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1d

Private equity wrecked UK high street, says Iceland Foods boss

PE model - low wages, cut staff/investment, high debt, profiteering, tax abuse.

PE devoured Debenhams, Maplin, Byron Burger, Cath Kidson, Comet, Flybe, Poundworld, Toys R Us.

Controls care homes, vets, supermarkets.
archive.ph/tJVkV

Private equity has wrecked the high street, says Iceland boss

Richard Walker says private buyers take out costs and fail to invest then sell to the highest bidder in a cycle that makes retailers steadily worse

www.thetimes.com

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Colin Sydes aka Lord SydesJokes #FBPE #FBR #Resist #Resistance @sydesjokes.bsky.social · 1d

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Donnachadh McCarthy @donnachadhmc.bsky.social · 1d

Defence chiefs report issued national security alarm re climate crisis trashing UK food security.
Tory/Reform/Media billionaire opponents of climate protection are national security threat...

ECIU @eciu.net · 1d

England sees second worst harvest on record, analysis shows

England has seen its second worst harvest on record, according to an analysis of Government figures, after the country’s hottest spring and summer on record as well as the driest spring in more than 100 years.
buff.ly/ip0wwGL

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Donnachadh McCarthy @donnachadhmc.bsky.social · 1d

Bet they will seek to double the killings on Welsh roads... to save average drive 30 seconds & cost NHS £100 millions...
Lets hope Plaid Greens LDs trounce them

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Donnachadh McCarthy @donnachadhmc.bsky.social · 1d

Why will Starmer not act to ban donors buying UK democracy, bring in fair votes & free our press from offshore billionaires?

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Donnachadh McCarthy @donnachadhmc.bsky.social · 1d

The real power in UK are the media billionaires... our political parties are either captured or terrified by them.
Polanski & Corbyn only ones standing up to them..

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Donnachadh McCarthy @donnachadhmc.bsky.social · 1d

The existential struggle now is to ensure fair midterms & that Republicans do not use military to grab ballot boxes in swing districts/states

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Donnachadh McCarthy @donnachadhmc.bsky.social · 1d

And Republican Supreme Court

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Donnachadh McCarthy @donnachadhmc.bsky.social · 1d

Supreme Court was captured years ago.
Koch Bros knew that was first plank in building the oiligarchy

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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 2d

Humans causing climate to change 170 times faster than natural forces
“The human magnitude of climate change looks more like a meteorite strike than a gradual change.”

According to Professor Will Steffen who sadly is no longer with us but his worlds live on
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Donnachadh McCarthy @donnachadhmc.bsky.social · 1d

Yet another rapist employed by institutionally corrupt @metropolitanpolice.bsky.social to spy on environmental protectors.
WHEN will the criminal senior officers overseeing this criminal rampage be arrested & tried in court?!

Donnachadh McCarthy @donnachadhmc.bsky.social · 1d

Extraordinary spirit of Palestinian people!
Whole world blown to smithereens again by zionist terrorism & US/UK colonial war-criminals.
And yet they they persist!
I cannot even begin to imagine daily nightmare of human existence during the 24/7 genocidal Zionist/US/UK bombardment.
ICC must prosecute