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Gill Tavner @gilltav.bsky.social · 7m

How about putting survival before economy? Just an idea.

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Suzanne York @suzanneyork.bsky.social · 8m

“The heat trapped by CO2 and other greenhouse gases is turbo-charging our climate and leading to more extreme weather. Reducing emissions is therefore essential not just for our climate but also for our economic security and community wellbeing.”

Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating

CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening

www.theguardian.com

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Lily Mason @lilymasonphd.bsky.social · 1h

Unfortunately, reality is only apparent *after* elections.

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Gill Tavner @gilltav.bsky.social · 20m

Excellent and calm @zackpolanski.bsky.social in stark contrast to the usual shouting of unreasoned opinion.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · 23h

What's holding up the publication of the critical land use review? According to former minister @eamonryan.bsky.social, who commissioned the report,

"it is being held back for fear that those interested in preserving the status quo would explode...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Eamon Ryan: Why is the Government delaying publication of the land use review?

Fears around the report are misplaced and it is long past time for it to be published

www.irishtimes.com

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Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 42m

The Green Party want to Abolish Landlords and the media are losing their minds about it!

Anyone can see this policy is desperately needed.
We need to build millions of council houses, cap rents, make homes fit for the future and we need the end landlord profiteering.
@elliechowns.bsky.social

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 49m

Our movement knows & believes in our collective power.

110,000+ people across England and Wales getting involved in our communities to do politics differently.

A politics of community to build a country we can all afford to live in.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 1d

Sign of the day…

I need to be able to tell my children I did not stay silent.

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Gill Tavner @gilltav.bsky.social · 36m

I think he’ll be prepared

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richiebryan.bsky.social @richiebryan.bsky.social · 1h

So glad that the @greenparty.org.uk have an evidence based, public health approach to drugs

You'll have to excuse the rant from the Daily Express journalist

Well done Zack for staying calm! 💚

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2h

Legalise *and* regulate drugs.

This morning on @jeremyvine.bsky.social:

youtu.be/kBjqQAFdBRQ?...

Should we legalise all drugs? feat. Zack Polanski & Carole Malone | Jeremy Vine

YouTube video by Jeremy, Storm & Vanessa On 5

youtu.be

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Gill Tavner @gilltav.bsky.social · 38m

Now tell us who owns it and what you’re going to do about it

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 46m

Not enough for these rich parasites to get bonuses at all - working people just do their jobs without added reward - but now they can get their grubby little hands on the cash even more quickly

Truly obscene

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Banker bonuses to be paid faster after UK regulators loosen rules

Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority reduce deferral period from eight years to four

www.theguardian.com

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Kepano Kolohe @alala55.bsky.social · 3h

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Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 45m

Green leader Zack Polanski backs Scottish and Welsh independence

ZACK Polanski has backed Scottish and Welsh independence, The National can reveal.

www.thenational.scot

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 13h

Look at what the president is doing: Attacking the judiciary. Attacking free press. Using fear to intimidate. Trying to normalize the U.S. military in our streets.

This is not normal. This is not American. These are attacks on the very pillars of our democracy.

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Gill Tavner @gilltav.bsky.social · 43m

Israel owns our government and, clearly now, our judiciary

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 18h

What a joke, since when did British Justice have to be delayed because someone wants a jolly in Israel.

Tommy Robinson should have been thrown in prison.

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 45m

"China Has Overtaken America--And Trump’s policies guarantee that we will never catch up"
by @pkrugman.bsky.social
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/china-has-...

China Has Overtaken America

And Trump’s policies guarantee that we will never catch up

paulkrugman.substack.com

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Themperor Palpatine @mxthemfatale.bsky.social · 3h

That the labour party see anything Zach Polanski is doing as a "threat" rather than the ideal ally in a desperately difficult time for the UK is pretty much everything wrong with them. Labour dropped* the torch of representing the people, Greens picked it up.
*threw away/sold/etc

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 4h

When I said we weren't here to be disappointed with Labour but to replace them. I meant it.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 13h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 5h

Zack Polanski: "If the straight question is, ‘would I abolish the monarchy' - yeah, absolutely.”
open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...

Exclusive: Zack Polanski backs Scottish and Welsh independence

The eco-populist Green leader has called for sweeping change to Britain's political system, and spoken about potentially leading an explicitly ‘English’ party for the first time.

open.substack.com

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Nolan Principles Matter. End the #GazaGenocide💔💙 @philildo.bsky.social · 2h

R4 #wato reporting that Israel is 'preparing' for the opening of the Rafah crossing into Egypt... but only for the entry and exit of Palestinians 🤔
Anyone else old enough to remember the promised ramping up of aid being allowed through - at scale?
#FreePalestine
Israel is a pariah state.

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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 3h

The far right is corrupt to the core #Reform

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 2h

“I do not respect Netanyahu — the killer of children.”

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said in a speech

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