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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 12h

Ted Cruz says a bill he's introduced in Congress will allow the DOJ to "prosecute" those who "fund" No Kings protests, claiming they could turn into "riots." Data shows that past protests have been virtually all peaceful despite millions of participants.

Ted Cruz Says His Bill Will Allow DOJ to 'Prosecute' Those Who Fund No Kings Protests

"They want to ban protests," warned journalist Mehdi Hasan. "They want to kill the First Amendment."

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 2d

Aloyce Mwakisoma, a renowned plant expert from Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains, was struck and killed by a bus on Oct. 6 near the village of Sanje.

Mwakisoma, who was born and raised in the Udzungwas, had an encyclopedic knowledge of the plants and animals found in his home in the Eastern Arc.

Tanzanian conservationists mourn death of plant expert Aloyce Mwakisoma

Tanzanian conservationists are mourning the tragic death of renowned plant expert Aloyce Mwakisoma, who played a critical role in forest restoration and recently helped identify and describe a giant…

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Sarah @sarahwfpb.bsky.social · 1d

They are just itching to get the bulldozers in and finish the job and steal the land for themselves.

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 2d

Israeli forces have killed at least nine Palestinians trying to return to their homes in northern Gaza City and southern Khan Younis, in the first major violation since the US-brokered ceasefire began.

🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/ttcve3

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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 2d

NEWS! Doctors discover link between increasing number of children getting measles and their parents being gullible morons newsthump.com/2025/10/14/d...

Doctors discover link between increasing number of children getting measles and their parents being gullible morons

After measles cases in the US hit a 33-year high and 150 children were quarantined in South Carolina, doctors have discovered a link between children who get measles and the likelihood of their par…

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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 2d

Not homes.
Not streets.
ENTIRE TOWNS!

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

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Sarah @sarahwfpb.bsky.social · 2d

Grew up here. Never understood why Oxford thinks it is a cycling city. The cycle path up the Woodstock Rd is interupted by busstops, lampposts and trees all with painted markings that indicate that the cyclist should give way to them as well as every junction.

West England Bylines @westenglandbylines.co.uk · 2d

Why are cyclists killed by drivers on our roads?
Despite Oxford billing itself a “cycling city” four cyclists were killed in the city in a two-year period

westenglandbylines.co.uk/opinion/why-...

Why are cyclists killed by drivers on our roads?

Despite Oxford billing itself a “cycling city” four cyclists were killed in the city in a two-year period

westenglandbylines.co.uk

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Sarah @sarahwfpb.bsky.social · 2d

Only proof that farming folk find it easier to believe a defra backed made up radio soap story backing the party line than scientific evidence.

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 3d

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Sarah @sarahwfpb.bsky.social · 3d

Sweet

In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 4d

Sarah @sarahwfpb.bsky.social · 6d

The orange felon is really demented.

James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 7d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

Sarah @sarahwfpb.bsky.social · 6d

Some good news.

Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 7d

Hanging onto every bit of good news

The river has come alive in the Klamath with wild Chinook salmon. The wider ecosystem is healing.

This most powerful story of Indigenous-led #rewilding after the largest dam removal in US history keeps getting better.

lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/oct/9/o...

One Year After Klamath Dam Removal, 'There's Just Fish Jumping All Over the Place': Scientists Describe Improvements to Water Quality and Wildlife

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Sarah @sarahwfpb.bsky.social · 7d

Who's next.

Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 7d

Everyone in academia should read this story. I don't know Mark personally but I know his work (wishing him and his family safe passage out of the US)! 👇

Sarah Szalavitz💡 @dearsarah.bsky.social · 7d

Rutgers Professor @mark-bray.bsky.social, who studies & writes about Antifascism,Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats

By the time he & his family reached the gate, their tickets were cancelled.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n... flagrantly & appallingly lawless. Hope he & his family are ok.

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Sarah @sarahwfpb.bsky.social · 8d

Lyme disease no thanks.

Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 8d

Don't care about the massive damage done to native ecosystems by the constant release of vast numbers of invasive pheasants for shooting?

Maybe you'll care about catching Lyme disease instead.

British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · 19d

Ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that cause Lyme disease in areas where Common Pheasants Phasianus colchicus are released, according to new research.

Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
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Sarah @sarahwfpb.bsky.social · 8d

They love their dogs.

Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 8d

What they won't show you on the 'National Trail Hunting Day' on October 10th..

Sarah @sarahwfpb.bsky.social · 8d

Ridiculous

Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 8d

“Arrested for holding up a copy of The New World. How bloody un-British

This government’s stupid criminalisation of peaceful protestors is a hole they keep on digging”

- The New World Magazine

www.thenewworld.co.uk/matt-kelly-a...

Sign up to oppose this absurd ban: wedonotcomply.org

Arrested for holding up a copy of The New World. How bloody un-British

This government’s stupid criminalisation of peaceful protestors is a hole they keep on digging

www.thenewworld.co.uk

Sarah @sarahwfpb.bsky.social · 8d

It's getting pretty bad over there.

Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 8d

House Dems Launch Probe Into ‘Violent, Heavy-Handed’ ICE Raid of Chicago Apartment Complex

House Democrats launch probe into controversial Chicago raid by federal immigration officials, demanding answers from Homeland Security and Attorney General.

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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 8d

House Dems Launch Probe Into ‘Violent, Heavy-Handed’ ICE Raid of Chicago Apartment Complex

House Democrats launch probe into controversial Chicago raid by federal immigration officials, demanding answers from Homeland Security and Attorney General.

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Sarah @sarahwfpb.bsky.social · 8d

Wasn't there a London study where they let a population of foxes alone for some years and followed it by some years of culling. It made no difference to the fox population. They found their own level either way.

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Tony Booth @tonybooth1.bsky.social · 9d

I sat on the Defend our Juries protest as a Jew opposing genocide and antisemitism countering the absurd insult that to oppose genocide is antisemitic. @defendourjuries.bsky.social @andrewfeinstein.bsky.social @owenjones.bsky.social @jewishvoice.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social

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Sarah @sarahwfpb.bsky.social · 9d

Source: The New York Times share.google/Z4BDXFQ1SMwB...

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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 11d

Meanwhile in Australia, the so-called National Press Club cancels decorated journalist, Chris Hedges, who was to speak on the "amplification of Israeli lies in the press, which most reporters know are lies, betraying Palestinian colleagues who are slandered, targeted and killed by Israel"

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Sarah @sarahwfpb.bsky.social · 10d

Exactly

Pintswiththelads @liamogrady2.bsky.social · 10d

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 10d

Among the 161 arriving in Athens, MEP Rima Hassan reports that she was 'beaten' by Israeli police officers.

Israel deports Greta Thunberg and other Gaza flotilla activists

Among the 161 arriving in Athens, MEP Rima Hassan reports that she was 'beaten' by Israeli police officers.

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Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall — a UN Messenger of Peace — sat down for a deeply reflective conversation about her legacy and to immortalize her final words with the understanding that it would only be shared with the world after she passed.

A Message From Dr. Jane Goodall | Famous Last Words | Netflix

YouTube video by Netflix

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Sarah @sarahwfpb.bsky.social · 10d

Isr**l stinks.

John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 12d

Yet another reminder that the fight for #climate action is also the fight against fascism and genocide.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com