Sue Nethercott
@suenet.bsky.social
I'm a Brit who's followed US politics for 25+ years - mostly as Thom Hartmann's newsletter editor - & the environment even longer. I've a BSc in Environmental Studies. I write mostly about issues affecting the UK, USA & the whole of Earth. Views my own.
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Happily, there's one simple trick to overcome this misinformation
It's called talking
It's called talking
Most Brits want climate action but think their neighbours don't. Most Brits support renewable energy but think their neighbours don't.
This is the work of relentless misinformation by our right-wing press and the oiligarchy.
This is the work of relentless misinformation by our right-wing press and the oiligarchy.
Poll: Majority of Brits support renewables, but think their neighbours disagree with them
Major poll reveals 70 per cent of Brits would back a new solar farm in their local area, but only 27 per cent think that other people would support such a development
www.businessgreen.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Happily, there's one simple trick to overcome this misinformation
It's called talking
It's called talking
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There is a growing risk that Russia could attack the UK, and the nation's "sons and daughters" need to be ready to fight, the head of Britian's armed forces has said
news.sky.com/story/uks-so...
news.sky.com/story/uks-so...
UK's 'sons and daughters' need to be ready to fight, amid growing Russian threat, says head of armed forces
In an extraordinarily blunt intervention, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton warned that Russia's military strength is increasing and is something to fear, with Russian troops now battle-hardened ...
news.sky.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
There is a growing risk that Russia could attack the UK, and the nation's "sons and daughters" need to be ready to fight, the head of Britian's armed forces has said
news.sky.com/story/uks-so...
news.sky.com/story/uks-so...
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Rodents, whose evolution separated from humans some 80 million years ago, make poor models for medical testing.
Do lab mice, held in stressful, unnatural conditions, make even worse models?
Seems likely ....
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Do lab mice, held in stressful, unnatural conditions, make even worse models?
Seems likely ....
phys.org/news/2025-12...
From cages to fields: Lab mice lose their anxiety after a week outdoors
When postdoctoral researcher Matthew Zipple releases lab mice into a large, enclosed field just off Cornell's campus, something remarkable happens.
phys.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Rodents, whose evolution separated from humans some 80 million years ago, make poor models for medical testing.
Do lab mice, held in stressful, unnatural conditions, make even worse models?
Seems likely ....
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Do lab mice, held in stressful, unnatural conditions, make even worse models?
Seems likely ....
phys.org/news/2025-12...
National Security Strategy of the USA - part 2
What the Trump administration wants and how they mean to get it.
suenethercott.substack.com/p/national-s...
What the Trump administration wants and how they mean to get it.
suenethercott.substack.com/p/national-s...
National Security Strategy of the USA - part 2
The second part of my 3-part series of articles on this appalling document. Trump's strategy is bad for America and bad for the world.
suenethercott.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
National Security Strategy of the USA - part 2
What the Trump administration wants and how they mean to get it.
suenethercott.substack.com/p/national-s...
What the Trump administration wants and how they mean to get it.
suenethercott.substack.com/p/national-s...
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Building resilience means strengthening domestic plant production.
Understanding what can be grown in the UK is a practical step towards protecting nature, livelihoods and supply chains.
#Sustainability #FoodSecurity
Understanding what can be grown in the UK is a practical step towards protecting nature, livelihoods and supply chains.
#Sustainability #FoodSecurity
December 15, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Building resilience means strengthening domestic plant production.
Understanding what can be grown in the UK is a practical step towards protecting nature, livelihoods and supply chains.
#Sustainability #FoodSecurity
Understanding what can be grown in the UK is a practical step towards protecting nature, livelihoods and supply chains.
#Sustainability #FoodSecurity
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December 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Science just found rare, medicinal compounds in cannabis.
Most cannabis growers discard the plant’s leaves after harvest but new research suggests they might be throwing away chemical gold that might hold powerful therapeutic potential.
www.cannabissciencetech.com/view/phenoli...
Science just found rare, medicinal compounds in cannabis.
Most cannabis growers discard the plant’s leaves after harvest but new research suggests they might be throwing away chemical gold that might hold powerful therapeutic potential.
www.cannabissciencetech.com/view/phenoli...
Phenolic Analysis of Cannabis Reveals Rare Flavoalkaloids in Leaves | Cannabis Science and Technology - Cannabis Industry News, Insights
Using an optimized analytical method for this research, the phenolics of cannabis were tested resulting in new findings.
www.cannabissciencetech.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The National Security Strategy of the USA is an appalling document, bad for America and for the rest of the world and even the planet. suenethercott.substack.com/p/national-s...
National Security Strategy of the USA - part 1 of 3
I'm appalled by this document. Here's my take - feel free to ignore my reactions (which, I should warn you, aren't complementary) and treat this as an overview. Take your blood pressure medicine first
suenethercott.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The National Security Strategy of the USA is an appalling document, bad for America and for the rest of the world and even the planet. suenethercott.substack.com/p/national-s...
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Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
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Why hasn't Labour just replaced the Lords with a 2nd chamber elected by PR? Instead we have more 30 more peers nominated by Labour, Conservative and Lib Dems. A PR elected chamber would have over fifty green members based upon the 2024 election result
December 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Why hasn't Labour just replaced the Lords with a 2nd chamber elected by PR? Instead we have more 30 more peers nominated by Labour, Conservative and Lib Dems. A PR elected chamber would have over fifty green members based upon the 2024 election result
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I used to work for an American company and there was always the possibility of moving out there.
You honestly couldn't pay me enough to even try to visit there now
You honestly couldn't pay me enough to even try to visit there now
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
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The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
December 12, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I used to work for an American company and there was always the possibility of moving out there.
You honestly couldn't pay me enough to even try to visit there now
You honestly couldn't pay me enough to even try to visit there now
China’s New Underwater Drones Could Threaten West Coast U.S.
Potential game changer
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Potential game changer
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
China’s New Underwater Drones Could Threaten West Coast U.S. - Naval News
The vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, over 5,000 nautical miles across, protects the West Coast of the United States against Chinese naval forces in the event of a war. The appearance of new extra-ex...
www.navalnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
December 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
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The added costs and delays of trading with Europe have left many firms, particularly small ones, struggling to stay competitive. A UK-EU customs union would provide the stability and simplicity that exporters urgently need - it is time for the Government to take this seriously.
Starmer rules out EU customs union after Labour rebellion - latest
Sir Keir Starmer faced a Labour rebellion on Tuesday after more than a dozen of his MPs backed a Lib Dem bill calling for the government to reopen talks with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The added costs and delays of trading with Europe have left many firms, particularly small ones, struggling to stay competitive. A UK-EU customs union would provide the stability and simplicity that exporters urgently need - it is time for the Government to take this seriously.
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this is insane
New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
December 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
this is insane
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How little we understand about this planet we are fast trashing.
"Our current understanding of these viral functions is fragmented at best"
phys.org/news/2025-12...
"Our current understanding of these viral functions is fragmented at best"
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Viruses help drive carbon cycling in deep-sea ecosystems, study reveals
A research team led by Prof. Sun Chaomin from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) has unveiled the crucial role of viruses in deep-sea carbon cycling and microbial c...
phys.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
How little we understand about this planet we are fast trashing.
"Our current understanding of these viral functions is fragmented at best"
phys.org/news/2025-12...
"Our current understanding of these viral functions is fragmented at best"
phys.org/news/2025-12...
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With complexity comes fragility.
We need to think a lot harder about #resilience as a key part of #security
www.independent.co.uk/tech/porsche...
We need to think a lot harder about #resilience as a key part of #security
www.independent.co.uk/tech/porsche...
Porsches across Russia suddenly stop working
‘It’s possible this was done deliberately,’ says car dealership
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
With complexity comes fragility.
We need to think a lot harder about #resilience as a key part of #security
www.independent.co.uk/tech/porsche...
We need to think a lot harder about #resilience as a key part of #security
www.independent.co.uk/tech/porsche...
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If we don’t fix rampant wealth inequality, we’re unlikely to fix any of our other crises.
Only one UK party promises to tackle this head on.
Want change? Vote Green 💚✊
Only one UK party promises to tackle this head on.
Want change? Vote Green 💚✊
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:24 AM
If we don’t fix rampant wealth inequality, we’re unlikely to fix any of our other crises.
Only one UK party promises to tackle this head on.
Want change? Vote Green 💚✊
Only one UK party promises to tackle this head on.
Want change? Vote Green 💚✊
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🇪🇺 The Green Party is clear: we should be repairing our relationship with the EU and undoing the damage of Brexit.
That's why yesterday Green MPs voted in favour of re-joining the Customs Union - as a vital first step.
That's why yesterday Green MPs voted in favour of re-joining the Customs Union - as a vital first step.
December 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🇪🇺 The Green Party is clear: we should be repairing our relationship with the EU and undoing the damage of Brexit.
That's why yesterday Green MPs voted in favour of re-joining the Customs Union - as a vital first step.
That's why yesterday Green MPs voted in favour of re-joining the Customs Union - as a vital first step.
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13 Labour MPs voted in favour of the bill, which was tabled by the Lib Dems.
Nigel Farage did not vote.
Nigel Farage did not vote.
December 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
13 Labour MPs voted in favour of the bill, which was tabled by the Lib Dems.
Nigel Farage did not vote.
Nigel Farage did not vote.
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🔴If Nigel Farage’s Racism Is Forgotten It Will Give Him Permission for Far Worse
When someone tells you who they are, over and over again, it is wise to listen, argues @labourlewis.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
When someone tells you who they are, over and over again, it is wise to listen, argues @labourlewis.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
'If Nigel Farage's Racism Is Forgotten It Will Give Him Permission for Far Worse'
When someone tells you who they are, over and over again, it is wise to listen, argues Clive Lewis MP
bylinetimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🔴If Nigel Farage’s Racism Is Forgotten It Will Give Him Permission for Far Worse
When someone tells you who they are, over and over again, it is wise to listen, argues @labourlewis.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
When someone tells you who they are, over and over again, it is wise to listen, argues @labourlewis.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
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Today in insanity: "Travelers visiting the United States from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed on Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection."
U.S. Plans to Scrutinize Foreign Tourists’ Social Media History
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Today in insanity: "Travelers visiting the United States from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed on Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection."
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Critics argue that the ECHR stops us from being able to deport illegal migrants. In reality, in 75 years the ECHR has only ruled against the UK in 13 cases out of 500k: 0.000026%. The ECHR is being used a scapegoat for domestic challenges, and we must defend it.
Starmer urges European leaders to reform human rights laws to tackle immigration
The ECHR is seen by its critics as a major barrier to attempts to deport illegal migrants from the country.
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Critics argue that the ECHR stops us from being able to deport illegal migrants. In reality, in 75 years the ECHR has only ruled against the UK in 13 cases out of 500k: 0.000026%. The ECHR is being used a scapegoat for domestic challenges, and we must defend it.
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Today is Human Rights Day. We reaffirm our commitment to the inalienable rights of all people to freedom, life and safety from Palestine to Congo, Haiti to Sudan, and here in the UK, amidst inadequate living standards, privacy infringements and persecution for political action.
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today is Human Rights Day. We reaffirm our commitment to the inalienable rights of all people to freedom, life and safety from Palestine to Congo, Haiti to Sudan, and here in the UK, amidst inadequate living standards, privacy infringements and persecution for political action.