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UK Defence Journal @ukdefencejournal.org.uk · 8h

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that Project Astraea, the UK’s new sovereign nuclear warhead, is progressing as part of the Strategic Defence Review 2025 programme.
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UK confirms new Astraea nuclear warhead progressing

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that Project Astraea, the UK’s new sovereign nuclear warhead, is progressing as part of the Strategic Defence Review 2025 programme.

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 2d

Should we treat environmental crime more like murder? | Environment | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

Should we treat environmental crime more like murder?

Serial killers and violent criminals dominate the headlines. What if we covered ecocide and pollution in the same way?

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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 2d

On this day in 1960, 52 people, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., were arrested in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, after refusing to leave their seats at segregated department store lunch counters.

Oct. 19, 1960 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Among 52 Arrested in Atlanta Sit-In Protest

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

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Until Justice Data Partners @ujdp.bsky.social · 4d

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Data Center Growth Could Increase Electricity Bills 8% Nationally and as Much as 25% in Some Regional Markets

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Until Justice Data Partners @ujdp.bsky.social · 8d

🚨🚨🚨 #MAHA #PublicHealth

Cathleen Kelly @cmkelly.bsky.social · 11d

Trump and RFK Jr. promised to protect kids and communities from toxic pollution, but instead they're giving polluters a free pass to emit more pollution that causes cancer, asthma and other serious health problems.

Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 11d

Trump and RFK Jr. aren't making America healthy again—in fact, they're making our nation's health care worse. @cmkelly.bsky.social explains how the administration is undermining its own MAHA agenda:

Until Justice Data Partners @ujdp.bsky.social · 8d

Happy Indigenous People’s Day!

Until Justice Data Partners @ujdp.bsky.social · 11d

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US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

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Prism @prismreports.org · 12d

The destruction of Gaza has taken place alongside the surge in AI, an industry that props up an empire of lies that constantly pushes mediocre, propagandistic content into a vast market that’s aching to receive its products. Avik Jain Chatlani’s new op-ed critiques the accelerated end of language.

The end of language

The destruction of Gaza has taken place alongside the surge in AI, an industry that props up an empire of lies that constantly pushes mediocre, propagandistic content into a vast market that’s aching to receive its products

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Until Justice Data Partners @ujdp.bsky.social · 12d

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The hidden cost of ultra-processed foods on the environment: ‘The whole industry should pay’

Industrially made foods involve several ingredients and processes to put together, making it difficult to examine their true cost

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Until Justice Data Partners @ujdp.bsky.social · 14d

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Common inhalers carry heavy climate cost, study finds

Many people can medically use greener inhalers: uptake slow in US due to policy, pricing.

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Until Justice Data Partners @ujdp.bsky.social · 14d

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How apple cider vinegar cured everything — until it didn't

A headline-grabbing study touting apple cider vinegar for weight loss has been retracted. Other claims for the internet-famous remedy are also under fire.

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Until Justice Data Partners @ujdp.bsky.social · 16d

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How the Nazis Were Inspired by Jim Crow | HISTORY

To craft legal discrimination, the Third Reich studied the United States.

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Until Justice Data Partners @ujdp.bsky.social · 18d

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Income Inequality Reshapes Children’s Brains and Mental Health - Neuroscience News

A large-scale neuroimaging study of over 10,000 U.S. children reveals that income inequality in society is tied to structural and functional brain changes that predict poorer mental health outcomes.

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DJ "Jo" NoneYa 🟧 @djnoneya.bsky.social · 25d

Who's In Charge Of The Water In Madison County, Indiana?

Local Officials Fumble As Residents Raise Concerns About The Look Of Their Water

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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 27d

Climate News Round Up
Wednesday 24-09-2025

1. Investing in climate protection pays for itself. Many times over:

Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 27d

Service post for 'realistic', 'conservative' governments:

"1 Euro invested in climate protection yields a return of between €1.8 and €4.8."

Frau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · 27d

"Jeder in den Klimaschutz investierte Euro hat einen Nutzen von 1,8 bis 4,8 Euro."

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Until Justice Data Partners @ujdp.bsky.social · 28d

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AI medical tools downplay symptoms in women and ethnic minorities

Large language models reflect biases that can lead to inferior healthcare advice to female, Black and Asian patients

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Earthjustice @earthjustice.org · Sep 19

Researchers have accumulated a mountain of scientific evidence that supports one clear fact: greenhouse gases are a threat to human health and to our future.

The Trump administration's attempt to repeal the endangerment finding is detached from reality and will cost lives.

Top Scientists Find Growing Evidence That Greenhouse Gases Are, in Fact, a Danger

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Until Justice Data Partners @ujdp.bsky.social · Sep 21

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

How modern life makes us sick – and what to do about it

From depression to obesity, the concept of ‘evolutionary mismatch’ can help foster self-compassion and point the way to a more rewarding existence

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Until Justice Data Partners @ujdp.bsky.social · Sep 20

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Risk of Ozone Layer Destruction from Internet Satellite Swarms and Rocket Fuel

YouTube video by Anton Petrov

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Until Justice Data Partners @ujdp.bsky.social · Sep 20

Thanks for sharing.

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John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · Sep 20

An interesting but also really worrying video that shows that even though the number of people who die "directly" in disasters has decreased significantly in recent times, the number of "indirect/delayed" deaths is increasing in line with the accelerating climate crisis.

Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · Sep 20

Excellent new video from PBS Terra about the long term climate change impact on the probability of death across the USA: