Joe Taylor
@climatejoe.bsky.social
Trying everything to give my children a future.
Another world is possible.
Another world is possible.
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Joe Taylor
@climatejoe.bsky.social
· Feb 26
A whole new type of democracy is thriving in one of the toughest places in the world - despite a media blackout.
Women lead. Taxes have been abolished and private property redefined. Prison is being phased out.
Everyone gets a say.
But now it's hanging by a thread. 🧵
Women lead. Taxes have been abolished and private property redefined. Prison is being phased out.
Everyone gets a say.
But now it's hanging by a thread. 🧵
We just launched @redhotworld.bsky.social on the theme of "Another world is possible".
For me the subject of this thread is the most inspirational story in the world today.
bsky.app/profile/redh...
For me the subject of this thread is the most inspirational story in the world today.
bsky.app/profile/redh...
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BREAKING: Syria has erupted into civil war once again. ISIS prisoners are breaking free and the precious, unique haven of democracy that is Rojava is under threat like never before.
January 20, 2026 at 8:25 PM
BREAKING: Syria has erupted into civil war once again. ISIS prisoners are breaking free and the precious, unique haven of democracy that is Rojava is under threat like never before.
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In the 1980s when playing for Newcastle Utd, Kevin Keegan was horrified to see the National Front distributing pamphlets from the precincts of St James’ Park. So he went into the boardroom and told them he would leave the club if the NF weren't removed. 👍✊
Get well soon Kevin. 🖤
Get well soon Kevin. 🖤
January 20, 2026 at 1:09 PM
In the 1980s when playing for Newcastle Utd, Kevin Keegan was horrified to see the National Front distributing pamphlets from the precincts of St James’ Park. So he went into the boardroom and told them he would leave the club if the NF weren't removed. 👍✊
Get well soon Kevin. 🖤
Get well soon Kevin. 🖤
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A canny political and media strategy from @zackpolanski.bsky.social. Immediately he defuses climate delayers’ favourite cynical attack lines, and avoids headlines like “Polanski says you should never go on holiday, drive a car, or eat meat”.
But, crucially, he's leading by example...
1/🧵
But, crucially, he's leading by example...
1/🧵
People can still be an environmentalists if they drive, fly and eat meat, said @zackpolanski.bsky.social, the leader of the Green Party.
He also talked about social media, whether talks about the environment enough, nuclear power, IHT and farmers, Rosebank & more
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
He also talked about social media, whether talks about the environment enough, nuclear power, IHT and farmers, Rosebank & more
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Zack Polanski: You can fly, drive, eat meat and still be green
The leader of the Greens wants to widen his party’s appeal and has triggered a surge in membership since his election
www.thetimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:42 PM
A canny political and media strategy from @zackpolanski.bsky.social. Immediately he defuses climate delayers’ favourite cynical attack lines, and avoids headlines like “Polanski says you should never go on holiday, drive a car, or eat meat”.
But, crucially, he's leading by example...
1/🧵
But, crucially, he's leading by example...
1/🧵
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In all our time monitoring the BBC, this may be the most extreme example of bias we've ever heard - Justin Webb on Venezuela.
Under Chávez, poverty and extreme poverty were slashed, unemployment halved, illiteracy was eradicated, child mortality rates fell...
Under Chávez, poverty and extreme poverty were slashed, unemployment halved, illiteracy was eradicated, child mortality rates fell...
January 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
In all our time monitoring the BBC, this may be the most extreme example of bias we've ever heard - Justin Webb on Venezuela.
Under Chávez, poverty and extreme poverty were slashed, unemployment halved, illiteracy was eradicated, child mortality rates fell...
Under Chávez, poverty and extreme poverty were slashed, unemployment halved, illiteracy was eradicated, child mortality rates fell...
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⚡2026 is a turning point. UK #climate & environmental activists face both crisis & opportunity.
Fascism rises, the #climate agenda is under attack, & political representation is urgent.
🧵A longish thread on why we must unite behind @zackpolanski.bsky.social & the @greenparty.org.uk 💚
Fascism rises, the #climate agenda is under attack, & political representation is urgent.
🧵A longish thread on why we must unite behind @zackpolanski.bsky.social & the @greenparty.org.uk 💚
January 8, 2026 at 9:46 AM
⚡2026 is a turning point. UK #climate & environmental activists face both crisis & opportunity.
Fascism rises, the #climate agenda is under attack, & political representation is urgent.
🧵A longish thread on why we must unite behind @zackpolanski.bsky.social & the @greenparty.org.uk 💚
Fascism rises, the #climate agenda is under attack, & political representation is urgent.
🧵A longish thread on why we must unite behind @zackpolanski.bsky.social & the @greenparty.org.uk 💚
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A PSA for the benefit of west Londoners regarding the latest steaming horseshit to emanate from Wandsworth council and Putney MP Fleur Anderson regarding Hammersmith Bridge, by which I specifically mean their claim, that traffic is up 25% on Putney Bridge since HB closed in April 2019
January 5, 2026 at 8:02 AM
A PSA for the benefit of west Londoners regarding the latest steaming horseshit to emanate from Wandsworth council and Putney MP Fleur Anderson regarding Hammersmith Bridge, by which I specifically mean their claim, that traffic is up 25% on Putney Bridge since HB closed in April 2019
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Salvador Allende of Chile became the first socialist to be democratically elected as president of a South American country in 1970, promising education for all, land reform, public ownership of key industries and an end to extreme inequality.
Guess what happened next. 🧵
#Venezuela
Guess what happened next. 🧵
#Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Salvador Allende of Chile became the first socialist to be democratically elected as president of a South American country in 1970, promising education for all, land reform, public ownership of key industries and an end to extreme inequality.
Guess what happened next. 🧵
#Venezuela
Guess what happened next. 🧵
#Venezuela
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#climatechange is hitting Africa hard. Deserts advancing. Farms no longer yielding. Pests and pathogens spreading. New tropical diseases developing. Dying lakes and rivers threatening water supplies.
December 24, 2025 at 9:42 AM
#climatechange is hitting Africa hard. Deserts advancing. Farms no longer yielding. Pests and pathogens spreading. New tropical diseases developing. Dying lakes and rivers threatening water supplies.
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“We abhor fighting for freedom” - Gerrard Winstanley, founder of the Diggers.
Makes sense once you realise how many wars were fought in the name of freedom but were actually about something else.
Makes sense once you realise how many wars were fought in the name of freedom but were actually about something else.
December 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“We abhor fighting for freedom” - Gerrard Winstanley, founder of the Diggers.
Makes sense once you realise how many wars were fought in the name of freedom but were actually about something else.
Makes sense once you realise how many wars were fought in the name of freedom but were actually about something else.
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Let’s be real. This is the way to fight fascism in the United Kingdom.
December 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Let’s be real. This is the way to fight fascism in the United Kingdom.
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Why didn't slaves revolt?
They did! 8-10% of slave ships experienced revolts. ✊
In 1811, slaves on the Amelia seized the ship and sailed it back across the Atlantic to Sierra Leone. There, they claimed their freedom and bought the land that became Congotown. 🇸🇱
#RedHotHistory
They did! 8-10% of slave ships experienced revolts. ✊
In 1811, slaves on the Amelia seized the ship and sailed it back across the Atlantic to Sierra Leone. There, they claimed their freedom and bought the land that became Congotown. 🇸🇱
#RedHotHistory
December 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Why didn't slaves revolt?
They did! 8-10% of slave ships experienced revolts. ✊
In 1811, slaves on the Amelia seized the ship and sailed it back across the Atlantic to Sierra Leone. There, they claimed their freedom and bought the land that became Congotown. 🇸🇱
#RedHotHistory
They did! 8-10% of slave ships experienced revolts. ✊
In 1811, slaves on the Amelia seized the ship and sailed it back across the Atlantic to Sierra Leone. There, they claimed their freedom and bought the land that became Congotown. 🇸🇱
#RedHotHistory
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It’s fitting that the Irish are leading the boycott of Eurovision as the word “boycott” actually comes from Ireland. Here’s the inspiring story of the first boycott. 🧵
December 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
It’s fitting that the Irish are leading the boycott of Eurovision as the word “boycott” actually comes from Ireland. Here’s the inspiring story of the first boycott. 🧵
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Why are jury trials under attack by the UK government?
Let's look at some of the things juries have decided recently for clues. 🧵
Let's look at some of the things juries have decided recently for clues. 🧵
December 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Why are jury trials under attack by the UK government?
Let's look at some of the things juries have decided recently for clues. 🧵
Let's look at some of the things juries have decided recently for clues. 🧵
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It has been called “the most prophetic work of humanity”. In 1971, it told us why collapse is coming and how to avoid it.
It was denounced by almost every leading economist - but it was right.
This is the story of The Limits To Growth. 🧵
It was denounced by almost every leading economist - but it was right.
This is the story of The Limits To Growth. 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
It has been called “the most prophetic work of humanity”. In 1971, it told us why collapse is coming and how to avoid it.
It was denounced by almost every leading economist - but it was right.
This is the story of The Limits To Growth. 🧵
It was denounced by almost every leading economist - but it was right.
This is the story of The Limits To Growth. 🧵
Rojava shows that when the shit hits the fan in a society it is actually possible to build something better and fairer. I find this comforting and exciting.
It's the wokest place in the world.
👩🏾 Women co-lead everything.
👨👩👧👧 Communities make decisions for themeslves.
💰 No-one pays taxes.
🤝🏾 Prisons are being replaced with mediation.
But now Islamists are trying to abolish it.
This is the story of Rojava. �
👩🏾 Women co-lead everything.
👨👩👧👧 Communities make decisions for themeslves.
💰 No-one pays taxes.
🤝🏾 Prisons are being replaced with mediation.
But now Islamists are trying to abolish it.
This is the story of Rojava. �
November 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Rojava shows that when the shit hits the fan in a society it is actually possible to build something better and fairer. I find this comforting and exciting.
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Have ANY UK media covered this at all?
"Greece has declared a state of emergency for the Attica region—home to nearly half the country’s population—and the island of Meganisi, mobilizing urgent resources to combat worsening drought conditions"
#Greece 🇬🇷
#ClimateEmergency 1/2
#Greece 🇬🇷
#ClimateEmergency 1/2
Drought Emergency Declared for Athens Region; State Fast-Tracks Vital Water Projects - iefimerida.gr
Greece has declared a state of emergency for the Attica region—home to nearly half the country’s population—and the island of Meganisi, mobilizing urgent resources to combat worsening drought conditio...
www.iefimerida.gr
November 30, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Have ANY UK media covered this at all?
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The year-end issue of the Beano features a cartoon about Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos escaping Earth to live amongst the stars, but not before stealing our air and water to take with them.
Don’t worry, there’s a happy ending! 🧵
Don’t worry, there’s a happy ending! 🧵
November 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The year-end issue of the Beano features a cartoon about Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos escaping Earth to live amongst the stars, but not before stealing our air and water to take with them.
Don’t worry, there’s a happy ending! 🧵
Don’t worry, there’s a happy ending! 🧵
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There are over 1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ gas & oil lobbyists at COP30 👇
What a shocking failure. Would you allow tobacco lobbyists into a world health conference?
There will be 0️⃣ lobbyists at the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis on 27th November.
Is your MP attending? www.nebriefing.org
What a shocking failure. Would you allow tobacco lobbyists into a world health conference?
There will be 0️⃣ lobbyists at the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis on 27th November.
Is your MP attending? www.nebriefing.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:32 AM
There are over 1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ gas & oil lobbyists at COP30 👇
What a shocking failure. Would you allow tobacco lobbyists into a world health conference?
There will be 0️⃣ lobbyists at the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis on 27th November.
Is your MP attending? www.nebriefing.org
What a shocking failure. Would you allow tobacco lobbyists into a world health conference?
There will be 0️⃣ lobbyists at the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis on 27th November.
Is your MP attending? www.nebriefing.org
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Jeffrey Epstein continued to wield power and influence at the highest levels of global politics even after his conviction for soliciting prostitution from a 14-year-old.
Our society is deeply sick. But we don't have to be ruled by pedophiles, narcissists and sociopaths.
Our society is deeply sick. But we don't have to be ruled by pedophiles, narcissists and sociopaths.
November 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Jeffrey Epstein continued to wield power and influence at the highest levels of global politics even after his conviction for soliciting prostitution from a 14-year-old.
Our society is deeply sick. But we don't have to be ruled by pedophiles, narcissists and sociopaths.
Our society is deeply sick. But we don't have to be ruled by pedophiles, narcissists and sociopaths.
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Copenhagen 2009. Humanity's last chance to avoid collapse?
Obama claimed partial victory. The ambassador for 130 developing countries' responded with "the most important briefing the world never heard".
Obama's deal meant "Certain death for Africa, certain devastation of island states".
Obama claimed partial victory. The ambassador for 130 developing countries' responded with "the most important briefing the world never heard".
Obama's deal meant "Certain death for Africa, certain devastation of island states".
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Copenhagen 2009. Humanity's last chance to avoid collapse?
Obama claimed partial victory. The ambassador for 130 developing countries' responded with "the most important briefing the world never heard".
Obama's deal meant "Certain death for Africa, certain devastation of island states".
Obama claimed partial victory. The ambassador for 130 developing countries' responded with "the most important briefing the world never heard".
Obama's deal meant "Certain death for Africa, certain devastation of island states".
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Some tried this defence at Nuremberg. Let’s see how they got on. 🧵
Hey U.S. military members: "I was only following orders" didn't work at Nuremberg.
October 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Some tried this defence at Nuremberg. Let’s see how they got on. 🧵
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This is what the media don't get. It's not about raising the maximal amount of tax revenue. It's the first step towards making society fairer and stopping it from collapsing.
Every empire falls the same way.
The "wealth pump" overflows.
A tiny elite siphon off the surplus, hollowing out the society beneath them until it cracks.
It’s happening again. But it doesn't have to be this way.
The "wealth pump" overflows.
A tiny elite siphon off the surplus, hollowing out the society beneath them until it cracks.
It’s happening again. But it doesn't have to be this way.
October 17, 2025 at 7:36 AM
This is what the media don't get. It's not about raising the maximal amount of tax revenue. It's the first step towards making society fairer and stopping it from collapsing.
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We urgently need democratic oversight of social media algorithms.
Crazy how well some threads do on Bluesky vs X.
George Orwell vs Elon Musk:
📈 1,200 likes on Bluesky
📉 155 likes on X
What's going on?
George Orwell vs Elon Musk:
📈 1,200 likes on Bluesky
📉 155 likes on X
What's going on?
October 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We urgently need democratic oversight of social media algorithms.
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What's the definitive meme of life in 2025 and why is it this one?
October 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
What's the definitive meme of life in 2025 and why is it this one?