juliedo.bsky.social
@juliedo.bsky.social
Climate emergency. Nature crisis. Activist. Enjoys cycling, photography, birding & wildlife, dressmaking. Grandmother. Retired engineer/engineering manager. Arrived at 311.8ppm.
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It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Tribes have been here longer than any of us, they are quite literally the opposite of immigrants.
Tribal leaders are still unable to locate their missing members.
January 17, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Tribes have been here longer than any of us, they are quite literally the opposite of immigrants.
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London PR firm rewrites Wikipedia for governments and billionaires www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026... TBIJ on "black hat edits" reportedly commissioned by Portland Communications
Guardian coverage www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
#reputationmanagement #wikilaundering #openweb
Guardian coverage www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
#reputationmanagement #wikilaundering #openweb
January 17, 2026 at 8:57 AM
London PR firm rewrites Wikipedia for governments and billionaires www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026... TBIJ on "black hat edits" reportedly commissioned by Portland Communications
Guardian coverage www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
#reputationmanagement #wikilaundering #openweb
Guardian coverage www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
#reputationmanagement #wikilaundering #openweb
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At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
via @theguardian.com
via @theguardian.com
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:28 PM
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
via @theguardian.com
via @theguardian.com
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The Reform pitch is increasingly “the last government was terrible, so we’ve hired everyone who was in it”.
January 15, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The Reform pitch is increasingly “the last government was terrible, so we’ve hired everyone who was in it”.
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Incredibly, no-one on Nigel Farage’s team has got round to deleting this post. It’s still live as Robert Jenrick gives his big defection speech.
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Incredibly, no-one on Nigel Farage’s team has got round to deleting this post. It’s still live as Robert Jenrick gives his big defection speech.
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‼️ NOT GUILTY ‼️
Jury says: Rescuing Beagles is not a crime!
Four Animal Rising defendants have been found not guilty of burglary for rescuing beagle puppies from MBR Acres - and from a lifetime of suffering in a laboratory.
In just over an hour, the jury made it clear: compassion is not a crime.
Jury says: Rescuing Beagles is not a crime!
Four Animal Rising defendants have been found not guilty of burglary for rescuing beagle puppies from MBR Acres - and from a lifetime of suffering in a laboratory.
In just over an hour, the jury made it clear: compassion is not a crime.
January 12, 2026 at 5:11 PM
‼️ NOT GUILTY ‼️
Jury says: Rescuing Beagles is not a crime!
Four Animal Rising defendants have been found not guilty of burglary for rescuing beagle puppies from MBR Acres - and from a lifetime of suffering in a laboratory.
In just over an hour, the jury made it clear: compassion is not a crime.
Jury says: Rescuing Beagles is not a crime!
Four Animal Rising defendants have been found not guilty of burglary for rescuing beagle puppies from MBR Acres - and from a lifetime of suffering in a laboratory.
In just over an hour, the jury made it clear: compassion is not a crime.
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This is on Starmer, on Lammy, on Mahmood. Heba's impending death, it seems, is a matter of policy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
This is on Starmer, on Lammy, on Mahmood. Heba's impending death, it seems, is a matter of policy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This is obviously the right decision.
It should spark a wider conversation about social media platforms. We clearly can't - and shouldn't - just rely on the responsibility of the owners.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It should spark a wider conversation about social media platforms. We clearly can't - and shouldn't - just rely on the responsibility of the owners.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK to bring into force law this week to tackle Grok AI deepfakes
The technology secretary said it would be illegal for companies to supply the tools designed to make them.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM
This is obviously the right decision.
It should spark a wider conversation about social media platforms. We clearly can't - and shouldn't - just rely on the responsibility of the owners.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It should spark a wider conversation about social media platforms. We clearly can't - and shouldn't - just rely on the responsibility of the owners.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Drilling our way to a more expensive future for American consumers. Report from @americanprogress.bsky.social shows that Trump policies would lock US consumers into continued gasoline dependence and higher gas prices, pushing oil prices up by more than 100% by 2050. 1/
Trump’s Climate Attacks Mean Huge Increases in Future Gas Prices
Climate action could save $81 a barrel on the price of oil by 2050.
www.americanprogress.org
January 12, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Drilling our way to a more expensive future for American consumers. Report from @americanprogress.bsky.social shows that Trump policies would lock US consumers into continued gasoline dependence and higher gas prices, pushing oil prices up by more than 100% by 2050. 1/
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Glad to see that the NYT made the consequences of Trump’s climate denial the top story today.
It’s at least that important.
It’s at least that important.
January 12, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Glad to see that the NYT made the consequences of Trump’s climate denial the top story today.
It’s at least that important.
It’s at least that important.
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Global scholars declare support for Palestine prisoners and solidarity with Greta Thunberg
Dozens of distinguished scholars and authors from around the world have made a declaration in solidarity with prisoners in the UK
protestisnotterrorism.uk/2026/01/12/g...
Dozens of distinguished scholars and authors from around the world have made a declaration in solidarity with prisoners in the UK
protestisnotterrorism.uk/2026/01/12/g...
Global scholars declare support for Palestine prisoners and solidarity with Greta Thunberg
Dozens of distinguished scholars and authors from around the world have made a declaration in solidarity with prisoners in the UK whose long detention on remand on charges relating to activism for …
protestisnotterrorism.uk
January 12, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Global scholars declare support for Palestine prisoners and solidarity with Greta Thunberg
Dozens of distinguished scholars and authors from around the world have made a declaration in solidarity with prisoners in the UK
protestisnotterrorism.uk/2026/01/12/g...
Dozens of distinguished scholars and authors from around the world have made a declaration in solidarity with prisoners in the UK
protestisnotterrorism.uk/2026/01/12/g...
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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...
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But, crucially, he's leading by example...
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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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The right to protest must be defended. We call on the British government to immediately drop its dangerous proposal and repeal the succession of anti-protest laws on which it builds.
Proud to be a signatory to this statement ✊🏼
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Proud to be a signatory to this statement ✊🏼
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Civil society groups condemn ‘dangerous’ plans for more anti-protest powers
Dozens including TUC join force to oppose ‘wide-ranging’ move to increase police powers in England and Wales
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:58 PM
The right to protest must be defended. We call on the British government to immediately drop its dangerous proposal and repeal the succession of anti-protest laws on which it builds.
Proud to be a signatory to this statement ✊🏼
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Proud to be a signatory to this statement ✊🏼
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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4pm today, in our borough. So if you can please join them in support of Kamran Ahmed who's over 2 months on #hungerstrike and near death in Pentonville prison. As we know #climate activists have also been subject to draconian sentences for acting to protect life. This is no different.
January 11, 2026 at 1:59 PM
4pm today, in our borough. So if you can please join them in support of Kamran Ahmed who's over 2 months on #hungerstrike and near death in Pentonville prison. As we know #climate activists have also been subject to draconian sentences for acting to protect life. This is no different.
🚨 An undercover sting just exposed alarming loopholes in Westminster’s weak lobbying system: a fake Chinese company bought meetings with ministers and MPs, and it may not have even broken any rules! ✍️ Sign & share: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop foreign interference in British politics
British politics has a foreign interference problem. An undercover investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys has revealed how shockingly easy it is for secretive Chinese interests to pene...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 11, 2026 at 8:55 AM
🚨 An undercover sting just exposed alarming loopholes in Westminster’s weak lobbying system: a fake Chinese company bought meetings with ministers and MPs, and it may not have even broken any rules! ✍️ Sign & share: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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🇮🇷🇬🇪Over the past two years, Georgia’s ruling party Georgian Dream has quietly deepened ties with Iran. Not rhetorically. Practically. Through trade, business access, and political signaling that matters far more than speeches.
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January 10, 2026 at 10:13 AM
🇮🇷🇬🇪Over the past two years, Georgia’s ruling party Georgian Dream has quietly deepened ties with Iran. Not rhetorically. Practically. Through trade, business access, and political signaling that matters far more than speeches.
1/9
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This is the post to read if you want to understand why autonomous cars are not the answer to transport in London.
January 9, 2026 at 7:05 PM
This is the post to read if you want to understand why autonomous cars are not the answer to transport in London.
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And morally: colonialism, capitalism and climate change have destroyed much of the Global South, forcing emigration, and the Global North is responsible.
The immigration doom loop in full swing.
Chasing the xenophobes is a doomed strategy both economically *and* politically.
(1/3)
archive.ph/pyVLg
Chasing the xenophobes is a doomed strategy both economically *and* politically.
(1/3)
archive.ph/pyVLg
January 10, 2026 at 8:04 AM
And morally: colonialism, capitalism and climate change have destroyed much of the Global South, forcing emigration, and the Global North is responsible.
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A dominant theme of Hitler's speeches in the late 1930s is that Germany was surrounded by threats. These threats were imaginary: it was Nazi Germany that threatened other nations. But they were used to justify pre-emptive attacks. Trump is following this script.
January 10, 2026 at 10:51 AM
A dominant theme of Hitler's speeches in the late 1930s is that Germany was surrounded by threats. These threats were imaginary: it was Nazi Germany that threatened other nations. But they were used to justify pre-emptive attacks. Trump is following this script.
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Justin Webb wrote in The Times about how Trump was "making America normal again."
Kind of wild there has been almost no coverage of the fact that the federal government unleashed chemical weapons against literal kids *at school*.
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
January 10, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Justin Webb wrote in The Times about how Trump was "making America normal again."
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Vehicle electrification in Australia clearly lags the world, with 16% share BEV+PHEV in Aus Dec 2025 sales vs global ~25% EV share (including PHEVs)
Australia remains captured by the polluters lobby representing the major fossil-fuelled car companies
www.linkedin.com/posts/raywil...
Australia remains captured by the polluters lobby representing the major fossil-fuelled car companies
www.linkedin.com/posts/raywil...
January 10, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Vehicle electrification in Australia clearly lags the world, with 16% share BEV+PHEV in Aus Dec 2025 sales vs global ~25% EV share (including PHEVs)
Australia remains captured by the polluters lobby representing the major fossil-fuelled car companies
www.linkedin.com/posts/raywil...
Australia remains captured by the polluters lobby representing the major fossil-fuelled car companies
www.linkedin.com/posts/raywil...
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The world's richest 0.1% took just three days to exhaust their annual carbon budget
The UK’s richest 1% produced more carbon pollution in eight days than the poorest 50% used in a year.
We can't afford the rich - they produce corruption, poverty, environmental degradation; destroy democracy.
The UK’s richest 1% produced more carbon pollution in eight days than the poorest 50% used in a year.
We can't afford the rich - they produce corruption, poverty, environmental degradation; destroy democracy.
World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:56 AM
The world's richest 0.1% took just three days to exhaust their annual carbon budget
The UK’s richest 1% produced more carbon pollution in eight days than the poorest 50% used in a year.
We can't afford the rich - they produce corruption, poverty, environmental degradation; destroy democracy.
The UK’s richest 1% produced more carbon pollution in eight days than the poorest 50% used in a year.
We can't afford the rich - they produce corruption, poverty, environmental degradation; destroy democracy.
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very disappointing.
There is a code of conduct for Royal Society fellows - it's not a value judgement to say that Musk has contravened it!
see relevant bits of code and the Royal Society stated values below.
There is a code of conduct for Royal Society fellows - it's not a value judgement to say that Musk has contravened it!
see relevant bits of code and the Royal Society stated values below.
January 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
very disappointing.
There is a code of conduct for Royal Society fellows - it's not a value judgement to say that Musk has contravened it!
see relevant bits of code and the Royal Society stated values below.
There is a code of conduct for Royal Society fellows - it's not a value judgement to say that Musk has contravened it!
see relevant bits of code and the Royal Society stated values below.