Shirley Kermer
@skermarta.bsky.social
Passionate about nature, the need to protect and restore our green urban spaces, animal lover, I believe in social justice for all.
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I've signed this open letter calling on the Prime Minister to give more time for the #CANBill debate—and deliver the #REALChange we need. We need action for a greener, healthier, happier future—where people and nature can thrive. Will you add your name too? action.zerohour.uk @zero-hour.bsky.social
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May 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I've signed this open letter calling on the Prime Minister to give more time for the #CANBill debate—and deliver the #REALChange we need. We need action for a greener, healthier, happier future—where people and nature can thrive. Will you add your name too? action.zerohour.uk @zero-hour.bsky.social
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🇺🇸 Keith Kellogg, U.S. envoy to Ukraine:
"This is Kyiv. The indiscriminate killing of women and children at night in their homes is a clear violation of the 1977 Geneva Protocols. These attacks are shameful. Stop the killing. Ceasefire now."
"This is Kyiv. The indiscriminate killing of women and children at night in their homes is a clear violation of the 1977 Geneva Protocols. These attacks are shameful. Stop the killing. Ceasefire now."
May 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🇺🇸 Keith Kellogg, U.S. envoy to Ukraine:
"This is Kyiv. The indiscriminate killing of women and children at night in their homes is a clear violation of the 1977 Geneva Protocols. These attacks are shameful. Stop the killing. Ceasefire now."
"This is Kyiv. The indiscriminate killing of women and children at night in their homes is a clear violation of the 1977 Geneva Protocols. These attacks are shameful. Stop the killing. Ceasefire now."
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🇱🇹 Lithuanian MP Laurynas Kasčiūnas: "Russia's aggression won’t be stopped by condemnation—it must be stopped by force." He urges Europe to act without waiting for the US: arm Ukraine, boost military production, and replace words with action.
This is the only right response we have seen today.
This is the only right response we have seen today.
May 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🇱🇹 Lithuanian MP Laurynas Kasčiūnas: "Russia's aggression won’t be stopped by condemnation—it must be stopped by force." He urges Europe to act without waiting for the US: arm Ukraine, boost military production, and replace words with action.
This is the only right response we have seen today.
This is the only right response we have seen today.
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First ever Brimstone Butterfly Caterpillar on Purging Buckthorn in my garden today! Gonepteryx rhamni Rhamnus carthartica #Lepidoptera #NaturGarten @joelashton.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
First ever Brimstone Butterfly Caterpillar on Purging Buckthorn in my garden today! Gonepteryx rhamni Rhamnus carthartica #Lepidoptera #NaturGarten @joelashton.bsky.social
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May 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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We can do it here, we've done it before
March 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
We can do it here, we've done it before
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April 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Columbia alumni rip up diplomas to protest activist Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest
Columbia alumni rip up diplomas to protest activist Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest
Group of Sipa graduates demonstrate against government’s jailing of graduate student, who spoke up for Palestinians
A handful of alumni from Columbia University’s school of international and public affairs (Sipa) ripped their diplomas in a show of protest against the federal government’s jailing of graduate student Mahmoud Khalil’s over his activism for Palestinians.
On Saturday, instead of participating in the university’s annual Sipa alumni day, a few dozen alumni and students gathered outside campus as part of a protest organized by Sipa’s and Barnard Alumni for Palestine groups. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Columbia alumni rip up diplomas to protest activist Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest
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Alors que le bilan continue de s’alourdir en Birmanie, la Croix-Rouge a lancé dimanche un appel pour récolter en urgence plus de 100 millions de dollars pour venir en aide aux victimes.
➡️ https://l.leparisien.fr/u9h6
➡️ https://l.leparisien.fr/u9h6
March 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Alors que le bilan continue de s’alourdir en Birmanie, la Croix-Rouge a lancé dimanche un appel pour récolter en urgence plus de 100 millions de dollars pour venir en aide aux victimes.
➡️ https://l.leparisien.fr/u9h6
➡️ https://l.leparisien.fr/u9h6
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The U.N. has identified Kabwe, a city of almost 300,000 people in Zambia, as one of the most polluted places on the planet. Who is to blame? And can justice be done?
This may be the most lead polluted place on Earth. Is there any hope?
The U.N. has identified Kabwe, a city of almost 300,000 people in Zambia, as one of the most polluted places on the planet. Who is to blame? And can justice be done?
www.npr.org
March 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The U.N. has identified Kabwe, a city of almost 300,000 people in Zambia, as one of the most polluted places on the planet. Who is to blame? And can justice be done?
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They were ordered to leave the country not just for allegedly participating in protests on American university campuses, but also for allegedly sharing or liking related social media posts, the newspaper reported.
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#USUniversities #CampusProtest
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#USUniversities #CampusProtest
March 29, 2025 at 6:42 AM
They were ordered to leave the country not just for allegedly participating in protests on American university campuses, but also for allegedly sharing or liking related social media posts, the newspaper reported.
Read more: scroll.in/latest/10807...
#USUniversities #CampusProtest
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#USUniversities #CampusProtest
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Federal judges on Friday delivered a series of rulings that could challenge President Donald Trump's agenda, with the news coming in quick succession.
Judges temporarily blocked plans to fast-track deportations and to dismantle Voice of America and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Judges temporarily blocked plans to fast-track deportations and to dismantle Voice of America and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Trump news; Vance’s Greenland visits; Tariff: Live updates | CNN Politics
Vice President JD Vance, second lady Usha Vance and other Trump officials are visiting Greenland today as the US president continues to move ahead with his domestic agenda back at home. Follow here fo...
cnn.it
March 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Federal judges on Friday delivered a series of rulings that could challenge President Donald Trump's agenda, with the news coming in quick succession.
Judges temporarily blocked plans to fast-track deportations and to dismantle Voice of America and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Judges temporarily blocked plans to fast-track deportations and to dismantle Voice of America and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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This is happening now against the Erdogan regime in Turkey, Istanbul. But there are also huge demos all around the country despite the bans. People don't stop; the opposition hasn't done anything wrong so far. Weekend is crucial. I think I can say that everything is possible..
A huge anti-Erdoğan protest tonight in Istanbul, defying a four day national ban on protests, to denounce the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
"Break down those barricades without harming the police. Take to the streets and squares", Ozgur Ozel, an opposition leader, told protesters.
"Break down those barricades without harming the police. Take to the streets and squares", Ozgur Ozel, an opposition leader, told protesters.
March 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This is happening now against the Erdogan regime in Turkey, Istanbul. But there are also huge demos all around the country despite the bans. People don't stop; the opposition hasn't done anything wrong so far. Weekend is crucial. I think I can say that everything is possible..
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An important aspect of the nationwide demos in Turkey against recent AKP crackdowns is that conservative cities are also breaking out in protest
March 22, 2025 at 6:48 AM
An important aspect of the nationwide demos in Turkey against recent AKP crackdowns is that conservative cities are also breaking out in protest
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🇹🇷 «Nous sommes ici avec 300 000 personnes» : à Istanbul, l’opposition dans la rue pour dénoncer l’arrestation du maire de la ville turque
📣 La mobilisation a été massive et des incidents ont éclaté dans les principales communes du pays.
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📣 La mobilisation a été massive et des incidents ont éclaté dans les principales communes du pays.
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«Nous sommes ici avec 300 000 personnes» : à Istanbul, l’opposition dans la rue pour dénoncer l’arrestation du maire de la ville turque
Ce vendredi 21 mars, des appels à manifester avaient été lancés dans 45 villes de Turquie, trois jours après l’arrestation d’Ekrem Imamoglu. La mobilisation a été massive et des incidents ont éclaté dans les principales communes du pays.
www.liberation.fr
March 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
🇹🇷 «Nous sommes ici avec 300 000 personnes» : à Istanbul, l’opposition dans la rue pour dénoncer l’arrestation du maire de la ville turque
📣 La mobilisation a été massive et des incidents ont éclaté dans les principales communes du pays.
Lire ⤵️
📣 La mobilisation a été massive et des incidents ont éclaté dans les principales communes du pays.
Lire ⤵️
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Trump's so-called "DEI Purges" are nothing more than racist bigotry. There's no other way to describe it. In his new video, @garrisonhayes.bsky.social tells the stories of Black military heroes Trump just wiped from history.
March 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Trump's so-called "DEI Purges" are nothing more than racist bigotry. There's no other way to describe it. In his new video, @garrisonhayes.bsky.social tells the stories of Black military heroes Trump just wiped from history.
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Activists in London posted ads at bus stops throughout the city telling people to delete their X accounts because Musk continues to allow radical racists on the platform - to post whatever they want without repercussion - while at the same time rapidly deleting anti-Musk accounts.
March 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Activists in London posted ads at bus stops throughout the city telling people to delete their X accounts because Musk continues to allow radical racists on the platform - to post whatever they want without repercussion - while at the same time rapidly deleting anti-Musk accounts.
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According to energy company REN, wind production on Wednesday reached historic highs and supplied 56% of the country's total electricity consumption.
#EuropeNews
#EuropeNews
Wind power breaks records in Portugal thanks to Storm Martinho
According to energy company REN, wind production on Wednesday reached historic highs and supplied 56% of the country's total electricity consumption.
l.euronews.com
March 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
According to energy company REN, wind production on Wednesday reached historic highs and supplied 56% of the country's total electricity consumption.
#EuropeNews
#EuropeNews
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Trump Education Department decimates office serving 5 million English learners in public schools, reports
@kalynbelsha.bsky.social of @chalkbeat.org, via @alaskabeacon.com: alaskabeacon.com/2025/03/21/t...
@kalynbelsha.bsky.social of @chalkbeat.org, via @alaskabeacon.com: alaskabeacon.com/2025/03/21/t...
Trump Education Department decimates office serving 5 million English learners in public schools • Alaska Beacon
The administration has fired nearly every staffer who ensured states properly spent money earmarked to help students learning English.
alaskabeacon.com
March 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Trump Education Department decimates office serving 5 million English learners in public schools, reports
@kalynbelsha.bsky.social of @chalkbeat.org, via @alaskabeacon.com: alaskabeacon.com/2025/03/21/t...
@kalynbelsha.bsky.social of @chalkbeat.org, via @alaskabeacon.com: alaskabeacon.com/2025/03/21/t...
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🚨BREAKING - Steve Reed has just launched the biggest review into the water sector since privatisation.
But wait…..he says the commission can’t even consider public ownership. 🤯
We need to act quickly to change his mind. ⏰
Sign our petition now ✍️
weownit.org.uk/act-now/stev...
But wait…..he says the commission can’t even consider public ownership. 🤯
We need to act quickly to change his mind. ⏰
Sign our petition now ✍️
weownit.org.uk/act-now/stev...
Steve Reed: include public ownership as an option in your independent commission on the water sector. | We Own It
Steve Reed must put public ownership back on the table.
weownit.org.uk
February 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🚨BREAKING - Steve Reed has just launched the biggest review into the water sector since privatisation.
But wait…..he says the commission can’t even consider public ownership. 🤯
We need to act quickly to change his mind. ⏰
Sign our petition now ✍️
weownit.org.uk/act-now/stev...
But wait…..he says the commission can’t even consider public ownership. 🤯
We need to act quickly to change his mind. ⏰
Sign our petition now ✍️
weownit.org.uk/act-now/stev...
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Severe storms have left at least three people dead and nearly 300,000 customers without power in parts of the Midwest and the South, as forecasters warned that intense storms at a level typically experienced only once or twice in a lifetime could sweep across a vast swath of the South on Saturday.
Fierce Storms Kill 3 in Missouri Amid High Tornado Risk in the South and Midwest
An intense storm system has brought damaging strong winds and tornadoes across the Midwest, and dust storms and wildfires to the Plains.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Severe storms have left at least three people dead and nearly 300,000 customers without power in parts of the Midwest and the South, as forecasters warned that intense storms at a level typically experienced only once or twice in a lifetime could sweep across a vast swath of the South on Saturday.
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"Duterte’s trial may finally offer the often voiceless and neglected victims of any extrajudicial killings that took place during the Philippines’ drug war proper recognition of their suffering"
Read more from Richard Javad Heydarian l #opinion
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Duterte's arrest is a big bang moment for the Philippines | The National
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March 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"Duterte’s trial may finally offer the often voiceless and neglected victims of any extrajudicial killings that took place during the Philippines’ drug war proper recognition of their suffering"
Read more from Richard Javad Heydarian l #opinion
Read more from Richard Javad Heydarian l #opinion
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BREAKING: A California federal judge ordered six US agencies to reinstate thousands of recently-hired employees who were fired as part of President Donald Trump's purge of the federal workforce reut.rs/4iqvgEd
US judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired workers
A California federal judge on Thursday ordered six U.S. agencies to reinstate thousands of recently-hired employees who were fired as part of President Donald Trump's purge of the federal workforce.
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March 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
BREAKING: A California federal judge ordered six US agencies to reinstate thousands of recently-hired employees who were fired as part of President Donald Trump's purge of the federal workforce reut.rs/4iqvgEd