BelfastCitizen
@belfastcitizen.bsky.social
All opinions my own, west Belfast resident, middle-aged, middle class, worried by the alarming lack of action on the global environmental polycrisis that will destroy my kid’s future.
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This is the best use of social media I’ve seen in ages, re-post ad nauseum
Hey, the government is letting a few greedy fishing companies overfish our UK waters, destroying marine life and local fishers’ livelihoods. Join me and sign the urgent petition to fight back: act.gp/47zTvNu
Stop Greedy Fishing Corporations
The UK government is putting big business over the health of our precious UK waters and coastal communities - this betrayal ends now.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Hey, the government is letting a few greedy fishing companies overfish our UK waters, destroying marine life and local fishers’ livelihoods. Join me and sign the urgent petition to fight back: act.gp/47zTvNu
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Belfast needs an overdose prevention centre.
Lives are needlessly being lost. We need leadership from Stormont, especially the Health & Justice Ministers.
Are they worried by how some voters will feel about the prospect of an overdose prevention centre, 20 months out from an election?
Lives are needlessly being lost. We need leadership from Stormont, especially the Health & Justice Ministers.
Are they worried by how some voters will feel about the prospect of an overdose prevention centre, 20 months out from an election?
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Belfast needs an overdose prevention centre.
Lives are needlessly being lost. We need leadership from Stormont, especially the Health & Justice Ministers.
Are they worried by how some voters will feel about the prospect of an overdose prevention centre, 20 months out from an election?
Lives are needlessly being lost. We need leadership from Stormont, especially the Health & Justice Ministers.
Are they worried by how some voters will feel about the prospect of an overdose prevention centre, 20 months out from an election?
As families face rising bills, and extreme weather causes devastation around the world, oil and gas companies shouldn’t get a tax break. Tell Chancellor Rachel Reeves to not turn her back on climate and communities. Add your name
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
As families face rising bills, and extreme weather causes devastation around the world, oil and gas companies shouldn’t get a tax break. Tell Chancellor Rachel Reeves to not turn her back on climate and communities. Add your name
Those people at the Telegraph, BoJo, Reform et al, don’t forget that the BBC is this country’s finest purveyor of British culture globally. In destroying it, you will destroy the last vestiges of the UK’s soft power. What fills the gap will be anything but liberal and may well be very anti British.
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Those people at the Telegraph, BoJo, Reform et al, don’t forget that the BBC is this country’s finest purveyor of British culture globally. In destroying it, you will destroy the last vestiges of the UK’s soft power. What fills the gap will be anything but liberal and may well be very anti British.
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no... This is a hard read but worth the effort. My sister used to emphasise that giving children a lot of love & attention was the best way to avoid problems later in life.
When I met Craig he was 13 and homeless. I still thought his life might turn around. I was tragically wrong
The long read: I knew he was running away from something. It wasn’t until many years later that I discovered the truth
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no... This is a hard read but worth the effort. My sister used to emphasise that giving children a lot of love & attention was the best way to avoid problems later in life.
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What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
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This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
www.theguardian.com/media/live/2... FUCK YOU TRUMP. FUCK.YOU.
Donald Trump threatens BBC with legal action as chair says edit of speech in film was ‘error of judgment’ – latest updates
BBC confirms it has received legal letter from US president threatening legal case
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
www.theguardian.com/media/live/2... FUCK YOU TRUMP. FUCK.YOU.
Trump & co are gloating now. They have just decapitated the head of the national broadcaster. What next? Getting really sick of American fascists trying to take over this country.
I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
November 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Trump & co are gloating now. They have just decapitated the head of the national broadcaster. What next? Getting really sick of American fascists trying to take over this country.
I’m sickened that the BBC DG & Head of News have felt compelled to resign after Trump’s mouthpiece branded the BBC a propaganda machine! This is a clear example of foreign interference in our democracy. They should not have resigned & treated these foreign accusations with the contempt they deserve.
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I’m sickened that the BBC DG & Head of News have felt compelled to resign after Trump’s mouthpiece branded the BBC a propaganda machine! This is a clear example of foreign interference in our democracy. They should not have resigned & treated these foreign accusations with the contempt they deserve.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov... @darrenpjones.bsky.social I read your article in today’s Guardian where you say Greens are offering simple solutions to complex problems. They are also not going to lock people up for peaceful dissent, so Labour won’t have my support.
Jailed UK climate protesters facing conditions reserved for extremists on release
Exclusive: Just Stop Oil activist was banned from attending gatherings, including meeting a friend in a cafe, without permission
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov... @darrenpjones.bsky.social I read your article in today’s Guardian where you say Greens are offering simple solutions to complex problems. They are also not going to lock people up for peaceful dissent, so Labour won’t have my support.
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Is it just us or was Alan Carr KILLING IT in last night's #CelebrityTraitors? Like a true butterfly, he transformed to show his true colours!
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November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Is it just us or was Alan Carr KILLING IT in last night's #CelebrityTraitors? Like a true butterfly, he transformed to show his true colours!
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#TheTraitors
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#TheTraitors
www.theguardian.com/football/202... funny bit near the bottom…
Joey Barton found guilty of sending offensive posts on social media
Former footballer guilty over posts directed at football pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko, and broadcaster Jeremy Vine
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
www.theguardian.com/football/202... funny bit near the bottom…
www.theguardian.com/environment/... 1.5 C of global warming doesn’t sound all that bad to most people, but when it actually means 41C water temperatures in a lake that’s when it becomes terrifyingly clear what is at stake.
Amazon lakes hit ‘unbearable’ hot-tub temperatures amid mass die-offs of pink river dolphins – study
Droughts and heatwaves causing water in some areas to reach 41C, killing fish and endangered dolphins, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
www.theguardian.com/environment/... 1.5 C of global warming doesn’t sound all that bad to most people, but when it actually means 41C water temperatures in a lake that’s when it becomes terrifyingly clear what is at stake.
www.rte.ie/news/busines... Don’t know how much of this is green-washing but having solar panels in supermarket car parks make a lot of sense and the recycling of heat in the building is also a great step forward
Lidl opens Ireland's first Net Zero Energy supermarket
Lidl Ireland has today opened the country's first Net Zero Energy supermarket in Maynooth in Co Kildare, creating 32 permanent jobs.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
www.rte.ie/news/busines... Don’t know how much of this is green-washing but having solar panels in supermarket car parks make a lot of sense and the recycling of heat in the building is also a great step forward
This man’s wisdom is generally always on the money. In the face of the rampant right, the left must lean into social & green justice and rekindle hope backed up with real action on inequality & the planetary crisis. Stick to your guns or be shot down by theirs.
November 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This man’s wisdom is generally always on the money. In the face of the rampant right, the left must lean into social & green justice and rekindle hope backed up with real action on inequality & the planetary crisis. Stick to your guns or be shot down by theirs.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... Pay up or go to jail, we pay our share so you pay yours. Sell the yacht and the house on the Isle of Man.
Company linked to Michelle Mone owes £39m in unpaid taxes
Statement by administrators puts PPE Medpro’s total debts at £188m, including £39m said to be owed to HMRC
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... Pay up or go to jail, we pay our share so you pay yours. Sell the yacht and the house on the Isle of Man.
youtu.be/57x_SWsv6QU?... Really good Q&A session about global heating featuring @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Will We Survive Climate Change? – A Question of Science with Brian Cox
YouTube video by The Francis Crick Institute
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November 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
youtu.be/57x_SWsv6QU?... Really good Q&A session about global heating featuring @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
This is a disgrace!
Just Stop Oil protesters convicted, denied right to give evidence.
Lawyers call for clarity as six are found guilty while being stopped from using defence used by fellow activists.
Denying defendants their right to explain motives to a jury is unjust.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Lawyers call for clarity as six are found guilty while being stopped from using defence used by fellow activists.
Denying defendants their right to explain motives to a jury is unjust.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Just Stop Oil protesters convicted after being denied right to state climate facts
Lawyers call for clarity over law as six are found guilty while being stopped from using defence used by fellow activists
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is a disgrace!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... More evidence that inequality is out of control in this country.
The Guardian view on Britain’s new class divide: the professional middle is being hollowed out | Editorial
Editorial: A micro-elite in finance and tech hoovers up talent while-white collar jobs lose their lustre. A society that rewards proximity to capital over contribution risks rupture
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... More evidence that inequality is out of control in this country.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... best get more heat pumps & wind turbines deployed @andrewmuirni.bsky.social @caoimhearchibald.bsky.social
Met Office: Northern Ireland's records dullest October in a century
Data shows there was a boom in gloom, with just 41% average sunshine recorded across the month.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... best get more heat pumps & wind turbines deployed @andrewmuirni.bsky.social @caoimhearchibald.bsky.social
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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Yes Alliance, we know there’s issues with needing cross-community support for this kind of vote. But the right thing is the right thing. Do it!
🏷️ Tag your local Alliance MLA
📧 Email your local Alliance MLA
🏷️ Tag your local Alliance MLA
📧 Email your local Alliance MLA
November 2, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Yes Alliance, we know there’s issues with needing cross-community support for this kind of vote. But the right thing is the right thing. Do it!
🏷️ Tag your local Alliance MLA
📧 Email your local Alliance MLA
🏷️ Tag your local Alliance MLA
📧 Email your local Alliance MLA
