Dorothy Stein
@dorothystein.bsky.social
climate, environment, tech, data. Co-founder @salamandernews.org independent local news for Lewisham, SE London. London's only local news co-op.
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Sweeping new measures that expand Israeli control in the occupied West Bank will cement de facto annexation and bring an end to the Oslo Accords, analysts say, dashing hopes for a Palestinian state.
Israel’s new West Bank measures ‘accelerate annexation and end Oslo Accords’
Analysts say Israeli changes have cornered Palestinian Authority and will pave way for ethnic cleansing
www.middleeasteye.net
February 9, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Sweeping new measures that expand Israeli control in the occupied West Bank will cement de facto annexation and bring an end to the Oslo Accords, analysts say, dashing hopes for a Palestinian state.
We're still pouring tonnes of rubber crumb into school playing fields
exposing players + workers to health risks
dumping PFAs + microplastics into the local environment
EU are banning it from 2031, why not the UK?
www.salamandernews.org/council-igno...
exposing players + workers to health risks
dumping PFAs + microplastics into the local environment
EU are banning it from 2031, why not the UK?
www.salamandernews.org/council-igno...
February 5, 2026 at 11:57 AM
We're still pouring tonnes of rubber crumb into school playing fields
exposing players + workers to health risks
dumping PFAs + microplastics into the local environment
EU are banning it from 2031, why not the UK?
www.salamandernews.org/council-igno...
exposing players + workers to health risks
dumping PFAs + microplastics into the local environment
EU are banning it from 2031, why not the UK?
www.salamandernews.org/council-igno...
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You know who isn't backing off right now? @desmog.com Just today, we published Rei Takver's Q&A with @adambecker.bsky.social about how Silicon Valley tech billionaires, those one time climate saviors, have invented new forms of greenwashing and climate denial 👀 www.desmog.com/2026/02/04/q...
Q&A: Tech Billionaires’ AI Space Empire Fantasies Are ‘An Insidious Form of Climate Denial’
Science journalist Adam Becker speaks with DeSmog about how Silicon Valley tech billionaires have invented new forms of greenwashing and climate denial in their quest for ever-more fantastic technolog...
www.desmog.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:53 AM
You know who isn't backing off right now? @desmog.com Just today, we published Rei Takver's Q&A with @adambecker.bsky.social about how Silicon Valley tech billionaires, those one time climate saviors, have invented new forms of greenwashing and climate denial 👀 www.desmog.com/2026/02/04/q...
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Fundamentally flawed economic models mean #climatecrisis could crash global economy, experts warn
- Shocks from extreme weather disasters and tipping points are entirely missed by the current models used by governments and financial institutions
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Shocks from extreme weather disasters and tipping points are entirely missed by the current models used by governments and financial institutions
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Fundamentally flawed economic models mean #climatecrisis could crash global economy, experts warn
- Shocks from extreme weather disasters and tipping points are entirely missed by the current models used by governments and financial institutions
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Shocks from extreme weather disasters and tipping points are entirely missed by the current models used by governments and financial institutions
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Lewisham council plans rubber crumb football pitch at Whitefoot Lane, Downham.
Rubber crumb pitches will be banned in the EU and NI, due to dangers to young players.
But in England, it's all good.
Wonder where EU's unwanted rubber crumb will end up?
www.salamandernews.org/council-igno...
Rubber crumb pitches will be banned in the EU and NI, due to dangers to young players.
But in England, it's all good.
Wonder where EU's unwanted rubber crumb will end up?
www.salamandernews.org/council-igno...
Council ignores health risks in plans for rubber crumb pitch at Whitefoot Lane, Downham | Salamander News
Cabinet member Sakina Sheikh presented officer advice on rubber crumb which ignores health risks to players and workers, in her answers at the full council meeting on 28 January.
www.salamandernews.org
February 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Lewisham council plans rubber crumb football pitch at Whitefoot Lane, Downham.
Rubber crumb pitches will be banned in the EU and NI, due to dangers to young players.
But in England, it's all good.
Wonder where EU's unwanted rubber crumb will end up?
www.salamandernews.org/council-igno...
Rubber crumb pitches will be banned in the EU and NI, due to dangers to young players.
But in England, it's all good.
Wonder where EU's unwanted rubber crumb will end up?
www.salamandernews.org/council-igno...
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My original repost had an error.
Queer AF has worked tirelessly to establish these facts.
Trans ppl make up ~0.5% of the population but account for ~7% of U18 suicide.
Clear evidence of the fatal consequences of the anti-trans efforts of successive governments, media and groups like Sex Matters
Queer AF has worked tirelessly to establish these facts.
Trans ppl make up ~0.5% of the population but account for ~7% of U18 suicide.
Clear evidence of the fatal consequences of the anti-trans efforts of successive governments, media and groups like Sex Matters
Between April 2019 and March 2025, 107 of the 647 children who died by suicide in England were LGBTQ+.
Forty-six of these children were trans – seven per cent of all children who died by suicide.
www.wearequeeraf.com/one-in-six-c...
Forty-six of these children were trans – seven per cent of all children who died by suicide.
www.wearequeeraf.com/one-in-six-c...
One in six children who died by suicide were LGBTQ+, new data shows
Amid heated public debate about whether trans children are dying by suicide, campaigners say we need to "take the politics out of policymaking"
www.wearequeeraf.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:54 PM
My original repost had an error.
Queer AF has worked tirelessly to establish these facts.
Trans ppl make up ~0.5% of the population but account for ~7% of U18 suicide.
Clear evidence of the fatal consequences of the anti-trans efforts of successive governments, media and groups like Sex Matters
Queer AF has worked tirelessly to establish these facts.
Trans ppl make up ~0.5% of the population but account for ~7% of U18 suicide.
Clear evidence of the fatal consequences of the anti-trans efforts of successive governments, media and groups like Sex Matters
January 25, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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Entries are absurdly unbalanced, to favour US govt false statements, in a scenario where "sharply contested" both sides reporting would be highly inadequate
BBC are here being a real time conduit of the misinformation that they say their mission is to verify+counter
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
BBC are here being a real time conduit of the misinformation that they say their mission is to verify+counter
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
Minneapolis live: Man, 37, shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis
The shooting follows days of protests in the city over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operation.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Entries are absurdly unbalanced, to favour US govt false statements, in a scenario where "sharply contested" both sides reporting would be highly inadequate
BBC are here being a real time conduit of the misinformation that they say their mission is to verify+counter
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
BBC are here being a real time conduit of the misinformation that they say their mission is to verify+counter
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
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Bellingcat took a very close look at the killing, which clearly contradicts the DHS narrative
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Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Bellingcat took a very close look at the killing, which clearly contradicts the DHS narrative
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Mozambique today ..
January 23, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Mozambique today ..
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
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and, although I've been on a losing battle on this on several projects this year!, PII is a USA term - not UK
The UK term is <personal data> and it means something different
If you mix it up then so might people offering you solutions to "solve PII issues" that misunderstand UK data protection...
The UK term is <personal data> and it means something different
If you mix it up then so might people offering you solutions to "solve PII issues" that misunderstand UK data protection...
January 23, 2026 at 9:30 AM
and, although I've been on a losing battle on this on several projects this year!, PII is a USA term - not UK
The UK term is <personal data> and it means something different
If you mix it up then so might people offering you solutions to "solve PII issues" that misunderstand UK data protection...
The UK term is <personal data> and it means something different
If you mix it up then so might people offering you solutions to "solve PII issues" that misunderstand UK data protection...
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This week the government quietly published a 'Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security assessment': www.gov.uk/government/p...
Meant to be out last year, but rumoured to be blocked by Number 10: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The judgements are stomach-churning
Meant to be out last year, but rumoured to be blocked by Number 10: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The judgements are stomach-churning
January 21, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This week the government quietly published a 'Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security assessment': www.gov.uk/government/p...
Meant to be out last year, but rumoured to be blocked by Number 10: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The judgements are stomach-churning
Meant to be out last year, but rumoured to be blocked by Number 10: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The judgements are stomach-churning
Flooding in Mozambique, from my friend Malungelo Booi reporting with Newzroom Afrika
600,000 people affected .. hardly being covered here in the UK.
Waiting on @wwattribution.bsky.social for the rapid attribution report, role of climate change
600,000 people affected .. hardly being covered here in the UK.
Waiting on @wwattribution.bsky.social for the rapid attribution report, role of climate change
January 22, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Flooding in Mozambique, from my friend Malungelo Booi reporting with Newzroom Afrika
600,000 people affected .. hardly being covered here in the UK.
Waiting on @wwattribution.bsky.social for the rapid attribution report, role of climate change
600,000 people affected .. hardly being covered here in the UK.
Waiting on @wwattribution.bsky.social for the rapid attribution report, role of climate change
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Savages!
Settlers assault people, set fire to homes and cars in Bedouin encampment in West Bank
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Settlers assault people, set fire to homes and cars in Bedouin encampment in West Bank
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Settlers assault people, set fire to homes and cars in Bedouin encampment in West Bank
* * *
www.timesofisrael.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Savages!
Settlers assault people, set fire to homes and cars in Bedouin encampment in West Bank
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Settlers assault people, set fire to homes and cars in Bedouin encampment in West Bank
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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Let's put this really simply.
✅Migrants pay bills
✅Migrants buy things
✅Migrants create jobs and boost economies
All of this includes undocumented migrants btw
🚨Cutting immigration undermines jobs for everyone, along with the economy as a whole.
Migrants don't take jobs, they help make them.
✅Migrants pay bills
✅Migrants buy things
✅Migrants create jobs and boost economies
All of this includes undocumented migrants btw
🚨Cutting immigration undermines jobs for everyone, along with the economy as a whole.
Migrants don't take jobs, they help make them.
The U.S.-Born Unemployment Rate Rose After Trump Reduced Immigration www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
The U.S.-Born Unemployment Rate Rose After Trump Reduced Immigration
Government data show the Trump administration’s policies reducing the number of foreign-born workers did not help U.S.-born workers in 2025.
www.forbes.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Let's put this really simply.
✅Migrants pay bills
✅Migrants buy things
✅Migrants create jobs and boost economies
All of this includes undocumented migrants btw
🚨Cutting immigration undermines jobs for everyone, along with the economy as a whole.
Migrants don't take jobs, they help make them.
✅Migrants pay bills
✅Migrants buy things
✅Migrants create jobs and boost economies
All of this includes undocumented migrants btw
🚨Cutting immigration undermines jobs for everyone, along with the economy as a whole.
Migrants don't take jobs, they help make them.
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BREAKING: Staggering scenes as brave Iranians stand up to their illegitimate government in Tehran... um, hang on, I'm being told this is actually Minneapolis. Forget I said anything...
January 11, 2026 at 11:54 AM
BREAKING: Staggering scenes as brave Iranians stand up to their illegitimate government in Tehran... um, hang on, I'm being told this is actually Minneapolis. Forget I said anything...
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No, @nytimes.com (www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/m...), experts do NOT agree emissions reductions aren't adequate to prevent 2C warming.
You're using a false premise (see climateactiontracker.org/press/releas...) to justify potentially dangerous interventions (which take pressure off decarbonization)
You're using a false premise (see climateactiontracker.org/press/releas...) to justify potentially dangerous interventions (which take pressure off decarbonization)
January 11, 2026 at 3:34 AM
No, @nytimes.com (www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/m...), experts do NOT agree emissions reductions aren't adequate to prevent 2C warming.
You're using a false premise (see climateactiontracker.org/press/releas...) to justify potentially dangerous interventions (which take pressure off decarbonization)
You're using a false premise (see climateactiontracker.org/press/releas...) to justify potentially dangerous interventions (which take pressure off decarbonization)
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Not one person has lost their job or been forced to apologise for supporting Israel’s genocide.
You can support the mass murder of Muslims & you will never be in danger of losing your job in media or politics or the arts or business or education.
Suggest Israel are wrong, & you will be targeted.
You can support the mass murder of Muslims & you will never be in danger of losing your job in media or politics or the arts or business or education.
Suggest Israel are wrong, & you will be targeted.
January 11, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Not one person has lost their job or been forced to apologise for supporting Israel’s genocide.
You can support the mass murder of Muslims & you will never be in danger of losing your job in media or politics or the arts or business or education.
Suggest Israel are wrong, & you will be targeted.
You can support the mass murder of Muslims & you will never be in danger of losing your job in media or politics or the arts or business or education.
Suggest Israel are wrong, & you will be targeted.
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Govt minister Heidi Alexander on #trevorphillips this morning urging the Iranian govt to protect peoples right to peacefully protest
January 11, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Govt minister Heidi Alexander on #trevorphillips this morning urging the Iranian govt to protect peoples right to peacefully protest
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Videos show police in Germany forcibly arresting peaceful protesters who were demonstrating in support of Gaza in the capital city of Berlin.
January 4, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Videos show police in Germany forcibly arresting peaceful protesters who were demonstrating in support of Gaza in the capital city of Berlin.
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By framing this brazen act of aggression in euphemistic terms, the media is falling in line with Trump.
The Media Refuses to Call Trump’s Venezuela Attack an Act of War
By framing the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro in euphemistic terms, the media is falling in line with Trump.
interc.pt
January 4, 2026 at 7:59 PM
By framing this brazen act of aggression in euphemistic terms, the media is falling in line with Trump.
a grave and flagrant violation of international law ..
Statement by European Lawyers for Democracy and human Rights eldh.eu/en/2026/01/o...
On the Illegal Act of Aggression by the United States Against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela – ELDH
eldh.eu
January 4, 2026 at 12:05 PM
a grave and flagrant violation of international law ..
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Labour facing tough London elections in May.
“The whole of the Olympic Park belongs to the Greens,” Labour source says.
“There is no Labour party presence in one of the most sizeable developments in the whole of London… It’s all Green, Green, Green.”
Story w @matildamartin.bsky.social
“The whole of the Olympic Park belongs to the Greens,” Labour source says.
“There is no Labour party presence in one of the most sizeable developments in the whole of London… It’s all Green, Green, Green.”
Story w @matildamartin.bsky.social
'We've Got A Tough Fight': Labour Braces For Council Losses In London Heartlands
Labour is steeling itself for bruising results nationwide at the May local elections. However, there's one part of the country where party sources ...
www.politicshome.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Labour facing tough London elections in May.
“The whole of the Olympic Park belongs to the Greens,” Labour source says.
“There is no Labour party presence in one of the most sizeable developments in the whole of London… It’s all Green, Green, Green.”
Story w @matildamartin.bsky.social
“The whole of the Olympic Park belongs to the Greens,” Labour source says.
“There is no Labour party presence in one of the most sizeable developments in the whole of London… It’s all Green, Green, Green.”
Story w @matildamartin.bsky.social