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"There is one political problem from which all others follow, [including] the devastation of the living world.
It is simply stated: the extreme wealth of a small number of people."
If you truly care about nature, it's madness to ignore the root cause of its destruction.
It is simply stated: the extreme wealth of a small number of people."
If you truly care about nature, it's madness to ignore the root cause of its destruction.
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 17, 2026 at 8:10 AM
"There is one political problem from which all others follow, [including] the devastation of the living world.
It is simply stated: the extreme wealth of a small number of people."
If you truly care about nature, it's madness to ignore the root cause of its destruction.
It is simply stated: the extreme wealth of a small number of people."
If you truly care about nature, it's madness to ignore the root cause of its destruction.
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Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
Elon Musk Just Endorsed Blatant White Nationalism And the Silence is Deafening
On Thursday morning Elon Musk retweeted (with a ‘100%’ endorsement) a post declaring that:
If white men become a minority, we will be slaughtered. Remember, if non-Whites openly hate White men while...
religiondispatches.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
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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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If Russia invades Germany and kidnaps Chancellor Merz, I guess the EU response will be:
"The legal assessment of the Russian intervention is complex and requires careful consideration. International law remains the guiding framework."
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
"The legal assessment of the Russian intervention is complex and requires careful consideration. International law remains the guiding framework."
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
January 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM
If Russia invades Germany and kidnaps Chancellor Merz, I guess the EU response will be:
"The legal assessment of the Russian intervention is complex and requires careful consideration. International law remains the guiding framework."
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
"The legal assessment of the Russian intervention is complex and requires careful consideration. International law remains the guiding framework."
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
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There’s a lot of evil in the world, but is there anywhere on Earth where it is more concentrated, persistent and malign than in the genocidal coloniser state of Israel?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
'Simply unprecedented': Israel banning dozens of charities from Gaza
The Israeli government says the organisations have not met new requirements, which include recognising Israel as a Jewish and democratic state and banning any so-called "de-legitimisation" of Israel.
www.abc.net.au
January 2, 2026 at 11:46 PM
There’s a lot of evil in the world, but is there anywhere on Earth where it is more concentrated, persistent and malign than in the genocidal coloniser state of Israel?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
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The 🇺🇸 Deputy Secretary of State has today made your choice as a European very clear:
1️⃣Live in a vassal state of either America or Russia
2️⃣Live in a united federal EU
Which do you choose?
www.TheOwnedContinent.eu
1️⃣Live in a vassal state of either America or Russia
2️⃣Live in a united federal EU
Which do you choose?
www.TheOwnedContinent.eu
December 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The 🇺🇸 Deputy Secretary of State has today made your choice as a European very clear:
1️⃣Live in a vassal state of either America or Russia
2️⃣Live in a united federal EU
Which do you choose?
www.TheOwnedContinent.eu
1️⃣Live in a vassal state of either America or Russia
2️⃣Live in a united federal EU
Which do you choose?
www.TheOwnedContinent.eu
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Not sure this is the right approach. Would be better if our leaders emphasized the seriousness of the situation, the threat to our way of life.
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is downplaying the Trump administration’s blistering new assessment of Europe, even suggesting some of its criticisms were true.
Kallas downplays Trump security strategy’s criticisms
Top EU diplomat says continent “should be more self-confident.”
www.politico.eu
December 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Not sure this is the right approach. Would be better if our leaders emphasized the seriousness of the situation, the threat to our way of life.
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If anyone doubts that the greatest threat to Europe is the tRump regime then read on 👇
‘Cultivate resistance’: policy paper lays bare Trump support for Europe’s far right
Text signed by president seems to echo ‘great replacement’ theory, saying Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
If anyone doubts that the greatest threat to Europe is the tRump regime then read on 👇
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As expected, Keir Starmer's 'dirty digital deal' with Donald Trump during the royal visit in September involved an implicit promise to adjust UK digital laws to suit US interests.
Is this the 'sovereignty' Brexiteers spoke of?
And there is more surrender to come:
Is this the 'sovereignty' Brexiteers spoke of?
And there is more surrender to come:
November 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
As expected, Keir Starmer's 'dirty digital deal' with Donald Trump during the royal visit in September involved an implicit promise to adjust UK digital laws to suit US interests.
Is this the 'sovereignty' Brexiteers spoke of?
And there is more surrender to come:
Is this the 'sovereignty' Brexiteers spoke of?
And there is more surrender to come:
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Extraordinary misinformation in this interview from MEP Ciaran Mullooly, claiming that water quality in the River Blackwater is 'excellent' when, in fact, a third of its water bodies are polluted, primarily from agriculture!
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Extraordinary misinformation in this interview from MEP Ciaran Mullooly, claiming that water quality in the River Blackwater is 'excellent' when, in fact, a third of its water bodies are polluted, primarily from agriculture!
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This story should be covered waaaaayy more than it is.
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US: 'You are effectively blacklisted by much of the world's banking system'
Six judges and three prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have been sanctioned by the Trump administration. In an interview with Le Monde, Guillou discusses the impact of these measures on ...
www.lemonde.fr
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This story should be covered waaaaayy more than it is.
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
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Irish left-wingers cheering on Trump's ultimatum to Ukraine: don't ever complain about December 1921 and 'immediate and terrible war' again. This how empires behave folks. There are no good ones.
November 22, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Irish left-wingers cheering on Trump's ultimatum to Ukraine: don't ever complain about December 1921 and 'immediate and terrible war' again. This how empires behave folks. There are no good ones.
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The “deal” deprives Ukraine of everything it has won by withstanding Russian aggression and defending the borders of Europe.
It rewards Russian lawlessness—and makes America complicit in the lawlessness.
It’s the end of post WWII American power.
www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...
It rewards Russian lawlessness—and makes America complicit in the lawlessness.
It’s the end of post WWII American power.
www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...
28 Points Later
A definitive guide to the Russian zombie diplomacy of Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine — aka what happens when you let the Russians eat your brains
www.greatpower.us
November 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The “deal” deprives Ukraine of everything it has won by withstanding Russian aggression and defending the borders of Europe.
It rewards Russian lawlessness—and makes America complicit in the lawlessness.
It’s the end of post WWII American power.
www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...
It rewards Russian lawlessness—and makes America complicit in the lawlessness.
It’s the end of post WWII American power.
www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...
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A ‘national embarrassment’: Ireland in breach of multiple water quality rules, court finds
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
A ‘national embarrassment’: Ireland in breach of multiple water quality rules, court finds
European Court of Justice ruling raises questions about Government’s system of water charges
www.irishtimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
A ‘national embarrassment’: Ireland in breach of multiple water quality rules, court finds
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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We're constantly being told that pollution prevention measures are working and more time is needed to show results. But the rivers don't lie.
www.independent.ie/regionals/co...
www.independent.ie/regionals/co...
Half of Cork farms inspected by Council failed water quality protection regulations
Half of the farms inspected by Cork County Council under the National Agriculture Inspection Programme (NAIP) this year have failed to comply with the government’s Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) reg...
www.independent.ie
November 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
We're constantly being told that pollution prevention measures are working and more time is needed to show results. But the rivers don't lie.
www.independent.ie/regionals/co...
www.independent.ie/regionals/co...
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Zack Polanski on President Trump, "It's difficult to call him anything other than a fool"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Zack Polanski on President Trump, "It's difficult to call him anything other than a fool"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
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Not surprised to see Ireland among the least nature connected nations in the world.
Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most
Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Not surprised to see Ireland among the least nature connected nations in the world.
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🗣️ "I think we need to heavily invest in getting many of these trucks off the road."
John Gibbons, Journalist & Author on the environmental impact of HGVs and the need to invest in transitioning to rail.
#TonightVMTV
John Gibbons, Journalist & Author on the environmental impact of HGVs and the need to invest in transitioning to rail.
#TonightVMTV
October 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🗣️ "I think we need to heavily invest in getting many of these trucks off the road."
John Gibbons, Journalist & Author on the environmental impact of HGVs and the need to invest in transitioning to rail.
#TonightVMTV
John Gibbons, Journalist & Author on the environmental impact of HGVs and the need to invest in transitioning to rail.
#TonightVMTV
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BREAKING: A person in the richest 0.1% produces more carbon pollution in a day than someone in the bottom 50% produces all year.
Same pollution. Different worlds. But only one pays the price.
👉Read Oxfam's new #ClimatePlunder report to learn more. oxf.am/climateplund...
#MakeRichPo#MakeRichPollutersPay
Same pollution. Different worlds. But only one pays the price.
👉Read Oxfam's new #ClimatePlunder report to learn more. oxf.am/climateplund...
#MakeRichPo#MakeRichPollutersPay
October 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
BREAKING: A person in the richest 0.1% produces more carbon pollution in a day than someone in the bottom 50% produces all year.
Same pollution. Different worlds. But only one pays the price.
👉Read Oxfam's new #ClimatePlunder report to learn more. oxf.am/climateplund...
#MakeRichPo#MakeRichPollutersPay
Same pollution. Different worlds. But only one pays the price.
👉Read Oxfam's new #ClimatePlunder report to learn more. oxf.am/climateplund...
#MakeRichPo#MakeRichPollutersPay
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Treat Lough Derg like a bin, and it will show you what that looks like.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Ella McSweeney: Lough Derg is drifting towards the same fate as Lough Neagh
Lough Derg has been so reshaped by pollution that its original character is almost impossible to discern
www.irishtimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Treat Lough Derg like a bin, and it will show you what that looks like.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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Pope Leo is quietly mounting a long-term, moral confrontation with American authoritarianism — and history suggests he knows exactly what he’s doing.
Here’s how he can defeat Trump’s dictatorship of lies once and for all.
Here’s how he can defeat Trump’s dictatorship of lies once and for all.
Pope Leo vs. the Empire of Lies: The Long Game to Defeat Trumpism
He’s already rebuked immigration crackdowns and blasted the “logic of exclusion” fueling rising nationalism. Now, as the youngest pope in 35 years, Leo is poised to help defeat Trumpism for good.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Pope Leo is quietly mounting a long-term, moral confrontation with American authoritarianism — and history suggests he knows exactly what he’s doing.
Here’s how he can defeat Trump’s dictatorship of lies once and for all.
Here’s how he can defeat Trump’s dictatorship of lies once and for all.
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"If we believe in democratic order, let us put science and knowledge back at the heart of things, let us put scientific authority back at the heart of things, let us put culture, education and learning back at the heart of things..."
October 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
"If we believe in democratic order, let us put science and knowledge back at the heart of things, let us put scientific authority back at the heart of things, let us put culture, education and learning back at the heart of things..."
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This woman is on fire in the EU parliament.
October 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This woman is on fire in the EU parliament.