Lesley
@lesleyjgrahame.bsky.social
Jewish by birth, Quaker by choice, Green by necessity. Zone of Interest: local WMD base USAF Lakenheath, that's preparing a nuclear Holocaust 42 miles near Norwich. www.lakenheathallianceforpeace.org.uk
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Lesley
@lesleyjgrahame.bsky.social
· Nov 13
It's a week since I woke up expecting to be part of a global sigh of relief, rather than a global gasp of horror & dread. Resistance is FERTILE, serious & organising brilliantly.
All across Europe, homes are disappearing for ordinary people. Families freeze, students struggle, locals are pushed out — while investors get richer. Sign now to tell EU leaders: Homes for people, not profit.👉 action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-11...
Make Homes for People, Not for Profit
Families freeze, students struggle, locals are pushed out — while investors get richer. Join thousands demanding homes for people, not profit. Add your name:
action.wemove.eu
November 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
All across Europe, homes are disappearing for ordinary people. Families freeze, students struggle, locals are pushed out — while investors get richer. Sign now to tell EU leaders: Homes for people, not profit.👉 action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-11...
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Here's "Trump'll Nail Ya" - a song about the #BBC legal crisis (set to the tune of the shanty "Drunken Sailor") which created a big internal debate about what's a gremlin and what's a mogwai. 🎶⚓️
... fingers crossed for an apology but not a daft and unnecessary settlement ...
youtu.be/VeIF4leMaes
... fingers crossed for an apology but not a daft and unnecessary settlement ...
youtu.be/VeIF4leMaes
"Trump'll Nail Ya" - Marsh Family parody adaptation of sea shanty "Drunken Sailor" about BBC crisis
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Here's "Trump'll Nail Ya" - a song about the #BBC legal crisis (set to the tune of the shanty "Drunken Sailor") which created a big internal debate about what's a gremlin and what's a mogwai. 🎶⚓️
... fingers crossed for an apology but not a daft and unnecessary settlement ...
youtu.be/VeIF4leMaes
... fingers crossed for an apology but not a daft and unnecessary settlement ...
youtu.be/VeIF4leMaes
Tell UK Leaders: Resist Trump's attacks, defend the BBC action.eko.org/a/trump-vs-b...
Stop Trump, Protect the BBC
Trump is threatening to sue the BBC for $1 billion.Trump’s fragile ego can’t withstand any public criticism, so he’s suing any media outlet that dares to report the facts.We need UK leaders to reject
action.eko.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Tell UK Leaders: Resist Trump's attacks, defend the BBC action.eko.org/a/trump-vs-b...
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Today, we published an open letter to the UK's representatives at COP30 signed by more than 100 organisations from across the climate and migrant justice movements.
We joined forces to call for negotiators to defend human rights, racial justice and just immigration policies at the climate summit.
We joined forces to call for negotiators to defend human rights, racial justice and just immigration policies at the climate summit.
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Today, we published an open letter to the UK's representatives at COP30 signed by more than 100 organisations from across the climate and migrant justice movements.
We joined forces to call for negotiators to defend human rights, racial justice and just immigration policies at the climate summit.
We joined forces to call for negotiators to defend human rights, racial justice and just immigration policies at the climate summit.
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Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I've signed this cross party letter with many other politicians and leaders across civil society.
The Labour Government is making a disastrous mistake with nuclear weapons expansion - this will not make us any safer.
The opposite is true - more info below 👇🏼
@cnduk.bsky.social
The Labour Government is making a disastrous mistake with nuclear weapons expansion - this will not make us any safer.
The opposite is true - more info below 👇🏼
@cnduk.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I've signed this cross party letter with many other politicians and leaders across civil society.
The Labour Government is making a disastrous mistake with nuclear weapons expansion - this will not make us any safer.
The opposite is true - more info below 👇🏼
@cnduk.bsky.social
The Labour Government is making a disastrous mistake with nuclear weapons expansion - this will not make us any safer.
The opposite is true - more info below 👇🏼
@cnduk.bsky.social
Is the BBC suffering a far-right attack? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
Is the BBC suffering a far-right attack?
Is there a coup underway at the BBC? When journalists are punished for minor mistakes while truth-tellers are silenced, that’s not accountability — that’s control. In this video, I explore how the BBC...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
November 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Is the BBC suffering a far-right attack? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
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Together, we can do this. 💕
November 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Together, we can do this. 💕
I just signed the petition to to demand the Government tax the super rich to rebuild our NHS, schools, and other public services. Will you sign too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Tax the super rich to stop cuts to public services
Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Public services we all rely on - our hospitals, schoo...
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I just signed the petition to to demand the Government tax the super rich to rebuild our NHS, schools, and other public services. Will you sign too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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The EU climate target for 2040, backed by both the EU Parliament and national governments, is a 90% cut to pollution on paper only
So many loopholes and caveats means it falls far short, the EU's own science advisers say so
Negotiation and dodgy accounting are no good against droughts and floods
So many loopholes and caveats means it falls far short, the EU's own science advisers say so
Negotiation and dodgy accounting are no good against droughts and floods
EU Parliament backs governments’ botched climate target - Greenpeace European Unit
Brussels – The European Parliament has voted for a 2040 climate target that fails to cut pollution enough to fulfil the EU’s responsibility to tackle the climate crisis, Greenpeace has…
www.greenpeace.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The EU climate target for 2040, backed by both the EU Parliament and national governments, is a 90% cut to pollution on paper only
So many loopholes and caveats means it falls far short, the EU's own science advisers say so
Negotiation and dodgy accounting are no good against droughts and floods
So many loopholes and caveats means it falls far short, the EU's own science advisers say so
Negotiation and dodgy accounting are no good against droughts and floods
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Bringing property developers into the scope of money-laundering regulation is essential for fairness and transparency.
What plans does the Government have?
#Transparency #PropertyRegulation
What plans does the Government have?
#Transparency #PropertyRegulation
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Bringing property developers into the scope of money-laundering regulation is essential for fairness and transparency.
What plans does the Government have?
#Transparency #PropertyRegulation
What plans does the Government have?
#Transparency #PropertyRegulation
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A whole lot of people are asking "why are billionaires and demagogues like this?", and it's just possible we've been overthinking it.
Adolf Hitler had genetic disorder that can result in a micro-penis
Researchers say Hitler may have never had sex due to the condition.
metro.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:25 AM
A whole lot of people are asking "why are billionaires and demagogues like this?", and it's just possible we've been overthinking it.
It's an age of enclosures #EliteTheft aka land grabs of our commons, from #NHS #BBC #PublicFunds and actual land for infrastructure, AI hubs, #Freeports......
This government is considering introducing more private finance into our NHS.
They're promising to learn from past mistakes about PFI, but this promise has been made time and time again.
Sign our petition and tell them you don't want any more private finance in the NHS. Link in the first comment.
They're promising to learn from past mistakes about PFI, but this promise has been made time and time again.
Sign our petition and tell them you don't want any more private finance in the NHS. Link in the first comment.
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 AM
It's an age of enclosures #EliteTheft aka land grabs of our commons, from #NHS #BBC #PublicFunds and actual land for infrastructure, AI hubs, #Freeports......
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Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions.
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions.
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Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:
wapo.st/448fDw6
wapo.st/448fDw6
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:
wapo.st/448fDw6
wapo.st/448fDw6
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Today the Scottish Parliament will vote on our motion opposing Rosebank.
The oil field would release a massive 250 million tonnes of new carbon emissions into our atmosphere, 50 times as much as previously admitted!
We must put people and planet first, not corporate profits.
The oil field would release a massive 250 million tonnes of new carbon emissions into our atmosphere, 50 times as much as previously admitted!
We must put people and planet first, not corporate profits.
November 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Today the Scottish Parliament will vote on our motion opposing Rosebank.
The oil field would release a massive 250 million tonnes of new carbon emissions into our atmosphere, 50 times as much as previously admitted!
We must put people and planet first, not corporate profits.
The oil field would release a massive 250 million tonnes of new carbon emissions into our atmosphere, 50 times as much as previously admitted!
We must put people and planet first, not corporate profits.
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Reform Council in Chaos as It Prepares to Slash Scrutiny Committees Following Wave of Councillor Suspensions
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/12/r...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/12/r...
Reform Council in Chaos as It Prepares to Slash Scrutiny Committees Following Wave of Councillor Suspensions
EXCLUSIVE: Reform's flagship Kent administration is planning to shut down multiple council committees as it struggles to fill posts after suspending nine of its own councillors
bylinetimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Reform Council in Chaos as It Prepares to Slash Scrutiny Committees Following Wave of Councillor Suspensions
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/12/r...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/12/r...
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New research from Stand.earth has uncovered that Drax, the coal giant-turned-“sustainable energy” company, is purchasing old growth in BC, Canada and turning trees into wood pellets to fuel power plants overseas.
Please sign this petition to protect old growth
act.stand.earth/page/90486/p...
Please sign this petition to protect old growth
act.stand.earth/page/90486/p...
Stand.earth - For the people and places you love
For more than twenty years, we’ve been utilizing cutting-edge research, building equitable power with frontline communities, and leveraging mass movements to make a real impact on the health and wellb...
Stand.earth
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
New research from Stand.earth has uncovered that Drax, the coal giant-turned-“sustainable energy” company, is purchasing old growth in BC, Canada and turning trees into wood pellets to fuel power plants overseas.
Please sign this petition to protect old growth
act.stand.earth/page/90486/p...
Please sign this petition to protect old growth
act.stand.earth/page/90486/p...
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"This blueprint offers practical, commercially viable steps for advertising agencies and media owners to phase out fossil fuel clients, by engaging 5 key levers: finance, legal and compliance, the board, internal culture and operations."
#COP30 #Climate
www.actclimatelabs.org/advertising-...
#COP30 #Climate
www.actclimatelabs.org/advertising-...
The Five Levers For Change: a Blueprint to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Advertising
A Practical Framework to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Advertising
View the Blueprint
The advertising and media industries are at a turning point.
In this report, The Five Levers For Change: a Blueprint to...
www.actclimatelabs.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
"This blueprint offers practical, commercially viable steps for advertising agencies and media owners to phase out fossil fuel clients, by engaging 5 key levers: finance, legal and compliance, the board, internal culture and operations."
#COP30 #Climate
www.actclimatelabs.org/advertising-...
#COP30 #Climate
www.actclimatelabs.org/advertising-...
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Rupert Lowe MP keeps using hate for headlines — calling to ban Gaza’s wounded kids from NHS care, bring back the death penalty & blame migrants for NHS woes. Dangerous, divisive politics that echoes the far right. We mustn’t forget where this road leads. #StopTheHate
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Rupert Lowe MP keeps using hate for headlines — calling to ban Gaza’s wounded kids from NHS care, bring back the death penalty & blame migrants for NHS woes. Dangerous, divisive politics that echoes the far right. We mustn’t forget where this road leads. #StopTheHate
An ex-Facebook lobbyist has been put in charge of Ireland’s data watchdog. This risks making Europe’s privacy laws meaningless. Sign today to tell the EU to reverse this decision: action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-11...
Don’t let Big Tech lobbyists exploit our data!
An ex-Facebook lobbyist has been put in charge of Ireland’s data watchdog. This risks making Europe’s privacy laws meaningless. Sign today to tell the EU to reverse this decision:
action.wemove.eu
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
An ex-Facebook lobbyist has been put in charge of Ireland’s data watchdog. This risks making Europe’s privacy laws meaningless. Sign today to tell the EU to reverse this decision: action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-11...
It’s the way you tell them that counts www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
It’s the way you tell them that counts
The FT reports this morning that:
Global oil and gas demand will rise for the next 25 years if the world does not change course, the International Energy Agency has said, in a new scenario that reflec...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
It’s the way you tell them that counts www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
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This needs to happen RIGHT NOW
Tell Congress: Pass the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This needs to happen RIGHT NOW