Laurie
@ljmu.bsky.social
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“Scientists should stop trying to be neutral and instead embrace their values,”says a group of top climate scientists, including @katharinehayhoe.com. The neutrality myth is harming the reputation of science right when we need it most.” #ClimateCrisis
Science isn’t neutral. It’s science.
Science isn’t neutral. It’s science.
Prominent climate scientist argues it's time to ditch the 'myth of neutrality' | CBC Radio
Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe talks to Bob McDonald about the polarization of science and why she thinks scientists should stop pretending to be neutral when it's our planet at risk.
www.cbc.ca
February 10, 2026 at 4:25 AM
“Scientists should stop trying to be neutral and instead embrace their values,”says a group of top climate scientists, including @katharinehayhoe.com. The neutrality myth is harming the reputation of science right when we need it most.” #ClimateCrisis
Science isn’t neutral. It’s science.
Science isn’t neutral. It’s science.
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Die Universitätsstadt Tübingen richtet für das Projekt „Entwicklungsfläche Europaplatz“ ein Begleitforum ein. Neben Interessenvertretungen aus der Stadtgesellschaft sollen sechs zufällig ausgeloste Einwohner:innen den weiteren Planungsprozess begleiten. www.kilchberg-aktuell.de/begleitforum...
Begleitforum zur Entwicklungsfläche am Europaplatz startet im März – Kilchberg Aktuell
www.kilchberg-aktuell.de
February 10, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Die Universitätsstadt Tübingen richtet für das Projekt „Entwicklungsfläche Europaplatz“ ein Begleitforum ein. Neben Interessenvertretungen aus der Stadtgesellschaft sollen sechs zufällig ausgeloste Einwohner:innen den weiteren Planungsprozess begleiten. www.kilchberg-aktuell.de/begleitforum...
If only Ed would stop pretending Labour alone, top-down, can address the multiple huge interconnected challenges Uk face. Our government needs trust, energy and ideas of the population , to maintain legitimacy. Honesty is critical.
#nationalemergencybriefing
#nationalemergencybriefing
Dear @werahobhouse.org.uk @billesterson.bsky.social @pollybillington.bsky.social @lizzicollinge.bsky.social + others on the Energy Security & Net Zero Committee.
Please could you ask Ed tomorrow about this 👆
UK #CCS plans relying on US #LNG are disastrous.
Geothermal offers a great alternative.
Please could you ask Ed tomorrow about this 👆
UK #CCS plans relying on US #LNG are disastrous.
Geothermal offers a great alternative.
February 10, 2026 at 9:35 AM
If only Ed would stop pretending Labour alone, top-down, can address the multiple huge interconnected challenges Uk face. Our government needs trust, energy and ideas of the population , to maintain legitimacy. Honesty is critical.
#nationalemergencybriefing
#nationalemergencybriefing
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Geothermal is ALREADY cost-competitive with fossil fuels in Europe.
Around 43 GW of enhanced geothermal capacity in the EU could be developed below €100/MWh today - compared to coal and gas prices fluctuating between €90–€150/MWh.
ember-energy.org/lat...
Around 43 GW of enhanced geothermal capacity in the EU could be developed below €100/MWh today - compared to coal and gas prices fluctuating between €90–€150/MWh.
ember-energy.org/lat...
February 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Geothermal is ALREADY cost-competitive with fossil fuels in Europe.
Around 43 GW of enhanced geothermal capacity in the EU could be developed below €100/MWh today - compared to coal and gas prices fluctuating between €90–€150/MWh.
ember-energy.org/lat...
Around 43 GW of enhanced geothermal capacity in the EU could be developed below €100/MWh today - compared to coal and gas prices fluctuating between €90–€150/MWh.
ember-energy.org/lat...
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That “broken” thing in your cupboard might just need fresh batteries, writes Aidan Baker.
Repair cafés aren’t just about fixing stuff – they’re about skills, cake, community, and keeping perfectly good things out of landfill.
📢 Read now
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/act...
Repair cafés aren’t just about fixing stuff – they’re about skills, cake, community, and keeping perfectly good things out of landfill.
📢 Read now
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/act...
February 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
That “broken” thing in your cupboard might just need fresh batteries, writes Aidan Baker.
Repair cafés aren’t just about fixing stuff – they’re about skills, cake, community, and keeping perfectly good things out of landfill.
📢 Read now
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/act...
Repair cafés aren’t just about fixing stuff – they’re about skills, cake, community, and keeping perfectly good things out of landfill.
📢 Read now
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/act...
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A groundbreaking proposal to give citizens real power is shaking up French politics. The proposal includes citizen assemblies to deliberate on initiatives before they go to a vote, ensuring informed public debate.
#CitizensAssembly
#CitizensAssembly
France takes a historic step toward direct democracy | Democracy International
A groundbreaking proposal to give citizens real power is shaking up French politics - and the battle lines couldn't be clearer.
www.democracy-international.org
February 6, 2026 at 8:13 AM
A groundbreaking proposal to give citizens real power is shaking up French politics. The proposal includes citizen assemblies to deliberate on initiatives before they go to a vote, ensuring informed public debate.
#CitizensAssembly
#CitizensAssembly
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Not going anywhere near that place.
This is a mindblowing account.
Visiting the US is currently a huge gamble.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Visiting the US is currently a huge gamble.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
Seamus Culleton has lived in US for two decades, married a citizen and runs a plastering business but faces deportation
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Not going anywhere near that place.
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In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
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Greetings from Kyiv.
Just checking in.
Nothing new, electricity and heating remain difficult here.
The frost doesn’t leave us, -16 °C now.
Hope your Monday is (or was) kind, and that you’re grateful for everything you have.
Just checking in.
Nothing new, electricity and heating remain difficult here.
The frost doesn’t leave us, -16 °C now.
Hope your Monday is (or was) kind, and that you’re grateful for everything you have.
February 9, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Greetings from Kyiv.
Just checking in.
Nothing new, electricity and heating remain difficult here.
The frost doesn’t leave us, -16 °C now.
Hope your Monday is (or was) kind, and that you’re grateful for everything you have.
Just checking in.
Nothing new, electricity and heating remain difficult here.
The frost doesn’t leave us, -16 °C now.
Hope your Monday is (or was) kind, and that you’re grateful for everything you have.
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Four former defence civil servants hired by Palantir in a single year. A £240m MoD contract awarded without competition.
Defence, health, policing – Palantir is embedded across the government. Read the analysis on the issues this presents ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Defence, health, policing – Palantir is embedded across the government. Read the analysis on the issues this presents ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
The great Ministry of Defence-to-Palantir pipeline
Senior defence officials are moving into Palantir roles as the company secures ever-deeper footholds across government
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Four former defence civil servants hired by Palantir in a single year. A £240m MoD contract awarded without competition.
Defence, health, policing – Palantir is embedded across the government. Read the analysis on the issues this presents ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Defence, health, policing – Palantir is embedded across the government. Read the analysis on the issues this presents ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
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Henley & Partners themselves announced an audit of their report-producer. But in the six months of silence since they made that promise, at least 900 articles have cited the garbage claims— most of them trying to scare governments out of taxing the super-rich fairly. 4/5
February 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Henley & Partners themselves announced an audit of their report-producer. But in the six months of silence since they made that promise, at least 900 articles have cited the garbage claims— most of them trying to scare governments out of taxing the super-rich fairly. 4/5
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President Lee of South Korea just blasted the Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry for spreading “fake news” about millionaires leaving the country.
Sound familiar? That’s because it was based on the same junk stats used to scare the UK public away from wealth taxes.
🧵1/5
Sound familiar? That’s because it was based on the same junk stats used to scare the UK public away from wealth taxes.
🧵1/5
February 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
President Lee of South Korea just blasted the Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry for spreading “fake news” about millionaires leaving the country.
Sound familiar? That’s because it was based on the same junk stats used to scare the UK public away from wealth taxes.
🧵1/5
Sound familiar? That’s because it was based on the same junk stats used to scare the UK public away from wealth taxes.
🧵1/5
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HUGE WIN💥
Korean President Lee has become the first head of state to call out the “millionaire exodus” myth, citing our research with @patmillsuk.bsky.social & @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social debunking it.
Korea's tax authority published data contradicting the myth. taxjustice.net/press/korean...
Korean President Lee has become the first head of state to call out the “millionaire exodus” myth, citing our research with @patmillsuk.bsky.social & @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social debunking it.
Korea's tax authority published data contradicting the myth. taxjustice.net/press/korean...
Korean president cites TJN takedown of millionaire exodus myth, demands end to anti-democratic “fake news” against wealth taxes - Tax Justice Network
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung condemned1 the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry over the weekend for spreading “fake news” about millionaires supposedly leaving South Korea due to inheritan...
taxjustice.net
February 9, 2026 at 3:39 PM
HUGE WIN💥
Korean President Lee has become the first head of state to call out the “millionaire exodus” myth, citing our research with @patmillsuk.bsky.social & @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social debunking it.
Korea's tax authority published data contradicting the myth. taxjustice.net/press/korean...
Korean President Lee has become the first head of state to call out the “millionaire exodus” myth, citing our research with @patmillsuk.bsky.social & @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social debunking it.
Korea's tax authority published data contradicting the myth. taxjustice.net/press/korean...
Before Scotland allows its party politicians to rush them down a deeply destructive “Brexit” referendum path , they should demand a more meaningful say in their future. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen...
February 9, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Before Scotland allows its party politicians to rush them down a deeply destructive “Brexit” referendum path , they should demand a more meaningful say in their future. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen...
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The Scottish public are split down the middle on whether they would like a referendum in the next five years. 43% say they would, 44% say they wouldn't
February 9, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The Scottish public are split down the middle on whether they would like a referendum in the next five years. 43% say they would, 44% say they wouldn't
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You don’t need to be a superhero to get involved - just curiosity and the courage to start. Activists from Latin America can serve as inspiration.
Get inspired by activists: democracy.community/life-as-an-activist
Get inspired by activists: democracy.community/life-as-an-activist
February 9, 2026 at 2:22 PM
You don’t need to be a superhero to get involved - just curiosity and the courage to start. Activists from Latin America can serve as inspiration.
Get inspired by activists: democracy.community/life-as-an-activist
Get inspired by activists: democracy.community/life-as-an-activist
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Posting again.
NEW: ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Posting again.
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Im Parlament der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft Ostbelgien wurde am 5. Februar darüber diskutiert, wie viel die Regierung bisher von den Empfehlungen der Bürgerversammlung zum Thema Schülerkompetenzen umgesetzt hat. brf.be/regional/204... #bürgerrat
Bürgerversammlung zu Schülerkompetenzen: Regierung hat viele Empfehlungen umgesetzt
Im Parlament der DG wurde am Donnerstag die sechste Bürgerversammlung offiziell beendet. Thema der öffentlichen Sitzung war die Frage, wie viel die Regierung bisher von den Empfehlungen umgesetzt hat....
brf.be
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Im Parlament der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft Ostbelgien wurde am 5. Februar darüber diskutiert, wie viel die Regierung bisher von den Empfehlungen der Bürgerversammlung zum Thema Schülerkompetenzen umgesetzt hat. brf.be/regional/204... #bürgerrat
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🗳️🌱 Baden-Württemberg gilt bundesweit als Vorreiter für #Bürgerbeteiligung. Doch was planen die Parteien zur Landtagswahl, wenn es um direkte #Demokratie und Klimaschutz vor Ort geht?
Wir haben einen Blick in die Wahlprogramme geworfen:
klima-und-demokratie.de/news/landtag...
Wir haben einen Blick in die Wahlprogramme geworfen:
klima-und-demokratie.de/news/landtag...
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
🗳️🌱 Baden-Württemberg gilt bundesweit als Vorreiter für #Bürgerbeteiligung. Doch was planen die Parteien zur Landtagswahl, wenn es um direkte #Demokratie und Klimaschutz vor Ort geht?
Wir haben einen Blick in die Wahlprogramme geworfen:
klima-und-demokratie.de/news/landtag...
Wir haben einen Blick in die Wahlprogramme geworfen:
klima-und-demokratie.de/news/landtag...
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Trump says he’ll donate $10 billion from his IRS lawsuit to charity. Americans shouldn’t buy it.
The president has been caught lying about his charitable donations many, many times before. | MS Now
www.ms.now/the-briefing...
The president has been caught lying about his charitable donations many, many times before. | MS Now
www.ms.now/the-briefing...
Trump says he’ll donate $10 billion from his IRS lawsuit to charity. Americans shouldn’t buy it.
Jen Psaki breaks down Trump's shady history with donations after the president promised to donate $10 billion from his IRS lawsuit to charity.
www.ms.now
February 9, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Trump says he’ll donate $10 billion from his IRS lawsuit to charity. Americans shouldn’t buy it.
The president has been caught lying about his charitable donations many, many times before. | MS Now
www.ms.now/the-briefing...
The president has been caught lying about his charitable donations many, many times before. | MS Now
www.ms.now/the-briefing...
Coordinated action with broader goal - ie helping people discern facts, upon which to form opinions- can suceed . Whether text or video is secondary . If core issue not addressed this research is interestingly but limited use in addressing social polarization.
globaltaiwan.org/2024/03/medi...
globaltaiwan.org/2024/03/medi...
February 9, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Coordinated action with broader goal - ie helping people discern facts, upon which to form opinions- can suceed . Whether text or video is secondary . If core issue not addressed this research is interestingly but limited use in addressing social polarization.
globaltaiwan.org/2024/03/medi...
globaltaiwan.org/2024/03/medi...
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🚨 New from @globalwitness.org : US oil grab puts 150 billion dollars of Venezuelan people’s money at risk.
"There is only one constituent who should decide how the proceeds from Venezuela’s natural resources are spent: the Venezuelan people"
"There is only one constituent who should decide how the proceeds from Venezuela’s natural resources are spent: the Venezuelan people"
US oil grab puts $150bn of Venezuelans' money in jeopardy
The US’s seizure of Venezuela’s oil assets casts doubt over the fate of the $150 billion due to Caracas over the next decade, according to new analysis
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM
🚨 New from @globalwitness.org : US oil grab puts 150 billion dollars of Venezuelan people’s money at risk.
"There is only one constituent who should decide how the proceeds from Venezuela’s natural resources are spent: the Venezuelan people"
"There is only one constituent who should decide how the proceeds from Venezuela’s natural resources are spent: the Venezuelan people"
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‘What I have experienced pales in comparison with what Palestinian prisoners go through’
Palestine Action protester Zoe Rogers has no regrets after spending 18 months on remand in jail before being freed last week
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Palestine Action protester Zoe Rogers has no regrets after spending 18 months on remand in jail before being freed last week
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
‘What I have experienced pales in comparison with what Pa...
Palestine Action protester Zoe Rogers has no regrets after spending 18 months on remand in jail before being freed last week
observer.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 1:27 PM
‘What I have experienced pales in comparison with what Palestinian prisoners go through’
Palestine Action protester Zoe Rogers has no regrets after spending 18 months on remand in jail before being freed last week
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Palestine Action protester Zoe Rogers has no regrets after spending 18 months on remand in jail before being freed last week
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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“Renee was not the first person killed, and she was not the last,” Becca Good said. “You know my wife’s name and you know Alex’s name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don’t know — their families are hurting just like mine, even if they don’t look like mine.”
Renee Good's partner addresses Minneapolis immigration crackdown one month after killing
Becca Good has seldom spoken out since Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.
nbcnews.to
February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
“Renee was not the first person killed, and she was not the last,” Becca Good said. “You know my wife’s name and you know Alex’s name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don’t know — their families are hurting just like mine, even if they don’t look like mine.”