OliviaMLondon 🍉
@oliviamlondon.bsky.social
Another day, another protest… I go on a LOT of protests. Happy woke London vegan - I care about people & planet. ❤️ nature, knitting, yoga, cycling, sharks, dinosaurs, theatre, art, cryptic crosswords.
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We must BE Iceland as the widening cracks in Trump's evil regime destroy the global far right.
Let's not reboot a failed system once the Orange One and his acolytes are gone.
Let's throw them in jail & press 'Full Reset' to build a new democratic world, bottom up.
Let's not reboot a failed system once the Orange One and his acolytes are gone.
Let's throw them in jail & press 'Full Reset' to build a new democratic world, bottom up.
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We must BE Iceland as the widening cracks in Trump's evil regime destroy the global far right.
Let's not reboot a failed system once the Orange One and his acolytes are gone.
Let's throw them in jail & press 'Full Reset' to build a new democratic world, bottom up.
Let's not reboot a failed system once the Orange One and his acolytes are gone.
Let's throw them in jail & press 'Full Reset' to build a new democratic world, bottom up.
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The UK and US chose to bail out the rich, blame the poor, and turbo-charge inequality.
Iceland chose justice, transparency and public power.
And got a healthier society.
The UK and US got Trump, Farage, austerity, culture wars and a collapsing environment.
Iceland chose justice, transparency and public power.
And got a healthier society.
The UK and US got Trump, Farage, austerity, culture wars and a collapsing environment.
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The UK and US chose to bail out the rich, blame the poor, and turbo-charge inequality.
Iceland chose justice, transparency and public power.
And got a healthier society.
The UK and US got Trump, Farage, austerity, culture wars and a collapsing environment.
Iceland chose justice, transparency and public power.
And got a healthier society.
The UK and US got Trump, Farage, austerity, culture wars and a collapsing environment.
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Within a few years, Iceland had:
The fastest-growing economy in Europe
Low unemployment
Rising wages
Falling inequality
Stable public finances
All WITHOUT protecting billionaire gamblers or rescuing failed banks.
The fastest-growing economy in Europe
Low unemployment
Rising wages
Falling inequality
Stable public finances
All WITHOUT protecting billionaire gamblers or rescuing failed banks.
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Within a few years, Iceland had:
The fastest-growing economy in Europe
Low unemployment
Rising wages
Falling inequality
Stable public finances
All WITHOUT protecting billionaire gamblers or rescuing failed banks.
The fastest-growing economy in Europe
Low unemployment
Rising wages
Falling inequality
Stable public finances
All WITHOUT protecting billionaire gamblers or rescuing failed banks.
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At the same time, Iceland rebuilt its economy around things that actually sustain a society:
• renewable energy
• sustainable fishing
• tourism
• tech
• strong social protections
Not fantasy finance and casino capitalism.
• renewable energy
• sustainable fishing
• tourism
• tech
• strong social protections
Not fantasy finance and casino capitalism.
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
At the same time, Iceland rebuilt its economy around things that actually sustain a society:
• renewable energy
• sustainable fishing
• tourism
• tech
• strong social protections
Not fantasy finance and casino capitalism.
• renewable energy
• sustainable fishing
• tourism
• tech
• strong social protections
Not fantasy finance and casino capitalism.
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The assembly process drove the introduction of:
• stronger oversight
• tougher banking regulation
• curbs on corruption
• public ownership of resources
• far greater civic engagement
A radical reset.
• stronger oversight
• tougher banking regulation
• curbs on corruption
• public ownership of resources
• far greater civic engagement
A radical reset.
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The assembly process drove the introduction of:
• stronger oversight
• tougher banking regulation
• curbs on corruption
• public ownership of resources
• far greater civic engagement
A radical reset.
• stronger oversight
• tougher banking regulation
• curbs on corruption
• public ownership of resources
• far greater civic engagement
A radical reset.
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The usual US & EU billionaire media propagandists mocked it as 'naïve.'
Iceland's political class fought ferociously to block some of the assembly's recommendations.
But enough people power was adopted to change the country's politics forever.
Iceland's political class fought ferociously to block some of the assembly's recommendations.
But enough people power was adopted to change the country's politics forever.
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The usual US & EU billionaire media propagandists mocked it as 'naïve.'
Iceland's political class fought ferociously to block some of the assembly's recommendations.
But enough people power was adopted to change the country's politics forever.
Iceland's political class fought ferociously to block some of the assembly's recommendations.
But enough people power was adopted to change the country's politics forever.
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Next came the real magic.
Iceland wrote a new constitution — not the elites, not the corporate lobbyists.
A national assembly of 950 randomly selected citizens.
Iceland wrote a new constitution — not the elites, not the corporate lobbyists.
A national assembly of 950 randomly selected citizens.
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Next came the real magic.
Iceland wrote a new constitution — not the elites, not the corporate lobbyists.
A national assembly of 950 randomly selected citizens.
Iceland wrote a new constitution — not the elites, not the corporate lobbyists.
A national assembly of 950 randomly selected citizens.
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Next, Iceland went gunning for its political leaders.
Prime Minister Geir Haarde was put on trial for negligence for allowing the banks to balloon out of control.
A head of government, held to account.
Not a sacrificial junior minister — the top.
Prime Minister Geir Haarde was put on trial for negligence for allowing the banks to balloon out of control.
A head of government, held to account.
Not a sacrificial junior minister — the top.
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Next, Iceland went gunning for its political leaders.
Prime Minister Geir Haarde was put on trial for negligence for allowing the banks to balloon out of control.
A head of government, held to account.
Not a sacrificial junior minister — the top.
Prime Minister Geir Haarde was put on trial for negligence for allowing the banks to balloon out of control.
A head of government, held to account.
Not a sacrificial junior minister — the top.
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Then the authorities came after the crooked bankers.
Not with hearings and inquiries.
With criminal charges.
CEOs and top executives were indicted and jailed for fraud, market manipulation and breach of fiduciary duty.
Over 30 financial criminals served jail time.
Not with hearings and inquiries.
With criminal charges.
CEOs and top executives were indicted and jailed for fraud, market manipulation and breach of fiduciary duty.
Over 30 financial criminals served jail time.
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Then the authorities came after the crooked bankers.
Not with hearings and inquiries.
With criminal charges.
CEOs and top executives were indicted and jailed for fraud, market manipulation and breach of fiduciary duty.
Over 30 financial criminals served jail time.
Not with hearings and inquiries.
With criminal charges.
CEOs and top executives were indicted and jailed for fraud, market manipulation and breach of fiduciary duty.
Over 30 financial criminals served jail time.
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Not 'restructured,' not 'rescued,' not 'too big to jail.'
Failed.
The shareholders were wiped out.
Foreign investors took losses.
But ordinary people were protected as much as possible.
Failed.
The shareholders were wiped out.
Foreign investors took losses.
But ordinary people were protected as much as possible.
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Not 'restructured,' not 'rescued,' not 'too big to jail.'
Failed.
The shareholders were wiped out.
Foreign investors took losses.
But ordinary people were protected as much as possible.
Failed.
The shareholders were wiped out.
Foreign investors took losses.
But ordinary people were protected as much as possible.
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In 2008, Iceland’s banks collapsed with debts 10× the size of the economy.
The entire global financial system melted down overnight.
In the UK and US, bailed out the financial bad guys.
Iceland said: “YOU broke it, YOU own it.”
The entire global financial system melted down overnight.
In the UK and US, bailed out the financial bad guys.
Iceland said: “YOU broke it, YOU own it.”
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
In 2008, Iceland’s banks collapsed with debts 10× the size of the economy.
The entire global financial system melted down overnight.
In the UK and US, bailed out the financial bad guys.
Iceland said: “YOU broke it, YOU own it.”
The entire global financial system melted down overnight.
In the UK and US, bailed out the financial bad guys.
Iceland said: “YOU broke it, YOU own it.”
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Iceland did something after the 2008–09 crash that the US, UK and EU pretend is impossible as Trump and his vile ilk ride rough shod over our democracies.
It confronted and punished its corrupt bankers and failed politicians.
And rebuilt a fairer society from the rubble. 🧵
It confronted and punished its corrupt bankers and failed politicians.
And rebuilt a fairer society from the rubble. 🧵
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Iceland did something after the 2008–09 crash that the US, UK and EU pretend is impossible as Trump and his vile ilk ride rough shod over our democracies.
It confronted and punished its corrupt bankers and failed politicians.
And rebuilt a fairer society from the rubble. 🧵
It confronted and punished its corrupt bankers and failed politicians.
And rebuilt a fairer society from the rubble. 🧵
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Horrendous #plastic #pollution on the south coast. Thanks to the greedy and incompetent Southern Water
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plastic beads spreading on Sussex coast after ‘catastrophic’ spill, meeting told
Local people describe devastating impact of millions of toxic beads from Southern Water site near Camber Sands
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Horrendous #plastic #pollution on the south coast. Thanks to the greedy and incompetent Southern Water
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The large increase from 2018-2021 was driven by #Climate activism.
Lesson: The widespread mobilisation of the climate emergency movement ( @fridaysforfuture.bsky.social @xrglobal.bsky.social, @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social @endegelaende.bsky.social ) was crucial for creating political salience
Lesson: The widespread mobilisation of the climate emergency movement ( @fridaysforfuture.bsky.social @xrglobal.bsky.social, @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social @endegelaende.bsky.social ) was crucial for creating political salience
Look at storytelling in the news media about climate change over the last 25 years. Online vs print
November 14, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The large increase from 2018-2021 was driven by #Climate activism.
Lesson: The widespread mobilisation of the climate emergency movement ( @fridaysforfuture.bsky.social @xrglobal.bsky.social, @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social @endegelaende.bsky.social ) was crucial for creating political salience
Lesson: The widespread mobilisation of the climate emergency movement ( @fridaysforfuture.bsky.social @xrglobal.bsky.social, @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social @endegelaende.bsky.social ) was crucial for creating political salience
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Cop30 live: ‘literally insane’ that we are letting global heating happen, says Al Gore
Cop30 live: ‘literally insane’ that we are letting global heating happen, says Al Gore
Former US vice-president also critical of Donald Trump and Bill Gates as negotiations begin in earnest
Hello comrades, this is Nina Lakhani in chilly New York City taking over the blog for the next few hours. Thanks very much to my colleague Matt Taylor in London Town who will be back in the hot seat on Friday morning.
Leading climate activists and influencers have signed a letter criticising PR firm Edelman over its role at the Cop30 summit in Brazil. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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“We don’t eat money, we want our territory free but the business of oil exploration, mineral exploration and logging continues” say Indigenous protestors
#COP30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#COP30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Tussles break out between protesters and security at Cop30 in Brazil
Dozens storm venue at climate conference that has encouraged NGOs and Indigenous groups to play unprecedented role in talks
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
“We don’t eat money, we want our territory free but the business of oil exploration, mineral exploration and logging continues” say Indigenous protestors
#COP30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#COP30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Frederick Douglass offers a lesson for every one of us opposing tyranny today:
Do not wait for the powerful to act out of benevolence.
Organise. Demand. Struggle.
Power will yield only when we force it to do so.
Do not wait for the powerful to act out of benevolence.
Organise. Demand. Struggle.
Power will yield only when we force it to do so.
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Frederick Douglass offers a lesson for every one of us opposing tyranny today:
Do not wait for the powerful to act out of benevolence.
Organise. Demand. Struggle.
Power will yield only when we force it to do so.
Do not wait for the powerful to act out of benevolence.
Organise. Demand. Struggle.
Power will yield only when we force it to do so.
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Douglass lived to see the abolition of slavery.
But he never stopped demanding more: the vote for Black men, rights for women and justice across society.
He remains a prophet of resistance - a reminder that change is never handed down. It is fought for.
But he never stopped demanding more: the vote for Black men, rights for women and justice across society.
He remains a prophet of resistance - a reminder that change is never handed down. It is fought for.
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Douglass lived to see the abolition of slavery.
But he never stopped demanding more: the vote for Black men, rights for women and justice across society.
He remains a prophet of resistance - a reminder that change is never handed down. It is fought for.
But he never stopped demanding more: the vote for Black men, rights for women and justice across society.
He remains a prophet of resistance - a reminder that change is never handed down. It is fought for.
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It was at this moment that Douglass made his most famous declaration:
'Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.'
Freedom was never a gift, he said.
It was won by struggle, courage and collective action
'Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.'
Freedom was never a gift, he said.
It was won by struggle, courage and collective action
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It was at this moment that Douglass made his most famous declaration:
'Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.'
Freedom was never a gift, he said.
It was won by struggle, courage and collective action
'Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.'
Freedom was never a gift, he said.
It was won by struggle, courage and collective action
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Douglass started as a witness and became a revolutionary.
Denouncing the hypocrisy of a nation that declared 'all men are created equal' while keeping millions enslaved, he demanded legal, political and social freedom for black people, women and Chinese immigrants.
Denouncing the hypocrisy of a nation that declared 'all men are created equal' while keeping millions enslaved, he demanded legal, political and social freedom for black people, women and Chinese immigrants.
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Douglass started as a witness and became a revolutionary.
Denouncing the hypocrisy of a nation that declared 'all men are created equal' while keeping millions enslaved, he demanded legal, political and social freedom for black people, women and Chinese immigrants.
Denouncing the hypocrisy of a nation that declared 'all men are created equal' while keeping millions enslaved, he demanded legal, political and social freedom for black people, women and Chinese immigrants.
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“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”
This is the unbelievable story of the man who said those famous words, Frederick Douglass.
Born a slave. Died a global resistance leader. 🧵
This is the unbelievable story of the man who said those famous words, Frederick Douglass.
Born a slave. Died a global resistance leader. 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”
This is the unbelievable story of the man who said those famous words, Frederick Douglass.
Born a slave. Died a global resistance leader. 🧵
This is the unbelievable story of the man who said those famous words, Frederick Douglass.
Born a slave. Died a global resistance leader. 🧵
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A #climate activist who served 1 of the longest prison sentences in British history for peaceful protest has just won his appeal against deportation. If he'd been unsuccessful Marcus Decker, a German national, would have been first person to be deported from the UK for peaceful protest.
Great news!
Great news!
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A #climate activist who served 1 of the longest prison sentences in British history for peaceful protest has just won his appeal against deportation. If he'd been unsuccessful Marcus Decker, a German national, would have been first person to be deported from the UK for peaceful protest.
Great news!
Great news!
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Environmental protesters are being given licence conditions on release from jail that are supposed to be limited to extremism cases.
Ella Ward, 22, was banned from going to any meetings or gatherings, except for worship, without permission.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
Ella Ward, 22, was banned from going to any meetings or gatherings, except for worship, without permission.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
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 10:09 AM
Environmental protesters are being given licence conditions on release from jail that are supposed to be limited to extremism cases.
Ella Ward, 22, was banned from going to any meetings or gatherings, except for worship, without permission.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
Ella Ward, 22, was banned from going to any meetings or gatherings, except for worship, without permission.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
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NEW: Terror definition too broad, Starmer to be told - New advice could undermine the Palestine Action ban.
Many hundreds have been arrested for allegedly expressing support for the group. Most… at events held to protest the proscription order.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Many hundreds have been arrested for allegedly expressing support for the group. Most… at events held to protest the proscription order.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Terror definition too broad, Starmer to be told
New advice could undermine the Palestine Action ban
www.newstatesman.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
NEW: Terror definition too broad, Starmer to be told - New advice could undermine the Palestine Action ban.
Many hundreds have been arrested for allegedly expressing support for the group. Most… at events held to protest the proscription order.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Many hundreds have been arrested for allegedly expressing support for the group. Most… at events held to protest the proscription order.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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Israeli soldiers have described a free-for-all in Gaza and a breakdown in norms and legal constraints, with civilians killed at the whim of individual officers.
“If you want to shoot without restraint, you can,” one commander says.
It’s a genocide.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
“If you want to shoot without restraint, you can,” one commander says.
It’s a genocide.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Israeli soldiers have described a free-for-all in Gaza and a breakdown in norms and legal constraints, with civilians killed at the whim of individual officers.
“If you want to shoot without restraint, you can,” one commander says.
It’s a genocide.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
“If you want to shoot without restraint, you can,” one commander says.
It’s a genocide.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...