Emma Lewis
@petchary.bsky.social
I write. I read. Environmental defender. Bird fanatic. Born in London. Oxford alumna. Live in Kingston. petchary.wordpress.com. Also a member of the Global Voices community and on Substack. #StopDeepSeaMining #Arsenal
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After #HurricaneMelissa, we call on Jamaica's Govt. to:
• Demand stronger action on 1.5°C target
• Secure loss & damage financing for communities
• Prioritize community-led rebuilding
• Invest in climate-resilient, nature-based solutions
@lossanddamage.bsky.social
@globaljusticenow.bsky.social
• Demand stronger action on 1.5°C target
• Secure loss & damage financing for communities
• Prioritize community-led rebuilding
• Invest in climate-resilient, nature-based solutions
@lossanddamage.bsky.social
@globaljusticenow.bsky.social
Oh, Cristiano’s little tantrums, I remember them well.
@destroytime.bsky.social
@pharmacoholic.bsky.social
@socalgooner.bsky.social
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Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off as Portugal lost to Republic of Ireland.
Troy Parrott's double keeps his team's chances of second place alive.
Portugal need to better Hungary's result on Sunday to qualify for next summer's tournament.
Troy Parrott's double keeps his team's chances of second place alive.
Portugal need to better Hungary's result on Sunday to qualify for next summer's tournament.
November 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Oh, Cristiano’s little tantrums, I remember them well.
@destroytime.bsky.social
@pharmacoholic.bsky.social
@socalgooner.bsky.social
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US Senator Fetterman hospitalized after fall but is doing well, spokesperson says reut.rs/43qYBcy
US Senator Fetterman hospitalized after fall but is doing well, spokesperson says
U.S. Democratic Senator John Fetterman was hospitalized on Thursday after falling during an early morning walk, but is doing well and receiving routine observation, his spokesperson said.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
US Senator Fetterman hospitalized after fall but is doing well, spokesperson says reut.rs/43qYBcy
Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
“The utter unpredictability of Mr. Hegseth’s moves…has created an atmosphere of anxiety and mistrust forcing senior officers to take sides, sometimes pitting them against one another.”
“The utter unpredictability of Mr. Hegseth’s moves…has created an atmosphere of anxiety and mistrust forcing senior officers to take sides, sometimes pitting them against one another.”
Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
“The utter unpredictability of Mr. Hegseth’s moves…has created an atmosphere of anxiety and mistrust forcing senior officers to take sides, sometimes pitting them against one another.”
“The utter unpredictability of Mr. Hegseth’s moves…has created an atmosphere of anxiety and mistrust forcing senior officers to take sides, sometimes pitting them against one another.”
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In a world where you can be anything, be kind to nature.
From climate change to disasters, our planet is under pressure — yet nature holds the key to resilience and life itself.
Let’s act with kindness towards nature, which sustains us all.
Take action: https://www.unep.org/topics/nature-action
From climate change to disasters, our planet is under pressure — yet nature holds the key to resilience and life itself.
Let’s act with kindness towards nature, which sustains us all.
Take action: https://www.unep.org/topics/nature-action
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
In a world where you can be anything, be kind to nature.
From climate change to disasters, our planet is under pressure — yet nature holds the key to resilience and life itself.
Let’s act with kindness towards nature, which sustains us all.
Take action: https://www.unep.org/topics/nature-action
From climate change to disasters, our planet is under pressure — yet nature holds the key to resilience and life itself.
Let’s act with kindness towards nature, which sustains us all.
Take action: https://www.unep.org/topics/nature-action
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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
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Norway's perfect World Cup qualifying record continues.
Four goals in 12 minutes — two from Alexander Sorloth, two from Erling Haaland — sealed victory against Estonia.
Norway are edging closer to their first World Cup since 1998.
Four goals in 12 minutes — two from Alexander Sorloth, two from Erling Haaland — sealed victory against Estonia.
Norway are edging closer to their first World Cup since 1998.
November 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Norway's perfect World Cup qualifying record continues.
Four goals in 12 minutes — two from Alexander Sorloth, two from Erling Haaland — sealed victory against Estonia.
Norway are edging closer to their first World Cup since 1998.
Four goals in 12 minutes — two from Alexander Sorloth, two from Erling Haaland — sealed victory against Estonia.
Norway are edging closer to their first World Cup since 1998.
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"You cannot fully understand your own life without knowing and thinking beyond your life, your own neighborhood, and even your own nation."
-Johnnetta B. Cole
-Johnnetta B. Cole
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"You cannot fully understand your own life without knowing and thinking beyond your life, your own neighborhood, and even your own nation."
-Johnnetta B. Cole
-Johnnetta B. Cole
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Please keep reposting, Caribbeans especially... @nalohop.bsky.social @hystericalblkns.bsky.social
After #HurricaneMelissa, we call on Jamaica's Govt. to:
• Demand stronger action on 1.5°C target
• Secure loss & damage financing for communities
• Prioritize community-led rebuilding
• Invest in climate-resilient, nature-based solutions
@lossanddamage.bsky.social
@globaljusticenow.bsky.social
• Demand stronger action on 1.5°C target
• Secure loss & damage financing for communities
• Prioritize community-led rebuilding
• Invest in climate-resilient, nature-based solutions
@lossanddamage.bsky.social
@globaljusticenow.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Please keep reposting, Caribbeans especially... @nalohop.bsky.social @hystericalblkns.bsky.social
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Strategies for urban water adaptation to #ClimateChange
PL RP🩷💚💙
original graph by IPCC
#ClimateAction
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Strategies for urban water adaptation to #ClimateChange
PL RP🩷💚💙
original graph by IPCC
#ClimateAction
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@franktheshank88.bsky.social
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November 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Strategies for urban water adaptation to #ClimateChange
PL RP🩷💚💙
original graph by IPCC
#ClimateAction
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Strategies for urban water adaptation to #ClimateChange
PL RP🩷💚💙
original graph by IPCC
#ClimateAction
@ellenzelda.bsky.social @frankjones25.bsky.social
@franktheshank88.bsky.social
@jacksonfivemom.bsky.social @julieingersoll.bsky.social
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1/13. ⚠️USEFUL INFO: The third Review of the Warsaw International Mechanism for #LossAndDamage (WIM) will continue today at #COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Here are 7 key outcomes that any decision must include! 🎯
November 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
1/13. ⚠️USEFUL INFO: The third Review of the Warsaw International Mechanism for #LossAndDamage (WIM) will continue today at #COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Here are 7 key outcomes that any decision must include! 🎯
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America will never forgive itself for allowing one of the most beautiful places on Earth to be turned into yet another oil field
just so Trump and his billionaire buddies can make billions more
Once its gone - its gone forever - Alaska
just so Trump and his billionaire buddies can make billions more
Once its gone - its gone forever - Alaska
November 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
America will never forgive itself for allowing one of the most beautiful places on Earth to be turned into yet another oil field
just so Trump and his billionaire buddies can make billions more
Once its gone - its gone forever - Alaska
just so Trump and his billionaire buddies can make billions more
Once its gone - its gone forever - Alaska
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Australia’s unprecedented toxic algal bloom annihilates marine life
The bloom has impacted some 20,000 square kilometers and about 30% of the coastline of South Australia, and it shows no sign of abating.
www.science.org/content/arti...
The bloom has impacted some 20,000 square kilometers and about 30% of the coastline of South Australia, and it shows no sign of abating.
www.science.org/content/arti...
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Australia’s unprecedented toxic algal bloom annihilates marine life
The bloom has impacted some 20,000 square kilometers and about 30% of the coastline of South Australia, and it shows no sign of abating.
www.science.org/content/arti...
The bloom has impacted some 20,000 square kilometers and about 30% of the coastline of South Australia, and it shows no sign of abating.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Environmental conservationists pay a heartfelt tribute to celebrated primatologist Jane Goodall at ceremony in US capital
u.afp.com/SnQG
u.afp.com/SnQG
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Environmental conservationists pay a heartfelt tribute to celebrated primatologist Jane Goodall at ceremony in US capital
u.afp.com/SnQG
u.afp.com/SnQG
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My statement on the vote to end the shutdown:
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
My statement on the vote to end the shutdown:
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After #HurricaneMelissa, we call on Jamaica's Govt. to:
• Demand stronger action on 1.5°C target
• Secure loss & damage financing for communities
• Prioritize community-led rebuilding
• Invest in climate-resilient, nature-based solutions
@lossanddamage.bsky.social
@globaljusticenow.bsky.social
• Demand stronger action on 1.5°C target
• Secure loss & damage financing for communities
• Prioritize community-led rebuilding
• Invest in climate-resilient, nature-based solutions
@lossanddamage.bsky.social
@globaljusticenow.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
After #HurricaneMelissa, we call on Jamaica's Govt. to:
• Demand stronger action on 1.5°C target
• Secure loss & damage financing for communities
• Prioritize community-led rebuilding
• Invest in climate-resilient, nature-based solutions
@lossanddamage.bsky.social
@globaljusticenow.bsky.social
• Demand stronger action on 1.5°C target
• Secure loss & damage financing for communities
• Prioritize community-led rebuilding
• Invest in climate-resilient, nature-based solutions
@lossanddamage.bsky.social
@globaljusticenow.bsky.social
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Happy Birthday to Neil Young! 🎉🎈 This is a great thread with replies that include some of Young’s best songs! 🎵
Happy 80th, Neil Young! 🎸
What's a favorite Buffalo Springfield, CSN&Y, or Neil solo song of yours? 🎶
A singer, songwriter, musician, producer & director, Neil was born in Toronto on November 12, 1945. During his decades long career, which began in 1963, Young has been a part of 5 bands including 👇
What's a favorite Buffalo Springfield, CSN&Y, or Neil solo song of yours? 🎶
A singer, songwriter, musician, producer & director, Neil was born in Toronto on November 12, 1945. During his decades long career, which began in 1963, Young has been a part of 5 bands including 👇
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Happy Birthday to Neil Young! 🎉🎈 This is a great thread with replies that include some of Young’s best songs! 🎵
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🇬🇧 Aggressive seagulls have long terrorised British holidaymakers at the seaside. Now, animal behaviourists say they have discovered the best way to tackle the feathery bandits: shout at them.
➡️ u.afp.com/SnfV
➡️ u.afp.com/SnfV
November 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
🇬🇧 Aggressive seagulls have long terrorised British holidaymakers at the seaside. Now, animal behaviourists say they have discovered the best way to tackle the feathery bandits: shout at them.
➡️ u.afp.com/SnfV
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VIDEO: 🇧🇷 🌎 Indigenous protesters clash with security at COP30 summit in Brazil
Dozens of Indigenous protesters clashed with security guards at the COP30 summit in Belem, causing minor injuries in a rare incident of violence at the UN climate talks
Dozens of Indigenous protesters clashed with security guards at the COP30 summit in Belem, causing minor injuries in a rare incident of violence at the UN climate talks
November 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
VIDEO: 🇧🇷 🌎 Indigenous protesters clash with security at COP30 summit in Brazil
Dozens of Indigenous protesters clashed with security guards at the COP30 summit in Belem, causing minor injuries in a rare incident of violence at the UN climate talks
Dozens of Indigenous protesters clashed with security guards at the COP30 summit in Belem, causing minor injuries in a rare incident of violence at the UN climate talks
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France captain Kylian Mbappe said the national football team will try to pay tribute to all the victims of the 2015 Paris terror attacks when they play a World Cup qualifier on the 10th anniversary of the atrocity ➡️ u.afp.com/SnYQ
November 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
France captain Kylian Mbappe said the national football team will try to pay tribute to all the victims of the 2015 Paris terror attacks when they play a World Cup qualifier on the 10th anniversary of the atrocity ➡️ u.afp.com/SnYQ
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday called on his justice and energy ministers to resign over a sweeping corruption scandal in the country's war-battered energy sector ➡️ u.afp.com/Sngs
November 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday called on his justice and energy ministers to resign over a sweeping corruption scandal in the country's war-battered energy sector ➡️ u.afp.com/Sngs
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Titan in Infrared, Blue & Ultraviolet Light - From Val Klavans (valklavans.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/dWuGsd
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Titan in Infrared, Blue & Ultraviolet Light - From Val Klavans (valklavans.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/dWuGsd
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Britain’s first mini nuclear power station will be built on Anglesey in North Wales, the Government has confirmed.
Britain's first mini nuclear station site announced after mega £2.5bn deal
www.mirror.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Britain’s first mini nuclear power station will be built on Anglesey in North Wales, the Government has confirmed.
Catholic Bishops Rebuke U.S. ‘Mass Deportation’ of Immigrants www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
“We are disturbed when we see a climate of fear and anxiety around profiling and immigration enforcement. We are saddened by the state of contemporary debate and the vilification of immigrants..."
“We are disturbed when we see a climate of fear and anxiety around profiling and immigration enforcement. We are saddened by the state of contemporary debate and the vilification of immigrants..."
Catholic Bishops Rebuke U.S. ‘Mass Deportation’ of Immigrants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Catholic Bishops Rebuke U.S. ‘Mass Deportation’ of Immigrants www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
“We are disturbed when we see a climate of fear and anxiety around profiling and immigration enforcement. We are saddened by the state of contemporary debate and the vilification of immigrants..."
“We are disturbed when we see a climate of fear and anxiety around profiling and immigration enforcement. We are saddened by the state of contemporary debate and the vilification of immigrants..."
news.un.org/en/story/202...
In #Jamaica, access to isolated communities is improving but remains precarious. Only 2 communities are still unreachable though additional rainfall could limit access once again.
Shelter remains a critical concern. (It has been raining again in affected areas).
@wfp.org
In #Jamaica, access to isolated communities is improving but remains precarious. Only 2 communities are still unreachable though additional rainfall could limit access once again.
Shelter remains a critical concern. (It has been raining again in affected areas).
@wfp.org
Hurricane Melissa: Relief efforts intensify as damage across Caribbean grows
Two weeks after Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean, governments and aid agencies are still struggling to reach communities left without homes, healthcare and basic services, as damage assess...
news.un.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
news.un.org/en/story/202...
In #Jamaica, access to isolated communities is improving but remains precarious. Only 2 communities are still unreachable though additional rainfall could limit access once again.
Shelter remains a critical concern. (It has been raining again in affected areas).
@wfp.org
In #Jamaica, access to isolated communities is improving but remains precarious. Only 2 communities are still unreachable though additional rainfall could limit access once again.
Shelter remains a critical concern. (It has been raining again in affected areas).
@wfp.org
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Veterans Day🌾
"If America is not for freedom, I do not see what it is for."
– Walt Whitman, c. 1890
From my wife's walk today:
"If America is not for freedom, I do not see what it is for."
– Walt Whitman, c. 1890
From my wife's walk today:
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Veterans Day🌾
"If America is not for freedom, I do not see what it is for."
– Walt Whitman, c. 1890
From my wife's walk today:
"If America is not for freedom, I do not see what it is for."
– Walt Whitman, c. 1890
From my wife's walk today: