Slc
@salmber.bsky.social
Climate & environment, birds, wildlife, social justice. Escaping X
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Beware: weaponised nostalgia is the new face of climate denial. Not 'the science is fake', but 'We had it bad in my day too - remember '76?'.
It reassures, distracts – and delays the action we urgently need.
It reassures, distracts – and delays the action we urgently need.
‘Remember ’76?’ isn’t a climate argument
Britain’s 1976 heatwave was an outlier in a stable climate – not proof today’s crisis is normal
eastangliabylines.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Beware: weaponised nostalgia is the new face of climate denial. Not 'the science is fake', but 'We had it bad in my day too - remember '76?'.
It reassures, distracts – and delays the action we urgently need.
It reassures, distracts – and delays the action we urgently need.
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Congrats @fightingdirty.bsky.social for all your work on this - very pleased to join many others in calling on Govt to act. There can be no possible case for spreading toxic chemicals on farmland👇
We've just released a joint statement with some incredible NGOs and individuals calling on the Environment Minister to give a steer to the Environment Agency to update the testing and regulating regime of sewage sludge. Full statement here or read on in this 🧵 fightingdirty.org/open-stateme...
Open statement by leading environmentalists demands government action over “toxic cocktail of chemicals” spread on British farmland | Fighting Dirty
In the UK, we have a dirty secret that’s recently been brought into the light. Sewage sludge, we now know, contains far more than just human waste. Not only does a wide range of synthetic chemicals po...
fightingdirty.org
June 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Congrats @fightingdirty.bsky.social for all your work on this - very pleased to join many others in calling on Govt to act. There can be no possible case for spreading toxic chemicals on farmland👇
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Jonathan Joss was murdered in a homophobic hate crime during pride month in Texas.
Read this carefully, because this is what the far right (and nepo baby hate grifters like Fox) want to import here by rolling back the rights of LGBT people.
This is horrifying and enraging in equal measure.
Read this carefully, because this is what the far right (and nepo baby hate grifters like Fox) want to import here by rolling back the rights of LGBT people.
This is horrifying and enraging in equal measure.
June 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Jonathan Joss was murdered in a homophobic hate crime during pride month in Texas.
Read this carefully, because this is what the far right (and nepo baby hate grifters like Fox) want to import here by rolling back the rights of LGBT people.
This is horrifying and enraging in equal measure.
Read this carefully, because this is what the far right (and nepo baby hate grifters like Fox) want to import here by rolling back the rights of LGBT people.
This is horrifying and enraging in equal measure.
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WTF? If this Government can’t even agree to this smallest of initiatives, which has no cost to them & absolutely no down-sides, what hope that it will step up to the bigger nature challenges we face? This is a *popular* policy, for heavens sake. Obstinate tin-eared stupidity doesn’t come close …
Labour blocks proposal for ‘swift bricks’ in all new homes
MPs had previously backed Conservative amendment to ask developers to provide hollow bricks for endangered birds
www.theguardian.com
May 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
WTF? If this Government can’t even agree to this smallest of initiatives, which has no cost to them & absolutely no down-sides, what hope that it will step up to the bigger nature challenges we face? This is a *popular* policy, for heavens sake. Obstinate tin-eared stupidity doesn’t come close …
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Well done @itvnews.bsky.social
on pointing out the soaring rise in immigration “since we completed Brexit” - a key factor. This should be pointed out to Farage (who championed Brexit) in every interview
on pointing out the soaring rise in immigration “since we completed Brexit” - a key factor. This should be pointed out to Farage (who championed Brexit) in every interview
May 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Well done @itvnews.bsky.social
on pointing out the soaring rise in immigration “since we completed Brexit” - a key factor. This should be pointed out to Farage (who championed Brexit) in every interview
on pointing out the soaring rise in immigration “since we completed Brexit” - a key factor. This should be pointed out to Farage (who championed Brexit) in every interview
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‘The hypocrisy is staggering’ - I said that because the Govt has said they will whip against the swift brick amendment that they whipped for 2 years ago….They CAN still embrace it. Thanks Patrick for covering swift bricks as we welcome swifts home.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘The hypocrisy is staggering’: will swift bricks fall prey to government fears of Reform?
Campaigner Hannah Bourne-Taylor fears goal of requiring all new homes to include a hollow brick to help endangered cavity-nesting birds may be dropped
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
‘The hypocrisy is staggering’ - I said that because the Govt has said they will whip against the swift brick amendment that they whipped for 2 years ago….They CAN still embrace it. Thanks Patrick for covering swift bricks as we welcome swifts home.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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It just gets worse and worse. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Planning bill could allow developers to build without replacing local nature
Green spaces created to offset removal of others may not have to be in same county, sources at Defra say
www.theguardian.com
May 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
It just gets worse and worse. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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It's just not necessary to trash everything. Zach's right, they're just doing the bidding of developers to protect profits. We know we can do so much better with a little thought. Also greatly diminishes any good of putting solar on newbuilds recently announced. www.theguardian.com/environment/....
May 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
It's just not necessary to trash everything. Zach's right, they're just doing the bidding of developers to protect profits. We know we can do so much better with a little thought. Also greatly diminishes any good of putting solar on newbuilds recently announced. www.theguardian.com/environment/....
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Containers of cyanide swilling around the North Sea are why you should be sceptical of any politician promising a bonfire of regulations.
March 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Containers of cyanide swilling around the North Sea are why you should be sceptical of any politician promising a bonfire of regulations.
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Everyone - there’s bit of HOPE in the form of OPPORTUNITY!! Some good-egg Labour MPs are meeting Minister of Housing next month to talk swift bricks. PLEASE ask your MP to help.
Easy- just email me at thefeatherspeech@gmail.com to receive an email template to amend & send them
Easy- just email me at thefeatherspeech@gmail.com to receive an email template to amend & send them
February 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Everyone - there’s bit of HOPE in the form of OPPORTUNITY!! Some good-egg Labour MPs are meeting Minister of Housing next month to talk swift bricks. PLEASE ask your MP to help.
Easy- just email me at thefeatherspeech@gmail.com to receive an email template to amend & send them
Easy- just email me at thefeatherspeech@gmail.com to receive an email template to amend & send them
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See No Nazis, Hear No Nazis: Is the Media Covering for Trump’s Fascist Base?
Why are Republican leaders echoing Hitler’s symbology and rhetoric — and getting away with it?
Why are Republican leaders echoing Hitler’s symbology and rhetoric — and getting away with it?
See No Nazis, Hear No Nazis: Is the Media Covering for Trump’s Fascist Base?
Why are Republican leaders echoing Hitler’s symbology and rhetoric — and getting away with it?
hartmannreport.com
February 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
See No Nazis, Hear No Nazis: Is the Media Covering for Trump’s Fascist Base?
Why are Republican leaders echoing Hitler’s symbology and rhetoric — and getting away with it?
Why are Republican leaders echoing Hitler’s symbology and rhetoric — and getting away with it?
The world has gone proper bat shit crazy
February 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The world has gone proper bat shit crazy
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The most unpatriotic members of any society are the far right. They will always align with foreign interests against the interests of their own nations. They will always undermine national institutions and national values in pursuit of their own interests. When they pose as patriots, they lie.
February 18, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The most unpatriotic members of any society are the far right. They will always align with foreign interests against the interests of their own nations. They will always undermine national institutions and national values in pursuit of their own interests. When they pose as patriots, they lie.
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"It is well-known that most of the mainstream media do not approach a Labour Government in a neutral way.
Some blatantly misrepresent what is happening, but more often they simply do not report activity, leaving people with a sense that the government is doing nothing."
Some blatantly misrepresent what is happening, but more often they simply do not report activity, leaving people with a sense that the government is doing nothing."
Government is busy: but the media are not telling you
Despite what the press tells us, the government is very busy, often doing popular things. But you wouldn’t know it from the press coverage
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM
"It is well-known that most of the mainstream media do not approach a Labour Government in a neutral way.
Some blatantly misrepresent what is happening, but more often they simply do not report activity, leaving people with a sense that the government is doing nothing."
Some blatantly misrepresent what is happening, but more often they simply do not report activity, leaving people with a sense that the government is doing nothing."
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1. Trump and his Death Eaters cannot tolerate any rival power. Europe, when united, is a major trading and diplomatic bloc. They see Russia (much less of a threat to US hegemony) as an excellent instrument for breaking up Europe, by threat or by force.🧵
February 16, 2025 at 8:26 AM
1. Trump and his Death Eaters cannot tolerate any rival power. Europe, when united, is a major trading and diplomatic bloc. They see Russia (much less of a threat to US hegemony) as an excellent instrument for breaking up Europe, by threat or by force.🧵
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Hands Off My Medicaid
February 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Hands Off My Medicaid
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I am a climate scientist and this is correct ⬇️
Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
January 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I am a climate scientist and this is correct ⬇️
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So here’s the update. The billionaire owner of the Guardian preparing to get rid of a core part of the news org + 100 journalists.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
November 25, 2024 at 10:30 PM
So here’s the update. The billionaire owner of the Guardian preparing to get rid of a core part of the news org + 100 journalists.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.