Vanessa Spedding
@vanessaspedding.bsky.social
Writer. Envisioning a carefully-placed twist in the tale of humanity.
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Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average.
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January 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average.
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
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Utterly damning report from Office for Environmental Protection - the Govt’s not only missing its targets to protect wildlife in England, it’s also failing on *almost all* environmental measures - and in some cases actively destroying the natural world through its obsession with growth at all costs
Government’s wildlife targets will be missed in England, watchdog says
Seven out of 10 targets have little likelihood of being met by 2030, Office for Environmental Protection says
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Utterly damning report from Office for Environmental Protection - the Govt’s not only missing its targets to protect wildlife in England, it’s also failing on *almost all* environmental measures - and in some cases actively destroying the natural world through its obsession with growth at all costs
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More than 35,000 people in Gaza have completely or partially lost their hearing due to explosions during the genocide.
Israel’s crimes against humanity will be felt for generations — and we will never give up until we have brought about justice for the Palestinian people.
Israel’s crimes against humanity will be felt for generations — and we will never give up until we have brought about justice for the Palestinian people.
January 13, 2026 at 9:53 AM
More than 35,000 people in Gaza have completely or partially lost their hearing due to explosions during the genocide.
Israel’s crimes against humanity will be felt for generations — and we will never give up until we have brought about justice for the Palestinian people.
Israel’s crimes against humanity will be felt for generations — and we will never give up until we have brought about justice for the Palestinian people.
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Corporate margins up.
Employee share of corporate income down.
Tells you everything you need to know about the fight between capital and labor.
(via EPB)
Employee share of corporate income down.
Tells you everything you need to know about the fight between capital and labor.
(via EPB)
January 9, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Corporate margins up.
Employee share of corporate income down.
Tells you everything you need to know about the fight between capital and labor.
(via EPB)
Employee share of corporate income down.
Tells you everything you need to know about the fight between capital and labor.
(via EPB)
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Israel Is Banning the 'Last Foreign Witnesses' to Its Genocide in Gaza
In a likely deadly move, the Israeli government told 37 foreign aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, they could no longer operate in Palestine. Where is the outrage? substack.com/inbox?redire...
In a likely deadly move, the Israeli government told 37 foreign aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, they could no longer operate in Palestine. Where is the outrage? substack.com/inbox?redire...
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January 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Israel Is Banning the 'Last Foreign Witnesses' to Its Genocide in Gaza
In a likely deadly move, the Israeli government told 37 foreign aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, they could no longer operate in Palestine. Where is the outrage? substack.com/inbox?redire...
In a likely deadly move, the Israeli government told 37 foreign aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, they could no longer operate in Palestine. Where is the outrage? substack.com/inbox?redire...
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If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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January 7, 2026 at 8:07 AM
If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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If I had to choose between these three, I would definitely choose Zack Polanski.
January 7, 2026 at 7:56 AM
If I had to choose between these three, I would definitely choose Zack Polanski.
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Tired of Imperialist Bullshit? The old system is dying, and a new one is struggling to be born. Whatever you can do to help the new one be born, do that. Whatever you can do to deprive the old system of oxygen, do that. Degrowth is the Answer. degrowthistheanswer.substack.com/p/tired-of-t...
Tired of This Imperialist Bullshit?
Degrowth is the Answer.
degrowthistheanswer.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Tired of Imperialist Bullshit? The old system is dying, and a new one is struggling to be born. Whatever you can do to help the new one be born, do that. Whatever you can do to deprive the old system of oxygen, do that. Degrowth is the Answer. degrowthistheanswer.substack.com/p/tired-of-t...
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Similar to what happened to Nazi Germany, there should be a global goods embargo on Nazi America and Nazi Israel to stop the genocide for the good of humanity.
April 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Similar to what happened to Nazi Germany, there should be a global goods embargo on Nazi America and Nazi Israel to stop the genocide for the good of humanity.
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🦸 Be a hero for our planet! 60% of Earth's land is beyond safe limits. We're regenerating oceans through marine permaculture—restoring kelp forests that absorb CO₂, cool coasts & rebuild ecosystems. Every donation & volunteer hour helps us turn the tide 🌊💚 ClimateFoundation.org
December 31, 2025 at 4:25 AM
🦸 Be a hero for our planet! 60% of Earth's land is beyond safe limits. We're regenerating oceans through marine permaculture—restoring kelp forests that absorb CO₂, cool coasts & rebuild ecosystems. Every donation & volunteer hour helps us turn the tide 🌊💚 ClimateFoundation.org
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“Capital has transformed modern civilisation into a hyper-dissipative entroplex, an energy-intensive megamachine dumping massive amounts of gases, liquids & solid wastes into our natural environment…” #PostCapitalism #Degrowth #PostGrowth
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The Hyper-Dissipative Entroplex: Capitalism as a Catastrophic Shock to the Biosphere
Humanity stands at a critical moment.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“Capital has transformed modern civilisation into a hyper-dissipative entroplex, an energy-intensive megamachine dumping massive amounts of gases, liquids & solid wastes into our natural environment…” #PostCapitalism #Degrowth #PostGrowth
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Israeli channel i24 reports that Israeli troops are erasing evidence of their war crimes in Rafah and other Israel-controlled areas in the Gaza Strip before international journalists can get in.
Where is the outrage from international journalists?
Where is the outrage from international journalists?
December 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Israeli channel i24 reports that Israeli troops are erasing evidence of their war crimes in Rafah and other Israel-controlled areas in the Gaza Strip before international journalists can get in.
Where is the outrage from international journalists?
Where is the outrage from international journalists?
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In a statement on Boxing Day, the UN’s human rights office (OHCHR) highlighted the UK government’s harsh treatment of the hunger-strikers.
The OHCHR also made clear that Starmer and his ministers are legally responsible for their wellbeing.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
The OHCHR also made clear that Starmer and his ministers are legally responsible for their wellbeing.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
UN experts demand action from Labour to protect Palestine hunger-strikers
UN experts have criticised the treatment of pro-Palestine hunger strikers, underscoring Labour’s responsibility to ‘protect life’
www.thecanary.co
December 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
In a statement on Boxing Day, the UN’s human rights office (OHCHR) highlighted the UK government’s harsh treatment of the hunger-strikers.
The OHCHR also made clear that Starmer and his ministers are legally responsible for their wellbeing.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
The OHCHR also made clear that Starmer and his ministers are legally responsible for their wellbeing.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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#GazaGenocide, 28 Dec 2025
The sharp decline in media coverage of Gaza is not because the genocide has ended, but because they want you to believe it has.
#NetanyahuWarCriminal #TrumpWarCriminal
The sharp decline in media coverage of Gaza is not because the genocide has ended, but because they want you to believe it has.
#NetanyahuWarCriminal #TrumpWarCriminal
December 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
#GazaGenocide, 28 Dec 2025
The sharp decline in media coverage of Gaza is not because the genocide has ended, but because they want you to believe it has.
#NetanyahuWarCriminal #TrumpWarCriminal
The sharp decline in media coverage of Gaza is not because the genocide has ended, but because they want you to believe it has.
#NetanyahuWarCriminal #TrumpWarCriminal
Alarming. And wrong.
You know what, I’m feeling marginally less flippant about this insanity now that I know I’m on a list in a dossier prepared by the Israeli Ministry of Diaspora Affairs as a “key influencer” of antisemitism. This is munted.
December 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Alarming. And wrong.
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This year the British establishment covered up this new Banksy.
Can we get it Retweeted 10,000 times to show that they can never cover up their complicity in war crimes??
Protect the right to protest! RT!
#Banksy
#RightToProtest
#WarCrimes
Can we get it Retweeted 10,000 times to show that they can never cover up their complicity in war crimes??
Protect the right to protest! RT!
#Banksy
#RightToProtest
#WarCrimes
December 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
This year the British establishment covered up this new Banksy.
Can we get it Retweeted 10,000 times to show that they can never cover up their complicity in war crimes??
Protect the right to protest! RT!
#Banksy
#RightToProtest
#WarCrimes
Can we get it Retweeted 10,000 times to show that they can never cover up their complicity in war crimes??
Protect the right to protest! RT!
#Banksy
#RightToProtest
#WarCrimes
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Our living planet is being relentlessly annihilated on a scale that's beyond any understanding. It is literally the apocalypse, in our time.
Is that *all* we humans collectively amount to?
I believe we have the power to change.
Is that *all* we humans collectively amount to?
I believe we have the power to change.
West Papua Indonesia Earth's oldest living eco system existing for at least 70 million years
Look at the 292 square Kilometers of ancient forest cleared in just 21 months
Now army brought in to fast track 5 million more acres
www.ft.com/content/27a6...
Look at the 292 square Kilometers of ancient forest cleared in just 21 months
Now army brought in to fast track 5 million more acres
www.ft.com/content/27a6...
December 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Our living planet is being relentlessly annihilated on a scale that's beyond any understanding. It is literally the apocalypse, in our time.
Is that *all* we humans collectively amount to?
I believe we have the power to change.
Is that *all* we humans collectively amount to?
I believe we have the power to change.
Nice juxtaposition …
December 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Nice juxtaposition …
😮 amazing!
Me too, obviously
Me too, obviously
This is me home alone for the next 3 days burning off the Xmas truffles
December 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
😮 amazing!
Me too, obviously
Me too, obviously
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'Don't be evil' really went down the toilet, then.
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. “Big tech has made their choice.”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable…
www.404media.co
December 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
'Don't be evil' really went down the toilet, then.
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You would have to wait until year 125,206 to have as much money as Elon Musk.
December 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
You would have to wait until year 125,206 to have as much money as Elon Musk.
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The Express directly associating a gay man they don't like with a notorious paedophile in a headline. That's not an accident.
It'd be a terrible shame if such an egregious smear backfired and increased support for the Greens!
join.greenparty.org.uk
It'd be a terrible shame if such an egregious smear backfired and increased support for the Greens!
join.greenparty.org.uk
December 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The Express directly associating a gay man they don't like with a notorious paedophile in a headline. That's not an accident.
It'd be a terrible shame if such an egregious smear backfired and increased support for the Greens!
join.greenparty.org.uk
It'd be a terrible shame if such an egregious smear backfired and increased support for the Greens!
join.greenparty.org.uk
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“No European country meets the needs of its residents while remaining within planetary boundaries. Europe’s ecological overshoot is severe, with resource us & emissions exceeding planetary boundaries on average by between 88% & 354%” #PostGrowth #Degrowth
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Toward a post-growth industrial policy for Europe: navigating emerging tensions and long-term goals
Amid mounting geopolitical, socio-economic, and ecological crises, industrial policy has returned to the forefront of policy debates. However, the EU’s industrial policy framework – centred on Sing...
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December 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“No European country meets the needs of its residents while remaining within planetary boundaries. Europe’s ecological overshoot is severe, with resource us & emissions exceeding planetary boundaries on average by between 88% & 354%” #PostGrowth #Degrowth
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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I reviewed the new book by Nicholas Stern "The Growth Story of the 21st Century"
#ClimateEconomics #PostGrowth #Omgroei #ThermodynamicLimits
www.linkedin.com/pulse/stern-...
#ClimateEconomics #PostGrowth #Omgroei #ThermodynamicLimits
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Not stern enough: why green growth's best advocate still evades the hard questions
"The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones." John Maynard Keynes wrote that nearly a century ago.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I reviewed the new book by Nicholas Stern "The Growth Story of the 21st Century"
#ClimateEconomics #PostGrowth #Omgroei #ThermodynamicLimits
www.linkedin.com/pulse/stern-...
#ClimateEconomics #PostGrowth #Omgroei #ThermodynamicLimits
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“What is driving the climate crisis? It’s overconsumption…
Gift economies are an invitation to the economy of the commons, rather than private property & individual ownership.
It creates a sense of sufficiency that puts the brakes on consumption.” #degrowth
insideclimatenews.org/news/2512202...
Gift economies are an invitation to the economy of the commons, rather than private property & individual ownership.
It creates a sense of sufficiency that puts the brakes on consumption.” #degrowth
insideclimatenews.org/news/2512202...
Lessons on Scaling Gift Economies—and How It Can Help the Planet - Inside Climate News
Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of “The Serviceberry,” offers ideas rooted in nature for creating sharing economies as a way to bind communities, offer purpose and reduce strain on the Earth.
insideclimatenews.org
December 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“What is driving the climate crisis? It’s overconsumption…
Gift economies are an invitation to the economy of the commons, rather than private property & individual ownership.
It creates a sense of sufficiency that puts the brakes on consumption.” #degrowth
insideclimatenews.org/news/2512202...
Gift economies are an invitation to the economy of the commons, rather than private property & individual ownership.
It creates a sense of sufficiency that puts the brakes on consumption.” #degrowth
insideclimatenews.org/news/2512202...