Phil Randal
@philrandal.bsky.social
Mad Kiwi, passionate about the planet
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The UN plans to reduce by half the amount of money it requests from donor countries in 2026 to help people affected by war and natural disasters, a consequence of the drastic cuts by the U.S. and European governments to their foreign aid budgets.
United Nations Cuts Its 2026 Emergency Aid Budget in Half
Huge reductions in foreign aid by the United States and Europe have led the U.N.’s emergency relief coordinator to slash its fund-raising targets for next year.
nyti.ms
December 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The UN plans to reduce by half the amount of money it requests from donor countries in 2026 to help people affected by war and natural disasters, a consequence of the drastic cuts by the U.S. and European governments to their foreign aid budgets.
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Delighted to be supporting the launch of @togetheralliance.bsky.social
Together we need to take on the far right.
Togetheralliance.org.uk
Together we need to take on the far right.
Togetheralliance.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Delighted to be supporting the launch of @togetheralliance.bsky.social
Together we need to take on the far right.
Togetheralliance.org.uk
Together we need to take on the far right.
Togetheralliance.org.uk
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3️⃣ Counter misinformation: Challenge it wherever you see it. It has plagued us for too long.
4️⃣ Use Your Power: Ask yourself what is your personal power and influence? Exert it. If you're in a position of influence and can't find the courage to step up, step down and let someone else lead.
4️⃣ Use Your Power: Ask yourself what is your personal power and influence? Exert it. If you're in a position of influence and can't find the courage to step up, step down and let someone else lead.
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
3️⃣ Counter misinformation: Challenge it wherever you see it. It has plagued us for too long.
4️⃣ Use Your Power: Ask yourself what is your personal power and influence? Exert it. If you're in a position of influence and can't find the courage to step up, step down and let someone else lead.
4️⃣ Use Your Power: Ask yourself what is your personal power and influence? Exert it. If you're in a position of influence and can't find the courage to step up, step down and let someone else lead.
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1️⃣ Sign the Letter: Calling Keir Starmer, major broadcasters, and Ofcom to launch the national TV information campaign this emergency demands. www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
2️⃣ Share the message: Help us push out the follow-up events, including the briefing film when it’s released next year.
2️⃣ Share the message: Help us push out the follow-up events, including the briefing film when it’s released next year.
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
1️⃣ Sign the Letter: Calling Keir Starmer, major broadcasters, and Ofcom to launch the national TV information campaign this emergency demands. www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
2️⃣ Share the message: Help us push out the follow-up events, including the briefing film when it’s released next year.
2️⃣ Share the message: Help us push out the follow-up events, including the briefing film when it’s released next year.
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We're calling for the UK to show the kind of leadership we showed in WWII. To face the challenge head-on instead of pretending it isn't happening.
This isn't a call for small tweaks but for big, courageous action.
This isn't a call for small tweaks but for big, courageous action.
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We're calling for the UK to show the kind of leadership we showed in WWII. To face the challenge head-on instead of pretending it isn't happening.
This isn't a call for small tweaks but for big, courageous action.
This isn't a call for small tweaks but for big, courageous action.
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We heard lessons from the COVID inquiry, from military crises, and from emergencies in intensive care units that are all the same: When a crisis is emerging, you act quickly. You do not delay.
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We heard lessons from the COVID inquiry, from military crises, and from emergencies in intensive care units that are all the same: When a crisis is emerging, you act quickly. You do not delay.
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The greatest financial risk we face is the cost of inaction. The economic disruption from extreme weather events that we’re not prepared for will be catastrophic. We risk being hit by weather disruption at a national scale, trying to recover from one disaster just as the next one hits.
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The greatest financial risk we face is the cost of inaction. The economic disruption from extreme weather events that we’re not prepared for will be catastrophic. We risk being hit by weather disruption at a national scale, trying to recover from one disaster just as the next one hits.
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Myth: Changing our food system is a threat.
Reality: It is a massive opportunity to improve our health, our rural communities, our economy, and our nature.
Reality: It is a massive opportunity to improve our health, our rural communities, our economy, and our nature.
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Myth: Changing our food system is a threat.
Reality: It is a massive opportunity to improve our health, our rural communities, our economy, and our nature.
Reality: It is a massive opportunity to improve our health, our rural communities, our economy, and our nature.
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We must rigorously counter the misinformation that holds us back.
Myth: The energy transition will make us colder and poorer.
Reality: Insulating our homes and investing in a clean energy transition will save us money and make us more secure, especially those most in need.
Myth: The energy transition will make us colder and poorer.
Reality: Insulating our homes and investing in a clean energy transition will save us money and make us more secure, especially those most in need.
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We must rigorously counter the misinformation that holds us back.
Myth: The energy transition will make us colder and poorer.
Reality: Insulating our homes and investing in a clean energy transition will save us money and make us more secure, especially those most in need.
Myth: The energy transition will make us colder and poorer.
Reality: Insulating our homes and investing in a clean energy transition will save us money and make us more secure, especially those most in need.
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When I asked the audience, not a single person thought the situation had been exaggerated. Many felt it was even more serious.
When we accept things as they really are, we can no longer rely on the psychological defences of denying, trivialising, or ignoring the need for deep, systemic action.
When we accept things as they really are, we can no longer rely on the psychological defences of denying, trivialising, or ignoring the need for deep, systemic action.
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
When I asked the audience, not a single person thought the situation had been exaggerated. Many felt it was even more serious.
When we accept things as they really are, we can no longer rely on the psychological defences of denying, trivialising, or ignoring the need for deep, systemic action.
When we accept things as they really are, we can no longer rely on the psychological defences of denying, trivialising, or ignoring the need for deep, systemic action.
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When you hear these nine briefings together, the reality is undeniable - an interconnected, escalating polycrisis.
My intention was to create a "one-way gate." I wanted everyone in the room, leaders and influencers across society, to leave knowing that "business as usual" is no longer an option.
My intention was to create a "one-way gate." I wanted everyone in the room, leaders and influencers across society, to leave knowing that "business as usual" is no longer an option.
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
When you hear these nine briefings together, the reality is undeniable - an interconnected, escalating polycrisis.
My intention was to create a "one-way gate." I wanted everyone in the room, leaders and influencers across society, to leave knowing that "business as usual" is no longer an option.
My intention was to create a "one-way gate." I wanted everyone in the room, leaders and influencers across society, to leave knowing that "business as usual" is no longer an option.
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Together 9 top experts joined the dots. We didn't just talk about climate, nature, and tipping points as abstract issues, we heard briefings on what this emergency means for:
Our food security here in the UK
Our health and the NHS
Our national security
Our food security here in the UK
Our health and the NHS
Our national security
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Together 9 top experts joined the dots. We didn't just talk about climate, nature, and tipping points as abstract issues, we heard briefings on what this emergency means for:
Our food security here in the UK
Our health and the NHS
Our national security
Our food security here in the UK
Our health and the NHS
Our national security
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We're in a national emergency, but we're not talking or acting as if we are.
This dangerous disconnect is why we convened the @nebriefing.bsky.social. Our goal was to reset the national conversation on the climate and nature crises, cutting through the sea of misinformation holding us back.
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This dangerous disconnect is why we convened the @nebriefing.bsky.social. Our goal was to reset the national conversation on the climate and nature crises, cutting through the sea of misinformation holding us back.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We're in a national emergency, but we're not talking or acting as if we are.
This dangerous disconnect is why we convened the @nebriefing.bsky.social. Our goal was to reset the national conversation on the climate and nature crises, cutting through the sea of misinformation holding us back.
⬇️
This dangerous disconnect is why we convened the @nebriefing.bsky.social. Our goal was to reset the national conversation on the climate and nature crises, cutting through the sea of misinformation holding us back.
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Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
As of November 25th, Arctic sea-ice extent just hit a new record daily low and is now more than 32,000 km² below the previous record low for the date, set in 2016.
Current extent is more than 1,360,000 km² below the 1991-2020 average.
Code Yikes!
As of November 25th, Arctic sea-ice extent just hit a new record daily low and is now more than 32,000 km² below the previous record low for the date, set in 2016.
Current extent is more than 1,360,000 km² below the 1991-2020 average.
November 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
As of November 25th, Arctic sea-ice extent just hit a new record daily low and is now more than 32,000 km² below the previous record low for the date, set in 2016.
Current extent is more than 1,360,000 km² below the 1991-2020 average.
Code Yikes!
As of November 25th, Arctic sea-ice extent just hit a new record daily low and is now more than 32,000 km² below the previous record low for the date, set in 2016.
Current extent is more than 1,360,000 km² below the 1991-2020 average.
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One of the few consistent features of Farage's rhetoric over the years has been his long-standing support for Russian strategic interests. And here, courtesy of @quietriotpod.bsky.social , are the receipts.
open.spotify.com/episode/77cz...
open.spotify.com/episode/77cz...
Quiet Riot - Fact Check: Nigel Farage on Ukraine and Putin
open.spotify.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
One of the few consistent features of Farage's rhetoric over the years has been his long-standing support for Russian strategic interests. And here, courtesy of @quietriotpod.bsky.social , are the receipts.
open.spotify.com/episode/77cz...
open.spotify.com/episode/77cz...
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new allegation concerning Farage’s behaviour when he was 18 years old
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
new allegation concerning Farage’s behaviour when he was 18 years old
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Good Morning Everyone🙏✊🏻
Day 509 of Lab Govt
There R 4.5m 🧒in poverty in UK the 6th richest country on the planet & poverty rate is higher than all EU countries except Greece.
Unless govt takes action now it will rise to 4.8m by 2030
It’s a political choice
Come on Lab You’ve a choice.
#ToriesGone509
Day 509 of Lab Govt
There R 4.5m 🧒in poverty in UK the 6th richest country on the planet & poverty rate is higher than all EU countries except Greece.
Unless govt takes action now it will rise to 4.8m by 2030
It’s a political choice
Come on Lab You’ve a choice.
#ToriesGone509
November 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Good Morning Everyone🙏✊🏻
Day 509 of Lab Govt
There R 4.5m 🧒in poverty in UK the 6th richest country on the planet & poverty rate is higher than all EU countries except Greece.
Unless govt takes action now it will rise to 4.8m by 2030
It’s a political choice
Come on Lab You’ve a choice.
#ToriesGone509
Day 509 of Lab Govt
There R 4.5m 🧒in poverty in UK the 6th richest country on the planet & poverty rate is higher than all EU countries except Greece.
Unless govt takes action now it will rise to 4.8m by 2030
It’s a political choice
Come on Lab You’ve a choice.
#ToriesGone509
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Three more school contemporaries who claim to have witnessed Nigel Farage’s alleged teenage racism have rejected the Reform UK leader’s suggestion that it was “banter”, describing it as targeted, persistent and nasty.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Three more school contemporaries who claim to have witnessed Nigel Farage’s alleged teenage racism have rejected the Reform UK leader’s suggestion that it was “banter”, describing it as targeted, persistent and nasty.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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If you've ever been bullied, you will know that you never forget the bully or what they did and said. These memories tend to be vivid.
November 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
If you've ever been bullied, you will know that you never forget the bully or what they did and said. These memories tend to be vivid.
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Governments ignore the science and prefer to just focus on climate change as an energy transition: as a spur to kick start a still completely unsustainable capitalism. We’re in breach of multiple planetary boundaries and they - and we - are deeply interdependent. It’s one hell of a category error.
‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – study
- Ocean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Ocean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – study
Ocean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say in unexpected finding
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Governments ignore the science and prefer to just focus on climate change as an energy transition: as a spur to kick start a still completely unsustainable capitalism. We’re in breach of multiple planetary boundaries and they - and we - are deeply interdependent. It’s one hell of a category error.
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“What once sounded unthinkable is now being said openly: Tehran is not viable; and evacuation orders are imminent.
As I wrote before, President Masoud Pezeshkian himself said that it might be necessary to relocate Tehranis in large number.” open.substack.com/pub/peterfra...
As I wrote before, President Masoud Pezeshkian himself said that it might be necessary to relocate Tehranis in large number.” open.substack.com/pub/peterfra...
Makran or Bust: Tehran's water crisis gets worse
Ten days ago I wrote that Tehran was approaching a point where warnings, pressure cuts and appeals to save water would no longer be enough.
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
“What once sounded unthinkable is now being said openly: Tehran is not viable; and evacuation orders are imminent.
As I wrote before, President Masoud Pezeshkian himself said that it might be necessary to relocate Tehranis in large number.” open.substack.com/pub/peterfra...
As I wrote before, President Masoud Pezeshkian himself said that it might be necessary to relocate Tehranis in large number.” open.substack.com/pub/peterfra...
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The Judge: "The harm was profound"
She says Gll damaged a supranational parliament.
"A broad and deleterious effect on public trust"
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She says Gll damaged a supranational parliament.
"A broad and deleterious effect on public trust"
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November 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The Judge: "The harm was profound"
She says Gll damaged a supranational parliament.
"A broad and deleterious effect on public trust"
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She says Gll damaged a supranational parliament.
"A broad and deleterious effect on public trust"
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The judge: The offending was sophisticated. You accepted payments from foreign nationals...you utilised scripted material as your own"
Judge says: culpability is category A
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Judge says: culpability is category A
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November 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The judge: The offending was sophisticated. You accepted payments from foreign nationals...you utilised scripted material as your own"
Judge says: culpability is category A
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Judge says: culpability is category A
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The judge notes Voloshyn intecepted by the FBI in July 2021 and indicted for treason in 2022.
Medvedchuk placed under house arrest and then sent to Russia under a prisoner exchange.
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Medvedchuk placed under house arrest and then sent to Russia under a prisoner exchange.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The judge notes Voloshyn intecepted by the FBI in July 2021 and indicted for treason in 2022.
Medvedchuk placed under house arrest and then sent to Russia under a prisoner exchange.
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Medvedchuk placed under house arrest and then sent to Russia under a prisoner exchange.
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A German and French MEPs are referenced making supportive statements another three British MEPS from East Midlands
South West England "and one other previously referenced".
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South West England "and one other previously referenced".
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November 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
A German and French MEPs are referenced making supportive statements another three British MEPS from East Midlands
South West England "and one other previously referenced".
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South West England "and one other previously referenced".
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