Sophie
@rewildus.bsky.social
For a stable climate, increasing biodiversity, compassion, justice and equality. Plus music and beautiful maps. Not a big ask then 😅
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buff.ly/tGeQ7CI 🚨Big UK theatres, museums, and galleries are facing calls to stop taking sponsorship money from big polluters and the banks that finance them. Here's how the PR firm Brunswick Group stepped in to help keep the fossil fuel money flowing.
How a Big Oil PR Firm Helped Top UK Cultural Institutions Defend Their Fossil Fuel Sponsorships
Brunswick Group’s strategies aimed to neutralise growing calls for theatres, museums, and galleries to distance themselves from climate polluters.
buff.ly
December 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
buff.ly/tGeQ7CI 🚨Big UK theatres, museums, and galleries are facing calls to stop taking sponsorship money from big polluters and the banks that finance them. Here's how the PR firm Brunswick Group stepped in to help keep the fossil fuel money flowing.
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Israeli authorities are engaged in multiple major efforts to ensure there will be no Palestinian state in the future.
Israel to advance plans for 9,000 houses in occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli authorities are engaged in multiple major efforts to ensure there will be no Palestinian state in the future.
www.aljazeera.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Israeli authorities are engaged in multiple major efforts to ensure there will be no Palestinian state in the future.
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Coke admitted they had to generate 70,000 video clips for their latest Christmas slopvertising
BY MY CALCS:
- 4x the CO2 impact of a normal ad project
- 1 day of 2-5 medium hospitals
- 1 month of 250 households
- 44 years of continuous Netflix viewing
futurism.com/artificial-i...
BY MY CALCS:
- 4x the CO2 impact of a normal ad project
- 1 day of 2-5 medium hospitals
- 1 month of 250 households
- 44 years of continuous Netflix viewing
futurism.com/artificial-i...
December 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Coke admitted they had to generate 70,000 video clips for their latest Christmas slopvertising
BY MY CALCS:
- 4x the CO2 impact of a normal ad project
- 1 day of 2-5 medium hospitals
- 1 month of 250 households
- 44 years of continuous Netflix viewing
futurism.com/artificial-i...
BY MY CALCS:
- 4x the CO2 impact of a normal ad project
- 1 day of 2-5 medium hospitals
- 1 month of 250 households
- 44 years of continuous Netflix viewing
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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So tired of hearing these stories of #raptorpersecution. I’ve seen these eagles flying over the river Arun it’s such an amazing sight. 🦅
One of the missing is a chick born in West Sussex. In September its tag was found in the River Rother, it had been cut off. The chick has not been found.
So tired of hearing these stories of #raptorpersecution. I’ve seen these eagles flying over the river Arun it’s such an amazing sight. 🦅
One of the missing is a chick born in West Sussex. In September its tag was found in the River Rother, it had been cut off. The chick has not been found.
THREE satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles disappear in suspicious circumstances in England, Wales & Scotland - two tags had been cut off.
Press release from Isle of Wight WTE Project Team & additional commentary from me ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/17/t...
Press release from Isle of Wight WTE Project Team & additional commentary from me ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/17/t...
Three satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles disappear in suspicious circumstances in England, Wales & Scotland – two tags had been cut off
Press release from Forestry England (17 December 2025) THREE WHITE-TAILED EAGLES DISAPPEAR IN SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES The public are being asked to help the police investigate the suspicious disap…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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So tired of hearing these stories of #raptorpersecution. I’ve seen these eagles flying over the river Arun it’s such an amazing sight. 🦅
One of the missing is a chick born in West Sussex. In September its tag was found in the River Rother, it had been cut off. The chick has not been found.
So tired of hearing these stories of #raptorpersecution. I’ve seen these eagles flying over the river Arun it’s such an amazing sight. 🦅
One of the missing is a chick born in West Sussex. In September its tag was found in the River Rother, it had been cut off. The chick has not been found.
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"Region imported 438,000 tons of pesticides and herbicides in 2020, two-thirds more than in 2018. More than half of such chemicals used in Nigeria are highly hazardous, at least 40% of those can’t be sold in Europe"
#Pesticide colonialism
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
#Pesticide colonialism
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Europe’s Banned Pesticides Are Poisoning Nigeria
Chemicals barred by the EU are widely available across Africa, threatening food and water supplies.
www.bloomberg.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"Region imported 438,000 tons of pesticides and herbicides in 2020, two-thirds more than in 2018. More than half of such chemicals used in Nigeria are highly hazardous, at least 40% of those can’t be sold in Europe"
#Pesticide colonialism
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
#Pesticide colonialism
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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🚨RED REBELS WARN OF INFINITE GROWTH ON A FINITE PLANET
The rebels invited shoppers to reflect on what gifts we want to pass on to the next generation.
One rebel said:
“We came to offer a message of care... Another way of living might be possible for us all.”
#PeacefulProtest #RedRebels
The rebels invited shoppers to reflect on what gifts we want to pass on to the next generation.
One rebel said:
“We came to offer a message of care... Another way of living might be possible for us all.”
#PeacefulProtest #RedRebels
December 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
🚨RED REBELS WARN OF INFINITE GROWTH ON A FINITE PLANET
The rebels invited shoppers to reflect on what gifts we want to pass on to the next generation.
One rebel said:
“We came to offer a message of care... Another way of living might be possible for us all.”
#PeacefulProtest #RedRebels
The rebels invited shoppers to reflect on what gifts we want to pass on to the next generation.
One rebel said:
“We came to offer a message of care... Another way of living might be possible for us all.”
#PeacefulProtest #RedRebels
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It appears that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has, within the past week, scrubbed a large amount of climate change content from its official website, as well as *removed human-caused warming* from the discussion on its "causes of climate change" page.
December 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
It appears that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has, within the past week, scrubbed a large amount of climate change content from its official website, as well as *removed human-caused warming* from the discussion on its "causes of climate change" page.
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Humanism has a deep, often overlooked legacy in the US struggle for justice. Humanists contributed to abolition, advanced women’s rights, fought poverty, corruption, and child labour, and helped build early institutions like free kindergartens and settlement houses.
thehumanist.com/magazine/fal...
thehumanist.com/magazine/fal...
The Trailblazers of Humanism - TheHumanist.com
I LIKE TO SAY, when I was at Camp Quest, one of the slogans that I invented was, “cleanliness is next to godliness.” And that was in that video there. But I wanted you to be aware of that because the ...
thehumanist.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Humanism has a deep, often overlooked legacy in the US struggle for justice. Humanists contributed to abolition, advanced women’s rights, fought poverty, corruption, and child labour, and helped build early institutions like free kindergartens and settlement houses.
thehumanist.com/magazine/fal...
thehumanist.com/magazine/fal...
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December 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Lastly, I offer @scientistsforxr.earth's 'Scientists on Survival' in which yours truly has a chapter.
As @carolinelucas.bsky.social put it wonderfully: “Beware: this is a dangerous book: Dangerous because it’s impossible to read it and not feel moved to stand up, speak out, and take urgent action.”
As @carolinelucas.bsky.social put it wonderfully: “Beware: this is a dangerous book: Dangerous because it’s impossible to read it and not feel moved to stand up, speak out, and take urgent action.”
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Lastly, I offer @scientistsforxr.earth's 'Scientists on Survival' in which yours truly has a chapter.
As @carolinelucas.bsky.social put it wonderfully: “Beware: this is a dangerous book: Dangerous because it’s impossible to read it and not feel moved to stand up, speak out, and take urgent action.”
As @carolinelucas.bsky.social put it wonderfully: “Beware: this is a dangerous book: Dangerous because it’s impossible to read it and not feel moved to stand up, speak out, and take urgent action.”
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Part of the task is learning to see through false solutions that are stymieing genuine climate action
In 'The Value of A Whale' @adriennebuller.bsky.social pulls back the curtain on mainstream myths of market-centric thinking that put profit before planet, & asks us to examine what we really value🧵
In 'The Value of A Whale' @adriennebuller.bsky.social pulls back the curtain on mainstream myths of market-centric thinking that put profit before planet, & asks us to examine what we really value🧵
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Part of the task is learning to see through false solutions that are stymieing genuine climate action
In 'The Value of A Whale' @adriennebuller.bsky.social pulls back the curtain on mainstream myths of market-centric thinking that put profit before planet, & asks us to examine what we really value🧵
In 'The Value of A Whale' @adriennebuller.bsky.social pulls back the curtain on mainstream myths of market-centric thinking that put profit before planet, & asks us to examine what we really value🧵
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However, the political barriers to bringing about such a transformation are immense!
In 'The Long Heat' @wimcarton.bsky.social & Andreas Malm provide a brilliant & rigorous account of what we are up against & what actors in the climate movement must do to navigate an era of planetary overshoot🧵
In 'The Long Heat' @wimcarton.bsky.social & Andreas Malm provide a brilliant & rigorous account of what we are up against & what actors in the climate movement must do to navigate an era of planetary overshoot🧵
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
However, the political barriers to bringing about such a transformation are immense!
In 'The Long Heat' @wimcarton.bsky.social & Andreas Malm provide a brilliant & rigorous account of what we are up against & what actors in the climate movement must do to navigate an era of planetary overshoot🧵
In 'The Long Heat' @wimcarton.bsky.social & Andreas Malm provide a brilliant & rigorous account of what we are up against & what actors in the climate movement must do to navigate an era of planetary overshoot🧵
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One powerful effort to imagine a sustainable future is Tim Lenton's 'Positive Tipping Points'.
This book offers the vision of a pathway to environmental salvation, highlighting the ways that socio-technical systems can change far more rapidly then we tend to recognise.🧵
This book offers the vision of a pathway to environmental salvation, highlighting the ways that socio-technical systems can change far more rapidly then we tend to recognise.🧵
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
One powerful effort to imagine a sustainable future is Tim Lenton's 'Positive Tipping Points'.
This book offers the vision of a pathway to environmental salvation, highlighting the ways that socio-technical systems can change far more rapidly then we tend to recognise.🧵
This book offers the vision of a pathway to environmental salvation, highlighting the ways that socio-technical systems can change far more rapidly then we tend to recognise.🧵
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Next, in 'The Nature of Tomorrow' Michael Rawson expertly reveals how past science fictions came to grip the popular imagination & how we acted on these ideas to shape the world around us.
This book reminds us that a sustainable future hinges on our ability to create new visions of tomorrow🧵
This book reminds us that a sustainable future hinges on our ability to create new visions of tomorrow🧵
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Next, in 'The Nature of Tomorrow' Michael Rawson expertly reveals how past science fictions came to grip the popular imagination & how we acted on these ideas to shape the world around us.
This book reminds us that a sustainable future hinges on our ability to create new visions of tomorrow🧵
This book reminds us that a sustainable future hinges on our ability to create new visions of tomorrow🧵
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Looking for books to get for #climate curious friends & family this Christmas🎄?
Here are 6 of my favourites reads this year.
First up, Yale University historian Sunil Amrith's relentlessly edifying 'The Burning Earth'. A staggeringly comprehensive account of how we got to where we are! 🧵
Here are 6 of my favourites reads this year.
First up, Yale University historian Sunil Amrith's relentlessly edifying 'The Burning Earth'. A staggeringly comprehensive account of how we got to where we are! 🧵
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Looking for books to get for #climate curious friends & family this Christmas🎄?
Here are 6 of my favourites reads this year.
First up, Yale University historian Sunil Amrith's relentlessly edifying 'The Burning Earth'. A staggeringly comprehensive account of how we got to where we are! 🧵
Here are 6 of my favourites reads this year.
First up, Yale University historian Sunil Amrith's relentlessly edifying 'The Burning Earth'. A staggeringly comprehensive account of how we got to where we are! 🧵
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We love, love, love the December calendar from @actionhappiness.bsky.social.
It's full of simple daily ideas for small acts of kindness to create a better world. Very humanist, we think!
It's full of simple daily ideas for small acts of kindness to create a better world. Very humanist, we think!
December 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We love, love, love the December calendar from @actionhappiness.bsky.social.
It's full of simple daily ideas for small acts of kindness to create a better world. Very humanist, we think!
It's full of simple daily ideas for small acts of kindness to create a better world. Very humanist, we think!
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Advent #2
"People in the Global North live in bubbles. We surround ourselves with stuff, immerse ourselves in a human-made world, live without any connection to nature, and deny any need for it. For many people, nature can seem peripheral, optional or irrelevant.."
"People in the Global North live in bubbles. We surround ourselves with stuff, immerse ourselves in a human-made world, live without any connection to nature, and deny any need for it. For many people, nature can seem peripheral, optional or irrelevant.."
December 2, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Advent #2
"People in the Global North live in bubbles. We surround ourselves with stuff, immerse ourselves in a human-made world, live without any connection to nature, and deny any need for it. For many people, nature can seem peripheral, optional or irrelevant.."
"People in the Global North live in bubbles. We surround ourselves with stuff, immerse ourselves in a human-made world, live without any connection to nature, and deny any need for it. For many people, nature can seem peripheral, optional or irrelevant.."
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Advent #1
"You don't have to throw soup on anything. You don't have to glue yourself to things. But if you really do care about all this, please find your own way to act like the truth is real."
"You don't have to throw soup on anything. You don't have to glue yourself to things. But if you really do care about all this, please find your own way to act like the truth is real."
December 1, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Advent #1
"You don't have to throw soup on anything. You don't have to glue yourself to things. But if you really do care about all this, please find your own way to act like the truth is real."
"You don't have to throw soup on anything. You don't have to glue yourself to things. But if you really do care about all this, please find your own way to act like the truth is real."
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7/ There are many pathways though which #climate breakdown can exacerbate the risk of conflict in Sudan.
This diagram by @cgiar.org maps out some of the main links…
cgspace.cgiar.org/server/api/c...
This diagram by @cgiar.org maps out some of the main links…
cgspace.cgiar.org/server/api/c...
November 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
7/ There are many pathways though which #climate breakdown can exacerbate the risk of conflict in Sudan.
This diagram by @cgiar.org maps out some of the main links…
cgspace.cgiar.org/server/api/c...
This diagram by @cgiar.org maps out some of the main links…
cgspace.cgiar.org/server/api/c...
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Six Israeli soldiers also wounded during clashes following the incursion into the town of Beit Jinn.
Israeli incursion in Damascus countryside kills 9 Syrians: State media
Six Israeli soldiers also wounded during clashes following the incursion into the town of Beit Jinn.
bit.ly
November 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Six Israeli soldiers also wounded during clashes following the incursion into the town of Beit Jinn.
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At today’s National Emergency Briefing, Chris Packham delivered a clear message: act now. Decision-makers must step up and tackle the climate crisis before it’s too late. Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer.
#climatecrisis #neb2025 #netzero
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #neb2025 #netzero
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
November 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
At today’s National Emergency Briefing, Chris Packham delivered a clear message: act now. Decision-makers must step up and tackle the climate crisis before it’s too late. Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer.
#climatecrisis #neb2025 #netzero
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #neb2025 #netzero
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
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Works in progress: inside Hebden Bridge Open Studios
In and around Hebden Bridge, artists will open their workshops this December: from printing to silverwork and more – meet some of the makers
By Philip O'Brien
In and around Hebden Bridge, artists will open their workshops this December: from printing to silverwork and more – meet some of the makers
By Philip O'Brien
Works in progress: inside Hebden Bridge Open Studios
In and around Hebden Bridge, artists will open their workshops this December: from printing to silverwork and more – meet some of the makers
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Works in progress: inside Hebden Bridge Open Studios
In and around Hebden Bridge, artists will open their workshops this December: from printing to silverwork and more – meet some of the makers
By Philip O'Brien
In and around Hebden Bridge, artists will open their workshops this December: from printing to silverwork and more – meet some of the makers
By Philip O'Brien
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Thank you for all the work you do, not just with Palestine Action. Our juries are one of the cornerstones of our highly revered English legal system. Our English ancestors died for us to have these rights, protections, and freedoms, so It's important we fight to keep them.
November 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Thank you for all the work you do, not just with Palestine Action. Our juries are one of the cornerstones of our highly revered English legal system. Our English ancestors died for us to have these rights, protections, and freedoms, so It's important we fight to keep them.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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We are excited to share #XReadiness with you, a guide for building readiness and community, today and tomorrow
bit.ly/readyxr
The climate crisis is not a distant threat.
It is already shaping our world through extreme weather, infrastructure stress, economic instability, and ecosystem collapse
1/5
bit.ly/readyxr
The climate crisis is not a distant threat.
It is already shaping our world through extreme weather, infrastructure stress, economic instability, and ecosystem collapse
1/5
XReadiness | Extinction Rebellion
This guide is designed to provide individuals, families, and communities with essential knowledge and practical steps to increase resilience in the face of climate-related crises and other societal di...
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We are excited to share #XReadiness with you, a guide for building readiness and community, today and tomorrow
bit.ly/readyxr
The climate crisis is not a distant threat.
It is already shaping our world through extreme weather, infrastructure stress, economic instability, and ecosystem collapse
1/5
bit.ly/readyxr
The climate crisis is not a distant threat.
It is already shaping our world through extreme weather, infrastructure stress, economic instability, and ecosystem collapse
1/5