Steve Conlon 🍉 💧
@stevejconlon.bsky.social
Commoning.
Direct democracy.
Anarchism.
Direct democracy.
Anarchism.
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“Insects/invertebrates of all kinds play a crucial role in protecting our agricultural environments & food security. Urgent action is required to remedy their declining numbers or there will be dire consequences for our food production".
The web of life matters also for its own sake, not just ours!
The web of life matters also for its own sake, not just ours!
Government lacks coherent strategy on how to tackle insect decline and protect UK ecosystems, says committee of MPs
- Pesticides National Action Plan is now SEVEN years late
committees.parliament.uk/committee/13...
- Pesticides National Action Plan is now SEVEN years late
committees.parliament.uk/committee/13...
Government lacks coherent strategy on how to tackle insect decline and protect UK ecosystems - Committees - UK Parliament
The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee has today published the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) reply to the Chair’s letter, in which she raised concerns about...
committees.parliament.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
“Insects/invertebrates of all kinds play a crucial role in protecting our agricultural environments & food security. Urgent action is required to remedy their declining numbers or there will be dire consequences for our food production".
The web of life matters also for its own sake, not just ours!
The web of life matters also for its own sake, not just ours!
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New taxes on the super-rich, fossil fuels, financial transactions and highly polluting activities should be explored as ways to raise the finance needed to help poor countries, says report by Cop Presidents
#COP30
#climatecrisis
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#COP30
#climatecrisis
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Experts call for new taxes on worst polluters to help poorer nations with climate crisis
Report to be discussed at Cop30 says global agreements should target carbon intensive activities and ‘ultra high net worth individuals’
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
New taxes on the super-rich, fossil fuels, financial transactions and highly polluting activities should be explored as ways to raise the finance needed to help poor countries, says report by Cop Presidents
#COP30
#climatecrisis
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#COP30
#climatecrisis
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Proud to be a UK Landfills & #CleanAir campaigner in #Havering, & delighted with this news for children in Rainham & beyond: now & in the future. Huge thanks to The Havering Daily
#ZanesLaw @mumsforlungs.bsky.social #LaundersLane @truthaboutzane.bsky.social
thehaveringdaily.co.uk/2025/11/06/w...
#ZanesLaw @mumsforlungs.bsky.social #LaundersLane @truthaboutzane.bsky.social
thehaveringdaily.co.uk/2025/11/06/w...
Why Havering Council Supporting Zane’s Law Is A Victory For Our Children.
Havering Council has ‘reaffirmed its commitment to public safety and environmental protection by supporting the national Zane’s Law campaign’.
thehaveringdaily.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Proud to be a UK Landfills & #CleanAir campaigner in #Havering, & delighted with this news for children in Rainham & beyond: now & in the future. Huge thanks to The Havering Daily
#ZanesLaw @mumsforlungs.bsky.social #LaundersLane @truthaboutzane.bsky.social
thehaveringdaily.co.uk/2025/11/06/w...
#ZanesLaw @mumsforlungs.bsky.social #LaundersLane @truthaboutzane.bsky.social
thehaveringdaily.co.uk/2025/11/06/w...
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At least 80,000 people displaced as Sudan’s humanitarian crisis deepens following the RSF’s capture of el-Fasher.
Where are tens of thousands of people in Sudan fleeing to?
At least 80,000 people displaced as Sudan’s humanitarian crisis deepens following the RSF’s capture of el-Fasher.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
At least 80,000 people displaced as Sudan’s humanitarian crisis deepens following the RSF’s capture of el-Fasher.
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The UN has recorded more than 2,000 incidents of settler violence in the West Bank since October 2023.
That's why the Progressive International, Al Shabaka, and the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute at Birzeit University will convene the Ramallah Congress on 11-12 November 2025.
That's why the Progressive International, Al Shabaka, and the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute at Birzeit University will convene the Ramallah Congress on 11-12 November 2025.
The Ramallah Congress on the Decolonisation of Palestine
In November 2025, scholars, diplomats and movement leaders from around the world will come together for the inaugural Ramallah Congress on the Decolonisation of Palestine.
buff.ly
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The UN has recorded more than 2,000 incidents of settler violence in the West Bank since October 2023.
That's why the Progressive International, Al Shabaka, and the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute at Birzeit University will convene the Ramallah Congress on 11-12 November 2025.
That's why the Progressive International, Al Shabaka, and the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute at Birzeit University will convene the Ramallah Congress on 11-12 November 2025.
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Simon Birkett of @cleanairlondon.bsky.social urges the Mayor of London to commit to the WHO's interim target for nitrogen dioxide #AirPollution in London.
@london.gov.uk's third Mayoral term must not be "a ‘victory lap’ for your remarkable #CleanAir achievements in the first two terms".
@london.gov.uk's third Mayoral term must not be "a ‘victory lap’ for your remarkable #CleanAir achievements in the first two terms".
CAL calls on Mayor to comply with WHO's ‘interim target’ for NO2 of 20 ug/m3 by 2030 - Clean Air in London
Full compliance with WHO’s ‘interim target’ for NO2 of 20 ug/m3 by 1 January 2030 Dear Sir Sadiq I am writing on behalf of Clean Air in London (CAL) to you as Mayor of London. You are also Co-Chair o...
cleanair.london
November 6, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Simon Birkett of @cleanairlondon.bsky.social urges the Mayor of London to commit to the WHO's interim target for nitrogen dioxide #AirPollution in London.
@london.gov.uk's third Mayoral term must not be "a ‘victory lap’ for your remarkable #CleanAir achievements in the first two terms".
@london.gov.uk's third Mayoral term must not be "a ‘victory lap’ for your remarkable #CleanAir achievements in the first two terms".
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Isn't lichen brilliant?
November 6, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Isn't lichen brilliant?
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While last year the perpetrators were identified as being part of organised crime, in 2025 the main aggressors are unknown actors and state actors.
freedomnews.org.uk/2025/11/06/c...
freedomnews.org.uk/2025/11/06/c...
Chiapas: Attacks on human rights defenders and journalists on the rise - Freedom News
While last year the perpetrators were identified as being part of organised crime, in 2025 the main aggressors are unknown actors and state actors …
freedomnews.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 AM
While last year the perpetrators were identified as being part of organised crime, in 2025 the main aggressors are unknown actors and state actors.
freedomnews.org.uk/2025/11/06/c...
freedomnews.org.uk/2025/11/06/c...
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This matches another forecast that global crop yields will fall by 30 percent by 2050
Bleak doesn't even begin to describe our prospects
www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/parliam...
Bleak doesn't even begin to describe our prospects
www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/parliam...
Parliamentary group warns of 32% drop in food production without urgent action
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Science and Technology in Agriculture said domestic food production could decline by 39% per capita
www.thegrocer.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This matches another forecast that global crop yields will fall by 30 percent by 2050
Bleak doesn't even begin to describe our prospects
www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/parliam...
Bleak doesn't even begin to describe our prospects
www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/parliam...
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An interview with author Tomas Rothaus ( @batallonbakunin.bsky.social ) on his recently publish memoir, "Another War Is Possible: Militant Anarchist Experiences in the Antiglobalization Era", out this year from @pmpress.bsky.social
thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2025/08...
thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2025/08...
August 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
An interview with author Tomas Rothaus ( @batallonbakunin.bsky.social ) on his recently publish memoir, "Another War Is Possible: Militant Anarchist Experiences in the Antiglobalization Era", out this year from @pmpress.bsky.social
thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2025/08...
thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2025/08...
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I would be more inclined to listen Mr Lula, if you hadn't just given the go-ahead to exploiting your country's new oil and gas reserves
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The era of fine speeches and good intentions is over. Brazil’s Cop30 will be about action | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
This is our message to world leaders: make this the ‘Cop of truth’, before people lose faith, says the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I would be more inclined to listen Mr Lula, if you hadn't just given the go-ahead to exploiting your country's new oil and gas reserves
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Known as ‘The Beast’, Gaza fisherman Salem Abu Amira risks his life to feed his family under Israel’s siege.
For Gaza’s fishermen, the sea is their last lifeline after Israel’s war
Known as ‘The Beast’, Gaza fisherman Salem Abu Amira risks his life to feed his family under Israel’s siege.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Known as ‘The Beast’, Gaza fisherman Salem Abu Amira risks his life to feed his family under Israel’s siege.
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I'm sorry, but this is straw-grasping bollox
Back in the real world, governments are rowing back on green measures and fossil fuel corporations are planning expansion
I, and many others expect 2C to be exceeded by 2050 - perhaps even well before
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Back in the real world, governments are rowing back on green measures and fossil fuel corporations are planning expansion
I, and many others expect 2C to be exceeded by 2050 - perhaps even well before
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Still a chance to return to 1.5C climate goal, researchers say
Report calls for scaling-up of renewable energy and electrification of key sectors to limit peak of global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I'm sorry, but this is straw-grasping bollox
Back in the real world, governments are rowing back on green measures and fossil fuel corporations are planning expansion
I, and many others expect 2C to be exceeded by 2050 - perhaps even well before
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Back in the real world, governments are rowing back on green measures and fossil fuel corporations are planning expansion
I, and many others expect 2C to be exceeded by 2050 - perhaps even well before
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I know how they got to that point.
Because we’re a few steps behind, living through the “getting to that point” right now in the UK.
Because we’re a few steps behind, living through the “getting to that point” right now in the UK.
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 6, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I know how they got to that point.
Because we’re a few steps behind, living through the “getting to that point” right now in the UK.
Because we’re a few steps behind, living through the “getting to that point” right now in the UK.
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📗 New report by @britishecologicalsociety.org & @nationaltrust.org.uk
Time to rethink nature conservation? Ecologists call for an ecosystem approach to halt UK wildlife decline and protect the vital services nature provides us💚
👉 Read here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/time-to-reth...
Time to rethink nature conservation? Ecologists call for an ecosystem approach to halt UK wildlife decline and protect the vital services nature provides us💚
👉 Read here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/time-to-reth...
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📗 New report by @britishecologicalsociety.org & @nationaltrust.org.uk
Time to rethink nature conservation? Ecologists call for an ecosystem approach to halt UK wildlife decline and protect the vital services nature provides us💚
👉 Read here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/time-to-reth...
Time to rethink nature conservation? Ecologists call for an ecosystem approach to halt UK wildlife decline and protect the vital services nature provides us💚
👉 Read here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/time-to-reth...
No.
Can we really offset our way out of climate breakdown?
November 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
No.
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Urgent call to stop promoting pollution on London’s transport system.
By @andrewsimms.bsky.social
theecologist.org/2025/nov/06/...
By @andrewsimms.bsky.social
theecologist.org/2025/nov/06/...
SUV ads 'must go down the tube'
Call to stop promoting pollution on London’s transport system.
theecologist.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Urgent call to stop promoting pollution on London’s transport system.
By @andrewsimms.bsky.social
theecologist.org/2025/nov/06/...
By @andrewsimms.bsky.social
theecologist.org/2025/nov/06/...
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Attacks continue in Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza as Israeli forces expand military action beyond 'yellow line'.
Israel kills more Palestinians in Gaza as US peace plan presented to UN
Attacks continue in Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza as Israeli forces expand military action beyond 'yellow line'.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Attacks continue in Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza as Israeli forces expand military action beyond 'yellow line'.
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Uganda's economic growth is built on a violent process of commodification, a pattern exemplified by the introduction of the Nile perch. Available in EN, PT-BR, FR and IT.
The violent commodification of life in Uganda
Uganda's market economy has dispossessed and impoverishedthe ordinary people and caused ecological destruction, leaving society fragmented and unstable.
buff.ly
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Uganda's economic growth is built on a violent process of commodification, a pattern exemplified by the introduction of the Nile perch. Available in EN, PT-BR, FR and IT.
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🔴 NEW: Intensive Livestock Farms Fail to Declare Climate Impacts in ‘Emissions Scandal’
Data by @sustainweb.org reveals how councils are giving green light to large-scale pig and poultry farms with patchy or non-existent climate data.
📝 @clarecarlile.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/i...
Data by @sustainweb.org reveals how councils are giving green light to large-scale pig and poultry farms with patchy or non-existent climate data.
📝 @clarecarlile.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/i...
Intensive Livestock Farms Fail to Declare Climate Impacts in ‘Emissions Scandal’
Plans for intensive livestock “megafarms” are omitting crucial climate impacts, it can be revealed. Campaigners last year celebrated a “beginning of the end” to polluting factory farming, after the la...
www.desmog.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
🔴 NEW: Intensive Livestock Farms Fail to Declare Climate Impacts in ‘Emissions Scandal’
Data by @sustainweb.org reveals how councils are giving green light to large-scale pig and poultry farms with patchy or non-existent climate data.
📝 @clarecarlile.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/i...
Data by @sustainweb.org reveals how councils are giving green light to large-scale pig and poultry farms with patchy or non-existent climate data.
📝 @clarecarlile.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/i...
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"The Zapatista communities invite us to recognize that the land should not have owners, but rather caretakers. We are faced with the damaging effects inflicted on Mother Earth, which ... have resulted in ... poverty and famine for the vast majority, while very few can enjoy what nature provides."
Statement for Life and the Commons
Statement for Life and the Commons
www.anarchistfederation.net
November 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"The Zapatista communities invite us to recognize that the land should not have owners, but rather caretakers. We are faced with the damaging effects inflicted on Mother Earth, which ... have resulted in ... poverty and famine for the vast majority, while very few can enjoy what nature provides."
Absolutely!!
Statement for Life and the Commons
Statement for Life and the Commons
www.anarchistfederation.net
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Absolutely!!