Tony6Whiskeys
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And they call us Homo sapiens! Polish British Canadian, Gardener, geologist, traveler, humanist, loathe Trump/Brexit. I cry during sad movies! #FBPE #FBR #Resist #climatechangeisreal
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The move to label Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF) a “terrorist organization” puts thousands in danger.
amnesty.ca/human-rights...
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Russia: Move to label Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation a “terrorist organization” puts thousands in danger
Reacting to news that Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has petitioned the Supreme Court to designate the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF) founded by
amnesty.ca
October 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The move to label Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF) a “terrorist organization” puts thousands in danger.
amnesty.ca/human-rights...
amnesty.ca/human-rights...
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These courageous defenders should never have been arrested in the first place for exercising their rights and defending the natural environment we all depend on.
Canada must stop criminalizing Wet’suwet’en and other Indigenous defenders amid a global climate emergency.
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Canada must stop criminalizing Wet’suwet’en and other Indigenous defenders amid a global climate emergency.
🔗 amnesty.ca/human-rights...
Sentencing of land defenders sends ‘chilling message’ about Indigenous rights in Canada
Three Indigenous land defenders were sentenced to—but won't serve—jail time for protecting the land and rights of the Wet'suwet'en Nation.
amnesty.ca
October 31, 2025 at 9:49 AM
These courageous defenders should never have been arrested in the first place for exercising their rights and defending the natural environment we all depend on.
Canada must stop criminalizing Wet’suwet’en and other Indigenous defenders amid a global climate emergency.
🔗 amnesty.ca/human-rights...
Canada must stop criminalizing Wet’suwet’en and other Indigenous defenders amid a global climate emergency.
🔗 amnesty.ca/human-rights...
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We're quoted in tonight's story, along with Vancouver mayoral candidate Kareem Allam agreeing that BC is overdue for a review of property tax exemptions. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
November 15, 2025 at 5:19 AM
We're quoted in tonight's story, along with Vancouver mayoral candidate Kareem Allam agreeing that BC is overdue for a review of property tax exemptions. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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Why, it's almost like having rich people paying their fare share is good for everyone!
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Why, it's almost like having rich people paying their fare share is good for everyone!
The top 1% capture more wealth than 99% of the world. A wealth tax on the richest 0.5% of Canadians would allow $30 billion in gains/yr, while supporting tax cuts to middle- and low-income workers and raising money for public goods. #NoMoreBillionaires #TaxTheRich act.gp/4qNIIXs
Tax the super-rich
Sign the petition to say no to billionaires and demand a wealth tax on the super-rich.
act.gp
November 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The top 1% capture more wealth than 99% of the world. A wealth tax on the richest 0.5% of Canadians would allow $30 billion in gains/yr, while supporting tax cuts to middle- and low-income workers and raising money for public goods. #NoMoreBillionaires #TaxTheRich act.gp/4qNIIXs
LNG is not a solution—it's a climate catastrophe in disguise. Sign the petition today to tell banks to stop funding the LNG boom and invest in a healthy, sustainable future instead.
act.stand.earth/page/88515/p...
act.stand.earth/page/88515/p...
Stop Funding the Methane Menace: Tell Banks to End LNG Expansion!
LNG is not a solution—it's a climate catastrophe in disguise. Sign the petition today to tell banks to stop funding the LNG boom and invest in a healthy, sustainable future instead.
act.stand.earth
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
LNG is not a solution—it's a climate catastrophe in disguise. Sign the petition today to tell banks to stop funding the LNG boom and invest in a healthy, sustainable future instead.
act.stand.earth/page/88515/p...
act.stand.earth/page/88515/p...
Join me in asking the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to protect our pensions and the climate and stop investing in oil, gas, coal and pipelines. A legal case is already underway. It’s time to stop investing in fossil fuels and recommit to net-zero. win.newmode.net/shiftaction/...
New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore
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November 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Join me in asking the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to protect our pensions and the climate and stop investing in oil, gas, coal and pipelines. A legal case is already underway. It’s time to stop investing in fossil fuels and recommit to net-zero. win.newmode.net/shiftaction/...
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💥 BREAKING: 4 young Canadians just launched a legal challenge to protect the Canada Pension Plan.
They argue Canada’s $700bn pension fund is failing to manage #climaterisk while investing billions in #fossilfuels – putting our pension savings & the planet in danger. #cdnpoli
They argue Canada’s $700bn pension fund is failing to manage #climaterisk while investing billions in #fossilfuels – putting our pension savings & the planet in danger. #cdnpoli
Legal Challenge to Protect CPP from Climate Risk — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the Planet
www.shiftaction.ca
October 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
💥 BREAKING: 4 young Canadians just launched a legal challenge to protect the Canada Pension Plan.
They argue Canada’s $700bn pension fund is failing to manage #climaterisk while investing billions in #fossilfuels – putting our pension savings & the planet in danger. #cdnpoli
They argue Canada’s $700bn pension fund is failing to manage #climaterisk while investing billions in #fossilfuels – putting our pension savings & the planet in danger. #cdnpoli
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Yep, you heard that right... Republican lawmakers are complaining that Canada is ruining their summer.
Instead of blaming arson and poor forest management, let's address the elephant in the room: the FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.
Let's hold them accountable >> act.gp/4lZqEGQ
Instead of blaming arson and poor forest management, let's address the elephant in the room: the FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.
Let's hold them accountable >> act.gp/4lZqEGQ
July 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Yep, you heard that right... Republican lawmakers are complaining that Canada is ruining their summer.
Instead of blaming arson and poor forest management, let's address the elephant in the room: the FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.
Let's hold them accountable >> act.gp/4lZqEGQ
Instead of blaming arson and poor forest management, let's address the elephant in the room: the FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.
Let's hold them accountable >> act.gp/4lZqEGQ
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We need a wealth tax not a “Britannia Card”
Julia Davies - impact investor, entrepreneur, and member of Patriotic Millionaires UK – argues for a wealth tax, not billionaires’ patronage
@westenglandbylines.co.uk
westenglandbylines.co.uk/opinion/we-n...
Julia Davies - impact investor, entrepreneur, and member of Patriotic Millionaires UK – argues for a wealth tax, not billionaires’ patronage
@westenglandbylines.co.uk
westenglandbylines.co.uk/opinion/we-n...
We need a wealth tax not a “Britannia Card”
Julia Davies - impact investor, entrepreneur, and member of Patriotic Millionaires UK – argues for a wealth tax, not billionaires’ patronage
westenglandbylines.co.uk
June 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
We need a wealth tax not a “Britannia Card”
Julia Davies - impact investor, entrepreneur, and member of Patriotic Millionaires UK – argues for a wealth tax, not billionaires’ patronage
@westenglandbylines.co.uk
westenglandbylines.co.uk/opinion/we-n...
Julia Davies - impact investor, entrepreneur, and member of Patriotic Millionaires UK – argues for a wealth tax, not billionaires’ patronage
@westenglandbylines.co.uk
westenglandbylines.co.uk/opinion/we-n...
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1. Starmer was warned and warned that his benefits cuts were not just cruel and unfair, but a political disaster. He dismissed the warnings, even this week, as no more than "noises off". Now, as the disaster materialises, he's desperately backtracking.
Here's an idea: how about listening? 🧵
Here's an idea: how about listening? 🧵
June 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
1. Starmer was warned and warned that his benefits cuts were not just cruel and unfair, but a political disaster. He dismissed the warnings, even this week, as no more than "noises off". Now, as the disaster materialises, he's desperately backtracking.
Here's an idea: how about listening? 🧵
Here's an idea: how about listening? 🧵
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NEW: Palestine Action respond to news they will become proscribed.
“This is an unhinged reaction to a non-violent action spraying paint in protest the UK Government arming Israel... The real crime here is not red paint being sprayed on these war planes, but the war crimes that have been enabled.”
“This is an unhinged reaction to a non-violent action spraying paint in protest the UK Government arming Israel... The real crime here is not red paint being sprayed on these war planes, but the war crimes that have been enabled.”
June 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
NEW: Palestine Action respond to news they will become proscribed.
“This is an unhinged reaction to a non-violent action spraying paint in protest the UK Government arming Israel... The real crime here is not red paint being sprayed on these war planes, but the war crimes that have been enabled.”
“This is an unhinged reaction to a non-violent action spraying paint in protest the UK Government arming Israel... The real crime here is not red paint being sprayed on these war planes, but the war crimes that have been enabled.”
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The news today (almost all of it) was utterly depressing and soul destroying.
June 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The news today (almost all of it) was utterly depressing and soul destroying.
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The BBC’s decision to pull a documentary about Israeli war crimes in Gaza shows how its enforcement of 'impartiality' almost always benefits just one side
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-right-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-right-...
The Right Kind of Bias
The BBC’s decision to pull a documentary about Israeli war crimes in Gaza shows how its enforcement of 'impartiality' almost always benefits just one side
www.adambienkov.co.uk
June 22, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The BBC’s decision to pull a documentary about Israeli war crimes in Gaza shows how its enforcement of 'impartiality' almost always benefits just one side
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-right-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-right-...
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In a January 2023 issue of Science, researchers underscored the rapid and profound changes occurring in the Amazon resulting from ever-increasing human activity.
Learn more on #WorldRainforestDay: scim.ag/463mFnB
Learn more on #WorldRainforestDay: scim.ag/463mFnB
June 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
In a January 2023 issue of Science, researchers underscored the rapid and profound changes occurring in the Amazon resulting from ever-increasing human activity.
Learn more on #WorldRainforestDay: scim.ag/463mFnB
Learn more on #WorldRainforestDay: scim.ag/463mFnB
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Emissions are not distributed equally. Just 5% of power plants generate 75% of power sector emissions; 12% of people consume half the beef produced; 2% of aviation emissions come from the 0.003% who are (private jet users; etc.
What a great opportunity for targeted reductions!
What a great opportunity for targeted reductions!
Ultra-frequent flyers make up a tiny proportion of the UK population. Half of people in the UK will not step foot on a plane each year - while just 3% of people take more than six trips by plane a year. ✈️ 2/5
June 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Emissions are not distributed equally. Just 5% of power plants generate 75% of power sector emissions; 12% of people consume half the beef produced; 2% of aviation emissions come from the 0.003% who are (private jet users; etc.
What a great opportunity for targeted reductions!
What a great opportunity for targeted reductions!
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"175 stripes representing each year since 1850. Blues for colder years, reds for hotter years, “warming stripes” have been adopted around the world as a symbol of climate awareness, action and ambition -- and in 2023, were updated to include a new dark red stripe."
Read more by @edhawkins.org:
Read more by @edhawkins.org:
theconversation.com
June 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"175 stripes representing each year since 1850. Blues for colder years, reds for hotter years, “warming stripes” have been adopted around the world as a symbol of climate awareness, action and ambition -- and in 2023, were updated to include a new dark red stripe."
Read more by @edhawkins.org:
Read more by @edhawkins.org:
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Oh good god. This is getting scarier by the minute… every time Trump - or one of his team - speaks, the sense of dread intensifies. Because the gulf between their wildly delusional macho posturing and the deeply complex and precarious reality of the politics of the Middle East could bury us all.
June 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Oh good god. This is getting scarier by the minute… every time Trump - or one of his team - speaks, the sense of dread intensifies. Because the gulf between their wildly delusional macho posturing and the deeply complex and precarious reality of the politics of the Middle East could bury us all.
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Remember the fossil fuel industry LIES about
❌emissions👇
❌demand
❌costs
❌reserves
❌liabilities
It makes 0️⃣ sense to invest more. Canada needs to uphold the Species at Risk LAWS by expecting the fossil fuel industry to clean up and close sites.
2/
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
❌emissions👇
❌demand
❌costs
❌reserves
❌liabilities
It makes 0️⃣ sense to invest more. Canada needs to uphold the Species at Risk LAWS by expecting the fossil fuel industry to clean up and close sites.
2/
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Old, inactive oil and gas wells emitting almost 7 times more methane than official estimates | CBC News
Inactive and abandoned oil and gas wells in Canada are a much bigger climate problem than previously thought, emitting seven times more methane than the official estimates, according to a new study fr...
www.cbc.ca
June 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Remember the fossil fuel industry LIES about
❌emissions👇
❌demand
❌costs
❌reserves
❌liabilities
It makes 0️⃣ sense to invest more. Canada needs to uphold the Species at Risk LAWS by expecting the fossil fuel industry to clean up and close sites.
2/
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
❌emissions👇
❌demand
❌costs
❌reserves
❌liabilities
It makes 0️⃣ sense to invest more. Canada needs to uphold the Species at Risk LAWS by expecting the fossil fuel industry to clean up and close sites.
2/
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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I’ve only just discovered these searchable Nature databases… www.nature.com/search?q=Fos...
Fossil | Nature Search Results
www.nature.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I’ve only just discovered these searchable Nature databases… www.nature.com/search?q=Fos...
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"Canada's environmental leaders are WTF about Prime Minister Mark Carney's "Building Canada Act," Bill C-5.
Read why here and use your voice to tell him to #FIXBILLC5:
Read why here and use your voice to tell him to #FIXBILLC5:
Nation building isn’t just about speed—it’s about vision - Stand.earth
This opinion was originally published in The Hill Times, June 11, 2025. A French version follows. I’m writing on behalf of the heads of Canada’s largest environmental organizations, including WWF Cana...
stand.earth
June 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"Canada's environmental leaders are WTF about Prime Minister Mark Carney's "Building Canada Act," Bill C-5.
Read why here and use your voice to tell him to #FIXBILLC5:
Read why here and use your voice to tell him to #FIXBILLC5:
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After sitting on this film for months, the BBC finally announce they won't broadcast it after its Director says Israel is committing war crimes and ethnic cleansing in Gaza (they are).
BBC says this isn't impartial because "Israel has denied accusations of war crimes" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC says this isn't impartial because "Israel has denied accusations of war crimes" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
June 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
After sitting on this film for months, the BBC finally announce they won't broadcast it after its Director says Israel is committing war crimes and ethnic cleansing in Gaza (they are).
BBC says this isn't impartial because "Israel has denied accusations of war crimes" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC says this isn't impartial because "Israel has denied accusations of war crimes" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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They. Are. Sanctuaries.
While Britain loses 40 libraries each year, they are thriving in the Scandinavian country, where they are designed by renowned architects and seen as ‘sanctuaries’
Finland proposes a very novel idea — invest in the public library
While Britain loses 40 libraries each year, they are thriving in the Scandinavian country, where they are designed by renowned architects and seen as ‘sanctuaries’
www.thetimes.com
June 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
They. Are. Sanctuaries.
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Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind?
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
June 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind?
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.