David Hodgson

Only public ownership of the water system will solve its crisis - British Politics and Policy at LSE The recent report by the Independent Water Commission led by Sir John Cunliffe recommends the abolition of Ofwat and deeper regulatory reforms. But further regulation won't resolve the fundamental ten...

Only public ownership of the UK’s water system will solve its crisis blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet

World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’, hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns

- Plastic production soared more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says expert review in @thelancet.com

#plasticstreaty
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It's not a conspiracy, it's capitalism We can't make sense of the present without knowledge of the past

VACCINES CAUSE AUTISM! CLIMATE CHANGE IS A HOAX!

Conspiracies are born when people have lived experience of abuse and exploitation but no language to make sense of it.

It's not a conspiracy—it's capitalism.

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she posts videos of them trying to get away from her on tiktok that are sped up yakety sax style and scored by norteno music, theyre hilarious

The marine heat wave in the North Pacific is one of the most extensive, spanning the giant N Pacific, and in spots, the most intense, I’ve observed. Anomalies near Japan are 15 F (8C) above normal. (Japan just recorded its hottest temp on record.)
The reason for this N Pacific heat wave is… 1/

The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit Treating the scandal as an aberration misunderstands the global epidemic of violence against women

"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."

Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows A Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by TNR signals top-level discussions about a potential escalation of the Pentagon’s domestic anti-immigration role, and lays out new details.

NEWS --> An internal Homeland Security memo suggests Trump's use of military for domestic enforcement is about to get worse. It details top-level talks between Defense Department and DHS on what this should look like. Experts say it's alarming.

We obtained the memo:
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Opinion | The Weirdest GDP Report Ever The economy grew 3%, but mainly because imports collapsed. Alas, investment fell too.

The economy "grew" because trade is collapsing. It's not good news at all, says WSJ. www.wsj.com/opinion/gdp-...

not a single part of a capitalist economy is designed to meet needs. the system has one purpose and one purpose only: the accumulation of capital. any actual human need that is met in the process is purely by coincidence

They are using FEMA money for what now?

Isn't this fraud?
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Are we allowed to identify this as ethnic cleansing now?

Rethinking Marine Protected Areas - why current practices are failing - Blue Planet Society We keep hearing that 30% of the ocean will be protected by 2030. But only 8.4% of our blue planet is protected, and just 2.8% is effectively protected. We need drastic change to achieve the 30% target...

Rethinking Marine Protected Areas – why current practices are failing ❌

We're told that 30% of the ocean 🌊 will be protected by 2030. But only 8.4% of our blue planet is protected and just 2.8% is effectively protected.

✊Real change is needed #30x30
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when RFK says he wants to “end chronic disease,” what people hear is “he wants to cure us” but what he means is “i want to cull the weak”

Inanna Invest in a regenerative African food system that is healthy for people, planet and society.

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I'd just like to point out how weird it is that places with hundreds or even thousands of reporters — the NYT, WaPo, CBS, NBC, AP, etc. — are all getting pummeled on every major story by the dozen computerboys at Wired. To fumble the bag this consistently is, at some point, cowardice and a choice.

Trump Thinks He Can Take Away Citizenship From Anyone He Doesn't Like Trump says he wants to take away Rosie O’Donnell’s American citizenship after threatening Zohran Mamdani.

President Trump is openly telling a celebrity and political enemy — Rosie O’Donnell — that he is “serious” about taking away her American citizenship and exiling her from the U.S. because he dislikes the views she expresses when exercising her free speech rights
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FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show

Brownie 2025: FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...

FOUR WAYS TO SAVE WATER! - Turn the tap off while you're brushing your teeth - Use a watering can to water plants instead of a hose - Invest in leaking infrastructure instead of paying big bonuses to owners - Bring water companies back into public ownership REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Remember, the best way to save water during a drought is to...

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BRING WATER COMPANIES BACK INTO PUBLIC OWNERSHIP

Petition: Fund a National Climate Resilience Plan: protect communities from climate impact From floods to extreme temperatures, climate impacts risk damaging homes, health, businesses, services, and the economy. We want Government to prioritise adaptation; fund a new Resilience Plan that wo...

As we head into the 3rd heatwave of the summer, *please* take just 2 moments to sign this petition calling on government to help our communities adapt & prepare for the impacts of #climate change. We are not safe — we need to be #SAFER @climatemajority.bsky.social

A 1940 newspaper clip from the Springfield Leader and Press, declaring: Superman Poisoning American Children, Irate Nazis cClaim."

"Superman Arouses Teutonic Anger" reads the headline in the Amarillo Daily News"

The right-wing backlash against #Superman this week got me thinking: Has this happened before?

That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.

My how times change ...

Toxic Pfas above proposed safety limits in almost all English waters tested Exclusive: 110 of 117 bodies of water tested by Environment Agency would fail standards, with levels in fish 322 times the planned limit

- PFAS forever chemicals above proposed safety limits in nearly all English rivers, lakes & ponds, study finds
- levels of internationally banned PFOS in fish were 322 times above proposed safety limits on average

Our new article out now:

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RIVM: bijna iedereen in Nederland heeft te veel PFAS in bloed De effecten zijn afhankelijk van de hoeveelheid PFAS, de duur van de blootstelling en iemands persoonlijke gezondheidssituatie, zegt het instituut.

Turns out that everyone in the Netherlands has more PFAS 'forever chemicals' in their blood than the health limit - test on 2016-2017 blood samples. nos.nl/l/2573446

Claude 3.7 and Claude 4.0 are c vastly different in capability. With 3.7 I’d code files, with Claude 4 I let it code against the entire codebase and implement intricate features

FBI launches criminal investigations of John Brennan, James Comey: DOJ sources Former CIA Director Brennan and former FBI Director Comey under criminal investigation for potential wrongdoing in the Trump-Russia probe, DOJ sources told Fox News Digital.

FBI launches criminal investigations of John Brennan, James Comey: DOJ sources

We’re hiring a senior-level Frontend Engineer!

This role is about building tools that help people use Earth data to tackle real-world problems — from climate and conservation to disaster response and open science.

Remote, open-source, and meaningful.
Details + apply: grnh.se/39qfi0m13us

With financial support in limbo, this UA cancer lab started crowdfunding As federal funding changes hit universities, key research initiatives are scrambling to find cash. The Schroeder Lab at UA is one of them.

This is where we are, America. One of my old colleagues at the University of Arizona Cancer Center has set up a GoFundMe to help fund breast cancer research in the wake of massive cuts to NIH grants.

UK bosses to be banned from using NDAs to cover up misconduct at work Exclusive: Changes to workers’ rights bill will prohibit the silencing of staff who suffer harassment or discrimination

Changes to Employment Law mean NDAs cannot prohibit disclosure of sexual harassment, discrimination or bullying

This is terminal for the business model of UK universities. They depend on NDAs to cover it all up

University HR Directors are weeping & distraught

www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jul...

As someone with a toddler whose pediatrician (also the kid of immigrants) frontloaded whatever vaccines she could before that unhinged asshole brought back smallpox, I cannot tell you how important this is in the war we are all in against eugenics in the US.

Recall the covid19 public health emergency? Winters were the most risky time, with more deaths, more pain, more confusion.

Now imagine a more permanent public health emergency, where summers are the risky times.

... that's what a 2°C increased temperature world looks like.