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π¬π§ Change Manager at Newcastle University (she/her) π vegan for life π climate action π diversity & inclusion π³οΈβπ LGπ ±οΈTQ+ βοΈ agnostic β οΈ Meta/X/Twitter quitter π« anti-Trump/Musk/MAGA (views are my own)
Want first chance tickets for the UKβs biggest LGBTQ+ rights week-long #SaferToBeMe Summit? Lots of events coming, many are free! Held in Newcastle and Gateshead, UK π¬π§
Join our WhatsApp community here: chat.whatsapp.com/G2y9ALq8HTU5...
LGBTQI+ rights are human rights!
27.08.2025 17:51 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Time to join the movement - attend the UK's first global LGBTQI+ human rights Summit (in Newcastle/ Gateshead or online):
#SaferToBeMe!
As LGBTQI+ rights are pushed back across the globe, let's come together to fight for our communities and to stand as allies.
www.reportout.org/safertobemeh...
π¨Energy Transfer is suing Greenpeace organisations for hundreds of millions of dollars for solidarity with the ongoing Indigenous-led resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline. Tell Energy Transfer and other corporate bullies to stop their attacks on free speech. Sign the petition: act.gp/3Hrx6Ye
23.08.2025 21:57 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Calling all scientists and science supporters! You have a crucial role to play in countering the authoritarian threat we currently face in this country. Learn more about how you can stand up for the facts and truth that are essential for a free and democratic society. blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...
14.08.2025 21:05 β π 6840 π 2620 π¬ 153 π 129A new report written by climate science deniers hand-picked by Trump Energy Secretary Wright is packed with cherry-picked data and is being used to dismantle climate protectionsβto the benefit of polluters. (1/2)
13.08.2025 15:29 β π 24 π 16 π¬ 3 π 0Authoritarians often target scientists and suppress any who might have the knowledge or power to challenge government transgression. In response, the scientific community can work to rebuild critical elements that are now being dismantled!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Hey! I just signed a petition calling on the UN to ban fossil fuel lobbyists from the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations. Theyβre trying to sabotage the talks to protect their profits and block real action on plastic pollution. Letβs stop them! act.gp/3YxOUXa
15.08.2025 17:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"A canary in the coal mine of the rule of law." This is an immensely important story about the DOJ being turned into an institution that is breaking the law at the behest of the President...the kind of story that would have tanked previous administrations. [Gift link] www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/p...
23.07.2025 20:42 β π 968 π 409 π¬ 26 π 29Headline 1, "Americans are losing spending power, say researchers: Most can no longer afford a 'minimal quality of life.'" Headline 2, "The 10 richest Americans got $365 billion richer in the past year. Now they're on the verge of a huge tax cut."
The United States summed up in two headlines.
14.07.2025 12:02 β π 7562 π 2912 π¬ 59 π 134The northern lights in Alaska
16.07.2025 01:06 β π 2805 π 327 π¬ 54 π 23Dieses Thema liegt mir am Herzen. Bitte hier unterzeichnen: weact.campact.de/petitions/st...
07.06.2025 04:15 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0π¨π¨π¨ Call for Global Referendum to Remove Donald Trump from Power π¨π¨π¨
Please Share & Sign the Petition Today!
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That any of us have to care about the messy breakup of these two massive narcissists β and that they both individually wield such massive power β is an indictment of our political system and further proves the poisonous influence of Big Money on our democracy.
05.06.2025 23:45 β π 23402 π 4982 π¬ 617 π 246June 14th is very big! We MUST come out in numbers too big to count! Hundreds of marches across the country. www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE US! Keep making phone calls! Keep writing emails! Keep boycotting! MARCH! All of us together can make a difference!
Here it is. A timetable of 100 days of corruption.
Breathtaking. Heartbreaking.
We cannot let this stand.
And not a single freaking female in the bunch. π€¬
29.04.2025 14:46 β π 88 π 22 π¬ 7 π 3From April 2025 - must watch !!
#NoToTechAutocracy
#TechAccountability
#TechEthicsNow
#DataPrivacyMatters
#ProtectDemocracy
"It's a coup... we can't fight it if we can't see it and we can't see it if we don't name it." - Carole Cadwalladr
This was a very alarming TED talk!
Wusstest Du, dass ab Januar Banken Beweise fΓΌr illegale CumCum-GeschΓ€fte vernichten dΓΌrfen? 28,5 Milliarden Euro Steuergelder sind in Gefahr. Fordere den*die nΓ€chste Finanzminister*in auf, sofort zu handeln. Jetzt unterzeichnen βοΈ und teilen!β
weact.campact.de/petitions/cu...
8 key #resistance tactics used against the #nazis in #WWII, that helped lay the groundwork for #liberation.
1. Disruption
2. Sabotage
3. Espionage
4. Guerilla warfare
5. Underground press
6. Helping Escapes
7. Uprisings
8. Assassinations
Tell the bully to fuck off, a growing trend in science π§ͺ
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New investigation with @theguardian.com and @reporterbrasil.org.br π
reporterbrasil.org.br/2025/04/jbs-...
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Love to see a university leaning hard on the expertise of their own faculty in such a pivotal moment.
More of this please.
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