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Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy

“The ECHR isn’t Brussels meddling. It’s the foundation that protects you from your own government.” 👏👏👏

Abu Dhabi royal family to take stake in TikTok US under Trump deal MGX, chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will take 15% stake, with social media firm valued at $14bn * Trump signs executive order to transfer TikTok to US owners The Abu Dhabi royal family is to take a stake in TikTok’s US business, as Donald Trump signed an executive order brokering a deal valuing the social media company at $14bn (£10.5bn). MGX, a fund chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will take a 15% stake and gain a board seat when TikTok US is spun out. Continue reading...

Abu Dhabi royal family to take stake in TikTok US under Trump deal

Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy

Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians

The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy

eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...

A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...

I've just signed this petition. Will you add your name and share too?
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Obama: We have to recognize that on both sides there are people who are extremists 

But I will say that those extreme views were not in my White House. I wasn’t embracing them. I wasn’t empowering them. I wasn’t putting the weight of the government behind extremist views.

YouTube video by Julien Cohen The most INSANE Bohemian Rhapsody Flashmob you will ever see!!

Wet, grey, unwelcome visitors from over the pond but - cheering myself up with this! youtu.be/rfUEstWJUkA?...

Psychologically, we're living in very hard times for all who care deeply about science, empathy, equity, nature, and rights for all citizens of the planet, human or otherwise.

Find strength, solace, and community in like-minded others, positive action, and in Mother Earth
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We have to create new habitats for all beings. The new pollinator meadow at Upaya Zen Center welcoming bees and us.

Farage vows to scrap human rights law as he unveils plan for mass deportations | LBC Nigel Farage has vowed to scrap the UK's human rights law in a bid to enact mass deportations of asylum seekers who arrive on small boats.

Everything Farage and RefUK plan rests on them dragging us out of the ECHR. That's why we have to start defending and informing about it NOW. People need to be afraid of leaving it. They need to know the move will threaten their OWN right to ...
🔥 A fair trial
🔥 Fair laws
🔥 Protection from execution

A black and white photo from the February 1928 issue of Kyōdan Jihō shows children receiving medical care. Two women face the camera. The one on the left is Kujō Takeko

Engaged Buddhism, 100 years ago: the Fukugawa free medical clinic was founded by Kujo Takeko, daughter of Jodo Shinshu monshu Otani Myonyo, in the mid-1920s. It grew to become Asoka Hospital, one of the 1st modern hospitals in Japan.
#buddhism #buddhist #engagedbuddhism #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism

Photo of Thich Nhat Hanh with quote: "even though we may never have met in person, if, when you breathe in, you find peace in your breathing, I am there with you."

Practicing Non Fear
"We all have fear. I have fear. But I also have non fear. If you make a demonstration, just one time, that you have the capacity of dealing with your fear, then you will not be afraid of your fear anymore, because you know that you are capable of handling your fear"
ThichNhatHanh

Government names technical colleges to train 40,000 construction workers Ten construction technical excellence colleges will help reduce reliance on foreign construction workers, Government says.

The Government has named the locations for technical colleges which will train 40,000 construction workers, as part of the Government’s plan to build 1.5 million new homes during this Parliament

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

#Gaza

URGENT: No more statements of condemnation. Sanction Israel NOW. The Israeli government has announced a complete invasion of the Gaza Strip, and last night the IDF murdered five Al Jazeera staff in Gaza including its most prominent reporter Anas Al Sharif. We are w

No more statements of condemnation. No more “keeping dialogue open” to allow trickles of aid deliveries. No more complicity in ethnic cleansing and genocide. We call on every government in the world to urgently suspend trade and sanction Israel NOW.

action.eko.org/a/gaza-invas...

Screenshot of BBC news saying police arrest 474 people at Palestine Action ban protest.

What an utter absurdity our Home Secretary has created -

Destroying British free speech, right to protest and with it undermining democracy.

It is not for the government to terrorise the public for political opinions they don’t want to hear.

Scientists find link between genes and ME/chronic fatigue syndrome Large study suggests people’s genetics could ‘tip the balance’ on whether they would develop the illness

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

YouTube video by Seriously Scientific Carl Sagan's Cosmos | E04 | Heaven & Hell | 4K Remastered

"From the time and direction of its approach, what hit the Earth seems to have been a fragment of a comet named Encke, weighing almost a million tons." - Carl Sagan

In ep4, Carl discusses the comet hypothesis to explain the mysterious Tunguska Event of 1908:
SeriouslyScientific.com/Cosmos-Part-04

This is terrifying

First Steps Course First-Steps course is a grounded, trauma-aware, no-nonsense, practical and ethical introduction to real shamanic and animist practice.

Starting tomorrow- a wonderful course which I recommend highly www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/learn-shaman...

‘Intrinsically connected’: how human neurodiversity could help save nature Biodiversity is linked to people’s diversity, and nature lends itself to people who are different, says author Joe Harkness

Intrinsically connected’: how human neurodiversity could help save nature
Biodiversity is linked to people’s diversity, and nature lends itself to people who are different,
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Is it true that Scotland’s water pollution levels are bad? - Bylines Scotland The Independent Water Commission confirms Scotland's water meets high standards, contradicting recent political claims of poor quality

The Independent Water Commission confirms
Scotland's water meets high standards, contradicting recent political claims of poor quality.

As someone who works in the NHS in this very area an interesting and thoughtful assessment of recovery post operatively. Surgeons I work with have frequently said the surgery is only half of the story. The rest is the work done afterwards

Water companies have ‘cheated us out of £84 billion’ – Feargal Sharkey We spoke to water campaigner and Undertones frontman, Feargal Sharkey.

Water companies have ‘cheated us out of £84 billion’ – Feargal Sharkey

www.channel4.com/news/water-c...

Resources | Tigger Pritchard | England What to know more about Neurodivergency, look here for pages of resources.

🧠🌈 Fantastic resource for the Autistic adult community (and also families & allies)!

Tigger Pritchard has compiled a brilliant collection of tools, guides, videos & affirming content that supports Autistic people.

👉 Explore here: www.tiggerpritchard.com/resources

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State of Climate and Nature - Ed Milliband speech- UK Parliament

We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!

Read on: hansard.parliament.uk/Commo...

#ClimateAction

"Train is the new private jet." Dua Lipa continues to promote taking the train over flying, boarding a Eurostar to London at Gare du Nord. This is climate-conscious messaging done right. Posted by lejeuneengage on IG.

‘Profound concern’ as scientists say extreme heat ‘now the norm’ in UK Frequency of heatwaves and flooding raises fears over health, infrastructure and how society functions

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Most people in France, Germany, Italy and Spain would support UK rejoining EU, poll finds YouGov survey suggests majority support idea of Britain returning to bloc – but not on same terms it once enjoyed

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

In a First, Solar Was Europe's Biggest Source of Power Last Month

In a first, solar was the biggest source of power in Europe last month.

Analysts say the abundance of solar power helped keep the grid stable during a powerful heat wave.