Alex Orkid 🌍🕹️

💚 A massive thank you to the ART FACTORY. They created so much, not only for XR, but for others in the ecology of movements too.

Their generosity, skills and #imagination helped others too - they were always willing to reach out, helping many groups to achieve #socialchange.

#Artivism

Greta Thunberg releases a video describing the conditions faced by Palestinian adults and children in Israeli custody after her release.

Just played Messenger! What a fun little free web-game for those that like delivering mail on Japanese themed tiny worlds. 💌🌏

messenger.abeto.co

Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday

Bit by bit the veneer of democracy continues to be eroded...

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

A great video about Saudi Arabia's continued use of fossil fuel money to culture-wash its reputation. 🛢️🕹️

YouTube video by Extinction Rebellion (XR) UK Tipping points, conservative models and will climate shocks cause people to rise up? | NFAWIF | XRUK

Want to know what climate sensitivity is and why it's probably higher than first thought? 🌡️ @claretotty.bsky.social and @charliejgardner.bsky.social discuss in this new episode: youtu.be/RhS7hOZRjtc

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Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

Over 1.1m people have already signed a petition against Kier Starmer's terrible ID card scheme and it's only been a few hours since it was announced. lol
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

So we're putting in a mass digital id database immediately before a potential Reform government that will use it to deport and brutalise millions of people?

Your local supermarket refusing to let you buy food without your id card in 2030 cos right to work checks morphed into right to eat checks.

Happy Southward Equinox everyone! 🌗

Goliath’s Curse A radical retelling of human history through collapse – from the dawn of our species to the urgent existential threats of the twenty-first century and beyond. ** THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ** ‘A br...

This feels like one of those books that all humans should read. With 12,000 years of case studies Luke Kemp lays out a compelling theory of civilizational collapse and what it means for where our current society is heading. Spoiler alert, it's likely nowhere good. www.penguin.co.uk/books/321192...

Great atmosphere in the climate block of the @makethempay.bsky.social march. Let's abolish the rich y'all (or at least make them pay for all the damage they've done). 🤑

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I've signed up!

Corbyn’s Your Party to change name next month as it announces November conference The party said it would hold its first conference in November, but refused to give precise dates

It's exciting to see that sortition and assemblies are going to be a large part of "YourParty". Are we on the verge of a shift in power away from the elites in the UK?
Also great publicity for the sortition themed game I'm working on! 😀 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout

Some alarming current news🌊:

"if carbon emissions continued to rise, 70% of the model runs led to collapse"

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Exploits of Play: Our Moves and Movements | Weird Economies What is the anti-capitalist game? For several decades, Jay Jordan and Isa Fremeaux of the game-changing Laboratory of Insurrectionary Imagination …

I have been catching up on the excellent Exploits of Play podcast from @maxhaiven.bsky.social . This episode on the role of playfulness in direct action is particularly worth a listen!

weirdeconomies.com/contribution...

YouTube video by Extinction Rebellion (XR) UK International judges back climate justice, the cost of decarbonisation, and narrative wars | NFAWIF

We had a break over the summer but @charliejgardner.bsky.social and @claretotty.bsky.social are now back with more hot takes on the latest news for the climate movement. 🔥🎙️

youtu.be/uXMfKCz_DOE

Focusing on bats and newts is a cynical attempt to reframe nature as nothing more than a triviality

But nature is our life support system

Conservation isn't just about helping other species - it's also about maintaining the conditions that allow us to thrive

Submissions to 📣Citizens, Assemble!📣 🏛️🏆

I'm looking forward to seeing the approaches other people took to this theme: itch.io/jam/citizens...

It took some late nights, but I managed to get something submitted to my first game jam. Citizens Assemble! from @globalgamejam.bsky.social . Check it out here: alexorkid.itch.io/thekingssort... Would love to know what people think.

Saudi takeover of gaming industry leaves little room for ... Investment from the Gulf state provides a boost to the games business – and soft power for Mohammed bin Salman

Big news for those that like gaming and authoritarian petro-states. 🎮🛢️ observer.co.uk/news/busines...

This is the worst Tory government yet.

If thousands of us stand up and say "I support #PalestineAction", what is the government going to do? Lock us all up for "terrorism" offences?
This is where we show them how solidarity works.
My latest with the great @doubledown.news

YouTube video by PBS Terra When Will Extreme Heat Become Unlivable?

Great explainer from PBS Terra on the latest wet bulb event research 🌡️🥵

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hBM...

Happy Northern Solstice from the Prime Meridian! 🌇

WE ARE ALL PALESTINE ACTION

The suggestion to consider Palestine Action as a proscribed group is a gross violation of UK law, opposes the definition of what a terrorist actually does, and insults the memories of victims both of genuine terrorism and of the genocide in Palestine.

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We are incredibly proud to share that we've received the Projects We Love tag on #Kickstarter! Thank you, Kickstarter, for the recognition!

All Will Rise will be launching on Kickstarter soon. Join us here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...

#ProjectsWeLove #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieStudio

Games are just another front in the disinformation war waged by big oil. 😬

Great hype from Tristan Clark and @aeiea.bsky.social at the launch of the Citizens Assemble game jam at SXSW London.
Excited to see what everyone comes up with. 🕹️🌍