Jo Salter

As Trump menaces Greenland, this much is clear: the free world needs a new plan – and inspired leadership | Gordon Brown The idea that the liberal rules-based order can survive his presidency now seems complacent. This is a historic moment – and a time to act, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

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Imprisoned hunger striker linked to Palestine Action tells friend: ‘I’m dying’ Francesca Nadin visited Heba Muraisi, 31, in a Wakefield prison at the weekend and says ‘her body is shutting down’

The government sits and watches as Heba dies. It's heartbreaking, horrible, almost impossible to compute. Didn't people vote in the hope (however forlorn) of ending the Tories' psychopathic mode of government? Yet on it goes, under Keir Starmer. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

I hope the result is as straightforward and as a big a relief as the interview. Happy new year.

‘Add blood, forced smile’: how Grok’s nudification tool went viral The ‘put her in a bikini’ trend rapidly evolved into hundreds of thousands of requests to strip clothes from photos of women, horrifying those targeted

Leave X and Grok now for heavens sake! I’m not a conspiracy theorist but the underlying misogyny here is clear. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Thanks Ali, fabulous post!

Ali and kipper the cat both looking at the slippers and thinking “how about boots?”

Ali getting ready to leave the house, in her kitchen with her cat

I wrote a post here incredibusy.com/regenerative... about regenerative fashion (and these adjustable pants - clever button waistband action / full diagram explaining this on the post) no mention of the bikes in the kitchen right? 🚲🚲 cc @ethical-consumer.bsky.social @josalter.bsky.social

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“That they should be the ones to welcome Pope Francis’s coffin in the basilica is because these people are those who represented the focus of his mission,” said Father Giulio Albanese, head of missionary cooperation and communications for the Vicariate of Rome. “They are those who live on the peripheries, geographical and existential peripheries.”

The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.

Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM

Abigail Disney: ‘Every billionaire who can’t live on $999m is kind of a sociopath’ She is one of the heirs to the Walt Disney fortune – and has long argued for rich people like her to pay more tax. Now she is working out how best to meet the challenge of Trump, Musk and the politics...

A lot of sense here #trump #taxtherich #handsoff www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Netley boy saves thousands of sweet tubs from landfill Teddy has collected the plastic confectionery tubs because he wants to help save the planet.

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Black and white photo of two paths in a park and a person taking the right-hand path

So which path are we going to take? The one where we protect our planet? Or the one where we destroy it through greed and wars and climate change?

#photography
#blackandwhitephotography

Top Scientist: We Can’t Adapt Our Way Out of This Climate Crisis. “If we continue with business-as-usual…, there is no adaptation that is possible.”

Question: As we hit the limits of adaptation, will large-scale geo engineering be the only tool left in the box?

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Labour’s clean energy plan will not only cut emissions but lift hundreds of thousands out of fuel poverty | Ed Miliband The party’s agenda is about energy security, lower bills, economic growth and good jobs

Cue the usual naysayers claiming that Carbon Capture doesn't work.🙄
In fact, Carbon Capture *does work* & is in commercial use (eg Germany). It uses electricity - but *that can be from renewable sources too*.
Thousands of jobs are *already being filled*
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Promoting green growth does not make you an ‘eco-nutter’. It’s the only way forward Heading off the environmental crisis and growing the economy are not at odds. They are two sides of a coin – as our politicians should realise

Will Hutton: "The American and British right are plain wrong. Growth, cheap energy and averting the civilisational threat of the climate crisis are all possible. Labour should recover its convictions and find the courage to act"
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Why are we still subsidising the burning of primary forest? This was exposed several years ago #Biodiversity #Sustainability @greenlibdems.org.uk

Doomsday Clock moved closer to midnight: What is it and how does it work? The Doomsday Clock is now at 89 seconds to midnight. Sky News looks at the meaning behind it, what it is and how it works.

So, now we’re at 89 seconds to midnight. I remember that optimistic time in the 90s when the Doomsday Clock was at 14 minutes to. But war, climate change, AI & disease have edged our species to the brink of disaster. This isn’t a gimmick; it’s real science & hard data.

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YouTube video by Guardian News 'They called me a traitor': Serving Capitol Police officer on the pardoned mob of January 6

youtu.be/vSxAM1EX-m0 #capitol #jamuary6

Now’s the time to get involved - join our introduction to our new Fairbruary campaign on Tuesday 4th Fairbruary!

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Farage and Truss attend UK launch of US climate denial group British arm of Heartland, which has taken fossil and Republican funding, to be led by ex-Ukip head Lois Perry

Darn it, the #climatechange denial numpties are gaining ground here in the UK too. Question: Do they REALLY believe that all the science is wrong or is this just an expedient career/political move? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I accept the probability of many of your fears, but I have to believe that common sense will prevail if not in the USA, in other democracies. It may be hopeless optimism on my part. The key thing is that we must speak out and not accept your outcomes as inevitable. Thank you for continually doing so

Scientific consensus on climate change - Wikipedia

This is a useful summary en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scienti...

The most comprehensive are from IPCC at www.ipcc.ch/reports/.

Biden declares tougher 2035 emissions targets weeks before Trump return President formally files new plans under Paris agreement and hails ‘boldest climate agenda in American history’

- Joe Biden declares tougher 2035 emissions targets weeks before Trump return

- President formally files new plans under Paris agreement and hails ‘boldest climate agenda in American history’

#ClimateCrisis
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
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Gisele Pelicot walks past hundreds of cheering women, some holding signs saying "Merci Gisele", outside the court where her husband and 50 other strangers were tried for raping her while she was drugged.

And they say an image is worth a thousand words.

#GiselePelicot

(don't know the photographer unfortunately, but happy to credit if someone does know)

Good morning - it’s day 19 and the penultimate advent on my top 20 worst fox hunting crimes with @huntsabs.bsky.social – please watch . And then email your MP , this nightmare belongs in the past . Thank you . #RealBanNow

Majority of Brexit voters ‘would accept free movement’ to access single market Europe-wide polling finds UK and EU leaders now out of step with public opinion and pursue ‘ambitious reset’

Interesting - Brexit regret or that the implications were’t clear in the first place? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...