Mark Robins

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

Thank God the government still gives tens of millions to one of the cruelest and most unpopular 'sports' in Ireland. The bookies will be glad I suppose

Repeat after me. A habitable planet is more important than the profits of a few fossil fuel companies.

Pass it on.

#ActOnClimate

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

We always knew that Labour cares about little else other than keeping private developers happy.

But here's proof showing off to JP Morgan despite destruction of some of the "rarest creatures in our country."

Let's make that description Labour votes.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Every time they speak, they somehow make it worse and worse. Now he sounds like he had so much money wandering in and out of accounts that it was natural he'd forget. Despite the legal letters.

In USA as in the EU, moral hazard acceptance by government in support of business-as-usual is the core underpinning for agriculture policy.
Any regulatory or economic policy that increases BAU costs typically results in bailouts & money for BAU agri.
Ireland is a case exemplar for livestock support.

Farming has a problem - USA, EU (CAP) - it swallows vast hand outs.

When it faces the market it largely struggles.

I’m pro-farmer but I want a much safer environment and nature-restored for my tax money.

BS - failure to act radically on climate security and nature restoration at scale are massive fails that weaken everything for Irelands future.

This is in no way a future orientated budget.

World Bank and BirdLife launch historic conservation push The latest Global Flyway Initiative aims to save critical bird habitats and link three continents across the African-Eurasian Flyway…

A historic partnership for people and nature. ✨

The World Bank and BirdLife International are scaling up conservation efforts across the African-Eurasian Flyway 🤝, supporting over 2 billion migratory birds and numerous communities. 🌍

Discover more here: www.birdlife.org/news/2025/10...

Israel has broken SIXTY TWO United Nations Resolutions with absolutely no consequences.

Iraq broke two and got invaded and destroyed by the United States for 8 years.

ISRAEL DOES NOT HAVE IMMUNITY FROM INTERNATIONAL LAW. NEITHER DOES BRITAIN!

Disappearing people, disappearing morals – how two years has changed Gaza and Israel | Orly Noy There can be no healing until the world stares into and acknowledges the void torn open by this conflict, says Israeli journalist Orly Noy

I did not believe Israel would reach the point of starving people to death.
I did not believe it would, on average, erase a classroom of children every single day for two whole years.”

- Orly Noy www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The consistent attempts to demonise, stigmatise and other the anti-genocide movement ("unBritish") is a form of political collusion with the genocide. It directly echoes and amplifies the propaganda of the state committing the genocide, and seeks to alleviate political pressure on its accomplices.

Trump floats Insurrection Act use amid National Guard standoff with states The extreme presidential power hasn't been used without state consent in over 60 years.

The president of the United States is considering using the Insurrection Act to go around judicial decisions. In other words, he is threatening to ignore the separation of powers that makes up a key part of our democracy.

www.axios.com/2025/10/07/t...

US lawmakers intensify warnings to Taoiseach over Occupied Territories Bill Politicians warn of problems for US firms in Ireland if law conflicts with American antiboycott rules

We hear a lot about the so-called 'veto' that big powers have over Irish foreign policy when it comes to the UN Security Council.

In reality, the US holds effective veto power over Irish foreign policy due to our dependence on US multinationals.

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Starmer urges UK students not to protest as Israel marks two years since 7 October attack - live updates The UK PM describes pro-Palestinian rallies, planned to mark the second anniversary of Hamas's attack on Israel, as

I know you try to pretend it isn't happening Mr Starmer

But since this time, Israel has intentionally flattened Gaza and killed 60,000+ mostly innocent women and children

I think genocide is a pretty good excuse for protesting

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...

Expectations for nature in today’s Budget?

Mine are about trivial gains at best.

Yours?

@whittledaway.bsky.social
@irishrainforest.bsky.social
@miseanja.bsky.social
@elainemcgoff.bsky.social

Keir Starmer calls student protests on 7 October anniversary ‘un-British’ Prime minister urges students not to protest on the second anniversary of Hamas’s 7 October attacks on Israel

Incredibly dangerous for a senior politician to suggest that there's some zero-sum game to be played between mourning the losses of Oct7 and protesting an ongoing genocide. And incredibly cynical given that the protests are directed at his own complicity

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

Fascism in its purest form.

As is, with his continued push to not only lift the Dublin Airport passenger cap but also to significantly increase numbers, Minister O'Brien seems more like a minister for worsening climate change than one responsible for climate action and a sustainable transport system.

Brilliant letter below!

Yup! ⬇️

Totally missing from the mainstream politics of Ireland…

SinnFein eg could clear up on this kind of narrative but they don’t seem able or willing.

Israel destroyed Gaza materially,

but Gaza destroyed Israel morally.

Ireland, when all that offshore wind generation is in place?

If not, why not?

Zionist Biden, Zionist Harris, Zionist Trump, Zionist Starmer, Zionist Netanyahu, Zionist Wilders. Nobody voted for f*cking Zionism.

Naturalists for Palestine Naturalists for Palestine is a call from individuals and organisations in the UK nature sector to stand for an end to the genocide in Gaza, and to the suffering and oppression of the people of Palesti...

Calling all nature people and orgs, please consider adding your name to Naturalists for Palestine.

It's essential we recognise that ecocide and genocide are two sides of the same coin, and resist both.
share.google/gLPRtQzDGC3v...

She must go! ⬇️

Appalling on genocide, the environment, X, Y, Z.

Yup ! ⬇️

Yup! ⬇️

Just dug this up as a clear example of fitting a complex nuanced narrative into a single social media post for my masterclass in public science engagement using online tools

Greta Thunberg On Her Detention: I'm "Not The Story" — It's Israel Violating International Humanitarian Law “I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.”

Greta Thunberg, deported to Greece, says the targeting of the Sumud Flotilla is "not the story" @teenvogue.com — instead, she says:

"Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”