COP30: Top US officials to miss climate summit for first time in 30 years For the first time in 30 years of COP climate summits, the US will not send any top officials.

COP30: Top US officials to miss climate summit for first time in 30 years
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This accidentally turned into a short thread. Bit of a rage-thread I'm afraid. Please read to the end if you can. Thanks

BBC Gives Israeli Deaths 33 Times More Coverage, New Study Reveals | Novara Media An analysis of over 35,000 broadcast segments and articles found that the BBC referenced the 7 October attacks in at least 40% of its coverage - but only 0.5% of articles referenced Israel’s decades o...

Yes, absolutely there is an impartiality crisis at the BBC. But it's not the one the billionaire media insists it is. novaramedia.com/2025/06/16/b...

Panorama made a stupid editing mistake. But compare this to the deliberate and systemic attempt, sustained across years, to ensure that BBC output aligns ever more closely to the demands of economic power. Against your straw of bias, I raise you a haystack.

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I’m sure you’re right, John & yet from the outside looking in, one can’t help but wonder why on earth then did the powers that be - including those to which you refer specifically - make the decision, or perhaps rather more accurately,
non-decision, to both acknowledge and apologise, for so long🧐
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Exactly right. Mistakes must be corrected, but deliberate campaigns should be recognised for what they are.

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#bbcbreakfast professionally, diligently & with all the expected sensitivity we’re accustomed to discussing *everything & all of the breaking news; including even the growing problem of
#flytipping🤔 - *everything except, of course, the proverbial elephant sized 💩show in Auntie’s own room🧐🤷🏻‍♂️🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

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Yep, Mark - just you and everyone else who has or ever had a dog companion😅🤭🐶 🌱🕊️

Beyond the Woods (2021)
by Jan Lyons

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ITV in talks to sell broadcast operations to Sky’s American owner Comcast ITV has confirmed it is in discussions over a potential £1.6bn sale of its channels and broadcast operation to Sky, which is owned by the American giant Comcast.

ITV in talks to sell broadcast operations to Sky’s American owner Comcast
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COP30: World’s biggest climate polluters among notable absences in Brazil Leaders have landed at the UN climate summit in Bélem, Brazil.

COP30: World’s biggest climate polluters among notable absences in Brazil
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reverses Recovery Plan For Gray Wolves The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will not issue a nationwide recovery plan for gray wolves, which was slated to be launched in December.

🚨Latest News: The USFWS announced it will not move forward with a nationwide recovery plan for gray wolves, a major reversal from its earlier commitment.

The decision comes despite ongoing threats to wolves in parts of the West where state laws permit aggressive killing.

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You know that you’re getting older when the level of public discourse is so poor and almost entirely lacking in basic common decency and respect🤔 🌱🕊️

The hidden reasons why you might feel cold all the time

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BBC Radio 5 Live - The Martin Lewis Podcast, Martin Lewis: Why do we pay so much for energy compared to the rest of Europe? Martin Lewis has been speaking to the Chief Executive of Ofgem, Jonathan Brearley.

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Now do Grok, please🌱🕊️

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Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how

X is designed to radicalise people.

The algorithm promotes Elon Musk's agenda to promote racists and people who want violence bought - specifically - to the streets of Britain.

Members of Parliament, major institutions and the media should not be there.
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Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how

A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon
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All I am asking for, is that people contemplate the massive changes we need, to create a sustainable society, where we start living with the planetary boundaries. I can only state with certainty, what won't work i.e. a few techno-fixes, not how it should be.
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The primary imperative of the interlinked web of the very wealthy and powerful cliques, who are solely interested in maintaining their power, wealth and status, is to maintain the status quo of BaU, regardless of the consequences. It's just greed and self-interest, no one is in charge of it.
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Apparently, in our democratic system, people can vote for anyone they like, but only if they are a neoliberal, and approved by billionaire oligarchs, and corporate vested interests. Let's get this clear, Zohran Mamdani, is not a communist, he is a Democratic Socialist, entirely different.
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The current cabal cabinet are definitely ‘preparing the ground’ for themselves moving forward in one sense, yes🤔💭
#BlueLabour🙄
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“Insects/invertebrates of all kinds play a crucial role in protecting our agricultural environments & food security. Urgent action is required to remedy their declining numbers or there will be dire consequences for our food production".

The web of life matters also for its own sake, not just ours!

Living vegan isn’t an act of discipline, it’s an act of integrity. 💪💚

👉 Help us reach 1 million signatures! Sign the vegan pledge and commit to a more compassionate lifestyle: https://veganfta.com/vegan-pledge

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That the UK - one of the architects of this fund, designed to save the world’s forests - is now refusing to put any money into it is frankly shameful. Starmer’s claim that he still continues to back the fund is meaningless without resources - so much for climate leadership

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I’ve said it before & i’ll say it again & keep on saying it (if only to humour myself) “Liberal me this, centrist me that but far more importantly, I’m alright, Jack.” 🤔 🌱🕊️