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Green campaigner; New Scot #RejoinEU #BLM

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Formidable US firepower fails to unseat Iran’s regime Podcast Episode · The Rachman Review · 12 March · 34m

You won’t find a sharper analysis anywhere of how Iranian leaders will be thinking about their interests and options at this stage of the war, and of how/when it is likely to end. Simon Gass really knows what he’s talking about. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

12.03.2026 10:25 👍 32 🔁 15 💬 3 📌 0
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Want to know what you can do to support people facing airstrikes in the Middle East?

Watch this video to find out more about Oxfam's emergency response

DONATE HERE: bit.ly/DONATE_ME_Appeal

12.03.2026 13:54 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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The bombshell results that demand a new theory of the universe

Last year, our most detailed map of the universe yet suggested our understanding of dark energy has been wrong for decades. The shock result is reigniting the search for a better cosmic story.

12.03.2026 13:55 👍 2 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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‘Kast is more like Trump’: Chile’s environmentalists prepare to do battle for the country’s future Fears are growing that the new far-right president will slash environmental protections in favour of foreign investment

‘Kast is more like Trump’: Chile’s environmentalists prepare to do battle for the country’s future

12.03.2026 12:01 👍 8 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
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Major fire guts historic Glasgow building Businesses have been destroyed, but people saved, as a landmark of Glasgow's built heritage, 175 years old, is reduced to ash and rubble

"It’s people like Lamin that make Glasgow, no matter the colour of your skin, or religion, or how you identify."

#Glasgow

12.03.2026 10:30 👍 37 🔁 16 💬 3 📌 0
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Tony Blair’s oil lobbying is a misleading rehash of fossil fuel industry spin Ex-PM’s thinktank urges more drilling and fewer renewables, ignoring evidence that clean energy is cheaper and better for bills

There are quite a few cynical and sinister figures in British public life. But Tony Blair is among the very worst. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

12.03.2026 10:31 👍 909 🔁 307 💬 54 📌 13
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Ukrainian forces hit Russian S-300V launcher, radar and ammunition depots Ukraine's defence forces carried out a series of strikes on Russian military assets on the night of 11-12 March as part of efforts to reduce the Russian aggressor's offensive potential.

🔥 Ukrainian forces hit Russian S-300V launcher, radar and ammunition depots

12.03.2026 10:33 👍 119 🔁 13 💬 3 📌 1
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Sodium-ion battery cells already near lithium-ion cost parity, set to get cheaper - Energy Storage By 2050, sodium-ion batteries with fast learning rates could deliver storage at 11–14 €/MWh - cheaper than lithium-ion at 16–22 €/MWh - while also offering higher energy-to-power ratios and high cycle...

Sodium-ion battery cells already near lithium-ion cost parity, set to get cheaper" at www.ess-news.com/2026/01/09/s...

11.03.2026 19:46 👍 93 🔁 31 💬 2 📌 3
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Trump says he’ll strike Iran ‘20 times harder’ than before if oil flow halted in Strait of Hormuz President Trump on Monday threatened the Iranian regime against halting the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, as gas prices back home rise amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.  “If Ira…

Trump threatened to hit Iran "20 times harder" if oil flow was halted through the Strait of Hormuz, a key transit route. He further wrote on Truth Social: “Additionally, we will take out easily destroyable targets that will make it virtually impossible for Iran to ever be b...

TAT: [Foreign policy]

12.03.2026 10:17 👍 15 🔁 6 💬 3 📌 0

#StopDeforestation🔥🌲🫁🌳🪚🪾🪓🪵🪹
#BoycottPalmOil 🌴🛢🌴💰🤑
#Boycott4Wildlife 🌴🪔🛢️🌴🍦🌴🍫🌴💄🌴🧴
#PalmOilFree 💝 #MothersDay 💔
#MothersDayGifts 💝🍫🍬🍩🧴
#KeepItInTheGround 🛢️⛽🪨⚒️👑⛏️💎
#stopgreenwashing 🍫🤢💄🤢🧴🤢
#ExctinctionIsForever 🦖🦕🦤...🦧🦜🐆🧑‍🍼??
#BiodiversityCrisis 🦧🌳🦍🐅🐘🦜🐝🦋
#DavidAttenborough💔 #GreenPlanet 🌍

09.03.2026 20:48 👍 4 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Middle East crisis live: Iran steps up campaign to disrupt energy markets as oil price spikes above $100 a barrel Iran has set ablaze two tankers in Iraqi waters as it increased attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle East

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

12.03.2026 10:38 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Yellow wind warnings are now in force across northern areas of the UK ⚠️

Take care when travelling this morning as some disruption is possible

Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning

Stay #WeatherAware⚠️

12.03.2026 05:00 👍 28 🔁 10 💬 2 📌 1

#StopDeforestation🔥🌲🫁🌳🪚🪾🪓🪵🪹
#BoycottPalmOil 🌴🛢🌴💰🤑
#Boycott4Wildlife 🌴🪔🛢️🌴🍦🌴🍫🌴💄🌴🧴
#PalmOilFree 💝 #GrandmotherDay 💔
#GrandmotherGifts 💝🍫🍬🍩🧴
#KeepItInTheGround 🛢️⛽🪨⚒️👑⛏️💎
#stopgreenwashing 🍫🤢💄🤢🧴🤢
#ExctinctionIsForever 🦖🦕🦤...🦧🦜🐆🧑‍🍼??
#BiodiversityCrisis 🦧🌳🦍🐅🐘🦜🐝🦋
#DavidAttenborough💔 #GreenPlanet 🌍

27.02.2026 21:05 👍 5 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
The impact of Brexit on foreign-born workers in the UK How did Brexit impact the UK labour market? This column uses synthetic differences-in-differences to estimate how Brexit changed the trajectory of foreign-born employment. The authors find that ending free movement and introducing a new immigration system in 2021 led to a modest rise in the number of foreign-born workers in the UK, but a dramatic shift in their countries of origin.

A summary of my and @jdportes.bsky.social research on the impact of Brexit and the new immigration regime for @voxeu.org. In short, a small rise in foreign-born workers in the UK; much bigger swings in workers of EU and non-EU origin.

cepr.org/voxeu/column...

12.03.2026 09:59 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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No farming without water, soil & nature💧🌱

Farmers, civil society & environmental groups urge @ec.europa.eu to protect and implement environmental laws like that protect water and prevent pollution. Stable rules support farmers’ livelihoods and resilient food systems!

Joint letter below ⬇️

12.03.2026 10:40 👍 11 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 1
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Gulf states now view Israel as an agent of chaos equal to Iran | Opinion The U.S.-Israeli War on Iran Is Far Worse Than Gulf States Feared, and There's Plenty of Blame to Go Round: Rage Against Iran, Dismay at D.C. and Deep Suspicion of Israel's Regional Ambitions

The US-Israeli war on Iran is far worse than Gulf states feared, prompting rage against Iran, dismay with Washington, and deep and growing suspicion of Israel's regional ambitions.

My oped today for ⁦‪Haaretz, because someone has to tell Israelis such things.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...

12.03.2026 09:01 👍 63 🔁 25 💬 2 📌 1
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Peter Mandelson’s £75,000 payout after sacking was ‘value for money’, argues minister

The £75,000 taxpayer-funded payout Peter Mandelson received after being sacked as ambassador to Washington was 'value for money', a minister has argued

12.03.2026 10:41 👍 8 🔁 6 💬 6 📌 2
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Deregulation Watch | Corporate Europe Observatory Check out our new posts on Deregulation Watch which helps civil society monitor new developments in the deregulation agenda, assess what’s at stake, and organise in defence of strong social, environme...

Meanwhile, following our recent complaint about the #Chemicals Omnibus, the European Ombudsman will:

✅ Raise our concerns with the European Commission
✅ Consider our concerns as she analyses the Commission's response to to her findings on Omnibus 1

corporateeurope.org/en/deregulat...

12.03.2026 10:44 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
Political cartoon showing a bus labeled “Omnibus Deregulation Express (business class only)” speeding forward while running over figures labeled digital rights and protections from industrial chemicals, leaving pesticide protections behind. Cartoon by @cartoonRalph

Political cartoon showing a bus labeled “Omnibus Deregulation Express (business class only)” speeding forward while running over figures labeled digital rights and protections from industrial chemicals, leaving pesticide protections behind. Cartoon by @cartoonRalph

Check our new #DeregulationWatch update which focuses on the #Chemicals Omnibus which threatens to:

⚠️ weaken chemicals labelling rules
⚠️ make it easier to keep carcinogens in cosmetics
⚠️ loosen fertiliser regulations

corporateeurope.org/en/deregulat...

12.03.2026 10:44 👍 19 🔁 18 💬 1 📌 0

"The council’s Green Party group has called for a vote on Mr Finch’s role next week after claiming he has 'abused the office of leader'. Mr Finch became leader of the council after its previous Reform leader quit 41 days into the role."
#Twatzis

12.03.2026 10:38 👍 41 🔁 18 💬 2 📌 2

It isn't just oil that's being blocked, it's fertiliser too.
#IranWar

12.03.2026 10:40 👍 12 🔁 8 💬 3 📌 1
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The Ministry of Defence refuses to say if Peter Mandelson played a role in awarding military contracts to Palantir while ambassador to the US.

#DCUKparliament

12.03.2026 10:46 👍 41 🔁 33 💬 3 📌 5
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Business Secretary Peter Kyle: "The UK-EU collaboration is vital
for growth and for security.

"46% of the UK's total trade is, after all, with the EU." 🇪🇺

12.03.2026 10:46 👍 131 🔁 32 💬 5 📌 3

Join us again this season, starting on 20th March 🥕🥦🧅🌽🥔

04.03.2026 20:09 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Ethiopia flood death toll in Gamo Zone rises above 60 Forecasters say storms are becoming more intense in the region, partly due to global warming.

Ethiopia flood death toll in Gamo Zone rises above 60

12.03.2026 10:52 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Let's Not Be Strangers
Let's Not Be Strangers YouTube video by Scottish Independence Podcasts: IndyPod Extra

#Holyrood2026 elections are approaching

Young Scots are missing out on sharing cultural events with our EU neighbours and the right to travel, study, live and love in 27 other European countries

Vote for a party that is committed to Independence in the EU on May 7th
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa4w...

12.03.2026 10:54 👍 12 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 0
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Connect, learn and collaborate for agroecology.

The Agroecology TPP Community of Practice brings together researchers, farmers, policymakers and practitioners to exchange knowledge, co-create solutions and advance agroecological transitions.

Join the community: 👉 https://bit.ly/40rcpSq

#aeTPP

12.03.2026 09:10 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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In Malawi, farmers rebuild soil and livelihoods through agroecology MZIMBA, Malawi – For years, life was defined by hardship for Grena Banda and her husband, Daniel Mwafulirwa, in Malawi’s northern district of Rumphi. Their small farm was their only reliable source…

In Malawi, agroecology is helping farmers rebuild degraded soils and boost climate resilience in the face of rising food insecurity.

With climate change leaving millions vulnerable, local organizations are focusing on farmer training and seed preservation.

By Kelvin Tempo.

10.03.2026 10:53 👍 26 🔁 20 💬 0 📌 0
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CU has joined AGROECOLOGY Partnership, a collaboration between organisations to accelerate the transition of farming systems to agroecology through Living Labs & Research Infrastructures. In Jan Ulrich Schmutz, Judith Conroy & Julia Stew attended the Partnership’s Executive Team meeting in Lyon.

10.03.2026 10:00 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1

🌱 Real solutions exist:
Agroecology, organic farming, healthy soils, and traditional breeding protect climate, biodiversity, and food security—without toxic trade-offs.

09.03.2026 16:31 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0