"This is not science fiction,” says head of the Environment Agency. “That is why our thinking needs to change faster than the climate. Why our response needs to match the scale of the challenge.” And our words. Writers, are you taking up the challenge? theguardian.com/environment/20…

A petition seeking justice for Blessing Olusegun,a 21-year-old student whose body was found on a beach in Bexhill last year,has been reignited.Though her death is being treated as unexplained,“her mother is demanding to know why her beautiful daughter died”change.org/p/government-j…

Save the Girrafes

Band Of Holy Joy at Sydney and Matilda’s, Sheffield. Wednesday August 4th. Doors open 7pm. £10 on door or eventbrite.com/e/band-of-holy…

4th August rapidly approaching…if linear time is your thing

Liz Hanks Anyone like high grade live music? Come to this. Band Of Holy Joy at Sydney and Matilda’s, Sheffield. Wednesday August 4th. Doors open 7pm. £10 on door or eventbrite.com/e/band-of-holy… m.facebook.com/events/9490208…

We may often find ourselves oscillating between extreme, apparently opposing states of hope and hopelessness, certainty and uncertainty, the current climate and social realities, etc. The vital work is finding middle ground, holding both realities simultaneously, to move forward

This is the most pressing news of our times. Glad Climate Psychology Caroline Hickman pay attention to emotional impact of this on Youth theguardian.com/environment/20…

the last 3 minutes of this are exceptionally important and the last 30 seconds.. is the whole damn thing people need to take away from this terrible moment so we DONT let it happen any more

Let's remember this #FridaysForFuture that the #ClimateCrisis is a Child Rights Crisis. The #Unicef report shows the impact on physical health and safety - but our young people's #MentalHealth is being damaged too. #ClimateHealth ow.ly/FT2G50FVZGx

This is a 393-years old Greenland Shark that was located in the Arctic Ocean. It's been wandering the ocean since 1627. It is the oldest living vertebrate known on the planet. Photo by Julius Nielsen.

Acting for a #JustCollapse: 'When you give up on hope, you turn away from fear... And when you quit relying on hope, and instead begin to protect the people, things, and places you love, you become very dangerous indeed to those in power.' orionmagazine.org/article/beyond…

A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.

Please, please share this piece widely. It has the potential to reach deep into the mainstream and raise public urgency on climate breakdown. It is already "most shared" across the Guardian. Push this moment theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Smoking is the only honorable form of suicide.

Wordle - A daily word game powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/

Huge congratulations to the cast and crew of the school Grease production. It was an amazing performance and Newfield is extremely proud!

The unconscious in its natural state is not only a source of supreme wisdom; it is also source of utter nonsense.Sometimes an anima-possessed man throws over a happy marriage by running after some kind of anima illusion. He is the victim of an unconscious anima possession~v Franz

“Some politicians+media pundits have called Just Stop Oil’s demand and its supporters naive. But what is truly naive is the ongoing belief by a political and media establishment that young people will just lie down and die without resisting.” theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/a…

Look how Starmer squirms when he's actually held to account by a member of the public