Today marks the wedding anniversary of Shaymaa #Refaat Alareer, Israel killed her with her child and husband yesterday.

Key crop yields in UK down by 20 percent.

I would say this is the new normal, but things are going to get much, much, worse.

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#HoldUp This past week when I read about the fact that hundreds of bodies were found executed on the hospital grounds in Gaza I was deeply disturbed. But then, when I read that many of the bodies were of children with their hands cuffed behind their backs and many of the dead…

I’ll send the Tory Party a “receipt” for what I spend my disability benefits on when they send me a receipt for what they’re spending my taxes on. I’ll stop when they can be trusted not to waste it on bungs to their mates for dodgy PPE or shipping asylum seekers to Rwanda.

I enjoyed this piece but felt the urge to submit a response as the best compliment we can give people we admire for their activism is to be a part of the movement ourselves.

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'It estimated that all wheat produced would decline by 26.5% compared with 2023, while winter barley would drop by 33.1% and oilseed rape would reduce by 37.6%'
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I'm hearing disturbing reports that students face suspension if they don’t end their peaceful protests in #Columbiauniversity in the USA. This is a clear violation of their right to peaceful assembly

Disabled people having vouchers instead of cash benefits buys into the idea we are scroungers who can’t be trusted not to spend the cash on fags and booze.

When the Tories get their arse handed to them at the election, I’m spending my PIP on fucking champagne.

Tragic #floods in Kenya declare over 120 lives, displacing families and shattering communities. This is the face of #climatechange and a reminder that urgent action is needed NOW. Not just for tomorrow but for the lives affected today.

'I suspect that many doctors, like me, have never been bold enough to act like these people or the doctors currently facing GMC tribunals, but we are in awe of their courage in taking personal and professional risks for such causes.'

Professional pro-Israel agitators derailed by highly disciplined non-response and non-engagement by the students. These youth are on another level, understanding the weaponization of white women’s tears.🔥

Taxing big fossil fuel firms ‘could raise $900bn in climate finance by 2030’ theguardian.com/environment/20…

US doctor describes witnessing starvation in northern Gaza. UK doctors have been showing the UK Govt the evidence, NGOs submit harrowing briefing after briefing. And everyone says the same thing - UK Ministers are basically indifferent and refuse to act. bbc.co.uk/news/world-mid…

Counterpoint: a steep wealth tax, combined with our ability to reign in the power of 🐂💩-spouting billionaires, will dramatically reduce all GHG emissions and biodiversity loss, 'making every single last aspect of our lives better.'

'It’s tempting to think that medical activism is new, but it isn’t.'

@johnlauner looks at the distinguished history of doctors putting their medical careers and reputations at risk by making social action a priority
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“I suspect that many doctors… have never been bold enough to act like these people or the doctors currently facing GMC tribunals, but we are in awe of their courage in taking personal and professional risks for such causes.”

WATCH: A wave of legal action is hitting governments around the world for their inaction on climate 👇

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We have written to GMC to raise our serious concerns about the recent suspension of Dr Sarah Benn.

There must be an urgent review of the basis on which Dr Benn found herself in front of a medical tribunal.