'Land of the free'

TO RESPOND TO STUDENTS WHO ARE DEMANDING THAT COLUMBIA STOP INVESTING IN WEAPONS MANUFACTURING COMPANIES. WHO DO THEY SERVE? WHO DO THEY PROTECT? CAPITALISTS AND COLONIZERS

Keir Starmer lied shamelessly on national TV this morning.

He claimed he'd never supported Israel's right to commit war crimes, after being shown a clip in which he did.

Why?

Because he thinks the general public is thick 👇

youtube.com/watch?v=OWPzXc…

Dangerous heat in Myanmar. 48°C.
#ClimateCrisis

Faculty Statement on Imminent Police Action at Columbia University
The American Association of University Professors, Columbia University Chapter
For immediate release: April 30, 2024, 8:00pm

At this hour, the NYPD is massing on barricaded streets outside the gates of Columbia

Remember when we were outraged because you could not protest war in Russia?
twitter.com/PatrickQuinnTV…

We've apparently reached the 'University arresting its own professors' stage of decline.

Facing the climate and nature emergency can mean sadness, loss and a disturbing sense of unreality.
Something I wrote a while back with my children in mind for Letters to the Earth read here by Benedict Cumberbatch Letters Live
NB other emotions - defiance, hope - are also available.

That so many climate/enviro researchers are experts at compartmentalizing their work from broader analyses of power does not bode well for the future. That so many feign righteous anger over science denialism but not genocide or the suppression of free speech is unconscionable.

Just got out of jail after Columbia called NYPD to mass arrest 100+ students. I have been suspended and evicted from housing by Barnard. This has only strengthened my commitment to the movement for Palestinian liberation and I promise to continue fighting for divestment.

Summary justice for students protesting genocide. Columbia University administrators should be ashamed of themselves.

Just a reminder that current global government’s actions will follow my highlighted area here. Pledges are closer (ish) to the red line but actions are no where near even pledges.

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ToryUkip govt trying to intimidate & block millions of foreign UK residents from peaceful direct action to stop climate destruction.
Stop the deportation of a peaceful climate activist! - Sign the Petition! chng.it/fstSJtgX via Change.org UK

The cruel, vindictive destruction of the family lives of people who dare to protest in the UK is the theme of this week's column. It's a glimpse into the dark heart of the state. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Factory farming is cooking up the next pandemic. vox.com/future-perfect…

Here's one for the Advertising Standards Authority ASA George Monbiot #greenwashing

Admittedly, exporting rain would be a great business for the UK. But those not invested in climate change denial and university bashing may note that 'intensification of heavy precipitation and associated flooding' has long been a *high confidence* prediction in IPCC reports.

The only democracy etc.

In response to climate change-induced food shortages in the UK leading to inflation we should…

Also five years ago today ... here's me announcing the news that had just come in from University of Bristol.
#ClimateEmergency #TellTheTruth