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BREAKING 🎉: 57% of Scots want their government to oppose new oil and gas drilling and focus on clean energy. People want a plan. Scotland has the wind, the skills, and the public support to make that happen.

My heart is always with the people I see families looking for their loved ones through piles of body bags .. my heart breaks - remembers - and reaffirms my conviction: I am always with the people, the families bearing the devastation of wars, corrupt politics, and blood business. Freedom to the people of Iran, Palestine, Sudan, Ukraine, Syria, Egypt, Bahrain ,,, Freedom to the people everywhere from occupation/fascism/authoritarianism/dictatorships and salvation from wars

We’re stepping up to show the government that thousands of us are not backing down on stopping Rosebank. Send your personal message calling for this disaster project to be stopped 👇 actionnetwork.org/forms/the-…

Laila Soueif is in hospital still, her body finally failing her, while we all wait for Keir Starmer to pick up the phone and negotiate for Alaa’s release. "Pick up the phone, Prime Minister"

Generations, since the 1950s, have been indoctrinated in hyper individualistic competitive economics, to the extent that we have lost faith and capacity in collective organising. We have to learn again what humans are really good at: coming together to discuss, decide and act. 17

Last Thursday we took Laila to St Thomas' A&E to get assessed. She’d had her lowest blood sugar reading so far 2.6mmol/L (47mg/dL) and her blood pressure was borderline low. She wasn’t feeling well. The nurses were shocked to hear how low her blood sugars were and how long she had been on hunger strike for and took her into majors to be assessed. They ran blood tests, did an ECG and a chest X-ray. When they measured her blood sugar at the hospital it was 2.7mmol/L (49 mg/dL). The results came back and they told us her thyroid gland was better, but that her potassium was low, and that she still had swelling in her legs. They gave her a saline sodium injection to help with her blood pressure. The emergency doctor explained that a low or high potassium could affect her heart and circulation, and that it was good that we’d brought her in as it was borderline. They told her she needs food and glucose, and she refused. She was discharged later in the evening and sent home. They prescribed her potassium tablets to take three times a day. They said she needs to remain under observation, that there is no way to predict when a collapse could come. That there was no precedent for her situation. They told us to bring her in again if she feels any change or doesn't feel right. Since then, she’s feeling a little better but she’s visibly frailer. Her blood sugars continue to trend downwards. This morning’s readings: Weight: 58.9kg Blood sugar: 2.7mmol/L Blood pressure: 119/74 Pulse: 103 Day 132 of her hunger strike. 132 days since Alaa finished his sentence. Laila should not be having to put her body through this for her son's legal and human rights. @Keir_Starmer we do not know how much time we have. #FreeAlaa

.@ChrisGPackham joined @HughFW in the road outside the Royal Courts of Justice as the ‘Lord’ Walney 16 faced a mass appeal for the extreme sentences handed to them for peaceful protest. Chris asks all those people who only sign petitions to “take the next step up the ladder”.

📣 BREAKING NEWS: "No ethics? No Wifi!"  Underground climate group ‘Shut The System’ has cut fibre-optic cables at sites across the UK overnight, interrupting comms systems at major insurance companies which they claim are complicit in funding climate and environmental collapse. Real Media has verified several major institutions affected, including the Lloyds building in London, AIG in Birmingham, and Chubb and AXA in Leeds. More coverage coming soon…

Gender approaches to #cybersecurity: integrating policy, research and technical standards discussions APC brought together experts working on gender, feminist technology, cybersecurity policy and more, to discuss gender approaches to cybersecurity: apc.org/node/40475

We’re pleased to invite you to the 9th edition of the Palestine Digital Activism Forum (PDAF) 2025, taking place on 20-21 May 2025! This year’s forum will focus on the theme “Disconnected: The Impact of War on Internet Access and Palestinian Digital Rights.” As Gaza lies in rubble amidst genocidal violence, the forum will explore the harrowing consequences of war on digital rights, including the destruction of infrastructure, restricted access to information, censorship, and the silencing of Palestinian voices. The urgency of safeguarding digital rights, such as access to the internet, freedom of expression, and the right to information, has never been more pressing in this humanitarian crisis. Join us to learn, share, and advocate for a more connected and equitable digital future. 📅The registration link will be available soon. Stay updated and mark your calendar! 🔗Learn more about the theme: 2025.pdaf.net/about-theme-en 📝In the meantime, we are accepting proposals for workshops and sessions. Submit your ideas by 16 February 2025, to contribute to this crucial conversation: 2025.pdaf.net/invitation

On day 106 of her hunger strike, Laila is starting daily visits to Downing Street to remind Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer of the urgency to secure the release of her son Alaa from prison in Egypt. “I know that Mr. Starmer has written to President Sisi to request the release of my son Alaa, but at this stage of my hunger strike I cannot wait for an exchange of letters. I am running out of time. We have been lucky that my body has been resilient so far, but the British government should not waste this luck. We are getting closer and closer by the day to my collapse or hospitalisation." "I know Mr. Starmer can make this happen, but he needs to act now, before it is too late. I will not eat until Alaa is free.” Laila will sit outside Downing Street on Whitehall between 10am-11am each working day of the week until the health effects of her hunger strike mean she is unable to do so #FreeAlaa

"Mr Starmer, I want to get to spend some normal time with my children and grandchildren, away from prisons. To have them all around me for normal memories and normal life. Bring Alaa home. Bring him home as soon as possible" Laila's emotional message to @Keir_Starmer #FreeAlaa

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🚨OPPORTUNITY ALERT🚨 🇬🇹 Our #Guatemala team is looking for volunteers to accompany human rights defenders (#HRDs), movements, and organizations who are on the frontlines of protecting human rights. Apply by February 16, 2025 to support change now👇: pbi-guatemala.org/en/about-p…

Here’s what you need to know about Saudi Arabia’s history of sportswashing ⬇️

If you come across the breathless revelation that they were recording the temperature at Stornoway before they built an airport there, Don't conclude the world's oldest met office is run by incompetents; Do conclude the sites saying this are worthless sources on climate science.