Environmental harm and shrinking civic space are parallel, by silencing those who speak out in defense of ecosystems. That’s why public mobilization is a vital tool facing the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and toxic pollution.
We are deeply concerned by the growing criminalization and repression of people and organizations defending their right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, who exercise their rights to information, public participation, and justice under the #AarhusConvention.
Last month, I sent a letter along with 4 @un-spexperts.bsky.social to the #AarhusConvention welcoming the Guidelines on the Right to Peaceful Environmental Protest and Civil Disobedience, issued by @ForstMichel.
🔗 Letter www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
“The lawsuit alleges BP has failed to provide legally required information related to the project and the company has been unable to demonstrate it can safely drill at such extreme depths, where “loss of well control” incidents, … become more likely.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
There's also a revolving door worth flagging. David Venturella, who recently joined ICE after leaving GEO Group, is now leading the division that oversees detention contracts while GEO bids on warehouse work. Attorney General Pam Bondi is a former GEO lobbyist.
The ICE Detention Reengineering Initiative ($38 billion to convert commercial warehouses into a network of massive detention centers) is not being built primarily by GEO Group and CoreCivic. ICE is turning to a crop of relatively untested contractors. A look at who. 🧵
Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):
NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2
The Brussels Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into the purchase of anti-drone equipment by the Ministry of Defence and its minister, Theo Francken. The investigation charges are “obstruction of public procurement” and “public corruption”.
www.rtbf.be/article/une-...
From the rooftops of Vienna, Russia is transmitting signals to the Africa Corps and intercepting data traffic. The Austrian government is now seeking to put a stop to this (although likelihood of success is low).
Stellar work from @harkank.bsky.social and his crew.
www.golem.de/news/satelli...
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"Hodgson and others attribute the sudden acceleration to a few specific events such as Signalgate, when top Trump administration officials exchanged classified military plans on Signal, and the U.S. sanctions against the International Criminal Court ..."
The Styrian state govt in Austria adopted a new 'predator management' policy, a measure intended to make it easier for hunters to shoot wolves, lynxes, brown bears, otters and wildcats. FPÖ State Councilor: wolves are predators and potentially dangerous to humans.
steiermark.orf.at/stories/3349...
New oil spill off Russia’s Black Sea coast coincides with passage of uninsured tanker Foton
Data from @starboardintelligence.com shows the Russian tanker passed by the suspected site of the spill off the coast of Anapa on April 9. The slick is now drifting away from shore, according to Greenpeace.
As President Trump threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, even some former allies and advisers are questioning whether he has grown increasingly unbalanced, describing him as “lunatic” and “clearly insane.” nyti.ms/4cuATjd
Only the real Belgian ones though 😉
... one fry at a time.
"The head of Belgian Drylock Technologies' Russian factories publicly thanked the company's employees who joined the Russian army and fought against Ukrainians."
The factory is based in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone, where Russia produces Shahed drones.
kyivindependent.com/investigatio...
Alexandre Ramagem, the former director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) was reportedly detained by ICE in Florida on immigration-related charges. Ramagem is accused of being a key member of the coup plot aiming to keep former President Bolsonaro in power.
g1.globo.com/politica/not...
From Twitter, the Knights Templar International account: 🚨BREAKING The Knights Templar Order and its ruling Council demand that this offensive and blasphemous image be removed forthwith ! We supported President Trump in 2016 and 2024 (NY Times attributed our support in 2016 to be part of his victory) However we are deeply offended by this and have no other choice but to condemn it wholeheartedly and ask for a public apology to the Christian brethren who have been deeply upset by this depiction. We respectfully remend President Trump of the Bible Scripture found in Galatians 6:7 "God will not be mocked"
the knights templar have the potential to do the funniest crusade of all time
🚨 Explosive: Péter Magyar says Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and his most direct colleagues "have been shredding documents related to the sanctions materials".
Szijjártó hasn't been seen since the election.
@elisethomas.bsky.social
Dass man als Regierung einen Tankrabatt wegen der hohen Benzin- und Diesel-Preise verkünden kann und gleichzeitig den Einsatz für den Fortbestand des Verbrennungsmotors noch mal verstärkt, ohne sich dabei total albern vorzukommen, finde ich wirklich erstaunlich.
100 days after the US invasion of Venezuela, there is still complete opacity around the vast legacy of oil spills, methane flaring and deforestation in the country.
Satellite data shows how renewed oil and mining deals risk fuelling an escalating environmental crisis.
https://gwitness.org/4t8GfYk
Is Trump resurrecting Epstein?
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Surely you’re reading a newspaper? 😉
Celebratory dance in Hungary
i hope the white house sends vance to campaign for Reform in britain
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Magyar posted on FB saying that Orban called and congratulated. This is it. It's over.🇭🇺
Tisza won and will likely get a supermajority. And with large legitimacy comes large responsibility.
