Hungary election live: ‘We have done it,’ Magyar tells jubilant Budapest as Orbán’s 16-year rule ends Long-serving prime minister beaten by opposition after early results showed clear lead

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Positive Change.

My friend @rokhanna.bsky.social is absolutely right.

When the President of the United States threatens genocide against millions of innocent people, Democratic leadership should stand in clear moral opposition — not hide behind procedure.

Have economists got Adam Smith completely wrong? YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

Have economists got Adam Smith completely wrong? youtu.be/lN3__qTcquw?...

Britain’s food supply ‘at risk of catastrophic failure by 2030’ A report written before the 2024 election says climate change, habitat loss and geopolitical instability are a danger to food security — and it has been ignored

Hard to know which is more shocking - the dire warnings of the potential collapse of our food system in the UK or the fact that governments have tried to cover it up. Their complacency is off the scale. We urgently need to switch to growing more food domestically & to restore nature now

The Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace, Washington DC

Of the many brilliant things about this video, perhaps my favorite is how Mamdani believes that his audience - working people, New Yorkers everywhere - are absolutely capable of understanding history, solidarity, and the precise, complex language that truly reflects his message.

2/ "We're price taker and not a price maker"

"There is one lesson from this crisis, and only one lesson"

"We need homegrown clean power that we can control"

"We cannot keep being on this fossil fuel roller coaster"

Thank you for the clear explanation
@Ed_Miliband"
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The most important Oscar speech tonight wasn’t about film.

The director of “Mr. Nobody Against Putin” said this from the stage:

“You lose your country through countless small acts of complicity.When we act complicit when a government murders people on the streets.When oligarchs take over the media

Removing through traffic from your city centre ensures mums and sons can safely cycle through the city side by side.

Design streets for people, and people will use them.

More of this, all the time, everywhere.

This makes total sense. No one should profit from war.

What are the real reasons why people resist good economics YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

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More of this - all the time - everywhere!

Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.

Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities and 100 times more fun.

Street transformation from car space to street willed with people including kids

It’s not just about what you remove (cars, noise, dirty air). It’s about what you add (people walking, a lot of bike parking, trees, outdoor dining, and room for kids to play safely). Amsterdam: 1986 and today.

Streets for people.

HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after

First day of filming…. Thanks to all those who made this happen.
More info: www.nebriefing.org/the-film

#nationalemergencybriefing #film #NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp

Heroes one and all 👏

They risked a great deal to expose the moral rot inside JPMorgan.

History won’t forget who spoke up ✊️

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There are no more words to describe tne insanity going on : dozens of thousands of records are being smashed allover Asia.

RUSSIA is with +24C at over 1000m asl and rising.
In many areas is way warmer than a July day and next days will be MUCH hotter.

This concept for the need of care has been highlighted within the Climate Psychology field.

Sally Weintrobe has written extensively on this. She argues that achieving the shift to greater care requires us to stop colluding with entrenched psychological mindsets.

Mainstream politics, from the left and right, has run out of road. What's next? YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

Mainstream politics, from the left and right, has run out of road. What's next? youtu.be/zFzgN88sDL8?...

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Before speaking with two armed men at the Pretti vigil last night, a man approached & asked if I was going to tell the truth. I said yes. He told me how frustrated he was at the media & the harm it’s causing to his community.

I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:

I don't know how to do this But I'm going to keep doing it anyway.

Deeply poignant and timely reflections by @emorwee.bsky.social about the loss of VA nurse Alex Pretti and so much more. I encourage everyone to read them.

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@nursesforamerica.bsky.social
@envirn.bsky.social

“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”

If the state can kill an observer and then lie about it, the question is not just who is safe, but who is believed. After a week when Trump shocked the world, events in Minneapolis brought the focus right back to the USA. The most disturbing part of the killing of Alex Pretti in that city yesterday is not what happ...

If the state can kill an observer and then lie about it, the question is not just who is safe, but who is believed. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...

Government accused of 'suppressing' report warning of catastrophic climate risks The Times reports unabridged version of security services' analysis sets out 'reasonable worst case scenario' where climate impacts trigger mass migration and conflict

Government 'suppressing' report warning of catastrophic climate risks
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Quotes our own @carolinelucas.bsky.social
Good piece!
READ.
There’s scarcely anything more determinative…

Europe must heed Mark Carney – and embrace a painful emancipation from the US | Paul Taylor Trump’s tariff retreat should lull nobody into dropping their guard. The EU must join forces with Canada, Japan and other like-minded countries, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

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Richard Murphy is spot on here - building on Mark Carney’s speech at Davos. Makes sense.