Lynn Bjerke 💙

paediatric brain tumour researcher & climate emergency activist / Unite the Union rep

[Zoe Broughton @cameraZoe]

'I am here to stand up for the right to peaceful protest...What happens in these courts today and tomorrow will absolutely define what kind of country we have become' says @CarolineLucas

@TheGreenParty
@JustStop_Oil
@XRebellionUK

[Carla Denyer @carla_denyer]

This week the #LordWalney16 – a group of political prisoners sentenced to a total of 41 yrs for the crime of speaking the truth – are having their appeals heard at the Royal Courts of Justice. They were imprisoned because of a law that’s been widely judged as in breach of international human rights. Proud to support them this morning.

[ScientistsForXR @scientistsx.bsky.social @ScientistsX]

“It is absolutely critical, too, that scientists are in the vanguard. Some are already doing their bit, but far too many remain silent on the greatest ever threat to human civilisation. This has to change.”
We agree, and you probably do too. If you're a scientist, here's how
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[Dr Charlie Gardner (also on the blue place) @CharlieJGardner]

High carbon lifestyles kill people and steal the futures of everyone else

They are morally indefensible

And we need to make them socially indefensible too

[James Bullock @JMBecologist]

COP16 - “Many were forced to leave the talks early to catch flights, & negotiations were suspended”

Surely we can do better than this?

1000s flying in from over the World for a few days every 2 yrs

Making decisions about the world’s future to a deadline https://t.co/3M8QGGxcvv

[Sian Berry @sianberry]

A rocketing bus fare rise hits young people, families and all those who can't afford a car. It entrenches years of unequal burdens, is the opposite of a progressive transport pricing policy, and means less for better travel across the country. Incredibly poor. #Budget2024

[Chris Packham @ChrisGPackham]

We are either a) mad , b) stupid , and c) doomed , or we sort-this-out . Fast .

Today peaceful @XRebellionUK protestors were being arrested for pointing out that insuring big oil is killing us . . . whilst . . .

just look at the images of Valencia

[Insure Tomorrow @insuretomorrow]

🚨 Students are in front of the offices of fossil insurers @QBE and @insurance_aspen demanding they cut ties with the fossil fuel industry

📢 “QBE, Aspen too, we will not work for you”

[Anthony Costello @globalhlthtwit]

Today's Lancet climate and health report presents 56 indicators of health and climate change across FIVE domains. (Download the report for free from the Lancet website). Here is a thread of some of the key findings. #Lancetclimate24 (1)

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

🆕 2024 report of the @LancetCountdown on health & climate change: records broken, action delayed.

Experts call for trillions of dollars spent on fossil fuels to be redirected towards protecting people’s health, lives & livelihoods. https://t.co/Z6NCeBywhh #LancetClimate24

[Yellow Dot Studios @weareyellowdot]

The Extreme Weather Report, Oct 30, 2024.
This is your weather on fossil fuels. Happy Halloween.

[Health for XR @DoctorsXr]

Breaking: Dr Hart found guilty in Chelmsford Crown Court.
Can property damage ever be an act of care?
Read Dr Patrick Hart's closing statement: https://t.co/Cd4vXOVlcm

[Zoe Broughton @cameraZoe]

80 year old retired healthcare worker arrested on @XRebellionUK action. This week they are targeting insurance companies linked with the fossil fuel industries.
@DoctorsXr @ExtinctionR #InsureOurFuture

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

This is what the climate crisis looks like. Our beautiful homes, luxurious cars, and money has no value on a dead planet.

There is no time to wait. #ActOnClimate

#ClimateEmergency #climate #energy #renewables #cop16 #cop16cali

[ScientistsForXR @scientistsx.bsky.social @ScientistsX]

Dr Lucy Hogarth explains why a group of Scientists for XR occupied the Prudential Regulation Authority in London today as a part of
@XRebellionUK
week of actions #InsureOurSurvival

[ScientistsForXR @scientistsx.bsky.social @ScientistsX]

‼️Breaking news
Scientists occupy the lobby of the Prudential Regulation Authority, responsible for the regulation of around 1,330 banks, building societies, credit unions, insurers & major investment firms
The insurance industry must stop propping up fossil fuel investments
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[Unite the union: join a union @unitetheunion]

While wages have stagnated & workers have struggled with a #CostofLiving crisis, profits have boomed & the super-rich have got super-richer!
It's time for a #WealthTax
Agree? Pls share & tell @RachelReevesMP 📣

[Simon Evans @DrSimEvans]

NEW: UK's next Paris climate pledge should promise 81% emissions cut by 2035, says CCC

This is "consistent with" (ie the same as) the ambition legislated by prev Conservative govt:

78% with intl aviation & shipping
🟰81% without

https://t.co/CNOIauel9z

[Patriotic Millionaires UK @PatMillsUK]

We want to let you know that we are proud to pay and here to stay @RachelReevesMP. In next week's Budget, to fix inequality and invest in a better Britain, please tax us, the super rich

[The New York Times @nytimes]

John Kelly, Donald Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff, said Trump met the definition of a fascist and would try to govern like a dictator if elected. Read more: https://t.co/r02PIXbjQ3