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A billionaire emits a million times more greenhouse gases than the average person, according to Oxfam.
We know which ones we need to hold accountable for the climate crisis.
When I hear men worshipping guns and talking about how there’s nothing that will stop them from defending their family, my mind goes to Naaman in the Bible. Do you remember Naaman? He was a great military leader, and he also had leprosy.
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‘This period may be a rare moment for us to reflect on who we are and who we want to be’. The media is in total denial of what is happening to this planet and what is about to happen to us all
NEW: income inequality in US & UK is so wide that while the richest are very well off, the poorest have a worse standard of living than the poorest in countries like Slovenia https://t.co/gtHvhNsnuT
Essentially, US & UK are poor societies with some very rich people.
A thread:
Hard to believe I am even writing this.
UK obliterates the all-time heat record and hits an eye-watering 40.3°C (104.5 °F), unusually far north in Coningsby.
Shocking to watch the heat emergency unfold, even though this was forecast days ago.
Another thread...
Water utilities bosses took out more than £15million in pay and bonuses last year. At the same time the amount of raw sewage they dumped into our rivers & seas increased by 37%.
Trash pickup day 1,057. This was a 100 minute pickup. #EarthCleanUp
Devestating.
I can't do it. I just can't keep up with the sheer level of littering ongoing in this park.
We're seeing upwards of 2-3 buckets of new litter PER DAY. I was wrong last week. I am losing ground.
People often assume there is a natural connection between capitalism and democracy. Sometimes the two concepts are virtually fused together.
I always find this odd, because I value democracy. But there is nothing democratic about capitalism. 🧵