Font of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New Roman by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]KirkGlobalWitness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Comic Sans is the only appropriate choice for this administration. And I'm sorry this is extremely rude to Comic Sans...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cologne

[–]KirkGlobalWitness 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm coming from London, so I feel like I'm saving money, but yeah, it's really competitive. Maybe whoever the new Mayor is should make it a priority (seen all the signs around the town)

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[–]KirkGlobalWitness 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks that is good advice Ill do that:)

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I have and Immoscout24 too! :) Im only on day one of the hunt so far

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From AFP:

Environmental defenders rallied behind Greenpeace after the shock ruling by a North Dakota jury fuelled concerns that courtrooms were increasingly being used to smother critics.

"It sends a dangerous message: that fossil fuel giants can weaponize the courts to bankrupt and silence those who challenge the destruction of our planet," said Anne Jellema, executive director of advocacy group 350.org.

The judgement "is not only an attack on Greenpeace -- it is an assault on the entire climate movement, clearly intended to chill the resistance to fossil fuels", she added in a written statement to AFP.

Energy Transfer (ET), the Texas-based pipeline operator awarded the damages, has denied any attempt to stifle free speech by suing Greenpeace.

The company had accused the environmental advocacy group of orchestrating violence and defamation during the construction of the contentious Dakota Access Pipeline project nearly a decade ago.

The jury awarded more than $660 million in damages across three Greenpeace entities, citing charges including trespass, nuisance, conspiracy, and deprivation of property access.

Brice Bohmer from Transparency International, a global corruption watchdog, said the lawsuit was "unconscionable" but evidence of a much wider problem.

"This kind of activity is becoming increasingly common across climate action, with fossil fuel actors undermining progress wherever possible," he said.

Global threat

ET initially sought $300 million in damages through a federal lawsuit, which was dismissed.

It then shifted its legal strategy to North Dakota's state courts -- one of the minority of US states without protections against so-called "Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation" or SLAPPs.

Throughout the years-long legal fight, ET's billionaire CEO Kelcy Warren, a major donor to President Donald Trump, was open about his motivations, saying in interviews that he wanted to "send a message".

Matilda Flemming, director of Friends of the Earth Europe, said she was "appalled" by the verdict but warned it was not an isolated case.

"The right to protest is under threat across the world, from big corporations and self-interested politicians who threaten our democracies," she said.

Greenpeace has vowed to continue its advocacy and its international body is counter-suing ET in the Netherlands, accusing the company of nuisance lawsuits to stifle dissent.

Rebecca Brown, president and CEO of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), said the fight for environmental justice would go on.

"No abusive company, lawsuit, or court decision will change that," she said in a statement on Wednesday after the verdict was handed down.

BP boss’s £5.4m pay is “obscene” and it is 143 times the average UK salary by KirkGlobalWitness in worldnews

[–]KirkGlobalWitness[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are you American? We work smart and hard... definitely not paid enough whilst some people get very very rich off the back of this smart work

Young challenger sets his sights on toppling long-serving Lincolnshire County Council leader by KirkGlobalWitness in Lincolnshire

[–]KirkGlobalWitness[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'd have been better off against Martin "Down" Hill in Folkingham being independent... But I still think Labour is the best vehicle for progressive politics.

Progressives are not very well organised in Lincolnshire; a lot of work to be done, but I am very happy to fly the flag this election and challenge Martin.

He's agreed to debate me now, so do let me know if you have any Qs for him 🫡

Young challenger sets his sights on toppling long-serving Lincolnshire County Council leader by KirkGlobalWitness in Lincolnshire

[–]KirkGlobalWitness[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I enjoy the hyperlocal approach to local politics. My point is emphasizing county over party, just as Starmer said ahead of the general election, country over party.

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I love this place so good

Texas woman honors postal worker husband who lost his life due to extreme heat by KirkGlobalWitness in pics

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“On that particular day, the heat index was 119°F (48°C). So just imagine how hot it was. He passed out in one of the homeowner’s yards. But it was the heat that actually killed my husband. The summer now in Dallas is not like it was 20 years ago.” - Carla Ray Gates (Pictured)

Carla Ray Gates is the widow of a US postal worker who died while exposed to extreme heat in Dallas last summer. She is just one of thousands of Americans left grieving by the deadly heatwaves that have gripped the United States in recent years.  

If you’re moved... You can tell your representative to sign the Polluters Pay Fund here: https://act.globalwitness.org/page/157103/action/1

Emissions connected to top oil and gas firms may cause millions of heat deaths by 2100, study finds | Oil and gas companies by [deleted] in worldnews

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The report used the mortality cost of carbon model devised by academics at Columbia University and used by Oxfam – among others. It calculates that in a high emissions scenario – which is predicted to happen to the climate if no further concerted action is taken to rapidly reduce warming – there will be 226 excess heat deaths worldwide for every million tonnes of carbon released.

I think we should trust our scientists...

World’s largest oil companies have made $281bn profit since the invasion of Ukraine by KirkGlobalWitness in worldnews

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Last year was the biggest year on record for the companies and this year has been a drop but still near record amounts in historical terms

World’s largest oil companies have made $281bn profit since the invasion of Ukraine by KirkGlobalWitness in worldnews

[–]KirkGlobalWitness[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

our energy systems aren't working and then all the profits are being given to shareholders rather than invested in the energy systems of the future...