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Coming soon :: How to campaign in a general election

Posted on 17th October 2019 by dizzy

I’m expecting a general election soon. BJ has spaffed up a Brexit mess that is certain to be refused by everyone. In theory in UK we exist in a participatory democracy. I say in theory because in reality rich vested … Continue reading →

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THE STATE WE’RE IN :: George Monbiot is trying to get arrested today

Posted on 16th October 2019 by dizzy

Journalist and author George Monbiot is trying to get arrested today as part of the Extinction Rebellion Climate Emergency protests in London. There have been over 1,400 arrests of XR rebels in London and the Metropolitan Police have now imposed … Continue reading →

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Global Extinction Rebellion protests start

Posted on 7th October 2019 by dizzy

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-49957521 Extinction Rebellion activists are protesting in cities around the world, including Berlin, Amsterdam and Sydney. Organisers have planned to shut down key sites in central London, in addition to demonstrating outside government departments. Extinction Rebellion says protests in the capital … Continue reading →

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Posted on 28th September 2019 by dizzy

Not at all serious but I haven’t done any [edit: bad;) poetry for many years. Things I like Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Cake Is really great Ankles and toes around my neck That’s better Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Cake Brown eyes Green … Continue reading →

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Posted on 24th September 2019 by dizzy
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The climate crisis explained

Posted on 20th September 2019 by dizzy

The climate crisis explained in 10 charts The problem – rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere The level of CO2 has been rising since the industrial revolution and is now at its highest for about 4 million years. The rate … Continue reading →

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This Friday 20 September GLOBAL STRIKE FOR CLIMATE

Posted on 16th September 2019 by dizzy

Young Climate activists are inviting adults to join them starting this Friday. Greta Thunberg and 46 young activists write “Starting on Friday 20 September we will kickstart a week of climate action with a worldwide strike for the climate. We’re … Continue reading →

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Proroguing Parliament analysis

Posted on 28th August 2019 by dizzy

UK Prime Minister Boris ‘Bully Boy‘ Johnson is intending to prorogue the UK parliament. My analysis is that there is no likelyhood of a no-deal Brexit and Johnson’s actions are intended to gain support of nihilist Brexiteers in a forthcoming … Continue reading →

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The farce of democracy

Posted on 10th August 2019 by dizzy

I apologise that I’m not that articulate that I can adequately express myself. We exist in a tyranny masquerading as democracy.

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THIS IS NOT A DRILL ~ AN extinction rebellion HANDBOOK

Posted on 9th August 2019 by dizzy

My copy of THIS IS NOT A DRILL ~ AN extinction rebellion HANDBOOK has just arrived. Here’s an excerpt for you from ‘The Civil Resistance Model’ by Roger Hallam. Continue reading →

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Time for rebellion on climate crisis :: Analysis, Strategy, Planning and Preparation

Posted on 7th August 2019 by dizzy

I have proposed commencing rebellion to the Climate Crisis on 31 October 2019. A discussion of that proposal follows. Unfortunately this blog is very one-directional. I get very little feedback to anything that I publish. It is however widely-read and … Continue reading →

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Time for rebellion on climate crisis :: I propose commencing 31 October 2019

Posted on 6th August 2019 by dizzy

[29/9/19 This was only ever a proposal. There are suggestions that insane PM Boris Johnson may invoke the Civil Contingencies Act to pass a no-deal Brexit. I do not want to assist BJ in this way and so I am … Continue reading →

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THE STATE WE’RE IN :: Distance and Speed

Posted on 6th August 2019 by dizzy

Draft, to be altered Distance and speed. Travel and transportation is all about burning fossil fuels and the consequent destruction of our planet. It’s all so unnecessary. In the United Stares they even fcking commute by plane … People are … Continue reading →

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Climate Crisis :: Google sucking up to the rich and famous destroying the planet

Posted on 6th August 2019 by dizzy

Google Camp 2019 contributed in no small way to destroying the planet inviting rich, planet-destroying cnuts to destroy the planet more to discuss the climate crisis … Continue reading →

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Climate Crisis :: Top ten UK’s hottest years all since 2002

Posted on 4th August 2019 by dizzy

6/8/19 I was hoping that this was clear and unambiguous … Met Office

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Climate Crisis :: 12 years to save the planet? Make that 18 months

Posted on 2nd August 2019 by dizzy

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48964736 … [T]here’s a growing consensus that the next 18 months will be critical in dealing with the global heating crisis, among other environmental challenges. Last year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported that to keep the rise … Continue reading →

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Posted on 29th July 2019 by dizzy

Donald Trump calls majority black Baltimore ‘disgusting, rat-infested mess’ Donald Trump has attacked a majority-black district represented by an African-American lawmaker as a ‘disgusting, rat and rodent-infested mess’. Democratic House speaker Nancy Pelosi accused the president of ‘racist attacks’ after … Continue reading →

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Trump says he’s considering declaring Antifa an ‘Organization of Terror,’ and that it would ‘make it easier for police to do their job’

Posted on 29th July 2019 by dizzy

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-antifa-tweet-organization-terror-2019-7?r=US&IR=T President Donald Trump took aim at the radical left-wing movement Antifa on Twitter Saturday, writing that the organization was being considered for dedication as a terror organization. Trump waved off the group as a collection of “gutless Radical Left … Continue reading →

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THE STATE WE’RE IN :: Capitalism

Posted on 27th July 2019 by dizzy

Capitalism is concerned only with creating and accumulating private and corporate wealth. Capitalism has no concern for the environment or the climate crisis it has created. Big oil knew fifty years ago that it was destroying the planet and did it regardless. There were groups and projects promoting ‘alternative’, renewable energy in the 1970s. Continue reading →

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Climate Crisis :: ‘No doubt left’ about scientific consensus on global warming, say experts

Posted on 25th July 2019 by dizzy

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/24/scientific-consensus-on-humans-causing-global-warming-passes-99 The scientific consensus that humans are causing global warming is likely to have passed 99%, according to the lead author of the most authoritative study on the subject, and could rise further after separate research that clears up some … Continue reading →

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