melissa hall
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Auckland, New Zealand
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"It's important to speak out now, not when this is over. Right now, while it's happening."
Billie Eilish, Finneas, Cillian Murphy, Joaquin Phoenix, Annie Mac, Peter Gabriel, and more come together for Palestine in new video. It precedes the Together For Palestine benefit concert taking place today.
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Our Gaza reporter @declassifiedUK for this article has to remain anonymous. Because the genocidal forces being militarily backed by Starmer's government might kill them. This is where we're at.
👉NEW -- Death boxes in Gaza By our reporter in Gaza Airdropped aid has become a deadly trap for Palestinians. ‘Is this another way to humiliate and kill us?’, survivors ask. https://t.co/tGlgtA41TN
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Had to check the date on this! Without a hint of irony, Tourism New Zealand launches new Pure New Zealand campaign in 2025. But sure, 60% of rivers too polluted to swim in and 40% may be ok = 100%! #purenz
rnz.co.nz
It aims to encourage travellers to book now with snapshots of the iconic landscapes and experiences on offer.
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The situation for Palestinians in Gaza is beyond description, beyond atrocious & beyond inhumane. A policy of siege & starvation makes a mockery of international law. The blockade against humanitarian aid must end immediately. This is a moment for moral clarity & action.
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Plenty of people alive today will be around to see it get much worse.
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Reminder: We're only at the start of the climate crisis.
Cal Fire has put out their initial assessment for number of structures destroyed by the Palisades Fire in Southern California. 5,316 structures are consider destroyed or a total loss… Insane numbers. Here is their full statement: “Los Angeles - An aerial survey conducted
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One more time: Women aren't too emotional to lead. Data: When men are anxious and stressed, they're more likely to be rude, hostile, and abusive. Women show respect regardless of their feelings. The test of emotional intelligence is not how you feel. It's how you respond.
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From Hollywood #MeToo to South Korea’s spycams, to France’s mass rape to British gangs, our world is rife with brutal violence. Women’s safety crucially depends on state capacity & feminist activism to create accountability. Silence, as we have seen, is what enables impunity.
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“The cost of living in harm’s way has gone up disproportionately,” said Keys. “We are seeing the first broad-based direct cost of climate change for homeowners because of these insurance increases.” We're still in the early days of this crisis. https://t.co/p5V4P4UF1A
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‘Tight correlation’ between premium rises and counties deemed most at risk from climate crisis, experts say
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65 doctors, nurses, and paramedics told the New York Times what they saw in Gaza. What they saw was a pattern of children being shot in the head.
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🚨Urgent Statement from ActionAid on the Forced Evacuation of Hospitals in Northern Gaza We are gravely alarmed by the latest directive from the Israeli Army, which, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, orders the full evacuation of Awda, Indonesian, and Kamal Adwan hospitals
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So get this: the world's coral reefs disappear at 1.5C. We are past 1.5C now and heading for 2C. THEY ARE DONE. The point is not "OMG, all those lovely colourful things we see on David Attenborough are going to go." No. The point is 25% of the world's fish will disappear as
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2.5/3°C global warming 1. species extinct: 30-60% 2. fully expected by majority of scientists in 34-68 years without economic system change 3. scientists say there's no evidence humans can survive 2.5°C 4. many scientists say humans won't survive 3°C Mass media? SILENT 🧵
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The news that six employees of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) have been killed in an airstrike by Israeli forces is harrowing. The strikes were on one of the schools it runs in central Gaza that had been turned into a shelter for thousands of displaced
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Update: This summer was the hottest summer since 1880 when modern recordkeeping began. August 2024 is the 15th month in a row of record-breaking monthly temperatures. More: https://t.co/Hq6PSIHdIG
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"I just want to tell you that we feel shame. The whole country should feel shame that we put damaged children in a place where they were damaged further."
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Sanitation workers and rag pickers, despite being vital to our cities’ cleanliness, face immense challenges. Caste prejudices force Dalit sanitation workers into dangerous jobs like cleaning sewers, while rag pickers endure unfair treatment and health risks sorting waste.
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Each piece reflects real comments from women about their fears. By Feminist Collages NYC.
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