Alasdair Reid 🏴🇧🇪🇪🇪🇪🇺🇺🇦
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Advisor on innovation systems 4 sustainable futures, Global Scot, @dotscotregistry European ambassador, @e_Residents, father, runner, vegan, @themightycans fan
Brussels-Tallinn-Moray
Joined June 2010
Pending a change of ownership of Twitter (X), I will not be posting again and you can find and interact with me at :
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Why does @EPPGroup hate our nature and love clear cut forests so much? This law is and was essential to protect forests not only globally but also in Europe. #EUDR
Vote on EU's deforestation law passes (with a helping hand from the far-right) approving a new 'no-risk' category Chaos with the new electronic voting system though - votes weren't recording properly & I'm told the amendment on the no-risk category only passed by 5 votes
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This is a prime example of what happens when climate deniers are in government. We need to listen to science. We need to act to prevent catastrophic human & material loses.
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‘Drones would pick off civilians and children’ Renowned British surgeon Nizam Mamode described the “disturbing” situation in Gaza in a testimony before the UK Parliament.
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Why does the EPP hate nature so much? Tomorrow, they will try to weaken the EU #DeforestationLaw. Nobody wants products that come from deforestation or human rights violations. Companies are ready for it. Why isn't EPP listening? Send them an email: https://t.co/NycIiOYb3M
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Yet more evidence of what happened in Amsterdam emerges. It turns out that violence *the night before the match* involving Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was so bad that 1) 10 Maccabi fans were arrested 2) The match was nearly called off All scrubbed from original Western coverage.
Some details about Amsterdam violence emerging from Dutch media: local police and authorities considered calling off the Ajax v Maccabi Tel Aviv match because of violence the night before; ten Israelis were arrested
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Le gouvernement MR et Les Engagés réduit de 6,5 millions d'euros le financement des universités et écoles supérieures, tout en envisageant une hausse des frais du minerval pour les étudiants étrangers jusqu'à 321 %. #enseignement @ParlementF @Ecolo
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Jesus Christ. Meanwhile mainstream media try to frame racist Tel Aviv Maccabi hooligans as victims. https://t.co/KpQAHdMGJS
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When Israel bombed the first hospital in Gaza, the world wouldn’t believe it and Israel blamed a misfired rocket from Hamas… Israel has now destroyed all 36 hospitals in Gaza including its largest medical facility the al-Shifa Hospital… THIS IS A GENOCIDE...🇵🇸💔
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Is this self-defense too? Acclaimed British surgeon Nizam Mamode breaks down briefly while testifying to the UK Parliament about Israel’s quadcopters picking off kids who had just been bombed.
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“It’s absurd. I can’t get my head around what’s happening,” 68-year-old paediatrician Nadezhda Buyanova tells me. Minutes later she’s sent to prison for 5 1/2 years for alleged comments on the war in Ukraine. Our report for @BBCNews Camera @AntonChicherov Producer @BenTavener
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"Les Belges sont largement conscients de la nécessité d’adapter leur mode de vie du fait du réchauffement climatique. C’est ce que montre la septième enquête annuelle sur le climat publiée par la BEi, la Banque européenne d’investissement" " https://t.co/805IAY4fBu
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La Banque européenne d’investissement a sondé 24.000 personnes en Europe et aux Etats-Unis au sujet de leur sentiment à l’égard des changements climatiques.
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"I did amputations on people who just had to take paracetamol after the operation as pain relief.. one of my colleagues took maggots out of a childs throat in intensive care" Yesterday Professor Mamode explained to MPs how Israel blocks medical aid from entering Gaza
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La Belgique n’est pas prête à affronter le changement climatique. Début d'une série du pôle #planète du @lesoir sur l'adaptation au réchauffement climatique en Belgique #Climat
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Malgré une meilleure compréhension des risques climatiques, la Belgique reste peu préparée. Les canicules, avec des surmortalités croissantes, menacent les plus vulnérables. Les mesures actuelles,...
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1⃣ week to go until #WIRE2024 in Budapest! Don't miss out on speakers like Manuel Heitor, Ron Boschma & @ICalzada talking about boosting EU competitiveness with research, development & innovation, & combatting the fragmentation of the EU #innovation ecosystem. Sign up today ⤵️
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Curious about public engagement in #EUResearchArea? #PolicySupportFacility experts & participating countries discuss in Berlin 🇩🇪 about: - Cross-border approaches, examples & principles for public engagement - Open & responsible R&I Find out more 👉 https://t.co/1KJ7dPbwNe
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A new study from the London School of Economics says 50 years of tax cuts in the U.S. — which promised to “trickle down” and eventually boost jobs and income for everyone — have only helped one group: the rich.
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Tax cuts for the wealthy didn't boost the economies of the U.S. and 17 other countries — but they did worsen income inequality.
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