Caroline Coetzee

Many comments on the great election victories in Brazil and Serbia state that the authorian right is in decline or that voters have rejected far-right authoritarianism. That is a wrong interpretation of what happened. Progressive movements mobilized and beat the authoritarian right. That's different

Think the message is “fuck you”

On the day we remember the horror at Aberfan, caused by the corporate greed of fossil fuel companies, a new gas field at Jackdaw is set to open We don't learn do we?

Approving the Jackdaw gas field solves none of our problems, while contributing to the existential crisis of climate breakdown. The government has privileged special interests above the general interest. It's a shameful, cowardly decision.

‘Islamists’?? Seriously? More I think about it, the more this piece has less value as analysis of France and more value as a window into the worldview in a decent chunk of British media

The NHS Guidance on trans people in hospital will protect zero women but will badly harm trans people. What a hateful disgrace and will be remembered by future generations as a stain on us all.

Some saucy Sunday stats. #sciart #truthexplained

Stupid, sickening and - frankly - deranged www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"Opera doesn't make money. Opera’s what you spend money *on*.” “But . . what do you get out of it?” “You get opera. You put money in, you see, and opera comes out,” said Salzella wearily. --Terry Pratchett, 'Maskerade'

"JK Rowling is already a billionaire and everyone already knows about Harry Potter, what's the point of boycotting?" Nobody thinks boycotting will bankrupt her. We know she's gonna die rich. We're just asking you to show a shred of solidarity with trans folk. Absolute low bar bare minimum shit.

It's so tedious having to listen to people say "if you don't Labour then our lives will be worse off" and then listing a handful of policies which make them feel better, while ignoring the far more substantial number of Labour policies which strip rights and make life worse for vulnerable groups. 4/

Absolutely love this

Extreme weather during summer 2026 is estimated to have cost the EU 180 billion Euros But still governments refuse to acknowledge the scale of the threat and turn away from any serious, effective, action Hard to comprehend really www.theguardian.com/environment/...

So if you protest a genocide you are automatically a "terrorist" but hold up a major shipping route while wearing balaclavas and you are a "protester" and the police "engage with you"? www.bbc.com/news/article...

The government simultaneously telling people to stock up on food, and going ahead with extracting more fossil fuels from the North Sea www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The fact that they are incapable of connecting the two, shows they haven't a clue about what climate breakdown actually means

"In the UK, ministers are prioritising climate resilience after the UK’s hottest summer on record" If this were true, they would be on a war footing I see no sign at all of any serious effort to make the UK better prepared for the climate mayhem that's coming www.theguardian.com/environment/...

You have to choose. You can't be nice to everyone. Appeasing corporations and billionaires means abandoning everyone else. When it comes to policy, it's us or them. And for far too long political leaders in this country have sided with them. If Burnham is to survive, this is what he needs to change.

sometimes. you just gotta stop everything. & do miniature leather-working for a thrifted plush rat who was missing an ear (her name is Bugbane)

Adapting to climate change without ending the fossil fuel industry.

The week started for me with Kendra Preston Leonard, then Dolly, now Tim Curry. The first of these is the most personal. Kendra played a major role in developing my confidence as a writer and was a brilliant artist, scholar & person. I'm not superstitious but I don't want to see what tomorrow brings

It’s so intellectually dishonest for anybody to cast Dolly Parton as apolitical. It’s so cynical. It tells me that they think everybody’s values are aesthetic, just for show.

youtube.com/watch?v=oYCo...

No, No, No, No, NO! Carbon capture and storage does NOT reduce emissions All it does is lock-in fossil fuel usage and infrastructure, and facilitate business as usual As far as tackling the climate emergency is concerned, it is a con trick www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

So terribly sad to hear about Kendra Preston Leonard. A wonderful, talented person gone.

It might be worth reminding ourselves that a person does not have to be saintly or error-free to not be hounded to death. That discourse can get very dangerous very quickly.

Is there a connection between an institution parading a lone Black figure as evidence of its munificence, & also turning a blind eye to 'racial science' networks on its campus, & accepting dodgy donations while having secret talks with Reform? You can decide.

If the government is allowed to send me messages telling me not to use disposal barbecues, can I send them messages. I have some thoughts.

RIP John Crowley. Such a wonderful writer gone.

This is fully deranged. Columnists reference Nineteen Eighty-Four all the time but this is Brave New World-esque; sorting children definitively into categories before we’ve even tried to give them a better chance.

Aside from its obvious transphobia, this is easily the most misogynistic thing the EHRC has ever done. Women have to look a certain way or some whacko will demand to see your genitals. Congratulations. What a victory for feminism.

I know he has a lot on, but in the midst of a ferocious drought, fires, heat events and severe threats to food production, it would be quite edifying to hear Andy Burnham mention climate breakdown.

The role of the r4 in radicalising boomers can't be underestimated. The people I've known for years who come out with unexpectedly right-wing opinions seem to have r4 on in the background constantly. As pernicious as facebook and more insidious. Just a gentle soundtrack of background fascism.

Like Corbyn, Zack Polanski is a soft left reformer whose economic politics would have been mainstream before 1980. Watching the establishment destroy his name with one hand, whilst skilfully relaunching the Labour neoliberal brand with the other, is an education in why we don't live in a democracy

"I'd kill for my child" okay but would you put aside your preconceived notions of gender or sexuality for your child? would you apologize to your child when you're wrong? would you tell your child they can be whoever they want to be, and mean it? your child doesn't need more killing in their name

There are people who lost loved ones to the UVF or UDA and co and every year have to see their flags despite both groups proscribed as terrorist organisations. Meanwhile, the UK gov arrests nans and priests for supporting Palestine Action, a group that has never killed anyone.

"Scrap" not "water down", and boot Mahmood out of position and onto the backbenchers, if not remove the whip, while he is at it. You cannot water down Labour's current hostile and xenophobic anti-immigration/anti-asylum policies. They are too far towards the extreme right for tweaks to mean anything

Timeline cleanse: You're watching Mei & Kira, two sea otters (Enhydra lutris) at the Toba Aquarium in Japan, help clean the pool area after playtime. The reward is an ice treat. Enrichment activities like this promote mental wellness. Let's talk about the SUCCESS of sea otter conservation.

Politician unpopular because of her political views. Outrageous.

When the selkie returned to the beach, a man was holding her sealskin. "Is this yours?" he asked. "May I borrow it?" "You want to be a seal?" "No, but when I take it off, I'll be a woman, right?" "My heart, you already are," the selkie said. "That skin is mine, but I can help you find yours."