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Oct 5, 2026 - World

The world’s largest tropical rainforest that serves as a “critical counterweight to climate change” is under threat of complete destruction following the strong electoral performance of a far-right ally to President Donald Trump, one legal expert and former Democratic lawmaker warned Monday.Flávio Bolsonaro is a Brazilian politician and presidential candidate who “outperformed expectations” Sunday in the nation’s first-round presidential election, sending him into a runoff against incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He is also the son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, another Trump ally who’s serving a 27-year sentence for his role in an attempted coup after his election loss in 2022.“A Bolsonaro win — aided by Trump and Big Tech billionaires — will be the likely end of the Amazon, the lungs of the earth,” warned Aaron Regunberg, a Rhode Island activist, lawyer and former state lawmaker. “If you have young kids, you are watching them get locked into an extremely dangerous future. You’re not mad enough at the fascists and their collaborators.”From 2019 to 2022, Jair Bolsonaro oversaw a 60% increase in Amazon deforestation, with more than 17,400 square miles of forest cleared, according to the Associated Press. Conversely, Lula oversaw a 45% decrease in deforestation. With Jair Bolsonaro’s son, Flávio Bolsonaro, heading into the runoff with a narrow lead, conservation experts feared another Bolsonaro administration could cause devastation for the vital ecosystem.“The risk we face is that Brazil could move away from a positive environmental agenda toward a position more similar to the one now adopted by the United States — one of climate denial,” said Márcio Astrini, the executive director of the Climate Observatory, speaking with the Associated Press.Taciana Stec, who works as a climate policy specialist at the Brazilian think tank Talanoa, suggested that even Brazil’s existing laws governing the Amazon would not be able to stop deforestation under another Bolsonaro administration.“Given his long history of advocating weaker environmental protections, there is concern that activities now considered illegal could simply be legalized and no longer subject to enforcement,” Stec told the Associated Press.A Bolsonaro win — aided by Trump and Big Tech billionaires — will be the likely end of the Amazon, the lungs of the earth. If you have young kids, you are watching them get locked into an extremely dangerous future.You’re not mad enough at the fascists and their collaborators.— Aaron Regunberg (@AaronRegunberg) October 5, 2026

Oct 2, 2026 - World

Thousands gather in Mumbai with heavy police presence as concerns mount that millions will be denied voting rightsIndia’s youth-led Cockroach movement kicked off more nationwide protests on Friday as thousands of people gathered in Mumbai, amid mounting concerns that millions of citizens are being unfairly stripped of their vote.The movement, which calls itself the Cockroach Janta party (CJP) and has massive support among the country’s gen Zs, returned to the streets to demand the resignation of the chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar. Continue reading...

Oct 2, 2026 - World

Up to 300mm of rain could fall in places, while extreme downpours bring landslides and deaths in NepalTorrential rain and potentially damaging flooding are forecast in eastern Spain over the coming days, as cold upper air moves over the warm, humid surface air of the Mediterranean Sea, fuelling violent, slow-moving thunderstorms near Spain’s east coast. The weather pattern, known as a Dana, occurs most often in autumn.Models show more than 100mm of rain could fall across the region on Friday, with 200-300mm possible in some areas. Cities including Valencia and Castelló de la Plana, are most at risk. Valencia has experienced several damaging floods in recent years. Catalonia has now put three towns under lockdown and Valencia has shut schools for nearly half a million children. Continue reading...

Nov 21, 2025 - World

The Queen's coffin will lie in state at Westminster Hall until her funeral on Monday.View Entire Post ›

Sep 20, 2024 - World

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