Lobby groups also pushed to let some banned pesticides stay in use for longer. These rules affect the food we eat, the people working in our fields, the water we drink and the nature around us.

They pushed for weaker pesticide rules, and some of their demands showed up in EU proposals, in some cases almost word for word. One major change could mean many pesticides are no longer automatically checked again every 10 or 15 years.

Bayer, BASF and their lobby groups didn’t just lobby on the EU’s new food and pesticide rules. According to a new investigation by Corporate Europe Observatory, they effectively drafted parts of them.

AI already decides whether we get a loan or a job interview. Now weapons companies are building machines that can choose and attack human targets – with less and less human control. And right now, no law stops them. Now they need to know we're watching. 👇

In just a few weeks, governments meet in Geneva to decide whether to start writing the first global rules on killer robots. Some European leaders have already said yes. Nearly nine in ten people in France, Germany and the UK want rules.

Together, we pushed leaders to put the tax on the agenda, but we need them to go further. In just 24 hours, Europe’s finance ministers will sit down to decide how to tackle rising energy costs - and we need as many of them as possible to back this tax Call on your minister to tax Big Oil 📣

After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU signed an emergency measure into law, taxing Big Oil’s profits. It raised €26.15 billion - sending money straight from @‌Shell, @bp , and @‌TotalEnergies into the people’s pockets - where it belongs. Now we have the chance to do it again.

Now, as energy costs rise again, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Poland and Austria are calling for an EU-wide tax on companies’ mega-profits.

Finally there’s a chance to make polluters pay 🔥 In just 24 hours, ministers will decide if they tax the extraordinary profits of Big Oil. Since the start of the War in Iran, European households saw their energy bills skyrocket. Again.

We should be able to oppose antisemitism AND demand accountability for the suffering of Palestinians. One should never cancel out the other. Because staying silent - whether on stage or in politics - should never be the safe option when a genocide is unfolding.

While artists are being punished for speaking up, the EU continues to do business with a government committing atrocities in Gaza - pouring €45 billion a year into a trade deal that is supposed to be conditional on respect for human rights.

Some pro-Israel advocacy groups have accused Macklemore's performances and rhetoric of antisemitism. Macklemore rejects that framing and says his message is about peace, dignity and equality for Palestinians and Israelis alike.

This is bigger than Macklemore. And it's bigger than Ed Sheeran. It raises a disturbing question: when powerful venue owners can determine which voices get a stage, how free is our public conversation really?