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daveganicca.bsky.social @daveganicca.bsky.social · 13h

This is excellent- eye-opening in a depressing sort of way…

Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 15h

New post just out:

The relationship between Russia and the European radical right goes well beyond Reform's Nathan Gill being bribed.

In this post I trace the history back to the 1990s and look at the threat it poses now.

(£/free trial)

open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/r...

Russia and the rise of the radical right

Marine Le Pen meets with Putin before the 2017 French Presidential election (Photo credit Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP via Getty Images)

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daveganicca.bsky.social @daveganicca.bsky.social · 4d

Just embarrassing nonsense

The recent claims on climate action are similarly embarrassing gibberish

www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...

Factcheck: What the Climate Change Act does – and does not – mean for the UK - Carbon Brief

The UK’s Climate Change Act is a landmark piece of legislation that guides the nation’s response to global warming and has proved highly influential around the world.

www.carbonbrief.org

daveganicca.bsky.social @daveganicca.bsky.social · 4d

Not sure if this works for non-subscribers but this is a good discussion of the pros and cons of the Chinese engineering state’ model I thought…

www.exponentialview.co/p/how-china-...

🔮 Breakneck China: From superprojects to social engineering

A conversation with Dan Wang (Breakneck) + exclusive research notes

www.exponentialview.co

daveganicca.bsky.social @daveganicca.bsky.social · 12d

I thought it was the projections that were the main issue not current spend?

daveganicca.bsky.social @daveganicca.bsky.social · 13d

Nominative determinism?

daveganicca.bsky.social @daveganicca.bsky.social · 25d

Does that net negative figure tell us anything about how likely he is to be PM in current context? IIRC numbers that low in times gone by meant the electorate had already decided you weren’t PM material?

daveganicca.bsky.social @daveganicca.bsky.social · 29d

Self evidently not true on climate change where even Reform voters want action according to polls . Farage and Tice miles out of steps with anti-renewables , pro-fracking snake oil

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daveganicca.bsky.social @daveganicca.bsky.social · Aug 24

Marsh woundwort on my morning walk…
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · Aug 24

Contributed to this by Esther Addley. Attitudes to asylum are not irredeemably hostile - most people do want the UK to play its part - but the visible lack of control puts that principle at risk
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

‘A dangerous moment’: the emboldening of Britain’s far right

In a summer of anti-migrant rallies, flags and nationalistic rhetoric, observers warn there is a lack of government voices pushing back

www.theguardian.com

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daveganicca.bsky.social @daveganicca.bsky.social · Aug 17

Hope the news is positive

daveganicca.bsky.social @daveganicca.bsky.social · Jun 30

Great piece from @samfr.bsky.social . Fixing the NHS looks like a long, expensive haul to me. Prevention needs so many join-ups in policy- from more access to nature, to mental health, food strategy, tackling poor housing to even things like noise, air and light pollution…

Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · Jun 29

My piece for the Observer this month previews the NHS 10 year plan and asks why so few of the previous plans have worked...

observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

Wes Streeting can't heal the whole NHS now – he should fo...

Successive governments have reduced the number of hospital beds in the hope more care would shift elsewhere. But this has left us with a chronic shortage

observer.co.uk

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daveganicca.bsky.social @daveganicca.bsky.social · Jun 11

Good, now I can fake being well informed and hint I read everything overnight rather than just watching The Accountant 2 ..

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daveganicca.bsky.social @daveganicca.bsky.social · Jun 11

The hospital called…

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daveganicca.bsky.social @daveganicca.bsky.social · May 31

Fixing climate change would go a long way to sorting future food prices. It’s the baby days so far on climate damage I’m afraid, the shallow end of the pool…

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daveganicca.bsky.social @daveganicca.bsky.social · May 12

On top of recent costs arising from energy price spikes, minimum wage increases and NI increases and falling int student numbers and falling cost recovery on research

daveganicca.bsky.social @daveganicca.bsky.social · May 1

Is this on? Or do you simply not know what you’re talking about?

daveganicca.bsky.social @daveganicca.bsky.social · Apr 30

Why would you think it isn’t a growth opportunity?

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daveganicca.bsky.social @daveganicca.bsky.social · Apr 25

What do you expect Labour to say, out of interest? Thanks

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daveganicca.bsky.social @daveganicca.bsky.social · Apr 8

Glad you said that. I had very similar conversations where I seemed to be amongst the few thinking that the book, whilst taking an interesting approach, was basically wrong in much of what it concluded. I’d forgotten how much enthusiasm there was in certain circles

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Satan’s Niece @krissychula.bsky.social · Apr 6

This is high art

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daveganicca.bsky.social @daveganicca.bsky.social · Mar 9

He doesn’t have the smallest idea what he is talking about on climate change. Bloviating idiot

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Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon @gurdeep.ca · Mar 6

My friend Henry (who was also my student) & I decided to create some joy in –20°C weather in the Yukon and share it with you all. He is in grade 5 now. We are sending joy, hope, and positivity.

(Share such messages to train your algorithm to bring positive and human-centric stories to your feed)

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Feb 14

Can’t unsee.

A screenshot of a tweet by Liam Nissan™ (@theliamnissan) that reads:
"Elon Musk looks like Mike Myers playing Elon Musk"

The image in the tweet shows Elon Musk standing indoors, wearing a dark coat, a gray t-shirt, and a black cap that appears to have text on it. His expression looks somewhat awkward or surprised. The background includes gold curtains and a window with a snowy outdoor view, suggesting a formal setting. The tweet humorously compares Musk’s appearance to actor Mike Myers portraying him in a comedic impression.

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Auke Hoekstra @aukehoekstra.bsky.social · Jan 17

We now predict a mean of 2.7C of warming in 2100.
Not the 4C we predicted a decade ago.

This is due to less exaggeration and better policy and technology.

However, 2.7C is still very bad and it could still become much worse.

At the same time we can bend the curve down further

Zeke Hausfather @hausfath.bsky.social · Jan 15

I have a new paper in Dialogues on Climate Change exploring climate outcomes under current policies. I find that we are likely headed toward 2.7C by 2100 (with uncertainties from 1.9C to 3.7C), and that high end emissions scenarios have become much less likely.

journals.sagepub.com...

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daveganicca.bsky.social @daveganicca.bsky.social · Jan 20

A very useful thread thanks

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