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KarSteN Haustein @khaustein.bsky.social · Dec 26

2024 is almost history and the global temperature forecast for the remaining few days is rock solid now. Time to wrap up.

In most datasets, 2024 will be 0.1 degree C warmer than 2023. Also, 2024 will be the 1st individual year above the 1.5 degree Paris warming threshold in all datasets.

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Graph with blue and red bars which represent temperature departures from the reference time period (1850-1900). the first year is 1850 and the last year (which coincides with the highest value) is 2024.

graph with blue and red dots which represent temperature departures from the reference time period (1850-1900). the first year is 1850 and the last year (which coincides with the highest value) is 2024.

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Kda @kommtdraufan.bsky.social · 2h

That escalated quickly!

Drei Waschbären auf Stroh in einem Zugabteil.

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Scientists for Future Leipzig @s4f-leipzig.bsky.social · 8h

Dr. Patrick Graichen am 28.+29.10. über "Climate and Energy Policy" in der DFG-Gruppe "Economics of Connected Natural Commons: Atmosphere and Biodiversity"; www.uni-leipzig.de/en/economics...

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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 16h

An antifa terrorist panda has been spotted in war ravaged Portland. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👇

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17h

It’s just another narcissism-fuelled lie. Like everything coming out of the Trump regime.

Reuters @reuters.com · 3d

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says reut.rs/4mZNZbu

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says

Donald Trump was found to be in "exceptional health" in a medical evaluation, the U.S. president's doctor said in a memo released by the White House on Friday, with his "cardiac age" 14 years younger than in "chronological age."

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American Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 16h

The latest NJB video was excellent and felt like it has a little something for everyone in the transportation urbanism space.

Give it a watch. 👇🍿

I'm so Sick of this Lazy Excuse ...

YouTube video by Not Just Bikes

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 21h

Was waiting to see how Olivia Reingold (who Oliver's piece destroyed almost as much as Bari Weiss) would respond, and you can see the tweet below which also shows she either did not watch his piece, or just didn't understand it, since he actually addresses this point directly.

Olivia Reingold quote tweeting Variety.

The Variety tweet is about John Oliver's piece on Bari Weiss leading CBS News, saying:

John Oliver slams Bari Weiss' takeover of CBS News:

"I wouldn’t want anyone who led a pure opinion outlet, not even one that I happened to agree with, to suddenly be running CBS News. But it is especially alarming to have someone doing it who has spent years putting out work that, in my opinion, is at best irresponsible and at worst deeply misleading."

Reingold then quotes it saying:

Why does this sound like John Oliver commenting on……John Oliver

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Simon Wren-Lewis @sjwrenlewis.bsky.social · 11h

ew post: Populism and Economic Prosperity
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/10/popu...
We would expect populist governments to damage the economy, and the evidence suggests that they do so in a big way. But we know from Brexit that the media typically nullifies the impact of this evidence on voters.

Populism and Economic Prosperity

Mainstream political parties normally claim that populist parties, if they ever got to power, would damage the economy. We have clear evid...

mainlymacro.blogspot.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely brutal.

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

www.youtube.com

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 11h

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T1J @the1janitor.bsky.social · 13h

the easiest way to identify a grifter is to notice if they ever, at any point, change their mind on something or admit that they are wrong, or could possibly be wrong

if not, they're most likely running a con
(or themselves being conned)

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Nick Lutsko @nick-lutsko.bsky.social · 1d

There's a good essay in @science.org about the importance of free global access to climate and weather data. The atmosphere doesn't know about borders, so paywalls anywhere hurt predictions everywhere; even more so for those who can't pay

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Free global access to climate and weather data must continue

Last month at the 80th session of the United Nations, the call to be “better together” was especially appropriate for discussions on the Early Warnings for All global initiative. About half the world’...

www.science.org

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

WATCH: Do you have to move away from the United States in order to get a clear picture of the United States? @evanedinger.bsky.social covers the reasons he couldn’t move back to the U.S. from Europe now. Hint: #3 is about walkable cities & car dependency, but all are worth seriously thinking about.

How I View the US After 13 Years Living in Europe

YouTube video by Evan Edinger

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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 1d

🌊 Emissions timing shapes sea-level rise

A new study shows that when emissions fall matters as much as how much they fall. Delayed cuts drive higher sea levels, while Antarctic melt adds major uncertainty.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#SciComm #ClimateCrisis #SeaLevel 🧪

The interplay of future emissions and geophysical uncertainties for projections of sea-level rise - Nature Climate Change

Unclear emissions and ice-sheet processes drive uncertainties in future sea-level rise. The authors show that the timing of emissions reductions drives the uncertainties during the twenty-first century, but geophysical uncertainties become more important with time, especially under optimistic scenarios.

www.nature.com

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 1d

For so long, fossil fuel projects have said their contribution to climate change is "negligible".
Turns out that's wrong.
Our research in NPJ Climate Action proves it.
Every tonne of CO2 matters.
@21stcenturyweather.bsky.social
@minderoo.bsky.social
#climatechange
www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Quantifying the regional to global climate impacts of individual fossil fuel projects to inform decision-making - npj Climate Action

npj Climate Action - Quantifying the regional to global climate impacts of individual fossil fuel projects to inform decision-making

www.nature.com

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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 1d

Transit is stuck in a 20th-century paradigm: a mix of city-center-serving subways/metros and commuter rail for the suburbs.

(And too many cities can't even manage this.)

But #Paris is building the first truly 21st-century #transit system.

Nothing to do with hyperloops or maglevs...

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

“Living car-free is the most impactful behavior by far in terms of reducing emissions.”

WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 1d

🚲🥗🚗 Small choices matter, but big change happens when systems support them.

WRI Climate ranked 19 climate-friendly behaviors to show which ones cut the most emissions and why policies & businesses must make them accessible.

See the list 👉 bit.ly/4q0pWvC

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Michael Morgenrot @michaelmorgenrot.bsky.social · 1d

Menschen mit diesen ausgeprägten Persönlichkeitsmerkmalen setzen sich durch, und lassen sich häufig in Führungspositionen finden - sei es in Unternehmen oder Parteien, wo Erfolg und Karriere stark von Konkurrenzkampf und Wettbewerb abhängen. Menschenfeinde werden so zu Entscheidungsträgern.

Die „dunkle Tetrade“ ist ein psychologischer Begriff, der die vier Persönlichkeitsmerkmale Narzissmus, Machiavellismus, Psychopathie und Sadismus umfasst. Diese sind durch Selbstbezogenheit, Empathielosigkeit und Manipulation gekennzeichnet, wobei Sadismus das neu hinzugefügte Merkmal neben den bereits bekannten der „dunklen Triade“ (Narzissmus, Machiavellismus, Psychopathie) ist.

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De Filmende Fietser @filmendefietser.bsky.social · 2d

Over 60 cyclists pass on this side of the street in under 30 seconds. And their flow only stops because the traffic light turned red.

An efficiency impossible to match if these people were driving.

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Julius Garbe @juliusgarbe.github.io · 1d

📢 OUT NOW: Global Tipping Points Report 2025

In this new report, we provide a check on the status of critical Earth system #TippingPoints and opportunities in #PositiveTippingPoints across sectors.

➡️ Full report: global-tipping-points.org

#GTPR2025 #COP30 @exeter.ac.uk @pik-potsdam.bsky.social

Global Tipping Points | understanding risks & their potential impact

Harmful tipping points in the natural world threaten humanity by disrupting life support systems and societal stability.

global-tipping-points.org

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

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Katja Diehl @katjadiehl.bsky.social · 2d

Während in Berlin, Brüssel und anderswo über Verbote, Verzicht und Überforderung der Bürger:innen debattiert wird, haben wir in Hamburg etwas anderes gezeigt: Wir wollen Klimaschutz. Wir wollen verbindliche Ziele. Wir wollen eine lebenswerte Zukunft – und zwar jetzt.
katja-diehl.de/hamburg-hat-...

Hamburg hat entschieden: Ja zu Klimaschutz, ja zu einer lebenswerten Zukunft! — Katja Diehl

Die Mehrheit der Hamburger:innen hat heute beim Hamburger Zukunftsentscheid für verschärfte Klimaschutzziele gestimmt. Das ist mehr als ein lokaler Erfolg – ...

katja-diehl.de

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Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 2d

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution.
momentummag.com/new-study-pa...

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

momentummag.com

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Ember @ember-energy.org · 2d

#India saw fossil generation fall in the first half of 2025, as clean power grew rapidly ⚡️🇮🇳

Clean power rose 40 TWh (+20%), outpacing demand growth more than THREE TIMES 📈

Coal generation and emissions fell, even as India’s economy kept growing.

https://loom.ly/c-MNZSk

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

On National Coming Out Day, know that I will always be an ally to you — no matter where you are on your journey.

I know that times may be scary, but you are seen, safe, supported, and loved here in Illinois.

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