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Russell J Smith
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Originally from Yorkshire, UK, now in Auckland, Aotearoa. In to all sorts of stuff.
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A sign of our times: New Orleans now has twice as much snow this winter as Anchorage, Alaska. Weather weirding on steroids, fueled by warm oceans.

We are in a climate emergency.
New Orleans has received more than twice the snowfall as Anchorage this winter — underscoring Southcentral Alaska’s meager snow season as much as the rare winter storm that pummeled that subtropical Louisiana city this week.
New Orleans has received twice as much snow as Anchorage this winter
Less than 4 inches of new snow has fallen in Anchorage since the beginning of December.
www.adn.com
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Word of the day is ‘catch-fart’ (17th century: an obsequious individual who will always follow the political wind.
Skeleton Crew was fun, had a good time watching it 👍🏻 #SkeletonCrew
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NZ Govt has weakened fuel efficiency standards for vehicles, removed incentives for EVs, blocked funding cycleways, cut funding for public transport. Making NZ more dependent on fossil fuel imports - higher climate pollution, inflation, transport costs. Madness. www.stuff.co.nz/money/360547...
Why petrol prices could soon top $3 a litre
Things have been a bit pricier at the pump recently, and it is only expected to get worse.
www.stuff.co.nz
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Really bold play to pass legislation that means all future legislation has to broadly vibe with your own party's agenda.
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57 companies are responsible for 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions since 2016.

These companies include fossil fuel giants like Chevron, Shell, and BP, who have been raking in record profits.

The profits of Big Oil should not be more important than the future of our planet.
Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016
Analysis reveals many big producers increased output of fossil fuels and related emissions in seven years after Paris climate deal
www.theguardian.com
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NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold.

We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.

2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
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No, the world has not breached the 1.5C global warming target.

It’s a climate target - which means it’s an average that must be sustained over at least a decade.

We currently sit at 1.2 C. Which is already very bad.

The science is clear: every bit of warming matters, every action matters.
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The Halide / Kino 52 week challenge begins today! Week 1’s theme is EARLY LIGHT 🌅

Share a shot here or in our discord to complete 52 weeks of shooting to improve your photography and build a creative habit in 2025 - along with a chance to win some cool Lux merch.
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I talked to 10 current and former Meta employees about the company's surrender to the right on speech issues. All were upset. One person called the changes "a precursor to genocide" www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...
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Everyone knows we hand in our best work on the last day.

The justice select committee must reopen submissions & parliamentary services must make sure the website is working.

Maybe if they didn’t make the submission period over Xmas break, it would’ve been easier for people.
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A lot of the “free speech!” people seem to think their speech stops being free as soon as someone else is free to call BS
PS fact checks don’t suppress speech, fact checks are actually MORE SPEECH. /end