Donald Coppen
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Donald Coppen
@donaldcoppen.bsky.social
· Feb 19
Impact of #ClimateChange is clear & obvious with these @climate.noaa.gov records of global high/ low temperatures.
Record (min & max) highs vs. lows over last 12 months:
- Daily 5:1
- Monthly: 11:1
- All-time: 23:1
#ClimateChangeIsReal
www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/data...
Record (min & max) highs vs. lows over last 12 months:
- Daily 5:1
- Monthly: 11:1
- All-time: 23:1
#ClimateChangeIsReal
www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/data...
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In a 2024 paper criticizing the 'billion-dollar-disasters' database, Roger Pielke Jr. published analysis that is best described as a Russian-doll of errors.
Here's my in-depth take down of his appallingly bad work.
economicsfromthetopdown.com/2025/10/26/r...
Here's my in-depth take down of his appallingly bad work.
economicsfromthetopdown.com/2025/10/26/r...
Roger Pielke Jr.’s Appallingly Bad Analysis of Billion Dollar Disasters – Economics from the Top Down
In a recent paper called Scientific integrity and U.S. “Billion Dollar Disasters”, Roger Pielke Jr. published a chart that's so bad I've devoted a whole essay to debunking it.
economicsfromthetopdown.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In a 2024 paper criticizing the 'billion-dollar-disasters' database, Roger Pielke Jr. published analysis that is best described as a Russian-doll of errors.
Here's my in-depth take down of his appallingly bad work.
economicsfromthetopdown.com/2025/10/26/r...
Here's my in-depth take down of his appallingly bad work.
economicsfromthetopdown.com/2025/10/26/r...
So sad that simply reporting the facts about local weather conditions should result in this.
Is it because the consistent excess of record temperature highs vastly outnumber the record lows and some just don't want to acknowledge this actual proof that #ClimateChangeIsReal?
#IgnoranceIsNoExcuse.
Is it because the consistent excess of record temperature highs vastly outnumber the record lows and some just don't want to acknowledge this actual proof that #ClimateChangeIsReal?
#IgnoranceIsNoExcuse.
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No time to waste with this site full of crooks and trolls.
Thanks for your understanding
November 24, 2025 at 10:08 AM
So sad that simply reporting the facts about local weather conditions should result in this.
Is it because the consistent excess of record temperature highs vastly outnumber the record lows and some just don't want to acknowledge this actual proof that #ClimateChangeIsReal?
#IgnoranceIsNoExcuse.
Is it because the consistent excess of record temperature highs vastly outnumber the record lows and some just don't want to acknowledge this actual proof that #ClimateChangeIsReal?
#IgnoranceIsNoExcuse.
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NEWS: I spent the past 24 hours going through major MAGA accounts on Twitter, and a bombshell development has become clear: most of the right-wing ecosphere is being fed propaganda from foreign actors.
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
NEWS: Major MAGA Accounts on Twitter Exposed as Foreign Actors
A stunning development over the past 24 hours.
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
NEWS: I spent the past 24 hours going through major MAGA accounts on Twitter, and a bombshell development has become clear: most of the right-wing ecosphere is being fed propaganda from foreign actors.
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
This needs signing by everyone who wants answers to russian corruption in UK politics.
@reformexposed.bsky.social
@brexitbin.bsky.social
@reformexposed.bsky.social
@brexitbin.bsky.social
Petition has passed the threshold for a response: "Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy"
The government will respond to this petition as it has 10006 signatures
#PetitionAwaitingResponse
The government will respond to this petition as it has 10006 signatures
#PetitionAwaitingResponse
Passed 10,000 signatures: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaigns in the UK.
petition.parliament.uk
November 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This needs signing by everyone who wants answers to russian corruption in UK politics.
@reformexposed.bsky.social
@brexitbin.bsky.social
@reformexposed.bsky.social
@brexitbin.bsky.social
Great article by @financialtimes.com Katie Martin on the overhyped scam that is #bitcoin #crypto “down by a third since early October to $84,000 or so. Only another $84,000 to go before it reaches fair value.”
on.ft.com/48htmSR The warning signal from bitcoin’s fall
on.ft.com/48htmSR The warning signal from bitcoin’s fall
The warning signal from bitcoin’s fall
Moves in the cryptocurrency are becoming an early alert that markets are unwell
on.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Great article by @financialtimes.com Katie Martin on the overhyped scam that is #bitcoin #crypto “down by a third since early October to $84,000 or so. Only another $84,000 to go before it reaches fair value.”
on.ft.com/48htmSR The warning signal from bitcoin’s fall
on.ft.com/48htmSR The warning signal from bitcoin’s fall
Trump's plan for #Ukraine is a total betrayal of a country fighting to survive against a kleptocratic dictatorship.
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Trump's plan for #Ukraine is a total betrayal of a country fighting to survive against a kleptocratic dictatorship.
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JD Vance Cries In Bathroom After Trump Uses ‘Piggy’ Nickname On Someone Else https://theonion.com/jd-vance-cries-in-bathroom-after-trump-uses-piggy-nickname-on-someone-else/
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
JD Vance Cries In Bathroom After Trump Uses ‘Piggy’ Nickname On Someone Else https://theonion.com/jd-vance-cries-in-bathroom-after-trump-uses-piggy-nickname-on-someone-else/
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A paper on a clinical trial of metformin for the treatment of COVID-19 has been retracted nearly two years after the authors flagged data issues that resulted in an expression of concern. It joins our list of more than 600 retracted COVID-19 papers.
Lancet journal retracts COVID-19 metformin paper nearly 2 years after authors request correction
A paper on a clinical trial of metformin for the treatment of COVID-19 has been retracted nearly two years after the authors flagged data issues that resulted in an expression of concern. The…
retractionwatch.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A paper on a clinical trial of metformin for the treatment of COVID-19 has been retracted nearly two years after the authors flagged data issues that resulted in an expression of concern. It joins our list of more than 600 retracted COVID-19 papers.
This has been overlooked for far too long: a potentially near-unlimited source of constant, #RenewableEnergy that guarantees energy security & is unaffected by the global price of #FossilFuels.
Today, it makes up less than 1% of global (and American) energy. But researchers predict that geothermal power could produce nearly triple the current output of America’s nuclear power plants by 2050
Geothermal’s time has finally come
This source of energy could become bigger than nuclear
econ.st
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This has been overlooked for far too long: a potentially near-unlimited source of constant, #RenewableEnergy that guarantees energy security & is unaffected by the global price of #FossilFuels.
What a surprise.
Kent council report £46.5m overspend following Reform takeover
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ken...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ken...
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
What a surprise.
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Jeffrey Epstein in 2018: "i know how dirty donald is."
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Jeffrey Epstein in 2018: "i know how dirty donald is."
Yet another example of the long-term damage that trump's short-sighted ignorance is doing to the US.
"As Trump abdicates U.S. leadership on climate change, Asia is filling the void" | New op-ed by Benjamin Horton & myself for the @sfchronicle.com: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
As Trump abdicates U.S. leadership on climate change, Asia is filling the void
OPINION: The U.S. once led the charge in confronting the planet’s most pressing challenges. But today, that leadership is eroding. Nowhere is this loss more visible than in climate science.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Yet another example of the long-term damage that trump's short-sighted ignorance is doing to the US.
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Please also report dead or sick birds to BirdTrack via www.birdtrack.net for monitoring purposes.
Please share this message far and wide with friends and birding communities. Thank you.
Please share this message far and wide with friends and birding communities. Thank you.
BirdTrack | BTO
About BirdTrackBirdTrack allows volunteers to store and manage their own personal bird records, and uses these to support species conservation at local, regional, national and international scales.
www.birdtrack.net
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Please also report dead or sick birds to BirdTrack via www.birdtrack.net for monitoring purposes.
Please share this message far and wide with friends and birding communities. Thank you.
Please share this message far and wide with friends and birding communities. Thank you.
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⚠️ Please report sightings of dead birds for possible testing for bird flu via the forms below ⬇️
📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/rep...
📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/.../daera-de....
📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.services.agriculture.gov.ie/report
📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/rep...
📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/.../daera-de....
📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.services.agriculture.gov.ie/report
Report dead wild birds
How to report dead wild birds.
www.gov.uk
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
⚠️ Please report sightings of dead birds for possible testing for bird flu via the forms below ⬇️
📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/rep...
📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/.../daera-de....
📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.services.agriculture.gov.ie/report
📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/rep...
📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/.../daera-de....
📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.services.agriculture.gov.ie/report
Just signed this.
Petition has passed the threshold for a response: "Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only"
The government will respond to this petition as it has 10001 signatures
#PetitionAwaitingResponse
The government will respond to this petition as it has 10001 signatures
#PetitionAwaitingResponse
Passed 10,000 signatures: Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only
Ban the sale of fireworks to the general public to minimise the harm caused to vulnerable people and animals. Defenceless animals can die from the distress caused by fireworks.
I believe that permitting unregulated use of fireworks is an act of wide-scale cruelty to animals.
petition.parliament.uk
November 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Just signed this.
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Is gas still the reason GB energy prices are high? New Nesta blog by me.
There's been a lot of talk about non-commodity costs on electricity bills, and how they're now dominating bill rises.
My conclusion is: yes, they're a problem and need tackling; but they're not yet as big a problem as gas.
There's been a lot of talk about non-commodity costs on electricity bills, and how they're now dominating bill rises.
My conclusion is: yes, they're a problem and need tackling; but they're not yet as big a problem as gas.
Is gas still the reason energy bills are so high?
Despite rising non-commodity costs on energy bills, high gas prices remain the primary reason for expensive energy for most British households, making the switch to homegrown energy a top priority
www.nesta.org.uk
October 30, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Is gas still the reason GB energy prices are high? New Nesta blog by me.
There's been a lot of talk about non-commodity costs on electricity bills, and how they're now dominating bill rises.
My conclusion is: yes, they're a problem and need tackling; but they're not yet as big a problem as gas.
There's been a lot of talk about non-commodity costs on electricity bills, and how they're now dominating bill rises.
My conclusion is: yes, they're a problem and need tackling; but they're not yet as big a problem as gas.
The right to life should be matched by the right to have a dignified death.
#YesToDignity
#YesToDignity
“The difference between a good and a bad death is the rest of the lives of those left behind.”
Anil’s terminally ill father was denied choice — forced into a lonely, dangerous death under the status quo.
It’s time Peers listened to dying people and their families. #YesToDignity
Anil’s terminally ill father was denied choice — forced into a lonely, dangerous death under the status quo.
It’s time Peers listened to dying people and their families. #YesToDignity
October 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The right to life should be matched by the right to have a dignified death.
#YesToDignity
#YesToDignity
#RenewableEnergy works.
NEW | Solar and wind OUTPACED global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2025, leading to a fall in fossil fuels compared to this time last year ☀️🌪️
Record solar and steady wind growth is reshaping global power as renewables OVERTAKE coal for the first time.
https://loom.ly/c-MNZSk
Record solar and steady wind growth is reshaping global power as renewables OVERTAKE coal for the first time.
https://loom.ly/c-MNZSk
October 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
#RenewableEnergy works.
🚨 No president should use the White House for revenge. Join over 200 bipartisan leaders standing with whistleblowers like Miles Taylor. Support the legal defense fund at 👉 ENDPRESIDENTIALREVENGE.org #EndPresidentialRevenge #Whistleblower #MilesTaylor
End Presidential Revenge: Support Miles Taylor's Legal Defense
Join over 200 bipartisan leaders in defending democracy. Support the legal fund opposing presidential retaliation against whistleblowers like Miles Taylor. Stand up for constitutional rights today.
ENDPRESIDENTIALREVENGE.org
October 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🚨 No president should use the White House for revenge. Join over 200 bipartisan leaders standing with whistleblowers like Miles Taylor. Support the legal defense fund at 👉 ENDPRESIDENTIALREVENGE.org #EndPresidentialRevenge #Whistleblower #MilesTaylor
A deeply troubling development - should they overwinter successfully then the diseases they can transmit could become endemic.
Warning issued as tropical disease-carrying mosquitoes found in UK
Two species of disease-carrying mosquitoes have been identified in the UK, and could spread further due to climate change, scientists have warned
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/hom...
Two species of disease-carrying mosquitoes have been identified in the UK, and could spread further due to climate change, scientists have warned
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/hom...
Warning issued as tropical disease-carrying mosquitoes found in UK
The presence of the mosquitoes in Europe poses a ‘significant public health threat’, experts say
www.independent.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A deeply troubling development - should they overwinter successfully then the diseases they can transmit could become endemic.
The anthropogenic glacier collapse currently underway in the Alps has resulted in the disappearance of >1000 small glaciers! 😱🔥
Following the release of Swiss glacier loss numbers today, let me introduce you the now extinct Vadret da Triazza (Eastern Switzerland) ✝️
Via @matthias-huss.bsky.social
Following the release of Swiss glacier loss numbers today, let me introduce you the now extinct Vadret da Triazza (Eastern Switzerland) ✝️
Via @matthias-huss.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
What a surprise.
🔴Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom Rally Was Sponsored by a Convicted Fraudster Allegedly Behind Cryptocurrency ‘Rug Pulls’
The far-right rally was bankrolled by convicted fraudster alleged to be behind two cryptocurrency scams, Byline Times can reveal
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/01/t...
The far-right rally was bankrolled by convicted fraudster alleged to be behind two cryptocurrency scams, Byline Times can reveal
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/01/t...
Tommy Robinson's 'Unite the Kingdom' Rally Was Sponsored by a Convicted Fraudster Allegedly Behind Cryptocurrency ‘Rug Pulls’
The far-right rally was bankrolled by a convicted fraudster alleged to be behind two cryptocurrency scams, Byline Times can reveal
bylinetimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM
What a surprise.
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Gosh, what a mystery. Whatever could have happened to them?
No bodies, no tags, no prosecutions, no accountability, no deterrent. This will continue.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/29/t...
No bodies, no tags, no prosecutions, no accountability, no deterrent. This will continue.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/29/t...
Two Golden Eagles ‘disappear’ in south Scotland – Police appeal for information
Press release from Police Scotland, 29 September 2025: APPEAL FOR MISSING GOLDEN EAGLE Detectives are appealing for information after a satellite-tagged golden eagle disappeared in the hills to the…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
September 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Gosh, what a mystery. Whatever could have happened to them?
No bodies, no tags, no prosecutions, no accountability, no deterrent. This will continue.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/29/t...
No bodies, no tags, no prosecutions, no accountability, no deterrent. This will continue.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/29/t...
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This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
September 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..