Mr MT
@mremtee.bsky.social
Ecosocialist Born 320.23ppm Climate Justice
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When you read this Guardian article, it’s worth bearing in mind that between 2001-2005, trawlers caught in excess of 500,000 tonnes of sardines and anchovies in these waters - every year.
And you wonder why the penguins are starving to death.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And you wonder why the penguins are starving to death.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
60,000 African penguins starve to death after sardine numbers collapse – study
Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:55 AM
When you read this Guardian article, it’s worth bearing in mind that between 2001-2005, trawlers caught in excess of 500,000 tonnes of sardines and anchovies in these waters - every year.
And you wonder why the penguins are starving to death.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And you wonder why the penguins are starving to death.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Put another way: if you say out loud climate change is real and advocate for fossil fuel phase-out, you are officially via this doctrine an enemy of the United States of America, which also asserts it is legally allowed to kill anyone, anywhere, for whatever reasons please the President.
Now what?
Now what?
Official, on-paper, United States policy is that the price of appeasing it is to consent to a species-level murder-suicide pact.
This is how we all die.
December 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Put another way: if you say out loud climate change is real and advocate for fossil fuel phase-out, you are officially via this doctrine an enemy of the United States of America, which also asserts it is legally allowed to kill anyone, anywhere, for whatever reasons please the President.
Now what?
Now what?
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Last chance to register for our webinar on the Earth Rover Program, starting at 14.00 GMT. Intro by the brilliant Kate Raworth, then explanations of the concept and the science by some of our scientists and technicians. Register to obtain link. Hope to see you there
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join the global launch of the Earth Rover Program and the release of our inaugural report, which explores how a new scientific concept, ‘soilsmology’, is shaking up our und...
We are delighted to invite you to the global launch of the Earth Rover Program and the release of our inaugural report, ‘Soilsmology: Transforming our Understanding of Soil’, which explores how an eme...
us02web.zoom.us
December 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Last chance to register for our webinar on the Earth Rover Program, starting at 14.00 GMT. Intro by the brilliant Kate Raworth, then explanations of the concept and the science by some of our scientists and technicians. Register to obtain link. Hope to see you there
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Guys, mainly, I need your help. This is a thing and we need to call it out. We all know men who punch down with sarcasm to score petty points / boost their fragile egos. It's wrong and can shape the lives of those on the receiving end. It's not 'banter' and deserves challenge. How can we do this?
Reflecting on the microaggressions that women regularly encounter - in my case mostly from older men - when they have visible success or exhibit confidence. Often dressed as a 'joke', but more a subconscious desire to put me in my place. And it sucks. Suggestions on how to address positively pls...
December 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Guys, mainly, I need your help. This is a thing and we need to call it out. We all know men who punch down with sarcasm to score petty points / boost their fragile egos. It's wrong and can shape the lives of those on the receiving end. It's not 'banter' and deserves challenge. How can we do this?
When you read this Guardian article, it’s worth bearing in mind that between 2001-2005, trawlers caught in excess of 500,000 tonnes of sardines and anchovies in these waters - every year.
And you wonder why the penguins are starving to death.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And you wonder why the penguins are starving to death.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
60,000 African penguins starve to death after sardine numbers collapse – study
Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:55 AM
When you read this Guardian article, it’s worth bearing in mind that between 2001-2005, trawlers caught in excess of 500,000 tonnes of sardines and anchovies in these waters - every year.
And you wonder why the penguins are starving to death.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And you wonder why the penguins are starving to death.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"The food industry itself is alarmed. UK food executives have warned that the sector is on course for pronounced shortages and business failures."
@profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of @ox.ac.uk calling for urgent action at the National Emergency Briefing.
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUP
@profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of @ox.ac.uk calling for urgent action at the National Emergency Briefing.
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUP
Expert Comment: National Emergency Briefing- Reforming UK food
Professor Paul Behrens, from the Oxford Martin School, was one of nine experts invited to deliver evidence at the UK’s first-ever National Emergency Briefing on the climate and nature crises, held
www.ox.ac.uk
December 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"The food industry itself is alarmed. UK food executives have warned that the sector is on course for pronounced shortages and business failures."
@profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of @ox.ac.uk calling for urgent action at the National Emergency Briefing.
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUP
@profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of @ox.ac.uk calling for urgent action at the National Emergency Briefing.
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUP
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Nigel Farage behaves like he irrationally believes ‘They’ are out to get him.
‘They’ being variously people of colour, Jews, Romanians, the EU, the BBC, Dulwich College alumni, Coutts, the left and Bernard Manning.
Never Russia though, oddly.
Is this something pathological?
‘They’ being variously people of colour, Jews, Romanians, the EU, the BBC, Dulwich College alumni, Coutts, the left and Bernard Manning.
Never Russia though, oddly.
Is this something pathological?
December 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Nigel Farage behaves like he irrationally believes ‘They’ are out to get him.
‘They’ being variously people of colour, Jews, Romanians, the EU, the BBC, Dulwich College alumni, Coutts, the left and Bernard Manning.
Never Russia though, oddly.
Is this something pathological?
‘They’ being variously people of colour, Jews, Romanians, the EU, the BBC, Dulwich College alumni, Coutts, the left and Bernard Manning.
Never Russia though, oddly.
Is this something pathological?
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The accumulated waste of generations of mass consumption is decaying in landfill, + the chemicals those goods were drenched in - lead, mercury, cadmium, PFAS, PCBs - are seeping slowly back out into water, soil + air.
Our report with @investigate-europe.eu:
euobserver.com/eu-political...
Our report with @investigate-europe.eu:
euobserver.com/eu-political...
Europe’s landfill crisis exposed: new map reveals toxic cocktail of environmental risks
Thousands of landfills across Europe lie in flood-risk zones, areas which could endanger drinking water or sensitive conservation sites, Investigate Europe and Watershed Investigations can reveal in t...
euobserver.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The accumulated waste of generations of mass consumption is decaying in landfill, + the chemicals those goods were drenched in - lead, mercury, cadmium, PFAS, PCBs - are seeping slowly back out into water, soil + air.
Our report with @investigate-europe.eu:
euobserver.com/eu-political...
Our report with @investigate-europe.eu:
euobserver.com/eu-political...
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This is starting in two hours and it's going to be so cool! Join us! issues.org/event/what-i...
What Is Fiction’s Role in Imagining Better Social Policies?
Join us for a conversation on how social scientists, advocates, and policy makers can use fiction to imagine better futures.
issues.org
December 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is starting in two hours and it's going to be so cool! Join us! issues.org/event/what-i...
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Just a vicious, lawless regime.
The spectacle of masked gangs of state vigilantes, ripping people out of cars in full view of the street, is a terrible reminder of how quickly the unthinkable can become normal in a democratic society.
The spectacle of masked gangs of state vigilantes, ripping people out of cars in full view of the street, is a terrible reminder of how quickly the unthinkable can become normal in a democratic society.
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Just a vicious, lawless regime.
The spectacle of masked gangs of state vigilantes, ripping people out of cars in full view of the street, is a terrible reminder of how quickly the unthinkable can become normal in a democratic society.
The spectacle of masked gangs of state vigilantes, ripping people out of cars in full view of the street, is a terrible reminder of how quickly the unthinkable can become normal in a democratic society.
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Crypto-investor who lives in Thailand gives record-breaking donation to Reform UK, to help it win power in a country he doesn't live in.
Britain's political funding laws are a charred and smoking ruin. Ducking change was a catastrophic mistake by Labour.
www.ft.com/content/db73...
Britain's political funding laws are a charred and smoking ruin. Ducking change was a catastrophic mistake by Labour.
www.ft.com/content/db73...
Reform UK gets record £9mn donation from Christopher Harborne
Nigel Farage’s party attracts far more funding than both Labour and the Conservatives
www.ft.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Crypto-investor who lives in Thailand gives record-breaking donation to Reform UK, to help it win power in a country he doesn't live in.
Britain's political funding laws are a charred and smoking ruin. Ducking change was a catastrophic mistake by Labour.
www.ft.com/content/db73...
Britain's political funding laws are a charred and smoking ruin. Ducking change was a catastrophic mistake by Labour.
www.ft.com/content/db73...
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Ireland's green image is largely a fabrication.
That could be turned around in a decade, with enough political and societal will.
That could be turned around in a decade, with enough political and societal will.
Ireland second highest in EU for greenhouse gas emissions per person
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Ireland second highest in EU for greenhouse gas emissions per person
Farming and forestry responsible for 38% of State’s total output of gases linked to climate change
www.irishtimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Ireland's green image is largely a fabrication.
That could be turned around in a decade, with enough political and societal will.
That could be turned around in a decade, with enough political and societal will.
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UK grain harvest wrecked by climate impacts in 2025, @eciu.net analysis finds
- Record heat and drought cost arable farmers £800m with many now concerned about their ability to make a living in a fast-changing climate
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Record heat and drought cost arable farmers £800m with many now concerned about their ability to make a living in a fast-changing climate
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record
Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
UK grain harvest wrecked by climate impacts in 2025, @eciu.net analysis finds
- Record heat and drought cost arable farmers £800m with many now concerned about their ability to make a living in a fast-changing climate
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Record heat and drought cost arable farmers £800m with many now concerned about their ability to make a living in a fast-changing climate
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Update: Apologies I was due to be on Have I got News for You this week. We've now postponed until 2026.
To go on Question Time and speak up for migrants right now feels vital.
To go on Question Time and speak up for migrants right now feels vital.
December 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Update: Apologies I was due to be on Have I got News for You this week. We've now postponed until 2026.
To go on Question Time and speak up for migrants right now feels vital.
To go on Question Time and speak up for migrants right now feels vital.
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Not saying we saved the best till last but...
Final @gsiexeter.bsky.social seminar of the year next week: 10th December 14:30-15:30, Streatham Court Lecture Theatre C & online. Email [email protected] to confirm your place in person or online. Hope to see you there!
Final @gsiexeter.bsky.social seminar of the year next week: 10th December 14:30-15:30, Streatham Court Lecture Theatre C & online. Email [email protected] to confirm your place in person or online. Hope to see you there!
December 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Not saying we saved the best till last but...
Final @gsiexeter.bsky.social seminar of the year next week: 10th December 14:30-15:30, Streatham Court Lecture Theatre C & online. Email [email protected] to confirm your place in person or online. Hope to see you there!
Final @gsiexeter.bsky.social seminar of the year next week: 10th December 14:30-15:30, Streatham Court Lecture Theatre C & online. Email [email protected] to confirm your place in person or online. Hope to see you there!
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"We have now had 19 months in a row with temperatures above normal. We have never recorded that before, says climate researcher Jostein Mamen"
kommunikasjon.ntb.no/pressemeldin...
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December 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"We have now had 19 months in a row with temperatures above normal. We have never recorded that before, says climate researcher Jostein Mamen"
kommunikasjon.ntb.no/pressemeldin...
kommunikasjon.ntb.no/pressemeldin...
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We had the lighting of our street's christmas tree y'day: 5 degrees C, pouring rain, no snow
I wish there were a socially acceptable way to point out that 3 decades ago, it would've almost certainly been snowy, lovely and <0C. Lots of older folks there: I think on some level they know it
I wish there were a socially acceptable way to point out that 3 decades ago, it would've almost certainly been snowy, lovely and <0C. Lots of older folks there: I think on some level they know it
Future Climate in Norway: More Floods, Droughts, and Less Snow - Norce
The climate in Norway has already changed significantly, and the effects are expected to grow stronger in the coming years. We will experience more precipitation, more frequent droughts, and less snow...
www.norceresearch.no
December 1, 2025 at 9:24 AM
We had the lighting of our street's christmas tree y'day: 5 degrees C, pouring rain, no snow
I wish there were a socially acceptable way to point out that 3 decades ago, it would've almost certainly been snowy, lovely and <0C. Lots of older folks there: I think on some level they know it
I wish there were a socially acceptable way to point out that 3 decades ago, it would've almost certainly been snowy, lovely and <0C. Lots of older folks there: I think on some level they know it
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Can conservation and ecological restoration affect human health outcomes? A call for multidisciplinary contributions to a special series of papers in #EnvironmentalConservation
Editorial Published online as FirstView on Cambridge Core - www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#conservationscience🌎
Editorial Published online as FirstView on Cambridge Core - www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#conservationscience🌎
December 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Can conservation and ecological restoration affect human health outcomes? A call for multidisciplinary contributions to a special series of papers in #EnvironmentalConservation
Editorial Published online as FirstView on Cambridge Core - www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#conservationscience🌎
Editorial Published online as FirstView on Cambridge Core - www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#conservationscience🌎
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This is a great piece, and not just because it says nice things about BusinessGreen. Mainstream media failure to understand and explain the climate implications of so many political and policy stories is a serious failing - and if anything it is getting worse.
www.businessgreen.com/analysis/452...
www.businessgreen.com/analysis/452...
The biggest climate stories often aren't labelled 'climate' - so newsrooms miss them
Last week's Budget provided a perfect example of how the mainstream media has a huge blindspot when it comes to the climate crisis and the policies that are shaping it
www.businessgreen.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This is a great piece, and not just because it says nice things about BusinessGreen. Mainstream media failure to understand and explain the climate implications of so many political and policy stories is a serious failing - and if anything it is getting worse.
www.businessgreen.com/analysis/452...
www.businessgreen.com/analysis/452...
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Mercury, lead, arsenic + PFAS: Europe's hidden historic landfills leaching chemicals into water, soil + ecosystems.
Our new joint report with @investigate-europe.eu, out now:
share.google/gQ0rXbwL4rjN...
Our new joint report with @investigate-europe.eu, out now:
share.google/gQ0rXbwL4rjN...
UK and Europe’s hidden landfills at risk of leaking toxic waste into water supplies
Exclusive: Rising flood risks driven by climate change could release toxic waste from ageing sites – posing threats to ecosystems
share.google
December 2, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Mercury, lead, arsenic + PFAS: Europe's hidden historic landfills leaching chemicals into water, soil + ecosystems.
Our new joint report with @investigate-europe.eu, out now:
share.google/gQ0rXbwL4rjN...
Our new joint report with @investigate-europe.eu, out now:
share.google/gQ0rXbwL4rjN...
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Informative but fails to comprehend life from the other side of the windscreen. Prefers to quote SUV owners.
Big cars = loss of space for everyone else.
Children 82% more likely to be killed if hit by an SUV or LTV rather than smaller vehicle.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@cleancitiescampaign.org
Big cars = loss of space for everyone else.
Children 82% more likely to be killed if hit by an SUV or LTV rather than smaller vehicle.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@cleancitiescampaign.org
'Carspreading’ is on the rise - not everyone is happy
In the UK and across Europe, cars are becoming longer, wider and heavier.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Informative but fails to comprehend life from the other side of the windscreen. Prefers to quote SUV owners.
Big cars = loss of space for everyone else.
Children 82% more likely to be killed if hit by an SUV or LTV rather than smaller vehicle.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@cleancitiescampaign.org
Big cars = loss of space for everyone else.
Children 82% more likely to be killed if hit by an SUV or LTV rather than smaller vehicle.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@cleancitiescampaign.org
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Looking for books to get for #climate curious friends & family this Christmas🎄?
Here are 6 of my favourites reads this year.
First up, Yale University historian Sunil Amrith's relentlessly edifying 'The Burning Earth'. A staggeringly comprehensive account of how we got to where we are! 🧵
Here are 6 of my favourites reads this year.
First up, Yale University historian Sunil Amrith's relentlessly edifying 'The Burning Earth'. A staggeringly comprehensive account of how we got to where we are! 🧵
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Looking for books to get for #climate curious friends & family this Christmas🎄?
Here are 6 of my favourites reads this year.
First up, Yale University historian Sunil Amrith's relentlessly edifying 'The Burning Earth'. A staggeringly comprehensive account of how we got to where we are! 🧵
Here are 6 of my favourites reads this year.
First up, Yale University historian Sunil Amrith's relentlessly edifying 'The Burning Earth'. A staggeringly comprehensive account of how we got to where we are! 🧵
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I'm excited to announce this new study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, which explores public support for degrowth and ecosocialist transformation. The findings are quite surprising.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
December 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I'm excited to announce this new study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, which explores public support for degrowth and ecosocialist transformation. The findings are quite surprising.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...