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Basic observations about climate and society.
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BREAKING: Jack Smith just revealed that Trump broke the law, in his statement to the House.
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
December 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
BREAKING: Jack Smith just revealed that Trump broke the law, in his statement to the House.
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
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Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
Not only was yesterday's Arctic sea-ice extent a record low for the day, yesterday's extent beat every year prior to 2024 by over half a million square kilometers.
The Arctic currently has a streak of 21 straight days of record low sea-ice extent.
Code Yikes!
Not only was yesterday's Arctic sea-ice extent a record low for the day, yesterday's extent beat every year prior to 2024 by over half a million square kilometers.
The Arctic currently has a streak of 21 straight days of record low sea-ice extent.
December 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
Not only was yesterday's Arctic sea-ice extent a record low for the day, yesterday's extent beat every year prior to 2024 by over half a million square kilometers.
The Arctic currently has a streak of 21 straight days of record low sea-ice extent.
Code Yikes!
Not only was yesterday's Arctic sea-ice extent a record low for the day, yesterday's extent beat every year prior to 2024 by over half a million square kilometers.
The Arctic currently has a streak of 21 straight days of record low sea-ice extent.
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Another nail in the coffin
All time high for #Coal production and use ..nearly 9 billion tons
Sleepwalking into disaster
Kudos to michael mann for " we have a path to stay below +1.5c"
#ClimateCrisis #Metacrisis
money.usnews.com/investing/ne...
All time high for #Coal production and use ..nearly 9 billion tons
Sleepwalking into disaster
Kudos to michael mann for " we have a path to stay below +1.5c"
#ClimateCrisis #Metacrisis
money.usnews.com/investing/ne...
money.usnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Another nail in the coffin
All time high for #Coal production and use ..nearly 9 billion tons
Sleepwalking into disaster
Kudos to michael mann for " we have a path to stay below +1.5c"
#ClimateCrisis #Metacrisis
money.usnews.com/investing/ne...
All time high for #Coal production and use ..nearly 9 billion tons
Sleepwalking into disaster
Kudos to michael mann for " we have a path to stay below +1.5c"
#ClimateCrisis #Metacrisis
money.usnews.com/investing/ne...
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
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It looks like 2025 will end up at about 1.47°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline, making it likely the third hottest year in the last 120,000+ years.
Meanwhile, the 3-year running average is going to end the year above 1.50°C for the first time.
Meanwhile, the 3-year running average is going to end the year above 1.50°C for the first time.
December 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It looks like 2025 will end up at about 1.47°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline, making it likely the third hottest year in the last 120,000+ years.
Meanwhile, the 3-year running average is going to end the year above 1.50°C for the first time.
Meanwhile, the 3-year running average is going to end the year above 1.50°C for the first time.
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Uruguay showing energy realism. Dependent on oil imports, it dropped EV barriers to chase energy autonomy > market answered fast.
Nov ’25: 29.4% BEV vs 2.6% PHEV (TTM: 26.7% vs 1.6%).
Cheap renewables + Chinese BEVs + lithium & BESS crush ICE. Reality wins > markets go straight to BEV. ⚡🔋
Nov ’25: 29.4% BEV vs 2.6% PHEV (TTM: 26.7% vs 1.6%).
Cheap renewables + Chinese BEVs + lithium & BESS crush ICE. Reality wins > markets go straight to BEV. ⚡🔋
December 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Uruguay showing energy realism. Dependent on oil imports, it dropped EV barriers to chase energy autonomy > market answered fast.
Nov ’25: 29.4% BEV vs 2.6% PHEV (TTM: 26.7% vs 1.6%).
Cheap renewables + Chinese BEVs + lithium & BESS crush ICE. Reality wins > markets go straight to BEV. ⚡🔋
Nov ’25: 29.4% BEV vs 2.6% PHEV (TTM: 26.7% vs 1.6%).
Cheap renewables + Chinese BEVs + lithium & BESS crush ICE. Reality wins > markets go straight to BEV. ⚡🔋
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A pocket of very warm air (relative to average) over the North Pole enabled highs to reach above freezing Sunday. Meanwhile temps in the Midwest struggled to get above zero.
Upside down day.
Upside down day.
December 15, 2025 at 3:28 AM
A pocket of very warm air (relative to average) over the North Pole enabled highs to reach above freezing Sunday. Meanwhile temps in the Midwest struggled to get above zero.
Upside down day.
Upside down day.
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Polar data 13.12.2025
JAXA #ARCTIC SEA ICE EXTENT: gain 54k
10.348818 km2 🆙 from 10.294387 yesterday
22k less than the average gain on this day of 76k
71% of extent gains from minimum to maximum done
Approx 85 days to the average date of the maximum
Lowest ever
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere
JAXA #ARCTIC SEA ICE EXTENT: gain 54k
10.348818 km2 🆙 from 10.294387 yesterday
22k less than the average gain on this day of 76k
71% of extent gains from minimum to maximum done
Approx 85 days to the average date of the maximum
Lowest ever
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere
December 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Polar data 13.12.2025
JAXA #ARCTIC SEA ICE EXTENT: gain 54k
10.348818 km2 🆙 from 10.294387 yesterday
22k less than the average gain on this day of 76k
71% of extent gains from minimum to maximum done
Approx 85 days to the average date of the maximum
Lowest ever
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere
JAXA #ARCTIC SEA ICE EXTENT: gain 54k
10.348818 km2 🆙 from 10.294387 yesterday
22k less than the average gain on this day of 76k
71% of extent gains from minimum to maximum done
Approx 85 days to the average date of the maximum
Lowest ever
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere
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December 11, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
December 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
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#ClimateChange is a hoax
#trump
Reality on the ground, with the temperature data for the 🌎
#Metacrisis #ClimateCrisis
#trump
Reality on the ground, with the temperature data for the 🌎
#Metacrisis #ClimateCrisis
December 9, 2025 at 10:05 AM
#ClimateChange is a hoax
#trump
Reality on the ground, with the temperature data for the 🌎
#Metacrisis #ClimateCrisis
#trump
Reality on the ground, with the temperature data for the 🌎
#Metacrisis #ClimateCrisis
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Just a little reminder:
Elon Musk is lying to you.
He bends when asked to, and the fine X received from the EU has nothing to do with censorship.
Musk simply refuses to follow laws and be transparent, and he gets a tiny fine for it
Elon Musk is lying to you.
He bends when asked to, and the fine X received from the EU has nothing to do with censorship.
Musk simply refuses to follow laws and be transparent, and he gets a tiny fine for it
December 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Just a little reminder:
Elon Musk is lying to you.
He bends when asked to, and the fine X received from the EU has nothing to do with censorship.
Musk simply refuses to follow laws and be transparent, and he gets a tiny fine for it
Elon Musk is lying to you.
He bends when asked to, and the fine X received from the EU has nothing to do with censorship.
Musk simply refuses to follow laws and be transparent, and he gets a tiny fine for it
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"The danger is once you compile all this information, then hackers only have to go to one place instead of going to all 50-plus jurisdictions that run elections... It’s a hacker’s dream to have all of this private, sensitive information collected somewhere..."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
www.motherjones.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"The danger is once you compile all this information, then hackers only have to go to one place instead of going to all 50-plus jurisdictions that run elections... It’s a hacker’s dream to have all of this private, sensitive information collected somewhere..."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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UK EV!
"Across 2025 so far, BEV registrations are up +23%, continuing the steady pattern we’ve seen all year of drivers moving firmly away from petrol and diesel, both of which are now in persistent decline."
Plug-in EV are 26.4% of UK November auto sales.
#energysky newautomotive.substack.com
"Across 2025 so far, BEV registrations are up +23%, continuing the steady pattern we’ve seen all year of drivers moving firmly away from petrol and diesel, both of which are now in persistent decline."
Plug-in EV are 26.4% of UK November auto sales.
#energysky newautomotive.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
UK EV!
"Across 2025 so far, BEV registrations are up +23%, continuing the steady pattern we’ve seen all year of drivers moving firmly away from petrol and diesel, both of which are now in persistent decline."
Plug-in EV are 26.4% of UK November auto sales.
#energysky newautomotive.substack.com
"Across 2025 so far, BEV registrations are up +23%, continuing the steady pattern we’ve seen all year of drivers moving firmly away from petrol and diesel, both of which are now in persistent decline."
Plug-in EV are 26.4% of UK November auto sales.
#energysky newautomotive.substack.com
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Congratulations
Time for us to do better.
Time for us to do better.
December 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Congratulations
Time for us to do better.
Time for us to do better.
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After 30 COPs, we should stop being shocked. Announce the climate pledge, stall the implementation, watch the forests fall. Theatre is always more popular than reality.
mightyearth.org/article/dela...
mightyearth.org/article/dela...
Delay to Cattle Traceability in Brazil's Pará State Poses Major Threat to Amazon - Mighty Earth
Mighty Earth urges Pará to reinstate an ambitious and enforceable timeline for cattle traceability
mightyearth.org
December 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
After 30 COPs, we should stop being shocked. Announce the climate pledge, stall the implementation, watch the forests fall. Theatre is always more popular than reality.
mightyearth.org/article/dela...
mightyearth.org/article/dela...
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Has any senator tried to build a snowman on the senate floor yet?
Immortalizing their idiocy in the history books, like this guy?
Immortalizing their idiocy in the history books, like this guy?
December 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Has any senator tried to build a snowman on the senate floor yet?
Immortalizing their idiocy in the history books, like this guy?
Immortalizing their idiocy in the history books, like this guy?
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World temperature anomalies 04.12.2025
Another fresh day with Deep 🥶🥶
USA + Canada
North Russia
🔥🔥
NE Africa
Black Sea + Caspian Sea area
West and South Russia
NW China again
South Australia
#ClimateCrisis
Another fresh day with Deep 🥶🥶
USA + Canada
North Russia
🔥🔥
NE Africa
Black Sea + Caspian Sea area
West and South Russia
NW China again
South Australia
#ClimateCrisis
December 4, 2025 at 7:22 AM
World temperature anomalies 04.12.2025
Another fresh day with Deep 🥶🥶
USA + Canada
North Russia
🔥🔥
NE Africa
Black Sea + Caspian Sea area
West and South Russia
NW China again
South Australia
#ClimateCrisis
Another fresh day with Deep 🥶🥶
USA + Canada
North Russia
🔥🔥
NE Africa
Black Sea + Caspian Sea area
West and South Russia
NW China again
South Australia
#ClimateCrisis
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December 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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This hypocrisy is shameful.
- U.S. politicians enjoy universal healthcare.
- Living wages.
- Paid sick leave, too.
But they vote NO for workers on all three.
Vote OUT anti-worker politicians (Dems & GOP). Vote in public servants committed to justice above all else
- U.S. politicians enjoy universal healthcare.
- Living wages.
- Paid sick leave, too.
But they vote NO for workers on all three.
Vote OUT anti-worker politicians (Dems & GOP). Vote in public servants committed to justice above all else
December 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This hypocrisy is shameful.
- U.S. politicians enjoy universal healthcare.
- Living wages.
- Paid sick leave, too.
But they vote NO for workers on all three.
Vote OUT anti-worker politicians (Dems & GOP). Vote in public servants committed to justice above all else
- U.S. politicians enjoy universal healthcare.
- Living wages.
- Paid sick leave, too.
But they vote NO for workers on all three.
Vote OUT anti-worker politicians (Dems & GOP). Vote in public servants committed to justice above all else