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Your daily dose of climate hope. From the team at RMI: rmi.org/wp-content/u...
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"The money Exxon sent to Atlas Network helped finance... translations of English books denying that human-caused climate change is real; flights to Latin American cities for American climate deniers; and public events that allowed those deniers to reach local media and network with politicians."
Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents reveal
Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty process
www.theguardian.com
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Big EV gap between China and the USA.
- China has 52 BEV models with >400-mile range with many under $50k; USA has 4 all priced above $75k
- EV sales share in 2024: China 47%; USA 10%

Great paper in Science by @jhelvy.bsky.social.
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humans have always migrated ... it is who we are as humans, most normal shit ever
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I believe the 2 most important city mayoral elections in the world will be tomorrow’s New York City Election (the most important turning point #VOTE in New York history? #VOTEMamdani) & next year’s Paris Election for the successor of this generation’s most important/influential mayor, Anne Hidalgo.
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The same about engaging seriously with Bill Gates about something he has zero knowledge on, while ignoring his long creepy friendship with Jeffrey Epstein which caused Melinda Gates to end their marriage.
It’s also quite jarring to read serious climate people seriously engaging with Bill Gates’s drivel

Better response: “Sure, Bill Gates, as someone who exchanged long creepy emails with Jeffrey Epstein, what makes you specifically confident that girls now age 15 would have a safe climate to live in?”
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That's a... strange combo!
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Hello from the first ever #Copenhagen 🇩🇰 to #Hamburg 🇩🇪 #DSB #EuroCity #Talgo service 🥳🎉.
The trainset is brand new, rather stylish and there’s, almost, level boarding throughout. No #DiningCar though, but I spotted a ☕️ vending machine. And I’m in seat 61 😉. @seatsixtyone.bsky.social @talgo.com
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„Mit der Zulassung rechnet Ramsbacher „zeitnah“.“

So not quite yet…
Erstmals werden chinesische Züge auf Österreichs Schienen unterwegs sein. Mit vier neuen Zügen verdichtet die Westbahn ihr Angebot Richtung Westen.
Züge aus China erstmals in Österreich: So sieht die neue Westbahn aus
www.diepresse.com
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Good morning!

Here’s an almost Bluesky in Ravières

Meanwhile on the social network Bluesky I’m being told something that’s 100% wrong with 100% confidence by a man (of course) who doesn’t follow me, about a topic I’ve been researching for months
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Britain is not in the grip of mass violence.

The Cambridgeshire train stabbings were horrific - and incredibly rare.

Your odds of being attacked by a stranger are much lower than they were.

Here's the facts! 👇

www.owenjones.news/p/britain-is...
Britain isn't in the grip of mass violence
The far right are trying to whip up fear and panic with lies
www.owenjones.news
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As warming increases, we are already accelerating past some well-known #climate tipping points - points of no return - while others are approaching fast. These tipping points mark critical forks in the road.
Until now most changes have been manageable, but… 1/
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Today’s pic at the Armançon at Nuits

The river is high, brownish. The sky grey. Some trees have already lost all their leaves. Late autumn
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You know the SNCF rule, Richard? We don't want to run any more trains than the minimum we can get away with. But we're DAMNED SURE no one else should run any either!

#CrossChannelRail

www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
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While some climate scientists have used the argument that “by painting beautiful pictures we help people to not be too depressed but happy enough to act and improve the climate” they’ve achieved the exact opposite.

They’ve allowed billionaire child rapists to claim the climate isn’t in a bad state.
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When main stream climate science ignores the laws of physics and panders to hopium providers this is what happens:
Powerful winds are ripping through the Arctic, breaking up critical sea ice that once acted as a shield against disturbance from wind and waves.

Scientists warn the loss of sea ice is speeding up the region’s ecological collapse and could disrupt weather patterns far beyond the Arctic.
Stronger arctic cyclones speed up polar melting, impacting global weather
Powerful winds are ripping through the Arctic, breaking up critical sea ice that once acted as a shield against disturbance from wind and waves. Scientists warn the loss of sea ice is speeding up the...
news.mongabay.com
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Heidi Alexander is sensible
Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, rules out metal detecting arches at stations, pointing out that with the number of stations and entrances to each it's basically impossible. She says that overall, UK trains are a pretty safe place to be.
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If you are posting on or engaging with content on X, you are working as a volunteer laborer helping this specific man earn money and political influence.

Any person, group or organisation that is still there and helping keep you there: you have to make them get out, not give them reason to stay
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"

"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"

"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
Tesla can’t even make batteries.

What *can* Tesla even make? Bitcoin purchases?
SAMSUNG SDI WINS A 3 TRILLION WON CONTRACT TO PROVIDE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM BATTERIES TO TESLA FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.
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“Which products in Germany 🇩🇪 get 19% tax:

- oat milk
- baby diapers
- soy schnitzel

Which get 7%:

- cow milk
- meat
- frogs legs

Which get no taxes at all:

- Jet fuel
- shipping diesel
- international flight tickets

[Germany’s] tax system is totally absurd and should be reformed!”
Welche Produkte in 🇩🇪 mit 19% besteuert werden:

- Hafermilch
- Windeln
- Sojaschnitzel

Und Welche mit 7%:

- Kuhmilch
- Fleisch
- Froschschenkel

Und Welche überhaupt nicht:

- Flugkerosin
- Schiffsdiesel
- Int. Flugtickets

Unser Steuersystem ist völlig absurd und gehört reformiert!
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Eurostar is 75% state owned (55% SNCF 🇫🇷 state, 20% SNCB 🇧🇪 state) and is a monopoly on cross channel routes

BUT it sets prices like a rent seeking capitalist

What can 🇬🇧 do to up capacity and drive down prices?

It can’t control Eurostar. So it can try adding competition

How else can you proceed?