@allursparrot.bsky.social
Molecular Biologist with expertise in CCUS and cancer biology.
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
January 20, 2026 at 9:37 AM
It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
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If the last decade has taught Europe anything, it should be that reliance on fossil fuel imports is a strategic liability which will be exploited.
Climate aside, decarbonisation is security.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Climate aside, decarbonisation is security.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Trump has growing stranglehold over EU and UK energy supply, study shows
European countries now reliant on US liquified natural gas shipments, creating risk of higher bills amid recent tensions
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:58 AM
If the last decade has taught Europe anything, it should be that reliance on fossil fuel imports is a strategic liability which will be exploited.
Climate aside, decarbonisation is security.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Climate aside, decarbonisation is security.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
The use of neoliberal theory to plan UK food security is the stupidest possible application of the financial creed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on food security: Britain can no longer trust markets alone | Editorial
Editorial: As climate and geopolitics shocks bite, countries are rebuilding food buffers. The UK clings to neoliberal ideas while households pay the price
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:02 AM
The use of neoliberal theory to plan UK food security is the stupidest possible application of the financial creed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Gabriel Zucman on the shocking concentration of extreme wealth in the United States….
gzucman.substack.com?r=nle0&utm_c...
gzucman.substack.com?r=nle0&utm_c...
January 19, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Gabriel Zucman on the shocking concentration of extreme wealth in the United States….
gzucman.substack.com?r=nle0&utm_c...
gzucman.substack.com?r=nle0&utm_c...
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17K people canceled their World Cup tickets amid safety concerns, political protests, and human rights concerns. I guess the FIFA’s peace prize was more expensive than they anticipated.
Also, fuck tRump.
#BoycottWorldCup #FIFAPeacePrize #FucktRump
www.reddit.com/r/soccer/s/h...
Also, fuck tRump.
#BoycottWorldCup #FIFAPeacePrize #FucktRump
www.reddit.com/r/soccer/s/h...
From the soccer community on Reddit: Nearly 17K Fans Cancel 2026 World Cup Tickets Amid Boycotts Over U.S. Political Climate
Explore this post and more from the soccer community
www.reddit.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:02 PM
17K people canceled their World Cup tickets amid safety concerns, political protests, and human rights concerns. I guess the FIFA’s peace prize was more expensive than they anticipated.
Also, fuck tRump.
#BoycottWorldCup #FIFAPeacePrize #FucktRump
www.reddit.com/r/soccer/s/h...
Also, fuck tRump.
#BoycottWorldCup #FIFAPeacePrize #FucktRump
www.reddit.com/r/soccer/s/h...
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Are we honestly doing the World Cup over there? For real?
January 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Are we honestly doing the World Cup over there? For real?
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It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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A real shame if this photo went viral again today.
January 18, 2026 at 8:18 AM
A real shame if this photo went viral again today.
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We've had a year of kowtowing to the bully in the White House
It hasn't worked
Time to move on to plan B:
A global coalition of those who will defend the rule of law, equality, democracy, and human rights
It hasn't worked
Time to move on to plan B:
A global coalition of those who will defend the rule of law, equality, democracy, and human rights
January 18, 2026 at 9:22 AM
We've had a year of kowtowing to the bully in the White House
It hasn't worked
Time to move on to plan B:
A global coalition of those who will defend the rule of law, equality, democracy, and human rights
It hasn't worked
Time to move on to plan B:
A global coalition of those who will defend the rule of law, equality, democracy, and human rights
January 17, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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The thing is, some people can make mistakes, get things wrong, be careless, etc. But that’s not what Jennings did here. Jennings knowingly, purposefully and intentionally lied to utterly distort what was said, which CNN pays him to do every day. CNN is the enabler of this.
January 16, 2026 at 11:15 AM
The thing is, some people can make mistakes, get things wrong, be careless, etc. But that’s not what Jennings did here. Jennings knowingly, purposefully and intentionally lied to utterly distort what was said, which CNN pays him to do every day. CNN is the enabler of this.
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Really powerful graphic that illustrates how our climate is shifting due to human impacts but with natural variability in the mix too. It's "and" not "either/or"...
January 14, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Really powerful graphic that illustrates how our climate is shifting due to human impacts but with natural variability in the mix too. It's "and" not "either/or"...
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2025 was the third hottest year ever.
Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago.
Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising.
www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago.
Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising.
www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 AM
2025 was the third hottest year ever.
Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago.
Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising.
www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago.
Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising.
www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
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"Two to three thousand armed agents of the federal government have been deployed to Minnesota.
Armed, masked, undertrained ICE agents are going door to door, ordering people to point out where their neighbors of color live."
Armed, masked, undertrained ICE agents are going door to door, ordering people to point out where their neighbors of color live."
Governor Walz Addresses Ongoing Federal Presence in Minnesota
YouTube video by Office of the Governor of Minnesota
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 2:32 AM
"Two to three thousand armed agents of the federal government have been deployed to Minnesota.
Armed, masked, undertrained ICE agents are going door to door, ordering people to point out where their neighbors of color live."
Armed, masked, undertrained ICE agents are going door to door, ordering people to point out where their neighbors of color live."
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
Authoritarianism UK style.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Imprisoned hunger striker linked to Palestine Action tells friend: ‘I’m dying’
Francesca Nadin visited Heba Muraisi, 31, in a Wakefield prison at the weekend and says ‘her body is shutting down’
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Authoritarianism UK style.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ministers cut green home rules.
Why?
- lobbying by house builders.
Why did Labour sell us out?
- they were paid to act against the public’s interest.
Ministers cut green home rules.
Why?
- lobbying by house builders.
Why did Labour sell us out?
- they were paid to act against the public’s interest.
Ministers may cut green tech mandate from new homes regulations in England
Critics say removing battery installation requirement will reduce amount homebuyers save on energy bills
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:30 AM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ministers cut green home rules.
Why?
- lobbying by house builders.
Why did Labour sell us out?
- they were paid to act against the public’s interest.
Ministers cut green home rules.
Why?
- lobbying by house builders.
Why did Labour sell us out?
- they were paid to act against the public’s interest.
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Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak. Here’s how we did.
The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak. Here’s how we did.
How ProPublica Investigated a Bird Flu Outbreak in America’s Heartland
Early this year, bird flu ripped through 80 farms in Ohio and Indiana. Using genetic markers, wind simulations, satellite imagery, property records and more, we found that the virus could’ve been airb...
www.propublica.org
December 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak. Here’s how we did.
The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak. Here’s how we did.
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“An AI scientist, for example, could figure out how the human brain works, or deliver any gene to any cell in the body.”
Yeah and a magic pony could shit bricks of 24k gold and piss a highly concentrated solution of pure heroin.
Yeah and a magic pony could shit bricks of 24k gold and piss a highly concentrated solution of pure heroin.
Building an AI Scientist
Hertz Fellow Sam Rodriguez launched FutureHouse, a nonprofit research lab working toward building an AI scientist or AI systems that can automate scientific research in biology and other complex scien...
www.hertzfoundation.org
December 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
“An AI scientist, for example, could figure out how the human brain works, or deliver any gene to any cell in the body.”
Yeah and a magic pony could shit bricks of 24k gold and piss a highly concentrated solution of pure heroin.
Yeah and a magic pony could shit bricks of 24k gold and piss a highly concentrated solution of pure heroin.
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This is such a damn good thread and the only thing I think I can add is that it is really whiplash-inducing to see how many formerly centre-left climate-aligned folks have in the past few months leapt to centre-right tech-aligned. Not sure if it's despair, stewing in Musk's X-swamp, or just honesty
One thing 2025 made clear: Durable progress on climate in the US will require structural reform to our corrupted political systems. Otherwise, steps forward will always be vulnerable to the bloody clawbacks we saw this year. A political strategy that doesn't center system reform is not "pragmatic."
December 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This is such a damn good thread and the only thing I think I can add is that it is really whiplash-inducing to see how many formerly centre-left climate-aligned folks have in the past few months leapt to centre-right tech-aligned. Not sure if it's despair, stewing in Musk's X-swamp, or just honesty
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“You want to have some bright people work through scenarios of how [AMOC collapse] could interact & cascade across society... we’re only just starting to, with minimal trust foundation kind of financial support, no public money... which is a bit odd.” - Prof. Tim Lenton @gsiexeter.bsky.social
Britain’s Leaders Are Hiding From AMOC Disaster
The plan was to stand outside the Houses of Parliament on Guy Fawkes Day with a large inflatable bomb. The protesters would then leaflet MPs as they
znetwork.org
December 27, 2025 at 7:14 AM
“You want to have some bright people work through scenarios of how [AMOC collapse] could interact & cascade across society... we’re only just starting to, with minimal trust foundation kind of financial support, no public money... which is a bit odd.” - Prof. Tim Lenton @gsiexeter.bsky.social
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NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
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Two exciting phase two trials show incredible success of mrna vaccines for seasonal flu with infectious symptoms prevented in some healthy individuals. 🧪🧵
Experimental mRNA flu vaccine shows superior efficacy against symptomatic illness
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 26, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Two exciting phase two trials show incredible success of mrna vaccines for seasonal flu with infectious symptoms prevented in some healthy individuals. 🧪🧵
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First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.