Denise Thomson 🇨🇦
@dthomson.bsky.social
Runner, hiker, xc skier, dog lover, tea drinker on Treaty 6 lands. Favourite season: winter. PhD candidate: #climatechange & #healthpolicy w/ #implementationscience @ U of Alberta. Co-Director, #PlanetaryHealth Thematic Group, the #Cochrane Collaboration.
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The first issue is simple: it's just a big old hairy lie.
Emissions today would be massively higher if we hadn't put blood, sweat and tears over the past ~2 decades (most since 2015) into trying to kick things off.
Wind/solar in particular are causing the most obvious reductions in FF burning:
Emissions today would be massively higher if we hadn't put blood, sweat and tears over the past ~2 decades (most since 2015) into trying to kick things off.
Wind/solar in particular are causing the most obvious reductions in FF burning:
July 15, 2025 at 5:22 AM
The first issue is simple: it's just a big old hairy lie.
Emissions today would be massively higher if we hadn't put blood, sweat and tears over the past ~2 decades (most since 2015) into trying to kick things off.
Wind/solar in particular are causing the most obvious reductions in FF burning:
Emissions today would be massively higher if we hadn't put blood, sweat and tears over the past ~2 decades (most since 2015) into trying to kick things off.
Wind/solar in particular are causing the most obvious reductions in FF burning:
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My phone is glitching out so I can't take more screenshots but when I read the whole thing, the message I take is:
- things didn't have to be bad but they're going to be
- loss of faith in large national and int'l efforts. Even a super well informed PM can't seem to do what it takes.
- things didn't have to be bad but they're going to be
- loss of faith in large national and int'l efforts. Even a super well informed PM can't seem to do what it takes.
July 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
My phone is glitching out so I can't take more screenshots but when I read the whole thing, the message I take is:
- things didn't have to be bad but they're going to be
- loss of faith in large national and int'l efforts. Even a super well informed PM can't seem to do what it takes.
- things didn't have to be bad but they're going to be
- loss of faith in large national and int'l efforts. Even a super well informed PM can't seem to do what it takes.
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I wrote some advice about that myself. lithub.com/rebecca-soln...
Rebecca Solnit: How to Comment on Social Media
1) Do not read the whole original post or what it links to, which will dilute the purity of your response and reduce your chances of rebuking the poster for not mentioning anything they might’…
lithub.com
July 3, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I wrote some advice about that myself. lithub.com/rebecca-soln...
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I know people talk a lot about purity politics but I do think we've hit a place where people don't grasp that two people acting entirely in good faith, without propaganda or bias looking at the same piece of data can come to different conclusions
June 29, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I know people talk a lot about purity politics but I do think we've hit a place where people don't grasp that two people acting entirely in good faith, without propaganda or bias looking at the same piece of data can come to different conclusions
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You can read the Banking on Climate Chaos report, published yesterday, here: bankingonclimatechaos.org.
June 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
You can read the Banking on Climate Chaos report, published yesterday, here: bankingonclimatechaos.org.
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It can be tempting to think of the 2021 heat dome as an isolated incident.
But extreme heat will continue to threaten lives until we ensure survival is not dictated by someone’s money, age or where they happen to live. Three experts write.
But extreme heat will continue to threaten lives until we ensure survival is not dictated by someone’s money, age or where they happen to live. Three experts write.
Four Years After the BC Heat Dome, What Have We Learned? | The Tyee
Poverty determines who lives and dies in high temperatures.
thetyee.ca
June 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It can be tempting to think of the 2021 heat dome as an isolated incident.
But extreme heat will continue to threaten lives until we ensure survival is not dictated by someone’s money, age or where they happen to live. Three experts write.
But extreme heat will continue to threaten lives until we ensure survival is not dictated by someone’s money, age or where they happen to live. Three experts write.
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Kids will encounter shocking levels of extreme weather by the time they reach middle age.
-- Nature editorial
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
-- Nature editorial
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Time for adults to finally act like adults on climate change
A report detailing how climate inaction will consign people born today to a lifetime of weather extremes must awaken a sense of responsibility.
www.nature.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Kids will encounter shocking levels of extreme weather by the time they reach middle age.
-- Nature editorial
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
-- Nature editorial
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Bravo to this WWII veteran. He seemed very excited about smashing Fascism.
10/10, no notes.
10/10, no notes.
May 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Bravo to this WWII veteran. He seemed very excited about smashing Fascism.
10/10, no notes.
10/10, no notes.
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Please complain to the Leader's Debate Commisdion regarding the inclusion of Rebel Media & True North orgs dominating the post debate press conference.
Here is their email address:
[email protected]
IMO, this decision to elevate these far-right propaganda orgs is unforgiveable
Here is their email address:
[email protected]
IMO, this decision to elevate these far-right propaganda orgs is unforgiveable
April 17, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Please complain to the Leader's Debate Commisdion regarding the inclusion of Rebel Media & True North orgs dominating the post debate press conference.
Here is their email address:
[email protected]
IMO, this decision to elevate these far-right propaganda orgs is unforgiveable
Here is their email address:
[email protected]
IMO, this decision to elevate these far-right propaganda orgs is unforgiveable
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Discworld QOTD, from Night Watch
April 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Night Watch
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“Heh, do you want to go out somewhere or just nestchicks and krill?”
April 4, 2025 at 12:10 AM
“Heh, do you want to go out somewhere or just nestchicks and krill?”
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this is disinformation, @peipolitical.bsky.social . you are contributing to the degradation of Canada's political dialogue.
if you want this image to be a real thing, organize it!
lying like this is only harming your stated goals.
if you want this image to be a real thing, organize it!
lying like this is only harming your stated goals.
April 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM
this is disinformation, @peipolitical.bsky.social . you are contributing to the degradation of Canada's political dialogue.
if you want this image to be a real thing, organize it!
lying like this is only harming your stated goals.
if you want this image to be a real thing, organize it!
lying like this is only harming your stated goals.
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And like… grasping at straws to be like “but check out how he did some references wrong 30 years ago. Can he really be Prime Minister?” 😂
I’m not endorsing Carney or academic misconduct. I’m just saying, who actually gives a shit?
I’m not endorsing Carney or academic misconduct. I’m just saying, who actually gives a shit?
March 29, 2025 at 4:11 AM
And like… grasping at straws to be like “but check out how he did some references wrong 30 years ago. Can he really be Prime Minister?” 😂
I’m not endorsing Carney or academic misconduct. I’m just saying, who actually gives a shit?
I’m not endorsing Carney or academic misconduct. I’m just saying, who actually gives a shit?
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Danielle Smith in Maralago Vs. Danielle Smith in Alberta.
March 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Danielle Smith in Maralago Vs. Danielle Smith in Alberta.
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Good post calling out a disgusting, biased "paper" published somehow by an irresponsible SAGE journal. maidincanada.substack.com/p/is-this-th...
Is This the Most Unethical Paper About MAiD Ever Published?
Bad Economics, Worse Ethics, and the Utter Failure of Academic Integrity
maidincanada.substack.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Good post calling out a disgusting, biased "paper" published somehow by an irresponsible SAGE journal. maidincanada.substack.com/p/is-this-th...
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Our sovereignty isn't up for fucking discussion. End of story.
February 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Our sovereignty isn't up for fucking discussion. End of story.
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Bears chase my cat in Vermont. You get used to it.
January 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Bears chase my cat in Vermont. You get used to it.
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Because most human shelters won't take animals. Because they have minutes to get out and the pets are hiding. Because a lot more reason than I'm gonna list. Until you've been in the situation do not judge. -a shelter veterinarian
January 9, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Because most human shelters won't take animals. Because they have minutes to get out and the pets are hiding. Because a lot more reason than I'm gonna list. Until you've been in the situation do not judge. -a shelter veterinarian
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Discontinuity will echo loudly in every part of our lives—from raising and educating kids, to living in our communities, to taking care of elders, to planning our own careers and retirements.
We'll all be living with more strain—and helping others manage their own distress.
28/
We'll all be living with more strain—and helping others manage their own distress.
28/
November 14, 2024 at 5:36 AM
Discontinuity will echo loudly in every part of our lives—from raising and educating kids, to living in our communities, to taking care of elders, to planning our own careers and retirements.
We'll all be living with more strain—and helping others manage their own distress.
28/
We'll all be living with more strain—and helping others manage their own distress.
28/
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What's coming at you is first of all crazy weather and local discontinuities.
Hurricanes, heatwaves, floods, megafires, droughts—but also a lot of smaller sudden shifts that mean our previous experience of what it means to live in a place no longer matches what we see.
(7/)
Hurricanes, heatwaves, floods, megafires, droughts—but also a lot of smaller sudden shifts that mean our previous experience of what it means to live in a place no longer matches what we see.
(7/)
November 14, 2024 at 5:29 AM
What's coming at you is first of all crazy weather and local discontinuities.
Hurricanes, heatwaves, floods, megafires, droughts—but also a lot of smaller sudden shifts that mean our previous experience of what it means to live in a place no longer matches what we see.
(7/)
Hurricanes, heatwaves, floods, megafires, droughts—but also a lot of smaller sudden shifts that mean our previous experience of what it means to live in a place no longer matches what we see.
(7/)
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The most important point I'm making here is this:
We're used to thinking of climate chaos as a problem that's far away, in the future... and probably someone else's responsibility to worry about.
None of that's true anymore.
(5/)
We're used to thinking of climate chaos as a problem that's far away, in the future... and probably someone else's responsibility to worry about.
None of that's true anymore.
(5/)
November 14, 2024 at 5:29 AM
The most important point I'm making here is this:
We're used to thinking of climate chaos as a problem that's far away, in the future... and probably someone else's responsibility to worry about.
None of that's true anymore.
(5/)
We're used to thinking of climate chaos as a problem that's far away, in the future... and probably someone else's responsibility to worry about.
None of that's true anymore.
(5/)
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The request is tellingly never "which is why our best schools should expand their enrollment so there's enough space at these top schools for my special snowflake to attend" it's "a brown person took my special snowflake's deserved spot"
This is, of course, not the actual point of this nonsense. But once again, there are tons of good, affordable schools in 🇺🇸, & every time rich white elites complain about this they are telling on themselves & projecting their insecurities on their children:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
checking on one of the key thinkers of the female new right
she's currently bitching about how she thinks someone with a 1450 SAT score should be in UCLA lmfao
she's currently bitching about how she thinks someone with a 1450 SAT score should be in UCLA lmfao
December 27, 2024 at 10:30 PM
The request is tellingly never "which is why our best schools should expand their enrollment so there's enough space at these top schools for my special snowflake to attend" it's "a brown person took my special snowflake's deserved spot"
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The week between Christmas and New Year is one of those liminal spaces for which there are no rules.
December 27, 2024 at 10:26 PM
The week between Christmas and New Year is one of those liminal spaces for which there are no rules.
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At risk of repeating myself: The Luddites weren’t against technology. They were against getting put out of work by a technology that did a version of their job faster but worse, in the service of increasing profits for their bosses.
December 26, 2024 at 7:13 PM
At risk of repeating myself: The Luddites weren’t against technology. They were against getting put out of work by a technology that did a version of their job faster but worse, in the service of increasing profits for their bosses.
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Discworld QOTD, from Thud!
December 24, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Thud!