John Russell
@johnrussell40.bsky.social
A Yorkshireman in Devon, growing trees. Retired film maker. Heat pump, solar thermal & PV and EV user. Prioritising climate change, energy, sustainability, woodland, eco-building. Born 311ppm CO2.
This was a great piece by J O'B.
Farage, in his own words.
Farage, in his own words.
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This was a great piece by J O'B.
Farage, in his own words.
Farage, in his own words.
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This is worse than Panorama's drama because:
(1) Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history” - beyond Nixon or Harding
(2) Trump did incite the January 6th riot. Any country with a functioning legal system would've jailed him, like Bolsonaro
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
(1) Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history” - beyond Nixon or Harding
(2) Trump did incite the January 6th riot. Any country with a functioning legal system would've jailed him, like Bolsonaro
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Reith lecturer accuses BBC of censoring his remarks on Trump
Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This is worse than Panorama's drama because:
(1) Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history” - beyond Nixon or Harding
(2) Trump did incite the January 6th riot. Any country with a functioning legal system would've jailed him, like Bolsonaro
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
(1) Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history” - beyond Nixon or Harding
(2) Trump did incite the January 6th riot. Any country with a functioning legal system would've jailed him, like Bolsonaro
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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In recent years I’ve seen a lot of misinformation around heat pumps.
Marek Miara at Heat Pumps Watch tackles misinformation in his recent article and delivers a strong reminder: many of the common objections simply don’t hold up.
heatpumpswatch.org/the-heat-pum...
Marek Miara at Heat Pumps Watch tackles misinformation in his recent article and delivers a strong reminder: many of the common objections simply don’t hold up.
heatpumpswatch.org/the-heat-pum...
The Heat Pumps Fact-Check
Many preconceptions about heat pumps are based on outdated information, misunderstandings, or deliberate misinformation.
heatpumpswatch.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
In recent years I’ve seen a lot of misinformation around heat pumps.
Marek Miara at Heat Pumps Watch tackles misinformation in his recent article and delivers a strong reminder: many of the common objections simply don’t hold up.
heatpumpswatch.org/the-heat-pum...
Marek Miara at Heat Pumps Watch tackles misinformation in his recent article and delivers a strong reminder: many of the common objections simply don’t hold up.
heatpumpswatch.org/the-heat-pum...
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The shameful attacks on the Covid inquiry prove it: the right is lost in anti-science delusion | Polly Toynbee
The shameful attacks on the Covid inquiry prove it: the right is lost in anti-science delusion | Polly Toynbee
There is nothing wrong with questioning the mighty cost of the lockdowns, but we can’t let hardline libertarians rewrite Britain’s pandemic history, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The shameful attacks on the Covid inquiry prove it: the right is lost in anti-science delusion | Polly Toynbee
Speech by constitutional attorney, John Bonifaz, in which he explains why—if the USA's founding document is to preserve a shred of substance—the Congress has no choice but to impeach and remove Donald Trump from office now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1XN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1XN...
Constitutional lawyer lays out the iron-clad case for Trump's impeachment + removal from office
YouTube video by Free Speech For People
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Speech by constitutional attorney, John Bonifaz, in which he explains why—if the USA's founding document is to preserve a shred of substance—the Congress has no choice but to impeach and remove Donald Trump from office now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1XN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1XN...
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Ah, important clarification there from The Fagash Fuhrer; he's been careful to only dish out his abuse indirectly and indiscriminatly.
BBC News - Farage says he's 'never directly racially abused anybody' after school racism claims
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Farage says he's 'never directly racially abused anybody' after school racism claims
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Nigel Farage says he's 'never directly racially abused anybody'
The Reform UK leader was responding to reports he made racist remarks to his peers in school in the 1970s.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Ah, important clarification there from The Fagash Fuhrer; he's been careful to only dish out his abuse indirectly and indiscriminatly.
BBC News - Farage says he's 'never directly racially abused anybody' after school racism claims
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Farage says he's 'never directly racially abused anybody' after school racism claims
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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It used to be that if you were trying to reduce carbon emissions, you insulated and sealed, what's called "fabric first." Now that we have heat pumps, many are questioning whether fabric-first was the right approach. It's complicated... lloydalter.substack.com/p/what-the-h...
What the hell happened to "Fabric First?"
A very good question. Has heatpumpification crushed insulation?
lloydalter.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It used to be that if you were trying to reduce carbon emissions, you insulated and sealed, what's called "fabric first." Now that we have heat pumps, many are questioning whether fabric-first was the right approach. It's complicated... lloydalter.substack.com/p/what-the-h...
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Two miles of ice core on the shelf at our national ice core facility in Lakewood, Colorado. The WAIS Divide core from West Antarctica is a 3400m long (deepest US core, 2nd deepest ice core ever) 68,000 year old record of high resolution climate.
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Two miles of ice core on the shelf at our national ice core facility in Lakewood, Colorado. The WAIS Divide core from West Antarctica is a 3400m long (deepest US core, 2nd deepest ice core ever) 68,000 year old record of high resolution climate.
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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Worth remembering: Grok2 vs. Grok3's answer to the question "is climate change an urgent threat?" suggests manipulation by Musk
bsky.app/profile/andr...
bsky.app/profile/andr...
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Worth remembering: Grok2 vs. Grok3's answer to the question "is climate change an urgent threat?" suggests manipulation by Musk
bsky.app/profile/andr...
bsky.app/profile/andr...
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Nothing says unbiased more than pandering to the far-right clearly...
"The BBC were asked by this paper whether there had been any similar discussions about securing the support of voters for other parties in the UK, but they did not identify any examples"
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
"The BBC were asked by this paper whether there had been any similar discussions about securing the support of voters for other parties in the UK, but they did not identify any examples"
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output
The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party
bylinetimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Nothing says unbiased more than pandering to the far-right clearly...
"The BBC were asked by this paper whether there had been any similar discussions about securing the support of voters for other parties in the UK, but they did not identify any examples"
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
"The BBC were asked by this paper whether there had been any similar discussions about securing the support of voters for other parties in the UK, but they did not identify any examples"
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
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🔥 The UK is sleepwalking into a major energy mistake: co-firing hydrogen with natural gas in NEW gas power stations
Like this one on Humberside just going to national planning
keadbynextgen.com
Read my Substack analysis:
👉 scrapcc.org/KEADBY-RR-SST, summary in 🧵 below
🔥 The UK is sleepwalking into a major energy mistake: co-firing hydrogen with natural gas in NEW gas power stations
Like this one on Humberside just going to national planning
keadbynextgen.com
Read my Substack analysis:
👉 scrapcc.org/KEADBY-RR-SST, summary in 🧵 below
Keadby Next Generation Power Station
keadbynextgen.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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🔥 The UK is sleepwalking into a major energy mistake: co-firing hydrogen with natural gas in NEW gas power stations
Like this one on Humberside just going to national planning
keadbynextgen.com
Read my Substack analysis:
👉 scrapcc.org/KEADBY-RR-SST, summary in 🧵 below
🔥 The UK is sleepwalking into a major energy mistake: co-firing hydrogen with natural gas in NEW gas power stations
Like this one on Humberside just going to national planning
keadbynextgen.com
Read my Substack analysis:
👉 scrapcc.org/KEADBY-RR-SST, summary in 🧵 below
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And to be clear SAF is emphatically NOT a ‘game changer’, requiring way too much land, to much energy or hundreds of times too much used cooking oil, depending on which type of SAF you opt for.
“The government has not demonstrated that the economic growth from airport expansion provides enough benefit to outweigh the negative climate and environmental impacts it will lead to.”
And bears s**t in woods, too
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And bears s**t in woods, too
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Airport expansion will put UK’s net zero goal in ‘serious jeopardy’, MPs warn
Committee urges ministers to set out measures to reduce carbon emissions before work starts on new runways
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
And to be clear SAF is emphatically NOT a ‘game changer’, requiring way too much land, to much energy or hundreds of times too much used cooking oil, depending on which type of SAF you opt for.
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I thought this was fairly well established, but: here's another new study showing that wind and solar complement each other and make for a more stable grid when combined.
Intermittent solar and wind complement each other for a more stable grid
A study finds combining wind and solar leverages their alternating peak periods, significantly boosting total generation capacity while providing a constant, predictable power curve critical for grid ...
pv-magazine-usa.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I thought this was fairly well established, but: here's another new study showing that wind and solar complement each other and make for a more stable grid when combined.
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Michael Prescott, who refused to answer all media questions until his DCMS appearance, spent 90 minutes in front of the committee – and wasn't asked *once* about his own report misquoting Donald Trump. What a farce.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Prescott himself doctored Trump quote in his anti-BBC report
A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Michael Prescott, who refused to answer all media questions until his DCMS appearance, spent 90 minutes in front of the committee – and wasn't asked *once* about his own report misquoting Donald Trump. What a farce.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
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Most average working Americans abide by laws and norms. Most are kind and decent. But there is growing rot at the top of our system. And its stench can no longer be ignored. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-732
Sunday thought
The rot at the top
robertreich.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Most average working Americans abide by laws and norms. Most are kind and decent. But there is growing rot at the top of our system. And its stench can no longer be ignored. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-732
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“At the very moment the EU was supposedly fighting to include a roadmap to fossil fuel phaseout, von der Leyen, president of the EU said “we are not fighting fossil fuels, we are fighting the emissions from fossil fuels.” This statement directly undermines her position, it is in itself nonsensical.”
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“At the very moment the EU was supposedly fighting to include a roadmap to fossil fuel phaseout, von der Leyen, president of the EU said “we are not fighting fossil fuels, we are fighting the emissions from fossil fuels.” This statement directly undermines her position, it is in itself nonsensical.”
"There is an ongoing coup against the constitution of the United States happening as we speak": Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRyP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRyP...
Trump RAGES as UNCONSTITUTIONAL MILITARY ORDERS GIVEN?!?
YouTube video by Legal AF
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"There is an ongoing coup against the constitution of the United States happening as we speak": Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRyP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRyP...
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NEW: Nigel Farage is facing renewed calls to explain why he repeatedly aired tropes and conspiracy theories associated with antisemitism during interviews, after claims the Reform UK leader used racist language in his teens.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage urged to explain conspiracy theories linked to antisemitism he voiced in US media
Exclusive: The Reform UK leader discussed far-right talking points in web TV and radio appearances between 2009 and 2018
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:41 AM
NEW: Nigel Farage is facing renewed calls to explain why he repeatedly aired tropes and conspiracy theories associated with antisemitism during interviews, after claims the Reform UK leader used racist language in his teens.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I remain genuinely gobsmacked that this wasn’t picked up more. The Alex Jones who *repeatedly accused grieving parents of making up their children’s murders*.
Anyway, “after the news we’ll be joined by Nigel Farage & definitely won’t be asking him about any of this…”
Anyway, “after the news we’ll be joined by Nigel Farage & definitely won’t be asking him about any of this…”
On US TV shows and podcasts from 2009-18, Farage discussed supposed plots by bankers to create a global government, citing Goldman Sachs, the Bilderberg group and George Soros as threats to democracy. Included six guest slots with the disgraced far-right US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I remain genuinely gobsmacked that this wasn’t picked up more. The Alex Jones who *repeatedly accused grieving parents of making up their children’s murders*.
Anyway, “after the news we’ll be joined by Nigel Farage & definitely won’t be asking him about any of this…”
Anyway, “after the news we’ll be joined by Nigel Farage & definitely won’t be asking him about any of this…”
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Great thread demolishing the Bill Gates / Abundance / climate-isn't-everything narrative.
“Climate change isn’t everything“ is becoming a go-to justification for delaying action.
This is - deliberately or inadvertently - a misframing of the issue. The point isn’t CC is everything, it’s that it’s essential to deal with.
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This is - deliberately or inadvertently - a misframing of the issue. The point isn’t CC is everything, it’s that it’s essential to deal with.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Great thread demolishing the Bill Gates / Abundance / climate-isn't-everything narrative.
There are only two solutions to humidity build-up in homes. 1st is dehumidifiers. 2nd is ventilation. Moisture-laden air must be moved outside + lower-humidity air let in. Open windows/trickle vents or, ideally (not mentioned here), install controlled ventilation with heat recovery, e.g., MVHR.
As winter returns, and households dry laundry indoors, new research suggests this is contributing to dangerous mould problems in the home | Karen Reeve
The mould truth: Expert warns Brits of one common habit that brings damp into their homes
As winter returns, and households dry laundry indoors, new research suggests this is contributing to dangerous mould problems in the home
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
There are only two solutions to humidity build-up in homes. 1st is dehumidifiers. 2nd is ventilation. Moisture-laden air must be moved outside + lower-humidity air let in. Open windows/trickle vents or, ideally (not mentioned here), install controlled ventilation with heat recovery, e.g., MVHR.
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Most people hear “heat pump” and think of small air-source units at home. But Germany is building one of the world’s largest heat pumps in Mannheim: a 162 MW river-source system using heat from the Rhine.
Big reminder that heat-pumps scale far beyond households — they can decarbonise whole cities.
Big reminder that heat-pumps scale far beyond households — they can decarbonise whole cities.
November 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Most people hear “heat pump” and think of small air-source units at home. But Germany is building one of the world’s largest heat pumps in Mannheim: a 162 MW river-source system using heat from the Rhine.
Big reminder that heat-pumps scale far beyond households — they can decarbonise whole cities.
Big reminder that heat-pumps scale far beyond households — they can decarbonise whole cities.