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Dad, tech consultant, former police officer, wannabe author, bit of a lefty, scientist at heart
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Also: anyone who wants to use this as a chance to wallow in doom and despair can fuck right off - every tonne of CO2 matters, every fraction of a degree we prevent saves lives and ecosystems. We need to fight like HELL to save what we can, grieve what we can’t, and lock up those responsible.
As the single most important news story this year, I can't wait to see the detailed and central coverage this will get in every media outlet we have
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Also: anyone who wants to use this as a chance to wallow in doom and despair can fuck right off - every tonne of CO2 matters, every fraction of a degree we prevent saves lives and ecosystems. We need to fight like HELL to save what we can, grieve what we can’t, and lock up those responsible.
I created my first Bluesky feed. It's called Espionage etc and is picking up spy stuff and I quite like it bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I created my first Bluesky feed. It's called Espionage etc and is picking up spy stuff and I quite like it bsky.app/profile/did:...
Reading this book at the moment. Enjoyed the passage this article analyses even if I didn't think as deeply about it as they did!
What’s So Great About ‘Slow Horses’? This Scene Says It All. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
What’s So Great About ‘Slow Horses’? This Scene Says It All. (Gift Article)
The British spy show owes its sarcasm and wit to Mick Herron’s novels. Our critic A.O. Scott breaks down a few sentences from Herron’s latest, “Clown Town.”
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Reading this book at the moment. Enjoyed the passage this article analyses even if I didn't think as deeply about it as they did!
This is a fascinating article!
nerds freely nerding in their nerd field is really lovely www.science.org/content/arti...
These ‘ghost flowers’ thrive without photosynthesis. One scientist is learning how
Japanese botanist Kenji Suetsugu studies plants that steal carbon and nutrients from soil fungi
www.science.org
October 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This is a fascinating article!
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New York Times. Feb 4, 1939
"In their public appearances, they displayed a lack of any positive attitude towards National Socialism and therefore caused grave annoyance in public and especially to party comrades."
"In their public appearances, they displayed a lack of any positive attitude towards National Socialism and therefore caused grave annoyance in public and especially to party comrades."
September 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
New York Times. Feb 4, 1939
"In their public appearances, they displayed a lack of any positive attitude towards National Socialism and therefore caused grave annoyance in public and especially to party comrades."
"In their public appearances, they displayed a lack of any positive attitude towards National Socialism and therefore caused grave annoyance in public and especially to party comrades."
www.theguardian.com/politics/200... Keir Starmer Re Iraq in 2003 "The mere fact that Iraq has a capacity to attack at some unspecified time in the future is not enough."
Keir Starmer: Sorry, Mr Blair, but 1441 does not authorise force
Keir Starmer: The attorney general has a tricky task in defending the legal basis for war.
www.theguardian.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
www.theguardian.com/politics/200... Keir Starmer Re Iraq in 2003 "The mere fact that Iraq has a capacity to attack at some unspecified time in the future is not enough."
On recent commutes into #London, have noticed a real decrease in #cyclist etiquette. Few helmets, many phones/earpods, and almost got knocked over twice by bikes today (including by one on the wrong side of the road on a pedestrian crossing). Am I getting old and grumpy or is this getting worse?
May 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Big oil (and its money) has done a remarkable job persuading powerful people that an obviously good idea is, in fact, somehow unworkable
15+ years old, but still VERY relevent — and if we had acted 15 years ago, the “better world” we’d be creating would be a LOT better & easier to reach. There are real consequences we’re just starting to see to not heeding this cartoon a lot sooner. Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
March 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Big oil (and its money) has done a remarkable job persuading powerful people that an obviously good idea is, in fact, somehow unworkable
Relating to this today
Report: Everything Slightly Worse Than Yesterday
theonion.com/report-...
theonion.com/report-...
January 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Relating to this today
This
I rearranged some labels on their spice rack.
They don’t know yet but their thyme is cumin.
They don’t know yet but their thyme is cumin.
January 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This
My prediction: Frankie and Charlotte accuse each other of lying and being traitors, thus getting themselves both banished and the money gets split between the rest #thetraitors
January 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
My prediction: Frankie and Charlotte accuse each other of lying and being traitors, thus getting themselves both banished and the money gets split between the rest #thetraitors
Stark
I think this is one of my favourite colourful climate chart type things, because it depicts two things at once:
- Things are going to get worse, no matter what
- The degree to which they get worse depends on decisions made today
theconversation.com/my-new-dark-... by @edhawkins.org
- Things are going to get worse, no matter what
- The degree to which they get worse depends on decisions made today
theconversation.com/my-new-dark-... by @edhawkins.org
January 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Stark
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I am a climate scientist and this is correct ⬇️
Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
January 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I am a climate scientist and this is correct ⬇️
A rare piece of good news?
NEW RECORD: 2024 is the first year in history when wind, solar and hydropower generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the UK.
December 10, 2024 at 10:48 AM
A rare piece of good news?
SCIENCE!
A little fun with numbers on this Sunday, showing just how successful DNA really is. First, here's what DNA looks like. I'll draw your attention to the "rise" in DNA, that is, the distance between two basepairs, which is 3.4 Angstroms, also known as 3.4x10^-10 meters...
December 9, 2024 at 9:13 AM
SCIENCE!
First post. Hello world. Mostly lurked on the other place but might post more here.
November 19, 2024 at 10:19 PM
First post. Hello world. Mostly lurked on the other place but might post more here.