Reposted by Bob BrandtGail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 04/10/2026You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday? I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it. 5440421211
Reposted by Bob BrandtDe Speld @speld.nl · 02/10/2026‘Letterlijk’ nu letterlijk altijd figuurlijk gebruiktspeld.nl‘Letterlijk’ nu letterlijk altijd figuurlijk gebruiktNa jarenlang onderzoek concluderen taaldeskundigen dat er in de Nederlandse taal geen ruimte meer is voor de letterlijke betekenis van ‘letterlijk’. 716930
Reposted by Bob BrandtAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5953725713393
Reposted by Bob BrandtJenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The global power fleet (excluding hydro) withdrew 29.8 billion cubic meters of freshwater worldwide in 2025, BloombergNEF research finds, and a more-rapid energy transition would significantly reduce this at least from existing power assets by 2050. 23917
Reposted by Bob BrandtPwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The first nuclear reactor on Earth was 2 billion years ago at what is now Gabon, where uranium deposits naturally sustained nuclear chain reactions 346723
Reposted by Bob BrandtPwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 26/08/2026renaming EPA to DJT and then getting confused as to whether he wants to abolish it 2222
Reposted by Bob BrandtAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 22/08/2026What will the Pentagon say? "We can win the campaign against the bond market from the air, sir" 1251678352
Reposted by Bob Brandtfesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 13/08/2026My small British company was bought by Americans. I have just been formally reprimanded for sarcasm and sardonic commentary. I told the disciplinary panel I was grateful for the opportunity to reflect on my attitude going forward and would be certain to bear it in mind in future. 481519137
Reposted by Bob BrandtPwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 11/08/2026The #1 thing keeping the war going is the belief in Moscow that the West will eventually get bored, and then they'll be able to conquer the rest of Ukraine. And every single person making clear that they've got bored and want to stop supporting Ukraine is *by doing that* encouraging that view in R 7895112
Reposted by Bob BrandtDarth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Today is 18 years since Russia invaded Georgia. The West deterred us from invading anyone else by continuing work on Norstream 1 as if nothing happened and then arranging a "reset". We understood it to mean you didnt care. We understood you correctly. 13842216
Reposted by Bob Brandt𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 21/07/2026Canada turning red is the geopolitical version of your golden retriever biting you. 2132201777
Reposted by Bob BrandtMartien Visser @bmvisser.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Successen moet je vieren. In 2019 werd in het Klimaatakkoord afgesproken in 2030 tenminste 35 TWh aan wind op land en (grootschalig) zonPV te gaan produceren. In 2019 was dat 10 TWh. Deze 35 TWh werd dit voorjaar al bereikt. #grafiekvandedag 611626
Reposted by Bob BrandtLuca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026A historic moment in Paris! For the first time ever, Ukrainian troops marched down the Champs-Élysées for Bastille Day celebrations. Even the skies joined in, featuring Ukrainian pilots flying in French Mirage fighter jets. A truly powerful symbol of European solidarity. 🇺🇦🇫🇷 653751897
Reposted by Bob BrandtDe Speld @speld.nl · 13/07/2026Baltische staten gerustgesteld: 'Nederlandse inlichtendienst overtuigd dat Rusland hier niet gaat binnenvallen'speld.nlBaltische staten gerustgesteld: 'Nederlandse inlichtendienst overtuigd dat Rusland hier niet gaat binnenvallen'De troepenopbouw van de Russen bij de grenzen met de Baltische staten hebben lang voor grote onrust gezorgd, maar die zorgen zijn inmiddels weggenomen door de Nederlandse inlichtendienst. 05810
Reposted by Bob BrandtDaniel Benneworth-Gray @danielgray.com · 13/07/2026Sam Neill on tackling depression and imposter syndrome when you’re between jobs. 65107543681
Reposted by Bob BrandtDe Speld @speld.nl · 08/07/2026Enquêtecommissie reuze benieuwd wat malafide opiniepeiler eigenlijk van coronabeleid vondspeld.nlEnquêtecommissie reuze benieuwd wat malafide opiniepeiler eigenlijk van coronabeleid vondDe parlementaire enquêtecommissie die het coronabeleid in Nederland onderzoekt heeft vandaag onder anderen Maurice de Hond verhoord. 325160
Reposted by Bob BrandtAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I'm so disillusioned, I almost don't even care who gets the FIFA Peace Prize next year 268239983246
Reposted by Bob BrandtEric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 06/07/2026There's one flavor of GOOD accelerating change that few foresaw: All-in price declines in solar, wind and batteries relative to coal and gas. The energy transition is ON, and fossil-fuel wars are only accelerating it. 315045
Reposted by Bob BrandtEric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Remember the global climate goal of no hotter than 1.5°C? Climate change plus a very powerful El Niño could lead to the first month with a global average temperature above 2°C early next year. 58333
Reposted by Bob BrandtEric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Cold records are vanishing. There are half as many as there would be without climate change. Heat records are occurring 4x more than you'd expect without greenhouse gas pollution. 111552
Reposted by Bob BrandtEric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Scientists have correctly projected the global average temperature rise for decades. The last 15 years have brought an acceleration (still within the projection range). Here's how temperatures have stacked up against model runs published in 2007. 29851
Reposted by Bob BrandtLauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Sobering - despite record clean energy growth, global fossil fuel consumption increased in 2025. Even with the energy efficiency gain from using clean electricity, it looks like clean energy growth needs to double to push fossil fuels down., 46823
Reposted by Bob BrandtDe Speld @speld.nl · 16/06/2026Werkstuk van Anna (10) over roggen ambitieuzer dan Iran-akkoordspeld.nlWerkstuk van Anna (10) over roggen ambitieuzer dan Iran-akkoord“Mijn favoriete rog is de pijlstaartrog." 1695
Reposted by Bob BrandtJames Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Treating all claims that AI is/will be a climate savior as abject nonsense until I see a radical shift in these trends. 312943
Reposted by Bob BrandtJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 16/05/2026“French ICC judge Nicolas Guillou is no longer allowed to travel to the US. All his accounts with American companies, like Amazon and Microsoft, have been shut He has no email accounts. He is on a list of 15,000 others including Al-Qaeda, Putin, and other terrorists.” - @shonamurray.bsky.social 35237
Reposted by Bob BrandtAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Sneaking a giant screen into the flagshagger march is one of the funniest things @ledbydonkeys.org have ever done. "STAY HYDRATED" 😂🤣😂 342135144166
Reposted by Bob BrandtLauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 11/05/2026We should be doing a lot more to both conserve fuel in the short term and to accelerate clean energy and electrification in response to the crisis. Solar, EVs and batteries can make a big dent in fossil fuels in a year, and that helps manage the crisis now. 1335
Reposted by Bob BrandtLauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 11/05/2026An increasingly likely nightmare scenario for 2026: worsening fossil fuel and fertilizer crisis, combined with record global temperatures and drought. Fossil fuel dependence really doing a number on us. 24920
Reposted by Bob BrandtMichael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 07/05/2026I'm still shocked Rubio announced Operation Epic Fury is over, without achieving their war objectives: 1) no removal of enriched uranium/elim of Iran's nuclear program 2) no constraints on missile production 3) no end of funding for terrorists 4) no democratic regime change Epic Fury? Epic Failure. 2134494
Reposted by Bob BrandtMichael Liebreich @mliebreich.bsky.social · 09/05/2026You Loved the Hydrogen Ladder (I know, Version 6.0 is long overdue!), meet the Electrification Staircase. Electrify Everything is dead; long live Electrify Almost Everything. And here's the road map. mliebreich.substack.com/p/the-electr...mliebreich.substack.comThe Electrification Staircase is go!You Loved the Hydrogen Ladder (I know, Version 6.0 is long overdue!), meet the Electrification Staircase. Electrify Everything is dead; long live Electrify Almost Everything. And here's the road map. 813651
Reposted by Bob BrandtXan López @xanlopez.net · 08/05/2026The European Commission (@ec.europa.eu) has updated the top follow buttons on its web page. Mastodon and Bluesky are in, X is out. commission.europa.eu/index_en 114269758
Reposted by Bob BrandtMAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 08/05/2026😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 🇺🇦❗️Ukraine officially allows Russia to hold a parade on May 9, - Zelenskyy's decree 50924212
Reposted by Bob BrandtJames Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Voluntary measures were never gonna get us where we need to be on emissions. But the fact that data center growth has made it corporate-ly/socially acceptable for a big tech company with ambitious climate goals to abandon them seems like a really bad sign. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comMicrosoft in Talks to Ax Key Energy Pledge Amid Data Center BoomMicrosoft Corp. is in discussions to shelve one of the industry’s most ambitious clean-energy targets as it tries to remove hurdles that could hold it back in the race to power data centers, according... 22815
Reposted by Bob BrandtDe Speld @speld.nl · 07/05/2026Doorgeslagen klimaatgekte: nieuwe club van Milieudefensie-directeur ontvangt miljarden subsidie speld.nlDoorgeslagen klimaatgekte: nieuwe club van Milieudefensie-directeur ontvangt miljarden subsidieDe directeur van Milieudefensie, Donald Pols, stapt op om aan de slag te gaan bij een organisatie die nog véél meer geld van het Rijk ontvangt. 07219
Reposted by Bob BrandtCentraal Planbureau @cpbnl.bsky.social · 07/05/2026AI draait niet alleen op data, maar ook op schuld, stelt CPB’er Suzanne Vissers in haar column. Het gaat om gigantische investeringen, circulaire deals en minder transparantie. De vraag is: welk risico lopen de financiële markten daardoor? Lees hier: www.cpb.nl/column/intel... 041
Reposted by Bob BrandtJessica Berlin @berlinbridge.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Translation: I don’t know what to do and can’t make Iran do what I want them to do so I am gibbering incoherently into my phone thank you for your attention to this matter 2239478
Reposted by Bob BrandtDe Speld @speld.nl · 06/05/2026VS eindigt vredesvoorstel met vraag: ‘Wil je dat ik meer punten toevoeg (korter, scherper)?’speld.nlVS eindigt vredesvoorstel met vraag: ‘Wil je dat ik meer punten toevoeg (korter, scherper)?’De Verenigde Staten en Iran zijn het bijna eens over een vredesvoorstel van één pagina. 2542
Reposted by Bob BrandtLauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Expected low fossil fuel prices are also problematic for clean energy investments, but at least they have the risk aversion of consumers and governments working for them. After two recent fossil fuel shortages, the price stability offered by EVs and clean energy becomes more appealing. 1173
Reposted by Bob BrandtDe Speld @speld.nl · 23/04/2026Rituals- en ODIDO-klant met BasicFit-abonnement uit Epe: 'Ik heb niets meer te verbergen'speld.nlRituals- en ODIDO-klant met BasicFit-abonnement uit Epe: 'Ik heb niets meer te verbergen'Het is voor Els uit Epe geen verrassing meer, haar persoonlijke gegevens liggen weer op straat. 315232
Reposted by Bob BrandtRuud Hendriks @ruudhendriks68.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Diederik Samsom: “Er gaan ongetwijfeld sociologen promoveren op de vraag hoe een gehele samenleving kon gaan hyperventileren over een vluchtelingenaantal dat in 2025 bijna de helft lager lag dan tien jaar eerder en inmiddels jaarlijks afneemt.” archive.ph/kzq85 13392160