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Chris Tolmie

@ctolmie.bsky.social
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Interests in climate change, politics, history, engineering, nature. Works in 5G, AI, IoT, cybersecurity, the cloud and data centres. Lib Dem supporter. Slava Ukraini.

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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The EU, India trade deal represents 25% of the global GDP and one-third of global trade. It will increase trade to about $200 billion by 2030. This dwarfs the previously announced UK, India trade deal. #Brexit apnews.com/article/indi...
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India's prime minister says it has reached a free trade deal with the EU
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India and the European Union have reached a free trade agreement to deepen their economic and strategic ties.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends. It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
I confess I use it on my android, but only for hiking
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Is OS Maps any good? osmaps.com
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Online maps & routes for walking, cycling and running | OS Maps - OS Maps
Get inspired & explore the outdoors with unlimited maps across multiple devices. Find & create routes for walking, hiking, running, cycling & more. Try it for free.
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months" China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
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China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
How to avoid the power grab?Source: The Register search.app/Voy1G
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Tech's Control Grab Fuels Flight to Open Source
Opinion: AI slop, Trump tantrums, and zero humans answering phones
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FRANCE 24 English @en.france24.com · 05/11/2025
'A wasteland': FRANCE 24 journalist given rare glimpse of war-ravaged Gaza
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'A wasteland': FRANCE 24 journalist given rare glimpse of war-ravaged Gaza
FRANCE 24 correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky entered the Gaza Strip on Wednesday as part of a “limited and circumscribed” press visit organised by the Israeli army, which has barred foreign journalists from entering the Palestinian enclave since the start of the Gaza war. Click on the video player to watch her report.
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Reform councils raise taxes. So much for ",cutting waste". Reform-led Kent County Council to increase taxes after budget overspend | The Independent share.google/1HLMTyUK6I7x...
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Reform-led council to increase taxes after budget overspend
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Lewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
These false beliefs do not arise in a vacuum. Yet we seem collectively incurious about their origins.
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 09/09/2025
How do you know that the information you see/hear on climate change – however compelling - is trustworthy? And why does it matter? Read our latest blog post in which we explore why misinformation is an issue and how to critically engage with information you are exposed to. bit.ly/4paR8rj
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
"The US has informed countries in Europe that it is stepping back from joint efforts to combat disinformation from countries such as Russia, China and Iran, according to three European officials familiar with the matter."
ft.com
US ends international push to combat fake news from hostile states
Washington terminates agreements with European countries to fight disinformation from Russia, China and Iran
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
We have no interest in territories. We have the biggest territory in the world which we got by being so concerned by the people in territories that we killed them and replaced them with Russians in the territories we did not have an interest in.
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
CO2 in the atmosphere continues its climb and yet we do little about it . . . .
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
The electronics that are and will be wasted is terrible. When we need more rare earth materials, and copper, and gold etc. having it all burn up in the atmosphere is so wasteful.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
🔴£2 Billion of Fraudulent Covid Loans Remains At Large With Government Accused of ‘Passivity’ in Claiming Funds Huge sums have yet to be returned five years after the last Conservative Government’s Covid ‘bounce back’ loan scheme was launched, reports @davidhencke.bsky.social
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£2 Billion of Fraudulent Covid Loans Remains At Large With Government Accused of 'Passivity' in Claiming Funds
Huge sums of money have yet to be returned by businesses five years after the last Conservative Government's Covid 'bounce back' loan scheme was launched
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Many privacy reasons to remove WhatsApp from phones. Here is another www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Scottish government to remove WhatsApp from phones - BBC News
It comes after the UK Covid Inquiry revealed officials had deleted messages shared during the pandemic.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 19/06/2025
💬 Zelenskyy: "I paid tribute to the victims. This vile attack on a house in the middle of the night took the lives of 23 civilians. My condolences to the families and friends. We continue to help all the victims."
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
🔴‘Nigel Farage’s Patronising Coal Mine Fantasy Says a Lot About What He Really Thinks of Working People’ The Reform leader’s pledge to restart blast furnaces ignores the practical realities and the actual wishes of working people, argues @josiah.writes.news bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/n...
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'Nigel Farage's Patronising Coal Mine Fantasy Says a Lot About What He Really Thinks of Working People'
The Reform leader’s pledge to restart Welsh blast furnaces ignores the practical realities of flooded pits, collapsed infrastructure – and the actual wishes of working people, argues Josiah Mortimer
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 10/06/2025
🔴 Moscow has been sending tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, and other expensive equipment to West Africa via cargo ships despite Western sanctions.
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Russia Delivers Tanks and Howitzers to Kremlin-Controlled African Forces, Defying Sanctions
Moscow continues military shipments to West Africa, bypassing sanctions, with artillery and vehicles heading to Guinea for Russia's African Corps.
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Solar Energy UK @solarenergyuk.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
💡 UK electricity bills are high — but don’t blame net zero. A new @carbonbrief.org factcheck shows it's expensive gas, not renewables, that’s driving up costs. Gas set the market price 98% of the time in 2021, even when cheaper wind & solar were available. 🔗 www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
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Factcheck: Why expensive gas – not net-zero – is keeping UK electricity prices so high - Carbon Brief
The UK’s high electricity prices have become intensely political, with competing claims over the cause of rocketing bills and how best to get them down.
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Chilterns National Landscape @chilternsnl.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
We’re disappointed that the Chilterns National Landscape boundary review has been cancelled due to Defra funding cuts. We’re grateful to all who supported the project & will continue working with Natural England & Defra to push for funding to complete it.  Read more: f.mtr.cool/xrqezzjgmb
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Am I paranoid or is this "taking a liberty?" On my Android mobile a number of Meta apps are running, and in my WhatsApp messages there is an AI tool - what can it look at, I thought my messages were secure and encrypted . . . .
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 24/04/2025
NHS ‘routinely failing’ deaf patients in England, report finds
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NHS ‘routinely failing’ deaf patients in England, report finds
RNID survey finds half of sign language users did not understand diagnoses – some terminal – or how their treatment worked Deaf patients face systemic discrimination when it comes to learning about their own health due to NHS failings, with some not understanding that they might have a terminal illness, according to a damning report. The study by the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) accuses the NHS of “routinely failing” deaf people. Continue reading...
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I have been reducing what I buy and use from the US and will continue to do so! european-alternatives.eu
european-alternatives.eu
Homepage | European Alternatives
We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
It's the first morning of Everything Electric here at the ExCeL... loads of electric cars, heat pumps, solar panels, batteries & lots to learn about a cleaner electrified future. It's on today, tomorrow and Friday and open to everyone. Do come and join us! uk.everythingelectric.show/london
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
The Trump regime’s special envoy Witkoff amid Russia’s daily terrorist attacks in Ukraine: “I don't regard Putin as a bad guy.”
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Russia carried out a terrorist attack in Sumy, Ukraine using ballistic missiles. They murdered at least 31 civilians and injured 80+ others as people celebrated Palm Sunday. Russia attacked at midday to maximize the number of civilian casualties.
Terrorist attack in Sumy Ukraine carried out by Russia
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
This seems like a real missed opportunity for virgin green steel production. Poorly directed money.
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Both Trump and Truss had a massive negative effect on my pension fund (in fact if you are over 60 and have a company managed pension fund, then yours has been badly affected too!)
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
I have gone for a Buy European model and cancelled a lot of American subscriptions. I have signed up to:- Britbox (itvX Premium in the UK); Linux; European wine (plenty of choice); UK based investment houses etc etc . . . . Saved some money and food miles too!
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Britain's wrongest man rides again.
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Basically, buy local!!
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
What if there is a kill switch on the IT systems we all use in European companies and government? What if emails stop being received; what if credit cards no longer work; what if all productivity software no longer functions? Should we take action now just to be prepared? european-alternatives.eu
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Homepage | European Alternatives
We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Some local products that Europe providers can offer. european-alternatives.eu
european-alternatives.eu
Homepage | European Alternatives
We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
I agree with this! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Recycle Sellafield nuclear waste don't store it, union says - BBC News
The GMB union says plutonium is a "national asset, not a liability" and should be recycled.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
OK. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal
The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Brilliant to finally recognise women in science. Diversity in action!
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
A great reason for European, African and Asian countries to be more self-sufficient and reduce dependency on US digital products and service providers. european-alternatives.eu #resilience
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Homepage | European Alternatives
We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
🔴The 'Gag Order': Trump Comes to Bury Free Speech, Not Defend It The most sinister instances of censorship and repression are happening in America right here, right now, says @alexhh.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/03/17/t...
bylinetimes.com
The 'Gag Order': Trump Comes to Bury Free Speech, Not Defend It
The most sinister instances of censorship and repression are happening in America right here, right now
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/03/2025
News Analysis: Europe is in shock as the U.S., a nation whose core calling has been the defense of democracy against tyranny, has turned on its ally in Ukraine and embraced President Vladimir Putin of Russia.
nytimes.com
Trump’s Embrace of Russia Leaves Europe in Emotional Shock
It remains to be seen how far President Trump’s embrace of Russia and abandonment of traditional allies will go. But “the West” may be gone.
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
There are alternatives such as www.heise.de/en/news/Eute...
heise.de
Eutelsat offers itself as a replacement for Starlink in Ukraine
Eutelsat aims to deploy 40,000 terminals to replace Starlink in Ukraine soon. Talks with suppliers and the EU Commission are ongoing.
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
In Europe we have Bolt, an alternative to Uber.
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
"First they burn the books, then they burn the people" www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...
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MSN
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
This is terrible. What a way to treat people.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 05/03/2025
Combustion engine car sales have already peaked, data shows
independent.co.uk
Global sales of combustion engine cars have already peaked
Cost of EV batteries have crossed ‘tipping point’ that makes manufacturing them cheaper than fossil fuel-burning vehicles
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Buy Canadian! www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1fD...
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Buy Canadian: The best brand alternatives to popular US brands
YouTube video by Global News
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Rieckhoff: He's losing his women and children. His cities are being bombed, and we're talking about his clothes? It was victim shaming, which is what trump has been doing to Zelenskyy and Ukraine since before he got elected. It's unacceptable.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 01/03/2025
For the Kremlin, Donald Trump is making all of Vladimir Putin’s dreams come true in Ukraine
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Russia Delights in the Dressing Down of Zelenskiy in Oval Office
For the Kremlin, Donald Trump is making all of Vladimir Putin’s dreams come true in Ukraine.
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Chris Tolmie @ctolmie.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
It makes me want to further reduce the number of US products and services that I buy!
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