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Leo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Introducing: the A-Z of Badvertising! key concepts unpacking how our choices & actions are manipulated against our own interests, in a bite-sized animated format Really happy to finally be able to release these into the wild!

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The A-Z of Badvertising animation

This is "The A-Z of Badvertising animation" by New Weather Institute on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

One of the first "outrageous" claims I saw as Jason Arday's media hounding unfolded was that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days! Wow! What a thing to claim! And the newspapers all suggested there was no evidence he actually did it. Well, they clearly didn't look very hard 🙄 🧵 1/26

Photo after Jason's final marathon taken from his archived blog showing Jason surrounded by supporters in orange charity t-shirts

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Your regular reminder that there ISN’T a “war on cars.” Any objective observation in most cities however, would conclude that for 60+ years there’s been a war on every mobility choice EXCEPT cars. And that’s been bad for EVERYONE, including drivers. Poster via @urbantruth.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth

“The Highway Lobby spends millions to make sure we spend billions.” – Union of Concerned Scientists.

Background image is a highway jammed with car congestion, and good luck, thanks to car dependency by design.

Tag line at the bottom says “Their profit, your cost.” All via the Urban Truth Collective. #UrbanTruth @UCS.org

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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 02/08/2026

I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.

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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Our world is a tinderbox as we approach 1.5C above preindustrial temps. We’re locked in for at least 2C, & on track for 4C in our children’s ‘lifetimes’. Tumbleweeds as we wait for governments, the media & the public to provide a proportionate response to this information.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Neoliberalism in a nutshell. UEFA on FIFA's proposal: “The moment external investors acquire ownership interests ... football changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. ... Every decision is no longer driven by what best serves the game, but by what best serves shareholders.”

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 30/07/2026

the four stages: 1. Allister Heath's columns are not real 2. Allister Heath's columns are not serious 3. OK, they are real and serious but it's too late to do anything about them 4. Our only hope is to find a way of adapting to Allister Heath's columns

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

It's not going to become 'the norm' though, is it? That's what so fucking terrifying about it. It's going to become a lot worse, very quickly.

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 27/07/2026

Welcome to the frontpage of the Daily Telegraph* website... * The newspaper that has relentlessly spent the past three decades seeking to belittle climate science and undermine climate action at every turn

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

It’s so important to remind people that we can do good smart things that help and don’t hurt.

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 15/07/2026

The UK's June heatwave caused a £2.4bn hit to productivity, says a new report It says the cost of extreme heat could reach £6bn/yr by 2030 Interesting, bc we tend to focus on the cost of cutting emissions, rather than cost of failing to do so… www.verdantthinking....

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Yesterday the Telegraph reported on my comments about air conditioning. The comment section is quite something. I have apparently become a hero of the anti net zero crowd by saying something what I think is sensible about air con. Allow me to point out three ironies in this 🧵

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Air conditioning has become the latest front in the energy culture war. Depending on who you ask, it is either wasteful excess we must resist or the only sensible response and anyone urging caution is a zealot. A few thoughts in this 🧵

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 06/07/2026

FACTCHECK: A guide to manufacturing headlines, by the Times 1) highlight upfront costs of an “eco” home (EV, heat pump, solar) 2) pretend that petrol cars and gas boilers are free (yes really) 3) count upfront “eco” costs twice, for good measure 4) that’s it!

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lilastromech (Mischa) @mischajaye.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The cooling system was installed by the village AC technician, Thermodynamix 😊

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Frank Swain @frank-swain.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

It's probably time European journalists wrapped their heads around Heat Index (temp + relative humidity). In high humidity, sweating is less efficient, making heat worse, e.g.: Experiencing 35°C in London UK (70% RH) is more dangerous than 50°C in Phoenix Arizona (15% RH)

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Leo Barasi @leobarasi.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

It will be record hot today because of climate change. It will keep getting hotter until the world reaches net zero emissions. These are the facts of the case and they are undisputed.

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Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

The local elections in one chart. Labour has been squeezed between the Greens in young wards and Reform in older working-class wards www.economist.com/britain/2026...

Chart showing the lading party by ward % age 50 or older and % with a managerial or professional occupation. Between 2021 and 2024 Labour won wards with a majority of young or working-class voters, in 2026 the Greens won younger wards while Reform UK won older working class wards

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Oxford's cyclists turned out in the sunshine today in a ride across Oxford to remember cycle campaigner Jonny Ives, who died last year. 📷🧵 (Photos by Roger Close)

Riders on road, hybrid and cargo bikes riding under tree cover

Two riders wearing 'Etape du Jonny' shirts

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented. They harvest and compress pre existing heat in the air, ground or water and transport it where it is needed. That energy is all around us. And it does not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 13/04/2026

Over 80% of people want a wealth tax for billionaires. Of course they’re resisting with their army of lawyers and lobbyists, but we’re building ours. I’m so excited to be teaming up with @gabrielzucman.bsky.social 👉

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Wouldn't it be cool to invest trillions of dollars into a technology that would actually make society better? Maybe we can call it “HI” — Human Intelligence. Instead of “data centers”, we could fund “schools”. Instead of *stealing* art, literature, and science, we help people *create* it. Crazy!

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

🍺 Cheers! This Guinness brewery was designed from the ground up as a carbon-neutral facility using heat pumps coupled with renewables. They just got planning permission to double its brand new fossil-free brewery in Kildare.

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Greek Proverb: "A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in". That's not what we are doing now. We are pillaging the planet, each other, and the future, for a quick buck. We need to do better.

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Robert Rohde @rarohde.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

We need to talk a bit about how utterly absurd the March heatwave was in the USA. This heatwave would have been impossible without a boost from climate change, but even with climate change it remains a deeply unlikely event. A thread looking at some of the numbers. 🧵

GFS map of temperature anomalies over the contiguous USA for March 21, 2026.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Times: "Tony Blair urges Ed Miliband: Don’t be ideological on net zero" "Britain should produce more clean energy while accelerating domestic oil & gas production" - TBI This would be a tad more credible if the Tony Blair Institute's clients weren't despotic petro-states like UAE & Saudi Arabia.

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Every sensible government will spend the coming months accelerating the deployment of solar, batteries, heat pumps, and EVs, especially for lower income households. It’ll be a hell of a lot cheaper in the long run than subsidising fossil fuels the next time prices spike, which they will.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Translation: Net Zero threatens the value of our proprietor's investments. The world must cook for the sake of his portfolio.

Daily Mail headline says "Drill, Ed, Drill"

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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Can you come to this excellent film in Oxford? UPP Oxford Thursday 16 Apr 2026, 20:30 American Greg LeMond faced down betrayal, childhood sexual abuse, and death in the 1989 Tour de France. In memory of Jonny Ives cycling champion of Headington & Oxford. bit.ly/3PN4hJK

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Oxford Mutual Aid @oxfordmutualaid.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Oxford Mutual Aid has had to close until further notice due to emergency, unexpected repairs. Please donate at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/oxford-mut... so we can re-open!

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Why should any political donations other than a standard annual party membership fee (say £25) be permitted? All other options allow wealthy people disproportionate political influence.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

How Paris beat the car www.ft.com/content/882e...

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

One thing that is not discussed enough with the Tory and Reform stance on net zero and the North Sea is that it has massive 'dog that caught the car' Brexit redux vibes. Imagine what would happen if they won and enacted this policy...

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

And we still keep hearing that First Past the Post delivers "strong and stable" governments... 👀

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

The daft thing is that with Proportional Representation there'd be no need for this self-destructive war within Labour. It could split into its component parts - left and right - and people could vote for what they wanted. It's only First-Past-the-Post that forces these irreconcilables together.

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Adam Barnett @adambarnett.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

PSA: Here's how the anti-net zero sausage gets made: 1. Oil companies fund climate denial groups 2. which incubate fake experts 3. who write policy papers for 'think tanks' 4. which get blurbed by politicians 5. & reported uncritically by right-wing media. Voila! www.desmog.com/2026/01/28/c...

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Placing a layer of algorithmic recommendation on speech does not make speech less free, but it does pervert it. Algorithmic mediation turns speech into a resource extracted from human behavior. Platforms do not value speech because it is protected, they value the service it provides them.

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David Wellington @d-j-welly.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Can you point to some information explaining this point in more detail? (sorry - couldn't reply)

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Trump's utterance that force would not be used against Greenland has no more weight than any other of his utterances, and it certainly does not amount to him "ruling out" the use of force in any meaningful way. Disappointing to see so many news outlets place that construction on what he said.

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

This is a truly horrifying account of increasingly likely collapse of essential natural systems which would bring mass food shortages, price rises & global disorder. Commissioned from UK intelligence chiefs but scandalously suppressed by Govt, & sneaked out now while attention is elsewhere 👇

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Roses are red Nazis are lurking Beware of them here because

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 12/01/2026

🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero 1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system 2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free 3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us" 4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous 5) That's it! 1/10

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

There are many claims that AI is a “planet killing” source of greenhouse gases. But is it? This paper might be the most detailed estimate of the emissions associated with AI. It suggests that AI could emit as much as 30-80 *million* tons of CO2 per year. www.cell.com/patterns/ful...

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The carbon and water footprints of data centers and what this could mean for artificial intelligence

Company-wide metrics from the environmental disclosure of data center operators suggest that AI systems may have a carbon footprint equivalent to that of New York City in 2025, while their water footp...

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Leo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Oil companies are *the bad guys* and really by this late stage it should be impossible for their senior executives to show their faces in public, because they are actively working to kill us all and salt the earth for future generations just so they can have more money than they can ever spend

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Does First Past the Post make all votes equal? No. But does it give voters a fair choice? Nope. So does it lead to popular governments? Absolutely not. Ok, but does it protect us from extremism? Also no. Does it at least guarantee stability? 😬😬😬 No.

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fae⁷ @onthistangent.eurosky.social · 19/10/2025

I would laugh if this wasn't so true 😭

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 13/10/2025

“Make an effort to understand the imperative for climate action and recognise the huge opportunities. Those opportunities are your growth story – inaction is catastrophic.” bit.ly/4hh3CtS

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Climate investment is only growth opportunity of 21st century, says leading economist

Lord Stern says fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction

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Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Unbelievable - Thames Water wants to pollute ILLEGALLY for the next 15 years If they get away with this, other water companies will copy If you don't want sewage until 2040 (!) please sign our petition to @ofwat.bsky.social We'll be handing it in on 21st October weownit.org.uk/act-now/peti...

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Thames Water want to pollute illegally until 2040. Ofwat must say NO.

Thames water want to make at deal with Ofwat, to pollute illegally for 15 years

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