Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Seriously? How obvious does a #bot account have to be? Reported, muted, blocked. 000
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We should be able to have old polluting cars on the road for as long as we want, air pollution be damned. 000
Reposted by Donald CoppenUK Government Petitions @petitions.bsky.social · 25/09/2026New petition: "Statutory right for domestic abuse victims to separate from joint mortgages" Deadline 25 March 2027, created by Claire-Louise Milne #NewPetitionpetition.parliament.ukNew petition: Statutory right for domestic abuse victims to separate from joint mortgagesCreate a statutory right for domestic abuse victims to unilaterally separate from joint mortgages, with specific protections against arrears, damaged credit and their abuser refusing to pay, sell or cooperate; ensuring a joint mortgage cannot be used as a tool of post-separation economic abuse. 022
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Over the last 365d record high temperatures have outnumbered record lows by: Daily: 5:1 Monthly: 19:1 All Time: 21:1 This isn't just "weather", this is #ClimateChange. #ClimateChangeIsReal 000
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Think I can hear the getting-ever-louder sound of many pigeons coming home to roost. #IranWar #OilCrisis www.wsj.com/business/ene... 000
Reposted by Donald CoppenStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 14/09/2026There's A LOT of ways the Trump admin is currently attacking & decimating American science. Here's a breakdown of what they are doing, and what you can do about it. 🧵 5370242
Reposted by Donald CoppenThe Onion @theonion.com · 14/09/2026Doctors Say Digging Own Grave Keeps Bones Healthy After Menopause 657474
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026If we’re all not to risk being burnt out of our homes each and every summer going forward, this needs to become law. Especially those ridiculously dangerous sky lanterns (which are just dumb incendiary devices). 000
Reposted by Donald CoppenPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The world’s scientists breathed a sigh of relief this week as temperatures in the UK dropped below 35 degrees, meaning that everything is fine and we can go back to burning fossil fuels forever without any worries. From the Private Eye archive. Issue 1682, August 2026. 436498
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026@clivejonesmp.bsky.social - I hoe that you will be able to support this bill again to give the terminally ill the ability to choose a dignified death. 010
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026@bloomberg.com It is outrageous that you, along with other notable news outlets (eg @wsj.com) been excluded by US Treasury from attending the upcoming #G20 meeting. Clearly Bessent doesn’t want to be held to account. Action of a weak man. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comUS Treasury Bars Reporters From Some Outlets From G20 SummitThe US Treasury Department excluded journalists from several media outlets, including Bloomberg News and the Wall Street Journal, from coverage of this week’s Group of 20 finance ministers summit in A... 020
Reposted by Donald CoppenLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Apple is reportedly sending a new batch of notifications alerting targets of spyware. If you have received one, we wrote a post on what to do next, and how to get help. You can also contact me directly on Signal at +1 917 257 1382. techcrunch.com/2025/12/29/y... 210354
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 03/08/2026July 2026 was the driest for England and Wales since records began 190 years ago. It was also the UK's sunniest July on record. For England and Wales, it was the sunniest calendar month ever observed. My solar panels would agree. #ClimateChangeIsReal #ClimateCrisis www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...bbc.co.ukUK weather: Driest July on record for England and WalesThe month of July has been exceptionally dry, warm and sunny for most of the UK as Tomasz Schafernaker explains. 021
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Good article which highlights the poor relation in #ClimateChange, adaptation. Cost-effective policies for this could be easily implemented that would rapidly help those most affected & help regain support for #NetZero. 100
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Yet another piece of evidence for the adverse effects we can expect on food supplies in the #UK as a direct result of #ClimateChange. #ClimateChangeIsReal 020
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Good article, highlights how trump & his inner circle made some basic mistakes in their hubristic approach, the lack of any strategy, conflating Iran with Venezuela, slow to respond to the plan not working. 000
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Great example of how expanding residential #solar + #storage is leading to falling #electricity prices for all consumers & reduced peak summer power demands. “Solar ate coal’s lunch and now batteries are eating gas’s dinner.” #RenewableEnergy www.ft.com/content/af10...ft.comAustralians ‘going gangbusters’ on Chinese batteries in renewable energy shiftClean energy, backed by storage, now makes up about half of the country’s energy supply 030
Reposted by Donald CoppenCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026On my way, Clacton. 579152813460
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 06/07/2026@meghbaynes.bsky.social - you’ve yet to post here so I guess you probably won’t see this but your @thetimes.com article on eco homes was totally misleading - see below. I had thought journalistic standards were higher at The Times (recent exposé of farage corruption), but this just doesn’t cut it. 010
Reposted by Donald CoppenDignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 04/07/2026"I wouldn't wish that on anyone." Poppy's mum was denied choice and suffered at the end of life, despite access to great palliative care. Dying people deserve compassion. MPs must uphold their democratic commitment to them - and us all - and back the assisted dying bill. 0207
Reposted by Donald CoppenWorld Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Global ocean temperatures hit a record high for June, according to the latest Copernicus Climate Change Service & Copernicus Marine Service data. Over the past three years, oceans outside the polar regions have been 0.35–0.73°C warmer than average. El Niño pushed June to a new record. 02016
Reposted by Donald CoppenEd Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 29/06/2026Just one possible outcome... but the GFS weather forecast model is suggesting 40-41°C is possible in the UK around 7th July. This is a long-range forecast with significant uncertainty, but the fact that we are even seeing such values fairly regularly in the forecasts is extraordinary. 21352146
Reposted by Donald CoppenDonald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 24/06/2026#ClimateCrisis? What #ClimateCrisis? Current UK weather together with global high temp records outnumbering lows by nearly 5:1 just demonstrates #ClimateChangeIsReal and impacting us today. 001
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 24/06/2026#ClimateCrisis? What #ClimateCrisis? Current UK weather together with global high temp records outnumbering lows by nearly 5:1 just demonstrates #ClimateChangeIsReal and impacting us today. 001
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026“The president…began making vandalism claims over the weekend, after problems at the reflecting pool appeared to be getting worse, with visible tears in the pool’s new flooring and algae blooming despite cleanup efforts.” Think I know where the vandal lives. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...wsj.comTrump Administration Steps Up Law Enforcement Presence at Reflecting PoolThe president alleged that vandals damaged the pool, but the administration has provided little evidence to support the claim. 151
Reposted by Donald CoppenEd Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 22/06/2026The UK summer of 1976 was an extraordinary heatwave for its time. On the 50th anniversary, we look back to learn about what that event can tell us today. For those who experienced the heatwave it is engrained in the memory, but it gives us a stark warning about future extreme heat for the UK. 48432
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Love this ad from @libdems.org.uk - farage is one of the few to make out personally from #Brexit. Leaving the #EU has failed, making the UK poorer. We need a closer relationship with them if we’re to significantly raise living standards and help address the #CostOfLivingCrisis. 010
Reposted by Donald CoppenJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Europe has already cut its energy bill by 29% but nobody talks about it. EU energy use in 2024: 854 Mtoe. Without efficiency gains since 2000 it would have been ~1,103 Mtoe. That's energy nobody had to generate, import or pay for. New policy brief out today 👇 www.janrosenow.com/uploads/4/7/... 251181392
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 14/06/2026A great success story for the reintroduction of beavers, into London of all places, which has led to reduced flooding in nearby residential areas due to the new wetlands the beavers have created with their dams. #NatureIsAmazing www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...independent.co.ukHow eight beavers solved a decades-old Tube flooding problemThe creatures were reintroduced in 2023 after being hunted to extinction 400 years ago 145
Reposted by Donald CoppenPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Trump: UFC fighters? I could fight them both, but I’d win easy. They’d be black and blue… like my hand… which is a totally normal colour for skin. New Private Eye on shelves now. 013835
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 10/06/2026@royalsociety.org - cancel #Musk fellowship. His continued presence shames British science. 000
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Great article from @marketwatch.com - #SpaceX looks to be a house built on sand (hot air promises of jam, not tomorrow but, many years into the future, if ever). Wall Street claims its worth $135 a share but last October it was valued internally at $42. www.marketwatch.com/story/here-a... 01611
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026You can now vote to choose the faces on the new bank notes from the Bank of #England. This series focuses on #UK #wildlife and there are plenty of great choices! @bbowt.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social app.keysurvey.co.uk/f/41844465/6...app.keysurvey.co.uk Help us celebrate the UK's wildlife 000
Reposted by Donald CoppenMet Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 01/06/2026Memories of the Summer of 1976 endure in the British memory, 35.9 °C, parched fields, standpipes in the streets. 50 years on and, in the last decade alone, temperatures above 36 °C have been recorded on six days in the UK and the UK’s highest record temperature now stands at 40.3 °C. 1220086
Reposted by Donald CoppenSolar Energy UK @solarenergyuk.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Britain sets solar record as households take control of energy bills 💸 New government figures published today confirm a record year for solar deployment, as households and businesses across Britain respond to the energy crisis by generating their own power. #SolarEnergyUKsolarenergyuk.orgBritain sets solar record as households take control of energy billsSolar Energy UK 28 May 2026 New government figures published today confirm a record year for solar deployment, as households and businesses across 063
Reposted by Donald CoppenMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 25/05/2026The Rejoin petition has just hit 💥90,000💥 signatures!petition.parliament.ukPetition: Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UKWe believe Brexit's not working. The OBR judges that the UK economy is smaller and trade is weaker because of Brexit, and it will just get worse. 10 years after the Brexit vote, let's apply to rejoin ... 26532272
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Important to remember that it's not just right-wingers who are unable to accept hard data, it's an issue with the left too. In both cases the strong emotional attachment to a dogma outweighs anything that can disprove it. 2276
Reposted by Donald CoppenAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 23/05/2026“Putin harms the German people. Putin harms Europe. Putin is killing people in Europe.” - Jürgen Hardt, member of the German Bundestag from Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU), addressing the Alternative for Germany (AfD). 32726230
Reposted by Donald CoppenReform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Every Reform UK Councillor that has gone, with reasons. This is superb:refukked.lovable.appLovable AppInteractive online bingo card keeping track of the local election Reform UK exits 12310169
Reposted by Donald CoppenMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 22/05/2026The Rejoin petition jumped from 70K to 75K yesterday. It needs to hit 100K by June 8th when the petition closes in order to get a debate in Parliament. The 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote is June 23rd. 12349269
Reposted by Donald CoppenElla Baron @ellabaron.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Wednesday's @theguardian.com cartoon #Farage #ReformUk #AndyBurnham #MakerfieldByelection #Brexit 24717
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 11/05/2026And now 6 times @markhamillofficial.bsky.social 000
Reposted by Donald CoppenDignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 04/05/2026This issue is not going away. We demand action. 1398
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Detailed article on the huge rises in insurance costs for many US households due to the increasing number & intensity of natural disasters but not once does it mention the driving factor - #ClimateChange. @wsj.com see it but they just can’t say the words “climate” & “change”. Wilfully obtuse. 000
Reposted by Donald CoppenDonald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Over the last year recorded global all time record temperatures: - maximum highs outnumbered max lows by 2.75:1 - minimum highs outnumbered min lows by 6.77:1. This isn’t hard to understand - #ClimateChangeIsReal www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/data... 001
Donald Coppen @donaldcoppen.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Great to see the tide is really turning, something that trump’s war with Iran will only make all the more urgent as energy security becomes front & centre in the minds of governments globally. www.ft.com/content/d525...ft.comGlobal clean power growth points to permanent shift, analysts sayEvidence grows of structural move away from fossil fuels to meet rising electricity demand 000
Reposted by Donald CoppenThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Remembering Amal Khalil 307102783797
Reposted by Donald CoppenReform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 23/04/2026What you get with Reform UK. Spread the word. 10146110