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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Our system relies on children to look both ways because adults driving don't. Great strategy.

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Tim Roberts @zaphodiom.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

There needs to be a button on Bluesky that means “thanks for informing me of this dreadful news for humanity” that isn’t shaped like a ♥️ Maybe this ☠️

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Melissa Combs @melissacombs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Being in your 50s is confusing. On paper, I’m 55. At a concert, I’m 24. After 8/9 PM, I’m 88. Getting up off the floor makes me 115. But when the'80s music starts playing, I’m 17 all over again.

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Emma Tompkins @eltompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

my son and I will go through all 272 #London Underground stations in 1 day on 30/10/2026 in memory of my god-daughter who’d be 25 this year. Ruby was 17 when diagnosed with blood cancer. She died after 10 months in 2020. Rubys fund is specially named fund in #CCLG www.justgiving.com/page/ed-em-4...

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Ed & Emma’s fundraiser for CCLG: The Children & Young People’s Cancer Association

Help EL Tompkins raise money to support CCLG: The Children & Young People’s Cancer Association

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 17/09/2026

Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the last Caribbean island with endemic malaria. Malaria was once endemic across much of the Caribbean. This map shows how much progress has been made: the islands in green are all malaria-free.

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Emma Tompkins @eltompkins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Is it okay to love the Norwegian Consumer Council?

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Emma Tompkins @eltompkins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Mis/disinformation appears very targeted. You just need to know the things GB News and Daily Mail fear (equality and educating the masses) and you can guess the targets: a brown mayor (who’s going a fantastic job); climate scientists; teachers; doctors and nurses in the NHS; young people….

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 08/09/2026

The biggest change on the school run isn't what's there - it's what's not. On average, there are now 73,915 fewer car journeys on school days in the capital. That means healthier, greener choices, and cleaner air for our kids.

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Emma Tompkins @eltompkins.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It’s always interesting to see what colleagues get up to in their spare time. I Didn’t expect to see @npjbrooks.bsky.social smashing heavy metal swords into fellow Medieval-ist at the fabulous and breathtaking @nationaltrust.org.uk #CorfeCastle

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Aheneah is Ana Martins (b. 1996), a Portuguese artist and designer who created a cross stitch mural as street art #WomensArt

Four images featuring a mural of a blue fish created with yarn fastened around screws on the wall of a white building

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Yayoi Kusama (1929-2026) RIP

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Emma Tompkins @eltompkins.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Dolly Parton chose not to be a billionaire…

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I'm deeply ashamed of my profession. Its treatment of Jason Arday - right across the board - fills me with disgust and horror. The tormenting of a highly vulnerable man was seen as monetisable entertainment. This is a stain that won't wash off. bylinetimes.com/2026/08/19/j...

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Jason Arday: We Must Rage – Rage Against the Journalism of Cruelty

The death of the academic shows the casual conversion of humiliation into entertainment by a media running on monetised hate and cruelty

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19/08/2026

Some outcomes are bigger than politics.

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Emma Tompkins @eltompkins.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Wouldn’t it be amazing to go back to the time when science and scientists were recognised for their expertise, and high quality science informed public debate about policy choices.

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Emma Tompkins @eltompkins.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Has anyone done an estimate of how many ml of #rain England needs everyday from now on til the end of the year to refill #groundwater, #reservoirs ?

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Emma Tompkins @eltompkins.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I have never been so happy to see drizzle. 10mm of rain overnight (in my garden bucket) and still going. Woo hoo

Paved uncovered passageway with a puddle with raindrops landing.

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 15/08/2026

"While most of us care, we may also think: why should I make sacrifices if no one else will?" …except, of course, that framing is increasingly, empirically wrong: insulation, electrification, the works, isn't about a sacrifice, it's doing math correctly. Goes for individuals as much as for states.

Camilla Cavendish: "Heat waves expose the great human gift for ignoring catastrophe"

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A couple of shells for you to look at (one has an unexpected Magnum PI moustache). Our brains seem to love gentle colour gradations & relax when we look at the fractals in shells (bc they used to contain essential foraging snacks). Maybe zoom in if you’re strung out:

A collection of shells laid out on buff coloured linen so the colours shift gently

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Cody Dahler takes on the UK govt's silence on climate collapse and the 5th heatwave of the year, with a shout-out to @guyshrubsole.bsky.social !

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Emma Tompkins @eltompkins.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Best eclipse picture by a mile

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

It's Clacton by-election day. Or, if you prefer, Farage-Commons-standards-inquiry-reopening-eve.

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Emma Tompkins @eltompkins.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Lovely explainer of how climate change brings more heat (and drought) and heavy rain (and floods) to the same place.

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National Centre for Atmospheric Science @ncas-uk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Even though hot weather and drought can make it seem as though an area is becoming drier, climate change can also increase the likelihood of heavy rainfall and flooding. ncas.ac.uk/why-is-clima... _ #earth-science #SciComm 🧪

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Why is climate change causing drought and heavy rainfall? - NCAS

Climate change is increasing weather extremes, so a location can experience both severe drought and severe flooding within the same month, season, or year.

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 11/08/2026

just read the first-order draft of the IPCC's seventh assessment report. I can't quote it, so I'll just say this: the ending blew me away! I did not see it coming!

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Emma Tompkins @eltompkins.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

www.theguardian.com/environment/... Is this a global problem or a UK one? Does every country on the planet have toxic and polluted rivers or are we in the UK unique? I genuinely have no idea?

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All bodies of water in England polluted with toxic chemicals, official data shows

Environment Agency assessments find just 14.3% of country’s surface waters in good ecological status

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Emma Tompkins @eltompkins.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

A beautiful moment in my day - thank you for posting

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UK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

🟠⚠️ An Amber Heat-Health Alert has been issued across the Midlands and southern England, with a Yellow Heat-Health Alert in place across Yorkshire and northern England. These alerts will be in place until Sunday 12 July.

Amber heat health alerts issued for the East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West, and Yellow heat health alerts issued for the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West

For advice from Scotland please visit publichealthscotland.scot
For advice from Northern Ireland please visit publichealth.hscni.net
For advice from Wales please visit phw.nhs.wales

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Emma Tompkins @eltompkins.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Every Local Authority in the UK could start developing these resources for their citizens NOW. These are life saving initiatives in #extremeheat

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Emma Tompkins @eltompkins.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Yes yes yes. Enshitification has spread to trainer laces. I tried on new trainers at the weekend - I have wide feet (not hobbit-sized but normal wide feet) and the laces would not do up! I had to buy an extra long pair if laces. billionaires who do this - please STOP IT!!!!

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I think we just passed oops.

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Emma Tompkins @eltompkins.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Current govt advice on managing extreme heat: Listen to early warnings and avoid the hot sun. this lacks the information households need to do longer term preparedness (eg how to retrofit buildings, or cheap adaptations, or new home layout /design) for our new (and still changing) climate

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 26/06/2026

This is remarkable.

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Speech and Language UK @speechandlanguk.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The Young People's Committee event was amazing! 💫 Thank you to @thurrockjen.bsky.social for chairing, @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social, @helenhayes.bsky.social and @saqibbhattimp.bsky.social for joining the panel, and to the young advocates and the Speech, Language and Communication Alliance.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 24/06/2026

Trusted climate information should be easy to find, easy to use, and hard to erase. Climate.us is a new independent nonprofit resource built to keep trusted climate information accessible, accurate, and useful. #ClimateForUs #ClimateUS

Aerial image of waterway with this text: “Why Climate.us? The best solutions to our country’s climate challenges will come from a climate-literate public.”

Photo of people walking between solar panels with this text: “Trusted Climate Information, Protected for the Public. Built by the Team Behind Climate.gov. Independent and Scientifically Rigorous.”

Photo of windmills poking out of fog with this text: “Useful, Accessible, and Ready to Share. A Trusted Resource for Many Audiences., Preserved for the Public Good.”

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Emma Tompkins @eltompkins.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Super helpful figure showing the dangers of ignoring the “feels like” component of our weather forecasts in the UK. @metoffice.gov.uk why not provide the wet-bulb temp as the headline figure in our forecasts ? Then add the dry bulb lower down in the forecast or make it an extra click to find?

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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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Emma Tompkins @eltompkins.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I have no idea if this is real or not - but it’s joyfulness makes me smile. I hear it and start jumping around. I haven’t seen a post this joyful since the ‘It’s Friday’ man walking / dancing beside the moving car meme circulated during COVID

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Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

At UNFCCC SB64, which is sort of ticking along without too much fuss this time. The GGA is getting stuck on the same old issues (do we need/want technical experts?). The general mood otherwise is pretty sleepy I would say.

A photo of the World Conference Centre in Bonn where the annual climate change conference is held. The photo looks over two floors, and shows large glass ceiling, an escalator and many delegates.

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No Score Draws ✍🏻⚽ @noscoredraws.com · 15/06/2026

Hope we're all a bit in love with this guy x

A series of bad drawings of extremely competent Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha

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Emma Tompkins @eltompkins.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Yes please. Also make them pay for the health and welfare costs for children and women abused online, for spreading anti vaccine lies that costs lives, for the security costs for people trolled online. Can we also prosecute the owners who fail to stop this

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Emma Tompkins @eltompkins.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I went downstairs to get a cup of tea and came back to this ... i know she’s not sleeping as she’s not snoring - but she is refusing to be cajoled out of my seat!

Cat curled up in an office chair on a warm shawl.

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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

A reminder that Brazil banned Twitter for failing to stop the spreading of disinformation. There is nothing stopping the British government from doing the same.

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