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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Important piece from @doctorvive.bsky.social "Perhaps the most underappreciated truth about climate politics is that, even if the liberals call for clean-energy development, both the authoritarian right and the center-left reject the phaseout of fossil fuels. " Some big green NGOs need to read.
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Liberals Can't Address the Climate Crisis Because It Means Confronting Capitalism
We have no choice but to take on the fossil fuel industry. Those who won't acknowledge this are peddling fake solutions to climate change.
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Mentalus Flossus (he/him) ✌️💙🌞🦋🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🌈✊🏿 @iammentalfloss.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Good morning, Bluesky friends. Happy Tuesday! ✌️💙🌞 I'm trying to remember that everyone carries a story I haven't heard. A little curiosity can soften our judgments and remind us how much we still have to learn about one another. "Be curious, not judgmental." - Walt Whitman
"Be curious, not judgmental."

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Call me a masochist, but I'm returning to this issue, as I feel it has been poorly understood. Please read the whole thread before responding. First, I hope we can agree that the Israeli government is committing genocide in Gaza and horrific crimes in the West Bank and the wider region.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 14/10/2026
Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today: "Earth’s climate system is moving deeper into uncharted territory. We present the 2026 update of planetary vital signs that track the state of Earth’s climate system ... Of 16 climate-related indicators, seven are currently at record extremes."
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The 2026 state of the climate report: challenges and opportunities
Abstract. Earth’s climate system is moving deeper into uncharted territory. We present the 2026 update of planetary vital signs that track the state of Ear
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 14/10/2026
Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 14, 2026 ~ Winning? "This year, global sea level, global ocean heat content, worldwide glacier thickness, the mass of the Greenland ice sheet, and the atmospheric concentration of each of the three most common greenhouse gases are at record extremes."
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2026 State of the Climate Report Shows a Planet Reaching Its Limits - Eos
The seventh edition of an annual report analyzing Earth’s "planetary vital signs” indicates that Earth systems are rapidly destabilizing, some at an accelerating rate.  The report, published today in ...
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Inside Track @insidetrackuk.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
This morning, Inside Track x (Re)Insurance published a memo from senior professionals in the UK & European (re)insurance industries. They are worried that neither government nor the general public understand the full implications of climate risk. Full memo: www.insidetrack.org.uk/releases/ins...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13/10/2026
From Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the 2024 Oscar-winning directors of No Other Land, comes NAZA, a film examining the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. UK premiere on 15 October. In UK cinemas from 16 October. Visit www.naza.film
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 10/10/2026
This is a brilliant piece about the ecological - and animal welfare - cost of sheep farming bengoldsmith.substack.com/p/the-sheep-...
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The sheep are not okay
Upland sheep farming is not only a catastrophe for nature and an economic dead-end; it’s also an animal welfare nightmare
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Funny how these errors always seem to head in the same direction. A bit like Richard Tice's tax mistakes.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Delighted that Navi Pillay, chair of the UN commission which found Israel guilty of genocide in Gaza, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. Let Trump and Netanyahu splutter and fume: the truth becomes ever harder to deny.
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Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
there is minimal evidence that inheritors in their 50s and 60s are desperate to move into their parents' former home. My @instituteforgovernment.org.uk on why Kemi Badenoch's policies are for the world of Downton Abbey - not the one we live in now www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/kemi...
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Kemi Badenoch’s inheritance tax proposals are myth-based policy making at its worst | Institute for Government
The leader of the opposition’s conference announcement was not well thought through.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 11/10/2026
Your 'doom quote' for today: "There are very severe limits on the extent to which we can predict the future, and that goes also as well for people, who rightly, lean into the likelihood that we're now on a societal collapse trajectory." youtu.be/ocpTV62fUQs?...
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The Biggest El Niño in History I Path to Collapse I Climate Crisis & Heatwaves I Difficult Future
YouTube video by Science Talk
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Permafrost Detachment Slides. "Basically, entire frozen hillslides are sliding into valleys. Steve Kokelj is a Yellowknife-based permafrost scientist and one of the study's authors. He spoke about the findings with the guest host of CBC's The Trailbreaker..." #Canada 🇨🇦 #ClimateEmergency
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New research reveals permafrost landslides in the N.W.T.
YouTube video by CBC News North
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Leo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Helsinki 🙌💫
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This EU capital just voted to ban fossil fuel adverts for good
“Cities can’t keep working to cut emissions while allowing their own advertising spaces to encourage more flying and fossil fuel consumption.”
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Ilkley Views @gabr24.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Look North (North East and Cumbria) - Evening News: 10/10/2026
The latest news, sport and weather for the North East and Cumbria.
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Seb Schmoller @schmoller.net · 09/10/2026
The latest "Anywhere But Westminster" from @johnharris1969.bsky.social and colleagues. Always worth the time. (Look out for the "direction of travel indicators".)
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Ilkley Views @gabr24.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Israel Exposed (@xIsraelExposedx) on X
It took a little longer than expected, but we have finished the Gaza Geolocation Map. Every clip in the archive whose location we know is placed on a map of Gaza, so you can see where the footage was filmed. It includes: 35,200+ videos and photos placed on the map. Sources and the original post fo…
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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
One essential point in an essential thread on solar and batteries etc.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
If Americans view, clip, share, and permanently enshrine an American public killing in a million ways on the internet, we will move towards fascist rituals of violence. snyder.substack.com/p/four-wrong...
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Four Wrongs of a Public Execution
Psychological, Historical, Political, and Ethical (Video and Text)
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AnthonyF272 @anthonyf272.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It's time the ICC issues more arrest warrants. www.middleeasteye.net/video/france...
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Francesca Albanese: Why I'm accusing 63 nations of complicity in the Gaza genocide
The UN’s top expert on Palestine accuses UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer of ‘enabling genocide’ in Gaza and calls out Germany and Italy for blocking EU action on Israel
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
BREAKING Arrests happening today in Stroud as @labouruk.bsky.social refusal to de-proscribe Palestine Action appears to spark a wave of autonomous actions across the country. 40 people were arrested in Leicester on Thursday, most were not breaking any law. Join us: www.wedonotcomply.org
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 10/10/2026
The long-term rate of CO2 growth is currently at a record 24.35 ppm per decade. Net-zero by 2050? 2070? Ain't gonna' happen. Well, it might. But for another reason.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Glory to Ukraine
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"How do we remove the billionaire class from power? I don’t know. But I do know that there are a lot more of us than them." climatehuman.substack.com/p/were-in-de...
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We’re In Deep Shit, But Not Because of El Niño
The real danger is steadily escalating planetary heat. The only way forward is to end billionaires.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Just did some number crunching using latest (Oct 1) ECMWF seasonal data, and I must say that I've never seen such high predictive confidence in a very wet California winter. This is a truly extraordinary forecast amid a record-strength El Niño event. [Thread: please read to end.]
Model-relative sea surface temperature anomalies for November 2026–January 2027. The supplied grid is displayed without added smoothing or coastal filling. Beige marks land and gray marks missing ocean values. The main colour scale spans -2 to +10°F, with white at zero. Hot pink marks anomalies above +10°F. This map does not establish an operational ENSO category.
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Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action
‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes needed
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 07/10/2026
Your 'doom quote' for today: "we are trading the health of our world's ecosystems for the right to upgrade our smartphone every year ... it is an insane situation, and it can't go on." www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-fate-o...
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The Fate of the World: A history and... book by Bill McGuire
Buy a cheap copy of The Fate of the World: A history and... book by Bill McGuire. Why past climate change tells us it's almost too late. A warning and a rallying-cry. 'Read it and weep, or read it and...
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Mark Jones @mgjones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"The bit of honesty that has so far deserted all our politicians is that taxes on income have to increase." 👇
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Chris Dillow @chrisdillow.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Tories on Tuesday: "we'll spend £10bn on a missile system we don't understand". Tories on Wednesday "we'll cut taxes!" These are not serious people.
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Bob Berwyn @bberwyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm still having trouble wrapping my head around the fact that there are mass climate casualties in one of the richest, most developed regions of the world. So many of the people that died had no way to help themselves.
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Mass Heat Wave Deaths in Europe Show Climate Extremes Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts - Inside Climate News
As preparedness lags, many regions around the world could be overwhelmed by rising temperatures, climate experts warn.
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Pick one: - Expand Heathrow for the benefit of wealthy airport shareholders and ultra-frequent flyers - Stick to our climate targets to protect ourselves and our communities from harm The Climate Change Committee is clear we can't have both. www.ft.com/content/a8cd...
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Heathrow expansion incompatible with climate goals, UK government advisers warn
New runway would emit as much CO₂ as the city of Birmingham, says independent Climate Change Committee
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
NEW: How prepared is the UK for the security risks created by biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse? I opened XR's recent Love & Rage long weekend with a talk on this topic. Watch now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w84...
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National Security, Ecosystem Collapse & Building Resilience | Rupert Read | Love & Rage 2026
How prepared is the UK for the security risks created by biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse? Professor Rupert Read opens Extinction Rebellion’s Love & Rage 2026 weekend with a talk on the UK’s…
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
BREAKING: Miliband ‘looking at’ whether Palestine Action ban was sensible, argues mass arrests 'unintended' Foreign secretary's remarks at Labour conference come after arrests made at protest against ban on the direct action group. www.middleeasteye.net/news/miliban...
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Miliband ‘looking at’ whether Palestine Action ban was sensible, argues mass arrests 'unintended'
Foreign secretary's remarks at Labour conference come after arrests made at protest against ban on the direct action group
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How the f- is any of this normal? Labour can choose to undo this immediately. Deproscribe Palestine Action. It was a disastrous decision by the Starmer admin and Burnham can undo it.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 30/09/2026
Your 'doom quote' for today: "A general warming trend is expected because of rising greenhouse-gas emissions, but this sudden heat spike greatly exceeds predictions made by statistical climate models that rely on past observations." www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Climate models can’t explain 2023’s huge heat anomaly — we could be in uncharted territory
Taking into account all known factors, the planet warmed 0.2 °C more last year than climate scientists expected. More and better data are urgently needed.
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 30/09/2026
NEW ANALYSIS: Record wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis 🌤️ wind/solar generation up 14% in 2026 to date 🏭 gas down ~10% 🚢 >100 LNG cargoes avoided
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s a mark of the corruption of our whole way of thinking about the world that trying to meet a planetary emergency is routinely described as “ideological”, while continuing to accelerate it is presented as “pragmatic” and “economic”.
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4 Billion Dead @4billiondead.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Scientists have been warning us for years. As global temperatures continue to rise, we're facing societal breakdown and 4 billion deaths. Sign up for our next open call: actionnetwork.org/events/october-21-international-public-call-with-roger-hallam-and-ruth-cerezo-mota/?source=4bd_bsky
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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What if the biggest mistake social movements can make is organizing for a world that no longer exists? Tadzio Müller and Adam Aron argue for solidarity prepping, resilient communities, and new forms of agency as crises intensify. znetwork.org/znetarticle/...
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How Do We Build Social Movements for an Age of Collapse?
In this interview, Tadzio Müller argues that the climate movement needs to rethink its strategies in light of worsening ecological and political crises.
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Wera Hobhouse MP @werahobhouse.org.uk · 24/09/2026
Climate change is an emergency — we should call it what it is. I’ve written to the BBC urging them to be transparent in their coverage about this threat & how people can prepare. They must challenge those denying climate change as rigorously as those calling for low‑carbon energy policy.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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Ada Loves Lace @adaloveslace.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026
BBC's Laura Kuenssberg is wrong. UK does not "tax and spend". UK spends first, then taxes to manage inflation. The UK can do this because it borrows in its own currency. Kuenssberg, like much of UK media get this wrong, time and time again. #bbcLauraK #LabourConference #r4today
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There is no such thing as taxpayers’ money
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
1/ People keep saying AI is inevitable. History disagrees. Plenty of technologies were called unstoppable, and societies stopped them or shrank them down to a niche. A thread 🧵
evitable
adjective
uk  /ˈev.ɪ.tə.bəl/ us  /ˈev.ə.t̬ə.bəl/

able to be avoided or prevented:
He believes that world war is evitable.
Inevitable suffering due to persecution is to be distinguished from evitable sickness.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 25/09/2026
Your 'moment of doom' for sept. 25, 2026 ~ Desolation row. "global heating/climate change is by no means the definitive problem—climate chaos is but one major co-symptom of the real existential crisis, ecological overshoot." substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Seems we know how to fix global heating
And what we ‘know’ will kill us
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 25/09/2026
Best 'bonus moment of doom' ever? "we’re heating the planet 10 times faster than ever before in planetary history. And this fact alone means that scientific models are hampered, likely incomplete and inaccurate, because there’s no precedent for what’s happening."
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Elites Have No Plan for Climate Collapse
Bill McGuire, emeritus professor, Geophysical & Climate Hazards, University College London is unique within the scientific community. He claims that
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XRUK-Actions @xruk-actions.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
⚠️ Climate breakdown is happening ⚠️ The Scientists know. The Intelligence Services know. The Army knows.  Doctors know. The Media knows. The UK Government certainly knows. Extinction Rebellion has warned of the dangers since 2018, everyone needs to know the facts, however apocalyptic.
Extinction Rebellion UK’s “Redacted Rebels” draw attention to the UK Government’s suppressed National Security Assessment. 14th September 2026
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International Cargo Bike Festival @cargobikefest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
𝟹𝟶𝟶 𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜, 𝟷𝟽𝟶𝟶+ 𝚋𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚜, 𝟹 𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚔𝚖 𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗-𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚑𝚕𝚢 With electric delivery bikes operating in more than 300 cities across Europe, Ebike4Delivery supports over 1,700 businesses with reliable fleet solutions, enabling more than 3 million emission-free delivery kilometres every month. 👇
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
With big thanks to @doctorofmusic.bsky.social, here's my discussion today with Lord Jackson about North Sea oil and gas. Tape your jaw to your face before watching. Really.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 22/09/2026
Your 'moment of doom' for Sept. 22, 2026~Uncharted bananas. "The current El Niño is likely to be the largest in at least 1,000 years and will pile extra heat into an atmosphere in which temperatures are already rising rapidly due to human-caused global heating." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak
‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world
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Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 22/09/2026
“If you are staring at an example of social disorder or social inefficiency, and the left refuses to explain either why it has happened or how they will fix it, then the right gets to point at someone in the immediate area and say, ‘That’s who did it.’” crazy how much Mamdani speaks my language
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