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James Abbott

@jamesabbott2024.bsky.social
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Green Party District Councillor in Braintree District, Essex. Astronomy; music - punk & goth; nature; sport and tea you can stand up a spoon in.

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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics
Belgian physicist Prof Francis Halzen has won for his pioneering work on an observatory that detects particles from space.
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
UAH September 2026 :
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Amazing day! Thanks everyone who came out to volunteer. In Parliament I'll be pushing for Rent controls, water nationalisation, tackling the climate crisis and standing up for the people of Holborn & St Pancras. And the final picture wasn't on my bingo card but sure!
Zack and Ross with lots of members and volunteersLorna, Zack and Richie with a vote green signZack with a resident on the streetZack with lots of people in lederhosen outsixe the rose and crown
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This Thursday is the first step on this journey. Every Green vote moves Labour.
John Curtice suggests greens could be pivotal to next UK government
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Canuckstan 🇨🇦 @jonchevreau.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#via Canadian cartoonist Dave Whamond #CanadaSky #USpol
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London & Southeast🔅 @thesnowdreamer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🌡️ Heathrow's warmest Jan–Sep on record (avg of Tmax+Tmin, 1948–2026): 1. 2026 – 14.93°C 🥇 2. 2022 – 13.83°C 🥈 3. 2020 – 13.74°C 🥉 4. 2025 – 13.70°C 5. 2014 – 13.49°C 6. 2023 – 13.47°C 7. 2024 – 13.44°C 8. 2018 – 13.36°C 9. 2019 – 13.28°C 10. 2003 – 13.22°C (1/2)
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Richard Sedgley @richardsedgley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
No national security without nature security, say Green Party #VoteGreen #gpconf #gpc26 💚 greenparty.org.uk/2026/10/03/n...
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No national security without nature security, say Green Party - Green Party
The Green Party of England and Wales says today that nature loss and biodiversity decline should be treated as seriously as other national security threats.  Delegates to the Party’s conference in Bri...
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London & Southeast🔅 @thesnowdreamer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
2026 has likely finished with 85 days exceeding 25C at #London Heathrow Airport this is a staggering 25 days above next highest year, 2018. We've never known anything like it.
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Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I'm with Carl Sagan on this:
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
My thoughts on tomorrow's conference motion 'Zionism is Racism’
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
@jamesabbott2024.bsky.social Sky Notes October 2026 : www.eppingforestguardian.co.uk/news/2658164...
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From Saturn's rings to shooting stars: October's night-sky highlights
James Abbott from North Essex Astronomical Society on what to see in the night sky during October
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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bbc.co.uk
Drought in East of England could continue into 2027
Anglian Water says Grafham Water reservoir in Cambridgeshire is at 60% of full capacity.
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Diesel prices in the UK have hit an all time high - here's why
Diesel has now hit an average of £2 a litre in the UK, the RAC motoring group says, with petrol prices also rising.
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London & Southeast🔅 @thesnowdreamer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Historically late tropical night unknown for time of year. Still needs to be confirmed Heathrow fell just short 19.9C but seems inner London, St James’s Park stayed above 20C.
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London & Southeast🔅 @thesnowdreamer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I can confirm St James’s Park had an overnight low of 20.1C (68F) an extreme warm night on eve of October. This pushes back latest tropical night on record in London area by an incredible 16 days. September is a cooling month so this is staggering… (1/2)
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Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today before Senate.
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 29/09/2026
The extent of global sea ice has been the 3rd lowest on record for the date (satellite-era) over the last couple of weeks. This was especially due to unusually low ice cover in the Antarctic. More graphics at zacklabe.com/global-sea-i...
Line graph time series of 2026's daily global sea ice extent anomalies in red shading compared to each year from 1979 to 2025 using shades of purple to white for each line. The year 2023 is also highlighted in yellow, which is the current absolute magnitude record low. Anomalies are computed relative to a 1981-2010 baseline. There is substantial interannual and daily variability. Data from the NSIDC.
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bythepeople1863.bsky.social @bythepeople1863.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Before the election, Trump said he could end the Ukraine war in a day. When pressed as to how he would do it, he said, elect me & find out. We found out. He had no plan. Let that be a lesson. If a politician running for office won't divulge their plans, they don't have any.
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In the Age of Stupid, there was Reform UK.
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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Donald Trump cares about one person: Donald Trump. Bribes from industry. Buildings with his name. Gold coins with his face. Americans are paying the price for a president who's completely consumed by his own vanity.
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Google plans to bulldoze a wildlife haven in Essex – home to rare species – for a data centre. Sign the petition now to help save it before it’s gone forever 🐝🦋 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Save Arena Essex- Tell Google to search elsewhere!
  Wedged between the Mar Dyke Valley and Lakeside Retail Park, the former Arena Essex Raceway is not your usual wildlife haven. Where once stock cars and speedway bikes lined up to cross the fini...
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London & Southeast🔅 @thesnowdreamer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Famous last words but I’m expecting tomorrow to be last day of year with notable warmth. 27C is a good bet near London.. sunny spells some high level cloud and muggy making it feel very warm.
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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Waning Gibbous Moon. 2021UT 28 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Moon #Lunar
The Moon at waning gibbous phase on a dark background.
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Year to August 2026 rise in CO2 is just under 2.1 ppm :
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
@wandbgreenparty.bsky.social
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Green councillor tries to get better balance of housing and development across Braintree District : www.essexlive.news/news/essex-n...
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Warning Essex area 'won't exist' in 10 years time
The area 'won't exist as we know it' in as little as 10 years time, a council has been warned
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Developing El Niño becomes strongest on record weeks before expected peak
Scientists say the developing El Niño is now the strongest on record with weather impacts already being felt around the world.
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first item on the new PM’s list. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
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Dear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-rich
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first it...
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
NASA GISS LOTI for August 2026 is in - and as expected is near record high at 1.4C above 1951-80 mean. That is less than 0.1C from the record - which looks set to be broken, and likely above 1.5C for first time, in coming months.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"So tell me Mr Farage, what was it about a system favoured by money launderers that allows donations to be totally untraceable that first attracted you to crypto?"
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Every day that major media fail to clearly declare that the president is out of his mind and is building a dictatorship is a day when they are betraying their duty to the American people.
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This seems to have the whole character of the USA (as we see it this side of the pond) in one short video - right wing politicians, cheerleaders and Jesus.
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Vince D. Monroy @vincedmonroy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Protesters in Ireland definitely made their voices heard today
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Sunspot Number is 88 :
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Repeated heatwaves put UK trees at risk. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Drought devastation: How to save London's parched trees
Heatwaves and drought make planting native trees and maintaining the existing canopy more and more difficult.
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Sunspot Number is 82.
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
@wandbgreenparty.bsky.social
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Infrared view of the Lagoon Nebula Image date: 19 April 2018, 16:00 Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI Source: ESA/Hubble
Image posted by astronomybot
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
@jamesabbott2024.bsky.social Sky Notes September 2026 : www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/2650565...
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Astronomy column: What to look for in the sky in September
James Abbott, of North Essex Astronomical Society, on what to look for in the sky in September.
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Absolutely as expected, UAH lower trop. sensing mean global T is on the up as El Nino bites. Would think it likely a new record high will be reached a few months from now. Note to #climate #clowns - without human induced global warming, the linear trend line would be flat, or close to it.
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Incinerator Water Use Revealed - Witham & Braintree Green Party
Wednesday 2nd September 2026 Mains water use by Rivenhall Airfield waste incinerator revealed – up to 180 cubic metres per day – equivalent to average use of about 1,400 residents Water company says i...
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Data centres are springing up everywhere, using massive amounts of energy and water. I’ve signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition calling for a pause on new data centres until the government gets a grip on the situation. Will you join me? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/put...
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Stop data centres draining our precious resources
Add my name Data centres are springing up all over the UK – using massive amounts of electricity and, in many cases, huge amounts of water. The UK is already facing water shortages, high energy demand...
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2 Wheeled Wolf @2-wheeled-wolf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Same here in Colchester, new estate's trees are dead.
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James Abbott @jamesabbott2024.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Developers routinely destroy most established trees and hedges on their sites. Then they say they will plant 'replacements' including 'quality street trees'. Large numbers of developer 'street trees' are dying here in mid-Essex due to lack of care and pressures from climate change.
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London & Southeast🔅 @thesnowdreamer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A sweltering start to September in southern Europe peaks of 40-43C are expected in Spain on Thursday. The weather has turned more unsettled in late August in NW Europe but we are far from out woods yet. Immense heat is near the Earth is exceptionally warm.
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London & Southeast🔅 @thesnowdreamer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Warmest May-Aug at London Heathrow (avg max temp) 🥇 2026: 25.95C (assuming Aug finishes 27.5C) 🥈 2018: 24.45C 🥉 2022: 24.40C 2025: 24.38C 1976: 24.12C Pretty extraordinary since May 1st, London has averaged a high of 26C which is 1.5C higher than previous hottest in 2018.
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