Reposted by James CrowleyDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The way AI will kill people is by making climate change worse.theverge.comJensen Huang talks about AI and climate change like a supervillainIt’s giving Thanos energy. 823572
Reposted by James CrowleyGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAbandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George MonbiotChanges in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 17925201720
Reposted by James CrowleyAndy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Ed Miliband made a presentation at a private meeting during the UN General Assembly based on the report by the UK’s spy chiefs that found the collapse of natural systems around the world would lead to conflict, migration and food shortages.theguardian.comUK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under StarmerEl Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers 12713
Reposted by James CrowleyABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 07/08/2026Deliberately misleading 'Free Palestine' party name approved for Victorian electionabc.net.auDeliberately misleading party name approved for Victorian electionA political party with a deliberately misleading name has been successfully registered for the Victorian election, aiming to redirect left-wing votes towards parties on the right. 03341
Reposted by James CrowleyGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 31/07/2026At astonishing speed, our rights are being cancelled, worldwide. In the UK, the prosecution of Rajiv Menon KC is the latest example of blatant authoritarianism. Why? Because this is what billionaires and corporations demand. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThink our basic rights are safe? In the age of oligarchs and corporate lobbying, think again | George MonbiotThe global assault on our freedoms is coming ever closer to home. Just look at the sinister prosecution of UK lawyer Rajiv Menon, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 431250636
Reposted by James CrowleyGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 31/07/2026In April, the Starmer government passed an Act of Parliament enabling the police to shut down any protest they deem to have a “cumulative” impact on the community. The only protests that have ever succeeded are those with a cumulative impact. Effective protest is now illegal. 6399136
Reposted by James CrowleyCaroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Hard to think of a more deeply damaging start to Burnham’s premiership than giving green light to new oil & gas in N. Sea, if true. It won’t lower bills or lead to greater energy security but will drive an even hotter planet. What a terrible signal to give to rest of the world #ClimateVandalismx.comBBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) on XAndy Burnham will announce plans for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea when he becomes prime minister on Monday, the BBC has been told. The announcement will form part of a flurry of policy m... 31034301166
Reposted by James CrowleyAll Our Yesterdays @allouryesterdays.bsky.social · 07/07/2026 30 yrs ago today - July 8, 1996 – Australian business whining about climate change policy, of course. allouryesterdays.info/2026/07/07/j... 094
Reposted by James CrowleyDebbie Northway 🇦🇺🦘🐨 @debbienorthway.bsky.social · 01/07/2026On Friday night, Jarrod Bleijie quietly stripped teachers and nurses voices from the boards that keep #Queensland workplaces safe, and handed their seats to former LNP politicians. The people who actually understand worker safety have been replaced by mates who've never done the job. #auspol 52125
Reposted by James CrowleySam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 30/06/2026what are we even doing anymore www.404media.co/henrico-virg...404media.coCounty With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to ‘Conserve Electricity’Henrico County is a major hub for data centers in Virginia. Its officials said it expects a 25% rise in electricity costs next year, and advised workers to close the blinds and turn off their computer... 951778809
Reposted by James CrowleyJewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Overnight, the United Nations has released another report confirming that Israel continues to commit genocide in Gaza. Read our full statement calling for Australia to impose country-level sanctions on Israel at: www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/06/jewi... 8213144
Reposted by James CrowleyChris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 17/06/2026And this is what petrostate politics looks like, literally buying firms out of wind licences instead of the other way around www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/c...nytimes.comTrump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects 0104
Reposted by James Crowleymolly taft @mollytaft.com · 16/06/2026NEW: the US government intervened Monday on behalf of xAI in a lawsuit over its gas turbines, claiming that the company needs to run the turbines in order to power Grok, which is "vital" for national security lots of wild stuff in the filing:wired.comDOJ Lawyers Argue xAI Is ‘Vital’ for National Security in NAACP LawsuitIn a bid to dismiss a lawsuit over xAI's polluting gas turbines, the Justice Department claimed the company is integral to military operations—including the Iran War. 1372221923
Reposted by James CrowleyTom Quinn @tomquinn.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Kicks and screams were followed by the buzz of Taser guns, more screams, bangs on the metal container, and yet more screams. At the end of each cycle, the white door flew open, revealing a comrade ... limping, holding their chest or head or pulling their pants up, always with the same look of terroraljazeera.comFifty-two hours on an Israeli prison shipA flotilla activist recounts his detention after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound solidarity mission at sea. 053
Reposted by James CrowleyProf Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 02/06/2026It would be no surprise at all to see this year and next breach 1.5C - quite possibly by a significant margin - and never again drop back 48985520
Reposted by James CrowleySDD (Software Design & Development) Conference @sddconf.bsky.social · 02/06/2026SDD Deep Dive 2026 - workshops announced, & registration is open! Take your pick from five intensive 3-day workshops, all presented by world-class experts - the number of places is strictly limited, and you'll save £300 if you register now. sddconf.com/agenda 042
Reposted by James CrowleyJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 29/05/2026The UN verified sexual abuse of Palestinian men, women and children between 2023 and 2025. Israeli attacks included repeated gang-rapes and the use of sexual violence as a form of torture. Other violations included rape with objects, attempted rape, attacks on genitals, targeted shooting of genitalsirishexaminer.comIsrael and Russia added to blacklist for sexual violence during conflictRolling coverage of the international stories of interest to our readers 1114
Reposted by James CrowleyKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 28/05/2026JFC new IEA report shows: orders for fossil methane plants for data centres are bigger in the US than they for *any other country for any other reason* (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) "if data centres were a country, they would be the second-largest destination for gas turbines ordered from Q1 2025 to Q1 2026" 410670
Reposted by James CrowleyMetJam @metjam.co.uk · 27/05/2026Oxford, the longest running continuous weather station in UK history, with temperature observations stretching back to 1815, has preliminarily broken its maximum temperature record for May yesterday by OVER 3ºC with a temperature of 33.7ºC. Unprecedented in its 211-year history. 9727761307
Reposted by James CrowleyMet Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 25/05/2026Today has been the hottest day in May on record with Kew Gardens provisionally reaching 34.8°C - exceeding the previous highest May temperature in the UK by a full 2 degrees Celsius🌡️ This heat would be exceptional in the UK even in mid summer, let alone in May📈 831493741
Reposted by James CrowleyOlivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 23/05/2026sometimes I wonder if people in other fields have any clue what we go through as women in computational fields... (graph from: www.npr.org/sections/mon...) 841800429
Reposted by James CrowleyTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...slate.comDrowning Doesn’t Look Like DrowningDrowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect. 253133989738
Reposted by James CrowleyKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 23/05/2026Google's CEO saying that the reason there's intense backlash to AI is because humans aren't "evolved" enough to understand it youtu.be/RgV57kDzcng?... 5561632337
Reposted by James CrowleyBen Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 22/05/2026"You were correctly outraged by how Ben-Gvir treated your nationals. Please think of how he treats ours.” 08561
Reposted by James CrowleyLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 20/05/2026"Tice’s comments came in a combative interview where he threatened to walk out when presented with information from the [IPCC]. Tice…declined to name advisers who convinced him the scientific consensus was wrong." Extraordinary interview by @akshatrathi.bsky.social & @oliviarudgard.bsky.socialbloomberg.comReform Deputy Leader Tice ‘Fundamentally’ Rejects Climate ScienceIn an extensive interview about climate change and energy policy, Richard Tice dismissed the threat of global warming and doubled down on fossil fuels. 2010860
Reposted by James CrowleyAkshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Reform UK won the most seats in May local elections and is polling at the top across the UK. If it gets into government, it will upend decades of climate and energy policy. On Zero, I asked deputy leader Richard Tice what evidence shapes those stances. Listen: 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comReform Deputy Leader Tice ‘Fundamentally’ Rejects Climate ScienceIn an extensive interview about climate change and energy policy, Richard Tice dismissed the threat of global warming and doubled down on fossil fuels. 107130
Reposted by James CrowleyCassidy @cassidoo.co · 20/05/2026Heads up maintainers of packages, this is a big deal: github.com/orgs/communi...github.comnpm granular access token invalidation to prevent supply chain attacks · community · Discussion #196340As initially announced on npm’s X channel, we have invalidated granular access tokens with write access that bypass two-factor authentication. This action was taken to help prevent supply chain att... 37424
Reposted by James CrowleyRick @flipchartrick.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Kudos to whoever made this. 1505190
Reposted by James CrowleyDr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 07/05/2026After the 2023 marine heat wave, 70-75% “of our Caribbean sites had tipped from net growth into net erosion. They are now losing calcium carbonate faster than corals can add it. The threshold that earlier models had suggested might be crossed over during the next decade or so has already arrived.” 05245
Reposted by James CrowleyBen Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Sharing, without comment, British newspapers’ depictions of the only Jewish person currently leading a UK political party . Times. Mail. Telegraph. Sun. 48767922648
Reposted by James CrowleyThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 05/05/2026This is big. Former leaders, executives and professionals of the oil and gas industry are urging the government to reject the expansion of fossil fuel dependence. 👏👏👏 Read the open letter: theaus.in/4u2HOYc 213559
Reposted by James CrowleyElaine Johnson @elainejohnson.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Next week, on 13 May 2026, my office of all women at Johnson Legal will be heading to the High Court of Australia in Canberra for the first ever climate hearing in this Court. The judicial system is open to the public. More info here 👇👇👇 www.johnsonlegal.au/newsfeed/mac...johnsonlegal.auMACH Energy v Denman Aberdeen Muswellbrook Scone Healthy Environment Group — Johnson Legal | Australian Environmental LawyersIn the first High Court of Australia hearing on climate change, Johnson Legal is acting for DAMSHEG defending the landmark decision of the NSW Court of Appeal in Denman v MACH Energy. The Court found ... 23716
Reposted by James CrowleySenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 02/05/2026The NT government tortures children, with spit hoods, isolation and a youth ‘justice’ policy designed to take children from family and country. It’s all paid for by the Commonwealth that funds 80 cents in each dollar the NT spends. Time to make them accountable. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...abc.net.auTough-on-crime NT government snubs youth incarceration Senate inquiryThe inquiry heard calls for more scrutiny over how Commonwealth money is spent in the NT, which is trending backwards on seven Closing the Gap targets. 611266
Reposted by James CrowleyDr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.northsky.social · 30/04/2026Last night, Israel seized 22 civilian boats and kidnapped ~180 activists in international waters. This includes several leaders from the Global Sumud Flotilla steering committee. List of abductees: globalsumudflotilla.org/sos/ (I count 180 here - Israel says they have 175, Greek media reports 211) 15035
Reposted by James CrowleySaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 29/04/2026"every single day there are Israeli strikes.. 3 civil defence responders were trapped under the rubble & then declared killed in what appeared to be a double tap attack. These are not Hezbollah operatives, these are first responders" Lina Sinjab reporting from Lebanon. 45147
James Crowley @jamescrowley.org · 29/04/2026Standards! Love 'em or hate em? 😁 10 grants of €5,200/month is on offer for open source maintainers to participate in standards development at the IETF, W3C, and ISO - applications close 19 May. Thanks to German govt @sovereign.tech that's deployed €24m into strengthening open source infrastructure 010
Reposted by James CrowleyMike Meno @mikemeno.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Last year a fossil fuel advocate said it was "complete and total paranoia" and "pure fiction" when climate groups warned Big Oil was lobbying for legal immunity. One year later, same guy says "we look forward to working with" Republican sponsors of the bill to give Big Oil immunity. 🤔 06818
Reposted by James CrowleyKy @ky.fyi · 24/04/2026I wrote about why I quit my job, and how weird and tiring tech feels these days.ky.fyiDo I belong in tech anymore?On quitting, the spread of AI, and the loss of an ideal. 1281791545
Reposted by James CrowleyThe Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Invisible things. My @smh @ theage cartoon. 20522201
Reposted by James CrowleyGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 21/04/2026. @richarddenniss.bsky.social opens by pointing out that the Japanese govt actually raises more revenue from Australian gas than does the Australian govt! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilVp...youtube.comSenate Select Committee on the Taxation of Gas Resources | 21/04/2026YouTube video by Australian Parliament House Streaming Portal 816480
Reposted by James CrowleyThe Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 09/04/2026So sorry to our Australia’s Lebanese communities who must think all we care about is the price of fuel. 😔 291213278
James Crowley @jamescrowley.org · 15/04/2026A bumper year so far for data centre commitments = a bumper year for fossil gas, from the same hyperscalers supposedly committed to rapid decarbonisation. mail.latitudemedia.com/gas-for-data... 000
Reposted by James CrowleyRyan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 13/04/2026For more than a week, Amazon has managed to keep a death at its Troutdale, Oregon, facility out of public view. Workers I spoke to are pissed.thewesternedge.media‘Everyone is Replaceable’: Death Rattles Oregon Amazon FacilityA worker died at Amazon’s Troutdale warehouse last week. Employees were told to look away. 10641862038
Reposted by James CrowleyJaap Burger @jaapburger.eu · 12/04/2026This is a very interesting comparison for Australia 🇦🇺, which uses real-time petrol prices and Amber’s electricity prices, and makes the most of EV smart charging, to compare the running costs of popular combustion-engine cars with those of electric models elitre.com.au/dollarelitre.com.auHow far on a dollar — 13 April 2026How far can $1 of petrol take the average car vs $1 of electricity in an EV? Live comparison using real fuel and electricity prices in Melbourne. 44320
Reposted by James CrowleyStanding Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 04/04/2026TONIGHT IN TEL AVIV: Ben Gvir’s police violently broke up an anti-war demonstration, arresting Standing Together co-director Alon-Lee Green & activist Nadav Oren. No matter how much they try to silence us, we refuse to stop protesting against Netanyahu’s cynical forever war! 12421221
Reposted by James CrowleyPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 03/04/2026🧵 Oxford Institute for Energy Studies often cited in UK media stories on oil and gas But how independent is it? Its staff includes director of major sanctioned Russian gas firm and researcher accused of pushing Kremlin talking points New on Democracy for Sale: open.substack.com/pub/democrac...open.substack.comThe Oxford energy institute with a Kremlin problemThe Oxford Institute for Energy Studies is cited across UK media as an independent expert on oil and gas. Now its Russian ties are under scrutiny. 8374232
Reposted by James CrowleyZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 03/04/2026Cumulative change in the mass of glaciers from all around the world - preliminary data just updated through 2025 ☹️ Information on methods: wgms.ch/products_ref... 7245134
Reposted by James CrowleyDrilled @drilledmedia.bsky.social · 30/03/2026New reporting from @roycerk2.bsky.social shows US- and Japan-funded think tanks pushing for Australia to keep growing its gas industry. drilled.media/news/japan-t...drilled.mediaU.S. and Japanese Government-Funded Foreign Policy Think Tanks Want Australia to Keep Pumping the GasOne former staffer raised concerns about Japanese influence on Australian climate and energy policy saying it would not be tolerated if China were responsible. 3178