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John T

@jayt22.bsky.social
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Oracle database expert. Glider pilot, ex scuba diver, bit of a geek. Follow technology, politics, space exploration, astronomy and Physics. Have been vegetarian for several years. Poisonous petrol, dirty diesel - fossilise ICE!

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Paul Behrens @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Civil Contingencies Act, the UK's emergency law, recognises disruption to the food supply as a possible emergency. But while water companies, energy networks, and the railways all have duties under it, no food business does.
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Thankfully, some of us have no need, inclination or intention to have anything to do with the insanity of the United States of America, now, nor in the foreseeable future. Maybe all immigrants should leave now, then watch the implosion from outside the borders.
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It'll be good to see justice served. He's been responsible for the deaths of millions.
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Ah well, they'll split the vote with the even more nasty party, giving us a government that can hopefully change the voting system to a fair representation. Then the next government will at least represent the preference of the people.
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We really should have nothing to do with states with state murder on the statute books. There have been many instances over time of the ultimate penalty being enacted against individuals later proven innocent of the crime. It's an inhuman punishment that fails to recognise human rights.
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Animal farming has 10-40 times the carbon emissions of using the same land to grow food for people. This barely makes the back pages, but needs to be recognised.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
📺 Make Votes Matter in the news 📺 Our CEO @emmacampaigner.bsky.social appeared today on the BBC's Sunday Morning Live, alongside Sir John Curtice and Lord Robert Hayward. We deserve better than this broken voting system that leaves millions of people ignored. It's time for PR 💪
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Digger"... The critics are idiots, it's brilliant. Level 4! @rottentomatoes.com
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Good morning from undefeated Ukraine🇺🇦 We woke up. We’re still here. #ukraine #ukrainian #ukrainians #war #ukrainerussiawar
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Why won't anyone look at reducing higher rate tax relief on pension savings instead of hitting poorer pensioners at the other end of their lives?
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What a nightmare of a program. Kemi Badenoch and Richard Stupid Tice on the same show. Switching off before I break something. @bbclaurak.bsky.social
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
U.S. Oil Drilling Inches Up As Prices Fall share.google/26lM7IRw2flu... This is billed as a positive. I wonder if it's possible to calculate how many future deaths will be a result of the increase. @350.org @nebriefing.bsky.social
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U.S. Oil Drilling Inches Up As Prices Fall | OilPrice.com
The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
There're curious contrasts between the existential threats of human-induced climate change and AI doomerism. The first is known and certain, with known and certain solutions. No-one can prove the second is real, and it is probably impossible to protect ourselves from it. @nebriefing.org
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A radio presenter, a Professor of journalism and a Jesuit priest walk into a bar... @therestpolitics.bsky.social
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Humanity, a failed experiment, as one of my pals says. pca.st/episode/d003... #weareawdoomed
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Large Linguine Model - Inside the AI Doom Debate
Discover how to run serious AI at home without breaking the bank, as Lon Seidman reveals his tricks for turning old data center GPUs into powerful local LLM machines.Anthropic Researchers Raise Alarm…
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Not doomed: bit.ly/4hDIwq6 Doomed: youtu.be/2BB21sYLK7k?... Why are we allowing a bunch of ultra-rich religious (some) fantastists to threaten our existence while distracting us from very real existential threats like those described by nebriefing.org?
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How the bad science of AI doomerism is good for big business
There is no clear path showing that today’s AI systems will lead to superintelligence, much less a basis for calculating the probability of doom.
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
youtu.be/2BB21sYLK7k?...
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‘There’s a real possibility of a backlash’ - Trump, AI and ‘end times fascism’
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
youtu.be/tRA2SfSk2Tc?... @neildegrassetyson.com @nebriefing.bsky.social
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How I Think About Climate Change
YouTube video by StarTalk
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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How climate change broke politics
YouTube video by Onlooker
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20... Interesting. They've always had a terrible reputation for customer service, or lack of. Seems they can't run a business either. I bet the executives still got their bonuses...
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TalkTalk bidder asks Openreach to waive UK wholesale broadband charges
The lead bidder, Epiris, for part of the debt-ridden TalkTalk Group, which is now in the final stage of its turbulent efforts to dispose of both their consumer
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... This is madness. The crime was awful, heinous, never to forgive, but the punishment is worse for society. It won't happen, but we should probably sanction any nation with capital punishment on their statute books.
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Tennessee woman on death row taken to hospital after surviving two lethal injections
Christa Pike, sentenced to death over 1995 murder, was heard snoring 40 minutes after lethal doses administered, witnesses said
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@therestpolitics.bsky.social @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social The Treasury argument will be that it's complicated for public sector defined benefit schemes. The Treasury like to put obstacles in the way of schemes that could affect many of their staff. This one need not apply to DB schemes at all
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Abolishing the triple lock could generate £15 billion per year in savings by 2040 but starts small. Abolishing higher rate tax relief could generate £15 billion in extra tax by next year. Why is it right that higher rate payers get 40-45% added to their pensions when the lower paid get 20%?
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Correct me if I'm wrong but they're also built as cheap as possible to meet current standards - which are nowhere near Passivhaus standard. (Net positive energy house where in average the house generates at least what you use and the household gets paid for exported excess energy.)
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is such a serious issue. It's time for the government to level with the public about the threats from the climate and nature crisis - and what can still be done if we face the challenge together as a nation. #NationalEmergencyBriefing
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... The people of the Falklands have a right to self determination, but should we really allow businesses to use that fact to profit from 1.7 billion barrels of oil? That's 730 megatons of carbon, 0.5 to 1% of our remaining carbon budget... @350.org @nebriefing.org
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Argentina says it will file criminal charges against energy company in Falklands row
Javier ⁠Milei has vowed to sanction oil companies drilling in the British overseas territory amid speculation Donald Trump is reviewing UK’s sovereignty ​claims
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/s... Hands up, I benefited from 40% plus tax relief, but it does seem inequitable. Someone on £21k gets 21% back into their pension on the portion above £12570, someone on £40k gets up to 45% on anything above £43,663 in Scotland.
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How Labour can reform Britain’s pensions triple lock | Letters
Letters: Readers offer solutions to the thorny problem facing the government, in response to an article by Gaby Hinsliff
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Most corrupt American ever.
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White House Airs 'Illegal' Trump Propaganda Ad ‘Paid For By the US Government’ | Common Dreams
​"Weirdest way to violate the Hatch Act, ever."
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Have you seen that climate film yet?” Thank you to Libby Brooks for reporting on the growing phenomenon around the People’s Emergency Briefing film. #NationalEmergencyBriefing #PEBuk www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Friday briefing: How a ​grassroots ​film ​is ​turning ​climate anxiety ​into ​action
In today’s newsletter: The People’s Emergency Briefing delivers a stark warning about ​o​ur future in a warming world. ​B​ut sharing difficult truths collectively​ shows us that there is still hope to...
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/... Faster than most people's broadband from a million miles away, not bad. Bet the latency is terrible. 5.3 seconds at light speed...
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NASA’s Roman Team Confirms Ground Stations Receiving Data - NASA Science
NASA has now confirmed all ground stations supporting the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope are ready to receive the mission’s high volume of data
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
No, and as he's a government whip, I don't think he will until it becomes obvious he has to. (Making that happen is our role in this.)
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
... and get 6 other people to listen to it :-)
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If you only listen to one podcast in the next year, please consider listening to Sustainable (ish) with Professor and Chair of Intensive Care Medicine, University College London (UCL); Co-chair of The Lancet Countdown by Jen Gale. @nebriefing.bsky.social @350.org
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
@therestpolitics.bsky.social human induced climate change must be one of the most certain existential threats to our civilization, if not our lives.
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Anyone who's interested in continuing to breath, eat or drink clean water should watch this. youtu.be/h3mRsvFmWi0?...
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How to Live on Earth | Feature Documentary | Presented by Benedict Cumberbatch
YouTube video by Open Planet
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
pca.st/episode/d9bf... This guy has given up what would be a dream career because he could no longer square his role with the damage his industry is doing to our atmosphere. @350.org @nebriefing.bsky.social
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Hosting a People's Emergency Briefing
This episode is a rare solo episode, so no guest this week, and a shorter episode of me, chatting to myself... Let me know if you like it!I'm reflecting on my experience of hosting a screening of…
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
...and gets more likely every year we ignore it and hope it will go away. Human induced climate change probably won't kill all humans in the next fifty years, but it probably will end civilization as well know it. Maya, Easter Islanders, probably many others ran out of the resources...
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social @rory-stewart.bsky.social Extraordinary example of ignoring the supertanker-sized elephant in the room. The advert for Rory's new mini series listed every foreseeable existential risk except the one that we've known about for decades...
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 21/09/2026
When we stop talking about climate change like it’s a political issue and start talking about it as a shared challenge that we all need to work together to solve, that’s when we’ll finally be able to start talking about saving ourselves. That is our conclusion here!
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
There have been two serious air traffic outages in the past week in the UK. Surely this is more than just coincidence? Thousands of US flights snarled before FAA resolves telecom problem share.google/I3rjDLvlzzZT...
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Thousands of US flights snarled before FAA resolves telecom problem
Thousands of flights across the US were snarled on Monday, ​with incoming flights halted for hours at major East Coast airports, before the Federal Aviation Administration resolved a telecommunication...
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I asked Gemini what was the point of Gemini in Google Messages. The answer appears to be honest.
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/... Superhuman intelligences do not need to act to kill us all. They need energy and cooling water. All they need to do is prevent us from saving the biological systems that provide breathable air, food, clean water etc. @350.org @nebriefing.org
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‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn
New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Women are TOO EMOTIONAL to be president!!!!!"
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru... 32% of Americans still approve of Donald Trump. They probably believe they're going to see $5000 each.
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump approval falls to record low of 32% as high costs bite, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to ​32% - the lowest of his political career - as his fellow Republicans soured on his handling of the cost of living amid the unpopular Iran ‌war, a new ...
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
He's orange, He's got piles And he's in the Epstein files, He's...
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If the UK genuinely wants to continue, a new parliament building somewhere near Birmingham, designed for a modern, participative democracy would allow the palace of Westminster to be repaired and turned into the museum it probably should be.
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It seems to have worked well as a federal country, with states having the powers needed to run their own affairs, except for foreign relations, defence and national budgets.
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John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
As a child I lived in a country which split the difference between its main cities and put the capital in a virgin location, roughly equidistant from what were then the main cities.
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