Reposted by Martha van BakelZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 23/09/2026Updated version of the impacts map that incorporates the latest runs from 13 dynamical models to refine the areas affected by this year's event: 26630
Reposted by Martha van BakelCarbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 16/09/2026NEW – CCC: Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050’ | By @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/SBtfvG3 34528
Reposted by Martha van BakelAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Many enslaved people were also branded with “DY” (Duke of York, cursed title), for James, later James II, as the piece says the most important English slave trader of C17th. There is a statue of him in Trafalgar Square. I’ve often said it should be taken down www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...theguardian.comThe royal crown branded on enslaved Africans: Britain’s monarchy and the slave tradeFrom Elizabeth I’s backing of early voyages to royal investment in trafficking companies, generations of monarchs were central to Britain’s slave trade 812651
Reposted by Martha van BakelDavid DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio are being required to wear ankle monitors and turn their passports over to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/14/h...ohiocapitaljournal.comHaitians in Springfield are required to report to Ohio's ICE offices and wear ankle monitors • Ohio Capital JournalHaitians living in Springfield, Ohio are being required to wear ankle monitors and turn their passports over to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 43376296
Reposted by Martha van BakelAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Very weird to be living for weeks through what has so far been the worst UK drought since records began and for the Prime Minister to have still said absolutely nothing about it 1862664738
Reposted by Martha van BakelAlberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 03/08/2026EU Ministers discuss Schengen this week over a crisis that never threatened Europe's free-movement area: no one leaves Ceuta without a border check. Instead, the EPP & far-right allies use this manufactured crisis whose price was paid by real lives to attack Spain's different stance to migration. 14345141
Reposted by Martha van BakelDoctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 27/07/2026More about this horrible, horrible decision of ending TPS, from a Haitian perspective, here: globalvoices.org/2026/07/04/w...globalvoices.orgWhat the ending of the U.S.’ Temporary Protection Status could mean for Haiti“Haiti remains gripped by armed violence [...] and a profound humanitarian crisis [and] the Supreme Court has given a green light to treat hundreds of thousands of Haitian families as disposable.” 3172113
Martha van Bakel @mvanbakel.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Only Cape Verde had the cahoonas to try something else 001
Reposted by Martha van BakelZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 13/07/2026As wildfires rage, Andy Burnham still won't rule out airport expansion. He still hasn't commited to ending new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. The incoming Prime Minister can't say the climate crisis is an emergency whilst backing policies that make it worse. 24963376
Martha van Bakel @mvanbakel.bsky.social · 10/07/2026There must be some kind of universal, astrological archive law that on your very last day the database will spit out an entire series of very relevant papers that you don't have time to view 000
Martha van Bakel @mvanbakel.bsky.social · 08/07/2026bit of an L for Sadiq. "Around one in six (16%) are currently using at least one AI technology and only 5% have plans to adopt AI in the future." Maybe because it's not that good? 000
Reposted by Martha van BakelKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 08/07/2026For decades, coastal mangrove forests have been decimated by development. But just this past week, forty years of satellite data confirmed something remarkable... Read more in this week's edition of Talking Climate.patreon.comMangrove forests are proof that protecting nature works | Talking Climate with Katharine HayhoeMangroves recover, the cost of biodiversity loss, and a new way to visualize heat For decades, the world’s coastal mangrove forests were dis 522874
Reposted by Martha van BakelPedro Fresco @pedrofresco.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Cuba instala su primer parque de baterías: 50 MW www.ess-news.com/2026/07/06/c...ess-news.comCuba commissions first 50 MW battery energy storage system - Energy StorageCuba has brought its first 50 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) online as part of a broader plan to deploy 200 MW of storage to support grid stability and the integration of new solar capacity. 9332116
Martha van Bakel @mvanbakel.bsky.social · 08/07/2026In thrilling news I have secured one of the new desks at the National Archives in Kew - it's so roomy 😍 010
Reposted by Martha van BakelLauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Where's Germany in these charts? Nowhere, for two reasons. The nuclear phase-out, obviously, but the country also failed to build renewables at scale, as we keep highlighting. Germany's status in people's (incl. many Germans') minds as renewables champion is a decade out of date. 24013
Reposted by Martha van BakelAsher Elbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 05/07/2026This is NOT what the FIFA World Cup is about. The FIFA World Cup is about *opens history book* uh oh *Frantically starts flipping though pages* uh oh. oh no. no no no. uh oh 124588915
Martha van Bakel @mvanbakel.bsky.social · 06/07/2026One data center needs the same amount of power as 800,000 homes!theguardian.comRevealed: landmark Scottish AI project has no prospect of meeting renewables promiseExclusive: Government and developers privately acknowledged Lanarkshire datacentre site had power provision ‘issue’ 010
Martha van Bakel @mvanbakel.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Cabo Verde making me feel a type, a flavour of joy I have not felt before 081
Reposted by Martha van BakelOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I am - with great, world historical reluctance - officially handing it to Harry Kane 3171455
Martha van Bakel @mvanbakel.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I never thought it would happen to me, but now that I'm 30 I think I might be into podcasts 😭 010
Reposted by Martha van BakelEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 30/06/2026Today's newsletter is about how the AI industry is losing - its economics don't work, its leaders can only sell its product through swindling and egregious forward-looking statements, and the largest financial institutions in the world are wising up. www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-industry-is-losing/wheresyoured.atThe AI Industry Is LosingIf you liked this piece, you should subscribe to my premium newsletter. It’s $70 a year, or $7 a month, and in return you get a weekly newsletter that’s usually anywhere from 5,000 to 18,000 words, in... 221061285
Reposted by Martha van BakelGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/06/2026This is a moment of extreme hazard, for the right to free speech, freedom of assembly and freedom to protest. But because the great majority of the media is either in favour or scarcely interested, we have failed to grasp the enormity of the situation. We could lose it all before we've woken up. 442983
Martha van Bakel @mvanbakel.bsky.social · 27/06/2026It was great to be in Maynooth this weekend for @frenchcolonial.bsky.social 2026. Got to hear from so many 17/18/19th century experts and also find out more about 15th century Ireland at Maynooth Castle (and beat the London heatwave for a while 🥵) 162
Reposted by Martha van BakelZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 24/06/2026It's officially the hottest June day ever. We know who is to blame. Fossil fuel firms. The billionaire media. Weak politicians. We know what we must do. Rapid decarbonisation & adaptation for a healthier, wealthier country safe for future generations. 371408433
Reposted by Martha van BakelAbbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 23/06/2026When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026. 236168357553
Reposted by Martha van BakelStop Rosebank @stopcambo.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Not so gentle reminder that people sweltering in the heat in the UK want climate action and affordable energy with homegrown renewables Pouring more fuel on the fire by approving new oil and gas fields like Rosebank is indefensible. 1217
Reposted by Martha van BakelZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 22/06/2026Dangerous and potentially historic extreme heat is forecast to impact parts of western Europe this week. We already know that these temperatures are made at least 5x more likely due to human-caused climate change. Stay safe! Explore the attribution data at csi.climatecentral.org/climate-shif... 19553235
Reposted by Martha van BakelGabby HC @scriblit.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Starmer in 24: my government will let you just get on with your lives, promise Starmer in 26: IS THAT A PRO PALESTINE BIT OF CARD I SEE??? DO I SENSE A TRANS PERSON HAVING A WEE SOMEWHERE??? WHY IS YOUR 17YO NOT TUCKED UP IN BED WITH LIGHTS OUT AT 8.30, CITIZEN????? 322376
Reposted by Martha van BakelNils C. Kumkar @nilskumkar.bsky.social · 11/06/2026FIFA not wanting to offend slave-owners is very much on brand. 39838
Reposted by Martha van BakelProgressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Britain’s Information Research Department targeted the left-wing movements and anti-colonial leaders such as Egypt’s Nasser, Indonesia’s Sukarno, and Ghana’s Nkrumah, aiming to incite violence, foment tensions, and protect British interests.buff.lyBritain’s Secret ‘Black Propaganda’ OperationsFiles reveal that the UK government’s covert propaganda unit, the IRD’s Special Editorial Unit, ran fake news agencies, forged documents, and manipulated journalists globally to undermine the Soviet… 183
Reposted by Martha van BakelGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/05/2026There quickly comes a point at which reasonable investigation of a candidate or party leader on the left tips into deranged obsession. Their real crime is to challenge power. They must be demonised and neutralised at all costs. Armies of journalists are deployed to unearth whatever they can. 7830158
Reposted by Martha van BakelGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The media forensically dissects the pasts of people who challenge the status quo, such as Polanski and Corbyn. Fair enough, up to a point: we should know about our representatives. But it's far less inquisitive about those who defend power, however great their misdeeds, such as Nigel Farage.🧵 9234501132
Reposted by Martha van BakelThe Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 28/04/2026BP has more than doubled its profits as a result of the Iran war. Those already struggling with the cost of living are paying the price for Trump's warmongering while oil giants rake in even more cash. Now is the time for a permanent windfall tax and rapid shift to renewables. 14282132
Reposted by Martha van BakelLeona @editor.scot · 12/03/2026It was blindingly obvious that this was going to happen. All the woolly language around ‘limited use’ and ‘defensive purposes’ was just stalling. It always is. 317749
Martha van Bakel @mvanbakel.bsky.social · 09/03/2026I am generally an AI sceptic but decided to try a free trial of a translation service for a paper I have left too late to pay a proofreader for. My god am I paying the price spiritually. This thing keeps adding completely unnecessary information that I did NOT include in my original 110
Reposted by Martha van BakelShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 05/03/2026they double bombed an elementary school for girls 21837243
Reposted by Martha van BakelHanno Hauenstein @hahauenstein.bsky.social · 15/02/2026At the Berlinale, Art Is Political. Except on Palestine. My Latest on Substack hannohauenstein.substack.com/p/the-most-p...hannohauenstein.substack.comAt the Berlinale, Art Is Political. Except on Palestine.How the Berlinale Jury’s Turn to “Neutrality” Exposed the Limits of Solidarity in Germany’s Cultural Sphere 310138
Reposted by Martha van BakelZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 14/01/2026We continue to receive warning signs for our future. The data is in, and last year was the 3rd hottest on record for our planet... + Full report by @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social at climate.copernicus.eu/sites/defaul... 210042
Reposted by Martha van BakelProgressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 06/01/2026BREAKING 🇵🇸 Israeli regime forces have stormed Birzeit University campus in the Occupied West Bank, injuring 41 students, including 9 with live bullets. 2120116
Reposted by Martha van Bakelinnes mck @innes.bsky.social · 03/01/2026"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers" 64136804152
Reposted by Martha van BakelJürgen Zimmerer @juergenzimmerer.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Der sog "Westen" verspielt gerade sein letztes Bisschen an Glaubwürdigkeit. Das ist brandgefählich. Wie kann man Putin noch glaubhaft kritisieren? Entscheidend, wie nun Europa reagiert. Die intl. Nachkriegsordnung liegt vollständig in Trümmern. www.spiegel.de/ausland/vene...spiegel.deExplosionen in Caracas: US-Beamte bestätigen Militäreinsatz in Venezuela – LiveblogWeißes Haus und Pentagon schweigen noch, aber US-Medien zitieren Beamte, die von einem Angriff auf Ziele in Caracas sprechen. Videos zeigen Explosionen und tief fliegende Helikopter. Alle Entwicklunge... 88921
Martha van Bakel @mvanbakel.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Is contributing to wikipedia articles a thing that serious historians spend time doing? Or to rephrase, a thing worth doing? I keep seeing articles related to my field that are crying out for more information and better citations... 000
Reposted by Martha van BakelJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 10/12/2025In Germany the only source of electricity that keeps growing and growing: renewable energy. Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling. 16667011635
Reposted by Martha van BakelGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/12/2025How many times do we need to point this out? By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it. While weakening your own position. There's a vast amount of academic research showing this. But Labour will not listen. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...theguardian.comStarmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far rightExclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders 1302263866
Martha van Bakel @mvanbakel.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Crazy how much writing time I lose chasing down the intricacies of the Chicago Manual of Style 040
Reposted by Martha van Bakeljamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/11/2025reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it." 8353581246
Reposted by Martha van BakelAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Just wilful performative cruelty that is entirely out of step with the majority of British people. How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution? 1471950646
Reposted by Martha van BakelProgressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Six prisoners for Palestine have begun a hunger strike in the UK. 16527
Martha van Bakel @mvanbakel.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Have seen/heard some discussion lately about deforestation in Haiti, in the Guardian today as well as in context of the 1825 indemnity and mahogany trade. This article answers common myths that have - like many others about Haiti - been repeated uncritically booksandideas.net/The-Real-Sto...booksandideas.netThe Real Story of Haiti's ForestsDeforestation and charcoal production are often seen as the principal culprits for the endemic poverty in Haiti. This essay calls for a new narrative. Not only is this picture of Haiti incomplete and ... 100