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Lovely train journey this morning. One guy vaping, one lady has her feet up on the seats. WiFi out. Avanti doesn't care (have reported).

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Marianne Heaslip @marianneh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My colleagues are running this session about our home retrofit assessment and advice service - if you're in the north west of England especially it might be useful to you - but other community energy orgs we work with have similar services: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/people-pow...

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People Powered Retrofit's Home Retrofit Survey: What's it all about?

For the retrofit-curious, learn more about what our home retrofit survey is all about, and whether it is the right option for you.

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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🌊 The concerning thing isn’t just that global SST is at a record-breaking +0.75°C above the 1991–2020 baseline. It’s the trajectory 🤯

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I didn't bother gping back in the conversation to explain tha 'huge concrete footings' are being moved past now and the ones that exist may help form reefs. Or that I find woodland nicer than golf courses but hey!

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Bunch of fund managers on their way to a golf trip on the train today. All dressed the same and throwing assertions around. When they stated wind turbines are ugly and environmentally damaging I had to chip in. Corrected the 'they cant be recycled' immediately. They moved on.

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

No global warming benefit then? I'm staggered.

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

How can you not enjoy it in a plastic glass?

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 22/09/2026

Happy mushroom season!

A comic titled "Types of mushrooms" with 12 mushroom species. A wrinkly-looking morel is labeled "creepy but tasty". A brownish deadly galerina is labeled "boring but deadly". A witch's butter on a branch is labeled "jiggles if you poke it". A large puffball is labeled "egg". A creepy red-dripping bleeding tooth fungus is labeled "deeply disconcerting". A fly agaric with a green treefrog sitting under it is labeled "frog umbrella". A black chanterelle is labeled "chalice for forbidden elixers". Three straight-stemmed entolomas are labeled "haha, nipples". A bright purple viscid violet cort is labeled "purple is nice". A birch polypore sticking out of a birch trunk is labeled "tree nose". A complex yellow-tpped coral fungus is labeled "cursed citadel where dwells a fairy queen". A Ravenel's stinkhorn is pixellated at the top for your safety, and labeled "NSFW".

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Mark Wood was a warrior and more importantly played with a great attitude. Sorry to see him go but it is the right thing for his body. I enjoy his commentating so hopefully an upside!

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Climate Change Breaking News @climatechangenews.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This strongest of all El Niños has suppressed all hurricane activity so far this season.

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Way to warm to run around, even at 9pm. #touchrugby

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Oh. Shit. I really think very few people comprehend how bad this is. Where global politics sits right now is largely unfit for the purpose of addressing the impact coming. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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‘Jaw-dropping’: Super El Niño bursts through temperature record months ahead of peak

The ‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will heavily impact communities across the world

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Question and answer facing each other here.

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

He'd be exhausted by the thought of the journey ahead!

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Mika Rantanen @mikarantane.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

El Niño strengthening into unseen territory. The Niño3.4 region just reached a +3.0 °C anomaly (relative to the 1991–2020). Such a warmth has never been observed in September, and it's only a few hundredths of a degree away from the 2015 all-time record.

Nino3.4 temperature anomaly in different years. The values in 2026 are above the previous years' temperatures and close to 2015 all-time record.

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We continue to accelerate into scary territory and I'm stunned how little it is talked about.

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Smashed my thumb but finished the game. Another try. #touchrugby

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 13/09/2026

Another year full of climate extremes... Did you know the last 100 days have all set new daily records for global sea surface temperatures? Learn more about our rapidly warming oceans in our webinar this week, & bring your questions! 📣 Register in advance: climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

25 years ago I was working in Vienna in the university research labs. When the news came through a few of us were so shocked all we could do was go to the bar across the road and drink. We sat watching the rolling news there and said very little other than "f#ck!"

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Students missed 15 million hours of school time during UK’s June heatwave, study finds - At least 760,000 children in England and Wales missed lessons as more than 1,700 schools affected #climatecrisis @desmog.com www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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Pupils missed 15m hours of school time during UK’s June heatwave, study finds

At least 760,000 children in England and Wales missed lessons as more than 1,700 schools closed or finished early

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Damn, I knew I forgot a cool bit I learned today!

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I was in the Isle of Wight today to see a new R&D facility to scale up innovation in offshore wind and other major structures. Next door to a blade factory and got to see the scale of (onshore) blades up close. Staggering. No photos sadly because security.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

New study finds the social cost of driving a car 1 km—including pollution, crashes, infrastructure, and noise—is more than *triple* the private cost paid by the car owner. doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

EVs are great value second hand and pretty much at cost parity with petrol now. Env impact of manufacturing is a myth. You can recycle nearly all of an EV. Main reason is not poisoning kids for me.

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My fill up costs so far this month...

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Was at the Nesta building last night (for a event with DESNZ and the new SoS) and was amazed at the progress below. When we worked in these offices this was one of the big holes for Tideway. Now reclaimed public space.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

One reason England does so well is our second generation immigrants outperform their peers which is not true in most OECD countries. We are also very good at integration. And it's v sad that this is never acknowledge in debates on immigration.

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Kept up the try scoring streak but a tough evening otherwise. #touchrugby

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Just a Portuguese white with it however.

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Some drama! Just crackling some pork here.

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

What a banger of an evening!

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I habitually use en dashes when I type. Not sure when it started but may have to stop now as apparently dashes (em dashes especially) are a telltale for AI having been used.

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Worth not drinking all day so I could go play a bit of #touchrugby.

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

We get him in a Star Wars film soon

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Heck, you guys were so right: Project Hail Mary is a beautiful and excellent film. Look after your scientists eh?

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Rocky Project Hail Mary Rocky Phm

ALT: Rocky Project Hail Mary Rocky Phm

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Your mind is clouded young padawan. Come over to the dark skies and together we will rule the galaxy!!

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Jason Song Quinn (Comms Open) @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours.

Miss Piggy and Dolly Parton in fancy dresses posing together

photo of Tim Curry surrounded by muppets, smiling for a photo. A quote from curry is added “it didn’t go very well. It didn’t survive the shoot. She felt I wasn’t being faithful to her” it’s him discussing his ill fated affair with miss piggy

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Mike Pitts @pittso.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Another great lost at 80! This is too much. #timcurry

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FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A true legend as a performer , writer , and humanitarian - and incredibly witty too - “I’m not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb… and I also know that I’m not blonde.” - I reckon she’s going to investigate the whereabouts of Mitch McConnell

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