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Simeon Shtebunaev

@shtebunaev.bsky.social
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PhD | Senior Researcher at Social Life | youth and urban planning | Trustee RTPI | Design Council Expert Linkedin: uk.linkedin.com/in/simeonshtebunaev

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"As of September 10th, the Nino 3.4 anomaly is now 2.94°C (preliminary) above the 1991-2020 baseline, setting the 104th consecutive daily record, a full 1.09°C above the previous record for the day, set in 1997. The Climate 8-ball is gobsmacked." via Eliot Jacobson
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 12/09/2026
The textbook fingerprint of El Niño is now visible in last month's sea surface temperature anomalies. El Niño is not a storm, but a natural pattern of climate variability. This redistribution of heat can influence weather worldwide, but is still hard to clearly disentangle. Data from OISSTv2.1 🌊
Map of August 2026 average sea surface temperature anomalies in the ENSO monitoring regions. Data is from NOAA OISSTv2.1 with anomalies relative to a 1991-2020 baseline.
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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Thank you @gilltav.bsky.social for reminding us all of the Police response in 2021 👇 when some 40 environmental activists of Insulate Britain blocked the Port of Dover: 39 arrests. Compare that to yesterday when 200-400 fascist paramilitaries intimidated Dover town and blocked the Port: 0 arrests.
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Port of Dover: Arrests made as Insulate Britain blocks port
Queues form at Europe's busiest ferry terminal as Insulate Britain shift their protest from the M25.
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Kate Allen @kateallen.ft.com · 06/09/2026
Police are facing growing questions over how up to 500 masked activists dressed in black brought parts of Dover to a standstill on Saturday. Authorities have been accused of failure to act, intelligence failures and being ‘caught on the hoof’. www.ft.com/content/f244...
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Police face questions over Dover disruption caused by masked protesters
Up to 500 activists dressed in black with their faces covered brought part of UK port town to a standstill on Saturday
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
80 year-olds with pro-Palestine signs: arrested as terrorists. Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years. Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests. The real two-tier policing.
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Content warning: Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The government's Land Use Framework for England was published in March 2026. It contains 79 actions. Five months down the line, what's happened? - - Just 6 actions are 'complete'; - 57 actions are 'in progress'; - 16 actions are 'not started'. Get a move on, DEFRA! 1/ www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Land Use Framework: list of actions
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James Renwick @cubaraglanguy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
No surprises here. Another 0.1C every 5 years at current emissions rates. Let's see some ##climateaction #FFS www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...
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Global warming will inevitably overshoot 1.5°C Paris Agreement target - UN report
Global warming beyond 1.5°C is now inevitable and the world must limit the 'overshoot' as much as possibly before reversing it, a new report says.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It is always the same betrayal: the public interest is sacrificed for the sake of immensely wealthy people. And Andy Burnham has already gone and done it. My column on how Burnham needs to defy the ultra-rich if he's not to follow Starmer out of the door. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Andy Burnham has already made a mistake that will cost him his premiership: he lost his nerve over political donations | George Monbiot
Being subservient to the interests of the wealthy now means that his hands are tied, and he will be unable to tackle Britain’s most pressing issues, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 01/09/2026
Summer 2026 is provisionally the UK’s warmest summer on record with the season’s mean temperature made around 130 times more likely due to human-induced climate change. Here, we delve into the numbers 🧵
Mean temperature for 2026 in the UK. The map shows widely above average temperature, particularly in the south. Rainfall amounts in summer 2026 in the UK compared to average. The maps shows widely dry conditions, though the west of Scotland is slightly wetter than averageSunshine duration in summer 2026 compared to average. The map shows widely sunny conditions in the season, with the south of the country particularly sunny.
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aRemedy @aremedy.org · 01/09/2026
Named by Senator Massie as probable co-conspirators in the Epstein Files: Jes Staley, Leon Black, Les Wexner, David Copperfield, Lapo Elkann, Tom Pritzker, Glenn Dubin, Frédéric Fekkai, Edoardo Teodorani, Jean-Luc Brunel, Daniel Siad, Ramsey Elkholy, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and Lesley Groff.
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Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
And we have a new all-time record warm *absolute* temperature for the oceans, according to ERA5 (which goes back to 1940): August 21st likely marked the warmest Sea Surface Temperatures have been for the entire Holocene period. Should be major news!
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 14/08/2026
#Clacton
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This just in!
Kids biking on the street 

EXCLUSIVE: Militant Anti-Car Radicals
Captured At One Of Their Training Camps
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
As far as I can tell, Andy Burnham has STILL not uttered the word 'climate' Quite extraordinary www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
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Burnham says UK is like a 'tinderbox' as West Midlands crews tackle multiple fires for second day
Nineteen people were taken to hospital, according to the ambulance service, with 54 treated at the scene of eight different fires across the region.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 14/08/2026
Yesterday, on the hottest day of the year so far, we saw homes set ablaze and people hospitalised. Wildfires are raging across the UK, almost 3/4's of England is now in drought, and nurses are collapsing on duty as a result the extreme heat. Burnham must start tackling the climate crisis now.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Still gobsmacking that Andy Burnhams response to the deaths from the climate crisis has been to pledge to try & stop the sale of single use barbeques. A monumental mistake. Time to do the right thing. Fund our firefighters & say no to new oil & gas. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Green groups urge Andy Burnham to break silence on climate crisis
More than 50 organisations say PM urgently needs to show leadership and prepare British people for scale of change needed as UK struggles through another heatwave
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
50 green groups write to Andy Burnham demanding he be clear that climate change is the cause of the current extreme heat crisis. Greenpeace, WWF, Friends of the Earth and others say "the British public deserves leadership that speaks honestly about the nature of the challenges the country faces"
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Jørgen Heszlein @heszlein.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
New estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Adam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Piece I just wrote for Current Affairs. www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-mas...
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The Massive Climate Lie That Will Destroy Human Civilization
Thinking we have time left to address climate change, or that “Net Zero by 2050” will save us, is driving us toward full social collapse in ways that become more obvious with every new broken temperat...
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 07/08/2026
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) averaged about 429 ppm in July 2026 10 years ago July averaged about 405 ppm Data available at gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
Red line graph time series of monthly carbon dioxide abundance from January 1959 through July 2026. There is a seasonal cycle and long-term increasing trend. Current levels of CO2 are at 429 ppm. This is the Keeling Curve graph. A line for CO2 10 years ago is also annotated.
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Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
We are hosting a masterclass at @Social Life on our work across social sustainability and how it relates to place-based policy and neighbourhood design. You can book if interested or share: lnkd.in/et-PniVK
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Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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Stop development on Birmingham’s local nature reserve
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Katherine Addison/Sarah Monette @pennyvixen.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
When people tell you who they are, believe them. *** Meta quits clean energy pledge amid data center expansion ground.news/article/meta...
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Meta quits clean energy pledge amid data center expansion
Meta has abandoned a global pledge made by leading companies to source all of their electricity from renewable sources, the social media giant has confirmed. RE100, an initiative of the UK-based nonpr...
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Holiday in the climate emergency. No that’s not AI or edited, just a snapshot I just took with my phone on Lacanau beach in France. What future will this boy grow up in? It is in our hands, but time is running out.
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Clair Barnes @clairbarnes.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and more dangerous, even in Europe. It's not something that happens to other people. It's not something that will happen in the future. It's happening now, TO ALL OF US, and it will keep getting worse until we decide to act.
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Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Loved this week in Copenhagen as part of UNLEASH! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj2U...
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UNLEASH Europe
YouTube video by UNLEASH
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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 20/07/2026
Unless this “honesty” involves the recognition that immigrants are *not* the root cause of the UK’s problems *but* actually a part of the solution to them, this will be completely pointless. I cannot stress this enough. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Burnham to say UK must be honest about its challenges as he prepares to become PM
Labour leader will visit king to accept role on Monday and will start making cabinet appointments that afternoon
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Daryl Gordon @darylgordon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Keeping Lisa Nandy as Culture Sec and Shabana Mahmood as Home Sec:
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Politics UK @politicsuk.com · 20/07/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Andy Burnham has appointed Angela Rayner as Housing Secretary
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Charlie Stayt, "You haven't given him a chance, have you, he hasn't even started?" Zack Polanski, "He's appointed James Purnell as chief of staff. This is a man who is a corporate lobbyist for private water companies"
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/07/2026
Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is.
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Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
And add to the pile: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2622404... A perfect storm is wiping out the sector.
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University bosses to press on with £140m cuts bid despite projected budget surplus
In an email sent to staff last week, principal Sir Peter Mathieson and provost Kim Graham said that the university has an operating surplus of…
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
As we celebrate ten years since the UK voted to leave the EU, it's worth just reminding ourselves of the many benefits of Brexit, as clearly articulated by those who voted for it.
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Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The state of higher education in the UK, in a photo
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Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Social Life developed our Community Dynamics data - predicting how people feel about the places they live. We believe the data and the approach have fresh relevance today. Read more: www.social-life.co/blog/post/ma...
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Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Social Life developed our Community Dynamics data - predicting how people feel about the places they live. We believe the data and the approach have fresh relevance today. Read more: www.social-life.co/blog/post/ma...
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Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Social cohesion, belonging and neighbourhood quality have become urgent topics, as fracturing community cohesion generates increasing concern and debate. Social Life developed our Community Dynamics data - predicting how people feel about the places they live www.social-life.co/blog/post/ma...
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Mapping how we feel about the places we live | Social Life
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UN-Habitat @un-habitat.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Today we launch the new World Cities Report ! New data. New realities. New priorities. This is one of the key global references on urbanisation — shaping how governments, cities and organisations think about: - housing - inequality - climate - urban growth If you want to understand where cities a
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Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Second day at #WUF13 was exciting with sessions at the UK Pavillion with Policy Lab, Global Planners Network @rtpiplanners.bsky.social
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Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Arrived at Baku, Azerbaijan for the 13th session of the World Urban Forum #WUF13 Exited to chat about cities, housing and youth, get in touch! @unhabitatyouth.bsky.social
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Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Super excited to see Pullens Yard, my workplace, a finalist for best neighbourhood from the @academyofurbanism.bsky.social!
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The Academy of Urbanism (AoU) @academyofurbanism.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Hello May 👋 Lots to look forward to this month as we get the ball rolling on the #UrbanismAwards assessment visits, publish a new e-journal and hear from our 2025 YU Small Grants Scheme recipient, Hal Mellen - also, double bank holiday… For more info and registration visit theaou.org/events
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Wow. According to this analysis, 98% of the environmental commitments from meat & dairy companies involved some degree of greenwashing. 98%. We need to do much better, folks. journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Environmental claims, climate promises, and ‘greenwashing’ by meat and dairy companies
Animal agriculture has disproportionate environmental impacts relative to other forms of food production and accounts for at least 16.5% of all global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Many of the large...
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Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Homophobic and anti-LGBTQ literature in the North Edgebaston Ward, Birmingham - what a bunch of opportunists
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
There's two basic problems with Labour's Ed Balls. 1) He hates the left. 2) He has a very thin skin.
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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Why #VoteGreenInBrum in the local elections on May 7? To bring hope back to Birmingham. birmingham.greenparty.org.uk/why-vote-gre...
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Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Vote Green!
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Adam Tranter @adamtranter.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
So disappointing to see the lack of political will now in Birmingham for safer streets. After questions from Babiker Yahia, whose 4-year-old daughter Mayar was killed by a driver in April 2024, only one candidate (after quite a pause) backed 20mph limits on all residential streets.
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