Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026Abdul 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 ... " 1377339578293
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevOliver @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 3525248
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 12/09/2026The 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 🌊 818758
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevAndy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Thank 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.bbc.comPort of Dover: Arrests made as Insulate Britain blocks portQueues form at Europe's busiest ferry terminal as Insulate Britain shift their protest from the M25. 10370235
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevKate Allen @kateallen.ft.com · 06/09/2026Police 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...ft.comPolice face questions over Dover disruption caused by masked protestersUp to 500 activists dressed in black with their faces covered brought part of UK port town to a standstill on Saturday 110855264
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/09/202680 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. 9533551382
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevDave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Content warning: Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage. 93934422233
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The 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...gov.ukLand Use Framework: list of actions 26623
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevJames Renwick @cubaraglanguy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026No surprises here. Another 0.1C every 5 years at current emissions rates. Let's see some ##climateaction #FFS www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...rnz.co.nzGlobal warming will inevitably overshoot 1.5°C Paris Agreement target - UN reportGlobal 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. 817683
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026It 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...theguardian.comAndy Burnham has already made a mistake that will cost him his premiership: he lost his nerve over political donations | George MonbiotBeing 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 1002095828
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevMet Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 01/09/2026Summer 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 🧵 5262168
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevaRemedy @aremedy.org · 01/09/2026Named 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. 31490244
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevRyan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · 23/08/2026And 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! 9515311
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevProf Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026As far as I can tell, Andy Burnham has STILL not uttered the word 'climate' Quite extraordinary www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...bbc.co.ukBurnham says UK is like a 'tinderbox' as West Midlands crews tackle multiple fires for second dayNineteen people were taken to hospital, according to the ambulance service, with 54 treated at the scene of eight different fires across the region. 1214355
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevThe Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 14/08/2026Yesterday, 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. 23550204
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Still 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/...theguardian.comGreen groups urge Andy Burnham to break silence on climate crisisMore 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 1151702504
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 14/08/202650 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" 731820550
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevJørgen Heszlein @heszlein.bsky.social · 12/08/2026New estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 9136781734
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevAdam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Piece I just wrote for Current Affairs. www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-mas...currentaffairs.orgThe Massive Climate Lie That Will Destroy Human CivilizationThinking 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... 501007484
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 07/08/2026Carbon 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/ 919290
Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 03/08/2026We 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 010
Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 28/07/2026c.org/p2vc88YzTmc.orgSign the PetitionStop development on Birmingham’s local nature reserve 000
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevKatherine Addison/Sarah Monette @pennyvixen.bsky.social · 26/07/2026When people tell you who they are, believe them. *** Meta quits clean energy pledge amid data center expansion ground.news/article/meta...ground.newsMeta quits clean energy pledge amid data center expansionMeta 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... 11926461278
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevProf. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Holiday 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. 9840211932
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevClair Barnes @clairbarnes.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Climate 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. 67843
Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Loved this week in Copenhagen as part of UNLEASH! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj2U...youtube.comUNLEASH EuropeYouTube video by UNLEASH 000
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevTanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 20/07/2026Unless 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...theguardian.comBurnham to say UK must be honest about its challenges as he prepares to become PMLabour leader will visit king to accept role on Monday and will start making cabinet appointments that afternoon 592058656
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevDaryl Gordon @darylgordon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Keeping Lisa Nandy as Culture Sec and Shabana Mahmood as Home Sec: 072
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevPolitics UK @politicsuk.com · 20/07/2026🚨 BREAKING: Andy Burnham has appointed Angela Rayner as Housing Secretary 1264
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Charlie 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" 628060
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/07/2026Amnesty 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. 102125697352
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevKaren Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · 25/06/2026And add to the pile: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2622404... A perfect storm is wiping out the sector.heraldscotland.comUniversity bosses to press on with £140m cuts bid despite projected budget surplusIn an email sent to staff last week, principal Sir Peter Mathieson and provost Kim Graham said that the university has an operating surplus of… 1209
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 23/06/2026As 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. 124628195
Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 09/06/2026The state of higher education in the UK, in a photo 512853
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevSimeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Social 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... 031
Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Social 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... 031
Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Social 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...social-life.coMapping how we feel about the places we live | Social Life 030
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevUN-Habitat @un-habitat.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Today 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 032
Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Second day at #WUF13 was exciting with sessions at the UK Pavillion with Policy Lab, Global Planners Network @rtpiplanners.bsky.social 010
Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Arrived 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 100
Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Super excited to see Pullens Yard, my workplace, a finalist for best neighbourhood from the @academyofurbanism.bsky.social! 010
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevThe Academy of Urbanism (AoU) @academyofurbanism.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Hello 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 011
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevDr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Wow. 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...journals.plos.orgEnvironmental claims, climate promises, and ‘greenwashing’ by meat and dairy companiesAnimal 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... 68629
Simeon Shtebunaev @shtebunaev.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Homophobic and anti-LGBTQ literature in the North Edgebaston Ward, Birmingham - what a bunch of opportunists 000
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 28/04/2026There's two basic problems with Labour's Ed Balls. 1) He hates the left. 2) He has a very thin skin. 41496106
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevBirmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Why #VoteGreenInBrum in the local elections on May 7? To bring hope back to Birmingham. birmingham.greenparty.org.uk/why-vote-gre... 13417
Reposted by Simeon ShtebunaevAdam Tranter @adamtranter.bsky.social · 27/04/2026So 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. 79236