Brendan Carton
@brendancarton.bsky.social
I do believe the climate crisis, driven by our own greenhouse gas emissions, is an existential threat – it should be treated as such. Graphs and data. Ex-tweeter.
Capital One – the first time a bank has formally tied money-laundering to Donald Trump and family. Trump was previously flagged by Deutsche Bank of course. #TrumpCorruption www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization’s accounts after anti-money-laundering review
Disclosure from 2021 investigation marks first time a bank has formally tied money-laundering concerns to Donald Trump
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"To beat #ClimateBreakdown it's not just about the good things that you install and initiate; it's about the bad things you shut down" — @georgemonbiot.bsky.social Australia's on-going fossil carbon export compulsion is a case in point. It's time to step up, Aus Labor. youtu.be/TQatRrNcmww?...
Europe is BURNING - why are politicians not acting?
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12 years since the shooting down of MH17 by a Russian Buk resulting in the deaths of 298 people, including 80 children. youtu.be/DCfubOTyNSA?...
How Russia downed a passenger plane and escaped justice | Ukraine This Week
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Andy Borowitz (@borowitzreport.bsky.social) has stepped back from social media, so I reckon it falls to me to share Andy's summation of Lindsey Graham: --- Like many Americans, I mourn the sudden passing of Lindsey Graham. I had hoped he would live long enough to be tried for treason. 1/n
If I were running Hell I’d make Lindsey Graham and Ali Khamenei roomies www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Lindsey Graham, key ally of Donald Trump, has died after sudden illness, his office says
Republican senator had served in the Senate since 2003 and was a sharp critic of Trump before becoming one of his most loyal backers
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“We found that a 6% catnip oil was just as effective as Deet, and the 2% catnip oil was only marginally less effective than that.”—Dr Simon Schofield #GlobalHealth #Malaria www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds
Researchers testing a cheap, homegrown oil in Uganda found what cats knew all along – it worked as well as the artificial chemical used globally
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#WorldCup #Balogungate BEL 4–1 USA; “Overturn this” www.theguardian.com/football/202...
‘Overturn this’: victorious Belgium throw barb after Balogun red-card controversy
For Belgium, Monday’s win over the US was doubly sweet. They advanced to the World Cup quarter-finals, as well as overcoming what they saw as injustice
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“The tragedy is, that for all of [Trump’s] machismo, he probably would have been happier as First Lady, where he could just devote himself to [decorating(?)]” Sick burn from Michelle Goldberg, but also true. youtu.be/JqBTgqnpERM?...
Whoa! 'Colbert Dem' TIES Republican in TEXAS Senate race
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“Imagine what we could do if we forced the 1% to pay their share.” #Australia #AUSpol youtu.be/vnZIy6fL6XI?...
Why A Billionaire BOUGHT One Nation
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Trump’s blatant rolling corruption spelled out by Connecticut senator Chris Murphy.
Chris Murphy@chrismurphyct.bsky.social · last mo.Trump has turned the White House into a 24/7 corruption operation. This is a national crisis. Trump thinks the public will stop paying attention. So I went to the Senate floor to call his bluff. I told the ENTIRE STORY of his 500 days of corruption. 1/ Here it is - in one🧵
European Heatwave virtually impossible just 50 years ago 🧵 New analysis from @wwattribution.bsky.social has found a clear causal link between human-caused climate change and the record-shattering heatwave gripping much of Europe this week. Dr Theodore Keeping explains the research 👇
Worth a chuckle www.instagram.com/reel/DaA9JjP...
Seán Burke on Instagram: "Fossil Fuel CEOs after the hottest June day ever. Collab with @greenpeace Directed by @corypoppins 🎥"
1,929 likes, 20 comments - seanburkeshow on June 25, 2026: "Fossil Fuel CEOs after the hottest June day ever. Collab with @greenpeace Directed by @corypoppins 🎥".
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TotalEnergies refused to account for indirect emissions from end users. —- #Paris #ClimateAction against accountability-free #Scope3 CO₂ emissions. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
City of Paris achieves partial victory over TotalEnergies in climate risks case
French capital hails ‘landmark decision’ against oil firm relating to disclosure of emissions from oil and gas products
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#EnergyTransitiom ( #Australia )
Renew Economy@reneweconomy.com.au · last mo.We look at #AEMO’s Integrated System Plan, plus the latest big battery tender, and the Coalition's determination to destroy everything. Plus: David visits China’s State Grid, #Xiami and CATL.. https://reneweconomy.com.au/energy-insiders-podcast-solar-and-batteries-good-wind-is-hard/
I thoroughly enjoyed this dive into quantum reality, time, rebounding universes … @seanmcarroll.bsky.social talks with @jacklinkwan.bsky.social youtu.be/LJ_l_DQ1AnU?...
We May Never Understand Reality
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Community Strong Australia to focus on - housing affordability, - cost of living, - climate change, - childcare, - education, - healthcare, - social cohesion #Australia #ClimateAction www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender launch new party aimed at political centre promising ‘reason over rage’
New party dubbed Community Strong Australia follows secret talks about future of community independents
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#EuropeHeatwave Dr Samantha Burgess (Copernicus Climate Change Service): turn the carbon emissions tap off. Also Prof Erich Fischer (extreme weather, ETH Zürich) youtu.be/WavAq4KdSPE?...
France records hottest night and day as Europe heatwave spreads | DW News
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Alex Wagner talking to Heather Cox Richardson. It’s excellent. youtu.be/_4EcZ5rjstA?...
Heather Cox Richardson on Trump’s Plan for America’s 250th
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Saddened by the deaths—not far from here—of these two small kids. My heart goes out to the parents. #Australia, we really need to deal with our #CarCulture problem. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘I wish it hit me’: Sydney mother shares anguish after children in pram hit and killed by car
Katherine, five, and brother Harry, 14 months, died on Wednesday after their pram was hit by an SUV in Cabramatta
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The ocean is the planet's lungs and its largest carbon sink. It is our greatest ally against climate change, and it plays a crucial role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Here is why we must #SaveOurOcean: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/climate-issues/ocean #OurOceanKenya
Yaxley-Lennon (aka T. Robinson) detained under section 3 of the UK’s Counter-Terrorism Border Security Act; I’m hoping Elon Musk will get similar treatment one day soon. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Tommy Robinson detained at Heathrow under counter-terrorism laws
Police stop comes after far-right activist rose to further prominence on social media amid racial tensions in Britain
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Historian Simon Schama on US defense secretary Pete Hegseth’s D-Day remarks. Schama described the remarks as a “special kind of loathsomeness: a blend of historical deafness, grotesque stupidity and comically ludicrous self-importance.”
Pete Hegseth’s D-day speech on immigration condemned as ‘grotesque stupidity’
Historians and campaigners accuse US defence secretary of desecrating memory of soldiers who fell in Normandy
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Electric vehicles. And I’m guessing congresswoman Virginia Foxx hasn’t read up on the climate science. (Video clip via Chris Hayes) Link: youtube.com/shorts/FYqzG...
‘Unhinged’: MAGA lawmaker MELTS DOWN over 10-year-old’s letter
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