Bruno Vander Velde
@brunovelde.bsky.social
Comms dude, American Psychological Association. Chicagoan in exile; tireless editor; tired dad. Opinions are mine.
"While it’s true that climate change is not a *top* issue for voters, climate action is actually a *winning* issue," writes @chrisnelder.bsky.social: www.transitiontimes.net/tt-12-a-fail... via @transitiontimes.bsky.social #ClimateSky
TT#12: A Failure to Communicate
Most media organizations are still failing to make the critical link between climate change and the wildfires, record heat, and other climate disasters we are witnessing, but a few are getting it righ...
transitiontimes.net
Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking.
the four stages: 1. Allister Heath's columns are not real 2. Allister Heath's columns are not serious 3. OK, they are real and serious but it's too late to do anything about them 4. Our only hope is to find a way of adapting to Allister Heath's columns
This opinion piece, written by someone with no relevant expertise, cites two sources, both of them blogs by people who also have no relevant expertise, one of whom is employed by a sham think tank funded by the "Effective Altruism" propaganda network. Truly embarrassing decision to publish it. 1/2
Dave Karpf@davekarpf.bsky.social · last wk.I'm reading the "environmentalists are wrong about data centers" piece from the NYT and ohmygoditssofuckingbad. Apparently, so long as you're punching left, they'll just let you say any goddamn thing you please... www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/o...
25 tonnes of nurdles, more than 1 billion nurdles, were spilled into the Tyne last week and are washing up on our beaches, north and south of the Tyne. Likely one of the largest ever plastic pollution events in the UK. There is remarkably little mention of this on here.
Donald Trump has earned more money in his first and second year, in his second term as president, than in the previous 60 years of his life, per Bloomberg.
4th member of fire fighting crew caught in June wildfire in Colorado dies of injuries. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com
4th member of crew caught in June wildfire in Colorado dies of injuries
Nathan Matthews, 43, is the fourth firefighter to die from a crew caught in a deadly burnover during the Knowles fire in Colorado on June 27.
usatoday.com
I’ve lived in Beijing too. They don’t have elections.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoNewsmax talking head: "I've lived in Beijing. I can say the elections in Beijing are much better than California and the United States."
So does this qualify as "gender-affirming care"? www.notus.org/defense/test...
Testosterone-Fueled Troops? Hegseth Says Military to Begin Testing Hormones.
Service members 30 and over will test annually and can choose to receive testosterone replacement therapy if they are recommended for treatment.
notus.org
NEW: A 5-year-old girl spent months in federal immigration custody here in Connecticut while her family waited for her release. Her case isn’t unique, experts and court records show. My latest w/ @jrabethomas.bsky.social at @ctinsider.bsky.social — www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
5-year-old spent 118 days on her own in federal immigration custody in CT
On any given day there are more than two dozen immigrant children detained without a parent or guardian in programs run by Connecticut nonprofits.
ctinsider.com
PSA: This is fine as written and has nothing to do with Oxford commas. In fact, an Oxford comma makes this inaccurate (unless Sylvia is in fact a New York vigilante). Just stop with the performative Oxford comma posting
Sean Marshall@seanyyz.bsky.social · 3w agoWhy I’m a fan of the Oxford comma.
Fox News is blaming climate change for the heat-related deaths in Europe ... hold on ... [finger to ear] ... I'm being told it's blaming climate *policy* for those deaths ...
Fox blames climate policy for Europe’s climate-exacerbated heat deaths
As Europe reeled from a deadly heat wave, coverage on Fox News and Fox Business made air conditioning the story, claiming that climate policy had made it harder and more expensive for Europeans to sur...
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By now it’s a certainty that any company or piece of tech named after something in Tolkien is going to be some awful large-scale technological offense against either nature or human dignity. Surely a fitting legacy for a man who hated technology and its offenses against nature and human dignity.
It is not headed by a “climate critic“. It is headed by someone who is unqualified in this area, who cannot offer valid critiques but instead shares debunked claims, and who regularly attacks climate scientists. Like me.
The administration has a new climate change office. It’s headed by a climate critic.
The office that produces the National Climate Assessment has been reconstituted, after the administration gutted it last year.
politico.com
All of this, but also please remember that Laura Ingalls Wilder was edited by her daughter Rose Wilder Lane, who is regarded as one of the three mothers of libertarianism and Ayn Rand's besties, and the books have been shaped to reflect her ideology.
Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE@leftistlawyer.com · 4w agoPlease don't hate me for this, but I am legitimately concerned about the upcoming Little House on the Prairie remake, especially in light of *gestures generally at all the fascism*. See, I don't think we should be glorifying manifest destiny. I'm not saying ban the books or anything like that.
This is a case study in motornormativity, car-brain, sloppy journalism and numerical illiteracy. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... "£100m in e-bike insurance claims push up premiums for motorists". Big scary numbers, all the fault of lawless bike riders. Let's see, shall we?
E-bike injury payouts top £110m and push up insurance premiums
It is only seven years since the first claim over an injury from a micromobility vehicle was made.
bbc.co.uk
Can you dislike the FIFA decision but still root for USMNT vs Belgium? Bluesky says no. I'm gonna try anyway
Time after time, it’s like they ask themselves, “What’s the worst and dumbest thing we can do?” and then they do that
Elizabeth Kolbert@elizkolbert.bsky.social · last mo.Heat records are getting broken. Electricity prices are soaring. The administration's response? Let's gut energy efficiency rules for appliances.
Today's NYT jobs report coverage (left) compared to exactly 2 years ago under Biden (right). Notice the numbers.
I am not Ecuadorian, but many people I love are Ecuadorian, and this is one of my favorite songs, and I am pulling for them tonight www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeT4...
El Ecuador es mi país
YouTube video by Jessica
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This rules
Gabe Ortíz@tusk81.bsky.social · last mo.“Six players on the US men’s national soccer team at the 2026 World Cup were born outside the country. More than half the 26 men on the roster hold dual citizenship.” Immigrant athletes have been essential players helping our sports teams thrive and win for years ⚽️ open.substack.com/pub/americas...
You’re gonna keep seeing posts like this from around the world — solar panels over parking lots in France, etc. — but because we live in the United States, we’re gonna be 5 or 10 years away from having nice things like this
Commercial Solar Guy@commercialsolarguy.com · last mo.‘PV panels significantly lowered indoor temperatures during daytime…maximum reduction of ~2.3 C (4.1F) during critical afternoon heat stress period (14:00–16:00)…modules installed parallel to roof slope, 0.10 m ventilated air gap between panels & roof surface, covered 60% of south-facing roof area’