SERIOUSLY, WATCH THIS: If you really want to understand how SUVs and pick-up trucks have ended up being MOST of the vehicles out there in cities, and the absolutely HUGE consequences of that, watch this easy-to-watch video by Not Just Bikes. Then share it as much as you can. youtu.be/jN7mSXMruEo

These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us

YouTube video by Not Just Bikes

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I used to do some work on the ethical use of satellite and drone imagery for aid and disaster response, and it is genuinely hard to express in words what a dangerous, stupid thing Google is doing by making it easy to use GenAI to create faked satellite imagery:

How to plant a nuclear plant in Iran

The question is: what on earth is Google doing?

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the steps.

Britain "embracing the Mediterranean life" 🤦‍♂️ Record-breaking consecutive rainy days to record hottest June & ‘exceptionally serious’ drought #ClimateEmergency

John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺@thinkorswim.bsky.social · last wk.

It’s exhausting. For years, decades, right wing media have lied and told us #climate breakdown was just woke nonsense. Now, it’s whoopsies, yes it’s real, but relax everyone & enjoy our new “Mediterranean” climate as Europe goes up in flames around us.

Beijing’s bicycle comeback might be one of the world's most significant urban cycling revivals. After decades of decline, its mode share has climbed back to almost 30%, supported by over 3,200 kilometres of infrastructure, extensive bike-sharing systems, and an ambitious program of street redesign.🧵

I think many "public intellectuals" stay on X because while they accept that radicalization is theoretically possible, it's something that only happens to other, dumber or weaker willed people... ... even as their every article inches closer to outright championing eugenics.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · last mo.

X owner Elon Musk indicates he would prioritise political violence (assassination of pro-migration politicians is the common sense meaning) over violence against "invaders" (refugees, asylum seekers, maybe ethnic minorities generally) while endorsing call for violence (killing) against both groups

When people tell you who they are, believe them. *** Meta quits clean energy pledge amid data center expansion ground.news/article/meta...

Fixed it for you, @thetimes.com!

Only one country voted against a UN declaration to reduce crash deaths. Want to guess which one? Info: www.linkedin.com/posts/overwh...

It is possible here too. Why are we waiting?

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 3w ago

“Paris has embarked on a grand transformation, planting 155k trees, adding hundreds of kms of bike lanes, pedestrianising 300 school streets and banning cars from the banks of the Seine. Parking has been turned into green space…Fewer parents fear their child being run over when they walk to school.”

Some humans have the hubris to think we can geo-engineer other planets to suit our biological needs, when in fact we're taking the perfect planet, that we've evolved to co-exist with, and literally burning it up with fossil fuels.

Emily Atkin@emorwee.bsky.social · 3w ago

We are given only a limited number of truly perfect summer days in our time on Earth. One of the more insidious cruelties of fossil fuel greed is how it slowly strips those days from us, more and more throughout our lifetimes, perhaps without us even realizing what we have lost.

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So he’s going after TotalEnergies?

Macron vows 'zero tolerance' for arson on visit to scorched Fontainebleau forest

Visiting the fire-ravaged forest in the Paris region, the French president pledged a crackdown on arsonists as wildfires have burned some 35,000 hectares nationwide this year, more than all of 2025.

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a couple of years ago “aiming for net zero” was considered an ordinary mainstream policy and “mass deportation of immigrants” was something only advocated by the very far right now net zero is viewed as extremism and mass deportations are becoming mainstream

Jo Michell@jomichell.bsky.social · 3w ago

I’m sorry, but what is ‘radical’ about the policies pursued by Miliband?

A tiny hill to die on: a supervisor, advisor, or examiner is entitled to ignore any work where the pages aren't numbered if there are three or more pages.

Today with 40+ other organisations and individuals, I’ve supported a vital call, for more space for children to play on their doorsteps, as Andy Burnham - central to Labour's 2008 national play strategy - is himself on the doorstep of No. 10. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

England and Wales burn up under another exceptional heat wave as evidence mounts that climate chaos is coming sooner and harder than predicted. Media decides the story is "phew what a scorcher" "business as normal" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Most UK media reports on June heatwave failed to mention climate crisis

Exclusive: Analysis of nearly 2,500 articles finds almost three-quarters made no reference to global heating

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Why don't most Europeans have air conditioning? Dumb? Woke? No - WE DID NOT NEED IT UNTIL FOSSIL FUEL BURNING CAUSED THE CLIMATE CRISIS More info 👇 www.carbonbrief.org/eight-facts-...

Eight facts about air conditioning amid an overheated global debate - Carbon Brief

Carbon Brief explains why AC rates in parts of Europe are relatively low and clarifies some of the misleading claims about the technology.

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Err, is this a win for green policy? A carbon tax is great, but I never expected Trump to be the collector...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

Trump: "The USA will be, from this point forward, known as 'THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,' but as such, and as a matter of FAIRNESS, will be reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped, for costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security ... "

Vol. 2, no. 4 of the CO2 Newsletter, April-May 1981 is now downloadable. Founded by American geologist William Barbat, each was 8 pages of excerpts from recent reports, editorials and deeply researched articles. All 18 issues are heart-breakers. 1/9 allouryesterdays.info/2026/07/08/c...

"Intergenerational fairness is fundamental to a functional society... Government cannot always choose the convenient option of loading additional fiscal burdens on to younger generations". Wise words from the Treasury Select Committee report on student loans committees.parliament.uk/publications...

Thank you to the stanger behind me in the queu who paid for my breakfast when none of my cards worked this morning. A small act of kindness, she said. What a wonderful thing to do.

Bringing back industry at any scale isn't going to happen, but what of the one UK sector that is internationally competitive, lucrative, spread across the country, and... in complete turmoil? Referring of course to universities. Any love there from the new government?

One of the best books on climate change to read right now:

Christiaan Monden@cmonden.bsky.social · 7mo ago

What a wonderful book! If you read just one book in 2026, please consider this briliant one by @drkatemarvel.bsky.social. Rich, wise, challenging, moving, funny - all at the same time. Whatever you think, feel or know about climate change & science, it won't disappoint. bookshop.org/p/books/huma...

Of course unions look out for their members but it defies belief that they chose *this week* to lobby for more North Sea oil drilling. They should be lobbying for super-generous retraining terms.

Right now I'm in the epicentre of the heatwave, in southwest France, where the brutality of the heat has ground life to a halt. And I have to keep reminding myself: this is only the beginning.

Leah Stokes@leahstokes.bsky.social · last mo.

The heatwave in Europe is so extreme, it's 25–32°F (14–18°C) above normal. You read that right. France recorded it's hottest day ever. The UK had its hottest ever June day. The ground is exceeding 122°F (50°C). People are dying. Tell me again why we shouldn't talk about climate change???

Reform UK councillors have introduced a motion to rescind King's Lynn and West Norfolk's climate emergency declaration and deprioritise decarbonisation efforts The council were going to vote on it on Thursday But the meeting has been postponed due to extreme heat

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++BREAKING++ Leading climate scientists in the UK have written to senior editors in broadcast media - and OFCOM and IPSO: "To express our concern about recent media coverage of extreme weather, climate change and net-zero and to urge you…to inform public audiences of the scientific links"

Over 40 economists write to leader of Unite the Union, rejecting her claim that Ed Miliband would destroy jobs if he becomes next UK chancellor "The net zero economy generates output worth over £100bn and employs over a million workers....these numbers will grow” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Progressive economists reject Unite leader’s criticism of Ed Miliband

Sharon Graham is urged to withdraw her claim that the energy secretary would cost jobs if he became chancellor

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