Seriously? How obvious does a #bot account have to be? Reported, muted, blocked.

We should be able to have old polluting cars on the road for as long as we want, air pollution be damned.

UK Government Petitions@petitions.bsky.social · 2w ago

New petition: "Cancel the consultation on “In-use emissions of road vehicles”" Deadline 25 March 2027, created by Nicholas John Brook #NewPetition

New petition: "Statutory right for domestic abuse victims to separate from joint mortgages" Deadline 25 March 2027, created by Claire-Louise Milne #NewPetition

New petition: Statutory right for domestic abuse victims to separate from joint mortgages

Create a statutory right for domestic abuse victims to unilaterally separate from joint mortgages, with specific protections against arrears, damaged credit and their abuser refusing to pay, sell or cooperate; ensuring a joint mortgage cannot be used as a tool of post-separation economic abuse.

petition.parliament.uk

Over the last 365d record high temperatures have outnumbered record lows by: Daily: 5:1 Monthly: 19:1 All Time: 21:1 This isn't just "weather", this is #ClimateChange. #ClimateChangeIsReal

Think I can hear the getting-ever-louder sound of many pigeons coming home to roost. #IranWar #OilCrisis www.wsj.com/business/ene...

There's A LOT of ways the Trump admin is currently attacking & decimating American science. Here's a breakdown of what they are doing, and what you can do about it. 🧵

Doctors Say Digging Own Grave Keeps Bones Healthy After Menopause

If we’re all not to risk being burnt out of our homes each and every summer going forward, this needs to become law. Especially those ridiculously dangerous sky lanterns (which are just dumb incendiary devices).

UK Government Petitions@petitions.bsky.social · 4w ago

New petition: "Ban fires, BBQs & sky lanterns in England’s countryside & wild spaces year round" Deadline 14 March 2027, created by Rachel Husband #NewPetition

The world’s scientists breathed a sigh of relief this week as temperatures in the UK dropped below 35 degrees, meaning that everything is fine and we can go back to burning fossil fuels forever without any worries. From the Private Eye archive. Issue 1682, August 2026.

@clivejonesmp.bsky.social - I hoe that you will be able to support this bill again to give the terminally ill the ability to choose a dignified death.

Dignity in Dying@dignityindying.org.uk · 4w ago

"MPs: turn up tomorrow and use your vote. Refuse to allow a handful of unelected Lords to block a bill passed by the Commons and supported for years by 75% of the public." @pollytoynbee.bsky.social makes an impassioned plea to MPs - do the right thing and vote for compassionate choice.

@bloomberg.com It is outrageous that you, along with other notable news outlets (eg @wsj.com) been excluded by US Treasury from attending the upcoming #G20 meeting. Clearly Bessent doesn’t want to be held to account. Action of a weak man. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

US Treasury Bars Reporters From Some Outlets From G20 Summit

The US Treasury Department excluded journalists from several media outlets, including Bloomberg News and the Wall Street Journal, from coverage of this week’s Group of 20 finance ministers summit in A...

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Apple is reportedly sending a new batch of notifications alerting targets of spyware. If you have received one, we wrote a post on what to do next, and how to get help. You can also contact me directly on Signal at +1 917 257 1382. techcrunch.com/2025/12/29/y...

July 2026 was the driest for England and Wales since records began 190 years ago. It was also the UK's sunniest July on record. For England and Wales, it was the sunniest calendar month ever observed. My solar panels would agree. #ClimateChangeIsReal #ClimateCrisis www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...

UK weather: Driest July on record for England and Wales

The month of July has been exceptionally dry, warm and sunny for most of the UK as Tomasz Schafernaker explains.

bbc.co.uk

Good article which highlights the poor relation in #ClimateChange, adaptation. Cost-effective policies for this could be easily implemented that would rapidly help those most affected & help regain support for #NetZero.

Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 3mo ago

The UK is forgetting the dull bit of climate change policy ft.trib.al/c58AZHg

Yet another piece of evidence for the adverse effects we can expect on food supplies in the #UK as a direct result of #ClimateChange. #ClimateChangeIsReal

ECIU@eciu.net · 3mo ago

🥛 25M fewer pints of milk delivered from UK farms in May and June heatwaves – new analysis On 26 May 2026 milk deliveries ⬇️ nearly 4% below the preceding week’s average, equal to 3.2M pints, with 8.3M fewer pints across the May heatwave as a whole.

Good article, highlights how trump & his inner circle made some basic mistakes in their hubristic approach, the lack of any strategy, conflating Iran with Venezuela, slow to respond to the plan not working.

Bloomberg Opinion@opinion.bloomberg.com · 3mo ago

Trump's lack of a strategy for the Iran war has plunged the Strait of Hormuz into a perpetual state of limbo

Great example of how expanding residential #solar + #storage is leading to falling #electricity prices for all consumers & reduced peak summer power demands. “Solar ate coal’s lunch and now batteries are eating gas’s dinner.” #RenewableEnergy www.ft.com/content/af10...

On my way, Clacton.

@meghbaynes.bsky.social - you’ve yet to post here so I guess you probably won’t see this but your @thetimes.com article on eco homes was totally misleading - see below. I had thought journalistic standards were higher at The Times (recent exposé of farage corruption), but this just doesn’t cut it.

Simon Evans@drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 3mo ago

FACTCHECK: A guide to manufacturing headlines, by the Times 1) highlight upfront costs of an “eco” home (EV, heat pump, solar) 2) pretend that petrol cars and gas boilers are free (yes really) 3) count upfront “eco” costs twice, for good measure 4) that’s it!

"I wouldn't wish that on anyone." Poppy's mum was denied choice and suffered at the end of life, despite access to great palliative care.  Dying people deserve compassion. MPs must uphold their democratic commitment to them - and us all - and back the assisted dying bill.

Global ocean temperatures hit a record high for June, according to the latest Copernicus Climate Change Service & Copernicus Marine Service data. Over the past three years, oceans outside the polar regions have been 0.35–0.73°C warmer than average. El Niño pushed June to a new record.

Just one possible outcome... but the GFS weather forecast model is suggesting 40-41°C is possible in the UK around 7th July. This is a long-range forecast with significant uncertainty, but the fact that we are even seeing such values fairly regularly in the forecasts is extraordinary.

#Evolution by #NaturalSelection is #amazing

omgisme@omgisme.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Wrap-around Spider, indigenous to Australia, this spider can flatten and wrap its body around tree limbs as camouflage .

#ClimateCrisis? What #ClimateCrisis? Current UK weather together with global high temp records outnumbering lows by nearly 5:1 just demonstrates #ClimateChangeIsReal and impacting us today.

#ClimateCrisis? What #ClimateCrisis? Current UK weather together with global high temp records outnumbering lows by nearly 5:1 just demonstrates #ClimateChangeIsReal and impacting us today.

“The president…began making vandalism claims over the weekend, after problems at the reflecting pool appeared to be getting worse, with visible tears in the pool’s new flooring and algae blooming despite cleanup efforts.” Think I know where the vandal lives. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump Administration Steps Up Law Enforcement Presence at Reflecting Pool

The president alleged that vandals damaged the pool, but the administration has provided little evidence to support the claim.

wsj.com

The UK summer of 1976 was an extraordinary heatwave for its time. On the 50th anniversary, we look back to learn about what that event can tell us today. For those who experienced the heatwave it is engrained in the memory, but it gives us a stark warning about future extreme heat for the UK.

Love this ad from @libdems.org.uk - farage is one of the few to make out personally from #Brexit. Leaving the #EU has failed, making the UK poorer. We need a closer relationship with them if we’re to significantly raise living standards and help address the #CostOfLivingCrisis.

Europe has already cut its energy bill by 29% but nobody talks about it. EU energy use in 2024: 854 Mtoe. Without efficiency gains since 2000 it would have been ~1,103 Mtoe. That's energy nobody had to generate, import or pay for. New policy brief out today 👇 www.janrosenow.com/uploads/4/7/...