One of the (many) reasons I think people are so anti-AI is that it’s a gratuitous display of wealth inequality. The average person’s life is difficult, expensive, and getting any kind of loan sucks - unless you’re raising billions of dollars to build an AI data center.

Ed Zitron@edzitron.com · 5d ago

Was awesome to join Bloomberg to talk about the lie of AI - everyone's buying into the mag7 believing CapEx is going towards diverse AI demand, when all it's really doing is supporting the circular cloud revenues of two unprofitable, unsustainable AI labs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHcZ...

"This is not some kind of a flower-power, tree-hugging exercise. This is core economics. This is core financial stability, core price stability.” www.theguardian.com/business/202...

ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’

Exclusive: As wildfires rage across Europe, Frank Elderson tells the Guardian nature loss poses a growing risk to the global economy

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Why should householders be forbidden from filling paddling pools, while AI water usage is unlimited? This problem is only going to get worse in the years ahead!

Caroline Lucas@carolinelucas.bsky.social · 5d ago

Shocking to discover designating AI data centres as “National Critical Infrastructure” means water companies are prohibited from restricting water to them even in times of drought. Households will lose water first. Thanks to @olliehayes.bsky.social at @globalactionplan.bsky.social for joining me

The Economist Editor asks Musk: "Are you anti-Muslim?" Musk replies: "I am against rape and murder". So that's a yes, then? youtube.com/shorts/TvSfl... @economist.com

With ICE detention now stretching on for months or years, habeas petitions from detained immigrants have spiked. “Habeas is no longer a last-resort remedy: It is the only remedy for the vast majority of immigrants,” says a legal expert.

“Stuck in Purgatory”: ICE Detention in Louisiana Can Stretch on for Years - Bolts

Louisiana has more ICE lockups than almost any other state. Now as a surge in habeas petitions overloads courts, people are held “unfathomably” long without recourse.

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Watch out for deep fakes promoting Nigel Farage & Cryptocurrency over on the site formerly known as Twitter. This just came up on my feed on X. Realistic, and pretending to be a BBC article (this is a screenshot). @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/business/202...

“The water pressure isn’t great, but the broadband’s incredible” From the latest Private Eye, out now.

Extreme heat: Heatwave causes power cuts and school closures in London during London Climate Action Week. We are not prepared for the impacts of climate change. #climate #heatwave

Extreme heat is life-threatening in a variety of ways www.itv.com/news/meridia...

Gina McCarthy points out that Texas leads the US in development of #wind and #solar! Subnational action on #climate is happening in the US, despite the Trump administration. Our data at Oxford also shows California is leading on #disclosure #hope #optimism @americaisallin.com #LCAW

The Trump admin is trying to dismantle a major ocean monitoring network that helps scientists track data related to climate change and ocean conditions - which would worsen weather models that save lives. Good news: some lawmakers are beginning to fight back. Articles: zurl.co/l3ouf

Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration's dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory project

Lawmakers are demanding the National Science Foundation stop dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a $386 million ocean monitoring network being wound down under President Donald Trump's administration.

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Inspiring book launch by Former Minister Cath McKenna in Oxford today on her book "Run like a girl" Nice comparison of the #climate crisis to a swimming competition: You have a long term goal and you have to "work at it every day" @cathmckenna.bsky.social @thomasnhale.bsky.social

Check out this recent article in @theconversation.com by @hwright.bsky.social of the Oxford Climate Policy Monitor on methane emissions. As she explains, it's vital we get them under control if we want to address climate change.

Dr. Helena Wright@hwright.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🧵New blog by me this week on #methane How methane policy will make or break the #climate crisis There’s no sign methane emissions are declining... Our team’s analysis at @oxfordnetzero.bsky.social aligns with @iea.org finding about an implementation gap theconversation.com/how-methane-...

🧵New blog by me this week on #methane How methane policy will make or break the #climate crisis There’s no sign methane emissions are declining... Our team’s analysis at @oxfordnetzero.bsky.social aligns with @iea.org finding about an implementation gap theconversation.com/how-methane-...

How methane policy will make or break the climate crisis

The Climate Policy Monitor report found a trend of backsliding by one country in particular, but there are signs of hope at the global level.

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“My head spins with the heat.” Gig workers across south and south‑east Asia are struggling to cope as extreme temperatures make recovery impossible in many cities. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/...

Elevated temperatures alone could increase food prices by as much as 3% per year "Climate change is already making the affordability crisis worse" Important piece @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Climate Change Is Already Showing Up in the Cost of Living

Economists and central bankers are getting better at linking temperatures to price increases.

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Next time someone explains how ‘net zero’ was too expensive during a (so-called) cost-of-living crisis.

Dr. Helena Wright@hwright.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Elevated temperatures alone could increase food prices by as much as 3% per year "Climate change is already making the affordability crisis worse" Important piece @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Climate crisis and cost of living crisis are inextricably linked. Trying to tackle one while ignoring the other is doomed to fail.

Dr. Helena Wright@hwright.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Elevated temperatures alone could increase food prices by as much as 3% per year "Climate change is already making the affordability crisis worse" Important piece @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

In the UK we aren't used to thinking about cooling our homes but, with climate change, we're going to have to consider: - insulation - external shutters - shade And, with more people installing air con, we need the gov't to stick with plans to phase out HFCs: share.google/hFcnAD1cDRqR...

Reforms to go further in phasing down of harmful greenhouse gases

Consultation launched on a more ambitious phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons commonly used in refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump systems

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Juraj Mikurcik@jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Looks like a start of mini heatwave in UK ☀️ Things that can help keep buildings comfortable: 🐑 good levels of insulation 🌬️ good airtightness 😎 effective external shading (blinds, overhangs, pergolas) and lastly ❄️ Air Con- it's not a dirty word, same way as 'Central heating' isn't #passivhaus

Elevated temperatures alone could increase food prices by as much as 3% per year "Climate change is already making the affordability crisis worse" Important piece @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Climate Change Is Already Showing Up in the Cost of Living

Economists and central bankers are getting better at linking temperatures to price increases.

bloomberg.com

"Government says climate litigation undermines business." Buddy, just wait till you find out what climate change does to business.

Emily Sanders@emdashsanders.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New Zealand is moving to shield companies from being taken to court for climate harms. The push to immunize corporations from climate liability is growing globally. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

It is awful to know that Glyphosate - which is harmful for insects & pollinators - is also being used widely in the forestry sector and sprayed on monoculture forests, as well as in farming...! 🐝☠️ www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...

Campaigners call for ban on use of herbicide glyphosate at harvest

Use of glyphosate as a pre-harvest drying agent was banned in the EU in 2023, and campaigners are calling on the UK Government to do the same.

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In December, the Govt will decide if it will renew the glyphosate licence until 2041… • That’s 15 more years of impacts on worms, bees, soils and run-off into ponds and rivers, and glyphosate in your food. Sign Garden Organic’s petition NOW to ban this dangerous herbicide #GrowersAgainstGlyphosate.

Petition: gardenorganic.org.uk/glyphosate-campaign

Garden Organic | Help us ban glyphosate

Boot glyphosate out of gardens and growing spaces by joining our ‘Growers Against Glyphosate’ campaign - and call on the government to ban this dangerous…

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Powerful words: "Spring is billions of birds quieter than a century ago, and there’s no sign that these losses will slow. When a bird goes extinct, a language goes with it; bells fall silent without their ringers. It’s not enough to love the song but forget the singers." thewalrus.ca/billions-of-...

Billions of Birds Have Vanished in a Generation | The Walrus

To save them, we need to look and listen

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Right out in the open, Donald Trump is suing his own IRS to try to steal $10 BILLION taxpayer dollars. I just introduced a bill that would make this theft ILLEGAL.

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?

Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers

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"If the case resolves with any monetary settlement, it would be Trump’s own administration paying him and his family" This is wild... 😮😮 @privateeyenews.bsky.social edition.cnn.com/2026/04/17/p...

Trump’s lawyers seeking resolution of his $10 billion lawsuit against IRS and Treasury | CNN Politics

Lawyers for President Donald Trump are engaged in discussions with the IRS and the Treasury Department in an effort to resolve his $10 billion lawsuit accusing the agencies of an unauthorized leak of ...

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Feeling so happy and #grateful to have solar panels at this time of high energy prices. This graph shows energy exported from our small 12 panel #solar array over the past year... #solarpanels #UK #energy @octopus.energy

Great Britain wastes £180,000 every hour switching off wind turbines and overpaying gas generators to switch on. That's £1,467,023,332 so far this year! wastedwind.energy Fascinating data visualization...

Wasted Wind

Britain wastes millions a day switching off wind turbines. See how much has been wasted today, and in 2025.

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