Wow, removing 150 tonnes of CO₂ per year out of thin air! That's a time machine that takes a year to bring us back to an atmosphere we had 0.1 second ago (i.e., less time than it took to read this post).

Ucaneo opens Germany's largest direct air capture plant

Berlin start-up Ucaneo has opened Germany's largest direct air capture plant — 150 tonnes of CO₂ a year, filtered with electricity. Why it matters for Power-to-X.

power-to-x.swiss

This seems so blatantly obvious, how is it we need to ask for it, it should have been one of the first priorities upon entering government

Reform Political Advertising@reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Ten years on from Brexit there are still no rules to prevent lies in election ads. We’ve tabled amendments to stop election ads like the infamous Brexit bus misleading voters again. Email your MP and ask them to sponsor them. It takes 1 minute. 👇 reformpoliticaladvertising.org/take-action/...

Ten years on from Brexit there are still no rules to prevent lies in election ads. We’ve tabled amendments to stop election ads like the infamous Brexit bus misleading voters again. Email your MP and ask them to sponsor them. It takes 1 minute. 👇 reformpoliticaladvertising.org/take-action/...

If only there was some evidence of links between the Reform party and Russia that might help explain their anti Net Zero agenda, and if so, a media willing to highlight it 🤔🙄

Jan Rosenow@janrosenow.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The German AfD is meeting Kremlin associates and pushing to reopen Nord Stream. This is what is often missed about the backlash against net zero: It is about who controls Europe's energy and vested interest groups want to drive us back towards dependency on Russian gas.

Tony Blair talking about “abandoning the centre ground” while simultaneously endorsing far right talking points. He’s now fully aligned with Farage and Trump, likely benefiting from the same financial incentives as both

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Haha. Wut?

It’s a dogs life!

Anyone insinuating that the rise of "populism" is some bottom-up, grassroots phenomenon is selling you a lie. The popularity of Reform is down to vast quantities of money fuelling a tightly orchestrated media disinformation machine.

Russ Jones@russincheshire.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Britain's broadcast media boasts of its strict adherence to impartiality rules. Mentions per MP. LibDems: 645 Tories: 5,116 Greens: 7,763 Labour (the actual govt): 27,438 Reform: 70,732 Anyone surprised they're ahead? bebroadcast.co.uk/politics-who...

An absolute must-read thread by @docrussjackson.bsky.social. Uses Rupert Lowe as a case study, but opens up a much bigger question around “elite populism” – how those shaped by elite systems come to present as outsiders. Hard not to see the wider parallels, in the UK and beyond.

Dr Russ Jackson aka GET A GRIP!@docrussjackson.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Rupert Lowe’s Schooldays: the Manufacture of Elite Populism The leader of the latest UK far-right party Restore Britain presents himself as a plain-speaking anti-elite outsider ready to confront a failing establishment. Yet he was moulded inside one of Britain’s most traditional elite institutions.

More like 200 thousand years, but still funny.

The U.S fascist regime is unintentionally boosting motivation for transitioning to “renewables” (solar and wind). The immoral war against Iran reveals how vulnerable our systems are to disruptions to oil & gas supplies. Disruption creates genuine change.

1/3 - New addition going in this week, an air source heat pump. @heat-geek.bsky.social installing and making a great start. We inherited oil heating when we bought the house in October, but we’d already decided we wanted to move away from fossil fuels if we could.

Power rarely announces itself as tyranny. It accumulates through systems. This piece on “technofascism” explores the convergence of AI, Big Tech and illiberal politics. Not rallies and uniforms. Algorithms, platforms and concentrated capital. 1/3

Bylines Network@bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 6mo ago

George Orwell warned us about Big Brother. Now AI doesn’t just watch – it predicts, nudges and shapes us. A new study calls it “technofascism”: where Big Tech, surveillance capitalism and illiberal politics quietly erode democracy. @eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social

Does anyone else’s dog hide under the bed to avoid going on a walk??

a police officer is holding a cell phone and saying `` i 've never been more shocked . ''

Alt: Brooklyn 99 Captain Raymond Holt saying `` i 've never been more shocked . ''

media.tenor.com

DeSmog@desmog.com · 6mo ago

🔴 NEW - Tory-Reform Defector Nadhim Zahawi’s Role in ‘Ultra-Luxury’ UAE Property Developer Nigel Farage and his colleagues have close ties to the autocratic petrostate. @adambarnett.bsky.social

ICYMI: an international team has developed a new framework for understanding sustainable development. Instead of separating nature, society and economy, David Obura and co. propose a model that positions nature as the foundation.

Scientists call for 'systems reset' to redefine sustainable development

A new international study calls for a fundamental reset in how humanity understands and pursues sustainable development. The article is published in the journal Communications Sustainability.

phys.org

Anyone needing a simple illustration as to the reason British people are so sick of mainstream politics/politicians (Conservatives & Labour) - look no further than this video.

Peter Stefanovic@peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Jeez. Greenland is in the NATO alliance. How hard can this be?

Meanwhile, the tactics of most of the other world leaders is to stay quiet and wait out his term. Those tactics may prove useless however, as he becomes increasingly aggressive internationally. Domestic constitutional laws seem ineffective in keeping him in check.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We are a country whose Constitution, according to the Supreme Court, gives our own presidents immunity for crimes committed while in office, but we will prosecute presidents of other countries for alleged crimes and invade them to execute arrest warrants.

Some really good and encouraging news from research on Alzheimer’s - “The damaged brain can, under some conditions, repair itself and regain function.”

Hi @heat-geek.bsky.social - is there any way I can speak to somebody? I've emailed and used your AI chatbot, but not getting anywhere. You have just increased my proposal (with no explanation or justification) by more than £1500! I was just about to sign off, and I'm now unsure what to do next!

Look at this amazing murmuration in Portsmouth! Shot yesterday by my student son

Please explain why this isn’t causing outrage in the press - like they did after the Bob Vylan chant at Glastonbury

Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Ofcom refuses to investigate GB News over a call to shoot and starve disabled benefits claimants. The watchdog says the channel has a right to "freedom of expression" even if it means calling on air for disabled people to be killed bylinetimes.com/2025/08/21/o...

What an utter absurdity our Home Secretary has created - Destroying British free speech, right to protest and with it undermining democracy. It is not for the government to terrorise the public for political opinions they don’t want to hear.

I’m probably on the more liberal side when it comes to punishment, but….someone keeps farting on the train and I suddenly support corporal punishment

I find it incredible that with all the political strategists surrounding and advising government ministers that they should need this explained to them. Over and over again. And to no avail

Buck Frexit@beany.bsky.social · last yr.

Dear Labour - there is not enough red meat you can throw a Reform voter to get them to vote for you. Stop bloody trying as you aren’t getting them on side but are losing everyone else! How the hell can we all see this but not you!?

Except they won’t. If they didn’t do it over the murder of Jo Cox they’re not going to do it for migrants. We have to stop expecting politicians and media outlets to hold themselves accountable. The system that allows them to continually get away with it needs fundamental change.

Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · last yr.

Sooner or later something terrible is going to happen at one of these hotels and the politicians and media outlets who have spent the past year whipping it all up will have to carry the blame

I wonder if you can guess where some of Reform’s funding might be coming from 🤔

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · last yr.

Shell, Aker BP, and Enbridge have all quit the expert advisory group of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) because the draft standards for net zero require them to refrain from developing new oil and gas fields and significantly reduce their oil and gas production. 🙄

Meanwhile, this is the message from Richard Tice and Reform:

Eoghan Daltun 🌍@irishrainforest.bsky.social · last yr.

World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, says UN chief António Guterres. ‘Sun is rising on a clean energy age’ as 90% of renewable power projects cheaper than fossil fuels. share.google/z0ruFeI9mCb8...

What a travesty. We are truly living in dangerous times

George Takei@georgetakei.bsky.social · last yr.

Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com

I doubt anyone is interested in my thoughts on British politics right now, but, Steve Coogan sums them up perfectly www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Steve Coogan accuses Labour of paving way for Reform UK

Exclusive: Actor says Keir Starmer’s party has caused a ‘derogation of all the principles they were supposed to represent’

theguardian.com

This is literally THE only take. Shocking move by the government

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · last yr.

Today the order banning #PalestineAction as "terrorists" came into effect. But they are not terrorists. They are protesters trying to stop a genocide. This is a "first they came for ..." situation. Unless we stand in solidarity against this assault on our freedom, they will pick us off one by one.