Alejandro Dussaillant J. 🇵🇸 🇺🇦
@adj69.bsky.social
Chilean-Italian fortunate husband & father; interdisciplinary engineer hydrologist awed by nature & humanity; studying river, soil and catchment processes via innovative monitoring, analysis & modelling; working with natural processes; opinions my own
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November 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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👉NEW -- How much damage did Palestine Action really do at Brize Norton?
by John McEvoy
Four months after pro-Palestine activists targeted the Royal Air Force base, the Ministry of Defence claims it still doesn’t know the cost of repairs.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-much-dam...
by John McEvoy
Four months after pro-Palestine activists targeted the Royal Air Force base, the Ministry of Defence claims it still doesn’t know the cost of repairs.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-much-dam...
How much damage did Palestine Action really do at Brize Norton?
Four months after pro-Palestine activists targeted the Royal Air Force base, the Ministry of Defence claims it still doesn’t know the cost of repairs.
www.declassifieduk.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
👉NEW -- How much damage did Palestine Action really do at Brize Norton?
by John McEvoy
Four months after pro-Palestine activists targeted the Royal Air Force base, the Ministry of Defence claims it still doesn’t know the cost of repairs.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-much-dam...
by John McEvoy
Four months after pro-Palestine activists targeted the Royal Air Force base, the Ministry of Defence claims it still doesn’t know the cost of repairs.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-much-dam...
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Wetlands are rare and exceptional, even small ones.
Intrinsically valuable, they also:
🌱 Offer habitat for plants, insects, amphibians and birds
🌊 Absorb stormwater, buffering against floods
🌍 Filter and reduce pollutants, improving water quality
Learn more with the Convention on Wetlands 👇
Intrinsically valuable, they also:
🌱 Offer habitat for plants, insects, amphibians and birds
🌊 Absorb stormwater, buffering against floods
🌍 Filter and reduce pollutants, improving water quality
Learn more with the Convention on Wetlands 👇
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Wetlands are rare and exceptional, even small ones.
Intrinsically valuable, they also:
🌱 Offer habitat for plants, insects, amphibians and birds
🌊 Absorb stormwater, buffering against floods
🌍 Filter and reduce pollutants, improving water quality
Learn more with the Convention on Wetlands 👇
Intrinsically valuable, they also:
🌱 Offer habitat for plants, insects, amphibians and birds
🌊 Absorb stormwater, buffering against floods
🌍 Filter and reduce pollutants, improving water quality
Learn more with the Convention on Wetlands 👇
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"Some species benefit from supplementary feeding, usually via increased overwinter survival.
Blackcaps – until recently fleeting summer visitors to Britain – have done especially well out of it."
Blackcaps – until recently fleeting summer visitors to Britain – have done especially well out of it."
The dark side of bird feeders: what they don’t tell you
Feeding garden birds brings pleasure to millions of people in the UK. And we’re doing good. Or are we?
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"Some species benefit from supplementary feeding, usually via increased overwinter survival.
Blackcaps – until recently fleeting summer visitors to Britain – have done especially well out of it."
Blackcaps – until recently fleeting summer visitors to Britain – have done especially well out of it."
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp lies about whether it lies about the climate crisis. Via @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#ScienceUnderSiege #NewsCorpse
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#ScienceUnderSiege #NewsCorpse
News Corp Australia chair says outlets not part of climate crisis ‘denial machine’
Michael Miller tells Senate misinformation inquiry platforming climate deniers and net zero critics part of ‘great democracy and healthy debate’
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp lies about whether it lies about the climate crisis. Via @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#ScienceUnderSiege #NewsCorpse
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#ScienceUnderSiege #NewsCorpse
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BOOM!
A huge win for people and planet.
The Danish Energy Board has revoked a permit to resume oil production, upholding a complaint by Greenpeace Nordic.
#ClimateCrisis #MakeOilHistory
A huge win for people and planet.
The Danish Energy Board has revoked a permit to resume oil production, upholding a complaint by Greenpeace Nordic.
#ClimateCrisis #MakeOilHistory
November 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
BOOM!
A huge win for people and planet.
The Danish Energy Board has revoked a permit to resume oil production, upholding a complaint by Greenpeace Nordic.
#ClimateCrisis #MakeOilHistory
A huge win for people and planet.
The Danish Energy Board has revoked a permit to resume oil production, upholding a complaint by Greenpeace Nordic.
#ClimateCrisis #MakeOilHistory
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This amounts to a nearly 20% reduction in the efficacy of current global carbon sinks – that is, both the land and ocean – and a 15% reduction compared to how large they would be without the effects of climate change, leading to an increase of atmospheric CO2 of more than 8ppm since 1960.
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
This amounts to a nearly 20% reduction in the efficacy of current global carbon sinks – that is, both the land and ocean – and a 15% reduction compared to how large they would be without the effects of climate change, leading to an increase of atmospheric CO2 of more than 8ppm since 1960.
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Just here to remind you that, with “net zero”, we’re having a meaningless argument about a meaningless frame in order to distract from the single most important and meaningful issue confronting us.
This is politics today.
We should stop wasting time and energy and build a new system.
This is politics today.
We should stop wasting time and energy and build a new system.
Net zero reality and the extinction of politics-as-usual
On words without meaning, meaning without worlds
The sheer inanity, the ecocidal banality of our current political discourse was encapsulated perfectly this morning on the floor of the House of Repre...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Just here to remind you that, with “net zero”, we’re having a meaningless argument about a meaningless frame in order to distract from the single most important and meaningful issue confronting us.
This is politics today.
We should stop wasting time and energy and build a new system.
This is politics today.
We should stop wasting time and energy and build a new system.
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"[U]niversities are not tech companies. Our role is to foster critical thinking, not to follow industry trends uncritically."
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM
"[U]niversities are not tech companies. Our role is to foster critical thinking, not to follow industry trends uncritically."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
“modern research shows..that the public are very good at protecting themselves and that the heroic actions that hit the headlines are actually underlying, natural tendencies in all of us”...society would benefit from fostering and harnessing this"
“modern research shows..that the public are very good at protecting themselves and that the heroic actions that hit the headlines are actually underlying, natural tendencies in all of us”...society would benefit from fostering and harnessing this"
‘Heroic actions are a natural tendency’: why bystander apathy is a myth
Modern research shows the public work together selflessly in an emergency, motivated by a strong impulse to help
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November 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
“modern research shows..that the public are very good at protecting themselves and that the heroic actions that hit the headlines are actually underlying, natural tendencies in all of us”...society would benefit from fostering and harnessing this"
“modern research shows..that the public are very good at protecting themselves and that the heroic actions that hit the headlines are actually underlying, natural tendencies in all of us”...society would benefit from fostering and harnessing this"
"net worth of the 10 richest US billionaires grew by $698bn in the past year. That money alone, the increment in the wealth of 10 people, is almost 10 times the annual amount required to end extreme poverty worldwide"
This week's column is on Billionaire Brain: the condition which seems to prevent extremely rich people from perceiving the utterly bleeding obvious.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot
Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"net worth of the 10 richest US billionaires grew by $698bn in the past year. That money alone, the increment in the wealth of 10 people, is almost 10 times the annual amount required to end extreme poverty worldwide"
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Did you know❓
The British army’s 77th brigade held secret exchanges with the Israeli military.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-psycholog...
The British army’s 77th brigade held secret exchanges with the Israeli military.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-psycholog...
UK psychological warfare unit collaborated with Israeli army
Exclusive: The British army’s 77th brigade held secret exchanges with the IDF, leaked files reveal.
www.declassifieduk.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Did you know❓
The British army’s 77th brigade held secret exchanges with the Israeli military.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-psycholog...
The British army’s 77th brigade held secret exchanges with the Israeli military.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-psycholog...
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👉NEW -- The UK’s £1 billion Thank You to Uncle Sam
by Richard Norton-Taylor
The UK is set to buy a fleet of US fighter jets that can drop nuclear bombs. The purchase is purely political, say watchdogs
www.declassifieduk.org/the-uks-1-bi...
by Richard Norton-Taylor
The UK is set to buy a fleet of US fighter jets that can drop nuclear bombs. The purchase is purely political, say watchdogs
www.declassifieduk.org/the-uks-1-bi...
The UK’s £1 billion Thank You to Uncle Sam
The UK is set to buy a fleet of US fighter jets that can drop nuclear bombs. The purchase is purely political, say watchdogs
www.declassifieduk.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
👉NEW -- The UK’s £1 billion Thank You to Uncle Sam
by Richard Norton-Taylor
The UK is set to buy a fleet of US fighter jets that can drop nuclear bombs. The purchase is purely political, say watchdogs
www.declassifieduk.org/the-uks-1-bi...
by Richard Norton-Taylor
The UK is set to buy a fleet of US fighter jets that can drop nuclear bombs. The purchase is purely political, say watchdogs
www.declassifieduk.org/the-uks-1-bi...
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“As a survivor of torture and persecution, I know healing is possible, but it takes work, creativity, and the support of a welcoming community.”
Nasrin: A survivor’s story
As a survivor of torture and persecution, I know healing is possible, but it takes work, creativity, and the support of a welcoming community
westenglandbylines.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 9:27 AM
“As a survivor of torture and persecution, I know healing is possible, but it takes work, creativity, and the support of a welcoming community.”
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13 East Anglian neighbourhoods are among England’s most deprived 1%. Every one lies on the coast. The poorest voted Reform. A warning about what happens when seaside towns are left behind.
East Anglia: home to the richest and poorest
The Office for National Statistics has just published a report on deprivation in communities across England. What does it tell us about our deeply divided region?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
13 East Anglian neighbourhoods are among England’s most deprived 1%. Every one lies on the coast. The poorest voted Reform. A warning about what happens when seaside towns are left behind.
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Jailed UK climate protesters facing conditions reserved for extremists on release
Jailed UK climate protesters facing conditions reserved for extremists on release
Exclusive: Just Stop Oil activist was banned from attending gatherings, including meeting a friend in a cafe, without permission
Environmental protesters are being given licence conditions on release from jail that are supposed to be limited to extremism cases.
Ella Ward, 22, was banned from going to any meetings or gatherings, except for worship, without permission from her probation officer, although the Ministry of Justice dropped the condition after she brought a legal challenge. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Jailed UK climate protesters facing conditions reserved for extremists on release
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📢Call for Abstracts – EGU General Assembly 2026
Join us in Vienna, Austria (3–8 May 2026) and contribute to our session: BG1.12 / HS13 – “High-mountain biogeochemistry and hydrology in a changing world”.
@ollanosp.bsky.social @llgomezgener.bsky.social @flaviatromboni.bsky.social
Join us in Vienna, Austria (3–8 May 2026) and contribute to our session: BG1.12 / HS13 – “High-mountain biogeochemistry and hydrology in a changing world”.
@ollanosp.bsky.social @llgomezgener.bsky.social @flaviatromboni.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
📢Call for Abstracts – EGU General Assembly 2026
Join us in Vienna, Austria (3–8 May 2026) and contribute to our session: BG1.12 / HS13 – “High-mountain biogeochemistry and hydrology in a changing world”.
@ollanosp.bsky.social @llgomezgener.bsky.social @flaviatromboni.bsky.social
Join us in Vienna, Austria (3–8 May 2026) and contribute to our session: BG1.12 / HS13 – “High-mountain biogeochemistry and hydrology in a changing world”.
@ollanosp.bsky.social @llgomezgener.bsky.social @flaviatromboni.bsky.social
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📝 NEXT WEEK @16:00 CET!
#WebinarSeries
❓ How scientists can respond to autocratisation. #This webinar will provide an overview of how #scientists can respond and safeguard their work.
🕓 Thursday 13 November 2025 at 16:00 CET
👀 Learn more & register here: egu.eu/8T4ZGR
#WebinarSeries
❓ How scientists can respond to autocratisation. #This webinar will provide an overview of how #scientists can respond and safeguard their work.
🕓 Thursday 13 November 2025 at 16:00 CET
👀 Learn more & register here: egu.eu/8T4ZGR
November 8, 2025 at 11:10 AM
📝 NEXT WEEK @16:00 CET!
#WebinarSeries
❓ How scientists can respond to autocratisation. #This webinar will provide an overview of how #scientists can respond and safeguard their work.
🕓 Thursday 13 November 2025 at 16:00 CET
👀 Learn more & register here: egu.eu/8T4ZGR
#WebinarSeries
❓ How scientists can respond to autocratisation. #This webinar will provide an overview of how #scientists can respond and safeguard their work.
🕓 Thursday 13 November 2025 at 16:00 CET
👀 Learn more & register here: egu.eu/8T4ZGR
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"Far from draining our welfare system, migrants are supporting the British state’s solvency."
New analysis by @lgilbert.co
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
New analysis by @lgilbert.co
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November 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
"Far from draining our welfare system, migrants are supporting the British state’s solvency."
New analysis by @lgilbert.co
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
New analysis by @lgilbert.co
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
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Against all the odds, a heartening and inspiring victory for #Mamdani in New York and around the world
Cuomo, Democrats, Labour Party in this country, won't stand up to racism, fascism and poverty. It's up to socialists and Mamdani shows it can be done.
Sensational speech here youtu.be/kOQT_4A1eb8
Cuomo, Democrats, Labour Party in this country, won't stand up to racism, fascism and poverty. It's up to socialists and Mamdani shows it can be done.
Sensational speech here youtu.be/kOQT_4A1eb8
FULL SPEECH: Zohran Mamdani's victory speech following historic NYC mayoral win
YouTube video by ABC News
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Against all the odds, a heartening and inspiring victory for #Mamdani in New York and around the world
Cuomo, Democrats, Labour Party in this country, won't stand up to racism, fascism and poverty. It's up to socialists and Mamdani shows it can be done.
Sensational speech here youtu.be/kOQT_4A1eb8
Cuomo, Democrats, Labour Party in this country, won't stand up to racism, fascism and poverty. It's up to socialists and Mamdani shows it can be done.
Sensational speech here youtu.be/kOQT_4A1eb8
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Despite SYP allowing the Neo-Nazi march and imposing a Section 14 order banning our assembly at Sheffield Cathedral, we condemn their actions and will proceed with the anti-racist protest at the Cathedral this Saturday.
SYP ignores community leaders, putting refugees at risk. We defend our city!
SYP ignores community leaders, putting refugees at risk. We defend our city!
November 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Despite SYP allowing the Neo-Nazi march and imposing a Section 14 order banning our assembly at Sheffield Cathedral, we condemn their actions and will proceed with the anti-racist protest at the Cathedral this Saturday.
SYP ignores community leaders, putting refugees at risk. We defend our city!
SYP ignores community leaders, putting refugees at risk. We defend our city!