BaerbelW
@baerbelw.bsky.social
I'm one of the volunteers helping with @skepticalscience.bsky.social
- see my profile page http://sks.to/BaerbelW also on Mastodon @BaerbelW@scicomm.xyz
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- see my profile page http://sks.to/BaerbelW also on Mastodon @BaerbelW@scicomm.xyz
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A supporter has given us a generous valentine: an offer to match up to $10,000 in donations. Your $5 will become $10...all the way up to $10,000! His match will double your contribution to build Climate.us. Link to donate in comments.
February 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
A supporter has given us a generous valentine: an offer to match up to $10,000 in donations. Your $5 will become $10...all the way up to $10,000! His match will double your contribution to build Climate.us. Link to donate in comments.
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Wollt ihr euch nicht von Desinformation zum Klimawandel für dumm verkaufen lassen? Dann ist dieser Vortrag das richtige! Er zeigt den Stand der Wissenschaft, aber auch die häufigsten Tricks der Klimatäuscher. Holt euch einen Tee und schaut gerne mal rein!
youtu.be/fMcm1ku-NOw?...
youtu.be/fMcm1ku-NOw?...
Die Klimakrise in der öffentlichen Debatte zwischen Wissenschaft, Querdenkern und Lobbyisten
YouTube video by Earth System Analysis - Potsdam Institute
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Wollt ihr euch nicht von Desinformation zum Klimawandel für dumm verkaufen lassen? Dann ist dieser Vortrag das richtige! Er zeigt den Stand der Wissenschaft, aber auch die häufigsten Tricks der Klimatäuscher. Holt euch einen Tee und schaut gerne mal rein!
youtu.be/fMcm1ku-NOw?...
youtu.be/fMcm1ku-NOw?...
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"A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on climate change to work in secret on a sweeping government report on global warming."
Gift link.
Gift link.
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:57 PM
"A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on climate change to work in secret on a sweeping government report on global warming."
Gift link.
Gift link.
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Die #Klimakrise in der öffentlichen Debatte: Wir kennen die Fakten & Lösungen, jetzt braucht es entschlossenes Handeln, so PIK-Forscher @rahmstorf.bsky.social in einem Vortrag. Er spricht über #Extremwetter, die "Hockeyschläger-Kurve", Klimawandelleugner & mehr.👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR4n...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR4n...
January 28, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Die #Klimakrise in der öffentlichen Debatte: Wir kennen die Fakten & Lösungen, jetzt braucht es entschlossenes Handeln, so PIK-Forscher @rahmstorf.bsky.social in einem Vortrag. Er spricht über #Extremwetter, die "Hockeyschläger-Kurve", Klimawandelleugner & mehr.👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR4n...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR4n...
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Year after year it's rather surprising to see how much there is to put into these annual review articles for our activities at Skeptical Science and 2025 is certainly no exception to this "rule"!
sks.to/sks2025?utm-...
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December 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Year after year it's rather surprising to see how much there is to put into these annual review articles for our activities at Skeptical Science and 2025 is certainly no exception to this "rule"!
sks.to/sks2025?utm-...
sks.to/sks2025?utm-...
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December 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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And… TRO granted!
A sweet Christmas present for @imranahmed.bsky.social, @counterhate.com--& for their mission of fighting antisemitism & protecting kids online. Also nice for our all-star legal team.
A lump of coal in the stockings of authoritarians & the merchants of disinformation
A sweet Christmas present for @imranahmed.bsky.social, @counterhate.com--& for their mission of fighting antisemitism & protecting kids online. Also nice for our all-star legal team.
A lump of coal in the stockings of authoritarians & the merchants of disinformation
December 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
And… TRO granted!
A sweet Christmas present for @imranahmed.bsky.social, @counterhate.com--& for their mission of fighting antisemitism & protecting kids online. Also nice for our all-star legal team.
A lump of coal in the stockings of authoritarians & the merchants of disinformation
A sweet Christmas present for @imranahmed.bsky.social, @counterhate.com--& for their mission of fighting antisemitism & protecting kids online. Also nice for our all-star legal team.
A lump of coal in the stockings of authoritarians & the merchants of disinformation
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Superb video by @simonoxfphys.com Simon Clark on how truth on climate change is twisted and dismantled by Trump administration: www.youtube.com/watc.... 1/2
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The misinformation situation is worse than you think
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Make your donation have the maximum impact: https://givewell.org (pick YOUTUBE and then Simon Clark at checkout)
The handbook: https://zenodo.org/records/15696097
Become a patron at http://www.patreon.com/simonoxfphys
REFERENCES
1. https://web.archive.org/web/20250
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Superb video by @simonoxfphys.com Simon Clark on how truth on climate change is twisted and dismantled by Trump administration: www.youtube.com/watc.... 1/2
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So the US administration considers hate speech and disinformation “American viewpoints“? 🙄
HateAid is an organization that also helps climate scientists to defend themselves against online abuse and threats.
Its founder was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 🇩🇪 this year.
HateAid is an organization that also helps climate scientists to defend themselves against online abuse and threats.
Its founder was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 🇩🇪 this year.
“Imran Ahmed, chief executive of Centre for Countering Digital Hate; Josephine Ballon and Anna-Lena von Hodenberg, leaders of HateAid, a German organization; former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, who was responsible for digital affairs; and Clare Melford, who runs the Global Disinformation Index.”
US bars five Europeans it says pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints online
The State Department is barring five Europeans it accuses of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints.
apnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:59 AM
So the US administration considers hate speech and disinformation “American viewpoints“? 🙄
HateAid is an organization that also helps climate scientists to defend themselves against online abuse and threats.
Its founder was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 🇩🇪 this year.
HateAid is an organization that also helps climate scientists to defend themselves against online abuse and threats.
Its founder was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 🇩🇪 this year.
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Check out our RSS feed! #ClimateForUs
December 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Check out our RSS feed! #ClimateForUs
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Michael Mann and Bob Ward don't mince their words here, and unfortunately they are right about the Trump administration's "Soviet-style campaign to prevent Americans and the rest of the world from knowing the truth about climate change."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward
This is the latest in the relentless purge of climate researchers who refuse to be co-opted by the fossil fuel industry
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Michael Mann and Bob Ward don't mince their words here, and unfortunately they are right about the Trump administration's "Soviet-style campaign to prevent Americans and the rest of the world from knowing the truth about climate change."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Have you also asked an AI chatbot about climate and found the answer to be quite good? Maybe that is because it was you who asked.
Some AI (e.g. Grok) tailors their response to suit your beliefs. It’s called ‘AI sycophancy’ (a new word I just learned.)
globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...
Some AI (e.g. Grok) tailors their response to suit your beliefs. It’s called ‘AI sycophancy’ (a new word I just learned.)
globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...
AI chatbots share climate disinformation to susceptible users
AI chatbots' personalised answers risk inflaming conspiracy and misinformation, as investigation shows climate disinformation shared to sceptic user personas
globalwitness.org
December 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Have you also asked an AI chatbot about climate and found the answer to be quite good? Maybe that is because it was you who asked.
Some AI (e.g. Grok) tailors their response to suit your beliefs. It’s called ‘AI sycophancy’ (a new word I just learned.)
globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...
Some AI (e.g. Grok) tailors their response to suit your beliefs. It’s called ‘AI sycophancy’ (a new word I just learned.)
globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...
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Listen to the full episode here:
matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/foolproof-...
matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/foolproof-...
Foolproof: How to Build Resistance to Misinformation
Sander van der Linden joins me to discuss how people can build resistance to manipulation, the economics of fake social media accounts, and the future of combating disinformation.
matthewfacciani.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Listen to the full episode here:
matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/foolproof-...
matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/foolproof-...
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@profsanderlinden.bsky.social describes the importance of having a multi-layered defense against misinformation, and why such education should be found in all schools.
December 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
@profsanderlinden.bsky.social describes the importance of having a multi-layered defense against misinformation, and why such education should be found in all schools.
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In case you missed it live, a full recording of my rapid-response livestream regarding news surrounding the proposed imminent and sudden dismantling of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is now available.
Special rapid response stream re: proposed dismantling of National Center for Atmospheric Research
The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme #weather and #climate. 12/17/2025 topic: This will be a special emergency livestream to discuss the context and broader implications of breaking news last n
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
In case you missed it live, a full recording of my rapid-response livestream regarding news surrounding the proposed imminent and sudden dismantling of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is now available.
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The Trump regime wants to dismantle a world leading climate research center. Why? Because the US has become a petrostate where the government has been captured by fossil fuel interests.
They’re calling climate science “green new scam research”, in full denial of reality. 🤯
They’re calling climate science “green new scam research”, in full denial of reality. 🤯
December 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The Trump regime wants to dismantle a world leading climate research center. Why? Because the US has become a petrostate where the government has been captured by fossil fuel interests.
They’re calling climate science “green new scam research”, in full denial of reality. 🤯
They’re calling climate science “green new scam research”, in full denial of reality. 🤯
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The team behind Climate.us aims to provide the same kind of reliable, fresh content that used to be available via Climate.gov. We hope you’ll support us. #ClimateForUs
December 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The team behind Climate.us aims to provide the same kind of reliable, fresh content that used to be available via Climate.gov. We hope you’ll support us. #ClimateForUs
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CORRECTIV bündelt auf einer neuen Informationsplattform öffentlich zugängliche Recherchen zur #AfD-nahen #Desiderius-Erasmus-Stiftung. Anlass sind ihr Antrag auf staatliche Förderung und die Frage, ob ihr politisches Umfeld mit den gesetzlichen Voraussetzungen vereinbar ist.
Neue Website dokumentiert Grundströmung der AfD-nahen Stiftung
CORRECTIV bündelt Recherchen zur AfD-nahen Desiderius-Erasmus-Stiftung. Im Fokus: politische Grundströmung, Akteure und staatliche Förderung
correctiv.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:39 AM
CORRECTIV bündelt auf einer neuen Informationsplattform öffentlich zugängliche Recherchen zur #AfD-nahen #Desiderius-Erasmus-Stiftung. Anlass sind ihr Antrag auf staatliche Förderung und die Frage, ob ihr politisches Umfeld mit den gesetzlichen Voraussetzungen vereinbar ist.
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As we approach the end of the year, I look at the state of EV sales for @climateconnections.bsky.social. They're a “highly recommended” climate solution by @projectdrawdown.bsky.social. Sales and policies in the USA are stagnating, but they're surging across much of the rest of the world. 🧵 [1/8]
The rest of the world is lapping the U.S. in the EV race » Yale Climate Connections
EVs made up 25% of global car sales in 2025. In the U.S., they only made up 10%.
yaleclimateconnections.org
December 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
As we approach the end of the year, I look at the state of EV sales for @climateconnections.bsky.social. They're a “highly recommended” climate solution by @projectdrawdown.bsky.social. Sales and policies in the USA are stagnating, but they're surging across much of the rest of the world. 🧵 [1/8]
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If someone tells you the CO2 is coming out of the sea, they try to fool you. We know exactly where it comes from and where it goes. We emit CO2, about half of that stays in the atmosphere, and a quarter each is taken up by oceans and forests.
Measured facts!
globalcarbonbudget.org/gcb-2025/
Measured facts!
globalcarbonbudget.org/gcb-2025/
December 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
If someone tells you the CO2 is coming out of the sea, they try to fool you. We know exactly where it comes from and where it goes. We emit CO2, about half of that stays in the atmosphere, and a quarter each is taken up by oceans and forests.
Measured facts!
globalcarbonbudget.org/gcb-2025/
Measured facts!
globalcarbonbudget.org/gcb-2025/
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For the last decade, the pervasive spread of bullshit & manipulation of online platforms have been widely recognized societal concerns. Now non US citizens studying those subjects can be labeled “censors” & denied visas or deported from the US. Censorship, indeed. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa
An internal State Department memo said that anyone involved in "censorship" of free speech should be considered for rejection.
www.reuters.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Wieder eine faszinierende und lehrreiche Gelegenheit für mich, an einer deutschen Handbuchübersetzung mitzuwirken und weitere Übersetzungen zu koordinieren.
Direkt zur deutschen Version geht es über diesen Link:
sks.to/autocracy-de
Direkt zur deutschen Version geht es über diesen Link:
sks.to/autocracy-de
We are delighted to announce the first two translations of the Handbook, into German and Italian. They are available through our portal: sks.to/autocracy
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November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Wieder eine faszinierende und lehrreiche Gelegenheit für mich, an einer deutschen Handbuchübersetzung mitzuwirken und weitere Übersetzungen zu koordinieren.
Direkt zur deutschen Version geht es über diesen Link:
sks.to/autocracy-de
Direkt zur deutschen Version geht es über diesen Link:
sks.to/autocracy-de
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In light of the assault on American science by its own government that launched in January this year, we published the Anti-Autocracy Handbook in June to provide some guidance to scholars about how to respond to an emerging autocracy. The handbook is available at: sks.to/autocracy. 1/n
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November 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
In light of the assault on American science by its own government that launched in January this year, we published the Anti-Autocracy Handbook in June to provide some guidance to scholars about how to respond to an emerging autocracy. The handbook is available at: sks.to/autocracy. 1/n
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Joe Rogan has one of the world's most popular podcasts. Unfortunately, like nearly all of the most popular online shows, his tends to spread climate misinformation. For @climateconnections.bsky.social I scrutinize his recent episode with octogenarian climate contrarians Lindzen & Happer 🧵 (1/11)
Five ways Joe Rogan misleads listeners about climate change » Yale Climate Connections
Rogan exposes millions to climate denial. Let’s break down his tactics.
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Joe Rogan has one of the world's most popular podcasts. Unfortunately, like nearly all of the most popular online shows, his tends to spread climate misinformation. For @climateconnections.bsky.social I scrutinize his recent episode with octogenarian climate contrarians Lindzen & Happer 🧵 (1/11)
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Was Hurricane Melissa Super Hurricane? Is Category 6 needed? I took a deep dive in my weekend Forbes piece citing
@katharinehayhoe.com @michaelemann.bsky.social @bmcnoldy.bsky.social @weatherprof.bsky.social Rheeda walker
Let me know your thoughts after reading it
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
@katharinehayhoe.com @michaelemann.bsky.social @bmcnoldy.bsky.social @weatherprof.bsky.social Rheeda walker
Let me know your thoughts after reading it
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
Revisiting The Category 6 Conversation After Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa may be the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Atlantic basin. It has also ignited discussion about the need for a Category 6 designation.
www.forbes.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Was Hurricane Melissa Super Hurricane? Is Category 6 needed? I took a deep dive in my weekend Forbes piece citing
@katharinehayhoe.com @michaelemann.bsky.social @bmcnoldy.bsky.social @weatherprof.bsky.social Rheeda walker
Let me know your thoughts after reading it
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
@katharinehayhoe.com @michaelemann.bsky.social @bmcnoldy.bsky.social @weatherprof.bsky.social Rheeda walker
Let me know your thoughts after reading it
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...