Chris Gooch
@chrisdg.bsky.social
brewer, cyclist, still a trainee dad. Old enough to get free soup and unlimited tea in Asda cafes
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Very interesting new @balancedeconomy.bsky.social report setting out the links between concentration of ownership in the financial sector and climate damage.
Here's one killer graph: over half of fossil fuel profits to the top 1% in the US.
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Here's one killer graph: over half of fossil fuel profits to the top 1% in the US.
static1.squarespace.com/static/65c9d...
January 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Very interesting new @balancedeconomy.bsky.social report setting out the links between concentration of ownership in the financial sector and climate damage.
Here's one killer graph: over half of fossil fuel profits to the top 1% in the US.
static1.squarespace.com/static/65c9d...
Here's one killer graph: over half of fossil fuel profits to the top 1% in the US.
static1.squarespace.com/static/65c9d...
The deal was negotiated by the previous government when she was a cabinet minister
This is (1) disgraceful at a moment of national danger, (2) laughably unserious and (3) deeply unwise when the President is obviously becoming incapacitated and the most unpopular person in the whole UK. Utterly disqualifying.
January 20, 2026 at 10:45 AM
The deal was negotiated by the previous government when she was a cabinet minister
Beyond hypocritical
Just reflexively oppositional, YOU NEGOTIATED THIS DEAL! If you'd not held the election when you did, Rishi would have signed it. YOU WERE IN THE FOREIGN OFFICE AT THE TIME.
This is (1) disgraceful at a moment of national danger, (2) laughably unserious and (3) deeply unwise when the President is obviously becoming incapacitated and the most unpopular person in the whole UK. Utterly disqualifying.
January 20, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Beyond hypocritical
Would we be surprised to find that large companies in a virtual monopoly abused their positions?
January 20, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Would we be surprised to find that large companies in a virtual monopoly abused their positions?
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Marie Maynard Daly co-discovered the link between high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and the clogged arteries that can cause heart disease and strokes. She also studied the damage that cigarettes have on the heart & lungs. adalovelaceday.subst...
Prof Marie Maynard Daly, Biochemist
Marie Maynard Daly was a biochemist who co-discovered the link between high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and the clogged arteries that can cause heart disease and strokes.
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January 20, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Marie Maynard Daly co-discovered the link between high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and the clogged arteries that can cause heart disease and strokes. She also studied the damage that cigarettes have on the heart & lungs. adalovelaceday.subst...
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This statement is on US Department of State website.
It includes the following excerpt:
"President Trump expressed his support for the monumental achievement during his meeting with Prime Minister Starmer in the White House."
www.state.gov/u-s-support-...
It includes the following excerpt:
"President Trump expressed his support for the monumental achievement during his meeting with Prime Minister Starmer in the White House."
www.state.gov/u-s-support-...
U.S. Support for UK and Mauritius Agreement on Chagos Archipelago - United States Department of State
Today, the United States welcomed the historic agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius on the future of the British Indian Ocean Territory—specifically, the Chagos Archipela...
www.state.gov
January 20, 2026 at 7:41 AM
This statement is on US Department of State website.
It includes the following excerpt:
"President Trump expressed his support for the monumental achievement during his meeting with Prime Minister Starmer in the White House."
www.state.gov/u-s-support-...
It includes the following excerpt:
"President Trump expressed his support for the monumental achievement during his meeting with Prime Minister Starmer in the White House."
www.state.gov/u-s-support-...
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Why Robert Jenrick’s first Reform UK constituency speech didn’t go according to plan
Why Robert Jenrick’s first Reform UK constituency speech didn’t go according to plan
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www.independent.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Why Robert Jenrick’s first Reform UK constituency speech didn’t go according to plan
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The UK-Mauritius deal supposedly guarantees US access to Diego Garcia for 99 years.
"The island... has an average elevation of four feet above sea level with a maximum elevation of 22 feet."
installations.militaryonesource.mil/in-depth-ove...
#r4today
"The island... has an average elevation of four feet above sea level with a maximum elevation of 22 feet."
installations.militaryonesource.mil/in-depth-ove...
#r4today
May 22, 2025 at 6:10 AM
The UK-Mauritius deal supposedly guarantees US access to Diego Garcia for 99 years.
"The island... has an average elevation of four feet above sea level with a maximum elevation of 22 feet."
installations.militaryonesource.mil/in-depth-ove...
#r4today
"The island... has an average elevation of four feet above sea level with a maximum elevation of 22 feet."
installations.militaryonesource.mil/in-depth-ove...
#r4today
Just in case you have heard his latest shitpost
"Donald Trump has signed off the UK’s handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Downing Street has indicated, paving the way for the UK to cede sovereignty over its last African colony after a six-month standoff."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
#R4Today
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
#R4Today
Donald Trump signs off UK’s handover of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
No 10 says deal to cede UK’s last African colony is being finalised after months of doubt
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Just in case you have heard his latest shitpost
It took a few days after they had all left
The piss tank on the ISS is now 0% full.
January 20, 2026 at 7:21 AM
It took a few days after they had all left
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Reform UK Councillors Gone: Updated
Kathy Gibbon defects to the Conservatives
➡️ Kicked Out
Brian Black
Oliver Bradshaw
Paul Thomas
Bob Ford
Bill Barratt
Ed Hill
James Regan
Mark Broadhurst
Paul Bean
Adam Smith
Daniel Taylor
John Allen
Nicole Brooke
Patrick Lambert
Maxine Fothergill
Tom Pickup
Kathy Gibbon defects to the Conservatives
➡️ Kicked Out
Brian Black
Oliver Bradshaw
Paul Thomas
Bob Ford
Bill Barratt
Ed Hill
James Regan
Mark Broadhurst
Paul Bean
Adam Smith
Daniel Taylor
John Allen
Nicole Brooke
Patrick Lambert
Maxine Fothergill
Tom Pickup
January 20, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Reform UK Councillors Gone: Updated
Kathy Gibbon defects to the Conservatives
➡️ Kicked Out
Brian Black
Oliver Bradshaw
Paul Thomas
Bob Ford
Bill Barratt
Ed Hill
James Regan
Mark Broadhurst
Paul Bean
Adam Smith
Daniel Taylor
John Allen
Nicole Brooke
Patrick Lambert
Maxine Fothergill
Tom Pickup
Kathy Gibbon defects to the Conservatives
➡️ Kicked Out
Brian Black
Oliver Bradshaw
Paul Thomas
Bob Ford
Bill Barratt
Ed Hill
James Regan
Mark Broadhurst
Paul Bean
Adam Smith
Daniel Taylor
John Allen
Nicole Brooke
Patrick Lambert
Maxine Fothergill
Tom Pickup
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H OF C in session yesterday.
Meanwhile Farage lunching with Liz Truss and the USA fossil fuel lobbyists Heartland Institute .
At the exclusive Mark's club in Mayfair
About as far removed from the people's army as you can get.
Is she on her way to Reform ?
Meanwhile Farage lunching with Liz Truss and the USA fossil fuel lobbyists Heartland Institute .
At the exclusive Mark's club in Mayfair
About as far removed from the people's army as you can get.
Is she on her way to Reform ?
January 20, 2026 at 5:08 AM
H OF C in session yesterday.
Meanwhile Farage lunching with Liz Truss and the USA fossil fuel lobbyists Heartland Institute .
At the exclusive Mark's club in Mayfair
About as far removed from the people's army as you can get.
Is she on her way to Reform ?
Meanwhile Farage lunching with Liz Truss and the USA fossil fuel lobbyists Heartland Institute .
At the exclusive Mark's club in Mayfair
About as far removed from the people's army as you can get.
Is she on her way to Reform ?
FFS
A Freedom of Information request revealed a council spent £17mn on emergency housing without any contracts, lawful procurement or proper decision-making authority.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @cambsnews.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @cambsnews.bsky.social
£17mn homeless housing scandal rocks city council
A damning statutory report exposes a council’s £17mn unlawful homeless housing payments made without contracts or authority
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 7:16 AM
FFS
nb
*In the way that, for MAGA, "every accusation is always a confession," every electronic "ethics code" is a list of afflictions that Big Tech hierarchs plan to inflict, or are already infilcting, on their peon user-underclass
January 20, 2026 at 7:14 AM
nb
Hear hear
Looking back: young people already seek help online.
Youth Endowment Fund found 1 in 4 UK teens have used AI chatbots for mental health support.
This reflects unmet need and not recklessness.
Youth Endowment Fund found 1 in 4 UK teens have used AI chatbots for mental health support.
This reflects unmet need and not recklessness.
January 20, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Hear hear
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I don't think people in this country process what it means to have 7 million people cycling through jail every year. Someone is arrested every 3 seconds. And that is not including immigration policing! When people leave jail, they are at extremely high risk of overdosing. It takes years off a life.
January 19, 2026 at 9:20 PM
I don't think people in this country process what it means to have 7 million people cycling through jail every year. Someone is arrested every 3 seconds. And that is not including immigration policing! When people leave jail, they are at extremely high risk of overdosing. It takes years off a life.
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Not for the first time, it looks like Channel 4 just handed the keys to their socials to an evil genius:
January 19, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Not for the first time, it looks like Channel 4 just handed the keys to their socials to an evil genius:
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The site was suspended in 2022 following 120 tremors - that's from just 2 wells. In 3 years, the company failed to completely clean up the site + return it to farmland. If firms are either unwilling or unable to clean up 2 wells, what hope if fracking were expanded?
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Fracking firm denied more time to restore Lancashire site
Cuadrilla has
share.google
January 19, 2026 at 12:30 PM
The site was suspended in 2022 following 120 tremors - that's from just 2 wells. In 3 years, the company failed to completely clean up the site + return it to farmland. If firms are either unwilling or unable to clean up 2 wells, what hope if fracking were expanded?
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1/ Russia's logistical capability to threaten Greenland, 1500 miles away, is fundamentally dependent on its ability to project naval power over long distances, potentially in contested waters. However, Russian warbloggers admit that this is severely limited even in peacetime. ⬇️
January 19, 2026 at 8:44 AM
1/ Russia's logistical capability to threaten Greenland, 1500 miles away, is fundamentally dependent on its ability to project naval power over long distances, potentially in contested waters. However, Russian warbloggers admit that this is severely limited even in peacetime. ⬇️
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Meanwhile in Russia: pundits rejoiced about Trump's approach to Greenland, which they surmised is "delivering a catastrophic blow to NATO" and is "truly tremendous for Russia."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ThS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ThS...
Russian pundits are thrilled with Trump's approach to Greenland
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: pundits rejoiced about Trump's approach to Greenland, which they surmised is "delivering a catastrophic blow to NATO" and is "truly tremendous for Russia."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ThS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ThS...
Can brewing get nicher?
Optimistic Capital sharpens focus on vinyl-themed microbreweries @teamdb.bsky.social
Optimistic Capital sharpens focus on vinyl-themed microbreweries
Investment firm Optimistic Capital has funded vinyl-themed Indian microbrewery 33&Brew, a move that sees the business reinforcing links between independent beer and analogue music culture.
www.thedrinksbusiness.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Can brewing get nicher?
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🚨❌Our Flooding Myth Busting Focus Week starts next week!❌🚨
🤔Throughout next week, we’ll be busting some of the biggest misconceptions about #flooding, including “It won’t happen here” and “The council will give me sandbags”
Follow us across social media next week as we bust these myths✅
🤔Throughout next week, we’ll be busting some of the biggest misconceptions about #flooding, including “It won’t happen here” and “The council will give me sandbags”
Follow us across social media next week as we bust these myths✅
January 19, 2026 at 12:26 PM
🚨❌Our Flooding Myth Busting Focus Week starts next week!❌🚨
🤔Throughout next week, we’ll be busting some of the biggest misconceptions about #flooding, including “It won’t happen here” and “The council will give me sandbags”
Follow us across social media next week as we bust these myths✅
🤔Throughout next week, we’ll be busting some of the biggest misconceptions about #flooding, including “It won’t happen here” and “The council will give me sandbags”
Follow us across social media next week as we bust these myths✅
FFS
NEW – Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @sylviahayes.bsky.social
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January 19, 2026 at 8:01 AM
FFS
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‼️"Billionaire wealth jumps three times faster in 2025 to highest peak ever, sparking dangerous political inequality"
Find out more: bit.ly/4qpnuyI
Find out more: bit.ly/4qpnuyI
January 19, 2026 at 7:00 AM
‼️"Billionaire wealth jumps three times faster in 2025 to highest peak ever, sparking dangerous political inequality"
Find out more: bit.ly/4qpnuyI
Find out more: bit.ly/4qpnuyI
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Being prepared to go to war with your closest allies because you were not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize does seem like the clearest possible vindication of the decision that you didn’t deserve it.
January 19, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Being prepared to go to war with your closest allies because you were not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize does seem like the clearest possible vindication of the decision that you didn’t deserve it.