Chris Tolmie
@ctolmie.bsky.social
Interests in climate change, politics, history, engineering, nature. Works in 5G, AI, IoT, cybersecurity, the cloud and data centres. Lib Dem supporter.
Slava Ukraini.
Slava Ukraini.
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I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
December 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
How to avoid the power grab?Source: The Register
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Tech's Control Grab Fuels Flight to Open Source
Opinion: AI slop, Trump tantrums, and zero humans answering phones
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November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
How to avoid the power grab?Source: The Register
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'A wasteland': FRANCE 24 journalist given rare glimpse of war-ravaged Gaza
'A wasteland': FRANCE 24 journalist given rare glimpse of war-ravaged Gaza
FRANCE 24 correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky entered the Gaza Strip on Wednesday as part of a “limited and circumscribed” press visit organised by the Israeli army, which has barred foreign journalists from entering the Palestinian enclave since the start of the Gaza war. Click on the video player to watch her report.
www.france24.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
'A wasteland': FRANCE 24 journalist given rare glimpse of war-ravaged Gaza
Reform councils raise taxes. So much for ",cutting waste". Reform-led Kent County Council to increase taxes after budget overspend | The Independent share.google/1HLMTyUK6I7x...
Reform-led council to increase taxes after budget overspend
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October 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Reform councils raise taxes. So much for ",cutting waste". Reform-led Kent County Council to increase taxes after budget overspend | The Independent share.google/1HLMTyUK6I7x...
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These false beliefs do not arise in a vacuum. Yet we seem collectively incurious about their origins.
Nearly half of British adults believe a majority of immigrants to this country in the last year came here illegally.
Just under a third (32%) believe the majority came here legally and a further one in five (20%) don't know.
Just under a third (32%) believe the majority came here legally and a further one in five (20%) don't know.
September 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
These false beliefs do not arise in a vacuum. Yet we seem collectively incurious about their origins.
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How do you know that the information you see/hear on climate change – however compelling - is trustworthy? And why does it matter?
Read our latest blog post in which we explore why misinformation is an issue and how to critically engage with information you are exposed to.
bit.ly/4paR8rj
Read our latest blog post in which we explore why misinformation is an issue and how to critically engage with information you are exposed to.
bit.ly/4paR8rj
September 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
How do you know that the information you see/hear on climate change – however compelling - is trustworthy? And why does it matter?
Read our latest blog post in which we explore why misinformation is an issue and how to critically engage with information you are exposed to.
bit.ly/4paR8rj
Read our latest blog post in which we explore why misinformation is an issue and how to critically engage with information you are exposed to.
bit.ly/4paR8rj
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"The US has informed countries in Europe that it is stepping back from joint efforts to combat disinformation from countries such as Russia, China and Iran, according to three European officials familiar with the matter."
US ends international push to combat fake news from hostile states
Washington terminates agreements with European countries to fight disinformation from Russia, China and Iran
www.ft.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM
"The US has informed countries in Europe that it is stepping back from joint efforts to combat disinformation from countries such as Russia, China and Iran, according to three European officials familiar with the matter."
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We have no interest in territories. We have the biggest territory in the world which we got by being so concerned by the people in territories that we killed them and replaced them with Russians in the territories we did not have an interest in.
August 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
We have no interest in territories. We have the biggest territory in the world which we got by being so concerned by the people in territories that we killed them and replaced them with Russians in the territories we did not have an interest in.
CO2 in the atmosphere continues its climb and yet we do little about it . . . .
426.52 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 30-Jul-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
The Keeling Curve
The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
July 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
CO2 in the atmosphere continues its climb and yet we do little about it . . . .
The electronics that are and will be wasted is terrible. When we need more rare earth materials, and copper, and gold etc. having it all burn up in the atmosphere is so wasteful.
Catching up on BBC More or Less only to discover them fact-checking me 😱. Happily @planet4589.bsky.social approved 😌 phew!
It's been estimated by 2030 there will be ~100,000 satellites in orbit, de-orbiting at rate of roughly ~1 per hr.🧪🔭
ℹ️ arxiv.org/pdf/2204.10025
📻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
It's been estimated by 2030 there will be ~100,000 satellites in orbit, de-orbiting at rate of roughly ~1 per hr.🧪🔭
ℹ️ arxiv.org/pdf/2204.10025
📻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
More or Less: Behind the Stats - Could you be hit by a falling satellite? - BBC Sounds
Investigating if 100,000 satellites could be orbiting earth in five years’ time
www.bbc.co.uk
June 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The electronics that are and will be wasted is terrible. When we need more rare earth materials, and copper, and gold etc. having it all burn up in the atmosphere is so wasteful.
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🔴£2 Billion of Fraudulent Covid Loans Remains At Large With Government Accused of ‘Passivity’ in Claiming Funds
Huge sums have yet to be returned five years after the last Conservative Government’s Covid ‘bounce back’ loan scheme was launched, reports @davidhencke.bsky.social
Huge sums have yet to be returned five years after the last Conservative Government’s Covid ‘bounce back’ loan scheme was launched, reports @davidhencke.bsky.social
£2 Billion of Fraudulent Covid Loans Remains At Large With Government Accused of 'Passivity' in Claiming Funds
Huge sums of money have yet to be returned by businesses five years after the last Conservative Government's Covid 'bounce back' loan scheme was launched
bylinetimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
🔴£2 Billion of Fraudulent Covid Loans Remains At Large With Government Accused of ‘Passivity’ in Claiming Funds
Huge sums have yet to be returned five years after the last Conservative Government’s Covid ‘bounce back’ loan scheme was launched, reports @davidhencke.bsky.social
Huge sums have yet to be returned five years after the last Conservative Government’s Covid ‘bounce back’ loan scheme was launched, reports @davidhencke.bsky.social
Many privacy reasons to remove WhatsApp from phones. Here is another www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scottish government to remove WhatsApp from phones - BBC News
It comes after the UK Covid Inquiry revealed officials had deleted messages shared during the pandemic.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Many privacy reasons to remove WhatsApp from phones. Here is another www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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💬 Zelenskyy: "I paid tribute to the victims. This vile attack on a house in the middle of the night took the lives of 23 civilians. My condolences to the families and friends. We continue to help all the victims."
June 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
💬 Zelenskyy: "I paid tribute to the victims. This vile attack on a house in the middle of the night took the lives of 23 civilians. My condolences to the families and friends. We continue to help all the victims."
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🔴‘Nigel Farage’s Patronising Coal Mine Fantasy Says a Lot About What He Really Thinks of Working People’
The Reform leader’s pledge to restart blast furnaces ignores the practical realities and the actual wishes of working people, argues @josiah.writes.news
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/n...
The Reform leader’s pledge to restart blast furnaces ignores the practical realities and the actual wishes of working people, argues @josiah.writes.news
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/n...
'Nigel Farage's Patronising Coal Mine Fantasy Says a Lot About What He Really Thinks of Working People'
The Reform leader’s pledge to restart Welsh blast furnaces ignores the practical realities of flooded pits, collapsed infrastructure – and the actual wishes of working people, argues Josiah Mortimer
bylinetimes.com
June 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
🔴‘Nigel Farage’s Patronising Coal Mine Fantasy Says a Lot About What He Really Thinks of Working People’
The Reform leader’s pledge to restart blast furnaces ignores the practical realities and the actual wishes of working people, argues @josiah.writes.news
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/n...
The Reform leader’s pledge to restart blast furnaces ignores the practical realities and the actual wishes of working people, argues @josiah.writes.news
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/n...
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🔴 Moscow has been sending tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, and other expensive equipment to West Africa via cargo ships despite Western sanctions.
Russia Delivers Tanks and Howitzers to Kremlin-Controlled African Forces, Defying Sanctions
Moscow continues military shipments to West Africa, bypassing sanctions, with artillery and vehicles heading to Guinea for Russia's African Corps.
united24media.com
June 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
🔴 Moscow has been sending tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, and other expensive equipment to West Africa via cargo ships despite Western sanctions.
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💡 UK electricity bills are high — but don’t blame net zero.
A new @carbonbrief.org factcheck shows it's expensive gas, not renewables, that’s driving up costs.
Gas set the market price 98% of the time in 2021, even when cheaper wind & solar were available.
🔗 www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
A new @carbonbrief.org factcheck shows it's expensive gas, not renewables, that’s driving up costs.
Gas set the market price 98% of the time in 2021, even when cheaper wind & solar were available.
🔗 www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
Factcheck: Why expensive gas – not net-zero – is keeping UK electricity prices so high - Carbon Brief
The UK’s high electricity prices have become intensely political, with competing claims over the cause of rocketing bills and how best to get them down.
www.carbonbrief.org
May 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
💡 UK electricity bills are high — but don’t blame net zero.
A new @carbonbrief.org factcheck shows it's expensive gas, not renewables, that’s driving up costs.
Gas set the market price 98% of the time in 2021, even when cheaper wind & solar were available.
🔗 www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
A new @carbonbrief.org factcheck shows it's expensive gas, not renewables, that’s driving up costs.
Gas set the market price 98% of the time in 2021, even when cheaper wind & solar were available.
🔗 www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
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We’re disappointed that the Chilterns National Landscape boundary review has been cancelled due to Defra funding cuts. We’re grateful to all who supported the project & will continue working with Natural England & Defra to push for funding to complete it.
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/xrqezzjgmb
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/xrqezzjgmb
May 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We’re disappointed that the Chilterns National Landscape boundary review has been cancelled due to Defra funding cuts. We’re grateful to all who supported the project & will continue working with Natural England & Defra to push for funding to complete it.
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/xrqezzjgmb
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/xrqezzjgmb
Am I paranoid or is this "taking a liberty?" On my Android mobile a number of Meta apps are running, and in my WhatsApp messages there is an AI tool - what can it look at, I thought my messages were secure and encrypted . . . .
May 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Am I paranoid or is this "taking a liberty?" On my Android mobile a number of Meta apps are running, and in my WhatsApp messages there is an AI tool - what can it look at, I thought my messages were secure and encrypted . . . .
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NHS ‘routinely failing’ deaf patients in England, report finds
NHS ‘routinely failing’ deaf patients in England, report finds
RNID survey finds half of sign language users did not understand diagnoses – some terminal – or how their treatment worked
Deaf patients face systemic discrimination when it comes to learning about their own health due to NHS failings, with some not understanding that they might have a terminal illness, according to a damning report.
The study by the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) accuses the NHS of “routinely failing” deaf people. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:42 AM
NHS ‘routinely failing’ deaf patients in England, report finds
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It's the first morning of Everything Electric here at the ExCeL... loads of electric cars, heat pumps, solar panels, batteries & lots to learn about a cleaner electrified future.
It's on today, tomorrow and Friday and open to everyone. Do come and join us!
uk.everythingelectric.show/london
It's on today, tomorrow and Friday and open to everyone. Do come and join us!
uk.everythingelectric.show/london
April 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
It's the first morning of Everything Electric here at the ExCeL... loads of electric cars, heat pumps, solar panels, batteries & lots to learn about a cleaner electrified future.
It's on today, tomorrow and Friday and open to everyone. Do come and join us!
uk.everythingelectric.show/london
It's on today, tomorrow and Friday and open to everyone. Do come and join us!
uk.everythingelectric.show/london
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The Trump regime’s special envoy Witkoff amid Russia’s daily terrorist attacks in Ukraine:
“I don't regard Putin as a bad guy.”
“I don't regard Putin as a bad guy.”
April 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The Trump regime’s special envoy Witkoff amid Russia’s daily terrorist attacks in Ukraine:
“I don't regard Putin as a bad guy.”
“I don't regard Putin as a bad guy.”
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Russia carried out a terrorist attack in Sumy, Ukraine using ballistic missiles. They murdered at least 31 civilians and injured 80+ others as people celebrated Palm Sunday. Russia attacked at midday to maximize the number of civilian casualties.
April 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Russia carried out a terrorist attack in Sumy, Ukraine using ballistic missiles. They murdered at least 31 civilians and injured 80+ others as people celebrated Palm Sunday. Russia attacked at midday to maximize the number of civilian casualties.
Both Trump and Truss had a massive negative effect on my pension fund (in fact if you are over 60 and have a company managed pension fund, then yours has been badly affected too!)
"If there has been a nagging sense of deja vu in Britain over the past 24 hours, then the ill-fated 49-day reign of Liz Truss as the UK prime minister may well be to blame."
Trump’s ‘Liz Truss moment’: when economic bravado meets market reality
The president’s U-turn after his maverick plan threatened meltdown has echoes of the 2022 UK crisis
www.theguardian.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Both Trump and Truss had a massive negative effect on my pension fund (in fact if you are over 60 and have a company managed pension fund, then yours has been badly affected too!)