Donald Coppen
@donaldcoppen.bsky.social
Biotech & PhD biologist
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#AskForEvidence
#RuleOfLaw
#ClimateChangeIsReal
#ShowYourStripes
#VaccinesWork
#NAFO
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#AskForEvidence
#RuleOfLaw
#ClimateChangeIsReal
#ShowYourStripes
#VaccinesWork
#NAFO
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Donald Coppen
@donaldcoppen.bsky.social
· Feb 19
Impact of #ClimateChange is clear & obvious with these @climate.noaa.gov records of global high/ low temperatures.
Record (min & max) highs vs. lows over last 12 months:
- Daily 5:1
- Monthly: 11:1
- All-time: 23:1
#ClimateChangeIsReal
www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/data...
Record (min & max) highs vs. lows over last 12 months:
- Daily 5:1
- Monthly: 11:1
- All-time: 23:1
#ClimateChangeIsReal
www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/data...
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Jeffrey Epstein in 2018: "i know how dirty donald is."
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Jeffrey Epstein in 2018: "i know how dirty donald is."
Yet another example of the long-term damage that trump's short-sighted ignorance is doing to the US.
"As Trump abdicates U.S. leadership on climate change, Asia is filling the void" | New op-ed by Benjamin Horton & myself for the @sfchronicle.com: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
As Trump abdicates U.S. leadership on climate change, Asia is filling the void
OPINION: The U.S. once led the charge in confronting the planet’s most pressing challenges. But today, that leadership is eroding. Nowhere is this loss more visible than in climate science.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Yet another example of the long-term damage that trump's short-sighted ignorance is doing to the US.
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Please also report dead or sick birds to BirdTrack via www.birdtrack.net for monitoring purposes.
Please share this message far and wide with friends and birding communities. Thank you.
Please share this message far and wide with friends and birding communities. Thank you.
BirdTrack | BTO
About BirdTrackBirdTrack allows volunteers to store and manage their own personal bird records, and uses these to support species conservation at local, regional, national and international scales.
www.birdtrack.net
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Please also report dead or sick birds to BirdTrack via www.birdtrack.net for monitoring purposes.
Please share this message far and wide with friends and birding communities. Thank you.
Please share this message far and wide with friends and birding communities. Thank you.
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⚠️ Please report sightings of dead birds for possible testing for bird flu via the forms below ⬇️
📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/rep...
📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/.../daera-de....
📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.services.agriculture.gov.ie/report
📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/rep...
📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/.../daera-de....
📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.services.agriculture.gov.ie/report
Report dead wild birds
How to report dead wild birds.
www.gov.uk
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
⚠️ Please report sightings of dead birds for possible testing for bird flu via the forms below ⬇️
📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/rep...
📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/.../daera-de....
📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.services.agriculture.gov.ie/report
📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/rep...
📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/.../daera-de....
📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.services.agriculture.gov.ie/report
Just signed this.
Petition has passed the threshold for a response: "Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only"
The government will respond to this petition as it has 10001 signatures
#PetitionAwaitingResponse
The government will respond to this petition as it has 10001 signatures
#PetitionAwaitingResponse
Passed 10,000 signatures: Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only
Ban the sale of fireworks to the general public to minimise the harm caused to vulnerable people and animals. Defenceless animals can die from the distress caused by fireworks.
I believe that permitting unregulated use of fireworks is an act of wide-scale cruelty to animals.
petition.parliament.uk
November 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Just signed this.
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Is gas still the reason GB energy prices are high? New Nesta blog by me.
There's been a lot of talk about non-commodity costs on electricity bills, and how they're now dominating bill rises.
My conclusion is: yes, they're a problem and need tackling; but they're not yet as big a problem as gas.
There's been a lot of talk about non-commodity costs on electricity bills, and how they're now dominating bill rises.
My conclusion is: yes, they're a problem and need tackling; but they're not yet as big a problem as gas.
Is gas still the reason energy bills are so high?
Despite rising non-commodity costs on energy bills, high gas prices remain the primary reason for expensive energy for most British households, making the switch to homegrown energy a top priority
www.nesta.org.uk
October 30, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Is gas still the reason GB energy prices are high? New Nesta blog by me.
There's been a lot of talk about non-commodity costs on electricity bills, and how they're now dominating bill rises.
My conclusion is: yes, they're a problem and need tackling; but they're not yet as big a problem as gas.
There's been a lot of talk about non-commodity costs on electricity bills, and how they're now dominating bill rises.
My conclusion is: yes, they're a problem and need tackling; but they're not yet as big a problem as gas.
The right to life should be matched by the right to have a dignified death.
#YesToDignity
#YesToDignity
“The difference between a good and a bad death is the rest of the lives of those left behind.”
Anil’s terminally ill father was denied choice — forced into a lonely, dangerous death under the status quo.
It’s time Peers listened to dying people and their families. #YesToDignity
Anil’s terminally ill father was denied choice — forced into a lonely, dangerous death under the status quo.
It’s time Peers listened to dying people and their families. #YesToDignity
October 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The right to life should be matched by the right to have a dignified death.
#YesToDignity
#YesToDignity
#RenewableEnergy works.
NEW | Solar and wind OUTPACED global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2025, leading to a fall in fossil fuels compared to this time last year ☀️🌪️
Record solar and steady wind growth is reshaping global power as renewables OVERTAKE coal for the first time.
https://loom.ly/c-MNZSk
Record solar and steady wind growth is reshaping global power as renewables OVERTAKE coal for the first time.
https://loom.ly/c-MNZSk
October 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
#RenewableEnergy works.
🚨 No president should use the White House for revenge. Join over 200 bipartisan leaders standing with whistleblowers like Miles Taylor. Support the legal defense fund at 👉 ENDPRESIDENTIALREVENGE.org #EndPresidentialRevenge #Whistleblower #MilesTaylor
End Presidential Revenge: Support Miles Taylor's Legal Defense
Join over 200 bipartisan leaders in defending democracy. Support the legal fund opposing presidential retaliation against whistleblowers like Miles Taylor. Stand up for constitutional rights today.
ENDPRESIDENTIALREVENGE.org
October 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🚨 No president should use the White House for revenge. Join over 200 bipartisan leaders standing with whistleblowers like Miles Taylor. Support the legal defense fund at 👉 ENDPRESIDENTIALREVENGE.org #EndPresidentialRevenge #Whistleblower #MilesTaylor
A deeply troubling development - should they overwinter successfully then the diseases they can transmit could become endemic.
Warning issued as tropical disease-carrying mosquitoes found in UK
Two species of disease-carrying mosquitoes have been identified in the UK, and could spread further due to climate change, scientists have warned
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/hom...
Two species of disease-carrying mosquitoes have been identified in the UK, and could spread further due to climate change, scientists have warned
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/hom...
Warning issued as tropical disease-carrying mosquitoes found in UK
The presence of the mosquitoes in Europe poses a ‘significant public health threat’, experts say
www.independent.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A deeply troubling development - should they overwinter successfully then the diseases they can transmit could become endemic.
The anthropogenic glacier collapse currently underway in the Alps has resulted in the disappearance of >1000 small glaciers! 😱🔥
Following the release of Swiss glacier loss numbers today, let me introduce you the now extinct Vadret da Triazza (Eastern Switzerland) ✝️
Via @matthias-huss.bsky.social
Following the release of Swiss glacier loss numbers today, let me introduce you the now extinct Vadret da Triazza (Eastern Switzerland) ✝️
Via @matthias-huss.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
What a surprise.
🔴Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom Rally Was Sponsored by a Convicted Fraudster Allegedly Behind Cryptocurrency ‘Rug Pulls’
The far-right rally was bankrolled by convicted fraudster alleged to be behind two cryptocurrency scams, Byline Times can reveal
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/01/t...
The far-right rally was bankrolled by convicted fraudster alleged to be behind two cryptocurrency scams, Byline Times can reveal
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/01/t...
Tommy Robinson's 'Unite the Kingdom' Rally Was Sponsored by a Convicted Fraudster Allegedly Behind Cryptocurrency ‘Rug Pulls’
The far-right rally was bankrolled by a convicted fraudster alleged to be behind two cryptocurrency scams, Byline Times can reveal
bylinetimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM
What a surprise.
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Gosh, what a mystery. Whatever could have happened to them?
No bodies, no tags, no prosecutions, no accountability, no deterrent. This will continue.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/29/t...
No bodies, no tags, no prosecutions, no accountability, no deterrent. This will continue.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/29/t...
Two Golden Eagles ‘disappear’ in south Scotland – Police appeal for information
Press release from Police Scotland, 29 September 2025: APPEAL FOR MISSING GOLDEN EAGLE Detectives are appealing for information after a satellite-tagged golden eagle disappeared in the hills to the…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
September 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Gosh, what a mystery. Whatever could have happened to them?
No bodies, no tags, no prosecutions, no accountability, no deterrent. This will continue.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/29/t...
No bodies, no tags, no prosecutions, no accountability, no deterrent. This will continue.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/29/t...
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This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
September 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
Quelle surprise...
Our new joint report in CNN: Musk’s X is ‘go-to platform’ for antisemitism, study finds www.cnn.com/2025/09/29/b...
Join me and @imranahmed.bsky.social of @counterhate.com today at noon ET to discuss: thejcpa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join me and @imranahmed.bsky.social of @counterhate.com today at noon ET to discuss: thejcpa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Musk’s X is ‘go-to platform’ for antisemitism, study finds | CNN Business
The new year-long study found that X’s content restrictions are not having much effect on antisemitic content.
www.cnn.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Quelle surprise...
What a surprise - looks like trump is seeking to politicise/ monetise scientific research at #EPA. Presumably if you pay him enough money, he'll have supportive papers published, detracting ones suppressed?
Science is being progressively suffocated in the US.
Science is being progressively suffocated in the US.
Weekend reads: U.S. EPA tells scientists to stop publishing; ‘unreliable’ Tylenol research; Alzheimer’s paper retracted
Weekend reads: U.S. EPA tells scientists to stop publishing; ‘unreliable’ Tylenol research; Alzheimer’s paper retracted
University email addresses no longer effective bulwark against fake peer review Study on apple cider vinegar for weight loss retracted after many raise concerns Second study using ‘Tin Man Syndrome…
retractionwatch.com
September 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
What a surprise - looks like trump is seeking to politicise/ monetise scientific research at #EPA. Presumably if you pay him enough money, he'll have supportive papers published, detracting ones suppressed?
Science is being progressively suffocated in the US.
Science is being progressively suffocated in the US.
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Low savings make life more difficult for low-to-middle income families.
If we exclude current account balances (which are often earmarked for future day-to-day spending), the share of the poorest families with less than £1,000 in savings rises to three-quarters.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/A8msGuU
If we exclude current account balances (which are often earmarked for future day-to-day spending), the share of the poorest families with less than £1,000 in savings rises to three-quarters.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/A8msGuU
September 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Low savings make life more difficult for low-to-middle income families.
If we exclude current account balances (which are often earmarked for future day-to-day spending), the share of the poorest families with less than £1,000 in savings rises to three-quarters.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/A8msGuU
If we exclude current account balances (which are often earmarked for future day-to-day spending), the share of the poorest families with less than £1,000 in savings rises to three-quarters.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/A8msGuU
Great news for #RenewableEnergy in UK 🇬🇧
UK to get biggest proportion of investment in ScottishPower owner’s £51bn plan
The UK will be the top investment destination for ScottishPower’s Spanish owner’s 58 billion euro spending plan that will focus on electricity grids, in a move set to create thousands of jobs.
The UK will be the top investment destination for ScottishPower’s Spanish owner’s 58 billion euro spending plan that will focus on electricity grids, in a move set to create thousands of jobs.
UK to get biggest proportion of investment in ScottishPower owner’s £51bn plan
The company said the UK was in ‘pole position’ to benefit from the sprawling investment programme.
buff.ly
September 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Great news for #RenewableEnergy in UK 🇬🇧
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Nigel Farage & Alex Phillips have been awfully quiet about Nathan Gill pleading guilty to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements made in European parliament and articles.
Just wanted to refresh their memories about how they were all a team through that period.
Just wanted to refresh their memories about how they were all a team through that period.
September 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Nigel Farage & Alex Phillips have been awfully quiet about Nathan Gill pleading guilty to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements made in European parliament and articles.
Just wanted to refresh their memories about how they were all a team through that period.
Just wanted to refresh their memories about how they were all a team through that period.
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What fantastic news - proof that dedicated, long-term research is what is needed to make such truly life-changing medical breakthroughs.
Huge congratulations to all involved in making this successful therapy a reality.
Huge congratulations to all involved in making this successful therapy a reality.
September 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
What fantastic news - proof that dedicated, long-term research is what is needed to make such truly life-changing medical breakthroughs.
Huge congratulations to all involved in making this successful therapy a reality.
Huge congratulations to all involved in making this successful therapy a reality.
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ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
September 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
The Epicurean Paradox - dismantles the notion of a deity in literally 4 steps.
September 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Epicurean Paradox - dismantles the notion of a deity in literally 4 steps.
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Making vaccines was already a tough business. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made it worse, Katherine J. Wu reports.
How RFK Jr. Could Eliminate Vaccines Without Banning Them
The business of vaccines is getting even more difficult.
bit.ly
September 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Making vaccines was already a tough business. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made it worse, Katherine J. Wu reports.