Dr Dan
@dpdormouse.bsky.social
Associate editor, researcher of Palaeoclimates and oceans. Interested in changes in AMOC past present and future! 🌊🐚🌎🌍
A bit twitchy.
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Dr Dan
@dpdormouse.bsky.social
· Nov 15
When you shit post on BlueSky make sure you check for Skeet-marks
Does remind me when the newsagents quoted Glinners tweet about kicking trans women in the genitals and said it was clearly a joke and people over reacted. Shows you exactly the (at best) indifference they have towards trans people.
Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Does remind me when the newsagents quoted Glinners tweet about kicking trans women in the genitals and said it was clearly a joke and people over reacted. Shows you exactly the (at best) indifference they have towards trans people.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Ever since Gordon brown was made to apologise for calling a bigot a bigot we have been stuck without this
"Choose a lane and celebrate it! Say 'this is what I genuinely believe, it might go wrong, but I'm going to go for it.'"
@maitlis.bsky.social and @jonsopel1.bsky.social call for more courage in UK politics - the kind shown across the pond by Mamdani.
@maitlis.bsky.social and @jonsopel1.bsky.social call for more courage in UK politics - the kind shown across the pond by Mamdani.
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Ever since Gordon brown was made to apologise for calling a bigot a bigot we have been stuck without this
Really found it utterly bizarre Lucy Powell decided to come out against this
“It’s self-evident that the switch would be easier to defend from the perspective of whether it will hit working people, because by definition it would be neutral for people working." on.ft.com/47xoTfD
Income tax rise in manifesto’s ‘spirit’, say Labour figures
Increase would be balanced out by national insurance cut, officials say, as Rachel Reeves prepares for Budget
on.ft.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Really found it utterly bizarre Lucy Powell decided to come out against this
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An important structural point not mentioned in this @financialtimes.com piece: raising income tax and cutting NICs will reduce fiscal incentives for self-employment and counteract the trend towards lower tax employment models. This should have positive long, as well as short, term fiscal effects.
“It’s self-evident that the switch would be easier to defend from the perspective of whether it will hit working people, because by definition it would be neutral for people working." on.ft.com/47xoTfD
Income tax rise in manifesto’s ‘spirit’, say Labour figures
Increase would be balanced out by national insurance cut, officials say, as Rachel Reeves prepares for Budget
on.ft.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
An important structural point not mentioned in this @financialtimes.com piece: raising income tax and cutting NICs will reduce fiscal incentives for self-employment and counteract the trend towards lower tax employment models. This should have positive long, as well as short, term fiscal effects.
I don’t think the time taken is a reason to go against nuclear, it can take a decade to connect a wind farm to the power grid (and also is very old tech).
November 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I don’t think the time taken is a reason to go against nuclear, it can take a decade to connect a wind farm to the power grid (and also is very old tech).
Not me actually being in Picton and not noticing
Late yesterday evening we had a M 4.9 earthquake in Cook Strait that was widely felt (~30K felt reports), mainly in the southern North Island and northern South Island. Shaking intensity was MMI ~4.5 in the Wellington region and northern South Island. 1/ 🧪
November 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Not me actually being in Picton and not noticing
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Expert retrospective on a decade of the Paris Agreement
The world’s on track for 2.5–2.9°C
👉Emissions still rising
👉Pledges improving, not delivering
👉1.5°C dream fading - but 2°C is still possible if ambition doubles
…and the next decade will decide everything
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The world’s on track for 2.5–2.9°C
👉Emissions still rising
👉Pledges improving, not delivering
👉1.5°C dream fading - but 2°C is still possible if ambition doubles
…and the next decade will decide everything
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Expert retrospective on a decade of the Paris Agreement - Nature Climate Change
To mark the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, Nature Climate Change asked experts to reflect on the progress of and barriers to several of its key Articles. They share their thoughts on import...
www.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Expert retrospective on a decade of the Paris Agreement
The world’s on track for 2.5–2.9°C
👉Emissions still rising
👉Pledges improving, not delivering
👉1.5°C dream fading - but 2°C is still possible if ambition doubles
…and the next decade will decide everything
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The world’s on track for 2.5–2.9°C
👉Emissions still rising
👉Pledges improving, not delivering
👉1.5°C dream fading - but 2°C is still possible if ambition doubles
…and the next decade will decide everything
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
What a baby
Trump on Mamdani: “He should be very nice to me.”
November 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM
What a baby
The question is how many more times do we get to see Cuomo lose
November 5, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The question is how many more times do we get to see Cuomo lose
Does remind me of when Sadiq first ran for London Mayor and the campaign against him was Islamophobic and completely endorsed repeatedly by David Cameron
Talking to Americans about Islam is my literal life’s work; I’ve been immersed in American attitudes on Islam for almost 20 years.
Mamdani was subjected to some of the worst Islamophobia I’ve ever seen.
But his election is also one of the most decisive rejections of Islamophobia I’ve ever seen.
Mamdani was subjected to some of the worst Islamophobia I’ve ever seen.
But his election is also one of the most decisive rejections of Islamophobia I’ve ever seen.
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Does remind me of when Sadiq first ran for London Mayor and the campaign against him was Islamophobic and completely endorsed repeatedly by David Cameron
Lessons for Labour - you don’t have to appeal to the worst people!
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Lessons for Labour - you don’t have to appeal to the worst people!
More hot progressive charismatic politicians winning please!!!
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
More hot progressive charismatic politicians winning please!!!
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Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.
Democrats looking at Mamdani and really out there performing their own version of HSM’s Stick to the status quo aren’t tbrh
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Democrats looking at Mamdani and really out there performing their own version of HSM’s Stick to the status quo aren’t tbrh
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We are looking with lawyers at the propensity of AI to produce dishonest and defamatory statements.
I've just been called a "rape enabler" by the X AI tool Grok. This is a shocking allegation which has totally taken me aback & beyond anything I've ever encountered in normal political discourse. These AI tools are supposed to be there to serve us honestly with facts. Disturbing.
November 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
We are looking with lawyers at the propensity of AI to produce dishonest and defamatory statements.
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california democrats hire this queen immediately
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
california democrats hire this queen immediately
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Since the election almost all the vote movement has been within these blocs rather than between them. The centre/left bloc vote is rising because a lot of Lab24 voters who had been saying "don't know" are now saying "Green".
November 4, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Since the election almost all the vote movement has been within these blocs rather than between them. The centre/left bloc vote is rising because a lot of Lab24 voters who had been saying "don't know" are now saying "Green".
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Big day at U.S. District Court in D.C. where Sean Dunn, the D.C. Sandwich Guy, is on trial for misdemeanor assault of a federal officer.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.
November 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Big day at U.S. District Court in D.C. where Sean Dunn, the D.C. Sandwich Guy, is on trial for misdemeanor assault of a federal officer.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.
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He should be forced to quit and then he should be primaried.
An utter disgrace.
An utter disgrace.
Chuck Schumer's office declines to say who he voted for
November 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
He should be forced to quit and then he should be primaried.
An utter disgrace.
An utter disgrace.
Saw a wild penguin today and it makes the honeymoon worth it
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Saw a wild penguin today and it makes the honeymoon worth it
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
I actually think this is all fairly straightforward. The only concern is whether they go the whole hog or not. Raise taxes! But do it enough so the political hit is worth it. The cut to NI vs raise in income tax is a good way to balance it too.
I actually think this is all fairly straightforward. The only concern is whether they go the whole hog or not. Raise taxes! But do it enough so the political hit is worth it. The cut to NI vs raise in income tax is a good way to balance it too.
Reeves to lay groundwork for tax rises in ‘candid’ speech about budget
Chancellor to promise ‘fairness and opportunity’ but will not repeat manifesto pledge on tax, after PM’s hint at breach
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:16 AM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
I actually think this is all fairly straightforward. The only concern is whether they go the whole hog or not. Raise taxes! But do it enough so the political hit is worth it. The cut to NI vs raise in income tax is a good way to balance it too.
I actually think this is all fairly straightforward. The only concern is whether they go the whole hog or not. Raise taxes! But do it enough so the political hit is worth it. The cut to NI vs raise in income tax is a good way to balance it too.
In delaying labour is once again attempting to please everyone but pissing everyone off.
They really just need to decide what they want to do; they have a majority! They can amend the EA2010 to make it clear whatever way they want to do it, they don’t need to sit on the guidance
They really just need to decide what they want to do; they have a majority! They can amend the EA2010 to make it clear whatever way they want to do it, they don’t need to sit on the guidance
Claire Coutinho writing in the Times today that "Every day of delay over the guidance puts women at risk"
November 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
In delaying labour is once again attempting to please everyone but pissing everyone off.
They really just need to decide what they want to do; they have a majority! They can amend the EA2010 to make it clear whatever way they want to do it, they don’t need to sit on the guidance
They really just need to decide what they want to do; they have a majority! They can amend the EA2010 to make it clear whatever way they want to do it, they don’t need to sit on the guidance
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Claire Coutinho voted in June to continue to prosecute and imprison women for having abortions.
Claire Coutinho writing in the Times today that "Every day of delay over the guidance puts women at risk"
November 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Claire Coutinho voted in June to continue to prosecute and imprison women for having abortions.