Oliver Morton, Eater of Sun
@eaterofsun.bsky.social
Author, Editor @ The Economist, Chair @ The Degrees Initiative. Climate change, planetarity, critical zones, tv, burdens of life, etc. Reposts are not endorsements
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said this a million times but the whole thing has been so obviously a scheme to funnel public money to their friends. the ad campaigns are awful but the ridiculous corruption is the real problem
NEW: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
Kristi Noem-Tied Firm Secretly Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Campaign
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
said this a million times but the whole thing has been so obviously a scheme to funnel public money to their friends. the ad campaigns are awful but the ridiculous corruption is the real problem
Successful booster landing -- *on a barge* -- on teh second attempt is pretty impressive.
Knowing it can be done, and how, obviously helps.
But still. Second attempt.
Knowing it can be done, and how, obviously helps.
But still. Second attempt.
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Successful booster landing -- *on a barge* -- on teh second attempt is pretty impressive.
Knowing it can be done, and how, obviously helps.
But still. Second attempt.
Knowing it can be done, and how, obviously helps.
But still. Second attempt.
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Sarah Kendzior has been suspended from Bluesky for *checks notes* quoting a Johnny Cash lyric while sharing a wsj article about Johnny Cash substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior)
I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash.
I wish I were joking.
In early October, I referenced the “I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die” lyric of “Folsom Prison B...
substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Sarah Kendzior has been suspended from Bluesky for *checks notes* quoting a Johnny Cash lyric while sharing a wsj article about Johnny Cash substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
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Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
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my wokest opinion is that land acknowledgements are fine. people knowing a little bit about the land you're on, even if one isn't invested in a land back project, is not particularly worse than the status quo, even if one comes by this info in a way that is somewhat cringe and forced
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
my wokest opinion is that land acknowledgements are fine. people knowing a little bit about the land you're on, even if one isn't invested in a land back project, is not particularly worse than the status quo, even if one comes by this info in a way that is somewhat cringe and forced
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Removing a monument honoring Black US soldiers has nothing to do with DEI. It’s erasure of history and it’s straight-up racism.
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Removing a monument honoring Black US soldiers has nothing to do with DEI. It’s erasure of history and it’s straight-up racism.
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This perfectly encapsulates why we need the BBC
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This perfectly encapsulates why we need the BBC
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I remember at the very beginning (Feb/Mar) being very worried about how AGU was going to respond (and messaging a few folks about it), and I must say all of AGU's actions have been really a beacon in the dark and have made me feel really like they have our backs. I'm very proud to be an AGU member!
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I remember at the very beginning (Feb/Mar) being very worried about how AGU was going to respond (and messaging a few folks about it), and I must say all of AGU's actions have been really a beacon in the dark and have made me feel really like they have our backs. I'm very proud to be an AGU member!
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@agu.org has shown some really impressive leadership in this difficult year. Really acting like a “Union”, not just an “Association” or a “Society.” Kudos to both their elected and staff leadership.
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
@agu.org has shown some really impressive leadership in this difficult year. Really acting like a “Union”, not just an “Association” or a “Society.” Kudos to both their elected and staff leadership.
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One of the many reasons I will never worship Feynman like many physicists do. He is so bad he was used to give the ok to Epstein's treatment of women.
“I have decided that Feynman would have done what I did.. and I am therefore content.. no matter what..:)“
— Lawrence Krauss
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— Lawrence Krauss
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November 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
One of the many reasons I will never worship Feynman like many physicists do. He is so bad he was used to give the ok to Epstein's treatment of women.
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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Published today in Earth System Science Data: The Global Carbon Budget 2025
essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
Global Carbon Budget 2025
Abstract. Accurate assessment of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and their redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and terrestrial biosphere in a changing climate is critical to bette...
essd.copernicus.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Published today in Earth System Science Data: The Global Carbon Budget 2025
essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
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Give everyone a taste of the delicious social democrat pie
This is basically the biggest thing I have changed my mind on in adult life. Having been raised in a Land Of Plenty soc dem, I was convinced of the 'insane subsidy to the rich' case for means testing until I came over here, saw the alternative, and I am now an Universal Coverage absolutist
The UK just has incredible attention to detail when it comes to making sure the people who pay all the taxes can’t have nice things. Child benefit? No. Free Child car? No. Cut price bike to cycle to work? No.
Functionally we are telling people they pay too much tax to get anything from the state.
Functionally we are telling people they pay too much tax to get anything from the state.
November 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Give everyone a taste of the delicious social democrat pie
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Scandi taxes means Scandi kickbacks
The UK just has incredible attention to detail when it comes to making sure the people who pay all the taxes can’t have nice things. Child benefit? No. Free Child car? No. Cut price bike to cycle to work? No.
Functionally we are telling people they pay too much tax to get anything from the state.
Functionally we are telling people they pay too much tax to get anything from the state.
Rachel Reeves is setting the Cycle to Work scheme on fire as part of the war on salary sacrifice policies! on.ft.com/4oKXNrC
November 13, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Scandi taxes means Scandi kickbacks
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A truly excellent book, highly recommended
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thonyc.wordpress.com/2023/09/20/s...
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM
A truly excellent book, highly recommended
thonyc.wordpress.com/2023/09/20/s...
thonyc.wordpress.com/2023/09/20/s...
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The sky was all purple, there were people running everywhere
(South Minneapolis, light pollution and all)
(South Minneapolis, light pollution and all)
November 12, 2025 at 3:39 AM
The sky was all purple, there were people running everywhere
(South Minneapolis, light pollution and all)
(South Minneapolis, light pollution and all)
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It's painful because it's true.
November 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
It's painful because it's true.
Worth knowing
Blimey, #Trespasses on Channel 4 has been one of the best things on telly this year.
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Worth knowing
We are now 9 episodes in and the writers have yet to give Mark Duplas a single interesting line.
November 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
We are now 9 episodes in and the writers have yet to give Mark Duplas a single interesting line.
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The first album that I ever bought was
𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩 - Neil Young🍁
I wish Neil all the best on
His 80th birthday ~Nov. 12th
Neil Young is a Canadian🇨🇦 musical icon that I started listening to as a teenager.
I still listen to him today.
So many great songs!
#CanadianMusicIcon🍁
#NeilYoung🇨🇦
𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩 - Neil Young🍁
I wish Neil all the best on
His 80th birthday ~Nov. 12th
Neil Young is a Canadian🇨🇦 musical icon that I started listening to as a teenager.
I still listen to him today.
So many great songs!
#CanadianMusicIcon🍁
#NeilYoung🇨🇦
November 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The first album that I ever bought was
𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩 - Neil Young🍁
I wish Neil all the best on
His 80th birthday ~Nov. 12th
Neil Young is a Canadian🇨🇦 musical icon that I started listening to as a teenager.
I still listen to him today.
So many great songs!
#CanadianMusicIcon🍁
#NeilYoung🇨🇦
𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩 - Neil Young🍁
I wish Neil all the best on
His 80th birthday ~Nov. 12th
Neil Young is a Canadian🇨🇦 musical icon that I started listening to as a teenager.
I still listen to him today.
So many great songs!
#CanadianMusicIcon🍁
#NeilYoung🇨🇦
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I wrote on the UK's reported suspension of some intel sharing with the US on legal grounds. I spoke to several former intel officials & all agreed that they could not think of a comparable case over decades. Some expressed serious concern over retaliation www.economist.com/britain/2025...
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I wrote on the UK's reported suspension of some intel sharing with the US on legal grounds. I spoke to several former intel officials & all agreed that they could not think of a comparable case over decades. Some expressed serious concern over retaliation www.economist.com/britain/2025...
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AI shaping up nicely.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
AI shaping up nicely.
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More for the false dichotomies file
November 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
More for the false dichotomies file
There is confusion over the null hypothesis among those telling the won't-read-more-than-the-headline crowd about the World Energy Outlook.
The FT here is choosing to read "current policies' (CPS) as business as usual.
The FT here is choosing to read "current policies' (CPS) as business as usual.
Oil and gas demand to rise for 25 years without global change of course, says IEA on.ft.com/49bcQG1
Oil and gas demand to rise for 25 years without global change of course, says IEA
International energy watchdog sets out new pessimistic scenario to reflect fading commitment to climate change
on.ft.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
There is confusion over the null hypothesis among those telling the won't-read-more-than-the-headline crowd about the World Energy Outlook.
The FT here is choosing to read "current policies' (CPS) as business as usual.
The FT here is choosing to read "current policies' (CPS) as business as usual.
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Tapping the XKCD sign again to explain that no, I won't be seeing an aurora tonight. Or at least I really hope not. That would be bad. :)
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Tapping the XKCD sign again to explain that no, I won't be seeing an aurora tonight. Or at least I really hope not. That would be bad. :)