Jim Baird
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“When tech is the villain instead of the hero, the future feels leaderless. And a country that stops believing its innovators can make the world better stops believing in much else, too.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
Opinion | I Worked All Over Silicon Valley. This Is How It Lost Its Spine.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
“When tech is the villain instead of the hero, the future feels leaderless. And a country that stops believing its innovators can make the world better stops believing in much else, too.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
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HISTORIC WARM NIGHTS
also in Europe
Yesterday 24h Crazy Minimum
21.4 Hondarrabia Basque Region SPAIN Much above July average !
GERMANY RECORD HIGH MINIMUMS
15.8 Seebach 1000M ASL Warmer Than summer average!
13.0 Freudenstadt
12.6 Martinroda
12.4 Feldberg
12.4 Klippeneck
also in Europe
Yesterday 24h Crazy Minimum
21.4 Hondarrabia Basque Region SPAIN Much above July average !
GERMANY RECORD HIGH MINIMUMS
15.8 Seebach 1000M ASL Warmer Than summer average!
13.0 Freudenstadt
12.6 Martinroda
12.4 Feldberg
12.4 Klippeneck
Incredible warmth worse than summer in ALGERIA
November Minimums records destroyed
25.0 Algers
24.3 Mostanagem
24.2 Oran
24.0 Baraki
24.0 Kouba
23.6 Dar el Beida
23.5 El Harrach
23.2 Arzew
22.2 El Bari
22.1 Chlef
21.3 Mascara
22.6 Oujda -Morocco
November Minimums records destroyed
25.0 Algers
24.3 Mostanagem
24.2 Oran
24.0 Baraki
24.0 Kouba
23.6 Dar el Beida
23.5 El Harrach
23.2 Arzew
22.2 El Bari
22.1 Chlef
21.3 Mascara
22.6 Oujda -Morocco
November 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
HISTORIC WARM NIGHTS
also in Europe
Yesterday 24h Crazy Minimum
21.4 Hondarrabia Basque Region SPAIN Much above July average !
GERMANY RECORD HIGH MINIMUMS
15.8 Seebach 1000M ASL Warmer Than summer average!
13.0 Freudenstadt
12.6 Martinroda
12.4 Feldberg
12.4 Klippeneck
also in Europe
Yesterday 24h Crazy Minimum
21.4 Hondarrabia Basque Region SPAIN Much above July average !
GERMANY RECORD HIGH MINIMUMS
15.8 Seebach 1000M ASL Warmer Than summer average!
13.0 Freudenstadt
12.6 Martinroda
12.4 Feldberg
12.4 Klippeneck
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More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists granted access to the Cop30 climate negotiations in Belém (Brazil), 12% up from last year’s talks in Baku, Azerbaijan.
What should be the most serious, urgent talks on the planet continue to be a farce.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What should be the most serious, urgent talks on the planet continue to be a farce.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists granted access to the Cop30 climate negotiations in Belém (Brazil), 12% up from last year’s talks in Baku, Azerbaijan.
What should be the most serious, urgent talks on the planet continue to be a farce.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What should be the most serious, urgent talks on the planet continue to be a farce.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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File under: The Laws of Thermodynamics are a B****
grist.org/oceans/hey-s...
grist.org/oceans/hey-s...
The ocean has been hoarding heat. Now it is building up a massive 'burp.'
Even if humans cut emissions enough to reduce global temperatures, new research shows the Southern Ocean could kick warming back into gear.
grist.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
File under: The Laws of Thermodynamics are a B****
grist.org/oceans/hey-s...
grist.org/oceans/hey-s...
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"He argued that the constant pursuit of economic growth has made it "too late" to prevent the worst effects of global warming, although he has not given up on action. He is now urging a shift in focus to building local community adaptability."
@climatecasino.net
www.ipolitics.ca/2025/07/02/i...
@climatecasino.net
www.ipolitics.ca/2025/07/02/i...
‘It’s too late’: David Suzuki says the fight against climate change is lost
"We have failed to shift the narrative and we are still caught up in the same legal, economic and political systems," said David Suzuki in an exclusive interview with iPolitics. "For me, what we've go...
www.ipolitics.ca
November 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"He argued that the constant pursuit of economic growth has made it "too late" to prevent the worst effects of global warming, although he has not given up on action. He is now urging a shift in focus to building local community adaptability."
@climatecasino.net
www.ipolitics.ca/2025/07/02/i...
@climatecasino.net
www.ipolitics.ca/2025/07/02/i...
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I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
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Red Bellied Woodpecker, With His Peanut ~ 🥜 #birds #birds🪶 #woodpecker #redbellied #michigan #photography #wildlife #nature
November 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Red Bellied Woodpecker, With His Peanut ~ 🥜 #birds #birds🪶 #woodpecker #redbellied #michigan #photography #wildlife #nature
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Kash fired the guy he thinks outed him for taking another private jet flight to see his girlfriend sing.
November 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Kash fired the guy he thinks outed him for taking another private jet flight to see his girlfriend sing.
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It should be called Hurricane Exxon.
To understand the climate connection to Hurricane Melissa, check out our real-time attribution page at @climatecentral.org: www.climatecentral.org/tropical-cyc...
"Climate change made the ocean temperatures along Melissa's path 500 to 900 times more likely."
"Climate change made the ocean temperatures along Melissa's path 500 to 900 times more likely."
October 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It should be called Hurricane Exxon.
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super important thread and report.
please read.
please read.
A year ago, Spain was hit by deadly floods
They were supercharged by climate change
Yet in their wake, climate-denying politicians gained influence - which risks undermining climate action, making people less safe
Today we publish new research on this troubling dynamic🧵
www.scri.org.uk/derailment
They were supercharged by climate change
Yet in their wake, climate-denying politicians gained influence - which risks undermining climate action, making people less safe
Today we publish new research on this troubling dynamic🧵
www.scri.org.uk/derailment
Welcome to the Strategic Climate Risk Initiative
How can we stop the consequences of climate change from undermining climate action?
www.scri.org.uk
October 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
super important thread and report.
please read.
please read.
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While the top 1% control $54 TRILLION
(not a typo)
(not a typo)
October 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
While the top 1% control $54 TRILLION
(not a typo)
(not a typo)
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“Ontario’s [actually Doug Ford’s] plan to ban bike lanes is ripped from the business lobby’s wish list. Buried in a new omnibus bill, the latest salvo in Doug Ford’s war on bikes is more than a vendetta—it’s a gift to corporate lobbyists.” Via @breachmedia.ca
Money over lives and better mobility.
Money over lives and better mobility.
Ontario’s plan to ban bike lanes is ripped from the business lobby’s wish list ⋆ The Breach
Buried in a new omnibus bill, the latest salvo in Doug Ford’s war on bikes is more than a vendetta—it’s a gift to corporate lobbyists
breachmedia.ca
October 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“Ontario’s [actually Doug Ford’s] plan to ban bike lanes is ripped from the business lobby’s wish list. Buried in a new omnibus bill, the latest salvo in Doug Ford’s war on bikes is more than a vendetta—it’s a gift to corporate lobbyists.” Via @breachmedia.ca
Money over lives and better mobility.
Money over lives and better mobility.
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Watching nuclear war drama A House of Dynamite, and by far the most jarring aspect is that the US executive staff are portrayed as competent, sober adults.
October 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Watching nuclear war drama A House of Dynamite, and by far the most jarring aspect is that the US executive staff are portrayed as competent, sober adults.
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Rule of Law Alert: Trump’s authority for country-specific tariffs comes from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which doesn’t mention tariffs—but does require a national emergency.
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
October 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Rule of Law Alert: Trump’s authority for country-specific tariffs comes from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which doesn’t mention tariffs—but does require a national emergency.
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
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We simply can’t deal with the global warming crisis we’re in without functioning news media and Government.
Either we quickly abandon the broken system we have now for a new one we create or the world makes Mad Max look like a sit-com way sooner than we think.
Happy Saturday. 😃
Either we quickly abandon the broken system we have now for a new one we create or the world makes Mad Max look like a sit-com way sooner than we think.
Happy Saturday. 😃
October 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
We simply can’t deal with the global warming crisis we’re in without functioning news media and Government.
Either we quickly abandon the broken system we have now for a new one we create or the world makes Mad Max look like a sit-com way sooner than we think.
Happy Saturday. 😃
Either we quickly abandon the broken system we have now for a new one we create or the world makes Mad Max look like a sit-com way sooner than we think.
Happy Saturday. 😃
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I’m also mad about commercials; the ones advertising cars.
October 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I’m also mad about commercials; the ones advertising cars.
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Don’t laugh at this. Don’t dismiss it. They’re serious. Prepare for it. And get ready to fight against it.
October 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Don’t laugh at this. Don’t dismiss it. They’re serious. Prepare for it. And get ready to fight against it.
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The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.
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Hey reporters, have you dealt with an editor who is convinced of any of the following things?:
- There are a LOT of climate deniers out there
- People don’t care about climate change
- Climate change is not a top issue for voters
Would love to hear about it (even just via quick DM) for a story!
- There are a LOT of climate deniers out there
- People don’t care about climate change
- Climate change is not a top issue for voters
Would love to hear about it (even just via quick DM) for a story!
October 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Hey reporters, have you dealt with an editor who is convinced of any of the following things?:
- There are a LOT of climate deniers out there
- People don’t care about climate change
- Climate change is not a top issue for voters
Would love to hear about it (even just via quick DM) for a story!
- There are a LOT of climate deniers out there
- People don’t care about climate change
- Climate change is not a top issue for voters
Would love to hear about it (even just via quick DM) for a story!
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Taking vocabulary directly from oil and gas messaging, Google calls point-source carbon capture at methane gas plants “clean, affordable, [and] reliable.”
But CCS at methane gas (or coal) power plants has never been any of those things.
But CCS at methane gas (or coal) power plants has never been any of those things.
Google will buy power from what may be the first large-scale gas power plant with CCS in the US blog.google/outreach-ini...
Google has previously backed enhanced geothermal, advanced nuclear and long duration storage.
🔌💡
Google has previously backed enhanced geothermal, advanced nuclear and long duration storage.
🔌💡
Our first carbon capture and storage project
An overview of our support for a first-of-its-kind gas power plant with carbon capture and storage.
blog.google
October 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Taking vocabulary directly from oil and gas messaging, Google calls point-source carbon capture at methane gas plants “clean, affordable, [and] reliable.”
But CCS at methane gas (or coal) power plants has never been any of those things.
But CCS at methane gas (or coal) power plants has never been any of those things.
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BOM issues its summer forecast: get ready for fires, floods and a farmer's nightmare - Switzer Daily switzer.com.au/the-experts/...
BOM issues its summer forecast: get ready for fires, floods and a farmer's nightmare - Switzer Daily
Australia is heading into a hotter and in many areas wetter summer, with the Bureau of Meteorology warning of an elevated risk of flooding and fire as temperatures climb.
switzer.com.au
October 22, 2025 at 1:49 AM
BOM issues its summer forecast: get ready for fires, floods and a farmer's nightmare - Switzer Daily switzer.com.au/the-experts/...
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Meanwhile Los Angeles news has been running non stop stories blaming the entire Palisades fire on an arsonist.
Hint: We’ve always had arsonists, power lines, camp fires etc but they didn’t used to burn down whole cities.
This is a level of free Climate denial oil companies must f’n love.
Hint: We’ve always had arsonists, power lines, camp fires etc but they didn’t used to burn down whole cities.
This is a level of free Climate denial oil companies must f’n love.
October 22, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Meanwhile Los Angeles news has been running non stop stories blaming the entire Palisades fire on an arsonist.
Hint: We’ve always had arsonists, power lines, camp fires etc but they didn’t used to burn down whole cities.
This is a level of free Climate denial oil companies must f’n love.
Hint: We’ve always had arsonists, power lines, camp fires etc but they didn’t used to burn down whole cities.
This is a level of free Climate denial oil companies must f’n love.
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This is an important point. Climate change hitting dairy and beef particularly hard appears to be another manifestation of the truism "if it's not sustainable, it will not be sustained."
It is a bit of a list of things I crave when trying to vegan. Eugh.
October 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This is an important point. Climate change hitting dairy and beef particularly hard appears to be another manifestation of the truism "if it's not sustainable, it will not be sustained."
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I had to go there! 🤭🤭🤭🤭
October 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I had to go there! 🤭🤭🤭🤭