Patrick
@kiweer.dftba.social
🏳️🌈 Helping make the world better, frolicking with fish, animals and humans in my free time. Inhabit Europe.
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Also an unpaid intern for good.store
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Also an unpaid intern for good.store
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Just for perspective, a few weeks ago roughly 100,000 turned up for the London Trans+ Pride march. By contrast fewer than 3,000 ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTRY, have turned up to anti-asylum "protests". Yet we are meant to take the latter as "the voice of the people" and the former as "the minority".
August 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Just for perspective, a few weeks ago roughly 100,000 turned up for the London Trans+ Pride march. By contrast fewer than 3,000 ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTRY, have turned up to anti-asylum "protests". Yet we are meant to take the latter as "the voice of the people" and the former as "the minority".
@hankgreen.bsky.social i would love it if someone better at explaining would explain this one to me
Japan has opened its first osmotic power plant – so what is it and how does it work? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Japan has opened its first osmotic power plant – so what is it and how does it work? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Japan has opened its first osmotic power plant – so what is it and how does it work?
The site in Fukuoka is only the second power plant of its type in the world, harnessing the power of osmosis to run a desalination plant in the city
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2025 at 6:45 AM
@hankgreen.bsky.social i would love it if someone better at explaining would explain this one to me
Japan has opened its first osmotic power plant – so what is it and how does it work? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Japan has opened its first osmotic power plant – so what is it and how does it work? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Literally, one of the top 10 things people should remember from high-school physics.
The reason EV range (and gas mileage) go down so much when you drive faster is because, when you drive twice as fast, you hit twice as many molecules AND you hit each of those molecules with twice as much force, which means drag increases exponentially.
August 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Literally, one of the top 10 things people should remember from high-school physics.
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Feeling embarrassed by your past work is not a sign of incompetence. It’s a mark of growth.
Regretting your prior decisions doesn't reflect poor judgment. It reveals new insight.
Cringing at your old opinions doesn't display ignorance. It demonstrates an open mind.
Regretting your prior decisions doesn't reflect poor judgment. It reveals new insight.
Cringing at your old opinions doesn't display ignorance. It demonstrates an open mind.
August 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Feeling embarrassed by your past work is not a sign of incompetence. It’s a mark of growth.
Regretting your prior decisions doesn't reflect poor judgment. It reveals new insight.
Cringing at your old opinions doesn't display ignorance. It demonstrates an open mind.
Regretting your prior decisions doesn't reflect poor judgment. It reveals new insight.
Cringing at your old opinions doesn't display ignorance. It demonstrates an open mind.
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🚨BREAKING: The last journalists working for AFP in Gaza have said they can no longer work for the news agency.
They are out of energy and they are starving to death.
I have never seen a statement from a news organisation like it.
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They are out of energy and they are starving to death.
I have never seen a statement from a news organisation like it.
🧵
July 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
🚨BREAKING: The last journalists working for AFP in Gaza have said they can no longer work for the news agency.
They are out of energy and they are starving to death.
I have never seen a statement from a news organisation like it.
🧵
They are out of energy and they are starving to death.
I have never seen a statement from a news organisation like it.
🧵
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Solar power is now California's largest source of electricity. ☀️🔌💡
July 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Solar power is now California's largest source of electricity. ☀️🔌💡
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Switzerland built a 4,000 m² retractable solar roof producing 350,000 kWh yearly. It folds automatically and was funded by citizens adopting panels. The model is scalable for urban and commercial applications.
July 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Switzerland built a 4,000 m² retractable solar roof producing 350,000 kWh yearly. It folds automatically and was funded by citizens adopting panels. The model is scalable for urban and commercial applications.
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🚨 Rösti will die abgelehnten Autobahnprojekte durch die Hintertür retten!
Trotz klarem Nein der Stimmbevölkerung vom 24. November stehen die verworfenen Autobahnausbauten wieder auf der Liste "Verkehr 45". Nicht mit uns! Autobahnmoratorium JETZT! 🛑
www.umverkehr.ch/autobahnproj...
Trotz klarem Nein der Stimmbevölkerung vom 24. November stehen die verworfenen Autobahnausbauten wieder auf der Liste "Verkehr 45". Nicht mit uns! Autobahnmoratorium JETZT! 🛑
www.umverkehr.ch/autobahnproj...
Abgelehnte Autobahnprojekte durch die Hintertüre?
Anstelle der Überprüfung der im vergangenen November abgelehnten Autobahnausbauprojekten fordert umverkehR ein sofortiges Autobahnmoratorium. Nur so können wir unsere Klimaziele einhalten.
www.umverkehr.ch
June 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🚨 Rösti will die abgelehnten Autobahnprojekte durch die Hintertür retten!
Trotz klarem Nein der Stimmbevölkerung vom 24. November stehen die verworfenen Autobahnausbauten wieder auf der Liste "Verkehr 45". Nicht mit uns! Autobahnmoratorium JETZT! 🛑
www.umverkehr.ch/autobahnproj...
Trotz klarem Nein der Stimmbevölkerung vom 24. November stehen die verworfenen Autobahnausbauten wieder auf der Liste "Verkehr 45". Nicht mit uns! Autobahnmoratorium JETZT! 🛑
www.umverkehr.ch/autobahnproj...
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![5-panel comic. (1) [teacher with long hair next to whiteboard] TEACHER: I’m supposed to give you the tools to do good science. (2) [teacher addressing students] But what *are* those tools? Methodology is hard and there are so many ways to get incorrect results. What is the magic ingredient that makes for good science? (3) TEACHER: To figure it out, I ran a regression with all the factors people say are important: [embedded list in sub-panel, cut off at end] Outcome variable: correct scientific results. Predictors: collaboration; skepticism of others’ claims; questioning your own beliefs; trying to falsify hypotheses; checking citations; statistical rigor; blinded analysis; financial disclosure; open data (4) TEACHER: The regression says two ingredients are the most crucial: 1) genuine curiosity about the answer to a question, and 2) ammonium hydroxide. (5) STUDENT: Wait, why did *ammonia* score so high? How did it even get on the list? LONG HAIR: ...And now you’re doing good science!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreigzaphhj4mfgfrxddlvdmw47335gnwzqbfqvrnff5x4oovgpf36nq@jpeg)
June 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Happy 10th year anniversary weekend to @dearhankandjohn.bsky.social! Thanks for reminding us that hope is the thing with feathers, sneezing isn’t normal, and-OH MY GOD, IT’S BURNING!
June 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Happy 10th year anniversary weekend to @dearhankandjohn.bsky.social! Thanks for reminding us that hope is the thing with feathers, sneezing isn’t normal, and-OH MY GOD, IT’S BURNING!
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I discovered yesterday, in a mass email sent at 3am, that I will not be receiving the roughly £40,000 that my publisher Unbound/Boundless owes me for pre-order sales of The Paradox Paradox. The payment for five years of work, gone.
#unboundless
#unboundless
Authors published by the crowdfunding publisher Unbound will not receive historic royalty payments for sales of their books, unless Boundless, the new publisher founded following Unbound going into administration, "survives and thrives" 👇 #BookSky
Unbound authors will not receive unpaid royalty payments until new publisher Boundless 'is cash stable'
www.thebookseller.com
May 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I discovered yesterday, in a mass email sent at 3am, that I will not be receiving the roughly £40,000 that my publisher Unbound/Boundless owes me for pre-order sales of The Paradox Paradox. The payment for five years of work, gone.
#unboundless
#unboundless
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Loved this TED talk from @angushervey.com of #FixTheNews: www.angushervey.com
"The revolution is happening (just not on your newsfeed)."
"The revolution is happening (just not on your newsfeed)."
DR ANGUS HERVEY | Solutions Journalist
Inspiring stories of progress, engaging talks, and insights into global human achievement and future trends.
www.angushervey.com
May 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Loved this TED talk from @angushervey.com of #FixTheNews: www.angushervey.com
"The revolution is happening (just not on your newsfeed)."
"The revolution is happening (just not on your newsfeed)."
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"The end of the world is already here; its just not evenly distributed yet."
An absolutely chilling story about a cost of climate disasters we don't think/talk about enough, from @ninalakhani.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Sexual exploitation and domestic violence soared after Lahaina wildfire, report finds
Exclusive: One in six female survivors surveyed felt forced to engage in ‘survival sex’ for necessities after 2023 catastrophic Hawaii fire
www.theguardian.com
May 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"The end of the world is already here; its just not evenly distributed yet."
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Evergreen content from @effinbirds.com.
May 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Evergreen content from @effinbirds.com.
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My new @effinbirds.com shirt arrived in the mail today. I be wearing it tomorrow. 😜
May 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My new @effinbirds.com shirt arrived in the mail today. I be wearing it tomorrow. 😜
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Imagine explaining 2025 politics to someone from 1995. Actually, don’t. Let them have peace. #Trump #CryptoPresident
Another picture of Trump holding his crypto event at his Virginia golf club behind the presidential seal
May 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Imagine explaining 2025 politics to someone from 1995. Actually, don’t. Let them have peace. #Trump #CryptoPresident
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i regret to admit this is me whenever I’m on a crowded hiking trail
May 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
i regret to admit this is me whenever I’m on a crowded hiking trail
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Since we’re in a relatively safe space…this post is terrible messaging and I am baffled that it gets likes. Its root message is “who cares about the truth, just do the stuff /I/ think is right!!”
May 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Since we’re in a relatively safe space…this post is terrible messaging and I am baffled that it gets likes. Its root message is “who cares about the truth, just do the stuff /I/ think is right!!”
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NEW from me: China's CO2 emissions fell ~1.6% in the first quarter and have now been flat or down for more than a year. This is the first time on record that emissions are falling due to clean energy growth, not slow power demand.
NEW – Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/6eAcjRU
Read here: buff.ly/6eAcjRU
May 15, 2025 at 5:45 AM
NEW from me: China's CO2 emissions fell ~1.6% in the first quarter and have now been flat or down for more than a year. This is the first time on record that emissions are falling due to clean energy growth, not slow power demand.
@alicefraser.bsky.social Listening to an old episode of realms unknown and was curious enough to ask the bot if you have made jokes about the glorious leader.
I feel like this conversation in itself is worthy of satire 😅
chatgpt.com/share/682041...
I feel like this conversation in itself is worthy of satire 😅
chatgpt.com/share/682041...
May 11, 2025 at 6:22 AM
@alicefraser.bsky.social Listening to an old episode of realms unknown and was curious enough to ask the bot if you have made jokes about the glorious leader.
I feel like this conversation in itself is worthy of satire 😅
chatgpt.com/share/682041...
I feel like this conversation in itself is worthy of satire 😅
chatgpt.com/share/682041...
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She is still in custody www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
Tufts student details harrowing transport by ICE, lack of food and medical care in detention
Rümeysa Öztürk's sworn statement was filed alongside a motion from her attorneys seeking her immediate release from detention while they fight the revocation of her visa.
www.wbur.org
April 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
She is still in custody www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...