Dr Lori-Ann Foley
@lafoley.bsky.social
PhD from Open University School of Planetary Sciences researching Mars's climate, focusing on Lyot Crater, after my Physics BSc. Previously did 3 degrees in Roman archaeology, one in languages and a law degree. Multinational upbringing. 🇯🇪🇨🇦🇩🇪
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This is what authoritarians are never gonna understand: average, everyday citizens do not like watching paramilitary thugs brutalize children. All the vaporware memes in the world can't fix that for them
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 3:53 PM
This is what authoritarians are never gonna understand: average, everyday citizens do not like watching paramilitary thugs brutalize children. All the vaporware memes in the world can't fix that for them
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I dont know what everyone is so worked up on how long solar panels can last.
The avg useful life of a vehicle is 12-16 yrs whereas a solar panel is beyond 30 yrs & can last upwards of 50 yrs.
Plus 95-99% of a solar panel is recycable.
The avg useful life of a vehicle is 12-16 yrs whereas a solar panel is beyond 30 yrs & can last upwards of 50 yrs.
Plus 95-99% of a solar panel is recycable.
February 14, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I dont know what everyone is so worked up on how long solar panels can last.
The avg useful life of a vehicle is 12-16 yrs whereas a solar panel is beyond 30 yrs & can last upwards of 50 yrs.
Plus 95-99% of a solar panel is recycable.
The avg useful life of a vehicle is 12-16 yrs whereas a solar panel is beyond 30 yrs & can last upwards of 50 yrs.
Plus 95-99% of a solar panel is recycable.
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Pedro Sanchez speaking in Munich - leans into the anti-militaristic stance that made him the anti-darling of Eurohawks
"Experts estimate US alone will invest $946 billion in nukes over the next decade, enough to eradicate extreme global poverty. In my view, this is a mistake"
"Experts estimate US alone will invest $946 billion in nukes over the next decade, enough to eradicate extreme global poverty. In my view, this is a mistake"
February 14, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Pedro Sanchez speaking in Munich - leans into the anti-militaristic stance that made him the anti-darling of Eurohawks
"Experts estimate US alone will invest $946 billion in nukes over the next decade, enough to eradicate extreme global poverty. In my view, this is a mistake"
"Experts estimate US alone will invest $946 billion in nukes over the next decade, enough to eradicate extreme global poverty. In my view, this is a mistake"
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"Reducing reliance on fossil fuels looks like Europe’s best shot at saving its domestic manufacturing and stopping other governments from pushing it around."
Outstanding article in The Wall Street Journal. www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Outstanding article in The Wall Street Journal. www.wsj.com/business/ene...
February 14, 2026 at 1:04 PM
"Reducing reliance on fossil fuels looks like Europe’s best shot at saving its domestic manufacturing and stopping other governments from pushing it around."
Outstanding article in The Wall Street Journal. www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Outstanding article in The Wall Street Journal. www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies.
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
February 14, 2026 at 12:20 PM
China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies.
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
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Dendrochronology in a frozen puddle ❄️
📷 Mid Wales this morning
📷 Mid Wales this morning
February 14, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Dendrochronology in a frozen puddle ❄️
📷 Mid Wales this morning
📷 Mid Wales this morning
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I made some music at the start of this year.
It’s not meant to make you laugh (tho it may). It’s meant to make you dance while thinking about how to de-crapify the world currently.
Stupid Is Over (If You Want It)
From the ep ORIGAMI LOVE ARMY
Released 20 Feb, 2026
It’s not meant to make you laugh (tho it may). It’s meant to make you dance while thinking about how to de-crapify the world currently.
Stupid Is Over (If You Want It)
From the ep ORIGAMI LOVE ARMY
Released 20 Feb, 2026
February 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I made some music at the start of this year.
It’s not meant to make you laugh (tho it may). It’s meant to make you dance while thinking about how to de-crapify the world currently.
Stupid Is Over (If You Want It)
From the ep ORIGAMI LOVE ARMY
Released 20 Feb, 2026
It’s not meant to make you laugh (tho it may). It’s meant to make you dance while thinking about how to de-crapify the world currently.
Stupid Is Over (If You Want It)
From the ep ORIGAMI LOVE ARMY
Released 20 Feb, 2026
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If you would like to stock my book or if you know anyone who might please give me a shout.
February 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
If you would like to stock my book or if you know anyone who might please give me a shout.
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MORE DATES ADDED! 🌍
We have Sold Out next week's run at @sohotheatre.bsky.social in London.
So coming back from 30 April to 2nd May 2026. Cannot wait 🤗
Snap them up while you still can. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Three Weeks
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Scotsman
sohotheatre.com/events/matt-...
#ClimateComedy #Climatetheatre #London #theatre
We have Sold Out next week's run at @sohotheatre.bsky.social in London.
So coming back from 30 April to 2nd May 2026. Cannot wait 🤗
Snap them up while you still can. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Three Weeks
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Scotsman
sohotheatre.com/events/matt-...
#ClimateComedy #Climatetheatre #London #theatre
February 12, 2026 at 10:58 AM
MORE DATES ADDED! 🌍
We have Sold Out next week's run at @sohotheatre.bsky.social in London.
So coming back from 30 April to 2nd May 2026. Cannot wait 🤗
Snap them up while you still can. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Three Weeks
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Scotsman
sohotheatre.com/events/matt-...
#ClimateComedy #Climatetheatre #London #theatre
We have Sold Out next week's run at @sohotheatre.bsky.social in London.
So coming back from 30 April to 2nd May 2026. Cannot wait 🤗
Snap them up while you still can. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Three Weeks
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Scotsman
sohotheatre.com/events/matt-...
#ClimateComedy #Climatetheatre #London #theatre
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🚨 UK Student Palaeo Research Opportunity 🚨
Brymbo Fossil Forest are offering students the chance to get involved in active palaeontology research & excavations ⚒️ at a unique #Carboniferous fossil site in Wales 🏴 - See below for more details ⬇️
#Paleontology #Geology #Fieldwork #FossilFriday #ECR
Brymbo Fossil Forest are offering students the chance to get involved in active palaeontology research & excavations ⚒️ at a unique #Carboniferous fossil site in Wales 🏴 - See below for more details ⬇️
#Paleontology #Geology #Fieldwork #FossilFriday #ECR
February 13, 2026 at 4:42 PM
🚨 UK Student Palaeo Research Opportunity 🚨
Brymbo Fossil Forest are offering students the chance to get involved in active palaeontology research & excavations ⚒️ at a unique #Carboniferous fossil site in Wales 🏴 - See below for more details ⬇️
#Paleontology #Geology #Fieldwork #FossilFriday #ECR
Brymbo Fossil Forest are offering students the chance to get involved in active palaeontology research & excavations ⚒️ at a unique #Carboniferous fossil site in Wales 🏴 - See below for more details ⬇️
#Paleontology #Geology #Fieldwork #FossilFriday #ECR
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Lovely Pagans review in the Guardian, by Lisa Tuttle, no less! www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup
Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward; Pagans by James Alistair Henry; Pedro the Vast by Simón López Trujillo; Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman; A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing by Alice Evelyn Yang
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Lovely Pagans review in the Guardian, by Lisa Tuttle, no less! www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
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China’s Yangtze River shows signs of remarkable recovery after fishing ban
- the most positive freshwater conservation story in the world in 20 years, says one veteran biologist
Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- the most positive freshwater conservation story in the world in 20 years, says one veteran biologist
Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
China’s Yangtze River shows signs of remarkable recovery after fishing ban
Doubling of fish biomass and rebounding of endangered species shows government measures starting to work, biologists say
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:58 AM
China’s Yangtze River shows signs of remarkable recovery after fishing ban
- the most positive freshwater conservation story in the world in 20 years, says one veteran biologist
Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- the most positive freshwater conservation story in the world in 20 years, says one veteran biologist
Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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FACTCHECK: Centrica's Chris O'Shea got blanket coverage for claiming electricity will cost more in 2030 than in energy crisis (Chris Stark: "he's wrong on this")
I asked Centrica for evidence – they didn’t reply
(Bills in crisis were >2x today, before huge govt subsidies)
1/4
I asked Centrica for evidence – they didn’t reply
(Bills in crisis were >2x today, before huge govt subsidies)
1/4
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 AM
FACTCHECK: Centrica's Chris O'Shea got blanket coverage for claiming electricity will cost more in 2030 than in energy crisis (Chris Stark: "he's wrong on this")
I asked Centrica for evidence – they didn’t reply
(Bills in crisis were >2x today, before huge govt subsidies)
1/4
I asked Centrica for evidence – they didn’t reply
(Bills in crisis were >2x today, before huge govt subsidies)
1/4
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The opposite of the rest of the world… gag me back to the Stone Age
Amid regulatory changes and cooling demand, U.S. car companies are taking big losses and making moves to reduce electric-vehicle capacity.
Detroit Automakers Take $50 Billion Hit as EV Bubble Bursts
Companies are taking big losses and making moves to reduce electric-vehicle capacity amid regulatory changes and cooling demand.
on.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:18 AM
The opposite of the rest of the world… gag me back to the Stone Age
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A great article by @jasonhickel.bsky.social and @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social. But I do wish we could all stop using the wolf as a metaphor for the worst kinds of human behaviour. Wolves are wonderful creatures, endlessly maligned - and also victims of capitalism.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis
Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp, say Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:46 AM
A great article by @jasonhickel.bsky.social and @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social. But I do wish we could all stop using the wolf as a metaphor for the worst kinds of human behaviour. Wolves are wonderful creatures, endlessly maligned - and also victims of capitalism.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The Tony Blair Institute out there today calling for more oil and gas drilling in an absolute gift for Farage and Badenoch. Government will be forgiven for thinking, with friends like these... www.businessgreen.com/news/4525624...
Government hits back at Tony Blair Institute call to ditch clean power targets
Think tank calls for 'energy strategy reset' to permit more drilling in the North Sea and drop clean power by 2030 goal, sparking criticism from government and analysts
www.businessgreen.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:00 AM
The Tony Blair Institute out there today calling for more oil and gas drilling in an absolute gift for Farage and Badenoch. Government will be forgiven for thinking, with friends like these... www.businessgreen.com/news/4525624...
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Lee Child won't lose any sleep over my sales figures but I'm super-chuffed that my self-published biog of Felicette, the Space Cat has sold 171 copies! My mission to honour her & tell the *truth* about her flight, not the Disneyfied version, continues... www.amazon.co.uk/FELICETTE-Sp...
www.amazon.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Lee Child won't lose any sleep over my sales figures but I'm super-chuffed that my self-published biog of Felicette, the Space Cat has sold 171 copies! My mission to honour her & tell the *truth* about her flight, not the Disneyfied version, continues... www.amazon.co.uk/FELICETTE-Sp...
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"These results show once again that clean British power is the right choice for our country, agreeing a price for new onshore wind and solar that is over 50% cheaper than the cost of building and operating new gas.” - Ed Miliband, UK energy secretary: www.carbonbrief.org/qa-new-uk-on... 🔌💡
Q&A: New UK onshore wind and solar is ‘50% cheaper’ than new gas - Carbon Brief
The UK government has secured a record 7.4 gigawatts of solar, onshore wind and tidal power in its latest auction for new renewable capacity.
www.carbonbrief.org
February 13, 2026 at 12:17 AM
"These results show once again that clean British power is the right choice for our country, agreeing a price for new onshore wind and solar that is over 50% cheaper than the cost of building and operating new gas.” - Ed Miliband, UK energy secretary: www.carbonbrief.org/qa-new-uk-on... 🔌💡
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A supporter has given us a generous valentine: an offer to match up to $10,000 in donations. Your $5 will become $10...all the way up to $10,000! His match will double your contribution to build Climate.us. Link to donate in comments.
February 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
A supporter has given us a generous valentine: an offer to match up to $10,000 in donations. Your $5 will become $10...all the way up to $10,000! His match will double your contribution to build Climate.us. Link to donate in comments.
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American climate science is losing federal support right when we need it most.
Project Drawdown is stepping up: launching the Climate Science Serving America Fellowship for early/mid-career PhD scientists to do good science that does good.
🗓️ Apply by April 17
👉 https://bit.ly/4kx2J1Q
Project Drawdown is stepping up: launching the Climate Science Serving America Fellowship for early/mid-career PhD scientists to do good science that does good.
🗓️ Apply by April 17
👉 https://bit.ly/4kx2J1Q
February 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
American climate science is losing federal support right when we need it most.
Project Drawdown is stepping up: launching the Climate Science Serving America Fellowship for early/mid-career PhD scientists to do good science that does good.
🗓️ Apply by April 17
👉 https://bit.ly/4kx2J1Q
Project Drawdown is stepping up: launching the Climate Science Serving America Fellowship for early/mid-career PhD scientists to do good science that does good.
🗓️ Apply by April 17
👉 https://bit.ly/4kx2J1Q
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While others are stepping back on climate, Project Drawdown is stepping up!
We’re proud to announce the Climate Science Serving America Fellowship to support U.S.-based Ph.D.-level scientists & engineers focused on climate solutions for the public good.
drawdown.org/news/project...
We’re proud to announce the Climate Science Serving America Fellowship to support U.S.-based Ph.D.-level scientists & engineers focused on climate solutions for the public good.
drawdown.org/news/project...
Project Drawdown launches Climate Science Serving America Fellowship to support scientists working in the public good
Fellowship seeks early- to mid-career researchers based in America who are committed to science and public expertise
drawdown.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:34 PM
While others are stepping back on climate, Project Drawdown is stepping up!
We’re proud to announce the Climate Science Serving America Fellowship to support U.S.-based Ph.D.-level scientists & engineers focused on climate solutions for the public good.
drawdown.org/news/project...
We’re proud to announce the Climate Science Serving America Fellowship to support U.S.-based Ph.D.-level scientists & engineers focused on climate solutions for the public good.
drawdown.org/news/project...
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Welcome to Choosing a Mug
February 12, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Welcome to Choosing a Mug