Chris West
@littlerobbergirl.bsky.social
Faithful to thee, Terra, in my fashion.
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THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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🔴‘Trump’s War on Science Could Be Coming to the UK Soon’
There is a concerted global effort to undermine the very concept of evidence-based policy and scientific progress, argues Kit Yates
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/27/t...
There is a concerted global effort to undermine the very concept of evidence-based policy and scientific progress, argues Kit Yates
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/27/t...
'Trump's War on Science Could Be Coming to the UK Soon'
There is a concerted global effort to undermine the very concept of evidence-based policy and scientific progress, argues Kit Yates
bylinetimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🔴‘Trump’s War on Science Could Be Coming to the UK Soon’
There is a concerted global effort to undermine the very concept of evidence-based policy and scientific progress, argues Kit Yates
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/27/t...
There is a concerted global effort to undermine the very concept of evidence-based policy and scientific progress, argues Kit Yates
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/27/t...
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"2024 was the worst year for bumblebees in the UK since records began" - with numbers falling by almost a quarter compared to the 2010-2023 average
Alarming stats from @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social:
www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
Alarming stats from @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social:
www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
UK bumblebee numbers fell to lowest on record in 2024, shows data
Bumblebees declined by almost a quarter compared with the 2010-2023 average, according to conservation charity
www.theguardian.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
"2024 was the worst year for bumblebees in the UK since records began" - with numbers falling by almost a quarter compared to the 2010-2023 average
Alarming stats from @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social:
www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
Alarming stats from @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social:
www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
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I used to write for the Washington Post every so often. They were diligent, meticulous, curious and open-minded. To see this mewling invertebrate tell it what to cover and how is fucking sickening.
February 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I used to write for the Washington Post every so often. They were diligent, meticulous, curious and open-minded. To see this mewling invertebrate tell it what to cover and how is fucking sickening.
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There is a new study out in Nature about the Atlantic overturning circulation. I will be curious to see the media reporting on this. If you wonder why, read my blog article on it! 🌊
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...
RealClimate: How will media report on this new AMOC study?
RealClimate: I’ve been getting a lot of media queries about a new paper on the AMOC, which has just been published. In my view this large media interest is perhaps due to confusing messages conveyed i...
www.realclimate.org
February 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
There is a new study out in Nature about the Atlantic overturning circulation. I will be curious to see the media reporting on this. If you wonder why, read my blog article on it! 🌊
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...
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The U.S. has officially recorded its first measles death since 2015. Texas health officials have confirmed that an unvaccinated child has passed away from measles amid a massive outbreak that has impacted nine counties in West Texas.
👉 meidasnews.com/news/the-uni...
👉 meidasnews.com/news/the-uni...
February 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The U.S. has officially recorded its first measles death since 2015. Texas health officials have confirmed that an unvaccinated child has passed away from measles amid a massive outbreak that has impacted nine counties in West Texas.
👉 meidasnews.com/news/the-uni...
👉 meidasnews.com/news/the-uni...
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Anti-Trump sentiment drives dramatic upturn in fortunes for Canada’s Liberals
Anti-Trump sentiment drives dramatic upturn in fortunes for Canada’s Liberals
Ruling party was deeply unpopular but threat of US tariffs combined with prospect of new leader spurs rise in polls
Canada’s ruling Liberals, who a few weeks ago looked certain to lose an election this year, are mounting a major comeback amid the threat…
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Anti-Trump sentiment drives dramatic upturn in fortunes for Canada’s Liberals
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Incredibly, bottom trawl fishing is not banned in all or even most UK Marine "Protected" Areas - nor is oil or gas drilling. And yet, look what happens when marine creatures are given places where they're properly protected from these destructive practices 👇🏾 🐬🐳 @oceanauk.bsky.social
Life is returning all along our Sussex shore .. from kelp to dolphins .. and all because the destructive trawl fishing was banned in our inshore waters less than 4 years ago!!!
oceanographicmagazine.com/features/une...
oceanographicmagazine.com/features/une...
Brighton: Unexpected dolphins
To learn more about the charismatic dolphins off Brighton, numerous inspiring citizen science projects have been brought to life.
oceanographicmagazine.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Incredibly, bottom trawl fishing is not banned in all or even most UK Marine "Protected" Areas - nor is oil or gas drilling. And yet, look what happens when marine creatures are given places where they're properly protected from these destructive practices 👇🏾 🐬🐳 @oceanauk.bsky.social
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NEW: Official advisers CCC say UK shld cut emissions 87% by 2040
⚖️Net cost of net-zero 73% less than thought
💷Total cost to 2050 = £108bn (~£4bn/yr, 0.2% GDP)
🏡🚗H’hold energy/fuel bills to fall £1,400
🔌Electrification is key
THREAD + charts
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/10
⚖️Net cost of net-zero 73% less than thought
💷Total cost to 2050 = £108bn (~£4bn/yr, 0.2% GDP)
🏡🚗H’hold energy/fuel bills to fall £1,400
🔌Electrification is key
THREAD + charts
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/10
February 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
NEW: Official advisers CCC say UK shld cut emissions 87% by 2040
⚖️Net cost of net-zero 73% less than thought
💷Total cost to 2050 = £108bn (~£4bn/yr, 0.2% GDP)
🏡🚗H’hold energy/fuel bills to fall £1,400
🔌Electrification is key
THREAD + charts
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/10
⚖️Net cost of net-zero 73% less than thought
💷Total cost to 2050 = £108bn (~£4bn/yr, 0.2% GDP)
🏡🚗H’hold energy/fuel bills to fall £1,400
🔌Electrification is key
THREAD + charts
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/10
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Two days after those muesli eating hippies at the, uh, CBI sang the praises of the Net Zero economy.
There is a story to tell here that counters the lies and obscurantism of Farage and co. But if most voters don't hear it, how can we hope to defend or speed the transition?
There is a story to tell here that counters the lies and obscurantism of Farage and co. But if most voters don't hear it, how can we hope to defend or speed the transition?
Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says
Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Two days after those muesli eating hippies at the, uh, CBI sang the praises of the Net Zero economy.
There is a story to tell here that counters the lies and obscurantism of Farage and co. But if most voters don't hear it, how can we hope to defend or speed the transition?
There is a story to tell here that counters the lies and obscurantism of Farage and co. But if most voters don't hear it, how can we hope to defend or speed the transition?
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Ed Davey is absolutely right. Putin, Musk, Trump, and Vance have formed a new fascist axis. The UK and the EU must cooperate to rapidly gain military independence from the USA. The future of Ukraine and of democracy will depend on our joint efforts.
Of all the things Elon Musk has said, this is the worst.
We cannot rely on Trump and his shadow president Musk. The UK must boost defence spending and take the lead in Europe.
We cannot rely on Trump and his shadow president Musk. The UK must boost defence spending and take the lead in Europe.
February 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Ed Davey is absolutely right. Putin, Musk, Trump, and Vance have formed a new fascist axis. The UK and the EU must cooperate to rapidly gain military independence from the USA. The future of Ukraine and of democracy will depend on our joint efforts.
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@gigafactproject.bsky.social offers a neat feature based on our fact briefs: a quiz to check your climate knowledge!
You can play it here:
gigafact.org/quiz/skeptic...
You can play it here:
gigafact.org/quiz/skeptic...
February 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
@gigafactproject.bsky.social offers a neat feature based on our fact briefs: a quiz to check your climate knowledge!
You can play it here:
gigafact.org/quiz/skeptic...
You can play it here:
gigafact.org/quiz/skeptic...
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Fact brief #26:
Q: "Is sea level rise exaggerated?"
A: "No - Sea levels are rising at an accelerating rate, not stagnating or decreasing. [...]"
sks.to/gfb-sealevel...
Full list of fact briefs: sks.to/gfb?utm-sour...
Q: "Is sea level rise exaggerated?"
A: "No - Sea levels are rising at an accelerating rate, not stagnating or decreasing. [...]"
sks.to/gfb-sealevel...
Full list of fact briefs: sks.to/gfb?utm-sour...
![Screenshot from fact brief Fact brief #26:
Q: "Is sea level rise exaggerated?"
A: "No - Sea levels are rising at an accelerating rate, not stagnating or decreasing. [...]"
https://sks.to/gfb-sealevel](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:o3l3q42chbeego5si57rubpr/bafkreih5rsqcchwekh57ohyl2ymw3mn4dey2kb5ipxw262nijagurpec5m@jpeg)
February 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Fact brief #26:
Q: "Is sea level rise exaggerated?"
A: "No - Sea levels are rising at an accelerating rate, not stagnating or decreasing. [...]"
sks.to/gfb-sealevel...
Full list of fact briefs: sks.to/gfb?utm-sour...
Q: "Is sea level rise exaggerated?"
A: "No - Sea levels are rising at an accelerating rate, not stagnating or decreasing. [...]"
sks.to/gfb-sealevel...
Full list of fact briefs: sks.to/gfb?utm-sour...
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Every day, the goals become clearer: The point of DOGE is not efficiency, but regime change
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
www.theatlantic.com
February 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Every day, the goals become clearer: The point of DOGE is not efficiency, but regime change
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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We need facts as never before.
3 years after Putin invaded Ukraine, I spent 24 hours with combat medics on the Ukrainian frontline.
Their courage, compassion, dedication & skill are astounding.
Please read & please never stop standing up for Ukraine. 🇺🇦
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
3 years after Putin invaded Ukraine, I spent 24 hours with combat medics on the Ukrainian frontline.
Their courage, compassion, dedication & skill are astounding.
Please read & please never stop standing up for Ukraine. 🇺🇦
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
‘We have a rule when we hear the sirens: if you’ve started operating, you don’t stop’: 24 hours with doctors on the Ukrainian frontline
Like the soldiers they battle to save, combat medics in Ukraine are under constant attack. Three years after the invasion, one NHS doctor bears witness
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
We need facts as never before.
3 years after Putin invaded Ukraine, I spent 24 hours with combat medics on the Ukrainian frontline.
Their courage, compassion, dedication & skill are astounding.
Please read & please never stop standing up for Ukraine. 🇺🇦
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
3 years after Putin invaded Ukraine, I spent 24 hours with combat medics on the Ukrainian frontline.
Their courage, compassion, dedication & skill are astounding.
Please read & please never stop standing up for Ukraine. 🇺🇦
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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It's been a long time since Private Eye's satire has made me audibly wince, but this is so to the point if it were a knife people would demand it be banned.
February 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
It's been a long time since Private Eye's satire has made me audibly wince, but this is so to the point if it were a knife people would demand it be banned.
Bejasus! Needed two hints and a good guess.. lost in the long... 🤦 🍁 Plant #511 🍀
I figured it out in 10 guesses!
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🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 14.5
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#metaflora
I figured it out in 10 guesses!
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🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 14.5
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#metaflora
Metaflora
Become an evolutionary detective to find the Mystery Plant!
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February 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Bejasus! Needed two hints and a good guess.. lost in the long... 🤦 🍁 Plant #511 🍀
I figured it out in 10 guesses!
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🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 14.5
flora.metazooa.com
#metaflora
I figured it out in 10 guesses!
🟫🟩🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 14.5
flora.metazooa.com
#metaflora
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SOLIDARITY WITH UKRAINE
February 22nd London.
This is getting far too little attention. We must stand with Ukraine and raise our voices in defence of democracy.
If we don't act, then in just a few years' time, democracy, freedom, and human rights will be dead. It's as simple as that.
February 22nd London.
This is getting far too little attention. We must stand with Ukraine and raise our voices in defence of democracy.
If we don't act, then in just a few years' time, democracy, freedom, and human rights will be dead. It's as simple as that.
February 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM
SOLIDARITY WITH UKRAINE
February 22nd London.
This is getting far too little attention. We must stand with Ukraine and raise our voices in defence of democracy.
If we don't act, then in just a few years' time, democracy, freedom, and human rights will be dead. It's as simple as that.
February 22nd London.
This is getting far too little attention. We must stand with Ukraine and raise our voices in defence of democracy.
If we don't act, then in just a few years' time, democracy, freedom, and human rights will be dead. It's as simple as that.
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Aside from all the other harms of all this, one very sad effect is that slower transition from #fossil fuels prolongs the ability of tinpot dictators like Putin to threaten us.
It is insane to spend € to fill the Kremlin's war chest while having to spend € for weapons against the Kremlin.
It is insane to spend € to fill the Kremlin's war chest while having to spend € for weapons against the Kremlin.
February 21, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Aside from all the other harms of all this, one very sad effect is that slower transition from #fossil fuels prolongs the ability of tinpot dictators like Putin to threaten us.
It is insane to spend € to fill the Kremlin's war chest while having to spend € for weapons against the Kremlin.
It is insane to spend € to fill the Kremlin's war chest while having to spend € for weapons against the Kremlin.
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International aid groups axe thousands of jobs in wake of Trump funding freeze
International aid groups axe thousands of jobs in wake of Trump funding freeze
Fears that cuts will ‘decimate’ ability to react to crises as sector loses expertise and skills at every level, report finds
Some of the world’s largest aid organisations are axing thousands of jobs as a result of US president Donald Trump’s freeze on…
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2025 at 11:11 AM
International aid groups axe thousands of jobs in wake of Trump funding freeze
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It’s a coup. It’s a strategic alliance with Putin. It’s the end of the post-war international order. It’s the triumph of lies over truth and in Putin’s case, evil over good. We are through the looking glass & we all now have to decide who we are & what we stand for
February 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It’s a coup. It’s a strategic alliance with Putin. It’s the end of the post-war international order. It’s the triumph of lies over truth and in Putin’s case, evil over good. We are through the looking glass & we all now have to decide who we are & what we stand for
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IT IS A COUP.
In the few days since @carolecadwalla.bsky.social wrote this terrifying article, Trump and Musk have loudly displayed their allegiance to Putin.
They are rapidly turning the USA into a Putinist dictatorship.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/it-is-a-co...
In the few days since @carolecadwalla.bsky.social wrote this terrifying article, Trump and Musk have loudly displayed their allegiance to Putin.
They are rapidly turning the USA into a Putinist dictatorship.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/it-is-a-co...
IT IS A COUP
This is what should be on every front page in 150 point banner headlines. All I have is this Substack but I lay it beneath your feet and pray to a higher power that I'm wrong.
broligarchy.substack.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
IT IS A COUP.
In the few days since @carolecadwalla.bsky.social wrote this terrifying article, Trump and Musk have loudly displayed their allegiance to Putin.
They are rapidly turning the USA into a Putinist dictatorship.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/it-is-a-co...
In the few days since @carolecadwalla.bsky.social wrote this terrifying article, Trump and Musk have loudly displayed their allegiance to Putin.
They are rapidly turning the USA into a Putinist dictatorship.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/it-is-a-co...
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Sanna Marin throwing some impressive shade here:
”To start, Europe must rid itself of the dangerous illusion that it is weak—and stop acting like it.
There is no trade-off between investing in the defence of Europe as a whole and investing in the defence of Ukraine—they are one and the same.”
”To start, Europe must rid itself of the dangerous illusion that it is weak—and stop acting like it.
There is no trade-off between investing in the defence of Europe as a whole and investing in the defence of Ukraine—they are one and the same.”
Now is the time for Europe to show strength, not division, argues Sanna Marin
Finland’s former leader makes the case for stumping up tens of billions more for Ukraine
www.economist.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Sanna Marin throwing some impressive shade here:
”To start, Europe must rid itself of the dangerous illusion that it is weak—and stop acting like it.
There is no trade-off between investing in the defence of Europe as a whole and investing in the defence of Ukraine—they are one and the same.”
”To start, Europe must rid itself of the dangerous illusion that it is weak—and stop acting like it.
There is no trade-off between investing in the defence of Europe as a whole and investing in the defence of Ukraine—they are one and the same.”
Wow,that was quite exciting 🤓 navigated through a massive superorder and got lucky a couple of times 🤗
🦩 Animal #571 🐁
I figured it out in 6 guesses!
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🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 6
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#metazooa
🦩 Animal #571 🐁
I figured it out in 6 guesses!
🟥🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩
🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 6
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#metazooa
Metazooa
Become an evolutionary detective to find the Mystery Animal!
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February 21, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Wow,that was quite exciting 🤓 navigated through a massive superorder and got lucky a couple of times 🤗
🦩 Animal #571 🐁
I figured it out in 6 guesses!
🟥🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩
🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 6
metazooa.com
#metazooa
🦩 Animal #571 🐁
I figured it out in 6 guesses!
🟥🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩
🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 6
metazooa.com
#metazooa