Susan Board, PhD
@suseboard.bsky.social
Open University associate lecturer (the environment, global devt, international relations). Not afraid of science: global heating is accelerating; Covid is airborne. Cyclist. Yogi. Not at the same time.
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Trump just said what it is all about.
The sooner the world sheds its addiction to fossil fuels, the better. The alternatives are available, plentiful and cheaper.
The sooner the world sheds its addiction to fossil fuels, the better. The alternatives are available, plentiful and cheaper.
January 3, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Trump just said what it is all about.
The sooner the world sheds its addiction to fossil fuels, the better. The alternatives are available, plentiful and cheaper.
The sooner the world sheds its addiction to fossil fuels, the better. The alternatives are available, plentiful and cheaper.
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Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
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Good Morning and welcome to another episode of regime change by the USA. The US seems to be militarily trying to get rid of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro right now. There are reports of US ground forces in action. However, watch the Cubans too. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The US Is Attempting Regime Change In Venezuela
Watch Cuba
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Good Morning and welcome to another episode of regime change by the USA. The US seems to be militarily trying to get rid of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro right now. There are reports of US ground forces in action. However, watch the Cubans too. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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I’ve been quieter than usual this week due to a weird mix of work commitments and falling asleep on the sofa at every opportunity.
In my defence, I may have overcorrected by writing the mother of all year-end posts.
This is fair warning, it is long - but, then again, so was 2025.
In my defence, I may have overcorrected by writing the mother of all year-end posts.
This is fair warning, it is long - but, then again, so was 2025.
2025: The Year We Got Used To It
A final long read for 2025, charting how we got used to cruelty, incompetence and farce - and how 2026 will need us all to be much noisier.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I’ve been quieter than usual this week due to a weird mix of work commitments and falling asleep on the sofa at every opportunity.
In my defence, I may have overcorrected by writing the mother of all year-end posts.
This is fair warning, it is long - but, then again, so was 2025.
In my defence, I may have overcorrected by writing the mother of all year-end posts.
This is fair warning, it is long - but, then again, so was 2025.
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I've written an end of year substack post about tracking Trump, where we are ending the year and some implications for Europe and for me personally...
christinapagel.substack.com/p/personal-r...
christinapagel.substack.com/p/personal-r...
Personal reflections on a Trumpian 2025
The implications of a year in Trump's new America and why I started tracking Trump - and why I'm not stopping.
christinapagel.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I've written an end of year substack post about tracking Trump, where we are ending the year and some implications for Europe and for me personally...
christinapagel.substack.com/p/personal-r...
christinapagel.substack.com/p/personal-r...
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4. With this in mind, ignore anyone who mocks you for taking precautions to protect yourself and others. Their mocking comes from ignorance, and their ignorance comes from denial.
/end
/end
December 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
4. With this in mind, ignore anyone who mocks you for taking precautions to protect yourself and others. Their mocking comes from ignorance, and their ignorance comes from denial.
/end
/end
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1. Sometimes, the absurdity of the situation we're all in just hits me. Going forward, ongoing and continuous transmission of SARS-CoV-2 will lead to an ever-increasing percentage of the global population developing chronic illnesses due to sequelae of infection.
December 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
1. Sometimes, the absurdity of the situation we're all in just hits me. Going forward, ongoing and continuous transmission of SARS-CoV-2 will lead to an ever-increasing percentage of the global population developing chronic illnesses due to sequelae of infection.
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Enck and Mahoney peel back the veneer of company 'plastic-washing' & false promises to challenge the dominant and overwhelming narrative from the plastic industry behemoth.
'The Problem with Plastic'
Judith Enck and Adam Mahoney
climatewithbrian.com/2025/12/24/r...
'The Problem with Plastic'
Judith Enck and Adam Mahoney
climatewithbrian.com/2025/12/24/r...
Review of ‘The Problem With Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late’ by Judith Enck and Adam Mahoney
Plastic pollution and contamination sadly seems to be so ingrained into our environment that yet another book on the issue appears to be superfluous. That being said, Enck and Mahoney peel back the…
climatewithbrian.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Enck and Mahoney peel back the veneer of company 'plastic-washing' & false promises to challenge the dominant and overwhelming narrative from the plastic industry behemoth.
'The Problem with Plastic'
Judith Enck and Adam Mahoney
climatewithbrian.com/2025/12/24/r...
'The Problem with Plastic'
Judith Enck and Adam Mahoney
climatewithbrian.com/2025/12/24/r...
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Cannot stop thinking about the people I met in Calais. They deserve so much better.
@greenparty.org.uk @calaisappeal.bsky.social
@greenparty.org.uk @calaisappeal.bsky.social
December 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Cannot stop thinking about the people I met in Calais. They deserve so much better.
@greenparty.org.uk @calaisappeal.bsky.social
@greenparty.org.uk @calaisappeal.bsky.social
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"The bill for extreme weather damages will continue to rise until the world slashes greenhouse gas emissions and phases out fossil fuels."
What some don't understand: it will rise disproportionately as resilience limits of infrastructure are increasingly exceeded.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
What some don't understand: it will rise disproportionately as resilience limits of infrastructure are increasingly exceeded.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Cyclones, floods and wildfires among 2025’s costliest climate-related disasters
Christian Aid annual report’s top 10 disasters amounted to more than $120bn in insured losses
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:19 AM
"The bill for extreme weather damages will continue to rise until the world slashes greenhouse gas emissions and phases out fossil fuels."
What some don't understand: it will rise disproportionately as resilience limits of infrastructure are increasingly exceeded.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
What some don't understand: it will rise disproportionately as resilience limits of infrastructure are increasingly exceeded.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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It’s nearly Christmas! We’re so excited we might just join today’s festive friend for a little dance…
#RSPBAdvent25
#RSPBAdvent25
December 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
It’s nearly Christmas! We’re so excited we might just join today’s festive friend for a little dance…
#RSPBAdvent25
#RSPBAdvent25
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For the eternal optimists it’s the first day of summer tomorrow 🥳🌳
December 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
For the eternal optimists it’s the first day of summer tomorrow 🥳🌳
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Truly the darkest of times and should be condemned by every government. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’
Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Truly the darkest of times and should be condemned by every government. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
December 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
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The idea of “imported” violence against women and girls is a deeply comforting fiction - one that allows people to avoid looking at where it actually happens: within our homes and behind closed doors.
The Violence Isn’t Imported. It’s Domestic.
Kemi Badenoch’s attempt to blame violence against women on migrants doesn’t just collapse under scrutiny - it actively distracts us from where the harm really happens, and who is actually responsible.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The idea of “imported” violence against women and girls is a deeply comforting fiction - one that allows people to avoid looking at where it actually happens: within our homes and behind closed doors.
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Dog-whistle and factually incorrect. Ladies, raise your hand if you were sexually assaulted by a boy at school? I’d wager this or a family member is most women’s first experience of sexual violence
December 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Dog-whistle and factually incorrect. Ladies, raise your hand if you were sexually assaulted by a boy at school? I’d wager this or a family member is most women’s first experience of sexual violence
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In 'oh shit' news...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientists
Scientists say government must prepare for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
In 'oh shit' news...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Yesterday’s announcement was part of a consultation and ‘guidance’ not a change in the law
protectthewild.substack.com/p/mandatory-...
protectthewild.substack.com/p/mandatory-...
Mandatory swift boxes under consideration
But providing nesting sites would be just part of solving huge declines in swift populations
protectthewild.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Yesterday’s announcement was part of a consultation and ‘guidance’ not a change in the law
protectthewild.substack.com/p/mandatory-...
protectthewild.substack.com/p/mandatory-...
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Global temperature projected to hit 1.7C in 2027, according to @drjamesehansen.bsky.social et al, boosted by a return of El Niño
#climatecrisis
(PDF)
www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailin...
#climatecrisis
(PDF)
www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailin...
www.columbia.edu
December 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Global temperature projected to hit 1.7C in 2027, according to @drjamesehansen.bsky.social et al, boosted by a return of El Niño
#climatecrisis
(PDF)
www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailin...
#climatecrisis
(PDF)
www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailin...
Santa, this is my Xmas wish list, minus the few I have 😊
‘This extraordinary story never goes out of fashion’: 30 authors on the books they give to everyone
Colm Tóibín, Robert Macfarlane, Elif Shafak, Michael Rosen and more share the novels, poetry and memoirs that make the perfect gift
#BookchatWeekly
Colm Tóibín, Robert Macfarlane, Elif Shafak, Michael Rosen and more share the novels, poetry and memoirs that make the perfect gift
#BookchatWeekly
‘This extraordinary story never goes out of fashion’: 30 authors on the books they give to everyone
Colm Tóibín, Robert Macfarlane, Elif Shafak, Michael Rosen and more share the novels, poetry and memoirs that make the perfect gift
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Santa, this is my Xmas wish list, minus the few I have 😊
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How Nigel Farage is walking straight into the Government's trap on its inquiry into foreign financial interference
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/17/k...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/17/k...
Keir Starmer Is Setting a Trap for Nigel Farage With Foreign Interference Inquiry
As Reform opens the door to crypto donations, the Government is finally starting to take action against the threat of foreign financial interference in our politics, reports Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
How Nigel Farage is walking straight into the Government's trap on its inquiry into foreign financial interference
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/17/k...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/17/k...
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Donald Trump is set on regime change - in Europe. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Donald Trump is pursuing regime change – in Europe | Jonathan Freedland
The US made it clear this week that it plans to help the parties of the European far right gain power. Keir Starmer and his fellow leaders have to face this new reality, writes Guardian columnist Jona...
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Donald Trump is set on regime change - in Europe. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Absolutely appalling stuff, and remember that every politician bellowing about crackdowns on migrants is helping to create a permissive environment for this violence and intimidation
🔴I wrote about far-right attacks against refugee charities and why some are choosing to leave the sector to protect themselves. It's awful but understandable.
open.substack.com/pub/nicolake...
open.substack.com/pub/nicolake...
When it's time to move on
It's toxic out there
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Absolutely appalling stuff, and remember that every politician bellowing about crackdowns on migrants is helping to create a permissive environment for this violence and intimidation