troutish
@troutish.bsky.social
DJ. Hip Hop MC. Poet. Unionist. Writer. Curator. Husband.
Topics: Climate, Data, Democracy, Economics, Energy, Environment, Gaming, Human Rights, Mental Health, Music, Space, Technology, Transport, War
Living on Wadjuk Noongar Boodjar (Perth).
Topics: Climate, Data, Democracy, Economics, Energy, Environment, Gaming, Human Rights, Mental Health, Music, Space, Technology, Transport, War
Living on Wadjuk Noongar Boodjar (Perth).
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Soldiers assume control of al-Aqtan Prison, as SDF fighters withdraw from the northeastern city under a ceasefire deal.
Syrian government takes over prison with ISIL-linked detainees in Raqqa
Soldiers assume control of al-Aqtan Prison, as SDF fighters withdraw from the northeastern city under a ceasefire deal.
www.aljazeera.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Soldiers assume control of al-Aqtan Prison, as SDF fighters withdraw from the northeastern city under a ceasefire deal.
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Trump forces it into the open through coercion. Europe may remain wealthy, cautious, and reactive, or it may accept the burden of power and shape its own security environment. Time will no longer decide without consequence.
11/11
11/11
January 23, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Trump forces it into the open through coercion. Europe may remain wealthy, cautious, and reactive, or it may accept the burden of power and shape its own security environment. Time will no longer decide without consequence.
11/11
11/11
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of bullshit we for form Mueller and Barr. The same shit.
January 23, 2026 at 1:01 PM
of bullshit we for form Mueller and Barr. The same shit.
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convince me they couldn’t have moved faster and better than they did. Not ever.
Going after minions first was the most catastrophically STUPID strategy there ever was. It’s so stupid that it reeks of the same kind of protectionism of power as the not releasing the Epstein files. The same kind
Going after minions first was the most catastrophically STUPID strategy there ever was. It’s so stupid that it reeks of the same kind of protectionism of power as the not releasing the Epstein files. The same kind
January 23, 2026 at 1:01 PM
convince me they couldn’t have moved faster and better than they did. Not ever.
Going after minions first was the most catastrophically STUPID strategy there ever was. It’s so stupid that it reeks of the same kind of protectionism of power as the not releasing the Epstein files. The same kind
Going after minions first was the most catastrophically STUPID strategy there ever was. It’s so stupid that it reeks of the same kind of protectionism of power as the not releasing the Epstein files. The same kind
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It wasn’t, not because of him and his,
but because of us and ours.
Merrick Garland and Jack Smith both let us down. They both acted like they had all the time the world. Garland is far worse because he sat on his ass for two years. But both betrayed their oath of office.
You will NEVER
but because of us and ours.
Merrick Garland and Jack Smith both let us down. They both acted like they had all the time the world. Garland is far worse because he sat on his ass for two years. But both betrayed their oath of office.
You will NEVER
“Conspiracy to overthrow the election” should have been his end.
January 23, 2026 at 1:01 PM
It wasn’t, not because of him and his,
but because of us and ours.
Merrick Garland and Jack Smith both let us down. They both acted like they had all the time the world. Garland is far worse because he sat on his ass for two years. But both betrayed their oath of office.
You will NEVER
but because of us and ours.
Merrick Garland and Jack Smith both let us down. They both acted like they had all the time the world. Garland is far worse because he sat on his ass for two years. But both betrayed their oath of office.
You will NEVER
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On the balance of probabilities those warning of disaster look much more likely to be right than those complacently arguing there is nothing to worry about. Even the spooks are worried, and they are right to be.
January 23, 2026 at 1:01 PM
On the balance of probabilities those warning of disaster look much more likely to be right than those complacently arguing there is nothing to worry about. Even the spooks are worried, and they are right to be.
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But can anyone even vaguely serious look at current climate projections and argue the catastrophic scenarios are not entirely plausible? They are completely in line with what we know about ecosystems, economies, and human nature. There are plenty of terrifying historic precedents.
January 23, 2026 at 12:58 PM
But can anyone even vaguely serious look at current climate projections and argue the catastrophic scenarios are not entirely plausible? They are completely in line with what we know about ecosystems, economies, and human nature. There are plenty of terrifying historic precedents.
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And secondly, it is possible we could get lucky and climate impacts are less severe than feared, while tech breakthroughs in energy, food production, and carbon removal ride to the rescue.
January 23, 2026 at 12:56 PM
And secondly, it is possible we could get lucky and climate impacts are less severe than feared, while tech breakthroughs in energy, food production, and carbon removal ride to the rescue.
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The standard response to these warnings is that it is eco-warrior neo-Malthusian doom-mongering that has been wrong multiple times in the past.
But, firstly, these warnings are not coming from Greenpeace, they are coming from the security services and the defence establishment.
But, firstly, these warnings are not coming from Greenpeace, they are coming from the security services and the defence establishment.
January 23, 2026 at 12:55 PM
The standard response to these warnings is that it is eco-warrior neo-Malthusian doom-mongering that has been wrong multiple times in the past.
But, firstly, these warnings are not coming from Greenpeace, they are coming from the security services and the defence establishment.
But, firstly, these warnings are not coming from Greenpeace, they are coming from the security services and the defence establishment.
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But they are not even doing that at anything like the scale and pace that is clearly necessary. This is not just about Trump and his allies' climate denialist insanity. It is long past time supposedly serious people woke up to the reality of what we are facing.
a man with a beard says serious people in front of a purple background
ALT: a man with a beard says serious people in front of a purple background
media.tenor.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:49 PM
But they are not even doing that at anything like the scale and pace that is clearly necessary. This is not just about Trump and his allies' climate denialist insanity. It is long past time supposedly serious people woke up to the reality of what we are facing.
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That is to say the trillions of dollars that need to flow into climate resilient infrastructure, regenerative agriculture, alternative proteins, managed migration, and, most of all, the net zero transition that is the only mechanism for averting the realistic worst case scenarios.
January 23, 2026 at 12:47 PM
That is to say the trillions of dollars that need to flow into climate resilient infrastructure, regenerative agriculture, alternative proteins, managed migration, and, most of all, the net zero transition that is the only mechanism for averting the realistic worst case scenarios.
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The only rationale for downplaying such warnings would be to avoid panicking people while you put in place the measures and investments required to address these risks.
January 23, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The only rationale for downplaying such warnings would be to avoid panicking people while you put in place the measures and investments required to address these risks.
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It is the climate theory of everything in action and it remains maddeningly surreal that it is routinely ignored and then even actively supressed when people try to raise the alarm.
www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/41...
www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/41...
The climate theory of everything
A personal essay on how the climate crisis is reshaping everything and why COP28 matters much more than you think
www.businessgreen.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:45 PM
It is the climate theory of everything in action and it remains maddeningly surreal that it is routinely ignored and then even actively supressed when people try to raise the alarm.
www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/41...
www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/41...
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None of this should be surprising or controversial. It is why all those reports suggesting climate change will knock 3-4% of GDP are objectively ridiculous. Even some of the better climate scenarios would clearly be worse than that.
January 23, 2026 at 12:43 PM
None of this should be surprising or controversial. It is why all those reports suggesting climate change will knock 3-4% of GDP are objectively ridiculous. Even some of the better climate scenarios would clearly be worse than that.
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Food price inflation is known to drive instability and violence throughout history, and we know climate change presents a severe threat to food security. Why should this time be different?
January 23, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Food price inflation is known to drive instability and violence throughout history, and we know climate change presents a severe threat to food security. Why should this time be different?
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One of the most obvious flash points for nuclear conflict are the three nuclear armed nations that are reliant on Himalayan glaciers and we know those glaciers are retreating.
January 23, 2026 at 12:41 PM
One of the most obvious flash points for nuclear conflict are the three nuclear armed nations that are reliant on Himalayan glaciers and we know those glaciers are retreating.
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If food systems collapse - and it is an entirely reasonable worst case scenario that they could - then it is highly likely it would trigger biblical levels of migration and conflict.
January 23, 2026 at 12:41 PM
If food systems collapse - and it is an entirely reasonable worst case scenario that they could - then it is highly likely it would trigger biblical levels of migration and conflict.
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It has been clear for decades now that politicians, businesses, and the public are failing to make the obvious link between climate impacts we can be highly certain are coming and what they are likely to mean at the societal, economic, and security level.
January 23, 2026 at 12:40 PM
It has been clear for decades now that politicians, businesses, and the public are failing to make the obvious link between climate impacts we can be highly certain are coming and what they are likely to mean at the societal, economic, and security level.
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AOC is who should be leading the democratic party, not Schumer and not Jefferries. They can both bugger off and sit on the back bench.
January 22, 2026 at 11:32 PM
AOC is who should be leading the democratic party, not Schumer and not Jefferries. They can both bugger off and sit on the back bench.
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AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.
January 22, 2026 at 11:29 PM
AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.
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The crazy thing is that no one disputes anything AOC just said. It's only the second bit about "defunding" that's considered radical.
AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.
January 23, 2026 at 12:55 PM
The crazy thing is that no one disputes anything AOC just said. It's only the second bit about "defunding" that's considered radical.
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Ethical music streamers?
This research is useful for those of us who don’t want our £$€ funding Tr*mp / IsR&€L / other ghastly things, and if we want to support the arts & artists being able to afford to create all the lovely music we enjoy.
It’s Quboz for me. 👍
This account is over on Instagram.
This research is useful for those of us who don’t want our £$€ funding Tr*mp / IsR&€L / other ghastly things, and if we want to support the arts & artists being able to afford to create all the lovely music we enjoy.
It’s Quboz for me. 👍
This account is over on Instagram.
January 22, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Ethical music streamers?
This research is useful for those of us who don’t want our £$€ funding Tr*mp / IsR&€L / other ghastly things, and if we want to support the arts & artists being able to afford to create all the lovely music we enjoy.
It’s Quboz for me. 👍
This account is over on Instagram.
This research is useful for those of us who don’t want our £$€ funding Tr*mp / IsR&€L / other ghastly things, and if we want to support the arts & artists being able to afford to create all the lovely music we enjoy.
It’s Quboz for me. 👍
This account is over on Instagram.
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Background / debunking
since Jonathan Haidt is spreading "social contagion" pseudoscience, time to re-up these two essays. "All the Evidence Against Transgender Social Contagion" links to research studies showing otherwise & how the theory was invented by anti-trans parents:
juliaserano.medium.com/all-the-evid...
juliaserano.medium.com/all-the-evid...
All the Evidence Against Transgender Social Contagion
Plus Thoughts on Why People Continue to Embrace This Zombie Theory
juliaserano.medium.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Background / debunking
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I made a short video on this report for teachers. Staff in our education system should be made aware of serious national security concerns, such as the climate and nature crises, so they can best safeguard and prepare young people:
youtu.be/EcmPC7rbjDw?...
youtu.be/EcmPC7rbjDw?...
With Doccy B ... State of Global Ecosystems
YouTube video by Ministry of Eco Education | sustainable schools
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 9:12 AM
I made a short video on this report for teachers. Staff in our education system should be made aware of serious national security concerns, such as the climate and nature crises, so they can best safeguard and prepare young people:
youtu.be/EcmPC7rbjDw?...
youtu.be/EcmPC7rbjDw?...
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"But a full, internal version of the report, seen by The Times,
goes further, suggesting that the degradation of rainforests in
the Congo & the drying up of rivers fed by the Himalayas
could drive people to flee to Europe, leading to “more polarised
& populist politics in the UK”"
#ClimateEmergency
goes further, suggesting that the degradation of rainforests in
the Congo & the drying up of rivers fed by the Himalayas
could drive people to flee to Europe, leading to “more polarised
& populist politics in the UK”"
#ClimateEmergency
Suppressed climate report warned of mass migration and nuclear war
Unabridged document said disappearing forests and rivers drying up could drive people to Europe and lead to conflict in Asia
www.thetimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:32 AM
"But a full, internal version of the report, seen by The Times,
goes further, suggesting that the degradation of rainforests in
the Congo & the drying up of rivers fed by the Himalayas
could drive people to flee to Europe, leading to “more polarised
& populist politics in the UK”"
#ClimateEmergency
goes further, suggesting that the degradation of rainforests in
the Congo & the drying up of rivers fed by the Himalayas
could drive people to flee to Europe, leading to “more polarised
& populist politics in the UK”"
#ClimateEmergency