Michael Eardley
@autoassembly.bsky.social
Interested in futures. Philosophy, music, politics, climate, technology.
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New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
August 5, 2025 at 6:27 AM
New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
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What odds on the 'I hardly know him' comment?
May 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
What odds on the 'I hardly know him' comment?
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Dumb Times headline.
In fact - as article itself explains - OBR *does* estimate both short-term fiscal impacts *and* long-term fiscal revenue/costs (including infra costs).
Finds recent migrants likely to be significant benefit on both (link in next post)
archive.ph/iBAql
In fact - as article itself explains - OBR *does* estimate both short-term fiscal impacts *and* long-term fiscal revenue/costs (including infra costs).
Finds recent migrants likely to be significant benefit on both (link in next post)
archive.ph/iBAql
May 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Dumb Times headline.
In fact - as article itself explains - OBR *does* estimate both short-term fiscal impacts *and* long-term fiscal revenue/costs (including infra costs).
Finds recent migrants likely to be significant benefit on both (link in next post)
archive.ph/iBAql
In fact - as article itself explains - OBR *does* estimate both short-term fiscal impacts *and* long-term fiscal revenue/costs (including infra costs).
Finds recent migrants likely to be significant benefit on both (link in next post)
archive.ph/iBAql
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Blair says net zero is "doomed to fail" – but to abandon a rapid green transition away from fossil fuels is to sentence millions to certain death . And he knows it .
12 days left to sign my petition to ban fossil fuel ads – please sign govpetition.uk/700024
12 days left to sign my petition to ban fossil fuel ads – please sign govpetition.uk/700024
April 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Blair says net zero is "doomed to fail" – but to abandon a rapid green transition away from fossil fuels is to sentence millions to certain death . And he knows it .
12 days left to sign my petition to ban fossil fuel ads – please sign govpetition.uk/700024
12 days left to sign my petition to ban fossil fuel ads – please sign govpetition.uk/700024
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Give us our Pelican Briefs, our Klutes, our Sneakers, our Firms, our Parallax Views. A tight-ish script, charisma up and down the cast, middlebrow intentions with superior execution. Mid budget for the era. 2hr. We're not asking for much really.
April 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Give us our Pelican Briefs, our Klutes, our Sneakers, our Firms, our Parallax Views. A tight-ish script, charisma up and down the cast, middlebrow intentions with superior execution. Mid budget for the era. 2hr. We're not asking for much really.
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One of the best photos I have seen in response to “why don’t you wear a suit”
March 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
One of the best photos I have seen in response to “why don’t you wear a suit”
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NEW
"Oopsie" - the word that means the United States has now tipped into a constitutional crisis
The US federal government disregards a court order and jokes about it on social media
By me
Substack:
emptycity.substack.com/p/oopsie-the...
Personal blog:
davidallengreen.com/2025/03/oops...
"Oopsie" - the word that means the United States has now tipped into a constitutional crisis
The US federal government disregards a court order and jokes about it on social media
By me
Substack:
emptycity.substack.com/p/oopsie-the...
Personal blog:
davidallengreen.com/2025/03/oops...
"Oopsie" - the word that means the United States has now tipped into a constitutional crisis
The United States federal government disregards a courts order and jokes about it on social media
emptycity.substack.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
NEW
"Oopsie" - the word that means the United States has now tipped into a constitutional crisis
The US federal government disregards a court order and jokes about it on social media
By me
Substack:
emptycity.substack.com/p/oopsie-the...
Personal blog:
davidallengreen.com/2025/03/oops...
"Oopsie" - the word that means the United States has now tipped into a constitutional crisis
The US federal government disregards a court order and jokes about it on social media
By me
Substack:
emptycity.substack.com/p/oopsie-the...
Personal blog:
davidallengreen.com/2025/03/oops...
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There is already a constitutional crisis in US.
That cat is now out of its bag, that horse has bolted, the genie uncorked.
This hearing - and any sanctions imposed - may determine whether that crisis abates or exacerbates.
That cat is now out of its bag, that horse has bolted, the genie uncorked.
This hearing - and any sanctions imposed - may determine whether that crisis abates or exacerbates.
New: The Trump admin has been ordered by chief US district judge James Boasberg to show up to a 4p ET hearing today and clarify whether they defied his court order compelling the return of deportation flights of suspected Venezuelan gang members
March 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
There is already a constitutional crisis in US.
That cat is now out of its bag, that horse has bolted, the genie uncorked.
This hearing - and any sanctions imposed - may determine whether that crisis abates or exacerbates.
That cat is now out of its bag, that horse has bolted, the genie uncorked.
This hearing - and any sanctions imposed - may determine whether that crisis abates or exacerbates.
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America hasn’t felt this upside down since I was a child in an internment camp.
March 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
America hasn’t felt this upside down since I was a child in an internment camp.
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All probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.
February 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
All probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.
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NEW: Mass layoffs began today at NOAA.
Workers were fired by email at the agency which runs the National Weather Service, National Hurricane Centre & Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.
Services are already shutting down.
The most dangerous regime in the world for US citizens is now their own.
Workers were fired by email at the agency which runs the National Weather Service, National Hurricane Centre & Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.
Services are already shutting down.
The most dangerous regime in the world for US citizens is now their own.
Layoffs hit federal climate, weather agency NOAA
The cuts could affect NOAA's weather forecasts, climate research and other functions.
www.axios.com
February 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
NEW: Mass layoffs began today at NOAA.
Workers were fired by email at the agency which runs the National Weather Service, National Hurricane Centre & Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.
Services are already shutting down.
The most dangerous regime in the world for US citizens is now their own.
Workers were fired by email at the agency which runs the National Weather Service, National Hurricane Centre & Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.
Services are already shutting down.
The most dangerous regime in the world for US citizens is now their own.
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Byline Times is facing major DDOS (malicious traffic-flooding) issues on our site apparently after this article went live...
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename 'Krasnov' Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman
bylinetimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Byline Times is facing major DDOS (malicious traffic-flooding) issues on our site apparently after this article went live...
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
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Pretty disturbed by some of the Kremlin framing on the Trump talks being bought by parts of the media worldwide. It’s as if the genesis of the war is entirely forgotten. This isn’t a conflict which needs mediation. It was an unprovoked act of aggression. It could end tomorrow if Putin just withdrew.
February 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Pretty disturbed by some of the Kremlin framing on the Trump talks being bought by parts of the media worldwide. It’s as if the genesis of the war is entirely forgotten. This isn’t a conflict which needs mediation. It was an unprovoked act of aggression. It could end tomorrow if Putin just withdrew.
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BREAKING: The USDA, under DOGE orders, has accidentally fired staff working to combat bird flu. It’s now trying to rehire them.
It follows the accidental firing of nuclear safety staff last Friday.
And the accidental firing of FAA’s experienced aviation safety staff.
Incompetence will be deadly.
It follows the accidental firing of nuclear safety staff last Friday.
And the accidental firing of FAA’s experienced aviation safety staff.
Incompetence will be deadly.
USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them
In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
BREAKING: The USDA, under DOGE orders, has accidentally fired staff working to combat bird flu. It’s now trying to rehire them.
It follows the accidental firing of nuclear safety staff last Friday.
And the accidental firing of FAA’s experienced aviation safety staff.
Incompetence will be deadly.
It follows the accidental firing of nuclear safety staff last Friday.
And the accidental firing of FAA’s experienced aviation safety staff.
Incompetence will be deadly.
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Carbon Capture Is More Expensive Than Just Switching To Renewables
“If you spend $1 on carbon capture instead of on wind, water, and solar, you are increasing CO2, air pollution, energy requirements, energy costs, pipelines, and total social costs”
www.iflscience.com/carbon-captu...
“If you spend $1 on carbon capture instead of on wind, water, and solar, you are increasing CO2, air pollution, energy requirements, energy costs, pipelines, and total social costs”
www.iflscience.com/carbon-captu...
Carbon Capture Is More Expensive Than Just Switching To Renewables
Elimination of fossil fuels by 2050 could mean a nearly 60 percent decline in annual energy costs.
www.iflscience.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Carbon Capture Is More Expensive Than Just Switching To Renewables
“If you spend $1 on carbon capture instead of on wind, water, and solar, you are increasing CO2, air pollution, energy requirements, energy costs, pipelines, and total social costs”
www.iflscience.com/carbon-captu...
“If you spend $1 on carbon capture instead of on wind, water, and solar, you are increasing CO2, air pollution, energy requirements, energy costs, pipelines, and total social costs”
www.iflscience.com/carbon-captu...
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"Anti-migrant politics will not build a single house, staff a single hospital or raise anyone’s wages. Instead, by echoing its rhetoric, the government is simply fuelling the rise of Reform UK"
Well done to these Labour MPs, trade unionists, and members. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Well done to these Labour MPs, trade unionists, and members. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
More than 900 Labour figures decry party’s migration and asylum policy
Joint statement accuses government of copying Tories’ ‘performative cruelty’
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"Anti-migrant politics will not build a single house, staff a single hospital or raise anyone’s wages. Instead, by echoing its rhetoric, the government is simply fuelling the rise of Reform UK"
Well done to these Labour MPs, trade unionists, and members. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Well done to these Labour MPs, trade unionists, and members. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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An important thread about Ukraine and European security from the former minister of foreign affairs of Lithuania.
Worth reading. Europe must act fast. Not only for its own security but also for the climate. Russian and American fossil fuel interests cannot be allowed to dictate European priorities.
Worth reading. Europe must act fast. Not only for its own security but also for the climate. Russian and American fossil fuel interests cannot be allowed to dictate European priorities.
Once again I am leaving the Munich Security Conference in a low mood. Amongst all the noise, the US signalled their plans for Europe, so things are becoming clearer. But things are clearly not good.
This is what we now know, and what we have to do about it:🧵1/17
This is what we now know, and what we have to do about it:🧵1/17
February 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
An important thread about Ukraine and European security from the former minister of foreign affairs of Lithuania.
Worth reading. Europe must act fast. Not only for its own security but also for the climate. Russian and American fossil fuel interests cannot be allowed to dictate European priorities.
Worth reading. Europe must act fast. Not only for its own security but also for the climate. Russian and American fossil fuel interests cannot be allowed to dictate European priorities.
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Fine piece from Gideon Rahman. With a frankly terrifying hint about Trump also withdrawing from the Baltics. That would blow Munich 1938 out of the water.
February 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Fine piece from Gideon Rahman. With a frankly terrifying hint about Trump also withdrawing from the Baltics. That would blow Munich 1938 out of the water.
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
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Left: Boris Johnson, "Brexit was achieved by the British people"
Right:" Russian military intelligence - the GRU - targeted the Brexit vote. "Money changed hands""
Right:" Russian military intelligence - the GRU - targeted the Brexit vote. "Money changed hands""
February 14, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Left: Boris Johnson, "Brexit was achieved by the British people"
Right:" Russian military intelligence - the GRU - targeted the Brexit vote. "Money changed hands""
Right:" Russian military intelligence - the GRU - targeted the Brexit vote. "Money changed hands""
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“I do see a long-term ownership position and I see it bringing great stability to that part of the Middle East.”
Yep - that’s what he said: an American colonial occupation of Gaza will bring “great stability” to the Middle East. This may be the stupidest thing he’s ever said.
Yep - that’s what he said: an American colonial occupation of Gaza will bring “great stability” to the Middle East. This may be the stupidest thing he’s ever said.
February 5, 2025 at 5:33 AM
“I do see a long-term ownership position and I see it bringing great stability to that part of the Middle East.”
Yep - that’s what he said: an American colonial occupation of Gaza will bring “great stability” to the Middle East. This may be the stupidest thing he’s ever said.
Yep - that’s what he said: an American colonial occupation of Gaza will bring “great stability” to the Middle East. This may be the stupidest thing he’s ever said.