Christel Ames
@christelames.bsky.social
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I really do hate that people who are geological illiterate keep pointing to records compiled by paleoclimatologists to downplay climate change because, if anything, the lessons of deep time only emphasize how extraordinary and unprecedented the rate of modern warming is.
February 14, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I really do hate that people who are geological illiterate keep pointing to records compiled by paleoclimatologists to downplay climate change because, if anything, the lessons of deep time only emphasize how extraordinary and unprecedented the rate of modern warming is.
"2025 from spring onwards was exceptionally dry. [Now] we’re facing the opposite – weeks of rainfall and flooding. These extremes are what we expect as heat builds up in the global atmosphere and oceans. For British people, this is climate change."
Spain too.
theconversation.com/britains-rel...
Spain too.
theconversation.com/britains-rel...
Britain’s relentless rain shows climate predictions playing out as expected
After an exceptionally wet start to 2026, two climate scientists explain what’s going on.
theconversation.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:07 PM
"2025 from spring onwards was exceptionally dry. [Now] we’re facing the opposite – weeks of rainfall and flooding. These extremes are what we expect as heat builds up in the global atmosphere and oceans. For British people, this is climate change."
Spain too.
theconversation.com/britains-rel...
Spain too.
theconversation.com/britains-rel...
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BLACK & CASPIAN SEAS: CRAZY SUMMER DAY
UNBELIEVABLE what we are seeing:
32.6 Rasht 🇮🇷
3C above the winter record,2C above JULY average
29.4 Ramsar
Temp up to 24C AT NIGHT Batumi GEORGIA
4C above July Average Minimum
RUSSIA HIGHLANDS
22.3 Akthy 1016m asl
18.3 Gunib 1420m asl
UNBELIEVABLE what we are seeing:
32.6 Rasht 🇮🇷
3C above the winter record,2C above JULY average
29.4 Ramsar
Temp up to 24C AT NIGHT Batumi GEORGIA
4C above July Average Minimum
RUSSIA HIGHLANDS
22.3 Akthy 1016m asl
18.3 Gunib 1420m asl
February 14, 2026 at 4:44 PM
BLACK & CASPIAN SEAS: CRAZY SUMMER DAY
UNBELIEVABLE what we are seeing:
32.6 Rasht 🇮🇷
3C above the winter record,2C above JULY average
29.4 Ramsar
Temp up to 24C AT NIGHT Batumi GEORGIA
4C above July Average Minimum
RUSSIA HIGHLANDS
22.3 Akthy 1016m asl
18.3 Gunib 1420m asl
UNBELIEVABLE what we are seeing:
32.6 Rasht 🇮🇷
3C above the winter record,2C above JULY average
29.4 Ramsar
Temp up to 24C AT NIGHT Batumi GEORGIA
4C above July Average Minimum
RUSSIA HIGHLANDS
22.3 Akthy 1016m asl
18.3 Gunib 1420m asl
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⚡️ Zelenskyy: We cannot just withdraw. There are 200,000 Ukrainians living there. It is our land.
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
⚡️ Zelenskyy: We cannot just withdraw. There are 200,000 Ukrainians living there. It is our land.
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🇦🇿🇺🇦 In Munich, President Aliyev stated that three strikes had been carried out on Azerbaijani embassy in Ukraine.
It was assumed to be accidental. Then, the coordinates were transmitted to the Russian side, after which two more strikes followed. Baku viewed this as an unfriendly move.
It was assumed to be accidental. Then, the coordinates were transmitted to the Russian side, after which two more strikes followed. Baku viewed this as an unfriendly move.
February 14, 2026 at 5:17 PM
🇦🇿🇺🇦 In Munich, President Aliyev stated that three strikes had been carried out on Azerbaijani embassy in Ukraine.
It was assumed to be accidental. Then, the coordinates were transmitted to the Russian side, after which two more strikes followed. Baku viewed this as an unfriendly move.
It was assumed to be accidental. Then, the coordinates were transmitted to the Russian side, after which two more strikes followed. Baku viewed this as an unfriendly move.
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🇪🇸 Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez:
We need to stop Putin. We need to strengthen our deterrence capabilities. But let us do it in a coordinated and targeted way that we can control.
Let’s build a true European Army — not in 10 years, but now. Spain will join with all the resources that are needed.
We need to stop Putin. We need to strengthen our deterrence capabilities. But let us do it in a coordinated and targeted way that we can control.
Let’s build a true European Army — not in 10 years, but now. Spain will join with all the resources that are needed.
February 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
🇪🇸 Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez:
We need to stop Putin. We need to strengthen our deterrence capabilities. But let us do it in a coordinated and targeted way that we can control.
Let’s build a true European Army — not in 10 years, but now. Spain will join with all the resources that are needed.
We need to stop Putin. We need to strengthen our deterrence capabilities. But let us do it in a coordinated and targeted way that we can control.
Let’s build a true European Army — not in 10 years, but now. Spain will join with all the resources that are needed.
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EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN MOZAMBIQUE
42.0C at Beira right on the coast,
it smashed its February heat record by 3C.
It's one of the most extreme heat events ever seen in Southern African tropics.
Over 170 countries are breaking records.
There had never been anything like this month.
42.0C at Beira right on the coast,
it smashed its February heat record by 3C.
It's one of the most extreme heat events ever seen in Southern African tropics.
Over 170 countries are breaking records.
There had never been anything like this month.
February 14, 2026 at 7:05 PM
EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN MOZAMBIQUE
42.0C at Beira right on the coast,
it smashed its February heat record by 3C.
It's one of the most extreme heat events ever seen in Southern African tropics.
Over 170 countries are breaking records.
There had never been anything like this month.
42.0C at Beira right on the coast,
it smashed its February heat record by 3C.
It's one of the most extreme heat events ever seen in Southern African tropics.
Over 170 countries are breaking records.
There had never been anything like this month.
"New [tank] production has reached roughly 500 T-90Ms since Feb. 2022, with annual output at about 300 tanks, according to Western intelligence."
"These are not going to Ukraine. They appear to be deployed to Leningrad - in preparation for a future war with NATO"
euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/14/r...
"These are not going to Ukraine. They appear to be deployed to Leningrad - in preparation for a future war with NATO"
euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/14/r...
Russia’s war is getting cheaper. That’s the worst news Europe has heard in years. - Euromaidan Press
Four years of data show Russia trading tanks for drones—while its new armor heads not to Ukraine, but to NATO's border.
euromaidanpress.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:20 PM
"New [tank] production has reached roughly 500 T-90Ms since Feb. 2022, with annual output at about 300 tanks, according to Western intelligence."
"These are not going to Ukraine. They appear to be deployed to Leningrad - in preparation for a future war with NATO"
euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/14/r...
"These are not going to Ukraine. They appear to be deployed to Leningrad - in preparation for a future war with NATO"
euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/14/r...
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I realize media doesn’t think it’s a big deal that Trump, Vance & Hegseth continue to give partisan political speeches to troops, evidenced by the fact that they are never asked about it nor are members of Congress, but it is one of the most dangerous things happening right now.
February 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
I realize media doesn’t think it’s a big deal that Trump, Vance & Hegseth continue to give partisan political speeches to troops, evidenced by the fact that they are never asked about it nor are members of Congress, but it is one of the most dangerous things happening right now.
"Researchers found crypto transactions for human trafficking grew at least 85 percent. The amount of transactions, Chainalysis says, is now in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually—though it considered measurements to be conservative."
www.wired.com/story/crypto...
www.wired.com/story/crypto...
Crypto-Funded Human Trafficking Is Exploding
The use of cryptocurrency in sales of human beings for prostitution and scam compounds nearly doubled in 2025, according to a conservative estimate. Many of the deals are happening in plain sight.
www.wired.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:24 AM
"Researchers found crypto transactions for human trafficking grew at least 85 percent. The amount of transactions, Chainalysis says, is now in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually—though it considered measurements to be conservative."
www.wired.com/story/crypto...
www.wired.com/story/crypto...
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Who are the 22 athletes Russia killed — and the IOC disqualified Heraskevych for honoring on his Olympic helmet?
Children, Olympians, soldiers — the youngest was 9, the oldest 41.
Read all 22 stories in our article: euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/13/a...
Children, Olympians, soldiers — the youngest was 9, the oldest 41.
Read all 22 stories in our article: euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/13/a...
A 9-year-old judoka killed by Russia on Children’s Day, a figure skater who was Heraskevych’s teammate — meet the 22 faces the IOC banned from the Olympics
Vladyslav Heraskevych was a medal contender in skeleton at the Winter Olympics — until he refused to race without the 22 faces painted on his helmet.
euromaidanpress.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Who are the 22 athletes Russia killed — and the IOC disqualified Heraskevych for honoring on his Olympic helmet?
Children, Olympians, soldiers — the youngest was 9, the oldest 41.
Read all 22 stories in our article: euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/13/a...
Children, Olympians, soldiers — the youngest was 9, the oldest 41.
Read all 22 stories in our article: euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/13/a...
Snail pace: "A garden snail named Archie covered a 13 inch course in 2 minutes."
Assuming a determined snail can keep this up for 12 hours a day, it would cover 1325km in 4 years.
It is 1,315km from Donetsk to the Polish border.
At snail's pace Russia should have conquered all of Ukraine by now.
Assuming a determined snail can keep this up for 12 hours a day, it would cover 1325km in 4 years.
It is 1,315km from Donetsk to the Polish border.
At snail's pace Russia should have conquered all of Ukraine by now.
Russia wants to look like a mighty bear but moves through Ukraine at the pace of a garden snail NATO chief Rutte said.
February 13, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Snail pace: "A garden snail named Archie covered a 13 inch course in 2 minutes."
Assuming a determined snail can keep this up for 12 hours a day, it would cover 1325km in 4 years.
It is 1,315km from Donetsk to the Polish border.
At snail's pace Russia should have conquered all of Ukraine by now.
Assuming a determined snail can keep this up for 12 hours a day, it would cover 1325km in 4 years.
It is 1,315km from Donetsk to the Polish border.
At snail's pace Russia should have conquered all of Ukraine by now.
"In 2024, voters who knew the least about politics were some of Donald Trump’s strongest supporters."
"Low-knowledge voters opinions move more easily."
"Trump won in 2024 in large part because ~1/4 of the electorate wasn’t paying enough attention"
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...
"Low-knowledge voters opinions move more easily."
"Trump won in 2024 in large part because ~1/4 of the electorate wasn’t paying enough attention"
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...
The less voters knew, the more they liked Trump in 2024. Not Anymore
The least-engaged Americans have swung 25 points against him since 2024 — about twice the shift among everyone else. Trump has flattened the engagement gap.
www.gelliottmorris.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:56 PM
"In 2024, voters who knew the least about politics were some of Donald Trump’s strongest supporters."
"Low-knowledge voters opinions move more easily."
"Trump won in 2024 in large part because ~1/4 of the electorate wasn’t paying enough attention"
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...
"Low-knowledge voters opinions move more easily."
"Trump won in 2024 in large part because ~1/4 of the electorate wasn’t paying enough attention"
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...
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Skeleton racer Heraskevych's father, Mykhailo, sitting near the start house, broke down in tears when the IOC disqualified his son from Olympics minutes before his first run. The decision was made as the athlete refused to remove a helmet bearing portraits of Ukrainian athletes killed in war.
February 12, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Skeleton racer Heraskevych's father, Mykhailo, sitting near the start house, broke down in tears when the IOC disqualified his son from Olympics minutes before his first run. The decision was made as the athlete refused to remove a helmet bearing portraits of Ukrainian athletes killed in war.
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🇺🇦 Zelensky: Sport shouldn’t mean amnesia, and the Olympic movement should help stop wars, not play into the hands of aggressors.
Unfortunately, the decision of the International Olympic Committee to disqualify Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych says otherwise.
Unfortunately, the decision of the International Olympic Committee to disqualify Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych says otherwise.
February 12, 2026 at 12:15 PM
🇺🇦 Zelensky: Sport shouldn’t mean amnesia, and the Olympic movement should help stop wars, not play into the hands of aggressors.
Unfortunately, the decision of the International Olympic Committee to disqualify Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych says otherwise.
Unfortunately, the decision of the International Olympic Committee to disqualify Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych says otherwise.
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"The size of the Ukrainian army is not a problem, because it has not attacked Russia. The size of the Russian army is a problem for all of its neighbors."
February 11, 2026 at 11:09 AM
"The size of the Ukrainian army is not a problem, because it has not attacked Russia. The size of the Russian army is a problem for all of its neighbors."
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🇺🇦 Ukrainian Skeleton Racer Banned From Competing at the Olympics in Helmet Honoring Fallen Athletes
“It is unfair, and these people should not have left us at such a young age. With this I want to pay tribute..."
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/ukrainian-sk...
“It is unfair, and these people should not have left us at such a young age. With this I want to pay tribute..."
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/ukrainian-sk...
Ukrainian Skeleton Racer Banned From Competing at the Olympics in Helmet Honoring Fallen Athletes
The International Olympic Committee has banned Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych from competing at the Olympic Games in a helmet featuring portrait
theukrainianreview.info
February 10, 2026 at 6:49 PM
🇺🇦 Ukrainian Skeleton Racer Banned From Competing at the Olympics in Helmet Honoring Fallen Athletes
“It is unfair, and these people should not have left us at such a young age. With this I want to pay tribute..."
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/ukrainian-sk...
“It is unfair, and these people should not have left us at such a young age. With this I want to pay tribute..."
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/ukrainian-sk...
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This is true, and even if we get rid of Trump, we still have to reckon with the fact that a substantial proportion of US economic and political elites were *eager* to jump on the fascism train. They will still be the same people when Trump is gone.
The political dynamics of 2025 were shaped by Democrats and Republicans over-reading Trump's victory in the same way. That turns out to be a problem for a LOT of rich and powerful people who made a very large bet on the theory that MAGA had won the culture war. www.offmessage.net/p/trump-has-...
Trump Has Lost The Culture
And his greediest collaborators are awakening to the fact that they made a terrible bet.
www.offmessage.net
February 10, 2026 at 5:27 PM
This is true, and even if we get rid of Trump, we still have to reckon with the fact that a substantial proportion of US economic and political elites were *eager* to jump on the fascism train. They will still be the same people when Trump is gone.
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Russia is labeling abducted Ukrainian journalists as terrorists to block them from prisoner swaps and keep them in prison for decades.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Russia is labeling abducted Ukrainian journalists as terrorists to block them from prisoner swaps and keep them in prison for decades.
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1/ Life after Starlink is proving to be difficult and frustrating for the Russian army. Russian warbloggers appear to be going through the stages of grief, expressing anger and alarm at the crisis and concern that Ukraine will exploit it. One anticipates "24/7 fucking" as a result. ⬇️
February 10, 2026 at 5:48 PM
1/ Life after Starlink is proving to be difficult and frustrating for the Russian army. Russian warbloggers appear to be going through the stages of grief, expressing anger and alarm at the crisis and concern that Ukraine will exploit it. One anticipates "24/7 fucking" as a result. ⬇️
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🤯 Russia is killing its own troops to stop them from surrendering.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
🤯 Russia is killing its own troops to stop them from surrendering.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
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❌ Telegram has officially been blocked in Russia, the decision was made by Roskomnadzor
🔐 The blocking has already begun.
📈 Data from the Downdetector service shows that the number of user complaints about Telegram failures is growing.
🔐 The blocking has already begun.
📈 Data from the Downdetector service shows that the number of user complaints about Telegram failures is growing.
February 10, 2026 at 11:47 AM
❌ Telegram has officially been blocked in Russia, the decision was made by Roskomnadzor
🔐 The blocking has already begun.
📈 Data from the Downdetector service shows that the number of user complaints about Telegram failures is growing.
🔐 The blocking has already begun.
📈 Data from the Downdetector service shows that the number of user complaints about Telegram failures is growing.
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📹❌ It seems that Russian Roskomnadzor has decided to permanently block YouTube. The video hosting domain has allegedly disappeared from some DNS servers, Russian media are whining.
February 10, 2026 at 12:06 PM
📹❌ It seems that Russian Roskomnadzor has decided to permanently block YouTube. The video hosting domain has allegedly disappeared from some DNS servers, Russian media are whining.
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February 7, 2026 at 5:24 PM