Paul Brand
@paulb62.bsky.social
Consultant, telecoms and IT infrastructure, nerd
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So when we want Dutch government to leave X (I do), we'd better follow them here. A starter pack!
Nederlandse overheden: ministeries, provincies, gemeenten
Aanvullingen welkom
go.bsky.app/V4Bf6mB
Nederlandse overheden: ministeries, provincies, gemeenten
Aanvullingen welkom
go.bsky.app/V4Bf6mB
January 10, 2026 at 9:12 PM
So when we want Dutch government to leave X (I do), we'd better follow them here. A starter pack!
Nederlandse overheden: ministeries, provincies, gemeenten
Aanvullingen welkom
go.bsky.app/V4Bf6mB
Nederlandse overheden: ministeries, provincies, gemeenten
Aanvullingen welkom
go.bsky.app/V4Bf6mB
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The best time to get off X was when Musk took over twitter.
The second best time is now.
Get off X
The second best time is now.
Get off X
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 AM
The best time to get off X was when Musk took over twitter.
The second best time is now.
Get off X
The second best time is now.
Get off X
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I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
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At risk of repeating myself: if you have a Twitter/X account then at least pause it. Tell organisations you work for/are involved in to stop posting there.
Just another morning on X where its owner is pushing some kind of race war bullshit.
January 8, 2026 at 10:31 AM
At risk of repeating myself: if you have a Twitter/X account then at least pause it. Tell organisations you work for/are involved in to stop posting there.
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Reports suggesting pressure to weaken or delay the application of EU methane requirements are deeply concerning.
Read our chair Sir David King’s open letter to the EU commissioner here: www.ccag.earth/news/an-open...
Read our chair Sir David King’s open letter to the EU commissioner here: www.ccag.earth/news/an-open...
December 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Reports suggesting pressure to weaken or delay the application of EU methane requirements are deeply concerning.
Read our chair Sir David King’s open letter to the EU commissioner here: www.ccag.earth/news/an-open...
Read our chair Sir David King’s open letter to the EU commissioner here: www.ccag.earth/news/an-open...
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Many people suggest that coal-fired power is on the rise in China. In real life, it's not anymore. Massive expansion of wind and solar capacities does eat into coal's share, whether or not new power plants come online.
After a big fall in coal-fired power generation in November, the CO2 emissions from China’s three largest emitting sectors - power, steel and cement - are almost certain to fall in 2025.
Our detailed monthly snapshot on power generation, industry and air pollution in China 👇
Our detailed monthly snapshot on power generation, industry and air pollution in China 👇
🇨🇳 NEW | China monthly snapshot | December 2025 | Energy & air pollution | EN & CN
📉 CO2 emissions from China’s three largest emitting sectors—power, steel, cement—almost certain to fall in 2025
💡 📉 In November 2025, coal power generation was down by 5.5% YoY
📉 CO2 emissions from China’s three largest emitting sectors—power, steel, cement—almost certain to fall in 2025
💡 📉 In November 2025, coal power generation was down by 5.5% YoY
December 17, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Many people suggest that coal-fired power is on the rise in China. In real life, it's not anymore. Massive expansion of wind and solar capacities does eat into coal's share, whether or not new power plants come online.
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As I am one of the climate scientists he is referring to here - and I am a scientist who decided to dedicate her life to working on climate precisely because of how unjustly it disproportionately impacts the poor and vulnerable - let me clarify my rationale and thoughts below. 🧵
Bill Gates defends contentious climate shift
"I'm glad people are listening," he said, before adding that it was hard to convey "nuanced positions nowadays."
www.axios.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
As I am one of the climate scientists he is referring to here - and I am a scientist who decided to dedicate her life to working on climate precisely because of how unjustly it disproportionately impacts the poor and vulnerable - let me clarify my rationale and thoughts below. 🧵
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Jamaica is a country of 3 million people, and they're not among the highest emitters, to put it mildly.
People of Jamaica, and after that Cuba, I hope you will be safe in this terrible storm.
And for us in the rest of the world: Let's reduce emissions to (net) zero asap; stop making matters worse!
People of Jamaica, and after that Cuba, I hope you will be safe in this terrible storm.
And for us in the rest of the world: Let's reduce emissions to (net) zero asap; stop making matters worse!
October 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Jamaica is a country of 3 million people, and they're not among the highest emitters, to put it mildly.
People of Jamaica, and after that Cuba, I hope you will be safe in this terrible storm.
And for us in the rest of the world: Let's reduce emissions to (net) zero asap; stop making matters worse!
People of Jamaica, and after that Cuba, I hope you will be safe in this terrible storm.
And for us in the rest of the world: Let's reduce emissions to (net) zero asap; stop making matters worse!
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As expected, Wilders takes zero disciplinary measures against the two MPs that ran an AI fake propaganda website for his PVV.
bsky.app/profile/omro...
bsky.app/profile/omro...
Wilders: Geen sancties voor PVV-Kamerleden om AI-beelden
Wilders: Geen sancties voor PVV-Kamerleden om AI-beelden
PVV-leider Geert Wilders neemt "geen enkele" sanctie tegen de twee PVV-Kamerleden die bewerkte AI-afbeeldingen van Frans Timmermans verspreidden. "Al zou ik ze van de lijst willen halen, dan kan ik dat niet, maar ik wil dat ook niet," zei hij na afloop van het NOS-verkiezingsdebat tegen het ANP.
omroepbrabant.nl
October 29, 2025 at 6:23 AM
As expected, Wilders takes zero disciplinary measures against the two MPs that ran an AI fake propaganda website for his PVV.
bsky.app/profile/omro...
bsky.app/profile/omro...
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“The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’s cuts.”
Lack of weather data due to Trump’s budget cuts impacted forecast for deadly Alaska storm | CNN
The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’...
edition.cnn.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:48 AM
“The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’s cuts.”
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With the #AI-bubble looking close to bursting, here I present a pre-mortem, in which I state that much of AI is simultaneously mega-impressive and still mostly useless. And that any collapse does not mean AI and LLMs will go away: berthub.eu/articles/pos...
The AI-collapse pre-mortem - Bert Hubert
An essential part of being able say ‘I told you so’ is in fact having told you so. Here goes.
In April 2023, I wrote an article titled AI: Guaranteed to disrupt our economies. In this piece I also ann...
berthub.eu
October 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
With the #AI-bubble looking close to bursting, here I present a pre-mortem, in which I state that much of AI is simultaneously mega-impressive and still mostly useless. And that any collapse does not mean AI and LLMs will go away: berthub.eu/articles/pos...
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This is *immensely* stupid advice. They don’t use energy while they’re sitting on a hard drive not being accessed. They very much use energy while you’re going through them all and deleting them.
It’s also a fraction of a fraction of the energy saving you’d make by driving less or similar.
It’s also a fraction of a fraction of the energy saving you’d make by driving less or similar.
The UK government has urged people to delete old pictures and emails as 'data centres require vast amounts of water to cool their systems'.
http://jrnl.ie/6788643
http://jrnl.ie/6788643
UK government advises people to delete old photos and emails as England faces water shortfall
The UK government has urged people to delete old pictures and emails as ‘data centres require cast amounts of water to cool their systems’.
jrnl.ie
August 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This is *immensely* stupid advice. They don’t use energy while they’re sitting on a hard drive not being accessed. They very much use energy while you’re going through them all and deleting them.
It’s also a fraction of a fraction of the energy saving you’d make by driving less or similar.
It’s also a fraction of a fraction of the energy saving you’d make by driving less or similar.
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Denial is such a curious feature of our human psychology.
When it comes to climate change, we are not only in denial of what could happen, but also of what has already happened and what is certain to happen.
When it comes to climate change, we are not only in denial of what could happen, but also of what has already happened and what is certain to happen.
March 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Denial is such a curious feature of our human psychology.
When it comes to climate change, we are not only in denial of what could happen, but also of what has already happened and what is certain to happen.
When it comes to climate change, we are not only in denial of what could happen, but also of what has already happened and what is certain to happen.
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Interesting post. I like this point:
"what really matters is autarky potential, or the ability to adjust quickly to changes in circumstance. It is not productive to switch to autarky preemptively, just in case there is a crisis, but it is vital to be able to switch quickly if there is one."
"what really matters is autarky potential, or the ability to adjust quickly to changes in circumstance. It is not productive to switch to autarky preemptively, just in case there is a crisis, but it is vital to be able to switch quickly if there is one."
New personal post: the case for a bit more autarky.
In a world where democracies can turn very quickly, being too reliant on other countries is risky, as is now painfully obvious with allies of the US. We need to think about how to become more self-sufficient
acjsissons.medium.com/the-case-for...
In a world where democracies can turn very quickly, being too reliant on other countries is risky, as is now painfully obvious with allies of the US. We need to think about how to become more self-sufficient
acjsissons.medium.com/the-case-for...
The case for a bit more autarky
Relying too much on other countries brings risks. We need to think more about self-sufficiency, of a very specific kind
acjsissons.medium.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Interesting post. I like this point:
"what really matters is autarky potential, or the ability to adjust quickly to changes in circumstance. It is not productive to switch to autarky preemptively, just in case there is a crisis, but it is vital to be able to switch quickly if there is one."
"what really matters is autarky potential, or the ability to adjust quickly to changes in circumstance. It is not productive to switch to autarky preemptively, just in case there is a crisis, but it is vital to be able to switch quickly if there is one."
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Looks like one of the nation's top #climate deniers is angling for a job with the new administration. Here's his job application: a call to silence all federal research into the role of #climatechange in disasters, and an indirect assault on the US National Academy of Sciences.
January 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Looks like one of the nation's top #climate deniers is angling for a job with the new administration. Here's his job application: a call to silence all federal research into the role of #climatechange in disasters, and an indirect assault on the US National Academy of Sciences.
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A reminder that Los Angeles had its hottest summer in history last year. Southern California has received just 2% of "normal" rainfall during the current "rainy" season.
These fires are a direct result of a warming & drying atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels.
We are in a climate emergency.
These fires are a direct result of a warming & drying atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels.
We are in a climate emergency.
January 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
A reminder that Los Angeles had its hottest summer in history last year. Southern California has received just 2% of "normal" rainfall during the current "rainy" season.
These fires are a direct result of a warming & drying atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels.
We are in a climate emergency.
These fires are a direct result of a warming & drying atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels.
We are in a climate emergency.
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We were seeing a 98% drop in exposure over on Twitter. The censorship was so extreme we thought it best to start over somewhere else. We chose Bluesky.
Help us gain our following back
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December 20, 2024 at 11:36 PM
We were seeing a 98% drop in exposure over on Twitter. The censorship was so extreme we thought it best to start over somewhere else. We chose Bluesky.
Help us gain our following back
Follow
Retweet
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Join the park side
@altyellonatpark.org
Help us gain our following back
Follow
Retweet
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Join the park side
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December 10, 2024 at 3:06 PM
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The Seven Stages of climate denial:
1. It's not real
2. It's not us
3. It's not that bad
4. We have time
5. It's too expensive to fix
6. Here's a fake solution
7. It's too late: you should have warned us earlier
Trolls use all of these stages to deny reality of #climatechange on Ex-Twitter 🤣
1. It's not real
2. It's not us
3. It's not that bad
4. We have time
5. It's too expensive to fix
6. Here's a fake solution
7. It's too late: you should have warned us earlier
Trolls use all of these stages to deny reality of #climatechange on Ex-Twitter 🤣
December 8, 2024 at 9:18 AM
The Seven Stages of climate denial:
1. It's not real
2. It's not us
3. It's not that bad
4. We have time
5. It's too expensive to fix
6. Here's a fake solution
7. It's too late: you should have warned us earlier
Trolls use all of these stages to deny reality of #climatechange on Ex-Twitter 🤣
1. It's not real
2. It's not us
3. It's not that bad
4. We have time
5. It's too expensive to fix
6. Here's a fake solution
7. It's too late: you should have warned us earlier
Trolls use all of these stages to deny reality of #climatechange on Ex-Twitter 🤣
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Want to see how the billion dollar disaster database is tracking climate related damages?
You can’t, because the data center is shut down by the latest billion dollar disaster.
You can’t, because the data center is shut down by the latest billion dollar disaster.
September 30, 2024 at 11:14 AM
Want to see how the billion dollar disaster database is tracking climate related damages?
You can’t, because the data center is shut down by the latest billion dollar disaster.
You can’t, because the data center is shut down by the latest billion dollar disaster.