Phil Cope
@phil-cope.bsky.social
Artist and Scientist with a Ph.D in chemical physics. More interested than interesting. Currently studying for an MA in fine art.
Framing the woods no. 1. This is the first in a series of framing devices make for a local private woodland using material from that wood. It is designed as a trail for the Forest School groups that use the site.
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Framing the woods no. 1. This is the first in a series of framing devices make for a local private woodland using material from that wood. It is designed as a trail for the Forest School groups that use the site.
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Drowning in denial: one in five homes in Reform UK heartlands faces flooding in 25 years
Even as the party rolls back climate action, Reform-controlled councils sit on some of England’s worst rising flood risks
By Nafeez Ahmed
Even as the party rolls back climate action, Reform-controlled councils sit on some of England’s worst rising flood risks
By Nafeez Ahmed
Drowning in denial: one in five homes in Reform UK heartlands faces flooding in 25 years
Even as the party rolls back climate action, Reform-controlled councils sit on some of England’s worst rising flood risks
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Drowning in denial: one in five homes in Reform UK heartlands faces flooding in 25 years
Even as the party rolls back climate action, Reform-controlled councils sit on some of England’s worst rising flood risks
By Nafeez Ahmed
Even as the party rolls back climate action, Reform-controlled councils sit on some of England’s worst rising flood risks
By Nafeez Ahmed
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Acceleration
“In 2015 our projected deadline for reaching 1.5°C was 27 years away. Now that threshold is only 4 years away – 23 years closer. This striking change suggests that global warming has accelerated quickly in recent years.”
Source: climate.copernicus.eu/rapid-approa...
#ClimateCrisis
“In 2015 our projected deadline for reaching 1.5°C was 27 years away. Now that threshold is only 4 years away – 23 years closer. This striking change suggests that global warming has accelerated quickly in recent years.”
Source: climate.copernicus.eu/rapid-approa...
#ClimateCrisis
November 16, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Acceleration
“In 2015 our projected deadline for reaching 1.5°C was 27 years away. Now that threshold is only 4 years away – 23 years closer. This striking change suggests that global warming has accelerated quickly in recent years.”
Source: climate.copernicus.eu/rapid-approa...
#ClimateCrisis
“In 2015 our projected deadline for reaching 1.5°C was 27 years away. Now that threshold is only 4 years away – 23 years closer. This striking change suggests that global warming has accelerated quickly in recent years.”
Source: climate.copernicus.eu/rapid-approa...
#ClimateCrisis
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Zack Polanski on President Trump, "It's difficult to call him anything other than a fool"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Zack Polanski on President Trump, "It's difficult to call him anything other than a fool"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
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The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Prescott himself doctored Trump quote in his anti-BBC report
A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
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🚨📉 Major new paper by Stanford professor Nick Bloom and coauthors.
They find Brexit has:
⬇️ Reduced UK GDP by 6-8%
⬇️ Reduced investment by 12-18%
⬇️ Reduced employment by 3-4%
⬇️ Reduced productivity by 3-4%
They find Brexit has:
⬇️ Reduced UK GDP by 6-8%
⬇️ Reduced investment by 12-18%
⬇️ Reduced employment by 3-4%
⬇️ Reduced productivity by 3-4%
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
🚨📉 Major new paper by Stanford professor Nick Bloom and coauthors.
They find Brexit has:
⬇️ Reduced UK GDP by 6-8%
⬇️ Reduced investment by 12-18%
⬇️ Reduced employment by 3-4%
⬇️ Reduced productivity by 3-4%
They find Brexit has:
⬇️ Reduced UK GDP by 6-8%
⬇️ Reduced investment by 12-18%
⬇️ Reduced employment by 3-4%
⬇️ Reduced productivity by 3-4%
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I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
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@desmog.com reviewed US tax records which show Bill Gates’ charity has donated more than $3.5 million to a think tank run by Danish academic and climate crisis denier Bjørn Lomborg www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
www.desmog.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 AM
@desmog.com reviewed US tax records which show Bill Gates’ charity has donated more than $3.5 million to a think tank run by Danish academic and climate crisis denier Bjørn Lomborg www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
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a century of glaciers melting 🧪🌐
November 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
a century of glaciers melting 🧪🌐
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The party who claim to be patriots literally had a Reform leadership member caught red handed taking bribes from Russia.
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill
How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The party who claim to be patriots literally had a Reform leadership member caught red handed taking bribes from Russia.
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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ChatGPT cited a paper of mine which I did not know existed, so I asked it for the link to it.
Unfortunately that link to the Nature website just gave a "Page not found".
So sad.
Unfortunately that link to the Nature website just gave a "Page not found".
So sad.
October 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM
ChatGPT cited a paper of mine which I did not know existed, so I asked it for the link to it.
Unfortunately that link to the Nature website just gave a "Page not found".
So sad.
Unfortunately that link to the Nature website just gave a "Page not found".
So sad.
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How Reform UK might threaten our NHS
Reform UK has plans for the NHS that could be the tip of a slippery slope towards the healthcare nightmares suffered by Americans
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/health/...
Reform UK has plans for the NHS that could be the tip of a slippery slope towards the healthcare nightmares suffered by Americans
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/health/...
How Reform UK might threaten our NHS
Reform UK has plans for the NHS that could be the tip of a slippery slope towards the healthcare nightmares suffered by Americans
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 7:58 AM
How Reform UK might threaten our NHS
Reform UK has plans for the NHS that could be the tip of a slippery slope towards the healthcare nightmares suffered by Americans
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/health/...
Reform UK has plans for the NHS that could be the tip of a slippery slope towards the healthcare nightmares suffered by Americans
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/health/...
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Meanwhile, in South Korea: "Starting at the end of November, public parking lots with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar power generation facilities. This obligation applies not only to newly constructed parking lots but also to existing ones."
cm.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2...
cm.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2...
Mandatory Installation of Solar Panels in Public Parking Lots to Apply Retroactively to Existing Facilities
Starting at the end of November this year, public parking lots with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar power generation facilities. ...
cm.asiae.co.kr
November 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Meanwhile, in South Korea: "Starting at the end of November, public parking lots with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar power generation facilities. This obligation applies not only to newly constructed parking lots but also to existing ones."
cm.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2...
cm.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2...
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These poor kids didn’t stand a bloody chance…
345 vulnerable kids, seeking asylum and then lost by our authorities
50 still missing
Likely to traffickers
How could this have happened?
Unforgivable from now-Reform controlled Kent County Council.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
345 vulnerable kids, seeking asylum and then lost by our authorities
50 still missing
Likely to traffickers
How could this have happened?
Unforgivable from now-Reform controlled Kent County Council.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
More than 50 child asylum seekers still missing after disappearing from Kent care
Council data obtained by the Guardian shows 345 children have gone missing in recent years, many probably taken by traffickers
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
These poor kids didn’t stand a bloody chance…
345 vulnerable kids, seeking asylum and then lost by our authorities
50 still missing
Likely to traffickers
How could this have happened?
Unforgivable from now-Reform controlled Kent County Council.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
345 vulnerable kids, seeking asylum and then lost by our authorities
50 still missing
Likely to traffickers
How could this have happened?
Unforgivable from now-Reform controlled Kent County Council.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Farage’s claim that flag mania was down to ordinary citizens couldn’t be further from the truth. Brilliant expose via @manchestermill.bsky.social.
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
manchestermill.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Farage’s claim that flag mania was down to ordinary citizens couldn’t be further from the truth. Brilliant expose via @manchestermill.bsky.social.
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
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A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
October 31, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
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Great read from @iandunt.bsky.social on whether Starmer should stay or go, including the mystery of how, if you’re launching a popular climate, energy, and growth strategy, why wouldn’t you stage a press conference on it?
iandunt.substack.com/p/a-world-wi...
iandunt.substack.com/p/a-world-wi...
October 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Great read from @iandunt.bsky.social on whether Starmer should stay or go, including the mystery of how, if you’re launching a popular climate, energy, and growth strategy, why wouldn’t you stage a press conference on it?
iandunt.substack.com/p/a-world-wi...
iandunt.substack.com/p/a-world-wi...
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Oh, and the final line of that chapter: "Remember! We claim to be a people of high civilisation, of advanced science, of great humanity, of enormous wealth! For very shame do not let us say 'We cannot arrange matters so that our people may all breathe unpolluted, unpoisoned air!'"
October 31, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Oh, and the final line of that chapter: "Remember! We claim to be a people of high civilisation, of advanced science, of great humanity, of enormous wealth! For very shame do not let us say 'We cannot arrange matters so that our people may all breathe unpolluted, unpoisoned air!'"
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I think we should aim for something better than "not extinct"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/c...
Bill Gates Says Climate Change ‘Will Not Lead to Humanity’s Demise’
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I think we should aim for something better than "not extinct"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/c...
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Analysis: Why scientists think 100% of global warming is due to humans | @hausfath.bsky.social #CBarchive
Read here: bit.ly/3g1vEtL
Read here: bit.ly/3g1vEtL
October 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Analysis: Why scientists think 100% of global warming is due to humans | @hausfath.bsky.social #CBarchive
Read here: bit.ly/3g1vEtL
Read here: bit.ly/3g1vEtL
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
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Ironic given that yesterday NESO gave an update on Clean Power 2030 and we're actually closer to it than you might think.
In 2024 "clean power" (nuclear, wind, solar) produced 74% of Great Britain's electricity generated, up from 63% in 2022. CP2030 target is 95%
In 2024 "clean power" (nuclear, wind, solar) produced 74% of Great Britain's electricity generated, up from 63% in 2022. CP2030 target is 95%
Here we go again. Another concocted row over climate policy that damages investor confidence and policy clarity, but practically changes very little.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer may drop key green pledge in effort to keep energy bills down
Exclusive: Promise to remove almost all fossil fuels from UK’s electricity supply by 2030 may be abandoned over cost
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Ironic given that yesterday NESO gave an update on Clean Power 2030 and we're actually closer to it than you might think.
In 2024 "clean power" (nuclear, wind, solar) produced 74% of Great Britain's electricity generated, up from 63% in 2022. CP2030 target is 95%
In 2024 "clean power" (nuclear, wind, solar) produced 74% of Great Britain's electricity generated, up from 63% in 2022. CP2030 target is 95%
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This is a more positive take, and it’s definitely part of the government’s thinking. But there should be a better way of doing this without kicking off another big political row around net zero. bsky.app/profile/paul...
Is there not also - given the bids are going to be submitted soon - an element of the government saying "don't take the piss because we're not going to buy offshore wind at any price."?
October 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This is a more positive take, and it’s definitely part of the government’s thinking. But there should be a better way of doing this without kicking off another big political row around net zero. bsky.app/profile/paul...
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At this rate the only growth industries in America will be disaster recovery, ballroom construction, and measles
October 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
At this rate the only growth industries in America will be disaster recovery, ballroom construction, and measles
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'Rats In A Sack': Reform UK 'In Meltdown' After Axing Four Councillors On Flagship Local Authority
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform...
'Rats In A Sack': Reform UK 'In Meltdown' After Axing Four Councillors On Flagship Local Authority
They were suspended after footage of a bad-tempered party meeting was leaked.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 10:59 AM
'Rats In A Sack': Reform UK 'In Meltdown' After Axing Four Councillors On Flagship Local Authority
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform...