Thomlinson
@thomlinson.bsky.social
Working in climate. Community Energy director in spare time. Eco-worrier. Ex-Red Cross Afghanistan, Palestine, etc.
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BBC removes description of Donald Trump as "the most openly corrupt president in American history" from the broadcast today of Rutger Bregman's Reith Lecture. I was among the several hundred people to hear the original at the lecture theatre
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
BBC removes description of Donald Trump as "the most openly corrupt president in American history" from the broadcast today of Rutger Bregman's Reith Lecture. I was among the several hundred people to hear the original at the lecture theatre
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Can you imagine how Reform UK would react if a Welsh leader of any other party had been sentenced for 10 years for taking bribes?
Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic".
Tbf he never said to which country...
Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic".
Tbf he never said to which country...
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Can you imagine how Reform UK would react if a Welsh leader of any other party had been sentenced for 10 years for taking bribes?
Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic".
Tbf he never said to which country...
Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic".
Tbf he never said to which country...
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Today the UN COP climate summit kicked off in Brazil, and @london.gov.uk has been in Rio to promote action on climate change by cities. Back here in London, my @badvertising.bsky.social team mates launched a campaign to ask the Mayor to stop promoting pollution on London’s public transport network
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Today the UN COP climate summit kicked off in Brazil, and @london.gov.uk has been in Rio to promote action on climate change by cities. Back here in London, my @badvertising.bsky.social team mates launched a campaign to ask the Mayor to stop promoting pollution on London’s public transport network
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Govt kills off Northern Powerhouse Rail, promotes Thames motorway tunnel
www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
November 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Govt kills off Northern Powerhouse Rail, promotes Thames motorway tunnel
www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
It still blows my mind that dozens of globally significant cities are *sinking* - because we're pumping out so much groundwater for supply+agriculture
Runoff from all that, flowing to the sea, overtook glacier melt ~ a decade ago as main cause of sea-level rise
www.propublica.org/article/wate...
Runoff from all that, flowing to the sea, overtook glacier melt ~ a decade ago as main cause of sea-level rise
www.propublica.org/article/wate...
“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
www.propublica.org
November 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
It still blows my mind that dozens of globally significant cities are *sinking* - because we're pumping out so much groundwater for supply+agriculture
Runoff from all that, flowing to the sea, overtook glacier melt ~ a decade ago as main cause of sea-level rise
www.propublica.org/article/wate...
Runoff from all that, flowing to the sea, overtook glacier melt ~ a decade ago as main cause of sea-level rise
www.propublica.org/article/wate...
We've glossed over a lot as the geopolitical narrative has started to shift. But like the 'minky moment' podcast from the brilliant @overshootpod.bsky.social, some pretty fundamental facts are at play!
This @royalsociety.org report has not received nearly the attention it deserves.
Key finding: "most current approaches to economic assessments of impacts of #climate change do not reflect the severity of consequences that are suggested by the latest physical climate science & evidence on impacts" 😬
Key finding: "most current approaches to economic assessments of impacts of #climate change do not reflect the severity of consequences that are suggested by the latest physical climate science & evidence on impacts" 😬
Climate change economics: Summary report | Royal Society
A summary report on a Royal Society climate change economics conference.
royalsociety.org
October 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We've glossed over a lot as the geopolitical narrative has started to shift. But like the 'minky moment' podcast from the brilliant @overshootpod.bsky.social, some pretty fundamental facts are at play!
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Good lord police you're looking for someone who robbed an art museum the guy is RIGHT THERE
October 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Good lord police you're looking for someone who robbed an art museum the guy is RIGHT THERE
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A rare photo of when Vladimir Putin worked as an informant for Starsky and Hutch.
October 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
A rare photo of when Vladimir Putin worked as an informant for Starsky and Hutch.
Right, so the modifier 'beef' sausage or 'lamb sausage' is fine, but adding 'veggie' in front is not.
Sometimes I think we deserve to crash and burn in this world. Before remembering 'we' are not all equally responsible
Sometimes I think we deserve to crash and burn in this world. Before remembering 'we' are not all equally responsible
WOW! The European Parliament just voted to BAN the words 'burger' and 'sausage' when used in sustainable plant-based alternatives. HUGE win for the meat and dairy lobby in the EU, and lots more confusion for consumers if this goes through. Insane!
www.euroveg.eu/european-par...
www.euroveg.eu/european-par...
European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’ - European Vegetarian Union
Brussels, 8 October 2025 European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’: coalition calls decision misguided and counterproductive This Wednesday the Members of the E...
www.euroveg.eu
October 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Right, so the modifier 'beef' sausage or 'lamb sausage' is fine, but adding 'veggie' in front is not.
Sometimes I think we deserve to crash and burn in this world. Before remembering 'we' are not all equally responsible
Sometimes I think we deserve to crash and burn in this world. Before remembering 'we' are not all equally responsible
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I know nobody wants to hear this. But we cant meet climate goals (aka survive the century) without policies to reduce demand for flights
Flight from reality: sustainable aviation, Jet Zero, and the technofix
This paper argues that rising aviation emissions, which are disproportionally driven by the wealthy, pose a serious threat to climate goals. Using the UK’s Jet Zero strategy as a case study, it exp...
www.tandfonline.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I know nobody wants to hear this. But we cant meet climate goals (aka survive the century) without policies to reduce demand for flights
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We will regret not acting faster on climate change.
October 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We will regret not acting faster on climate change.
I lived & worked in Nablus for a year. To me, annexation seemed inevitable, if slow.
This FT piece explains the how. "Israel has shrunk the Palestinian economy by a third since October 7".
How Israel is dismantling the dream of a Palestinian state - on.ft.com/4pMxfa3 via @ft.com.web.brid.gy
This FT piece explains the how. "Israel has shrunk the Palestinian economy by a third since October 7".
How Israel is dismantling the dream of a Palestinian state - on.ft.com/4pMxfa3 via @ft.com.web.brid.gy
How Israel is dismantling the dream of a Palestinian state
While attention has been focused on Gaza, Israel has undermined the delicate architecture of governance in the West Bank built up over three decades
on.ft.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I lived & worked in Nablus for a year. To me, annexation seemed inevitable, if slow.
This FT piece explains the how. "Israel has shrunk the Palestinian economy by a third since October 7".
How Israel is dismantling the dream of a Palestinian state - on.ft.com/4pMxfa3 via @ft.com.web.brid.gy
This FT piece explains the how. "Israel has shrunk the Palestinian economy by a third since October 7".
How Israel is dismantling the dream of a Palestinian state - on.ft.com/4pMxfa3 via @ft.com.web.brid.gy
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There should be a high bar for politicians attacking the media, but maybe Ed Davey has half a point here?
For example, the first three paragraphs of this BBC story repeat Reform's £243bn figure without saying that the thinktank behind the estimate now disowns it. (This is mentioned in paragraph 35)
For example, the first three paragraphs of this BBC story repeat Reform's £243bn figure without saying that the thinktank behind the estimate now disowns it. (This is mentioned in paragraph 35)
September 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
There should be a high bar for politicians attacking the media, but maybe Ed Davey has half a point here?
For example, the first three paragraphs of this BBC story repeat Reform's £243bn figure without saying that the thinktank behind the estimate now disowns it. (This is mentioned in paragraph 35)
For example, the first three paragraphs of this BBC story repeat Reform's £243bn figure without saying that the thinktank behind the estimate now disowns it. (This is mentioned in paragraph 35)
First he breaks the political consensus on climate (which for all my moaning has been where UK has genuinely made strides forward). Now it looks like he's up for breaking consensus on gay marriage? It is not very subtle.
(And do stats even support his claim?? 🤨)
(And do stats even support his claim?? 🤨)
Nigel Farage:
"Children who have two stable parents have a better chance in life... The most stable relationships, the ones that last the longest, tend to be between men & women... There's an awful lot of kids in the country not getting the kind of start... they deserve."
Farage has two ex-wives.
"Children who have two stable parents have a better chance in life... The most stable relationships, the ones that last the longest, tend to be between men & women... There's an awful lot of kids in the country not getting the kind of start... they deserve."
Farage has two ex-wives.
September 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
First he breaks the political consensus on climate (which for all my moaning has been where UK has genuinely made strides forward). Now it looks like he's up for breaking consensus on gay marriage? It is not very subtle.
(And do stats even support his claim?? 🤨)
(And do stats even support his claim?? 🤨)
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The FT has, among the media, the best incentives to be sensitive to reality.
It is a bit odd that the FT is so far to the left of the UK government, the BBC and most other political outlets (eg the Graun)
The FT writers moved, en masse, to bluesky, which is where you'll see them engage with people.
See also the writers for the Economist.
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The FT writers moved, en masse, to bluesky, which is where you'll see them engage with people.
See also the writers for the Economist.
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Musk told a large crowd + a larger offline audience that they would risk death & erasure if they did not support pre-emptive political violence.
"You will have no choice. Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you. You either fight back or you die, that’s the truth, I think.”
"You will have no choice. Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you. You either fight back or you die, that’s the truth, I think.”
September 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The FT has, among the media, the best incentives to be sensitive to reality.
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Wait what 🤯😬😱
ESRC ‘bar against’ degrowth research branded ‘anti-scientific’.
Research council leader signals shift against funding projects that question benefits of economic growth.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Research council leader signals shift against funding projects that question benefits of economic growth.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
ESRC ‘bar against’ degrowth research branded ‘anti-scientific’ - Research Professional News
Research council leader signals shift against funding projects that question benefits of economic growth
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Wait what 🤯😬😱
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"entirely groundless"
This is how public discourse is being is being debased.
The GFA expressly requires access to court in Northern Ireland for ECHR.
But what Straw says is not tested, just repeated, and so a "both sides" "debate" is created.
The actualité drowns.
Sad to watch in real time.
This is how public discourse is being is being debased.
The GFA expressly requires access to court in Northern Ireland for ECHR.
But what Straw says is not tested, just repeated, and so a "both sides" "debate" is created.
The actualité drowns.
Sad to watch in real time.
It's fascinating watching the same cycle of f%¥£ing around and finding out happening. Some anti-ECHR lawyers in Britain might say this, but Irish and EU politicians think differently, and politics will determine their reaction, not law alone.
archive.ph/BpWNN
archive.ph/BpWNN
September 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
"entirely groundless"
This is how public discourse is being is being debased.
The GFA expressly requires access to court in Northern Ireland for ECHR.
But what Straw says is not tested, just repeated, and so a "both sides" "debate" is created.
The actualité drowns.
Sad to watch in real time.
This is how public discourse is being is being debased.
The GFA expressly requires access to court in Northern Ireland for ECHR.
But what Straw says is not tested, just repeated, and so a "both sides" "debate" is created.
The actualité drowns.
Sad to watch in real time.
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This paper looks important, on Norway's EV subsidies
"BEV ownership leads to an overall increase in car trip demand in the order of 10–20%. This reflects shifts from ICEV to BEV use, but also sizeable shifts away from public transport use, cycling and walking"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"BEV ownership leads to an overall increase in car trip demand in the order of 10–20%. This reflects shifts from ICEV to BEV use, but also sizeable shifts away from public transport use, cycling and walking"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The effect of battery-electric vehicle ownership on transport demand and substitution between modes
Transport decarbonization is a key part of moves to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. A major component of this involves shifting private car us…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This paper looks important, on Norway's EV subsidies
"BEV ownership leads to an overall increase in car trip demand in the order of 10–20%. This reflects shifts from ICEV to BEV use, but also sizeable shifts away from public transport use, cycling and walking"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"BEV ownership leads to an overall increase in car trip demand in the order of 10–20%. This reflects shifts from ICEV to BEV use, but also sizeable shifts away from public transport use, cycling and walking"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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This is important. "Battery electric vehicle ownership leads to an overall increase in car trip demand in the order of 10–20%. This reflects shifts from ICEV to BEV use, but also sizeable shifts away from public transport use, cycling and walking"
Fewer cars.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Fewer cars.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The effect of battery-electric vehicle ownership on transport demand and substitution between modes
Transport decarbonization is a key part of moves to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. A major component of this involves shifting private car us…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This is important. "Battery electric vehicle ownership leads to an overall increase in car trip demand in the order of 10–20%. This reflects shifts from ICEV to BEV use, but also sizeable shifts away from public transport use, cycling and walking"
Fewer cars.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Fewer cars.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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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
Sizewell C costs could hit £100bn including financing, modelling shows - on.ft.com/45gHtWG via @FT
According to some AI calculations we could buy the same wind capacity plus two days of battery storage for £60bn. Leaving plenty left over for grid upgrades.
Oh well, we're stuck now aren't we?
According to some AI calculations we could buy the same wind capacity plus two days of battery storage for £60bn. Leaving plenty left over for grid upgrades.
Oh well, we're stuck now aren't we?
Sizewell C costs could hit £100bn including financing, modelling shows
Total for nuclear power station project set to be billions of pounds higher than official government estimates
on.ft.com
August 2, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Sizewell C costs could hit £100bn including financing, modelling shows - on.ft.com/45gHtWG via @FT
According to some AI calculations we could buy the same wind capacity plus two days of battery storage for £60bn. Leaving plenty left over for grid upgrades.
Oh well, we're stuck now aren't we?
According to some AI calculations we could buy the same wind capacity plus two days of battery storage for £60bn. Leaving plenty left over for grid upgrades.
Oh well, we're stuck now aren't we?
Seems like the world is depleting its aquifers so substantially that the water pumped up (for agriculture, cities) which eventually runs into the sea..
..is contributing more to sea level rise than the melting ice caps.
Massive, massive discovery, do take the time to read it
..is contributing more to sea level rise than the melting ice caps.
Massive, massive discovery, do take the time to read it
This is a pretty alarming new study out today (doi.org/10.1126/scia... - read the abstract) and here are some great visuals and highlights from it by @propublica.org: www.propublica.org/article/wate...
"Since 2002, 75% of the population lives in 101 countries that have been losing freshwater water"
"Since 2002, 75% of the population lives in 101 countries that have been losing freshwater water"
“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
www.propublica.org
July 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Seems like the world is depleting its aquifers so substantially that the water pumped up (for agriculture, cities) which eventually runs into the sea..
..is contributing more to sea level rise than the melting ice caps.
Massive, massive discovery, do take the time to read it
..is contributing more to sea level rise than the melting ice caps.
Massive, massive discovery, do take the time to read it
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when they close it all up, I do believe this will go down as the funniest video on the internet
July 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
when they close it all up, I do believe this will go down as the funniest video on the internet
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Israel is starving journalists.
BBC NEWS / AFP / BBC NEWS / REUTERS JOINT STATEMENT:
“We are desperately concerned for our journalists in Gaza, who are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families.
"They are now facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering. "
“We are desperately concerned for our journalists in Gaza, who are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families.
"They are now facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering. "
July 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Israel is starving journalists.