Timlagor
@timlagor.bsky.social
The ice has been melting for *decades*.
Ice doesn't stop melting when you stop raising the thermostat.
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Ice doesn't stop melting when you stop raising the thermostat.
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Timlagor
@timlagor.bsky.social
· Jul 11
REMINDER:
1. If you're on Substack, get off of Substack.
2. If you want to start a Substack, DON'T.
1. If you're on Substack, get off of Substack.
2. If you want to start a Substack, DON'T.
A thread for getting off Substack 🧵:
1. First, migrate your archive and subscriber list to the new platform. I went to buttondown, which was the most affordable for me as a small letter, not a lot of paid subscribers. It's not as slick of an interface, but it does everything I need.
1. First, migrate your archive and subscriber list to the new platform. I went to buttondown, which was the most affordable for me as a small letter, not a lot of paid subscribers. It's not as slick of an interface, but it does everything I need.
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
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The notion that using state power to punish people who say things they don't like is an "about face" for the Republican Party reflects the absolutely hallucinatory dream world we've been living in these last 10 years. Literally nothing could be more characteristically conservative!
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The notion that using state power to punish people who say things they don't like is an "about face" for the Republican Party reflects the absolutely hallucinatory dream world we've been living in these last 10 years. Literally nothing could be more characteristically conservative!
There have been several major crop failures already.
Our food supply is not secure.
Our food supply is not secure.
Many people don't realise how climate change is already - not in the future - affecting our lives. And it's doing so in ways that, once our eyes are opened, we can notice!
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
There have been several major crop failures already.
Our food supply is not secure.
Our food supply is not secure.
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Fixed your headline for you @financialtimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Fixed your headline for you @financialtimes.com
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@ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social Why did Labour remove 13 million Covid vaccines to clinically vulnerable? Prevention matters!
Latest ONS data show 142 deaths in England involving COVID-19: w/ending 7 Nov 2025.
🤦Up again.
🤷COVID-19 has not disappeared.
🛑It continues to spread, disable, and disrupt lives - while national strategies appear to fail to acknowledge its persistence or the need for stronger infection prevention...
🤦Up again.
🤷COVID-19 has not disappeared.
🛑It continues to spread, disable, and disrupt lives - while national strategies appear to fail to acknowledge its persistence or the need for stronger infection prevention...
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
@ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social Why did Labour remove 13 million Covid vaccines to clinically vulnerable? Prevention matters!
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Israel continues to block aid and materials into Gaza for shelters, thus purposefully denying conditions necessary for life as winter comes on. They are continuing the genocide in full view of the world.
November 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Israel continues to block aid and materials into Gaza for shelters, thus purposefully denying conditions necessary for life as winter comes on. They are continuing the genocide in full view of the world.
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George Monbiot delivers a perfect analysis of where we're at with capitalism on the new episode of Bold Politics with Zack Polanski.
Premiering on YouTube now: youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI
Premiering on YouTube now: youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI
November 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
George Monbiot delivers a perfect analysis of where we're at with capitalism on the new episode of Bold Politics with Zack Polanski.
Premiering on YouTube now: youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI
Premiering on YouTube now: youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI
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Andy Burnham has nice eyelashes but he didn’t hold an effective line against nhs privatisation when he had the health brief & shadow brief
I think the time for corporate-friendly soft left twiddling, being enough to see off rising hatred, planetary harm & related fascism, has kinda gone
I think the time for corporate-friendly soft left twiddling, being enough to see off rising hatred, planetary harm & related fascism, has kinda gone
This is important. Clive Lewis has said he'd stand down to make way for Andy Burnham. Nice to know that some of them still put the country ahead of their private ambitions. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Labour MP says he'd stand down for Andy Burnham Westminster return
The Greater Manchester Mayor has long been linked with a return to Westminster, and at Labour party conference repeatedly refused to answer if he hoped to be Prime Minister or Labour leader
www.mirror.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Andy Burnham has nice eyelashes but he didn’t hold an effective line against nhs privatisation when he had the health brief & shadow brief
I think the time for corporate-friendly soft left twiddling, being enough to see off rising hatred, planetary harm & related fascism, has kinda gone
I think the time for corporate-friendly soft left twiddling, being enough to see off rising hatred, planetary harm & related fascism, has kinda gone
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" It turns out Big Oil loved the show’s misleading nonsense so much that the American Petroleum Institute is running a “seven-figure ad campaign featuring real landmen” with its airings on Paramount+ and CBS" oh my god, so exhausting
Big Oil loves Landman's anti-clean-energy message so much that it's hijacked it to spread its own propaganda
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Big Oil Hijacked ‘Landman’ for Its Propaganda
I wasn’t planning on writing about the hit TV show Landman, about a Texas oil man, mainly because I haven’t actually, how do you say, watched it. That seems like kind of a prerequisite. But Landman ke...
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
" It turns out Big Oil loved the show’s misleading nonsense so much that the American Petroleum Institute is running a “seven-figure ad campaign featuring real landmen” with its airings on Paramount+ and CBS" oh my god, so exhausting
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We have a political problem, not a tech problem. What I think is happening is that the tech-optimists are looking for the thing that will bring the FF industry on board (spoiler: continued fossil fuel use) so they can bypass the political issue. Won't work and we're wasting time on make believe.
Especially because the problem is not lack of solutions: it's the fact that we are being prevented from implementing them.
3/n
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
3/n
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
November 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
We have a political problem, not a tech problem. What I think is happening is that the tech-optimists are looking for the thing that will bring the FF industry on board (spoiler: continued fossil fuel use) so they can bypass the political issue. Won't work and we're wasting time on make believe.
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URGENT: 6 WEEKS LEFT - We're 743 signatures away from forcing a Government response
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Transparency and Review of the free zones and ports impacts
To ensure full transparency by releasing data on governance, funding, and operations of free zones. Plus a public review to assess impacts, such as job displacement and value for taxpayers money
petition.parliament.uk
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
URGENT: 6 WEEKS LEFT - We're 743 signatures away from forcing a Government response
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Apply the usual rule for climate predictions
"For example, if August 2003 meteorological conditions recur at the recent annual global temperature anomaly of 1.5 °C, we project 17,800 excess deaths across Europe in one week, rising to 32,000 at 3 °C."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Increasing risk of mass human heat mortality if historical weather patterns recur - Nature Climate Change
The authors couple calculations of historical heatwave intensity at present and future global temperatures with exposure–response functions to quantify mortality from extreme heat events in Europe. Th...
www.nature.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Apply the usual rule for climate predictions
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The Malthusian Trap: A Modern Framework for Population Growth and Climate-Induced Resource Scarcity
Version 2 – October 2025
Updated preprint expanding the framework with new chapters.
Zenodo: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
SSRN: ssrn.com/abstract=549...
Version 2 – October 2025
Updated preprint expanding the framework with new chapters.
Zenodo: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
SSRN: ssrn.com/abstract=549...
The Malthusian Trap: A Modern Framework for Population Growth and Climate-Induced Resource Scarcity
This paper revisits Thomas Malthus’ classical concept of the “Malthusian Trap” and updates it for the 21st century. It argues that climate change, environmental degradation, and resource scarcity are ...
doi.org
November 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The Malthusian Trap: A Modern Framework for Population Growth and Climate-Induced Resource Scarcity
Version 2 – October 2025
Updated preprint expanding the framework with new chapters.
Zenodo: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
SSRN: ssrn.com/abstract=549...
Version 2 – October 2025
Updated preprint expanding the framework with new chapters.
Zenodo: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
SSRN: ssrn.com/abstract=549...
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Banksy painted it. They scrubbed it off and now, they're hiding it.
So let’s make sure it’s everywhere.
Get a t-shirt 👇
https://goodlawproject.org/product/banksy-royal-courts-of-justice-mural-t-shirt-double-sided/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_campaign=Christmas2025&utm_medium=Social
So let’s make sure it’s everywhere.
Get a t-shirt 👇
https://goodlawproject.org/product/banksy-royal-courts-of-justice-mural-t-shirt-double-sided/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_campaign=Christmas2025&utm_medium=Social
Banksy ‘Royal Courts of Justice’ mural t-shirt – before and after, double-sided | Good Law Project
Back in September, Banksy painted a powerful image of a judge striking down a protester on the Royal Courts of Justice. Within 48 hours it was scrubbed off. With judges silencing peaceful protesters i...
goodlawproject.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Banksy painted it. They scrubbed it off and now, they're hiding it.
So let’s make sure it’s everywhere.
Get a t-shirt 👇
https://goodlawproject.org/product/banksy-royal-courts-of-justice-mural-t-shirt-double-sided/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_campaign=Christmas2025&utm_medium=Social
So let’s make sure it’s everywhere.
Get a t-shirt 👇
https://goodlawproject.org/product/banksy-royal-courts-of-justice-mural-t-shirt-double-sided/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_campaign=Christmas2025&utm_medium=Social
I agree with pretty much everything Prem Sikka posts and it's a complete mystery to me why he's still in Labour
UK and Norway won nature's lottery in 1970 - found oil/gas in the North Sea.
UK squandered wealth, appeased corporations.
Norway levied 78% tax, took direct stake in companies.
Norway now has $1.8 trillion sovereign fund. UK has public finance crisis.
UK Govts still appeasing corporations/rich.
UK squandered wealth, appeased corporations.
Norway levied 78% tax, took direct stake in companies.
Norway now has $1.8 trillion sovereign fund. UK has public finance crisis.
UK Govts still appeasing corporations/rich.
How sparsely populated Norway amassed $1.8 trillion | Fortune Europe
Launched in the early 1990s to invest mostly in bonds, the fund has grown to become the largest of its kind by acquiring small equity stakes in thousands of companies across the world.
fortune.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I agree with pretty much everything Prem Sikka posts and it's a complete mystery to me why he's still in Labour
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For those who like a read, Regenesis by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social has a chapter on ultra processed foods eaten by people who have no choice.
And of course the pharma companies now have a fat jab to sell us.
It's all about their profits.
And of course the pharma companies now have a fat jab to sell us.
It's all about their profits.
November 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
For those who like a read, Regenesis by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social has a chapter on ultra processed foods eaten by people who have no choice.
And of course the pharma companies now have a fat jab to sell us.
It's all about their profits.
And of course the pharma companies now have a fat jab to sell us.
It's all about their profits.
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Labour operates on a playground swing theory - if they let the right in, they'll get another go on the swing in 5 or 10 years when people see once again that that doesn't work. If they let the Greens in, they might never get back in again.
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Labour operates on a playground swing theory - if they let the right in, they'll get another go on the swing in 5 or 10 years when people see once again that that doesn't work. If they let the Greens in, they might never get back in again.
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Rolling forward with cleaner streets in Oxford 🚲⚡
Our new Minimal cargo bikes are officially out on the road — quiet, efficient, and perfect for navigating the city’s busiest routes.
No emissions, no parking stress, just smoother final-mile deliveries and a greener city. 🌱
Our new Minimal cargo bikes are officially out on the road — quiet, efficient, and perfect for navigating the city’s busiest routes.
No emissions, no parking stress, just smoother final-mile deliveries and a greener city. 🌱
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Rolling forward with cleaner streets in Oxford 🚲⚡
Our new Minimal cargo bikes are officially out on the road — quiet, efficient, and perfect for navigating the city’s busiest routes.
No emissions, no parking stress, just smoother final-mile deliveries and a greener city. 🌱
Our new Minimal cargo bikes are officially out on the road — quiet, efficient, and perfect for navigating the city’s busiest routes.
No emissions, no parking stress, just smoother final-mile deliveries and a greener city. 🌱
Don't forget that the ice was already melting at +1.0C
Where we are in terms of achieving Paris Agreement temperature goals, where we need to go, and how to get there.
Interview with @rishpardikar.bsky.social
drilled.media/news/cop30-g...
Interview with @rishpardikar.bsky.social
drilled.media/news/cop30-g...
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Don't forget that the ice was already melting at +1.0C
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We are of course, unprepared and what's worse, we have created a new narrative of denial and dishonesty in public health.
The next pandemic is highly likely to be airborne. We need clarity on whether the government is prepared.
Are medical supplies up to date? And what action is being taken on ventilation and air filtration to keep public spaces safe?
#PublicHealth #PandemicPreparedness
Are medical supplies up to date? And what action is being taken on ventilation and air filtration to keep public spaces safe?
#PublicHealth #PandemicPreparedness
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
We are of course, unprepared and what's worse, we have created a new narrative of denial and dishonesty in public health.
We have to get Labour out.
They can't be redeemed as a party (the mechanism doesn't exist) and any victories while they govern will be both limited and temporary
They can't be redeemed as a party (the mechanism doesn't exist) and any victories while they govern will be both limited and temporary
Oxford Stop Rosebank Campaign
Rosebank: the biggest undeveloped oil & gas field in the North Sea
Will government listen to the public & stop development of Rosebank?
Or listen to oil lobby, Equinor & Ithaca.
🛢️🛢️🛢️🛢️🛢️🛢️🛢️
NO NEW FOSSIL FUEL PROJECTS. #StopRosebank #endfossilfuels
#climatejusticenow
Rosebank: the biggest undeveloped oil & gas field in the North Sea
Will government listen to the public & stop development of Rosebank?
Or listen to oil lobby, Equinor & Ithaca.
🛢️🛢️🛢️🛢️🛢️🛢️🛢️
NO NEW FOSSIL FUEL PROJECTS. #StopRosebank #endfossilfuels
#climatejusticenow
November 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We have to get Labour out.
They can't be redeemed as a party (the mechanism doesn't exist) and any victories while they govern will be both limited and temporary
They can't be redeemed as a party (the mechanism doesn't exist) and any victories while they govern will be both limited and temporary
Our government is evil.
They are not misguided or weak, they are evil.
They are not misguided or weak, they are evil.
The UK has a “deepening partnership” with Israel in tech research, British ambassador to Israel says, as Israeli delegation visited London last week.
November 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Our government is evil.
They are not misguided or weak, they are evil.
They are not misguided or weak, they are evil.
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Sometimes a department somewhere has the #BoldPolitics to get the messaging right and to put it out there. Well done whoever that is in NYC! It's a tough climate.
Excellent public health messaging from New York City!!
Be the happy peace sign waving emoji instead of the sick and sniffling emoji.
How can you do that?
Wear a mask! Ideally a respirator like an N95.
It’ll help keep you and your community safe.
Be the happy peace sign waving emoji instead of the sick and sniffling emoji.
How can you do that?
Wear a mask! Ideally a respirator like an N95.
It’ll help keep you and your community safe.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Sometimes a department somewhere has the #BoldPolitics to get the messaging right and to put it out there. Well done whoever that is in NYC! It's a tough climate.