Tristan Kennedy
@tristankennedy.bsky.social
British journalist based in Italy. Features & long reads ✍️ (and sometimes 📷) on environmental issues & adventure for 📰 Financial Times, Telegraph, WIRED, Outside, VICE, Red Bulletin & elsewhere. Also, guitar for Cable Street Collective.
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This Homemade Drone Software Finds People When Search and Rescue Teams Can’t
British Mountain Rescue workers have developed an automated drone system that can scour a landscape far quicker and more thoroughly than human eyes.
www.wired.com
My latest long(ish) read for @wired.com — about two ordinary guys who knocked up a lifesaving, world-first tech innovation in their spare time, with no interest in making money...
www.wired.com/story/this-h...
www.wired.com/story/this-h...
An eloquent call to arms from Rachel Aroesti, 💪🏼 and I’m very much here for it 🙌🏻 www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
In an era of AI slop and mid TV, is it time for cultural snobbery to make a comeback?
The lowbrow dominates culture and anyone who questions the status quo is dismissed as an elitist killjoy. But with bland algorithmic content on the rise, perhaps we consumers should start taking our a...
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
An eloquent call to arms from Rachel Aroesti, 💪🏼 and I’m very much here for it 🙌🏻 www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Whether or not it’s a “real”
Dire wolf 🐺 this is an extraordinary development that’ll boost rewilding programs everywhere…
www.wired.com/story/scient...
Dire wolf 🐺 this is an extraordinary development that’ll boost rewilding programs everywhere…
www.wired.com/story/scient...
Scientists Claim to Have Brought Back the Dire Wolf
Startup Colossal Biosciences has edited the DNA of a gray wolf to produce what it says is a de-extincted animal. Does that make it a true dire wolf?
www.wired.com
April 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Whether or not it’s a “real”
Dire wolf 🐺 this is an extraordinary development that’ll boost rewilding programs everywhere…
www.wired.com/story/scient...
Dire wolf 🐺 this is an extraordinary development that’ll boost rewilding programs everywhere…
www.wired.com/story/scient...
A few photos from the Piolet d’Or awards in San Martino di Castrozza last week - an amazing (and moving) celebration of some mind boggling climbs 🧗♂️🗻
December 15, 2024 at 10:42 AM
A few photos from the Piolet d’Or awards in San Martino di Castrozza last week - an amazing (and moving) celebration of some mind boggling climbs 🧗♂️🗻
Reposted by Tristan Kennedy
Must read:
The International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ highest judicial body, is beginning landmark hearings on global warming. Here’s a guide.
#climate #environment #ICJ #unitednations
The International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ highest judicial body, is beginning landmark hearings on global warming. Here’s a guide.
#climate #environment #ICJ #unitednations
What Can the World’s Top Court Do About Climate Change?
The International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ highest judicial body, is beginning landmark hearings on global warming. Here’s a guide.
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:36 AM
Must read:
The International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ highest judicial body, is beginning landmark hearings on global warming. Here’s a guide.
#climate #environment #ICJ #unitednations
The International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ highest judicial body, is beginning landmark hearings on global warming. Here’s a guide.
#climate #environment #ICJ #unitednations
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The Irish election is another subject that Elon Musk believes he is an expert on and therefore must weigh in.
Here he is quoting a far-right bigot who was instrumental in instigating the Dublin Riots a year ago...
Here he is quoting a far-right bigot who was instrumental in instigating the Dublin Riots a year ago...
November 29, 2024 at 10:17 AM
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Reposted by Tristan Kennedy
When Sam Benastick left his home in October, he planned on camping in Redfern-Keily Park for 10 days. But after the 10 days were up, the 20-year-old hadn’t returned home. Now, after more than five weeks lost in a vast, rugged wilderness, he’s been found.
explorersweb.com/a-miracle-of...
explorersweb.com/a-miracle-of...
A Miracle of Survival: Hiker Missing For 50 Days in Northern Canada Found Alive » Explorersweb
Long after the official search ended, exhausted and hypothermic, a young hiker stranded in the frigid wilderness for 50 days stumbled onto a road crew.
explorersweb.com
November 28, 2024 at 7:08 PM
When Sam Benastick left his home in October, he planned on camping in Redfern-Keily Park for 10 days. But after the 10 days were up, the 20-year-old hadn’t returned home. Now, after more than five weeks lost in a vast, rugged wilderness, he’s been found.
explorersweb.com/a-miracle-of...
explorersweb.com/a-miracle-of...
This is spot on 🤣
I’m starting to view Bluesky as the first old people social media app. Something new, catered to the needs of aging geriatric millennials who grew up with social media but now we need something that suits our pace and interests.
November 26, 2024 at 11:22 AM
This is spot on 🤣
The maddest thing about this story by @dpcarrington.bsky.social is the sheer incompetence on display🤯If you’re going to secretly alter a key document surely you shouldn’t use your OWN NAME to make the changes?!? 🤦♀️ Seems a crazy lack of basic digital literacy www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 23, 2024 at 3:28 PM
The maddest thing about this story by @dpcarrington.bsky.social is the sheer incompetence on display🤯If you’re going to secretly alter a key document surely you shouldn’t use your OWN NAME to make the changes?!? 🤦♀️ Seems a crazy lack of basic digital literacy www.theguardian.com/environment/...
When the UAE is telling you you’re out of order on climate, you’re _really_ out of order…
UAE urges countries [ - that's you Saudi Arabia - ] to "honour" fossil fuels vow amid #COP29 impasse
Petrostate to petrostate rebuke comes as SA and allies try to sideline transition promise made at last climate talks
By @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Petrostate to petrostate rebuke comes as SA and allies try to sideline transition promise made at last climate talks
By @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UAE urges countries to honour fossil fuels vow amid Cop29 impasse
Petrostate’s rebuke comes as Saudi Arabia and allies try to derail transition promise made at climate talks last year
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2024 at 7:47 AM
When the UAE is telling you you’re out of order on climate, you’re _really_ out of order…
Still new to this being new on BlueSky thing... can't help but find this weirdly compelling...
www.fastcompany.com/91230935/the...
www.fastcompany.com/91230935/the...
The website tracks how fast Bluesky is growing in near real time
Bluesky has added millions of new users since the election—and this site lets you watch each one as they sign up.
www.fastcompany.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Still new to this being new on BlueSky thing... can't help but find this weirdly compelling...
www.fastcompany.com/91230935/the...
www.fastcompany.com/91230935/the...
Reposted by Tristan Kennedy
I created a starter pack to help those of us new to Bluesky find people interested in #adventure Think everyone from day hikers to hardcore mountaineers.
Help me add to the list by sharing it and suggesting additions. I'll add all reasonable requests 🏔️🛶🏕️
go.bsky.app/NXTHehp
Help me add to the list by sharing it and suggesting additions. I'll add all reasonable requests 🏔️🛶🏕️
go.bsky.app/NXTHehp
November 18, 2024 at 2:00 PM
I created a starter pack to help those of us new to Bluesky find people interested in #adventure Think everyone from day hikers to hardcore mountaineers.
Help me add to the list by sharing it and suggesting additions. I'll add all reasonable requests 🏔️🛶🏕️
go.bsky.app/NXTHehp
Help me add to the list by sharing it and suggesting additions. I'll add all reasonable requests 🏔️🛶🏕️
go.bsky.app/NXTHehp
Posting a few old portfolio articles here so new followers can see what I'm about.
Long read for @wired.com about the devastating impacts of the climate crisis on the most multi-national community on Earth — and the efforts of two activists to raise awareness www.wired.com/story/arctic...
Long read for @wired.com about the devastating impacts of the climate crisis on the most multi-national community on Earth — and the efforts of two activists to raise awareness www.wired.com/story/arctic...
November 21, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Posting a few old portfolio articles here so new followers can see what I'm about.
Long read for @wired.com about the devastating impacts of the climate crisis on the most multi-national community on Earth — and the efforts of two activists to raise awareness www.wired.com/story/arctic...
Long read for @wired.com about the devastating impacts of the climate crisis on the most multi-national community on Earth — and the efforts of two activists to raise awareness www.wired.com/story/arctic...
Posting a few old portfolio articles here so new followers can see what I'm about
Dipping my toes into the world of freediving for the @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/73e0...
Dipping my toes into the world of freediving for the @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/73e0...
Freediving at Italy’s Y-40, the world’s deepest thermal pool
As the sport enjoys a surge in popularity, a 42-metre-deep pool just west of Venice has become a magnet for those eager to learn
www.ft.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:18 AM
Posting a few old portfolio articles here so new followers can see what I'm about
Dipping my toes into the world of freediving for the @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/73e0...
Dipping my toes into the world of freediving for the @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/73e0...
Posting a few old portfolio articles here so new followers can see what I'm about
A long read for VICE about visiting North Korea (back in 2018) — myth-busting, and the morality of travel in the Hermit Kingdom
www.vice.com/en/article/n...
A long read for VICE about visiting North Korea (back in 2018) — myth-busting, and the morality of travel in the Hermit Kingdom
www.vice.com/en/article/n...
We Come in Peace | There’s Never Been a Better Time to Visit North Korea
2018 has been a landmark year. So is the 'hermit kingdom' finally opening up?
www.vice.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Posting a few old portfolio articles here so new followers can see what I'm about
A long read for VICE about visiting North Korea (back in 2018) — myth-busting, and the morality of travel in the Hermit Kingdom
www.vice.com/en/article/n...
A long read for VICE about visiting North Korea (back in 2018) — myth-busting, and the morality of travel in the Hermit Kingdom
www.vice.com/en/article/n...
Posting a few bits of old work I'm proud of so new followers can see what I'm about.
A long read profile of @irvinewelsh.bsky.social for VICE looking at his long term impact on Scottish life, literature and society.
www.vice.com/en/article/i...
A long read profile of @irvinewelsh.bsky.social for VICE looking at his long term impact on Scottish life, literature and society.
www.vice.com/en/article/i...
How Irvine Welsh Went from Enfant Terrible to the Scottish Tourist Board's Favourite Guy
We had a big lunch and a nice chat with the iconic Scottish author.
www.vice.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Posting a few bits of old work I'm proud of so new followers can see what I'm about.
A long read profile of @irvinewelsh.bsky.social for VICE looking at his long term impact on Scottish life, literature and society.
www.vice.com/en/article/i...
A long read profile of @irvinewelsh.bsky.social for VICE looking at his long term impact on Scottish life, literature and society.
www.vice.com/en/article/i...
Posting a few bits of old work I'm proud of so new followers can see what I'm about.
A profile of @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social for The FACE — was such a joy spending hours on the phone with him during the pandemic, like having a personalised podcast. 🫶
theface.com/culture/blin...
A profile of @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social for The FACE — was such a joy spending hours on the phone with him during the pandemic, like having a personalised podcast. 🫶
theface.com/culture/blin...
How Blindboy accidentally became modern Ireland’s biggest cultural…
Politics, surrealism, psychotherapy and laughs delivered by a man with a plastic bag on his head – welcome to 2020.
theface.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Posting a few bits of old work I'm proud of so new followers can see what I'm about.
A profile of @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social for The FACE — was such a joy spending hours on the phone with him during the pandemic, like having a personalised podcast. 🫶
theface.com/culture/blin...
A profile of @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social for The FACE — was such a joy spending hours on the phone with him during the pandemic, like having a personalised podcast. 🫶
theface.com/culture/blin...
Posting a few other bits of work that I'm proud of, so new followers can see what I'm about...
Who holds elite mountaineers to account? Long read for Outside about proof, truth, and lies in Himalayan climbing, and whether any of it matters...
www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve...
Who holds elite mountaineers to account? Long read for Outside about proof, truth, and lies in Himalayan climbing, and whether any of it matters...
www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve...
The Man Who Claims That Reinhold Messner Came Up Short
When Eberhard Jurgalski determined that Reinhold Messner narrowly missed a key summit, he told the world. He’s still dealing with the fallout.
www.outsideonline.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Posting a few other bits of work that I'm proud of, so new followers can see what I'm about...
Who holds elite mountaineers to account? Long read for Outside about proof, truth, and lies in Himalayan climbing, and whether any of it matters...
www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve...
Who holds elite mountaineers to account? Long read for Outside about proof, truth, and lies in Himalayan climbing, and whether any of it matters...
www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve...
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For those too young to remember John Prescott imagine Angela Rayner except she's male/overweight plus Starmer and Reeves are really good at politics but hate each other + she has to stop them fighting all the time.
November 21, 2024 at 8:07 AM
For those too young to remember John Prescott imagine Angela Rayner except she's male/overweight plus Starmer and Reeves are really good at politics but hate each other + she has to stop them fighting all the time.
My latest long(ish) read for @wired.com — about two ordinary guys who knocked up a lifesaving, world-first tech innovation in their spare time, with no interest in making money...
www.wired.com/story/this-h...
www.wired.com/story/this-h...
This Homemade Drone Software Finds People When Search and Rescue Teams Can’t
British Mountain Rescue workers have developed an automated drone system that can scour a landscape far quicker and more thoroughly than human eyes.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:57 AM
My latest long(ish) read for @wired.com — about two ordinary guys who knocked up a lifesaving, world-first tech innovation in their spare time, with no interest in making money...
www.wired.com/story/this-h...
www.wired.com/story/this-h...