Good Lord, the surgeon Dr Gorski gets Thackered again—this one is the silliest so far It’s a badge of honor being Thackered! Paul Thacker is the MAGA/MAHA blogger & anti-vaxxer who rather loves RFK Jr & who does not like vaccines or the WHO or Gavi (the group that vaccinates half the world’s kids)

A beautiful Bee Orchid on Teesside this week for the #OrchidChallenge #wildflowerHour

And South East Water, leaking 104.8 million litres a day, thinks the problem may be paddling pools. NATIONALISE THE BASTARDS. www.southeastwater.co.uk/help/works-a...

Thames Water asks millions to stop using hosepipes to save water. Get a few days sunshine and infrastructure can't cope. TW built no new reservoir since 1989, loses 570m - 592m litres of water daily to leaky pipes Sewage dumped in rivers. Customers fleeced. TW still trades.

Controlled fermentation. Bread, beer, cheese, pickles, vinegar…

He has repeatedly said he won’t introduce PR until GE29 because he doesn’t have a mandate, so his only option would be to call an early GE. That won’t end well if he calls it in the next 12 mths

Dear @andyburnham.bsky.social Pls - if you do become PM- work as fast as you can to implement PR. It has been explained how time is not on our side, but the the urgency has never been more obvious. At the very least, start the process asap - don’t renege on this because ur support will peel away.

Great to speak at the University and College Union event on how to stop the far right. We need to recognise this is an emergency situation - and to have the government copying the language and policies of Reform will only encourage them. We need to invest in our communities & bring people together

Not peer-reviewed yet, but if it is then we are in the deepest of deep sh*t Warming of almost half a degree C a decade and 0.5 to 1C rise possible within the next decade www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-9...

During my last semester of undergrad, after months of white doctors refusing my own descriptions of painful symptoms—I was diagnosed with cancer (stage 3B of 4). I was 21 years old. Underwent six months of chemotherapy and have been in remission since 8/8/08. 17 years ago today. Trust science.🖤🖤

We’re guaranteed another January 6th situation if Trump loses the election. He’s signaled very clearly that if you commit political violence in his name, not only will you be pardoned but you could become a millionaire. Republican lawmakers remember that he turned the mob on them last time.

The current regime is absolutely evil.

In this Telegraph article from just before the last General Election, Rishi Sunak promised to increase North Sea drilling and cut National Insurance. Exactly what Wes Streeting is now promising. But, sure, Labour represents change.

If you haven’t yet, I hope you’ll consider following our work at @urbantruth.bsky.social. The success of that still new initiative depends entirely on how much attention it can earn, and how often the messages are shared and repeated. We appreciate everything you do to help with that. #UrbanTruth

The BBC director of news programmes used to be director of news at GB News. I'm sure this has no bearing on the seemingly easy ride Reform politicians get from the broadcaster. pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/med...

Do this now, wherever you are. In the US especially, this is the sort of Data ICE is using to track everyone.

In an era of multiparty politics - first past the post is utterly broken. It is time for Proportional Representation. The climate crisis & our inequality crisis cannot wait for another general election. Failing to fix our democracy immediately will betray future generations.

Quite so. The "legitimate concerns" of racists are everything but legitimate.

No, @zackpolanski.bsky.social , you must *not* listen to Reform voters’ concerns. The opposite. You must challenge them. Fight them. Oppose them. Stand up for the truth and for what’s right. Don’t make the same mistake Labour did. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Politicians should lead. They should set the agenda. They should be informing the public too - not chasing around asking them to regurgitate what they half heard on GB News and then taking on board Paul Marshall's "concerns."

Absolutely this.

She was a great history teacher for me at Camden School for Girls in ‘ late 60s. First essay I had to write for her was about Victorian trade unions

tears off Wes Streeting latex mask to reveal Matt Hancock .gif

Books and reading #121 Wise words from the great American broadcaster Walter Kronkite. #bookstagram #readersofinstagram

apnews.com/article/clim... @geraldkutney.bsky.social @dancady.bsky.social @thegentyyc.bsky.social

Trump being fined *$200* for being late to report his stock trades while he made BILLIONS on his office is a perfect encapsulation of where America is at… Morally bankrupt and greedy AF!

Lastly, and most importantly, if you’re wondering what we can do about it? My pinned post has the answer: a list of six science-based ways that individual individuals can meaningfully contribute to catalyzing societal change at the scale we need.

And for those who are questioning my reference to “nearly a century” – it is referring to the paper published by Guy Callendar in 1937. To get the full story of the amazing cast of characters who contributed to fundamental understanding of climate science since the early 1800s, watch:

And to everyone who is wondering, “how could humans be causing more than 100% of the warming?” — it’s because, according to natural factors, the earth should be cooling right now. So our emissions are offsetting that cooling AND causing all of the observed warming. For more, watch:

Come for the analysis, stay for the explanation of how over 100% is actually the right answer.

I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline. “Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming. Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”

Incredibly good news! Scientists are miracle-workers.

Don’t blame people who happen to live in England (remember England’s electorate includes British people born in Scotland too!!!) Point the finger at the architects of Brexit and at the British government and politicians that facilitate its continuation even today.

My latest posted cartoon.

Ars Technica: Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics. by John Timmer bit.ly/434kTAe @arstechnica.com @jtimmer.bsky.social

Third lesson: Don’t mince words. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/o...

@warren.senate.gov France is charging Elon with election interference. Too bad the Dems didn't do it in 2024. Is anyone going to spend time learning about this to prevent election fraud again in this country?

This review of meat alternatives is as impartial as the Spanish Inquisition! The author begins by dismissing all the best products in this category as ultra processed foods. His enormous blinkers completely disqualify the reviewer from even conducting the test. www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...

It will come as a surprise to nobody that our Makerfield candidate Rob Kenyon was a Covid moron. When Chris Whitty urged people to get Covid booster vaccines, Rob said he “can fuck right off”. Proving he's just the sort of ignorant dimwit we need in Parliament.

As a #climate scientist I cannot overstate how angry I am it's not 100%. But it's the fault of the GOP & relentless fossil-fuel propaganda. Only "48% (of Americans) say that Earth is getting warmer mostly because of human activity, such as burning fossil fuels." www.pewresearch.org/science/2026...

Looks like one of those terrifying 2050 #climate projection graphics, but no, that’s a short-term forecast for France until… May 29th.

1/ A long-ish thread 🧵on the vital difference between power & agency in #climate action. A new paper proposes: locate your agency, pull your levers. Useful, but it leaves out power, & so leaves out strategy.

If, as suggested, Andy Burnham appoints Lisa Nandy as Foreign Secretary, it will be one gigantic "Fuck You" to the vast majority of Labour voters who want a closer UK relationship with the EU.

tl,dr; Scientists no longer allowed to use federal funding to publish, attend meetings, or talk to the public. They cannot collaborate internationally. Grants can be cancelled for any reason, at any time, political appointees have a final say over what gets funded, and who gets funded.

'Humanity’s inability to manage natural resources is putting the world under strain. To end this free-for-all, some economists want to put a price on nature, to motivate people to conserve more and use less. But a purely economic approach will not address the worst problems'. 1/3

Minimising *SOME* emissions. Others increase. Nothing says “low emissions and clean” like a huge industrial-looking pipe needed to stop the room filling with the by-products of combustion. Which instead will be breathed into the lungs of your neighbours.

Unusual for the BBC to mention the health impacts of woodsmoke, so this is an important item on air pollution and Emma was brilliant. However, they spoiled it at the end by repeating stove industry misinformation about "cleaner" solid fuels. "Dry" wood and SSF pollute differently, not better!

🔴CODE RED🔴 #AirPollution alert for UK. Widespread multi-source episode Sun 24-Fri 29 May 2026. Waves of particles and ozone with HIGH (7-9/10) in places at times. Possible unprecedented CODE BLACK ozone. Check official updates and health advice and #CleanAirCities app cleanair.london/health/pollu...

Did you hear our volunteer Emma talking about the impact of #WoodBurning on her health last week? Also featuring @twvd73.bsky.social explaining some of the facts about #AirPollution from burning. Listen from 9 minutes in.