What is this new capitalistic hellscape the #academicpublishing industry is now enforcing?! To be able to read a paper that authors have paid to be published, and needs a subscription to be read, I have to either consent to trackers or pay for my privacy?! #academicchatter #research #MedSky #IDEpi

To be clear: This is funding for what the State Department calls "civilizational allies" - MAGA-aligned people and parties in Europe, who share their disdain for human rights and their preference for ethnically pure societies and a totally unregulated internet

The government's attitude to data centres is a joke

Jean-Edouard avait un sens des priorités plus développé que celui du bas peuple Ma première BD, les fables bucoliques autogérées, est sortie ! 🦊 A retrouver dans votre librairie indé préférée (lien de commande en bio ou sur www.placedeslibraires.fr/livre/978241...)

👀 Are you looking to gain experience in the peer review of scientific manuscripts? 🙌 Good news! #EGU is once again offering its members FREE #PeerReview training 📆 Application deadline: 28 July 2026. 👉 Learn more here: egu.eu/9YP0K8 📸 Eleonora Dallan on imaggeo.egu.eu

@garyseconomics.bsky.social would be great if you could do an explainer on YouTube about PE. I know you talk about asset stripping often but I think it would be good to explain PE. 👍keep up the great podcasts

Traders at Brixton market fight back against private equity takeover of the site, want community ownership. PE will kill the market, currently owned by a Texas billionaire. Once it is gone, it's gone forever. Solidarity for resistance to big business, PE and financialisation of everything.

‼️50% reduction in nitrogenese activity in this expt 👇Nanoplastics Pollution Threatens Sustainable Nitrogen Fixation in Agroecosystems by Disrupting Legume–Rhizobium Symbiosis | ACS Nano pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.... @inrae-france.bsky.social

‼️50% reduction in nitrogenese activity in this expt 👇Nanoplastics Pollution Threatens Sustainable Nitrogen Fixation in Agroecosystems by Disrupting Legume–Rhizobium Symbiosis | ACS Nano pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.... @inrae-france.bsky.social

Watch the documentary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6hb...

Rent controls would save households up to £2,400 a year and the Government £2 billion a year. It's a no-brainer. But only the Green Party has a policy to introduce them.

“Last year, Microsoft made $101 billion in profits, got a $12.5 billion tax break from Trump & paid its CEO $96 million. This year, it’s raising the price of an Xbox by $150 & eliminating 3,200 jobs. Please don’t tell me corporate tax breaks create jobs. It never trickles down.” - Bernie Sanders

😡 Les magasins Relay se muent en vitrine de l’extrême droite. Signe la pétition agir.greenvoice.fr/petitions/ga...

A wee petition for signing this morning ✍️ secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

What an absolute boss.

And there it is… www.desmog.com/2026/04/30/r...

Mona Khalil, Lebanon’s most well-known sea turtle conservationist, died of her wounds today after being injured by an Israeli strike I feel sick

Found another example today of #HelicopterResearch. Study on lichens of the Atacama desert, no co-author from Chile. Oh but the authors acknowledge the "exceptional understanding of the ecosystem" of the Chilean National Park rangers. 😕 enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

RFK Jr. says that HPV vaccine is “dangerous and defective”. A new study from England shows that HPV vaccines have reduced deaths from cervical cancer to ZERO for women aged 20-24. Significant reductions in older age groups were observed as well, though the latter have lower vaccination coverage.

Devoured by private equity. Bernard Matthews Body Shop Byron Burger Casual Dining Cath Kidson Claire’s Comet Debenhams Flybe Four Seasons Health Care Homebase Maplin Thousands of jobs lost, supply chains destroyed, creditors not paid, pension rights lost, taxes dodged. Yet govts venerate PE.

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🔴 SCOOP: Farage doesn't seem to want to answer questions about his money. So I went looking - and found that the Reform leader's personal company is in breach of UK company law democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-n...

Important NGO letter to @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu urging a revision to the Renewable Energy Directive so that it no longer incentivises large-sale burning of wood, which is high-carbon and devastating for forests, nature and public health: www.fern.org/fileadmin/up.... #biomass #StopFakeRenewables

It is always striking to me when, meeting non-university friends, they ask how work is, and I say some variant of 'OK personally, altho obviously pretty shit in general', and they ask why, and I say some variant of 'sector in meltdown', and they are surprised and had no idea...

This thread. Wow. "I could no longer stop the system from auto-inviting "reviewers" with zero relevant expertise. Even worse - the AI began actively revoking the invitations I manually sent out to actual, qualified experts."

TODAY👇 Interested in learning the fundamentals of online #science communication? This #webinar is for you! Lean best practices for delivering accessible and engaging scientific content online. 📆: Thursday 11 June 2026 at 13:00 CEST. 👉: egu.eu/4O23OX

"Something remarkable happened in April. For the first time in history, wind and solar generated more electricity than gas across the entire planet. Not in a country. Not in a region. Globally." Tons of great news here from Danny Kennedy (via @billmckibben.bsky.social's newsletter, which rules).

A wee petition requiring some signatures secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

Continuing the clean energy theme this morning with ‘wind power’ from Thomas Dolby m.youtube.com/watch?v=4xuJ...

"France passed a single law and instantly unlocked 11 gigawatts of #solarenergy — without using new land. In 2023, France's government mandated solar canopies over all car parks larger than 80 spaces. The scale was enormous: There are 400,000 parking areas across France #ActOnClimate #Renewables

Small fleet of electric aircraft delivering mail to remote Scottish islands. 👌#scotland

Small fleet of electric aircraft delivering mail to remote Scottish islands. 👌#scotland

More night trains please #sncf #obb

Erin Brockovich is an absolute goddess. brockovichdatacenter.com#map-section

ICYMI -- this is a big deal, and we have a limited time to comment. We need everyone, including (especially!) non-academics to 1) make public comments, 2) write op eds, 3) contact your elected representatives, and 4) ask societies and advocacy groups to speak out against this and mobilize members.

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Few people ever find a niche passion that intersects with a niche talent and at an age when they’re unapologetic about both. Before the world says “you should be embarrassed.” He’s gonna end up being a world renowned ornithological researcher or educator.

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Incredible! Scientists receive a rare standing ovation after announcing that a new treatment can double the survival time for pancreatic cancer, the deadliest cancer which was once considered “undruggable.” When we fund and support science, we can achieve anything! (Video: Dr. Wish Dhillon)

#LondonCalling📣📣📣 #WoodGreen #PARTY🥳 #Join🟢

The beauty of soil. We walk on it every day, yet rarely stop to think about the remarkable world beneath our feet. Discover how soil supports ecosystems, stores carbon, filters water, and helps sustain life on Earth. Read more on #EGU BG's blog: blogs.egu.eu/divisions/bg...

Reeves examines using private sector funds to build new towns. It is PFI renamed as public-private partnerships (PPP). The state guarantees corporate profits for decades. £1 private investment results in £6 govt repayment. Cheaper for govt to borrow. It can issue public bonds.

This makes me think about the hundreds of rainbow lanyards circulating amongst geoscientists after the last two #EGU conferences @egu.eu . A small gesture with a massive impact.

This makes me think about the hundreds of rainbow lanyards circulating amongst geoscientists after the last two #EGU conferences @egu.eu . A small gesture with a massive impact.

EasyJet in takeover sights of US private equity (PE) firm. PE has no long-term interests in businesses. A successful buyout would be followed by high debt, staff/wage cuts, asset-stripping, profit shifting, tax abuse. How long before PE will find new ways of fleecing travellers? archive.ph/WHJLb

IMPORTANT: For any artists/writers/etc etc, using Linktree to point people to their work, from 5 July, they'll be feeding all imagery you use on your landing page into DALL-E by OpenAI. I deleted my account this morning.

Encore de nombreux records de chaleur pour un mois de mai ce 27-05-2026, parmi lesquels: 36.4°C #Bordeaux Mérignac, battant d'1°C l'ancien 35.4°C du 29-05-1922 36.4 Carcassonne ->35.2, 30-05-2001 36.1 Le Luc ->35.8, 28-05-2006 35.2 #Nîmes Courbessac ->34.7, 31-05-2001 35.2 Agen, Poitiers, Avignon...

Une canicule historique et durable sur la France. La plupart des bâtiments scolaires ne sont pas adaptés au réchauffement climatique et les travaux de rénovation prennent du retard, alerte le SNPDEN, le principal syndicat des chefs d'établissement. www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...

😍 Citroen is reportedly bringing a sub-£15k concept version of a new EV city car to the Paris Motor Show in October which will be inspired by the iconic 2CV. www.msn.com/en-za/news/o...