Nigel Farage is unveiling legislation to leave the ECHR. His arguments are wrong – and that move would be a disaster. @goodlawproject.bsky.social have the facts: goodlaw.social/ngjm

A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – we’re fighting back goodlawproject.org/s/4860b3

In Glasgow, there is a 224-year waiting list for gender clinic appointments. 224 YEARS. This is institutionalised discrimination. It's unacceptable, it's ruining people's lives and it needs to change. We have the solution. Time for politicians to act.

Einsteins theory has been proven.

"The Netherlands plans to transfer more than 28,000 fossils from the Dubois collection to Indonesia, following a request by Indonesian authorities." omg

Meta and Zuckerberg can go meta-go-fuck-themselves

I've just used Good Law Project's tool to let Virgin Active know they're following transphobes, not the law. You can do it too here: goodlaw.social/638d25

Trans rights are human rights. The Virgin Active ban for trans people fundamentally undermines rights. How is this NOT discrimination against the trans community? I thought more of Richard Branson and the Virgin brands. @richardbranson.bsky.social @goodlawproject.bsky.social @goodlawproject.org

If you're LGBTQIA+ and a Virgin Active Gym customer, time to re-think your membership me think #trans #transgender #uk #queer #gay #lesbian #bisexual #intersex #asexual #lgbtq #lgbtqia+ #London #Bromley #Northampton #Nottingham #Sheffield #Solihull

So I am trying to avoid companies in the UK (where I live now), that are not #trans inclusive: So far I am avoiding: Generally: - All social media companies UK - M&S - Virgin Active - Barclays - Visa/MasterCard - Ocado Can people post in the comments please 🙏 I am trying to be an #ally 🏳️‍⚧️

Harvard can't use someone's race to decide if they are going to be a student, but ICE can use a student's race to decide if they are going to detain/incarcerate them. According to the Supreme Court, race can only be a factor if you want hurt, not help, someone.

Democracy rests on a balance of powers between parliament, government, and the judiciary, each checking the other. But this “separation” is incomplete without a third force outside the state itself: civil society. #Banksy

The recent Royal Academy masterplan scheme by David Chipperfield Architects (& Julian Harrap) were “the Goldilocks scheme: not too hot, not too cold, but just right.” With prior schemes having even too understated or too bold @hughpearman.bsky.social (RIBAJournal) www.ribaj.com/buildings/sp...

How food and farming will determine the fate of planet Earth… drawdown.org/insights/how... @projectdrawdown.bsky.social #plantbased #vegan

Make Climate Action a statutory duty, including for devolved local government. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72... Thank you for sharing #WinACC Winchester Action on the Cliamte Crisis #PassisHaus #RegenerativeDesign

Hi, it’s Meg again. Brad is still in ICE custody. We are grateful to the many friends, supporters, and allies who have gathered in Federal Plaza. Together we are standing up for those with no voice.

Brad Lander, New York City’s top finance official, was handcuffed and taken away while trying to escort a defendant out of immigration court. He can be heard saying, ‘You don’t have the authority to arrest US citizens.' www.ft.com/content/dbcc...

The Paradox of Tolerance “Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance.” If a society tolerates intolerance, it risks destruction. “We should, in the name of tolerance, claim the right not to tolerate the intolerant.” Karl Popper, The Open Society and Its Enemies (1945)

From Private Eye 😂

Fabulous evening last week by Dr Peter Kapos, of Das Programm & Systems Studio. Thanks to Grace at Aram for the invite. Braun Vitsoe wall audio Dieter Rams 1960/ 1962 601/02 RZ 60 lounge chair hopsack Dieter Rams 1960 www.dasprogramm.co.uk/learn/semina... systems-studio.com www.aram.co.uk/contact

While you were sleeping, #windEnergy reached 13% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk

While you were sleeping, #windEnergy reached 35% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk

NEW 💥 They tried to silence protest at the Equality and Human Rights Commission. We took them to court and won.

We won! Am thrilled to say that the High Court has refused EHRC's Landlord's application for an injunction against protestors outside the EHRC's offices. Reasons to follow later.

The answer is: Government would rather stiff the bill paying public than upset the big foreign funds that own the water companies and whose greed landed us with this problem. They want those funds to do more of the private ownership of public assets that created this problem in the first place. 🤦🏻

Last week I was playing around with a new "tree ring plot" to visualize daily global temperature anomalies from ERA5. I thought it would be neat to make a version of the plot for daily global absolute temperatures (rather than anomalies):

Can't believe it's been a whole year since I made this. Thank you to everyone who's shared what it means to them seeing Pride represented with images from near and far, all across the universe. The original page was taken down, but can still be found on archive.org: web.archive.org/web/20250129...

No matter who you are or who you love, you are welcome here. Happy Pride Month, Minnesota!

River Itchen cold water chalk river, Winchester Hampshire #River #Itchen #Winchester

Nigel Farage has released ReformUK’s “manifesto” via the Daily Mail, and it’s every bit as unhinged and unserious as you’d expect. Let’s break it down—with facts. A 🧵

There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd. It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.

Nigel Farage says abortion laws are “utterly ludicrous.” MPs are watching. We have days to show them: the public backs abortion rights. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...

Fab piece in FT Weekend Magazine Sat, 31 May 2025 - VOYAGE OF THE BIOPROSPECTORS A London start-up wants to discover life-saving drugs by sequencing new genomes …from remote places on Earth. @hannahkuchler.bsky.social @financialtimes.com #science #genome #cancerresearch

www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-how... #passivhaus #green #energyindependence

"Clean power by 2030" is "achievable…without increasing costs" & would insulate the UK from "volatile intl gas prices", says NESO But we'll need to 2x onshore wind, 3x offshore wind & solar + massively ramp up flex & storage to get there A few observations…🧵 www.neso.energy/publ... 1/11

Across 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇵🇱 🇪🇸, people are saying no to #fossilfuel dependence. New @opiniumresearch.bsky.social shows 77% of Europeans say their country should invest in homegrown renewables—not fossil fuels from Russia or the US.

They say it can’t be done, but here we are, California is generated 106% of California’s entire state electricity demand from renewables. California has a population bigger that 154 other countries around the world. It’s the 4th largest economy, in the world. Let that sink in. #energysky #greensky

New research led by Kamiar Mohaddes' climaTRACES Lab shows the economic risk of not tackling climate change - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/t... @kingscollege.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social @kmohaddes.bsky.social #climatechange #climateeconomics

A strong case for investing in mitigation… Warming of 3°C by 2100 could reduce global output 15% to 34%. Or …investing 1% to 2% in mitigation & adaptation would limit warming to 2°C, reducing economic harm to 2% to 4%. @kmohaddes.bsky.social #passivhaus www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/t...

apple.news/A6iZ5C2PWRrG... great news on uptake of passivhaus by a big house builder - we need more of this

Good morning New York, this was our most-read story while you were sleeping www.ft.com/content/78f1...

Venezuela has become the first country in the world to lose all of its glaciers. The climate crisis is now.

As we move through May, Spring 2025 is shaping up to be a contender for the record books, particularly when it comes to temp, rainfall, and sunshine 🌡️🌂☀️ We take a look at what the spring stats are saying so far... 👇 www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2025/ho...

Always love being a backdrop to New Bike Day! 📸 via the awesome people at ldnontbikecafe.bsky.social

Along with a man and a woman who are trans, and someone who is intersex, we are suing the EHRC and the Equalities Minister in respect of the disgraceful and unlawful EHRC guidance. In line with our transparency principles we are publishing the full 32 page legal letter. goodlaw.social/2ihj

What has Elon Musk’s Doge actually achieved? https://www.ft.com/content/085430ab-27fe-46fc-a798-1059649d3b32

“Care for the existing. Don’t waste materials.” Danish architect Søren Pihlmann makes the Danish Pavilion on the grounds of the Venice Biennale. #louisianachannel #VeniceBiennale #DanishPavilion vimeo.com/1082444467#s...

🧪 Europe launches "Choose Europe for Science," investing over half a billion dollars from 2025-2027 to attract researchers, particularly from the US, as American scientific funding faces cuts.