@allursparrot.bsky.social
Molecular Biologist with expertise in CCUS and cancer biology.
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Two exciting phase two trials show incredible success of mrna vaccines for seasonal flu with infectious symptoms prevented in some healthy individuals. 🧪🧵
Experimental mRNA flu vaccine shows superior efficacy against symptomatic illness
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 26, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Two exciting phase two trials show incredible success of mrna vaccines for seasonal flu with infectious symptoms prevented in some healthy individuals. 🧪🧵
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First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
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Can't keep having activists aquitted by a jury of their peers now can we?
If we don't defend our civil liberties they'll be taken away.
If we don't defend our civil liberties they'll be taken away.
Jury trials could be scrapped except in most serious cases
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Can't keep having activists aquitted by a jury of their peers now can we?
If we don't defend our civil liberties they'll be taken away.
If we don't defend our civil liberties they'll be taken away.
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The costs of Direct Air Capture will not fall as much as hoped. "Efforts to reduce carbon emissions should therefore* continue at pace, says the research team."
*Therefore is problematic here, as it implies that if DACCS was cheap less reductions are needed. No, no, no.
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
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*Therefore is problematic here, as it implies that if DACCS was cheap less reductions are needed. No, no, no.
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The costs of Direct Air Capture will not fall as much as hoped. "Efforts to reduce carbon emissions should therefore* continue at pace, says the research team."
*Therefore is problematic here, as it implies that if DACCS was cheap less reductions are needed. No, no, no.
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
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*Therefore is problematic here, as it implies that if DACCS was cheap less reductions are needed. No, no, no.
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
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Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Exclusive: The BBC has issued an apology after one of its presenters failed to challenge a climate-sceptic lobbyist who runs a group that has received funding from fossil-fuel interests
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
BBC Apologises for Failing to Challenge 'Dark Money' Climate-Denial Lobbyist
EXCLUSIVE: BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford 'fell below usual standards'
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
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This is VERY COOL!
So happy to announce our new preprint, “A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes.” We cultured a novel amoeba from Lassen Volcanic NP (CA, USA) that divides at 63°C (145°F) 🔥 - a new record for euk growth!
#protistsonsky 🧵
#protistsonsky 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This is VERY COOL!
Does anyone think the BBC would call out blatant corruption and lies by a Reform Government when they pre-emptively grovel before a foreign dictator?
The lecture they censored was ironically about the ’paralysing cowardice‘ of today’s elites.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
The lecture they censored was ironically about the ’paralysing cowardice‘ of today’s elites.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Reith lecturer accuses BBC of cowardice for censoring his remarks on Trump
Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Does anyone think the BBC would call out blatant corruption and lies by a Reform Government when they pre-emptively grovel before a foreign dictator?
The lecture they censored was ironically about the ’paralysing cowardice‘ of today’s elites.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
The lecture they censored was ironically about the ’paralysing cowardice‘ of today’s elites.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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“Climate change isn’t everything“ is becoming a go-to justification for delaying action.
This is - deliberately or inadvertently - a misframing of the issue. The point isn’t CC is everything, it’s that it’s essential to deal with.
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This is - deliberately or inadvertently - a misframing of the issue. The point isn’t CC is everything, it’s that it’s essential to deal with.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:07 AM
“Climate change isn’t everything“ is becoming a go-to justification for delaying action.
This is - deliberately or inadvertently - a misframing of the issue. The point isn’t CC is everything, it’s that it’s essential to deal with.
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This is - deliberately or inadvertently - a misframing of the issue. The point isn’t CC is everything, it’s that it’s essential to deal with.
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A comprehensive rundown of the #COP30 shenanigans from @roycerk2.bsky.social. From what I saw, the Colombians were the only ones whose negotiators and civil society groups were on the same page, and they carried the whole world on their shoulders.
November 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
A comprehensive rundown of the #COP30 shenanigans from @roycerk2.bsky.social. From what I saw, the Colombians were the only ones whose negotiators and civil society groups were on the same page, and they carried the whole world on their shoulders.
The controversy over whether heat OR cold directly kills more detracts from the fact that variability, not average, is what kills.
Extremes of hot and cold, extended droughts and floods kill directly and indirectly via loss of crops and ecosystem support.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Extremes of hot and cold, extended droughts and floods kill directly and indirectly via loss of crops and ecosystem support.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s a catastrophic black hole in our climate data – and it’s a gift to deniers | George Monbiot
Climate sceptics tell us that more people die of extreme cold than extreme heat. What’s the truth? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The controversy over whether heat OR cold directly kills more detracts from the fact that variability, not average, is what kills.
Extremes of hot and cold, extended droughts and floods kill directly and indirectly via loss of crops and ecosystem support.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Extremes of hot and cold, extended droughts and floods kill directly and indirectly via loss of crops and ecosystem support.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Where are global CO2 emissions heading?
Middle-of-the-road? But just because we have followed the SSP2-45, SSP4-60 path for 10 years, does not mean we follow it for the next 70 years.
Policy & technology have pushed the world away from the high-end, but 2.7C in 2100 & rising is not a good outcome!
Middle-of-the-road? But just because we have followed the SSP2-45, SSP4-60 path for 10 years, does not mean we follow it for the next 70 years.
Policy & technology have pushed the world away from the high-end, but 2.7C in 2100 & rising is not a good outcome!
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Where are global CO2 emissions heading?
Middle-of-the-road? But just because we have followed the SSP2-45, SSP4-60 path for 10 years, does not mean we follow it for the next 70 years.
Policy & technology have pushed the world away from the high-end, but 2.7C in 2100 & rising is not a good outcome!
Middle-of-the-road? But just because we have followed the SSP2-45, SSP4-60 path for 10 years, does not mean we follow it for the next 70 years.
Policy & technology have pushed the world away from the high-end, but 2.7C in 2100 & rising is not a good outcome!
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Big Oil is using native advertising to "disguise their ads in news outlets" and promote "controversial technologies like carbon capture as climate solutions, portray fossil fuel companies as climate-friendly, or misrepresent their role in the energy transition" finds author @commscholar.bsky.social.
These ads are poisoning trust in media
‘Native advertising' allows fossil fuel companies to disguise their ads in news outlets. A new book argues the practice undermines journalistic credibility.
www.exxonknews.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Big Oil is using native advertising to "disguise their ads in news outlets" and promote "controversial technologies like carbon capture as climate solutions, portray fossil fuel companies as climate-friendly, or misrepresent their role in the energy transition" finds author @commscholar.bsky.social.
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All those people, including current government, who falsely claim migrants are to blame for failings with the NHS, along with infrastructure in general, are in for one hell of a shock with how much worse things will get with Labour's anti-immigration policies.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures last year that imperils NHS
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
All those people, including current government, who falsely claim migrants are to blame for failings with the NHS, along with infrastructure in general, are in for one hell of a shock with how much worse things will get with Labour's anti-immigration policies.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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While I remain disappointed in many of my senior colleagues its heartening to see UNC's Faculty, Staff, undergraduate & graduate leadership come forward with a strong statement of concern & protest against ICE actions in the Triangle & their effects on our students
facultygov.unc.edu/wp-content/u...
facultygov.unc.edu/wp-content/u...
November 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
While I remain disappointed in many of my senior colleagues its heartening to see UNC's Faculty, Staff, undergraduate & graduate leadership come forward with a strong statement of concern & protest against ICE actions in the Triangle & their effects on our students
facultygov.unc.edu/wp-content/u...
facultygov.unc.edu/wp-content/u...
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I'm posting these signs around my Department, resisting the temptation to use the F word in the last sentence
November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I'm posting these signs around my Department, resisting the temptation to use the F word in the last sentence
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"The pace of change is already at about a 30% decline. This just tells you how critically urgent carbon emissions reductions are, because we need to give this overturning circulation every chance of not tipping over what seems to be a very perilous & near tipping point"
#ClimateEmergency
#Antarctica
#ClimateEmergency
#Antarctica
November 18, 2025 at 6:54 AM
"The pace of change is already at about a 30% decline. This just tells you how critically urgent carbon emissions reductions are, because we need to give this overturning circulation every chance of not tipping over what seems to be a very perilous & near tipping point"
#ClimateEmergency
#Antarctica
#ClimateEmergency
#Antarctica
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I will not be buying any World Cup tickets or merchandise due to FIFA’s collaboration with the Trump regime.
Gianni Infantino has a dictator fetish. It’s grotesque.
Gianni Infantino has a dictator fetish. It’s grotesque.
Fifa agrees World Cup matches can be moved at Trump’s request
The president has been warning host cities under Democratic control that he will call on Fifa’s president to switch venues if he deems there is a problem
www.thetimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I will not be buying any World Cup tickets or merchandise due to FIFA’s collaboration with the Trump regime.
Gianni Infantino has a dictator fetish. It’s grotesque.
Gianni Infantino has a dictator fetish. It’s grotesque.
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Watching a talk comparing enhanced rock weathering and ocean alkalinity enhancement and wishing that Bluesky was a place that appreciates this statement.
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Watching a talk comparing enhanced rock weathering and ocean alkalinity enhancement and wishing that Bluesky was a place that appreciates this statement.
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Ultrasonic device dramatically speeds harvesting of water from the air news.mit.edu/2025/ultraso...
The system can be paired with any atmospheric water harvesting material to shake out drinking water in minutes instead of hours.
The system can be paired with any atmospheric water harvesting material to shake out drinking water in minutes instead of hours.
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Ultrasonic device dramatically speeds harvesting of water from the air news.mit.edu/2025/ultraso...
The system can be paired with any atmospheric water harvesting material to shake out drinking water in minutes instead of hours.
The system can be paired with any atmospheric water harvesting material to shake out drinking water in minutes instead of hours.
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Global CO2 emissions are showing signs of levelling, thanks to a slight decline in net land-use change emissions offsetting continued growth in fossil emissions.
The trends are way off compared to the 1.5C scenarios with no or low overshoot assessed in the IPCC.
Details: bsky.app/profile/glen...
The trends are way off compared to the 1.5C scenarios with no or low overshoot assessed in the IPCC.
Details: bsky.app/profile/glen...
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Global CO2 emissions are showing signs of levelling, thanks to a slight decline in net land-use change emissions offsetting continued growth in fossil emissions.
The trends are way off compared to the 1.5C scenarios with no or low overshoot assessed in the IPCC.
Details: bsky.app/profile/glen...
The trends are way off compared to the 1.5C scenarios with no or low overshoot assessed in the IPCC.
Details: bsky.app/profile/glen...
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My fear is scientists will just sit by & be complicit. Saying you are for 1.5C or net zero is not ambition.
If rich country GHG or CO2 emissions are not dropping at >5% per year, they are not remotely consistent with 1.5C, nor net zero in a reasonable time frame.
Scientists need to point this out.
If rich country GHG or CO2 emissions are not dropping at >5% per year, they are not remotely consistent with 1.5C, nor net zero in a reasonable time frame.
Scientists need to point this out.
Rich, historical polluter countries that had the highest legal responsibility to take climate action failed. And now some of these same countries are speaking about '1.5C ambition'. What a charade
November 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
My fear is scientists will just sit by & be complicit. Saying you are for 1.5C or net zero is not ambition.
If rich country GHG or CO2 emissions are not dropping at >5% per year, they are not remotely consistent with 1.5C, nor net zero in a reasonable time frame.
Scientists need to point this out.
If rich country GHG or CO2 emissions are not dropping at >5% per year, they are not remotely consistent with 1.5C, nor net zero in a reasonable time frame.
Scientists need to point this out.
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These two arguing about the proper conduct of science is like a pair of sewer rats arguing about French cooking techniques after finding a four day old soufflé in the dumpster
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
These two arguing about the proper conduct of science is like a pair of sewer rats arguing about French cooking techniques after finding a four day old soufflé in the dumpster
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❌ In MAINLAND FRANCE HISTORY
(Corsica had >30C in November).
(Corsica had >30C in November).
‼️EXTRAORDINARY DAY: 30 DEGREES IN FRANCE
One of the most insane events Europe has ever lived
29.8 Trois Villes HOTTEST NOVEMBER DAY IN FRENCH HISTORY
29.3 Oloron
29.2 Lanne en Baretous
20 stations >27C !
SPAIN 29.4 Granada
Next days
THOUSANDS OF RECORDS allover Europe except Central Mediterranean
One of the most insane events Europe has ever lived
29.8 Trois Villes HOTTEST NOVEMBER DAY IN FRENCH HISTORY
29.3 Oloron
29.2 Lanne en Baretous
20 stations >27C !
SPAIN 29.4 Granada
Next days
THOUSANDS OF RECORDS allover Europe except Central Mediterranean
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
❌ In MAINLAND FRANCE HISTORY
(Corsica had >30C in November).
(Corsica had >30C in November).
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The leader isn't Labour's problem
Their problem is that people elected them to reverse the damage done by the Tories
Whereas they just carried on doing more damage
They need to tax wealth and invest in public services
And challenge the oligarchs dominating our economy
And focus on fairness
Their problem is that people elected them to reverse the damage done by the Tories
Whereas they just carried on doing more damage
They need to tax wealth and invest in public services
And challenge the oligarchs dominating our economy
And focus on fairness
November 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The leader isn't Labour's problem
Their problem is that people elected them to reverse the damage done by the Tories
Whereas they just carried on doing more damage
They need to tax wealth and invest in public services
And challenge the oligarchs dominating our economy
And focus on fairness
Their problem is that people elected them to reverse the damage done by the Tories
Whereas they just carried on doing more damage
They need to tax wealth and invest in public services
And challenge the oligarchs dominating our economy
And focus on fairness
Extraordinary that this ‘promise’ was made by governments without the explicit knowledge of their populations.
Global CO2 removal using safe tech will ‘require the construction of the world’s second biggest industry, after oil and gas“ (>$1 Tn / Yr).
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global CO2 removal using safe tech will ‘require the construction of the world’s second biggest industry, after oil and gas“ (>$1 Tn / Yr).
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Removing CO2 from atmosphere vital to avoid catastrophic tipping points, leading scientist says
10bn tonnes must be captured from the air every year to limit global heating to 1.7C, says Johan Rockström
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Extraordinary that this ‘promise’ was made by governments without the explicit knowledge of their populations.
Global CO2 removal using safe tech will ‘require the construction of the world’s second biggest industry, after oil and gas“ (>$1 Tn / Yr).
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global CO2 removal using safe tech will ‘require the construction of the world’s second biggest industry, after oil and gas“ (>$1 Tn / Yr).
www.theguardian.com/environment/...