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Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 8h

this is well worth your time

eg, Gates wrote about one unnamed "low-income country that set out to cut emissions by banning synthetic fertilizers. Farmers’ yields plummeted, there was much less food available, and prices skyrocketed"

But climate was NOT among the reasons Sri Lanka tried to do that

Tim Baxter @timinclimate.bsky.social · 1d

I quite enjoyed a lot of the takedowns of Bill Gates' EA brain snap on climate. It is really deadassed in a number of ways.

But no-one mentioned the most important thing. He isn't *just* full of shit. He knows he is full of shit.

I can prove it: timinclimate.medium.com/even-bill-ga...

Even Bill Gates knows he is full of shit

Did you hear about that “one low-income country set out to cut emissions by banning synthetic fertilizers”?

timinclimate.medium.com

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 9h

More troubling signs from the recent takeover of CBS news -- their climate team has been gutted and their new ED, Bari Weiss, has a long history of downplaying the climate crisis. @sammyroth.bsky.social
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...

CBS News just gutted its climate team

Paramount and Bari Weiss aren't off to a great start. Here's why David Ellison should change course.

www.climatecoloredgoggles.com

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Derek Beres @derekberes.bsky.social · 9h

42 million Americans will lose SNAP benefits tmw, and this is what the dude shares today.

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Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 9h

Agree - this is so short-sighted it makes me wonder if he cares about what'll happen beyond his own life span...

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 1d

This is typical of the kid gloves treatment of Bill Gates pivot toward Bjorn Lomborg-style climate downplaying that we're seeing from legacy media. The beltway reporters are entirely complicit in what some are rightly terming an ecocidal plutocratic agenda.
www.axios.com/2025/10/28/g...

Bill Gates has an urgent ask for the UN climate summit

Gates' comments reflect how society's current zeitgeist has pushed climate change off the front burner.

www.axios.com

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Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 1d

Robert Reich in conversation with Zohran Mamdani open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

In conversation with Zohran Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani is getting a new generation of young people excited about politics

open.substack.com

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Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 1d

Roughly three in four Americans believe “if a wealthy donor or corporation gains influence over or access to an elected official, I consider that official to be corrupt,” and agree that unlimited campaign spending makes democracy weaker.

"Citizens United" - the name itself is a farce

Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 1d

79% of Americans, inc 74 % of Republicans, disagree with the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling, which found that unlimited campaign giving does not give rise to corruption or the appearance of it, nor does it cause citizens to lose faith in democracy
www.levernews.com/the-montana-...

The Montana Plan To Kill Citizens United

A new state ballot measure could deal a winning hand against dark money in elections.

www.levernews.com

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Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 1d

(via @thelever.bsky.social)

Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 1d

79% of Americans, inc 74 % of Republicans, disagree with the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling, which found that unlimited campaign giving does not give rise to corruption or the appearance of it, nor does it cause citizens to lose faith in democracy
www.levernews.com/the-montana-...

The Montana Plan To Kill Citizens United

A new state ballot measure could deal a winning hand against dark money in elections.

www.levernews.com

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Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure what's most worrying: reading this (and in the WSJ), or finding out nobody seems to care

Seen from Europe, the US has become a banana republic...

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 The news-media is utterly failing to cover these momentous scientific findings.

The public is not being informed of the danger posed.

The UK chief scientist Dame Angela McLean just highlighted this as an issue of national security - why are no news outlets covering it ?!? 🤯

#EndClimateSilence

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Climate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 1d

Climate Change Made Hurricane Melissa Four Times More Likely: @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social study via @en.afp.com

"Adaptation to climate change is vital but it is not a sufficient response to global warming. The emission of greenhouse gases also has to stop."

www.barrons.com/news/climate...

Climate Change Made Hurricane Melissa Four Times More Likely: Study

Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, was made four times more likely because of human-caused climate change, a rapid analysis said Wednesday.

www.barrons.com

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Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 1d

Seriously, he speaks about the future like he's Zarathustra... I can't decide whether it's even more pathetic than arrogant, or the other way around

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 2d

notes on gatesnotes, in a thread

"A new way to look at the problem" - er, no, he's been running this line for DECADES

On the headline: you can absolutely guarantee anyone presenting themselves as telling tough, hard truths is about to deliver some self-aggrandising nonsense

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Joan Stavo-Debauge @jostavodebauge.bsky.social · 2d

Alors qu'il préside un parti anti-intellectualiste, il peut sembler étonnant que Jordan Bardella prenne la pose d'un "intello" à lunettes et sorte deux bouquins en moins d'un an. Ces bouquins ne sont toutefois pas destinés à son électorat, ils ne sont que l'occasion d'apparitions médiatiques.

Libération @liberation.fr · 2d

«Ce que veulent les Français» ? Des approximations, selon Jordan Bardella

Dans son nouveau livre, le patron du RN commet plusieurs bourdes littéraires et historiques. Fâcheux quand le même fait l’éloge de la rigueur.

«Ce que veulent les Français» ? Des approximations, selon Jordan Bardella

www.liberation.fr

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Jean Gautier 🐝🐢🦊🕊️ @neoresistant.bsky.social · 2d

La citation du soir :
La compétition est la loi de la jungle, mais la coopération est la loi de la civilisation.
Peter Kropotkin

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Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 2d

"non c'est non"... et "pas oui, c'est aussi non"

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Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 2d

New NBER paper:

"Without the Musk partisan effect, Tesla sales b/w Oct 2022 and April 2025 would have been 67-83% higher

Musk’s partisan activities also increased the sales of other automakers' electric and hybrid vehicles 17-22% because of substitution"
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

The Musk Partisan Effect on Tesla Sales

We study how Elon Musk's polarizing and partisan actions have impacted Tesla vehicle sales in the United States. Using county-level, monthly data on new ve

papers.ssrn.com

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350.org @350.org · 3d

As the UN announces breach of 1.5°C heating, Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica & is headed to Haiti, Cuba, the Bahamas, & the Cayman Islands.

Tracey from Plaktortis, based in Jamaica, shares the impacts of extreme weather events on people with chronic illnesses, disabilities, or other medical needs.

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Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 2d

Plus d'un décès par minute dans le monde à cause de la chaleur... déjà

Audrey Garric @audreygarric.bsky.social · 2d

Les experts du Lancet Countdown estiment que le nombre de morts liées à la chaleur dans le monde a augmenté de 23 % depuis les années 1990, en majorité en raison du changement climatique, pour atteindre 546 000 décès par an en moyenne www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...

Le coût humain et sanitaire toujours plus lourd du réchauffement climatique

Les experts du Lancet Countdown estiment que le nombre de morts liées à la chaleur dans le monde a augmenté de 23 % depuis les années 1990, en majorité en raison du changement climatique.

www.lemonde.fr

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Climate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 2d

New economic research indicates Canada (and all countries) will see a larger hit to GDP due to climate change.

The new method accounts for global weather shocks in addition to local weather, thus taking into account foreign demand and supply chains...

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/29/n...

Climate change will hurt Canada's GDP more than previously thought

New economic research indicates Canada (and all countries) will see a larger hit to GDP thanks to climate change.

www.nationalobserver.com

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Audrey Garric @audreygarric.bsky.social · 2d

Le financement public de l’adaptation au changement climatique devrait être multiplié par plus de 12 d’ici à 2035 pour répondre aux besoins des pays en développement, estime un rapport de l’ONU, selon lequel les objectifs pour 2025 ne seront pas atteints www.unep.org/resources/ad...

Adaptation Gap Report 2025

Amid rising global temperatures and intensifying climate impacts, UNEP’s 2025 Adaptation Gap Report: Running on Empty finds that a yawning gap in adaptation finance for developing countries is putting...

www.unep.org

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Reclaim Finance @reclaimfinance.org · 2d

📣 Un changement radical de stratégie est nécessaire.

10 ans après la signature de l’Accord de Paris, le bilan est clair : la démarche basée sur le volontarisme des acteurs financiers privés a prouvé son inefficacité.

👉 Une seule solution : encadrer leurs pratiques.

Plus d'informations ⤵️🧵
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Laurie Laybourn @laurielaybourn.bsky.social · 3d

Derailment shows that adaptation can't be seen as separate or even contradictory to decarbonisation

Spiralling climate impacts require more adaptation

But this can be done in a way that accelerates decarbonisation, reinforcing climate action even as climate consequences spiral

A static feedback loop diagram showing how climate change increases climate impacts, which require more adaptation. Adaptation can then be done in a way that either complements decarbonisation or undermines it. Decarbonisation then helps reduce climate change. If adaptation complements decarbonisation, this becomes a virtuous cycle. If it's the other way around, then the loops becomes a vicious cycle

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Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 3d

From Le Monde: “With planning on environmental projects at a standstill since 2023, France's political leaders are only reinforcing the idea that they are unable to think long-term, even when it comes to such crucial issues as climate change and biodiversity collapse."
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...

France's government has abandoned its climate plans

EDITORIAL. With planning on environmental projects at a standstill since 2023, France's political leaders are only reinforcing the idea that they are unable to think long-term, even when it comes to s...

www.lemonde.fr

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