Cal
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SustainUS COP30 Delegation
While Trump pulled out of international climate agreements, we’re pulling together a team to make a difference.As US politicians drag their feet, thousands of world leaders are heading to Belém, Brazi...
www.zeffy.com
I'm sure someone has already posted about this here, but these indigenous and BIPOC activists have been struggling to secure enough funds to attend Cop30 due to the exorbitant housing costs. Please share it or donate if you can! www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
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Yes indeed, there it truly is.
January 5, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Yes indeed, there it truly is.
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I guarantee that Green Party leader Zack Polanski speaks for a hell of a lot more Brits than Starmer does when it comes to Donald Trump's shopping list of invasions and brutality.
Darren Jones saying repeatedly the Labour Government won't comment on a hypothetical.
It's not hypothetical - Trump is saying very loudly repeatedly what he's done and boasting about it.
And yet the UK Government won't even say it's a breach of international rules. Shameful.
It's not hypothetical - Trump is saying very loudly repeatedly what he's done and boasting about it.
And yet the UK Government won't even say it's a breach of international rules. Shameful.
January 5, 2026 at 8:31 AM
I guarantee that Green Party leader Zack Polanski speaks for a hell of a lot more Brits than Starmer does when it comes to Donald Trump's shopping list of invasions and brutality.
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Parker's piece nails why this matters. "Tech companies... would rather not answer for their products’ failures. Every headline that says “Grok apologizes” or “Grok admits” or “Grok says” creates a world where the chatbot takes the fall while Musk and his executives face no scrutiny whatsoever."
I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
Grok Can't Apologize. Grok Isn't Sentient. So Why Do Headlines Keep Saying It Did?
Elon Musk’s chatbot has been “undressing” women and children in public. Journalists are letting xAI off the hook by pretending the bot is responsible.
www.readtpa.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Parker's piece nails why this matters. "Tech companies... would rather not answer for their products’ failures. Every headline that says “Grok apologizes” or “Grok admits” or “Grok says” creates a world where the chatbot takes the fall while Musk and his executives face no scrutiny whatsoever."
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December 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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There is really a 1:1 venn circle overlap between the "don't focus on fossil supply, just focus on demand" guys and the "AI data centre growth providing new demand for fossil fuels is a nothingburger, stop being hysterical" guys
In some other universe this would come across as hypocritical 🫠
In some other universe this would come across as hypocritical 🫠
A ridiculous attendee list for this AI / energy meeting. There is no longer any space between big tech and the fossil fuel industry - they're blended into one single entity now.
Both faced with the anxiety of looming demand collapse, both keeping each other alive
www.axios.com/2025/06/16/c...
Both faced with the anxiety of looming demand collapse, both keeping each other alive
www.axios.com/2025/06/16/c...
January 5, 2026 at 9:23 AM
There is really a 1:1 venn circle overlap between the "don't focus on fossil supply, just focus on demand" guys and the "AI data centre growth providing new demand for fossil fuels is a nothingburger, stop being hysterical" guys
In some other universe this would come across as hypocritical 🫠
In some other universe this would come across as hypocritical 🫠
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“If a woman dares to show herself in public in any way, then she can and will be sexually harassed with the aid of genAI-driven tools that can easily turn her face into highly realistic pornography” is an absolute red-alarm human rights disaster
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
“If a woman dares to show herself in public in any way, then she can and will be sexually harassed with the aid of genAI-driven tools that can easily turn her face into highly realistic pornography” is an absolute red-alarm human rights disaster
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"Labour have no choice but to say nothing about Greenland" is such evident bollocks
January 5, 2026 at 11:03 AM
"Labour have no choice but to say nothing about Greenland" is such evident bollocks
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These monsters will strip you of every last right & claim it's ok cos god told them to
January 5, 2026 at 8:55 AM
These monsters will strip you of every last right & claim it's ok cos god told them to
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Five days into the Government's 'strong start to January.' Day 1 blame the voters. Day 2, blame the civil service. Days 3-5, ignore international law.
Voters & civil service didn't make a Labour government cut winter fuel payments & refuse a wealth tax.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Voters & civil service didn't make a Labour government cut winter fuel payments & refuse a wealth tax.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Join the Green Party
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January 5, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Five days into the Government's 'strong start to January.' Day 1 blame the voters. Day 2, blame the civil service. Days 3-5, ignore international law.
Voters & civil service didn't make a Labour government cut winter fuel payments & refuse a wealth tax.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Voters & civil service didn't make a Labour government cut winter fuel payments & refuse a wealth tax.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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You'll be amazed to hear that on the stock market
Chevron ⬆️9%
Halliburton ⬆️10%
Exxon ⬆️4%
ConocoPhillips ⬆️8%
Chevron ⬆️9%
Halliburton ⬆️10%
Exxon ⬆️4%
ConocoPhillips ⬆️8%
January 5, 2026 at 10:33 AM
You'll be amazed to hear that on the stock market
Chevron ⬆️9%
Halliburton ⬆️10%
Exxon ⬆️4%
ConocoPhillips ⬆️8%
Chevron ⬆️9%
Halliburton ⬆️10%
Exxon ⬆️4%
ConocoPhillips ⬆️8%
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i think those of us who do clean energy work hate AI especially because we are aware how we’re fucking up our climate goals for the most useless slop, almost zero positive outcomes for humans
adapting to a changing climate was hard enough without demand for thousands of new data centers
adapting to a changing climate was hard enough without demand for thousands of new data centers
January 5, 2026 at 10:28 AM
i think those of us who do clean energy work hate AI especially because we are aware how we’re fucking up our climate goals for the most useless slop, almost zero positive outcomes for humans
adapting to a changing climate was hard enough without demand for thousands of new data centers
adapting to a changing climate was hard enough without demand for thousands of new data centers
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The past two years I've had health problems in the past 2 summers due to the heat. I have to constantly monitor my elderly cat to keep him cool. It is obscene to be ignoring this. So many people will die, our lives will be so much worse. All due to billionaires' greed. AI is ruining us.
people just can’t and won’t grasp what a 4 degree temperature increase by 2100 means and the scale of death and destruction we are up against
a woman in a cinderella costume is holding a martini glass and saying " whatever "
Alt: a woman in a cinderella costume is holding a martini glass and saying " whatever "
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:36 AM
The past two years I've had health problems in the past 2 summers due to the heat. I have to constantly monitor my elderly cat to keep him cool. It is obscene to be ignoring this. So many people will die, our lives will be so much worse. All due to billionaires' greed. AI is ruining us.
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"Support us or you'll get worse" is no way to run a country
"Sir Keir Starmer has warned his leadership rivals that they will hand the next election to Nigel Farage if they move against him." Front page of the Times.
January 5, 2026 at 9:25 AM
"Support us or you'll get worse" is no way to run a country
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"Mobile phones and Sim cards will be seized from migrants without needing to arrest them from today as part of efforts to tackle the number of Channel crossings."
More cruelty from the man who insists he is the only option to stop Nigel Farage
More cruelty from the man who insists he is the only option to stop Nigel Farage
January 5, 2026 at 9:12 AM
"Mobile phones and Sim cards will be seized from migrants without needing to arrest them from today as part of efforts to tackle the number of Channel crossings."
More cruelty from the man who insists he is the only option to stop Nigel Farage
More cruelty from the man who insists he is the only option to stop Nigel Farage
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Another round of “bombing people into freedom”
“.. People inspect the damage of a damaged building in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, January 4.”
@reuters.com 🇻🇪
www.reuters.com/pictures/pho...
@reuters.com 🇻🇪
www.reuters.com/pictures/pho...
January 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Another round of “bombing people into freedom”
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Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
January 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
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After campaigning during the local elections criticising councils for raising Council Tax, Reform UK In Worcestershire are planning to raise it by 10%.
Liars and hypocrites.
Liars and hypocrites.
January 4, 2026 at 10:50 AM
After campaigning during the local elections criticising councils for raising Council Tax, Reform UK In Worcestershire are planning to raise it by 10%.
Liars and hypocrites.
Liars and hypocrites.
I know I won't get my results from my MRI today but my neck feels like it's going to snap at this rate
January 4, 2026 at 10:59 AM
I know I won't get my results from my MRI today but my neck feels like it's going to snap at this rate
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"I don’t know why my fellowship was terminated. I suspect that it has something to do with studying a species that doesn’t fit the binary of what we expect to see in nature, with completely different males and females."
@carlzimmer.com profiles my wonderful coauthor @jjinsing.bsky.social Gift link.
@carlzimmer.com profiles my wonderful coauthor @jjinsing.bsky.social Gift link.
He Studied Why Some Female Birds Look Like Males
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:10 PM
"I don’t know why my fellowship was terminated. I suspect that it has something to do with studying a species that doesn’t fit the binary of what we expect to see in nature, with completely different males and females."
@carlzimmer.com profiles my wonderful coauthor @jjinsing.bsky.social Gift link.
@carlzimmer.com profiles my wonderful coauthor @jjinsing.bsky.social Gift link.
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What if floods left your home unsellable? That’s the reality facing more and more people in Britain.
#climate
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#climate
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What if floods left your home unsellable? That’s the reality facing more and more people in Britain | Kirsty Major
Christine wanted to enjoy her retirement, but then the banks of a local brook burst and turned her and her neighbours’ lives upside-down, says Guardian deputy Opinion editor Kirsty Major
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:03 AM
What if floods left your home unsellable? That’s the reality facing more and more people in Britain.
#climate
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#climate
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Hey isn't it weird that Chevron, who has diminishing oil supplies in California, also happens to own refineries in California more or less tailor-made for this particular type of shitty oil? And they are threatening to close the refineries and cause the price of gas to skyrocket?
Haha, weird!
Haha, weird!
The real kicker here is that if US companies do succeed in ramping up Venezuela’s oil, it’s some of the dirtiest and most carbon intensive in the world. And it’s cheap to produce (PdVSA says $5/barrel, probably closer to $25).
ociplus.rmi.org/supply-chain
ociplus.rmi.org/supply-chain
January 3, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Hey isn't it weird that Chevron, who has diminishing oil supplies in California, also happens to own refineries in California more or less tailor-made for this particular type of shitty oil? And they are threatening to close the refineries and cause the price of gas to skyrocket?
Haha, weird!
Haha, weird!
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Resisting the urge to use the overly-cute term "Oil-igarchy" gets more difficult every day.
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Resisting the urge to use the overly-cute term "Oil-igarchy" gets more difficult every day.
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This is both the playbook of fascism (pick one unliked target to brutalize, then move up the ladder) and Trump (he does something terrible, no one pushes back, its his new favorite hammer for everything he doesn't like, like tariffs). Every nation/politico that hemmed over Venezuela agreed to this.
BREAKING: Trump has sent a warning to the governments of Mexico, Cuba and Colombia that their countries could be next, per Axios.
January 4, 2026 at 6:42 AM
This is both the playbook of fascism (pick one unliked target to brutalize, then move up the ladder) and Trump (he does something terrible, no one pushes back, its his new favorite hammer for everything he doesn't like, like tariffs). Every nation/politico that hemmed over Venezuela agreed to this.