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Daniel Gibson
@danielgibbo.bsky.social
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Programmer, runner, traveller, amateur photographer, lapsed astrophysicist, sometime singer
📍 Lancaster, UK
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yougov.co.uk
Latest party leader net favourability ratings, January 2026

Kemi Badenoch: -26
Nigel Farage: -37
Keir Starmer -57

Zack Polanski: -7 (52% DK)
Ed Davey: -9 (39% DK)

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January 19, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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economeager.bsky.social
if i could make you read ONE (1) single post to improve your understanding of the challenges of social science in general it would be this one from @markfabian.bsky.social about wellbeing science specifically

profmarkfabian.substack.com/p/airing-my-...
Airing my grievances with wellbeing science
We have a streetlight problem
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January 19, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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annpettifor.bsky.social
Gabriel Zucman on the shocking concentration of extreme wealth in the United States….
gzucman.substack.com?r=nle0&utm_c...
January 19, 2026 at 9:40 AM
danielgibbo.bsky.social
"Santos Jesus Flores, who was detained at the camp where Lunas Campos died, said he saw five guards choking the man as he struggled after he resisted going into the segregation unit because he didn’t have his medications."

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Death of man at ICE camp could be investigated as homicide after examiner’s report
Washington Post reports local medical examiner found ‘asphyxia’ to be cause of Geraldo Lunas Campos’s death
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:33 AM
danielgibbo.bsky.social
BP accused of ‘insidious’ influence on UK education through Science Museum links

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
BP accused of ‘insidious’ influence on UK education through Science Museum links
Campaigners claim firm has bought sway over the teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:22 AM
danielgibbo.bsky.social
‘History will tell’: as US pressure grows, Cuba edges closer to collapse amid mass exodus

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘History will tell’: as US pressure grows, Cuba edges closer to collapse amid mass exodus
Disillusioned with the revolution after 68 years of US sanctions and a shattered economy, one in four Cubans have left in four years. Can the regime, and country, survive the engulfing ‘polycrisis’?
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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hankgreen.bsky.social
If Trump or Vance or Musk do something that seems completely irrational to you, ask yourself “is this getting them more attention?”

If the answer is “yes” then actually it makes perfect sense.

And the answer will always be yes.
January 10, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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ianhall.bsky.social
Trump just pulled the U.S. out of the world’s main climate treaty and ~60+ international groups — from climate science to human rights.

America First now means America Alone….

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty and dozens of other groups - BBC News
The White House says the decision was taken because those entities "no longer serve American interests".
www.bbc.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 5:35 PM
danielgibbo.bsky.social
I had no idea so much of our meat production goes into dog food.

Dog food accounts for 1% of UK greenhouse gas emissions, study finds
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Dog food accounts for 1% of UK greenhouse gas emissions, study finds
Study of 1,000 products finds wet, raw and meat-rich products have higher climate impact than dry kibble
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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ianhall.bsky.social
This year’s Christmas could be Britain’s greenest yet, energy operator says

Thanks to wind and solar, the grid could see its lowest ever carbon intensity on 🎄🎅 day

Renewable wins amid climate challenges…

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This year’s Christmas could be Britain’s greenest yet, energy operator says
System operator Neso predicts lowest carbon intensity ever on Christmas Day after new wind and solar power come online
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:32 AM
danielgibbo.bsky.social
I just rode the Asquith Xavier pendolino from London to Lancaster. Xavier fought discrimination to become the first non-white train conductor at Euston station in 1966. His Wikipedia article is well-written and worth a read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asquith...
An Avanti west coast pendolino train with a nameplate reading "Asquith Xavier" and a picture of a black man in a conductor's uniform and hat.
December 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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akshatrathi.bsky.social
It's crazy that the US has the nearly the same rate of road traffic deaths per 100,000 people as India, Brazil and China. It does worse than Indonesia and Mexico. Wow!

Neat stuff from @ashendruk.com's excellent new newsletter www.not-ship.com/huh-apparent...
December 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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unlearnecon.bsky.social
Fantastic news! Kerala continues to set the pace for how to approach extreme poverty

www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
How Kerala eliminated extreme poverty | Brookings
Jayant Menon and Vinod Thomas examine how Kerala nearly eliminated extreme poverty through sustained social investment, targeted safety nets, and community-led monitoring.
www.brookings.edu
December 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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annasaunders.bsky.social
if this happens, it will be the biggest international law news in decades and will be immediately followed by several of the hardest fought sets of litigation you have ever seen. time to stop ignoring tax
December 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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ianhall.bsky.social
Satellite images reveal scale of flood devastation in Sri Lanka as 366 killed

www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-a...
Satellite images reveal scale of flood devastation in Sri Lanka as 366 killed
Sri Lankan leader says island battling ‘largest and most challenging natural disaster in our history’
www.independent.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 5:30 AM
danielgibbo.bsky.social
Two of my favourite science communicators, in one podcast?! Dream come true mate

open.spotify.com/episode/6ecT...
This One's a Tear Jerker
Spotify video
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December 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
danielgibbo.bsky.social
The fading of Japan’s Shōwa era – in pictures

www.theguardian.com/world/galler...
The fading of Japan’s Shōwa era – in pictures
Lee Chapman’s photographs document the scenes, signages and family businesses in Japan from the postwar Shōwa era as they rapidly disappear
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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owenjones.bsky.social
Where are the headlines about this?

The US has turned the life of this French judge into a nightmare - because he applied justice to Israel.

This is gangsterism.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This French judge approved Netanyahu’s arrest warrant. Now Trump is targeting him | Owen Jones
Three ICC judges have been put on a sanctions list with terrorists after approving an arrest warrant for Israel’s prime minister. This is the charade of the ‘rules-based order’, says Guardian columnis...
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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alexclegg.bsky.social
Scrapping the two-child limit in full is a monumental decision. Well done to all involved in the Child Poverty Strategy, and everyone who has made the case against the policy.

OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty
November 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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yougov.co.uk
Has the England flag become a racist symbol? Most ethnic minority adults say it has

England flag
All GB adults: 39% has become racist symbol
White adults: 36%
Ethnic minority adults: 52%

UK flag
All GB adults: 19%
White adults: 18%
Ethnic minority adults: 26%

yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
danielgibbo.bsky.social
Never thought I'd find anyone who loves Wikipedia more than I do. Of course Hank Green does
Wikipedia and the Destruction of Trust
YouTube video by Hank Green
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November 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
danielgibbo.bsky.social
A breath of fresh air amongst all the pessimism

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHfW...
Why the UK's Doing Better Than You Think
YouTube video by TLDR News
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November 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
danielgibbo.bsky.social
Trump's aid cuts causing food shortages in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, causing increased numbers to attempt perilous sea crossings to Malaysia.

🔒 www.economist.com/asia/2025/11...
Asia’s most treacherous sailing season
Rohingya refugees are risking their lives in perilous sea crossings. Some do not make it
www.economist.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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carladenyer.bsky.social
Did you know the government spends £2.7 billion a year on tax breaks for oil & gas companies?

I've written to Rachel Reeves to tell her to end this scandal: stop propping up declining oil & gas companies and back workers instead

Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en... @38degrees.bsky.social
A graphic with a red and orange gradient background featuring bold yellow and red text that reads: “Carla Denyer MP writes to Rachel Reeves to call for an end to ‘scandal’ of tax breaks for oil and gas companies.” Below, there is an image of a letter addressed to Rachel Reeves MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, from Carla Denyer MP. To the right of the letter, a quote reads: “Use the budget to end financial support to fossil fuel production and fund a workers transition package.”
November 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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owenjones.bsky.social
Faithful or traitor, Wes Streeting is shameless
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM