Claire Laila Dines
@freedomtodoubt.bsky.social
Ecologist fighting 4 nature; Watches Earth like hawk or Small Blue; Wanders in South Downs; Wildlife photo-recorder; Hove plot holder 4 nature; Brit/Norwegian/European; Art, Science, Politics;
Take bus or walk while I can ere I'm dust in the ground.
Take bus or walk while I can ere I'm dust in the ground.
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I’m so jealous. Must be nice having a functional high court.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I’m so jealous. Must be nice having a functional high court.
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You don’t need to be celebrating Thanksgiving this week to be interested in a recipe for mashed potatoes that can be easily made ahead, but if you are working up to the big feast you particularly need to know about this now! www.nigella.com/recipes/make...
Make-Ahead Mash
No one is doubting the glory of mashed potatoes, and while they are not difficult to make, they can be quite a faff in large quantities at the last minute. This is the answer: a tangy, subtly cheesy m...
www.nigella.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
You don’t need to be celebrating Thanksgiving this week to be interested in a recipe for mashed potatoes that can be easily made ahead, but if you are working up to the big feast you particularly need to know about this now! www.nigella.com/recipes/make...
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Wonderful and spreading the good cycling across the world!
Wish @brighton_hove.gov.uk would see the light for my city!
Wish @brighton_hove.gov.uk would see the light for my city!
While Chris's role with @dutchcycling.nl often involves travelling across the globe to talk glowingly about our cycling paradise, occasionally he gets to stay and show it directly to decision-makers.
This week, it was a high-level delegation from the Beijing Municipal Commission for Transportation.
This week, it was a high-level delegation from the Beijing Municipal Commission for Transportation.
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Wonderful and spreading the good cycling across the world!
Wish @brighton_hove.gov.uk would see the light for my city!
Wish @brighton_hove.gov.uk would see the light for my city!
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we really need to get past our collective fear of moral hazard and just build subsidized supportive housing. a lot of it. and then some more.
Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money?
Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
we really need to get past our collective fear of moral hazard and just build subsidized supportive housing. a lot of it. and then some more.
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Wonderful and spreading the good cycling across the world!
Wish @brighton_hove.gov.uk would see the light for my city!
Wish @brighton_hove.gov.uk would see the light for my city!
While Chris's role with @dutchcycling.nl often involves travelling across the globe to talk glowingly about our cycling paradise, occasionally he gets to stay and show it directly to decision-makers.
This week, it was a high-level delegation from the Beijing Municipal Commission for Transportation.
This week, it was a high-level delegation from the Beijing Municipal Commission for Transportation.
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Wonderful and spreading the good cycling across the world!
Wish @brighton_hove.gov.uk would see the light for my city!
Wish @brighton_hove.gov.uk would see the light for my city!
It was soothing watching the blades of the wind turbines on the horizon gently turn in the breeze with the sound of waves clashing onto shingle this afternoon on Hove beach.
A visiting Turnstone in its winter glad rags came by.
#Hovebeach #Windtubines #birds #Sea #Chillout
A visiting Turnstone in its winter glad rags came by.
#Hovebeach #Windtubines #birds #Sea #Chillout
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
It was soothing watching the blades of the wind turbines on the horizon gently turn in the breeze with the sound of waves clashing onto shingle this afternoon on Hove beach.
A visiting Turnstone in its winter glad rags came by.
#Hovebeach #Windtubines #birds #Sea #Chillout
A visiting Turnstone in its winter glad rags came by.
#Hovebeach #Windtubines #birds #Sea #Chillout
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Yup. This. AFAIC, it seems fairly obvious that you have sentience, and you have sentience of your own sentience, and at a certain level of self-aware interior dynamics that metacognition qualifies as sapience, but the term "intelligence" as applied in AI discourse has fuck all to do with any of that
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Yup. This. AFAIC, it seems fairly obvious that you have sentience, and you have sentience of your own sentience, and at a certain level of self-aware interior dynamics that metacognition qualifies as sapience, but the term "intelligence" as applied in AI discourse has fuck all to do with any of that
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Thankfully economic fundamentals are on the side of clean energy.
But even if China is 100% electric and running purely on solar and wind and batteries, nations run by idiots, like the USA and Canada and Australia, could just burn large quantities of fossil fuels out of sheer idiocy.
But even if China is 100% electric and running purely on solar and wind and batteries, nations run by idiots, like the USA and Canada and Australia, could just burn large quantities of fossil fuels out of sheer idiocy.
November 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Thankfully economic fundamentals are on the side of clean energy.
But even if China is 100% electric and running purely on solar and wind and batteries, nations run by idiots, like the USA and Canada and Australia, could just burn large quantities of fossil fuels out of sheer idiocy.
But even if China is 100% electric and running purely on solar and wind and batteries, nations run by idiots, like the USA and Canada and Australia, could just burn large quantities of fossil fuels out of sheer idiocy.
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Iceland has designated the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) a national security concern and an existential threat.
Yet still fossil fuel usage continues to grow, and they barely agreed to *name* the problem at #COP30.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Yet still fossil fuel usage continues to grow, and they barely agreed to *name* the problem at #COP30.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Iceland deems possible Atlantic current collapse a security risk
Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security concern and an existential threat, enabling its government to strategize for worst-case scenarios, the country's climate minister told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Iceland has designated the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) a national security concern and an existential threat.
Yet still fossil fuel usage continues to grow, and they barely agreed to *name* the problem at #COP30.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Yet still fossil fuel usage continues to grow, and they barely agreed to *name* the problem at #COP30.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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Dr. Aaron Thierry - “FINAL WARNING” on the climate crisis, Senedd, Cardiff
YouTube video by SHARKTIME
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Black Friday deals. Here's mine. 🙂
"Grandpa, why haven't you made your book cheaper for black Friday?"
"Mainly because it costs so little anyway."
#BlackFriday #BookWeekScotland
georgehharris.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-...
"Mainly because it costs so little anyway."
#BlackFriday #BookWeekScotland
georgehharris.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-...
The Secret of Eilean Mhor
I hope that after you read this you might buy the book. It costs less than a pint of beer and is available as an Amazon paperback – or Kin...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Black Friday deals. Here's mine. 🙂
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🦊 On this day last year, Scotland's animals were liberated from snares!
👉It is only with your support that we can win more historic victories & create a truly kinder country for all animals.
🤝Please join OneKind with a monthly donation for animals🧡https://secure.onekind.org/page/123340/donate/1
👉It is only with your support that we can win more historic victories & create a truly kinder country for all animals.
🤝Please join OneKind with a monthly donation for animals🧡https://secure.onekind.org/page/123340/donate/1
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🦊 On this day last year, Scotland's animals were liberated from snares!
👉It is only with your support that we can win more historic victories & create a truly kinder country for all animals.
🤝Please join OneKind with a monthly donation for animals🧡https://secure.onekind.org/page/123340/donate/1
👉It is only with your support that we can win more historic victories & create a truly kinder country for all animals.
🤝Please join OneKind with a monthly donation for animals🧡https://secure.onekind.org/page/123340/donate/1
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So funny and clever too!
This protest, known as an "ICE scraper" action, was organized to protest ICE raids at Home Depot lots, and to pressure the company to "scrape ICE out" of its stores.
This protest, known as an "ICE scraper" action, was organized to protest ICE raids at Home Depot lots, and to pressure the company to "scrape ICE out" of its stores.
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
So funny and clever too!
This protest, known as an "ICE scraper" action, was organized to protest ICE raids at Home Depot lots, and to pressure the company to "scrape ICE out" of its stores.
This protest, known as an "ICE scraper" action, was organized to protest ICE raids at Home Depot lots, and to pressure the company to "scrape ICE out" of its stores.
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Conservatives should beware the law of unintended consequences.
Trans book bans often backfire—on their creators
www.newsweek.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Conservatives should beware the law of unintended consequences.
So proud of my son Nick who has completed years of hard slog on his latest book published January 2026 by Springer.
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
So proud of my son Nick who has completed years of hard slog on his latest book published January 2026 by Springer.
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I am a straw builder because it's fun and 1000% worth the effort.
The future is right here and it's comfy and regenerative.
I will share my knowledge about building passive house modules and retrofit #strawhouse panels on the 1. December. It's free. You can do this. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The future is right here and it's comfy and regenerative.
I will share my knowledge about building passive house modules and retrofit #strawhouse panels on the 1. December. It's free. You can do this. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I am a straw builder because it's fun and 1000% worth the effort.
The future is right here and it's comfy and regenerative.
I will share my knowledge about building passive house modules and retrofit #strawhouse panels on the 1. December. It's free. You can do this. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The future is right here and it's comfy and regenerative.
I will share my knowledge about building passive house modules and retrofit #strawhouse panels on the 1. December. It's free. You can do this. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
.. and still we are obsessively preoccupied with our own wellbeing today with no thoughts about what the future holds for ALL life .. it only makes sense if we understand humans to be totally self- and human-absorbed responding only to our own needs and urges ..
and that is a frightening thought.
and that is a frightening thought.
Your 'doom quote' for today:
"what lies between us and extinction is horrifying enough, and we have not yet begun to contemplate what it means to live under those conditions..."
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-uninha...
"what lies between us and extinction is horrifying enough, and we have not yet begun to contemplate what it means to live under those conditions..."
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-uninha...
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming|Paperback
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The Uninhabitable Earth hits you like a comet, with an overflow of insanely lyrical prose about our pending Armageddon.”—Andrew Solomon...
www.barnesandnoble.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
.. and still we are obsessively preoccupied with our own wellbeing today with no thoughts about what the future holds for ALL life .. it only makes sense if we understand humans to be totally self- and human-absorbed responding only to our own needs and urges ..
and that is a frightening thought.
and that is a frightening thought.
For those who say "no to politics" or "politics is not for me" please listen to this brave & positive young man, Brian Tyler Cohen, as he talks to Glenn and who might change your mind and yes even here in the UK!!
open.substack.com/pub/glennkir...
open.substack.com/pub/glennkir...
A Good Day for Justice. Community Meeting with Special Surprise Guest
A recording from Glenn Kirschner's live video
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
For those who say "no to politics" or "politics is not for me" please listen to this brave & positive young man, Brian Tyler Cohen, as he talks to Glenn and who might change your mind and yes even here in the UK!!
open.substack.com/pub/glennkir...
open.substack.com/pub/glennkir...
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Today's good news corner: New data published in Transport for London’s Travel in London report shows cycling journeys are up by 43% compared with 2019 levels
Tfl says the number of daily cycle journeys has increased by 13% since 2024 alone, with 1.5 million daily journeys taking place in 2025 (1/x)
Tfl says the number of daily cycle journeys has increased by 13% since 2024 alone, with 1.5 million daily journeys taking place in 2025 (1/x)
November 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Today's good news corner: New data published in Transport for London’s Travel in London report shows cycling journeys are up by 43% compared with 2019 levels
Tfl says the number of daily cycle journeys has increased by 13% since 2024 alone, with 1.5 million daily journeys taking place in 2025 (1/x)
Tfl says the number of daily cycle journeys has increased by 13% since 2024 alone, with 1.5 million daily journeys taking place in 2025 (1/x)
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Hello, have you got a copy of "How to racially abuse people so they feel all warm & cuddly afterwards" by Nigel Farage ?
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Hello, have you got a copy of "How to racially abuse people so they feel all warm & cuddly afterwards" by Nigel Farage ?
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All the supposedly progressive people saying 'Nigel Farage's racism doesn't matter. His fans love it'.
It matters whether the leader of the party leading all the opinion polls is an outright racist. It matters if he called black people 'wogs' and said 'gas them' to Jews. Not everything is a game
It matters whether the leader of the party leading all the opinion polls is an outright racist. It matters if he called black people 'wogs' and said 'gas them' to Jews. Not everything is a game
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
All the supposedly progressive people saying 'Nigel Farage's racism doesn't matter. His fans love it'.
It matters whether the leader of the party leading all the opinion polls is an outright racist. It matters if he called black people 'wogs' and said 'gas them' to Jews. Not everything is a game
It matters whether the leader of the party leading all the opinion polls is an outright racist. It matters if he called black people 'wogs' and said 'gas them' to Jews. Not everything is a game
Here's another city to pick up tips from @brighton_hove.gove.uk rather than what you're doing, tinkering around our car-dominated Brighton & Hove by increasing vehicle traffic flow but not reducing it which is a losing battle costing us all in finances, health and wellbeing. Rethink!
Minneapolis has been named one of the world’s most bike-friendly cities! A new report covering 100 cities in 44 countries ranked Minneapolis as the #2 biking city in the U.S., #5 in North America and #44 globally. Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/news/2025/november/2025-bike-friendly-city/
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Here's another city to pick up tips from @brighton_hove.gove.uk rather than what you're doing, tinkering around our car-dominated Brighton & Hove by increasing vehicle traffic flow but not reducing it which is a losing battle costing us all in finances, health and wellbeing. Rethink!
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Minneapolis has been named one of the world’s most bike-friendly cities! A new report covering 100 cities in 44 countries ranked Minneapolis as the #2 biking city in the U.S., #5 in North America and #44 globally. Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/news/2025/november/2025-bike-friendly-city/
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Minneapolis has been named one of the world’s most bike-friendly cities! A new report covering 100 cities in 44 countries ranked Minneapolis as the #2 biking city in the U.S., #5 in North America and #44 globally. Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/news/2025/november/2025-bike-friendly-city/