James Dyke
@jamesgdyke.info
Earth systems prof & assistant director of @gsiexeter.bsky.social | Technosphere Earth newsletter https://www.technosphere.earth
You've heard of the G20. Let me introduce you to the Grift20.
This is the international relations version of the NIT
The Board of Peace comprises leaders from 18 of the world's least democratic states (plus the US) and its charter pledges $1 billion from each of them to be used at the discretion of the board's chairman (you already know who it is) www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
January 22, 2026 at 2:54 PM
You've heard of the G20. Let me introduce you to the Grift20.
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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But when I asked an organizer what they wanted to see out of press coverage, they told me they wanted people to see the beautiful things they are building here, and not just the worst stories of the worst of ICE's crimes.
What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one
What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
But when I asked an organizer what they wanted to see out of press coverage, they told me they wanted people to see the beautiful things they are building here, and not just the worst stories of the worst of ICE's crimes.
What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one
What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one
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New wood-burning stoves to carry health warnings in UK plan
New wood-burning stoves to carry health warnings in UK plan
Pollution from wood burners kills thousands but proposed emissions limit would cut toxic particles by 9%
New wood-burning stoves will carry a health warning highlighting the impact of the air pollution they produce, under UK government plans.
Ministers have also proposed cutting the limit on the smoke emitted from wood burners by 80%. However, the measure would only apply to new stoves, most of which already meet the stricter limit. The new limit would only cut the annual toxic emissions from wood burning in the UK by 9% over the next decade, according to the consultation. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:05 PM
New wood-burning stoves to carry health warnings in UK plan
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China's gas demand is slowing as cheaper renewables skyrocket.
Maybe you don't need the "bridge" fuel & can just move quickly to the other side 🤔 ... www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-wh...
Maybe you don't need the "bridge" fuel & can just move quickly to the other side 🤔 ... www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-wh...
Explainer: Why gas plays a minimal role in China’s climate strategy - Carbon Brief
While gas could play a role in decarbonising some aspects of China’s energy demand, multiple factors would need to change
www.carbonbrief.org
January 22, 2026 at 10:33 AM
China's gas demand is slowing as cheaper renewables skyrocket.
Maybe you don't need the "bridge" fuel & can just move quickly to the other side 🤔 ... www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-wh...
Maybe you don't need the "bridge" fuel & can just move quickly to the other side 🤔 ... www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-wh...
Someone somewhere is collating all these incidents yes? Recording as many examples of ICE's actions that are illegal, unconstitutional etc?
Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
January 22, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Someone somewhere is collating all these incidents yes? Recording as many examples of ICE's actions that are illegal, unconstitutional etc?
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Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
January 22, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
Do you use @wikipedia.org? I bet you do! I've been donating since 2014, just a small amount each month. If you can, please think about contributing & so help keep Wikipedia a trusted source of information. We need it more than ever!
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We support protect fund openhuman knowledge We are the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia. We support the people, technology, and policies that enable reliable information to be shared with the world. Hel...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Do you use @wikipedia.org? I bet you do! I've been donating since 2014, just a small amount each month. If you can, please think about contributing & so help keep Wikipedia a trusted source of information. We need it more than ever!
wikimediafoundation.org
wikimediafoundation.org
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Wind and solar used to play a niche role when I started to work on energy in 2004.
Last year they overtook fossil generation in the EU for the first time.
Last year they overtook fossil generation in the EU for the first time.
January 22, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Wind and solar used to play a niche role when I started to work on energy in 2004.
Last year they overtook fossil generation in the EU for the first time.
Last year they overtook fossil generation in the EU for the first time.
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Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, @ember-energy.org report finds
- Researchers say event described as ‘major tipping point’ for clean energy in era of destabilised politics
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Researchers say event described as ‘major tipping point’ for clean energy in era of destabilised politics
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, report finds
Researchers say event described as ‘major tipping point’ for clean energy in era of destabilised politics
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, @ember-energy.org report finds
- Researchers say event described as ‘major tipping point’ for clean energy in era of destabilised politics
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Researchers say event described as ‘major tipping point’ for clean energy in era of destabilised politics
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Renee Good was shot 3 times by ICE
The first two shots were non lethal. One to her left forearm & another to right breast
The final shot entered the left side of her head & exited the right side
He didn’t have to keep shooting. He was out of the vehicle’s path before the kill shot
That’s murder
The first two shots were non lethal. One to her left forearm & another to right breast
The final shot entered the left side of her head & exited the right side
He didn’t have to keep shooting. He was out of the vehicle’s path before the kill shot
That’s murder
Law firm representing Renee Good's family releases findings from independent autopsy
abcnews.go.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Renee Good was shot 3 times by ICE
The first two shots were non lethal. One to her left forearm & another to right breast
The final shot entered the left side of her head & exited the right side
He didn’t have to keep shooting. He was out of the vehicle’s path before the kill shot
That’s murder
The first two shots were non lethal. One to her left forearm & another to right breast
The final shot entered the left side of her head & exited the right side
He didn’t have to keep shooting. He was out of the vehicle’s path before the kill shot
That’s murder
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This is far from the most violent or horrific image to have come out of Minneapolis, but this one has hit me particularly hard.
The kid reminds me so much of my sons at that age. I feel vaguely nauseated when I look at it. A very powerful mix of rage and sadness.
It's a devastating photo.
The kid reminds me so much of my sons at that age. I feel vaguely nauseated when I look at it. A very powerful mix of rage and sadness.
It's a devastating photo.
Every Stephen Miller tantrum and DHS recruitment ad speaks in these existential terms about "defending your culture" to elide the fact that they need people with the courage to wear a mask while interrogating a sixth grader
January 21, 2026 at 9:34 PM
This is far from the most violent or horrific image to have come out of Minneapolis, but this one has hit me particularly hard.
The kid reminds me so much of my sons at that age. I feel vaguely nauseated when I look at it. A very powerful mix of rage and sadness.
It's a devastating photo.
The kid reminds me so much of my sons at that age. I feel vaguely nauseated when I look at it. A very powerful mix of rage and sadness.
It's a devastating photo.
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You cannot overstate how startling it is to see a politician just say the thing with clarity and poise. No fearful hemming. No overwrought qualifying down til it’s meaningless. No lingering sense that there is a loyalty to a donor class or an ideology of stasis that they’d never admit to.
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 6:17 PM
You cannot overstate how startling it is to see a politician just say the thing with clarity and poise. No fearful hemming. No overwrought qualifying down til it’s meaningless. No lingering sense that there is a loyalty to a donor class or an ideology of stasis that they’d never admit to.
There are many compelling reasons to transform food production. These include reducing biodiversity impacts & greenhouse gas emissions. Enabling an AI-driven massive increase in carbon dioxide emissions from building vast data centres is not one of them. www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
Indigo to Sell 2.85 Million Tonnes of Carbon Removal to Microsoft, Supporting Soil Health Through Regenerative Agriculture
/PRNewswire/ -- Indigo Carbon PBC today announced one of the largest soil carbon deals to date. Under the 12-year agreement, Microsoft will purchase 2.85...
www.prnewswire.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:55 PM
There are many compelling reasons to transform food production. These include reducing biodiversity impacts & greenhouse gas emissions. Enabling an AI-driven massive increase in carbon dioxide emissions from building vast data centres is not one of them. www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
Great to hear about the ACCESS project from Jenny Hatchard & Steve Gilbert for our @gsiexeter.bsky.social seminar. greenfutures.exeter.ac.uk/access/
January 21, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Great to hear about the ACCESS project from Jenny Hatchard & Steve Gilbert for our @gsiexeter.bsky.social seminar. greenfutures.exeter.ac.uk/access/
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
January 20, 2026 at 6:05 PM
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
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Isabel Oakeshott: Dubai
Andrew Neil: South of France
Douglas Murray: New York
etc etc
Andrew Neil: South of France
Douglas Murray: New York
etc etc
Richard LittleJohn lives in a gated community in Florida.
He has done for over a decade.
He doesn’t give a shit about the UK.
He has done for over a decade.
He doesn’t give a shit about the UK.
January 20, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Isabel Oakeshott: Dubai
Andrew Neil: South of France
Douglas Murray: New York
etc etc
Andrew Neil: South of France
Douglas Murray: New York
etc etc
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It's a sign of the times that Big Tech has switched from greenwashing to datacentre-washing. In actual fact, the AI industry has revitalised fossil fuel and the imperialist credo that burning as much energy as possible is the route to worldly power. arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/m...
Microsoft vows to cover full power costs for energy-hungry AI data centers
Company responds to community concerns over electricity bills and water use.
arstechnica.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:50 AM
It's a sign of the times that Big Tech has switched from greenwashing to datacentre-washing. In actual fact, the AI industry has revitalised fossil fuel and the imperialist credo that burning as much energy as possible is the route to worldly power. arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/m...
The news is not all doom and gloom. Dare we hope?
deadline.com/2026/01/blak...
deadline.com/2026/01/blak...
‘Blake’s 7’ Reboot In The Works From ‘The Last Of Us’ Director Peter Hoar & ‘A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder’ Exec Matthew Bouch
A 'Blake's 7' reboot is coming from 'The Last Of Us' director Peter Hoar and Matthew Bouch and their Multitude Productions indie.
deadline.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:28 PM
The news is not all doom and gloom. Dare we hope?
deadline.com/2026/01/blak...
deadline.com/2026/01/blak...
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This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
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In honor of Dr King and MLK day, I am re-upping this post about how we all need to remain awake during the current social revolution--and what's it's going to take to preserve our democracy.
Some reflections in honor of Dr. King, #MLKDay, and the moment we're currently living through: danarfisher.com/2026/01/17/r...
Remaining Awake through this Social Revolution
Lessons from MLK that can help guide us in these precarious times: In honor of Dr. King, I want to talk today about one of his lesser known speeches: a commencement address he delivered at Oberlin …
danarfisher.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:36 PM
In honor of Dr King and MLK day, I am re-upping this post about how we all need to remain awake during the current social revolution--and what's it's going to take to preserve our democracy.
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On my film tour of the UK, I'll be taking it to Circle Newport on 3 Feb at 7:00pm (£3-£11):
ucnewport.co.uk/event/fires-...
@walesgreenparty.bsky.social
@foecymrucydd.bsky.social
@cityofnewportnews.bsky.social
ucnewport.co.uk/event/fires-...
@walesgreenparty.bsky.social
@foecymrucydd.bsky.social
@cityofnewportnews.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 7:14 PM
On my film tour of the UK, I'll be taking it to Circle Newport on 3 Feb at 7:00pm (£3-£11):
ucnewport.co.uk/event/fires-...
@walesgreenparty.bsky.social
@foecymrucydd.bsky.social
@cityofnewportnews.bsky.social
ucnewport.co.uk/event/fires-...
@walesgreenparty.bsky.social
@foecymrucydd.bsky.social
@cityofnewportnews.bsky.social
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How much more in your face can it be?
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
January 17, 2026 at 9:16 PM
How much more in your face can it be?
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
Reposted by James Dyke
Some reflections in honor of Dr. King, #MLKDay, and the moment we're currently living through: danarfisher.com/2026/01/17/r...
Remaining Awake through this Social Revolution
Lessons from MLK that can help guide us in these precarious times: In honor of Dr. King, I want to talk today about one of his lesser known speeches: a commencement address he delivered at Oberlin …
danarfisher.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Some reflections in honor of Dr. King, #MLKDay, and the moment we're currently living through: danarfisher.com/2026/01/17/r...