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Rocky Rex

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The Time-Warped Tyrannosaur. Science, climate change, Deep Time, Hothouse Earth. #MakeScienceGreatAgain Also still on FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005225389143 I recommend Ecosia search engine https://www.ecosia.org/?c=en

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Rocky Rex @rockyrex.bsky.social · Aug 11

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students-watch.bsky.social @students-watch.bsky.social · 8h

“We took the freedom of speech away”.

And they will unironically defend him hearing this.

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Rocky Rex @rockyrex.bsky.social · 19h

The polling companies constantly publish polls, and you can be sure the political parties take notice of them, so we might as well see what we can make of them.

They are a warning.

Rocky Rex @rockyrex.bsky.social · 19h

SCOTUS gave Trump immunity, so he's now a pre-Magna Carta medieval monarch. The Constitution is now just optional.

Rocky Rex @rockyrex.bsky.social · 19h

There are no rights now in the USA, because SCOTUS created a medieval pre-Magna Carta monarchy.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 1d

Climate(.)gov wasn't built in a day. It wasn't even built in a year. It is a big, complicated site that we don't just want to rebuild but also improve with Climate.us.

Realistically, this is going to take some time. However, we want to take a moment to remind people what it is that we...
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Climate.us

independent, nonprofit, and immune to politics

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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 1d

On #BBCQT - Fiona Bruce said that the audience and public didn't want to press Reform UK on their dodgy links to Russia.

I disagree.

RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!

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Tom Hunter @onelifestand87.bsky.social · 23h

It is embarassing not to see the BBC pulling up Reform leaders claiming that Nathan Gill was just some fan who got photos taken with Farage - he was an MEP for them & their leader in Wales while taking cash from Russia to act against the UK! Literally the very basics of your job to point this out

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Rocky Rex @rockyrex.bsky.social · 19h

Rocky Rex @rockyrex.bsky.social · 20h

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Fossil found on UK coast is unique 'sword dragon' species

Scientists say the newly discovered species of marine reptile probably met a grisly end.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Posh Nigel @nigel-hewlett.bsky.social · 23h

One rule for them....

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Richard Tice has 15-year record of supporting ‘net stupid zero’ initiatives

Firms led by deputy Reform UK leader since 2011 have shown commitment to saving energy and cutting CO2 emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Rocky Rex @rockyrex.bsky.social · 22h

If they don't like you, they'll say you are Antifa and lock you up.

Rocky Rex @rockyrex.bsky.social · 23h

Politicians disagreeing with the global science of climate change are a total disgrace. Oddly, they never seem to have personal opinions on plate tectonics or particle physics.

The first scientific paper hinting at what we now call the greenhouse effect was published in 1824. It's not new science.

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Anindya Raychaudhuri (he/him) @dranindyar.bsky.social · 3d

In earth-shattering news, I agree with Lord Michael Heseltine.

BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 3d

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

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Sood O'Nim 🇨🇦 💪 @iamatwoll.bsky.social · 1d

Didn't think I would ever agree with Michael Heseltine but here we are. I guess I could disagree a little and say that 'right wing' is redundant in that sentence.

Picture with caption: Lord Heseltine: 'Reform are equivalent of 1930s right wing fascists'

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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 2d

When will the climate change coastal property bubble pop? A significant acceleration in coastal flooding from a lunar orbit shift (mid-2030s) will significantly stress the market. My 2024 post: "When will climate change turn life in the U.S. upside down?"
yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/08/when...

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Rocky Rex @rockyrex.bsky.social · 1d

Ms Thunberg is a modern prophet, speaking unwanted truth to the powerful.

Rocky Rex @rockyrex.bsky.social · 1d

SCOTUS gave him total power, he is in effect a pre-Magna Carta medieval king.

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Wordstock @wordstock.bsky.social · 1d

It’s #BannedBooksWeek: time to honor the quiet heroes on the frontlines of freedom: our librarians.

They protect every reader’s right to explore, question, and grow. Democracy depends on that free exchange of ideas.

So thank them and keep reading fearlessly.

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Rocky Rex @rockyrex.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone should expect the MAGA Inquisition.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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Rocky Rex @rockyrex.bsky.social · 2d

They will elect Reform mayors, who will not have a clue what to do.

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EvilBunny Pottymouth Resists The Cultists every day! @mrsquirrel.bsky.social · 2d

“People Laughed at Its Size”: This Tiny Dutch Wind Turbine Breaks Physics and Powers an Entire Home Quietly (and could end energy poverty)

🚨Owning this would also be a great way to say Fuck You to the Diaper Dictator!

www.energy-reporters.com/environment/...

“People Laughed at Its Size”: This Tiny Dutch Wind Turbine Breaks Physics and Powers an Entire Home Quietly (and could end energy poverty)

In the quest for a sustainable future, renewable energy sources have been at the forefront of global efforts. Traditionally, wind turbines conjure images of

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Rocky Rex @rockyrex.bsky.social · 2d

This is horrific - yes, the Green Party gets 13 seats, but .....wow.

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Rocky Rex @rockyrex.bsky.social · 2d

32% for Reform is terrifying. I'm putting the numbers into Electoral Calculus. Back soon.