Christel Ames
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2025 was the hottest year on record for ocean heat content. Unfortunately, we now say this every year. 🥹
"In addition to setting a new record in 2025, the global
ocean continues to show sustained and intensified warming."
+ #OpenAccess Study: doi.org/10.1007/s003...
+ Data: www.ocean.iap.ac.cn
"In addition to setting a new record in 2025, the global
ocean continues to show sustained and intensified warming."
+ #OpenAccess Study: doi.org/10.1007/s003...
+ Data: www.ocean.iap.ac.cn
January 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
2025 was the hottest year on record for ocean heat content. Unfortunately, we now say this every year. 🥹
"In addition to setting a new record in 2025, the global
ocean continues to show sustained and intensified warming."
+ #OpenAccess Study: doi.org/10.1007/s003...
+ Data: www.ocean.iap.ac.cn
"In addition to setting a new record in 2025, the global
ocean continues to show sustained and intensified warming."
+ #OpenAccess Study: doi.org/10.1007/s003...
+ Data: www.ocean.iap.ac.cn
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🇪🇸 "We cannot depend on third countries": Spain calls for Europe to have its own army
Spanish Foreign Minister has called for Europe to create its own army and integrate its defense industry. This would allow the continent to strengthen security.
Spanish Foreign Minister has called for Europe to create its own army and integrate its defense industry. This would allow the continent to strengthen security.
January 10, 2026 at 5:02 PM
🇪🇸 "We cannot depend on third countries": Spain calls for Europe to have its own army
Spanish Foreign Minister has called for Europe to create its own army and integrate its defense industry. This would allow the continent to strengthen security.
Spanish Foreign Minister has called for Europe to create its own army and integrate its defense industry. This would allow the continent to strengthen security.
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Maryinka. "Liberated" from life itself by russian fascists.
January 10, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Maryinka. "Liberated" from life itself by russian fascists.
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Kyiv is currently entirely without power and heating after today’s attack. Authorities urged people to leave the city if they can. This is a humanitarian disaster, in case anyone didn’t know
January 9, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Kyiv is currently entirely without power and heating after today’s attack. Authorities urged people to leave the city if they can. This is a humanitarian disaster, in case anyone didn’t know
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🔴 Residential building hit as Russian strike kills 4 in Kyiv
January 9, 2026 at 8:34 AM
🔴 Residential building hit as Russian strike kills 4 in Kyiv
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🔴 A massive Russian combined attack on Ukraine killed four people in Kyiv overnight.
Ukraine Air Force report air defenses shot down or suppressed 244 targets, including drones and missiles, with the main strike aimed at the Kyiv region.
Ukraine Air Force report air defenses shot down or suppressed 244 targets, including drones and missiles, with the main strike aimed at the Kyiv region.
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
🔴 A massive Russian combined attack on Ukraine killed four people in Kyiv overnight.
Ukraine Air Force report air defenses shot down or suppressed 244 targets, including drones and missiles, with the main strike aimed at the Kyiv region.
Ukraine Air Force report air defenses shot down or suppressed 244 targets, including drones and missiles, with the main strike aimed at the Kyiv region.
Four dead right now after drones hit multiple homes, including a double tap on rescuers.
Just another night of Russian culture in Ukraine.
Just another night of Russian culture in Ukraine.
🔴 BREAKING: At least two people were killed and five wounded in a Russian attack on Kyiv, local authorities say.
January 9, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Four dead right now after drones hit multiple homes, including a double tap on rescuers.
Just another night of Russian culture in Ukraine.
Just another night of Russian culture in Ukraine.
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Desperate plea from Russian prison: Ukrainian political prisoners need to be freed now, not after ‘peace deal’
khpg.org/en/1608815415
khpg.org/en/1608815415
Desperate plea from Russian prison: Ukrainian political prisoners need to be freed now, not after 'peace deal'
Iryna Danilovych, human rights defender, journalist and Crimean political prisoner, is not alone in stressing that the release of political prisoners, abducted civilians and POWs cannot be held hostag...
khpg.org
January 7, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Desperate plea from Russian prison: Ukrainian political prisoners need to be freed now, not after ‘peace deal’
khpg.org/en/1608815415
khpg.org/en/1608815415
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Few thoughts on the Greenland saga, summarized in a short thread. Some of these points have already sparked debate on X, but after Miller’s speech, I am even more convinced. 🧵Thread
1/ First and foremost, Denmark is not only a member of the EU, but also a founding member of NATO.
1/ First and foremost, Denmark is not only a member of the EU, but also a founding member of NATO.
January 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Few thoughts on the Greenland saga, summarized in a short thread. Some of these points have already sparked debate on X, but after Miller’s speech, I am even more convinced. 🧵Thread
1/ First and foremost, Denmark is not only a member of the EU, but also a founding member of NATO.
1/ First and foremost, Denmark is not only a member of the EU, but also a founding member of NATO.
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Most importantly, Miller is wrong. Plenty of stable societies existed that did not conform to his "iron laws". Such "laws" might apply, however, to centralised, hierarchical political systems, especially those dominated by psychopaths like Stephen Miller.
"We live in a world, in the real world … that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time."
And with these words, Stephen Miller damns his soul to hell for all eternity.
And with these words, Stephen Miller damns his soul to hell for all eternity.
January 6, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Most importantly, Miller is wrong. Plenty of stable societies existed that did not conform to his "iron laws". Such "laws" might apply, however, to centralised, hierarchical political systems, especially those dominated by psychopaths like Stephen Miller.
"At what point are you merely left with a collection of European States sandwiched between a revanchist Russia and an expansionist America?"
Er, now.
othermeans.io/p/the-next-g...
Er, now.
othermeans.io/p/the-next-g...
The Next Great Crisis
Greenland and the Fate of NATO
othermeans.io
January 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM
"At what point are you merely left with a collection of European States sandwiched between a revanchist Russia and an expansionist America?"
Er, now.
othermeans.io/p/the-next-g...
Er, now.
othermeans.io/p/the-next-g...
Needless to say, you wouldnt expect to see positive temperatues in Greenland in the middle of winter. Mean maximum temperatures for Qanaaq in January are -24C:
www.weather2travel.com/greenland/qa...
www.weather2travel.com/greenland/qa...
January 6, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Needless to say, you wouldnt expect to see positive temperatues in Greenland in the middle of winter. Mean maximum temperatures for Qanaaq in January are -24C:
www.weather2travel.com/greenland/qa...
www.weather2travel.com/greenland/qa...
Trump's plan to purge the US military and fill it with loyalists ...
Resistance members are being targeted this week. It appears to be the return of Stalinism. What’s happening right now looks uncomfortably familiar. It feels like the return of Stalinism, not in the old, Cold
January 6, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Trump's plan to purge the US military and fill it with loyalists ...
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The US is sanctioning judges among whose assignments is the legal reckoning with genocide.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:51 AM
The US is sanctioning judges among whose assignments is the legal reckoning with genocide.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
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HISTORIC HEAT IN PATAGONIA
After the records in Chile, the record heat switched to Argentina with expeptional heat
38.4 El Bolson : Hottest January day in history
January 2026 in just 5 days have broken more records than any full month.
And that's nothing to what's coming.
After the records in Chile, the record heat switched to Argentina with expeptional heat
38.4 El Bolson : Hottest January day in history
January 2026 in just 5 days have broken more records than any full month.
And that's nothing to what's coming.
January 6, 2026 at 12:38 AM
HISTORIC HEAT IN PATAGONIA
After the records in Chile, the record heat switched to Argentina with expeptional heat
38.4 El Bolson : Hottest January day in history
January 2026 in just 5 days have broken more records than any full month.
And that's nothing to what's coming.
After the records in Chile, the record heat switched to Argentina with expeptional heat
38.4 El Bolson : Hottest January day in history
January 2026 in just 5 days have broken more records than any full month.
And that's nothing to what's coming.
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The level of pettiness here is almost unbelievable. According to sources close to The White House who spoke to WaPo, Donald Trump reportedly soured on supporting Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado after she accepted a Nobel Peace Prize instead of insisting it be awarded to him.
January 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
The level of pettiness here is almost unbelievable. According to sources close to The White House who spoke to WaPo, Donald Trump reportedly soured on supporting Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado after she accepted a Nobel Peace Prize instead of insisting it be awarded to him.
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A world ruled by force rather than law is a world where no one is safe. That's exactly where this train is heading.
January 4, 2026 at 9:20 AM
A world ruled by force rather than law is a world where no one is safe. That's exactly where this train is heading.
"Trump’s irresponsible, dangerously erratic behaviour is getting measurably worse. His Venezuela 'success' may encourage him to attempt more unhinged outrages. Like Mark Antony minus the brains, he struts and preens, cries havoc! and lets slip the dogs of war."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war | Simon Tisdall
The world will be anxious, and rightly so. For a man so bent on a peace prize, Trump appears to revel in conflict, writes Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:43 PM
"Trump’s irresponsible, dangerously erratic behaviour is getting measurably worse. His Venezuela 'success' may encourage him to attempt more unhinged outrages. Like Mark Antony minus the brains, he struts and preens, cries havoc! and lets slip the dogs of war."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trump has turned the US into history’s greatest crime syndicate, where the military acts to murder and kidnap for profit. I have to admit, that wasn’t on my bingo card.
January 3, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Trump has turned the US into history’s greatest crime syndicate, where the military acts to murder and kidnap for profit. I have to admit, that wasn’t on my bingo card.
Holy crap ...
Humans have emitted 2750 gigatons of CO2 since the industrial revolution from burning fossil fuels and land use change. To put this in perspective, this is more than the (dry) mass of all living things on earth and everything humans have ever built combined:
January 2, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Holy crap ...
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The moment of the missile strike on Kharkiv.
January 2, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The moment of the missile strike on Kharkiv.