object, agile and wiki pioneer. founder, open climate initiative. ruby guy. pronouns: if you're talking to me, use 'you'; if you're talking about me, don't care

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One word - "Mary" - and the most important news in history has been communicated in its totality
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Congrats Lewis Hamilton.
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Replying to @McLarenF1
Special one for Lewis his First team is 3rd, his 2nd Team is 2nd and he is on the top step with Ferrari #f1
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58 years of hurt. Could it be a sign?
An all-British podium for the first time since 1968 🇬🇧 #McLarenF1 | #BarcelonaGP 💃
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At 17 I was just two young to be able to vote in the only previous referendum, in 1975 (on whether to leave the EEC, before it morphed into the EU). I didn't expect this chance. Thanks Matthew, The Sun and all the others. By 19 (thru 58) I knew this is how I would vote.
Ten years ago today (Tuesday 14th June 2016) @TheSun came out in favour of Leave. This was a hugely important moment for the campaign because of The Sun’s track record of speaking up for a significant voting bloc in the country. They had also supported David Cameron in the 2015 General Election, and were now coming out against the Government..
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Here's a second tweet I enjoyed just now. So feeling in the best of health.
Laughter is anti-inflammatory. Crying is regulating. Hugging is immunoprotective. Singing is vagal toning. Dancing is neurogenic. Joy is a biological necessity.
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It won't work, Ed.
I live in a country where the energy secretary and his climate committee commissars are promising to ban or severely restrict: Petrol and diesel cars Oil and gas drilling Gas heating Underfloor heating Tumble driers Fertiliser Air travel and Cattle They plan to forbid their way to prosperity. Please somebody explain to them why that won't work.
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The brain rot runs so deep with antisemites, but for what it’s worth: Around 1 million Jews fled Arab and other Muslim-majority countries from 1948 to the 70s as a consequence of expulsions, discriminatory laws and violence. For example in Egypt in 1956 thousands of Jews were expelled after the Suez Crisis; many receiving notices ordering them to leave within days and having property seized. In Libya in 1967 anti-Jewish violence and govt pressure pushed the remaining Jewish population out. In Iraq in 1950–51, Jews were pushed to leave through denaturalization and asset confiscation laws causing almost the entire community to rapidly depart. In Yemen, widespread hostility and violence led to the mass departure of nearly the entire Jewish community. In Algeria in 1962 after independence and the departure of French rule, almost the entire Jewish community fled amid insecurity & loss of legal protections Most of these Jews fled to Israel, which was and remains the only safe place for Jews
Replying to @ZacGoldsmith
Because Israel scared the fuck out of them, so they'd move to Israel?
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The Government is about to approve the 7th Carbon Budget (CB7) on the basis of an Impact Assessment that its own numbers show is worse than a cheaper alternative. Is it time to put Ed Miliband in the dock and test his arguments in a fair judicial review? A thread 🧵(1/11)
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bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyk… Very strong words ahead of expected social media ban from @mollyroseorg - Ian Russell tells us govt is rushing in a blanket ban, rather than more sophisticated controls, under political pressure, in a 'deplorable way'
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The threat from radical Islam is not just terrorism. Islamists seek to subvert our society and our democracy. But what we have is worth defending. We have to fight back.
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Some people suggest that while green is expensive, the benefits are much greater Well, no: The benefit of net-zero is $4.5 trillion/year, but the cost $27 trillion (much larger costs and benefits, because we're currently only doing a bit of net-zero currently) x.com/BjornLomborg/status/17… You can see all the references in my Twitter thread: x.com/BjornLomborg/status/19…
Climate campaigners tell you green is cheap It isn't Global green transition cost is now $14 trillion, rising with over $2 trillion/year (2% of global GDP) 105x our spending to avoid hunger Still, CO₂ emissions set another record last year assets.bbhub.io/professional…
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This was the scene in Bangladesh as Islamic militants stormed a medical school classroom, weapons in hand, yelling: “Educating women is haram!” Islam is the enemy of civilization. x.com/Irregulariks/status/20…

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A man pretending to be a woman, suspected of murdering a little boy, publicly assaulted female journalists. Naturally Australian media referred to him as "she".
A cross-dressing Australian man who's suspected of murdering a child behaves erratically and aggressively outside court, where he was found guilty of a separate firearms charge. Australian media calls him a woman and only mentions he's "trans" towards the end of the broadcast.
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"Embrace some uncertainty." One thing is certain: deaths from extreme climate events have come down 99% in the last 110 years. Why do we never hear the obvious question: what have we been getting right during that time? 1/3
Replying to @ClaireCoutinho
It cannot be right that a small group of privileged bureaucrats can keep pushing higher costs on a worn out public. I was criticised for these comments but I stand by them. Embrace some uncertainty. Let consumers choose what works for them.
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The massive improvement. Not a crisis. That's certain. @ClaireCoutinho
The world has become much more resilient to disaster events over the last century. In the chart here, you can see estimates of average death rates — measured as the number of deaths per 100,000 people — by decade since the early 20th century. Over the last century, death rates have fallen by more than 90%. Records from a century ago are much less complete, with many small and medium-sized events missed, so this may even be an underestimate. This is not because hazards have become weaker. It’s because societies have become more resilient. – Weather forecasting has allowed us to know when disasters are coming ahead of time, giving societies time to prepare. – Early warning systems allow local populations to take cover and stay safe. – Better buildings can withstand earthquakes and hurricanes. – National and international cooperation, combined with transport and trade, means others can provide assistance when a disaster does strike. – Food systems are more productive and better connected, making the impact of a lost harvest less severe than it would have been a century ago. Continuing to improve the resilience of systems worldwide remains crucial to reducing the toll from disasters in the future.
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Other things *are* uncertain. For example, how has the climate remained 'livable' for human beings for thousands of years? Professor Peter Ridd suggests this shows the 'climate crisis' narrative is deeply flawed 3/3 youtube.com/watch?v=5MUuJ1sA…
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Two years ago I said: Either we continue to let Net Zero dictate products and prices or we embrace choice. Now Ed Miliband is putting costs up on: Underfloor heating Boilers Electricity Cars Food Tumble Dryers Fertilizer Towel Rails Shipping The consumer is being shafted.
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🚨A Taliban policewoman beats another woman💔 Woman shows no mercy to woman. The Taliban have changed her ignorant and cruel. With girls’ schools banned, taliban want every Afghan woman turned into their heartless policewomen.💔 Educated women dont accept cruel and ignorant, that is why Taliban fear from educated women 🌿
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Replying to @ZackPolanski
One of them broke the back of a policewoman. They brandished sledgehammers and cause damages of over £1 million to a factory. Of course they belong in jail What a dangerous and stupid man Zack Polanski is.
Gut wrenching to see four young people jailed for direct action against an arms supplier to Israel. Years in prison for protesting to save lives in Gaza, with 'terrorism' used despite no jury convicting them of it. A truly dangerous attack on the right to protest.
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BREAKING: Alice Edwards, one of only two UN rights experts to sign a letter on the Oct. 7 atrocities, says “There was a campaign [by other rapporteurs] to prevent that letter going out. Weeks of being bullied and deterred from writing it, telling me everything in it was false.”
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