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jamesdwilliams.bsky.social
Dublin, Ireland based father and coffee snob. Interested in politics. Obsessed with Carlton FC in the AFL. #baggers
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If the risk of a plane crashing was as high as the risk of the Amoc collapsing, none of us would ever fly because they would not let the plane take off. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate.

www.carbonbrief.org/ocean-curren... Ocean current ‘collapse’ could trigger ‘profound cooling’ in northern Europe – even with global warming - Carbon Brief

theconversation.com/9-myths-abou... 9 myths about electric vehicles have taken hold. A new study shows how many people fall for them

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Microsoft Teams is so bad it's like the team that developed it was using Microsoft Teams

Spotted this corporate slogan in a window in Kilkenny this week, something of a modern masterpiece in ambiguity.

Earth is likely to cross a key climate threshold in two years #Frightening #Climate #FightForTheFuture What will our kids think of us? www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Here's something everybody should be paying attention to: Congressional Republicans are trying to weaken the Affordable Care Act and put millions of people at risk of losing their health care. Call your Senators and tell them we can't let that happen.

Magda Szubanski reveals stage 4 cancer diagnosis, begins treatment for rare lymphoma - ABC News www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

If we can afford to give another $664 billion in tax breaks to the top 1% and spend over $1 trillion on the Pentagon, we can afford health care for the working people of this country.

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Asthma is on the rise. Rates are soaring in the oil sands region: patients feel it, data confirms it. Canada’s new government must prioritize clean air and health equity. Read our op-ed in @TheHillTimes. Accessible only today! 🔗 loom.ly/rP6GcwU #WorldAsthmaDay #OilSands

We should be grateful to the Lord to now be blessed with having an American on the world stage who embodies good and not evil.

My first “bike bus”, the thing I didn’t realize I needed in my life 🎶🎵🎶🎵 Imagine travelling combo kid & adult street party … apparently these get quite large in my hood.

You and millions of other people rely on the NPR Network for trustworthy journalism. NPR’s editorial integrity and independence are non-negotiable. It’s a promise we make to you – a promise we will fight to keep. Now, we need your support. Donate today: n.pr/3EYClNR

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Guess what? #VaccinesWork. They protect us against more than 30 deadly diseases. Choose science, choose health. #HumanlyPossible

A few days ago, President Trump issued an executive order seeking to block all federal funding to NPR, the latest in a series of threats to media organizations across the country.

The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. If you're a vet at risk of foreclosure, we want to hear your story.

Trumpty-Dumpty is defunding PBS. What he calls "bias" some of us call "facts Trumpty-Dumpty doesn't like."

DON'T FORGET

I saw some guy online comment today that "we need a male AOC" and I had to shut my laptop and go for a nice, long walk in order to avoid screaming.

NPR is amazing and needs to be protected! These actions are all about stopping the truth from being told. Don’t allow this to happen. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump ‘makes trade deal with UK second-order priority’ in blow to ministers. Why bother making a deal? It would not be worth the paper ours written on. Just ask #Canada and #Mexico Band together with reliable friends. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

London. Wow

Some easy listening music. song.link/i/574050607

Whitehall officials ‘pushing for the Open to return to Trump-owned Turnberry’ #corruption www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...

complete batshit insanity

Tim Flannery: ‘What we’re seeing is the last gasp of the patriarchy’ www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

If it hasn't already, your turn will come We can no longer dodge dangerous, all-pervasive, #climate breakdown that will affect every one of us All we can do is try and stop dangerous becoming cataclysmic - and that requires the slashing of emissions NOW www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

15+ years old, but still VERY relevent — and if we had acted 15 years ago, the “better world” we’d be creating would be a LOT better & easier to reach. There are real consequences we’re just starting to see to not heeding this cartoon a lot sooner. Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis

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Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.

Gen-X knows 🤣

Two-thirds of the Earth’s surface experienced record heat in 2024. See where and by how much – visualised

You should also check out this from @therestpolitics.bsky.social as well. youtu.be/X1E4f9hYFlA?...

Extreme weather expected to cause food price volatility in 2025 after cost of cocoa and coffee doubles www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A special #Caturday this week: today is the 14th anniversary of my arrival on Downing Street.

They took light! Electricity is out in South Dublin. #Dublin

Reminder to all Carlton fans here to add the Carlton FC feed. If you use the tag #baggers your post will appear in the feed and all our Carlton content will be in the one easy to access place 😁 If you haven't added new Feeds before, click the link and hit pin. bsky.app/profile/did:...

@therestpolitics.bsky.social not sure what you think, but I’m seeing parallels between Kevin Rudd when he became PM of Australia and Kier Starmer’s first few months. Both men of good character and intellect who ultimately may not be very good at politics.

Watching Tesla’s sales crash is schadenfreude. Elon’s behaviour is making the brand toxic in the EU. I say this as a Tesla owner who is ashamed of the racism associated with the brand. The sooner they sack Elon the better. arstechnica.com/cars/2025/02...

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