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purpleyellowbelly.bsky.social
Optimistic Climate Change Artist
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Thank you for doing this

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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

Did you know that the enormous drop in child mortality the developed world was directly attributable to measles vaccine uptake? The MMR is still cutting deaths from all kinds of infectious even today. Read all about it with MNB! 🧪 🦠 #vaccines #measles #MMR medicalnewsbulletin.com/we-need-to-t...

uh, yuck. Glad enough EPA scientists are still around to tell us to be careful. ❄️🧪 #scicomm #climate #science 🧪 🌎 🔬 ⚒️ #geosky #ClimateHealth #ClimateAction

I spend a lot of time standing in my orchard thinking about the way oil crept up on us

Exactly- the people that don’t believe climate change is hazardous will feel the effects just like the rest of us

How will media report on this new AMOC study? www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...

Each one teach one

Speak

There’s an Urdu name for a “Jack of all trades” that translates to “every talent Lord.” A Korean version is “eight direction beauty.” But my favourite name for someone who tries their hand at lots of different things is the Lithuanian Barbė devyndarbė. It means “Barbie nine jobs”

The cottage garden is starting to wake up

The thing about science is that it keeps being real even if you ban it #climateemergency

Happy Day of the #women here’s to freedom

I’m the dairy farmer running in the special election to replace Elise Stefanik in New York’s 21st Congressional District. Can you repost this, give me a follow, and help spread the word?

Dear universities, scientists, lawyers, farmers, workers, artists, doctors... Being silent won't protect you.

At the Royal Courts of Justice, in a rally for @andrewboswell.bsky.social appeal to fight against the false "solution" of Carbon Capture and Storage, which would do far more harm than good.

I've booked tickets for Dan Sylw / In Focus: Women in Welsh Art at Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru | The National Library of Wales on Friday 7th March 2025 www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/EDMLKJ...

Wales is beautiful

I say this every time people wpnder how I got to this great age without lesrning how to drive…..

Important work

"We are a society of altruists governed by psychopaths" The great @georgemonbiot.bsky.social dropping truth bombs on this weeks show. Check it out (and please subscribe) ✊️ youtu.be/l5_jS5SQfDQ?...

Enjoying watching Rashid Khan for Afganistan #AFGvSA #cricket trophy 2025 Pakistan

Gravestones

Blow back klaxon

Entire nation of Ireland gives world’s largest side-eye*

The playbook…

I paint

Whilst these good folk are binned by the Tusk all manner of research and artefacts may be lost- please keep an eye on your local assets everyone

Fascinating insight into pallette arrangements from time gone by- how do you spread your paint when working on a piece? I sometimes work straight from the tube! open.substack.com/pub/jamesgur...

This is a veeryyyy good 3 minute explainer of how much power a data center consumes, visualised using Lego. Via John Hyland on LI www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lHB...

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

I’m hoping to gain some traction on here and stick to this platform nstead of twitter- I’m in no hurry so say hello when you have a minute people of bsky

Printing in bronze from a lino cut last week’s first ever effort- second print is a purposeful soft double dip to get a soft effect - what do you think?

Happy Valentines youtu.be/fzWmLeYuU6Q?...

Evidence

"That is correct," said the utility witness, admitting that these #monopoly companies oppose rooftop and community solar to protect their shareholders. https://vist.ly/3mtnh8a 🔌💡

Just think how many solar panels and wind farms could be built if Rachel Reeves actually bothered to go after billionaires who didn’t pay their taxes. But instead she’s going after people on low incomes.

Thursday always feels more of a hump day than Wednesday to me. The rain has washed away some of the mud from the pavements but it’s still grimy here in Wales.

It just becomes more clear to me that the right does not understand the entire plot of Star Wars. You are not the resistance… 😂

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