Andy Wilson
219 posts
Andy Wilson
@BanteringRam
Scottish, Portuguese, ping ponging, guitar playing, footballing, cycling, nature loving, great placing, cellist
Chorlton Se unió Temmuz 2012
84 Siguiendo55 Seguidores
Intriguing - Elon Musk now remembered as a rational centrist…
Joe Seager-Dupuy@jsdxyz
Love him or hate him, @elonmusk was the last symbol of rationality around Trump, and someone who was able to draw some kind of centrist support. The big concern with Elon ostracised is that Trump will now get dragged closer into the orbit of his whackiest advisors and lurch even further to his most destructive extremes
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He’s back . And he’s doing exactly what he said he would . Executive orders to expand drilling in the Alaskan wilderness , the guise of a ‘National Energy Emergency’ to slash red tape and regulation for fossil fuel companies , and the withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement . Yes it’s a set back . A major one . But we cannot give up . Not now , not ever .
In the UK I’m campaigning for a ban on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship , because for too long these companies have had largely unlimited £££ to greenwash their filthy reputations . No more .
Please add your name petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7000…
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@Scat7 @descartesbeard @ChrisGPackham If it's that version of 'President' Chris Packham is a PA: presidential antithesis.
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It is with enormous sadness that I have resigned from my role as president of the RSPCA . I would like to register my respect and admiration for all the staff and volunteers who work tirelessly to protect animals from cruelty . Thank you
thetimes.com/article/100c3f…
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@descartesbeard You're suggesting that such a role within an organisation is pointless unless they're a leader? That's a bit of an insult to all the other employees isn't it?
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@BanteringRam Yes I do. So what’s the point of such a role? Why would anyone hold someone in high regard for being pointless?
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@descartesbeard @ChrisGPackham Remarkably easy to say from afar Stu. By the way, you do realise that the role of President is more as a publicly recognisable figurehead, not a leader.
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@ChrisGPackham Stepping aside and letting others take the blame for your failures of leadership. Good call.
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Please retweet this ... an event that is all the better for having less of me & more of others; thanks for the thread @MorganHPhillips
MorganHPhillips@MorganHPhillips
It's not just @KevinClimate you'll hear from if you come to our event in Derby next week. We also have a fantastic panel who will be exploring what the educational response to the climate crisis should be. Here's a thread to introduce them. 🧵1/5 eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-on-t…
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A motorist who veered off the road and mounted the pavement, slamming into a row of parked bikes, was “spoken to” but not arrested by police
road.cc/content/news/d…
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@justinbarriball @justinbarriball That's absolutely magnificent! I'd normally be sceptical about the authenticity of 'reaction' videos but all the baftas in the world couldn't pull this one off. I salute you sir! P.S. Did you ever manage to finish the bottle?!
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@IAMKP Aw...thats a beautiful scene you've described Karine. Reminds me of the mercurial Brazillian/Portuguese word "saudade", describing a 'melancholy nostalgia for something that perhaps has not even happened'
Loads of music inspired by it from Nick Cave to Thievery Corporation :)x
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My daughter is in her jammies, teaching herself a wee tune on the piano - looping over and over again til she gets it.
I’m in the kitchen having a moment at the loveliness of a Saturday morning. And already missing her, years before she leaves here to make her own home.
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Wow - an economy reliant on coal and oil (Colombia) calling out another (Saudi) in blunt not very COP/diplomatic language.
Stefan C. Aykut@StefanAykut
It is rare to see direct clashes at COPs. But we just witnessed one at today's plenary at #COP28, when Saudi Arabia's plea to focus on adaptation & emissions instead of fossil fuels was followed by this remarkable statement by Colombia (my transcription). But see for yourselves..
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@Rainmaker1973 Are they worried they'll be eaten if they stop stroking it?
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@implausibleblog @GeorgeMonbiot Your voice of reason is a clear bell which cuts through that cloud of dust, George. Everyone knows it in that room #squirmingtories
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@GeorgeMonbiot Thank you for your level headed comments throughout.
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Farrukh@implausibleblog
George Monibot, "The whole point of the Rwanda policy, is not to try to solve anything. Its to performatively beat up some of the most vulnerable and traumatised people on earth. In order to distract attention from the government's own failures" #BBCQT
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Thanks everyone for your support. My voice just held out to the end of the show, but now it has almost completely gone. I'm not actually ill: the cold has passed. But I'm looking forward to getting to bed. Let's hope it's not another 23 years until I'm back on #QuestionTime.
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COP28 is a complete sham. Any media source that does not expose this with absolute clarity is unfit and any politician likewise.
Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels theguardian.com/environment/20…
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@iainpics I'm hoping it wasn't your daughter's teacher that brought that to your attention.
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13K views. Should have hundreds of millions.
Someone I've promoted time and again with this project, and one of the few who dares fully address the reality of our situation: the great @KevinClimate
youtube.com/watch?v=o_FtS_…
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@Helen_Barnard Absolutely, treating your partner as if they're your mother is just plain wrong.
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I just crashed a teams meeting to advise someone I've never met to absolutely NOT give his wife an air fryer for Mother's Day. I think I've performed a vital public service. Was I right?
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