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“Sunak strode into the room and stood in front of a lectern with a sign reading “long-term decisions for a brighter future” on the front. #Gaslighting the country again. It’s getting to be a habit. He then opened his mouth. RishGPT can’t really help the entitled, nasal whine. But this time it came soaked in contempt. This wasn’t just patronising, it was the most cynical speech from a prime minister in years.” #news #climate #climatechange #greenproject #climatecrisis

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/20/cynical-rishi-sells-net-zero-targets-down-the-river-to-appease-the-right

'You could sense the panic when news was leaked of #RishiSunak’s plans to water down some of his #ClimateChange targets. Instead of a controlled speech later in the week – probably somewhere with green connections: ... we got a hastily arranged press conference. In the very same Downing Street media centre where No 10 staff had joked about having illegal parties during the #pandemic. Call it karma. Stay calm and carry on taking the piss out of the country.' https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/20/cynical-rishi-sells-net-zero-targets-down-the-river-to-appease-the-right #ClimateCrisis

Cynical Rishi sells net zero targets down the river to appease the right - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/20/cynical-rishi-sells-net-zero-targets-down-the-river-to-appease-the-right a fool and a coward: "Sunak had always said he wouldn’t be able to look his daughters in the eye if he relaxed his climate change commitments."

Cynical Rishi sells net zero targets down the river to appease the right - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/20/cynical-rishi-sells-net-zero-targets-down-the-river-to-appease-the-right a fool and a coward: "Sunak had always said he wouldn’t be able to look his daughters in the eye if he relaxed his climate change commitments."

Cynical Rishi sells net zero targets down the river to appease the right https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/20/cynical-rishi-sells-net-zero-targets-down-the-river-to-appease-the-right

“Sunak strode into the room and stood in front of a lectern with a sign reading “long-term decisions for a brighter future” on the front. #Gaslighting the country again. It’s getting to be a habit. He then opened his mouth. RishGPT can’t really help the entitled, nasal whine. But this time it came soaked in contempt. This wasn’t just patronising, it was the most cynical speech from a prime minister in years.” #news #climate #climatechange #greenproject #climatecrisis

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/20/cynical-rishi-sells-net-zero-targets-down-the-river-to-appease-the-right

The Astronomical Art of Maria Clara Eimmart: Stunning 17th-Century Drawings of Comets, Planets, and Moon Phases by a Self-Taught Artist and Astronomer https://www.themarginalian.org/2019/01/06/maria-clara-eimmart/

The stunning astronomical drawings of Maria Clara Eimmart, a woman who far transcended the limitations of her time to become an artist and astronomer in the 17th century https://t.co/m02O40i089

The stunning astronomical drawings of Maria Clara Eimmart, a woman who far transcended the limitations of her time to become an artist and astronomer in the 17th century https://t.co/m02O40i089

The stunning astronomical drawings of Maria Clara Eimmart, a woman who far transcended the limitations of her time to become an artist and astronomer in the 17th century https://t.co/m02O40i089

The stunning astronomical drawings of Maria Clara Eimmart, a woman who far transcended the limitations of her time to become an artist and astronomer in the 17th century https://t.co/m02O40i089

The penny has dropped across the UK:

'many are waking up to the reality that they don’t get rich, or even comfortable, by simply working hard: they get rich by being born rich. The social mobility myth is dying – now we must demand an economic settlement that works for all'!

We can thank the #Tories for exposing the skewed & dysfunctional political economy that has shaped Britain for decades, or longer;

as an earlier post suggests:
we see active Govt. as the answer!
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/19/hard-work-rich-social-mobility-uk-wealth-life

The penny has dropped across the UK:

'many are waking up to the reality that they don’t get rich, or even comfortable, by simply working hard: they get rich by being born rich. The social mobility myth is dying – now we must demand an economic settlement that works for all'!

We can thank the #Tories for exposing the skewed & dysfunctional political economy that has shaped Britain for decades, or longer;

as an earlier post suggests:
we see active Govt. as the answer!
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/19/hard-work-rich-social-mobility-uk-wealth-life

The penny has dropped across the UK:

'many are waking up to the reality that they don’t get rich, or even comfortable, by simply working hard: they get rich by being born rich. The social mobility myth is dying – now we must demand an economic settlement that works for all'!

We can thank the #Tories for exposing the skewed & dysfunctional political economy that has shaped Britain for decades, or longer;

as an earlier post suggests:
we see active Govt. as the answer!
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/19/hard-work-rich-social-mobility-uk-wealth-life

"Now"? To borrow from an old saying, if hard work were so great, the rich would keep it for themselves...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/19/hard-work-rich-social-mobility-uk-wealth-life

The penny has dropped across the UK:

'many are waking up to the reality that they don’t get rich, or even comfortable, by simply working hard: they get rich by being born rich. The social mobility myth is dying – now we must demand an economic settlement that works for all'!

We can thank the #Tories for exposing the skewed & dysfunctional political economy that has shaped Britain for decades, or longer;

as an earlier post suggests:
we see active Govt. as the answer!
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/19/hard-work-rich-social-mobility-uk-wealth-life

We can thank the #Tories for exposing the skewed & dysfunctional political economy that has shaped Britain for decades, or longer;

as an earlier post suggests:
we see active Govt. as the answer!
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/19/hard-work-rich-social-mobility-uk-wealth-life

"Now"? To borrow from an old saying, if hard work were so great, the rich would keep it for themselves...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/19/hard-work-rich-social-mobility-uk-wealth-life

@breadandcircuses Here is an article that notes in the UK money and social position of parents are key -https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/19/hard-work-rich-social-mobility-uk-wealth-life

"Now"? To borrow from an old saying, if hard work were so great, the rich would keep it for themselves...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/19/hard-work-rich-social-mobility-uk-wealth-life

The penny has dropped across the UK:

'many are waking up to the reality that they don’t get rich, or even comfortable, by simply working hard: they get rich by being born rich. The social mobility myth is dying – now we must demand an economic settlement that works for all'!

We can thank the #Tories for exposing the skewed & dysfunctional political economy that has shaped Britain for decades, or longer;

as an earlier post suggests:
we see active Govt. as the answer!
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/19/hard-work-rich-social-mobility-uk-wealth-life

This, uh, also happened to me in college when I "lost" my Boston accent. https://www.openculture.com/2023/09/scientists-working-in-antarctica-unknowingly-started-to-develop-a-new-accent.html

Scientists Working in Antarctica Unwittingly Started to Develop a New Accent https://www.openculture.com/2023/09/scientists-working-in-antarctica-unknowingly-started-to-develop-a-new-accent.html

Scientists Working in Antarctica Unwittingly Started to Develop a New Accent. “Antarctica has no native population or permanent residents, but it does have a transitory community of scientists and support staff who live there for part of the year on a rotational basis.” https://www.openculture.com/2023/09/scientists-working-in-antarctica-unknowingly-started-to-develop-a-new-accent.html

Scientists Working in Antarctica Unwittingly Started to Develop a New Accent. “Antarctica has no native population or permanent residents, but it does have a transitory community of scientists and support staff who live there for part of the year on a rotational basis.” https://www.openculture.com/2023/09/scientists-working-in-antarctica-unknowingly-started-to-develop-a-new-accent.html

Scientists Working in Antarctica Unwittingly Started to Develop a New Accent. “Antarctica has no native population or permanent residents, but it does have a transitory community of scientists and support staff who live there for part of the year on a rotational basis.” https://www.openculture.com/2023/09/scientists-working-in-antarctica-unknowingly-started-to-develop-a-new-accent.html

https://www.openculture.com/2023/09/scientists-working-in-antarctica-unknowingly-started-to-develop-a-new-accent.html

Scientists Working in Antarctica Unwittingly Started to Develop a New Accent. “Antarctica has no native population or permanent residents, but it does have a transitory community of scientists and support staff who live there for part of the year on a rotational basis.” https://www.openculture.com/2023/09/scientists-working-in-antarctica-unknowingly-started-to-develop-a-new-accent.html

Scientists Working in Antarctica Unwittingly Started to Develop a New Accent. “Antarctica has no native population or permanent residents, but it does have a transitory community of scientists and support staff who live there for part of the year on a rotational basis.” https://www.openculture.com/2023/09/scientists-working-in-antarctica-unknowingly-started-to-develop-a-new-accent.html

Scientists Working in Antarctica Unwittingly Started to Develop a New Accent. “Antarctica has no native population or permanent residents, but it does have a transitory community of scientists and support staff who live there for part of the year on a rotational basis.” https://www.openculture.com/2023/09/scientists-working-in-antarctica-unknowingly-started-to-develop-a-new-accent.html

Scientists Working in Antarctica Unwittingly Started to Develop a New Accent. “Antarctica has no native population or permanent residents, but it does have a transitory community of scientists and support staff who live there for part of the year on a rotational basis.” https://www.openculture.com/2023/09/scientists-working-in-antarctica-unknowingly-started-to-develop-a-new-accent.html

As open-source researchers around the globe dive into the unfolding events in the Karabakh region it is important to reshare our guide into looking after your mental health when researching. #Artsakh https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/

As open-source researchers around the globe dive into the unfolding events in the Karabakh region it is important to reshare our guide into looking after your mental health when researching. #Artsakh https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/

As open-source researchers around the globe dive into the unfolding events in the Karabakh region it is important to reshare our guide into looking after your mental health when researching. #Artsakh https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/

As open-source researchers around the globe dive into the unfolding events in the Karabakh region it is important to reshare our guide into looking after your mental health when researching. #Artsakh https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/

How to Maintain Mental Hygiene as an Open Source Researcher - bellingcat https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/

As open-source researchers around the globe dive into the unfolding events in the Karabakh region it is important to reshare our guide into looking after your mental health when researching. #Artsakh https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/

‘Pathetic’: what scientists and green groups think of UK’s net zero U-turn
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/20/scientists-and-green-groups-dismay-at-uks-net-zero-u-turn

‘Pathetic’: what scientists and green groups think of UK’s net zero U-turn
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/20/scientists-and-green-groups-dismay-at-uks-net-zero-u-turn

‘Pathetic’: what scientists and green groups think of UK’s net zero U-turn https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/20/scientists-and-green-groups-dismay-at-uks-net-zero-u-turn

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/20/scientists-and-green-groups-dismay-at-uks-net-zero-u-turn

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/20/scientists-and-green-groups-dismay-at-uks-net-zero-u-turn

‘Pathetic’: what scientists and green groups think of UK’s net zero U-turn - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/20/scientists-and-green-groups-dismay-at-uks-net-zero-u-turn "UK not a serious player in global race for green growth, says Greenpeace, while Oxfam says move is ‘betrayal’" #NetZero #Sunak

https://www.garbageday.email/p/just-another-middle-aged-message?r=2gay&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Twitter as an echo of Something Awful: "You can’t view the emperor with clothes on when you know he’s nothing more than another middle-aged message board tyrant alone in his home office posting at the lonely nerds that pay to hang out with him" https://www.garbageday.email/p/just-another-middle-aged-message?r=2gay&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Twitter as an echo of Something Awful: "You can’t view the emperor with clothes on when you know he’s nothing more than another middle-aged message board tyrant alone in his home office posting at the lonely nerds that pay to hang out with him" https://www.garbageday.email/p/just-another-middle-aged-message?r=2gay&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Twitter as an echo of Something Awful: "You can’t view the emperor with clothes on when you know he’s nothing more than another middle-aged message board tyrant alone in his home office posting at the lonely nerds that pay to hang out with him" https://www.garbageday.email/p/just-another-middle-aged-message?r=2gay&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Just another middle-aged message board tyrant https://www.garbageday.email/p/just-another-middle-aged-message

Twitter as an echo of Something Awful: "You can’t view the emperor with clothes on when you know he’s nothing more than another middle-aged message board tyrant alone in his home office posting at the lonely nerds that pay to hang out with him" https://www.garbageday.email/p/just-another-middle-aged-message?r=2gay&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Twitter as an echo of Something Awful: "You can’t view the emperor with clothes on when you know he’s nothing more than another middle-aged message board tyrant alone in his home office posting at the lonely nerds that pay to hang out with him" https://www.garbageday.email/p/just-another-middle-aged-message?r=2gay&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Great post ⏵

Elon Musk: “Just another middle-aged message board tyrant”

https://www.garbageday.email/p/just-another-middle-aged-message?r=2gay&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

@cstross there's the Silurian Hypothesis paper that discusses possible signals of previous civilisations https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-astrobiology/article/silurian-hypothesis-would-it-be-possible-to-detect-an-industrial-civilization-in-the-geological-record/77818514AA6907750B8F4339F7C70EC6 ... named after the Dr Who episode of course

@cstross @rlcw One of the best tracers of any past industrial process would be detailed isotope geochemistry.

For example: Oklo is distinguished from an artificial reactor by the fission products & remaining uranium being embedded in the continuous non-depleted layer the uranium was originally deposited in - it was not moved.

Schmidt & Frank 2018, "The Silurian hypothesis", has become a usual starting point for such discussions: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-astrobiology/article/silurian-hypothesis-would-it-be-possible-to-detect-an-industrial-civilization-in-the-geological-record/77818514AA6907750B8F4339F7C70EC6

(@meena & @bazzargh already linked it.)

@cstross there's the Silurian Hypothesis paper that discusses possible signals of previous civilisations https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-astrobiology/article/silurian-hypothesis-would-it-be-possible-to-detect-an-industrial-civilization-in-the-geological-record/77818514AA6907750B8F4339F7C70EC6 ... named after the Dr Who episode of course

@cstross there's the Silurian Hypothesis paper that discusses possible signals of previous civilisations https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-astrobiology/article/silurian-hypothesis-would-it-be-possible-to-detect-an-industrial-civilization-in-the-geological-record/77818514AA6907750B8F4339F7C70EC6 ... named after the Dr Who episode of course

@cstross there's the Silurian Hypothesis paper that discusses possible signals of previous civilisations https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-astrobiology/article/silurian-hypothesis-would-it-be-possible-to-detect-an-industrial-civilization-in-the-geological-record/77818514AA6907750B8F4339F7C70EC6 ... named after the Dr Who episode of course

@cstross there's the Silurian Hypothesis paper that discusses possible signals of previous civilisations https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-astrobiology/article/silurian-hypothesis-would-it-be-possible-to-detect-an-industrial-civilization-in-the-geological-record/77818514AA6907750B8F4339F7C70EC6 ... named after the Dr Who episode of course