Jaime just said in a comment: Russell, “If the science is not faulty, then the people who deny the science must be insane, driven mad by ideology, racism, sexism, homophobism, fascism, or whatever other “ism” you can concoct.” We’re seeing that tactic fall apart big time, not in the climate change debate, but in the … Continue reading
Author Archives: Richard Drake
Election Special
It’s broader than that. In fact, let’s include the amazing recent election in Hong Kong: Just screw Hong Kong, amirite? — Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) December 11, 2019 They are putting their lives at stake for their freedom while some nutjob I being bandied around the globe talking out of a script and is being … Continue reading
The climate crisis and transphobia
With apologies to This Is Spinal Tap, someone at Pink News has just turned all the knobs to weird. Read This is what climate change and transphobia have in common, according to non-binary author Dr Meg-John Barker if you dare. There are some hilarious comments under Helen Joyce’s tweet, mostly from the ‘gender critical’ contingent … Continue reading
A Miracle Just Happened
The hero of Climategate on 17th November 2009 had a tremendous sense of style, as recounted by ‘Dominic’ on Climate Audit almost two months later: I find the initial posting here with the link to the FOIA.zip file at RC almost divine. It was on a thread called “Miracles and Strip Bark Standardization” which had … Continue reading
Remembrance season
This short post with lots of embedded tweets starts with a quiz. Don’t cheat by reading further down before answering, at least in your head. What are the six key anniversaries, four with rather pleasing round numbers attached this year, that we have been in the process of remembering or at least perhaps vaguely … Continue reading
Environmental protections?
More screencaps from my iPhone today. Discuss? Continue reading
Hope, compromise and stepwise refinement
Here was a segment of my Twitter timeline just before midday: Sadly my iPhone screen didn’t allow me to capture with full clarity and imagination what The Guardian thinks hope is. But it seems safe to assume it involves changing the world for the better, progressive intellectual style. For instance: I don't know Ben, there … Continue reading
