David Robb

And it’s not the rugby….😉

silhouette of a person working on a large map

person working on a large map

map showing a tectonic plate in the atlantic

'Marie Tharp’s 1953 map of the seafloor helped prove the theory of continental drift, but the male geologist she collaborated with took all the credit.'

www.smithsonianmag.com/history/seei...

This was an incredible panel. Each one of these scientists explained clearly, and with such easy expertise, why the Gates memo is so very misguided.

I will post the link to the recording when @coveringclimatenow.org releases it. Please share far and wide!

Delicious images of Edinburgh from Tom Duffin

Edinburgh O'Clock - 3 minutes to every hour. - we run fast so you don't miss your train.

A new hourly image to brighten your day taken in #Scotland very often #Edinburgh and shared with love by Tom Duffin

@tomduffinphotos.bsky.social.

Please repost with your own caption.

Anne Hidalgo: Transforming Paris into a Green Metropolis for a Sustainable Future Pic: Ms Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris (Source: ChatGPT)

“Since [Paris Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social took] office, Paris has planted over 200K trees with a pledge to add 170K more by 2026. Urban forests are being created near landmarks like the Hôtel de Ville, Gare de Lyon, & Opéra Garnier, with plans to cover 50% of the city with planted areas by 2030.“

I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥

There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️

They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬

Thread:🧵Plz RT

Dutch election 2025: The winners and losers Liberal boss Rob Jetten had a big night, lefty leader Frans Timmermans had a disaster — and what about far-right figurehead Geert Wilders?

The fascists got a real pounding in the recent Dutch election. So the BBC coverage has been thin. They gave wall to wall coverage of the rise of Wilders but seemed less keen on covering his decline.
www.politico.eu/article/dutc...

Seems Sarah Pochin turned her clocks back to the 1970s last night.

Thousands march on Edinburgh's streets to demand child poverty tackled

The Scotland Demands Better demonstration was organised by trade unions and charities in an effort to push for more action on poverty ahead of the UK Budget and next year's Scottish Parliament elections.

📢Today's the day!

Today we are marching together for a better Scotland.

Join us as #WeDemandBetter

March assembles from 10am (buses arriving from 9:30am) at Scottish Parliament.

It's been great to welcome our new CEO Justina Murray who's started with us this week. She will work alongside & take over from @sallyannkelly1.bsky.social on Mon 3rd Nov. This gives SallyAnn time to visit services & say her goodbyes to the people she has worked with before she leaves later in Nov.

Warmest of welcomes, Justina - great to have you taking the baton from SallyAnn 😊 #BeingBrave

Some people complain there’s too much polling in this life, but what is voting intention in the after life? Reform leads among both those who think they’d go to heaven & those who think they’d go to hell. Though their lead grows from 6 to 20 among (self selected) denizens of hell

Tree in parkland setting shedding red leaves

Quite a few, actually… 🤗 #autumn

THE AUTUMN BUDGET What you will see Daily Mail CARNAGE - REEVES BREAKS BROKEN BRITAIN The Daily Telegraph Worst budget ever in history of budgets - entire country to leave country DAILY & EXPRESS BREXIT BETRAYED - GHOST OF DIANA SLAMS REEVES FOR BUDGET PENSION CUT THE TIMES How the budget will affect the average 94-year-old billionaire Sun REEVES GRIEVES AT BUDGET BODGE-IT The Guardian Corbyn budget better FT FINANCIAL TIMES FTSE up and down 2.5% as Bitcoin bites Dow Jones STAR IAN BOTHAM HAS ALIEN IN FRIDGE

Private Eye doing an excellent job of predicting the forthcoming budget headlines in each paper… showing just how ridiculous they can all be.
Top prizes - *of course* - to the Telegraph, Mail, Times and Express.

Mon eh Dons! #COYR #StandFree

Yes, Suzanne Vega is playing Edinburgh on Thursday. Yes, The Stranglers are playing Edinburgh on Thursday. Yes, even Wendy James is playing Edinburgh on Thursday. But none of them will be playing a Duane Eddy/Britney Spears mash-up. You know what to do #AlchemistsAssemble #VoodooRooms ✨️

Up for helping with #SlowWays this weekend? This map shows 900 routes across Britain that need just one more good review to be verified🐌✅⭐️❤️

Could you check one... or even a trail of routes? And inspire others to follow in your footsteps?

Take look:
beta.slowways.org/user/waylist...

If your day needs brightening, look no further… 😊

A birch tree surrounded by golden fallen leaves.

Our local park has some beautiful trees this autumn… 😊

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Team line-ups at Hampden Park

C’mon Scotland!

'With power comes responsibility' - Hector Bellerin wins BBC Green Sports Award Former Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin talks about his attempts to live a more sustainable life as he wins the BBC Green Sports Award.

Good to see 👍

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

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"I got a bike & utterly loved it immediately. I felt that immediate joy everybody feels the first time they've got on a bike in a long time & it remains one of the most joyful moments of almost every day. I now bike year round and I honestly can't imagine any other way of living." #yyc #BikeLanes

15,000 scientists warn of societal collapse.

Yet nearly half of Brits think climate change won’t affect them.

This gulf in perception is why we’re staging the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate & #nature crisis in London this Nov 👇

Please check if your MP is attending:
www.nebriefing.org

Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.

He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.

A Brexit Party MEP.

A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:

"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."

This is a MASSIVE story

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ten things you can do to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore.

I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore.

So I wrote a blog about ten things you can do *right now* to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism.

From scrutinising Reform councillors to demanding the UK Govt leave X - get involved:

guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/ten-things...

Today has not started well… 😐

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