Elliott

Elliott

@elliottcb.bsky.social

Swiss by choice, British by birth. Hobby cook, previous bedroom guitarist, karateka, software engineer and, primarily, photographer. Photos here: https://www.homepix.ch

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Ingwar Perowanowitsch
@ingwarpero.bsky.social

So schön! So sieht die neue 1 km lange autofreie Oxford Street in London nur 12 Stunden nach ihrer Eröffnung aus. Die Menschen nehmen den Raum, der ihnen zurückgegeben wurde, einfach sofort an. Wann realisieren wir auch in Deutschland endlich, dass Städte Menschen gehören sollten und nicht Autos?

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Michael E. Mann
@michaelemann.bsky.social

"‘Unprecedented highs’ of greenhouse gases lock in temperature increase for the planet" by @brianmchugh.bsky.social for #ClimateThoughtsWithBrian: climatewithbrian.com/2026/10/27/u...

climatewithbrian.com‘Unprecedented highs’ of greenhouse gases lock in temperature increase for the planetCredit Muhammad Amdad Hossain / WMO Levels of carbon dioxide and other major greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached unprecedented highs in 2025, according to a new report from the World Meteoro…
Elliott
@elliottcb.bsky.social

I'm pretty good with heights and this still gives me the willies.

Massimo (mirror)@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social

The Ambuluwawa Tower is located in the suburbs of Gampola Town in Sri Lanka: it's 48 meters tall, cone-shaped tower housing the Stupa (Pagoda) of a Buddhist Temple [📹 enronquecido] Original post

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Digital Brain
@yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social

The sound of a sharp blade through vegetable-tanned leather is dry and clean, and the tannin scent rises with every cut. A crisp edge also means better burnishing and straighter stitching.

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George Monbiot
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

Monstrous beyond all reckoning. The US is using remote sensing *designed for humanitarian purposes* for the opposite purpose, potentially drowning civilians en masse. Trump hates Somalis. His troops appear to be exploiting the weather to help slaughter them. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

theguardian.comUS forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El NiñoExclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to safety. Is it a deliber...

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George Monbiot
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

The lessons from Brazil and Serbia? Don't concede one inch of ground to the far right. Don't appease. Don't triangulate. Don't grovel. Don't say they have "legitimate concerns". Mobilise your base, and fight them with all the democratic means at your disposal.