Kit Marie Rackley

youtu.beOpinion: Populism, science denial - How I, as a trans science-communicator, is moving forward.YouTube video by Kit Marie Rackley (Geogramblings)

14 Nov 2024

👋 new followers. I guess I can’t do worse than intro myself through my latest video, recorded and posted today, reflecting on how I’m feeling as a queer [climate] science communicator. Found it strangely cathartic, and if you’re involved in #SciComm yourself, I hope it acts as a pick-me-up ❤️

Kit Marie Rackley@geogramblings.com

Unscripted and unedited, I lay my thoughts and feelings bare on current affairs. The re-election of Trump, effective concession that we'll miss 1.5C climate target, increasing hostility to the science community, step-up in anti-trans actions and rhetoric.. It's all overwhelming. youtu.be/CCDor2eQRCM

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Ste Johnson

@steillustrates.bsky.social

18h

An illustration of Chekov marvelling at the new U.S.S. Galaxy for @andy3e.bsky.social & @wolf359project.bsky.social in honour of Walter #startrek #inmemory

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youtu.beStar Trek Legend Walter Koenig Passes Away At 90YouTube video by TrekCulture

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Our small tribute to an enormous man Sleep well, Walter 🖖 youtu.be/9SurEEvj3mw?... @editkrisedit.bsky.social @trekculture.bsky.social

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Common Sense

@cmmnsensedspnsr.bsky.social

19h

Replying to @georgetakei.bsky.social

Course heading, Captain? Second star to the right, and straight on till morning.

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The Orion

@gettheorion.bsky.social

21h

William Shakespeare@shakespeare.lol

The heavens speed thee in thine enterprise!

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@merylbatchelder.bsky.social

21h

Oh this is sad news. When we lose anyone its tragedy, and of course Walter was one of the originals. I had of course heard rumours that he hadn't been well for a while. Our deepest sympathies to Walter's family and friends at this time Walter Koenig - 1936 - 2026 #RIP #NuclearWessels

Jesse Thorn@jessethorn.bsky.social

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

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Hi UK teachers and educators 👋🏽 If you find you have a spare 10 mins over half term please can you complete this wellbeing survey. It's anonymous but the initial responses make really interesting reading! forms.gle/jCYAi7s5Wx44... Thanks to everyone who has already completed it 💚 #Teachers #UKEd

forms.gleEducator Wellbeing and the Climate and Nature CrisisA survey for teachers and educators Estimated time: 10–12 minutes About this survey Meryl Batchelder and Kit Marie Rackley work in climate education in England. This survey is being run independently...

geogramblings.comLaughter as a Lubricant in the Age of Climate Crisis: A Conversation with Comedian Stuart GoldsmithA conversation with climate comedian Stuart Goldsmith about turning climate dread into stand-up, using humour to create safer conversations, and finding useful work at the intersection of skill, need and satisfaction. Along the way, we encounter climate memes, beavers, street wolves, giant robots, stewardship and the imagined inner lives of murmuring starlings.

New Geogramblings post 🌍 What can comedy do for climate communication? Stuart Goldsmith and I talk climate dread, safe spaces, guilt, memes, beavers, street wolves, giant robots and finding the work we are equipped to do. #CoffeeGeogPod #ClimateComedy #StoryTelling #ClimateCommunication

@stuartgoldsmith.bsky.social

Approx 600 homes w/o power here atm due to #StormBoelo - except ours is the only one lit in the neighbourhood due to having home batteries with emergency power. We’re lucky. Govt: “Stock up on food and water this winter” is just a 🩹. Where’s the investment in resilient homes for the vulnerable?

💬 “I started talking about it on stage because that’s all I know how to do.” Climate comedian Stuart Goldsmith explains how anxiety became material, then purpose, in the latest #CoffeeGeogPod. 🎧 soundcloud.com/geogr...

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Josh Marshall

@joshtpm.bsky.social

Best way to understand MAGA is as a version of the Star Trek episode "A Piece of the Action" but instead of basing their society around an old book about gangland Chicago they based it on the Epstein Files.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Ramaswamy put up a very powerful Ad about a mother saying that her daughter, Acton, is a liar, and much worse. The Press is trying to get him to 'take down the Ad.' Frankly, anybody whose mother spoke about daughter that way would normally lead to the daughter being precluded from serving"

An amazing day with a bunch of Suffolk-based @climateambassadors.bsky.social at @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social's Foxburrow Nature Reserve. A rustic little site perfect for an intimate day of networking. SWT's Sophie MM a great host, who ran a lovely outdoor activity exploring nature through poetry.

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climateambassadors.org.ukClimate Ambassadors: Embedding climate action where it matters mostVolunteer Climate Ambassadors support nurseries, schools and colleges across England with their climate action planning.

The feedback was lovely. Smiles, connections made, and recharging of souls. Want to be a part of such a cohesive and supportive community? An education setting looking for help with #ClimateAction? We’re out there… just ask! Visit climateambassadors.org.uk and click “Join in”.

AMBASSADORS! Assemble!

We practiced some National Education Nature Park habitat mapping, heard from Let's Go Zero about joined up support and the ‘oil-heated settings’ programme, and shared stories, ideas, learnings and wisdom. All with a hearty vegan lunch buffet to boot.

We overrun a little, but you could feel the sadness that the day had to come to an end. Thanks again to Sophie for hosting, and thanks to my lovely sister project colleagues Nige' (@letsgozero.bsky.social) and Phoebe (National Education Nature Park) - a day of ‘how we do this together?'

We played an icebreaker game I called “Ambassadors Assemble!” where we got to know each other’s skills, passions and expertise using scenarios of the kind of help education settings might need.

💬 “Comedy is a social lubricant and a storytelling lubricant.” Stuart Goldsmith joins me to discuss climate dread, difficult truths, safer conversations and how laughter can help people remain engaged. 🎧 soundcloud.com/geogr... #CoffeeGeogPod

We’ve started up a new family habit on Tuesday evenings - “family reading night” - where we each curl up on the sofas and silently parallel read for about 30 minutes. It’s absolutely lovely and I hope it sticks. But I think the kids have taken to it because we’re reading our own books with them…

So a bit of fun for you - here’s the four books being read at the moment. Have a guess, which is mine, which is my partner’s, which is my youngest’s (9yo) and which is my eldest’s (12yo)? 📖

What happens when a comedian turns climate dread into a career? Stuart Goldsmith joins me to discuss humour as climate communication, finding a climate side hustle, making difficult subjects safer, and why every street needs a wolf. 🎧 soundcloud.com/geogr... #CoffeeGeogPod

🌍 Can climate change be funny without making light of the crisis? Climate comedian Stuart Goldsmith joins me on #CoffeeGeogPod to talk climate dread, safe spaces, storytelling, memes, beavers, street wolves and giant robots. 🎧 soundcloud.com/geogr... 📺 youtu.be/LRLC8qw6hul

Sophia_Nyx 🐰@sophianyx.bsky.social

name a bit part in a film, played to perfection.

@merylbatchelder.bsky.social

Them: If you release the entire Epstein file the whole system will burn. Me:

Lizzylizumab III: Season of the Liz@lizzylizumab.bsky.social

Them: If you release the entire Epstein file the whole system will burn. Me:

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Calling teachers & educators in the UK. How is the climate and nature crisis affecting you, and your work in education? @geogramblings.com and I are running an independent survey to get a clear picture. It takes 10 mins and is anonymous. Please share! #edusky #uked forms.gle/jCYAi7s5Wx44...

forms.gleTeachers and the Climate and Nature CrisisA survey for teachers and educators Estimated time: 10–12 minutes About this survey Meryl Batchelder and Kit Marie Rackley work in climate education in England. This survey is being run independently...

soundcloud.comCoffee & Geography 6x17 Josh Jones (UK) The Rivers Trust State of Our Rivers ReportKit Marie chats with Dr Josh Jones, Senior Technical Analyst at The Rivers Trust, about the latest State of Our Rivers report and what the data reveal about waterways across the UK and Ireland. Josh

🏞️ New #CoffeeGeogPod! Dr Josh Jones joins me to unpack the #StateOfOurRiversReport: pollution, water scarcity, flood risk, barriers, blue-space access, river restoration and how citizen science can help. 🎧 soundcloud.com/geogr... #RiversTrust #FloodActionWeek

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Kate Moore

@oscarwoofs.bsky.social

Education at its best.... teaching children to examine the world around them and think...

East Anglia Bylines@eastangliabylines.co.uk

What can a puddle, an overheated classroom or a patch of grass teach pupils about climate change? Quite a lot, with the right tools. A new programme will put young people at the heart of investigating their own schools. Kit Marie Rackley reports.

eastangliabylines.co.uk‘ClimateReady Schools’: putting young people at the heart of climate actionPupils across the East of England will investigate climate challenges in their own schools and help shape practical responses

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Bylines Network

@bylinesnetwork.co.uk

Why does that corner of the playground always flood? Why is one classroom so hot? A new ClimateReady Schools programme puts young people at the heart of finding practical solutions to climate change. Kit Marie Rackley explains the initiative. #EduSky @eastangliabylines.co.uk @geogramblings.com

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geogramblings.comFlood Action Week: Have You Properly Planned for Flooding?Flood Action Week 2026 is upon us, and now is the time for educational settings to assess flood risks in their emergency and Climate Action Plans. With increasing flood risks due to climate change and a super-strong El Niño, there is an urgent need for preparedness and community-wide strategies to mitigate potential impacts on schools. Fortunately, there are resources and guidance to help.

This short #CoffeeGeogPod Espresso explains what schools can do during #FloodActionWeek: check risk, review plans, register for warnings and strengthen Climate Action Plans. 🎧 on.soundcloud.com/Sk... Or search for 'Coffee & Geography Podcast' on your favourite podcatcher.

12-18 October is #FloodActionWeek, led by the #EnvironmentAgency. This #CoffeeGeogPod Espresso and blog outlines why it is important, the resources available, and the actions you can take.

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@merylbatchelder.bsky.social

In schools I find it is often the Geography department which is more enthusiastic to cover climate and sustainability challenges, including nature-based solutions, than the Science department. As a geoscientist I find this confusing. The scientific evidence is clear, we need urgent, tangible action!

Dr Charlie Gardner@charliejgardner.bsky.social

"We see the same tendency at the individual level, with greater faith in technological solutions going hand in hand with less engagement in climate action. Yet technology cannot substitute for the broader societal changes and large-scale shifts in consumption that are also needed"

theguardian.comScientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes needed

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dradriancooper2025.bsky.social

I was tempted to pirate HP, curiosity and all that. But @jessiegender.bsky.social is right - think of the amount of times HBO commented on GOT leaks and downloads, just as an example. They DO track these things, and even that drives interest. Let this show die. Trans people deserve better.

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@dradriancooper2025.bsky.social

@geogramblings.com Can you share this new research report please? nbn.org.uk/blogs/nbn-bl... It might appeal to groups interested in climate activism, citizen science, inclusiveness, therapeutic walking, #wellness #STEM and environmental education

geogramblings.comFrom Antarctica to Orbit: A Conversation with Dr Meganne ChristianMeganne Christian, a remarkable figure with Australian, British, New Zealand, and Italian citizenship, shares her unique journey from studying industrial chemistry to living at Concordia Station in Antarctica and joining the European Space Agency's astronaut reserve. Her experience highlights the intersection of science, exploration, and personal growth amidst extreme environments.

Dr Meganne Christian shares her unique journey from studying industrial chemistry to living at Concordia Station in Antarctica and joining the European Space Agency's astronaut reserve. A fascinating discussion and insight in this latest blog post. #Space #Astronaut #Antarctica

With regret & apologies that the recording of this episode has been postponed indefinitely for now due to unforeseen circumstances. Thanks to all those who posted Qs. Hopefully we’ll get this rescheduled for another time and I can put your questions forward then. #CoffeeGeogPod #GeogQOverABrew

Kit Marie Rackley@geogramblings.com

🌧️ What would you ask the Environment Agency about flooding? Ahead of Flood Action Week, I’ll be putting listeners’ questions to Deputy Director Mark Garratt on the Coffee & Geography Podcast! Reply with your question by Thursday 1 October using: #GeogQOverABrew #CoffeeGeogPod

This is my third #PeoplesEmergencyBriefing, and the second I’ve been on the panel. If you are in the UK, I cannot urge you enough to check the @nebriefing.bsky.social screening map and sign up to one near you. www.nebriefing.org/screening-map #ClimateChange #Community

💬 “If we understand our planet, then we know how to protect it and keep it safe for our next generations.” Dr Meganne Christian joins #CoffeeGeogPod to talk Antarctica, climate science, microgravity and space exploration. 🎧 soundcloud.com/geogr... 🎥 youtu.be/VRWLH-svpiQ

@thedogwalker.bsky.social

Sophia_Nyx 🐰@sophianyx.bsky.social

Name a tv show from before 1980.

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Paul Byrne

@theplanetaryguy.com

This is a photo of our home planet taken only a few hours ago! So what? We have photos of Earth taken from space every day. Ah, but *this* photo was taken by a spacecraft ON ITS WAY TO JUPITER.

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Richie Daiches Barlow

This is a genocide. If you think differently, there’s something seriously wrong with you. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...

independent.co.ukGoogle Earth exposes devastation in Gaza with new updated imagesGoogle Earth shows the unprecedented devastation in Gaza, illustrating the scale of the wreckage

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Arcas De Disco

@puckarks.bsky.social

15 Nov 2024

Islamophobia is wrong. Antisemitism is wrong. Terrorism is wrong. Racism is wrong. Killing children is wrong. War crime is wrong. Occupation is wrong. GENOCIDE is wrong ! Can we all agree on this?

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Hunter Dunn

@hunterisntdunn.bsky.social

28 Mar

Replying to @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social

Moral consistency really isn’t that difficult. Genocide is wrong, fascism & authoritarianism are bad, and no one is free until we all are free

Tempting to change the profile picture to a new pic, but I kinda like my mash up of the climate stripes and my determined glare!

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@thesnowdreamer.bsky.social

The Terrorist regime ruling Israel is committing a genocide against Palestine. This is not directed against all Jewish people, because that's nonsense. All of those who oppose Genocide should oppose the current ruling body of Israel. This is not a question of opinion. #FreePalestine

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Freda Wallace She/Ra

@missfreda.bsky.social

S.Peggie loses on every point apart from the administrative failures of NHS systems. GC lawyers have wasted NHS time and resources for a vanity project with net-zero result for them or Peggie. The aim is never to win legally but use the story to lobby politically through media.

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London & Southeast🔅

El Niño is an absolute monster we have now surpassed the Super El Niño of 2015-2016 with peak expected in November-December 2026. We can’t truly know how significant the 1877-1878 El Niño was in equatorial Pacific clearly very significant, but this is at least strongest event in ~150 years.