Matthew Todd šŸŒšŸ”„ Profile picture
Award winning writer. ā€˜Straight Jacket' ('An essential read for every gay person on the planetā€™ Elton John). Former editor-in-chief of @attitudemag
May 25 ā€¢ 5 tweets ā€¢ 2 min read
Fact: Clear air turbulence - the most violent - is increasing as we heat the planet and will get 300% worse in some areas over the next 30 yrs. This video is so frightening. Could it be the penny drop moment for some people to understand life on earth is never going to be the same. What is happening to šŸŒis beyond full comprehension. And govts intend for it to get worse. Thereā€™s something thing about this video that makes me feel nauseous. I think even for someone like me that thinks about this all the time, it shows a reality that we havenā€™t really faced before. For 50 years weā€™ve taken it for granted that itā€™s our right to soar through the atmosphere in a metal tube - itā€™s meant to be fun. Itā€™s a lynch pin of our consumerist lives. But this is a man reflecting on carnage. A growing gamble that you might be terribly injured from doing something weā€™re told is a lifestyle right. I canā€™t think of many more terrifying things to go through. Even now much of the media is ignoring the facts thatā€™s turbulence is increasing.
We didnā€™t listen and now the earth is taking the choices we refused to make out of our hands. Itā€™s beyond the worst Greek tragedy.
May 24, 2023 ā€¢ 16 tweets ā€¢ 7 min read
Climate change ā€˜should be the biggest issue of the dayā€™. @GaryLineker is right - and if you donā€™t understand why, thereā€™s a thread below šŸ‘‡ Scientists have known for decades that burning oil, coal and gas, releases carbon dioxide (CO2) which is a greenhouse gas - meaning it traps heat. The more CO2 there is, the hotter the planet gets:
May 23, 2023 ā€¢ 7 tweets ā€¢ 6 min read
šŸšØUnderstand why people are disrupting Shellā€™s AGM. Short thread. Oil companies knew for sure by the 70s that their product would dangerously heat the world. They spend $1Billion a year trying to confuse and lie to the public about climate change science: Oil companies pretend they want to lead the transition to renewable green energy but in reality they only care about their profits. They spend millions every year lobbying against green energy #Shell #ShellAGM #JustStopOil #ExtinctionRebellion forbes.com/sites/niallmccā€¦
Apr 25, 2023 ā€¢ 4 tweets ā€¢ 2 min read
Expect extreme and unimaginable violence as the food supply starts to stall. We were warned but we were too busy taking selfies and watching game shows Image by Ben Webster, The Times Image
Apr 17, 2023 ā€¢ 5 tweets ā€¢ 2 min read
Millions of you are soon to scream ā€˜WHY DIDNā€™T YOU WARN US???ā€™ You are being warned. Act now. #TheBigOne @XRebellionUK #ClimateCrisis *Note that things are happening far faster than what was predicted in this video made a few years ago
Mar 18, 2023 ā€¢ 4 tweets ā€¢ 5 min read
Can you imagine the difference it would make if climate scientists like NASAā€™s Peter Kalmus @ClimateHuman were given the coverage that Paris Hilton has had in the British media this week. This is why weā€™re in deep trouble and the media canā€™t see it @radioleary @AlisonHammond twitter.com/i/web/status/1ā€¦ @radioleary @alisonhammond @hollywills @Schofe @thismorning @Josiestweet @RochelleHumes @RuthieeL Please listen to David Attenborough and tell your viewers what their families are facing in the imminent future šŸšØšŸ™ā¤ļø
Mar 11, 2023 ā€¢ 19 tweets ā€¢ 15 min read
While all this focus is on @GaryLineker, he gets criticised a lot for tweeting about this because he understands that most people donā€™t understand the magnitude of what we are facing in our kids lifetimes and maybe our own. Worth watching. A thread #MOTD #MOTDboycott #football If youā€™re in any doubt of the facts: NASA climate.nasa.gov/evidence/ Oxford ox.ac.uk/news/2021-08-0ā€¦ Met office metoffice.gov.uk/weather/climatā€¦ Margaret Thatcher Stephen Hawking The PR campaign against the facts:
Mar 10, 2023 ā€¢ 4 tweets ā€¢ 3 min read
WHAT THE FUCK theguardian.com/media/2023/marā€¦ @BBC @BBCNews Tell the public clearly and loudly, the full truth
Jan 23, 2023 ā€¢ 4 tweets ā€¢ 3 min read
Iā€™m baffled why more parents are not making it their mission to stop this. What are they thinking? Most people barely even talk about it NASA climate.nasa.gov/evidence/ Oxford ox.ac.uk/news/2021-08-0ā€¦ Met office metoffice.gov.uk/weather/climatā€¦ Margaret Thatcher Stephen Hawking The oil PR campaign against the facts:
Jul 16, 2022 ā€¢ 19 tweets ā€¢ 8 min read
You know this is just the beginning, donā€™t you? Talked to some famous people last night who didnā€™t understand that almost all climate scientists agree, and what eventually comes is crop failure which leads to civil unrest and widespread violence. Watch Breaking Boundaries asap climate.nasa.gov/scientific-conā€¦
Jul 5, 2022 ā€¢ 10 tweets ā€¢ 7 min read
What the Republicans, Tories, The Daily Mail, The Telegraph, Fox News, Murdoch, Putin, oil nations, the establishment, the banks, the super rich, the elite, do not want you to understand: #JustStopOil #ClimateEmergency ox.ac.uk/news/2021-08-0ā€¦ šŸšØ Any doubt? Hereā€™s NASA climate.nasa.gov/evidence/ hereā€™s Oxford ox.ac.uk/news/2021-08-0ā€¦ Hereā€™s the Met office metoffice.gov.uk/weather/climatā€¦ Heres Margaret Thatcher: Hereā€™s Stephen Hawking Hereā€™s New Scientist newscientist.com/article/dn1146ā€¦
Jul 4, 2022 ā€¢ 5 tweets ā€¢ 4 min read
@MBrundleF1 @TomGaymor Guys, look at whatā€™s happening all over the world. Pls get in touch - arranging meetings for high profile people & climate scientists bbc.co.uk/news/world-ausā€¦ Record nypost.com/2021/07/21/raiā€¦ Record cbsnews.com/news/flooding-ā€¦
Record These NASA scientists are begging us to take action - but we are going in the wrong direction. NASAs prof James Hansen: NASAs @ClimateHuman
May 1, 2022 ā€¢ 4 tweets ā€¢ 1 min read
So far have found it too painful to watch HeartStopper all the way through. Reminded of when I saw Beautiful Thing in 1996 and sitting behind these two guys, one of whom was deeply sobbing when Jamie comes out to his mum. I guess I feel angry we all go through that pain Actually maybe thatā€™s a bit melodramatic. Maybe painful is not quite the right word, maybe ā€˜intenseā€™ is better. What feels like a simple story is quite a conflicting intense experience when youā€™re in your forties
Sep 21, 2021 ā€¢ 4 tweets ā€¢ 1 min read
What is coming is beyond most peoples comprehension, including journalists Scientists say we can still stave off the worst if we act - which is why everyone needs to become an activist, educate their friends and family, and get on the streets to demand change. If we carry on leaving it to other people we have no chance.