Richard G Wilkinson

Social epidemiologist, co-author of The Spirit Level, also of The Inner Level, co-founder of The Equality Trust. Born at 310.5 level of CO2.

[Prof. Eliot Jacobson @EliotJacobson]

Best 'bonus moment of doom' ever?

"we’re heating the planet 10 times faster than ever before in planetary history. And this fact alone means that scientific models are hampered, likely incomplete and inaccurate, because there’s no precedent for what’s happening."

https://t.co/ZdTe4vPZnP

[Richard G Wilkinson @ProfRGWilkinson]

Let's see real change in Burnham's first Budget! It's time to tax the super-rich, and back our communities with the investment they need. Please add your name to this letter to him:- https://t.co/fHl3TTvOxi

[Caroline Lucas @CarolineLucas]

The way British democracy is being bought by crypto billionaires is simply obscene - and a direct result of Labour’s unforgivable inaction https://t.co/8MO1tQ5rSf

[Richard Burgon MP @RichardBurgon]

Our democracy should not be for sale.

That’s why I backed the recent Amendment calling for a cap on political donations.

That needs to happen. And quickly.

[Richard G Wilkinson @ProfRGWilkinson]

People are fed up with privatised water companies letting us down. We deserve a real conversation about public ownership.

Can you help build pressure by asking your MP to attend this crucial debate on water ownership? https://t.co/z7EBRq9hZt

[Richard G Wilkinson @ProfRGWilkinson]

Defend union rights: Support the Rockstar 31 https://t.co/Y3dMy5vkyQ

[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

Pres Trump offers $5k to every US adult if the Republicans keep the House & Senate. A US federal statute makes it a crime for anyone to make or offer to make an "expenditure to any person, either to vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or against any candidate".

[DulceBiatch @BiatchDulce]

Can’t sleep… I love his perspective.
Had to share!

[Prof. Eliot Jacobson @EliotJacobson]

One more totally fucking nuts graph for today, care of a request by @LeonSimons8.

Not only is the current standard deviation for the Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature above 4SD over the 1982-2011 mean for the first time on record, but no previous year even reached 3SD.

[Prof. Eliot Jacobson @EliotJacobson]

The latest data is once again showing the preliminary global sea-surface temperature at a record high.

"Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day, to the last syllable of recorded time; and all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death."

[David Wengrow @davidwengrow]

We lost David Graeber six years ago today, but the work is unstoppable. He’d have wanted me to hurry up and get on with the next instalment of our new history of humanity, so .. it’s back to work. RIP, dear David.

[Richard G Wilkinson @ProfRGWilkinson]

Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, wildlife, and landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire prevention plan. Join me and sign the petition here: https://t.co/rlHYAHRhJ6

[Prof. Eliot Jacobson @EliotJacobson]

Your 'doom quote' for today:

"To the historian studying this tragic period of human history, the most astounding fact is that the victims knew what was happening and why. Indeed, they chronicled it in detail ..."

https://t.co/Hyyet5IjH1

[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

More than 100 French and British former diplomats have said Palestine is being erased in front of the world’s eyes and called for urgent action including trade and arms sales bans to press Israel to accept a Palestinian state.

[Prof. Eliot Jacobson @EliotJacobson]

We're now on day 83 of record breaking daily global sea-surface temperatures. There's still an outside chance that this year could break the all-time daily record set back on April 24, 2024.

The Climate Casino is taking the Over.

[Climate Dad @ClimateDad77]

In 2050 my son will be the age I was when he was born.

In 2050 our world will be 2-3C above preindustrial temps, a rise that insurance industry risk assessors warn will derail our society & kill 2-4 billion people.

No generation in history has failed its children on this scale.

[Prof. Eliot Jacobson @EliotJacobson]

Your 'moment of doom' for Aug. 16, 2026 ~ Uncharted territory alert!

"The reservoir’s levels dropped to 3519.91 feet on Saturday ... now just under 30 feet away from the point at which its dam will no longer be able to generate hydropower."

https://t.co/M9KD72at1Z

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

This is Croatia right now…

Everyone needs to know what is happening in our world right now: Our planet has been experiencing the most extreme heat event in world history. This is the coldest summer of the rest of your life.

July was the hottest month in the United States since we records began in 1895—Washington, USA burned to the ground.

June was the hottest month in Europe, exceeded 40 degrees Celsius, shattering all heat records—caused over 25,000 deaths across the continent.

Venezuela, Columbia, Indonesia, and Malaysia earthquakes crashing. The planet has recorded exactly 10 major earthquakes of magnitude 7.0 or higher—Earthquakes are not caused by CO2, but climate change can modulate them by secondary effects.

Rivers in China and Europe are drying up, reaching historically low levels—Just for perspective, the drying of these rivers will impact shipping routes, leading to a skyrocketing in the prices of food, fuel, and energy.

El Niño has begun, driving ocean temperatures to record-breaking highs—Nearly three decades ago, a catastrophic El Niño claimed 23,000 lives and inflicted billions of dollars in global economic damage.

Canada burned to the ground, and Greenland's ice sheet is collapsing—slowing down the overturning of heat in the North Atlantic, pushing the whole monsoon system down further south, causing droughts and forest fires over the Amazon rainforest.

The severity of this heatwave is truly hard to comprehend. What's going on there is a foreshadowing of our future.

Scientists confirmed that heatwaves driven by climate change. Climate change is not a "hoax." It’s real and it’s happening.

If you are not a scientist, and you disagree with scientists about science, it’s actually not a disagreement. You're just wrong. Science is not truth. Science is finding the truth. When science changes its opinion, it didn't lie to you. It learned more.

This is no longer just a climate crisis. Climate chaos is inevitable. This is a humanitarian crisis. Just because you do not take an interest in climate change, doesn't mean climate change won't take an interest in you.

We should start naming heatwaves after fossil fuel and oil companies, and wildfires after arms and defense industries. And Could reporters stop asking if leaders believe in climate change and start asking if they understand it instead.

The world must remember that we live in a society, not an economy.

[Prof. Eliot Jacobson @EliotJacobson]

Your 'moment of doom' for Aug. 15, 2026 ~ And then there were none.

"Scientists say this El Niño is on course to be the strongest in 150 years by a 'mind-blowing margin.' Even in its incipient phase, it is wreaking havoc across the planet."

https://t.co/NDA0GlOryr

[InfoGram @_InfoGram_]

This is wild 🔥

JD Vance 🇺🇸 YESTERDAY: "We have underestimated Iran and we spent $30 billion on war."

Obama 🇺🇸 TODAY: "All this to stop a nuke that didn’t exist and to open a Strait that wasn’t closed. What a loser." 🔥