Saw SRV in Summer of 1988 in Manchester, England. Never seen a gig like that. Unbelievable he was…

EDITORIAL: Researching climate policy in uncertain times

💡 EDITORIAL: In this special Editorial, our co-Editors-in-Chief @ndubash.bsky.social & @yacobmulugetta.bsky.social, and Editor @pieterpauw.bsky.social reflect on navigating #climatepolicy amidst an uncertain landscape of key political shifts, geopolitical tensions and narrative changes ⬇️ ⚡

Pope Francis consoles a boy who asked if his non-believing father is in Heaven YouTube video by ROME REPORTS in English

The pope was just cool. Beautifully deals with a kid's painful question if his deceased 'atheist' father is in heaven. What a burden this poor child was carrying. m.youtube.com/watch?v=bRbU...

It was a brilliant event. Imagining an inspiring future as if people mattered is liberating. Thank you.

Here is one. Amazon-unlike scheme, organised through a chain of interconnected cooperatives. Entire ecosystem (value chain), ie inputs and supply chain, management, transport, etc all organised in a cooperative arrangement. Stakeholder ownership, where an individual’s share does not exceed 1%.

In Feb 2025 I had the privilege of attending the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) in Cape Town.

An amazing gathering illustrating enormous global public banking capacity, and energy.

My message, and a common theme, was the need for more #public-public collaborations to deliver just transitions!

Every time this man speaks, my blood boils. But then again, he is part of a long line of so-called French ‘leaders’, trained in the same institution, taught to plunder. He just happens to vocalise his racism with no filter or restraint.

We have lots of those unfortunately...

You & other progressive politicians need to rebuild your party from ground up to present structured resistance. There can be no doubt that your party’s failure to connect with working people & the young is what led to Trump. You all need to forget DC & go on the road to listen, resist & organise.

Spain keeps surprising, in a nice way...www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/20/single...

Enjoying it...Very much so. Looking forward to the hopeful end...also asked 'my' students at UCL to read the book together...and discuss it at the end of the term

Currently in the thick of this wonderful book. The Lucas aerospace story made me cry. Neoliberal policies have squandered endless possibilities and crushed so many hopes.

Shout out Michelle. Way too dignified. Self-respect is too precious to throw away for the sake of ‘obeying’ some bullshit convention.

I am with you all the way, though I have a different understanding of anarchism. They certainly are narcissistic pillocks, devoid of any moral fabric.

Opinion | As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time to Leave Los Angeles (Gift Article) After the Bobcat fire, the area no longer felt safe.

This is the article to read. Peter Kalmus @climatehuman.bsky.social, "As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time to Leave Los Angeles." www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...

Great to talk with Jael Holzman. Heatmap is a remarkable outlet--daily newsletters on renewable energy.

I am very concerned that anti-renewables groups are not being directly confronted for misinformation. Our work on that is here:
www.climatedevlab.brown.edu/anti-offshor...

Ian Hislop’s unfiltered take on Elon Musk | LBC YouTube video by LBC

An exquisite response by ian hislop to musk’s misinformation m.youtube.com/watch?v=diHc...

Thanks. Will read. Seems like relevant book to make sense of places where rapturous change happens.

Elon Musk x Gil Scott-Heron Whitey On The Moon JDilla SPACE KAREN remix Bezos Space X Blue Origin YouTube video by TERMINAL MODE

So Gil Scott-Heron knew about Musk before he pitched up m.youtube.com/watch?v=DR8H...

Ah. But is it still not in the hands of Spain?…Ceuta, Melilla, etc

wow. is this map of 'Western Sahara' or Morocco proper?

Viva New York!

Yep. when some advocate investing in services to serve all, they scream "class war"; when small efforts are made to 'correct' historical wrongs of racism, they shout "wokism"; but when the rich extract huge wealth from the poorest, they say "it's the way of the market". Bollocks!

[Excerpt] Global Strategy in an Age of Crisis w/ Adam Tooze Podcast Episode · Macrodose · 28/10/2024 · Bonus · 14m

11/ Global Strategy in an Age of Crisis w/ Adam Tooze (28 October)

@MeadwaJ and renowned historian @adam_tooze discuss US political economy, foreign policy, and what the 2024 election might mean for global stability.

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Matt Damon: “A teacher wants to teach.”

The son of a public school teacher, he defends teachers as heroes we should be grateful for rather than villains we should be threatening to punish — as pro-privatization forces would have us believe.

Merry Christmas from the badass farmers of #Tigray!

New data from the Meher Harvest Report shows crop production more than doubled since last year across the accessible areas of Tigray.

Me too. Just don't sell this one too. 🙃