It was blindingly obvious that this was going to happen. All the woolly language around ‘limited use’ and ‘defensive purposes’ was just stalling. It always is.

I am generally an AI sceptic but decided to try a free trial of a translation service for a paper I have left too late to pay a proofreader for. My god am I paying the price spiritually. This thing keeps adding completely unnecessary information that I did NOT include in my original

they double bombed an elementary school for girls

At the Berlinale, Art Is Political. Except on Palestine. How the Berlinale Jury’s Turn to “Neutrality” Exposed the Limits of Solidarity in Germany’s Cultural Sphere

At the Berlinale, Art Is Political. Except on Palestine. My Latest on Substack
hannohauenstein.substack.com/p/the-most-p...

Bar graph time series showing global mean surface temperature anomalies from 1850 to 2025 for ERA5 compared to other datasets. 2025 was the third warmest year on record. Graphic produced by Copernicus ECMWF. There is a long-term warming trend.

We continue to receive warning signs for our future. The data is in, and last year was the 3rd hottest on record for our planet...

+ Full report by @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social at climate.copernicus.eu/sites/defaul...

BREAKING 🇵🇸 Israeli regime forces have stormed Birzeit University campus in the Occupied West Bank, injuring 41 students, including 9 with live bullets.

"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers"

Explosionen in Caracas: US-Beamte bestätigen Militäreinsatz in Venezuela – Liveblog Weißes Haus und Pentagon schweigen noch, aber US-Medien zitieren Beamte, die von einem Angriff auf Ziele in Caracas sprechen. Videos zeigen Explosionen und tief fliegende Helikopter. Alle Entwicklunge...

Der sog "Westen" verspielt gerade sein letztes Bisschen an Glaubwürdigkeit. Das ist brandgefählich. Wie kann man Putin noch glaubhaft kritisieren?
Entscheidend, wie nun Europa reagiert. Die intl. Nachkriegsordnung liegt vollständig in Trümmern.
www.spiegel.de/ausland/vene...

‘Rebranded plantations’: how empire shaped luxury Caribbean tourism Research shows that the British colonial wealth extraction system still influences the region’s tourist industry

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...

Report from @cmmonwealth.bsky.social

Is contributing to wikipedia articles a thing that serious historians spend time doing? Or to rephrase, a thing worth doing? I keep seeing articles related to my field that are crying out for more information and better citations...

In Germany the only source of electricity that keeps growing and growing: renewable energy.

Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.

Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders

How many times do we need to point this out?
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...

Crazy how much writing time I lose chasing down the intricacies of the Chicago Manual of Style

reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."

Just wilful performative cruelty that is entirely out of step with the majority of British people.

How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?

Six prisoners for Palestine have begun a hunger strike in the UK.

The Real Story of Haiti's Forests Deforestation and charcoal production are often seen as the principal culprits for the endemic poverty in Haiti. This essay calls for a new narrative. Not only is this picture of Haiti incomplete and ...

Have seen/heard some discussion lately about deforestation in Haiti, in the Guardian today as well as in context of the 1825 indemnity and mahogany trade. This article answers common myths that have - like many others about Haiti - been repeated uncritically
booksandideas.net/The-Real-Sto...

PI Briefing | No. 40 | Kerala ends extreme poverty The Communist Party of India (Marxist) announces that Kerala has become the first Indian state to end extreme poverty.

"On 1 November 2025, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM) announced that the state of Kerala is “extreme poverty–free” — one year ahead of schedule."

The 40th Progressive International Briefing of 2025 is online now.

Made my first ever investment and very glad it was in a company with a mission I care about: @europeansleeper.eu ! Night trains are a cornerstone of the future I hope to live in 🚂🌃🌱

Brazil records biggest annual fall in emissions in 15 years, notably thanks to fight against deforestation The gross emissions of Latin America's biggest country fell by 16.7% year-on-year, according to Brazil's Climate Observatory, a network of environmental NGOs.

Some good news: Brazil's fight against deforestation is paying climate dividends.

Puerto Rico’s Fight for Energy Independence Amid worsening blackouts and fossil fuel contracts that deepen colonial dependency, Puerto Ricans are building energy sovereignty from the ground up—one rooftop solar panel at a time.

Amid worsening blackouts and fossil fuel contracts that deepen colonial dependency, Puerto Ricans are building energy sovereignty from the ground up—one rooftop solar panel at a time.

nacla.org/puerto-ricos...

By Jesse Ilan Kornbluth (from our Fall 2025 print issue!)

Thanks so much to the organisers at Uni Bayreuth and Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Alongside our discussions we also had a wonder tour of the Palacio Nacional in Sintra

I had the honour of attending this year's Summer Academy of Atlantic History. It was amazing to meet other PhDs - the future of the field looks so exciting!

Sunset over the sea with a big rock in the sea, distorting the light reflecting from the setting sun

In July Fennoscandia was hit by a heatwave similar to one that hit the region in 2018. In just seven years, similar events have become almost twice as likely due to increased global temperatures from 1.1 to 1.3°C.

Every fraction of a degree matters! www.worldweatherattribution.org/intense-two-...

David Lammy faces possible legal action over Foreign Office secondments Campaigners say placing staff from Shell and BAE Systems in ministries creates potential for improper influence

David Lammy wants BAE Systems and Shell in the Foreign Office and pretends it's to help "British workers". Surely he doesn't believe his own lies? The greed of this government is sickening - willing to sell anything to anyone for a sliver of bloody pie
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

A new essay from the great Amory Lovins raises concerns & cautions regarding bloated forecasts of AI energy use. He has seen this cycle of self-interested forecasts followed by overbuilding before, several times.

a gargantuan economic development that healthier societies would be well positioned to exploit politically. but we have xenophobia and hyper policing as our de facto climate policy instead of managed fossil fuel phase out. this is not an accident

@thiggins.bsky.social requested a version where its in the form of a spiral, to avoid the discontinuity at the start and end of the year: