Pip
@littlegreenpip.bsky.social
Contemporary dancer turned political research editor. A bit tofu-eating wokerati. Politics, environment, nature.
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Fantastic article diagnosing the problems with reactionary centrism and why it's not a solution to our current woes. UK-centered but should be required reading here as well. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/709...
What is a reactionary centrist, and does the UK have them?
A term favoured by US progressives can help us understand Britain’s drift to the right
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Fantastic article diagnosing the problems with reactionary centrism and why it's not a solution to our current woes. UK-centered but should be required reading here as well. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/709...
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Rep. Jamie Raskin tears into Nigel Farage as a "far-right pro-Putin politician" and a "Donald Trump sycophant and wannabe".
September 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Rep. Jamie Raskin tears into Nigel Farage as a "far-right pro-Putin politician" and a "Donald Trump sycophant and wannabe".
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Farage talking about locking up women and children just for seeking a place of refuge.
These women and children will have been victims of war, rape as a weapon of war, slavery and torture.
To no one’s surprise, it was never about protecting women and kids.
Just his own self interest. #reform
These women and children will have been victims of war, rape as a weapon of war, slavery and torture.
To no one’s surprise, it was never about protecting women and kids.
Just his own self interest. #reform
Nigel Farage has committed to locking up women and children under his plans to tackle illegal migration.
Nigel Farage commits to locking up women and children
www.mirror.co.uk
August 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Farage talking about locking up women and children just for seeking a place of refuge.
These women and children will have been victims of war, rape as a weapon of war, slavery and torture.
To no one’s surprise, it was never about protecting women and kids.
Just his own self interest. #reform
These women and children will have been victims of war, rape as a weapon of war, slavery and torture.
To no one’s surprise, it was never about protecting women and kids.
Just his own self interest. #reform
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BBC among media misreportimg/exaggerating scale of asylum protests
Median protest is a few dozen, below 100.
"Usually Several hundred at a time" is false.
- should say *occasionally*
< 1/10 protests have 200 people
"Sometimes thousands"
I dont think a single 2025 protest had > 2000 people yet
Median protest is a few dozen, below 100.
"Usually Several hundred at a time" is false.
- should say *occasionally*
< 1/10 protests have 200 people
"Sometimes thousands"
I dont think a single 2025 protest had > 2000 people yet
August 9, 2025 at 8:02 AM
BBC among media misreportimg/exaggerating scale of asylum protests
Median protest is a few dozen, below 100.
"Usually Several hundred at a time" is false.
- should say *occasionally*
< 1/10 protests have 200 people
"Sometimes thousands"
I dont think a single 2025 protest had > 2000 people yet
Median protest is a few dozen, below 100.
"Usually Several hundred at a time" is false.
- should say *occasionally*
< 1/10 protests have 200 people
"Sometimes thousands"
I dont think a single 2025 protest had > 2000 people yet
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People like Rupert Lowe defend elite bloodsports. You think he’s on our side?
August 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
People like Rupert Lowe defend elite bloodsports. You think he’s on our side?
Police also were involved - what a not-at-all useless waste of time (& taxpayers’ money)
Rupert Lowe reports charity rowers to coastguard as possible ‘illegal migrants’
Rupert Lowe reports charity rowers to coastguard as possible ‘illegal migrants’
MP agrees to donate £1,000 to crew’s fundraising effort after alerting authorities to rowing boat off Great Yarmouth
The independent MP Rupert Lowe has agreed to donate £1,000 to a charity after mistaking its rowing crew, including a former Royal Marine, for “illegal migrants”.
Lowe, who was elected as a Reform MP but now sits as an independent for Great Yarmouth, said he had shopped the crew to the authorities and vowed to do everything he could to have them deported if they turned out to be what he suspected. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Police also were involved - what a not-at-all useless waste of time (& taxpayers’ money)
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Legitimate concerns, huh?
Exposed: the neo-Nazis who are organising the Epping, Essex anti-immigrant protests
Epping hotel anti-migrant protests were organised by members of Neo-Nazi groups
Two members of the Homeland Party have been identified as administrators of the Facebook group organising the protests
www.independent.co.uk
July 24, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Legitimate concerns, huh?
'“The river would have had woodland in the past,” he says. “There are so many deer here, the trees don’t get peace to grow.”
The deer numbers are kept up for high-paying guests to hunt on the private estates bordering the river.'
Why do we permit wealth to dictate the health of our planet?
The deer numbers are kept up for high-paying guests to hunt on the private estates bordering the river.'
Why do we permit wealth to dictate the health of our planet?
‘They are a species on the brink’: can trees save the salmon in Scotland’s River Dee?
Last year, a single female was recorded returning to one tributary of a river usually celebrated for its fish. Now a plan is in place to change things – but it’s proving controversial
www.theguardian.com
July 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
'“The river would have had woodland in the past,” he says. “There are so many deer here, the trees don’t get peace to grow.”
The deer numbers are kept up for high-paying guests to hunt on the private estates bordering the river.'
Why do we permit wealth to dictate the health of our planet?
The deer numbers are kept up for high-paying guests to hunt on the private estates bordering the river.'
Why do we permit wealth to dictate the health of our planet?
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I hope everyone on this website thinks very carefully about this graph and then considers whether or not they need to reorder their priorities at all.
June 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I hope everyone on this website thinks very carefully about this graph and then considers whether or not they need to reorder their priorities at all.
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I find myself with little of use or value to say on any Israel's constant atrocities in Gaza, but one thing I can say is that what we see now is a horrific culmination of a long-term process, namely the systematic deprivation of civilian access to adequate water and waste infrastructure.
Children in Gaza dying of thirst after trucks carrying water blocked - UNICEF
Children in Gaza are dying of thirst, says UNICEF
UNICEF has warned that while the world's attention is focused elsewhere, the situation in Gaza is "at the worst it has ever been" with the Palestinian territory hitting "rock bottom".
www.rte.ie
June 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I find myself with little of use or value to say on any Israel's constant atrocities in Gaza, but one thing I can say is that what we see now is a horrific culmination of a long-term process, namely the systematic deprivation of civilian access to adequate water and waste infrastructure.
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Research with @transenv.bsky.social finds that average bonnet height in newly-sold cars is increasing by 0.5cm a year, reaching 83.8cm in 2024, up from 76.9cm in 2010.
This increases severity of crashes & reduce drivers’ visibility. Clear need for regulation.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
This increases severity of crashes & reduce drivers’ visibility. Clear need for regulation.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Ever-rising height of car bonnets a ‘clear threat’ to children, report says
High-fronted vehicles are more likely to kill and are on the rise in Europe with the UK an extreme example
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Research with @transenv.bsky.social finds that average bonnet height in newly-sold cars is increasing by 0.5cm a year, reaching 83.8cm in 2024, up from 76.9cm in 2010.
This increases severity of crashes & reduce drivers’ visibility. Clear need for regulation.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
This increases severity of crashes & reduce drivers’ visibility. Clear need for regulation.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Jeremy Bowen spells out the problem for Israel trying to deny war crimes: its own ministers have admitted to them www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
June 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Jeremy Bowen spells out the problem for Israel trying to deny war crimes: its own ministers have admitted to them www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The lengths we go to, to avoid seeing the bleeding obvious.
‘Body parts’ is a term normally used for human bobies. Abattoirs trade in meat, not body parts.
June 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The lengths we go to, to avoid seeing the bleeding obvious.
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Oooh, you mean it's OK to leave, realise it's a mistake, then rejoin? 😉
June 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Oooh, you mean it's OK to leave, realise it's a mistake, then rejoin? 😉
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My good friend @helendecruz.net is currently in hospice after a long battle with cancer, and has written this beautiful piece reflecting on what is truly of value in life.
helendecruz.substack.com/p/cant-take-...
helendecruz.substack.com/p/cant-take-...
Can’t take it with you
I am in hospice care and reflecting a lot on what a good life is.
helendecruz.substack.com
May 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
My good friend @helendecruz.net is currently in hospice after a long battle with cancer, and has written this beautiful piece reflecting on what is truly of value in life.
helendecruz.substack.com/p/cant-take-...
helendecruz.substack.com/p/cant-take-...
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Sorta like how the invention of vaults hurt the bank robbery business.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Sorta like how the invention of vaults hurt the bank robbery business.
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Tackling methane can be empowering for individuals, without awaiting stronger government action: every plant-based meal makes a difference, and so does electrifying one's home (using a provider focused on renewables), perhaps just with a portable induction hob to start with? (shorturl.at/bQ4W1)
UK Green Alliance new report on reducing emissions from methane, a greenhouse gas 80 x more powerful than CO2 over 20 years.
The top single anthropogenic cause of CH4 emissions, globally and in the UK, is ruminant livestock.
"An obvious way to cut methane is to have fewer cows" shorturl.at/7FAhb
The top single anthropogenic cause of CH4 emissions, globally and in the UK, is ruminant livestock.
"An obvious way to cut methane is to have fewer cows" shorturl.at/7FAhb
May 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Tackling methane can be empowering for individuals, without awaiting stronger government action: every plant-based meal makes a difference, and so does electrifying one's home (using a provider focused on renewables), perhaps just with a portable induction hob to start with? (shorturl.at/bQ4W1)
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Why chasing Reform is such a fools errand for Labour and why they risk losing many more voters to other parties as a result
May 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Why chasing Reform is such a fools errand for Labour and why they risk losing many more voters to other parties as a result
“That the media chooses nevertheless to focus on young men illustrates the male gaze that continues to dominate society, which not only means that whatever men do or think is deemed inherently important and worthy of both academic and political attention, but also sets men as the norm.”
The real story isn’t young men supposedly voting far right. It’s what young women are up to | Cas Mudde
The real story isn’t young men supposedly voting far right. It’s what young women are up to | Cas Mudde
There is an opportunity staring centre-left parties in the face – if they reject the male gaze distorting our politics, says political scientist Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
“That the media chooses nevertheless to focus on young men illustrates the male gaze that continues to dominate society, which not only means that whatever men do or think is deemed inherently important and worthy of both academic and political attention, but also sets men as the norm.”
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“Brexit means we can make our own agreements with the EU, as we pick and choose!”
- UK chooses to make agreement with EU on a handful of issues.
“Brexit Betrayed!”
- UK chooses to make agreement with EU on a handful of issues.
“Brexit Betrayed!”
May 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“Brexit means we can make our own agreements with the EU, as we pick and choose!”
- UK chooses to make agreement with EU on a handful of issues.
“Brexit Betrayed!”
- UK chooses to make agreement with EU on a handful of issues.
“Brexit Betrayed!”
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A reminder that Eurovision banned Russia while Israel continues to participate.
Meanwhile the Israeli government has killed at least 140 ppl in 24h and has been openly starving Gaza for over two months.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Meanwhile the Israeli government has killed at least 140 ppl in 24h and has been openly starving Gaza for over two months.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Eurovision crew member hit with paint amid bid to disrupt Israeli performance
Two pro-Palestinian protesters try to rush on stage as Yuval Raphael sings New Day Will Rise in Basel
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A reminder that Eurovision banned Russia while Israel continues to participate.
Meanwhile the Israeli government has killed at least 140 ppl in 24h and has been openly starving Gaza for over two months.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Meanwhile the Israeli government has killed at least 140 ppl in 24h and has been openly starving Gaza for over two months.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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it's published! finally! in this week's newsletter: my attempt to go through every single reason why I both dislike and distrust generative AI: youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/11-things-... [free to read!]
May 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
it's published! finally! in this week's newsletter: my attempt to go through every single reason why I both dislike and distrust generative AI: youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/11-things-... [free to read!]
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Private Eye calls out "former newspaper" Daily Telegraph over its woeful coverage of net-zero
May 15, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Private Eye calls out "former newspaper" Daily Telegraph over its woeful coverage of net-zero