@orbitalrhubarb.bsky.social
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We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC
You may also be interested in: A Guide to Nonviolent Activism (Ekta Parishad)Ekta Parishad is a mass-based peoples’ movement for land rights with an active membership of 250,000 landless poor and is r...
www.nonviolent-conflict.org
January 24, 2026 at 7:54 PM
We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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Don't ask, when are we going to do MMT? We already are youtu.be/J6ZUJbl829E?...
Don't ask, when are we going to do MMT? We already are
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Don't ask, when are we going to do MMT? We already are youtu.be/J6ZUJbl829E?...
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Meaning, care and adversity www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...
Meaning, care and adversity
The pace of what is happening in the world right now is astonishing, almost frightening, and probably alienating for many.
I turn on the television news, and the pictures of crowds in conflict with s...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Meaning, care and adversity www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...
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In Australia international corporations get huge subsidies from the Australian taxpayer. Relatively few jobs. No real resource tax. We pay global prices for a local resource because #auspol “forgot” to mandate a reserve kept for local market. (Small, partial reserve for the Western Aus market.)
January 6, 2026 at 6:33 AM
In Australia international corporations get huge subsidies from the Australian taxpayer. Relatively few jobs. No real resource tax. We pay global prices for a local resource because #auspol “forgot” to mandate a reserve kept for local market. (Small, partial reserve for the Western Aus market.)
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In this New Year’s Day video, I explain why the neoliberal myth of “free markets” is not just wrong, but actively destructive — and why rebuilding the state, rethinking capital and restoring democratic accountability must define our economic direction for 2026.
youtu.be/vAkkZXfxb9Y?...
youtu.be/vAkkZXfxb9Y?...
Markets only exist because the state makes them possible
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 7:10 AM
In this New Year’s Day video, I explain why the neoliberal myth of “free markets” is not just wrong, but actively destructive — and why rebuilding the state, rethinking capital and restoring democratic accountability must define our economic direction for 2026.
youtu.be/vAkkZXfxb9Y?...
youtu.be/vAkkZXfxb9Y?...
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2025 was a disastrous year — economically, politically and morally. The consequences of that failure are only just beginning to arrive.
In this video, I ask a simple but uncomfortable question: who is going to pay the price in 2026?
youtu.be/9e7B5NBRZw8?...
In this video, I ask a simple but uncomfortable question: who is going to pay the price in 2026?
youtu.be/9e7B5NBRZw8?...
2026 Financial Reckoning | What They're Not Telling You
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 7:18 AM
2025 was a disastrous year — economically, politically and morally. The consequences of that failure are only just beginning to arrive.
In this video, I ask a simple but uncomfortable question: who is going to pay the price in 2026?
youtu.be/9e7B5NBRZw8?...
In this video, I ask a simple but uncomfortable question: who is going to pay the price in 2026?
youtu.be/9e7B5NBRZw8?...
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4. Royce Kurmelov's ( @roycerk2.bsky.social Slick.
How did the gas industry secure such a grip on the parliaments and media of this nation. This book lays out the blueprint and how it was executed.
A must read for anyone working on climate in Australia (and anywhere really)
How did the gas industry secure such a grip on the parliaments and media of this nation. This book lays out the blueprint and how it was executed.
A must read for anyone working on climate in Australia (and anywhere really)
December 29, 2025 at 5:04 AM
4. Royce Kurmelov's ( @roycerk2.bsky.social Slick.
How did the gas industry secure such a grip on the parliaments and media of this nation. This book lays out the blueprint and how it was executed.
A must read for anyone working on climate in Australia (and anywhere really)
How did the gas industry secure such a grip on the parliaments and media of this nation. This book lays out the blueprint and how it was executed.
A must read for anyone working on climate in Australia (and anywhere really)
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Christmas is economically strange. We stop working. Spending surges. Profit stops mattering. Time off is normalised. Family and care come first. And we accept all of this without question. The real tragedy is not Christmas excess. It is forgetting the lesson in January.
youtu.be/pgFUNnP0Tj4?...
youtu.be/pgFUNnP0Tj4?...
Christmas breaks the rules of economics
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Christmas is economically strange. We stop working. Spending surges. Profit stops mattering. Time off is normalised. Family and care come first. And we accept all of this without question. The real tragedy is not Christmas excess. It is forgetting the lesson in January.
youtu.be/pgFUNnP0Tj4?...
youtu.be/pgFUNnP0Tj4?...
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“What our paper, I think, makes fairly clear is that there’s pretty much an utter failure of environmental management regulation and enforcement in relation to coal mining,”
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
Alberta officials stalled coal mine pollution study | The Narwhal
An Alberta government scientist was prevented from speaking publicly about his coal mine pollution research, emails show
thenarwhal.ca
December 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“What our paper, I think, makes fairly clear is that there’s pretty much an utter failure of environmental management regulation and enforcement in relation to coal mining,”
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
Great response to AI doomers, and an important perspective on just how far the propaganda may have spread.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lKy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lKy...
Your Favorite Science YouTubers Are Wrong About AI, (e.g. SciShow, Kurzgesagt, and Kyle Hill )
YouTube video by Internet of Bugs
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December 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Great response to AI doomers, and an important perspective on just how far the propaganda may have spread.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lKy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lKy...
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Modern Monetary Theory describes how money works in the real economy.
In this video, I share 12 essential questions to challenge politicians when they deny economic reality — and ensure the power of money is used for people, not for the wealthy few.
youtu.be/S3RGCq5KnTU?...
In this video, I share 12 essential questions to challenge politicians when they deny economic reality — and ensure the power of money is used for people, not for the wealthy few.
youtu.be/S3RGCq5KnTU?...
12 questions that expose the truth about money
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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December 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Modern Monetary Theory describes how money works in the real economy.
In this video, I share 12 essential questions to challenge politicians when they deny economic reality — and ensure the power of money is used for people, not for the wealthy few.
youtu.be/S3RGCq5KnTU?...
In this video, I share 12 essential questions to challenge politicians when they deny economic reality — and ensure the power of money is used for people, not for the wealthy few.
youtu.be/S3RGCq5KnTU?...
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The Bank of England has issued a stark new Financial Stability Report — and beneath the cautious language lies a clear message: the global risk environment has deteriorated sharply. A systemic crisis now looks more like “when” than “if”.
youtu.be/NMDdkEZhNbI?...
youtu.be/NMDdkEZhNbI?...
The Bank of England is warning a financial crash is coming
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The Bank of England has issued a stark new Financial Stability Report — and beneath the cautious language lies a clear message: the global risk environment has deteriorated sharply. A systemic crisis now looks more like “when” than “if”.
youtu.be/NMDdkEZhNbI?...
youtu.be/NMDdkEZhNbI?...
So I finally asked. ctrl-alt-minus (keypad) inserts an em-dash—the machines have won.
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
So I finally asked. ctrl-alt-minus (keypad) inserts an em-dash—the machines have won.
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Why does poverty still exist in one of the richest countries on earth? In this video, I explain how antisocial neoliberal economics deliberately creates poverty.
youtu.be/GfihKzPmRIg?...
youtu.be/GfihKzPmRIg?...
Why do we still have poverty in UK?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Why does poverty still exist in one of the richest countries on earth? In this video, I explain how antisocial neoliberal economics deliberately creates poverty.
youtu.be/GfihKzPmRIg?...
youtu.be/GfihKzPmRIg?...
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Europe’s water reserves are drying up because of climate change www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 29, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Europe’s water reserves are drying up because of climate change www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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someday a real Black Friday will come and wash all the scum off the streets
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 AM
someday a real Black Friday will come and wash all the scum off the streets
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One in 10 UK parents say their child has been blackmailed online, NSPCC finds
One in 10 UK parents say their child has been blackmailed online, NSPCC finds
Harms include threats to release intimate pictures as charity warns against parents sharing photos or details of children online
Nearly one in 10 UK parents say their child has been blackmailed online, with harms ranging from threatening to release intimate pictures to revealing details about someone’s personal life.
The NSPCC child protection charity also found that one in five parents know a child who has experienced online blackmail, while two in five said they rarely or never talked to their children about the subject. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:11 AM
One in 10 UK parents say their child has been blackmailed online, NSPCC finds
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Ultra-processed foods now make up at least half of all food sold in UK supermarkets. The Lancet has described them as a “corporate-engineered public health crisis.”
We can change this — but only if we confront corporate power.
youtu.be/BJ8nEeiFmH4?...
We can change this — but only if we confront corporate power.
youtu.be/BJ8nEeiFmH4?...
How ultra-processed food became a corporate-engineered health crisis
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Ultra-processed foods now make up at least half of all food sold in UK supermarkets. The Lancet has described them as a “corporate-engineered public health crisis.”
We can change this — but only if we confront corporate power.
youtu.be/BJ8nEeiFmH4?...
We can change this — but only if we confront corporate power.
youtu.be/BJ8nEeiFmH4?...
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Australia has more than played its part in undermining COP climate change summits over the years, @theshufflediary.bsky.social writes.
Australia has been key in undermining COP from the very start
www.crikey.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Australia has more than played its part in undermining COP climate change summits over the years, @theshufflediary.bsky.social writes.
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The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
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Most people in the UK still believe in the power of royalty. And we accept that a knighthood is created from nothing with a tap of the King’s sword. Yet many refuse to accept that the government creates money in exactly the same way: by tapping a few keys on a keyboard. youtu.be/Nt-_qzKRI2Y?...
The magic money sword: Why money works like honours
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Most people in the UK still believe in the power of royalty. And we accept that a knighthood is created from nothing with a tap of the King’s sword. Yet many refuse to accept that the government creates money in exactly the same way: by tapping a few keys on a keyboard. youtu.be/Nt-_qzKRI2Y?...
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Hey look, Gates didn’t just hobnob with Lomborg, he funded Lomborg for years. Nobody should take Bill Gates seriously on climate change. www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
www.desmog.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Hey look, Gates didn’t just hobnob with Lomborg, he funded Lomborg for years. Nobody should take Bill Gates seriously on climate change. www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...