HumansOvershot
@overshoot.bsky.social
Prof Elden, on Latour’s Down to Earth:
There is “a conviction, shared by some powerful people, that the ecological threat is real and that the only way for them to survive is to abandon any pretense at sharing a common future with the rest of the world”
There is “a conviction, shared by some powerful people, that the ecological threat is real and that the only way for them to survive is to abandon any pretense at sharing a common future with the rest of the world”
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@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
Please support the televisation of the National Emergency Briefing
At the very least, it will help to expose Reform’s “views” on these matters.
Please support the televisation of the National Emergency Briefing
At the very least, it will help to expose Reform’s “views” on these matters.
December 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
Please support the televisation of the National Emergency Briefing
At the very least, it will help to expose Reform’s “views” on these matters.
Please support the televisation of the National Emergency Briefing
At the very least, it will help to expose Reform’s “views” on these matters.
Very succinct summary of
UK’s National Emergency Briefing
that “the science was news to many” explains a lot
UK’s National Emergency Briefing
that “the science was news to many” explains a lot
Tyndall Centre members @hayleyjfowler.bsky.social + @kevinclimate.bsky.social were powerful speakers at the recent National Emergency Briefing on the climate and nature crises. Here's a write-up ⬇️
What we told UK leaders about climate and nature at a national emergency briefing
With so many influential people in the room, the hope was to see a tipping point in the engagement of political, faith, business and cultural leaders.
theconversation.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Very succinct summary of
UK’s National Emergency Briefing
that “the science was news to many” explains a lot
UK’s National Emergency Briefing
that “the science was news to many” explains a lot
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The most powerful nuclear weapon states in the world really do not fear an attack by other nation states. But what frightens Putin and his band of kleptocrats is the very real possibility that the Russian people decide to get rid of them.
December 1, 2024 at 6:16 PM
The most powerful nuclear weapon states in the world really do not fear an attack by other nation states. But what frightens Putin and his band of kleptocrats is the very real possibility that the Russian people decide to get rid of them.
that this even needs to be said by a BBC journalist means society is collapsing:
“Hitler, for the record, was a genocidal fascist, who gassed Jews, gay people and political opponents”
(BBC journalist, just now, on Nick Fuentes calling Hitler “awesome” and “cool”)
“Hitler, for the record, was a genocidal fascist, who gassed Jews, gay people and political opponents”
(BBC journalist, just now, on Nick Fuentes calling Hitler “awesome” and “cool”)
December 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
that this even needs to be said by a BBC journalist means society is collapsing:
“Hitler, for the record, was a genocidal fascist, who gassed Jews, gay people and political opponents”
(BBC journalist, just now, on Nick Fuentes calling Hitler “awesome” and “cool”)
“Hitler, for the record, was a genocidal fascist, who gassed Jews, gay people and political opponents”
(BBC journalist, just now, on Nick Fuentes calling Hitler “awesome” and “cool”)
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We are in a perilous period where we are increasing our financial claims on reality, while reality deteriorates.
December 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
We are in a perilous period where we are increasing our financial claims on reality, while reality deteriorates.
jesus. most people in Europe have no idea that we’re under attack.
I think the aggressors may be winning.
#help
I think the aggressors may be winning.
#help
Apparently it can always get worse. The full version of the new U.S. National Security Strategy, aptly named “NSC-1488” by the wags, calls for actively pulling Poland, Austria, Hungary and Italy from the #EU. And supporting far right.
US sides with Putin.
notesfrompoland.com/2025/12/10/f...
US sides with Putin.
notesfrompoland.com/2025/12/10/f...
Fuller version of Trump security strategy reportedly calls for "pulling Poland away from EU"
notesfrompoland.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
jesus. most people in Europe have no idea that we’re under attack.
I think the aggressors may be winning.
#help
I think the aggressors may be winning.
#help
What does a “free press” even mean, when it’s owned by billionaires? Whose speech is being protected here?
Is it possible to legislate for compulsory trust-ownership?
Is it possible to legislate for compulsory trust-ownership?
December 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
What does a “free press” even mean, when it’s owned by billionaires? Whose speech is being protected here?
Is it possible to legislate for compulsory trust-ownership?
Is it possible to legislate for compulsory trust-ownership?
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Nigel Farage's new strategy is to call the childhood victims of his racism liars while lashing out at any journalists who dare to report his actions.
This is just a small taster of how he would act if he ever got any power
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This is just a small taster of how he would act if he ever got any power
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
December 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Nigel Farage's new strategy is to call the childhood victims of his racism liars while lashing out at any journalists who dare to report his actions.
This is just a small taster of how he would act if he ever got any power
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This is just a small taster of how he would act if he ever got any power
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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This petition is gaining traction...
GB News’ recent Trump interview was outrageous - it was completely biased and failed to tackle clear falsehoods.
"GB News didn't challenge him ONCE. Ofcom must investigate them for breaching its rules." act.38degrees.org.uk/act/gb-news-...
GB News’ recent Trump interview was outrageous - it was completely biased and failed to tackle clear falsehoods.
"GB News didn't challenge him ONCE. Ofcom must investigate them for breaching its rules." act.38degrees.org.uk/act/gb-news-...
OFCOM: INVESTIGATE GB NEWS’ SHOCKING TRUMP INTERVIEW
GB News’ recent Trump interview was outrageous - completely biased and full of lies. And GB News didn't challenge him ONCE. Ofcom MUST investigate them for breaching its rules. Sign now if you agree.
act.38degrees.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This petition is gaining traction...
GB News’ recent Trump interview was outrageous - it was completely biased and failed to tackle clear falsehoods.
"GB News didn't challenge him ONCE. Ofcom must investigate them for breaching its rules." act.38degrees.org.uk/act/gb-news-...
GB News’ recent Trump interview was outrageous - it was completely biased and failed to tackle clear falsehoods.
"GB News didn't challenge him ONCE. Ofcom must investigate them for breaching its rules." act.38degrees.org.uk/act/gb-news-...
At #UNEA7, UN Secretary General António Guterres calls on countries to rise to this moment of environmental & geopolitical turbulence.
With climate impacts accelerating & ecosystems under strain, he underlined that resilience is no longer optional & the pathway to peace, justice, & a stable future.
With climate impacts accelerating & ecosystems under strain, he underlined that resilience is no longer optional & the pathway to peace, justice, & a stable future.
December 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
purposeful self-terrorising in order to facilitate authoritarianism
very clear explanation 👇
very clear explanation 👇
The mass deportation of undocumented people was one of Hitler’s largest coercive policies before the war. This set off a chain of events which can give us a useful perspective on where we are now.
snyder.substack.com/p/self-terro...
snyder.substack.com/p/self-terro...
Land War or Self-Terrorism?
Trump's Likely Next Step
snyder.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
purposeful self-terrorising in order to facilitate authoritarianism
very clear explanation 👇
very clear explanation 👇
ECHR amendment issue:
It seems obvious that it’s an attempt to remove an excuse for Reform to scrap it entirely
#BBCNewsNight
It seems obvious that it’s an attempt to remove an excuse for Reform to scrap it entirely
#BBCNewsNight
December 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
ECHR amendment issue:
It seems obvious that it’s an attempt to remove an excuse for Reform to scrap it entirely
#BBCNewsNight
It seems obvious that it’s an attempt to remove an excuse for Reform to scrap it entirely
#BBCNewsNight
Sack them all.
Close it down.
Start again.
Close it down.
Start again.
Ofcom is very willing to find tiny minnows for broadcasting misinformation...
It appears to be terrified of challenging misinformation on GB News (save for a very rare fine against the channel over impartiality re. their Rishi Sunak General Election programme, currently under judicial review)
It appears to be terrified of challenging misinformation on GB News (save for a very rare fine against the channel over impartiality re. their Rishi Sunak General Election programme, currently under judicial review)
Ofcom fines The Word Network £375,000 for breaking broadcasting rules
Ofcom is today imposing a total financial penalty of £375,000 on religious channel, The Word Network, for breaching our broadcasting rules on multiple occasions.
www.ofcom.org.uk
December 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Sack them all.
Close it down.
Start again.
Close it down.
Start again.
what about people who aren’t on social media?
or are they also saying people who aren’t on social media can’t go?
absolutely bonkers. the whole administration have lost their minds.
#YouCouldntPayMeToGoThere
or are they also saying people who aren’t on social media can’t go?
absolutely bonkers. the whole administration have lost their minds.
#YouCouldntPayMeToGoThere
Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
what about people who aren’t on social media?
or are they also saying people who aren’t on social media can’t go?
absolutely bonkers. the whole administration have lost their minds.
#YouCouldntPayMeToGoThere
or are they also saying people who aren’t on social media can’t go?
absolutely bonkers. the whole administration have lost their minds.
#YouCouldntPayMeToGoThere
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The Heartland Institute, a MAGA climate denial group, has been trying to influence UK and European politics with the help of Nigel Farage.
We’ve mapped their key allies as they attempt to impose Trump’s agenda across the pond 👇🏻
We’ve mapped their key allies as they attempt to impose Trump’s agenda across the pond 👇🏻
Mapped: Pro-Trump Heartland Institute’s European Network
A year ago, as the world convulsed from Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election, his allies were already identifying their next frontier. In December, the Heartland Institute hosted a...
www.desmog.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The Heartland Institute, a MAGA climate denial group, has been trying to influence UK and European politics with the help of Nigel Farage.
We’ve mapped their key allies as they attempt to impose Trump’s agenda across the pond 👇🏻
We’ve mapped their key allies as they attempt to impose Trump’s agenda across the pond 👇🏻
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Our future food system will be very different. By design or by disaster. Much of the choice is ours
If we get it right, everyone wins. Healthier diets and communities, more nature, higher productivity, stable(r) climate, etc...
My speech: @nebriefing.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvjJ...
If we get it right, everyone wins. Healthier diets and communities, more nature, higher productivity, stable(r) climate, etc...
My speech: @nebriefing.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvjJ...
Food Security - Professor Paul Behrens | National Emergency Briefing
YouTube video by The National Emergency Briefing
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Our future food system will be very different. By design or by disaster. Much of the choice is ours
If we get it right, everyone wins. Healthier diets and communities, more nature, higher productivity, stable(r) climate, etc...
My speech: @nebriefing.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvjJ...
If we get it right, everyone wins. Healthier diets and communities, more nature, higher productivity, stable(r) climate, etc...
My speech: @nebriefing.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvjJ...
precursors to civilisational collapse:
❗️Climate catastrophe
❗️War
❗️Pandemic
we’ve got all three in the bag
when are people going to stop dreaming of that “instagram-lifestyle” and wake up?
❗️Climate catastrophe
❗️War
❗️Pandemic
we’ve got all three in the bag
when are people going to stop dreaming of that “instagram-lifestyle” and wake up?
December 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
precursors to civilisational collapse:
❗️Climate catastrophe
❗️War
❗️Pandemic
we’ve got all three in the bag
when are people going to stop dreaming of that “instagram-lifestyle” and wake up?
❗️Climate catastrophe
❗️War
❗️Pandemic
we’ve got all three in the bag
when are people going to stop dreaming of that “instagram-lifestyle” and wake up?
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There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Private equity companies purchase and ruin locally owned businesses.
They wedge in a larger profit margin by stripping the business of all that is good about it (whilst hiking prices) and leave the community it serves enshittified.
This is my personal experience.
❗️Regulate the financial sector
They wedge in a larger profit margin by stripping the business of all that is good about it (whilst hiking prices) and leave the community it serves enshittified.
This is my personal experience.
❗️Regulate the financial sector
December 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Private equity companies purchase and ruin locally owned businesses.
They wedge in a larger profit margin by stripping the business of all that is good about it (whilst hiking prices) and leave the community it serves enshittified.
This is my personal experience.
❗️Regulate the financial sector
They wedge in a larger profit margin by stripping the business of all that is good about it (whilst hiking prices) and leave the community it serves enshittified.
This is my personal experience.
❗️Regulate the financial sector
If both the right and left accuse BBC of political bias, they’re “doing something right” (Gillian Tett, FT), so
if only the left accuse GBNews and the like of political bias, wouldn’t that suggest they are “doing something wrong”?
@ofcom.bsky.social
if only the left accuse GBNews and the like of political bias, wouldn’t that suggest they are “doing something wrong”?
@ofcom.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
If both the right and left accuse BBC of political bias, they’re “doing something right” (Gillian Tett, FT), so
if only the left accuse GBNews and the like of political bias, wouldn’t that suggest they are “doing something wrong”?
@ofcom.bsky.social
if only the left accuse GBNews and the like of political bias, wouldn’t that suggest they are “doing something wrong”?
@ofcom.bsky.social
🚨 Rees-Mogg shovelling pro-Russian propaganda
“France and Germany agreed the Minsk agreement with Putin which allowed him to invade Crimea”
#Newsnight
1/2
“France and Germany agreed the Minsk agreement with Putin which allowed him to invade Crimea”
#Newsnight
1/2
December 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
🚨 Rees-Mogg shovelling pro-Russian propaganda
“France and Germany agreed the Minsk agreement with Putin which allowed him to invade Crimea”
#Newsnight
1/2
“France and Germany agreed the Minsk agreement with Putin which allowed him to invade Crimea”
#Newsnight
1/2
Epitaph for this civilisation:
Weston was short sighted,
so he died 🪦
Weston was short sighted,
so he died 🪦
100% real quote from Exxon's assistant general counsel on why Big Oil is trying to block lawsuits to make polluters pay for the costs of their pollution:
“I didn’t just move my family to Texas from the East Coast to have a bunch of activists and ambitious politicians bankrupt the company.”
“I didn’t just move my family to Texas from the East Coast to have a bunch of activists and ambitious politicians bankrupt the company.”
Exxon's next Supreme Court play
Oil companies are once again asking the high court to intervene in climate deception lawsuits — part of an all-hands-on-deck effort by Big Oil and the Trump administration to shut the cases down.
www.exxonknews.org
December 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Epitaph for this civilisation:
Weston was short sighted,
so he died 🪦
Weston was short sighted,
so he died 🪦
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
X policies actively amplify covert foreign influence campaigns
(BylineTimes article 👇)
Has anyone at the EU or in UK government done a cost-benefit analysis of retaining US as an ally, versus the (perhaps irreparable) damage to our democracies?
#BanX
X policies actively amplify covert foreign influence campaigns
(BylineTimes article 👇)
Has anyone at the EU or in UK government done a cost-benefit analysis of retaining US as an ally, versus the (perhaps irreparable) damage to our democracies?
#BanX
"The recent exposure of covert foreign influence via imposter accounts on X is jarring enough as it is, but a closer look reveals an even more concerning reality: these accounts did not flourish in spite of the platform’s policies, but because of them" bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
December 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
X policies actively amplify covert foreign influence campaigns
(BylineTimes article 👇)
Has anyone at the EU or in UK government done a cost-benefit analysis of retaining US as an ally, versus the (perhaps irreparable) damage to our democracies?
#BanX
X policies actively amplify covert foreign influence campaigns
(BylineTimes article 👇)
Has anyone at the EU or in UK government done a cost-benefit analysis of retaining US as an ally, versus the (perhaps irreparable) damage to our democracies?
#BanX
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Three more British MEPs in Nigel Farage’s bloc now alleged to have “followed the script” given to Nathan Gill by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors.
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Three more British MEPs in Nigel Farage’s bloc now alleged to have “followed the script” given to Nathan Gill by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors.
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...