Peter Garbutt
@petergarbutt.bsky.social
I'm 73, happily married. Vegan. I'm a dad and a grandad. Sheffield, UK.
Climate catastrophe. Civilisational collapse.
Degrowth will help. Sustainable communities will help. Sortition will help.
But capitalism won't, Political Parties won't, the media won't
Climate catastrophe. Civilisational collapse.
Degrowth will help. Sustainable communities will help. Sortition will help.
But capitalism won't, Political Parties won't, the media won't
Pinned
Much though my heart cries out to donate to Palestinians on this platform desperate for food, I'm a pensioner and have a limited income. I give to a charity, and I join protests and vigils to show my solidarity with you.
Your plight often brings me to tears, I feel helpless.
Your plight often brings me to tears, I feel helpless.
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Nigel Farage went to Dulwich college which charges £55,155 a year.
He then went on to be a Stock Trader like Rishi Sunak, he has never worked a day in his life.
He then went on to be a Stock Trader like Rishi Sunak, he has never worked a day in his life.
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Nigel Farage went to Dulwich college which charges £55,155 a year.
He then went on to be a Stock Trader like Rishi Sunak, he has never worked a day in his life.
He then went on to be a Stock Trader like Rishi Sunak, he has never worked a day in his life.
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The Sixth Mass Extinction is the vilest crime of our time, bar *nothing*.
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‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds
Environmental body says modest investment and changes can help preserve long list of animals, fungi and lichen
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November 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Sixth Mass Extinction is the vilest crime of our time, bar *nothing*.
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Cover Reveal!
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Cover Reveal!
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
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Again, it's artists & musicians w the courage & conscience to stand up & speak truth to institutions
“We understand the importance of how stories are told, but just as significantly, we understand the importance of where stories are told[..] Stories told in places of power and influence[..] matter”
“We understand the importance of how stories are told, but just as significantly, we understand the importance of where stories are told[..] Stories told in places of power and influence[..] matter”
November 24, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Again, it's artists & musicians w the courage & conscience to stand up & speak truth to institutions
“We understand the importance of how stories are told, but just as significantly, we understand the importance of where stories are told[..] Stories told in places of power and influence[..] matter”
“We understand the importance of how stories are told, but just as significantly, we understand the importance of where stories are told[..] Stories told in places of power and influence[..] matter”
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Ever grateful to those that speak up & out, & for their solidarity.
Science suppression & self-censorship is rife. I understand why many are reluctant to speak truth to power, it can come with great costs, seen & unseen, with the latter often being the most insidious, upsetting & damaging. #ESA2025
Science suppression & self-censorship is rife. I understand why many are reluctant to speak truth to power, it can come with great costs, seen & unseen, with the latter often being the most insidious, upsetting & damaging. #ESA2025
November 26, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Ever grateful to those that speak up & out, & for their solidarity.
Science suppression & self-censorship is rife. I understand why many are reluctant to speak truth to power, it can come with great costs, seen & unseen, with the latter often being the most insidious, upsetting & damaging. #ESA2025
Science suppression & self-censorship is rife. I understand why many are reluctant to speak truth to power, it can come with great costs, seen & unseen, with the latter often being the most insidious, upsetting & damaging. #ESA2025
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Ummm Farage IS the russian stooge at the centre of it all .. Just Westminster are refusing to investigate russian interference partly bc they're shit scared of Farage .. & partly bc both Lab & Tories also have russian stooges.
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Ummm Farage IS the russian stooge at the centre of it all .. Just Westminster are refusing to investigate russian interference partly bc they're shit scared of Farage .. & partly bc both Lab & Tories also have russian stooges.
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“Oh, you traumatized?
Just walk it off!
You dead inside?
Man, just walk it off!
Whoa, they shot a guy?
Just walk it off!
Another genocide?
Man, just walk it off!”
The BBC is just like the rest of the MSM. Co-opted by Israel.
youtu.be/RWr1yoK7jpw?...
Just walk it off!
You dead inside?
Man, just walk it off!
Whoa, they shot a guy?
Just walk it off!
Another genocide?
Man, just walk it off!”
The BBC is just like the rest of the MSM. Co-opted by Israel.
youtu.be/RWr1yoK7jpw?...
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“Oh, you traumatized?
Just walk it off!
You dead inside?
Man, just walk it off!
Whoa, they shot a guy?
Just walk it off!
Another genocide?
Man, just walk it off!”
The BBC is just like the rest of the MSM. Co-opted by Israel.
youtu.be/RWr1yoK7jpw?...
Just walk it off!
You dead inside?
Man, just walk it off!
Whoa, they shot a guy?
Just walk it off!
Another genocide?
Man, just walk it off!”
The BBC is just like the rest of the MSM. Co-opted by Israel.
youtu.be/RWr1yoK7jpw?...
Definitely being dull-brained this evening!
Septle 1621 - 🔥 95 day streak - septle.com
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Septle - The Seven Letter Wordle
Guess the hidden word in 8 tries. New puzzles are available each day.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Definitely being dull-brained this evening!
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Steady hands on a sinking ship. Today’s budget was for two audiences: fractious backbenchers and our fiscal overlords. A few progressive tweaks, but ultimately, a missed opportunity for substantial reform and the change this country needs.
@theleaduk.bsky.social
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@theleaduk.bsky.social
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The Lead's budget verdict: technocratic tweaks to a broken system
Lifting the two-child benefit cap is welcome, but Rachel Reeves' tax and spend plans fall far short of the financial shake up this country needs
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November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Steady hands on a sinking ship. Today’s budget was for two audiences: fractious backbenchers and our fiscal overlords. A few progressive tweaks, but ultimately, a missed opportunity for substantial reform and the change this country needs.
@theleaduk.bsky.social
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@theleaduk.bsky.social
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Arrests continuing outside London’s Royal Courts.
“Since the ceasefire was announced, there has only been 8 days where Israel has not dropped bombs on Gaza. This is not a ceasefire… and our government is complicit. I will not be complicit.”
Join us: wedonotcomply.org
“Since the ceasefire was announced, there has only been 8 days where Israel has not dropped bombs on Gaza. This is not a ceasefire… and our government is complicit. I will not be complicit.”
Join us: wedonotcomply.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Arrests continuing outside London’s Royal Courts.
“Since the ceasefire was announced, there has only been 8 days where Israel has not dropped bombs on Gaza. This is not a ceasefire… and our government is complicit. I will not be complicit.”
Join us: wedonotcomply.org
“Since the ceasefire was announced, there has only been 8 days where Israel has not dropped bombs on Gaza. This is not a ceasefire… and our government is complicit. I will not be complicit.”
Join us: wedonotcomply.org
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www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
1) "A January study in the journal Social Science & Medicine found that volunteering slows down aging in retirees: the DNA of people who volunteered the equivalent of one to four hours
1) "A January study in the journal Social Science & Medicine found that volunteering slows down aging in retirees: the DNA of people who volunteered the equivalent of one to four hours
Turns out fighting fascism helps you live longer
Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
www.motherjones.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
1) "A January study in the journal Social Science & Medicine found that volunteering slows down aging in retirees: the DNA of people who volunteered the equivalent of one to four hours
1) "A January study in the journal Social Science & Medicine found that volunteering slows down aging in retirees: the DNA of people who volunteered the equivalent of one to four hours
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November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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This is not just a current political issue. Charging & punishing these particular perpetrators is vital to keeping the fight against the ongoing abuse & killing of women & children by men in the spotlight. "Me Too" was only a start.
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
This is not just a current political issue. Charging & punishing these particular perpetrators is vital to keeping the fight against the ongoing abuse & killing of women & children by men in the spotlight. "Me Too" was only a start.
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🔴‘Scrapping Jury Trials Is an Attempt to Fix a Broken Justice System by Smashing It to Pieces’
Taking away the fundamental right to be tried by a jury of your peers would be a disastrous move by Keir Starmer’s Government, argues barrister Gareth Roberts
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/26/s...
Taking away the fundamental right to be tried by a jury of your peers would be a disastrous move by Keir Starmer’s Government, argues barrister Gareth Roberts
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/26/s...
'Scrapping Jury Trials Is an Attempt to Fix a Broken Justice System by Smashing It to Pieces'
Taking away the fundamental right to be tried by a jury of your peers would be a disastrous move by Keir Starmer's Government, argues barrister Gareth Roberts
bylinetimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
🔴‘Scrapping Jury Trials Is an Attempt to Fix a Broken Justice System by Smashing It to Pieces’
Taking away the fundamental right to be tried by a jury of your peers would be a disastrous move by Keir Starmer’s Government, argues barrister Gareth Roberts
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/26/s...
Taking away the fundamental right to be tried by a jury of your peers would be a disastrous move by Keir Starmer’s Government, argues barrister Gareth Roberts
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/26/s...
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...#MeltIce
November 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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This is a horrendous fire in Hong Kong right now - multiple 30+ storey towers in a housing estate fully ablaze. www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
Developing | Xi Jinping sends condolences as at least 13 die in massive Hong Kong blaze
Police receive multiple reports of people trapped in tower where blaze started; elderly man says wife stuck in building.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is a horrendous fire in Hong Kong right now - multiple 30+ storey towers in a housing estate fully ablaze. www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
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Two Palestinians were killed and several others wounded after Israeli shelling hit the area near Beit Lahia Square in northern Gaza.
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Two Palestinians were killed and several others wounded after Israeli shelling hit the area near Beit Lahia Square in northern Gaza.
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A disastrous residential fire in Hong Kong tonight.
These concrete buildings are normally very fire resistant, but when they renovate here, they cover the buildings completely in bamboo scaffolding, turning them into literal smoke and fire traps from the outside.
hongkongfp.com/2025/11/26/h...
These concrete buildings are normally very fire resistant, but when they renovate here, they cover the buildings completely in bamboo scaffolding, turning them into literal smoke and fire traps from the outside.
hongkongfp.com/2025/11/26/h...
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A disastrous residential fire in Hong Kong tonight.
These concrete buildings are normally very fire resistant, but when they renovate here, they cover the buildings completely in bamboo scaffolding, turning them into literal smoke and fire traps from the outside.
hongkongfp.com/2025/11/26/h...
These concrete buildings are normally very fire resistant, but when they renovate here, they cover the buildings completely in bamboo scaffolding, turning them into literal smoke and fire traps from the outside.
hongkongfp.com/2025/11/26/h...
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The energy company obligation (ECO), a levy on bills which funds energy-efficiency schemes for low-income homes has been axed in the Budget.
Unless the funding is replaced *in full* in the government's Warm Homes plan, this will be a disaster for climate action, fuel poverty and jobs.
Unless the funding is replaced *in full* in the government's Warm Homes plan, this will be a disaster for climate action, fuel poverty and jobs.
Rachel Reeves warned that plans to cut funding for home insulation and heat pumps in the Budget would cost tens of thousands of jobs.
Rachel Reeves warned against Budget decision that could cost 'decimate jobs'
300 businesses and organisations, including Bosch, Mitsubishi, EDF, the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, and Citizen's Advice raised concerns about the future of the industry
www.mirror.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The energy company obligation (ECO), a levy on bills which funds energy-efficiency schemes for low-income homes has been axed in the Budget.
Unless the funding is replaced *in full* in the government's Warm Homes plan, this will be a disaster for climate action, fuel poverty and jobs.
Unless the funding is replaced *in full* in the government's Warm Homes plan, this will be a disaster for climate action, fuel poverty and jobs.
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“Our chosen apartheid from the ecosystem has set us on a collision course with the physics of the universe. We have created our own parallel economic reality made out of thin air: a planet within a planet where we think we can continue to lie to ourselves”
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November 26, 2025 at 8:57 AM
“Our chosen apartheid from the ecosystem has set us on a collision course with the physics of the universe. We have created our own parallel economic reality made out of thin air: a planet within a planet where we think we can continue to lie to ourselves”
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The average Briton is also thousands of pounds worse off, leading to calls for ministers to “fix our broken relationship with Europe”. As Ms Reeves sets out her Budget on Wednesday, OBR is also expected to confirm that leaving the European Union has been even more disastrous than previously thought.
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The average Briton is also thousands of pounds worse off, leading to calls for ministers to “fix our broken relationship with Europe”. As Ms Reeves sets out her Budget on Wednesday, OBR is also expected to confirm that leaving the European Union has been even more disastrous than previously thought.
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🚨🚨Re #brexit there is not much new under the sun; it is still a cause of pain and misery and a massive drag on the UK economy which is costing Britain up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenues. 🧵 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🚨🚨Re #brexit there is not much new under the sun; it is still a cause of pain and misery and a massive drag on the UK economy which is costing Britain up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenues. 🧵 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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