Telling everyone this is the book for our times. Hope in corporate dystopias and the ashes of derisking states.

Benjamin Braun@benbraun.eurosky.social · 2w ago

Extreme drought, raging fires, "Make America Great Again" Christian nationalism, privatization of "near space programs dealing with communications". If, like me, you hadn't read Parable of the Sower (1993) & Parable of the Talents (1998) before – there's never been a better time.

Extreme drought, raging fires, "Make America Great Again" Christian nationalism, privatization of "near space programs dealing with communications". If, like me, you hadn't read Parable of the Sower (1993) & Parable of the Talents (1998) before – there's never been a better time.

We have a brand new podcast series out today looking at the global struggle for critical minerals. You can listen to episode 1 feat. @quinnslobodian.com and @isabelestevez.bsky.social wherever you get your podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/0Xk1... More episodes out weekly –– big things to come!

The BREAK—DOWN@the-breakdown.bsky.social · 4w ago

The next global power struggle is for critical minerals. Resources like cobalt, copper, and lithium are reshaping geopolitics and the struggle to dominate critical minerals is a defining challenge of this political moment.

Pollution levels in Paris after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.

this is what teenagers in movies looked like during the iraq war

Bearhat@fussybabybit.ch · 4mo ago

such a great ep

Daniel Denvir@danieldenvir.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A monstrously comprehensive nearly three hour long episode of @thedigradio.bsky.social examining the economic warfare dimensions of the US-Israeli war on Iran and Iran’s asymmetric response with Aslı Bâli, @yarbatman.bsky.social, and Nicholas Mulder. www.thedigradio.com/podcast/econ...

Meta facing new lawsuit over its AI smart glasses and their lack of privacy, after investigation by Swedish newspaper found workers at Kenya-based subcontractor are reviewing footage from customers’ glasses, which included sensitive content, like nudity, people having sex, and using toilet:

Meta sued over AI smart glasses’ privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage

Lawyers say Meta's marketing materials promised privacy and user control over sharing footage. But an investigation found that subcontractors are reviewing footage from customers' glasses.

yahoo.com

Thomas Hansen@thomashansen.bsky.social · 8mo ago

EssilorLuxottica is betting big on smart eyewear. Its Ray-Ban Meta glasses, powered by artificial intelligence (worn by zero intelligence) have delivered their first revenue boost this year, but analysts warn privacy concerns and wave of new rivals could limit their growth. Also see attached post

Can't recall many times where a stadium was so loud that the endzone camera was shaking at the snap

This is Tom Brady's true legacy

Rodger Sherman@rodger.bsky.social · 7mo ago

the New England Patriots have the absolute biggest Quarterback Coat in the NFL. other teams have tried to make one as big and they just can't. honestly might be the key to their dynasty

"There is a perversity to its very existence as an economic good: water falls from the sky, for free, and its daily availability is crucial to human survival, yet it is everywhere subject to the convolutions of political economy." @sammyfeldblum.bsky.social on Thames Water and the politics of water

Nothing to Lose but Our Mains

The unraveling of Britain’s largest water utility is not just a corporate scandal but a case study in how privatized water systems strain under climate pressure, aging infrastructure and the limits of...

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The Bears didn’t punt 10 offensive drives 3 touchdowns 3 field goals 4 failed 4th downs

Lloyds Bank CEO latest banking boss in line for huge pay and bonus hike to £13m. Last year Barclays boss got 45% rise, HSBC 43%, NatWest 43%. Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on profiteering, exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.

Lloyds CEO Charlie Nunn latest banking boss in line for huge bonus hike

Barclays, HSBC and NatWest shareholders already approved big pay rises after post Brexit loosening of remuneration rules

theguardian.com

“The world’s largest accounting body is to stop students being allowed to take exams remotely to crack down on a rise in cheating on tests that underpin professional qualifications.”

UK accounting body to halt remote exams amid AI cheating

Candidates will have to sit assessments in person unless there are exceptional circumstances, says ACCA

theguardian.com

This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.

Princeton University Press@princetonupress.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Congratulations to Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee, whose book In Covid's Wake has been recognized as: ⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year ⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year ⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Lucinda Cowell, Hepcat Carolers, for Paper Moon Graphics, 1983

Brian Zick, for Paper Moon Graphics, 1980’s

new record. plz add me. Check out #GoodreadsYearinBooks @goodreads to discover the 48 books I read in 2025! www.goodreads.com/user/year_in...

Goodreads 2025 Year in Books

Check out My 2025 Year in Books on Goodreads!

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who could have guessed it, there's no money to be made in capturing carbon

Lead developer of major Scottish carbon capture project to sell stake

Decision raises questions about project’s future and fuels concern over declining industrial base

ft.com

brosmer, buddy.

incredible quote lol

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 8mo ago

Experience: I was stabbed in the back with a real knife while performing Julius Caesar

BIG WORD WEDNESDAY

Call for boycott of firms criticised by Grenfell fire inquiry. Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex behaved with “systematic dishonesty”, “engaged in deliberate and sustained strategies to manipulate the testing processes, misrepresent test data and mislead the market” 72 died in 2017. No one prosecuted.

Architect George Clarke calls for boycott of firms criticised by Grenfell inquiry

TV personality wants homeowners and businesses to shun ‘dishonest’ firms Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex

theguardian.com

Ideological capture when the left do it: You're forced to attend a Zoom call once a year to tell you why you should be nice to a demographic you think are weird Ideological capture when the right do it: you collude with an organised group to push an agenda over the course of time that harms people.

NJ@nojusticemtg.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down

Excited to be soft-launching a new online essay series for @the-breakdown.bsky.social - (re)reading radical thinkers for the climate crisis. First up is Casey A. Williams on Stuart Hall and his analytical power for climate strategy today. www.break-down.org/reading-stua...

Reading Stuart Hall for the Climate Crisis

Stuart Hall’s politics of culture offers the left a blueprint for confronting the climate crisis.

break-down.org

really awesome episode

Tech Won’t Save Us@techwontsave.us · 9mo ago

Tech companies have plenty of bad ideas they say will improve transportation — but the car remains a menace. @brooklynspoke.bsky.social and @sgoodyear.bsky.social join @parismarx.com to discuss the many ways cars harm society and why that must change. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/301_...