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@mattbernico

Climate change + class war Co-author of Enough is Enough: Degrowth, Capitalism, and Liberation Theology. (2026) Listen to me talk every week on ‪@themagnificast.bsky.social‬

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A map of the strait or hormuz. The meme of the guy holding a lot of limes, but he's holding oil barrels.

A map of the strait or hormuz. The meme of the guy holding a lot of limes, but he's holding oil barrels.

I know a guy who could fix this whole thing.

12.03.2026 17:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

When it's universal healthcare, it's always how are we going to pay for it. But, there's always money to bomb another country.

12.03.2026 16:25 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

More and more people are saying this

11.03.2026 19:25 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
For my young comrades

One plus a friend plus a friend plus a friend
don't say that makes four
the whole is greater than the sum of its parts
small numbers mean friendship
large ones revolution

Begin with what you can count on your fingers
for a friend does not dominate
a friend always has time
or knows someone else who does
a friend always finds an answer
or knows someone else who will
a friend is always competent
or will find someone else who is

Small numbers provide a network
large ones build the new city

For my young comrades One plus a friend plus a friend plus a friend don't say that makes four the whole is greater than the sum of its parts small numbers mean friendship large ones revolution Begin with what you can count on your fingers for a friend does not dominate a friend always has time or knows someone else who does a friend always finds an answer or knows someone else who will a friend is always competent or will find someone else who is Small numbers provide a network large ones build the new city

By German theologian Dorothee Sölle, from Of War and Love (1983)

11.03.2026 18:10 👍 24 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 2

Glad to see Unite making this move. It does feel kind of wild that it's taken this long to get here, but good for them.

11.03.2026 14:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Solidarity! ✊🏻

11.03.2026 11:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure to have major environmental fallout, experts warn Monitors admit they are struggling to keep track of the environmental disasters arising from widening war

Don't worry, I've been sorting my recycling to offset this kind of thing.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

11.03.2026 09:39 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
rfk standing very normally in a steak and shake

rfk standing very normally in a steak and shake

leland palmer in the black lodge

10.03.2026 15:20 👍 4717 🔁 824 💬 150 📌 145
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The Guardian view on the Iran crisis exposing Britain’s energy vulnerability: clean power offers protection | Editorial Editorial: The war reveals Britain’s exposure to volatile fossil fuel prices. More North Sea drilling will not shield households, building domestic green energy will

More drilling does not equal lower fuel costs, it just means increased profits for fossil fuel companies.

Don't let corporate politicians funded by oil companies lie to. you.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

10.03.2026 09:54 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Left forms exist. For example, in the The Christians for National Liberation in the Philippines is an outgrowth of Christians participating in the National Democratic Front. There are other historical examples as well, but it seems like a qualitative difference to me.

09.03.2026 17:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Well, whether or not those dreams are realised in another story, but I'd say that American centrists more or less have incorporated those ideas into their visions of what the US should aspire to.

09.03.2026 17:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Americans Should Stop Using the Term Christian Nationalism Religious beliefs have driven political change for centuries. The question today is which Christian values will prevail.

This is a good take. Nationalism isn't inherently right-wing. Stop saying "Christian nationalism" and call it like it is: Christo-fascism.

www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/0...

09.03.2026 16:52 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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ScotGov faces court threat over 'green' gas plant plan Climate campaigners are preparing to haul the Scottish Government to court over plans for a controversial “green” gas power station — after it…

@foescot.bsky.social get their ass

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2591252...

09.03.2026 12:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Yesterday I filmed several baby birds walking across a street directly at my camera and asked Bluesky to suggest music

Several dozen folks did

Some even dubbed music over the original clip.

I haven't been able to get this out of my head.

So I give you

A Bluesky exclusive:

Reservoir Ducks

🐣 🪶

09.03.2026 03:46 👍 2733 🔁 991 💬 89 📌 79

MFs will fabricate calls for general strikes out of thin air, but why is no one trying to levitate the united states government into outer space?

08.03.2026 19:05 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A Wikipedia entree for the 1967 march on the Pentagon. The goals listed are the attempted levitation of the pentagon

A Wikipedia entree for the 1967 march on the Pentagon. The goals listed are the attempted levitation of the pentagon

One of the goals of the 1967 march on the pentagon was the psychic levitation of the building by protestors.

I think we should give this tactic a second chance.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Ma...

08.03.2026 19:00 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
A muddy dog

A muddy dog

She got muddy

07.03.2026 17:15 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

If I was running to be an MP, my main campaigning point would be making the funniest cheers and jeers at PMQs

06.03.2026 21:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
a yawning egyptian gosling, portrait view, backlit.

a yawning egyptian gosling, portrait view, backlit.

There's so much bad news out there I'm so glad there's good baby bird news. 🪶 🐣

06.03.2026 18:46 👍 243 🔁 32 💬 3 📌 2
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Has the Scottish Government changed its stance on oil and gas? With a decision on the Rosebank oil field imminent – and lobbying around the windfall tax at fever pitch – some are questioning whether the Scottish Government's current stance on oil and gas is in st...

The Scottish government has pivoted back towards a pro oil position to attack the Labour government and the energy profits levy tax. I spoke to @karingoodwin.bsky.social from @theferret.scot on the SNP's confusing commitments to 'just transition' and 'it's Scotland's oil'.

06.03.2026 11:26 👍 10 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0

Absolutely not

06.03.2026 08:31 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

The important take away here isn't how much the wealthy are funding Reform. We already knew that.

The take away is that even with substantially less money, the Greens are creating serious roadblocks for Reform!

05.03.2026 12:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The moon going from full moon to a red moon and starting to go back to a normal full moon, then my camera battery door fell off.

The moon going from full moon to a red moon and starting to go back to a normal full moon, then my camera battery door fell off.

Here's my first edit on the March 3rd Lunar Eclipse. 15 moon shots, 1 foreground. Taken over a 3 hourish period.

04.03.2026 04:22 👍 8806 🔁 1871 💬 143 📌 71
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Scotland’s first subsidy-free community wind farm powers up Those backing is say the novel approach to funding the project provides a blueprint to finance the transition from the community level up

That's 2.5MW of windpower going to the people of North Ayrshire and owned by the people of North Ayrshire!

We've got to realise that Capitalist developers aren't going to get us out of the climate catastrophe!

www.scotsman.com/hays-way/sco...

03.03.2026 09:18 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

omg absolutely not.

03.03.2026 11:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Admittedly, this is a dumb way to think about politics.

03.03.2026 10:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Sometimes the UK seems just behind the curve of the US. But what if we completely skip over more far-right politicians in power altogether?

03.03.2026 10:58 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I don't think wars should be fought forever. Probably, not at all in my humble opinion.

03.03.2026 10:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Markets latest: Gas price soars 93% since start of conflict Drone strikes across the Middle East and Iran's effective closure of a key shipping route are spooking investors and traders. Follow the latest on the global markets.

folks, oil and gas are conflict minerals

news.sky.com/story/market...

03.03.2026 10:11 👍 19 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 1
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Scotland’s first subsidy-free community wind farm powers up Those backing is say the novel approach to funding the project provides a blueprint to finance the transition from the community level up

That's 2.5MW of windpower going to the people of North Ayrshire and owned by the people of North Ayrshire!

We've got to realise that Capitalist developers aren't going to get us out of the climate catastrophe!

www.scotsman.com/hays-way/sco...

03.03.2026 09:18 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0