Anand
@calmerfuture.bsky.social
calmerfuture.org
dreaming of practical better futures
@dosima_org on the other place
dreaming of practical better futures
@dosima_org on the other place
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Calmer Future
Let's create a better future
calmerfuture.org
I want to share my vision of a Calmer Future:
how we'll live our best lives, freed from economic and social pressures – even as populations rise and fall
how we'll give nature space to thrive, and have time to enjoy it
a sustainable future on Earth, supporting meaningful lives and livelihoods…
how we'll live our best lives, freed from economic and social pressures – even as populations rise and fall
how we'll give nature space to thrive, and have time to enjoy it
a sustainable future on Earth, supporting meaningful lives and livelihoods…
What is a city but masses pulsing in the illusion of a heartbeat?
Here, within the old Central Business District, lies Nairobi’s innermost tree rings.
This old neighborhood is ripe for entry into the future, says the pitch deck…
Here, within the old Central Business District, lies Nairobi’s innermost tree rings.
This old neighborhood is ripe for entry into the future, says the pitch deck…
Ngara has always changed; it archives the evolution of Nairobi itself. So then what of the change brought by the urban renewal project unfolding in Ngara now? What is the real question behind the question of gentrification?
I wrote this for @africasacountry:
africasacountry.com/2026/02/visi...
I wrote this for @africasacountry:
africasacountry.com/2026/02/visi...
Visiting Ngara
A redevelopment project in Nairobi’s Ngara district promises revival—but raises deeper questions about capital, memory, and who has the right to shape the city.
africasacountry.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:52 PM
What is a city but masses pulsing in the illusion of a heartbeat?
Here, within the old Central Business District, lies Nairobi’s innermost tree rings.
This old neighborhood is ripe for entry into the future, says the pitch deck…
Here, within the old Central Business District, lies Nairobi’s innermost tree rings.
This old neighborhood is ripe for entry into the future, says the pitch deck…
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
anyone arguing against organised tactical voting in the UK to keep these ratfuckers out should also be treated with public revulsion as well
some things are simply bigger and more important than party politics
some things are simply bigger and more important than party politics
February 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
anyone arguing against organised tactical voting in the UK to keep these ratfuckers out should also be treated with public revulsion as well
some things are simply bigger and more important than party politics
some things are simply bigger and more important than party politics
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I want to stress again that there is no way out & no way forward w/o the most severe accountablity for this fascist regime & its enforcers.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 9:24 PM
I want to stress again that there is no way out & no way forward w/o the most severe accountablity for this fascist regime & its enforcers.
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I love Freddy D 'cause he's brilliant, flawed, messy, and fly. So totally human, which means he's also immensely frustrating at times.
My goodness the man could stare down a camera like nobody's business.
Courageous, clear-eyed, and hopeful about our "glorious liberty document." 🖤
My goodness the man could stare down a camera like nobody's business.
Courageous, clear-eyed, and hopeful about our "glorious liberty document." 🖤
Happy birthday to one of the greatest, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, he didn't know his actual birthday, but chose to celebrate it on this day.
Please read his books and essays; please teach your children his story when they are old enough to understand.
Please read his books and essays; please teach your children his story when they are old enough to understand.
February 14, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I love Freddy D 'cause he's brilliant, flawed, messy, and fly. So totally human, which means he's also immensely frustrating at times.
My goodness the man could stare down a camera like nobody's business.
Courageous, clear-eyed, and hopeful about our "glorious liberty document." 🖤
My goodness the man could stare down a camera like nobody's business.
Courageous, clear-eyed, and hopeful about our "glorious liberty document." 🖤
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If you are also dealing with a sense of betrayal, I think this is a good listen.
Scientific societies (plural) have failed us because they are, in the end, still behaving like boys' clubs.
Also TW about the incident in SVP24 Minneapolis.
pca.st/episode/d8b6...
Scientific societies (plural) have failed us because they are, in the end, still behaving like boys' clubs.
Also TW about the incident in SVP24 Minneapolis.
pca.st/episode/d8b6...
The Epstein Files and Paleontology
This episode is a little different than our normal content. There are several paleontologists mentioned in the latest release of the Epstein files, and the official response to that has been...…
pca.st
February 14, 2026 at 10:21 AM
If you are also dealing with a sense of betrayal, I think this is a good listen.
Scientific societies (plural) have failed us because they are, in the end, still behaving like boys' clubs.
Also TW about the incident in SVP24 Minneapolis.
pca.st/episode/d8b6...
Scientific societies (plural) have failed us because they are, in the end, still behaving like boys' clubs.
Also TW about the incident in SVP24 Minneapolis.
pca.st/episode/d8b6...
'nerd tunnel vision' is a defining feature of much of the Edge discourse:
moral obtuseness;
a determination to win the argument rather than to listen and ponder;
a tendency to fabulate improbable futures from narrow “rational” logic;
ignorance of and contempt for other ways of seeing the world.
moral obtuseness;
a determination to win the argument rather than to listen and ponder;
a tendency to fabulate improbable futures from narrow “rational” logic;
ignorance of and contempt for other ways of seeing the world.
Just added this to my WordPress site, so it's free to read.
homunculusmusic.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/e...
homunculusmusic.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/e...
Epstein’s ugly world of science
As with Peter Mandelson, so in the science world: the Epstein files are not telling us anything that most ordinary punters didn’t already know, but are revealing the full, rotten, appalling extent …
homunculusmusic.wordpress.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:11 PM
'nerd tunnel vision' is a defining feature of much of the Edge discourse:
moral obtuseness;
a determination to win the argument rather than to listen and ponder;
a tendency to fabulate improbable futures from narrow “rational” logic;
ignorance of and contempt for other ways of seeing the world.
moral obtuseness;
a determination to win the argument rather than to listen and ponder;
a tendency to fabulate improbable futures from narrow “rational” logic;
ignorance of and contempt for other ways of seeing the world.
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Here, @philipcball.bsky.social sums up the whole ugly Epstein mess and why it matters (along multiple dimensions). Reading it was therapeutic.
Just added this to my WordPress site, so it's free to read.
homunculusmusic.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/e...
homunculusmusic.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/e...
Epstein’s ugly world of science
As with Peter Mandelson, so in the science world: the Epstein files are not telling us anything that most ordinary punters didn’t already know, but are revealing the full, rotten, appalling extent …
homunculusmusic.wordpress.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Here, @philipcball.bsky.social sums up the whole ugly Epstein mess and why it matters (along multiple dimensions). Reading it was therapeutic.
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Whenever you read a horrifying list like this about people who are critically ill or died in ICE concentration camps it’s important to remember that these are just the stories that got out because they were lucky enough to have lawyers who could tell their stories.
February 14, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Whenever you read a horrifying list like this about people who are critically ill or died in ICE concentration camps it’s important to remember that these are just the stories that got out because they were lucky enough to have lawyers who could tell their stories.
national socialist policies... 🤔
February 13, 2026 at 12:33 PM
national socialist policies... 🤔
❤️🩹
thinking about how we don't have a picture of this 7-year old Guatemalan girl, so this probably won't generate much 'interest' — but she meant the world to somebody, her life mattered in itself
thinking about how we don't have a picture of this 7-year old Guatemalan girl, so this probably won't generate much 'interest' — but she meant the world to somebody, her life mattered in itself
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 12:31 PM
❤️🩹
thinking about how we don't have a picture of this 7-year old Guatemalan girl, so this probably won't generate much 'interest' — but she meant the world to somebody, her life mattered in itself
thinking about how we don't have a picture of this 7-year old Guatemalan girl, so this probably won't generate much 'interest' — but she meant the world to somebody, her life mattered in itself
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hold on i gotta take this
February 13, 2026 at 2:33 AM
hold on i gotta take this
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I’ve never seen @victorpatrascan.bsky.social’s comedy before, but this clip of him doing crowd work with two Canadian racists is incredible. “What’s your genocidal [settler] background?”
conversation with 2 Canadians turns sour very quickly
YouTube video by Victor Patrascan
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 8:35 AM
I’ve never seen @victorpatrascan.bsky.social’s comedy before, but this clip of him doing crowd work with two Canadian racists is incredible. “What’s your genocidal [settler] background?”
'Palantir was co-founded by the Trump supporter and billionaire Peter Thiel, who has previously said “the NHS makes people sick”, and described the British public’s affection for the NHS as a case of “Stockholm syndrome” – the term for hostages who feel a bond with their captors.'
The fact Wes Streeting was warned by his own officials that the toxicity of Palantir made the contract less likely to succeed raises, yet again, the question why Government granted it the contract in the first place?
NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed
Exclusive: in 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:30 AM
'Palantir was co-founded by the Trump supporter and billionaire Peter Thiel, who has previously said “the NHS makes people sick”, and described the British public’s affection for the NHS as a case of “Stockholm syndrome” – the term for hostages who feel a bond with their captors.'
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Please join the Northeast Africa Forum on 17 Feb for a book launch & discussion of:
'Peasants to Paupers: Land, Class and Kinship in Central Kenya'
with author Peter Lockwood (Göttingen)
& David Anderson (Warwick)
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b8f...
'Peasants to Paupers: Land, Class and Kinship in Central Kenya'
with author Peter Lockwood (Göttingen)
& David Anderson (Warwick)
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b8f...
February 12, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Please join the Northeast Africa Forum on 17 Feb for a book launch & discussion of:
'Peasants to Paupers: Land, Class and Kinship in Central Kenya'
with author Peter Lockwood (Göttingen)
& David Anderson (Warwick)
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b8f...
'Peasants to Paupers: Land, Class and Kinship in Central Kenya'
with author Peter Lockwood (Göttingen)
& David Anderson (Warwick)
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b8f...
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And hey, ICYMI: Entirely new branch of the animal kingdom just dropped.
We've been just assuming Prototaxites was a huge fungus. It's not. It's its own thing.
www.livescience.com/animals/gian...
We've been just assuming Prototaxites was a huge fungus. It's not. It's its own thing.
www.livescience.com/animals/gian...
Scientists baffled at mysterious ancient creature that doesn't fit on the tree of life as we know it
An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown branch of life, researchers say.
www.livescience.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
And hey, ICYMI: Entirely new branch of the animal kingdom just dropped.
We've been just assuming Prototaxites was a huge fungus. It's not. It's its own thing.
www.livescience.com/animals/gian...
We've been just assuming Prototaxites was a huge fungus. It's not. It's its own thing.
www.livescience.com/animals/gian...
clover has had it coming, to be fair
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
February 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
clover has had it coming, to be fair
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it really can't be said enough that this is a person who has dined with the president of the united states
Fuentes then fantasizes about “breeding gulags”: “So just like Hitler imprisoned Gypsies, Jews, communists, you know, all of his political rivals, we have to do the same thing with women… They go to the breeding gulags. The good ones will be liberated. The bad ones will toil in the mines forever.”
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
it really can't be said enough that this is a person who has dined with the president of the united states
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Me for @lbc.co.uk on the ongoing hateful migration debate.
📢"Powerful men are quick to inflame division, but slow to accept accountability for the consequences.
Migration is not an aberration in our history – like colonialism was; it is a constant thread woven through it."
@minnierahman.bsky.social for @lbc.co.uk
www.lbc.co.uk/article/ratc...
Migration is not an aberration in our history – like colonialism was; it is a constant thread woven through it."
@minnierahman.bsky.social for @lbc.co.uk
www.lbc.co.uk/article/ratc...
Ratcliffe owes migrants more than a half-hearted apology but so does Starmer – his policies created this environment | LBC
Blaming migrants for today’s economic problems is a convenient way to dodge responsibility for that failure, writes Minnie Rahman
www.lbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Me for @lbc.co.uk on the ongoing hateful migration debate.
the people who force women and teenage girls to bear children, but also want to whittle the children down through controlled diseases by discouraging vaccination, while simultaneously protecting paedophiles and sex traffickers, are not 'pro-life'
they are pushing invalid eugenics
they are pushing invalid eugenics
The Trump administration is incarcerating migrant girls in, essentially, a forced pregnancy camp.
Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to South Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate
Government sources and advocates for the children worry the goal is to concentrate them in Texas, where abortion is banned.
www.kut.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:43 PM
the people who force women and teenage girls to bear children, but also want to whittle the children down through controlled diseases by discouraging vaccination, while simultaneously protecting paedophiles and sex traffickers, are not 'pro-life'
they are pushing invalid eugenics
they are pushing invalid eugenics
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These words celebrate that each living species is a treasure, the result of an incredible evolutionary journey through mutation, drift, and selection. A species is a miracle of existence. #2026MMM
a polar bear and a polar bear cub are hugging each other in the snow .
Alt: a polar bear and a polar bear cub are hugging each other in the snow .
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
These words celebrate that each living species is a treasure, the result of an incredible evolutionary journey through mutation, drift, and selection. A species is a miracle of existence. #2026MMM
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Darwin wrote in his 1859 On the Origin of Species "There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one... from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved." #2026MMM
a herd of elephants standing in a field with birds flying around them
Alt: a herd of elephants standing in a field with red birds flying around them
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Darwin wrote in his 1859 On the Origin of Species "There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one... from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved." #2026MMM
HOLD ONTO YOUR STOATS!!!
But first, let's take a moment for the #2026MMM teaser trailer premiere! youtu.be/aK8CfWSZO4A
2026 March Mammal Madness Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by Katie Hinde
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
HOLD ONTO YOUR STOATS!!!
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Hear Ye! Hear Ye! #2026MMM
(With a hat-tip to the Dropkick Murphys)
The season's upon us, it's that time of year!
Science & carnage, there's battles to cheer,
there's twists to these plots
and there's stings to be stung,
there's research to do
and plenty of fun!
(With a hat-tip to the Dropkick Murphys)
The season's upon us, it's that time of year!
Science & carnage, there's battles to cheer,
there's twists to these plots
and there's stings to be stung,
there's research to do
and plenty of fun!
a man wearing a feathered hat says " hear ye hear ye "
Alt: Stephen Colbert rings a bell wearing a large feathered tricorn hat shouting "Hear Ye! Hear Ye!"
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! #2026MMM
(With a hat-tip to the Dropkick Murphys)
The season's upon us, it's that time of year!
Science & carnage, there's battles to cheer,
there's twists to these plots
and there's stings to be stung,
there's research to do
and plenty of fun!
(With a hat-tip to the Dropkick Murphys)
The season's upon us, it's that time of year!
Science & carnage, there's battles to cheer,
there's twists to these plots
and there's stings to be stung,
there's research to do
and plenty of fun!