John Ranford FB99%
@johnranford.bsky.social
Sustainability, climate, justice, campaigner anti CCS, renewables. Non-profit CEO www.FutureFriendly.org.uk Swindon UK
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The thing is, you didn't have to be Nostradamus to see it. You just had to be independent of the ultra-rich. Unfortunately, the great majority of the media is in the plutocrats' pockets. So the people pointing it out are shunned. In 2009 I tried and tried to get the BBC to pick this up. But ...⛔🤐
1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.”
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
Mandelson’s Fifth Column
The British government’s business department exists to undermine democracy.
www.monbiot.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:28 AM
The thing is, you didn't have to be Nostradamus to see it. You just had to be independent of the ultra-rich. Unfortunately, the great majority of the media is in the plutocrats' pockets. So the people pointing it out are shunned. In 2009 I tried and tried to get the BBC to pick this up. But ...⛔🤐
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This bastion of moral virtue has opinions about the Green Party.
Just remember that as they continue to attack us.
This is who they are. Mask is off.
Just remember that as they continue to attack us.
This is who they are. Mask is off.
February 2, 2026 at 9:56 PM
This bastion of moral virtue has opinions about the Green Party.
Just remember that as they continue to attack us.
This is who they are. Mask is off.
Just remember that as they continue to attack us.
This is who they are. Mask is off.
Highly disturbing
theintercept.com/2026/01/31/m...
theintercept.com/2026/01/31/m...
He Witnessed an Earlier Shooting. Feds Arrested Him at the Scene of Alex Pretti’s Killing.
A man who contradicted the government narrative about a prior shooting found himself pinned to the ground and detained after Alex Pretti’s death.
theintercept.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Highly disturbing
theintercept.com/2026/01/31/m...
theintercept.com/2026/01/31/m...
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
(You could be in a court room some day)
Over the last few years, when juries have heard evidence of why people have taken direct action to advance climate or racial justice, or to stop genocide in Gaza, they have repeatedly found the accused not guilty.
(You could be in a court room some day)
Over the last few years, when juries have heard evidence of why people have taken direct action to advance climate or racial justice, or to stop genocide in Gaza, they have repeatedly found the accused not guilty.
February 1, 2026 at 3:12 PM
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
(You could be in a court room some day)
Over the last few years, when juries have heard evidence of why people have taken direct action to advance climate or racial justice, or to stop genocide in Gaza, they have repeatedly found the accused not guilty.
(You could be in a court room some day)
Over the last few years, when juries have heard evidence of why people have taken direct action to advance climate or racial justice, or to stop genocide in Gaza, they have repeatedly found the accused not guilty.
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If you know folks that are skeptical about solar & wind energy, this is a good video to share.
It's long, but worth watching all the way through - there's some solid long-term thinking presented here.
It's long, but worth watching all the way through - there's some solid long-term thinking presented here.
February 1, 2026 at 6:58 PM
If you know folks that are skeptical about solar & wind energy, this is a good video to share.
It's long, but worth watching all the way through - there's some solid long-term thinking presented here.
It's long, but worth watching all the way through - there's some solid long-term thinking presented here.
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🌱 Farming meets the future!
£21.5 million is backing 15 UK projects to help farms cut emissions and boost productivity—with innovations like low-emissions fertilisers and vitamin D-rich tomatoes.…
https://bigupbritain.co.uk/2026/02/01/from-fields-to-the-future-21-5m-drives-uk-farm-innovation/
£21.5 million is backing 15 UK projects to help farms cut emissions and boost productivity—with innovations like low-emissions fertilisers and vitamin D-rich tomatoes.…
https://bigupbritain.co.uk/2026/02/01/from-fields-to-the-future-21-5m-drives-uk-farm-innovation/
From Fields to the Future: £21.5m Drives UK Farm Innovation - Big Up Britain
🇬🇧 The UK Government has announced a new £21.5 million investment to back 15 agricultural innovation projects across England, aimed at helping farms cut
bigupbritain.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
🌱 Farming meets the future!
£21.5 million is backing 15 UK projects to help farms cut emissions and boost productivity—with innovations like low-emissions fertilisers and vitamin D-rich tomatoes.…
https://bigupbritain.co.uk/2026/02/01/from-fields-to-the-future-21-5m-drives-uk-farm-innovation/
£21.5 million is backing 15 UK projects to help farms cut emissions and boost productivity—with innovations like low-emissions fertilisers and vitamin D-rich tomatoes.…
https://bigupbritain.co.uk/2026/02/01/from-fields-to-the-future-21-5m-drives-uk-farm-innovation/
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Hi, @channel4news.bsky.social
don't get me wrong, it's vital that this is getting news coverage.
But wasn't the #AMOC open letter to Nordic ministers from October 2024, not last month?
don't get me wrong, it's vital that this is getting news coverage.
But wasn't the #AMOC open letter to Nordic ministers from October 2024, not last month?
Atlantic current collapse could trigger ‘unprecedented’ cooling, scientists warn
Dozens of scientists from 15 countries have warned that climate change is putting one of the earth's most important ocean currents in danger of collapse.
www.channel4.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Hi, @channel4news.bsky.social
don't get me wrong, it's vital that this is getting news coverage.
But wasn't the #AMOC open letter to Nordic ministers from October 2024, not last month?
don't get me wrong, it's vital that this is getting news coverage.
But wasn't the #AMOC open letter to Nordic ministers from October 2024, not last month?
Sunday AM on BBC: Zack Polanski takes on Laura K.
i don't usually post this sort of thing, but we're living in a world of obvious villains and scattered heroes.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social is the latter. i support his fight and urge you to join me.
there is light at the end of the tunnel. it's here: greenparty.org.uk
@zackpolanski.bsky.social is the latter. i support his fight and urge you to join me.
there is light at the end of the tunnel. it's here: greenparty.org.uk
January 31, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Sunday AM on BBC: Zack Polanski takes on Laura K.
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i don't usually post this sort of thing, but we're living in a world of obvious villains and scattered heroes.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social is the latter. i support his fight and urge you to join me.
there is light at the end of the tunnel. it's here: greenparty.org.uk
@zackpolanski.bsky.social is the latter. i support his fight and urge you to join me.
there is light at the end of the tunnel. it's here: greenparty.org.uk
January 31, 2026 at 1:24 PM
i don't usually post this sort of thing, but we're living in a world of obvious villains and scattered heroes.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social is the latter. i support his fight and urge you to join me.
there is light at the end of the tunnel. it's here: greenparty.org.uk
@zackpolanski.bsky.social is the latter. i support his fight and urge you to join me.
there is light at the end of the tunnel. it's here: greenparty.org.uk
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What’s happening in America is technofascism. It could happen here
Peter Thiel's data company is powering ICE operations in the US. In part 2 of the Nerve’s Palantir series, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social argues that the UK will be next - and we map Thiel’s network🧵
www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
Peter Thiel's data company is powering ICE operations in the US. In part 2 of the Nerve’s Palantir series, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social argues that the UK will be next - and we map Thiel’s network🧵
www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
January 31, 2026 at 10:00 AM
What’s happening in America is technofascism. It could happen here
Peter Thiel's data company is powering ICE operations in the US. In part 2 of the Nerve’s Palantir series, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social argues that the UK will be next - and we map Thiel’s network🧵
www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
Peter Thiel's data company is powering ICE operations in the US. In part 2 of the Nerve’s Palantir series, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social argues that the UK will be next - and we map Thiel’s network🧵
www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
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Starmer is the perfect PM....if you're a technofascist that wants a puppy dog in control of UK contracts.
What’s happening in America is technofascism. It could happen here
Peter Thiel's data company is powering ICE operations in the US. In part 2 of the Nerve’s Palantir series, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social argues that the UK will be next - and we map Thiel’s network🧵
www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
Peter Thiel's data company is powering ICE operations in the US. In part 2 of the Nerve’s Palantir series, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social argues that the UK will be next - and we map Thiel’s network🧵
www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
January 31, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Starmer is the perfect PM....if you're a technofascist that wants a puppy dog in control of UK contracts.
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I don't often share my own emotions here.I mostly stick to facts&reason. But I'm actually a very emotional person.
The situation in #Kyiv with freezing people in cold homes that are left without electricity,heating &water during the cold winter after deliberate Russian attacks is simply terrible⤵️
The situation in #Kyiv with freezing people in cold homes that are left without electricity,heating &water during the cold winter after deliberate Russian attacks is simply terrible⤵️
January 30, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I don't often share my own emotions here.I mostly stick to facts&reason. But I'm actually a very emotional person.
The situation in #Kyiv with freezing people in cold homes that are left without electricity,heating &water during the cold winter after deliberate Russian attacks is simply terrible⤵️
The situation in #Kyiv with freezing people in cold homes that are left without electricity,heating &water during the cold winter after deliberate Russian attacks is simply terrible⤵️
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Go watch Hannah Spencer (@greenpartyhan.bsky.social), Green Party by-election candidate, speak here.
SHIVERS. Fab speech, fab choice for Gorton & Denton's next MP!
Let's win this 💚
SHIVERS. Fab speech, fab choice for Gorton & Denton's next MP!
Let's win this 💚
Zack Polanski Reveals Candidate For Gorton & Denton - Hannah Spencer
YouTube video by Antony Jones
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Go watch Hannah Spencer (@greenpartyhan.bsky.social), Green Party by-election candidate, speak here.
SHIVERS. Fab speech, fab choice for Gorton & Denton's next MP!
Let's win this 💚
SHIVERS. Fab speech, fab choice for Gorton & Denton's next MP!
Let's win this 💚
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Brilliant stuff! Go Hannah! 💚💚💚
Hannah is the Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton.
She is also a plumber and dog rescuer🐕💪
She is also a plumber and dog rescuer🐕💪
January 30, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Brilliant stuff! Go Hannah! 💚💚💚
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New personal piece: Why does regulation often feel so toothless?
The news is full of businesses behaving badly and seeming to get off very lightly. Why? As someone who used to work for a regulator, I wanted to set out some of the very simple reasons regulators struggle…
The news is full of businesses behaving badly and seeming to get off very lightly. Why? As someone who used to work for a regulator, I wanted to set out some of the very simple reasons regulators struggle…
Why does regulation often feel so toothless?
It has become a common complaint that regulators in the UK are toothless and ineffective. Unable to keep up with the pace of the internet…
acjsissons.medium.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:36 AM
New personal piece: Why does regulation often feel so toothless?
The news is full of businesses behaving badly and seeming to get off very lightly. Why? As someone who used to work for a regulator, I wanted to set out some of the very simple reasons regulators struggle…
The news is full of businesses behaving badly and seeming to get off very lightly. Why? As someone who used to work for a regulator, I wanted to set out some of the very simple reasons regulators struggle…
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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5,871 emails in one day! ❤️🔥💪 Can you help get this to 10,000?
Take action and share widely: action.goodlawproject.org/tell-ofcom-s...
#StopFundingHeat
Take action and share widely: action.goodlawproject.org/tell-ofcom-s...
#StopFundingHeat
January 28, 2026 at 1:06 PM
5,871 emails in one day! ❤️🔥💪 Can you help get this to 10,000?
Take action and share widely: action.goodlawproject.org/tell-ofcom-s...
#StopFundingHeat
Take action and share widely: action.goodlawproject.org/tell-ofcom-s...
#StopFundingHeat
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NEW: Our investigation for @thenerve_news reveals not only that Peter Thiel’s Palantir is completely enmeshed in our critical national infrastructure.
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
January 28, 2026 at 11:32 AM
NEW: Our investigation for @thenerve_news reveals not only that Peter Thiel’s Palantir is completely enmeshed in our critical national infrastructure.
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
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The BBC is reportedly closing BBC Trending, which publishes "original investigations and insights about the online world", with the loss of about four jobs pressgazette.co.uk/news/journal...
Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Layoffs at Future, Politico, WSJ, Vox Media and BDG in January
Press Gazette will update this page throughout 2026 with any journalism job cuts and redundancies announced in the UK or US.
pressgazette.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The BBC is reportedly closing BBC Trending, which publishes "original investigations and insights about the online world", with the loss of about four jobs pressgazette.co.uk/news/journal...
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Maybe foreign ownership of our media, but that’s another topic..:)
January 28, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Maybe foreign ownership of our media, but that’s another topic..:)
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Today, this can be posted in the context of Tories who deliberately broke Britain slithering to Reform, and hilariously being licky welcomed despite being the target of Faᴙage rage previously. Split videos of shouting spite and spouting shite show the duplicity. The UK is being Surkoved from within.
Carole Cadwalladr, "He's not that cuddle cosy golf club English pub figure"
"He is in a relationship with the US far right and with the European pro-Kremlin far right"
"What happened in Brexit, we saw that money that force that influence, those networks coming together"
"He is in a relationship with the US far right and with the European pro-Kremlin far right"
"What happened in Brexit, we saw that money that force that influence, those networks coming together"
January 26, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Today, this can be posted in the context of Tories who deliberately broke Britain slithering to Reform, and hilariously being licky welcomed despite being the target of Faᴙage rage previously. Split videos of shouting spite and spouting shite show the duplicity. The UK is being Surkoved from within.
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Two things to learn from this.
1. The rightwing newspapers are lobby groups whose purpose is to advance the class interest of their proprietors.
2. Lobbyists for the rich and powerful lose their jobs if they are not prepared to lie.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
1. The rightwing newspapers are lobby groups whose purpose is to advance the class interest of their proprietors.
2. Lobbyists for the rich and powerful lose their jobs if they are not prepared to lie.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time - Carbon Brief
Nearly 100 UK newspaper editorials opposed climate action in 2025, a record figure that reveals the backlash against net-zero in the right-leaning press
www.carbonbrief.org
January 26, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Two things to learn from this.
1. The rightwing newspapers are lobby groups whose purpose is to advance the class interest of their proprietors.
2. Lobbyists for the rich and powerful lose their jobs if they are not prepared to lie.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
1. The rightwing newspapers are lobby groups whose purpose is to advance the class interest of their proprietors.
2. Lobbyists for the rich and powerful lose their jobs if they are not prepared to lie.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
Russia: "Trump is ours again".
As I suggested was likely at the time of the 28 point US "peace" plan, when it was being claimed by some commentators that the proposed use of frozen Russian assets for reconstruction was evidence that not just Ukraine but also Russia was being expected to make concessions.
January 26, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Russia: "Trump is ours again".