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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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".
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Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
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1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10
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Pretty terrifying report that was (very quietly) published by the UK Government a couple of days ago. #biodiversityloss #nationalsecurity #climatechange #foodsecurity
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0e...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0e...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
January 22, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Pretty terrifying report that was (very quietly) published by the UK Government a couple of days ago. #biodiversityloss #nationalsecurity #climatechange #foodsecurity
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0e...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0e...
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We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy.
Urge your MP to sign @sianberry.bsky.social Early Day Motion 👇🏼
action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...
Urge your MP to sign @sianberry.bsky.social Early Day Motion 👇🏼
action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...
January 22, 2026 at 11:44 AM
We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy.
Urge your MP to sign @sianberry.bsky.social Early Day Motion 👇🏼
action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...
Urge your MP to sign @sianberry.bsky.social Early Day Motion 👇🏼
action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...
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🎉 Green GAIN from Reform! 🎉
💚 Congratulations to Lian Pizzey on being elected in Horsley division on Derbyshire County Council!
💚 Congratulations to Lian Pizzey on being elected in Horsley division on Derbyshire County Council!
January 21, 2026 at 1:45 PM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
Hey Zack. Young voters love you. A few of us oldies do too. Your message isn't landing with most of the over 70's.
What's the plan?
Hey Zack. Young voters love you. A few of us oldies do too. Your message isn't landing with most of the over 70's.
What's the plan?
Support for the Greens is highest among the youngest voters, while older Britons largely favour the Conservatives and Reform UK
18-24 year olds
Green: 37%
Labour: 21%
Lib Dem: 18%
Conservative: 10%
Reform UK: 9%
70+ year olds
Reform UK: 33%
Conservative: 32%
Lib Dem: 14%
Labour: 11%
Green: 5%
18-24 year olds
Green: 37%
Labour: 21%
Lib Dem: 18%
Conservative: 10%
Reform UK: 9%
70+ year olds
Reform UK: 33%
Conservative: 32%
Lib Dem: 14%
Labour: 11%
Green: 5%
January 21, 2026 at 3:38 PM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
Hey Zack. Young voters love you. A few of us oldies do too. Your message isn't landing with most of the over 70's.
What's the plan?
Hey Zack. Young voters love you. A few of us oldies do too. Your message isn't landing with most of the over 70's.
What's the plan?
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The state-owned oil company of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco, was responsible for emissions of 1.7bn tonnes CO2 in 2024
That's more than the emissions of Japan & Germany combined
Exxon, with 610mn tonnes, caused more CO2 emissions than South Korea
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
That's more than the emissions of Japan & Germany combined
Exxon, with 610mn tonnes, caused more CO2 emissions than South Korea
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows
Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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Never again wonder why Russia was willing to spend billions getting Trump into office.
Sadly, the Brits STILL don't understand it's all happening again with Farage.
Sadly, the Brits STILL don't understand it's all happening again with Farage.
January 19, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Never again wonder why Russia was willing to spend billions getting Trump into office.
Sadly, the Brits STILL don't understand it's all happening again with Farage.
Sadly, the Brits STILL don't understand it's all happening again with Farage.
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Puts Keir Starmer's statement earlier in a different light entirely.
January 19, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Puts Keir Starmer's statement earlier in a different light entirely.