Jon Burke🌍
@jonburkeuk.bsky.social
Energy ⚡️ Waste ♻️ Transport 🚲 Public Realm 🌳
Words in HuffPost, Big Issue, Architects Journal.
Climate Emergency UK Advisory Board.
Enquiries - jonburkeuk@protonmail.com
www.jonburkeuk.com
Words in HuffPost, Big Issue, Architects Journal.
Climate Emergency UK Advisory Board.
Enquiries - jonburkeuk@protonmail.com
www.jonburkeuk.com
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Venezuela has the largest crude oil reserves in the world.
The United States is owned by the fossil fuel industry.
apnews.com/article/vene...
The United States is owned by the fossil fuel industry.
apnews.com/article/vene...
US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Maduro, has been captured and flown out of the country
The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” and said its president, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country after months of stepped-up pressure by Washington.
apnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Venezuela has the largest crude oil reserves in the world.
The United States is owned by the fossil fuel industry.
apnews.com/article/vene...
The United States is owned by the fossil fuel industry.
apnews.com/article/vene...
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Still radio silence from FIFA regarding its inaugural Peace Prize winner Donald Trump bombing Nigeria and Venezuela this week.
When will Infantino be commenting on his ‘personal friend’?
When will Infantino be commenting on his ‘personal friend’?
January 3, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Still radio silence from FIFA regarding its inaugural Peace Prize winner Donald Trump bombing Nigeria and Venezuela this week.
When will Infantino be commenting on his ‘personal friend’?
When will Infantino be commenting on his ‘personal friend’?
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“The kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro and his wife – and the near silence so far from the rest of the west – may herald the end of any pretence that international law still matters.”
@stevebloomfield.bsky.social crystal clear this was “kidnapping” by “rogue superpower”.
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
@stevebloomfield.bsky.social crystal clear this was “kidnapping” by “rogue superpower”.
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
Cuba, Colombia, Canada, Greenland...? Where will the ‘pre...
America’s actions in Venezuela are not simply those of a rogue state but something far worse: those of a rogue superpower
observer.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 11:27 AM
“The kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro and his wife – and the near silence so far from the rest of the west – may herald the end of any pretence that international law still matters.”
@stevebloomfield.bsky.social crystal clear this was “kidnapping” by “rogue superpower”.
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
@stevebloomfield.bsky.social crystal clear this was “kidnapping” by “rogue superpower”.
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
No “transition” will take place until the United States ruling class has its claws on every last drop of Venezuelan oil.
January 3, 2026 at 7:36 PM
No “transition” will take place until the United States ruling class has its claws on every last drop of Venezuelan oil.
Still radio silence from FIFA regarding its inaugural Peace Prize winner Donald Trump bombing Nigeria and Venezuela this week.
When will Infantino be commenting on his ‘personal friend’?
When will Infantino be commenting on his ‘personal friend’?
January 3, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Still radio silence from FIFA regarding its inaugural Peace Prize winner Donald Trump bombing Nigeria and Venezuela this week.
When will Infantino be commenting on his ‘personal friend’?
When will Infantino be commenting on his ‘personal friend’?
Venezuela has the largest crude oil reserves in the world.
The United States is owned by the fossil fuel industry.
apnews.com/article/vene...
The United States is owned by the fossil fuel industry.
apnews.com/article/vene...
US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Maduro, has been captured and flown out of the country
The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” and said its president, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country after months of stepped-up pressure by Washington.
apnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Venezuela has the largest crude oil reserves in the world.
The United States is owned by the fossil fuel industry.
apnews.com/article/vene...
The United States is owned by the fossil fuel industry.
apnews.com/article/vene...
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“Venezuela has the largest reserves of oil on the planet.
For years, I was BBC Television’s correspondent covering Venezuela & US attempts to overthrow their elected government. Trump invented nothing. This is at least the 4th US-backed attempt at overthrow & assassination of a Venezuelan president”
For years, I was BBC Television’s correspondent covering Venezuela & US attempts to overthrow their elected government. Trump invented nothing. This is at least the 4th US-backed attempt at overthrow & assassination of a Venezuelan president”
Today is a good time to read this again www.gregpalast.com/venezuela-wh...
I met Chávez and Maduro. I know drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela
You must know three things about Venezuela to understand why Donald Trump has ordered a covert operation to overthrow their government.
www.gregpalast.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:04 AM
“Venezuela has the largest reserves of oil on the planet.
For years, I was BBC Television’s correspondent covering Venezuela & US attempts to overthrow their elected government. Trump invented nothing. This is at least the 4th US-backed attempt at overthrow & assassination of a Venezuelan president”
For years, I was BBC Television’s correspondent covering Venezuela & US attempts to overthrow their elected government. Trump invented nothing. This is at least the 4th US-backed attempt at overthrow & assassination of a Venezuelan president”
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Thanks to the work of the likes of @brenttoderian.bsky.social and @jonburkeuk.bsky.social Europe and Canada and others are making great strides in the more important job of making towns and cities better places to live. Technology with no human purpose isn't on its own going to improve lives.
January 3, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Thanks to the work of the likes of @brenttoderian.bsky.social and @jonburkeuk.bsky.social Europe and Canada and others are making great strides in the more important job of making towns and cities better places to live. Technology with no human purpose isn't on its own going to improve lives.
Mamdani will now focus on private developer-led housing as if it is any way radical, rather than something the development industry love.
He’ll also jettison anything even mildly environmentally progressive, citing ‘costs for hardworking New Yorkers’.
Mark my words. This isn’t my first rodeo.
He’ll also jettison anything even mildly environmentally progressive, citing ‘costs for hardworking New Yorkers’.
Mark my words. This isn’t my first rodeo.
January 2, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Mamdani will now focus on private developer-led housing as if it is any way radical, rather than something the development industry love.
He’ll also jettison anything even mildly environmentally progressive, citing ‘costs for hardworking New Yorkers’.
Mark my words. This isn’t my first rodeo.
He’ll also jettison anything even mildly environmentally progressive, citing ‘costs for hardworking New Yorkers’.
Mark my words. This isn’t my first rodeo.
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In news that should surprise no one…
280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles
E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.
arstechnica.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:10 PM
In news that should surprise no one…
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The first snowfall of the new year in the Turkish city of Istanbul has the old and young enjoying themselves with snowball fights.
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The first snowfall of the new year in the Turkish city of Istanbul has the old and young enjoying themselves with snowball fights.
Three of the top five British grid electricity records smashed in 2025!
This is a huge success story, despite what Russian bots and U.S fossil fuel shills scream on X.
Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce means a safer future for our children…🥳
This is a huge success story, despite what Russian bots and U.S fossil fuel shills scream on X.
Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce means a safer future for our children…🥳
January 1, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Three of the top five British grid electricity records smashed in 2025!
This is a huge success story, despite what Russian bots and U.S fossil fuel shills scream on X.
Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce means a safer future for our children…🥳
This is a huge success story, despite what Russian bots and U.S fossil fuel shills scream on X.
Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce means a safer future for our children…🥳
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"Oxford's High Street booming, bucking national trend"
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
Oxford high street demand returns to pre-pandemic levels
Oxford’s high street is bucking the national trend, with demand rising and vacancy rates low
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 10:36 AM
"Oxford's High Street booming, bucking national trend"
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
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Starting with one habit you’ll actually keep can make a difference for your budget, your routine and the climate.
These New Year's resolutions save money and the planet
Starting with one habit you’ll actually keep can make a difference for your budget, your routine and the climate.
l.euronews.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Starting with one habit you’ll actually keep can make a difference for your budget, your routine and the climate.
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The demonstrations in Bulgaria have restored a sense of elan to the opposition. But political fragmentation makes forming a coherent government difficult
Bulgarians join the euro and eject their government
Huge anti-corruption protests provide a chance for reform
econ.st
January 1, 2026 at 9:40 AM
The demonstrations in Bulgaria have restored a sense of elan to the opposition. But political fragmentation makes forming a coherent government difficult
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“Elon Musk admitted to his biographer that the reason the Hyperloop was announced—even though he had no intention of pursuing it—was to try to disrupt the California high-speed rail project to get in the way of that actually succeeding.” — @parismarx.com in @gizmodo.com
He’s always been this way.
He’s always been this way.
Silicon Valley's Push Into Transportation Has Been a Miserable Failure
The titans of tech brought plenty of disruption to our broken transportation system but delivered little in the way of innovation.
gizmodo.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
“Elon Musk admitted to his biographer that the reason the Hyperloop was announced—even though he had no intention of pursuing it—was to try to disrupt the California high-speed rail project to get in the way of that actually succeeding.” — @parismarx.com in @gizmodo.com
He’s always been this way.
He’s always been this way.
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The 8 billionaires are: Musk, Ellison, Bezos, Page, Brin, Zuckerberg, Huang, Ballmer.
Each one saw their wealth explode as a direct result of the massive and unsustainable AI bubble.
Let's resolve to remember that when their bubble bursts all over working people in 2026.
Happy New Year!
Each one saw their wealth explode as a direct result of the massive and unsustainable AI bubble.
Let's resolve to remember that when their bubble bursts all over working people in 2026.
Happy New Year!
"What a year for the ultra wealthy. The world’s 500 richest people added a record $2.2 trillion to their collective fortunes in 2025’s… booming markets, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. And about a quarter of this year’s gains went to just eight billionaires.” — Bloomberg Morning Brief
December 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The 8 billionaires are: Musk, Ellison, Bezos, Page, Brin, Zuckerberg, Huang, Ballmer.
Each one saw their wealth explode as a direct result of the massive and unsustainable AI bubble.
Let's resolve to remember that when their bubble bursts all over working people in 2026.
Happy New Year!
Each one saw their wealth explode as a direct result of the massive and unsustainable AI bubble.
Let's resolve to remember that when their bubble bursts all over working people in 2026.
Happy New Year!
‘The question confronting British policymakers and the public is not whether Britain can afford to support Ukraine, but whether it can risk the threat of a triumphant Russia.’
Never let Nigel Farage leave an interview without addressing that question.
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
Never let Nigel Farage leave an interview without addressing that question.
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
Britain’s Economic and Military Dividend from Supporting Ukraine
Can Britain afford not to support Ukraine, risking a security environment with a triumphant Russia?
www.rusi.org
December 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
‘The question confronting British policymakers and the public is not whether Britain can afford to support Ukraine, but whether it can risk the threat of a triumphant Russia.’
Never let Nigel Farage leave an interview without addressing that question.
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
Never let Nigel Farage leave an interview without addressing that question.
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
It’s never been more clear - as the U.S Government eyes Greenland and makes an enemy of Europe in its national security strategy - that Brexit and the relentless attacks on European liberal democracy is all part of a longstanding divide and rule plan.
December 29, 2025 at 10:44 AM
It’s never been more clear - as the U.S Government eyes Greenland and makes an enemy of Europe in its national security strategy - that Brexit and the relentless attacks on European liberal democracy is all part of a longstanding divide and rule plan.
Say what you like about Elon Musk, but nobody has done more to help right wing grifters ‘find Jesus’ since he - unrelatedly - started paying people to parrot his views in 2023.
December 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Say what you like about Elon Musk, but nobody has done more to help right wing grifters ‘find Jesus’ since he - unrelatedly - started paying people to parrot his views in 2023.
Glory, glory to the Hibees! 🥬
December 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Glory, glory to the Hibees! 🥬
I see the Daily Telegraph is now reporting on the Australian trade deal disaster for which it campaigned.
Nobody, and I mean *nobody*, has betrayed this country like the libertarian wreckers who lied to the public about ‘Brexit benefits’.
Nobody, and I mean *nobody*, has betrayed this country like the libertarian wreckers who lied to the public about ‘Brexit benefits’.
December 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I see the Daily Telegraph is now reporting on the Australian trade deal disaster for which it campaigned.
Nobody, and I mean *nobody*, has betrayed this country like the libertarian wreckers who lied to the public about ‘Brexit benefits’.
Nobody, and I mean *nobody*, has betrayed this country like the libertarian wreckers who lied to the public about ‘Brexit benefits’.
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A calculating nihilist, Leavitt will do and say anything to build a version of America that is more white, more Christian, and free of leftists. trib.al/9XSYRiS
December 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A calculating nihilist, Leavitt will do and say anything to build a version of America that is more white, more Christian, and free of leftists. trib.al/9XSYRiS
The upshot of the attacks you’re seeing on the European Union’s attempts to hold Big Tech to account is that Libertarians and the far right who see democracy as the enemy and do not believe capitalism should be regulated control the U.S Government.
The EU needs to hold the line.
The EU needs to hold the line.
December 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The upshot of the attacks you’re seeing on the European Union’s attempts to hold Big Tech to account is that Libertarians and the far right who see democracy as the enemy and do not believe capitalism should be regulated control the U.S Government.
The EU needs to hold the line.
The EU needs to hold the line.
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Symbolic air strikes, whether in Syria or Nigeria, will not defeat ISIS. Many of Trump’s other actions, from cutting foreign aid to trying to eliminate online moderation, are actually undermining the struggle against ISIS and other terrorist groups. As i just wrote: wapo.st/4qrV8U5
December 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Symbolic air strikes, whether in Syria or Nigeria, will not defeat ISIS. Many of Trump’s other actions, from cutting foreign aid to trying to eliminate online moderation, are actually undermining the struggle against ISIS and other terrorist groups. As i just wrote: wapo.st/4qrV8U5