Jon Chadwick
@jonchadwick.bsky.social
MD at Durham Distillery, craft spirits/food and drink. Durham City, England. Blogs at Jon-Chadwick.com.
Falling oil prices and the rise of renewables are weakening authoritarian petro-states, which helps explain why so many regimes treat climate action as an existential threat.
#EnergyPolitics #OilPrices #Authoritarianism #RenewableEnergy #EnergyTransition #Climate
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#EnergyPolitics #OilPrices #Authoritarianism #RenewableEnergy #EnergyTransition #Climate
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Iran, Oil States and Instability - Industrial Estate of Mind
Falling oil prices and the rise of renewables are weakening authoritarian petro-states, exposing the political fragility of fossil-fuel regimes.
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January 10, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Falling oil prices and the rise of renewables are weakening authoritarian petro-states, which helps explain why so many regimes treat climate action as an existential threat.
#EnergyPolitics #OilPrices #Authoritarianism #RenewableEnergy #EnergyTransition #Climate
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#EnergyPolitics #OilPrices #Authoritarianism #RenewableEnergy #EnergyTransition #Climate
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The on-line platforms which more the most important to spread right wing ideologies look like the same on-line platforms with the biggest problems with child porn.
I wonder why?
I wonder why?
January 8, 2026 at 11:11 PM
The on-line platforms which more the most important to spread right wing ideologies look like the same on-line platforms with the biggest problems with child porn.
I wonder why?
I wonder why?
The seizure of Maduro isn’t a triumph of justice or democracy — it’s mercantilist foreign policy by force, with Venezuela treated less like a country than a corporate asset.
#Venezuela #Trump #USForeignPolicy #Authoritarianism #ImperialPolitics
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#Venezuela #Trump #USForeignPolicy #Authoritarianism #ImperialPolitics
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Venezuela, Trump, and the End of the Beginning - Industrial Estate of Mind
Trump’s seizure of Venezuela’s president marks a reckless new phase of US interventionism, driven by oil, power and authoritarian instinct.
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January 6, 2026 at 9:07 AM
The seizure of Maduro isn’t a triumph of justice or democracy — it’s mercantilist foreign policy by force, with Venezuela treated less like a country than a corporate asset.
#Venezuela #Trump #USForeignPolicy #Authoritarianism #ImperialPolitics
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#Venezuela #Trump #USForeignPolicy #Authoritarianism #ImperialPolitics
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Yes, hopefully provides a model for effective public health interventions. Sadly in too many countries, including the US, sensible public health policy is less important that political posturing and social media soundbites
January 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Yes, hopefully provides a model for effective public health interventions. Sadly in too many countries, including the US, sensible public health policy is less important that political posturing and social media soundbites
America is run by Zaibatsu, a group of companies embedded in the government who shape national policy around their economic and resources interests, just like in the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere in 1930/40sJapan. At we know how that ended
January 3, 2026 at 10:50 AM
America is run by Zaibatsu, a group of companies embedded in the government who shape national policy around their economic and resources interests, just like in the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere in 1930/40sJapan. At we know how that ended
Something to feel positive about on a cold January morning. The UK is quietly on track to eliminate new HIV transmissions by 2030; public health policy delivering real, measurable success.
#hiv2030 #PublicHealth #NHS #prep #healthpolicy #EvidenceBasedPolicy
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#hiv2030 #PublicHealth #NHS #prep #healthpolicy #EvidenceBasedPolicy
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Reasons to be cheerful - Industrial Estate of Mind
How the UK is on track to eliminate new HIV transmissions by 2030, with falling case numbers, effective treatment, expanded testing and a public health system that works.
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January 3, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Something to feel positive about on a cold January morning. The UK is quietly on track to eliminate new HIV transmissions by 2030; public health policy delivering real, measurable success.
#hiv2030 #PublicHealth #NHS #prep #healthpolicy #EvidenceBasedPolicy
jon-chadwick.com/2026/01/03/u...
#hiv2030 #PublicHealth #NHS #prep #healthpolicy #EvidenceBasedPolicy
jon-chadwick.com/2026/01/03/u...
For those who need something soothing a very short classical music bonus round
#quiz #musicquiz
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#quiz #musicquiz
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Bonus Round | Classical Music - Industrial Estate of Mind
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January 1, 2026 at 9:31 AM
For those who need something soothing a very short classical music bonus round
#quiz #musicquiz
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#quiz #musicquiz
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Predictions for the year ahead: weake rdemocracies, louder authoritarians, manufactured chaos, and the sad truth that many voters simply don’t care anymore.
#Politics2026 #Democracy #Authoritarianism #ukpolitics #USPolitics #ReformUK #Trump #populism
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#Politics2026 #Democracy #Authoritarianism #ukpolitics #USPolitics #ReformUK #Trump #populism
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Political Predictions for 2026 - Industrial Estate of Mind
A hard-edged set of political predictions for 2026, democratic decay, the rise of authoritarianism, and the forces reshaping global politics.
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January 1, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Predictions for the year ahead: weake rdemocracies, louder authoritarians, manufactured chaos, and the sad truth that many voters simply don’t care anymore.
#Politics2026 #Democracy #Authoritarianism #ukpolitics #USPolitics #ReformUK #Trump #populism
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#Politics2026 #Democracy #Authoritarianism #ukpolitics #USPolitics #ReformUK #Trump #populism
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Christmas Quiz | Day Twelve - Industrial Estate of Mind
The final round!!
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January 1, 2026 at 9:18 AM
From albums that resisted the algorithm to films, books and documentaries that told the truth about power, fandom and exploitation, 2025 was a quietly brilliant year for music culture.
#Music2025 #MusicCulture #AlbumsOfTheYear #MusicBooks #MusicFilms #Streaming
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#Music2025 #MusicCulture #AlbumsOfTheYear #MusicBooks #MusicFilms #Streaming
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Music | 2025 - Industrial Estate of Mind
A personal selection of the best albums of 2025, pushing back against algorithmic playlists with records that demand attention, time and real listening.
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December 31, 2025 at 8:31 AM
From albums that resisted the algorithm to films, books and documentaries that told the truth about power, fandom and exploitation, 2025 was a quietly brilliant year for music culture.
#Music2025 #MusicCulture #AlbumsOfTheYear #MusicBooks #MusicFilms #Streaming
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#Music2025 #MusicCulture #AlbumsOfTheYear #MusicBooks #MusicFilms #Streaming
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Christmas Quiz | Day Eleven - Industrial Estate of Mind
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December 31, 2025 at 8:23 AM
TV in 2025 was less about storytelling and more about distraction — but the best shows still fought back against the noise.
#TV2025 #Streaming #Television #MediaCriticism #SciFi #CrimeDrama
#TV2025 #Streaming #Television #MediaCriticism #SciFi #CrimeDrama
December 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
TV in 2025 was less about storytelling and more about distraction — but the best shows still fought back against the noise.
#TV2025 #Streaming #Television #MediaCriticism #SciFi #CrimeDrama
#TV2025 #Streaming #Television #MediaCriticism #SciFi #CrimeDrama
Books of the year. The importance of complexity in a world of clicking, liking and sharing
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Books 2025 - Industrial Estate of Mind
A personal round-up of the best books of 2025, spanning fiction, non-fiction, poetry and graphic novels, exploring collapse, unreality, authoritarianism and modern life.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Books of the year. The importance of complexity in a world of clicking, liking and sharing
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2025 was the year cinema got weird, political and fun again — and it was better for it.
#BestMovies2025 #Cinema #FilmCulture #Movies #Horror #SciFi #Superheroes
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#BestMovies2025 #Cinema #FilmCulture #Movies #Horror #SciFi #Superheroes
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Movies | 2025 - Industrial Estate of Mind
The best movies of 2025, from horror and sci-fi to thrillers and superheroes, what this unusually strong year says about politics, culture and fantasy.
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December 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
2025 was the year cinema got weird, political and fun again — and it was better for it.
#BestMovies2025 #Cinema #FilmCulture #Movies #Horror #SciFi #Superheroes
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#BestMovies2025 #Cinema #FilmCulture #Movies #Horror #SciFi #Superheroes
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