Matt B
@mattbernico.bsky.social
Trade union propagandist, American living in Scotland, Scottish Greens, and Co-author of Enough is Enough: Degrowth, Capitalism, and Liberation Theology. (2026)
Listen to me talk every week on @themagnificast.bsky.social
Listen to me talk every week on @themagnificast.bsky.social
A statement of solidarity with those suffering in Venezuela from the World Communion of Reformed Churches
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January 3, 2026 at 8:23 PM
A statement of solidarity with those suffering in Venezuela from the World Communion of Reformed Churches
wcrc.eu/wcrc-calls-f...
wcrc.eu/wcrc-calls-f...
"the US will run Venezuela" is a wild thing to think. You've got communes, a military, militias, and paramilitaries to contend with.
The US will run Venezuela, Trump said, 'until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,' signaling an open-ended US role reut.rs/3Ne4l3T
January 3, 2026 at 5:41 PM
"the US will run Venezuela" is a wild thing to think. You've got communes, a military, militias, and paramilitaries to contend with.
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The World Council of Churches, the largest ecumenical organization in the world, condemns the US attack on Venezuela.
www.oikoumene.org/news/wcc-con...
www.oikoumene.org/news/wcc-con...
WCC condemns US Attacks in Venezuela, calls for respect for international law
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay has strongly condemned recent attacks carried out by the United States of America in Venezuela, including the capture and d...
www.oikoumene.org
January 3, 2026 at 3:41 PM
The World Council of Churches, the largest ecumenical organization in the world, condemns the US attack on Venezuela.
www.oikoumene.org/news/wcc-con...
www.oikoumene.org/news/wcc-con...
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This is actually insane. It should not be "welcome news" to you that the most psychotic president in history, and your official opposition, kidnapped a head of state.
My statement on the capture of the brutal, illegitimate ruler of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and need for a transition to democracy:
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
This is actually insane. It should not be "welcome news" to you that the most psychotic president in history, and your official opposition, kidnapped a head of state.
The @scottishgreens.org's are right.
The Scottish Greens have branded the United States' air strikes against Venezuela as a 'dangerous and cynical act of imperialism and aggression'
Scottish political parties react to US bombing Venezuela as Nicolas Maduro captured
www.thenational.scot
January 3, 2026 at 12:37 PM
The @scottishgreens.org's are right.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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The unprovoked and deadly invasion of another country while its citizens sleep should appal all of us.
The fact that Venezuela has some of the world’s largest oil reserves makes this feel very familiar.
The fact that Venezuela has some of the world’s largest oil reserves makes this feel very familiar.
January 3, 2026 at 11:40 AM
The unprovoked and deadly invasion of another country while its citizens sleep should appal all of us.
The fact that Venezuela has some of the world’s largest oil reserves makes this feel very familiar.
The fact that Venezuela has some of the world’s largest oil reserves makes this feel very familiar.
Folks, under no circumstances do you have to justify what the US is doing in Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Folks, under no circumstances do you have to justify what the US is doing in Venezuela.
Kind of wild to call for restraint when the US just kidnapped Maduro.
I have spoken with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and our Ambassador in Caracas. The EU is closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela.
The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition. (1/2)
The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition. (1/2)
January 3, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Kind of wild to call for restraint when the US just kidnapped Maduro.
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This illegal invasion of another country while its citizens sleep is a cynical act of American imperialism.
The fact that Venezuela has some of the world’s largest oil reserves makes this feel very familiar.
Greens stand against this contempt of international law.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
The fact that Venezuela has some of the world’s largest oil reserves makes this feel very familiar.
Greens stand against this contempt of international law.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
Venezuela latest: Trump says US has 'captured' President Maduro in strikes on country - latest
The US President says Maduro has been
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 10:22 AM
This illegal invasion of another country while its citizens sleep is a cynical act of American imperialism.
The fact that Venezuela has some of the world’s largest oil reserves makes this feel very familiar.
Greens stand against this contempt of international law.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
The fact that Venezuela has some of the world’s largest oil reserves makes this feel very familiar.
Greens stand against this contempt of international law.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
The most annoying outcome of Mamdani's victory is every vaguely left liberal trying to ride the coat tails of his win.
Sorry, the labour party ousted all of the Mamdani adjacent MPs already!
Sorry, the labour party ousted all of the Mamdani adjacent MPs already!
January 2, 2026 at 9:27 PM
The most annoying outcome of Mamdani's victory is every vaguely left liberal trying to ride the coat tails of his win.
Sorry, the labour party ousted all of the Mamdani adjacent MPs already!
Sorry, the labour party ousted all of the Mamdani adjacent MPs already!
An incredible dunk from @ross-greer.bsky.social.
Instigating infighting like this is extremely uncomradely and I truly hate to see it.
Instigating infighting like this is extremely uncomradely and I truly hate to see it.
January 2, 2026 at 9:24 PM
An incredible dunk from @ross-greer.bsky.social.
Instigating infighting like this is extremely uncomradely and I truly hate to see it.
Instigating infighting like this is extremely uncomradely and I truly hate to see it.
I was absolutely garbage at school and tests until I started studying philosophy. It really did something for me to know that I could be annoying in a whole new way.
Abolish the SATs and the GRE.
Abolish the SATs and the GRE.
I know a lot of brilliant faculty who got terrible grades in high school and only discovered an academic aptitude once they were studying something they cared about.
Like, not even GRE scores. SAT scores.
January 2, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I was absolutely garbage at school and tests until I started studying philosophy. It really did something for me to know that I could be annoying in a whole new way.
Abolish the SATs and the GRE.
Abolish the SATs and the GRE.
An elected official using their powers to hold their corrupt predecessor accountable?
You love to see it.
You love to see it.
Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.
January 2, 2026 at 8:33 AM
An elected official using their powers to hold their corrupt predecessor accountable?
You love to see it.
You love to see it.
An older guy at my church has asked me 4 times if I want to come to the new year's day swim in the Clyde.
It's nice to be included, but this still sounds terrible.
It's nice to be included, but this still sounds terrible.
December 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM
An older guy at my church has asked me 4 times if I want to come to the new year's day swim in the Clyde.
It's nice to be included, but this still sounds terrible.
It's nice to be included, but this still sounds terrible.
Kind of wild that there are people in this world who would rather harass immigrants and exploit workers than walk up this cool-ass hill.
December 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Kind of wild that there are people in this world who would rather harass immigrants and exploit workers than walk up this cool-ass hill.
Something I really like about hillwalking is that you just walk up the hill. There's no technique. You can't be bad at it.
Didn't make it to the top? Who is going to know? The sheep?
Didn't make it to the top? Who is going to know? The sheep?
December 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Something I really like about hillwalking is that you just walk up the hill. There's no technique. You can't be bad at it.
Didn't make it to the top? Who is going to know? The sheep?
Didn't make it to the top? Who is going to know? The sheep?
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AP is reporting that operations in Gaza through Caritas, the humanitarian network of the Catholic Church, among many others is being suspended by Israel. Truly awful and indefensible.
apnews.com/article/gaza...
apnews.com/article/gaza...
List of aid groups working in Gaza that Israel is suspending
Israel says it's suspending humanitarian organizations that have failed to meet its new rules to vet international groups working in Gaza.
apnews.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:05 AM
AP is reporting that operations in Gaza through Caritas, the humanitarian network of the Catholic Church, among many others is being suspended by Israel. Truly awful and indefensible.
apnews.com/article/gaza...
apnews.com/article/gaza...
The index is done and the last corrections are handed back. All that's left is for you to pre-order the dang book
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Pre-order now: Enough is Enough: Degrowth, Capitalism, and Liberation Theology
Pre-order from Fortress Press Pre-order from bookshop.org Buy it somewhere else, but review it on Amazon What’s the book about? Capitalism’s excessive patterns of production and consump…
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December 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The index is done and the last corrections are handed back. All that's left is for you to pre-order the dang book
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Folks, I'm running out of hills to climb in my area. I'm going to have to start driving further for more hills.
December 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Folks, I'm running out of hills to climb in my area. I'm going to have to start driving further for more hills.
I would not have guessed walking up hills would have been my new favourite hobby, but here we are.
Walking Highlands has a new interactive map of all of the walks in Scotland and I've been looking at it all day planning where I'm going next.
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/maps/big-map...
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/maps/big-map...
Walkhighlands Big Map
www.walkhighlands.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I would not have guessed walking up hills would have been my new favourite hobby, but here we are.
Walking Highlands has a new interactive map of all of the walks in Scotland and I've been looking at it all day planning where I'm going next.
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/maps/big-map...
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/maps/big-map...
Walkhighlands Big Map
www.walkhighlands.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Walking Highlands has a new interactive map of all of the walks in Scotland and I've been looking at it all day planning where I'm going next.
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/maps/big-map...
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/maps/big-map...
Very interesting, yet the class war is still raging.
Trump: "It's funny, I settled 8 wars. Some were going on for 35 years. And we got them settled in a couple of days. Some of them -- one was going on for 37 years. I settled it in one day. But this is a very complex one."
December 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Very interesting, yet the class war is still raging.
John Bellamy Foster and Pope Francis are my two dads
Building the index and reviewing the bibliography for @mattbernico.bsky.social's and my forthcoming book "Enough Is Enough" and I think people should get a copy solely because where else are you gonna see so many citations of these two guys together?
December 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
John Bellamy Foster and Pope Francis are my two dads
Not every book cites laudato si twice!
Building the index and reviewing the bibliography for @mattbernico.bsky.social's and my forthcoming book "Enough Is Enough" and I think people should get a copy solely because where else are you gonna see so many citations of these two guys together?
December 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Not every book cites laudato si twice!