Peter Howson
@peterjhowson.bsky.social
Technology, environment & development researcher.
Latest book: Let Them Eat Crypto
https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745348216/let-them-eat-crypto/
Latest book: Let Them Eat Crypto
https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745348216/let-them-eat-crypto/
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1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
Interested in space and environmental justice? Fancy a meet-up in Barcelona this summer? 🚀🛰️👩🚀
#NewSpace #SpaceX #PoliticalEcology @pollenetwork.bsky.social
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#NewSpace #SpaceX #PoliticalEcology @pollenetwork.bsky.social
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P005: "NewSpace" in old bottles? exploring the political ecologies of private sector space industries
A standard collection of short paper presentations
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October 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Interested in space and environmental justice? Fancy a meet-up in Barcelona this summer? 🚀🛰️👩🚀
#NewSpace #SpaceX #PoliticalEcology @pollenetwork.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/mxhef7j
#NewSpace #SpaceX #PoliticalEcology @pollenetwork.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/mxhef7j
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In no way should it take a UN body to issue a report for people to accept this, *but* this does clearly does help get the normies activated and aware (particularly when published on an outlet like the ABC). Send it around!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, major UN report finds
Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide in Gaza, according to the "most authoritative assessment" to date.
www.abc.net.au
September 16, 2025 at 7:23 AM
In no way should it take a UN body to issue a report for people to accept this, *but* this does clearly does help get the normies activated and aware (particularly when published on an outlet like the ABC). Send it around!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
For the poor in Venezuela, crypto is a makeshift opportunity for survival. For the rich, it's a tool for making quick profits and side-stepping sanctions.
Thoughts on crypto adoption in Venezuela from @antuliorosales.bsky.social & myself for Inter-American Dialogue
drive.google.com/file/d/1LmQ3...
Thoughts on crypto adoption in Venezuela from @antuliorosales.bsky.social & myself for Inter-American Dialogue
drive.google.com/file/d/1LmQ3...
Crypto adoption in Venezuela
drive.google.com
September 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
For the poor in Venezuela, crypto is a makeshift opportunity for survival. For the rich, it's a tool for making quick profits and side-stepping sanctions.
Thoughts on crypto adoption in Venezuela from @antuliorosales.bsky.social & myself for Inter-American Dialogue
drive.google.com/file/d/1LmQ3...
Thoughts on crypto adoption in Venezuela from @antuliorosales.bsky.social & myself for Inter-American Dialogue
drive.google.com/file/d/1LmQ3...
Public strongly backs latest pithy neoliberal buzzwords 👏🏻 share.google/9fpJ393PMEgd...
Public strongly backs aim of 30% of land and sea set aside for nature, poll finds
Survey of eight countries finds 82% of people support 30x30 biodiversity target, as progress stalls on protected areas
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September 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Public strongly backs latest pithy neoliberal buzzwords 👏🏻 share.google/9fpJ393PMEgd...
Describing UKSA as 'independent' is a stretch. Nearly all the UKSA budget goes straight to Euro Space Agency. I made a diagram to explain... www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....
UK independent space agency scrapped to cut costs - BBC News
Britain's space agency is set to be scrapped - a scientist fears the UK space sector could fall behind as a result
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org
August 20, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Describing UKSA as 'independent' is a stretch. Nearly all the UKSA budget goes straight to Euro Space Agency. I made a diagram to explain... www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....
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As I mentioned at the @uniondemcomm.bsky.social conference, Bukele was disturbingly sadistic and relentless in promoting his gulag—live-streaming human rights abuses for the world to see. Fascist!
August 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
As I mentioned at the @uniondemcomm.bsky.social conference, Bukele was disturbingly sadistic and relentless in promoting his gulag—live-streaming human rights abuses for the world to see. Fascist!
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Doing a thread on my publications which I draw on for this episode on "The Problem of Disinfo".
1) "Platform Imperialism and Disinfo in NZ" with my pal @islates.bsky.social on how Disinfo research shaped NZ politics and media journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
1) "Platform Imperialism and Disinfo in NZ" with my pal @islates.bsky.social on how Disinfo research shaped NZ politics and media journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Platform imperialism and disinformation in Aotearoa-New Zealand - Olivier Jutel, Leon A. Salter, 2025
This article looks at how the emergence of the disinformation field in Aotearoa-New Zealand is indicative of the territorial power of American platforms in poli...
journals.sagepub.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Doing a thread on my publications which I draw on for this episode on "The Problem of Disinfo".
1) "Platform Imperialism and Disinfo in NZ" with my pal @islates.bsky.social on how Disinfo research shaped NZ politics and media journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
1) "Platform Imperialism and Disinfo in NZ" with my pal @islates.bsky.social on how Disinfo research shaped NZ politics and media journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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When I published Driverless Finance in 2022, I got some pushback for suggesting that crypto was trying to merge with traditional finance, not disrupt it.
I take no pleasure in having been proven right.
www.ft.com/content/efc8...
I take no pleasure in having been proven right.
www.ft.com/content/efc8...
The coming crypto crisis
Bipartisan backing of stablecoins will hurt America’s economy and its politics
www.ft.com
July 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
When I published Driverless Finance in 2022, I got some pushback for suggesting that crypto was trying to merge with traditional finance, not disrupt it.
I take no pleasure in having been proven right.
www.ft.com/content/efc8...
I take no pleasure in having been proven right.
www.ft.com/content/efc8...
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As the UK sets out ambitions to become a leading provider of small satellite commercial launches by 2030, Dr @peterjhowson.bsky.social is carrying out important research to understand more about the impact spaceports have on people, wildlife and the environment.
www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbr...
www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbr...
Supporting the ethical development of UK spaceports
Dr. Pete Howson from Northumbria University is researching the impact of UK spaceports on local communities and environments, advocating for ethical...
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July 24, 2025 at 11:39 AM
As the UK sets out ambitions to become a leading provider of small satellite commercial launches by 2030, Dr @peterjhowson.bsky.social is carrying out important research to understand more about the impact spaceports have on people, wildlife and the environment.
www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbr...
www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbr...
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POLLEN 2026 is happening in Barcelona 🌅
The call for panels is open and closes on July 31st.
See here for more information: tinyurl.com/5b8c5w7j
Spread the word.
The call for panels is open and closes on July 31st.
See here for more information: tinyurl.com/5b8c5w7j
Spread the word.
POLLEN 2026: Open for Panels - POLLEN
When will POLLEN 2026 be launched? IT ALREADY HAS - get ready to come to Barcelona and join us! Panel Submissions are Currently Open (until July 31st) The announcement is here. Or take a look at this ...
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June 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
POLLEN 2026 is happening in Barcelona 🌅
The call for panels is open and closes on July 31st.
See here for more information: tinyurl.com/5b8c5w7j
Spread the word.
The call for panels is open and closes on July 31st.
See here for more information: tinyurl.com/5b8c5w7j
Spread the word.
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Why are fossil fuel lobbyists still allowed into UN climate meetings?
After more than 30 years of talks there is still no conflict of interest policy at the UNFCCC.
This really is not a big ask - Kick Big Polluters Out of COP30!
reddmonitor.substack.com/p/kick-big-p...
After more than 30 years of talks there is still no conflict of interest policy at the UNFCCC.
This really is not a big ask - Kick Big Polluters Out of COP30!
reddmonitor.substack.com/p/kick-big-p...
Kick Big Polluters out of COP30!
Big Polluters are strangling climate action.
reddmonitor.substack.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Why are fossil fuel lobbyists still allowed into UN climate meetings?
After more than 30 years of talks there is still no conflict of interest policy at the UNFCCC.
This really is not a big ask - Kick Big Polluters Out of COP30!
reddmonitor.substack.com/p/kick-big-p...
After more than 30 years of talks there is still no conflict of interest policy at the UNFCCC.
This really is not a big ask - Kick Big Polluters Out of COP30!
reddmonitor.substack.com/p/kick-big-p...
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Newsletter: Trump’s crypto empire attracts more foreign millions, the FHFA pushes crypto on mortgage lenders, and Mamdani’s mayoral primary win makes billionaires sweat.
www.citationneeded.news/issue-87/
www.citationneeded.news/issue-87/
Issue 87 – SO ORDERED
Trump’s crypto empire attracts more foreign millions, the FHFA pushes crypto on mortgage lenders, and Mamdani’s mayoral primary win makes billionaires sweat
www.citationneeded.news
July 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Newsletter: Trump’s crypto empire attracts more foreign millions, the FHFA pushes crypto on mortgage lenders, and Mamdani’s mayoral primary win makes billionaires sweat.
www.citationneeded.news/issue-87/
www.citationneeded.news/issue-87/
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Welcome to Britain 2025: where a musician's words cause more outrage than the murder and horror in Gaza | Owen Jones
Welcome to Britain 2025: where a musician's words cause more outrage than the murder and horror in Gaza | Owen Jones
The issue of what happened at Glastonbury is obscuring the outrage about real bombs and actual death, and I think that is deliberate, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Welcome to Britain 2025: where a musician's words cause more outrage than the murder and horror in Gaza | Owen Jones
This looks great. Deadline for abstracts extended till end of July... #NewSpace #SpaceX #PoliticalEcology
liu.se/en/article/k...
liu.se/en/article/k...
Conference: Democratisation of Space
Linköping Space Studies Institute (LSSI) is organizing its first international conference, Democratisation of Space: The decline of the public and rise of the private?
liu.se
July 1, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This looks great. Deadline for abstracts extended till end of July... #NewSpace #SpaceX #PoliticalEcology
liu.se/en/article/k...
liu.se/en/article/k...
For context, childminder Lucy Connolly tweeted "Set fire to all the f***ing hotels full of the [refugee] b*stards." While Vylan said, "Free Palestine".
June 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
For context, childminder Lucy Connolly tweeted "Set fire to all the f***ing hotels full of the [refugee] b*stards." While Vylan said, "Free Palestine".
Bolivians conned into crypto. With thoughts from me.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Crypto gains foothold in Bolivia as small businesses seek currency alternatives
In the busy shopping district of the Bolivian city of Cochabamba, ATMs let shoppers swap coins for cryptocurrency, beauty salons offer cut-price deals if you pay in Bitcoin, and people use Binance accounts to buy fried chicken.
www.reuters.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Bolivians conned into crypto. With thoughts from me.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Get your copy of Let Them Eat #Crypto for just 2 real money pounds.
Offer ends in 2 real Earth days!
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Offer ends in 2 real Earth days!
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Let Them Eat Crypto
The subject of immense hope, hype, and confusion, crypto has amassed countless headlines in recent years. With cryptocurrencies, NFTs and metaverse markets c...
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June 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Get your copy of Let Them Eat #Crypto for just 2 real money pounds.
Offer ends in 2 real Earth days!
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Offer ends in 2 real Earth days!
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Remains of 150 dead rich people will orbit the Earth 2 or 3 times today 🚀 before reentering the atmosphere and "splashing down" in the Pacific.🕊️ #NewSpace
www.youtube.com/live/C6jjF7M...
www.youtube.com/live/C6jjF7M...
GO! - SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Transporter 14 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
YouTube video by SPACE AFFAIRS
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June 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Remains of 150 dead rich people will orbit the Earth 2 or 3 times today 🚀 before reentering the atmosphere and "splashing down" in the Pacific.🕊️ #NewSpace
www.youtube.com/live/C6jjF7M...
www.youtube.com/live/C6jjF7M...
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Latest from me looking at #SpaceX, #STEMwashing and the #NewSpace industry's jazz hands 'immersion' tactics used to pinch stuff from poor people.
All free today!
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All free today!
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June 6, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Latest from me looking at #SpaceX, #STEMwashing and the #NewSpace industry's jazz hands 'immersion' tactics used to pinch stuff from poor people.
All free today!
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
All free today!
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
Latest from me looking at #SpaceX, #STEMwashing and the #NewSpace industry's jazz hands 'immersion' tactics used to pinch stuff from poor people.
All free today!
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
All free today!
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
June 6, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Latest from me looking at #SpaceX, #STEMwashing and the #NewSpace industry's jazz hands 'immersion' tactics used to pinch stuff from poor people.
All free today!
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
All free today!
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
#Bitcoin's still a thing somewhere, says The Telegraph, with thoughts from me! @plutopress.bsky.social #LetThemEatCrypto
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
May 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
#Bitcoin's still a thing somewhere, says The Telegraph, with thoughts from me! @plutopress.bsky.social #LetThemEatCrypto
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
Is this still a thing!?
May 1, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Is this still a thing!?