Yusuf
@yusufimaadkhan.com
political philosophy, social epistemology, anarchy, sometimes charts 📈 | PhDing @LSEGovernment | he/him
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context: Labour had previously pledged £3bn for community green energy schemes
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February 10, 2026 at 7:46 AM
context: Labour had previously pledged £3bn for community green energy schemes
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Kalecki said that capitalists are more comfortable with fascist governments because together they can squash organized labour, while getting a bigger share of the pie.
February 10, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Kalecki said that capitalists are more comfortable with fascist governments because together they can squash organized labour, while getting a bigger share of the pie.
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Grazalema, Spain, received over 2,000 mm (78 inches) of rain in just the last 20 days.
Over a year’s worth of rain — and it’s only early February. This is hydrologically absurd.
Over a year’s worth of rain — and it’s only early February. This is hydrologically absurd.
February 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Grazalema, Spain, received over 2,000 mm (78 inches) of rain in just the last 20 days.
Over a year’s worth of rain — and it’s only early February. This is hydrologically absurd.
Over a year’s worth of rain — and it’s only early February. This is hydrologically absurd.
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NEW analysis 📢 Britain's poorer half is working harder and getting less in return.
Our new book reveals the people of Unsung Britain are more likely to be in work, caring for a loved one, or sick themselves but their incomes – and opportunities – remain stagnant 🧵⤵️ buff.ly/7WcqrbQ
Our new book reveals the people of Unsung Britain are more likely to be in work, caring for a loved one, or sick themselves but their incomes – and opportunities – remain stagnant 🧵⤵️ buff.ly/7WcqrbQ
February 10, 2026 at 8:03 AM
NEW analysis 📢 Britain's poorer half is working harder and getting less in return.
Our new book reveals the people of Unsung Britain are more likely to be in work, caring for a loved one, or sick themselves but their incomes – and opportunities – remain stagnant 🧵⤵️ buff.ly/7WcqrbQ
Our new book reveals the people of Unsung Britain are more likely to be in work, caring for a loved one, or sick themselves but their incomes – and opportunities – remain stagnant 🧵⤵️ buff.ly/7WcqrbQ
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Can middle powers work together to reshape global governance? In a post on the @sjrickard.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social finds that they already have.
She finds that coalitions of middle powers – and not the largest countries – made the largest contributions @lseusablog.bsky.social.
She finds that coalitions of middle powers – and not the largest countries – made the largest contributions @lseusablog.bsky.social.
Middle powers are rising – here’s how they can shape global governance | United States Politics and Policy
Middle powers can work together to reshape global governance
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February 10, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Can middle powers work together to reshape global governance? In a post on the @sjrickard.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social finds that they already have.
She finds that coalitions of middle powers – and not the largest countries – made the largest contributions @lseusablog.bsky.social.
She finds that coalitions of middle powers – and not the largest countries – made the largest contributions @lseusablog.bsky.social.
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You’re telling me a hegemon came up with this stability theory?
October 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
You’re telling me a hegemon came up with this stability theory?
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The problem with trying to be a Hegemonic Destabilizer may be that it’s hard to confine your destabilization exclusively to the rest of the world.
February 10, 2026 at 3:12 AM
The problem with trying to be a Hegemonic Destabilizer may be that it’s hard to confine your destabilization exclusively to the rest of the world.
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Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says.
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
February 10, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says.
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
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The released text messages also reveal that Streeting feared becoming "toast at the next election" in his Ilford North seat after winning narrowly in 2024 against British Palestinian independent candidate Leanne Mohammed.
"There isn’t a clear answer to the question: why Labour?" he told Mandelson.
"There isn’t a clear answer to the question: why Labour?" he told Mandelson.
February 9, 2026 at 10:18 PM
The released text messages also reveal that Streeting feared becoming "toast at the next election" in his Ilford North seat after winning narrowly in 2024 against British Palestinian independent candidate Leanne Mohammed.
"There isn’t a clear answer to the question: why Labour?" he told Mandelson.
"There isn’t a clear answer to the question: why Labour?" he told Mandelson.
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Streeting’s private comments on Israel to Mandelson will come as an embarrassment to Keir Starmer’s government, which has repeatedly refused to accuse Israel of committing war crimes.
February 9, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Streeting’s private comments on Israel to Mandelson will come as an embarrassment to Keir Starmer’s government, which has repeatedly refused to accuse Israel of committing war crimes.
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In now publicly available text correspondence between the British health secretary Wes Streeting and former British ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, Streeting admitted that Israel was committing war crimes, conspiring to ethnically cleanse Gaza, and that the UK should sanction the government.
Wes Streeting privately said Israel committing war crimes, backed sanctions on 'rogue state'
The British health secretary privately admitted last year that the Israeli government 'talks the language of ethnic cleansing'
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February 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
In now publicly available text correspondence between the British health secretary Wes Streeting and former British ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, Streeting admitted that Israel was committing war crimes, conspiring to ethnically cleanse Gaza, and that the UK should sanction the government.
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"The graph cannot account for Liz Truss" is a common problem
February 9, 2026 at 10:03 PM
"The graph cannot account for Liz Truss" is a common problem
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I've seen this claim made a few times, but the issue with the Ipsos series is their final Truss figure is somewhat before she left office. Our favourability series has a near-identical figure on that day, but shows a continued worsening afterwards to a point significantly lower than Starmer's low.
Keir Starmer is the most unpopular British prime minister since records began: the sick man who cannot afford to catch a cold. That's why the Mandelson scandal has been so destabilising www.economist.com/britain/2026...
February 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I've seen this claim made a few times, but the issue with the Ipsos series is their final Truss figure is somewhat before she left office. Our favourability series has a near-identical figure on that day, but shows a continued worsening afterwards to a point significantly lower than Starmer's low.
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but: You can make chocolate chip cookie dough, portion it out onto baking sheets, freeze it, and transfer the raw cookies to a container. Then bake them a few at a time, from frozen — warm homemade cookies in twenty minutes or so, whenever you want.
February 9, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but: You can make chocolate chip cookie dough, portion it out onto baking sheets, freeze it, and transfer the raw cookies to a container. Then bake them a few at a time, from frozen — warm homemade cookies in twenty minutes or so, whenever you want.
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Keir Starmer is the most unpopular British prime minister since records began: the sick man who cannot afford to catch a cold. That's why the Mandelson scandal has been so destabilising www.economist.com/britain/2026...
February 9, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Keir Starmer is the most unpopular British prime minister since records began: the sick man who cannot afford to catch a cold. That's why the Mandelson scandal has been so destabilising www.economist.com/britain/2026...
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Tag yourself. I'm a coalition based, green industrial policy ecosocialist, rooting for high integration democracy, green growth everywhere with surgical degrowth, defending international solidarity, a mostly optimistic we-have-the-technology-we-need approach and a dynamic understanding of history.
October 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Tag yourself. I'm a coalition based, green industrial policy ecosocialist, rooting for high integration democracy, green growth everywhere with surgical degrowth, defending international solidarity, a mostly optimistic we-have-the-technology-we-need approach and a dynamic understanding of history.
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Agree that the hardest problem facing degrowth is forging a coalition to implement it.
But eliding the differences between a recession and degrowth? You’re better than this.
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But eliding the differences between a recession and degrowth? You’re better than this.
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This is a nice primer by @jasonhickel.bsky.social about what degrowth means
Recessions are not degrowth: "We have different words for recession and degrowth because they are different things"
blogs.law.columbia.edu/utopia1313/f...
Recessions are not degrowth: "We have different words for recession and degrowth because they are different things"
blogs.law.columbia.edu/utopia1313/f...
April 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Agree that the hardest problem facing degrowth is forging a coalition to implement it.
But eliding the differences between a recession and degrowth? You’re better than this.
bsky.app/profile/keta...
But eliding the differences between a recession and degrowth? You’re better than this.
bsky.app/profile/keta...
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When I wrote this post, one example I had in mind was Westlake on degrowth - www.worksinprogress.news/p/degrowth-a...
Westlake evades a def. of degrowth, conflates it with UK stagnation, and then descends into "culture war isn't fake". A poorly reasoned piece
www.yusufimaadkhan.com/posts/hockey...
Westlake evades a def. of degrowth, conflates it with UK stagnation, and then descends into "culture war isn't fake". A poorly reasoned piece
www.yusufimaadkhan.com/posts/hockey...
September 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
When I wrote this post, one example I had in mind was Westlake on degrowth - www.worksinprogress.news/p/degrowth-a...
Westlake evades a def. of degrowth, conflates it with UK stagnation, and then descends into "culture war isn't fake". A poorly reasoned piece
www.yusufimaadkhan.com/posts/hockey...
Westlake evades a def. of degrowth, conflates it with UK stagnation, and then descends into "culture war isn't fake". A poorly reasoned piece
www.yusufimaadkhan.com/posts/hockey...
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March 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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If it matters, I am on board with the degrowth communists/ecosocialists
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Is green growth happening? An empirical analysis of achieved versus Paris-compliant CO2–GDP decoupling in high-income countries
The decoupling rates achieved in high-income countries are inadequate for meeting
the climate and equity commitments of the Paris Agreement and cannot legitimately
be considered green. If green is to ...
www.thelancet.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
If it matters, I am on board with the degrowth communists/ecosocialists
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The debate on whether GDP can decouple from emissions still hasn't been settled but what is clear is that GDP growth doesn't by default increase our wellbeing. That's reason enough to move away from growth policies and towards redistributive policies.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Economic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out?
Rising GDP continues to mean more carbon emissions and wider damage to the planet. Can the two be decoupled?
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
The debate on whether GDP can decouple from emissions still hasn't been settled but what is clear is that GDP growth doesn't by default increase our wellbeing. That's reason enough to move away from growth policies and towards redistributive policies.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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February 9, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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New year, new set of Du Bois reproduction challenges. Quite mappy this year, so plenty of opportunity for some faithful reproductions.
I’ve found precise vis reproductions a valuable way of improving design skills. Think of it as “close reading” for design.
I’ve found precise vis reproductions a valuable way of improving design skills. Think of it as “close reading” for design.
Advance your #dataviz skills by joining the weekly 2026 Du Bois Visualization Challenge. Starting today, re-create visualizations from the 1900 Paris Exposition using modern tools. More details: github.com/ajstarks/dub....
February 9, 2026 at 4:51 PM
New year, new set of Du Bois reproduction challenges. Quite mappy this year, so plenty of opportunity for some faithful reproductions.
I’ve found precise vis reproductions a valuable way of improving design skills. Think of it as “close reading” for design.
I’ve found precise vis reproductions a valuable way of improving design skills. Think of it as “close reading” for design.