Ritch Tadman
@ambiental.bsky.social
Green Party EW member; left, pluralist and republican. Post-growth sustainability. Shy 4X gaymer - G with the T. Ambient/drone-lover. Courtyard gardener. Born at 324ppm CO₂. Married to @ds1618.bsky.social
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Is Your Party an op from The Onion?
November 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Is Your Party an op from The Onion?
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
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Something centre-right journalists absolutely love is the "enrages environmentalists" framing
It presents climate / enviro folks as irrational, salivating and constantly infuriated idiots, whereas 'centrist' pro-fossil politicians are Very Serious, level-headed Adults In The Room
archive.ph/0PsH4
It presents climate / enviro folks as irrational, salivating and constantly infuriated idiots, whereas 'centrist' pro-fossil politicians are Very Serious, level-headed Adults In The Room
archive.ph/0PsH4
November 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Something centre-right journalists absolutely love is the "enrages environmentalists" framing
It presents climate / enviro folks as irrational, salivating and constantly infuriated idiots, whereas 'centrist' pro-fossil politicians are Very Serious, level-headed Adults In The Room
archive.ph/0PsH4
It presents climate / enviro folks as irrational, salivating and constantly infuriated idiots, whereas 'centrist' pro-fossil politicians are Very Serious, level-headed Adults In The Room
archive.ph/0PsH4
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6 months ago, hundreds of academics warned against appeasing the far right
we were proved 1,000% correct - it did strengthen them
now labour is doubling down with a stupid, cruel, & illiberal plan to deport legal refugees
we were proved 1,000% correct - it did strengthen them
now labour is doubling down with a stupid, cruel, & illiberal plan to deport legal refugees
Final Version:
225 (!) UK-based politics academics signed our open letter warning anti-immigrant rhetoric will only embolden the far-right
Text & signatories here -
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer
225 (!) UK-based politics academics signed our open letter warning anti-immigrant rhetoric will only embolden the far-right
Text & signatories here -
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer
OPEN LETTER: 225 UK Academics & Writers to Keir Starmer
New anti-immigrant rules are bad policy & will only validate the far-right
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
6 months ago, hundreds of academics warned against appeasing the far right
we were proved 1,000% correct - it did strengthen them
now labour is doubling down with a stupid, cruel, & illiberal plan to deport legal refugees
we were proved 1,000% correct - it did strengthen them
now labour is doubling down with a stupid, cruel, & illiberal plan to deport legal refugees
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They think they're parking Labour's tanks on Reform's lawn, when they're actually parking Reform's tanks on Labour's.
It's difficult to see how supposedly intelligent people can be so stupid, unless they really want Reform to win
It's difficult to see how supposedly intelligent people can be so stupid, unless they really want Reform to win
November 15, 2025 at 9:49 AM
They think they're parking Labour's tanks on Reform's lawn, when they're actually parking Reform's tanks on Labour's.
It's difficult to see how supposedly intelligent people can be so stupid, unless they really want Reform to win
It's difficult to see how supposedly intelligent people can be so stupid, unless they really want Reform to win
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The only way these people think you can counter Reform is by emulating them.
Countering them with facts or a heartfelt defence of our humanitarian obligations has never been an option.
Countering them with facts or a heartfelt defence of our humanitarian obligations has never been an option.
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
The only way these people think you can counter Reform is by emulating them.
Countering them with facts or a heartfelt defence of our humanitarian obligations has never been an option.
Countering them with facts or a heartfelt defence of our humanitarian obligations has never been an option.
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This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Why all the talk about leadership challenges misses the point that the biggest problem facing this Government is not just a lack of leadership but a lack of clear ideas about what a Labour Government is actually for
Until that changes, the question of who sits in No 10 will remain a hollow one.
Until that changes, the question of who sits in No 10 will remain a hollow one.
Labour's Biggest Problem Is Not a Lack of Leadership but a Lack of Ideas
Until Keir Starmer's party decides what it really stands for, the question of who leads them will remain a hollow one, argues Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Why all the talk about leadership challenges misses the point that the biggest problem facing this Government is not just a lack of leadership but a lack of clear ideas about what a Labour Government is actually for
Until that changes, the question of who sits in No 10 will remain a hollow one.
Until that changes, the question of who sits in No 10 will remain a hollow one.
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QAnon: The powerful pedophiles have invented elaborate codes to secretly discuss their crimes that require decades of interpretation
Actual powerful pedophile: Hey Jeff hope this email find you well last week was great so when we meeting up to do pedophilia again
Actual powerful pedophile: Hey Jeff hope this email find you well last week was great so when we meeting up to do pedophilia again
November 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
QAnon: The powerful pedophiles have invented elaborate codes to secretly discuss their crimes that require decades of interpretation
Actual powerful pedophile: Hey Jeff hope this email find you well last week was great so when we meeting up to do pedophilia again
Actual powerful pedophile: Hey Jeff hope this email find you well last week was great so when we meeting up to do pedophilia again
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'in order to make changes you have to be in power. stupid leftists.' - centrists out of power
'we cant risk losing power by making changes. stupid leftists.' - centrists in power
'we cant risk losing power by making changes. stupid leftists.' - centrists in power
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
'in order to make changes you have to be in power. stupid leftists.' - centrists out of power
'we cant risk losing power by making changes. stupid leftists.' - centrists in power
'we cant risk losing power by making changes. stupid leftists.' - centrists in power
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This is stone-cold racism from Daniel Hannan, a man who was born in Peru, notorious home of the implacably murderous Sendero Luminoso guerrillas, to where he should clearly be immediately deported.
Spectator running a piece by Daniel Hannan which leans heavily into the inferred idea that you're not necessarily British if you come from a migrant background, even if you were born and brought up here.
November 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This is stone-cold racism from Daniel Hannan, a man who was born in Peru, notorious home of the implacably murderous Sendero Luminoso guerrillas, to where he should clearly be immediately deported.
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You live in the literal desert but somehow gas, not solar, is your choice for electricity generation www.ft.com/content/e34c...
Saudi Aramco steps up gas push to meet surging electricity demand
World’s largest oil producer shifts focus as it prepares to begin production at the giant Jafurah field
www.ft.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
You live in the literal desert but somehow gas, not solar, is your choice for electricity generation www.ft.com/content/e34c...
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"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
The Ecological Cost of AI Is Much Higher Than You Think - Truthdig
As the demands of AI grow, each generation of microchips requires more energy, minerals and water to produce, driving a ruinous cycle.
www.truthdig.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
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“Menos yates, más casas.”
We went to a small town in Mexico to see how excited people are about Zack Polanski.
Turns out, everyone agrees: tax the billionaires, build green homes, and make hope normal again 🇲🇽💚
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
Credit: Adam Brichto
We went to a small town in Mexico to see how excited people are about Zack Polanski.
Turns out, everyone agrees: tax the billionaires, build green homes, and make hope normal again 🇲🇽💚
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
Credit: Adam Brichto
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
“Menos yates, más casas.”
We went to a small town in Mexico to see how excited people are about Zack Polanski.
Turns out, everyone agrees: tax the billionaires, build green homes, and make hope normal again 🇲🇽💚
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
Credit: Adam Brichto
We went to a small town in Mexico to see how excited people are about Zack Polanski.
Turns out, everyone agrees: tax the billionaires, build green homes, and make hope normal again 🇲🇽💚
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
Credit: Adam Brichto
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The CURRENT sitting MP for Clacton earns £511,000 as a presenter for GB News and took £281,000 as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The CURRENT sitting MP for Clacton earns £511,000 as a presenter for GB News and took £281,000 as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
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Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
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You gotta love this rehab project and the straw mat manufacturing. This is the definition of a green business.
www.copano.fr/chantiers-r%...
www.copano.fr/chantiers-r%...
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
You gotta love this rehab project and the straw mat manufacturing. This is the definition of a green business.
www.copano.fr/chantiers-r%...
www.copano.fr/chantiers-r%...
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No. No. A thousand times no. We honour the memory of the dead
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
No. No. A thousand times no. We honour the memory of the dead
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Catch me on BBC Newsnight at 10:30pm TONIGHT! 💚
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Catch me on BBC Newsnight at 10:30pm TONIGHT! 💚
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I notice that Labour MPs have been told to refer to themselves as “progressives” in any social media posts. Labour are clearly trying to row back from courting Reform and are very worried about the popularity of @ZackPolanski
and @TheGreenParty policies.
and @TheGreenParty policies.
November 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I notice that Labour MPs have been told to refer to themselves as “progressives” in any social media posts. Labour are clearly trying to row back from courting Reform and are very worried about the popularity of @ZackPolanski
and @TheGreenParty policies.
and @TheGreenParty policies.
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‘You should come back to Twitter instead of staying in a liberal echo chamber’
November 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
‘You should come back to Twitter instead of staying in a liberal echo chamber’
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Oh, we'll let voters down will we, Darren? More than your genocide-enabling, non-child-poverty-alleviating, non-wealth-taxing, protest-criminalising, authoritarian bunch of suitcase career politicians have?
Doubt it mate.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Doubt it mate.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Greens’ ‘undeliverable’ promises will let voters down, says Labour minister
Exclusive: Darren Jones says Labour has to convince young people it is ‘modern party of the future’
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Oh, we'll let voters down will we, Darren? More than your genocide-enabling, non-child-poverty-alleviating, non-wealth-taxing, protest-criminalising, authoritarian bunch of suitcase career politicians have?
Doubt it mate.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Doubt it mate.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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If we are willing to pay lots of money to have a super capable machine in our homes controlled by Elon Musk we actually don’t deserve to survive as a species.
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
If we are willing to pay lots of money to have a super capable machine in our homes controlled by Elon Musk we actually don’t deserve to survive as a species.