Ben Johnson
@benjgeo.bsky.social
Earthquakes | Geology | Climate
Ecosocialism and Degrowth
Map enjoyer
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Ecosocialism and Degrowth
Map enjoyer
He/him
Racism rots your brain I guess
November 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Racism rots your brain I guess
Progress is when workers lose their jobs so capitalists make more profit.
November 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Progress is when workers lose their jobs so capitalists make more profit.
I think a scatter plot would have been useful here. But eyeballing it the picture ain't good.
Big part of the problem is lack of council housing. Densifying the inner parts of the city with mid rise council owned flats would be my preference.
Big part of the problem is lack of council housing. Densifying the inner parts of the city with mid rise council owned flats would be my preference.
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I think a scatter plot would have been useful here. But eyeballing it the picture ain't good.
Big part of the problem is lack of council housing. Densifying the inner parts of the city with mid rise council owned flats would be my preference.
Big part of the problem is lack of council housing. Densifying the inner parts of the city with mid rise council owned flats would be my preference.
“To [oust Starmer] at this point in the cycle would be the height of irresponsibility. The party would not recover for a generation”
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
“To [oust Starmer] at this point in the cycle would be the height of irresponsibility. The party would not recover for a generation”
Another contender has to be Jason Hickel / Jackson Hinkle
November 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Another contender has to be Jason Hickel / Jackson Hinkle
If you don't buy that, it could just be the bias against China so obvious it's become a meme.
This isn't to say that China doesn't do bad stuff, it does. But our media have a track record of only picking up on the bad stuff and not reporting the good stuff.
So I treat their coverage skeptically.
This isn't to say that China doesn't do bad stuff, it does. But our media have a track record of only picking up on the bad stuff and not reporting the good stuff.
So I treat their coverage skeptically.
![A bunch of headlines across western media with the formulation "[china does something good] but at what cost?"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iqd4ny3tgo27diwwmbnosay4/bafkreibbuktgpjrtermpsddku2kbpxprzn5o6ey3l5yw77pemkzm2iqs3u@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
If you don't buy that, it could just be the bias against China so obvious it's become a meme.
This isn't to say that China doesn't do bad stuff, it does. But our media have a track record of only picking up on the bad stuff and not reporting the good stuff.
So I treat their coverage skeptically.
This isn't to say that China doesn't do bad stuff, it does. But our media have a track record of only picking up on the bad stuff and not reporting the good stuff.
So I treat their coverage skeptically.
Pressure seems to have come mostly from companies filing defamation cases not covered by the Uni's insurance.
This is the actual story but for some reason it's buried half way down the article.
This is the actual story but for some reason it's buried half way down the article.
November 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Pressure seems to have come mostly from companies filing defamation cases not covered by the Uni's insurance.
This is the actual story but for some reason it's buried half way down the article.
This is the actual story but for some reason it's buried half way down the article.
Lot of people quoting this seem to think China was able to exert leverage by denying the uni access to Chinese students but that doesn't seem to be true.
Elsewhere in the article it states only 1% of the unis budget came from enrolling students from China or Hong Kong.
Elsewhere in the article it states only 1% of the unis budget came from enrolling students from China or Hong Kong.
November 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Lot of people quoting this seem to think China was able to exert leverage by denying the uni access to Chinese students but that doesn't seem to be true.
Elsewhere in the article it states only 1% of the unis budget came from enrolling students from China or Hong Kong.
Elsewhere in the article it states only 1% of the unis budget came from enrolling students from China or Hong Kong.
Apparently war *is* the only good thing to spend money on.
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Apparently war *is* the only good thing to spend money on.
It would be very embarrassing if the British State destroyed itself because these pricks told it to policyexchange.org.uk/publication/...
October 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It would be very embarrassing if the British State destroyed itself because these pricks told it to policyexchange.org.uk/publication/...
OK so my read is this is not additional but the actual budget for R&D?
In this doc UKRI is spending £38bn/4yrs until 2030 = £9.5bn/year
It currently spends £8.8bn/year
So we're talking at most a 7% increase in funding.
Inflation is currently 4%
So 3% real terms increase?
In this doc UKRI is spending £38bn/4yrs until 2030 = £9.5bn/year
It currently spends £8.8bn/year
So we're talking at most a 7% increase in funding.
Inflation is currently 4%
So 3% real terms increase?
October 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
OK so my read is this is not additional but the actual budget for R&D?
In this doc UKRI is spending £38bn/4yrs until 2030 = £9.5bn/year
It currently spends £8.8bn/year
So we're talking at most a 7% increase in funding.
Inflation is currently 4%
So 3% real terms increase?
In this doc UKRI is spending £38bn/4yrs until 2030 = £9.5bn/year
It currently spends £8.8bn/year
So we're talking at most a 7% increase in funding.
Inflation is currently 4%
So 3% real terms increase?
I must say the amounts of public money put forward do not suggest to me that this is a serious plan.
Take for example the Warm Homes plan.
£13bn / 5m = £2600 per house
That's about 1/4 the price of an air source heat pump, meaning it will still be far cheaper to install a gas boiler.
Take for example the Warm Homes plan.
£13bn / 5m = £2600 per house
That's about 1/4 the price of an air source heat pump, meaning it will still be far cheaper to install a gas boiler.
October 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I must say the amounts of public money put forward do not suggest to me that this is a serious plan.
Take for example the Warm Homes plan.
£13bn / 5m = £2600 per house
That's about 1/4 the price of an air source heat pump, meaning it will still be far cheaper to install a gas boiler.
Take for example the Warm Homes plan.
£13bn / 5m = £2600 per house
That's about 1/4 the price of an air source heat pump, meaning it will still be far cheaper to install a gas boiler.
Remembering a legend this #BlackHistoryMonth
![Much earlier, in 1807, several newspapers carried the following report: 'One of the Black Musicians belonging to the Guards, being acosted in the Strand a few days since, with "Well [slur], what news from the Devil?" knocked the fellow down who asked the question with this appropriate and laconic answer: "He send you dat - how you like it?"'. This incident reflected the experience of many.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iqd4ny3tgo27diwwmbnosay4/bafkreiebdap7vic347m73hkvwzkudr737tb2nfgj7uxrz7rvxpar7ib2wu@jpeg)
October 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Remembering a legend this #BlackHistoryMonth
This feels like one case where environmental and economic impacts of plant based diets align.
Personally, I'd bring back British Restaurants serving plant based food.
www.ft.com/content/ced8...
Personally, I'd bring back British Restaurants serving plant based food.
www.ft.com/content/ced8...
October 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This feels like one case where environmental and economic impacts of plant based diets align.
Personally, I'd bring back British Restaurants serving plant based food.
www.ft.com/content/ced8...
Personally, I'd bring back British Restaurants serving plant based food.
www.ft.com/content/ced8...
Israel is *currently carrying out* attacks on civilians in Gaza.
October 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Israel is *currently carrying out* attacks on civilians in Gaza.
Protest outside Department for Energy Security and Net Zero this Saturday.
www.stopcambo.org.uk/updates/ever...
www.stopcambo.org.uk/updates/ever...
October 16, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Protest outside Department for Energy Security and Net Zero this Saturday.
www.stopcambo.org.uk/updates/ever...
www.stopcambo.org.uk/updates/ever...
definitely just looking at the content I'm sure
October 9, 2025 at 11:12 AM
definitely just looking at the content I'm sure
Special kind of evil this
October 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Special kind of evil this
Did she think she was cooking with this or...?
October 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Did she think she was cooking with this or...?
Genuinely not sure if this person is just stupid or cynical.
The point is people calling the suffragettes heroes while calling *less violent* groups terrorists is staggering hypocricy.
The point is people calling the suffragettes heroes while calling *less violent* groups terrorists is staggering hypocricy.
October 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Genuinely not sure if this person is just stupid or cynical.
The point is people calling the suffragettes heroes while calling *less violent* groups terrorists is staggering hypocricy.
The point is people calling the suffragettes heroes while calling *less violent* groups terrorists is staggering hypocricy.