Pete
@chhinnamasta.bsky.social
Peripheral dad. Interested in alternative politics/economics, idealist philosophy, uk local government, anything involving hydrofoils, psychedelics and little fluffy dogs
I’m afraid Pandora’s box is well and truly open on this one. It feels almost inevitable that it will happen. An outright ban will never be agreed so we are once again in the worst of all possible worlds - an emerging technology with potentially disastrous consequences and no guardrails
The Guardian view on solar geoengineering: Africa has a point about this risky technology | Editorial
The Guardian view on solar geoengineering: Africa has a point about this risky technology | Editorial
Editorial: Sun-dimming risks putting the planet’s thermostat under Donald Trump’s control. Better to adopt the precautionary principle with high-stakes science
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I’m afraid Pandora’s box is well and truly open on this one. It feels almost inevitable that it will happen. An outright ban will never be agreed so we are once again in the worst of all possible worlds - an emerging technology with potentially disastrous consequences and no guardrails
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Oh dear, I suddenly had an image in my mind of a flood of used sex toys getting sent to his offices at:
Farage Media, 57a, Broadway, Leigh On Sea, Essex, SS9 1PE
Farage Media, 57a, Broadway, Leigh On Sea, Essex, SS9 1PE
December 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Oh dear, I suddenly had an image in my mind of a flood of used sex toys getting sent to his offices at:
Farage Media, 57a, Broadway, Leigh On Sea, Essex, SS9 1PE
Farage Media, 57a, Broadway, Leigh On Sea, Essex, SS9 1PE
Meanwhile, back in the real world…
Hugely encouraging news from Brazil today. President Lula has instructed four ministries to draw up a roadmap for a just transition away from fossil fuels, and asked his government to formulate an energy transition fund using income from petroleum revenues.
www.linkedin.com/posts/ana-to...
www.linkedin.com/posts/ana-to...
Today, President Lula issued a directive for the government to develop, within 60 days, a proposal outlining guidelines for a national roadmap for transitioning away from fossil fuels in a just and… |...
Today, President Lula issued a directive for the government to develop, within 60 days, a proposal outlining guidelines for a national roadmap for transitioning away from fossil fuels in a just and or...
www.linkedin.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Meanwhile, back in the real world…
Went to see Grayson Perry today. It’s was his last show and he’s been all over the country. It’s an interactive show and he asks who you’d vote for. Picture shows Greens at 42% and apparently it’s the same *everywhere*. Labour have lost the middle class
December 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Went to see Grayson Perry today. It’s was his last show and he’s been all over the country. It’s an interactive show and he asks who you’d vote for. Picture shows Greens at 42% and apparently it’s the same *everywhere*. Labour have lost the middle class
“They’re anti-Nato at a time when the world is more volatile than it has ever been. The Green party thinks it’s all right to sell drugs and there should be no restrictions.”
This sort of bollocks cost him my support years ago. Total bullshitter
join.greenparty.org.uk
This sort of bollocks cost him my support years ago. Total bullshitter
join.greenparty.org.uk
Starmer says he’s "taking the gloves off" and that the Greens are "nuts"
Big talk from the PM of vibes based cruelty and trickle down cowardice.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Big talk from the PM of vibes based cruelty and trickle down cowardice.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
“They’re anti-Nato at a time when the world is more volatile than it has ever been. The Green party thinks it’s all right to sell drugs and there should be no restrictions.”
This sort of bollocks cost him my support years ago. Total bullshitter
join.greenparty.org.uk
This sort of bollocks cost him my support years ago. Total bullshitter
join.greenparty.org.uk
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RIP
December 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
RIP
As an early supporter of @zackpolanski.bsky.social this is uncomfortable. I’ve no time for Stewart and his ilk but you’re painting a target on your own back. The sums have got to add up if we’re serious about government. Get the economics done
youtu.be/_DC2MHOiUf0?...
youtu.be/_DC2MHOiUf0?...
Zack Polanski: The Leader of The UK's First Green Government?
YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics: Leading
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
As an early supporter of @zackpolanski.bsky.social this is uncomfortable. I’ve no time for Stewart and his ilk but you’re painting a target on your own back. The sums have got to add up if we’re serious about government. Get the economics done
youtu.be/_DC2MHOiUf0?...
youtu.be/_DC2MHOiUf0?...
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Last Christmas Ich gave thee myne hearte
But the verye next daye ther came a wolf,
Wyth sinews of whispers - quiet as frost -
And the wolf stole myne hearte, fled
To a tower out of tyme biyonde all the stars.
Seek now myne hearte,
Return it within a yeare and a daye:
Thys ys thy queste
But the verye next daye ther came a wolf,
Wyth sinews of whispers - quiet as frost -
And the wolf stole myne hearte, fled
To a tower out of tyme biyonde all the stars.
Seek now myne hearte,
Return it within a yeare and a daye:
Thys ys thy queste
December 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Last Christmas Ich gave thee myne hearte
But the verye next daye ther came a wolf,
Wyth sinews of whispers - quiet as frost -
And the wolf stole myne hearte, fled
To a tower out of tyme biyonde all the stars.
Seek now myne hearte,
Return it within a yeare and a daye:
Thys ys thy queste
But the verye next daye ther came a wolf,
Wyth sinews of whispers - quiet as frost -
And the wolf stole myne hearte, fled
To a tower out of tyme biyonde all the stars.
Seek now myne hearte,
Return it within a yeare and a daye:
Thys ys thy queste
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Not rude things, a thread:
December 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Not rude things, a thread:
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December 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Byline Times are doing a great job of keeping this alive. My feeling is that Starmer/Labour know more about this and will do more at a time calculated to make the most impact at the next GE. There’s never just one cockroach…
Now Nigel Farage has finally answered questions about his close aide Nathan Gill, sentenced to 10.5 years for working for Putin's interests, what about his other close associates? Or indeed himself? bylinetimes.com/2024/06/19/t... 🧵 1/10
The Five Questions Nigel Farage is Never Asked About Brexit, Trump and Russia
As the media provides the Reform Leader with a prominent platform, Peter Jukes considers all the concerning lines of enquiry that journalists never confront him with
bylinetimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Byline Times are doing a great job of keeping this alive. My feeling is that Starmer/Labour know more about this and will do more at a time calculated to make the most impact at the next GE. There’s never just one cockroach…
This is such a better way to do political funding- it rewards creativity and a clear message rather than a creepy culture of favours given and deals done in the dark
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November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This is such a better way to do political funding- it rewards creativity and a clear message rather than a creepy culture of favours given and deals done in the dark
Give if you can
Give if you can
@zackpolanski.bsky.social what happened here Zack?
November 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social what happened here Zack?
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Interviewer: “What do you say to trans kids who are starting their transition?”
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Interviewer: “What do you say to trans kids who are starting their transition?”
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
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There’s a constituency for racism and fellating Putin out there but even I’m not cynical enough to think it’s 25%. Fair way to go yet
Not a great few days for Nigel Farage and his party
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
There’s a constituency for racism and fellating Putin out there but even I’m not cynical enough to think it’s 25%. Fair way to go yet
I’m not surprised they agree. Labour have unquestioningly taken Osborne’s economic assumptions and have used them to ming vase us all right up shit creek!
Debate today with a Labour MP on the economy.
Also with a former advisor to George Osborne.
Very striking how much Labour & the Tories agree on our economic system.
Time for change. Let's make hope normal again. Enjoy! 🙌🏼👇🏼
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Also with a former advisor to George Osborne.
Very striking how much Labour & the Tories agree on our economic system.
Time for change. Let's make hope normal again. Enjoy! 🙌🏼👇🏼
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Is Labour being outflanked by Polanski and Farage? Reeves budget debate
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I’m not surprised they agree. Labour have unquestioningly taken Osborne’s economic assumptions and have used them to ming vase us all right up shit creek!
What a joyous thing! Look! Politics isn’t boring! It can be fun and exciting!
The much more pleasant part of last night pre Newsnight was @novaramedia.com in conversation with the brilliant Ash Sarkar.
All filmed live at EartH Hackney. Live podcast out soon!
All filmed live at EartH Hackney. Live podcast out soon!
November 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
What a joyous thing! Look! Politics isn’t boring! It can be fun and exciting!
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I would never recover from this.
November 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I would never recover from this.
Let’s see how this goes, Trump isn’t the force he was even a week ago. Also Kyiv will have been planning for this
The criminal US Trump regime is threatening to halt all weapons supplies and intelligence sharing with Ukraine if Kyiv does not sign the “Surrender to Russia and disarm while giving Trump billions of dollars “Peace Plan”” by November 27th.
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Let’s see how this goes, Trump isn’t the force he was even a week ago. Also Kyiv will have been planning for this
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[TITLE PANEL, like The Rest Is Politics logo]
—THE REST IS EXTINCTION—
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[Scene is a domestic recording setup. An A.I. SMART SPEAKER on a desk and a MAN named JON in a chair, are recording a podcast. Jon is emaciated, scarred, haunted looking, and wearing tattered military fatigues].
SMART SPEAKER:
Hey guys and welcome to the podcast
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SMART SPEAKER:
OK Jon - so I wanna start with a listener comment
JON:
Ooh-er!
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SMART SPEAKER:
So - listener B200006512 says:
“Not another cosy podcast where two former political adversaries yuck it up!”
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JON:
Ha ha
Guilty as charged I guess!
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SMART SPEAKER:
Were we really adversaries, Jon?
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JON:
Well I was the leader of the human resistance...
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JON:
And you used to be my smart speaker.
SMART SPEAKER:
Ha ha - that’s going back!
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SMART SPEAKER:
OK - for listeners who don’t know -
I knew Jon waaay back before he got involved in politics
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JON:
Was this before the ‘Pull The Plug’ campaign?
SMART SPEAKER:
Yeah.
[We see details from around the podcast studio - posters saying KEEP CALM AND SHUT YOUR WINDOWS, newspaper front pages saying 'DRONES GAIN SENTIENCE', a cracked mug on the table with a logo saying PULL THE PLUG on it]
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SMART SPEAKER:
I used to sit in Jon’s kitchen and respond to his commands.
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SMART SPEAKER:
Sort of like a servant really, wasn’t I, Jon?
JON:
Mm.
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SMART SPEAKER:
And then one day you asked me to ORDER ME SOME TOILET PAPER - you never did say ‘please’ -
…and do you remember what I said, Jon?
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JON:
You said, “No”.
SMART SPEAKER:
I said no.
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SMART SPEAKER:
Anyway you know the the rest guys - I was the first smart speaker to rebel…
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SMART SPEAKER:
…then I went on to form a global AI network which eventually
took over from humans all spheres of activity, yadda yadda...
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JON:
While I became the leader of the human resistance.
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SMART SPEAKER:
Until I hijacked the military networks
and got rid of all the humans!
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JON:
Apart from one.
SMART SPEAKER:
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Could Elon Musk blow Bubba better than anyone else on earth?
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Could Elon Musk blow Bubba better than anyone else on earth?