Discydave
@discydave.bsky.social
Rides, allotmenteer, pints, etc
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My work on counterpublics and related topics
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
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Verification, Deliberation, Accountability: A new framework for tackling epistemic collapse and renewing democracy
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
demos.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
My work on counterpublics and related topics
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
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I fear we are seeing in the UK what has become abundantly clear in the US: for all their power and privilege, elites and institutions are absolute cowards in the face of right-wing authoritarianism. Weak, weak, weak, as Tony Blair once said
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I fear we are seeing in the UK what has become abundantly clear in the US: for all their power and privilege, elites and institutions are absolute cowards in the face of right-wing authoritarianism. Weak, weak, weak, as Tony Blair once said
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An audit of Russia's hybrid war - it's the political warfare, not the drones, that is the biggest threat...
open.substack.com/pub/htsf/p/r...
open.substack.com/pub/htsf/p/r...
Russia hikes hybrid aggression...
From Foxhound incursions to red paint on the factory wall... why, and what next?
open.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
An audit of Russia's hybrid war - it's the political warfare, not the drones, that is the biggest threat...
open.substack.com/pub/htsf/p/r...
open.substack.com/pub/htsf/p/r...
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An interesting study, but I fear the simpler explanation mentioned is closer to the truth: it’s not that Finnish politics is especially resistant to polarization, it is that serious questions of national survival transcend polarization.
nordicpolicydispatch.substack.com/p/why-finlan...
nordicpolicydispatch.substack.com/p/why-finlan...
Why Finland Can Agree When Everyone Else Can’t.
Finland’s Polarization Paradox
nordicpolicydispatch.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
An interesting study, but I fear the simpler explanation mentioned is closer to the truth: it’s not that Finnish politics is especially resistant to polarization, it is that serious questions of national survival transcend polarization.
nordicpolicydispatch.substack.com/p/why-finlan...
nordicpolicydispatch.substack.com/p/why-finlan...
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The fact that Europe has no coherent strategy to neutralize Russian aggression is exactly why Russia will invade more European countries beyond Ukraine.
September 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The fact that Europe has no coherent strategy to neutralize Russian aggression is exactly why Russia will invade more European countries beyond Ukraine.
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"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
September 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
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This piece by Andreas Malm & Maxy Guez brilliantly captures both how mind-bogglingly difficult, but also courageous, the Colombian pledge not to permit new exploration of fossil fuels actually is.
Colombia Against the Fossil Fuel Age
Colombia’s energy transition is not just playing out in policy papers — it’s unfolding in oil fields, coal towns, and courtrooms. Jacobin spoke with engineers, unionists, and President Petro himself a...
jacobin.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This piece by Andreas Malm & Maxy Guez brilliantly captures both how mind-bogglingly difficult, but also courageous, the Colombian pledge not to permit new exploration of fossil fuels actually is.
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CINDY MCCAIN: “The desperation is overwhelming.”
August 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
CINDY MCCAIN: “The desperation is overwhelming.”
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Last year the EU paid €21.9 bn for Russian fossil fuel imports while at the same time providing Ukraine with €18.7 bn of financial aid.
energyandcleanair.org/publication/...
energyandcleanair.org/publication/...
EU imports of Russian fossil fuels in third year of invasion surpass financial aid sent to Ukraine – Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air
energyandcleanair.org
August 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Last year the EU paid €21.9 bn for Russian fossil fuel imports while at the same time providing Ukraine with €18.7 bn of financial aid.
energyandcleanair.org/publication/...
energyandcleanair.org/publication/...
August 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Neil deGrass Tyson: "How sad it must be believing that scientists, historians, scholars, economists, journalists devoted their entire lives to deceiving you, but a reality-TV star proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth & honesty"
August 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Neil deGrass Tyson: "How sad it must be believing that scientists, historians, scholars, economists, journalists devoted their entire lives to deceiving you, but a reality-TV star proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth & honesty"
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Russians are advancing in Zaporizhzhia oblast under the American flag.
August 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Russians are advancing in Zaporizhzhia oblast under the American flag.
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As things stand, Ukraine and Europe are on the verge of being confronted with exactly the kind of Faustian deal they feared would emerge back in February. The fact that Europe hasn’t moved to block such a deal in the past six months is a failure of leadership and diplomacy.
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August 9, 2025 at 8:23 AM
As things stand, Ukraine and Europe are on the verge of being confronted with exactly the kind of Faustian deal they feared would emerge back in February. The fact that Europe hasn’t moved to block such a deal in the past six months is a failure of leadership and diplomacy.
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Sniffing something that you haven’t encountered in years—Play-Doh, fresh-cut hay, your grandmother’s laundry detergent—can be as vivid a sensory experience as it was the first time, while also being almost psychedelically nostalgic.
Remembrance of Scents Past
At museums, curators are incorporating smells that can transport visitors to a different time.
www.newyorker.com
July 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Sniffing something that you haven’t encountered in years—Play-Doh, fresh-cut hay, your grandmother’s laundry detergent—can be as vivid a sensory experience as it was the first time, while also being almost psychedelically nostalgic.
Mull of Galloway, looking over to the Isle of Man
July 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Mull of Galloway, looking over to the Isle of Man
Standing Stone, Rhins of Galloway
July 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Standing Stone, Rhins of Galloway
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Solar power is already the "cheapest electricity in history", and battery prices continue to fall. It's only NZ's perverse electricity "market" that stops prices here falling.
"The cost of solar plus storage has fallen by 22% in one year and 43% since 2019"
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
"The cost of solar plus storage has fallen by 22% in one year and 43% since 2019"
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
Guest post: How solar panels and batteries can now run ‘close to 24/365’ in some cities - Carbon Brief
The white paper sets out how near-continuous “24/365” solar power has become an economic and technological reality in sunny regions.
www.carbonbrief.org
June 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Solar power is already the "cheapest electricity in history", and battery prices continue to fall. It's only NZ's perverse electricity "market" that stops prices here falling.
"The cost of solar plus storage has fallen by 22% in one year and 43% since 2019"
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
"The cost of solar plus storage has fallen by 22% in one year and 43% since 2019"
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
Garlic’s a bit disappointing #allotment #meh
June 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Garlic’s a bit disappointing #allotment #meh
