@alacre.bsky.social
Formerly working in educational technology at a Swedish university. Now retired, disillusioned with the tech industry and very worried about our future in the face of climate crisis and rampant tyranny. I find solace in hiking, reading and music.
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The most on-the-money statement you’ll read today.
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The most on-the-money statement you’ll read today.
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Should have been obvious to EU leaders from earliest point of 2025 that NATO was dead. Instead of ramping up support for Ukraine, Europeans have deluded themselves into thinking that ‘Trump whispering’ will work, and save Ukraine from dismemberment.
It won’t.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
It won’t.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Trump says Ukraine has ‘zero gratitude’ for peace plan amid international talks
US president appears to roll back from demand Zelenskyy sign by Thursday amid claims Russia authored the text
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Should have been obvious to EU leaders from earliest point of 2025 that NATO was dead. Instead of ramping up support for Ukraine, Europeans have deluded themselves into thinking that ‘Trump whispering’ will work, and save Ukraine from dismemberment.
It won’t.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
It won’t.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The Pope is a rare, possibly unique, example of a world leader with a conscience.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Who can tame Trump? An unlikely candidate is emerging: the Catholic church | Simon Tisdall
Inequality, immigration and civil rights are the battlegrounds on which the church, and some other Christian denominations, are fighting, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The Pope is a rare, possibly unique, example of a world leader with a conscience.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
COP30 - as usual we choose profit before survival. You couldn't make this up.
November 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
COP30 - as usual we choose profit before survival. You couldn't make this up.
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COP30 overpromised, underdelivered, empowered distractions, backtracked on issues and once again gave big oil and big ag a free pass.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
COP30 overpromised, underdelivered, empowered distractions, backtracked on issues and once again gave big oil and big ag a free pass.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
Does Trump ever do anything that is actually legal?
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Does Trump ever do anything that is actually legal?
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Researching this week's column, I stumbled across something that amazed me:
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s a catastrophic black hole in our climate data – and it’s a gift to deniers | George Monbiot
Climate sceptics tell us that more people die of extreme cold than extreme heat. What’s the truth? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Researching this week's column, I stumbled across something that amazed me:
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Stop calling this a ceasefire. It is a massacre.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israeli airstrikes kill 33 people in Gaza in escalation of post-ceasefire attacks
Medical officials say 17 people killed in Khan Younis area and 16 in strikes on Gaza City
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Stop calling this a ceasefire. It is a massacre.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Just got my Facebook account closed down for no given reason. I have to submit an appeal or I'll be out for good. Plus a video selfie. Anyone else had this? I'm very well-behaved there, can't think of anything controversial.
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Just got my Facebook account closed down for no given reason. I have to submit an appeal or I'll be out for good. Plus a video selfie. Anyone else had this? I'm very well-behaved there, can't think of anything controversial.
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Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad has £55m in a London bank account. Syrians asylum seekers arriving in Britain with a few gold bangles could soon have them confiscated.
November 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad has £55m in a London bank account. Syrians asylum seekers arriving in Britain with a few gold bangles could soon have them confiscated.
Anyone with political views to the left of Attila tha Hun are labelled "radical left" or dangers to democracy.
November 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Anyone with political views to the left of Attila tha Hun are labelled "radical left" or dangers to democracy.
The people who outlaw antifa must therefore be fascists.
November 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The people who outlaw antifa must therefore be fascists.
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Those mega businesses care only how they can use workers and customers to increase their own wealth.
November 14, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Those mega businesses care only how they can use workers and customers to increase their own wealth.
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Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Given that the far right hates Black and Brown people, hates women, hates immigrants, hates liberals, leftists and greens, hates students and universities, hates civil servants, hates disabled people, hates gay and trans people and hates Jews and Muslims, what is this country it claims to love?
November 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Given that the far right hates Black and Brown people, hates women, hates immigrants, hates liberals, leftists and greens, hates students and universities, hates civil servants, hates disabled people, hates gay and trans people and hates Jews and Muslims, what is this country it claims to love?
We are on target for 2.6 C temperature rise and everyone seems fine with that. “That all means the end of agriculture in the UK and across Europe, drought and monsoon failure in Asia and Africa, lethal heat and humidity,”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We are on target for 2.6 C temperature rise and everyone seems fine with that. “That all means the end of agriculture in the UK and across Europe, drought and monsoon failure in Asia and Africa, lethal heat and humidity,”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It seems futile to call out all the lies in politics today. Lies are default now and the liars have absolutely no sense of shame. Maybe we should highlight whenever someone actually tells verifiable truth. That is real news.
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It seems futile to call out all the lies in politics today. Lies are default now and the liars have absolutely no sense of shame. Maybe we should highlight whenever someone actually tells verifiable truth. That is real news.
Imagine being an environmental scientist with years of research and scholarship behind you and nobody in power even listens to you.
November 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Imagine being an environmental scientist with years of research and scholarship behind you and nobody in power even listens to you.
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Two years ago, I wrote this about how the COP climate summits are designed to fail, and how they could be designed to succeed. Sadly, nothing has changed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Cop28 is a farce rigged to fail, but there are other ways we can try to save the planet | George Monbiot
Inaction and self-interest are built into climate summits. Instead, we need a voting system that can’t be subverted by fossil fuel producers, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Two years ago, I wrote this about how the COP climate summits are designed to fail, and how they could be designed to succeed. Sadly, nothing has changed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Accessibility seems forgotten as we rush towards a default digital society. It's increasingly difficult to survive without an updated smartphone.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/opini...
www.thejournal.ie/readme/opini...
Opinion: We’ve grown far too comfortable excluding older people from the digital world
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
www.thejournal.ie
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Accessibility seems forgotten as we rush towards a default digital society. It's increasingly difficult to survive without an updated smartphone.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/opini...
www.thejournal.ie/readme/opini...
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Today's western values - greed, hatred, arrogance, stupidity, hypocrisy, mendacity ...
November 8, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Today's western values - greed, hatred, arrogance, stupidity, hypocrisy, mendacity ...
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Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
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