Anand
@calmerfuture.bsky.social
calmerfuture.org
dreaming of practical better futures
@dosima_org on the other place
dreaming of practical better futures
@dosima_org on the other place
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Anand
@calmerfuture.bsky.social
· May 25
Calmer Future
Let's create a better future
www.calmerfuture.org
I want to share something I've worked on effectively for most of my life, in different ways.
This vision of a calmer future, and analysis of how we get there, came after working in different sectors, on different continents – and seeing how obvious solutions are not working.
www.calmerfuture.org
This vision of a calmer future, and analysis of how we get there, came after working in different sectors, on different continents – and seeing how obvious solutions are not working.
www.calmerfuture.org
* it's a Chinese company
buying shares in a company that sells little canadian flag patches for americans to stitch onto their backpacks
January 21, 2026 at 3:29 PM
* it's a Chinese company
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Tbh this is something we need to address across the board. Putting the Connections Crowd in charge of literally everything is a big part how we got in this fascist mess & why ours leaders—across institutions—are reluctant to take action to hold these bad actors accountable.
My policy hot take of the day is that if we want to get out of this authoritarian mess, policy shops need to hire fewer people from elite schools, because those pipelines favor people whose lives have been buffered from the kind of dynamics that would help them understand what's happening.
I think one of the biggest gaps in American civic culture among those opposed to authoritarianism is realistic threat-assessment literacy: the ability to understand how norms erode, how coercion works, and what factors, including resilient institutions, truly deter political coercion and violence.
January 21, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Tbh this is something we need to address across the board. Putting the Connections Crowd in charge of literally everything is a big part how we got in this fascist mess & why ours leaders—across institutions—are reluctant to take action to hold these bad actors accountable.
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This is not an administration that is likely to accept a polite but firm “no”. Economic sanction now surely follows and it remains to be seen if NATO leaders follow Mark Carney’s lead in refusing to simply “go along to get along”
January 21, 2026 at 3:21 PM
This is not an administration that is likely to accept a polite but firm “no”. Economic sanction now surely follows and it remains to be seen if NATO leaders follow Mark Carney’s lead in refusing to simply “go along to get along”
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Uganda's opposition leader Bobi Wine has told the BBC he will not contest the results of Thursday's election in court, citing a lack of confidence in the judiciary and has instead urged his supporters to take to the streets to peacefully protest.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
January 21, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Uganda's opposition leader Bobi Wine has told the BBC he will not contest the results of Thursday's election in court, citing a lack of confidence in the judiciary and has instead urged his supporters to take to the streets to peacefully protest.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I have homework for men
ICE seems to get completely flummoxed when they’re being yelled at by white men over 35. They kind of put their heads down and shuffle their feet. It’s like their kryptonite.
January 17, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I have homework for men
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to fucken vanquish someone wearing scissor shoe
January 21, 2026 at 3:09 AM
to fucken vanquish someone wearing scissor shoe
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I feel bad for all of us who have to be good at our jobs when the answer is to be sufficiently white, rich and powerful and then you can just drool on yourself and the press will be like “audiences intrigued by his unusual communication style”
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 PM
I feel bad for all of us who have to be good at our jobs when the answer is to be sufficiently white, rich and powerful and then you can just drool on yourself and the press will be like “audiences intrigued by his unusual communication style”
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Say what you will about Hitler, at least he knew which countries he was invading.
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Say what you will about Hitler, at least he knew which countries he was invading.
😭😭😭😹😭😭😭
❄️ Mood today in Davos.
The Beserker, part of the Lewis chessmen hoard, 12th century 🏺 🗃️
The Beserker, part of the Lewis chessmen hoard, 12th century 🏺 🗃️
January 21, 2026 at 1:57 PM
😭😭😭😹😭😭😭
the real power blocks we should all be talking about 😻
Finally caught up with this fascinating paper from December, reporting evidence that the genesis of eukaryotes began way before the symbiotic event that created mitochondria. By the time that happened, these critters already had most of the genetic resources needed...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Dated gene duplications elucidate the evolutionary assembly of eukaryotes - Nature
Analysis of eukaryotic gene sequences using a relaxed molecular clock methodology indicate that eukaryotes emerged 3.0–2.25 billion years ago as a result of mitochondrial endosymbiosis with complex ar...
www.nature.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:53 PM
the real power blocks we should all be talking about 😻
whatever happens, it happens
I'm trying hard to focus on other things, I guess, as a tiny impotent act of resistance for now
he's a desperate vampire for everyone's energy and attention, and I don't want him to suck away all of mine
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I'm trying hard to focus on other things, I guess, as a tiny impotent act of resistance for now
he's a desperate vampire for everyone's energy and attention, and I don't want him to suck away all of mine
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Going to stick my neck out and say that Trump's speech in Davos today is going to be a low energy nothingburger, everybody will breathe a sigh of relief, pundits will say the crisis is over... and then in a week's time Trump will send out an angry tweet at 3am and we'll be back to square one.
The scary thing about the Greenland crisis: there's really no off ramp, other than Trump himself
The Danes have been offering to collaborate on Arctic security for over 1yr. The US hasn't engaged
Hence the goal of EU leaders to get Trump to understand the domestic & intn'l costs of pressing ahead
The Danes have been offering to collaborate on Arctic security for over 1yr. The US hasn't engaged
Hence the goal of EU leaders to get Trump to understand the domestic & intn'l costs of pressing ahead
January 21, 2026 at 1:46 PM
whatever happens, it happens
I'm trying hard to focus on other things, I guess, as a tiny impotent act of resistance for now
he's a desperate vampire for everyone's energy and attention, and I don't want him to suck away all of mine
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I'm trying hard to focus on other things, I guess, as a tiny impotent act of resistance for now
he's a desperate vampire for everyone's energy and attention, and I don't want him to suck away all of mine
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Greenland is just the latest sign of a Europe / US order collapsing because it actually succeeded in bringing global markets then rejected the results. One nice speech from Mark Carney doesn't change that any more than another Trump threat.
January 21, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Greenland is just the latest sign of a Europe / US order collapsing because it actually succeeded in bringing global markets then rejected the results. One nice speech from Mark Carney doesn't change that any more than another Trump threat.
industrial farming is as toxic as the fossil fuel industry to our environment, climate and politics
farmers are struggling, but we need completely different solutions to protectionism, subsidies and productivity growth that we pursued for centuries
we already grow multiples more food than we need
farmers are struggling, but we need completely different solutions to protectionism, subsidies and productivity growth that we pursued for centuries
we already grow multiples more food than we need
Time for some geopolitical home truths.
Starting with the new liberal darling Mark Carney. "building coalitions". But rejecting reopening trade talks with the UK because Canadian farmers object to the UK banning hormone treated beef.
Starting with the new liberal darling Mark Carney. "building coalitions". But rejecting reopening trade talks with the UK because Canadian farmers object to the UK banning hormone treated beef.
January 21, 2026 at 1:20 PM
industrial farming is as toxic as the fossil fuel industry to our environment, climate and politics
farmers are struggling, but we need completely different solutions to protectionism, subsidies and productivity growth that we pursued for centuries
we already grow multiples more food than we need
farmers are struggling, but we need completely different solutions to protectionism, subsidies and productivity growth that we pursued for centuries
we already grow multiples more food than we need
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The Tate Brothers, Nick Fuentes, and other RW manosphere guys posted their Miami night out to a chorus of "hmm...this is embarrassing." The main reason it was embarrassing was that they weren't straight, they were highfivesexual- more interested in impressing each other than women. (Link below)
January 21, 2026 at 1:09 PM
The Tate Brothers, Nick Fuentes, and other RW manosphere guys posted their Miami night out to a chorus of "hmm...this is embarrassing." The main reason it was embarrassing was that they weren't straight, they were highfivesexual- more interested in impressing each other than women. (Link below)
reading this with amazement
I'd never heard of Smallbones, and shouldn't we all have?
(and all this is happening while the British operated kipande schemes in Kenya, prototyped Aparthied across southern Africa, upheld segregation in India, etc etc)
we need more of all these stories
I'd never heard of Smallbones, and shouldn't we all have?
(and all this is happening while the British operated kipande schemes in Kenya, prototyped Aparthied across southern Africa, upheld segregation in India, etc etc)
we need more of all these stories
For 9 months he worked 18hr days signing visas and arguing with the Gestapo.
"After two hours sleep my conscience pricked me. The feeling was horrible that there were people in concentration camp whom I could get out and that I was comfortable in bed. I returned to my desk and stayed there" /15
"After two hours sleep my conscience pricked me. The feeling was horrible that there were people in concentration camp whom I could get out and that I was comfortable in bed. I returned to my desk and stayed there" /15
January 21, 2026 at 1:03 PM
reading this with amazement
I'd never heard of Smallbones, and shouldn't we all have?
(and all this is happening while the British operated kipande schemes in Kenya, prototyped Aparthied across southern Africa, upheld segregation in India, etc etc)
we need more of all these stories
I'd never heard of Smallbones, and shouldn't we all have?
(and all this is happening while the British operated kipande schemes in Kenya, prototyped Aparthied across southern Africa, upheld segregation in India, etc etc)
we need more of all these stories
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The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
January 21, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
I know plans for nuclear power stations in the UK famously take absolutely ages to implement but come on 🙄
[1990s Dolmio advert voice]You wanna see the 2,000 year old wooden ladder, I hava the 2,000 year old wooden ladder to see for you.
oxfordcotswoldarchaeology.org.uk/news/wonderf...
oxfordcotswoldarchaeology.org.uk/news/wonderf...
Stepping into the past: Prehistoric ladders and wooden structures uncovered at Sizewell C
During excavations at Sizewell C in Suffolk, our dedicated Oxford Cotswold Archaeology (OCA) field team unearthed rare wooden artefacts that shed new light on how prehistoric communities lived and…
oxfordcotswoldarchaeology.org.uk
January 21, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I know plans for nuclear power stations in the UK famously take absolutely ages to implement but come on 🙄
I'm curious how it may be more diplomatically acceptable to call out Trump's hypocrisy and erratic changes in policy, rather than his obvious senility and shallow narcissism
diplomacy is a game, a tea ceremony with delicate language — and we're still playing it, despite the US peeing in the teapot
diplomacy is a game, a tea ceremony with delicate language — and we're still playing it, despite the US peeing in the teapot
Starmer slams Trump:
"Trump deployed words on Chagos yesterday that were different to his previous words of welcome and support when I met him in the White House... for the express purpose of putting pressure on me and Britain in relation to my values and principles on the future of Greenland."
"Trump deployed words on Chagos yesterday that were different to his previous words of welcome and support when I met him in the White House... for the express purpose of putting pressure on me and Britain in relation to my values and principles on the future of Greenland."
January 21, 2026 at 12:34 PM
I'm curious how it may be more diplomatically acceptable to call out Trump's hypocrisy and erratic changes in policy, rather than his obvious senility and shallow narcissism
diplomacy is a game, a tea ceremony with delicate language — and we're still playing it, despite the US peeing in the teapot
diplomacy is a game, a tea ceremony with delicate language — and we're still playing it, despite the US peeing in the teapot
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"The lies this administration is telling about Ms. Good aren’t those you deploy as part of a cover-up. They’re those you use when you want to show you can get away with anything. They’re a projection of power." - @radleybalko.bsky.social
Opinion | I’ve Covered Police Abuse for 20 Years. What ICE Is Doing Is Different.
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:19 PM
"The lies this administration is telling about Ms. Good aren’t those you deploy as part of a cover-up. They’re those you use when you want to show you can get away with anything. They’re a projection of power." - @radleybalko.bsky.social
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Minneapolis: you do not walk alone!
See you all in the ground.
Together, we rise.
Together, we protect our neighbors.
Together, we keep each other safe in solidarity.
See you all in the ground.
Together, we rise.
Together, we protect our neighbors.
Together, we keep each other safe in solidarity.
January 21, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Minneapolis: you do not walk alone!
See you all in the ground.
Together, we rise.
Together, we protect our neighbors.
Together, we keep each other safe in solidarity.
See you all in the ground.
Together, we rise.
Together, we protect our neighbors.
Together, we keep each other safe in solidarity.
we need more cultural pushback and very public social opprobrium, instead of servile obsequiousness
even if it hardens the stance of these nutjobs, they are not representative
ordinary and frightened Americans need to hear solidarity, and we all need the clear voice of sanity
even if it hardens the stance of these nutjobs, they are not representative
ordinary and frightened Americans need to hear solidarity, and we all need the clear voice of sanity
Lutnick heckled in Davos. FT: “The gathering on Tuesday night descended into uproar after combative remarks from Lutnick, the people said, with widespread jeering, some guests walking out and appeals for calm from Fink.”
Howard Lutnick heckled at World Economic Forum dinner
Event hosted by Larry Fink descended into uproar after combative remarks from US commerce secretary
www.ft.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:11 PM
we need more cultural pushback and very public social opprobrium, instead of servile obsequiousness
even if it hardens the stance of these nutjobs, they are not representative
ordinary and frightened Americans need to hear solidarity, and we all need the clear voice of sanity
even if it hardens the stance of these nutjobs, they are not representative
ordinary and frightened Americans need to hear solidarity, and we all need the clear voice of sanity
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
January 20, 2026 at 6:05 PM
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
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Back when King Charles III was still a prince and I was still an undergrad, he asked me whether I ate curry at Cambridge. I gave him a look and said, "no, I eat at the cafeteria."
I was rude to Newt Gingrich in person when I was 8 and I believe everyone should be chasing a high like that
not enough people are rude to blatant liars like Jennings to their face and in public.
January 20, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Back when King Charles III was still a prince and I was still an undergrad, he asked me whether I ate curry at Cambridge. I gave him a look and said, "no, I eat at the cafeteria."