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Marc Hudson
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Failing/ed academic (socio-technical transitions), climate historian, writer, video maker. Most days I think we're toast. #envhist See also allouryesterdays.info
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Marc Hudson @marchudson.bsky.social · Aug 5
Tom Lehrer was a gateway drug for me, I now realise, for Noam Chomsky. Anyone else have the same experience?

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The politics of Tom Lehrer: Noam Chomsky with a Piano?
Tom Lehrer died, aged 97, in late July.  Lehrer had written 37 (well, a few more) songs in the 1950s and 1960s, and on the basis of this is still (rightly in my opinion) regarded as one of the…
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Ressentiment, white rage and… Samuel Johnson?

marchudson.net/2026/02/06/r...
In philosophy, ressentiment (/rəˌsɒ̃.tiˈmɒ̃/; French pronunciation: [ʁə.sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃] ⓘ) is one of the forms of resentment or hostility. The concept was of particular interest to some 19th-century thinkers, most notably Friedrich Nietzsche. According to their use, ressentiment is a sense of hostility directed toward an object that one identifies as the cause of one’s frustration, that is, an assignment of blame for one’s frustration.[1] The sense of weakness or inferiority complex and perhaps even jealousy in the face of the “cause” generates a rejecting/justifying value system, or morality, which attacks or denies the perceived source of one’s frustration. This value system is then used as a means of justifying one’s own weaknesses by identifying the source of envy as objectively inferior, serving as a defense mechanism that prevents the resentful individual from addressing and overcoming their insecurities and flaws. The ego creates an enemy to insulate themselves from culpability.
February 7, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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ICE Agent Scores Easy Win By Deporting Own Family
ICE Agent Scores Easy Win By Deporting Own Family
CHICAGO—Saying he couldn’t remember the last time an immigration raid had been so convenient, fast, or fun, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Mark Hammond reportedly scored an easy win Monday ...
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February 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
marchudson.bsky.social
Ressentiment, white rage and… Samuel Johnson?

marchudson.net/2026/02/06/r...
In philosophy, ressentiment (/rəˌsɒ̃.tiˈmɒ̃/; French pronunciation: [ʁə.sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃] ⓘ) is one of the forms of resentment or hostility. The concept was of particular interest to some 19th-century thinkers, most notably Friedrich Nietzsche. According to their use, ressentiment is a sense of hostility directed toward an object that one identifies as the cause of one’s frustration, that is, an assignment of blame for one’s frustration.[1] The sense of weakness or inferiority complex and perhaps even jealousy in the face of the “cause” generates a rejecting/justifying value system, or morality, which attacks or denies the perceived source of one’s frustration. This value system is then used as a means of justifying one’s own weaknesses by identifying the source of envy as objectively inferior, serving as a defense mechanism that prevents the resentful individual from addressing and overcoming their insecurities and flaws. The ego creates an enemy to insulate themselves from culpability.
February 7, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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brucedlittle.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 10:39 PM
marchudson.bsky.social
Not bad from Barry Gardiner.

My summary - even at PMQs Starmer still had choices. He unerringly went for the worst possible course of action. Very on-brand.

www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Sacking Morgan McSweeney won’t be enough to ease this sense of decline
It was never meant to end this way!
www.politicshome.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
marchudson.bsky.social
Vale chip Berger. The real deal- analysis and, which I did not know till now, enormous physical courage
idavox.bsky.social Idavox @idavox.bsky.social · 2d
Chip Berlet (1949-2026)

When neo-fascists began to be followed and recorded, it was Chip that was the one who made the first moves. He gave us the blueprint that antifascist researchers go by today. Thank you, Chip, we will take it from here.
Chip Berlet (1949-2026)
When neo-fascists began to be followed and recorded, it was Chip that was the one who made the first moves. He gave us the blueprint that antifascist researchers go by today. Thank you, Chip, we will take it from here.
idavox.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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blmckean.bsky.social
Men would rather rant delusionally about the antichrist than go to therapy (or reduce their emissions)
February 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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pressfuturist.bsky.social
10/10. No notes.

"Team GB skier Gus Kenworthy has launched a blistering attack on US Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers by urinating the words “F*ck Ice” on the snow just before the start of the Winter Olympics."

www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
Winter Olympics Team GB skier targets ICE with graphic message written in snow
Team GB skier Gus Kenworthy has launched a blistering attack on US Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers including a message written in the snow
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
marchudson.bsky.social
Ressentiment, white rage and… Samuel Johnson?

marchudson.net/2026/02/06/r...
In philosophy, ressentiment (/rəˌsɒ̃.tiˈmɒ̃/; French pronunciation: [ʁə.sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃] ⓘ) is one of the forms of resentment or hostility. The concept was of particular interest to some 19th-century thinkers, most notably Friedrich Nietzsche. According to their use, ressentiment is a sense of hostility directed toward an object that one identifies as the cause of one's frustration, that is, an assignment of blame for one's frustration.[1] The sense of weakness or inferiority complex and perhaps even jealousy in the face of the "cause" generates a rejecting/justifying value system, or morality, which attacks or denies the perceived source of one's frustration. This value system is then used as a means of justifying one's own weaknesses by identifying the source of envy as objectively inferior, serving as a defense mechanism that prevents the resentful individual from addressing and overcoming their insecurities and flaws. The ego creates an enemy to insulate themselves from culpability.
February 6, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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groundationmusic.bsky.social
Sign of a protestor which reads "If they are going to shoot us and then call us fucking bitches, then we need to be bigger fucking bitches!"
January 16, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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sdinpraxis.bsky.social
"All the President's Oligarchs"
rbreich.bsky.social Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d
Democracy dies in billionaire hands. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
marchudson.bsky.social
Nothing drives sexist racists more wild than evidence that there are women of colour smarter than them, who achieved more than they will ever achieve despite having various feet belonging to sexist racist inadequate bullies on their necks.

It destroys their (unwarranted, obvs) sense of superiority.
histoftech.bsky.social jennifer uncoolidge @histoftech.bsky.social · 2d
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:39 AM
marchudson.bsky.social
"I think there will be a lot of soul-searching over the weekend."

And if they search long enough they might find one.

From Guardian comment feed (I took a brief break from work)
February 6, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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"and now the life has been crushed out of him and his heart
broken, all through this accursed Hudson."

Bwhahahahaha

sherlock-holm.es/stories/pdf/...
“ ‘Do you know who it was that we let into the house that day?’ “ ‘I have no idea.’ “ ‘It was the devil, Holmes,’ he cried. “I stared at him in astonishment. “ ‘Yes, it was the devil himself. We have not had a peaceful hour since—not one. The governor has never held up his head from that evening, and now the life has been crushed out of him and his heart broken, all through this accursed Hudson.’
February 5, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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cannot possibly convey how actually crazy-making it can feel, after spending 20 years monitoring all these orgs blaming sex workers and the internet for enabling a vast sex trafficking network, to now see Jeffery Epstein’s inbox
February 5, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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sarahjeong.bsky.social
i will never stop thinking about the intersection of epstein and the shitty media men list
February 5, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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jcollins.bsky.social
Minneapolis residents are trying a new tactic to slow and deter federal agents from entering city neighborhoods. Called filter blockades, they’re pop-up block parties in the middle of city streets, and they’ve already earned the ire of Trump border czar Tom Homan (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Neighbors: Blockades are pop-up parties that also slow down ICE agents
Organizers are trying a new tactic to slow and deter federal agents from entering city neighborhoods: pop-up block parties in the middle of city streets. Tom Homan, the Trump administration border cza...
www.mprnews.org
February 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
marchudson.bsky.social
"and now the life has been crushed out of him and his heart
broken, all through this accursed Hudson."

Bwhahahahaha

sherlock-holm.es/stories/pdf/...
“ ‘Do you know who it was that we let into the house that day?’ “ ‘I have no idea.’ “ ‘It was the devil, Holmes,’ he cried. “I stared at him in astonishment. “ ‘Yes, it was the devil himself. We have not had a peaceful hour since—not one. The governor has never held up his head from that evening, and now the life has been crushed out of him and his heart broken, all through this accursed Hudson.’
February 5, 2026 at 1:12 PM
marchudson.bsky.social
“We are all prompted by the same motives, all deceived by the same fallacies, all animated by hope, obstructed by danger, entangled by desire, and seduced by pleasure.”

www.samueljohnson.com/ram60.html
Rambler #60, by Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson's Rambler #60, an essay on writing biographies and their value.
www.samueljohnson.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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allouryesterdays.bsky.social
There's a new report by @carbontracker.bsky.social and folks at @exeter.ac.uk about "Recalibrating Climate Risk".

A brief historical (hysterical?) and political rant about all this...

1/n

allouryesterdays.info/2026/02/05/t...
The models will kill us all - #BriefRants - All Our Yesterdays
I’m gonna start doing semi-regular rants, drawing on (okay, pointing you towards) stuff that I’ve already written here (4 years) and elsewhere. Some may end up as academic article submissions, or chap...
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February 5, 2026 at 11:03 AM
marchudson.bsky.social
While SW1 theorises that the Green surge is down to Polanski, SE4 reality says it’s 99% Starmer.

One resident comes to the door having just read about Shabana Mahmood giving the police facial recognition technology. “As a black man, I don’t feel safe.”

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Green surge shows British politics has reached a turning point - and it has surprisingly little to do with Zack Polanski | Aditya Chakrabortty
At a party event in a school hall in Lewisham, people told me how disillusionment with Labour has led to this moment, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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Bloody cat
February 4, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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Just leaving this here

www.thenational.scot/news/2545164...
Wes Streeting defends Lord Peter Mandelson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
WES Streeting has defended Lord Peter Mandelson’s relationship with the late Jeffrey Epstein after it was revealed the Labour peer called the…
www.thenational.scot
November 13, 2025 at 10:58 AM
marchudson.bsky.social
Palestine Action activists cleared of aggravated burglary at Israeli defence firm site

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action activists cleared of aggravated burglary at Israeli defence firm site
None of the six activists were convicted of any offence over break-in at Elbit Systems factory near Bristol in 2024
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
marchudson.bsky.social
So, Youtube has fully enshittified. Just heard my first advert INSERTED DURING A SONG (i.e. not between).

Sigh.
February 4, 2026 at 12:17 PM