Marc Hudson
@marchudson.bsky.social
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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· Aug 5
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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Tom Lehrer was a gateway drug for me, I now realise, for Noam Chomsky. Anyone else have the same experience?
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February 10, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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Systems "flicker" when abt to shift to something else.
Well, we've had 6 UK PMs in the last 10 yrs (& a 7th soon-ish).
"Our" governance systems can't cope. It's not 2016 (Brexit), or 2008 (GFC), it's 1979 (Maggie). Not that Keynesianism was a picture of health
insideclimatenews.org/news/0407202...
Well, we've had 6 UK PMs in the last 10 yrs (& a 7th soon-ish).
"Our" governance systems can't cope. It's not 2016 (Brexit), or 2008 (GFC), it's 1979 (Maggie). Not that Keynesianism was a picture of health
insideclimatenews.org/news/0407202...
June Extremes Suggest Parts of the Climate System Are Reaching Tipping Points - Inside Climate News
June 2023 may be remembered as the start of a big change in the climate system, with many key global indicators flashing red warning lights amid signs that some systems are tipping toward a new state ...
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February 10, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Systems "flicker" when abt to shift to something else.
Well, we've had 6 UK PMs in the last 10 yrs (& a 7th soon-ish).
"Our" governance systems can't cope. It's not 2016 (Brexit), or 2008 (GFC), it's 1979 (Maggie). Not that Keynesianism was a picture of health
insideclimatenews.org/news/0407202...
Well, we've had 6 UK PMs in the last 10 yrs (& a 7th soon-ish).
"Our" governance systems can't cope. It's not 2016 (Brexit), or 2008 (GFC), it's 1979 (Maggie). Not that Keynesianism was a picture of health
insideclimatenews.org/news/0407202...
Solid Gold(smith)
(from "A Little Great Man")
(from "A Little Great Man")
February 10, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Solid Gold(smith)
(from "A Little Great Man")
(from "A Little Great Man")
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Recent talk recorded with slides.
Available at: climateuncensored.com/a-velvet-or-...
The presentation builds on and expands my short contribution to last November’s National Emergency Briefing. climateuncensored.com/national-eme...
Duration: 50-minute talk followed by a 30-minute Q&A.
Available at: climateuncensored.com/a-velvet-or-...
The presentation builds on and expands my short contribution to last November’s National Emergency Briefing. climateuncensored.com/national-eme...
Duration: 50-minute talk followed by a 30-minute Q&A.
February 10, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Recent talk recorded with slides.
Available at: climateuncensored.com/a-velvet-or-...
The presentation builds on and expands my short contribution to last November’s National Emergency Briefing. climateuncensored.com/national-eme...
Duration: 50-minute talk followed by a 30-minute Q&A.
Available at: climateuncensored.com/a-velvet-or-...
The presentation builds on and expands my short contribution to last November’s National Emergency Briefing. climateuncensored.com/national-eme...
Duration: 50-minute talk followed by a 30-minute Q&A.
What Ketan said.
attending a protest = "antagonising police" is very literally and precisely the gaslighting doublespeak of the fascist Trump government. I really don't make that comparison lightly but this is systemic, deep institutional collapse
NSW Police Minister saying to the people please don't antagonise the cops by, you know, exercising your basic human rights
February 10, 2026 at 10:27 AM
What Ketan said.
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“remarkably accurate statements” – Professor Michiel van den Broeke @mrvandenbroeke.bsky.social assesses a 1980 “CO2 Newsletter” article with the terrifying title "Glacier ice melt - how soon? how fast."
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February 10, 2026 at 9:49 AM
“remarkably accurate statements” – Professor Michiel van den Broeke @mrvandenbroeke.bsky.social assesses a 1980 “CO2 Newsletter” article with the terrifying title "Glacier ice melt - how soon? how fast."
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Hello @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social - love Carbon Brief's work. Are you aware of allouryesterdays.info and @allouryesterdays.bsky.social
Welcome - All Our Yesterdays
Welcome “All Our Yesterdays” (here’s why it’s called that) Every day since December 31 2021 I’ve been posting at least one “on this day” blog post – sometimes more, and sometimes interviews and essays...
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February 10, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Hello @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social - love Carbon Brief's work. Are you aware of allouryesterdays.info and @allouryesterdays.bsky.social
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Having the lowest level of situational awareness and an even half functioning memory really is enough to drive you completely insane in this country isn't? I guess that's why our journalists strive so hard to make sure they have neither.
February 9, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Having the lowest level of situational awareness and an even half functioning memory really is enough to drive you completely insane in this country isn't? I guess that's why our journalists strive so hard to make sure they have neither.
"A third of Britain’s postwar prime ministers have occupied No 10 in the past decade, despite only one change of governing party. This instability has much to do with an unprecedented squeeze in living standards and a hollowed-out public realm"
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The left warned that Starmerism would end like this. Now all of Britain faces the fallout | Owen Jones
Peter Mandelson helped Morgan McSweeney privilege Labour’s reactionary forces to sustain the PM, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:17 PM
"A third of Britain’s postwar prime ministers have occupied No 10 in the past decade, despite only one change of governing party. This instability has much to do with an unprecedented squeeze in living standards and a hollowed-out public realm"
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Sherlock Holmes and his Good Advice.
“It is of the highest importance in the art of detection to be able to recognize, out of a number of facts, which are incidental and which vital. Otherwise your energy and attention must be dissipated instead of being concentrated.”
“It is of the highest importance in the art of detection to be able to recognize, out of a number of facts, which are incidental and which vital. Otherwise your energy and attention must be dissipated instead of being concentrated.”
February 9, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Sherlock Holmes and his Good Advice.
“It is of the highest importance in the art of detection to be able to recognize, out of a number of facts, which are incidental and which vital. Otherwise your energy and attention must be dissipated instead of being concentrated.”
“It is of the highest importance in the art of detection to be able to recognize, out of a number of facts, which are incidental and which vital. Otherwise your energy and attention must be dissipated instead of being concentrated.”
"The Lay'Em Out Brigade", by Henry Lawson (which, oddly, was not taught in school [can't think why]- I learned about it via "Shakers and Movers" by Midnight Oil.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:39 PM
"The Lay'Em Out Brigade", by Henry Lawson (which, oddly, was not taught in school [can't think why]- I learned about it via "Shakers and Movers" by Midnight Oil.
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marchudson.net/academia/phd...
If Miliband doesn't want the gig, I guess this is our next Prime Minister
(Rayner and taxes, Carns and too new, Streeting and - well, Streeting, Burnham and too not-actually-an-MP.)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_He...
(Rayner and taxes, Carns and too new, Streeting and - well, Streeting, Burnham and too not-actually-an-MP.)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_He...
John Healey - Wikipedia
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February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
If Miliband doesn't want the gig, I guess this is our next Prime Minister
(Rayner and taxes, Carns and too new, Streeting and - well, Streeting, Burnham and too not-actually-an-MP.)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_He...
(Rayner and taxes, Carns and too new, Streeting and - well, Streeting, Burnham and too not-actually-an-MP.)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_He...
Policing by consent at its finest.
Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
February 9, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Policing by consent at its finest.
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When he ran Labour Together, Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons hired a PR firm to investigate journalists
After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story
But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...
After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story
But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...
McSweeney goes - but Josh Simons in the frame over targeting journalists
Cabinet Office minister hired a PR firm to investigate journalists. His explanation is bewildering - and begs one big question. How can Starmer keep him on?
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:35 AM
When he ran Labour Together, Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons hired a PR firm to investigate journalists
After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story
But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...
After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story
But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...
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Between 1979 and 1982 American geologist William Barbat produced 18 issues of the "CO2 Newsletter". 8 pages packed with news, excerpts from recent reports and analysis. Accurate, prescient, heart-breaking.
The third is now released.
pdf and text via here - allouryesterdays.info/2026/02/08/c...
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The third is now released.
pdf and text via here - allouryesterdays.info/2026/02/08/c...
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February 9, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Between 1979 and 1982 American geologist William Barbat produced 18 issues of the "CO2 Newsletter". 8 pages packed with news, excerpts from recent reports and analysis. Accurate, prescient, heart-breaking.
The third is now released.
pdf and text via here - allouryesterdays.info/2026/02/08/c...
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The third is now released.
pdf and text via here - allouryesterdays.info/2026/02/08/c...
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Guidelines on the Right to Peaceful Environmental Protest and Civil Disobedience - Available French&Spanish
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February 3, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Guidelines on the Right to Peaceful Environmental Protest and Civil Disobedience - Available French&Spanish
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Two moorhens having a friendly disagreement over who gets to ask that bird over there out…
February 9, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Two moorhens having a friendly disagreement over who gets to ask that bird over there out…
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And Podyssey is back. Have massively missed doing this & can’t wait to get back to it once book am editing is finished!
🆕 PROMETHEUS: I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
One man; several contradictory myths.
Is he protector or disruptor? Genius or arsonist?
Season 2 of Podyssey kicks off with an absolute belter.
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One man; several contradictory myths.
Is he protector or disruptor? Genius or arsonist?
Season 2 of Podyssey kicks off with an absolute belter.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0s0L...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
PROMETHEUS: I Don't Want to Set The World On Fire
Podcast Episode · Alex Andreou's Podyssey · 08/02/2026 · 1h 28m
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February 8, 2026 at 11:51 AM
And Podyssey is back. Have massively missed doing this & can’t wait to get back to it once book am editing is finished!
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![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.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6ffmydg2uch4buzckgetfl5i/bafkreigphbhgptzfiubrps33hfqnohlaawcoxbjoskertmjwg26xct5sf4@jpeg)
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
ICE Agent Scores Easy Win By Deporting Own Family
February 7, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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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...
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
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...
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...
Vale chip Berger. The real deal- analysis and, which I did not know till now, enormous physical courage
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.
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
Vale chip Berger. The real deal- analysis and, which I did not know till now, enormous physical courage
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Men would rather rant delusionally about the antichrist than go to therapy (or reduce their emissions)
We live in a delusional rich man's fever dream.
Peter Thiel warns the Antichrist and apocalypse are linked to the ‘end of modernity’ currently happening—and cites Greta Thunberg as a driving example | Fortune
The Gen Z Swedish climate activist is a legionnaire of the Antichrist, Thiel claims, a “Luddite” who wants to halt technological progress in its tracks.
fortune.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Men would rather rant delusionally about the antichrist than go to therapy (or reduce their emissions)