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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Marc Hudson
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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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A rare win for sanity. We shall see if Mahmood does obey orders and appeal, and what happens next. We all have skin in the game (which is not a "game" but a crucial battle over support for genocide and the current limits of state control of civil society).
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Ruling against Palestine Action ban is embarrassing defeat for the government
Proscription of British direct action group has been fiercely controversial from moment it was proposed last June
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:15 PM
A rare win for sanity. We shall see if Mahmood does obey orders and appeal, and what happens next. We all have skin in the game (which is not a "game" but a crucial battle over support for genocide and the current limits of state control of civil society).
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
February 13, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Going through the work of a collaborator. It's brilliant. We're gonna submit something soon! Whoop.
February 13, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Going through the work of a collaborator. It's brilliant. We're gonna submit something soon! Whoop.
I do hope somebody asks the Labour candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election her view on whether the government should appeal the court decision saying the proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful. Would be fun to watch.
February 13, 2026 at 12:32 PM
I do hope somebody asks the Labour candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election her view on whether the government should appeal the court decision saying the proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful. Would be fun to watch.
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It's interesting to look at how Epstein directly, via hundreds of thousands of emails with his pedo buddies in academia, made US academia incredibly hostile to women for *decades*.
How many Emma Noethers never were, even before any of it was put into legislation?
It's interesting to look at how Epstein directly, via hundreds of thousands of emails with his pedo buddies in academia, made US academia incredibly hostile to women for *decades*.
How many Emma Noethers never were, even before any of it was put into legislation?
February 13, 2026 at 11:29 AM
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_i...
It's interesting to look at how Epstein directly, via hundreds of thousands of emails with his pedo buddies in academia, made US academia incredibly hostile to women for *decades*.
How many Emma Noethers never were, even before any of it was put into legislation?
It's interesting to look at how Epstein directly, via hundreds of thousands of emails with his pedo buddies in academia, made US academia incredibly hostile to women for *decades*.
How many Emma Noethers never were, even before any of it was put into legislation?
So, on Tuesday night Keir Starmer gave a make-or-break speech to the Parliamentary Labour Party. Apparently he "gets it" that there needs to be a change of direction.
Yeah, sure.
His Home Secretary? Not so much.
Spooks and weapons-peddlers still running the show, obvs.
Yeah, sure.
His Home Secretary? Not so much.
Spooks and weapons-peddlers still running the show, obvs.
February 13, 2026 at 10:49 AM
So, on Tuesday night Keir Starmer gave a make-or-break speech to the Parliamentary Labour Party. Apparently he "gets it" that there needs to be a change of direction.
Yeah, sure.
His Home Secretary? Not so much.
Spooks and weapons-peddlers still running the show, obvs.
Yeah, sure.
His Home Secretary? Not so much.
Spooks and weapons-peddlers still running the show, obvs.
Seems legit
OpenAI Introduces Premium Video Generator For White House Advisors Manipulating Trump https://theonion.com/openai-introduces-premium-video-generator-for-white-house-advisors-manipulating-trump/
February 12, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Seems legit
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Great day for all those people who keep mistakenly buying oat milk when trying to purchase dairy milk. Bad day for the habitable biosphere. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Oatly banned from using word ‘milk’ to market plant-based products in UK
Supreme court makes ruling after Swedish firm’s long-running battle with trade association Dairy UK
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Great day for all those people who keep mistakenly buying oat milk when trying to purchase dairy milk. Bad day for the habitable biosphere. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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NEW: My Udemy course 'Propaganda & Disinformation for Beginners' has helped students in 26 countries worldwide strengthen their armour against disinformation since it launched 2 years ago. Techniques Cambridge Analytica used to secretly profile millions have become a vastly profitable industry.. /1
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
NEW: My Udemy course 'Propaganda & Disinformation for Beginners' has helped students in 26 countries worldwide strengthen their armour against disinformation since it launched 2 years ago. Techniques Cambridge Analytica used to secretly profile millions have become a vastly profitable industry.. /1
Brief blog - marchudson.net/2026/02/12/t...
February 12, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Brief blog - marchudson.net/2026/02/12/t...
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palantirfiles.org
Here is a very informative site covering the nature of Palantir's surveillance and data collection. This is an ongoing academic project created by a Temple professor.
Here is a very informative site covering the nature of Palantir's surveillance and data collection. This is an ongoing academic project created by a Temple professor.
The Palantir Files - The Palantir Files
Reference Iliadis, A., & Acker, A. (2024). The Palantir Files: public interest archives for platform accountability. Information, Communication & Society, 27(13), 2343-2365. https://doi.org/10.1080/13...
palantirfiles.org
February 11, 2026 at 10:09 AM
palantirfiles.org
Here is a very informative site covering the nature of Palantir's surveillance and data collection. This is an ongoing academic project created by a Temple professor.
Here is a very informative site covering the nature of Palantir's surveillance and data collection. This is an ongoing academic project created by a Temple professor.
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.”