Matt B
@mattbernico.bsky.social
Trade union propagandist, American living in Scotland, Scottish Greens, and Co-author of Enough is Enough: Degrowth, Capitalism, and Liberation Theology. (2026)
Listen to me talk every week on @themagnificast.bsky.social
Listen to me talk every week on @themagnificast.bsky.social
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Folks...
MOIST OWLETTE SEASON
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MOIST OWLETTE SEASON
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February 17, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Folks...
MOIST OWLETTE SEASON
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I just got turned on to the journal Lumpen, which is about making space for working-class voices in the climate justice movement.
The newest issue about just transition is rad as hell
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The newest issue about just transition is rad as hell
wccalliance.org/wp-content/u...
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February 18, 2026 at 11:23 AM
I just got turned on to the journal Lumpen, which is about making space for working-class voices in the climate justice movement.
The newest issue about just transition is rad as hell
wccalliance.org/wp-content/u...
The newest issue about just transition is rad as hell
wccalliance.org/wp-content/u...
When I first started getting politically engaged, nothing felt like it was big enough to address structural issues, but I've learned that trade unions and other civil society movements are very important tools to make the world better.
February 18, 2026 at 9:44 AM
When I first started getting politically engaged, nothing felt like it was big enough to address structural issues, but I've learned that trade unions and other civil society movements are very important tools to make the world better.
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Good morning. You came from dust and, someday you'll be dust again!
But before that, you'll be bones!
But before that, you'll be bones!
February 18, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Good morning. You came from dust and, someday you'll be dust again!
But before that, you'll be bones!
But before that, you'll be bones!
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If it's helping with the climate crisis, turns out its probably not generative AI ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
If it's generative AI, turns out it's probably making the climate crisis worse ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Great research from @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social
If it's generative AI, turns out it's probably making the climate crisis worse ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Great research from @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social
Claims that AI can help fix climate dismissed as greenwashing
Industry using ‘diversionary’ tactics, says analyst, as energy-hungry complex functions such as video generation and deep research proliferate
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:20 AM
If it's helping with the climate crisis, turns out its probably not generative AI ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
If it's generative AI, turns out it's probably making the climate crisis worse ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Great research from @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social
If it's generative AI, turns out it's probably making the climate crisis worse ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Great research from @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social
Technology that the left is excited about? Publicly owned electric trains and busses that are free for everyone to use.
is there a technology that "the left" is excited about?
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 18, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Technology that the left is excited about? Publicly owned electric trains and busses that are free for everyone to use.
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Bishop González Amador, president of the Cuban conference of Catholic bishops, calls for dialogue between the US and Cuba: "do not close your eyes, and much less your heart, to the suffering of the Cuban people. This is not the time. It is not the time to condemn."
![The Pope’s words during the Angelus were very good, calling for a sincere, serious, and effective dialogue. I believe that is what we need right now – for everyone to sit down and talk, for spaces of listening to open within the country and also between the authorities of both countries, so that a path toward a solution can be found for the suffering of a people who cannot [endure] much more.
Do you think this dialogue is possible?
I believe it is possible. I believe it is possible and we cannot give up. Look, violence and confrontation always generate suffering. Dialogue always engenders hope, and that must be promoted. And the Church is willing to do it, and to take whatever risks it must take to do so. We cannot abandon that. I would tell you: we must look at Cuba. The world must look at Cuba and see its suffering, the suffering of its people, and get close enough to see it firsthand.
When priests send me reports from their parishes, photographs of the charitable works of the parish Caritas, photos of the elderly, of the state of their homes, it is very painful. The world does not fully know this. On the other hand, it’s true that many years have been spent talking about the suffering of Cuba and the Cuban people, and perhaps the world is tired of hearing the same thing.
But this is the moment to tell the world: do not close your eyes, and much less your heart, to the suffering of the Cuban people. This is not the time. It is not the time to condemn. It is not the time. It is the time for dialogue, and a dialogue that seeks effective solutions. As the Pope said.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l7dv56pncekkg4atin4vomf6/bafkreies2egzsvh4n6cfrptcbh3iqlbnzgi4n3zmgzdwpdfwnfbyyz7qci@jpeg)
February 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Bishop González Amador, president of the Cuban conference of Catholic bishops, calls for dialogue between the US and Cuba: "do not close your eyes, and much less your heart, to the suffering of the Cuban people. This is not the time. It is not the time to condemn."
Becoming a linux guy continues to be extremely funny. You've really got to seek the deep arcane knowledge in the few real existing internet forums. I'm like a wizard learning computer spells.
February 17, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Becoming a linux guy continues to be extremely funny. You've really got to seek the deep arcane knowledge in the few real existing internet forums. I'm like a wizard learning computer spells.
Damn, Lent really snuck up on me this year. At least, I realised today so that I can eat some pancakes.
February 17, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Damn, Lent really snuck up on me this year. At least, I realised today so that I can eat some pancakes.
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This is why communities need to be involved in, and reap the rewards of, the Renewables Revolution
Some wind farms falling short on community payments are owned by international finance firms.
One is backed by a fund managed by US asset management giant BlackRock. Another traces its ultimate ownership to the Cayman Islands.
Read the full story 👉 bit.ly/4rIcDzY
One is backed by a fund managed by US asset management giant BlackRock. Another traces its ultimate ownership to the Cayman Islands.
Read the full story 👉 bit.ly/4rIcDzY
February 16, 2026 at 1:17 PM
This is why communities need to be involved in, and reap the rewards of, the Renewables Revolution
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Online panel discussion on Christian Nationalism in the UK and US
Featuring @marika.bsky.social and more
13th March, 19.00-21.00
londonjesuitcentre.churchsuite.com/events/ywnqr...
Featuring @marika.bsky.social and more
13th March, 19.00-21.00
londonjesuitcentre.churchsuite.com/events/ywnqr...
Christian Nationalism and the Far Right (13-Mar-2026)
Event overview Christian Nationalism is a prominent movement within contemporary far right politics. Its influence is particularly clear in the US, where the Trump administration seeks to create a so...
londonjesuitcentre.churchsuite.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Online panel discussion on Christian Nationalism in the UK and US
Featuring @marika.bsky.social and more
13th March, 19.00-21.00
londonjesuitcentre.churchsuite.com/events/ywnqr...
Featuring @marika.bsky.social and more
13th March, 19.00-21.00
londonjesuitcentre.churchsuite.com/events/ywnqr...
I'm not a big Your Party fan, but it's nice to hear about Corbyn's aspirations. His bit on Mandelson is really worth hearing.
In the latest episode of Nest of Fearties, Jeremy Corbyn joins Coll McCail to discuss the Peter Mandelson scandal, the demise of Labourism and the launch of Your Party Scotland.
🎧 Listen to 'Is the Labour Party Dying?' wherever you get your podcasts: buff.ly/NlM84X7
🎧 Listen to 'Is the Labour Party Dying?' wherever you get your podcasts: buff.ly/NlM84X7
February 16, 2026 at 1:16 PM
I'm not a big Your Party fan, but it's nice to hear about Corbyn's aspirations. His bit on Mandelson is really worth hearing.
You've heard of Reform UK, the far right, but now get ready for Restore UK, the further right!
Restore Britain have their first ever councillor, Maria Bowtell, ex-Tory & ex-Reform a longstanding Lowe associate (& an employee of Restore). She told me she "fully supports" Conor Tomlinson's proposal to ban all ethnic minorities from parliament & propose a Restore Britain policy paper on it
February 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
You've heard of Reform UK, the far right, but now get ready for Restore UK, the further right!
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Anyone aged 16 or over in Scotland can vote in Scottish Parliament elections. For the election on 7 May, register to vote by 20 April: gov.uk/register-to-vote
February 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Anyone aged 16 or over in Scotland can vote in Scottish Parliament elections. For the election on 7 May, register to vote by 20 April: gov.uk/register-to-vote
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Thinktanks warn zero net migration could hit like Brexit: slower growth & fewer opportunities for all.
Slashing migration won’t fix the cost-of-living crisis. It will pile even more pressure on our universities, NHS & the key sectors keeping the country running.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Slashing migration won’t fix the cost-of-living crisis. It will pile even more pressure on our universities, NHS & the key sectors keeping the country running.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK migration could be negative this year – how will that hit the economy?
Universities, builders and health trusts are feeling the squeeze, as thinktank says effect of zero net migration could be similar to Brexit
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Thinktanks warn zero net migration could hit like Brexit: slower growth & fewer opportunities for all.
Slashing migration won’t fix the cost-of-living crisis. It will pile even more pressure on our universities, NHS & the key sectors keeping the country running.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Slashing migration won’t fix the cost-of-living crisis. It will pile even more pressure on our universities, NHS & the key sectors keeping the country running.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
I'm reading all about electricity generation this afternoon.
Also, my dog is very asleep and I've put these books on her butt
Also, my dog is very asleep and I've put these books on her butt
February 15, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I'm reading all about electricity generation this afternoon.
Also, my dog is very asleep and I've put these books on her butt
Also, my dog is very asleep and I've put these books on her butt
The US shouldn't do this
U.S. military boards another oil tanker in Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean
U.S. military boards another oil tanker in Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean
The Pentagon said it had tracked the sanctioned tanker, the Veronica III, from the Venezuelan coast.
www.thestar.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:37 PM
The US shouldn't do this
Always a race to the bottom for the right!
Nigel Farage rival launches new politcal party after Reform UK exit
Nigel Farage rival launches new politcal party after Reform UK exit
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www.independent.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Always a race to the bottom for the right!
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They've raised your rent, increased energy prices, and stagnated your wages. The super-rich are exploiting the people of Scotland.
The same billionaires are now bankrolling Reform UK.
We need to tax the super-rich and return power to our communities. #VoteScottishGreens
The same billionaires are now bankrolling Reform UK.
We need to tax the super-rich and return power to our communities. #VoteScottishGreens
February 15, 2026 at 1:06 PM
They've raised your rent, increased energy prices, and stagnated your wages. The super-rich are exploiting the people of Scotland.
The same billionaires are now bankrolling Reform UK.
We need to tax the super-rich and return power to our communities. #VoteScottishGreens
The same billionaires are now bankrolling Reform UK.
We need to tax the super-rich and return power to our communities. #VoteScottishGreens
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Happy Valentine's Day! Here's the skull of St. Valentine in Rome.
February 14, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Happy Valentine's Day! Here's the skull of St. Valentine in Rome.
Folks, no one needs to understand Rod Dreher's worldview.
Rod Dreher has fueled some of the more apocalyptic currents on the Trumpist right. Robert F. Worth spoke with the writer to understand his worldview:
Rod Dreher Thinks the Enlightenment Was a Mistake
The influential author derides secularism and the modern world. Conservatives—including the vice president—are joining him on a march back to the Middle Ages.
bit.ly
February 13, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Folks, no one needs to understand Rod Dreher's worldview.
For a dude who is all about white identity, it's very funny to use the word "Scotch" to refer to Scots.
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 13, 2026 at 10:24 AM
For a dude who is all about white identity, it's very funny to use the word "Scotch" to refer to Scots.
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People are scared of the spread of fascism, rightly so. We have 🏴 elections in May and it’s essential to keep Reform out. The far right thrive on apathy and hopelessness.
Good turn out almost always beats them. Register to vote. Why wait? Do it today
www.gov.uk/register-to-...
Good turn out almost always beats them. Register to vote. Why wait? Do it today
www.gov.uk/register-to-...
Register to vote
Register to vote to take part in elections in the UK. Includes how to get on the electoral register and how to update your address on the register.
www.gov.uk
January 9, 2026 at 6:18 AM
People are scared of the spread of fascism, rightly so. We have 🏴 elections in May and it’s essential to keep Reform out. The far right thrive on apathy and hopelessness.
Good turn out almost always beats them. Register to vote. Why wait? Do it today
www.gov.uk/register-to-...
Good turn out almost always beats them. Register to vote. Why wait? Do it today
www.gov.uk/register-to-...
Important context about Josh Hawley: he doesn't even live in Missouri, the state he represents.
Hawley ended up getting so aggressive toward Ellison, including calling for his arrest, that even Rand Paul asked him to tone it down
February 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Important context about Josh Hawley: he doesn't even live in Missouri, the state he represents.