Doctora Malka Older
@older.bsky.social
nerd with narrative disorder • humanitarian • sociopunk • evidence-based creativity • speculative resistance • predictive fictions • INFOMOCRACY • THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESSES • …AND OTHER DISASTERS • GlobalVoices.org • ASU-CSI • opinions my own
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If you're headed to @munsecconf.bsky.social, we have something you might want to read. 10fconsortium.org
February 13, 2026 at 10:35 AM
If you're headed to @munsecconf.bsky.social, we have something you might want to read. 10fconsortium.org
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As Trump embraces coal, China pulls ahead: China had 1,494 gigawatts of clean power generation capacity in operation in 2025, compared to 1,420 GW of capacity fueled by coal, natural gas and other fossil fuels www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
China's epic renewables boom lifts it into rare clean capacity club
The world's top polluter crossed a critical energy transition threshold in 2025 by deploying more clean power capacity than fossil fuel generation capacity for the first time.
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:31 AM
As Trump embraces coal, China pulls ahead: China had 1,494 gigawatts of clean power generation capacity in operation in 2025, compared to 1,420 GW of capacity fueled by coal, natural gas and other fossil fuels www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
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Given that it’s not stopped raining I won’t be going out with this.
February 13, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Given that it’s not stopped raining I won’t be going out with this.
relevant discussions, quandaries, resistance happening all around the world for all of us to learn from. read @globalvoices.org and donate if you can so we can keep amplifying the perspectives, people, and stories that don't get much attention elsewhere.
globalvoices.org/donate/
globalvoices.org/donate/
Is it useful to talk to a dictator? Belarusian opposition have doubts
Maria Kalesnikava made several calls to negotiate with the Belarusian dictator. This goes against the usual policies of both the Belarusian opposition in exile as well as the EU politicians
globalvoices.org
February 13, 2026 at 11:30 AM
relevant discussions, quandaries, resistance happening all around the world for all of us to learn from. read @globalvoices.org and donate if you can so we can keep amplifying the perspectives, people, and stories that don't get much attention elsewhere.
globalvoices.org/donate/
globalvoices.org/donate/
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“If a single animal can have several different genomes at once, which one is the blueprint? This may not even be the right question to ask...” Intriguing jumping-off point for a superb piece on why our favourite metaphors fail to capture biology; @elisecutts.bsky.social in @pioneerwork.bsky.social
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Myth of the Genetic Blueprint | Broadcast
Life isn't constructed along pre-drawn plans. It grows.
pioneerworks.org
February 13, 2026 at 11:01 AM
“If a single animal can have several different genomes at once, which one is the blueprint? This may not even be the right question to ask...” Intriguing jumping-off point for a superb piece on why our favourite metaphors fail to capture biology; @elisecutts.bsky.social in @pioneerwork.bsky.social
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Imagínense si todos nos olvidaramos de los hijos de puta y nadie interactuara con ellos de ninguna manera.
February 13, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Imagínense si todos nos olvidaramos de los hijos de puta y nadie interactuara con ellos de ninguna manera.
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Absolutely we should fear terrorism and seek to prevent it.
But we should also fear those who use either real terrorism or bogus claims about terrorism to boost their own powers, restrict our freedoms and corrode our democracy.
Both present major threats to public life.
But we should also fear those who use either real terrorism or bogus claims about terrorism to boost their own powers, restrict our freedoms and corrode our democracy.
Both present major threats to public life.
February 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Absolutely we should fear terrorism and seek to prevent it.
But we should also fear those who use either real terrorism or bogus claims about terrorism to boost their own powers, restrict our freedoms and corrode our democracy.
Both present major threats to public life.
But we should also fear those who use either real terrorism or bogus claims about terrorism to boost their own powers, restrict our freedoms and corrode our democracy.
Both present major threats to public life.
I'm reading The Island at the Center of the World and it's very interesting, but I wish the author would stop using "virgin" as a modifier for territory (at least 3x so far) and, bafflingly, for a "theocracy".
February 13, 2026 at 11:06 AM
I'm reading The Island at the Center of the World and it's very interesting, but I wish the author would stop using "virgin" as a modifier for territory (at least 3x so far) and, bafflingly, for a "theocracy".
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FRANKFURT!! GUESS WHAT?
@drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social & I will be doing an event for WE WILL RISE AGAIN, our anthology of speculative fiction, essays, & interviews about activism, on 11 April at the VielSeitig & Buchergilde! THIS WILL BE AWESOME!
(will also do 1 in AMS, info soon!)
@drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social & I will be doing an event for WE WILL RISE AGAIN, our anthology of speculative fiction, essays, & interviews about activism, on 11 April at the VielSeitig & Buchergilde! THIS WILL BE AWESOME!
(will also do 1 in AMS, info soon!)
Lesungen
Frankfurt Lesung Kultur Veranstaltungen Buch Literatur Literaturveranstaltung Kulturveranstaltung Kulturkalender Innenstadt
buechergilde-frankfurt.buchhandlung.de
February 11, 2026 at 10:43 PM
FRANKFURT!! GUESS WHAT?
@drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social & I will be doing an event for WE WILL RISE AGAIN, our anthology of speculative fiction, essays, & interviews about activism, on 11 April at the VielSeitig & Buchergilde! THIS WILL BE AWESOME!
(will also do 1 in AMS, info soon!)
@drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social & I will be doing an event for WE WILL RISE AGAIN, our anthology of speculative fiction, essays, & interviews about activism, on 11 April at the VielSeitig & Buchergilde! THIS WILL BE AWESOME!
(will also do 1 in AMS, info soon!)
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”Vimos que los otros perros desarrollaron conciencia social una “otros” les pagaron mejor, por lo que buscamos empleados a los que no pudiesen sonsacar.”
Knowing the digital proficiency of the Mexican government (or how long the programmers get “convinced”), this will end up poorly
Knowing the digital proficiency of the Mexican government (or how long the programmers get “convinced”), this will end up poorly
February 13, 2026 at 10:28 AM
”Vimos que los otros perros desarrollaron conciencia social una “otros” les pagaron mejor, por lo que buscamos empleados a los que no pudiesen sonsacar.”
Knowing the digital proficiency of the Mexican government (or how long the programmers get “convinced”), this will end up poorly
Knowing the digital proficiency of the Mexican government (or how long the programmers get “convinced”), this will end up poorly
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I am very late to actually reading romance despite first reporting on it like, a decade ago, and I am now deeply annoyed this genre has been denigrated and dismissed by so many people because its massive audience is primarily women
January 26, 2026 at 3:30 AM
I am very late to actually reading romance despite first reporting on it like, a decade ago, and I am now deeply annoyed this genre has been denigrated and dismissed by so many people because its massive audience is primarily women
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The newly Albo govt-approved Middlemount Coal Mine is jointly owned by Peabody & Yancoal
Not to be confused with Glencore's Hail Creek Coal Mine which is also applying for an extension, & that will also kill koalas (probably more, 👀 next post)
There're 42 Coal mines in the pipeline
Not to be confused with Glencore's Hail Creek Coal Mine which is also applying for an extension, & that will also kill koalas (probably more, 👀 next post)
There're 42 Coal mines in the pipeline
The utter sham of offsets, yet again...
“Destroying the equivalent of 40 MCGs worth of greater glider habitat and then attempting to relocate all hollows and claim this somehow offsets the harm to greater gliders is genuinely deluded, and contemptuous.” - me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Destroying the equivalent of 40 MCGs worth of greater glider habitat and then attempting to relocate all hollows and claim this somehow offsets the harm to greater gliders is genuinely deluded, and contemptuous.” - me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Qld coalmine expansion approved by Albanese government will clear habitat and fuel climate crisis, scientists say
Conservationists estimate coal exported from expanded mine to release CO2 equivalent of about half Australia’s annual carbon footprint
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:18 AM
The newly Albo govt-approved Middlemount Coal Mine is jointly owned by Peabody & Yancoal
Not to be confused with Glencore's Hail Creek Coal Mine which is also applying for an extension, & that will also kill koalas (probably more, 👀 next post)
There're 42 Coal mines in the pipeline
Not to be confused with Glencore's Hail Creek Coal Mine which is also applying for an extension, & that will also kill koalas (probably more, 👀 next post)
There're 42 Coal mines in the pipeline
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come mierdas
puras mentiras, pretextos para violencia y abuso.
puras mentiras, pretextos para violencia y abuso.
February 13, 2026 at 10:18 AM
come mierdas
puras mentiras, pretextos para violencia y abuso.
puras mentiras, pretextos para violencia y abuso.
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The real life Lone Ranger didn't have a Native American sidekick.
What really happened, is Bass Reeves respected native people and didn't abuse them, so they left him alone.
👨🏾You shouldn't be here.
🧔🏿♂️Fair. I'm just here for the outlaws. They shouldn't be here either.
👨🏾OK, leave when you're done.
What really happened, is Bass Reeves respected native people and didn't abuse them, so they left him alone.
👨🏾You shouldn't be here.
🧔🏿♂️Fair. I'm just here for the outlaws. They shouldn't be here either.
👨🏾OK, leave when you're done.
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 AM
The real life Lone Ranger didn't have a Native American sidekick.
What really happened, is Bass Reeves respected native people and didn't abuse them, so they left him alone.
👨🏾You shouldn't be here.
🧔🏿♂️Fair. I'm just here for the outlaws. They shouldn't be here either.
👨🏾OK, leave when you're done.
What really happened, is Bass Reeves respected native people and didn't abuse them, so they left him alone.
👨🏾You shouldn't be here.
🧔🏿♂️Fair. I'm just here for the outlaws. They shouldn't be here either.
👨🏾OK, leave when you're done.
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If your gang committed a crime, then fled to Native American territory, most lawmen would be too afraid to go after you.
But he would come *by himself*, stomp you all out, and bring you all back, lumped up.
Imagine hating Black people so much, that you water this story down into "the Lone Ranger"🤡
But he would come *by himself*, stomp you all out, and bring you all back, lumped up.
Imagine hating Black people so much, that you water this story down into "the Lone Ranger"🤡
February 13, 2026 at 10:01 AM
If your gang committed a crime, then fled to Native American territory, most lawmen would be too afraid to go after you.
But he would come *by himself*, stomp you all out, and bring you all back, lumped up.
Imagine hating Black people so much, that you water this story down into "the Lone Ranger"🤡
But he would come *by himself*, stomp you all out, and bring you all back, lumped up.
Imagine hating Black people so much, that you water this story down into "the Lone Ranger"🤡
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Singapore is one of the world's biggest oil-trading hubs. It also LOVES to tax cars. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Singapore’s Car Tax Revenue Now So High It Exceeds Fiji’s GDP
The Singapore government reaped billions of dollars more in vehicle quota premiums and car taxes than it projected as the cost of driving reached record highs in the city-state.
www.bloomberg.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Singapore is one of the world's biggest oil-trading hubs. It also LOVES to tax cars. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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With a crushing sense of inevitability.
Thousands - literally thousands - arrested, people imprisoned for months. All for - optics?
Thousands - literally thousands - arrested, people imprisoned for months. All for - optics?
Breaking: on two counts, the High Court has ruled that the Labour government's proscription of the campaign group Palestine Action was unlawful – a win for its co-founder Huda Ammori, who sought a judicial review of the ban
February 13, 2026 at 10:12 AM
With a crushing sense of inevitability.
Thousands - literally thousands - arrested, people imprisoned for months. All for - optics?
Thousands - literally thousands - arrested, people imprisoned for months. All for - optics?
"help"
"tackle"
"crime"
"tackle"
"crime"
🇲🇽 Robot dogs to help Mexican police at 2026 World Cup
A pack of robot dogs will help Mexican police tackle crime during the 2026 World Cup this summer, authorities announce during a presentation in Monterrey.
A pack of robot dogs will help Mexican police tackle crime during the 2026 World Cup this summer, authorities announce during a presentation in Monterrey.
February 13, 2026 at 10:15 AM
"help"
"tackle"
"crime"
"tackle"
"crime"
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The UK government's decision to ban Palestine Action as a terrorist group has been ruled unlawful by the High Court
I'm still in Japan, but had a feeling this ruling would come while I was away and so a story will be coming shortly...
I'm still in Japan, but had a feeling this ruling would come while I was away and so a story will be coming shortly...
February 13, 2026 at 10:12 AM
The UK government's decision to ban Palestine Action as a terrorist group has been ruled unlawful by the High Court
I'm still in Japan, but had a feeling this ruling would come while I was away and so a story will be coming shortly...
I'm still in Japan, but had a feeling this ruling would come while I was away and so a story will be coming shortly...
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"People were smaller back then!"
Not all of them.
Bass Reeves was the same height and weight as Anderson Silva and Tommy "The Hitman" Hearns.
And he had hands.
So he didn't shoot that many people to make his 3000 arrests. He'd disarm and beat up the baddest men on the planet, multiple at a time.
Not all of them.
Bass Reeves was the same height and weight as Anderson Silva and Tommy "The Hitman" Hearns.
And he had hands.
So he didn't shoot that many people to make his 3000 arrests. He'd disarm and beat up the baddest men on the planet, multiple at a time.
February 13, 2026 at 9:53 AM
"People were smaller back then!"
Not all of them.
Bass Reeves was the same height and weight as Anderson Silva and Tommy "The Hitman" Hearns.
And he had hands.
So he didn't shoot that many people to make his 3000 arrests. He'd disarm and beat up the baddest men on the planet, multiple at a time.
Not all of them.
Bass Reeves was the same height and weight as Anderson Silva and Tommy "The Hitman" Hearns.
And he had hands.
So he didn't shoot that many people to make his 3000 arrests. He'd disarm and beat up the baddest men on the planet, multiple at a time.
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
Feb 13: Cowboys
One of the most iconic parts of US culture, and most Americans aren't even taught the origin of the word "cowboys."
Read the whole linked thread.
Feb 13: Cowboys
One of the most iconic parts of US culture, and most Americans aren't even taught the origin of the word "cowboys."
Read the whole linked thread.
mekka okereke :verified: (@[email protected])
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
But I'm still talking about white US history.
Q: Why don't Black folk like things like rodeos, country music, and cowboys! But why are so many Black folk Dallas Cowboys fa...
hachyderm.io
February 13, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
Feb 13: Cowboys
One of the most iconic parts of US culture, and most Americans aren't even taught the origin of the word "cowboys."
Read the whole linked thread.
Feb 13: Cowboys
One of the most iconic parts of US culture, and most Americans aren't even taught the origin of the word "cowboys."
Read the whole linked thread.
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(what the two have in common of course is the CEO-owner class terror of not being able to control skilled workers)
February 13, 2026 at 9:53 AM
(what the two have in common of course is the CEO-owner class terror of not being able to control skilled workers)
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Just ordered a book from my local Waterstones. Click and collect so I’ll get it on way home tonight. As cheap as Amazon. Also bought an instant camera earlier this week from Argos, cheaper than on Amazon. It’s proving very easy not to use the evil billionaire’s website. More of you should try it.
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Just ordered a book from my local Waterstones. Click and collect so I’ll get it on way home tonight. As cheap as Amazon. Also bought an instant camera earlier this week from Argos, cheaper than on Amazon. It’s proving very easy not to use the evil billionaire’s website. More of you should try it.
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As promised, 10F Forecasts are live now.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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Job posting: International Project Coordinator, Office of Global Affairs (OGA), Smithsonian. Closing date: 02/23/2026; Salary
$57,736 to - $75,059/yr GS 07. Provides admini/programmatic support to OGA's portfolio of international projects & strategic initiatives.
$57,736 to - $75,059/yr GS 07. Provides admini/programmatic support to OGA's portfolio of international projects & strategic initiatives.
USAJOBS connects job seekers with federal jobs across the United States and around the world as the official employment site for the federal government
<p>The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in Office of Global Affairs (OG...
www.usajobs.gov
February 13, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Job posting: International Project Coordinator, Office of Global Affairs (OGA), Smithsonian. Closing date: 02/23/2026; Salary
$57,736 to - $75,059/yr GS 07. Provides admini/programmatic support to OGA's portfolio of international projects & strategic initiatives.
$57,736 to - $75,059/yr GS 07. Provides admini/programmatic support to OGA's portfolio of international projects & strategic initiatives.