Peter Lipman
@peterlipman.bsky.social
I've been a teacher, a co-operative worker, a lawyer and external affairs director at UK charity Sustrans, and am the former chair of Transition Network, the Centre for Sustainable Energy and Common Cause Foundation.
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The IDF siege of Al Shifa led to the death of hundreds & Israeli snipers murdered patients trying to reach the hospital
The Hind Rajab Foundation has started legal proceedings against an Israeli Ukrainian on holiday in Chile who served as an IDF sniper & took part in that siege
The Hind Rajab Foundation has started legal proceedings against an Israeli Ukrainian on holiday in Chile who served as an IDF sniper & took part in that siege
February 18, 2026 at 6:38 AM
The IDF siege of Al Shifa led to the death of hundreds & Israeli snipers murdered patients trying to reach the hospital
The Hind Rajab Foundation has started legal proceedings against an Israeli Ukrainian on holiday in Chile who served as an IDF sniper & took part in that siege
The Hind Rajab Foundation has started legal proceedings against an Israeli Ukrainian on holiday in Chile who served as an IDF sniper & took part in that siege
ICE tripled its reliance on Microsoft in last six months, leaked files reveal www.972mag.com/ice-microsof...
ICE tripled its reliance on Microsoft in last six months, files reveal
Documents show the U.S. agency is storing large amounts of data on Microsoft's cloud while making use of its AI tools to analyze videos and images.
www.972mag.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:00 AM
ICE tripled its reliance on Microsoft in last six months, leaked files reveal www.972mag.com/ice-microsof...
Living well within limits www.sufficiencywellbeing.com/p/living-wel...
Living well within limits
Interview with Professor Julia Steinberger
www.sufficiencywellbeing.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Living well within limits www.sufficiencywellbeing.com/p/living-wel...
How Palestine Action put the justice system on trial www.declassifieduk.org/how-palestin...
How Palestine Action put the justice system on trial
I watched the Filton 6 trial from start to finish. Here's what I saw
www.declassifieduk.org
February 18, 2026 at 3:57 AM
How Palestine Action put the justice system on trial www.declassifieduk.org/how-palestin...
The Labour Together scandal goes right to the heart of No 10 – Starmer has nowhere to hide www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Labour Together scandal goes right to the heart of No 10 – Starmer has nowhere to hide | Peter Geoghegan
He can sack who he wants to protect himself, but all roads currently lead back to the prime minister, says Peter Geoghegan of Democracy for Sale
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:55 AM
The Labour Together scandal goes right to the heart of No 10 – Starmer has nowhere to hide www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Forget Maga. Welcome to Mega: Make Empire Great Again www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Forget Maga. Welcome to Mega: Make Empire Great Again | Mehdi Hasan
Marco Rubio arrived at the Munich security conference with a disturbing message for European governments: empire is great
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Forget Maga. Welcome to Mega: Make Empire Great Again www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Revealed: the current CEO of BP sits on the board of directors of the Navy. It’s literally the military industrial oil complex… they’ve got a conflict of interest,” says @labourlewis.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...
How the British military props up the oil industry
And how the oil industry influences the Ministry of Defence (long read)
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Revealed: the current CEO of BP sits on the board of directors of the Navy. It’s literally the military industrial oil complex… they’ve got a conflict of interest,” says @labourlewis.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...
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Every politician considering slowing down climate solutions, like the renewables, electric vehicle or heat pump rollout, needs to be fully informed what is at stake and what risks they are taking.
It is often compared to a ship sailing into uncharted waters with dangerous rocks below the surface.
It is often compared to a ship sailing into uncharted waters with dangerous rocks below the surface.
February 17, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Every politician considering slowing down climate solutions, like the renewables, electric vehicle or heat pump rollout, needs to be fully informed what is at stake and what risks they are taking.
It is often compared to a ship sailing into uncharted waters with dangerous rocks below the surface.
It is often compared to a ship sailing into uncharted waters with dangerous rocks below the surface.
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What do tipping points mean for climate policy?
Climate change won't be smooth.
Delay reaching emission targets by a few years, and you might not just get slightly worse climate impacts.
You may unwittingly cross a line for unstoppable, massive changes.
global-tipping-points.org
Climate change won't be smooth.
Delay reaching emission targets by a few years, and you might not just get slightly worse climate impacts.
You may unwittingly cross a line for unstoppable, massive changes.
global-tipping-points.org
Global Tipping Points | understanding risks & their potential impact
Harmful tipping points in the natural world threaten humanity by disrupting life support systems and societal stability.
global-tipping-points.org
February 17, 2026 at 3:52 PM
What do tipping points mean for climate policy?
Climate change won't be smooth.
Delay reaching emission targets by a few years, and you might not just get slightly worse climate impacts.
You may unwittingly cross a line for unstoppable, massive changes.
global-tipping-points.org
Climate change won't be smooth.
Delay reaching emission targets by a few years, and you might not just get slightly worse climate impacts.
You may unwittingly cross a line for unstoppable, massive changes.
global-tipping-points.org
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Meanwhile
France issues red flood alerts after ‘exceptional’ rainfall
Climate experts "have been warning us for a long time that events like this will happen more often - in fact, tomorrow has arrived”, says minister
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Climate experts "have been warning us for a long time that events like this will happen more often - in fact, tomorrow has arrived”, says minister
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
France issues red flood alerts after ‘exceptional’ rainfall
Aftermath of Storm Nils causes chaos across country with flooding under way or expected on Garonne, Maine and Loire rivers
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Meanwhile
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"The US.. is attempting to overcome our sovereignty, to try to impose through force, threats & coercion its own neocolonialist interests. We will not cede to blackmail, we will continue to defend our independence"
Cuba speaking at the UN special committee on decolonisation
Cuba speaking at the UN special committee on decolonisation
February 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM
"The US.. is attempting to overcome our sovereignty, to try to impose through force, threats & coercion its own neocolonialist interests. We will not cede to blackmail, we will continue to defend our independence"
Cuba speaking at the UN special committee on decolonisation
Cuba speaking at the UN special committee on decolonisation
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Crucial article by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the dimensions of a major scandal. A public inquiry is essential.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Labour Together scandal goes right to the heart of No 10 – Starmer has nowhere to hide | Peter Geoghegan
He can sack who he wants to protect himself, but all roads currently lead back to the prime minister, says Peter Geoghegan of Democracy for Sale
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Crucial article by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the dimensions of a major scandal. A public inquiry is essential.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Losing half the agency could dramatically slow disaster response. FEMA deploys hundreds of employees in the aftermath of a major disaster, processing thousands of aid applications from disaster survivors. www.npr.org/2026/02/17/n...
3 big changes are proposed for FEMA. This is what experts really think of them
The Trump administration is proposing massive changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. We asked disaster experts to weigh in.
www.npr.org
February 17, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Losing half the agency could dramatically slow disaster response. FEMA deploys hundreds of employees in the aftermath of a major disaster, processing thousands of aid applications from disaster survivors. www.npr.org/2026/02/17/n...
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👉NEW -- How Palestine Action put the justice system on trial
by Rikki Blue @realmediapress.bsky.social
I watched the Filton 6 trial from start to finish. What I witnessed wasn’t fair or just.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-palestin...
by Rikki Blue @realmediapress.bsky.social
I watched the Filton 6 trial from start to finish. What I witnessed wasn’t fair or just.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-palestin...
How Palestine Action put the justice system on trial
I watched the Filton 6 trial from start to finish. What I witnessed wasn’t fair or just
www.declassifieduk.org
February 17, 2026 at 5:18 PM
👉NEW -- How Palestine Action put the justice system on trial
by Rikki Blue @realmediapress.bsky.social
I watched the Filton 6 trial from start to finish. What I witnessed wasn’t fair or just.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-palestin...
by Rikki Blue @realmediapress.bsky.social
I watched the Filton 6 trial from start to finish. What I witnessed wasn’t fair or just.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-palestin...
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Elimination of tenure protections across public institutions in Oklahoma. In an executive order, Governor J. Kevin Stitt declared that no new tenure appointments are to be offered to faculty at any public regional or community colleges. heterodoxacademy.substack.com/p/the-weekly...
The Weekly: Tenure Cuts and the Growing Surveillance of Faculty
Plus, tracing the financial forces shaping the humanities.
heterodoxacademy.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Elimination of tenure protections across public institutions in Oklahoma. In an executive order, Governor J. Kevin Stitt declared that no new tenure appointments are to be offered to faculty at any public regional or community colleges. heterodoxacademy.substack.com/p/the-weekly...
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Wes Streeting's spokesperson is splitting hairs in @bmj.com
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Streeting has accepted donations from individuals linked to the private health sector 🧐 goodlawproject.org/how-private-...
The Health Secretary should be working for PATIENTS NOT PROFITS
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Streeting has accepted donations from individuals linked to the private health sector 🧐 goodlawproject.org/how-private-...
The Health Secretary should be working for PATIENTS NOT PROFITS
February 17, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Wes Streeting's spokesperson is splitting hairs in @bmj.com
👇👇👇
Streeting has accepted donations from individuals linked to the private health sector 🧐 goodlawproject.org/how-private-...
The Health Secretary should be working for PATIENTS NOT PROFITS
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Streeting has accepted donations from individuals linked to the private health sector 🧐 goodlawproject.org/how-private-...
The Health Secretary should be working for PATIENTS NOT PROFITS
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This report, led by @ketanjoshi.co, refutes Big Tech's claim that future AI tech will provide climate benefits that justify present-day climate harms from data centers. Those harms are avoidable, but only if tech ramps up efficiency & renewables and stops attempting to justify its fossil buildout.
Big Tech says AI can solve climate change.
The actual data in our new report says not so fast.
Learn why/how so many claims about AI’s climate benefit are a hoax:
➡️ https://bit.ly/AIGreenwash #GreenSky
The actual data in our new report says not so fast.
Learn why/how so many claims about AI’s climate benefit are a hoax:
➡️ https://bit.ly/AIGreenwash #GreenSky
![White background. “What's lurking behind big tech's Al climate claims?” Photo of polluting industries with an icon of glasses with the lens inside showing thriving, futuristic infrastructure. “We analysed 154 of Big Tech's claims.
This is what we've found: 74% were unproven. 36% cited no evidence at all.” “The new Al climate hoax is here. Brought to you by: [Logos for Google, OpeNAI, Microsoft, Meta] and more…” “Parody. Not a message from the companies shown. Based on independent research.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:utycno22cy35gcijlduthke7/bafkreib3wexll22sorfomyv7tfdfsa7ps3pijcyzboxi7katabk4zmiuzm@jpeg)
February 17, 2026 at 5:32 PM
This report, led by @ketanjoshi.co, refutes Big Tech's claim that future AI tech will provide climate benefits that justify present-day climate harms from data centers. Those harms are avoidable, but only if tech ramps up efficiency & renewables and stops attempting to justify its fossil buildout.
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“it’s always a choice when journalists decide to clean up quotes – or not. It’s always revealing which politicians have “uh” or “um” removed...For instance, how often does the mainstream media let Donald Trump’s words speak for themselves?"
Today’s First Draft email, on the media's coverage of AOC:
Today’s First Draft email, on the media's coverage of AOC:
First Draft: AOC Under (Unfair?) Attack
Prem on how reporters and Republicans want to undermine Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's big foreign policy event, Jesse Jackson's death, and more fallout from the Epstein files.
zeteo.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:08 PM
“it’s always a choice when journalists decide to clean up quotes – or not. It’s always revealing which politicians have “uh” or “um” removed...For instance, how often does the mainstream media let Donald Trump’s words speak for themselves?"
Today’s First Draft email, on the media's coverage of AOC:
Today’s First Draft email, on the media's coverage of AOC:
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The new AI Climate Hoax, brought to you by the same silicon valley people who said social media would bring people together. 74% of these greenwashing claims are unproven.
Very proud to be part of this project led by @ketanjoshi.co with @foeus.bsky.social @caadcoalition.bsky.social
Very proud to be part of this project led by @ketanjoshi.co with @foeus.bsky.social @caadcoalition.bsky.social
OKAY BIG ONE FOR YA
NEW report out today: I dig deep into how big tech has been muddling tech types and overstating evidence to claim "AI" will make global emissions drop like a stone....
Not only will it not, it seems to be verifiably doing the opposite!!
ketanjoshi.co/2026/02/17/b... + 📼+🧵>
NEW report out today: I dig deep into how big tech has been muddling tech types and overstating evidence to claim "AI" will make global emissions drop like a stone....
Not only will it not, it seems to be verifiably doing the opposite!!
ketanjoshi.co/2026/02/17/b... + 📼+🧵>
February 17, 2026 at 5:54 PM
The new AI Climate Hoax, brought to you by the same silicon valley people who said social media would bring people together. 74% of these greenwashing claims are unproven.
Very proud to be part of this project led by @ketanjoshi.co with @foeus.bsky.social @caadcoalition.bsky.social
Very proud to be part of this project led by @ketanjoshi.co with @foeus.bsky.social @caadcoalition.bsky.social
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I advocate for scientifically informed rage We need natural & physical science to understand the reality of the climate crisis We need social science & humanities to understand how powerful actors have acted
Scientific understanding, both natural & social, is essential - @jksteinberger.bsky.social
Scientific understanding, both natural & social, is essential - @jksteinberger.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I advocate for scientifically informed rage We need natural & physical science to understand the reality of the climate crisis We need social science & humanities to understand how powerful actors have acted
Scientific understanding, both natural & social, is essential - @jksteinberger.bsky.social
Scientific understanding, both natural & social, is essential - @jksteinberger.bsky.social
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US steps back as China advances : extended mandatory carbon reporting beyond the original heavy sectors to include petrochemicals, chemicals, flat glass, copper smelting, papermaking, and civil aviation
cleantechnica.com/2026/02/16/c...
cleantechnica.com/2026/02/16/c...
China’s Carbon Market Expands Into Heavy Industry As USA Regresses - CleanTechnica
China’s carbon market now covers power, steel, cement, and aluminum, with new sectors reporting ahead of probable inclusion by 2027–2030.
cleantechnica.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
US steps back as China advances : extended mandatory carbon reporting beyond the original heavy sectors to include petrochemicals, chemicals, flat glass, copper smelting, papermaking, and civil aviation
cleantechnica.com/2026/02/16/c...
cleantechnica.com/2026/02/16/c...
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I guess one shouldn't be surprised at these interwoven strands of misogyny, corruption, and oil.
Venezuelan businessman deeply entwined in the oil sector maintained a close relationship with Epstein.
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Venezuelan businessman deeply entwined in the oil sector maintained a close relationship with Epstein.
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
A ‘fun’ friendship: Emails in Epstein files detail his links to Venezuela’s elite
Newly public correspondence reveals D’Agostino offering Epstein political intelligence, investment tips in PDVSA bonds and access to Caracas power brokers.
www.miamiherald.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I guess one shouldn't be surprised at these interwoven strands of misogyny, corruption, and oil.
Venezuelan businessman deeply entwined in the oil sector maintained a close relationship with Epstein.
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Venezuelan businessman deeply entwined in the oil sector maintained a close relationship with Epstein.
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
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Not sure what to bring to a protest or leave at home? We’ve compiled a Pocket List so that you stay prepared. Be safe, stay peaceful, and thank you for fighting for democracy.
February 10, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Not sure what to bring to a protest or leave at home? We’ve compiled a Pocket List so that you stay prepared. Be safe, stay peaceful, and thank you for fighting for democracy.
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NEW: ‘It’s a coup’.
One year on from when DOGE entered the US treasury & Trump’s blitzkrieg on the rule of law began, I’ve republished an article I wrote then about what the headlines weren’t saying.
NB: They’re still not.
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
One year on from when DOGE entered the US treasury & Trump’s blitzkrieg on the rule of law began, I’ve republished an article I wrote then about what the headlines weren’t saying.
NB: They’re still not.
1/
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The US coup: one year on
I re-publish my piece from a year ago. It's not yet over. But it's nearly there...
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:21 PM
NEW: ‘It’s a coup’.
One year on from when DOGE entered the US treasury & Trump’s blitzkrieg on the rule of law began, I’ve republished an article I wrote then about what the headlines weren’t saying.
NB: They’re still not.
1/
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
One year on from when DOGE entered the US treasury & Trump’s blitzkrieg on the rule of law began, I’ve republished an article I wrote then about what the headlines weren’t saying.
NB: They’re still not.
1/
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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An extraordinary new column in the Daily Telegraph (no, that's not a typo!) by Ambrose Evans Pritchard.
Yes, it includes two charts by Carbon Brief, sure.
But stay for the concluding few paragraphs about the electoral suicide of climate denial...
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Yes, it includes two charts by Carbon Brief, sure.
But stay for the concluding few paragraphs about the electoral suicide of climate denial...
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
February 17, 2026 at 6:09 PM
An extraordinary new column in the Daily Telegraph (no, that's not a typo!) by Ambrose Evans Pritchard.
Yes, it includes two charts by Carbon Brief, sure.
But stay for the concluding few paragraphs about the electoral suicide of climate denial...
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Yes, it includes two charts by Carbon Brief, sure.
But stay for the concluding few paragraphs about the electoral suicide of climate denial...
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...