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.
Trump touts climate savings but new rule set to push up US prices www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump touts climate savings but new rule set to push up US prices
Critics accuse administration of ‘cooking the books’ by claiming US would save $1.3tn from climate finding reversal
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Trump touts climate savings but new rule set to push up US prices www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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A report on the witch hunt against Francesca Albanese based on a doctored video attributing statements to her she did not make
As Francesca says, she is being targeted because she continues calling out the hypocrisy of the world for not enforcing international law as Israel commits genocide
As Francesca says, she is being targeted because she continues calling out the hypocrisy of the world for not enforcing international law as Israel commits genocide
February 16, 2026 at 7:01 AM
A report on the witch hunt against Francesca Albanese based on a doctored video attributing statements to her she did not make
As Francesca says, she is being targeted because she continues calling out the hypocrisy of the world for not enforcing international law as Israel commits genocide
As Francesca says, she is being targeted because she continues calling out the hypocrisy of the world for not enforcing international law as Israel commits genocide
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The French govt is calling for Francesca Albanese to be sacked for calling Israel the common enemy of humanity
The only problem?
She never said it
Its the latest in a series of lies & smears directed at Francesca because she continues calling out the role of the world in Israels genocide.
The only problem?
She never said it
Its the latest in a series of lies & smears directed at Francesca because she continues calling out the role of the world in Israels genocide.
February 16, 2026 at 7:16 AM
The French govt is calling for Francesca Albanese to be sacked for calling Israel the common enemy of humanity
The only problem?
She never said it
Its the latest in a series of lies & smears directed at Francesca because she continues calling out the role of the world in Israels genocide.
The only problem?
She never said it
Its the latest in a series of lies & smears directed at Francesca because she continues calling out the role of the world in Israels genocide.
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Israels continues its annexation of the occupied West Bank.
So whats the UK govt doing? Ending trade? Imposing sanctions on the Israeli govt & economy? Stopping all military assistance? Of course not. It says it opposes the annexation but it does nothing to stop it.
So whats the UK govt doing? Ending trade? Imposing sanctions on the Israeli govt & economy? Stopping all military assistance? Of course not. It says it opposes the annexation but it does nothing to stop it.
February 16, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Israels continues its annexation of the occupied West Bank.
So whats the UK govt doing? Ending trade? Imposing sanctions on the Israeli govt & economy? Stopping all military assistance? Of course not. It says it opposes the annexation but it does nothing to stop it.
So whats the UK govt doing? Ending trade? Imposing sanctions on the Israeli govt & economy? Stopping all military assistance? Of course not. It says it opposes the annexation but it does nothing to stop it.
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"There is no life here. We live here without any dignity"
The story of one displaced family living in Gaza city.
The story of one displaced family living in Gaza city.
February 16, 2026 at 7:33 AM
"There is no life here. We live here without any dignity"
The story of one displaced family living in Gaza city.
The story of one displaced family living in Gaza city.
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The Dawlish - Teignmouth railway line feels like the absolute front line of climate adaptation in Britain (a test we are not passing so far).
And yet somehow, somehow, this article manages to go in-depth on the problems with the line without mentioning the climate once. The sea is literally higher!
And yet somehow, somehow, this article manages to go in-depth on the problems with the line without mentioning the climate once. The sea is literally higher!
Fresh fears for South West's rail link in Dawlish after storms
Taxpayer money has flowed into fixing the rail line connecting Cornwall with the rest of the UK - but the elements have other ideas.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The Dawlish - Teignmouth railway line feels like the absolute front line of climate adaptation in Britain (a test we are not passing so far).
And yet somehow, somehow, this article manages to go in-depth on the problems with the line without mentioning the climate once. The sea is literally higher!
And yet somehow, somehow, this article manages to go in-depth on the problems with the line without mentioning the climate once. The sea is literally higher!
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A supermassive black hole of slop collapsing under its own slop gravity
February 16, 2026 at 8:01 AM
A supermassive black hole of slop collapsing under its own slop gravity
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@jeremycorbyn.bsky.social on Starmer: "He knew full well of Mandelsons involvement with Epstein from the beginning"
JC also points out when he challenged the role of Epstein back in 2019 politicians & the press were more concerned about his pronounciation than what he was accusing Epstein of doing
JC also points out when he challenged the role of Epstein back in 2019 politicians & the press were more concerned about his pronounciation than what he was accusing Epstein of doing
February 16, 2026 at 8:16 AM
@jeremycorbyn.bsky.social on Starmer: "He knew full well of Mandelsons involvement with Epstein from the beginning"
JC also points out when he challenged the role of Epstein back in 2019 politicians & the press were more concerned about his pronounciation than what he was accusing Epstein of doing
JC also points out when he challenged the role of Epstein back in 2019 politicians & the press were more concerned about his pronounciation than what he was accusing Epstein of doing
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Glaciar Mayo, in Parque Nacionales Los Glaciares, Argentina, terminus has been pinned on north shore of an arm of Lago Argentino for 40 years. In the last 6 months the terminus has experienced its largest change, 1 km2 of area calving into a Melange (M) & icebergs (I) - Landsat and Sentinel images.
February 15, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Glaciar Mayo, in Parque Nacionales Los Glaciares, Argentina, terminus has been pinned on north shore of an arm of Lago Argentino for 40 years. In the last 6 months the terminus has experienced its largest change, 1 km2 of area calving into a Melange (M) & icebergs (I) - Landsat and Sentinel images.
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An editorial in today's Guardian cites new analysis published by Carbon Brief showing that, as China bets of renewables, its emissions have now been flat or falling for almost two years.
Meanwhile, "Trump's policies enrich oil billionaires"...
Meanwhile, "Trump's policies enrich oil billionaires"...
February 16, 2026 at 8:35 AM
An editorial in today's Guardian cites new analysis published by Carbon Brief showing that, as China bets of renewables, its emissions have now been flat or falling for almost two years.
Meanwhile, "Trump's policies enrich oil billionaires"...
Meanwhile, "Trump's policies enrich oil billionaires"...
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Yet he has sailed through, untroubled by such exposures, always onto the next set of honours and acclaim. The media seems to have decided he's a genius, and nothing can shake that view.
February 16, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Yet he has sailed through, untroubled by such exposures, always onto the next set of honours and acclaim. The media seems to have decided he's a genius, and nothing can shake that view.
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In writing this, I focused on a chapter of his that concerned something I knew a bit about. I was flabbergasted. I then discovered that other people had produced similar takedowns of chapters about their own specialisms. I came to the conclusion that he's a charlatan. www.monbiot.com/2018/03/09/c...
Contrary to Reason
Steven Pinker claims to champion Enlightenment values. But his latest book is an affront to them
www.monbiot.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:57 AM
In writing this, I focused on a chapter of his that concerned something I knew a bit about. I was flabbergasted. I then discovered that other people had produced similar takedowns of chapters about their own specialisms. I came to the conclusion that he's a charlatan. www.monbiot.com/2018/03/09/c...
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I've often wondered how Steven Pinker's amazingly sloppy research and baseless claims* have for so long received a free pass. I wonder whether it could have something to do with a. his connections with the rich and powerful; b. his claims often aligning with what they want to hear.
*See next post.
*See next post.
This isn't something distant or far away. Super-agent & close Epstein ally, John Brockman had huge influence. His 'rockstar' writers, scientists and academics dominated our book pages & broadsheets.
We need nothing less than a total revisionist history of the last 20 years.
2/
We need nothing less than a total revisionist history of the last 20 years.
2/
February 16, 2026 at 8:53 AM
I've often wondered how Steven Pinker's amazingly sloppy research and baseless claims* have for so long received a free pass. I wonder whether it could have something to do with a. his connections with the rich and powerful; b. his claims often aligning with what they want to hear.
*See next post.
*See next post.
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I'm at their second benefit show right now. (They just opened their 3rd set with "American Idiot.) These white suburban parents are wearing t-shirts with slogans like "RADICALIZED BY BASIC HUMAN DECENCY" and "NO ONE IS ILLEGAL ON STOLEN LAND BUILT BY STOLEN HANDS." (4/?)
February 16, 2026 at 12:53 AM
I'm at their second benefit show right now. (They just opened their 3rd set with "American Idiot.) These white suburban parents are wearing t-shirts with slogans like "RADICALIZED BY BASIC HUMAN DECENCY" and "NO ONE IS ILLEGAL ON STOLEN LAND BUILT BY STOLEN HANDS." (4/?)
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It's also part of a very direct negation of the latest stupid tweet by Musk: people have given so much, two of them their lives, to defend a multicultural city and the rights of people not exactly like them. And that multiculturalism is American culture.
February 16, 2026 at 4:37 AM
It's also part of a very direct negation of the latest stupid tweet by Musk: people have given so much, two of them their lives, to defend a multicultural city and the rights of people not exactly like them. And that multiculturalism is American culture.
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This thread is the we are going to win thread, is the kids are alright thread, is the STOP ICE thread, is the civil society rising thread; read it through.
Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?)
February 16, 2026 at 4:01 AM
This thread is the we are going to win thread, is the kids are alright thread, is the STOP ICE thread, is the civil society rising thread; read it through.
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Fascinating history of strongmen: The dopamine hit from power and impunity is intoxicating, but, craving a bigger hit, you go nuts -- and you lose the public. That's "autocratic backfire." With @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social @janemayer.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...
What Happens When a Megalomaniac Begins to Fail
The historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Donald Trump and “autocratic backfire.”
www.newyorker.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Fascinating history of strongmen: The dopamine hit from power and impunity is intoxicating, but, craving a bigger hit, you go nuts -- and you lose the public. That's "autocratic backfire." With @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social @janemayer.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...
How to Defeat MAGA Tyranny, Chapters 5 & 6: Timelines and Organization znetwork.org/zvideo/how-t...
How to Defeat MAGA Tyranny, Chapters 5 & 6: Timelines and Organization
As authoritarian politics harden in the United States, familiar channels of resistance are proving dangerously inadequate. Elections are constrained,
znetwork.org
February 16, 2026 at 3:56 AM
How to Defeat MAGA Tyranny, Chapters 5 & 6: Timelines and Organization znetwork.org/zvideo/how-t...
New UK onshore wind and solar is ‘50% cheaper’ than new gas www.carbonbrief.org/qa-new-uk-on...
Q&A: New UK onshore wind and solar is ‘50% cheaper’ than new gas - Carbon Brief
The UK government has secured a record 7.4 gigawatts of solar, onshore wind and tidal power in its latest auction for new renewable capacity.
www.carbonbrief.org
February 16, 2026 at 3:54 AM
New UK onshore wind and solar is ‘50% cheaper’ than new gas www.carbonbrief.org/qa-new-uk-on...
Israel approves registration of West Bank land as 'state property' www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...
Israel approves registration of West Bank land as 'state property'
Palestinians condemn the move as constituting 'de facto annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory'
www.middleeasteye.net
February 16, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Israel approves registration of West Bank land as 'state property' www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...
the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing skywriter.blue/@ronanfarrow...
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(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it...
skywriter.blue
February 16, 2026 at 3:51 AM
the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing skywriter.blue/@ronanfarrow...
The billionaires' eugenics project: how Epstein infiltrated Harvard, muzzled the humanities and preached master-race science www.thenerve.news/p/epstein-bi...
The billionaires' eugenics project: how Epstein infiltrated Harvard, muzzled the humanities and preached master-race science
Edge - Jeffrey Epstein's favourite intellectual salon - was sold to me as a gathering of the world's finest minds, writes Virginia Heffernan. The files reveal it was something far darker: a decades-lo...
www.thenerve.news
February 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
The billionaires' eugenics project: how Epstein infiltrated Harvard, muzzled the humanities and preached master-race science www.thenerve.news/p/epstein-bi...
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Forest Service officials were alerted in 2021 to the presence of “forever chemicals,” also known as PFAS, in gear worn by wildland firefighters.
The agency has yet to publicly acknowledge the issue.
The agency has yet to publicly acknowledge the issue.
Firefighters Wore Gear Containing “Forever Chemicals.” The Forest Service Knew and Stayed Silent for Years.
As early as 2021, government officials were alerted to the presence of potentially dangerous chemicals known as PFAS in pants used by wildland firefighters, according to emails obtained by ProPublica.
www.propublica.org
February 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Forest Service officials were alerted in 2021 to the presence of “forever chemicals,” also known as PFAS, in gear worn by wildland firefighters.
The agency has yet to publicly acknowledge the issue.
The agency has yet to publicly acknowledge the issue.
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The political lesson of the last 20 years is that when putatively left-of-center parties promise voters hope and change, but then deliver more of the same, it ends up creating the backlash conditions for right-wing authoritarianism.
It’s a very straightforward truism.
It’s a very straightforward truism.
February 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM
The political lesson of the last 20 years is that when putatively left-of-center parties promise voters hope and change, but then deliver more of the same, it ends up creating the backlash conditions for right-wing authoritarianism.
It’s a very straightforward truism.
It’s a very straightforward truism.
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Multi-millionaire Zia Yusuf claims there are only very, very small pockets of poverty in this country.
That'll be news to the huge numbers of people who can't pay their bills and are struggling to feed their kids.
Reform are out of touch.
Let's keep them out of power.
That'll be news to the huge numbers of people who can't pay their bills and are struggling to feed their kids.
Reform are out of touch.
Let's keep them out of power.
February 15, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Multi-millionaire Zia Yusuf claims there are only very, very small pockets of poverty in this country.
That'll be news to the huge numbers of people who can't pay their bills and are struggling to feed their kids.
Reform are out of touch.
Let's keep them out of power.
That'll be news to the huge numbers of people who can't pay their bills and are struggling to feed their kids.
Reform are out of touch.
Let's keep them out of power.