Patrick Bigger
@pmbigger.bsky.social
Interim ED @cplusc.bsky.social // co-director @transitionsec.bsky.social Political economy in the climate+ecological crisis. Terrible taste in music. climateandcommunity.org // transitionsecurity.org // https://bit.ly/pb_pubs
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Patrick Bigger
@pmbigger.bsky.social
· Sep 10
I'm so excited to share the launch of a new collaboration between @cmmonwealth.bsky.social and @cplusc.bsky.social: The Transition Security Project. TSP will be a home for research, analysis, and new policy thinking at the intersection of climate, economy, & the military industries of the US and UK🧵
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Relatedly: it’s still low key mindboggling that the war on terror and housing collapse eras of wrongdoing passed by without much hiccup. Our political class is just riddled with unpunished criminality.
if there's a reason to keep up the "tribunals for all involved" discourse one such reason it is to put in stark relief how far away some of the Dem politicking is from the mood on the ground
eric swalwell said on msnow that a major goal of a dem majority after the midterms would be for ice masks to come off and badges to come out, this is insufficient
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Relatedly: it’s still low key mindboggling that the war on terror and housing collapse eras of wrongdoing passed by without much hiccup. Our political class is just riddled with unpunished criminality.
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My latest: #COP30, global climate politics, and what happens next — for @theguardian.com
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November 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
My latest: #COP30, global climate politics, and what happens next — for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
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New essay, written for the excellent @transitionsec.bsky.social
Propelled by the climatic and hegemonic transitions, military-imperial forms of state capitalism are confiscating our collective right to a safe, green, tech-powered future.
transitionsecurity.org/imperial-sta...
@campolis.bsky.social
Propelled by the climatic and hegemonic transitions, military-imperial forms of state capitalism are confiscating our collective right to a safe, green, tech-powered future.
transitionsecurity.org/imperial-sta...
@campolis.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 8:36 AM
New essay, written for the excellent @transitionsec.bsky.social
Propelled by the climatic and hegemonic transitions, military-imperial forms of state capitalism are confiscating our collective right to a safe, green, tech-powered future.
transitionsecurity.org/imperial-sta...
@campolis.bsky.social
Propelled by the climatic and hegemonic transitions, military-imperial forms of state capitalism are confiscating our collective right to a safe, green, tech-powered future.
transitionsecurity.org/imperial-sta...
@campolis.bsky.social
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Yesterday, striking baristas took action at Starbucks’ biggest distribution center that serves the entire east coast.
Today, union stores in 25+ MORE cities are joining our national, open-ended ULP strike!
Our union isn’t slowing down… in fact, we’re just getting started. #NoContractNoCoffee $SBUX
Today, union stores in 25+ MORE cities are joining our national, open-ended ULP strike!
Our union isn’t slowing down… in fact, we’re just getting started. #NoContractNoCoffee $SBUX
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Yesterday, striking baristas took action at Starbucks’ biggest distribution center that serves the entire east coast.
Today, union stores in 25+ MORE cities are joining our national, open-ended ULP strike!
Our union isn’t slowing down… in fact, we’re just getting started. #NoContractNoCoffee $SBUX
Today, union stores in 25+ MORE cities are joining our national, open-ended ULP strike!
Our union isn’t slowing down… in fact, we’re just getting started. #NoContractNoCoffee $SBUX
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The hallways of apartment buildings have become a new front in the climate fight. Read more in my new piece w/ @taraghuveer.bsky.social in @forgeorganizing.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/as-c...
forgeorganizing.org/article/as-c...
As Climate Collapse Inches Closer, The Tenant Union Is The Best Chance We’ve Got - The Forge
The hallways of apartment buildings have become a new front in the climate fight, where tenant unions are battling for survival against the twin threats of negligent landlords and rising heat.
forgeorganizing.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The hallways of apartment buildings have become a new front in the climate fight. Read more in my new piece w/ @taraghuveer.bsky.social in @forgeorganizing.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/as-c...
forgeorganizing.org/article/as-c...
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Excellent as always from @iliasalami.bsky.social and a conclusion that is deeply resonant in Ireland.
'We must categorically reject ever-encompassing notions of national security, which are justified to extend the empire of state and capital over our lives.'
transitionsecurity.org/imperial-sta...
'We must categorically reject ever-encompassing notions of national security, which are justified to extend the empire of state and capital over our lives.'
transitionsecurity.org/imperial-sta...
Imperial State Capitalism
A new geopolitics is shaping the development of AI and the energy transition.
transitionsecurity.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Excellent as always from @iliasalami.bsky.social and a conclusion that is deeply resonant in Ireland.
'We must categorically reject ever-encompassing notions of national security, which are justified to extend the empire of state and capital over our lives.'
transitionsecurity.org/imperial-sta...
'We must categorically reject ever-encompassing notions of national security, which are justified to extend the empire of state and capital over our lives.'
transitionsecurity.org/imperial-sta...
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This is the population of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway combined
November 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This is the population of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway combined
Another absolute banger in our war/climate/geopolitics series
Our tech and energy systems being transformed. But how & in whose interests?
Read @iliasalami.bsky.social's Imperial State Capitalism to understand how the development of AI & the energy transition are being shaped by profiteering & geopolitical competition.
transitionsecurity.org/imperial-sta...
Read @iliasalami.bsky.social's Imperial State Capitalism to understand how the development of AI & the energy transition are being shaped by profiteering & geopolitical competition.
transitionsecurity.org/imperial-sta...
Imperial State Capitalism
A new geopolitics is shaping the development of AI and the energy transition.
transitionsecurity.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Another absolute banger in our war/climate/geopolitics series
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"Today, we need the geographer as public intellectual more than ever. Engaging in this manner requires a certain amount of backbone and privilege, the ability to write for broader publics, and good timing"
@williamgmoseley.bsky.social @geographers.bsky.social
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@williamgmoseley.bsky.social @geographers.bsky.social
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Academic Freedom and the Need for Geographers as Public Intellectuals - AAG
AAG - Academic Freedom and the Need for Geographers as Public Intellectuals - All -
www.aag.org
November 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"Today, we need the geographer as public intellectual more than ever. Engaging in this manner requires a certain amount of backbone and privilege, the ability to write for broader publics, and good timing"
@williamgmoseley.bsky.social @geographers.bsky.social
www.aag.org/academic-fre...
@williamgmoseley.bsky.social @geographers.bsky.social
www.aag.org/academic-fre...
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Martijn Konings, Fiscal Dominance? — Sidecar
Trump and the Federal Reserve.
newleftreview.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Overseas bases come with social, economic & environmental costs for host countries so kudos to the people of Ecuador, who rejected a proposal to start hosting the US military again after it was kicked out in 2008. Maybe makes it a little harder for the US to launch a monstrous war on Venezuela too.
Voters in Ecuador reject return of foreign military bases
Count of more than 90 percent of ballots show two-thirds rejecting the proposal to host foreign military bases.
www.aljazeera.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Overseas bases come with social, economic & environmental costs for host countries so kudos to the people of Ecuador, who rejected a proposal to start hosting the US military again after it was kicked out in 2008. Maybe makes it a little harder for the US to launch a monstrous war on Venezuela too.
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“[There are] new fusions of state & private capital at the very heart of US empire, where state ownership is harnessed for militarised competition & imperial scrambles over tech & resources.” — @iliasalami.bsky.social
Listen back to our launch via @macrodosepod.bsky.social
🔗 shorturl.at/xfAV6
Listen back to our launch via @macrodosepod.bsky.social
🔗 shorturl.at/xfAV6
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
“[There are] new fusions of state & private capital at the very heart of US empire, where state ownership is harnessed for militarised competition & imperial scrambles over tech & resources.” — @iliasalami.bsky.social
Listen back to our launch via @macrodosepod.bsky.social
🔗 shorturl.at/xfAV6
Listen back to our launch via @macrodosepod.bsky.social
🔗 shorturl.at/xfAV6
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We are delighted to join over 100 organisations in endorsing this resolution.
tlaib.house.gov/posts/tlaib-...
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Tlaib Introduces Resolution Recognizing the Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), alongside 20 other Members of Congress, introduced H.Res.876 – Recognizing the Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza. This resolutio...
tlaib.house.gov
November 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We are delighted to join over 100 organisations in endorsing this resolution.
tlaib.house.gov/posts/tlaib-...
tlaib.house.gov/posts/tlaib-...
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🟢 Climate change hits the poorest the hardest shows *Chapter 2.1 of the 2025 #ClimateInequality Report*
⚠️The bottom 50% wil bear ¾ of all income losses from climate change by 2050.
Read more in the report 🔗 wid.world/news-article...
⚠️The bottom 50% wil bear ¾ of all income losses from climate change by 2050.
Read more in the report 🔗 wid.world/news-article...
November 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🟢 Climate change hits the poorest the hardest shows *Chapter 2.1 of the 2025 #ClimateInequality Report*
⚠️The bottom 50% wil bear ¾ of all income losses from climate change by 2050.
Read more in the report 🔗 wid.world/news-article...
⚠️The bottom 50% wil bear ¾ of all income losses from climate change by 2050.
Read more in the report 🔗 wid.world/news-article...
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
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Catherine Connolly was attacked for talking about the threats of EU militarisation and the military-industrial complex.
She is of course absolutely correct - check out the
@transitionsec.bsky.social for excellent analysis and research on the nature and implications of these threats.
She is of course absolutely correct - check out the
@transitionsec.bsky.social for excellent analysis and research on the nature and implications of these threats.
While the US & Europe ramp up military spending, millions live in poverty.
Today, we launch Transition Security Project, investigating how militarisation makes us poorer and less safe amid climate crisis — and what genuine security could look like. 🧵
transitionsecurity.org
Today, we launch Transition Security Project, investigating how militarisation makes us poorer and less safe amid climate crisis — and what genuine security could look like. 🧵
transitionsecurity.org
Transition Security Project
transitionsecurity.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Catherine Connolly was attacked for talking about the threats of EU militarisation and the military-industrial complex.
She is of course absolutely correct - check out the
@transitionsec.bsky.social for excellent analysis and research on the nature and implications of these threats.
She is of course absolutely correct - check out the
@transitionsec.bsky.social for excellent analysis and research on the nature and implications of these threats.
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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"We cannot allow the constraints of private profit to obstruct the necessary path toward collective flourishing and stability. Such projects are essential, non-revenue-generating public goods that communities require for collective well-being."
Beyond Loans: The Public Grant-Making Bank
By the Money on the Left Editorial Collective Public banking has been gaining traction for years, driven by a growing recognition that our current financial system often fails to serve the public g…
moneyontheleft.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"We cannot allow the constraints of private profit to obstruct the necessary path toward collective flourishing and stability. Such projects are essential, non-revenue-generating public goods that communities require for collective well-being."
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🚨 Transition Security Project is hiring a Researcher!
We're looking for a new researcher to join our transatlantic centre, working at the cutting edge of economic, climate and geopolitical analysis on militarism.
Find out more and apply below. 👇
www.common-wealth.org/vacancies/re...
We're looking for a new researcher to join our transatlantic centre, working at the cutting edge of economic, climate and geopolitical analysis on militarism.
Find out more and apply below. 👇
www.common-wealth.org/vacancies/re...
Vacancies | Researcher — Transition Security Project
UK (London, Manchester, Scottish Central Belt, Belfast)
www.common-wealth.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
🚨 Transition Security Project is hiring a Researcher!
We're looking for a new researcher to join our transatlantic centre, working at the cutting edge of economic, climate and geopolitical analysis on militarism.
Find out more and apply below. 👇
www.common-wealth.org/vacancies/re...
We're looking for a new researcher to join our transatlantic centre, working at the cutting edge of economic, climate and geopolitical analysis on militarism.
Find out more and apply below. 👇
www.common-wealth.org/vacancies/re...
Foxes praise henhouse manager for appointing foxes as henhouse guards
Defense industry heaps praise on Hegseth's weapons-buying reformation share.google/un2UxVLbeDDh...
Defense industry heaps praise on Hegseth's weapons-buying reformation share.google/un2UxVLbeDDh...
Defense industry heaps praise on Hegseth's weapons-buying reformation
Pete Hegseth's defense-industry speech was the antithesis of his Quantico rally just weeks ago.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Foxes praise henhouse manager for appointing foxes as henhouse guards
Defense industry heaps praise on Hegseth's weapons-buying reformation share.google/un2UxVLbeDDh...
Defense industry heaps praise on Hegseth's weapons-buying reformation share.google/un2UxVLbeDDh...
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Epstein was obviously the story of the day but it’s wild that we got confirmation the CIA was engaged in biological warfare in Afghanistan for at least a decade
Inside the CIA’s secret mission to sabotage Afghanistan’s opium
In a decade-long operation, the CIA modified poppy seeds and dropped them by the billions from aircraft over Afghanistan in an attempt to weaken the potency of the country’s opium crop.
wapo.st
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Epstein was obviously the story of the day but it’s wild that we got confirmation the CIA was engaged in biological warfare in Afghanistan for at least a decade
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“It's a boon for shareholders. It's a boon for militarism. It's a clear negative for ecological & climate goals.” — @triofrancos.bsky.social
Listen back to the recording of our launch event via @macrodosepod.bsky.social!
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Listen back to the recording of our launch event via @macrodosepod.bsky.social!
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November 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“It's a boon for shareholders. It's a boon for militarism. It's a clear negative for ecological & climate goals.” — @triofrancos.bsky.social
Listen back to the recording of our launch event via @macrodosepod.bsky.social!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...
Listen back to the recording of our launch event via @macrodosepod.bsky.social!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...
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Today 9 Brazilian Amazon States are launching a unified #biodiversitycredit scheme at #COP30. If you want to know what biodiversity credits are and why they are a predictable environmental failure, read this comicbook: 1/2 greenfinanceobservatory.org/wp-content/u...
November 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Today 9 Brazilian Amazon States are launching a unified #biodiversitycredit scheme at #COP30. If you want to know what biodiversity credits are and why they are a predictable environmental failure, read this comicbook: 1/2 greenfinanceobservatory.org/wp-content/u...