Richard Delevan
@richard.wickedproblems.earth
wickedproblems.earth
Shar pei with opposable thumbs. Climate tech in the streets, crime fiction in the sheets. Around since 327 ppm. Writer, podcaster, strategist. GreenSky, EnergySky. MAGA delenda est.
Shar pei with opposable thumbs. Climate tech in the streets, crime fiction in the sheets. Around since 327 ppm. Writer, podcaster, strategist. GreenSky, EnergySky. MAGA delenda est.
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On days like today I like to recall some wise advice: hope is not a fleeting emotion, it is a discipline.
Civitas Americana delenda est
January 13, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Civitas Americana delenda est
Someone saw this and messaged me: "if a shar pei had opposable thumbs this is what you'd get".
January 13, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Someone saw this and messaged me: "if a shar pei had opposable thumbs this is what you'd get".
And yet I have full confidence this clown car of muppets will find a way to take the ball, ingest it, excrete it, and cover themselves in the residue.
January 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
And yet I have full confidence this clown car of muppets will find a way to take the ball, ingest it, excrete it, and cover themselves in the residue.
From what I heard this AM on BBC R4 Today it was YouGov IIRC @lorak.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 3:44 PM
From what I heard this AM on BBC R4 Today it was YouGov IIRC @lorak.bsky.social
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In positive news I've just finished pre-recording an interview with the author of what almost certainly will be a, if not THE, top climate book of 2026 when published in March.
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.
January 13, 2026 at 12:59 PM
In positive news I've just finished pre-recording an interview with the author of what almost certainly will be a, if not THE, top climate book of 2026 when published in March.
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.
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The federal government is now a southern sheriff in 1894 bsky.app/profile/pbum...
DOJ staff resign over the department’s disinterest in Good killing.
A new spate of Justice Department officials quit because their section didn't want to probe Renee Good's shooting
At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
www.ms.now
January 13, 2026 at 12:06 PM
The federal government is now a southern sheriff in 1894 bsky.app/profile/pbum...
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Almost perfect list of people to mock and ignore
Harper's Letter folks are being kind of shy lately about free speech issues. Maybe they are writing an extra long letter this time.
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
January 13, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Almost perfect list of people to mock and ignore
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On my way to the Supreme Court where I'll be proud to support 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, West Virginia's only transgender athlete, as she opposes the state's effort to ban her from playing as herself.
Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
January 13, 2026 at 12:10 PM
On my way to the Supreme Court where I'll be proud to support 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, West Virginia's only transgender athlete, as she opposes the state's effort to ban her from playing as herself.
Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
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Sure. But but it was way better for your career, and the esteem of many of your highly placed professional peers, to be wrong about this and so many people were. They’re doing great btw www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
Opinion | The Resistance Libs Were Right
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Sure. But but it was way better for your career, and the esteem of many of your highly placed professional peers, to be wrong about this and so many people were. They’re doing great btw www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
In positive news I've just finished pre-recording an interview with the author of what almost certainly will be a, if not THE, top climate book of 2026 when published in March.
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.
January 13, 2026 at 12:59 PM
In positive news I've just finished pre-recording an interview with the author of what almost certainly will be a, if not THE, top climate book of 2026 when published in March.
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.
chat I don't want to be all dewey-eyed optimist and shit but we are going to win. For real.
Coal power falls in India and China
Coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025 as clean energy grew fast enough in both countries to meet rising electricity demand.
@stuti.bsky.social
Coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025 as clean energy grew fast enough in both countries to meet rising electricity demand.
@stuti.bsky.social
Coal power falls in China and India for first time in decades
The shift, driven by record installations and softer demand growth, could mark a turning point for the world’s two biggest coal users
buff.ly
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 PM
chat I don't want to be all dewey-eyed optimist and shit but we are going to win. For real.
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A generative text model trained on systemically ignoring the realities of dynamics when users told other users to “kill themselves”
now tells people to kill themselves
now tells people to kill themselves
NEW: A new lawsuit vs OpenAI alleges that ChatGPT caused the death by suicide of Austin Gordon, an adult user who took his life after extensive chats in which ChatGPT romanticized death + normalized suicidality.
ChatGPT acted as a potent "suicide coach," per the suit.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
ChatGPT acted as a potent "suicide coach," per the suit.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
January 13, 2026 at 12:39 PM
A generative text model trained on systemically ignoring the realities of dynamics when users told other users to “kill themselves”
now tells people to kill themselves
now tells people to kill themselves
Love the sentiment and saw this reporting elsewhere - but I can't quite understand how Austria (famously not a NATO member) has snagged a top role in a bureaucracy running an alliance of which they're not a member.
January 13, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Love the sentiment and saw this reporting elsewhere - but I can't quite understand how Austria (famously not a NATO member) has snagged a top role in a bureaucracy running an alliance of which they're not a member.
New US border sign:
*FASCISM HAZARD. RISK OF DEATH. DO NOT APPROACH.*
*FASCISM HAZARD. RISK OF DEATH. DO NOT APPROACH.*
Since last night, 16,800 fans have cancelled their FIFA World Cup 2026 tickets.
In addition FIFA has scheduled an emergency meeting next week to address the escalating protesting and how it relates to safety and political concerns.
In addition FIFA has scheduled an emergency meeting next week to address the escalating protesting and how it relates to safety and political concerns.
January 13, 2026 at 11:23 AM
New US border sign:
*FASCISM HAZARD. RISK OF DEATH. DO NOT APPROACH.*
*FASCISM HAZARD. RISK OF DEATH. DO NOT APPROACH.*
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All USA games should be relocated for the safety of fans and players
Since last night, 16,800 fans have cancelled their FIFA World Cup 2026 tickets.
In addition FIFA has scheduled an emergency meeting next week to address the escalating protesting and how it relates to safety and political concerns.
In addition FIFA has scheduled an emergency meeting next week to address the escalating protesting and how it relates to safety and political concerns.
January 13, 2026 at 10:28 AM
All USA games should be relocated for the safety of fans and players
OMG. SO. MUCH. THIS.
I think the key distinction for me is that we task people with a 2:1 in English Lit from Oxbridge to oversee our infrastructure projects whereas other countries put engineers in charge of engineering.
Superb and absolutely damning long read on HS2.
www.ft.com/content/3f73... How the UK ended up building the world’s most expensive railway
www.ft.com/content/3f73... How the UK ended up building the world’s most expensive railway
January 13, 2026 at 10:55 AM
OMG. SO. MUCH. THIS.
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That's a Russian Shahed drone in the middle
January 13, 2026 at 8:35 AM
That's a Russian Shahed drone in the middle
Ooooooh. Would absolutely pay to watch that.
January 13, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Ooooooh. Would absolutely pay to watch that.
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For balance, as I do spend a lot of time poo-pooing suggestions that this or that thing is meant as a Nazi allusion, I should point out here that I absolutely believe that this logo is meant as a Nazi allusion, it’s an open and shut case.
Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
January 13, 2026 at 8:39 AM
For balance, as I do spend a lot of time poo-pooing suggestions that this or that thing is meant as a Nazi allusion, I should point out here that I absolutely believe that this logo is meant as a Nazi allusion, it’s an open and shut case.
Wrote this 2.5 years ago about geoengineering entering the chat. Unusually for me, I'm not embarrassed by it and think it's aged well.
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The Apocalypse Is Unevenly Distributed
Geoengineering, solar radiation management, Termination Shock. Oh my.
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Wrote this 2.5 years ago about geoengineering entering the chat. Unusually for me, I'm not embarrassed by it and think it's aged well.
open.substack.com/pub/wickedpr...
open.substack.com/pub/wickedpr...
Kalaallit Nunaannut kiffaanngissuseq!
January 13, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Kalaallit Nunaannut kiffaanngissuseq!
The hat is getting mixed reactions on calls.
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 AM
The hat is getting mixed reactions on calls.
Affected Tun Wells adjacent house here. The struggle is real.
January 13, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Affected Tun Wells adjacent house here. The struggle is real.
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Its not that the media is not covering what is happening, but it does feel like the military occupation of an American city should be treated as a national crisis.
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Its not that the media is not covering what is happening, but it does feel like the military occupation of an American city should be treated as a national crisis.
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I encourage all ICE officers to debate him in a battle of ideas and get him to change his mind.
Seriously go WS.
Seriously go WS.
Will focusing his endless font of energy when it comes to being annoying towards ICE totally rules and I tip my cap. Someone buy that man a tank of gas
January 12, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I encourage all ICE officers to debate him in a battle of ideas and get him to change his mind.
Seriously go WS.
Seriously go WS.