Pete
@chhinnamasta.bsky.social
Peripheral dad. Interested in alternative politics/economics, idealist philosophy, uk local government, anything involving hydrofoils, psychedelics and little fluffy dogs
University of Toronto law professor David Dyzenhaus, says that Harvard Law professor Adrien Vermeule “moved away from just being interested in [Carl] Schmitt,” a former Nazi scholar, “to actually embracing all dimensions of Schmitt’s theory: both the political dimension & the legal dimension…” 1/
January 6, 2026 at 9:18 AM
On one level this is completely bonkers but on another it’s normal behaviour given the history
This is incredibly worth reading in light of what is happening now and the basis on which Trump and Rubio are pursuing charges against Maduro.
The Narco-Terrorist Elite - The American Prospect
Why is Marco Rubio so hell-bent on making Iran-Contra again?
prospect.org
January 4, 2026 at 2:25 PM
On one level this is completely bonkers but on another it’s normal behaviour given the history
Well I reposted this but it’s been deleted which is odd as it’s on news sites. Bonkers concentration of billionaires on their superyachts off St Barths right now. They are there for the fireworks. Someone is labouring a point somewhere
December 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Well I reposted this but it’s been deleted which is odd as it’s on news sites. Bonkers concentration of billionaires on their superyachts off St Barths right now. They are there for the fireworks. Someone is labouring a point somewhere
Reposted by Pete
Searched back through Blue Sky for this.
Which is one of the best things I saw all year in any medium.
Which is one of the best things I saw all year in any medium.
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Searched back through Blue Sky for this.
Which is one of the best things I saw all year in any medium.
Which is one of the best things I saw all year in any medium.
Flambéed gammon for Christmas!
Oh GB News. Have a day off and enjoy a mince pie.
How dare I talk positively about migration & refugee rights at this time of year that should be about *checks notes* good tidings and warm wishes.
Tune in at 3pm to watch and judge for yourself.
Merry Christmas everyone!
How dare I talk positively about migration & refugee rights at this time of year that should be about *checks notes* good tidings and warm wishes.
Tune in at 3pm to watch and judge for yourself.
Merry Christmas everyone!
December 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Flambéed gammon for Christmas!
Deep joy
December 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Deep joy
Chubby little loser, he sold his soul
December 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Chubby little loser, he sold his soul
Contradamus strikes again
December 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Contradamus strikes again
The smooch of doom
Merry Christmas, Keir Starmer: despite everything, you’re still the best man for the job | Simon Jenkins
Merry Christmas, Keir Starmer: despite everything, you’re still the best man for the job | Simon Jenkins
Rumours of the prime minister’s demise are premature. Yes, the polls look bad – but these days they reflect little more than voters’ passing whims, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The smooch of doom
Great that @zackpolanski.bsky.social is having these conversations. @meadwaj.bsky.social seems to be leading on developing humane sustainable economics and it will be interesting to see where Green Party policy goes over the next couple of years
Full interview on YouTube at 7pm: Full episode with @meadwaj on YouTube at 7pm: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RZG...
Why The Media Is Looking At Economics All Wrong | James Meadway | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Great that @zackpolanski.bsky.social is having these conversations. @meadwaj.bsky.social seems to be leading on developing humane sustainable economics and it will be interesting to see where Green Party policy goes over the next couple of years
My ghast is flabbered
Interesting background on Paul Doyle, who drove his car into the Liverpool parade www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
December 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
My ghast is flabbered
As someone who remembers the “yuck factor” arguments relating to genetic engineering and the Brent Spar campaign I’m unfashionably supportive of research not just into the technology of geoengineering, but also into whether an equitable governance system is possible
We must not stop research on solar #geoengineering
- Letters from @worthingtonbry.bsky.social, @hughhunt.bsky.social, Portia Adade Williams and @angelack.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Letters from @worthingtonbry.bsky.social, @hughhunt.bsky.social, Portia Adade Williams and @angelack.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We must not stop research on solar geoengineering | Letters
Letters: Bryony Worthington says the media should not be pushing a western attitude to climate strategies to the detriment of African nations. Plus letters from Prof Hugh Hunt, Dr Portia Adade William...
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
As someone who remembers the “yuck factor” arguments relating to genetic engineering and the Brent Spar campaign I’m unfashionably supportive of research not just into the technology of geoengineering, but also into whether an equitable governance system is possible
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*walking in a winter wonderland*
ME: where's bluebird?
BIRD: gone
ME: w... who are you?
*bird looks around shiftily*
BIRD: I'm new bird
ME: where's bluebird?
BIRD: gone
ME: w... who are you?
*bird looks around shiftily*
BIRD: I'm new bird
December 16, 2023 at 4:33 PM
*walking in a winter wonderland*
ME: where's bluebird?
BIRD: gone
ME: w... who are you?
*bird looks around shiftily*
BIRD: I'm new bird
ME: where's bluebird?
BIRD: gone
ME: w... who are you?
*bird looks around shiftily*
BIRD: I'm new bird
@bloodwork.show Look what I found when I was liderally listening to you talk about palingenisis
December 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
@bloodwork.show Look what I found when I was liderally listening to you talk about palingenisis
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
iOS update makes me feel like I’ve fucked up my microdosing
December 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
iOS update makes me feel like I’ve fucked up my microdosing
Watched this earlier and was struck by the conclusion that the idea our blessed liberal democracies are in danger of succumbing to fascism is nonsense. It’s always been there, we’ve just exported it, and now it’s coming home
youtu.be/-T2ha4a_AuE?...
youtu.be/-T2ha4a_AuE?...
Western Sahara "The Worst Police State I've Ever Seen"
YouTube video by Cogito
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Watched this earlier and was struck by the conclusion that the idea our blessed liberal democracies are in danger of succumbing to fascism is nonsense. It’s always been there, we’ve just exported it, and now it’s coming home
youtu.be/-T2ha4a_AuE?...
youtu.be/-T2ha4a_AuE?...
I’m afraid Pandora’s box is well and truly open on this one. It feels almost inevitable that it will happen. An outright ban will never be agreed so we are once again in the worst of all possible worlds - an emerging technology with potentially disastrous consequences and no guardrails
The Guardian view on solar geoengineering: Africa has a point about this risky technology | Editorial
The Guardian view on solar geoengineering: Africa has a point about this risky technology | Editorial
Editorial: Sun-dimming risks putting the planet’s thermostat under Donald Trump’s control. Better to adopt the precautionary principle with high-stakes science
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I’m afraid Pandora’s box is well and truly open on this one. It feels almost inevitable that it will happen. An outright ban will never be agreed so we are once again in the worst of all possible worlds - an emerging technology with potentially disastrous consequences and no guardrails
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Oh dear, I suddenly had an image in my mind of a flood of used sex toys getting sent to his offices at:
Farage Media, 57a, Broadway, Leigh On Sea, Essex, SS9 1PE
Farage Media, 57a, Broadway, Leigh On Sea, Essex, SS9 1PE
December 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Oh dear, I suddenly had an image in my mind of a flood of used sex toys getting sent to his offices at:
Farage Media, 57a, Broadway, Leigh On Sea, Essex, SS9 1PE
Farage Media, 57a, Broadway, Leigh On Sea, Essex, SS9 1PE
Meanwhile, back in the real world…
Hugely encouraging news from Brazil today. President Lula has instructed four ministries to draw up a roadmap for a just transition away from fossil fuels, and asked his government to formulate an energy transition fund using income from petroleum revenues.
www.linkedin.com/posts/ana-to...
www.linkedin.com/posts/ana-to...
Today, President Lula issued a directive for the government to develop, within 60 days, a proposal outlining guidelines for a national roadmap for transitioning away from fossil fuels in a just and… |...
Today, President Lula issued a directive for the government to develop, within 60 days, a proposal outlining guidelines for a national roadmap for transitioning away from fossil fuels in a just and or...
www.linkedin.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Meanwhile, back in the real world…
Went to see Grayson Perry today. It’s was his last show and he’s been all over the country. It’s an interactive show and he asks who you’d vote for. Picture shows Greens at 42% and apparently it’s the same *everywhere*. Labour have lost the middle class
December 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Went to see Grayson Perry today. It’s was his last show and he’s been all over the country. It’s an interactive show and he asks who you’d vote for. Picture shows Greens at 42% and apparently it’s the same *everywhere*. Labour have lost the middle class
“They’re anti-Nato at a time when the world is more volatile than it has ever been. The Green party thinks it’s all right to sell drugs and there should be no restrictions.”
This sort of bollocks cost him my support years ago. Total bullshitter
join.greenparty.org.uk
This sort of bollocks cost him my support years ago. Total bullshitter
join.greenparty.org.uk
Starmer says he’s "taking the gloves off" and that the Greens are "nuts"
Big talk from the PM of vibes based cruelty and trickle down cowardice.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Big talk from the PM of vibes based cruelty and trickle down cowardice.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
“They’re anti-Nato at a time when the world is more volatile than it has ever been. The Green party thinks it’s all right to sell drugs and there should be no restrictions.”
This sort of bollocks cost him my support years ago. Total bullshitter
join.greenparty.org.uk
This sort of bollocks cost him my support years ago. Total bullshitter
join.greenparty.org.uk