@itsthesystem.bsky.social
I am a left- leaning academic with a background in international politics who's trying to make sense of what looks like a fundamental shift in the world order.
Got this 1000 piece puzzle of London yesterday and have started making a (little) dent on it together with my partner. And I'm not really a patient person. Go figure
January 4, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Got this 1000 piece puzzle of London yesterday and have started making a (little) dent on it together with my partner. And I'm not really a patient person. Go figure
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Tesla Loses Its EV Crown to BYD as Sales Keep Dropping
Full-year electric vehicle sales figures have dropped for 2025, revealing China’s BYD is now officially global top dog.
www.wired.com/story/byd-tr...
Full-year electric vehicle sales figures have dropped for 2025, revealing China’s BYD is now officially global top dog.
www.wired.com/story/byd-tr...
Tesla Loses Its EV Crown to BYD as Sales Keep Dropping
Full-year electric vehicle sales figures have dropped for 2025, revealing China’s BYD is now officially global top dog.
www.wired.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Tesla Loses Its EV Crown to BYD as Sales Keep Dropping
Full-year electric vehicle sales figures have dropped for 2025, revealing China’s BYD is now officially global top dog.
www.wired.com/story/byd-tr...
Full-year electric vehicle sales figures have dropped for 2025, revealing China’s BYD is now officially global top dog.
www.wired.com/story/byd-tr...
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Republicans rushed tax cuts for the wealthy but delayed their cuts to Medicaid and food assistance. Why?
So they don't kick in until after the midterms.
Help spread the word.
So they don't kick in until after the midterms.
Help spread the word.
January 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Republicans rushed tax cuts for the wealthy but delayed their cuts to Medicaid and food assistance. Why?
So they don't kick in until after the midterms.
Help spread the word.
So they don't kick in until after the midterms.
Help spread the word.
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l've seen toxic relationships and workplaces ruin some of the best minds and happiest people.
This is a sign and reminder that at some point you need to choose yourself. Don't stay in anything longer than you're supposed to, and go to places where you're appreciated.
This is a sign and reminder that at some point you need to choose yourself. Don't stay in anything longer than you're supposed to, and go to places where you're appreciated.
January 1, 2026 at 3:37 PM
l've seen toxic relationships and workplaces ruin some of the best minds and happiest people.
This is a sign and reminder that at some point you need to choose yourself. Don't stay in anything longer than you're supposed to, and go to places where you're appreciated.
This is a sign and reminder that at some point you need to choose yourself. Don't stay in anything longer than you're supposed to, and go to places where you're appreciated.
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Took this pic in our garden earlier today. Happy New 2026 Year, everyone! With wishes for peace, love, and harmony!
December 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Took this pic in our garden earlier today. Happy New 2026 Year, everyone! With wishes for peace, love, and harmony!
It's time for cruelty-free wool! Say NO to live lamb cutting! action.eko.org/a/stop-sourc...
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December 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It's time for cruelty-free wool! Say NO to live lamb cutting! action.eko.org/a/stop-sourc...
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Apartheid state
Farage would restrict child benefit to "working British people, meaning a couple who both work 37.5 hours a week”. 450,000 children would plunge into poverty.
Tories plan to restore the two child benefit cap.
Children and poor punished. Silence on redistribution, corporate welfare
Farage would restrict child benefit to "working British people, meaning a couple who both work 37.5 hours a week”. 450,000 children would plunge into poverty.
Tories plan to restore the two child benefit cap.
Children and poor punished. Silence on redistribution, corporate welfare
Farage’s child benefit policy ‘would plunge 450,000 into poverty’
Exclusive: New analysis by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has led charities to warn about the impact of Farage’s plans on the two child benefit cap
www.independent.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Apartheid state
Farage would restrict child benefit to "working British people, meaning a couple who both work 37.5 hours a week”. 450,000 children would plunge into poverty.
Tories plan to restore the two child benefit cap.
Children and poor punished. Silence on redistribution, corporate welfare
Farage would restrict child benefit to "working British people, meaning a couple who both work 37.5 hours a week”. 450,000 children would plunge into poverty.
Tories plan to restore the two child benefit cap.
Children and poor punished. Silence on redistribution, corporate welfare
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Some inspiration! At SF Bay PSR we are working to safeguard and strengthen democracy: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Some inspiration! At SF Bay PSR we are working to safeguard and strengthen democracy: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software.
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
goodlaw.social
December 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software.
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Merry Christmas, one and all!
December 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Merry Christmas, one and all!
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BREAKING: TikTok users just realized the Epstein file PDFs aren’t really redacted. You can copy and paste the text and read exactly what they tried to hide. Sloppy doesn’t even begin to cover it.
December 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
BREAKING: TikTok users just realized the Epstein file PDFs aren’t really redacted. You can copy and paste the text and read exactly what they tried to hide. Sloppy doesn’t even begin to cover it.
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The lighthouse is always watching.
December 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The lighthouse is always watching.
Check out my new post where I dissect the 2025 US National Security Strategy and use it as an example of how ambiguity can corrode trust by the public in officialdom. I hope you'll enjoy it. Please share: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Of Smoke, Mirrors and National Security Strategies
The document is a masterclass in ambiguity but the pattern is replicated over time and policy areas. Should we be surprised that eventually the public will lose trust in institutions and officials?
substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Check out my new post where I dissect the 2025 US National Security Strategy and use it as an example of how ambiguity can corrode trust by the public in officialdom. I hope you'll enjoy it. Please share: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Well worth the read, I thought. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
George Osborne has a new job in tech, and it doesn’t bode well for Britain | Chris Stokel-Walker
OpenAI is the latest to make a political hire as big tech spreads its tentacles around the world. So what’s the attraction, asks author Chris Stokel-Walker
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Well worth the read, I thought. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that?
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that?
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
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On Tuesday I wrote to Sofia, asking her either to attach a note to the film and to the platforms on which it is shown, explaining that I was interviewed under false pretences; or to re-edit the film, removing my contribution. I have not received a reply.
1. This short thread is about what I see as a serious breach of journalistic ethics, in the making of Sofia Pineda Ochoa’s online documentary Greenwashed. She interviewed me for the film, but neither before, during or after was I given any idea I would be its target. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjWU...
GREENWASHED | Full Documentary [Official]
YouTube video by Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
On Tuesday I wrote to Sofia, asking her either to attach a note to the film and to the platforms on which it is shown, explaining that I was interviewed under false pretences; or to re-edit the film, removing my contribution. I have not received a reply.
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NHS doctor uses Streeting’s own words from 2023 to destroy Labour over the strikes www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
NHS doctor uses Streeting's own words from 2023 to destroy Labour over the strikes
Hey present-day Streeting, listen to past-Streeting: 'he wants the strikes to go ahead, so he can blame doctors and nurses for his failure'
www.thecanary.co
December 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
NHS doctor uses Streeting’s own words from 2023 to destroy Labour over the strikes www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
My latest post with some reflections about my expectations of what my life would look like. I hope you'll find it interesting: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Chronicles of a Middle Class Life
w/c 8th December 2025
substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
My latest post with some reflections about my expectations of what my life would look like. I hope you'll find it interesting: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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'Utterly irresponsible': BMA accuses Streeting of scaremongering over doctor strike
www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
December 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM
'Utterly irresponsible': BMA accuses Streeting of scaremongering over doctor strike
www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
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Happy 100th Birthday Dick Van Dyke December 13, 2025
December 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Happy 100th Birthday Dick Van Dyke December 13, 2025
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After the U.S. imposed sanctions, YouTube took down over 700 videos from prominent Palestinian human rights groups. Rights advocates say this censorship goes beyond Palestine and affects the future of international justice and accountability. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/yout...
YouTube and big tech censorship threatens global accountability, Palestinian rights groups say
After the U.S. imposed sanctions, YouTube took down over 700 videos from prominent Palestinian human rights groups. Rights advocates say this censorship goes beyond Palestine and affects the future…
mondoweiss.net
December 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
After the U.S. imposed sanctions, YouTube took down over 700 videos from prominent Palestinian human rights groups. Rights advocates say this censorship goes beyond Palestine and affects the future of international justice and accountability. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/yout...
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Donald Trump is required to release the Epstein files by December 19.
MAKE SURE YOU HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE
MAKE SURE YOU HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE
December 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Donald Trump is required to release the Epstein files by December 19.
MAKE SURE YOU HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE
MAKE SURE YOU HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE
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With the amount of wealth the 0.001% own, inequality is nothing less than a sick joke www.thecanary.co/global/world...
With the amount of wealth the 0.001% own, inequality is nothing less than a sick joke
The richest 0.001% own three times more wealth than 50% of humanity, according to the World Inequality Report 2026
www.thecanary.co
December 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
With the amount of wealth the 0.001% own, inequality is nothing less than a sick joke www.thecanary.co/global/world...