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Tom Nockolds

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locohome.coop - co-founder (not a current position) cpagency.org.au - director glasgowenergy.coop - director community energy, retrofit, co-operatives, economics, photos

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Imagine being so bereft of credibility that you decide to give Barnaby Joyce a puff piece on Australian Story
Screen shot of the ABC Australian Story website showing Barnaby Joyce wearing a stupid hat inside.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 06/08/2026
Australian economist Bill Mitchell is merciless in his critique of this article. He should know, being an expert in macroeconomics of Japan. billmitchell.org/blog/?p=63284
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Japan’s proposed investment boost will not run out of yen – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory
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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
this guy is the co-founder of Airbnb
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John Birch Society
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Your taxes are paying for an Illegal Alien with an Anchor
Baby to live in the starter home your American kids can't
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 17/06/2026
Fantastic article. A scathing piece that pulls no punches as it roll calls many of the most senior and respected journalists in Australia. 🎯
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Sam Knights @samknights.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Absurd decision by the Court of Appeal to uphold the ban on direct action via the proscription of Palestine Action as "terrorism". The idea that support for a protest group is now punishable by up to 14 years in prison make a mockery of our democratic rights. A dark day for British democracy.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 07/06/2026
Rutger Bregman is an *actual* climate denier. Not a metaphorical one. He's pumping out scripts using a Claude Pro subscription that's running on Elon Musk's filthy GHG intensive methane fumes choking a community in Memphis, and he just refuses to acknowledge or even address it. Dude doesn't care.
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Twenty years ago, climate denial was a problem of the right. Today, Al denial is a problem of the left, and the consequences could be even more disastrous.
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Liberals Are The New Climate Deniers
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I honestly think the next 5-10 years could be some of the wildest in human history. And the people who should be sounding the alarm (the journalists, the academics, the "In this House We Believe Science Is Real" crowd) are in denial.
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I don't say this often, but I think this is the most important thing I've published in some time. Watch it as a video essay or read it on my
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 08/06/2026
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Half of business owners on this Toronto street estimated that more than 25% of their customers arrived by car. In fact, it was 4%. And the % of customers who who walked or cycled? 72%. Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid.com www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
Toronto walkable shopping street
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Jewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
"In his comment about Herzog as the Jewish head of state, Albanese implied that a section of the Australian public is actually under the rule of a foreign leader." Our EO, Bart Shteinman spoke with @jacobin about the crackdowns on pro-Palestinian speech: jacobin.com/2026/05/aust...
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
UK gilt yields have hit an 18-year high because bond markets fear Labour might elect a slightly more left-wing leader. When financial markets seek to constrain democratic choice, that is not economic discipline. It is political power, exercised without a ballot. www.cnbc.com/2026/05/13/g...
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'Bond markets on edge' as King Charles sets out fragile UK government's agenda
U.K. gilts and bonds faced heavy selling pressure in response to the latest 'Starmer drama', as the prime minister faced down rivals ahead of the King's Speech.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 08/05/2026
Congratulations @hollybruce.bsky.social
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 08/05/2026
astonishing and powerful photos by Saher Alghorra, Pulitzer Prize winner 2026 www.pulitzer.org/winners/sahe...
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Saher Alghorra, contributor, The New York Times
For his haunting, sensitive series showing the devastation and starvation in Gaza resulting from the war with Israel.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 02/05/2026
There’s a great podcast series underway by ILSR, about data centres, well worth a listen ilsr.org/building-loc...
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Building Local Power
Building Local Power presents empowering stories and transformative ideas that drive community resilience, equitable economies, and sustainable futures.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 02/05/2026
Excellent Ketan! This speaks loudly to my driving motivation for my work in community energy - that the transition needs to be “fast and fair”. I got this from Nicky, who in-turn got this from Lawrie (I think), and I suspect you were a strong influence in that.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 28/04/2026
I’ve measured internal surface temp as 16° when -5° outside and 18° inside. Obvs it is the sash and case system that is the weak link here. The glass is incredible.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 28/04/2026
4 x windows 2m x 1m (the sky always looks like this here in Glasgow 😂😂)
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 28/04/2026
I’m in Glasgow, in a tenement. Vacuum glass is still exotic, but there are probs dozens of other retrofit examples locally.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 28/04/2026
A key motivation for me was material conservation AKA avoiding throwing entire window units in bin.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 28/04/2026
Some minor work on the sash to make a bit more space for the slightly thicker glass.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 28/04/2026
No. Sliding sashes came out temporarily, casements stayed where they were. Bigger weights were needed.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 28/04/2026
I got that installed in my windows. Retrofit into existing single glass sash & case. Stunning result. 1870s b-listed building in conservation area.😎
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Anthony Klan @anthonyklan.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
It’s also worth remembering racist hate group Advance is funded by Australia’s taxpayer-funded “Antisemitism Envoy” Jillian Segal — paid to promote “social cohesion” — and her husband John Roth. She is still refusing to provide any meaningful response... theklaxon.com.au/jillian-sega...
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Jillian Segal and husband funding far-right group "Advance" - The Klaxon
Antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal and her husband are among the biggest funders of far-right group "Advance”, which spreads hateful propaganda and racist tropes.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 05/04/2026
Maybe @johnswinney.bsky.social could also ask him to stop sports-washing genocidal Israel?
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 05/04/2026
Seriously impressive piece of work. P.S. do you use AI to assist your writing? If the answer is “yes” then I suggest to stop this as a way of improving the quality of your writing.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 05/04/2026
Amazing post by @ausmmt.bsky.social demonstrating that serious alternative economic analysis exists and is ready and waiting in the wings to replace the mainstream. Just how the (entrenched orthodox) system will fall is not clear but it will. We need these alternatives nearby when that happens.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 01/04/2026
Using AI to search for things? Be prepared to get the wrong things.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 01/04/2026
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 27/03/2026
You must picture Sam Altman holding a knife to Tim Berner-Lee's throat. We are in a truly existential level of danger when it comes to the survival of the open web, across every front. This year is when it all comes to a head. www.anildash.com/2026/03/27/e...
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Endgame for the Open Web - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 28/03/2026
Spot on, great teardown.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 28/03/2026
Great thread Ketan. Strong agree everything you said. LLM based Generative AI is not inevitable, it is unsustainable and unethical.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 25/03/2026
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
This is an unbelievably weak response from the chancellor to the enormous bill hikes facing households in the UK. Monitoring the situation? These lukewarm words show the government simply do not understand the scale of the cost of living crisis. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Rachel Reeves rules out universal support on energy bills
Chancellor says package offered by Liz Truss’s government was unaffordable and any future help will be targeted
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Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
The best time to have invested in renewables, walkable cities and transit to avoid the oil crisis shock was twenty years ago. The second best time is today.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 05/03/2026
So so good. What a letter
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
NEW How Palantir captured the Ministry of Defence How a close read of public domain documents show how MoD was commercially colonised by Palantir By me, at FT www.ft.com/content/5207...
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 19/02/2026
Something the Government want you to forget...
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Scotland's Economics Festival @scoteconfest.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
During the festival, we will discuss the #MMT-inspired idea that interest rates should be permanently set at zero. Inequality is a significant social harm. www.scoteconfest.org/ Join us in Edinburgh (and online) 19th-21st March 2026.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 04/02/2026
Congratulations to @sarahschwartz.bsky.social for your appearance on ABC Radio National this morning. Your dignity and clarity in the face of an offensive personal attack by Lillian Kline was so powerful.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Every social theory undergirding Trumpism has been broken on the steel of Minnesotan resolve. The multiracial community in Minneapolis was supposed to shatter. It did not. It held until Bovino was forced out of the Twin Cities with his long coat between his legs.

The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once. Minnesotans, not the armed thugs of ICE and the Border Patrol, are brave. Minnesotans have shown that their community is socially cohesive—because of its diversity and not in spite of it. Minnesotans have found and loved one another in a world atomized by social media, where empty men have tried to fill their lonely soul with lies about their own inherent superiority. Minnesotans have preserved everything worthwhile about “Western civilization,” while armed brutes try to tear it down by force.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
1000+ new members since this was broadcast. Still going up. 1000 more people ready to create a better future. Join.greenparty.org.uk
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 22/01/2026
Help us make hope normal again. Join the Green Party now.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 23/01/2026
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 19/01/2026
Prof Steve Keen nails it again. Government Debt is an essential *feature* of our modern economy. youtu.be/e32ANMH8TpA?...
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The U.S. can't sell its debt anymore: Top Economist Explains
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 15/01/2026
Never using LLM-based AI is a great way to avoid this problem. Comes with additional benefits such as not burning the planet, not feeding fascist big tech, not being a party to grand theft of intellectual property, not contributing to water scarcity...
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
'Please, you don't have to have your hand on me' Watch the moment ITV News' Peter A Smith was grabbed by a Reform UK staffer after being told to move on from his line of questioning while interviewing the party's new Scottish leader, Malcolm Offord
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Good morning. A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive. That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power. Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 14/01/2026
Comes with additional benefits such as not burning the planet, not feeding fascist big tech, not being a party to grand theft of intellectual property, not contributing to water scarcity.
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Tom Nockolds @nockolds.me · 14/01/2026
Never using LLM-based AI is a great way to avoid this sort of career limiting embarrassment at work. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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West Midlands police chief apologises after AI error used to justify Maccabi Tel Aviv ban
Craig Guildford says he gave incorrect evidence to MPs and mistake arose from ‘use of Microsoft Copilot’
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Jewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
"My community’s security will not be possible at the expense of others. That is not safety. It is scapegoating."
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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 12/01/2026
Following recent headlines suggesting that a prominent backside may be a sign of neurodivergence, the world’s leading expert on prominent backsides has agreed to become an autism assessor, according to reports.
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Autism assessments outsourced to Sir Mix-a-Lot
Following recent headlines suggesting that a prominent backside may be a sign of neurodivergence, the world’s leading expert on prominent backsides has agreed to become an autism assessor, according…
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