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Rupert Read

@rupertread.bsky.social
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Co-Director @climatemajority.bsky.social | Emeritus Prof of Philosophy | Author, WHY CLIMATE BREAKDOWN MATTERS and TRANSFORMATIVE ADAPTATION | Home-grown dissident | Free thinker | Earthling. NB Reposts are not necessarily endorsements.

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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 10h
BREAKING: Full transcript of PM Burnham’s remarks (from his barnstorming Lab Conference speech) on the growing crisis we all experienced this summer, that’s about to deepen as we enter the unprecedented ‘super El Niño’ event: the climate & nature crisis… “ZERO”! = Not A Word. ..Just unbelievable..
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Dr Lupo: Literally Zero
ALT: Dr Lupo: Literally Zero
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The petition for an independent commission on electoral reform has just received an official response from Govt. It's pretty supportive. “The PM has been clear about his commitment to electoral reform & welcomes a national debate about how our democratic system can best serve voters across the UK."
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Petition: Set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform to review the electoral system
I ask the Government to set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform, as advocated by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections. It should be an independent, time limited, expert led re...
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 14h
BREAKING: Burnham’s announcement is good news. It may not inn the end come to anything. Let’s co-operate with Burnham to try to ensure it >does< come to something. If it doesn’t, then Labour should and will be hit where it hurts for the failure: in the ballots …
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 20h
"How do we make it through times of hope collapse in the best ways possible?" A great article on thrutopias by Chris Johnstone, co-author of Active Hope and Director at the College of Wellbeing. innerclimateresponsealliance.substack.com/p/activating...
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Activating Hope for Thrutopian Resilience
This month, a guest post from ICRA community member Chris Johnstone. co-author of Active Hope with Joanna Macy and Director at the College of Wellbeing.
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"As we enter what is likely the worst #ElNiño event in history, amid geopolitical turmoil...consideration of how we can adapt and survive is urgent." We face a choice; build resilience or be shaped by crisis. www.resilience.org/stories/2026...
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Escalating climate and geopolitical shocks force a choice: build resilience or be shaped by crisis
Britain is in the grip of its worst-ever, record-shattering midsummer heatwave — even before the impacts of a predicted super El Niño of “Godzilla” strength are fully felt. In this stark context,…
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GlisGlis @glisglis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Watch this video and start to think how you will prepare at the household level, neighbourhood level, and community level for the possible impact of this super El Niño on top of an already overheated climate.
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You've probably heard about the super #ElNiño on the news but what does it actually mean for us? Watch now as I explain 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUoV...
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WHAT DOES THIS EXTREME EL NINO EVENT MEAN FOR 👉YOU👈? | Rupert Read | Direct
EXPLAINER: You've probably heard about the monster El Niño that has just begun, the biggest in at least a thousand years and quite possibly the biggest ever. In this video I try to answer the…
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Under this #ElNiño, the summer of 2026 will probably look relatively mild. Floods are also likely to increase..." Check out my latest #Substack with some suggestions for how to prepare for what's coming. rupertsreads.substack.com/p/watch-how-...
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WATCH: How Will the Super El Niño Affect You?
A practical look at what we think will happen, and how you can prepare
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Ms M 💚🌱💙🦊🌳🦔🌸🐞🧶♾️ @themorganic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A very helpful watch. Start organising keep yourselves and your community safe. #Resilience #WeatherExtremes #ElNino
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You've probably heard about the super #ElNiño on the news but what does it actually mean for us? Watch now as I explain 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUoV...
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WHAT DOES THIS EXTREME EL NINO EVENT MEAN FOR 👉YOU👈? | Rupert Read | Direct
EXPLAINER: You've probably heard about the monster El Niño that has just begun, the biggest in at least a thousand years and quite possibly the biggest ever. In this video I try to answer the…
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Diary date: I'll be in conversation with globally respected peace-pilgrim, life-long activist and former monk, Satish Kumar, on October 10th, as part of Leiston Book Festival in #Suffolk. Book your tickets now via the link. www.leistonbookfestival.co.uk/post/an-even...
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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
When I stepped over to this platform, I got quieter about the professional risk work I do, but I miss it so... Last year a very stark report from the UK's intelligence community surfaced, this week at the UN they shared some of it with other nations. The Guardian lays it out (with good links). 🧵
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NEW: "We need to be prepared for worst-case scenarios." What will the super #ElNiño mean for us? Do watch the full video via the link. youtu.be/HUoVHO6gEmM
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Tom Scott @tom--scott.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Some intelligence reports need to be kept confidential, for obvious reasons. This is not one of those - it's not about hostile foreign states, and it needs to be understood by ordinary UK citizens to inform decisions about their own safety and security.
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NEW: Excellent Guardian explainer (from Fiona Harvey) on the meaning of the intelligence services’ suppressed National Security Assessment on ECOSYSTEM COLLAPSE. Building of food resilience is a primary priority. Do read and share! Crucial… www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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MP Watch @mpwatch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/... At last @drandrewboswell.bsky.social @xrglobal.bsky.social @sioldridge.bsky.social @rupertread.bsky.social @juststopoil.bsky.social
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UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NEW: Excellent Guardian explainer (from Fiona Harvey) on the meaning of the intelligence services’ suppressed National Security Assessment on ECOSYSTEM COLLAPSE. Building of food resilience is a primary priority. Do read and share! Crucial… www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 24/09/2026
The climate crisis poses a critical defence threat. So why are MPs still being denied access to the full Joint Intelligence Committee report?
Graphic with a map-style weather image in the background and a black-and-white photo of Adrian Ramsay, MP for Waveney Valley. Headline reads: “UK WARNS EL NIÑO POSES CRITICAL DEFENCE THREAT.” A quote from Adrian Ramsay reads: “It’s good that the foreign secretary is presenting the findings of this crucial report to ministers from other governments. But it begs the question, why are MPs in this country still being denied access to the full report? And, most importantly, why has our government still not published its response to how it will address the stark findings?”
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"We need to fight this" How long can people accept ongoing exposure to harmful chemicals, while our governments continue to pursue policies of deregulation? Will legal action be the "spearhead" that accelerates action on PFAS pollution? Our story on ITV News: www.itv.com/news/2026-09...
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"As we enter what is likely the worst #ElNiño event in history, amid geopolitical turmoil...consideration of how we can adapt and survive is urgent." We face a choice; build resilience or be shaped by crisis. www.resilience.org/stories/2026...
resilience.org
Escalating climate and geopolitical shocks force a choice: build resilience or be shaped by crisis
Britain is in the grip of its worst-ever, record-shattering midsummer heatwave — even before the impacts of a predicted super El Niño of “Godzilla” strength are fully felt. In this stark context,…
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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Surely a window into the potential death tolls in the not too distant future as the global temperature average sails past 2.0°C
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Huge El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six months
New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis
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mandascott.bsky.social @mandascott.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This! - with thanks to @rupertread.bsky.social climatemajorityproject.substack.com/p/an-inside-...
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An inside look: Westminster debate on suppressed intelligence reports
Collaborating over what matters: at the end of the day, everyone wants to be SAFER
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"What we have seen, even in limited form, is stark." Important newspaper column by MP @adrianramsay.bsky.social on the well-attended debate he led in Parliament on the suppressed National Security Assessment (NSA). www.eadt.co.uk/news/2655233...
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Nature security is national security
In the first week back in Parliament, I was pleased to lead a debate on something vital to our national security: nature loss and ecosystem collapse.
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#CarbonReckoning (Andrew Boswell) @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Questions raised by this @theguardian.com investigation into @ipcc.bsky.social go right up to #ProfJimSkea "IPCC said there was no process currently under way to amend its conflict of interest policy" That needs to change, Jim, fast @ciel.org @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @rupertread.bsky.social
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Every major ecosystem, that we depend on for our own survival, is on a pathway to collapse." Watch @carolinelucas.bsky.social on BBC #QuestionTime talking about the suppressed National Security Assessment (NSA). We MUST continue to push for the UK Government to release the full report. #climate
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Every major ecosystem, that we depend on for our own survival, is on a pathway to collapse." Watch @carolinelucas.bsky.social on BBC #QuestionTime talking about the suppressed National Security Assessment (NSA). We MUST continue to push for the UK Government to release the full report. #climate
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Book now: I'll be in conversation with globally respected peace-pilgrim, life-long activist and former monk, Satish Kumar, on October 10th, as part of Leiston Book Festival. It will be a very special evening. More info and tickets via the link. www.leistonbookfestival.co.uk/post/an-even...
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Want to know more about the @climatemajority.bsky.social? Check out our book, which explores the thinking behind this urgent intiative and introduces our theory of change. This collaborative anthology is available as an e-book and in paperback. indiepubs.co.uk/products/the...
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
'Fess up, UK Government!' We need to see the full National Security Assessment (NSA) to be able to prepare for what is coming.
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
'Fess up, UK Government!' We need to see the full National Security Assessment (NSA) to be able to prepare for what is coming.
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
WATCH and share … this is crucial:
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
'Build resilience or be shaped by crisis...' That's the theme of this piece which urges us to consider how we must adapt to survive. www.resilience.org/stories/2026...
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A few photos from my speech in #London on Saturday where I joined with XR to call for the full National Security Assessment (NSA) to be released.
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Think about this… All-time temperature records being broken here in mid->September>. Not summer. September. This is the most insane (because climate-driven) El Niño ever, added on top of 1.5 C already of global overheat. Strategic adaptation for emergency resilience is urgent.
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ooh:
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"...three abject failures leave a very sour taste in the mouth at being asked to limit water usage by a company that pollutes it, wastes it, and has taken no serious steps to avoid shortages." I call for water companies to come back under public ownership 👇 www.edp24.co.uk/news/2648910...
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We're being asked to limit water usage by a company that pollutes and wastes it
I got an email recently from Anglian Water, my water provider.
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This felt like a trip down memory lane. I teamed up with @xruk-actions.bsky.social, which I helped launch back in the day, to call for the suppressed National Security Assessment to be released in full. Watch! #loveandrage #london #climate #NSA
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delavender.bsky.social @delavender.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
@ukgovcomms.bsky.social 'Fess up'
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 15/09/2026
Every atom in your body has survived cosmic catastrophes beyond comprehension, only to end up answering inane emails.
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
WATCH: I was pleased to team up with #XR at the weekend to call for the full National Security Assessment (NSA) to be published. How can we prepare if they won't tell us what's coming? www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWVH...
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How Can We Prepare If They Won't Tell Us What's Coming? | Rupert Read
I'm hugely excited to be taking part in these Extinction Rebellion events, and I'd ask everyone involved to remember one simple truth throughout: We Are All Crew. Having helped launch XR back in…
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The current building #Norwich Quakers use is 200 years old this year. There is an exhibition and events during #HeritageWeek to celebrate the anniversary. Check the various dates and opening times via the link. www.networknorwich.co.uk/Articles/745...
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Norwich Quakers celebrate bicentenary
The current building Norwich Quakers use for their meetings for worship - and much more - is 200 years old this year. There is an exhibition and events during Heritage Week to celebrate the…
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This felt like a trip down memory lane. I teamed up with @xruk-actions.bsky.social, which I helped launch back in the day, to call for the suppressed National Security Assessment to be released in full. Watch! #loveandrage #london #climate #NSA
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
TODAY (12th): I'll be kicking off #ExtinctionRebellion's three-day Love & Rage events at 10.30am this morning in #BethnalGreen by talking about the suppressed Government NSA. If you're in the area, do come. Details: rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/books/love-a...
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"...we are being intentionally endangered by our own Government." My report from the #WildSummit in #Bristol this week, where Zack Polanski challenged Burnham’s Government to publish an unredacted version of the National Security Assessment (NSA). 👇 rupertsreads.substack.com/p/polanski-u...
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Polanski Urges Government to Release Reports
Keynote Speech at the Wild Summit calls out Burnham for Security Report Cover-Up
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#CarbonReckoning (Andrew Boswell) @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
CCS lobbyists want the Govt to consent Rosebank on condition it pays for CCS Read my column in the Eastern Daily Press: why we should say NO to this www.edp24.co.uk/news/2651207... Write to your MP and Miatta Fahnbulleh asking them to reject Rosebank with / without CCS tinyurl.com/WRITE-TO-MIA...
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There's no clever fix for new North Sea oil
Andrew Boswell on the Energy Secretary’s decision on Rosebank — and why tying it to UK carbon capture fails on its own numbers
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's on. I'm running to be the next Green MP for Holborn & St Pancras. donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
BREAKING: Zack selected. Game on… I’ll be heading down to do some canvassing and leafletting. I hope YOU might, too… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Greens select Zack Polanski to run in Holborn and St Pancras byelection
Leader has said Greens are underdogs in race for Keir Starmer’s former seat but he is confident they can beat Labour
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
NEW: My latest #Substack is on Zack Polanski calling out Andy Burnham for the security report cover-up. Read now! rupertsreads.substack.com/p/polanski-u...
Speaking at the Wild Summit event in Bristol, Zack asked the prime minister:
“Will you tell the truth – and release the full unredacted report from the joint intelligence chiefs? Or will you keep hiding the truth from the public?”
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Richard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earth · 10/09/2026
RNLI is the best of us, a model of mutual aid that will become hugely more important as we move into climate breakdown. Who wins this fight is literally the difference between championing human dignity without condition or 'armed lifeboat' racial tribalism. No govt will decide that. It's on us.
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I'll be kicking off #ExtinctionRebellion's three-day Love & Rage events in #London on Saturday (12th) with a talk on the suppressed Government NSA. Do come along! 📍 10.30am at Raines Foundation School in Bethnal Green. Register: rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/books/love-a...
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