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Shannon Ray

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Luke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
There is a latent human anxiety about being kicked off the top of the food chain that seems to be stronger than the anxiety that we might destroy ourselves directly. So now we have abject terror about AI for the wrong reasons alongside complacency about the damage caused by humans.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026
I promise you there would be no AI alignment problem if the CEOs of AI companies faced jail time if their AI killed anyone.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 20/09/2026
“The fears expressed by A.I. executives are, mostly, serious and genuine,” Gideon Lewis-Kraus writes. But shouldn’t it be the job of those creating the dangers to save us from them? www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Our A.I. Problem
Why can’t the people who produced the technology, which has already shown that a different world is possible, just do the things that would prevent extinction?
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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Anthropic employees: NEXT-GEN AI COULD WIPE OUT HUMANITY WITH A SUPERVIRUS! Normies: that seems like a big leap. How would this AI disseminate such a virus in the real world? Anthropic employees: oh, through the wet labs we built and hooked it up to, of course. Normies: …😬😤
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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
When I tell you this is one of the most riveting, concise and accurate depictions of the catastrophically defective thought processes behind Effective Altruism and the larger Broligarch Epistemic Universe... Run, don't walk, to read the whole thing (link below), which concludes thus:
Example of the problematic thinking behind Effective Altruism.
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Dr. Émile P. Torres @xriskology.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
If you want to understand the current debate about ASI extinction risk, please please read this. I explain how you've almost certainly been misled into thinking this is about saving humanity--it's NOT. The term "human extinction" doesn't mean what you think it does!
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The ASI Extinction Debate Is the Opposite of What You Think
The media needs to wake up, fast. (3,100 words.)
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Alex Kealy @alexkealy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Absolutely incredible chart, Starmer's failure boils down to this stupid, flawed strategy
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Our rapid disillusionment with political leaders is treated by much of the media as some kind of pathology. But what I see is these leaders backtracking on their promises, dashing people's hopes and serving the ultra-rich ahead of the rest of the population. Why wouldn't we be disillusioned?
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Emily Cassidy @enviroem.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
People are always surprised to learn that packaging, processing, and transportation are almost always small contributors (<10%) of food-related GHG emissions. The TYPE of food we eat -- meat versus plants -- is a MUCH bigger factor.
Bar chart of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the lifecycle production of different foods. Beef and lamb are the highest emitting. Farm-level emissions and land use change emissions are the greatest contributors to lifecycle food emissions.
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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
As @aarnegranlund.eurosky.social notes, regardless of the evidence and escalating impacts, the high carbon norms of the affluent in society go largely unquestioned.‘Sufficiency’ remains an essentially taboo issue in the mainstream climate debate.
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Robert Raymond @robpertray.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
it's hard to describe how much it sucks living in a society where things only ever get worse
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
So much life, so much beauty, so much of what makes our planet function as a system, all going up in smoke because of rampant greed and corruption. Headlines like this are heartbreaking far beyond anything words could possibly express.
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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Anyone else get this earlier? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/767687
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 14/08/2026
This is fine... "Britain on fire" "Heatwave devastation" "Inferno" "Houses burn and train derails on hottest day" "Rampant wildfires engulf streets of family homes" "Record 2.5m trips to A&E" "Temps hit 38.1C as fifth heatwave peaks" "Britain in meltdown"
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dvdjnstndn.bsky.social @dvdjnstndn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
A shoddy photoshop of Andy Burnham standing in front of the Dunwich Heath wildfire, with the "This is fine" speech bubble.
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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
have we tried releasing the beavers into capitalism
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot
As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I know he has a lot on, but in the midst of a ferocious drought, fires, heat events and severe threats to food production, it would be quite edifying to hear Andy Burnham mention climate breakdown.
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
So NYT reports that Third Way will spend $15-million to discredit democratic socialism ahead of the presidential elections. “Their fear: Dr. El-Sayed was paving a path for a progressive to seize the party’s presidential nomination in 2028 — and then go on to lose the general election.” Except...
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The whole world over, those political forces who insist *they* are 'moderate', 'reasoned', 'a safe pair of hands', but when in power do all they can to defend big money, and block or delay serious action on gross wealth inequality, climate and eco-collapse: these are the real extremists.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It's time we stopped calling them "moderates". They are extremists in service to capital. And many of them appear to hate and fear the left of their own party far more than they hate and fear the Republicans. Like Starmer's Labour "centrists" (extremists) in the UK. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u...
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Moderate Democrats Prepare for ‘War’ Against an Ascendant Left
One moderate group says the progressive wins are “deeply troubling” and is planning a $15 million effort against democratic socialism.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 04/08/2026
The head of Norway's oil fund is going to flip out when someone tells him what fossil fuels do 🧐🧐🧐🧐
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Chief Executive Officer at Norges Bank Investment Management 2h 0
TERRIBLE: Belatedly I watched 'Dopesick', unbelievable that a company can cut lives short for profits.
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Shannon Ray @shannonwrites.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
This message — intensive is horrific for welfare, extensive is horrific for environment and therefore kills us all, so don’t eat any of it — is the obvious one that comes from studies like these
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Shannon Ray @shannonwrites.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I am no fan of the tech industry but it strikes me that the left has mobilized around the environmental impacts of data centers in a way that they have never been interested in doing around things with incomparably worse environmental impacts, like the meat industry
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I know people who clung onto the Labour Party in the slim chance that after Keir Starmer things might have been different. Labour consistently revealing there's absolutely no plan for change. The puurpose is to maintain power & wealth for the super rich. Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Join the Green Party
Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.
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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 15/07/2026
"Whether it’s the cartoon super-villainy of Alex Karp, the lies of Sam Altman, or the Hitler worship of Elon Musk, the mask is off and the psychotic personalities behind these companies have been revealed for all to see." Great new guest post from Ryan Ward open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
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What you hate about AI is the capitalism
AI pulls the curtain back on the extractive logic that orders our lives
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This point needs to be made over and again: The main purpose of wealth taxes should not be to raise revenue. That's a small and secondary benefit. The main purpose should be to *reduce the fortunes of the ultrarich*. Why? Because those fortunes present a massive threat to democracy and public life.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Housing is in short supply & unaffordable mainly due to financialisation, absence of strong rent controls, the death-grip of 6 volume housebuilders on the sector, and their landbanking and other strategies designed to restrict supply. Plenty of analysis showing planning is seldom the blockage.
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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Why did our ruling class not invest in decarbonising faster to avoid this acceleration in deadly heatwaves that scientists warned would come? Because of the capitalist law of value.
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Climate socialism
I am writing this message to the millions of people who have been involved in the climate movement over the past several years.
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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
"The climate crisis cannot be addressed within capitalism. It is vital that we understand this fact and develop our strategies accordingly, otherwise we are headed for certain failure. And failure is not an option." jasonhickel.substack.com/p/climate-so...
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Climate socialism
I am writing this message to the millions of people who have been involved in the climate movement over the past several years.
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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Seven years ago a representative from Google reached out to me in an official capacity to discuss the company's energy use. I told them it would become necessary for major firms in core economies to reduce energy use in order to enable Paris-compliant decarbonisation.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Just to be clear: my place is grazed by a very few Dexter cattle in the winter. Grazing at the right levels (which immediately excludes commercially viable densities of livestock), and for limited periods of time, can be highly beneficial to ecosystem recovery.
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
As someone in this picture I find it a little odd that @natureportfolio.nature.com chose this image to illustrate the point. We were very careful when choosing a slogan for our signs that it be scientificly defenceable. "Science says New Oil & Gas = Death" is a plain statement of fact 🧵
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
What *actually* works — right here, right now — to address climate change? Here you go. This is the result of thousands of hours of painstaking research and analysis from the Project Drawdown team.
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Wild Animal Initiative @wildanimals.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
“‘We mostly think of nature as biodiversity, a concept, but this made it so personal, so emotional and so horrific.’” Fascinating study that asked volunteers to imagine — first-hand — what it might be like to live as a wild animal.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/06/2026
European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say
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European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say
Study also finds high humidity means people in hundreds of cities are enduring their worst ever heat stress The heatwave scorching western Europe is the most severe and widespread ever and is only possible due to the climate crisis driven by fossil fuel burning, scientists have said. Almost half of Europe’s 850 largest cities are also enduring their worst ever heat stress, a combination of temperature and humidity, they found. Muggier conditions mean sweating is less effective at cooling the body, making heatwaves even more dangerous. Continue reading...
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Samira Shackle @samirashackle.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I have to say, it's making me feel a little insane hearing commentators say Ed Miliband shouldn't be chancellor because of his "ideological zeal" for Net Zero, in a week where temperatures are so extreme that my kids are being sent home early every day and it's regularly 30 degrees inside my house
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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
This is why cities need trees. Hard surfaces and parked cars can reach extreme temperatures, while shaded grass and tree-covered areas stay dramatically cooler. This is the urban heat island effect in one image: hard surfaces absorb and radiate heat, while vegetation and shade reduce it.
Photo showing a combination of hard and soft landscape with callouts of surface temperatures
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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The heatwave in Europe is so extreme, it's 25–32°F (14–18°C) above normal. You read that right. France recorded it's hottest day ever. The UK had its hottest ever June day. The ground is exceeding 122°F (50°C). People are dying. Tell me again why we shouldn't talk about climate change???
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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 22/06/2026
For as long as Labour exists as a cartel, divorced from a mass base, it will remain a playground for lobbyists and consultants whose interests directly oppose those of the majority. Starmer learned this lesson the hard way. Now, it's Burnham's turn. open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
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The Labour machine always wins
Keir Starmer learned this lesson the hard way. Now, it's Andy Burnham's turn.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/06/2026
Stephen Lillie on the consequences of Andy Burnham’s byelection win in Makerfield – cartoon
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Stephen Lillie on the consequences of Andy Burnham’s byelection win in Makerfield – cartoon
As Keir Starmer’s expected departure nears, growing numbers of Labour MPs back Burnham for prime minister
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
'Simplification', the campaign against a PFAS ban, pressure to mine the deep sea: needing materials for a green transition so often used as a justification for throwing out protections for water, air or wildlife by people who want a business free-for-all + couldn't care less about climate change.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Congratulations to Andy Burnham. But this isn’t a team of advisers which looks like challenging wealth and power. The race for Greater Manchester mayor starts today and it’s Greens v Reform.
Burnham advised by ex BOE, Goldman economists ahead of UK pm bid.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 16/06/2026
A beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin that has been the focus of animal rights protests is shutting down, and a rescue group in Florida is taking in the remaining dogs
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Hundreds of dogs to be sent to rescue as US beagle research facility shuts down
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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Having become the world’s first trillionaire, Elon Musk is wealthy at a level that the human mind can scarcely comprehend. But one idea is simple to grasp: no functioning and humane society would produce inequality of this magnitude.
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Elon Musk Is a Trillionaire. Yes, That’s a Bad Thing.
Having become the world’s first trillionaire, Elon Musk is wealthy at a level that the human mind can scarcely comprehend. But one idea is simple to grasp: no functioning and humane society would produce inequality of this magnitude.
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Yellow Dot Studios @yellowdotstudios.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Our croplands produce enough calories to feed 14.5 billion people! BUT 40% of the calories go to livestock — who produce just 5% of our calories, while making 15% of all planet-heating pollution. drawdown.org/insights/we-... Precision fermentation lets us change the math, and feed more people.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 16/06/2026
The era of trillionaires will be dire for democracy. Here is how we can fight back | Gabriel Zucman
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The era of trillionaires will be dire for democracy. Here is how we can fight back | Gabriel Zucman
There is a fundamental tension between extreme wealth and the very possibility of democracy. That’s because extreme wealth is always an extreme power
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Shannon Ray @shannonwrites.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
My patience for the notion that we need innovation or technology or growth or anything other than a socialist economic model that taxes the fucking rich to solve literally every problem there is is now hovering around 0
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Shannon Ray @shannonwrites.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Sososo cool to see @zackpolanski.bsky.social supporting this!!
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Shannon Ray @shannonwrites.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
This is incredibly cool — Pig farming is one of Denmark’s main industries, so reforming it has (inevitably fraught) economic consequences. But the new govt is nonetheless “comprehensively restructuring the entire sector” explicitly to support animals, nature, and people
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