The best way to end the affordability fallout from this war is to end the war.

I think we should all push for a four day week everywhere in solidarity!

For what would have been Mike Davis's 80th birthday today, we've put the Essential Mike Davis collection on sale through the weekend. "We must fight like the Red Army in the rubble of Stalingrad. Fight with hope, fight without hope, but fight absolutely."

A very interesting read! Especially in light of the full blown regional war in the Middle East

TIL that fracking has been banned in the UK after causing several earthquakes. The responsible company was ordered to decommission the site by June 2022, but has consistently failed to meet deadlines since.

Fixed fossil capital is not built over night, or without anticipating sufficient profit to cover the immense expenses. Thread pointing out some dynamics of the current crisis 👇

In Manchester, on the international women's day 8th of March, newly elected MP Hannah Spencer was chased by a gang of aggressive men. This is just an awful crowd and we need people out in the streets to stand up to them.

Trump's decision to bomb Iran is now the greatest windfall to the Russian war effort on record. If it continues, it might save the Russian war economy.

Nice one, Bill

Telling Jesus he'll never make it if he keeps being so hostile to wealth. Advising him to moderate his message to appeal to the Galilee suburbs

Old school social democracy 😎

Kort sammanfattning om någon typ av initial analys av allt som händer. 1. USA blev indragna av att Israel tryckte för att agera. Trump ville inte missa ögonblicket som i juni. 2. De hade räknat med att junibombningarna skulle försvagat både de politiska och militära resurserna. ->

For some sane coverage of the war on Iran I can recommend @democracynow.org. Amy Goodman and the crew have been covering the excesses of the US empire since the 90s and represent an invaluable voice in times like these

He was on parental leave.

As prices of oil & gas surge, not only will we see costs of living crisis worsen – we once more risk fossil capital pouring new billions into extending the productive life of late-life oil fields that would otherwise have been decommissioned. In turn, more lock-in & industry fear of stranded assets

The UK's permission for the US to use its bases in attacking Iran amounts to complicity in the crime of aggression. It drags us into what could be an endless war, without democratic or even parliamentary consent.

What do you think the media reaction would be if an Iranian missile killed 148 schoolgirls in Tel Aviv.

I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

This is about oil, not nuclear, isn't it

Ah yes the 10-day war package. Excellent choice. Some people are fond of the 21 day package but I personally think it gets a bit drab after 10.

Nei, NRK. Dette er et *narrativ* fra Maga. Dette er ikke grunnen til at USA og Israel angriper Iran. Håpløst.

Really gives hope to hear the leader of the RMT deliver a clear vision for working class power in a fiery speech at the Pitman's Parliament in Durham this evening ✊ what a place, what a movement

Found a three year old opened Marmite in my new shared flat and I have to say: Surprisingly good!

Figured it was time

I will never forgive AI for ruining my dear em dash. Will now have to learn proper punctuation

Norway to open three oil fields that were abandoned in the 1980s. De-decommissioning seems to be the thing for our current conjuncture

Har skrevet et noen tanker om kull, industridød og politikk i England 👇

Feels like living in the prequel to 'One battle after another'

Happy Birthday, Antonio Gramsci! He was born on this day in Sardinia in 1891. His prison writing inspired the @conjuncture.bsky.social podcast that @cheatherton.bsky.social and I produced for last 5 years. You can check out our previous interviews here: trinitysocialjustice.com/conjuncture-...

On a train bound for @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social, where I will do archival research on the Brent Spar controversy for an article. Excited!

I remember protesting the immense LNG investments with Ende Gelände in Hamburg a couple of years back. It doesn't take a lot of convincing to make people see this was a terrible idea now. The immediate energy future might be locked in, but Europe needs to start drastically cutting down on gas ASAP

Great episode with Gillian Hart on the current conjuncture of imperialism and resurgent nationalism 👇

Just reminding everyone about the Irish documentary crew that managed to film from inside the Miraflores palace during the coup against Chávez in 2002 – well worth watching: youtu.be/iH5nzZU0qCc?...

Like in Venezuela, the immense investments in fixed capital needed to extract a lot of Greenland's resources makes short term profit very difficult. Rather, it's about imperial ambitions. Interesting piece by @lslothuus.bsky.social

Fullt hus for seminar om oljas rolle i Venezuela-krisen, i regi av forskningsnettverket Olje og samfunn @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social i dag. Vegard Bye m.fl innleder

'hvordan synes du selv det går?'

New blogpost from Adam Hanieh on Venezuela and the US empire 👇

This piece by Andreas Malm & Maxy Guez brilliantly captures both how mind-bogglingly difficult, but also courageous, the Colombian pledge not to permit new exploration of fossil fuels actually is.

Much fuzz over Gustavo Petro meeting with Trump soon, but we all know the most important meeting of the Colombian president took place last year

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There is yet again an abundance of simplistic obituaries of the Bolivarian process in Venezuela. Sharing this article from 2022 that might help to historicise the current conjuncture: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Meanwhile my local paper isn't pulling punches when it comes to world events vis-a-vis the oil industry.

The imperial Derisking State, making oil investible for the barrons that are destroying the planet.

The war on Venezuela is a prism through which we can see the importance of fixed fossil capital: Gulf refineries were build for way more heavy crude than the dwindling exports under ever tighter economic sanctions up until today.

Kommer ikke over at Falkenberg Mikkelsen sa at det hadde vært økt spenning mellom VZ og USA, og at nå har situasjonen eskalert, etter at stormakten hadde bombet Caracas og kidnappet statslederen. «Økt spenning mellom Navalnyj og Putin - situasjonen eskalerte»

Unhinged imperialism

I have not seen or heard the word "kidnapped" used by Norwegian national broadcaster NRK so far either – there is an impressive array of euphemisms.

Worth following Matt Huber and his prolific analysis of fossil Capital in the war on Venezuela 👇