The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

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“Todd insisted that women are simply not ‘built’ for leadership by nature, a truth that he argued any young man can easily see” www.liberalcurrents.com/abuser-polit...

Keep looking up options for adding extra solar panels and home battery (we already have some). Does that mean... A. I'm very sensible, given the current energy prospects B. I'm on the verge of becoming a 'prepper' C. I've become overly obsessed with renewable energy D. I've got too much money

Lawrence O’Donnell made a great point. Nixon won his 1972 re-election in a landslide, winning 49 states. In 1974 he resigned. By 1976, you couldn’t find anyone who would admit to supporting him. Looking forward to history repeating itself.

Hungary has the highest solar share of any country in the world - 27% of all electricity from solar in 2025, up from just 2% in 2018. In August 2024, solar hit 37% of monthly generation. The country now has >8 GW of installed capacity - a target supposed to be reached by 2030, hit 6yrs early.

Would it be worth bluesky adding a 'popular with enemies' feature? Could be useful to see what those sickos are interested in?

New Brexit metaphor just dropped.

Farage keeps saying "renewable energy 'won't work', but it already is ... Britain is presently generating 71% of electricity from renewables & is even exporting some to boot" Our bills are so expensive is because "energy prices are set by the expensive rip off fossil fuel gas price" via Tim Longson

_Ethics_ has published my review of _Politicizing Political Liberalism: On the Containment of Illiberal and Antidemocratic Views_ by G Badano and A Nuti. TLDR: It's a great book! Link to the proof version of the review: philpapers.org/archive/NEUR... #philsky #philosophy #poltheory #polphil

This seems a plausible view of the Trump admin. to me. Anyone disagree?

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Climate has almost disappeared from our conversation. But it remains the most pressing challenge of our times. Last week the WMO said the planet is “more out of balance than at any time in observed history.” Energy security and climate security are not competing priorities.

got any good reading suggestions on this?

Looking for a second-hand EV to save you fuel money - good idea! Most will have perfectly good batteries that will last well. Tesla and Hyundai Ioniq, for instance. Probably best to avoid Nissan Leaf and Kia Soul though as their batteries don't seem to last as well.

. Renewables cut annual electricity bills by one month in Türkiye | Ember Find out more: ember-energy.org/latest-ins... #ClimateAction

New: Around the world people are turning to low-carbon EVs, solar panels, induction stoves and heat pumps as the Iran war upends oil and gas markets. Bloomberg journalists, including yours truly, filed dispatches from San Francisco to Lagos for this story. Free link www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

I'm expecting a wheelbarrow-full of pardons for insider trading on January 19, 2029. Note that the prospect of those pardons helps to keep subordinates in line. Corrupt-cop style, make sure that lots of people get a little taste, then make clear that the pardon depends on continued loyalty.

American car makers pulling back on EV is about the dumbest thing that they can do.

. Electric trucks will dominate commercial market as battery costs fall, says Faraday Institution Find out more: motortransport.co.uk/freigh... #ClimateAction

We're getting closer people. More and more wind and solar all the time. #netzero

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Trump backing down? Or just his hourly manipulation of markets? Hard to tell any more.

The "patriotic" AI bots are out in force calling for fossil fuel maximization at a time when it is leading to ruin. Very sad if anyone is taken in by that nonsense but they clearly think it works on some. The patriotic response is to rapidly rollout wind, solar, heat pumps, grid, EVs & vegetarianism

Sounds bad www.wired.com/story/iran-w...

The Jewish News, which I am proud to work for as Deputy Editor, has published an editorial on this week's Iftar prayers in Trafalgar Square www.jewishnews.co.uk/voice-of-the...

Study Philosophy at Oxford University Department of Lifelong Learning (some courses run by me). Coming up... lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/about/philos...

I was looking up how many barrels of oil the world uses per day — apparently it's about a hundred million — and the Worldometer page that told me this also has a live ticker for how much oil is left in the world zooming down at around a thousand barrels a second www.worldometers.info/oil/

Something extraordinary – yet predictable – has happened over recent days on Facebook. Fake accounts that usually post anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim content generated using AI to fuel division and hate in UK are now pushing out AI-gen content asking: "Should the UK produce its own fuel again?"

Students who say “Mills” finally vindicated!

Harriet Taylor Mill officially recognised as co-author of 'On Liberty'! dailynous.com/2026/03/19/o...

I just don't see an off-ramp for Trump and Iran. Obvious way out is an Iranian uprising and regime change but that seems less likely while under attack. Does anyone else see a way out? Is this going to last years?

Some countries are better positioned to weather this energy crisis than they would have been just a few years ago. That's because of the rapid growth of renewable energy, battery systems and electric vehicles. @npr.org interviewed me for this excellent piece: www.npr.org/2026/03/16/n...

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Octopus email about tariff changes. Gulp. Turns out the off peak rate is reducing to less than 5p/kWh. Thanks Ed Milliband and Rachel Reeves! Now our car will cost £2.50 to fill up. 200 miles. For £2.50. Why doesn't everyone have electric? 🤔

'Staying the course on clean energy would not only save households three times as much money but render the UK truly energy secure for generations to come.' Maximising North Sea production would reduce bills by just £16 to £82 per year, say researchers from the @smithschool.ox.ac.uk ⬇️

52% of U.K gas consumption is for heating and cooking (mainly heating). The Government committing to the simple task of delivering a heat pump, electric oven, and induction hob at every home in the land, to reduce emissions and increase energy security, should be a strategic national priority.

Right now, the UK is running mostly on wind and sunshine. When the Tories and Reform argue we should scrap Net Zero, fossil fuel companies and countries are speaking.

NEW: “Drill baby drill” approach to North Sea would cost households more than a fully renewable UK, finds #OxfordSmithSchool analysis

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On 16th March, 1968 Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson Jnr was flying helicopter recon for a US attack on My Lai, an alleged Viet Cong-controlled village in Vietnam. But as the attack developed below, Thompson realised he was witnessing something something else: A massacre. He decided to act. 1/28

Grady Judd endorsing immigration reform and calling for the Trump admin to pull back on deportation is seismic. He is a strong Trump and DeSantis ally who has been a hardliner on immigration for years.

World’s largest compressed-air storage plant switched on in China www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/27/w... - there is huge potential for CAES around the world: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Like Cassandra, Trump is doomed to know the future while being unable to prevent himself from doing it

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my editor told me that people were calling Trump’s foreign policy the Jolene doctrine bc he’s taking things “just because he can” and I said it was unfair to Jolene to name a doctrine after a motivation a third party projected on her and he got annoyed and said I should “go tweet that”