Ferries are likely a good test case for this. The extra weight of the batteries probably doesn't make a huge difference, and problems won't leave you stranded in the middle of the ocean. But what about container ships covered with solar panels? Once they're underway, they don't use that much power.

What will 2026 be? A year of fortune or misfortune? Well, as the pitcher Joaquín Andújar once said, 'You can sum up the game of baseball in one word: ‘You never know.’' What’s true of baseball is true of politics."

Because traditions matter - even if they're only 6 years old - here's my round-up of books, poetry, podcasts—and one magazine—that have maximally impacted my year (not including those on the podcast) accidentalgods.life/word-magic-2... #Accidentalgods #Podcast #BooksofBlueSky #WritersofBlueSky

Well…2025 was the year the masks came off the old system. As we step into 2026, how do we bring Power to those with Wisdom and craft a system that will see us through? accidentalgods.life/thoughts-fro... #ThrutopianFutures #Accidentalgods #Podcast #Thrutopia2026 #NewYear2026 #NewYearsEve

A meditation for this most transformational December solstice to help you connect to the web of life that is the foundation of all that we are and have been and will be. Enjoy! accidentalgods.life/december-sol #DecemberSolstice #CapricornSolstice #WinterSolstice2025 #AccidentalGods #Podcast

Will AI create a new digital divide and drag the economy down? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...

There is a chance I may finish this for tomorrow. “Jane Austen and the lawyers - a close look at Mr Shepherd in Persuasion“

Morning all and happy new year. What will your first book of 2026 be? - Michael

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But if we had a new angle on a story broken by the Guardian we would credit it and link to it

Exclusive? …Well I suppose it was an exclusive two weeks ago when I first reported it for @bylinetimes.bsky.social 🤷‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...

It’s crazy the UK has not yet rejoined the EU's roaming area. Another example of us being left behind

"The problems feel big. The days are short; the nights are long. It’s easy to despair. But despair is a gift to the powerful. It keeps you quiet, keeps you small. In 2026, let’s turn despair into DETERMINATION. If we all do a little, we can achieve a lot. Join us." via Extinction Rebellion UK

I’m really proud to have helped set up a tiny, non-profit micro-press for activist books — and to publish Suicide by Roger Hallam. Written from prison, with a foreword by Chris Hedges. Every penny goes into making more books like this. rev21.earth/product/suic...

With winter closing in, Norwegian rebels are taking the resistance indoors – into the courts. Activists face heavy fines and prison for peaceful protest, as Norway’s state moves to silence calls to democratise the People’s Oil Fund. They’re fighting back. Support them! chuffed.org/project/hjel...

Countries making up 92% of the global economy are now growing while cutting emissions. From Norway to Brazil, curves are bending. Decoupling is real – but it won’t be enough unless we respect planetary limits.

A coconut octopus peeks out from its clamshell shelter. Photograph: Samuel Sloss

At the end of a year that has seen the masks come off the death cult at spectacular speed, Della Duncan, @nathalienahai.bsky.social and I reconvene our December #Solstice Traditional conversation. accidentalgods.life/change-is-co... #Solstice2025 #Podcast #Accidentalgods

Something poetic about President Thin Skin physically embodying his defining trait

“Each of us was put on this earth at this time to personally determine the fate of humankind. Do you think you were put here for something less?” Chief Arvol Looking Horse accidentalgods.life/building-the... #Accidentalgods #Podcast #BeyondProfit #RegenerativeLeadership

What is an #EcoCivilisation? What are its values? Why do we need one and what will the Establishment do to maintain business as usual? Most importantly, what can each of us do to live an #EcoCivilization into being? accidentalgods.life/eco-civilisa... #AccidentalGods #Podcast

What is the true vow of your life—the one it would kill you to break? How do we discover what we are here for, what is our unique gift to the world, and how can we bring this to the table in ways that will transform our broken systems? accidentalgods.life/walking-the-... #Accidentalgods #podcast

A model quantifies the environmental footprint of wearable health-care electronics and identifies strategies to reduce their environmental toll. go.nature.com/44LamLy

Wishing everyone a very happy Hogmanay and all good wishes for the year ahead. Here’s to health, hope and fresh starts in the New Year.

I sold a book! The first one of the year...! It was I'm Fine, by Richard Hall, a local (ish) author to Bert's, a memoir of his quest for justice after being abused age 14.

How do we create the stories that will bring a whole new generation back to the web of life, that will help people find hope again, and lean into their heart’s yearning for connection, relationship, being and belonging? accidentalgods.life/wild-new-sto... #AccidentalGods #Podcast #Thrutopia

I hope 2026 is a year when we can come together to deliver change for people and planet. I hope that we can build a world that future generations will cherish! 💚

Happy New Year! 2026 brings a lot of challenges but also huge opportunities and one thing is clear: we’re at our strongest when we push for change together. Take Positive Money's annual supporter survey to shape our plans for the year ahead. 👉 bit.ly/2026PoMoSurvey

A graduate student from southeast Asia, now based in a European country and missing her homeland, agonizes over her next career move go.nature.com/4pFc6hO

NEW: Jack Smith's team interviewed Giuliani, and when asked whether Rudy believed his own lies about election fraud, Jack Smith said he did not, and that neither did Donald Trump.

Discworld QOTD, from Guards! Guards!

Smith explains why he got Speaker McCarthy's phone toll records.

Smith was asked over and over again whether there was any political influence in his investigation, in his decisions and pressure from Garland/Biden/WH to charge Trump. He repeatedly rejected the notion.

BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

The story was always already about an impoverished unmarried couple facing a pitiless bureaucracy, having a baby in a barn, and then having to hide from a tyrant. The baby grew up to say that the poor were blessed and the neighbor is he who shows mercy. You can’t hide from the politics of all that.

Wonder why 'heterodox economic ideas' don't get a fair hearing? J.K. Galbraith sets the scene. www.scoteconfest.org/ Join us in Edinburgh (and online) 19th-21st March 2026.

NASHVILLE - TN HS Dems Tennessee High School Dems deliver a petition to Senator @MarshaBlackburn to stop the just-announced government partnership forcing TP USA chapters into every school in Tennessee. (“to stop far right extremism”)

Live with Gary Lineker: youtu.be/4tSm2YnkW00

Like I've said elsewhere, it's the Wagner Group 2.0: AmeriKKKa edition

Literally seeking to build a regime-supporting paramilitary force of tens of thousands of people - explicitly recruiting people based on their politics

A week later, we're getting a visit from Will Dean, he'll be signing copies of Adrift - and you'll get your name scribbled in the front by him as well! PLUS - An "Adrift" pin badge to go with it! bertsbooks.co.uk/product/adri...

Speaking of signed and dedicated copies, Jennie Godfrey will be doing the same for The Barbecue at No. 9 - another one I've already read and I RACED through it. It's set during the 12 hours of Live Aid Pre-Order: bertsbooks.co.uk/product/the-...

I'm calling it. 2025 is OVER. Here's a list of books I'm looking forward to coming out in 2026 - in strict publication date order. First up- Alice Feeney's My Husband's Wife. I've already read this, and it might be Alice's best yet. Signed and dedicated copies: bertsbooks.co.uk/my-husbands-...

"Scotland faces big choices in 2026, and I hope that we can build a future that we can be proud of." 📖Read @gillianmacmsp.bsky.social's Hogmanay message: greens.scot/nye-2025

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Well…2025 was the year the masks came off the old system. As we step into 2026, how do we bring Power to those with Wisdom and craft a system that will see us through? accidentalgods.life/thoughts-fro... #ThrutopianFutures #Accidentalgods #Podcast #Thrutopia2026 #NewYear2026 #NewYearsEve

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