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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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JP Morgan knew. They knew about the extremity of the climate crisis. They tried to cover it up. They are a walking disgrace: newrepublic.com/article/1566...

16.02.2026 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, 75 people turning out in this small townโ€ฆ we were chuffedโ€ฆ

16.02.2026 08:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is this the style of policing
we really want imported to the UK?

Reform Ltd does.
With ICE murders on top.

16.02.2026 12:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Reform's candidate Matthew Goodwin challenged for calling it "insane" to prosecute a man for "start the slaughter. Violence & murder is the only way now. Start off burning every migrant hotel then head to MPsโ€™ houses & Parliament, we need to take over by FORCEโ€™
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

16.02.2026 09:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 526    ๐Ÿ” 200    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

Yes, 75 people turning out in this small townโ€ฆ we were chuffedโ€ฆ

16.02.2026 08:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, 75 people turning out in this small townโ€ฆ we were chuffedโ€ฆ

16.02.2026 08:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wow. Green Party second in this new national opinion poll. Just 5 points shy of Reform.
As Iโ€™ve been saying for a long, long time:
The future of British politics is Greens vs Reform.
Pass it onโ€ฆ

15.02.2026 14:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies.

It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony

14.02.2026 12:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1237    ๐Ÿ” 518    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24    ๐Ÿ“Œ 55
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Wow. Green Party second in this new national opinion poll. Just 5 points shy of Reform.
As Iโ€™ve been saying for a long, long time:
The future of British politics is Greens vs Reform.
Pass it onโ€ฆ

15.02.2026 14:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Letโ€™s talk about taking action, instead of burying the bad news.

It has to be both bottom up and top down. We are all responsible for change.

#ClimateCrisis

14.02.2026 11:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"What is needed now is spiritual adaptation: the courage to face the abyss, refusing false hope, labouring together for transformative adaptation."

My piece in the Church Times calls for churches to become centres of community resilience.

www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

15.02.2026 10:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"What is needed now is spiritual adaptation: the courage to face the abyss, refusing false hope, labouring together for transformative adaptation."

My piece in the Church Times calls for churches to become centres of community resilience.

www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

15.02.2026 10:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Hardest Lesson | Climate Majority Project
The one lesson he's afraid to teach. Watch. Discuss. Act. Use our Discussion Guide to start a conversation in your classroom, community, or home:โ€ฆ The Hardest Lesson | Climate Majority Project

No one trains teachers for this part of the job.

Watch The Hardest Lesson - a short film about what it's really like to teach during a #climate crisis.

Not the facts.
The feelings.
The silence.
The responsibility.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H-5...

14.02.2026 10:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Facing the Oncoming Storm โ€“ Strategic Adaptation For Emergency Resilience (SAFER) with Rupert Read โ€“ Rupert Read

I'm giving a talk, Facing the Oncoming Storm, on Sunday (Feb 15th) at #Haltwhistle Hospital Community Room. I'll be urging people to build resilient communities to not just survive but thrive in these precarious times. Free and open to all.

#Northumberland

rupertread.net/events/facin...

13.02.2026 13:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reader: do you understand? Are you seeing it yet?
Israel is continuing the Nakba: >across< Palestine, not just in Gaza.
They want it โ€˜swept cleanโ€™. This is the resumption of #OperationMatateh: (Look it up.)
The long term goal?: the annexing of it all.

12.02.2026 11:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œ More in line with degrowthโ€:
Hahahahaha.

Byeeeeeeee.

13.02.2026 12:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

( Obvs. )

13.02.2026 12:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My home country.

13.02.2026 12:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œThe first duty of Govt is to protect its citizensโ€

#TellTheTruth

07.02.2026 12:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Your tallest buildings show what you value most: Finance capital is killing us | Rupert Read
Across the UK in communities, workplaces and wherever they have power, people from all walks of life are organising the kinds of serious climate action that will make governments take notice. Theโ€ฆ Your tallest buildings show what you value most: Finance capital is killing us | Rupert Read

Watch: You can tell a lot about what a culture values by its large buildings. Are they cathedrals? Palaces? Universities? Temples? Hospitals? Or are they shrines to consumerism and finance?

Check out my latest #YouTube short for more.

youtube.com/shorts/Ibcxo...

13.02.2026 09:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m on a mini-speaker tour of the North, 5 gigs in 6 days, criss-crossing grand county,talking about strategic climate adaptation & buildings #thrutopia. The percentage of the countryside literally under water is extraordinary. It feels like the end of the beginning:will we lean into getting #Safer?

13.02.2026 10:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Your tallest buildings show what you value most: Finance capital is killing us | Rupert Read
Across the UK in communities, workplaces and wherever they have power, people from all walks of life are organising the kinds of serious climate action that will make governments take notice. Theโ€ฆ Your tallest buildings show what you value most: Finance capital is killing us | Rupert Read

Watch: You can tell a lot about what a culture values by its large buildings. Are they cathedrals? Palaces? Universities? Temples? Hospitals? Or are they shrines to consumerism and finance?

Check out my latest #YouTube short for more.

youtube.com/shorts/Ibcxo...

13.02.2026 09:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hexham Debates โ€” Live Zoom Debate

Saturday 14 Feb 2026 | 11:00 AM GMT
๐ŸŽ™ Liam Kavanagh (Climate Majority Project)
For anyone who suspects theyโ€™re living in a failing system โ€” and wants to talk about it.
๐Ÿ”— Join free: us06web.zoom.us/j/85736689052

@hexhamtv.bsky.social #ClimateAction

12.02.2026 15:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Food Programme - The Future of Our Food - BBC Sounds The UK's biggest producers and retailers outline visions on food, health and resilience.

The BBC is finally lumbering into action. This programme โ€˜gets itโ€™ on a crucial point: โ€˜Sustainabilityโ€™ isnโ€™t necessarily in retreat, provided we understand adaptation/resilience as its new form!

Listen now.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

12.02.2026 09:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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My latest newsletter is just out. Not signed up? You can easily subscribe via my website.

rupertread.net

12.02.2026 16:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Really good programme.

We need this on the TV too.

12.02.2026 14:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reader: do you understand? Are you seeing it yet?
Israel is continuing the Nakba: >across< Palestine, not just in Gaza.
They want it โ€˜swept cleanโ€™. This is the resumption of #OperationMatateh: (Look it up.)
The long term goal?: the annexing of it all.

12.02.2026 11:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reader: do you understand? Are you seeing it yet?
Israel is continuing the Nakba: >across< Palestine, not just in Gaza.
They want it โ€˜swept cleanโ€™. This is the resumption of #OperationMatateh: (Look it up.)
The long term goal?: the annexing of it all.

12.02.2026 11:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
The Food Programme - The Future of Our Food - BBC Sounds The UK's biggest producers and retailers outline visions on food, health and resilience.

The BBC is finally lumbering into action. This programme โ€˜gets itโ€™ on a crucial point: โ€˜Sustainabilityโ€™ isnโ€™t necessarily in retreat, provided we understand adaptation/resilience as its new form!

Listen now.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

12.02.2026 09:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Events Programme 2026 Glenthorne Guest House and Conference Centre

Still not too late to book for the short course I'm running with Leena Seward in the #LakeDistrict, starting on FRIDAY (13th-15th). We'll be focusing on deep, transformative and spiritual adaptation. Full details ๐Ÿ‘‡

glenthorne.org/events-progr...

10.02.2026 09:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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