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Peter Howson

@peterjhowson.bsky.social

Technology, environment & development researcher. Latest book: Let Them Eat Crypto https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745348216/let-them-eat-crypto/

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As I mentioned at the @uniondemcomm.bsky.social conference, Bukele was disturbingly sadistic and relentless in promoting his gulagβ€”live-streaming human rights abuses for the world to see. Fascist!

07.08.2025 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Platform imperialism and disinformation in Aotearoa-New Zealand - Olivier Jutel, Leon A. Salter, 2025 This article looks at how the emergence of the disinformation field in Aotearoa-New Zealand is indicative of the territorial power of American platforms in poli...

Doing a thread on my publications which I draw on for this episode on "The Problem of Disinfo".
1) "Platform Imperialism and Disinfo in NZ" with my pal @islates.bsky.social on how Disinfo research shaped NZ politics and media journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

30.07.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The coming crypto crisis Bipartisan backing of stablecoins will hurt America’s economy and its politics

When I published Driverless Finance in 2022, I got some pushback for suggesting that crypto was trying to merge with traditional finance, not disrupt it.

I take no pleasure in having been proven right.

www.ft.com/content/efc8...

29.07.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Supporting the ethical development of UK spaceports Dr. Pete Howson from Northumbria University is researching the impact of UK spaceports on local communities and environments, advocating for ethical...

As the UK sets out ambitions to become a leading provider of small satellite commercial launches by 2030, Dr @peterjhowson.bsky.social is carrying out important research to understand more about the impact spaceports have on people, wildlife and the environment.

www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbr...

24.07.2025 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
POLLEN 2026: Open for Panels - POLLEN When will POLLEN 2026 be launched? IT ALREADY HAS - get ready to come to Barcelona and join us! Panel Submissions are Currently Open (until July 31st) The announcement is here. Or take a look at this ...

POLLEN 2026 is happening in Barcelona πŸŒ…

The call for panels is open and closes on July 31st.

See here for more information: tinyurl.com/5b8c5w7j

Spread the word.

27.06.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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Kick Big Polluters out of COP30! Big Polluters are strangling climate action.

Why are fossil fuel lobbyists still allowed into UN climate meetings?

After more than 30 years of talks there is still no conflict of interest policy at the UNFCCC.

This really is not a big ask - Kick Big Polluters Out of COP30!

reddmonitor.substack.com/p/kick-big-p...

03.07.2025 09:29 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Issue 87 – SO ORDERED Trump’s crypto empire attracts more foreign millions, the FHFA pushes crypto on mortgage lenders, and Mamdani’s mayoral primary win makes billionaires sweat

Newsletter: Trump’s crypto empire attracts more foreign millions, the FHFA pushes crypto on mortgage lenders, and Mamdani’s mayoral primary win makes billionaires sweat.

www.citationneeded.news/issue-87/

01.07.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 171    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 7
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Welcome to Britain 2025: where a musician's words cause more outrage than the murder and horror in Gaza | Owen Jones The issue of what happened at Glastonbury is obscuring the outrage about real bombs and actual death, and I think that is deliberate, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Welcome to Britain 2025: where a musician's words cause more outrage than the murder and horror in Gaza | Owen Jones

01.07.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 531    πŸ” 184    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 14
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Conference: Democratisation of Space LinkΓΆping Space Studies Institute (LSSI) is organizing its first international conference, Democratisation of Space: The decline of the public and rise of the private?

This looks great. Deadline for abstracts extended till end of July... #NewSpace #SpaceX #PoliticalEcology
liu.se/en/article/k...

01.07.2025 09:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
What REALLY Happened at Glastonbury
YouTube video by Double Down News What REALLY Happened at Glastonbury

This is a useful take on the whole thing. youtu.be/IOk4kP8bxXM?...

01.07.2025 06:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sorry. Fixed now.

30.06.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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For context, childminder Lucy Connolly tweeted "Set fire to all the f***ing hotels full of the [refugee] b*stards." While Vylan said, "Free Palestine".

30.06.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Crypto gains foothold in Bolivia as small businesses seek currency alternatives In the busy shopping district of the Bolivian city of Cochabamba, ATMs let shoppers swap coins for cryptocurrency, beauty salons offer cut-price deals if you pay in Bitcoin, and people use Binance accounts to buy fried chicken.

Bolivians conned into crypto. With thoughts from me.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...

30.06.2025 06:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let Them Eat Crypto The subject of immense hope, hype, and confusion, crypto has amassed countless headlines in recent years. With cryptocurrencies, NFTs and metaverse markets c...

Get your copy of Let Them Eat #Crypto for just 2 real money pounds.

Offer ends in 2 real Earth days!

www.plutobooks.com/978074534821... @PlutoPress

28.06.2025 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After successfully entering Earth’s atmosphere, a European spacecraft is lost β€œThis partial success reflects both ambition and the inherent risks of innovation.”…

All the rich people's body bits lost ☹️
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...

24.06.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GO! - SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Transporter 14 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live YouTube video by SPACE AFFAIRS

Remains of 150 dead rich people will orbit the Earth 2 or 3 times today πŸš€ before reentering the atmosphere and "splashing down" in the Pacific.πŸ•ŠοΈ #NewSpace

www.youtube.com/live/C6jjF7M...

23.06.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Latest from me looking at #SpaceX, #STEMwashing and the #NewSpace industry's jazz hands 'immersion' tactics used to pinch stuff from poor people.

All free today!

authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

06.06.2025 06:52 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Latest from me looking at #SpaceX, #STEMwashing and the #NewSpace industry's jazz hands 'immersion' tactics used to pinch stuff from poor people.

All free today!

authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

06.06.2025 06:52 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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#Bitcoin's still a thing somewhere, says The Telegraph, with thoughts from me! @plutopress.bsky.social #LetThemEatCrypto

www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

30.05.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Man jailed for kidnapping boy who was said to have made money from bitcoin Fourteen-year-old was bundled into car in Bradford by gang who wanted Β£10,000 ransom, court heard

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021...

26.05.2025 07:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bradford electricity supply stolen for cryptocurrency 'mine' Officers find an electricity supply in Bradford which has been compromised to mine cryptocurrency.

#Bradford is the real #BitcoinCity

www.bbc.com/news/article...

26.05.2025 07:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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While Bitcoin Fuels World Leaders’ Ambitions, Poor Communities and the Environment Pay the Price Over a decade after the introduction of cryptocurrencies, these have failed to gain prominence amongst the wider public, though they're popular within niche groups. Yet, despite their widespread use, ...

just-tech.ssrc.org/articles/whi...

My thoughts for JustTech

07.05.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is this still a thing!?

01.05.2025 07:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The plans to put data centres into orbit and on the moon Proponents say space-based data centres will be more secure, but sceptics say big hurdles remain.

Deploying data centres on the moon "could be more eco-friendly".

More eco-friendly than what, exactly?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

10.04.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fewer than 500 people are responsible for $3.2 trillion of artificial crypto trading A new study reveals the staggering scale of market manipulation in the crypto worldβ€”$250 million in profits and $3.2 trillion in fake tradesβ€”all orchestrated via Telegram by a tight network of bad act...

Scale of market manipulation in crypto is mind-blowing. $3.2 trillion in fake trades from handful of a*holes on Telegram.

www.fastcompany.com/91303193/few...

23.03.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Magic Internet Beans β€œ Let Them Eat Crypto – The Blockchain Scam That's Ruining the World” by Peter Howson, 2023 This is an astonishing book that relates the...

Really appreciate this review of #LetThemEatCrypto from Mayday Books.
maydaybookstore.blogspot.com/2025/01/magi...

12.03.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜They turned our home into a cemetery’: the high price of El Salvador’s Bitcoin City dream Mangroves are being destroyed and residents displaced to make way for an airport to serve president Nayib Bukele’s vision of a tax-free economic hub

#ElSalvador 's #BitcoinCity is ploughing ahead. And making a mess.

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

12.03.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let Them Eat Crypto The subject of immense hope, hype, and confusion, crypto has amassed countless headlines in recent years. With cryptocurrencies, NFTs and metaverse markets c...

And if the first US govt blockchain experiments are on the vulnerable communities that HUD serves, then that echoes what @peterjhowson.bsky.social has found re exploitative blockchain experiments all around the world. The most vulnerable are the guinea pigs.
www.plutobooks.com/978074534823...

07.03.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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SpaceX’s Starship explodes in second failure for Musk’s Mars program Back-to-back mishaps indicate big setbacks for program to launch satellites and send humans to the moon and Mars

Those Carribbeans have been informed the stuff "raining down" on them includes cancer causing neurotoxins like hydrazine presumably...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

07.03.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Get These Rich People Off the Moon Texas start-up Intuitive Machines has achieved the first moon landing by a private firm. It’s dumping rich people’s detritus on the lunar surface β€” a grim sign of how the superrich plan to plant their...

jacobin.com/2024/02/spac...
#Firefly #BlueGhost

03.03.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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