Peter Cracknell

I tweet about the climate emergency & drug law reform.
BSc Geophysics
BA Psychology
#Xdissenter

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

There is no reason why we should have a lower life expectancy than every other major country while spending nearly 2x as much per capita on health care.

The function of a rational health care system is to provide quality care for ALL, not make insurance and drug companies rich.

[John Raymond Hanger  @johnrhanger]

Solar will be the largest global source of electricity by 2033 & wind will be second largest by ~2035!

Global solar generation will quadruple from 2023-2030!

Why are petrostate politicos freaking out?

See below & EVs.

EVs may displace 6 million b/d of oil by 2030.

[Peter Cracknell @PeterCracknell1]

@lisamurkowski Thank you Lisa

[Sen. Lisa Murkowski @lisamurkowski]

Today, I voted in support of SJR 49, which would terminate the President’s national emergency declaration regarding our trade deficits with countries around the world. Bilateral trade deficits do not constitute a national emergency, nor do they qualify as an “unusual and extraordinary” circumstance needed to unlock authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. We have a lot more work to do to reclaim Congress's constitutional power over tariffs, but this resolution is a step in the right direction.

[Peter Cracknell @PeterCracknell1]

@AdrianRamsay We also need more electricity transmission lines.

[Plant Based News @PlantBasedNews]

A chilling truth. Do you think this is right? 🐓

[Peter Cracknell @PeterCracknell1]

@engineers_feed The owner of the company.

[𝔗𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰 @politicsusa46]

Here is my grab a coffee, take the weight off and listen clip for Today. George Mombiot is a British journalist, author, and environmental and political activist for whom I have great respect.

He absolutely nails the dangers we currently face.

[Jason Hickel @jasonhickel]

There is a strange idea in some environmentalist circles that human population is the main cause of ecological breakdown, and that humans have an *intrinsically* negative impact on ecosystems. Both claims are incorrect.

First, human ecological impact is entirely a function of the system of production and provisioning. It depends on what is being produced, under what conditions, and how the yields of production are distributed.

For instance, an economy that uses mostly public transit, renewable energy, multi-unit housing and plant-based protein can meet human needs with a fraction of the impact of an economy that produces a lot of SUVs, fossil fuels, mansions and industrial beef, and which allocates a bunch of totally unnecessary production to service the fantasies of overconsuming elites.

Remember, we know it is possible to provide decent living standards (DLS) for 8.5 billion people with 30% of current global energy and material use, by ensuring efficient technologies and focusing production on socially necessary goods and services.

That much is fairly straightforward. But one might say that, even so, every person will always have some negative impact. This too is incorrect. Again, it depends entirely on the production system, and specifically, what people are mobilized to do.

Under capitalism, labour is mobilized overwhelmingly to produce things that are profitable to capital. But labour could just as easily be mobilized instead for regeneration. Using straightforward public finance mechanisms, we can fund massive programmes to reforest barren lands, regenerate degraded ecosystems, restore biodiversity, advance agroecological methods, etc.

Under these conditions, it is possible for societies to not only have minimal negative impact on ecology, but to have a net-positive impact, actively improving ecological indicators.

People buy into the myth of the intrinsic destructiveness of humans because we have come to take capitalism for granted. But it is 100% possible to organize production and labour differently.

Under capitalism, we are compelled to produce whatever is most profitable to capital, even if it is destructive to humans and nature. Under conditions of economic democracy, we can produce what we know is necessary for well-being and ecology.

[Just Stop Oil @JustStop_Oil]

🕊️ BREAKING: ROSA BAILED AFTER 183 DAYS IMPRISONMENT

After 6 months in prison without trial, Rosa has been granted bail. Luke, Rory, Luke and Adam, who have also been imprisoned without trial for 183 days, remain in HMP Wormwood Scrubs.

Their trial will begin on Monday after chaos caused by broken court cell heating at Isleworth. Bail applications for the remaining 4 will also be held then — they were told earlier this week that the trial could be pushed until 2026.

The courts are a mess. Support those resisting our broken system: https://t.co/6dUQh4JY50

[Peter Cracknell @PeterCracknell1]

Mel Gibson confuses melting land ice, which causes the sea level to rise, with sea ice that doesn't.
#Climatebrawl

[Plant Based News @PlantBasedNews]

Mel Gibson recently appeared on the Joe Rogan Podcast and is clearly confused about icebergs melting...

2024 was the world's hottest year on record, experts say, as Earth was recorded warming by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (C) for the first time.

[Plant Based News @PlantBasedNews]

Mel Gibson recently appeared on the Joe Rogan Podcast and is clearly confused about icebergs melting...

2024 was the world's hottest year on record, experts say, as Earth was recorded warming by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (C) for the first time.

[Bury Police (GMP) @GMPBuryPolice]

The Tesla Cybertruck is not road legal in the UK and does not hold a certificate of conformity.

Whilst this may seem trivial to some, legitimate concerns exist around the safety of other road users or pedestrians if they were involved in a collision with a Cybertruck.

[Bury Police (GMP) @GMPBuryPolice]

#SEIZED | Officers from #GMPTransportUnit stopped this Tesla Cybertruck in #Whitefield last night 🚔

The driver was a permanent UK resident, but the vehicle was registered and insured abroad, which is prohibited in the UK.

The car was later seized and the driver was reported.

[Peter Cracknell @PeterCracknell1]

@edgarrmcgregor These LA wildfires seem to be affecting largely affluent suburbs which could mean that is a wakeup call that will be might heeded.

[Edgar McGregor @edgarrmcgregor]

Pure devastation in Altadena, California.

I knew this would one day come, but it still somehow caught me off guard.

My home survived, but 10 others on my street did not.

[Plant Based News @PlantBasedNews]

Humans need calcium, NOT milk. 

Some alternative sources of calcium are:
💛 Soybeans (or other soy products like tofu)
💛 Dark leafy green veg - kale, spinach, collard greens
💛 Nuts (almonds & brazil nuts are a good example)
💛 Seeds & their butters - like Tahini

[Just Stop Oil @JustStop_Oil]

🎉 As we step into 2025, make your New Year’s resolution be stepping into civil resistance.

✍️ Sign up for action — https://t.co/7BzUVS0A3x

[Peter Cracknell @PeterCracknell1]

I've #justdonated to restore an ancient woodland.. Donate on @justgiving and help raise 1750.00 https://t.co/5HLpfxKY57

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Oligarchy is not just a Russian phenomenon. It exists right here in the USA.

In 2024, just 150 billionaire families spent nearly $2 billion to purchase candidates.

We must stand together to save democracy.