Gavin Daly
@gavinjdaly.bsky.social
Planner, Geographer, PhD Environmental Sciences
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“Capital is caught in a contradiction it cannot resolve on its own terms. It requires endless growth to service debt & justify valuations, but the real economy is post-productive—no longer capable of generating the surplus that endless growth demands.” #degrowth
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Until the Paper Itself Tears
AI Debt Bubble and the Post-Productive Economy
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September 30, 2026 at 10:21 PM
“Capital is caught in a contradiction it cannot resolve on its own terms. It requires endless growth to service debt & justify valuations, but the real economy is post-productive—no longer capable of generating the surplus that endless growth demands.” #degrowth
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🧵1/ The government has announced that it will raise Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening thresholds for certain developments to further cut “red tape” in the planning system.
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Govt to remove environmental screening for developments
The Government is expected to remove the need for environmental assessments for housing developments of up to 250 units by the end of the month in a bid to speed up house building.
www.rte.ie
September 27, 2026 at 6:24 PM
🧵1/ The government has announced that it will raise Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening thresholds for certain developments to further cut “red tape” in the planning system.
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www.rte.ie/news/politic...
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📚 ‘Lorcan Sirr examines seven generations of one Irish family to tell a wider story of land, #housing & power in Ireland’
.. this looks like a great read, out next week www.tudublin.ie/explore/news...
.. this looks like a great read, out next week www.tudublin.ie/explore/news...
TU Dublin Academic Explores Ireland’s Housing History in New Book
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September 16, 2026 at 7:52 AM
📚 ‘Lorcan Sirr examines seven generations of one Irish family to tell a wider story of land, #housing & power in Ireland’
.. this looks like a great read, out next week www.tudublin.ie/explore/news...
.. this looks like a great read, out next week www.tudublin.ie/explore/news...
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‘Irish people don’t want to live in ‘mostly awful’ apartments. Here’s five ways to fix them’ - Lorcan Sirr
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Lorcan Sirr: Irish people don’t want to live in ‘mostly awful’ apartments. Here are 5 ways to fix them
Apartment living was historically seen as ‘unnatural’ in Ireland. But attitudes won’t change until standards do
www.irishtimes.com
September 23, 2026 at 8:10 AM
‘Irish people don’t want to live in ‘mostly awful’ apartments. Here’s five ways to fix them’ - Lorcan Sirr
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www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
If you were born again as one of the 102 billion animals that come into the world each year.
The odds are real.
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The odds are real.
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Lottery of Life
See which life you get in a probability-weighted draw based on real-world estimates.
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September 20, 2026 at 7:47 AM
If you were born again as one of the 102 billion animals that come into the world each year.
The odds are real.
spawn-again.vercel.app
The odds are real.
spawn-again.vercel.app
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Shocking , but true; those suffering the worst impacts of #climate breakdown have done little or nothing to fuel the crisis.
That’s on the wealthy 10%, which includes the majority of people living in Ireland.
www.carbonbrief.org/two-thirds-o...
That’s on the wealthy 10%, which includes the majority of people living in Ireland.
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Two-thirds of global warming since 1990 caused by world’s ‘wealthiest 10%’ - Carbon Brief
Of the 0.61C increase in global average temperatures over 1990-2020, a new study estimates that 65% was due to the emissions of the wealthiest 10%.
www.carbonbrief.org
September 11, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Shocking , but true; those suffering the worst impacts of #climate breakdown have done little or nothing to fuel the crisis.
That’s on the wealthy 10%, which includes the majority of people living in Ireland.
www.carbonbrief.org/two-thirds-o...
That’s on the wealthy 10%, which includes the majority of people living in Ireland.
www.carbonbrief.org/two-thirds-o...
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Ann Pettifor and Michael Hudson discussed on our Youtube channel, The Creditor-Led Economy.
They went into detail about how our economy that is now increasingly led by those who profit from all our debts.
youtu.be/6wkW3Tj54ak
They went into detail about how our economy that is now increasingly led by those who profit from all our debts.
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The Creditor-Led Economy: Ann Pettifor and Michael Hudson.
YouTube video by David Graeber Institute
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September 10, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Ann Pettifor and Michael Hudson discussed on our Youtube channel, The Creditor-Led Economy.
They went into detail about how our economy that is now increasingly led by those who profit from all our debts.
youtu.be/6wkW3Tj54ak
They went into detail about how our economy that is now increasingly led by those who profit from all our debts.
youtu.be/6wkW3Tj54ak
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Tomorrow: Join me for a free public livestream of my new course, The Story of Capital.
The course meets on Tuesdays from 4:15 - 6:15 pm [ET] from September 8th to December 1st.
The course meets on Tuesdays from 4:15 - 6:15 pm [ET] from September 8th to December 1st.
September 7, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Tomorrow: Join me for a free public livestream of my new course, The Story of Capital.
The course meets on Tuesdays from 4:15 - 6:15 pm [ET] from September 8th to December 1st.
The course meets on Tuesdays from 4:15 - 6:15 pm [ET] from September 8th to December 1st.
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“The ‘Growth society’ creates [multiple crises].
Fundamentally, it is the expression of one & the same madness: a world that has become inhuman, as if the belief in ‘always more’ was enough to give it meaning.” #PostGrowth #Degrowth #Sufficiency
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Fundamentally, it is the expression of one & the same madness: a world that has become inhuman, as if the belief in ‘always more’ was enough to give it meaning.” #PostGrowth #Degrowth #Sufficiency
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Degrowth: A Platform for Convergence
A foundational document....
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September 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
“The ‘Growth society’ creates [multiple crises].
Fundamentally, it is the expression of one & the same madness: a world that has become inhuman, as if the belief in ‘always more’ was enough to give it meaning.” #PostGrowth #Degrowth #Sufficiency
degrowthcentralvictoria.substack.com/p/degrowth-a...
Fundamentally, it is the expression of one & the same madness: a world that has become inhuman, as if the belief in ‘always more’ was enough to give it meaning.” #PostGrowth #Degrowth #Sufficiency
degrowthcentralvictoria.substack.com/p/degrowth-a...
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In a conversation David Graeber had with Thomas Piketty, he had this to say about Neoliberalism.
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September 6, 2026 at 2:25 PM
In a conversation David Graeber had with Thomas Piketty, he had this to say about Neoliberalism.
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davidgraeber.org/articles/soa...
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Frank was a powerful advocate for Dublin’s architectural and cultural heritage. He used his platform in The Irish Times to highlight environmental and climate issues, long before these were part of public debate. His contribution to national discussions will be [email protected]
September 5, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Frank was a powerful advocate for Dublin’s architectural and cultural heritage. He used his platform in The Irish Times to highlight environmental and climate issues, long before these were part of public debate. His contribution to national discussions will be [email protected]
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Such sad news today. Frank was a terrific reporter and a decent human being. His work did much to defend Dublin from being completely destroyed by greedy developers.
www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2...
www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2...
Frank McDonald obituary: campaigning journalist changed how we think about urban planning
His reporting was relentless and led to the publication in January 1985 of his ground-breaking book The Destruction of Dublin
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September 5, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Such sad news today. Frank was a terrific reporter and a decent human being. His work did much to defend Dublin from being completely destroyed by greedy developers.
www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2...
www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2...
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I wonder if the kind of large-scale grassroots pushback against data centres, the kind that has been tipping election results, will emerge in Ireland?
An investigation is under way by the Environmental Protection Agency into complaints about noise emitting from a new data centre in Clondalkin in west Dublin
EPA investigating noise complaints at Dublin data centre
An investigation is under way by the Environmental Protection Agency into complaints about noise emitting from a new data centre in Clondalkin in west Dublin.
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September 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I wonder if the kind of large-scale grassroots pushback against data centres, the kind that has been tipping election results, will emerge in Ireland?
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Thank you, Martyn Turner, you're a star.
September 4, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Thank you, Martyn Turner, you're a star.
RIP Wendell Berry
"I am not an optimist; I am afraid that I won't live long enough to escape my bondage to the machines"
"I am not an optimist; I am afraid that I won't live long enough to escape my bondage to the machines"
September 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM
RIP Wendell Berry
"I am not an optimist; I am afraid that I won't live long enough to escape my bondage to the machines"
"I am not an optimist; I am afraid that I won't live long enough to escape my bondage to the machines"
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Very sad news. Frank was a great story teller, advocate for Dublin and a marvellous client
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Frank McDonald, former environment editor of The Irish Times, has died
McDonald’s reporting on climate change was pioneering in Irish journalism, and he regularly reported from abroad on climate negotiations
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September 5, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Very sad news. Frank was a great story teller, advocate for Dublin and a marvellous client
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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Who is draining Africa?
This figure shows net-appropriation of resources from Africa's CFA zone, illustrating two key facts. 1) Eurozone countries are the biggest appropriators, benefitting from the Francafrique system. 2) Contrary to conventional Western narratives, China's appropriation is tiny.
This figure shows net-appropriation of resources from Africa's CFA zone, illustrating two key facts. 1) Eurozone countries are the biggest appropriators, benefitting from the Francafrique system. 2) Contrary to conventional Western narratives, China's appropriation is tiny.
August 31, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Who is draining Africa?
This figure shows net-appropriation of resources from Africa's CFA zone, illustrating two key facts. 1) Eurozone countries are the biggest appropriators, benefitting from the Francafrique system. 2) Contrary to conventional Western narratives, China's appropriation is tiny.
This figure shows net-appropriation of resources from Africa's CFA zone, illustrating two key facts. 1) Eurozone countries are the biggest appropriators, benefitting from the Francafrique system. 2) Contrary to conventional Western narratives, China's appropriation is tiny.
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Trumpism is class war from above. Its effects are ripping society apart.
Profits as high as never before since WW2. All extracted from labor - the effect: "Employees’ share from wages and benefits fell to 60 per cent, the lowest level since the 1950s."
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Profits as high as never before since WW2. All extracted from labor - the effect: "Employees’ share from wages and benefits fell to 60 per cent, the lowest level since the 1950s."
www.ft.com/content/6f3a...
August 28, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Trumpism is class war from above. Its effects are ripping society apart.
Profits as high as never before since WW2. All extracted from labor - the effect: "Employees’ share from wages and benefits fell to 60 per cent, the lowest level since the 1950s."
www.ft.com/content/6f3a...
Profits as high as never before since WW2. All extracted from labor - the effect: "Employees’ share from wages and benefits fell to 60 per cent, the lowest level since the 1950s."
www.ft.com/content/6f3a...
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Ireland could face a near-term breakdown in our ability to import food as #climate impacts pummel global food chains, yet despite importing 80%-plus of everything we eat, we are woefully unprepared & complacent.
My report in @irishexaminer.bsky.social today.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
My report in @irishexaminer.bsky.social today.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
John Gibbons: Ireland needs an emergency food stockpile
Climate change and supply chain threats to our import-dependent food system should impel us to stockpile food — just as we do with oil
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August 25, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Ireland could face a near-term breakdown in our ability to import food as #climate impacts pummel global food chains, yet despite importing 80%-plus of everything we eat, we are woefully unprepared & complacent.
My report in @irishexaminer.bsky.social today.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
My report in @irishexaminer.bsky.social today.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Ag fanacht le fada an lá go dtabharfadh duine éigin faoin ábhar seo! #Speirgorm
Looking forward to reading the book!
Looking forward to reading the book!
The People Are Not One: Socialist Strategy After Left Populism ft. Daniel Tutt and C. Derick Varn. Join us for the YouTube premiere of our latest Macro N Cheese episode tonight @ 7 pm ET!
#Socialism #Capitalism #ClassStruggle
#Socialism #Capitalism #ClassStruggle
The People Are Not One: Socialist Strategy After Left Populism ft. Daniel Tutt and C. Derick Varn
Daniel Tutt and returning guest C. Derick Varn join Steve to discuss their new book, The People Are Not One: Socialist Strategy After Left Populism, whose ti...
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August 24, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Ag fanacht le fada an lá go dtabharfadh duine éigin faoin ábhar seo! #Speirgorm
Looking forward to reading the book!
Looking forward to reading the book!
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Join me for a free online course on my new book, The Story of Capital. Starting September 8th.
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VIRTUAL COURSE: The Story of Capital w/ David Harvey
Join us for a public virtual livestream of Prof. David Harvey’s course ANTH 81800: The Story of Capital. The course entails a close reading of the recent book The Story of Capital: What Everyone Sho
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August 22, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Join me for a free online course on my new book, The Story of Capital. Starting September 8th.
peoplesforum.org/harvey/
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