Reminder that it's April Fool's Day tomorrow which I'm guessing these days means we may see prank news that is less batshit than the actual news 🙃

This chart says a lot www.ft.com/content/19f2...

bethmathews.substack.com/p/why-so-man... a) amazing investigation of something you won't have consciously noticed but immediately realise is true and b) brilliant example of how game design is interaction design is safety design

People have memory holed quite how skinny our jeans were.

There'll be no foreign holidays then I'll tell Jess Glynne

Minimum weight of a Toyota Tacoma over the past 30 years. 1995 2,560 lbs 2000 2,910 lbs 2005 3,140 lbs 2010 3,430 lbs 2015 3,645 lbs 2020 4,075 lbs 2025 4,145 lbs

Opinion: The creation, communication and exploitation of knowledge are the defining abilities of human beings as social animals. These capacities, more than anything else, made them masters of the planet. ft.trib.al/sMUSsHZ

These people have a funny way of saying "Environmentalists have been proved right yet again."

I’d rather live next to wind turbines and solar panels.

This is a good and needed debunking of this ridiculous paper, which was emailed to me by something called the Clintel Foundation, a climate disinformation mill with close ties to the neo-fascist Dutch party Forum for Democracy

Good piece which expresses why I'm uncomfortable with the idea of AI being a solution for loneliness: “You’re pouring your heart out...and at the end of the day, it’s executing matrix multiplication.” www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...

We didn't just find his videos - we also found Farage's outtakes, which show when his money-making sideline is interrupted by a text message or phone call, requiring him to re-record the video, he appears quick to anger.

If we're all talking about Colossal and direwolves again: As I wrote almost exactly a year ago: Wouldn’t the enthusiasm and resources be better devoted to protecting the animals and planet we already have? www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Kier Starmer: "What gives us control is renewables. Our own home-grown energy which is then more secure and more independent. That’s why I think we should go further and faster on renewables. Let’s get control of our own energy…so we don’t have to keep worrying that our bills are going to go up"

Jesus when he comes back to Earth:

I have a solution that will please both sides

is this like when i tell my editors that my piece is "done" but not "done enough?" www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

I can't compete with this.

Going to be a big summer for middle aged men with heat pumps and solar panels.

there i was, thinking about a piece defending the EU ETS, and the big boss has already done it: "Few policies have done more to combat climate change than the European Union’s emissions trading system." gift link via @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

probably 90% of my columns are this

RIP “I feel liberated. We can say ‘retard’ and ‘pussy’ without the fear of getting cancelled . . . it’s a new dawn.” - you had a great run as the best quote in the FT from people who really would benefit from reading the FT, there's a new sheriff in town.

You see this chart and you will likely go "Look, this is why we must move to clean energy." Not so fast. Higher fossil fuel prices make green alternatives more attractive, but they can also make it harder to deploy renewables. Story with @lauramillan.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

yes and thank you for the excuse to share one of my all-time favorite tweets (from @longwall26.bsky.social)

new iconic meme format just dropped www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

We’re in one of those situations where reporting and analysis of what has happened is really useful. And where “here’s what could happen next” will get a lot of clicks but is fundamentally almost useless.

"I typically don’t eat meat — partly for ethical and environmental reasons — but I’ll happily tuck into a wild venison burger. That’s because it’s the one meat option which actually aids environmental aims" - the deer-a-tarian @lararhiannon.bsky.social Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

I'd much rather the UK were able to keep its deer population in control with non-lethal or wilder means (lynx, wolves). Sadly, that's not the case at the moment -- especially with 3 invasive species on the loose 🦌 gift link via @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Three years ago, El Nino traveled from the future to warn us of the hotter planet to come. We ignored him then. The planet is hotter than ever, and El Nino will soon be back. Will we listen this time? Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

cool cool

After countless public campaigns, petitions, hefty fines and even a government inquiry, can three-part docudrama Dirty Business really make a difference? www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Excellent piece by @sandralaville who did so much of the early work to unocver this stinking scandal www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A year ago, @markgongloff.bsky.social predicted the Trump administration’s assault on climate science and action would help China widen its lead on the US in the energy technologies of the future. He was only partly right... free link via @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Cuddly Green party latest - let the birthding ladies suffer and even die, it's what Mother Nature wants - total sense of humour failure on this one and I know whereof I speak before you ask - H/T just about everyone sharing this nib (Oct 3rd 2025, Gdn www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...)

interesting picture selection in today's Times

So many moral panics about violent videogames, not enough about how the Sims has cursed a generation of interior designers:

You should all watch Dirty Business on Channel 4, but trust me -- don't watch it with dinner 💩 free link via @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

You should all watch Dirty Business on Channel 4, but trust me -- don't watch it with dinner 💩 free link via @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Bet he’s sweating now.

oh to be the person behind the counter at the cop shop who gets to say 'can you confirm your date of birth? oh it's today. happy birthday' what a treat

The 2026 Barkley Marathons is over. There are no finishers. #BM100

Most people don’t know this: Heat pumps REDUCE gas consumption even if running 100% on electricity from a gas fired power plant. More here in my piece for @carbonbrief.org👇 interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...

Going to reconcile myself to the fact that the “cost of net zero” debate will always be annoying. Mainly because: a) net zero isn’t a discrete spending line (e.g., you mainly buy an EV for the car bit); b) you need a counterfactual (what would it cost if we don’t do net zero?) and that’s hard

Telling people that swans can break your arm.

If anyone needs a little mood boost: Baby giggles! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...

"Pregnant women, the elderly, and children younger than 10 should avoid prolonged exposure to Coalie. Do not taunt Coalie." That's why it's best to leave Coalies where you find them: in the ground via @markgongloff.bsky.social @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Coalie, the Trump administration's effort to make coal adorable, will probably be a failure. We should kill it (though not with fire!) anyway. Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Don't burn Coalie! Coalie deserves LIFE, protect Coalie from being burnt at all costs! grist.org/culture/trum...