Well said, Operation Noah. (Also, I'm not sure that having a personal net worth of £950m is compatible with being a Christian either.)

Mine has. Thank you, @ollyglover.bsky.social

Just reposting this, as people are tagging us asking us to post their screenings. We can’t post ‘em all but this should help!

That "Raise the Colours" statement in full...

Everybody in the "climate space" (which means everyone on earth...) needs to understand these mind-blowing figures. Google's "total electricity consumption jumped from 31 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2024 to 43 TWh in 2025." In ONE year. The AI corporate arms race is eating the world.

Great thread.

@secondmentions.com "feathery haired frontman" faroutmagazine.co.uk/1968-album-p...

EXC: A coalition of charities, campaign groups, and academics has urged Andy Burnham to strengthen online safety laws if he enters No10 47 organisations said in a statement that the govt's approach to online safety has been "fragmented and slow" and a new PM should be an opportunity for a reset

Such nice people...

Monthly business blog. Interesting stuff I've seen that's relevant to what I do (comms and content). And a regular rant about AI. pennykiley.com/2026/07/01/s...

I was at the same event. The film is a must-see.

Books I read in June. Activism, crime, music, trees and speculative stuff.

Today in timewasting. A "customer success" department that answers the question they want you to have asked instead of reading your actual message.

My manager at our Oxfam shop refuses to serve anyone who calls them vinyls.

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This is just to say I have taken Those plums Out of the icebox And climbed in Fuck yes

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FFS

Good morning Wulferhampton have a terrific Thursday you Trump tormenting twonks

Fuck it. Going to water my lawn and if anyone complains, I’m going to say it’s a data centre, that it’s inevitable and you’ve got to get on board or get left behind.

Things I remember about the summer of 1976. Leaving school. Holiday job. University reading list. That's it. I assumed at the time that it was normal to be hot whenever you did exams.

More book events coming up. If you're in the south-west or the north-west, please come and see me. FROME: 5th August with @ravesfromthegrave.bsky.social BRIDPORT: 6th August with Clocktower Records WALLASEY: 12th September at Central Library MANCHESTER: 14th November @lthanwordsfest.bsky.social

Too hot to work? What are your rights? What are your options? We've posted on our blog the advice we circulated to our members. oxfordnuj.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/t...

A red weather warning has been issued for some parts of the country. We need the rules to keep us all safe at work. Please sign the petition for a maximum working temperature. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/we...

Worried about the AI data centres in this heatwave. They need a lot of constant hydration, you know. If you have one local to you, please check in on it.

Oh look, we’ve made it too hot, let’s drive to the seaside…

Getting a bit tired of news presenters talking about "rare" heat alert and "exceptional" weather. Get real.

If other news was reported like climate change:

Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey has unveiled a billboard campaign across the UK to mark the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum today. The billboards call out Reform leader Nigel Farage’s £5 million "reward for campaigning for Brexit, whilst people across the country feel the pinch."

Here’s the link to @pennykiley.bsky.social's blogpost about our skills sharing session on "Substack and how it can work for me" oxfordnuj.wordpress.com/2026/06/15/s...

This is exciting news.

No joy to be found today. No satisfaction. Just frustration and a profound sense of squandered opportunity iandunt.substack.com/p/the-traged...

Rare red warning. Risk to life. Stay out of the sun. Avoid unnecessary exposure. Picture editor: "Counterpoint: Run the fun-on-the-beach shots?" We won't improve heat coverage until we stop illustrating public health emergencies with beach photos. www.independent.co.uk/weather/heat...

I wonder how many years it’ll take for my brain to stop playing me: 🎵 Andy Burnham looks a scream Hang him on my wall Andy Burnham, Silver Screen Can't tell them apart at all 🎵 … every time I hear his name.

My @nujofficial.bsky.social branch calls out @theoxfordmail.bsky.social for irresponsible reporting on immigrants.

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"American Capitulation" is a great name for a band. In his youth Jello Biafra would have been all over that.

"Guts, not gloss." It was Jello Biafra’s birthday this week, so I dug out a 1981 review of the Dead Kennedys for my latest Substack. I was a bit shocked on re-reading it to see that audiences were still gobbing in 1981. Idiots. pennykiley.substack.com/p/dead-kenne...

Another excellent piece on the Belfast riots, with implications beyond NI. Letting the right-wing racist assholes set the terms of the debate instead of completely rejecting their position that immigration is the problem is complicity. rebekahmccabe.substack.com/p/legitimate...

Launched in #Oxford in 1973, New Internationalist have been giving a voice to the voiceless and shining a critical light on big global issues of the day ever since, from their premises down the Cowley Rd. Take a look at what they do. newint.org/about This could be a good time to show your support!

impossible to see this coming www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

The new Museum of Youth Culture opens on Saturday in Camden. Your youth is now an exhibit but still, there's a lot to enjoy. Especially the loos, which feature wallpapers from different decades in each cubicle. (Someone was in the 60s.)

Thanks, @bosett.bsky.social, for a nice review of my book. Steve's band 16 Tambourines are playing Rough Trade in Liverpool on 24th July. If you're in Liverpool, do go. (And yes, Bring back Letraset.) stephenbosettroberts.substack.com/p/16-tambour...

Dear Bob Dylan, I'm not even 80 and I feel like that.

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Thousands have turned out for an Anti-Racism rally in Belfast city centre, organised by United Against Racism and supported by Trade Unions

Yup. Let's call them Farage rioters. NOT "Henry Nowak protesters" (looking at you, BBC News).