My landlord just said ChatGPT told him my rent should be much higher. What do I say to that? Gemini says I get 4 months free rent a year?

Finished reading: The Owl and the Nightingale by Simon Armitage 📚

Thank you @tamhauyu.bsky.social and others at @greensorganise.bsky.social for a very enjoyable conversation with Owen Hatherley. Really interesting stuff! Let's be loud next time! 😆

Our politics is heading in an increasingly dangerous direction. We must, and will, resist.

Nothing is ever going to change... Unless we organise. Find out your Green role at greensorganise.uk/your-green-role , and get involved with your local party today.

Finished reading: Crudo by Olivia Laing 📚 Read in one sitting - easily done with such dreamy writing. The chaotic feeling of 2017 described perfectly, reminding us it only feels worse now.

100% this. GDP is not the ultimate goal. A healthy, flourishing, equal, compassionate society in balance with its ecosystem is the goal. Our political class have forgotten this - cajoled by think tanks, donors and “the city”. A country can have an excellent GDP and be terrible to live in.

Another book hunt today. Brick Lane Bookshop and Foyles mostly. Picked up Credo by Olivia Laing (because I loved The Silver Book so much) and Sarah Ahmed's No Is Not A Lonely Utterance. Almost grabbed a copy of everything else I saw but decided not to.

Boxing Daying solo today, started off with a bit of cleaning and now, of course, football. Hoping for a good result for The Hatters #COYH ⚽️

Let's choose kindness in 2026. youtu.be/lopMMkz0law

Remember the 1920s when nobody was left-handed

Watched: Urchin 🍿 Because for some reason I want to remove hope from life at Christmas. Apart from that, quite a piercing watch, great lead.

I’m heading in to Cambridge with multiple agendas, one being to replenish my fiction pile for the Christmas period. Any burning recommendations?

Really nice overview of the Fediverse in numbers for 2025 (via predictions!) from @tchambers www.timothychambers.net/2025/12/2…

Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year

Finished reading: Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico 📚💙 If you’re over 30 and struggle to tell the difference between what you like, and what you like to think you like, this one’s for you.

Why Rory Stewart might need to self reflect...

Greens 💚 - vegan or not yet! - please consider supporting and adding your thoughts to this conference motion. It aims to clarify what vegan rights look like under the Equality Act and provide guidance to everyone of what is expected springconf2026.greenparty.org.uk/std/Vegans-R... #GPEW #Vegan

"The Silver Book is a beautiful novel that I couldn’t, won’t let go of. Queer love intertwined with 1970s Italian filmmaking, and the march of fascism in the background." My thoughts on a gorgeous novel 📚 mattharwood.com/2025/12/16/t...

Could you expand on why you conclude LLM results are "trustworthy" please @mozilla.org ? Serious question...

Terrible - BBC now overreacting to anything controversial - removing a sentence from Rutger Bregman's Reith lecture was bad enough!!! www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

Meanwhile Robin Ince genuinely has been cancelled for daring to voice his opinions and for defending trans people. Where's the outrage from the "cancel culture" lot? What are the Free Speech Union doing to help him?

Imagine a time when a radical leader of the Green Party takes space in The Paper Of Record, spreading the message of compassion to all corners of our media. Doing great things Zack 💚

What Christmas Feels Like For Me (with Neurodivergence): https://mattharwood.com/2025/12/12/what-christmas-feels-like-for.html

I'm writing something longer about it, but I just need to exhale this about #ADHD: For me, it took 4 years waiting, 2 long interviews and 2 "board decisions" before I was even considered to be worthy of meeting with a psychiatrist to *see about a diagnosis*. For others, longer. IT IS NOT EASY!

Does anyone use and love iA Writer for writing long-form, maybe even novellas? Does it support you beyond the gorgeous typography?

Finished reading: Tomorrow They Won’t Dare to Murder Us by Joseph Andras 📚

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BREAKING: Cost of Living could plummet as both Labour MPs and right wing commentators join forces to give Green Party free rent in their heads. Obsessed. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Is it the jury part that is causing the backlog then? Or is it underfunding? To address a temporary problem with such a permanent change to our judicial system is abhorent. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A superb, heartbreaking and tough piece to read. The self-centredness of this is surreal. This trauma machine of an outfit should be shamed in to oblivion. (As a warning, there's a lot of detail in this, if that's something not right for you) www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

I'm a little perplexed why kombucha is a more pertinent subject than a politician being sent to the klink for being a Russian stooge. Anyone?

It sounds like I should be grateful for my better sleep these days, and missing the dreadful TNT Ashes coverage overnight. I loved waking up with Test Match Special this morning, though! 🏏

Another massive milestone! Welcome to all our new members Do I dare to dream... 200k by the end of the year?

Hello recent followers! Nice to meet you. We cross paths because I've recently rejoined @greenparty.org.uk and I'm ready to help get this show on the road 💚

Entitled to lower bills. Entitled to a liveable planet. Entitled to make hope normal again. Know your entitlement. Know our collective power. Join.greenparty.org.uk

My attempts at using technology a little more intentionally (yes I hiccup at this phrase too) continue. I've grabbed one sec on my Mac and iPhone to interrupt those rabbit holes before I start moving my paws down them in the first place 9to5mac.com/2024/12/21/i...

I've decided to try using Reeder on my Mac and iPhone to focus what I read/watch online. I have always been a lover of RSS, and having control over where my attention goes online, but it's easy to let that slip and time go by. Any other users of Reeder with some insider tips? #reeder #macOS #ios

Flipboard launches Surf, an app to create custom feeds from Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky, RSS, podcasts, and YouTube, in beta on iOS, Android, and iPadOS (Harry McCracken/Fast Company) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Happy Sunday night to all 🌙 Some Arthur Russell to brighten it for us all: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq5g...

Self care tip: when ordering things, tick the gift option and write yourself a little note ✨

All I want for Christmas is bookmarks on #bluesky

This woman knows what she's talking about, get her elected.

idunno.Bluesky: A .NET class library for the the Bluesky social network by Barry Dorrans. https://buff.ly/3Zo9uKs #dotnet #csharp #apis #bluesky #socialmedia

These replacement bus services are grinding me down. Can we all just pause for a day and chip in building Addenbrookes station and get it done in a day please?

nobody does more brutal fashion reviews than the irish

What's hot in the world of #bluesky #clients? I've never been a fan of the default layout, but the "deck" style is often too overwhelming. Anything highly recommended for #macOS, #iOS or a web client?

Some things I heard this week that resonated: 1. How would we organise and move our communities if we shifted to focus on what we long for and love rather than what we are negatively reacting to? (Pleasure Activism, adrienne maree brown)