Snapped this shot on the way to meet a mate in TST, Hong Kong…

Today's column is on the relentless march of blithering idiocy, which includes denying climate science while your house is - literally in this case - burning down. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

So many books, so little time.

My 'Mix-of-the-Week' now up on the wonderful Dream Chimney, enjoy horizontally, or dance in slow motion... soundcloud.com/the-dream-ch... #downtempo #danceinslowmotion #balearica

Technocapitalism screws over artists, writers and musicians. But what also screws them over, more and more, on a less widely discussed level, is the distraction culture that technocapitalism created, where people skim read everything and draw conclusions based on their eroded attention spans.

It’s Green Friday! Don’t give A***** your money, today. Support a small business. Check out our print amongst all that other home decor. We’ve even opened up shipping to the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand if you fancy sending a gift to somebody abroad. www.cutfromtheland.co.uk/products

🚨BOOM!! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 50,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

The remarkable story behind this advert from the October 1968 issue of Vogue magazine can be found in the alt text.

Just donated to this. A great idea and really worthy cause... thebikeproject-winter-appeal.raiselysite.com

Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger argues The Epoch Times should be treated as reputable. MAGA Congressmen demand info on Wikipedia editors. Musk's Grokipedia cites Stormfront. The war for reality is being fought over "reliable sources" New from me on Substack: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Autumn’s arrived in Tokyo… #autumncolours #fallcolors #autumnleaves #tokyoautumn #tokyocolourphotography

📢Over 1 Million people around the world are calling on governments to make rich polluters pay. This week we took that number to #COP30 in Belém. It's not too late to add your name: bit.ly/47Lncer#COP30 #MakeRichPollutersPay #ClimateJustice

Saw a jolly looking snail out in the rain, in the temperate rainforest part of Inokashira Park…

This is absolutely appalling. "The UK will not contribute to a flagship fund for the world’s remaining tropical forests, in a bitter blow to the Brazilian hosts on the eve of the Cop30 climate summit." Absolutely pathetic. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

How do the richest people on Earth get away with destroying the planet? They built a fortress of money, lawsuits, lobbyists, banks, propaganda, and hate. But every fortress has a weakness: us. Join the campaign to #MakeRichPollutersPay 👉 bit.ly/47Lncer#MakeRichPollutersPay

New awareness campaign

Minority representation on TV causes outrage From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis

💰Pay rises for water bosses, sewage pollution for the rest of us 💩 Let’s give them the recognition they really deserve! Add your name to this cheeky spoof card “congratulating” the CEOs on their “achievements” this year: 38d.gs/yftt

Many of the recent Dream Chimney releases featured in the new ‘End of Summer Balearic Mix’ by HYPRK on #SoundCloud soundcloud.com/hyprk/end-of...

This petition that @theguardian.com should incorporate climate science into its food section makes a very valid and important point

Billionaires, polluters, oligarchs. We're taking to the streets on Saturday 20 September to Make Them Pay. March with us. www.youtube.com/shorts/Bdk_r...

I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore. So I wrote a blog about ten things you can do *right now* to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism. From scrutinising Reform councillors to demanding the UK Govt leave X - get involved: guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/ten-things...

Yesterday, the largest far-right protest in UK history marched through London, led by racist Tommy Robinson. Today, we say: They don’t speak for us — and they won’t have the last word. This Wednesday we come together against Trump and for a better future. Do everything to be there.

In the film 28 Weeks Later, why does the US Army medic make the two kids stumble in the dark ahead of her through the zombie-infested Tube station, while she looks at them through the night-sight on her rifle? Surely she should be going first to see what's coming? For cinematic effect, but daft...

This is the owner of X actively campaigning to take down the elected government of a country he is neither a resident nor a citizen of - and using threats of violence in the streets to further his aims www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Our democracy is too precious to be a plaything for foreign tech barons. Elon Musk doesn’t care about the British people or our rights. He only cares about himself and his ego.

After many months out of print, due to the messy demise of my ex-publisher Unbound, my debut novel Villager was republished yesterday. I've now made the full 'Village Message Board' chapter from the book, which is many people's favourite, free to read here: the-villager.ghost.io/the-village-...

🚨 GDP is up. But wages are low, rents soar & work is insecure. Clive Lewis MP says what ministers won’t - "a quarter of private renters are handing over half or more of their income just to keep a roof over their heads. This isn’t prosperity, it’s daylight robbery with a tenancy agreement"

What is happening in Gaza is a state-sponsored atrocity – and one of the states sponsoring it is the UK. Help us support people speaking out 👇 https://bit.ly/3HJqkNO

So long @theguardian.com ... Just cancelled my annual membership after I came back to the UK and unable to access the website unless I (a) pay £5 per month in addition to the annual US$120 I already pay, or (b) accept all tracking and cookies. Coercive and disgusting way to treat paying supporters.

For your Monday another disquestown podcast! With Richard Sen and Max Essa! soundcloud.com/the-dream-ch...

Our ‘A Lo Hecho, Pecho’ 7” release from Los Tres Moretones, now in stock in Amsterdam at Rush Hour store, and Red Light Records, fresh from Japan… #amsterdamrecordshops #AmsterdamVinyl #discochug

Some shots of Fuji San from the plane…

Looking forward to playing this event on Friday… Lone Star at Bonobo! @kenhidaka.bsky.social @maxessa.bsky.social @atautline.bsky.social

‘Handala’ was illegally boarded by Israel military in international waters, around 40 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza. Before interception the 21 crew made this statement: if attacked they will join the global hunger strike for Gaza.

A British surgeon who recently returned from Gaza claims IDF soldiers are shooting civilians at aid points "almost like a game of target practice" news.sky.com/story/almost...

📣 The Council of Europe ‪@commissionerhr.coe.int‬ states that tackling child poverty is essential to protecting children’s rights. Poverty is a violation of their everyday rights. The UK must develop a child poverty strategy rooted in human rights, not fiscal limits. www.coe.int/en/web/c...

A Palestinian mother in Gaza: “My children have become skeletal, skin and bone. Even the slightest effort makes them dizzy. They are asking for food, and I have nothing to give. I can’t lie and say I’ll bring them something when I know I won’t be able to.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Excellent poster from the talented @darrencullen.bsky.social #spellingmistakescostlives

Take 10 seconds to sign this petition calling for a global treaty to limit the production of plastics, which pollute every corner of our environment. Fossil fuel companies are ramping up plastic production; stop them from continuing to fuck up our planet! act.gp/42uzPZ8

Only the very rich would pay £250K up front unless they knew they'd save far more in tax. Less tax collected overall, won’t help the poor, writes Prof Richard Murphy. It’s a redistribution scam: from Britain’s poorest to the world’s wealthiest. #ReformUK

The right wants us to think Britain is on the verge of ethnic conflict. The truth is worse than that | John Merrick

Lone Star Deluxe 8/1(Fri) #BarBonobo ¥2,000+1D 22pm til late bonobo.jp  DJs: @maxessa.bsky.social Jansen Jardin Nori (posivision Amsterdam) Dominic Dawson #DJD @canebrakemusic.bsky.social @palmsandcharms.bsky.social @atautline.bsky.social @discotopia.bsky.social @sakaikouichi Hirotaka Ken Hidaka

Today I challenged the Met Police to arrest me.

New mix from me, for slow motion dancing… www.mixcloud.com/Montagnais/t...

Digging these old Fillmore West posters in the local secondhand bookshop… #slyandthefamilystone #fillmorewest #musicposter

A Lo Hecho, Pecho 7” now in stock at Lighthouse Records @lighthouserecords.jp ! (If you happen to be record shopping in Tokyo) @barnabybruce.bsky.social @maxessa.bsky.social @canebrakemusic.bsky.social

@dreamchimney.com premiere for Quinn Lamont Luke remix of our latest release; A Lo Hecho, Pecho by Los Tres Moretones! @maxessa.bsky.social @barnabybruce.bsky.social @canebrakemusic.bsky.social #LosTresMoretones #Balearicasfuck #downtempo