AI and Crypto data centers need to be the first ones to lose power in a brown out.

The Lord of the Rings is not a beacon of progressive politics but one thing it was pretty blatant about, if you have a smidge of media literacy, was being a critique of fascism. Tolkien didn’t hide this, he repeatedly affirmed it. So the fact the far right keep using it as propaganda is egregious

I do think Quakers can learn a lot from PR and marketing, particularly when it comes to “brand” awareness. In general as a group we undervalue and under resource comms compared to others. Have a watch if you’re interested in what I mean by all that and why we shouldn’t be squeamish about it!

Well, this was fun on stream tonight :)

Call your senators and your house rep. Make a stink by being clear that abandoning trans adults and children is a no-go. Cis people, call and be loud for us. We are tired.

Superb work as ever

Breezeway Cafe outside seating time. Lego: www.twitch.tv/jmthoughts

This heat

"what we do know is that these acts of defiance forced Quakers to confront their complicity" A powerful and beautifully-written history, which anyone concerned with resistance to change needs to read.

Continuing with our modularising quest! #lego #JMTBuilds www.twitch.tv/jmthoughts

Ozzy actually being capable of death has surprised me.

Unlimited power in the hands of limited people always leads to cruelty. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

I just want everyone to know that Mamdani did way better on his SATs than I did and my job is basically “professional smart guy on the internet.”

Pratchett is – as ever – relevant

These are amazing and I need everyone in the uk to go out and buy them so they don’t get discontinued. 😂

Our year to win the Yorkshire FA Trophy? www.twitch.tv/jmthoughts #fm24 #footballmanager

Title race time... www.twitch.tv/jmthoughts

It's finished! The Tiff & Eve book is now live and available on Amazon! Link in bio!

Ufft

Stop buying Harry Potter stuff. You’re directly funding this.

We have a winner 🇦🇹 Congratulations to Austria's JJ, who has won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest with the song Wasted Love.

Time for the mega Eurovision thread. I’ve seen/heard none of them. I’ll be judging on performance.

The Govt’s #PlanningBill would allow developers to pay cash to trash wildlife & the environment. The nature levy isn’t a tool for ecological recovery - it’s a license to kill nature. Pleased to join ecologists & experts to sign letter to MPs👇 @zero-hour.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social

Worth a read

What is Sports Interactive’s comms plan? Do they have any sort of campaign strategy for the next FM? What’s their stakeholder engagement strategy? Because I’m tearing my hear out trying to understand the rationale of radio silence for months then just popping out “2024 can still be played 🎉”

It's sad that I needed to write this blog post, but Quakers in Britain need to stop tolerating debate on the legitimacy of trans identities. It undermines the authority of our collective discernment, one of our core theological principles. jollyquaker.com/2025/03/27/n... #Quaker #theology

Police are breaking into religious buildings and arresting people holding a meeting. If Labour has any guts they would repeal these authoritarian laws. But they don't. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Transfer window with Hall Road Rangers and managing Farsley Celtic too now. (The irony of managing Rangers and Celtic at the same time is not lost on me) The Yorkshire Build a Nation save continues into it's 20th season: www.twitch.tv/jmthoughts

QUIZ: Shirt numbers Which player wore these numbers in Premier League during 90s? (Name cropped out and may have worn other numbers too)

best hoard of all

There’s always money for war. Regardless of the conversation of about if it’s right to do so, it makes a mockery of all the arguments against government investment in services. Time and time again it’s true. It brings it home today as Starmer hikes Defense spending.

16th Jaffa - retro world cup www.twitch.tv/jmthoughts

A big stream tonight. The biggest since we left York City.

Is Football Manager 25 being cancelled the worst thing ever? I dont think so. And here’s my thoughts as to why. youtu.be/2eT-ClTE-vY

Statutory sick pay in the UK is one of the stingiest in Europe, at around £3 an hour.   Today we're joining the Safe Sick Pay Coalition's day of action and telling the UK government what needs to change.   Write to your MP using the template below 📝

Going away to Clyde who have slipped up recently. Can we get a MASSIVE away win & extend lead at top?#footballmanager2024 #footballmanager #fm24 Please Like, comment & subscribe for more youtu.be/5c6LwfzBYNw

Big call, do we stay at Hall Road Rangers or go to AFC Guiseley? It's 2041. The Yorkshire Leagues are where the drama is at. www.twitch.tv/jmthoughts

Tuxedo cat

Waiting for news on #fm25

Slight spoiler but probably one of my fav FM YouTube commentary 'gaffs' in a #fm youtube video! Superb work from @fmgng.bsky.social.

Promising lots of players playing time just to get them into the club A few months later #FM24:

Live with season 18 of the Yorkshire build a nation. www.twitch.tv/jmthoughts

The usurper. #cat #lotrs #rohirrim

Edoras has fallen.

If else anyone is lyrically inclined, I've been trying to think of a trans parody for a Beach Boys song, but all I have is: 🎶gonna have fun fun fun 'til daddy takes the T-girl awaaaay🎶

My wife got me Lego for my birthday then we watched all the extended Lord of the rings and ate pizza. It’s the simple things. 😂 Tell my teenage self we’re living the dream. 😝