Tom Jensen
@absurdistworld.bsky.social
Writer of absurdist plays, based in London. Terrified by climate meltdown, and seeking refuge from X for my sanity. Trolls & bots keep out. http://www.tomjensen.co.uk/ Instagram: @absurdistworld1
Flying is officially on course to account for *almost all* the UK's carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Heathrow expansion alone would cause more carbon emissions by 2054 than *any other sector of the economy*. So why is it being contemplated? My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot
A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Laura Fitzpatrick, Emma Riches, Samantha Parry & Edward Jobling star in Brad Sutherland’s "The Girl in the Mask" from 6th-17th October at White Bear Theatre. Directed by Orsolya Nagy. In the aftermath of her father’s death Amy has taken to wearing a mask.. www.whitebeartheatre.co.uk/whatson/the-...
The Girl in the Mask | The White Bear Theatre
The Girl in the Mask comes to the White Bear Theatre. Book your tickets today!
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My full-length play "Beyond Suspicion" is being rehearsed at the Collective Acting Studio, London, and will be performed script in hand at 4.30pm this Friday. You're welcome to attend. Message me for more details.
This summer’s extreme weather has shown how the climate crisis and the information crisis go hand in hand. @councilonstrategicrisks.org's Tom Ellison and @caadcoalition.bsky.social's Phil Newell share practical ways to spot and respond to harmful disinfo. buff.ly/OanVaL4
Keeping Safe from Fires and Liars
Explore the connection between climate crises and disinformation as experts discuss current challenges and their impacts.
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Eating more fruit & vegetables could make you look more attractive, smell better and potentially help you achieve your desired body shape. Yes, really.
Could Eating More Plants Actually Make You Hotter?
Saving the planet, protecting animals, and living longer have not shifted enough people... so vanity?
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Happy Kicked In The Head By A Horse Day, to all who celebrate. It's the 7th anniversary of this absolute banger.
Good to see Foreign Secretary presenting the findings of the suppressed Joint Intelligence Report on ecosystem collapse to other governments. But when is it going to be shared with the rest of us? We can’t prepare for what we don’t know - it should be published in full
UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers
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A new study ranked 20 high-protein foods for health, cost, access and environmental impact. Tofu came first. Animal products filled the bottom.
Tofu Is Better Protein Than Beef
Researchers introduced the BPI Score, a system designed to compare 20 high-protein foods...
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Dalí titled some works like headlines. Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War) (1936) was painted on the eve of the Spanish Civil War. It turns political rupture into a single, contorted body on a barren stage.
GB News and Talk TV, the true home of deranged #climate ideologues www.theguardian.com/environment/...
From ‘psyops’ to ‘hysterical hysteria’: how GB News and Talk TV lost their cool in the heatwaves
Thousands of heat-related deaths in record-breaking temperatures appeared to only intensify hosts’ climate denials
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Nine European races are sponsored by Wizz Air. Together with @badvertising.bsky.social & @flightfreeuk.bsky.social, we call on the races to drop the airline at the earliest opportunity. Big polluters have no place in our sport. They’re taking the Whizz 🤬 ✍️ Sign our petition. 🛑 Stop #sportswashing
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Drop Polluting Sponsors - Stop taking the Whizz
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The Garden of Saint-Paul Hospital - December 1889 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/3109382
‘I see them like my own children’: reforesting Ethiopia with 50bn trees, one step at a time
‘I see them like my own children’: reforesting Ethiopia with 50bn trees, one step at a time
After losing much of its forests in recent decades, ordinary citizens have led the way in planting saplings across the country as part of the government’s Green Legacy Initiative
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The incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world. And we are far from ready for it | Bill McGuire
The incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world. And we are far from ready for it | Bill McGuire
One of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way, strengthened by the climate crisis. We need leaders who make things better not worse, says climate professor Bill McGuire
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My full-length play "Beyond Suspicion" will be performed script in hand at the Collective Acting Studio, London, on 2nd October. If you're a director, producer, programmer, artistic director or literary specialist you're welcome to attend. Please message me for details. collectiveactingstudio.co.uk
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It’s not normal in a health & climate crisis to actively promote highly polluting products that make things worse. Congrats to Bristol - the latest city to end ads for things like fossil fuels, flights and SUVs. @badvertising.bsky.social @adfreecities.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bristol becomes first city to ban fast fashion adverts
New rules prohibits the promotion of flights, cars and travel agents on council-owned billboards.
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"Time Piece", 4 plays by Liam O’Grady, Wally Sewell, Richard Fitchett & Sally Sheringham, is on at Bread & Roses Theatre on 25 and 26 September at 7.30 pm. Starring Stephen Riddle, Joanna Strafford, Amanda Holt & Billy Kingston, & directed by Anthony Shrubsall. lambethfringe.com/events/time-...
Time Piece | Lambeth Fringe | Performing Arts Festival | Sept - Oct
Much-loved Off West End Performing Arts Festival curated by The Bread and Roses Theatre. Some of the best and most crowd-pleasing theatre, comedy, works in progress, drag, spoken word, experimental p...
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@carbonbrief.org's new factcheck covers 45 false or misleading claims from Reform UK’s leadership on climate and energy. www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-re...
Factcheck: Reform UK’s 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy - Carbon Brief
Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has emerged as a major force in UK politics in recent years – pushing…
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Thank you to the 9 MPs who, in the last 2 weeks, have joined the Parliamentary Call for a live emergency briefing on the climate and nature crisis. Has your MP has joined the Parliamentary Call? Enter postcode to see: nebriefing.org/parliamentary-call #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp 🧵
The short plays "Jennifer’s Ear" by Christopher Owen, "Bout" by Liam O'Grady and "Cracked" by Tom Jensen have been been selected for publication in Umbrellas for Fish, an international literary journal dedicated to absurd and existential drama. ufjournal.wixsite.com/umbrellas-fo...
Issues & Archive | Umbrellas For Fish
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Delighted that my 10-minute play "Cracked" has been selected for publication in Umbrellas for Fish, an international literary journal dedicated to absurd and existential drama.
Pretty good going from BBC R4's Today to talk for 15 minutes about the disaster in Nepal and not once mention the impact of climate change A massive chunk of glacier collapsed and fell 1.2km, reduced to 'flash flood'.
This is climate breakdown. You have been failed by 40 years of oil industry lobbying andpoliticians and media who’ve ignored the terrifying reality of what is happening to the planet. The oil industry and their politicians and media stooges should be held accountable. This is just the beginning.