Ben Bowman
@bennosaurus.com
I research youth studies and environmental justice, and I am a dinosaur from the internet 👨🏭Senior Lecturer @ Manchester Met Uni 💚Quaker | #COYS | (he/him) 🔗 www.bennosaurus.com
"The fires, heat and extremes that have dominated the summer of 2026 are what scientists have long been warning about from the burning of coal, oil and gas." via @apnews.com
This summer isn't breaking heat records — yet. Wait until El Nino kicks in, scientists say
With parts of the globe aflame in wildfires, deadly heat waves parking over cities, record hot oceans and a strengthening super El Nino, it seems like we’re baking through the hottest year on record.
apnews.com
Do you remember in like 1998 when every adult on the planet discovered how to use Microsoft clip art at precisely the same moment
Marie Le Conte@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 4d agohave some concerns about whoever ends up booking a "Caribbean vibes" trip to the seaside and finds themselves spending the day in Clacton
BORN TO FROLIC, FORCED TO REPEATETLY TURN OFF AI - SHIRT'S AND TANK TOP'S AT dashare.zone - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN
0-0 in Trump's final? Excellent. Rodri to scuff in an accidental winner, ideally off his arse, at 81'
Fuck off. If anything is "millennial", it's those cool transparent colors our iMacs, Gameboys, and Tamagotchis came in. No fucking millennial likes the house flipper grey. Call it a millennial paint job when I can see through the exterior of a car because it's Glacier Purple like my GBA.
Jack Saint@lackingsaint.bsky.social · 3w agoNo fuck off we're not calling this "Millennial grey" this shit was dictated completely by boomer retiree house flippers we absolutely had NO say in this
![Millennial grey
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A kitchen with beige grey floors, drab walls, brushed steel appliances, and grey granite countertops.
Grey floors and furnishings are said to appeal to Millennial tastes.
Millennial grey refers to a desaturated colour scheme that is said to appeal to the interior design sensibilities of the Millennial Generation in the early 21st century.[1] Cultural historian Kassia St. Clair attributed its widespread adoption to a desire among Millennials for "a flexible, sensible choice that will last years, hide any stains, and can be adapted to different schemes."[1] Some have diagnosed Millennial grey as a reaction to the warm hues of the late 20th century.[2]
Millennial grey is polarising, particularly when used with imitation-wood-texture sheet vinyl flooring, which many describe as depressing, soulless, or corporate.[3][4] Although attributed to Millennials, the grey colour scheme is often chosen by house flippers, vacation rental owners, or other people who do not actually live in the greyed properties.[3] Thus, the occupant of the property—Millennial or not—has little say in its colour scheme, particularly when deployed for fixtures such as flooring.[4] The greying may have been driven, in part, by a desire to prepare properties for sale in a manner thought to be least offensive to the average buyer.[5] Given the housing crises gripping many countries in the early to mid-21st century, buyers and renters may feel they have no choice but to accept a property decked in Millennial grey.[4]
To the extent that Millennial grey is said to be enjoyed by Millennials, it is also said to be loathed by Generation Z.[1][2]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:atdbmignbrjbjgj2ba4axnwl/bafkreidgcz72oqo4dwsqlv2ovhewwekbfxdo7ydluyrffhlijqkg2546gy)
Don't really care about the England team but it is nice to see someone in the public eye who shares my approach to summer fashion
If they really wanted viewers... open top jeep, lion enclosure at Longleat
Dr Nigel Fletcher@nigelfletcher.bsky.social · 4w agoHmm, so broadcasters are being lined up to take a live Reform feed? My suspicions that this is a ruse are increased...
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.
Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · last mo.NEW BLOG FOR YOU Google's energy consumption numbers in their new climate report are mind-blowing. 2 years ago they flipped from linear to exponential growth, and their climate impact is blowing out, too. A WILD testament to the obscene bloat and waste of GenAI: ketanjoshi.co/2026/07/01/g...
Four conservative justices on the Supreme Court believe Folarin Balogun shouldn't be a U.S. citizen. Something to consider as he carries the U.S. team on his back in the World Cup.
The critical thing to understand about this air conditioning debate is that fossil fuel companies should be held accountable for destroying the planet.
It's not hot enough I guess. Andy Burn'em more like. Shameful
Natalie Bennett@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · last mo."Preparing to approve plans for 1st major North Sea gas field project in almost 10 years to burnish pro-business credentials & answer concerns of unions." #NoWayToRunACountry any time, but particularly in a #ClimateEmergency inews.co.uk/news/politic...
It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄 Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇 So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage 🧵1/23
if the boomers absolutely definitely had to wreck the planet i'd have preferred an ice age, honestly
Yesterday was likely the hottest day in France since the last interglacial (125,000 years ago). There is going to be some terrible human news from this… #NothingToSeeHere #MoveRightAlong
The consensus amongst the scientists on the panel is that we are seeing impacts that are much worse and much sooner than they had anticipated earlier in their careers
“We are in an era of consequences. Those of us who started work on this 20 years ago didn’t expect to be seeing 38° days in June in 2026” Baroness Worthington I’ve come to Reading the Climate Pulse for #LCAW , thankfully in a heavily air conditioned Westminster Central Hall meeting room 🥵
One of today's political prisoners. Cartoonist & zine maker Daniel Rolando Sanchez Estrada wasn't even at the ICE protest. He was accused of "moving" a box of anti-Trump zines THE NEXT DAY. A rightwing judge sentenced him to 30 years! Just for possessing zines. The darkness is descending.
Ryan Estrada@ryanestrada.com · last mo.A cartoonist named Daniel "Des" Rolando Sanchez Estrada was tried as a terrorist and sentenced to 30 years in prison for having anti-Trump comics in his car. Prosecutors connected him to a 2025 anti-ICE protest he didn't even attend because he was in the same book club as others who were.
Zines are now a federal crime in the United States. They are setting precedent to go after anyone they want for writing or reading anything they don't like.
Unicorn Riot@unicornriot.bsky.social · 6mo agoDaniel "Des" Rolando Sanchez Estrada wasn’t even at the protest — his wife was — but prosecutors are pressuring him into giving up his permanent resident status because he allegedly moved a box of zines the day after. Now that he’s going to trial, he’s looking at decades behind bars and deportation.
"Pros: All eccentric fashion choices will be tolerated for the duration"
Lee Hurley@hleehurley.com · last mo.Completely unserious country [Times]
tfw you're sitting in the Zoom and a AI notetaker bot requests admission
When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.
Last year in the UK, heatwaves supercharged by climate change killed 1,500 people ... that's more than seven times as many as killed by knife crime. Still, ice cream for breakfast eh
Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · last mo.Watching BBC News and they just did 5 minutes with a doctor about how this heatwave is life threatening and the interviewer closed it with "well, it's just an opportunity to have ice cream for breakfast!!". Amazing clip of how the BBC seems just blissfully unaware of what is happening
If other news was reported like climate change:
Aoḋán Ó Conġaile@tinydonkey.bsky.social · 2mo agoIf other news was reported like climate change:
