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barnie.bsky.social
fundraising at friends of the earth, environmentalism, wayback machine contributor 2011-2016, wiltshire uk, he/him also: board games, video games, final fantasy, running
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I will not by turning on Klingon subtitles… Do you take me for a fool?

Rejection of the science of climate change is just guilt dressed up

To everyone from the US that I dismissed when you moaned about your postal service - I owe you an apology, I wasn’t really familiar with your game.

Scout for dinner last night (I ate poorly - but managed to score positive points!)

That’s just what happens as you age, Pringles Can - you spend your whole life feeling indestructible, then you wake up one day and discover you’ve got a paper bottom.

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found the cure to poor mental health in a shop window

Went to the nearby woods with a litter picking group to do some local virtue signalling today

Modern phones have those stupid earphone sound limiters on them because big tech can't handle people knowing the full power of Treats by Sleigh Bells

Just finished season one of Traitors New Zealand - up there with one of the best seasons of Traitors for sure.

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If you're an American over in the UK and a Brit is giving you a hard time, just drop the word 'buoy' into the conversation and you'll see our eyes light up

She’s… the most beautiful little dog in the world? I think?

I had a vague inkling this was the case because of all the *gestures wildly*

Joanna Newsom 2025, please

Had the urge to rewatch Akira and it looks like it’s not available in the UK to buy or stream anywhere digitally - and I genuinely think that is fine.

It continues to be an absolute travesty that there isn’t a musical genre called Sayonara Wild Hearts

Imagine telling the nine year-old version of you that the least funny ‘comedy’ accounts on Bluesky are being followed by your hero, Luke Skywalker… you’d be devastated.

A gentle reminder that if we miss the 1.5°C target (and we certainly will), the next target is 1.51°C and not 2°C. We need to keep fighting. Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous.

We’re at a point where our government are prioritising economic growth over… everything? Burn everything beautiful our world has just to make the big number go up?

Looking forward to these concepts of a plan

Two posts I’ve been working on: “Fred?…….. Again?!?” And: “Boat of Thesaurus” Not entirely happy with either, but I think it’s important to show the process.

David Lynch, thanks for everything. One of those pieces of news I couldn’t believe I was reading. What a loss, but what a body of work left behind.

interviewer: how are your listening skills? me: absolutely