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Tom Jensen

@absurdistworld.bsky.social
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Writer of absurdist plays, based in London. Terrified by climate meltdown, and seeking refuge from X for my sanity. Trolls & bots keep out. www.tomjensen.co.uk Instagram: @absurdistworld1

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Actors and Writers London @actorsandwriters.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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-...
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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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Adam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
An arguing couple. The husband says "It just feels fuc king weird to be arguing about shampooing the carpets when we're single digit years away from collapsing the world into a fiery house of mass death."
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Most TV is just this now.
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Tom Jensen @absurdistworld.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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.
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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
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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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Tom Jensen @absurdistworld.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Audition call for my play #Headhog
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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Eating more fruit & vegetables could make you look more attractive, smell better and potentially help you achieve your desired body shape. Yes, really.
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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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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Happy Kicked In The Head By A Horse Day, to all who celebrate. It's the 7th anniversary of this absolute banger.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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
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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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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A new study ranked 20 high-protein foods for health, cost, access and environmental impact. Tofu came first. Animal products filled the bottom.
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Tofu Is Better Protein Than Beef
Researchers introduced the BPI Score, a system designed to compare 20 high-protein foods...
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Salvador Dalí @salvador-dali.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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.
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Tom Jensen @absurdistworld.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
GB News and Talk TV, the true home of deranged #climate ideologues www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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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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Actors and Writers London @actorsandwriters.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We need actors, writers and directors, and we also need people to help with sound, costumes, props, music, admin and much else! Remember that if you're under 30, membership is FREE. Find out more here: actorsandwriters.london/members/inde...
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Actors and Writers London @actorsandwriters.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hello! We're AWL, a professional play-reading forum for actors & writers. We're always looking for new members, so if you're an actor, writer or director, or just like seeing plays, check our website to find out how to join. And it's FREE for under-30s! Please follow us and repost!
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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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Vincent van Gogh @vangogh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Garden of Saint-Paul Hospital - December 1889 botfrens.com/collections/46/content…
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Mark Rothko @markrothko.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Slow Swirl at the Edge of the Sea botfrens.com/collections/25/content…
Slow Swirl at the Edge of the Sea
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 17/09/2026
‘I see them like my own children’: reforesting Ethiopia with 50bn trees, one step at a time
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‘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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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 15/09/2026
The incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world. And we are far from ready for it | Bill McGuire
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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
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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Tom Jensen @absurdistworld.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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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Actor-Training and Drama School for Underrepresented Groups
At Collective Acting Studio join our BA Acting or Part-Time Drama School for the most diverse, industry-focused actor-training in the UK.
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Andrew Simms @andrewsimms.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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...
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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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Actors and Writers London @actorsandwriters.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"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-...
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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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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 14/09/2026
Just when you thought #AI couldn't get any better.
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‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn
Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
@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...
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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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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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 🧵
Portraits of nine MPs. Top row, left to right: Scott Arthur, Edinburgh South West; Liz Jarvis, Eastleigh; Sarah Gibson, Chippenham; Ian Sollom, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire; Chris Bloore, Redditch. Bottom row, left to right: Julia Buckley, Shrewsbury; Gill German, Clwyd North; Darren Jones, Bristol North West; Perran Moon, Camborne and Redruth. The National Emergency Briefing logo appears at the bottom right.
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Actors and Writers London @actorsandwriters.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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...
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Issues & Archive | Umbrellas For Fish
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Tom Jensen @absurdistworld.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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.
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Ed Douglas @calmandfearless.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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'.
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Matthew Todd @matthewtodd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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.
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Paul Klee @paul-klee.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Oriental Architecture www.wikiart.org/en/paul-klee/orient…
Oriental Architecture
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Actors and Writers London @actorsandwriters.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Featuring plays by Meryl Walker @merylwww.bsky.social and Hannah Brecher, and acting by Alison Whismore
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Climate denial has not gone away. But, as Professor Jennie C. Stephens argues, obstruction also works by normalising business as usual while the climate crisis escalates. buff.ly/Ttxopum
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New era of climate obstruction requires pretending things are okay when clearly they are not
Misleading economic arguments position climate action as a threat to prosperity
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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Did you know that over 2 trillion fish are taken from the ocean each year? 😱 It can take many hours or even days for each fish to slowly suffocate 🥺 Go vegan 🐟
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Ross McNally @rossmcnally.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
As a result of ripping up the Endangered Species Act and his reckless pursuit of illegal wars, Donald Trump 'could, before his term is over, become the first US president to whom we can directly attribute the extinction of multiple species.' sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/tru...
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Trump’s engine of extinction
For several months the US administration has been ripping up the Endangered Species Act. The consequences could be cataclysmic
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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 20/08/2026
The women of Afghanistan have been awarded the 2026 Chatham House Prize, in recognition of their courage and resilience in the face of systematic gender persecution, and for embodying the determination of a broader movement for women’s rights.
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2026 Chatham House Prize awarded to the women of Afghanistan
The prize is presented to ‘the person, persons, or organization deemed to have made the most significant contribution to the improvement of international relations’.
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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 20/08/2026
Transitioning to a net-zero world is one of humanity's greatest challenges. Here are some ways we can reduce carbon emissions and achieve net-zero: www.un.org/en/climatech...
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Stuart Spray @stuartspray.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Despite unprecedented heatwaves, droughts and wildfires across the UK, not only is it business as usual for Drax, UK's biggest carbon emitter, they're planning to build a hyperscale data centre powered by burning trees. Watch full film here👉 youtu.be/V5ZfbMYi2y8the @stopburningtrees.bsky.social
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We do not build the reservoirs needed to store the rain that falls here. We do not build strategic food reserves needed to maintain provision in hard times. We failed to build effective stores of PPE, to protect us in pandemics. This country has long been governed by people who do not prepare.
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Tom Jensen @absurdistworld.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I'm having a table reading of a full-length play I've written about the climate, in central London at 3.00pm this Sunday. It's free to attend & there are 4 spaces left. If you're interested in theatre & climate and prepared to give constructive feedback, please message me & I'll send you details.
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
“Is Kemi still anti-net zero?” From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"People are deeply anxious about dwindling water supplies and want to know what the plan is. Will water-hungry AI datacentres be prioritised in a drought emergency? The secrecy only adds to a sense that controversial decisions like this may have already been made.” buff.ly/vrcca0O
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UK government ‘irresponsible’ for not publishing emergency drought plans
Campaigners demand greater transparency into water companies’ plans not made public due to ‘security reasons’
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
So Richard Tice, should farmers just "enjoy" low crop yields? Should the thousands who've died from the heatwaves just "enjoy" their premature deaths? What about the families whose homes have burned down in the wildfires? Charlatans with their heads in the sand. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform’s Tice says people should stop fighting climate crisis and ‘enjoy’ heat
Deputy leader says it is ‘arrogant’ to try to halt global heating, despite UK being left reeling by summer firewave
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Naomi Oreskes @naomioreskes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
If you are following the discussion of how/ if climate change is accelerating, worth noting that we have known for a long time that scientists have consistently UNDER-estimated the threat of climate change: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Climate change prediction: Erring on the side of least drama?
Over the past two decades, skeptics of the reality and significance of anthropogenic climate change have frequently accused climate scientists of “ala…
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 18/08/2026
Did you know fossil gas is one of the climate super-pollutants making the heatwaves worse? Join the over 90 thousand people who have signed the petition to stop the dirty gas deals cooking our planet: www.greenpeace.org/internationa... #StopFossilGas
Image of a recent wildfire in Europe
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The reason the world is burning is that decision-makers have spend the last 40+ years listening to the minimisers, delayers and obstructionists saying that the climate crisis doesn't need urgent attention They should really stop listening to those voices now
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 08/08/2026
Climate denial is getting louder. Reality is getting harder to ignore. When parks are brown, rivers are shrinking and firefighters are battling blazes across the globe, governments must accelerate climate action, not slow it down.
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This burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly | Sadiq Khan
Look at our blazing forests and parched cities. Green policies aren’t a ‘luxury’, and we can’t burn more oil and gas. People need the truth, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A completely caged UK egg industry would release more carbon than all domestic UK flights. A completely free range UK egg industry would emit double that 🌍
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Organic Eggs Have Higher Climate Impact Than Caged Eggs
I was listening to James O’Brien discussing eggs on LBC recently and, for a brief moment, something remarkable happened.
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 07/08/2026
People have done their bit. Now they need a Government response to match. Sign the petition here: buff.ly/kJh4NBO
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I've signed. Will you? Add your name to help make wildfire prevention and climate resilience a national priority, and stand with the communities affected by wildfires.
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Stop Ecocide International @stopecocide.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The #ocean produces most of the oxygen we breathe, regulates the climate and sustains biodiversity and livelihoods across the planet. Destroying it on a massive scale should be a crime. Support #ecocidelaw: www.stopecocide.eart... #StopEcocide #Ecocide
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Really? Is that it? If this is all that’s come from COBR, it’s pitifully inadequate. As crisis deepens, it beggars belief that there aren’t eg plans to increase resources for the fire service, support for farmers, max workplace temperature, funded community cool spaces & obvs ban on new fossil fuels
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Andy Burnham warns of summer ban on disposable barbecues
Andy Burnham said he would consider if a restriction on purchasing the products during the summer months could be justified
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