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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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Jonathan Pie @jonathanpienews.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The President of the United States taking the piss out of a mentally ill man who died just a couple of days before. Frankly, I expected nothing less from this sociopathic arsehole.
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Putin, Trump and Musk all colluding to defeat Ukraine
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 13/10/2026
We have a water crisis, actual now and only deepening as the climate crisis bites. One thing we can do about that is change what we eat. Right now animal farming uses almost 25% of our entire clean drinking water. We could save that. buff.ly/HMdtUQ0
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Jonathan Calder @lordbonkers.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Liberal England: Crash! (1971): An experimental television film with J.G. Ballard and Gabrielle Drake
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Crash! (1971): An experimental television film with J.G. Ballard and Gabrielle Drake
This film, made for BBC2 and broadcast in 1971, features J.G. Ballard and Gabrielle Drake.  It must have been inspired by one of the linked ...
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The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#THEATRE #REVIEW What The Animals Say @finboroughtheatre.bsky.social 'timely, viscerally funny reiteration of David Ireland’s searing 2009 debut' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ thereviewshub.com/what-the-ani... #London
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What The Animals Say – Finborough Theatre, London - The Reviews Hub
Writer: David Ireland Director: Harry Burton Subtle in content and punchy in delivery, this timely, viscerally funny reiteration of David Ireland’s searing 2009 debut, written as the Belfast actor str...
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Tom Jensen @absurdistworld.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Audition call for my play #Headhog
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Tom Jensen @absurdistworld.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Turning off your taps so the water can be used to nudify celebrities. The absurd hypocrisies of UK public emergency guidance. Another spot-on piece by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Stockpile food – and wash your hands: is that really how to prepare for environmental catastrophe? | George Monbiot
The UK state is dumping its responsibilities on our doorsteps, while green-lighting policies that lead us closer to crisis, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Stop Rosebank @stopcambo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is a message for @andyburnham.bsky.social
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Burning trees is not a climate solution
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Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights
Exclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a year
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polqat @polq.at · 26/09/2026
Photo of mother and father from film "Don't Look Up" but with the text "Your father and I support the jobs the data centres will create"
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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...
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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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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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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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