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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Have we called it the cognitive kessler effect yet? Should we? It's not a coincidence that it's the same people filling the sky and our headspaces with junk.

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Added this to my website. Very much doubt it will make any difference, but at least, having a disclaimer, I can disregard sloppy emails with less equivocation.

A screenshot of website text reading: "Please note: I do not respond to AI-generated messages. Please use your own voice if you would like a response."

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ugh, two emails from students on the same day, saying how important my work is to them and asking for help and collaboration. Both 100% AI-generated verbiage, referencing disparate works no human would put together. Because they don't, in fact, know my work. What a waste of everything.

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Really enjoying the latest (to me) issue of Translator. So good to read an in-depth magazine with a genuine plurality of voices and a global purview, which I feel like I've been looking for forever. Strong recommend translatormag.co

A hand holds a copy of a large-format magazine, with the title TRANSLATOR in large orange type.

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Jacob Wren @jacobwren.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"The end justifies the means. But what if there never is an end? All we have is means." - Ursula K. Le Guin, The Lathe of Heaven

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Realising that I hadn't heard of solarpunk yet when I made a call for "starpunk" (*punk / ecopunk) in ... 2011 :/ ... and it's pretty weird to look back and think I nearly got there fifteen years ago. booktwo.org/notebook/sta...

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Starpunk | booktwo.org

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The amount people are willing to believe that corporations and capitalism was responsible or ethical before AI appeared is quite staggering. They've always hated and wanted to eat you. If it wasn't AI it would be something else. They are setting fire to the earth. Refuse. Revolt.

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Saw a peregrine falcon in a city square, soaring and pecking at its kill. Only my son and I saw it, and we sat on the kerb and stared until it swooped away. Two hours later I'm still buzzing, unable to sleep. This world.

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

For Microsoft's new publication, The Humanist Review of AI, I wrote about living on what feels like a different planet to AI boosters, the friends I've made over there, and the fatal limits of what they call "humanism".

Screenshot of text reading: "In January, the undersea pipeline which brings water to our island failed for the second time. There are a few old boreholes on the island, but the water they pump up is contaminated with saltwater and household waste. We were advised not to drink the tapwater, or shower, or brush our teeth with it. Fifteen thousand people, in Europe, on a small island, surrounded by ocean, without access to mains water, for months. Reading, as I often do, about technological advances happening elsewhere, and promising so much, I sometimes feel like I live on a different planet entirely."

Screenshot of text reading: "I am learning from the darkling beetle and the primrose, from the slime molds and the hyperaccumulators, how to be better at living in this world, how to be a part of its flow and its flourishing. This is more-than-humanist intelligence: it is embodied, relational and multiple, and it is ecologically beneficial, which means it is good for all of us, Lake Erie included. Any intelligence, artificial or otherwise, which acts in the opposite direction—which concentrates power and wealth, which demands ever greater amounts of scarce energy and water and requires the violent extraction of material from the earth, while degrading our natural, cognitive environment and our collective agency—is no intelligence worthy of the name."

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We spent nine months surveying local seagrass meadows. Then we made a traditional taverna tablecloth map showing the seagrass alongside rivers, wildlife, and ecological info. Now we've distributed it to restaurants across the island for the summer season. Pretty damn proud of this piece of work.

A stained tablecloth depicting a map of Aegina, a Greek Island, in blue and white, with local seagrass meadows in green.

The same tablecloth on a restaurant table, with a moustachioed man and a wall of pictures in the background.

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Appropriate VPN connection selected.

A photograph of a flatscreen TV balanced on a pair of wooden chairs. The screen shows a VPN connection to Wembley, UK.

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Fuck it, think I'm going to try and see the Tour live this year. There are two Alpe d'Huez stages, July 24 and 25. Anyone with tour experience and/or local knowledge got tips on campsites, viewing spots, party villages, etc?Kid-friendly important - sadly won't attempt the summit in the saddle...

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

This summer the big panic in Greece (apart from the wildfires) is the pufferfish, Lagocephalus sceleratus, which has been around for a while, but has surged in numbers this year. It's all over Facebook as everyone heads to the beaches, and I've seen them every time I swim.

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Del Toro! Pogacar! Carapaz! Vingegaard! It's going to be a great three weeks.

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I have to make a single web page with about 1000 words of information and some images on it, designed for easy, casual, impactful viewing on a mobile phone (via QR code). Does anyone have good examples / best practices they could share? There must be tricks.

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Some thoughts on the unique and irreplaceable Vjosa-Narta ecosystem at the heart of the #flamingorevolution in Albania right now. Petition against the destruction of the Vjosa-Narta here: c.org/R76Q28MSZY

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

“I call it the place where I go to meet the gods.” ~ Hanais Mhilli Excellent and important piece @mongabay.com on what's happening right now in the Vjosa-Narta area of Albania and the Flamingo Revolution aiming to stop the destruction of these irreplaceable sites. news.mongabay.com/2026/06/flam...

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‘Flamingo Revolution’ aims to stop Kushner-backed resort on protected Albanian delta

VJOSA-NARTA, Albania — In late April, heavy machinery began moving into the Pishë Poro-Narta protected landscape on Albania’s Adriatic coast without permits or public notice. Bulldozers and excavators...

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Ingrid Burrington @lifewinning.com · 15/06/2026

networksofny2026.bigcartel.com/product/netw... hi, did you like my book Networks of New York when it came out in 2016? you might like the updated 2026 edition which I'll be releasing in September and you can pre-order now

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Networks of New York, 2026 Edition (PRE-ORDER)

SHIPPING SEPTEMBER 2026! Networks of New York is a book by me, Ingrid Burrington. It helps readers identify indicators of physical internet and telecommunications infrastructure in New York City. Usin...

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Alex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

My new edition of Anarchism. A Very Short Introduction (2022), is out as an audiobook a week today (June 9th). How does it differ from Colin Ward’s edition and what’s new? 1/

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RBmedia | Anarchism

Listen to the audiobook Anarchism, written by Alex Prichard, narrated by Alex Prichard.

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Good morning from the roof, again.

James Bridle, a person with a mustache wearing sunglasses and work clothes, crouches on a rooftop of corrugated fiberboard panels, which they are in the process of screwing down. In the background: sea, blue sky, small islands.

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Would it help if we just called it Fake Intelligence?

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Tom Gray is amazing at this sort of thing. An impassioned speech to the Ivors Academy. Inspiring stuff.

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

@dieworkwear.bsky.social this is a photo of John Craxton (left) taken by Joan Leigh Fermor. Please tell me where I can find these shorts, perhaps the whole thing. I will never need anything else.

A black and white photo of two men in conversation, leaning against a white wall on a Greek Island (likely Hydra). On the left, the younger man west's high-waisted shorts, and a dark short sleeved shirt over a white tee; the other wears turned up jeans, a wool (?) shirt, with a pullover over his shoulder, and holds a woolen cap.

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

A spider decided to spin it's web across the kid's bedroom doorway, and I walked right through it and screamed. So we got out the spider book and tried to identify it. A horrifying, teachable moment.

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Such a pleasure talking about the Greek mountains, the Prespa lakes and the unique Aoos-Vjosa river system spanning Greece and Albania for the brilliant Mountain Stories, Mountain Futures podcast. @mountainsofgreece.bsky.social @futuremountain.bsky.social msmf.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2026/05/13/l...

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Lifelines

Jason König interviews Julian Hoffman about his book Lifelines and his latest project on the Aoos/Vjosa river.

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

"To convincingly transform into a neuroscientist, Leung’s preparation was fiercely intellectual. Enyedi assigned him several heady books, including the eco-philosophy tome “Ways of Being” by James Bridle" 🤯 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/m...

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Still thinking about this, which really does sum up so much, so clearly. People who have always lived normative lives, driven insane by the visibility of other options because they are afraid (baselessly) of being treated as they have always treated others.

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

As a former participant in the Biennale, and an ANGA signatory, I stand in solidarity with the strikers in Venice. Powerful to see those who actually make creative work taking over the narrative from institutions and sponsors. anga.live hyperallergic.com/historic-str...

A poster of a red triangle on a black background reads: "AGAINST GENOCIDE. AGAINST APARTHEID. AGAINST RACISM. AGAINST ARTWASHING. I STAND I SOLIDARITY WITH ARTISTS AND ART WORKERS ON STRIKE AT THE VENICE BIENNALE."

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Axelle Van Wynsberghe @axelle-vw.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

@jamesbridle.bsky.social at Bozar on his latest work Ways of Being and his shift towards art practices that engage with what he calls ‘the great work’ of our time. “The only future we’re going to have is the one we build together right now.”

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jam @socialistboat.dad · 28/04/2026

with the caveat that I'll believe anything spoken in a thick enough scottish accent... I believe this bicycle philosopher man is spitting truth

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Analog Resistance: Why Mechanical Simplicity Matters in an Increasingly Digital Cycling World

YouTube video by Fiefdom Tracklocross

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Pretty disappointing to see an art critic write "Anarchism here does not mean anarchy but co-operation". I know we probably still need to explain Kropotkin, but anarchy does quite explicitly mean co-operation. That's the whole point. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

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Has the world grown weary of art biennials? In search of an antidote, a Portuguese festival turns to anarchism

Art festivals around the globe have been accused of clearing a path for monied elites to take over. But the city of Coimbra has more radical ambitions

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Alan Warburton remains one of the few Real Ones. As well as making his own brilliant work, he's incisive on the dangers of AI - it's never going to replace artists, but it is going to suffocate them and destroy creative livelihoods. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ap...

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Grimes joining LinkedIn is artwashing at its most brazen. I should know – I released my new film on there

The business networking platform is rapidly becoming an AI slop dystopia – which made it the perfect place for my Nvidia-inspired fairytale, says multimedia artist Al Warburton

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

I agreed to do an interview recently about AI and creative practice. It turned into a long-ish conversation about why I, personally, have found AI to be either uninteresting or fundamentally oppositional to my interests and the world I care about. It's here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=BIOe...

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James Bridle—Questioning Machine Intelligence with Peter Bauman

YouTube video by Le Random

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

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James Bridle—Questioning Machine Intelligence with Peter Bauman

YouTube video by Le Random

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

And the swallows are back, coming at us head-height down the street, and whipping away over the rooftops, just when we needed them most. Τα χελιδόνια είναι εδώ!

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Chris Cantwell @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

We had only written the pilot of Halt and Catch Fire when we read Soul of the New Machine. That book had a huge impact not only on the content of our show, but the tone. The humanity at the center of the work. The book is still on my desk and will be forever. We owe Tracy a lot.

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Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer-winning author who turned unlikely subjects into bestsellers, dies aged 80

Writer looked to topics such as computer engineering and life in a nursing home to produce richly researched books

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Erin Kissane @kissane.myatproto.social · 27/03/2026

I’m going to wheatpaste this article to telephone poles until everyone reads it

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Rock rose and lavender and some kind of orchid. Collected lots of wild asparagus too. It's a good day if the little dog is all tuckered out.

Rock rose, or cistus: paper pink flowers with a yellow heart. Make great tea.

Lots and lots of lavender buds, out of focus and pibk/purple against the green.

An unidentified tiny orchid with pink purple flower growing our of winter ground.

Jack Russel and man in massive orange raincoat on a walking trail, from the river to the monastery wells and back again.

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

“Media coexist,” Kirsop says. “These modern forms only continue to be in existence and usable if the hardware continues … Whereas the printed book is still here... All you need is a weatherproof room to put it in and natural light to read it.” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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The Melbourne expert who has spent a lifetime uncovering ‘the archaeology of the printed book’

Prof Wallace Kirsop, 92, is one of Australia’s foremost experts in rare books – not just their contents but their makers, buyers and readers, and the stories they tell beyond the page

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

No Genocide Pavilion in Venice. hyperallergic.com/the-case-for...

A black red and white panel reads: "I SUPPORT ANGA. Art Not Genocide Alliance. Artists, curators and cultural workers standing together. NO GENOCIDE PAVILION."

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I'm giving a talk at TU Delft on Saturday. Will be around for a couple of days if anyone has interesting tips, or does cool stuff and wants to share. www.tudelft.nl/evenementen/...

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