Reposted by James ThornileySteve Chambers @planningtransport.co.uk · 21/09/2026More signatures needed! 083
Reposted by James Thornileysarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 17/09/2026hugging face is the most terrifying indicator of where the ai race is, in the sense that the industry is facing completely solvable collective action problems while guided by entrenched, unoustable leaders with the foresight and moral fortitude of above-average pigeons 8720127
Reposted by James Thornileysarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 17/09/2026a lot freaks me out about AI but 0% of my anxiety is about AGI. i think this is the part that freaks me out the most right now -- the many many indications that no one is at the wheel and no adults are present 322232395
Reposted by James ThornileyOxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The councillor who chairs Piddington Parish Council, near Bicester, says that yesterday’s stunt referendum – in which the village voted to leave the UK in protest against an asylum centre – was “an example of democracy in operation”. Tim McNally himself gained his role without a contested election. 98046
James Thorniley @jamesthorniley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Cycled through central/east London yesterday and from posts on here was prepared for Lime bike Mad Max. But in spite of lots of cyclists around didn't notice anyone jumping reds or running into pedestrians on zebra crossings or bus stop bypasses. Weird. 120
Reposted by James ThornileyJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026On the £36m Reform donation, Rachel Millward, deputy Green Party leader, says: "Farage is bought and paid for. Reform won't do a thing that this billionaire doesn't like. Their support is draining away because it's so clear they're working for the same super rich elites they pretend to be against." 621072
Reposted by James ThornileyDorian @dorwright.bsky.social · 10/09/2026AI company employee: Guys, we're really scared, this isn't just hype, we don't know how dangerous this thing is. Okay, so stop. Just...don't do what you're doing. Turn on a big magnet in the server room. No? Okay, then yeah, this is just hype. 3419
Reposted by James ThornileyBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 07/09/2026At the moment we have no real idea how to scale up carbon removal--it's a hair on the mole of the ugly backside of the global hydrocarbon industry But we do know how to scale up solar panels and wind turbines and batteries. So that's our job billmckibben.substack.com/p/facts-on-t...billmckibben.substack.comFacts on the groundTwo things matter now: votes, and solar panels. (And wind turbines. And batteries) 571805568
Reposted by James ThornileyDr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The RNLI have some of the best people in Britain volunteering for them. They put their lives on the line when they are called on and they will rescue anyone who needs them. Because every life matters, and offering help is the right thing to do. You can donate here: rnli.orgrnli.orgRNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at SeaThe RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions. 161170608
Reposted by James Thornileylastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Ah yeah see but this time, *this time*, when permanently furious pensions see that we actually agree with them that foreigners are scum who they rightly hate? That'll do it. That'll be the one that gets our Hero Voters back. You'll see. Believe in the mission, believe in the vision. We've got this. 510020
James Thorniley @jamesthorniley.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Chess is very frustrating if you are the type of person who wants to consider yourself smart but not willing to put the work in (e.g. Elon), as a moderately committed 8 year old can beat you and there's no way to evade that 010
Reposted by James ThornileyStephen Gower @sjgower.eurosky.social · 27/08/2026Another minor update (v1.2). Some purple pixels around the HBS filter just to make it clear this route to Westgate/etc is not filtered, a few white pixels for clarity, and better rendering settings generally when zoomed in. Please now share this one ongoing (again under original terms up thread). 162
Reposted by James ThornileyBadly Parked Oxford @badlyparkedox.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Marston St stub can be opened for emergency vehicles. This firefighter says they are often blocked by #badlyparkedcars. #dangerousparking 2407
Reposted by James ThornileySteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Racist Zero under investigation by his current employer www.thenational.scot/news/2648073...thenational.scotAcademic who sparked Jason Arday pile on under investigation by universityThe academic who sparked the pile on which preceded a black British professor’s suicide has said he is under investigation by his university 43717225
Reposted by James ThornileyCausing A Scene @causingascene.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Venues and artists should genuinely consider applying for this new fund. The more successful it is, the more likely it is to continue beyond the proposed initial 2 years. www.oxford.gov.uk/grants/grass...oxford.gov.ukGrassroots Music Fund – Oxford City CouncilGrant funding available for venues, musicians and promoters to help support musical activity in Oxford. 021
Reposted by James ThornileySimon Munk @psimonk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I think every politician who attacked the ULEZ proposals & Mayor @london.gov.uk before the expansion should stand up and say if they now think they got it wrong or not. Is this a moment we learn from in reducing ills of motoring or is the next scheme doomed to face same type of unevidenced attacks? 06717
James Thorniley @jamesthorniley.bsky.social · 17/08/2026If the barrier is only at the position shown, I can't see this having any effect on the cycle lane parking as the people using it are happy to drive over the grass verge too (they have to be as that's the only exit) 172
Reposted by James ThornileyNate O @nateo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Ex-PM Starmer said, in response to Raise the Colours terrorising people, ‘I am supporter of flags’, ‘I’m very encouraging of flags. I think they’re patriotic and I think they’re a great symbol of our nation’ and his family had ‘got St George’s flag in our flat’ www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... 7251131
Reposted by James ThornileyOxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Oxford’s Green councillors say the city should stand firm against “a manufactured moral panic which seeks to demonise the existence of trans and nonbinary people”. They are calling on the City Council to support their rights in the face of “overly simplistic approaches to sex, gender and sexuality”. 16216
Reposted by James ThornileyZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Great to see how well the new report into rent controls has landed! It saves renters money and it saves Govenrment money. And some of that money should be used on building new social housing stock, too! Win/win all around! 🙌🏽 14625188
Reposted by James ThornileyJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 11/07/20261/ Irony number one: Many of the people now cheering me on spent years insisting heat pumps don't work. Air conditioners ARE heat pumps. Same refrigeration cycle, same physics, running in reverse. Most modern units do both. If AC works (it does), heat pumps work (they do). 454471
Reposted by James ThornileyGregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The lack of urban trees across the UK is a public health emergency. We need vastly more green shade (and we need to nurture it through ever more brutal summers).eciu.netHeatwave: UK's overheating towns and cities rank way below European…Only Hastings and Guildford rank above European average for urban tree cover, with Manchester leading large cities in England 1111851
Reposted by James ThornileyTandemKate @tandemkate.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Really important article from @lauralaker.bsky.social - we need better training & guidance for police & legal changes to stop legal e-cycles & other mobility aids being wrongly seized by police. Wheels for Wellbeing briefing on current rules here: wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/our-campaign...wheelsforwellbeing.org.ukCampaigning for inclusive cycling, Wheels for WellbeingWheels for Wellbeing is an award-winning charity supporting disabled people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the benefits of cycling. 0116
Reposted by James ThornileyGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 06/07/2026There's a part in the book "Careless People" where the author beats Zuck at Settlers of Catan, and he is absolutely wrecked by it. Someone pulls her aside to explain everyone else has been letting him win for years. I think about this a lot re: why tech bros think everyone will love AI chatbots. 24122473715
Reposted by James ThornileyAdam Tranter @adamtranter.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Tech companies: Our pavement robots are safe for pedestrians and don't get in their way! The robots: 142963308
Reposted by James ThornileyAlistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Well. www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2624087...oxfordmail.co.ukRaise the Colours Oxfordshire leader to stand trial over 'indecent child images'A leading figure in the Oxfordshire's Raise the Colours movement is due to stand trial accused of making indecent child images. 77686332
James Thorniley @jamesthorniley.bsky.social · 30/06/2026It's tempting to mock these tabloid headlines sabout a train station with no car park (how will people get there!!!! 😡😡) but really it's just an indictment of the way we've been conditioned to think about transport. 230
James Thorniley @jamesthorniley.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Very interesting - research showing that reducing traffic reduces perceptions of crime in an area. (HT @oxfordclarion.bsky.social) www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...leeds.ac.ukCutting traffic cuts vandalism, burglary and violence, research showsLowering traffic on urban streets can cut vandalism, burglary and violence, according to a significant new study by Leeds researchers. 022
Reposted by James ThornileySteve Chambers @planningtransport.co.uk · 29/06/2026These have been threatening to burden our pavements for at least a decade. So I wonder what has changed now. I guess the Deliveroos and Uber Eats have gone off the idea of paying drivers. 2135
Reposted by James ThornileyM a r c u s 🏳️🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 25/06/2026remember when they lost in Uxbridge and Keir Starmer leader of the opposition then told the mayor to “reflect” on this policy 10464114
Reposted by James ThornileySr133 @sr133.bsky.social · 24/06/2026The delegates also thought it was a really good look to give him a whooping standing ovation for this youtu.be/rAdVNw_axGE?...youtu.bePrime minister heckled over Gaza at Labour Party conferenceYouTube video by Sky News 183
Reposted by James ThornileyGregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 13/06/2026The British state is handing contracts for increasingly sensitive elements of the Defence/Security apparatus to a man who has repeatedly tried to stoke open insurrection while aggressively backing British politicians who receive shady foreign funding and a guy who is currently in Moscow. 4769333
Reposted by James ThornileyFoxxi, First of her Name @foxxiloxxi.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Getting bloodwork for Wrigley done this morning and this sign was in the lobby (it’s a vet office, just to be clear) 381554122
Reposted by James ThornileyTomas Hirst @tomashirstecon.bsky.social · 10/06/2026They did this to *kids* involved in the London riots of 2011. Absolutely no excuse not to do it here. And these people proudly post evidence of their crimes online. 27127
Reposted by James ThornileyBen Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · 10/06/2026This was a race riot. Families were driven from their homes. People were targeted because of who they are and where they come from. Words matter. Those who fuel hatred and division bear responsibility too. We have more in common than that which divides us. 37553182
Reposted by James ThornileyParis Marx @parismarx.com · 07/06/2026x is a right-wing cesspool. it is not a public square and people with a conscience should abandon it. 737982
Reposted by James ThornileyDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 02/06/2026The idea that only nuclear or gas can provide "firm power" -- the last line of defense against the relentless advance of clean energy -- is going the way of the dodo. There are no arguments left. The only reason to fight progress now is corruption & raw political power.canarymedia.com24/7 renewables could happen sooner than you thinkGrouping wind, solar, and batteries together can already be more affordable than building a coal or gas plant in prime locations, new report finds. 902541770
Reposted by James ThornileyAmy Borrett @amyborrett.ft.com · 29/05/2026🚨Elon Musk has boosted the public profile of Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe on X, pulling Britain’s political discourse towards extreme content and amplifying his influence ahead of a knife-edge election in Makerfield More @FT: as.ft.com/r/80f4639f-0... 501049455
Reposted by James ThornileyOxford Green Party @oxfordgreenparty.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Oxford Green Councillor's statement on the EHRC's transphobic and deeply exclusionary guidance. We will fight to protect trans wellbeing and inclusion in Oxford 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️ 19135
Reposted by James ThornileyNatalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Great work @oxfordgreenparty.bsky.social! One of five gains from Labour overnight, taking Green council number to 13. Congratulations also to other target winners James Thorniley, Alfie Davis, Sushila Dhall and Edward Mundy 312724
James Thorniley @jamesthorniley.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Incredible night for us Greens in Oxford, and delighted to have won! Incredibly grateful for all the support. 0112
Reposted by James ThornileyCaroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Such blatant profiteering from human misery is sickening. And here at home families struggle to pay bills as energy giants rake in higher profits & destroy the climate. Time for a further windfall tax nowbbc.co.ukBP profits more than double as Iran war sends oil prices higherThe energy giant said it had seen an 14576232
Reposted by James ThornileyThe Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 27/04/2026The experiment of bus privatisation has been an unmitigated disaster. Green councillors will campaign for publicly-controlled buses and free bus fares for all people under 22 years. Vote Green on 7 May to boost our buses 🚌 20432148
Reposted by James ThornileyPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 25/04/2026The governments plan will keep people working in key industries like care in temporary status for a decade or more, it will keep people in insecure work, make them more easily exploitable, poorer and marginalised - when did that become the policy of a Labour government? 1422697
Reposted by James ThornileyZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 24/04/2026It is now clear the Greens are directly challenging Reform. People are fed up with the status quo and want change but Farage is offering them old Tory solutions and scapegoats the vulnerable. The Greens have a real plan to lower bills, protect the NHS & cap extortionate rents. 561583411
Reposted by James ThornileyJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 22/04/2026🔴 Britain’s Solar Revolution Is Here and We Should Be Shouting It From the Rooftops Ed Miliband is helping to turn the country into a nation of ‘solar zealots’ and I'm enthusiastically along for the ride. Thankfully I'm not alone. bylinetimes.com/2026/04/22/b...bylinetimes.comBritain’s Solar Revolution Is Here and We Should Be Shouting It From the RooftopsEd Miliband is helping to turn the country into a nation of 'solar zealots' and Josiah Mortimer is enthusiastically along for the ride 25732215
Reposted by James ThornileyRepeat Blunderer @doghousereilly.bsky.social · 17/04/2026It’s illustrative to recognise when the Guardian uses the word investment (straightforward handing over cash to the private sector) and when it uses spending (welfare, public sector wages) 8390147
Reposted by James Thornileymothball @gcball.bsky.social · 17/04/2026“A caring health system would place staff and patient health and wellbeing at the centre of policy decisions and promote improved public transport and active travel options as a way to achieve this, while also contributing to wider environmental and public health benefits.“ 031
Reposted by James ThornileyJon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · 15/04/2026This is a great data visualisation. It clearly shows why policy interventions that support/subsidise driving tend to not just miss an opportunity to reduce inequality, they are likely to entrench inequality, because those in the most deprived areas will derive the least benefit. 14623