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John R. Goodman

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Unpaid actor, theatre director. Owned by a cocker spaniel. Concerned by the Climate Crisis. Used to be funny. Better to be in the right than on the right. Author getbook.at/DeathDotDaisy

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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I am a lefty and a pensioner. I voted for Jeremy Corbyn to be Labour Leader but I left the party when Starmer became leader. I certainly want my pension to track inflation but I don’t see why it should track wages. I really want to have a social care service, free at the point of use.
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Marina Hyde is funny and and responsible. Mr Farage is neither. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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To the people voting for Nigel Farage: is this really the finger you want on the red button? | Marina Hyde
The Reform leader’s reaction to the RAF Fairford affair is again revealing. If what’s needed is a steady hand and cool head, he’s not the guy, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This going to hurt www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak
‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Emma Barnett interviews Kemi Badenoch on Today. Neither will shut up. Unedifying.
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Americans refusing vaccination is just natural selection at work
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Get your tickets for Hamlet at Reading Abbey Ruins readingopenair.com
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
HAMLET! In the glorious setting of Reading Abbey Ruins opens tonight! Tickets at readingopenair.com
Dylan Collie as Hamlet pulls a wry face as the cynical Gravedigger, played by Chris Moran, hovers behind. A wall of a thousand-year-old ruin is in the background.
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I couldn’t have put it better myself
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
To any would-be assassins. Please don’t make a martyr of Nigel Farage. Much better to leave him as he is: a 🤡 clown.
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Happy Semiquincentennial to all rational citizens 🇺🇸
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Stop burning 🔥 fuel ⛽️ to stop burning 🔥 people www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say
Study also finds high humidity means people in hundreds of cities are enduring their worst ever heat stress
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Unlike many of the people who think they remember 1976, I was actually an adult that summer. It was hot, but now every summer is hotter. Emma Monk gives us the numbers
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Abandon Net Zero? Drill in the North Sea? No thanks, mate. theconversation.com/heatwaves-an...
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Heatwaves and flash floods: yes, this is Britain’s ‘new normal’
Climate change is expected to bring the UK both more heatwaves, and more intense rainfall.
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Information for Mr Trump and other oil and gas advocates. Between 2010 and 2024, the UK government granted hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences across seven licensing rounds, which resulted in just 20 new and re-licensed fields being taken up and moving into development or production.
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Anyone get ear worms that stick with you for days? My current one is Ballad of a Thin Man by Mr Bob Dylan youtu.be/we37yX3zpKA?...
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Bob Dylan - Ballad of a Thin Man (Official Audio)
YouTube video by BobDylanVEVO
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Remember ‘Sleepy Joe’?
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
If you say "I support Palestine Action", they might put you in jail. If you incite a racist riot, they put you on the news.
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Karen Sue Waters @karensuew.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
The climate has ALREADY changed. This is no longer about climate change. It's about climate crisis.
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Our energy costs for May 2026: Gas £27.1 Electricity £18.30 Earned from electricity exported from our solar panels: £61.23 Cost of fuelling our electric car: £0.00
Graph of daily earnings from Octopus Energy for exported electricity sold back to the grid, totalling £61.23 for the month of May 2026
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Someone on Question Time just said that future prediction was very difficult. As distinct from all the other kinds of prediction, I suppose.
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Idiot endorsement of an idiot
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
🐦‍⬛ on poles
Fence poles at the cliff edge at Boscombe, with a crow perched on each one
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Crows 🐦‍⬛ on poles.
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
This is a win-win. Either they’ll quit, or they’ll actually fix your problem
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I suppose it’s possible that some Reform candidates are well organised and capable people. But we do seem to hear a lot about the ones who are ill informed clueless bigots. I wonder how they’ll cope with the mundane business of planning decisions, parks and gardens, and social care provision.
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This sounds like a fun read from Mr Tchaikovsky. Pixar does Bioforms. Can’t wait.
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The super rich are the problem ##eattherich ##billionaireparasites
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Imagine no misogyny…
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
That’s what I think too
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Search suggestions from Google (facepalm)
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
These ReformUK election leaflets would be more useful if they were printed on absorbent paper
ReformUK election leaflet featuring a photo of leader Nigel Fartage in a recycling bin
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The Guardian Climate News (unofficial) @guardian-climate.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Heatwaves, floods and wildfires pose rising threat to democracy, report finds: Research shows natural hazards linked to climate crisis disrupted 23 elections in 18 countries in 2024 Democracy is under mounting threat from the climate crisis, with new analysis documenting how elections are...
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Heatwaves, floods and wildfires pose rising threat to democracy, report finds
Heatwaves, floods and wildfires pose rising threat to democracy, report finds: Research shows natural hazards linked to climate crisis disrupted 23 elections in 18 countries in 2024 Democracy is under mounting threat from the climate crisis, with new analysis documenting how elections are...
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Certain kinds of people should not be allowed access to to guns. Americans, for example.
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
It’s a mystery to me why the people of the US are not protesting more vocally. Their media is largely supine in the face of this unprecedented assault on US institutions and values. Wake up! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit
The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
This idiot Is trying to drag us all back to a bygone age, mindless of catastrophic environmental consequences. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump’s Iran war and energy policies outline ‘dangerous volatility’ of fossil fuel push
Critics say president is locking into 20th century energy systems even as his ‘bet’ on oil and gas ‘isn’t going so well’
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
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‘Wow, people were so angry at Labour!’ Green MP Hannah Spencer on politics, plumbing, smears and snobbery
The 34-year-old plumber last month secured the Green party its first byelection victory and a record fifth concurrent MP. She discusses the problem with career politicians – and being screamed at by v...
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
It’s a fantasy that the North Sea can provide us with cheap, limitless energy. Renewable energy is our only choice. Please take note Ms Bad Enoch and Mr Garage www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Hundreds of North Sea licences granted by Conservatives have ‘so far produced only 36 days worth of gas’
Exclusive: Findings cast doubt on claims new drilling would help cut bills and boost energy security, researchers say
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
It’s infuriating that those who govern are trying to deal with the wrong emergency
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Miriam Cosic @miriamcosic.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
This 1990 speech by Carl Sagan is timely times two: #war #climate
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
It’s a dark day for shady foreign oligarchs and tax dodging ex-pats who want to influence politics in this country even though they can’t be arsed to live here.
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
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From the theydidthemath community on Reddit: [request] how many trucks would it take to match the throughput of the straight? Extra credit question, how much more fuel would this consume?
Posted by stripesofched - 682 votes and 199 comments
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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What are zettajoules – and what do they tell us about Earth’s energy imbalance?
When James Prescott Joule lent his name to a unit of energy, he could not have foreseen today’s alarming calculations
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
EMERGENCY!
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Keith Stewart @climatekeith.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
As we head into another wildfire season: "We find that the observed increase in extreme fire weather bears a clear externally forced signal, detectable at 99% confidence above natural variability and attributable to human-induced climate change." www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I assume he’s not giving it back and that therefore the World Cup will be a legitimate bloodbath www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Donald Trump: US president named inaugural Fifa Peace Prize winner
US President Donald Trump receives the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize before the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
This review got my goat: www.wsws.org/en/articles/... There’s nothing wrong with attributing relatable emotions to historical persons. Shakespeare did it all the time. Macbeth historically accurate? Richard III a hunchbacked psychopath? Are witches, ghosts real? They’re just telling a story FFS! 🤦‍♂️
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<em>Hamnet</em>, <em>Hamlet</em> and the demanding effort “to show the very age and body of the time”
The film is built around the family life of playwright William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway in Stratford-upon-Avon in the 1590s and the death of their 11-year-old son.
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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Three people I would not mind if I never heard of again: Jeffrey Epstein, Peter Mandelson, and the Andrew formerly known as Prince
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
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John R. Goodman @jorogo.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Why I’m not planning to visit the USA, #1
Map of the world colour coded to show countries by number of mass shootings 2000-2022.
United States 109, Russia 21, Yemen 9, Phillipines 8.
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