Reposted by Louise Burton Mike Jay @mikejay.bsky.social · 06/10/2026shows.acast.com/brainland/ep...shows.acast.comWIREHEADS: An unatural history of technology and the brain. | BRAINLANDin conversation with Mike Jay. 021
Reposted by Louise Burton Gavin Jackson @gavinjackson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I visited the Amazon rainforest a year ago ahead of the cop conference in Belem. Historically the only thing that has stopped deforestation has been electing Lula da Silva has Brazilian president. www.economist.com/the-americas... 1451157
Reposted by Louise Burton The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026You’ve been seeing very large #bumblebees on the wing for the past while. Why? Okay I’ll tell you why in this quick thread if you promise to #repost as the more people who know that these are queens the more likely that someone will help some out meaning more colonies next year. Deal? 1/15 #bees 6322221
Reposted by Louise Burton Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 30/09/202636 hours left to have donations MATCHED $23,700 in matching still available! Erowid.org/sept $20-$499 donations DOUBLED $500-$3,000 donations TRIPLED Erowid has worked for 30 years to spread reliable info about #psychedelics! Check out our thank-you gifts. Give, repost, & spread the word. 💙 013
Louise Burton @louiseburton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Come for the wetware, stay for the Orgasmatron 030
Reposted by Louise Burton Mark Honigsbaum @honigsbaum.bsky.social · 13/09/2026When my faithful companion of sixteen years died last summer, I never thought I’d love a dog the same way again. Then I heard about Guide Dogs for the Blinds’ puppy raiser scheme…. markhonigsbaum.substack.com/p/first-step...markhonigsbaum.substack.comFirst Steps: My Guide Dog Puppy Journey. Part 1.Few volunteer roles are as rewarding as raising a guide dog puppy. The challenge comes with interactions with other dog lovers. 032
Reposted by Louise Burton Laura Silver @laurasilver.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Robot football www.youtube.com/live/FkiwNYy... is remarkably similar to Father Ted football www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z7O...youtube.comLIVE: World Humanoid Robot Games 2026 in China | Day 4YouTube video by Associated Press 021
Reposted by Louise Burton Strange Attractor Press @strangeattractor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Now in full distribution! The Megalithic Imperative: A 3rd Stone Anthology by Neil Mortimer 🪨 Collecting a decade of cutting edge writing about archaeology, earth mysteries, folklore, and myth in our ancient landscapes. Purchase now strangeattractor.greedbag.com/buy/the-mega... 0145
Reposted by Louise Burton Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Look, put simply, people should not be comfortable saying that in public and the way to fix society runs directly through making them afraid to say it again. 3742411099
Louise Burton @louiseburton.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Farmer here in Cornwall, who normally sells his silage in February, has farmers buying it now. Our neighbouring farm, fields that were for silage, but the grass hasn’t grown, so they’ll be buying in this winter. Food prices will be going up 010
Reposted by Louise Burton Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Donations to buy the Rothbury Estate for the nation via the Wildlife Trust are currently being match funded. So hurry over now, bung them a few bob, and see your donation doubled.wildlifetrusts.orgRothbury Estate Match Appeal August 2026 | The Wildlife TrustsThe Rothbury Estate is more than a beautiful place. It's 3,800 hectares of rivers, woodlands, grasslands, peatlands and open moorland, where wildlife still has the chance to thrive at a scale rarely s... 03329
Louise Burton @louiseburton.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Was with some under 30s earlier this week, one said ‘and this will be the coolest summer of our lifetimes’ The week that Badenoch announced purges of Tory candidates who support net zero 011
Reposted by Louise Burton The Quietus @thequietus.com · 27/07/2026A crowdfunder for Eugene S. Robinson, who recently suffered a stroke and is currently unable to speak, sing, read or write, has raised 86% of its target amount We encourage all Quietus readers who are able to do so to donate to it here: buff.ly/rzvSwxd 06142
Reposted by Louise Burton Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I join you from the Blaenavon wildfire in Southeast Wales, brought to you by BP, Shell and Equinor. Though it does not look dramatic, the fire has been out of control for days - for a very particular reason. 🧵 231247680
Reposted by Louise Burton Crime Girl @crimegirl.co.uk · 23/07/2026Despite being told ❌ no one will donate ❌ 2026 is “VERY different” to 2021 We have raised over £4k of our £55k target to help 5 SF terps with 🏴 lit degrees left behind in an undisclosed dangerous country. 🇺🇸 evac theirs 🇫🇷 evac theirs Please help us get 🇬🇧 out www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...justgiving.com 0178
Reposted by Louise Burton Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Self-employed people! Sorry to put a downer on your Sunday, but in case you'd not seen, the Government wants us to pay our tax *monthly* like we're employees or something With the World Cup and all the politics, I'd missed the consultation they put out last month, which is here: 1/gov.ukTimely Payments in Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA) 49404411
Reposted by Louise Burton Sam Whyte @samwhyte.bsky.social · 09/07/2026"Can you give us an example of a time you had to adapt and accommodate rapid change?" 5453102
Reposted by Louise Burton David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Pervert glasses should absolutely be banned. And in the meantime, it should be considered socially unacceptable both to buy them, and to work at Meta. 937892
Reposted by Louise Burton Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 01/07/2026The treatment of this woman is absolutely outrageous and one of the most egregious corporate violations of free speech I've seen. I have just bought the book as a fuck you to Facebook. It's available here uk.bookshop.org/p/books/care...uk.bookshop.orgCareless People: A story of where I used to workThe number one global bestseller and Book of the Year 2025 for Audible, The Times, Cosmopolitan, The Economist and more.‘Amazing: of all the books in all the world Mr Free Speech Zuckerberg wants to b... 931008498
Louise Burton @louiseburton.bsky.social · 04/06/2026This article is so good I’m thinking of having it as a tattoo. Then I can point to bits when people spout nonsense about AI consciousness 030
Reposted by Louise Burton Mike Jay @mikejay.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Paperback £6 this month from Yale, same deal on Psychonauts and Free Radicals yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...yalebooks.co.ukMescaline - Yale University Press LondonA definitive history of mescaline that explores its mind-altering effects across cultures, from ancient America to Western modernity Mescaline became a popul... 084
Reposted by Louise Burton Mike Jay @mikejay.bsky.social · 19/04/2026When the legend becomes fact… mikejay.net/bicycle-day-...mikejay.netBicycle Day Revisited - Mike JayWhat really happened on the first acid trip? 0167
Reposted by Louise Burton Mike Jay @mikejay.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Coming in October yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...yalebooks.yale.eduWireheadsThe story of the mavericks and scientists, crackpots and artistic visionaries who imagined a future where machines fuse with our mindsAs humanity and technol... 085
Reposted by Louise Burton Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 28/01/2026Dear World: what will it take to convince you to boycott the World Cup and Olympics? Does this help? www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...independent.co.ukICE plans to be camped out at the Super Bowl looking for migrantsDepartment of Homeland Security to send federal agents the Super Bowl between Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots in California but insists the law-abiding ‘have nothing to fear’ 441247598
Reposted by Louise Burton Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/01/2026This is a really incredible piece. Share it widely 🎁https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/minneapolis-uprising/685755/?gift=C-rzmQ8PsUHt15odxTKJDn7xrpPNxSpotkNz_P27oI0theatlantic.comWelcome to the American WinterIn the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening. 27804475
Reposted by Louise Burton The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/01/2026Countries that are imperialist and aggressive in their foreign policy do not remain liberal democracies in their domestic policy.lnk.thebulwark.comThis Is the EndPutinism abroad always morphs into Putinism at home. And we chose this path. Why? Because something-something the price of eggs. 2434878
Reposted by Louise Burton Emma Jacobs @emmavj.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Ace intro @gideonrachman.bsky.social Being hit over the head can lead people to shed their inhibitions. It appears that prolonged exposure to Donald Trump can have the same effect. as.ft.com/r/fbe51e97-2... Decoupling from Trump’s Americaas.ft.comDecoupling from Trump’s America[FREE TO READ] Washington’s allies are looking for a new strategy after a week that has demonstrated what some see as the risks of subordination and coercion 1113
Reposted by Louise Burton Strange Attractor Press @strangeattractor.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Tickets still available for Tom Bolton's @streathamtom talk about Atomic Albion at @waterstonesgowerstreet in London on 29th Jan! Book your ticket via www.waterstones.com/events/atomi... 042
Reposted by Louise Burton Prince Charles Cinema @princecharlescinema.com · 08/01/2026CAPTURED SOULS: IN CONVERSATION WITH GRAHAM HUMPHREYS is a new documentary celebrating the UK’s most iconic horror illustrator - We're showing it on Tue 10th March at 6pm - featuring a post film Q&A with cast & crew, featuring Graham Humphreys, Reece Shearsmith and more! 🎟️: buff.ly/USICaS7 0165
Reposted by Louise Burton Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 24/12/2025Just bumping the link for donations, if you can spare any moolah #DuvetKnowItsChristmas www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...gofundme.comDonate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri MarsdenUnbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing. What is it? Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025 210285
Louise Burton @louiseburton.bsky.social · 30/11/2025If you can, this year donations are down. gofund.me/45563a68bgofund.meDonate to Winter Toy Appeal 2025, organized by Jenna FansaEach year the Winter Toy Appeal provides new gifts at Christmas for thousands of children in London… Jenna Fansa needs your support for Winter Toy Appeal 2025 010
Reposted by Louise Burton Prince Charles Cinema @princecharlescinema.com · 26/11/2025John Woo's influential cops vs. gangsters gun-fu classic HARD BOILED returns to The Prince Charles Cinema from 35mm in 2026, alongside the UK Premieres of new restorations of John Woo classics THE KILLER, BULLET IN THE HEAD and A BETTER TOMORROW! Tickets now on sale to everyone! 🎟️ buff.ly/ettAMIs 0224
Reposted by Louise Burton Tim Nicholson @timnicholson.bsky.social · 06/11/2025📣All welcome to special @kingsioppn.bsky.social event Fri 21st 18:00-19:30 IoPPN, Denmark Hill The ever brilliant @mikejay.bsky.social will be discussing his latest book Free Radicals on the discovery of nitrous oxide & the birth of psychedelic science Tickets £5 - free for KCL staff & students👇 052
Reposted by Louise Burton Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 15/10/2025It really is the greatest business plan in the history of capitalism: “We will create God and then ask it for money.” www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...bloomberg.comOpenAI Has a Business PlanAlso 18/5 stock trading on 24 Exchange and Nobel Prize betting on Polymarket. 1333049
Reposted by Louise Burton Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Just over £13k still needed to save 112 acres of nature-rich land amid the dairy pastures of Devon. Please chip in if you can, or share this widely.crowdfunder.co.ukPLEASE SAVE BEER MILL FOR NATUREHelp us save 112 acres of rare, species-rich land in Devon for nature 01415
Reposted by Louise Burton Strange Attractor Press @strangeattractor.bsky.social · 28/09/2025The Otherwise: The Screenplay For A Horror Film That Never Was By Mark E. Smith & Graham Duff Every film production company said it was “too weird” to ever be made. Now the screenplay is published for the first time... Discover it for yourself - strangeattractor.greedbag.com/buy/the-othe... 0131
Reposted by Louise Burton Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 25/09/2025We need your help! During Erowid's September support-a-thon, donations are matched. $30-$499 donations doubled; $500-$3,000 donations tripled! Erowid.org/sept Erowid provides vital info about psychedelics. Please, make a small donation and spread the word. 011
Reposted by Louise Burton Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 19/09/2025A great piece from James Marriott. FWIW I am working on a laptop, I didn't read this on my phone... open.substack.com/pub/jmarriot...open.substack.comThe dawn of the post-literate societyAnd the end of civilisation 232
Reposted by Louise Burton Erowid Center @erowid.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Donate in September & help Erowid provide honest info about psychedelics and other psychoactive plants & drugs…for harm reduction, benefit enhancement, and the history books. Donations $20-$499 are doubled. Donations $500-$3,000 are TRIPLED! Erowid.org/sept_drive Please, help us spread the word! 041
Reposted by Louise Burton Mike Jay @mikejay.bsky.social · 25/06/2025On the gas in Bath tomorrow www.brlsi.org/whatson/free...brlsi.orgFree Radicals! Thomas Beddoes, Humphrey Davy and the Pneumatic Institute of Bristol – Bath Royal Literary and Scientific InstitutionAt the very end of eighteenth century, the distinguished Oxford chemist Dr Thomas Beddoes founded a new private medical research clinic, The Pneumatic Institute, where together with his brilliant assi... 062
Reposted by Louise Burton Mark Honigsbaum @honigsbaum.bsky.social · 17/06/2025No picture can do justice to the UK AIDS quilt or the sense of loss contained in the brightly coloured fabric. Walking beside the panels as shafts of sunlight fell on the soaring concrete walls of Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall it felt as if I had entered a cathedral… open.substack.com/pub/markhoni...open.substack.comDisplaying AIDS, Remembering pandemics.The UK AIDS Quilt is the nearest thing we have to a memorial to the pandemic. All the more pity then that after a rare appearance at Tate Modern it has now been returned to storage. 071
Reposted by Louise Burton The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Ketamine might be Silicon Valley's favourite drug, but it is also the UK's. How Britain fell into the K-hole, by Mike Jaynewstatesman.comHow Britain fell into the K-holeSilicon Valley’s favourite drug is also the UK’s. 243
Reposted by Louise Burton Prince Charles Cinema @princecharlescinema.com · 09/05/2025“Yippee ki-yay…” We are excited to tell everyone that Westminster Council decided on May 1st that the Prince Charles Cinema would be included in the list of Assets of Community Value maintained by the Council under section 87 of the Localism Act 2011. 371386377
