Jan Rosenow

janrosenow.bsky.social

01 November 2026 12:43

Gas, not renewables, is the biggest driver of UK electricity bills. Pricier gas explains nearly 90% of the rise in household bills since 2020. Gas plants still set the power price most of the time. Cutting gas is the surest way to cut bills. janrosenow.substack.com/p/realism-ne...

Tom Phillips

tom-phillips.com

01 November 2026 12:42

Relatedly, one of the microhills I will die on is that a lot of the online pathologies we try to attribute to algorithms or architecture or incentives are mostly just "social interaction at scale is something our brains weren't built for"

James Ball

jamesrball.com

01 November 2026 12:40

One observation ahead of the midterms: a world in which the Democrats have 52 Senate seats, rather than 51, is a *vastly* more comfortable one. At 51, every single vote relies on John Fetterman. And if he was persuaded to switch sides entirely, Republicans would get control of the Senate again.

Jon Savage

jonsavage.bsky.social

01 November 2026 10:38

With fine artist Phil Diggle at launch of @acerecords.bsky.social 1976 2xLp - which used his print on the cover - and the @faberbooks.bsky.social republication of England’s Dreaming at Rough Trade Denmark Street. Thanks to all who came

Punk Rock History

punkrockhistory.bsky.social

01 November 2026 06:55

45 years ago today The Fat EP is an EP by American punk rock band The Descendents, released on this day in 1981. It was the band's first recording with singer Milo Aukerman and established their own style with short, aggressive songs. #punk #hardcorepunk #thedescendents #otd