Jon Owen
@anotherjon.bsky.social
Not as bright as forecast. Pieces of a man, loitering at the intersection of art, cycling, and eco-socialism.
He/him. 🌳 🚴♀️🚶♀️🚶♂️👩🦽 🌳
He/him. 🌳 🚴♀️🚶♀️🚶♂️👩🦽 🌳
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i think we all need to step back and realize that peak art was made when neolithic pot in the shape of a pig was fired
February 6, 2026 at 7:46 PM
i think we all need to step back and realize that peak art was made when neolithic pot in the shape of a pig was fired
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Great explainer from @ericlevitz.bsky.social about whether Trump is trying to rig the midterms (yes) and whether it'll work (almost definitely not, but the fact that we're having this conversation at all is not great, bob) ... gift link
Trump has a plan to steal the midterms. It will probably fail.
The nightmare scenario for American democracy is no longer unthinkable.
www.vox.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Great explainer from @ericlevitz.bsky.social about whether Trump is trying to rig the midterms (yes) and whether it'll work (almost definitely not, but the fact that we're having this conversation at all is not great, bob) ... gift link
Nah, I only really like your early stuff.
The battle for Britain in the years ahead is between a modern, diverse Britain led by Labour or a dark, divisive Britain under Reform.
All of us in the Labour Party must get behind the Prime Minister, rise to the challenge and deliver a richer, fairer and stronger future.
All of us in the Labour Party must get behind the Prime Minister, rise to the challenge and deliver a richer, fairer and stronger future.
February 9, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Nah, I only really like your early stuff.
"We rely on Hispanic labor," said a farmer in a county that overwhelmingly voted for The Racist Face-Eating Leopards Party.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
"We rely on Hispanic labor," said a farmer in a county that overwhelmingly voted for The Racist Face-Eating Leopards Party.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
Evergreen post.
I do think that the Anas Sarwar press conference was just too nakedly cynical to be effective, frankly.
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Evergreen post.
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God I love this shit
Part e-bike and part van, this new class of pedal-powered vehicles is overhauling last-mile delivery—and the fabric of car-centric urban life.
“I do think we're asking a fundamental question of who is entitled to space in the city?"
insideevs.com/features/786...
“I do think we're asking a fundamental question of who is entitled to space in the city?"
insideevs.com/features/786...
How Pedal-Assist Mini-Trucks Are Transforming Cities
Part e-bike and part van, this new class of vehicles could be the next big thing in last-mile delivery.
insideevs.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM
God I love this shit
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When he ran Labour Together, Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons hired a PR firm to investigate journalists
After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story
But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...
After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story
But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...
McSweeney goes - but Josh Simons in the frame over targeting journalists
Cabinet Office minister hired a PR firm to investigate journalists. His explanation is bewildering - and begs one big question. How can Starmer keep him on?
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:35 AM
When he ran Labour Together, Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons hired a PR firm to investigate journalists
After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story
But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...
After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story
But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...
Not sure I buy Anas Sarwar's "fury", given that Mandelson's links to Epstein were already in the public domain when he posed with him in April 2025, calling him "my old friend".
February 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Not sure I buy Anas Sarwar's "fury", given that Mandelson's links to Epstein were already in the public domain when he posed with him in April 2025, calling him "my old friend".
Went for a walk with the Dopey Spaniels and MyAmazingWife™.
It was nice.
It was nice.
February 8, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Went for a walk with the Dopey Spaniels and MyAmazingWife™.
It was nice.
It was nice.
I'm the innocent bystander
But somehow I got stuck
Between a rock and a hard place
And I'm down on my luck
youtu.be/K4q_K52TYsE?...
But somehow I got stuck
Between a rock and a hard place
And I'm down on my luck
youtu.be/K4q_K52TYsE?...
The Killers - Lawyers, Guns & Money Live Rehearsal (Warren Zevon Cover)
YouTube video by tkillers music
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February 7, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I'm the innocent bystander
But somehow I got stuck
Between a rock and a hard place
And I'm down on my luck
youtu.be/K4q_K52TYsE?...
But somehow I got stuck
Between a rock and a hard place
And I'm down on my luck
youtu.be/K4q_K52TYsE?...
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Mount Niesen, 1915 #klee #expressionism
February 7, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Mount Niesen, 1915 #klee #expressionism
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"Since the election Bezos has worked hard to ingratiate himself with Trump."
And maybe disproportionately sacking members of the Washington Post's Pulitzer prize-winning climate team within wider layoffs is part of that.
✍️ - @sammyroth.bsky.social
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
And maybe disproportionately sacking members of the Washington Post's Pulitzer prize-winning climate team within wider layoffs is part of that.
✍️ - @sammyroth.bsky.social
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team
Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:11 PM
"Since the election Bezos has worked hard to ingratiate himself with Trump."
And maybe disproportionately sacking members of the Washington Post's Pulitzer prize-winning climate team within wider layoffs is part of that.
✍️ - @sammyroth.bsky.social
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
And maybe disproportionately sacking members of the Washington Post's Pulitzer prize-winning climate team within wider layoffs is part of that.
✍️ - @sammyroth.bsky.social
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
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I'M WRITING THIS FAIRLY BIG BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE HARD OF HEARING.
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 PM
I'M WRITING THIS FAIRLY BIG BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE HARD OF HEARING.
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𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, Untitled (Gray and White on Purple), 1967
© Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society
☼𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘
© Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society
☼𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘
February 7, 2026 at 5:48 PM
𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, Untitled (Gray and White on Purple), 1967
© Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society
☼𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘
© Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society
☼𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘
Novelty.
There aren't enough standards in cycling in general, and there aren't enough wheel sizes in mountain biking specifically..
..said no one, ever.
Spencer Harding got his hands on a 32 inch wheel, to begin to form a view as to what might lie behind the hype.
theradavist.com/tinker-tantr...
There aren't enough standards in cycling in general, and there aren't enough wheel sizes in mountain biking specifically..
..said no one, ever.
Spencer Harding got his hands on a 32 inch wheel, to begin to form a view as to what might lie behind the hype.
theradavist.com/tinker-tantr...
Tinker Tantrums: 32/29″ Mixed Wheels On the Bike You Already Have – Spencer Harding
We've heard plenty of buzz around the new 32" wheel size invading the bike world this year, so it was time for another Tinker Tantrums. Spencer got his hands on a 32" front wheel from Astral and a tir...
theradavist.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Novelty.
There aren't enough standards in cycling in general, and there aren't enough wheel sizes in mountain biking specifically..
..said no one, ever.
Spencer Harding got his hands on a 32 inch wheel, to begin to form a view as to what might lie behind the hype.
theradavist.com/tinker-tantr...
There aren't enough standards in cycling in general, and there aren't enough wheel sizes in mountain biking specifically..
..said no one, ever.
Spencer Harding got his hands on a 32 inch wheel, to begin to form a view as to what might lie behind the hype.
theradavist.com/tinker-tantr...
Reform's campaign team in Gorton and Denton are Blackshirts driving a clown car.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Reform blames printer as it faces investigation into by-election leaflet
The Electoral Commission says the omission is a police matter
www.independent.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Reform's campaign team in Gorton and Denton are Blackshirts driving a clown car.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
![A chart from YouGov showing how Britons would vote in a general election, if one took place at the start of 2026.
Only 12% of 18-24 year old men would vote for Reform UK [30% would vote Green]
And only 22% of 25-49 year old men support Reform [24% would vote Labour]
Not shown on the graph, but support for Reform from men is highest in the 65+ age category.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7yteh7hr6za5qpkdnafcnw4w/bafkreiebp6bbyufexy53jq62uwlbovrpagthchhfzqrecm6wc5ju5lsanq@jpeg)
February 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Ted does *not* like them apples.
Like his Confederate forebears, Ted Cruz talked a big game, started a fight, got absolutely dog walked, then cried about how unfair it all was. A story in four images.
February 7, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Ted does *not* like them apples.
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My painting COASTAL EXPLORERS
February 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
My painting COASTAL EXPLORERS
If they were forced to choose between having Wes Streeting as PM and eating cat shit, the majority of people wouldn't hesitate.
labourlist.org/2026/02/keir...
labourlist.org/2026/02/keir...
Starmer would defeat Streeting in leadership contest, poll suggests - LabourList
Keir Starmer would lose a head-to-head leadership contest against Angela Rayner and Ed Miliband, but win against Wes Streeting, polling for LabourList has revealed.
labourlist.org
February 6, 2026 at 9:55 PM
If they were forced to choose between having Wes Streeting as PM and eating cat shit, the majority of people wouldn't hesitate.
labourlist.org/2026/02/keir...
labourlist.org/2026/02/keir...