James Bridle
@jamesbridle.bsky.social
Artist, author of New Dark Age (2018) and Ways of Being (2022). Free Palestine, Protect Trans Kids, for ever and ever. https://mastodon.social/@jamesbridle / jamesbridle.com
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James Bridle
@jamesbridle.bsky.social
· Sep 12
Please stop being surprised and make a plan.
Yesterday we made our first fitted insulation panel from seagrass and clay - the former gathered on the beach, the latter dug from the ground ten meters away. Local, sustainable, traditional, and vital materials we've been working to adapt to a modern, timber-framed, self-built, home.
February 10, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Yesterday we made our first fitted insulation panel from seagrass and clay - the former gathered on the beach, the latter dug from the ground ten meters away. Local, sustainable, traditional, and vital materials we've been working to adapt to a modern, timber-framed, self-built, home.
I'm speaking at EMST in Athens next week about plants, animals, Ai and intelligence, and probably also about Greece, water, community, and the future.
www.emst.gr/en/events-en...
www.emst.gr/en/events-en...
JAMES BRIDLE: THERE IS NO PLACE WHICH DOES NOT SEE YOU | EMST
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February 6, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I'm speaking at EMST in Athens next week about plants, animals, Ai and intelligence, and probably also about Greece, water, community, and the future.
www.emst.gr/en/events-en...
www.emst.gr/en/events-en...
Realising the Epstein emails are basically Snowden all over again. Drip-drip feed of revelations over months, vertigo-inducing visibility into horror and abuse, total lack of accountability; feelings of helplessness, eventual exhaustion, and another gaping void in our collective agency.
February 6, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Realising the Epstein emails are basically Snowden all over again. Drip-drip feed of revelations over months, vertigo-inducing visibility into horror and abuse, total lack of accountability; feelings of helplessness, eventual exhaustion, and another gaping void in our collective agency.
Reminded of Mr Hastings, a maths teacher and good person, who would annotate particularly poor tests "John 11.35", or simply "JW".
I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home.
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 3, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Reminded of Mr Hastings, a maths teacher and good person, who would annotate particularly poor tests "John 11.35", or simply "JW".
Thinking again about how the producer on a Radio 4 show I did a while back asked me to repeat myself "but don't mention capitalism this time" and also edited out all the things I said about Peter Thiel being quite an important influence to understand when talking about tech and politics.
February 3, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Thinking again about how the producer on a Radio 4 show I did a while back asked me to repeat myself "but don't mention capitalism this time" and also edited out all the things I said about Peter Thiel being quite an important influence to understand when talking about tech and politics.
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Hello, I have a new book out in the spring with Picador and I would love it if you could help me spread the word.
IF WE TOLERATE THIS draws on years of work, to help readers understand why British politics is hurtling rightwards and what to do about it.
Pre-orders: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/if-w...
IF WE TOLERATE THIS draws on years of work, to help readers understand why British politics is hurtling rightwards and what to do about it.
Pre-orders: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/if-w...
January 26, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Hello, I have a new book out in the spring with Picador and I would love it if you could help me spread the word.
IF WE TOLERATE THIS draws on years of work, to help readers understand why British politics is hurtling rightwards and what to do about it.
Pre-orders: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/if-w...
IF WE TOLERATE THIS draws on years of work, to help readers understand why British politics is hurtling rightwards and what to do about it.
Pre-orders: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/if-w...
Absolutely bonkers to discover that I have a very long entry in Grokipedia, which charts my life in quite startling, almost frightening detail, makes a few errors but not many (and rarely its own- mistakes sourced elsewhere) but crucially does spend a lot of time arguing that I am wrong about stuff.
January 29, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Absolutely bonkers to discover that I have a very long entry in Grokipedia, which charts my life in quite startling, almost frightening detail, makes a few errors but not many (and rarely its own- mistakes sourced elsewhere) but crucially does spend a lot of time arguing that I am wrong about stuff.
"The end justifies the means. But what if there never is an end? All we have is means." ― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Lathe of Heaven
January 28, 2026 at 6:50 PM
"The end justifies the means. But what if there never is an end? All we have is means." ― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Lathe of Heaven
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I was re-reading Guattari’s The Three Ecologies, written in 1989, and found this incredibly prescient passage about the DJT
January 21, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I was re-reading Guattari’s The Three Ecologies, written in 1989, and found this incredibly prescient passage about the DJT
Discussing brains with my kid at bedtime. We talked about snake detection theory... I knew we have an evolutionary aptitude for snake detection, but not that snakes are basically responsible for primates being so visually focussed. And we all dream of them. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_d...
Snake detection theory - Wikipedia
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January 19, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Discussing brains with my kid at bedtime. We talked about snake detection theory... I knew we have an evolutionary aptitude for snake detection, but not that snakes are basically responsible for primates being so visually focussed. And we all dream of them. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_d...
January 19th. The first Asphodel spears appear, flower of the dead, but sacred to Persephone, who will, in time, return the Spring to us.
January 19, 2026 at 7:22 AM
January 19th. The first Asphodel spears appear, flower of the dead, but sacred to Persephone, who will, in time, return the Spring to us.
What a life www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
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January 16, 2026 at 8:07 AM
What a life www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
This. All hands to the pumps.
Was talking to a friend about how artists have spent years warning about the arrival of the current moment, and how he personally feels like making a shift towards creating work that can comfort and maybe galvanise people right now. No need to sound the alarm anymore - the dystopia is already here.
January 15, 2026 at 7:18 PM
This. All hands to the pumps.
@jacobwren.bsky.social Jacob, genuine question, how on earth do you read this much?
January 15, 2026 at 7:03 AM
@jacobwren.bsky.social Jacob, genuine question, how on earth do you read this much?
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The FT got is architecture critic Edwin Heathcote to write about data centres and it's wonderful. www.ft.com/content/7692...
January 14, 2026 at 7:09 AM
The FT got is architecture critic Edwin Heathcote to write about data centres and it's wonderful. www.ft.com/content/7692...
As the US military announces integration with Grok, probably time to point out that, as well as being a CSAM-on-demand-generator, Grok can't build a chair...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the integration of Elon Musk's xAI platform, Grok, into military networks as part of a new "AI acceleration strategy" during a visit to SpaceX.
January 13, 2026 at 12:25 PM
As the US military announces integration with Grok, probably time to point out that, as well as being a CSAM-on-demand-generator, Grok can't build a chair...
The big win from the holidays is that when we play lego now, the kid quietly sings "Warm.... leatherette... Warm... leatherette..." to themselves.
January 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
The big win from the holidays is that when we play lego now, the kid quietly sings "Warm.... leatherette... Warm... leatherette..." to themselves.
Life at Birzeit University. www.instagram.com/p/DTK988MDZkM/
mohammadhureini on Instagram: "Sharing a day at my university….📍Birzeit - West Bank - Occupied Palestine.Edit: @leila.shw #Right2EducationView all 261 comments"
Sharing a day at my university….📍Birzeit - West Bank - Occupied Palestine.Edit: @leila.shw #Right2Education
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January 8, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Life at Birzeit University. www.instagram.com/p/DTK988MDZkM/
I'm in this BBC Radio series about the idea of Progress, talking about technology, AI, and everything going up and to the right. You can listen on BBC Sounds if you're in the UK, or are handy with a VPN: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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January 8, 2026 at 7:41 AM
I'm in this BBC Radio series about the idea of Progress, talking about technology, AI, and everything going up and to the right. You can listen on BBC Sounds if you're in the UK, or are handy with a VPN: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I ate lunch with these students in their cafeteria two months ago. Praying for their safety. This is scholasticide, part of the ongoing genocide, not only in Gaza, but throughout Palestine.
BREAKING 🇵🇸 Israeli regime forces have stormed Birzeit University campus in the Occupied West Bank, injuring 41 students, including 9 with live bullets.
January 6, 2026 at 2:55 PM
I ate lunch with these students in their cafeteria two months ago. Praying for their safety. This is scholasticide, part of the ongoing genocide, not only in Gaza, but throughout Palestine.
No cheating, reskeet with the most recent photo of your pet.
January 1, 2026 at 6:54 PM
No cheating, reskeet with the most recent photo of your pet.
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... finishing the year with this, (and still bothering my wife with whole pages I excitedly want to share).
A non-fiction book that lights the world brighter and more beautiful with great intelligence and care.
#amreading #booksky 📚💙 @jamesbridle.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
A non-fiction book that lights the world brighter and more beautiful with great intelligence and care.
#amreading #booksky 📚💙 @jamesbridle.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social WAY OF BEING is 💥incredible💥, been on my shelf for over a year but if I'd had any idea it would be this fascinating... Now can't stop reading parts out to my wife, to friends, colleagues...
#booksky 📚💙 #amreading #nowreading @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
#booksky 📚💙 #amreading #nowreading @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
December 31, 2025 at 10:57 AM
... finishing the year with this, (and still bothering my wife with whole pages I excitedly want to share).
A non-fiction book that lights the world brighter and more beautiful with great intelligence and care.
#amreading #booksky 📚💙 @jamesbridle.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
A non-fiction book that lights the world brighter and more beautiful with great intelligence and care.
#amreading #booksky 📚💙 @jamesbridle.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
As midnight approaches in EEST, and I drink the whisky, and eat the carrot, your reminder that the Richard D James Album is 100% a Christmas Album.
December 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
As midnight approaches in EEST, and I drink the whisky, and eat the carrot, your reminder that the Richard D James Album is 100% a Christmas Album.
Amidst everything, a lone flamingo visited us today, on the shore just below our house. So we sat with them awhile, because they are the most magical of birds.
December 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Amidst everything, a lone flamingo visited us today, on the shore just below our house. So we sat with them awhile, because they are the most magical of birds.