# james obrien (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover james obrien. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Climate Change Debate is Ridiculous](https://www.morgothsreview.com/p/the-climate-change-debate-is-ridiculous) _2026-08-18 · Morgoth · Morgoth’s Review_ Will bananas be grown on the Highlands? ## [Classic Movies #57: Office Space](https://www.morgothsreview.com/p/classic-movies-57-office-space) _2026-08-16 · Morgoth · Morgoth’s Review_ Read more ## [World’s first octopus farm cancelled after global backlash](https://earthlinged.substack.com/p/worlds-first-octopus-farm-cancelled) _2026-08-07 · Ed Winters · Ed Winters_ Positive news for animals from Spain to Argentina and beyond ## [All Those Loose Ends](https://www.morgothsreview.com/p/all-those-loose-ends) _2026-08-06 · Morgoth · Morgoth’s Review_ In a new video, I explore the bottleneck in British politics, where the media class is flatly refusing to engage with younger dissidents on the question of demographics. ## [Whatever Happened to the Heroes?](https://www.morgothsreview.com/p/whatever-happened-to-the-heroes) _2026-08-04 · Morgoth · Morgoth’s Review_ On Nolan and finding our way out of the postmodern malaise ## [Monthly Review, July 2026](https://www.morgothsreview.com/p/monthly-review-july-2026) _2026-07-31 · Morgoth · Morgoth’s Review_ In this month’s podcast, I discuss the film Backrooms and how it reflects Generation Z’s interest in both 90s nostalgia and the visual media of the time. ## [Contrary to what meat-eating environmentalists think, there is a trade-off between welfare and sustainability](https://earthlinged.substack.com/p/contrary-to-what-meat-eating-environmentalists) _2026-07-31 · Ed Winters · Ed Winters_ A new study shows that welfare and sustainability don't go hand in hand, but are we missing the point? ## [The Warrens of Watership Down – Tyranny, Nihilism, and the Search for Meaning](https://www.morgothsreview.com/p/the-warrens-of-watership-down-tyranny) _2026-07-24 · Morgoth · Morgoth’s Review_ A discussion and exploration of the warrens in the novel Watership Down by Richard Adams. ## [Will Andy Burnham deliver for animals?](https://earthlinged.substack.com/p/will-andy-burnham-deliver-for-animals) _2026-07-23 · Ed Winters · Ed Winters_ The new Prime Minister has made promising commitments on animal welfare, but his cabinet appointments raise concerns ## [How British Institutions Create Monsters](https://www.morgothsreview.com/p/how-british-institutions-create-monsters) _2026-07-21 · Morgoth · Morgoth’s Review_ On British institutions being machines for making sociopaths ## [PixelRift — Platforming with Level Editor (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QhVo6c2HnwQm) _2026-07-21 · **Sponsored**_ Includes a built-in level editor, campaign with elemental heroes, and boss encounters. ## [The Dog Lover's Ethical Blind Spot](https://earthlinged.substack.com/p/the-dog-lovers-ethical-blind-spot) _2026-07-17 · Ed Winters · Ed Winters_ An examination of the ethics, motivations, and contradictions behind modern dog ownership ## [Wet Work, Widdecombe, and Public Distrust](https://www.morgothsreview.com/p/wet-work-widdecombe-and-public-distrust) _2026-07-14 · Morgoth · Morgoth’s Review_ On the British State's bloody pile of unanswered questions ## [Despite the heat, there is extremely positive news for animals and the planet](https://earthlinged.substack.com/p/despite-the-heat-there-is-extremely) _2026-07-09 · Ed Winters · Ed Winters_ Awareness on gas chambers spread across London to millions of people ## [Classic Movies#56: Death Wish](https://www.morgothsreview.com/p/classic-movies56-death-wish) _2026-07-06 · Morgoth · Morgoth’s Review_ We dive into the all-time classic of vigilantism featuring Charles Bronson as the world’s least likely liberal architect. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205466084/a513fdb40dc3d1d8f3926f0bc9c8af5e.mp3) ## [James O'Brien claims cows have more rights than humans during heatwaves](https://earthlinged.substack.com/p/james-obrien-claims-cows-have-more) _2026-07-03 · Ed Winters · Ed Winters_ As farmed animals died in Europe's record-breaking heat, James O'Brien claimed they have more legal protection than humans ## [Monthly Review, June 2026](https://www.morgothsreview.com/p/monthly-review-june-2026) _2026-06-30 · Morgoth · Morgoth’s Review_ In this month’s retrospective, I read through all the essays and speculate on House of the Dragon and its depictions of sociopaths ruling without empathy, and how, despite being ‘dragonslop’, it bears some similarities to the British political class. ## [My family isn’t vegan, and I don’t want to talk to them about it](https://earthlinged.substack.com/p/my-family-isnt-vegan-and-i-dont-want) _2026-06-24 · Ed Winters · Ed Winters_ Why talking to family about veganism can be the hardest of all ## [Why I'm Sceptical of a Meat Tax](https://earthlinged.substack.com/p/why-im-sceptical-of-a-meat-tax) _2026-06-18 · Ed Winters · Ed Winters_ Before we can implement a meat tax, we need to create a society that's willing to support it ## [Would dairy farmers being paid more actually help cows?](https://earthlinged.substack.com/p/would-dairy-farmers-being-paid-more) _2026-06-12 · Ed Winters · Ed Winters_ Something is changing in UK dairy farming, but not for the better ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/o8LiwTwZCkGo) _2026-06-12 · **Sponsored**_ Connect your repo and deploy instantly — Railway handles config, scaling, and monitoring. ## [Gaz Oakley and the Appeal to Nature Fallacy](https://earthlinged.substack.com/p/gaz-oakley-and-the-appeal-to-nature-fallacy) _2026-06-05 · Ed Winters · Ed Winters_ When it comes to people living ‘naturally’, why does it always seem to mean killing animals and not choosing to forgo heating, clean water and electricity?