Andy Hartley
@andyhartley.uk
👨🏫 Sex educator & content creator
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Andy Hartley
@andyhartley.uk
· Nov 22
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Let me be the first Trump non-bootlicker to say, if this peace plan for the middle east actually works then give him the Nobel prize. He may be a disaster for the rest of the world, but frankly it's a miracle anyone could possibly sort out this conflict (ofc it's US diplomats and not actually Trump)
October 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Let me be the first Trump non-bootlicker to say, if this peace plan for the middle east actually works then give him the Nobel prize. He may be a disaster for the rest of the world, but frankly it's a miracle anyone could possibly sort out this conflict (ofc it's US diplomats and not actually Trump)
£122m in extra cash for Rachel Reeves just before the budget might well come in handy!
October 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
£122m in extra cash for Rachel Reeves just before the budget might well come in handy!
If Israel participates in next year's Eurovision then Spain will boycott it. If they don't then Germany and Italy will boycott it. The EBU simply cannot win.
Spain first of Eurovision ‘big five’ to decide on boycott if Israel participates
Spain first of Eurovision ‘big five’ to decide on boycott if Israel participates
State broadcaster says it will withdraw from next year’s contest in Vienna unless Israel is excluded over Gaza war
Spain has become the latest country to say it will not take part in next year’s Eurovision song contest if Israel participates.
Board members of the state broadcaster RTVE voted in majority favour of boycotting the contest if Israel is among the countries fielding an entry next year. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
If Israel participates in next year's Eurovision then Spain will boycott it. If they don't then Germany and Italy will boycott it. The EBU simply cannot win.
Reposted by Andy Hartley
[me, a journalist who spends all day every day on a social media app where the discovery algorithm is personally controlled by its owner, captain birdseye] you know, a lot of people are talking about fish fingers, we should probably cover that
September 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
[me, a journalist who spends all day every day on a social media app where the discovery algorithm is personally controlled by its owner, captain birdseye] you know, a lot of people are talking about fish fingers, we should probably cover that
Heads up #Eurovision fans - the BBC have announced they will no longer offer phone votes! This seems like it was always the plan, but particularly interesting considering the furore around the last few contests and the public vote.
www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...
www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...
BBC says goodbye to premium-rate phone voting
www.bbc.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Heads up #Eurovision fans - the BBC have announced they will no longer offer phone votes! This seems like it was always the plan, but particularly interesting considering the furore around the last few contests and the public vote.
www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...
www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...
Whilst Polanski is clearly an excellent communicator, and the Greens were never going to make a different choice, this probably doesn't help the Greens in the long run because yet again the left are going down the purist route - putting off soft left voters who weren't so happy with Labour.
The U.K. Green Party has this morning elected Zack Polanski as its new leader.
Eco-populist Zack Polanski is new UK Green Party leader
Polanski won a crushing 85 percent of the vote.
www.politico.eu
September 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Whilst Polanski is clearly an excellent communicator, and the Greens were never going to make a different choice, this probably doesn't help the Greens in the long run because yet again the left are going down the purist route - putting off soft left voters who weren't so happy with Labour.
Why am I getting clearing ads all over social media? I'm 40 and got my degree ages ago. What did I click to make the algorithm think I just got my A Level results?!
August 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Why am I getting clearing ads all over social media? I'm 40 and got my degree ages ago. What did I click to make the algorithm think I just got my A Level results?!
Very interesting. Shows why all of us should be getting our news from multiple sources, and how easy it is to manipulate people who don't.
Different ways of telling the same story, from positive to negative
(the Guardian initially got the number wrong)
(the Guardian initially got the number wrong)
August 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Very interesting. Shows why all of us should be getting our news from multiple sources, and how easy it is to manipulate people who don't.
Reposted by Andy Hartley
Violent crime is falling while digital scams quietly cost millions. So why are *certain* politicians so intent on making us afraid to go outside?
My newsletter, out now.
My newsletter, out now.
Why we're focused on the wrong sort of crime
As violent crime falls, digital scams are quietly costing victims millions
www.linestotake.com
August 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Violent crime is falling while digital scams quietly cost millions. So why are *certain* politicians so intent on making us afraid to go outside?
My newsletter, out now.
My newsletter, out now.
I would ban Christmas falling on a Thursday. Categorically the worst day of the week for it to fall on. You basically have to take off 4 days around it so you don't go mad. Mon 22 to Wed 24 Dec, and Friday 2 Jan - but that's too long a break anyway.
IMHO Christmas should always be on a Monday.
IMHO Christmas should always be on a Monday.
August 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I would ban Christmas falling on a Thursday. Categorically the worst day of the week for it to fall on. You basically have to take off 4 days around it so you don't go mad. Mon 22 to Wed 24 Dec, and Friday 2 Jan - but that's too long a break anyway.
IMHO Christmas should always be on a Monday.
IMHO Christmas should always be on a Monday.
Love to see all the replies to this leaning in on tropes of how social media worked a decade ago, showing they are even further behind the times than the government comms team ... which is saying something!
🚨 EXC: No10 will host up to 90 online creators this week as part of a wider strategy embedding influencers into government comms
📱 Ministers are now giving briefings and press notices to TikTok stars and YouTubers
@zoecrowther.bsky.social reports
📱 Ministers are now giving briefings and press notices to TikTok stars and YouTubers
@zoecrowther.bsky.social reports
No10 Host First Influencer Reception As They Step Up Their Digital Strategy
EXC: No10 is hosting a reception with online influencers in Downing Street for the first time ever, as part of their push to “go where people are” ...
www.politicshome.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Love to see all the replies to this leaning in on tropes of how social media worked a decade ago, showing they are even further behind the times than the government comms team ... which is saying something!
Oh to be able to hear the thoughts of the Starmers here. Their faces look like they're suffering from last night's particularly hot chilli con carne, and it would be preferable if they shit themselves right now than listen to anymore of this nonsense!
asked a question about a possible ceasefire in Gaza, Trump ends up ranting about "nuclear dust"
July 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Oh to be able to hear the thoughts of the Starmers here. Their faces look like they're suffering from last night's particularly hot chilli con carne, and it would be preferable if they shit themselves right now than listen to anymore of this nonsense!
Well, as a sex educator, I can tell you there are safe ways to do it but you need to have been taught in a safe environment, and next to nobody will have been. Yet again this shows why we should have comprehensive sex education that includes the unreality of porn and why you shouldn't just copy it.
‘There is no safe way to do it’: the rapid rise and horrifying risks of choking during sex
‘There is no safe way to do it’: the rapid rise and horrifying risks of choking during sex
Now thought to be the second most common cause of stroke in women under 40, it can also lead to difficulty swallowing, incontinence, seizures, memory problems, depression, anxiety and miscarriage. How has this extreme practice been normalised?
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Well, as a sex educator, I can tell you there are safe ways to do it but you need to have been taught in a safe environment, and next to nobody will have been. Yet again this shows why we should have comprehensive sex education that includes the unreality of porn and why you shouldn't just copy it.
All the more bizarre that Reform is trying to create DOGEs for the councils they won, and somehow believe that's how they'll hold onto the councils next time. Populism is at least supposed to be popular!
Meanwhile Musk’s favourability has followed a similar, if less dramatic, pattern. His approval with Reform voters has dropped considerably, part of this will be cohort effects but part changing perceptions.
June 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
All the more bizarre that Reform is trying to create DOGEs for the councils they won, and somehow believe that's how they'll hold onto the councils next time. Populism is at least supposed to be popular!
Reposted by Andy Hartley
Holy shit.
3) Secondly, and of greater consequence, they get the plural of octopus wrong! "Octopus" as eni fule kno (& as @sturdyalex.bsky.social will attest) ὀκτώπους is a Greek word and (as Fowler puts it) "The only acceptable plural in English is octopuses. Octopi is misconceived, and octopodes pedantic."
June 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Holy shit.
Globally the left has unfortunately abandoned young men, in the same way that the right has abandoned young women. They both believe they will win elections by squeezing out every vote from the demographic that supports them, when in reality they're making a rod for their own back.
South Korea gender divide update 😲
Young men lean right by 50 points
(74% conservative vs 24% centre-left)
Young women lean left by 22 points
(58% centre-left vs 36% cons)
Young men lean right by 50 points
(74% conservative vs 24% centre-left)
Young women lean left by 22 points
(58% centre-left vs 36% cons)
June 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Globally the left has unfortunately abandoned young men, in the same way that the right has abandoned young women. They both believe they will win elections by squeezing out every vote from the demographic that supports them, when in reality they're making a rod for their own back.
They "suspect" it was never used 👀
June 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
They "suspect" it was never used 👀
Java is clunky, overly opaque, and should have been stopped on new projects 20 years ago ... which tells you all you need to know about Gen X coders 🙂
Java celebrates its 30th anniversary tomorrow - yet it remains one of the world's most popular programming languages. For @leaddev.com I ask: How? leaddev.com/technical-di...
The secret behind Java's success at 30-years-old
The three ingredients behind Java's extraordinary staying power.
leaddev.com
May 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Java is clunky, overly opaque, and should have been stopped on new projects 20 years ago ... which tells you all you need to know about Gen X coders 🙂
Reposted by Andy Hartley
The BSL during Finland was sensational #Eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The BSL during Finland was sensational #Eurovision
Australia out?!? I am shook! #Eurovision
May 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Australia out?!? I am shook! #Eurovision
And that's just before breakfast...
Being an adult is just aggressively whispering “what the fuck” to yourself 17 times a day.
May 14, 2025 at 9:17 AM
And that's just before breakfast...
Well, I think Estonia is in trouble. Should have been a straightforward qualifier but that was an underwhelming performance. #Eurovision
May 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Well, I think Estonia is in trouble. Should have been a straightforward qualifier but that was an underwhelming performance. #Eurovision
@mrjamesob.bsky.social This is a story about another tree made famous by a photographer, and cut down - actually on the same date as the Sycamore Gap tree. youtu.be/ESyJop31cmY?...
The Broccoli Tree: A Parable
YouTube video by vlogbrothers
youtu.be
May 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social This is a story about another tree made famous by a photographer, and cut down - actually on the same date as the Sycamore Gap tree. youtu.be/ESyJop31cmY?...