Gordon Guthrie
@foundationsofthedigitalstate.com
Just published The Foundations Of The Digital State - a report for the Scottish Government
http://foundationsofthedigitalstate.com/
and blogs at
digitalpolicy.substack.com
Politician manqué, girl group fan, code monkey
http://foundationsofthedigitalstate.com/
and blogs at
digitalpolicy.substack.com
Politician manqué, girl group fan, code monkey
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Something sociologists know (and the general public doesn’t) is that most people don’t actually hold very firm political beliefs. They just follow political directives from people they trust—in large part, to seek social status and acceptance.
Stigma is a powerful tool in shaping ideology.
Stigma is a powerful tool in shaping ideology.
January 13, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Something sociologists know (and the general public doesn’t) is that most people don’t actually hold very firm political beliefs. They just follow political directives from people they trust—in large part, to seek social status and acceptance.
Stigma is a powerful tool in shaping ideology.
Stigma is a powerful tool in shaping ideology.
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
Eric Adams new selfie dropped
January 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Eric Adams new selfie dropped
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This is a very important video to watch. Thank you Ashley the Barroness. One comment from IG was America isn’t becoming Germany. America is becoming America. That really hit home for me. Watch this! Be uncomfortable.
January 13, 2026 at 11:42 AM
This is a very important video to watch. Thank you Ashley the Barroness. One comment from IG was America isn’t becoming Germany. America is becoming America. That really hit home for me. Watch this! Be uncomfortable.
All you need to make a film is a girl and a gun
Get 2026 off to a Breathless start at ECVS
substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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so have the Titans Of Wall Street called BS on this Fed project yet?
if they stay silent indefinitely they share some of the responsibility when this all goes Pete Tong, imo.
yer man Powell could do with some backup here, lads
if they stay silent indefinitely they share some of the responsibility when this all goes Pete Tong, imo.
yer man Powell could do with some backup here, lads
January 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
so have the Titans Of Wall Street called BS on this Fed project yet?
if they stay silent indefinitely they share some of the responsibility when this all goes Pete Tong, imo.
yer man Powell could do with some backup here, lads
if they stay silent indefinitely they share some of the responsibility when this all goes Pete Tong, imo.
yer man Powell could do with some backup here, lads
Well, they did ask...
January 12, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Well, they did ask...
Lady Jane Gray, the 9 Day Queen of the Treasury
NEW: Former Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform.
Most senior member of the last Conservative govt yet to join the party.
Most senior member of the last Conservative govt yet to join the party.
January 12, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Lady Jane Gray, the 9 Day Queen of the Treasury
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The Raj lingers on, quietly, in the names India gives its dogs
The Raj lingers on, quietly, in the names India gives its dogs
Despite official efforts to decolonise India’s public life, a small but telling colonial habit endures in parks, streets and homes
www.irishtimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:02 AM
The Raj lingers on, quietly, in the names India gives its dogs
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It's been more than 4 months since the move of CDPS into Welsh Government was announced. Nothing further has been shared.
So we thought we'd set out what we expect to see from a new digital delivery unit. These things are crucial in establishing trust, transparency and culture.
So we thought we'd set out what we expect to see from a new digital delivery unit. These things are crucial in establishing trust, transparency and culture.
Welsh Government’s decision to absorb the Centre for Digital Public Services (CDPS) could be a turning point for digital delivery in Wales.
Done well, it embeds proven practice at the heart of government. Done badly, it risks losing five years of progress. 🧵
Done well, it embeds proven practice at the heart of government. Done badly, it risks losing five years of progress. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 10:16 AM
It's been more than 4 months since the move of CDPS into Welsh Government was announced. Nothing further has been shared.
So we thought we'd set out what we expect to see from a new digital delivery unit. These things are crucial in establishing trust, transparency and culture.
So we thought we'd set out what we expect to see from a new digital delivery unit. These things are crucial in establishing trust, transparency and culture.
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Lots of new folks, especially pols, arriving - put together a starter pack of practitioners in the digital/service design/policy/transformation sector
go.bsky.app/ezrTxN
go.bsky.app/ezrTxN
January 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Lots of new folks, especially pols, arriving - put together a starter pack of practitioners in the digital/service design/policy/transformation sector
go.bsky.app/ezrTxN
go.bsky.app/ezrTxN
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new 5 part programme at ECVS - film study, film making, script writing, acting and editing/animation/special effects
edinburghcinevideosociety.substack.com/p/all-you-ne...
edinburghcinevideosociety.substack.com/p/all-you-ne...
All you need to make a film is a girl and a gun
Get 2026 off to a Breathless start at ECVS
edinburghcinevideosociety.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:22 PM
new 5 part programme at ECVS - film study, film making, script writing, acting and editing/animation/special effects
edinburghcinevideosociety.substack.com/p/all-you-ne...
edinburghcinevideosociety.substack.com/p/all-you-ne...
yikes but also yeah
January 12, 2026 at 8:57 AM
yikes but also yeah
but, but but I was told them Supreme Court buddies done gone protected the Fed and capitalism from Trump
He's only meant to be doin the bad stuff to THEMUNS, oh noes...
He's only meant to be doin the bad stuff to THEMUNS, oh noes...
As I was saying...
US prosecutors launch criminal investigation into Federal Reserve’s Jay Powell - as.ft.com/r/d9eda985-a...
US prosecutors launch criminal investigation into Federal Reserve’s Jay Powell - as.ft.com/r/d9eda985-a...
US prosecutors launch criminal investigation into Federal Reserve’s Jay Powell
[FREE TO READ] Central bank chair says grand jury subpoenas are retaliation for refusal to bow to demand to cut interest rates
as.ft.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:27 AM
but, but but I was told them Supreme Court buddies done gone protected the Fed and capitalism from Trump
He's only meant to be doin the bad stuff to THEMUNS, oh noes...
He's only meant to be doin the bad stuff to THEMUNS, oh noes...
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hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress
new 5 part programme at ECVS - film study, film making, script writing, acting and editing/animation/special effects
edinburghcinevideosociety.substack.com/p/all-you-ne...
edinburghcinevideosociety.substack.com/p/all-you-ne...
All you need to make a film is a girl and a gun
Get 2026 off to a Breathless start at ECVS
edinburghcinevideosociety.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:22 PM
new 5 part programme at ECVS - film study, film making, script writing, acting and editing/animation/special effects
edinburghcinevideosociety.substack.com/p/all-you-ne...
edinburghcinevideosociety.substack.com/p/all-you-ne...
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So... I've created a starter pack of UK government organisations currently on Bluesky: go.bsky.app/JHsY1Wz
(Currently includes all those listed under ministerial and non-ministerial departments here www.gov.uk/government/o... - let me know any I've missed, or got wrong)
(Currently includes all those listed under ministerial and non-ministerial departments here www.gov.uk/government/o... - let me know any I've missed, or got wrong)
January 11, 2026 at 7:09 PM
So... I've created a starter pack of UK government organisations currently on Bluesky: go.bsky.app/JHsY1Wz
(Currently includes all those listed under ministerial and non-ministerial departments here www.gov.uk/government/o... - let me know any I've missed, or got wrong)
(Currently includes all those listed under ministerial and non-ministerial departments here www.gov.uk/government/o... - let me know any I've missed, or got wrong)
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These may be just a bunch of well-connected bullshit artists but since they have some kind of link to FAI you might want to check their pieces on Canada and Brazil to get a sense of the average DHS social media manager POV when it comes to America's Hemisphere Strategy
defenseanalyses.org
defenseanalyses.org
DARC - Defense Analyses and Research Corporation
A new kind of defense think tank founded on bold defense thinking that acknowledges hard truths and confronts the urgency of this moment.
defenseanalyses.org
October 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
These may be just a bunch of well-connected bullshit artists but since they have some kind of link to FAI you might want to check their pieces on Canada and Brazil to get a sense of the average DHS social media manager POV when it comes to America's Hemisphere Strategy
defenseanalyses.org
defenseanalyses.org
Its hard know to realise how this sounded - unearthly, extreme and so very, very strange and indeed offensive in the late 1970s
open.spotify.com/track/7cgZ2W...
open.spotify.com/track/7cgZ2W...
Spotify – Web Player
open.spotify.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Its hard know to realise how this sounded - unearthly, extreme and so very, very strange and indeed offensive in the late 1970s
open.spotify.com/track/7cgZ2W...
open.spotify.com/track/7cgZ2W...
Been watching the Greeks-to-the-American's-Romans tendency in British denied-but-nationalist politics for a while
The sort of half-hearted <go on sieze Greenland> is an elegy for a lost Imperial Britain that did indeed just sieze places in living memory - Iceland and Persia in WWII for example
The sort of half-hearted <go on sieze Greenland> is an elegy for a lost Imperial Britain that did indeed just sieze places in living memory - Iceland and Persia in WWII for example
January 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Been watching the Greeks-to-the-American's-Romans tendency in British denied-but-nationalist politics for a while
The sort of half-hearted <go on sieze Greenland> is an elegy for a lost Imperial Britain that did indeed just sieze places in living memory - Iceland and Persia in WWII for example
The sort of half-hearted <go on sieze Greenland> is an elegy for a lost Imperial Britain that did indeed just sieze places in living memory - Iceland and Persia in WWII for example
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Never mind the fact that Labour and Conservative leaders still seem completely oblivious to how even if the US does nothing against Greenland its current trajectory around the Caribbean will put the security of 3 million people at risk who live on islands and territories under EU or UK oversight.
January 11, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Never mind the fact that Labour and Conservative leaders still seem completely oblivious to how even if the US does nothing against Greenland its current trajectory around the Caribbean will put the security of 3 million people at risk who live on islands and territories under EU or UK oversight.
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Super Bowl ads that are not beer and snack food related are a sign of a bubble. Every single time.
If ChatGPT was really as useful as its proponents claim, OpenAI would not be spending nearly this much money on prime-time NFL ads.
January 11, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Super Bowl ads that are not beer and snack food related are a sign of a bubble. Every single time.
Music Hall, Aberdeen - The Skids 1979
My pal Ally Barlass has a pair of mail order PVC straights (as we called them then) on, and cars stopped on Union St to ogle
My pal Ally Barlass has a pair of mail order PVC straights (as we called them then) on, and cars stopped on Union St to ogle
Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and the band or artist.
January 11, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Music Hall, Aberdeen - The Skids 1979
My pal Ally Barlass has a pair of mail order PVC straights (as we called them then) on, and cars stopped on Union St to ogle
My pal Ally Barlass has a pair of mail order PVC straights (as we called them then) on, and cars stopped on Union St to ogle
its an arse-about-face jet engine, innit?
NEW: China is testing a megawatt-scale airborne wind system that captures stronger high-altitude winds, potentially producing up to 10× more energy with 40% less material and 30% lower costs. It could also be quickly deployed to supply emergency power after disasters.
January 11, 2026 at 9:11 AM
its an arse-about-face jet engine, innit?
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This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.