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James O'Malley

@jamesomalley.co.uk

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@Psythor on Twitter. Freelance writer covering politics/tech/nerd stuff. Read my content: takes.jamesomalley.co.uk Yes, I inevitably have a podcast too: abundancepod.com Free the Postcode Address File!

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 1h

Absolutely superb work by this photographer.

Mikey Smith @mikeysmith.com · 2h

Donald Trump getting Gaza ceasefire over the line doesn't make him 'President of Peace'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Trump getting Gaza ceasefire over the line doesn't make him 'President of Peace'

He's been campaigning for it for weeks, and will doubtless see being passed over for the prestigious award as an unbearable snub. But in reality, he was never really in the frame - nor should he have ...

www.mirror.co.uk

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 15h

I am pro-NATO because I am anti-imperialist.

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Politico @politico.com · 16h

REAKING: New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump foe, is indicted by Trump’s DOJ.

She has been charged with one count of bank fraud by the same U.S. attorney who brought charges against James Comey.

New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump foe, is indicted by Trump’s DOJ

She has been charged with one count of bank fraud by the same U.S. attorney who brought charges against James Comey.

www.politico.com

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Andrew West @awest.uk · 16h

So glad we have the nuanced humanities to protect us from dogmatic STEM types

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 17h

This is Guthrie erasure.

James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 17h

This is funny (and I love The Wire) but this is cope. You may not like it but brainstorming ideas like this is something LLMs are pretty good at.

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 22h

cc UK pollster friends

Farrah Bostic @farrahbostic.bsky.social · 22h

Me too!

(I’m still trying to get a British pollster on the show so I can ask them what this is like)

a group of women are standing around a table talking to each other . one of the women is wearing a pink shirt .

ALT: a group of women are standing around a table talking to each other . one of the women is wearing a pink shirt .

media.tenor.com

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George E. Osborn @georgeosborn.bsky.social · 2d

I'm attending a NATO conference today and someone has done the funniest thing possible with the name of their wi-fi network

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 1d

Do you ever get the feeling there's too much content in the world?

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 1d

I still hate it, but it’s a hell of a lot more honest (and less contemptible) than the other explanations people have offered.

Jack Tindale @jacktindale.bsky.social · 1d

I do have some respect for Pete Davidson just going "they offered me a shitload of cash and I took it" rather than pious drivel about "changing attitudes".

Ian Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social · 1d

ha ha ha

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 1d

It's strange how this no longer counts as verifiable proof of life.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 1d

Hell, maybe I'll join the party just so I can help,

James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 1d

Looking forward to the Labour candidate posting about having organised the most inexplicably popular door-knocking session ever.

Will Jennings 🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 2d

But for who Chris Kamara?

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 1d

This is a channel the algorithm recommends to The Abundance Agenda's YouTube account, in case you're wondering about our target audience.

James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 1d

Do you ever get the feeling there's too much content in the world?

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 1d

Still some room just above the Vauxhall badge for "Free the Postcode Address File".

Andrew R @excelpope.net · 2d

See yer da’s got a new car.

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JP Spencer @jpspencer.bsky.social · 2d

£2.7bn of stamp duty receipts in 23-24 came from properties worth more than £1.5m.

SDLT may be a bad tax, but I don’t think a pure tax giveaway to multimillionaire property owners should be a priority.

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 2d

If ChatGPT is to believed, the extra cash that is needed is roughly equivalent to the Ministry of Justice's day to day budget, or a year of NHS mental health spending, or the size of the grant that DLUHC passes to councils.

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 2d

I'm not an expert in tax stuff, but I'm slightly surprised "we're going to abolish stamp duty" wasn't followed by "...and replace the ~£11.6bn hit with [some other thing]"

Like Reeves is apparently considering:
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/a...

Reeves considers replacing stamp duty with new property tax

Exclusive: Treasury examines options including tax on homes sold for more than £500,000 as well as overhaul of council tax

www.theguardian.com

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Gabriel Milland @gabrielmilland.bsky.social · 2d

"This is a plan, not a slogan."

I like that. Catchy. Easy to remember.

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 2d

I feel Kemi could really put the leadership grumbling to rest by announcing a strong commitment to opening up critical national address datasets to empower small business and innovation. 🚀

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 2d

They do and it's... mostly... open.... I think !

James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 2d

An enjoyable provocation but a bit fantastical unless California actually builds some new homes and stops losing people to red states.

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