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Jack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 13h

“Joined politics through the back door” [describes the expected career progression of a politician]

Jack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 19h

The reason why it looks like modern books are worse compared to older books is that the books that were new and bad in 1938 are no longer being sold today, so you only have the best of the best of the old stuff that you’re comparing to the entirety of the modern stuff. This applies to all media

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Jack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 1d

Once again reminded that despite already being old enough to be out of touch with the youngsters I am the youngest person on Bluesky, evidenced by the fact that Dan & Phil aren’t trending here.

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Jack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 1d

Ah yes, the Danny Kruger effect.

Google search autocomplete for Danny Kruger (a British MP) showing “Danny Kruger effect” as the top result.

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Jack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 1d

1% of Reform voters say Liz Truss is the best Prime Minister of the past 50 years leading to the inexorable conclusion that one of the surveyed was Danny Kruger.

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 1d

On the centenary of her birth, Margaret Thatcher is Britons' top choice for best PM of the last 50 years

Margaret Thatcher: 29%
Tony Blair: 12%
Harold Wilson: 6%
Boris Johnson: 4%
Gordon Brown: 3%
David Cameron: 3%
John Major: 2%

yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...

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Jack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 1d

Did the maths and this is about 75% higher than the national average. I’ve never been to Hounslow so maybe if you live there there’s obvious reasons why this might be the case.

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Jack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 1d

This seems massive for a single London borough no? Must be quite a bit more than the national average.

London Borough of Hounslow @hounslowcouncil.bsky.social · 2d

Sadly, in 2023, 49 pedestrians were seriously injured or killed while crossing in Hounslow.

Don’t become a statistic.

Look out before you step out.

Your safety matters.

#PedestrianSafety #LookOutBeforeYouStepOut

Statistic showing 49 pedestrians were seriously injured or killed crossing streets in Hounslow in 2023, with a pedestrian crossing sign and zebra crossing illustration.

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Jack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 2d

Going back some compared to most of the other answers but I would follow the route of the Jarrow March.

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 2d

What policy themed visitor trail would you do upon retirement? I would pilgrimage to visit the 100 Rishi Sunak outdoor chess sets around the country. I genuinely think it would be one of those fun random things that would take me to places I’d never otherwise go to

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Jack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 3d

Can you tell me next week’s lottery numbers too?

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 4d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Jack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 4d

This is the opposite perception that I had of these musicians. I always thought Cash was cool while Dylan was beloved by literature nerds and Springsteen was beloved by your dad who worked on the Hubert Humphrey campaign when he was your age.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 5d

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, country-music legend Johnny Cash can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength, writes Jon Fasman.

Essay | Can We Finally Give Johnny Cash His Due?

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength.

on.wsj.com

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Jack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 4d

Anything to avoid explaining to the public in normal terms what Trump is doing to the economy.

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escapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 6d

WWII "Friend" poster series from the Allied Forces, originally demonstrating the various Allied forces (British, Australian, Chinese, French, Dutch, etc.) and their appearances

It reads:

"This man is your FRIEND

He fights for FREEDOM"

The image is a sepia/black and white toned image of the Portland Frog protester, simply labelled FROG

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Jack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 6d

Finally validation that I am NORMAL and it’s you lot with the thousand tabs who are unusual.

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 6d

How many browsing tabs do you typically have open?*

1: 6%
2-5: 54%
6-10: 14%
11-20: 8%
21-30: 2%
More than 30: 3%

*across all windows, on desktop/laptop

yougov.co.uk/topics/techn...

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Jack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 7d

Essentially randomises the election, any of the 4 parties could win the most seats, indeed when you consider the efficiency of the geographic distribution of each party's vote this probably gives the Lib Dems the highest chance of being the largest party. 4 parties on 150-ish seats each is plausible

Jack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 7d

The last Empress of India could have listened to BBC 6 Music.

Jack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 7d

There are probably a handful of Americans who shared their country with both founding father James Madison and recent President Joe Biden.

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Jack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 7d

Anthony Eden’s wife could have listened to Sour by Olivia Rodrigo.

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 7d

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Jack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 7d

This is great because it means that if you don’t live in Silicon Valley you’re getting Smart Glasses Backlash before you’re getting smart glasses.

Gizmodo @gizmodo.com · 8d

Buckle Up, the Smart Glasses Backlash Is Coming https://gizmodo.com/buckle-up-the-smart-glasses-backlash-is-coming-2000668213

Buckle Up, the Smart Glasses Backlash Is Coming

Is this #glassholes 2.0?

gizmodo.com

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Elle @centristmum.bsky.social · 7d

Sometimes you think 'oh it can't really be that bad can it' and then you click on the link and it turns out it is exactly that bad www.bbc.com/news/article...

Council demolishes play area after noise complaints

Parents in a Derbyshire town say their children are 'devastated' they have lost the facility.

www.bbc.com

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Jack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 7d

Yet another reminder that for people my sort of age (i.e. the age at which someone might be raising young children) all we have ever known is pensioners going to extreme lengths to make our lives more difficult.

Elle @centristmum.bsky.social · 7d

Sometimes you think 'oh it can't really be that bad can it' and then you click on the link and it turns out it is exactly that bad www.bbc.com/news/article...

Council demolishes play area after noise complaints

Parents in a Derbyshire town say their children are 'devastated' they have lost the facility.

www.bbc.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 7d

Today marks the two-year anniversary of the horrific October 7 attack.

As we mourn the 1,218 lives lost that day, let us also keep alive the dream of a lasting peace and a better future for all.

Ceasefire now. Every hostage must come home. And a safer world for everyone.

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Jack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 8d

I never realised quite the amount of churn that the position of Prime Minister of France has insofar as only once in the entire Fifth Republic has a Prime Minister held the position for 5 years or more.

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Jack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 8d

This is the third tweet in a row on my timeline of someone saying it's their turn to be French Prime Minister

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 8d

It helps to be able to spell the country you say only you are competent enough to run.

Goody-bag merch from Tory Conference branded "When Labour negotiates Britian loses" and signed "Kemi Badenoch".

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