Simon Johnson🇺🇦
@simonrjohnson.bsky.social
Risk manager, quant, physicist, Bayesian. I must study politics and war, that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.
Delulu
I understand the dooming but (as with Brexit) Europeans have a really good understanding and engagement with US politics. They understand us! This means a strong democratic US government clearly and convincingly committed to rule of law and free markets could make friends in Europe quite quickly.
🚨🚨"Our American Dream is dead": European governments have reached a difficult conclusion: The Americans are the baddies now. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...
January 23, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Delulu
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Off and on it
![[Scene is heaven, in clouds. JESUS, acting as God’s PA, is briefing God, a big ball of light with arms sat at an executive desk, with a computer on it].
Jesus [holding a tablet computer]:
OK, so -
The next one to check in on is…
‘Earth’.
God: Spelling?
Jesus: E-A-R-T-H.
[God types into the computer]
tap-tap-tap-tap-tap. Tap.
God: F—ing hell.
What’s happened here!?
We need to complain - get me the manager.
Jesus: Uh, well, the most powerful one is…
[Jesus turns his iPad round to show God. We can’t see the screen]
God: What is that.
I mean, it’s been a while but that’s definitely not how I designed them. Are you sure we’ve got the right planet?
Jesus: Yes, this is the… top human.
God: Off and on it again
Jesus: I’ll book the meteor
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January 23, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Off and on it
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I am enjoying this discourse:
Q: what is nvda’s moat?
A: software w/ cuda
Q: What is AI doing?
A: Reducing value of software as it can be replaced easily and also customised better
Q: But what does that mean for NVDA’s most?
A: …
Q: what is nvda’s moat?
A: software w/ cuda
Q: What is AI doing?
A: Reducing value of software as it can be replaced easily and also customised better
Q: But what does that mean for NVDA’s most?
A: …
January 22, 2026 at 7:43 PM
I am enjoying this discourse:
Q: what is nvda’s moat?
A: software w/ cuda
Q: What is AI doing?
A: Reducing value of software as it can be replaced easily and also customised better
Q: But what does that mean for NVDA’s most?
A: …
Q: what is nvda’s moat?
A: software w/ cuda
Q: What is AI doing?
A: Reducing value of software as it can be replaced easily and also customised better
Q: But what does that mean for NVDA’s most?
A: …
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I’m not convinced the US democrats exist
January 22, 2026 at 9:48 PM
I’m not convinced the US democrats exist
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Danish PM in Chequers today
January 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Danish PM in Chequers today
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Starmer maybe rightly doesn’t take bait each time but he needs an outrider - a semi-licensed “off message” attack dog - to make Haw-Haw Farage pay for sucking up to the guy who denigrates British war dead.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Starmer maybe rightly doesn’t take bait each time but he needs an outrider - a semi-licensed “off message” attack dog - to make Haw-Haw Farage pay for sucking up to the guy who denigrates British war dead.
See also the Stop the War Coalition
Can't wait for people to be saying "but they can't be the bad guys, they're called the board of peace", like they did about the National Socialist party.
January 22, 2026 at 1:26 PM
See also the Stop the War Coalition
Where's Tonty Blair ?
Ok this is pretty funny. Which one is Sasha Baron Cohen in disguise ?
January 22, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Where's Tonty Blair ?
Ok this is pretty funny. Which one is Sasha Baron Cohen in disguise ?
January 22, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Ok this is pretty funny. Which one is Sasha Baron Cohen in disguise ?
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A real "that escalated quickly" timeline for the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb
January 22, 2026 at 8:49 AM
A real "that escalated quickly" timeline for the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb
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Beautiful example of the debasement of US media. It’s not just Trump : when all your institutions display this level of complicity, or at best incompetence, it becomes collective responsibility.
One court decision, two different headlines.
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
January 22, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Beautiful example of the debasement of US media. It’s not just Trump : when all your institutions display this level of complicity, or at best incompetence, it becomes collective responsibility.
Hey @alphaville.ft.com @robinwigglesworth.ft.com I have a suggestion for one thing you could add to your website and one thing you could maybe remove
January 22, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Hey @alphaville.ft.com @robinwigglesworth.ft.com I have a suggestion for one thing you could add to your website and one thing you could maybe remove
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Interesting footnote from @mastroianni.bsky.social about the expression "late capitalism"
December 21, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Interesting footnote from @mastroianni.bsky.social about the expression "late capitalism"
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Important thread
TRUMP: I was the first man to speak French. bonjour I said one day and my doctor started throwing up. how are you doing that, he asked. it's medically not possible. I say baguette, the guy has a heart attack. very sad. his kids are orphans now
BBC NEWS: reassuring words on the EU from Trump
BBC NEWS: reassuring words on the EU from Trump
January 21, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Important thread
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Russian threat 😉
January 21, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Russian threat 😉
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Mafia goon: Nice house you got here...it'd be a shame if something happened to it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
January 21, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Mafia goon: Nice house you got here...it'd be a shame if something happened to it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
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Consuls and charges d'affaires do it
Diplomatically
Annoying billionaires do it
When there's nothing good on TV
CIA spooks
And ex-dukes do it;
Nazi narcissists with nukes do it!
Let's do it!
Let's staaaart a waaaaar!! 🎵
Diplomatically
Annoying billionaires do it
When there's nothing good on TV
CIA spooks
And ex-dukes do it;
Nazi narcissists with nukes do it!
Let's do it!
Let's staaaart a waaaaar!! 🎵
January 21, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Consuls and charges d'affaires do it
Diplomatically
Annoying billionaires do it
When there's nothing good on TV
CIA spooks
And ex-dukes do it;
Nazi narcissists with nukes do it!
Let's do it!
Let's staaaart a waaaaar!! 🎵
Diplomatically
Annoying billionaires do it
When there's nothing good on TV
CIA spooks
And ex-dukes do it;
Nazi narcissists with nukes do it!
Let's do it!
Let's staaaart a waaaaar!! 🎵
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Mongolian hordes
With big swords do it
Congress and the House of Lords do it
Let's do it
Let's start a war
Rightwing think tanks
For the Yanks do it
Alec Guinness and Tom Hanks do it
Let's do it
Let's start a war!
With big swords do it
Congress and the House of Lords do it
Let's do it
Let's start a war
Rightwing think tanks
For the Yanks do it
Alec Guinness and Tom Hanks do it
Let's do it
Let's start a war!
January 21, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Mongolian hordes
With big swords do it
Congress and the House of Lords do it
Let's do it
Let's start a war
Rightwing think tanks
For the Yanks do it
Alec Guinness and Tom Hanks do it
Let's do it
Let's start a war!
With big swords do it
Congress and the House of Lords do it
Let's do it
Let's start a war
Rightwing think tanks
For the Yanks do it
Alec Guinness and Tom Hanks do it
Let's do it
Let's start a war!
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It took just one dissi-dent to do it
When he shot Ferdinand;
Maybe he never meant to do it,
But it got out of hand
Helen of Troy and her boy did it
William Wallace and Rob Roy did it
Let's do it
Let's start a war
Abe did it
Ike did it
Adolf Hitler and his Reich did it
Let's do it
Let's start a war
When he shot Ferdinand;
Maybe he never meant to do it,
But it got out of hand
Helen of Troy and her boy did it
William Wallace and Rob Roy did it
Let's do it
Let's start a war
Abe did it
Ike did it
Adolf Hitler and his Reich did it
Let's do it
Let's start a war
January 20, 2026 at 1:29 PM
It took just one dissi-dent to do it
When he shot Ferdinand;
Maybe he never meant to do it,
But it got out of hand
Helen of Troy and her boy did it
William Wallace and Rob Roy did it
Let's do it
Let's start a war
Abe did it
Ike did it
Adolf Hitler and his Reich did it
Let's do it
Let's start a war
When he shot Ferdinand;
Maybe he never meant to do it,
But it got out of hand
Helen of Troy and her boy did it
William Wallace and Rob Roy did it
Let's do it
Let's start a war
Abe did it
Ike did it
Adolf Hitler and his Reich did it
Let's do it
Let's start a war
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🎵 Birds do it
Bees do it
Rival troops of chimpanzees do it
Let's do it
Let's start a war
Creatures from Mars do it
Czars do it
Nemeses with cats and scars do it
Let's do it
Let's start a war!
Bees do it
Rival troops of chimpanzees do it
Let's do it
Let's start a war
Creatures from Mars do it
Czars do it
Nemeses with cats and scars do it
Let's do it
Let's start a war!
January 19, 2026 at 8:09 PM
🎵 Birds do it
Bees do it
Rival troops of chimpanzees do it
Let's do it
Let's start a war
Creatures from Mars do it
Czars do it
Nemeses with cats and scars do it
Let's do it
Let's start a war!
Bees do it
Rival troops of chimpanzees do it
Let's do it
Let's start a war
Creatures from Mars do it
Czars do it
Nemeses with cats and scars do it
Let's do it
Let's start a war!
What a cunt
January 21, 2026 at 11:58 AM
What a cunt
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Personally I have very high hopes for the speech from a jet lagged lunatic dementia patient
January 21, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Personally I have very high hopes for the speech from a jet lagged lunatic dementia patient
Russian threat 😉
January 21, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Russian threat 😉
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A prominent Royal Society fellow helped out with this
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 21, 2026 at 8:24 AM
A prominent Royal Society fellow helped out with this
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“nobody is insider trading off his death so it almost certainly didn’t happen” really sums up the state of the world in 2026 huh
January 21, 2026 at 5:30 AM
“nobody is insider trading off his death so it almost certainly didn’t happen” really sums up the state of the world in 2026 huh