Tim Brock
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Can anyone give me a tl;dr on what Labour governments have seen in Mandelson to begin with?
February 5, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Can anyone give me a tl;dr on what Labour governments have seen in Mandelson to begin with?
Bought a smoothie in a cafe. Went for a walk, put on hat and sunnies. Came back to cafe and ordered a different smoothie. Got served by the same waitress who notes my change in smoothie order. The idea you can disguise yourself by putting on shades and a hat is a lie!
February 5, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Bought a smoothie in a cafe. Went for a walk, put on hat and sunnies. Came back to cafe and ordered a different smoothie. Got served by the same waitress who notes my change in smoothie order. The idea you can disguise yourself by putting on shades and a hat is a lie!
I put a do not disturb sign on my door and just got a phone call from housekeeping to check I didn’t want to be disturbed. Very polite and everything but seemed to miss the point somewhat.
February 5, 2026 at 3:56 AM
I put a do not disturb sign on my door and just got a phone call from housekeeping to check I didn’t want to be disturbed. Very polite and everything but seemed to miss the point somewhat.
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Peter Mandelbrot. It’s just infinite scandals the more you zoom in.
February 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Peter Mandelbrot. It’s just infinite scandals the more you zoom in.
I’ve reached the “what is time anyway?” Stage of jet lag.
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I’ve reached the “what is time anyway?” Stage of jet lag.
Recommendations for games for iPad that don’t require continuous internet access?
February 4, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Recommendations for games for iPad that don’t require continuous internet access?
If the announcer on the underground says “The front two doors at the next station will not open”… how many doors won’t open?
February 2, 2026 at 4:11 PM
If the announcer on the underground says “The front two doors at the next station will not open”… how many doors won’t open?
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Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
Today’s UX fail: trying to take a photo for an eVisa but not being able to see the instructions because you’re required to take your glasses off and you’re hopelessly shortsighted. Not very accessible.
January 31, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Today’s UX fail: trying to take a photo for an eVisa but not being able to see the instructions because you’re required to take your glasses off and you’re hopelessly shortsighted. Not very accessible.
Are these ordered by text width?
Layoffs in the past year:
• Dell: 13,000
• Intel: 27,000
• Meta: 11,000
• UPS: 48,000
• FedEx: 12,000
• Boeing: 17,000
• Verizon: 15,000
• Walmart: 12,000
• Amazon: 30,000
• Microsoft: 15,000
• Citigroup: 20,000
Job security is a myth.
• Dell: 13,000
• Intel: 27,000
• Meta: 11,000
• UPS: 48,000
• FedEx: 12,000
• Boeing: 17,000
• Verizon: 15,000
• Walmart: 12,000
• Amazon: 30,000
• Microsoft: 15,000
• Citigroup: 20,000
Job security is a myth.
January 28, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Are these ordered by text width?
The Jill Stein of Britain (not a compliment).
The answer is “no”.
Every pound spent on bombs & tanks is money stolen from schools & hospitals.
Anti-imperialism isn’t vibes, it’s a commitment to confronting empire.
If you recognise NATO as an imperialist war machine we should leave immediately, join Your Party: in.yourparty.uk/users/sign_up
Every pound spent on bombs & tanks is money stolen from schools & hospitals.
Anti-imperialism isn’t vibes, it’s a commitment to confronting empire.
If you recognise NATO as an imperialist war machine we should leave immediately, join Your Party: in.yourparty.uk/users/sign_up
January 27, 2026 at 10:16 PM
The Jill Stein of Britain (not a compliment).
List of MPs that want to steal from hard-working young people to give to inept elders just dropped.
I’ve joined over 100 MPs calling on the Government to finally do the right thing for WASPI women. Women born in the 1950s were harmed by pension changes made without proper notice. Despite the Ombudsman’s findings, ministers are still delaying fair compensation.
I will keep pushing for justice.
I will keep pushing for justice.
January 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM
List of MPs that want to steal from hard-working young people to give to inept elders just dropped.
On the escalator down to the Northern Line at KX yesterday there was someone stood on the left. Even if you don’t read any English, how do you get this wrong? It wasn’t like there wasn’t a fair number of other people around stood on the right.
January 22, 2026 at 10:12 AM
On the escalator down to the Northern Line at KX yesterday there was someone stood on the left. Even if you don’t read any English, how do you get this wrong? It wasn’t like there wasn’t a fair number of other people around stood on the right.
What was with the last 40 minutes of Stranger Things?
January 20, 2026 at 12:04 AM
What was with the last 40 minutes of Stranger Things?
Lewis needs to cut that out.
January 17, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Lewis needs to cut that out.
Correct take
As always, 2 things can be true at once:
1. Any police force using AI to generate reports & evidence for their decisions should be disciplined & heads should roll
2. The ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was likely justified due to real risk of racist, violent hooliganism #r4today
1. Any police force using AI to generate reports & evidence for their decisions should be disciplined & heads should roll
2. The ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was likely justified due to real risk of racist, violent hooliganism #r4today
January 15, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Correct take
I’ve been here two weeks and I still don’t know which generic white dude is which… and one of them is me. Therefore I must be a faithful, otherwise I would have murdered some of you so I would feel less embarrassed at not knowing your names.
What would be the thing YOU revealed about yourself halfway through The Traitors in an attempt to make yourself look cleverer than you are?
I think mine would be, "I've kept this to myself, but I'm actually an author of popular non-fiction. So I know a thing or two about... the truth."
I think mine would be, "I've kept this to myself, but I'm actually an author of popular non-fiction. So I know a thing or two about... the truth."
January 14, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I’ve been here two weeks and I still don’t know which generic white dude is which… and one of them is me. Therefore I must be a faithful, otherwise I would have murdered some of you so I would feel less embarrassed at not knowing your names.
4% of Americans said they’d been decapitated.
It’s rare to see numbers this low
Even chlamydia probably gets 4
Even chlamydia probably gets 4
January 14, 2026 at 6:24 PM
4% of Americans said they’d been decapitated.
First read I thought this seemed like a harsh description of the wildlife centre: I’m sure they’re doing their best.
Patrick Grant here on adopting a hedgehog named pumpkin - and how the Craven Wildlife centre is looking for a new home. "If anyone thinks they might have space for about 50 hedgehogs, half a dozen birds of prey and a selection of other lovely animals, drop me a line" www.ft.com/content/3585...
Diary of a garden rescue: Patrick Grant adopts a hedgehog
The wild, unkempt corners of the garden prove the perfect safe haven for Pumpkin, an abandoned male hoglet who needed a new home
www.ft.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:42 AM
First read I thought this seemed like a harsh description of the wildlife centre: I’m sure they’re doing their best.
The SkySports replays with the no-filled box zooming in are weird.
January 13, 2026 at 9:46 PM
The SkySports replays with the no-filled box zooming in are weird.
Unhinged
Just read a substack by a young policy type advocating for a "government-run dating service"
to support "couple creation" to address the fertility crisis and honestly I can think of nothing worse or more *incredibly* risky on the zero-to-eugenics front
to support "couple creation" to address the fertility crisis and honestly I can think of nothing worse or more *incredibly* risky on the zero-to-eugenics front
January 12, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Unhinged
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Being a Netflix production means the kids will start to learn the alphabet, but the series will be cancelled when they get to the letter N.
January 11, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Being a Netflix production means the kids will start to learn the alphabet, but the series will be cancelled when they get to the letter N.
“Don’t forget to take your belongings with you before you leave the train.” is such a weird sentence.
January 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
“Don’t forget to take your belongings with you before you leave the train.” is such a weird sentence.