Jo H
@tinyjo.bsky.social
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don't really understand how this article alone hasn't shamed Nandy into, y'know, appearing
If the UK government had a Culture Secretary, that person would be in a position to take a view about whether child porn on demand was a good thing, or a bad thing. thecritic.co.uk/brin...
January 12, 2026 at 3:34 PM
don't really understand how this article alone hasn't shamed Nandy into, y'know, appearing
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you cynics thought he had defected for self-interested reasons, but it turns out it was to address a grave injustice. Take it back
January 12, 2026 at 3:51 PM
you cynics thought he had defected for self-interested reasons, but it turns out it was to address a grave injustice. Take it back
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There is always an XKCD
January 12, 2026 at 8:58 AM
There is always an XKCD
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But the best bit is that in the process we've created a system that also doesn't fund universities adequately to cover their costs.
January 11, 2026 at 8:13 PM
But the best bit is that in the process we've created a system that also doesn't fund universities adequately to cover their costs.
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Look, does our university fee system create an active market in higher education? No.
But does it function to incentivise investment in your education and encourage aspiration? Well, also no.
But at least it does fund the universities? Ha, you're not going to believe this.
But does it function to incentivise investment in your education and encourage aspiration? Well, also no.
But at least it does fund the universities? Ha, you're not going to believe this.
Not least because if you actually *want* more people to do high paying tertiary qualifications, you’re creating a weird situation where an electrician on a higher salary is paying less tax than an English teacher. Not clear what the value of this is.
January 11, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Look, does our university fee system create an active market in higher education? No.
But does it function to incentivise investment in your education and encourage aspiration? Well, also no.
But at least it does fund the universities? Ha, you're not going to believe this.
But does it function to incentivise investment in your education and encourage aspiration? Well, also no.
But at least it does fund the universities? Ha, you're not going to believe this.
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As well as reading this article, read the whole thread. It’s an amazing insight into the culture of a number of countries
January 10, 2026 at 6:35 PM
As well as reading this article, read the whole thread. It’s an amazing insight into the culture of a number of countries
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My wife speaks a bunch of languages and has watched Masterchef in Spanish, Portuguese, plus the US, UK and Israeli versions. Same basic format but totally different cultural expectations. Reality/gameshow TV in the Americas is produced to be cutthroat and bitchy.
January 10, 2026 at 6:10 PM
My wife speaks a bunch of languages and has watched Masterchef in Spanish, Portuguese, plus the US, UK and Israeli versions. Same basic format but totally different cultural expectations. Reality/gameshow TV in the Americas is produced to be cutthroat and bitchy.
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The Cardiff Lions do an annual Drag Rugby charity match for children’s charities and it’s as beautiful as you imagined
January 10, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The Cardiff Lions do an annual Drag Rugby charity match for children’s charities and it’s as beautiful as you imagined
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Holy Jesus I didn't look close enough, saw the green logo quickly and thought this was The Onion and started chuckling man what have we done lol
Trump Gets Up, Walks Away From Meeting To Stare Out Window At Ballroom
Trump Gets Up, Walks Away From Meeting To Stare Out Window At Ballroom
Trump Gets Up, Walks Away From Meeting To Stare Out Window At Ballroom
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January 10, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Holy Jesus I didn't look close enough, saw the green logo quickly and thought this was The Onion and started chuckling man what have we done lol
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
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it is one of my go-to points - connected to their widespread use of firearms and dire lack of training - that while police have problems everywhere, U.S. police are unusually brutal and incompetent by developed country standards.
January 10, 2026 at 3:22 AM
it is one of my go-to points - connected to their widespread use of firearms and dire lack of training - that while police have problems everywhere, U.S. police are unusually brutal and incompetent by developed country standards.
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oh fuck it, free to read www.patreon.com/posts/alrigh...
January 10, 2026 at 12:32 AM
oh fuck it, free to read www.patreon.com/posts/alrigh...
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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uh, yep
"US oil companies want “serious guarantees” from Washington before they make splashy investments in Venezuela
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“No one wants to go in there when a random fucking tweet can change the entire foreign policy of the country,” said one private equity investor who specialises in energy"
"US oil companies want “serious guarantees” from Washington before they make splashy investments in Venezuela
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“No one wants to go in there when a random fucking tweet can change the entire foreign policy of the country,” said one private equity investor who specialises in energy"
January 8, 2026 at 2:27 AM
uh, yep
"US oil companies want “serious guarantees” from Washington before they make splashy investments in Venezuela
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“No one wants to go in there when a random fucking tweet can change the entire foreign policy of the country,” said one private equity investor who specialises in energy"
"US oil companies want “serious guarantees” from Washington before they make splashy investments in Venezuela
...
“No one wants to go in there when a random fucking tweet can change the entire foreign policy of the country,” said one private equity investor who specialises in energy"
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I never even considered the two trucks having sex could be women. Maybe I'm a bad person
January 7, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I never even considered the two trucks having sex could be women. Maybe I'm a bad person
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Getting rid of DCMS meant there was no one in government able to warn the prime minister that creatives can't live off thin air. thecritic.co.uk/brin...
January 7, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Getting rid of DCMS meant there was no one in government able to warn the prime minister that creatives can't live off thin air. thecritic.co.uk/brin...
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I’m developing a game where you have to go back to assassinate Adam. It’s a first person shooter.
January 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I’m developing a game where you have to go back to assassinate Adam. It’s a first person shooter.
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Even 6 or 7 years ago I had a slide in my due diligence training pack saying "it's easy to generate fake documents, it's surprisingly easy to generate fake cash but it's difficult to generate fake buildings and it's very difficult to generate fake people"
January 6, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Even 6 or 7 years ago I had a slide in my due diligence training pack saying "it's easy to generate fake documents, it's surprisingly easy to generate fake cash but it's difficult to generate fake buildings and it's very difficult to generate fake people"
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Can’t find the post now but someone wrote “Every book about a British double agent says “At university he was president of the Friends of Stalin society for two years.” Whilst every book about an American double agent says “ When he bought his fourth Lamborghini his colleagues became suspicious.”
Tim Weiner's short NYT obituary manages to convey both the horror and impact of what Ames did and also why it was the result of a dreadful culture at Langley at the time:
January 7, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Can’t find the post now but someone wrote “Every book about a British double agent says “At university he was president of the Friends of Stalin society for two years.” Whilst every book about an American double agent says “ When he bought his fourth Lamborghini his colleagues became suspicious.”
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There we go. That there’s a headline.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
There we go. That there’s a headline.
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Yup, that’s exactly how that was supposed to work, full marks.
January 6, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Yup, that’s exactly how that was supposed to work, full marks.
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A justifiably scathing conclusion to a justifiably scathing newsletter from @stephenkb.bsky.social today (I also love his observation that this government can’t tell “barnacle from boat”).
www.ft.com/content/0e12...
www.ft.com/content/0e12...
January 6, 2026 at 10:31 AM
A justifiably scathing conclusion to a justifiably scathing newsletter from @stephenkb.bsky.social today (I also love his observation that this government can’t tell “barnacle from boat”).
www.ft.com/content/0e12...
www.ft.com/content/0e12...
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It’s actually worse than this, in that it is not obviously made up, it’s just we are governed by innumerates.
Truly Rishi Sunak’s maths to 18 policy has been validated in spades.
Truly Rishi Sunak’s maths to 18 policy has been validated in spades.
extremely cool and good that the govt is making significant decisions based on obviously made up "facts" that they are too stupid to realise are made up
January 5, 2026 at 9:01 PM
It’s actually worse than this, in that it is not obviously made up, it’s just we are governed by innumerates.
Truly Rishi Sunak’s maths to 18 policy has been validated in spades.
Truly Rishi Sunak’s maths to 18 policy has been validated in spades.