Tom Freeman
@tomfreeman.bsky.social
Occasional editor and writer. Purveyor of half-baked opinions. Intermittently able to make my nieces laugh. (SnoozeInBrief on Twitter)
My blog on usage, editing and suchlike: https://stroppyeditor.wordpress.com
My blog on usage, editing and suchlike: https://stroppyeditor.wordpress.com
Hang on, if he imposes tariffs then Greenland will just become more expensive
January 19, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Hang on, if he imposes tariffs then Greenland will just become more expensive
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One thing that's *long* overdue is an end to using the term "strongman" or phrase "might is right" in relation to Trump. Threatening a territorial smash-and-grab / tariff tantrum on your own allies because you weren't chosen for some functionally meaningless peace prize? It's giving weak-ass bitch!
January 19, 2026 at 4:29 PM
One thing that's *long* overdue is an end to using the term "strongman" or phrase "might is right" in relation to Trump. Threatening a territorial smash-and-grab / tariff tantrum on your own allies because you weren't chosen for some functionally meaningless peace prize? It's giving weak-ass bitch!
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This is a very good point. The November 2025 US National Security Strategy never mentions the Arctic at all. The idea that it's a genuine security priority for the Trump administration is not credible.
January 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
This is a very good point. The November 2025 US National Security Strategy never mentions the Arctic at all. The idea that it's a genuine security priority for the Trump administration is not credible.
Couple of days ago I was on a train and someone was watching videos out loud on their phone... including the Renee Good shooting
Gotta do a massssssssive push on phone noise on buses. Has to have big top down element. Expecting individuals to do it alone won’t work
January 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Couple of days ago I was on a train and someone was watching videos out loud on their phone... including the Renee Good shooting
If I were the interviewer, I would immediately go into full Blackadder Macbeth mode
BRENNAN: Tell me about the officer, Jonathan Ross
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
January 18, 2026 at 4:21 PM
If I were the interviewer, I would immediately go into full Blackadder Macbeth mode
Visiting the family, getting my regular dose of cat. Aphra and Ada very kindly took the same side of my bed, allowing me some space to move. Jasmine and Luna are still delightfully tiny, alternately manic and dozy.
January 18, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Visiting the family, getting my regular dose of cat. Aphra and Ada very kindly took the same side of my bed, allowing me some space to move. Jasmine and Luna are still delightfully tiny, alternately manic and dozy.
Feels like a bit of an overreaction
January 17, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Feels like a bit of an overreaction
Drill bit? Drill lot, more like
January 17, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Drill bit? Drill lot, more like
brb, just going to cast some runes on a hilltop and offer the old gods a blood sacrifice so that they'll put a photo of my cute neighbour into a bikini
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www.independent.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
brb, just going to cast some runes on a hilltop and offer the old gods a blood sacrifice so that they'll put a photo of my cute neighbour into a bikini
Empty tautologies. If you know, you know.
January 15, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Empty tautologies. If you know, you know.
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This is truly awful prose
January 15, 2026 at 8:29 PM
This is truly awful prose
This post about Robert Jenrick is absolutely terrible. The writing of it was an appalling act of incompetence, and then the posting of it was a cynical betrayal of this great website. Ever since I came up with the idea for it two minutes ago, I have been absolutely furious about it.
January 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
This post about Robert Jenrick is absolutely terrible. The writing of it was an appalling act of incompetence, and then the posting of it was a cynical betrayal of this great website. Ever since I came up with the idea for it two minutes ago, I have been absolutely furious about it.
A "jenrickroll" is a practical joke that begins by apparently offering a substantive and visionary political leader but then providing a C-list opportunist complaining about the lack of white faces on the high street
January 15, 2026 at 3:44 PM
A "jenrickroll" is a practical joke that begins by apparently offering a substantive and visionary political leader but then providing a C-list opportunist complaining about the lack of white faces on the high street
Good news for Chris Philp, though, who now proudly claims the title of Shadow Cabinet's Most Odious Sociopath
January 15, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Good news for Chris Philp, though, who now proudly claims the title of Shadow Cabinet's Most Odious Sociopath
Let's not jump to conclusions, could be that McSweeney has finally managed to impress one of those fabled "hero voters"
January 15, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Let's not jump to conclusions, could be that McSweeney has finally managed to impress one of those fabled "hero voters"
OK, but glass half full, she was presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was NOT plotting in secret to challenge her for the Tory leadership
BREAKING Kemi Badenoch has sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership.
She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform
She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform
January 15, 2026 at 11:19 AM
OK, but glass half full, she was presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was NOT plotting in secret to challenge her for the Tory leadership
...hence the expression "getting out of hand".
January 15, 2026 at 9:28 AM
...hence the expression "getting out of hand".
Hey if there's a scandal on The Traitors we should call it Traitorsgate
January 14, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Hey if there's a scandal on The Traitors we should call it Traitorsgate
A significant proportion of online outrage is directed at statements that describe a bad thing but then neglect to add the words "and that is a bad thing"
January 14, 2026 at 9:09 PM
A significant proportion of online outrage is directed at statements that describe a bad thing but then neglect to add the words "and that is a bad thing"
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it's pretty wild that the Swedes have been in NATO less than 2 years and are now somehow at "deploy quasi tripwire force against US aggression" stage
January 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
it's pretty wild that the Swedes have been in NATO less than 2 years and are now somehow at "deploy quasi tripwire force against US aggression" stage
He gets twice-daily briefings from Mike Johnson
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Musk says he was unaware of Grok generating explicit images of minors
Elon Musk said on Wednesday he was not aware of any "naked underage images" generated by xAI's Grok chatbot, as scrutiny of the AI tool intensifies worldwide.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:36 PM
He gets twice-daily briefings from Mike Johnson