Jimbo
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Reminder that in the UK an incoming radical, populist government would have immediate access to immense, unchecked executive power.
And the current government is doing nothing to protect us from that.
And the current government is doing nothing to protect us from that.
NEW
The UK constitution is even more vulnerable than the US constitution
In the face of an illiberal radical assault, what has happened politically in America could easily happen in the UK
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
The UK constitution is even more vulnerable than the US constitution
In the face of an illiberal radical assault, what has happened politically in America could easily happen in the UK
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
January 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Reminder that in the UK an incoming radical, populist government would have immediate access to immense, unchecked executive power.
And the current government is doing nothing to protect us from that.
And the current government is doing nothing to protect us from that.
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I agree - Hamnet is excellent, beautifully written, filmed and acted, about love and loss … and Shakespeare as a human being rather than some kind of demigod
It's kind of fashionable to say this isn't as good as people say. FWIW, as someone who read the book a few years back and saw the film yesterday, I'd have to say it, actually, it is (oh, and bring some tissues or a hanky). www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYcg...
HAMNET - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In Theaters This Thanksgiving
YouTube video by Focus Features
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January 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I agree - Hamnet is excellent, beautifully written, filmed and acted, about love and loss … and Shakespeare as a human being rather than some kind of demigod
Now playing - Haze - Daniel Avery on Cantilever
November 20, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Now playing - Haze - Daniel Avery on Cantilever
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But not just the rigidity, it's a point of principle that we don't elect a prime minister, we elect local MPs, and how parliament organises itself can change between elections.
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
But not just the rigidity, it's a point of principle that we don't elect a prime minister, we elect local MPs, and how parliament organises itself can change between elections.
Cosplay, now playing on Cantilever 🎵
November 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Cosplay, now playing on Cantilever 🎵
Really enjoyed this episode with Jon Mackenzie. Interesting to hear different and nuanced thinking on tactics since the launch of the pod.
October 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Really enjoyed this episode with Jon Mackenzie. Interesting to hear different and nuanced thinking on tactics since the launch of the pod.
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The word 'commit' is tied to criminal acts. Suicide has been legal for more than 60 years, but our language hasn't changed.
Why it's time to stop saying the c-word when talking about suicide
www.bigissue.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The word 'commit' is tied to criminal acts. Suicide has been legal for more than 60 years, but our language hasn't changed.
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Wonderful news. A salutary reminder of the absolute benefits of scientific progress, and the absolute evil of conspiracist bollocks.
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time www.bbc.com/news/article...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time www.bbc.com/news/article...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that could transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC
www.bbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Wonderful news. A salutary reminder of the absolute benefits of scientific progress, and the absolute evil of conspiracist bollocks.
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time www.bbc.com/news/article...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time www.bbc.com/news/article...
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🚨I'm currently seeking more freelance football/sports journalism opportunities. I'm dataco accredited, a regular for Guardian Sport as a writer/sub but also do social media for the BBC Sport. Previously with the Standard, i, Sporting News, ex MEN sports editor. DMs open
September 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
🚨I'm currently seeking more freelance football/sports journalism opportunities. I'm dataco accredited, a regular for Guardian Sport as a writer/sub but also do social media for the BBC Sport. Previously with the Standard, i, Sporting News, ex MEN sports editor. DMs open
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The hounding of asylum seekers is an organic reaction by concerned locals which by unhappy coincidence happens at the exact times and places nominated online by far right groups.
August 23, 2025 at 6:43 AM
The hounding of asylum seekers is an organic reaction by concerned locals which by unhappy coincidence happens at the exact times and places nominated online by far right groups.
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mRNA vaccines can be quickly programmed based on viral genomic sequence. It’s like anti-viral software updates IRL. That quick and nimble nature is what makes them so useful.
The impact of the defunding of pandemic mRNA vaccines for bird flu and other influenzas is huge--a blow to America's preparedness plans for future pandemics.
August 23, 2025 at 3:33 AM
mRNA vaccines can be quickly programmed based on viral genomic sequence. It’s like anti-viral software updates IRL. That quick and nimble nature is what makes them so useful.
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The UK has only one land border, the one with Ireland. Despite this, UK media enjoys being ignorant about Ireland. I haven’t read this as it’s too early in the century to flambé my brain with stupidity. So just from this screen shot - the terrorists were in this case, British! …
August 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The UK has only one land border, the one with Ireland. Despite this, UK media enjoys being ignorant about Ireland. I haven’t read this as it’s too early in the century to flambé my brain with stupidity. So just from this screen shot - the terrorists were in this case, British! …
In honour of the gig I'm going to tomorrow'
The Limoncelloheads.
The Limoncelloheads.
Slightly diminish a band:
Ned’s Atomic Dustpan.
Ned’s Atomic Dustpan.
Slightly diminish a band: Slightly Problematic Straits
August 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In honour of the gig I'm going to tomorrow'
The Limoncelloheads.
The Limoncelloheads.
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Ok, for each retweet I’ll provide one insight, fact, or opinion on unconventional naval warfare, like submarines, explosive boats, special forces or crazy ideas
0/n 🧵
0/n 🧵
August 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Ok, for each retweet I’ll provide one insight, fact, or opinion on unconventional naval warfare, like submarines, explosive boats, special forces or crazy ideas
0/n 🧵
0/n 🧵
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11 of the Premier League's 20 clubs will start the new season with a front-of-shirt gambling sponsor, and no club has abandoned betting firms.
Premier League clubs land new deals with gambling sponsors despite looming ban
www.bigissue.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:43 AM
11 of the Premier League's 20 clubs will start the new season with a front-of-shirt gambling sponsor, and no club has abandoned betting firms.
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Once again, I will be the curmudgeonly political scientist who points out that the problem with every one of these “🇨🇳 will take over the world because ____” predictions is that every problem of corruption, debt, & authoritarianism everyone is now worried about in 🇺🇸 is orders of magnitude worse in 🇨🇳.
"When historians look back, they may very well pinpoint the early months of President Trump’s second term as the watershed moment when China pulled away and left the United States behind." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/o...
Opinion | In the Future, China Will Be Dominant. The U.S. Will Be Irrelevant.
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Once again, I will be the curmudgeonly political scientist who points out that the problem with every one of these “🇨🇳 will take over the world because ____” predictions is that every problem of corruption, debt, & authoritarianism everyone is now worried about in 🇺🇸 is orders of magnitude worse in 🇨🇳.
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I was allowed to camp in the garden when young. One night I had freed myself of the cloth. As I sat there naked a fly landed on the tip of my todger. Whilst I could have removed it, I didn't. I let it walk about on my plonker. Felt nice. I think about that fly sometimes.
July 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I was allowed to camp in the garden when young. One night I had freed myself of the cloth. As I sat there naked a fly landed on the tip of my todger. Whilst I could have removed it, I didn't. I let it walk about on my plonker. Felt nice. I think about that fly sometimes.
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If you were alive in the 1980s, this is among the most wonderful & truly incredible things you have ever witnessed in your lifetime.
Anyways, AIDS is going to be gone soon, this is a generic with FDA full approval.
The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global
An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark...
newatlas.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
If you were alive in the 1980s, this is among the most wonderful & truly incredible things you have ever witnessed in your lifetime.
United are special but perhaps in a different way to this definition...
🚨🇸🇮 There’s gentlemen agreement between Benjamin Šeško and RB Leipzig. The price tag for limited clubs could be reduced to range of €70-80m plus €5-10m add-ons. This is only valid for few clubs considered “special” by Šeško. 🎥 More: https://youtu.be/MZUhy5APjkA
July 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
United are special but perhaps in a different way to this definition...
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Japan discovers object out beyond Pluto that rewrites the Planet 9 theory
Japan discovers object out beyond Pluto that rewrites the Planet 9 theory
PLUS: Perplexity AI scores 360-million-customer win in India; Australian billionaire’s political party suffers data breach, won’t contact victims; and more
Asia In Brief Japan’s National Astronomical Observatory last week announced the discovery of a small body with an orbit beyond Pluto’s, and scientists think its presence means the “Planet 9” theory should be revisited.…
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July 21, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Japan discovers object out beyond Pluto that rewrites the Planet 9 theory
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In 2021, Biden admin awarded Kerr County TX $10m in American Rescue Plan Act funds, which could have been used for flood prevention infrastructure. But commissioners, facing political pressure from conservative residents, opted not to pursue warning system. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/10/t...
July 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
In 2021, Biden admin awarded Kerr County TX $10m in American Rescue Plan Act funds, which could have been used for flood prevention infrastructure. But commissioners, facing political pressure from conservative residents, opted not to pursue warning system. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/10/t...
Strong Gulf of America vibes here.
‼️ “Polish Minister of Defence and Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz called the Baltic Sea "NATO's internal sea"”
🇵🇱: LAKE NATO!!!!
🇷🇺: 🤬
www.kommersant.ru/doc/7873122
🇵🇱: LAKE NATO!!!!
🇷🇺: 🤬
www.kommersant.ru/doc/7873122
July 10, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Strong Gulf of America vibes here.
An excellent post on the soap opera of Turkish football. Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean you're wrong.
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Mourinho vs the System: Leaked Messages Expose Turkish Football’s Deep Rot
The Fenerbahçe boss claimed bias was holding back the league, now WhatsApp leaks from Turkey’s disciplinary officials may prove him right.
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June 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
An excellent post on the soap opera of Turkish football. Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean you're wrong.
open.substack.com/pub/original...
open.substack.com/pub/original...