Mr Kellie Strom
@kelliestrom.bsky.social
Artist, writer, editor.
https://www.kelliestrom.com
https://www.kelliestrom.com
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My cover painting for the latest Syria Notes shows Marjeh Square in Damascus, where many families have posted pictures of their missing relatives, hoping to learn something of their fate.
Full issue: www.syrianotes.org/2025/05/free...
Via @syrianotes.bsky.social.
Full issue: www.syrianotes.org/2025/05/free...
Via @syrianotes.bsky.social.
Professional Foul, a 1977 television play by Tom Stoppard.
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November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Professional Foul, a 1977 television play by Tom Stoppard.
youtu.be/D5MYDrWGobg
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In the '70s, Hayao Miyazaki tried to revive the cartoons of his youth. And he kept mentioning Fleischer's Mr. Bug Goes to Town.
He loved its animation and use of "space," and the physical way its characters navigate its world. We look into the story:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/miyazaki-a...
He loved its animation and use of "space," and the physical way its characters navigate its world. We look into the story:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/miyazaki-a...
October 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
In the '70s, Hayao Miyazaki tried to revive the cartoons of his youth. And he kept mentioning Fleischer's Mr. Bug Goes to Town.
He loved its animation and use of "space," and the physical way its characters navigate its world. We look into the story:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/miyazaki-a...
He loved its animation and use of "space," and the physical way its characters navigate its world. We look into the story:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/miyazaki-a...
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Aside from the crucial voting system difference, the Social Democrats over this period have haemorrhaged votes to progressive parties and are currently on course for their worst result in 110yrs, while the Green Left are set for their best ever.
The Danish People's Party are currently gaining.
The Danish People's Party are currently gaining.
what are the odds that the people in Downing Street briefing this out would also break out in hives at the mere mention of proportional representation?
November 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Aside from the crucial voting system difference, the Social Democrats over this period have haemorrhaged votes to progressive parties and are currently on course for their worst result in 110yrs, while the Green Left are set for their best ever.
The Danish People's Party are currently gaining.
The Danish People's Party are currently gaining.
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If anyone is interested in what Transport for London’s own in-house pay-per-mile scheme might have looked like, all the leaked details here. Have lifted this out of the paywall in case it helps anyone writing about today’s Treasury briefings/leaks… www.londoncentric.media/p/london-roa...
Exclusive: The secret plan to charge London's drivers by the mile
Sadiq Khan and Transport for London were on the cusp of transforming the capital's roads. London Centric has all the details.
www.londoncentric.media
November 6, 2025 at 7:16 AM
If anyone is interested in what Transport for London’s own in-house pay-per-mile scheme might have looked like, all the leaked details here. Have lifted this out of the paywall in case it helps anyone writing about today’s Treasury briefings/leaks… www.londoncentric.media/p/london-roa...
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The Cyclops, by François Desprez, 1562.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The Cyclops, by François Desprez, 1562.
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Available as a print from our shop here: https://publicdomainreview.org/shop/fine-art-prints/artist/francois-desprez/
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Available as a print from our shop here: https://publicdomainreview.org/shop/fine-art-prints/artist/francois-desprez/
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📉 "Any political benefit the government may gain from this fall in immigration could be jeopardised by the economic damage that it causes."
🖊️ @jamesbowes01.bsky.social analyses the fall in net migration to the UK and the potential political and economic consequences
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
🖊️ @jamesbowes01.bsky.social analyses the fall in net migration to the UK and the potential political and economic consequences
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
The coming collapse in immigration to the United Kingdom - UK in a changing Europe
James Bowes analyses the fall in net migration to the UK as a result of government policies and explores some of the political and economic consequences.
ukandeu.ac.uk
October 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
📉 "Any political benefit the government may gain from this fall in immigration could be jeopardised by the economic damage that it causes."
🖊️ @jamesbowes01.bsky.social analyses the fall in net migration to the UK and the potential political and economic consequences
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
🖊️ @jamesbowes01.bsky.social analyses the fall in net migration to the UK and the potential political and economic consequences
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
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NEW: New data show that official statistics have overcounted the number of self-employed workers in the UK for decades.
@helenmiller.bsky.social, Isaac Delestre, Kate Smith and @bojs.bsky.social’s new report uses newly available data to fill the gap in the statistical record:
@helenmiller.bsky.social, Isaac Delestre, Kate Smith and @bojs.bsky.social’s new report uses newly available data to fill the gap in the statistical record:
October 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
NEW: New data show that official statistics have overcounted the number of self-employed workers in the UK for decades.
@helenmiller.bsky.social, Isaac Delestre, Kate Smith and @bojs.bsky.social’s new report uses newly available data to fill the gap in the statistical record:
@helenmiller.bsky.social, Isaac Delestre, Kate Smith and @bojs.bsky.social’s new report uses newly available data to fill the gap in the statistical record:
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If Greens start consistently leading Labour in polls, and beating them in local elections then the logic of tactical voting which Labour has been relying on could flip savagely on them. As Caerphilly by-election shows, "Only Labour can beat Reform" doesn't work if voters know it isn't true.
Our latest Westminster voting intention (26-27 Oct) has Labour on their lowest figure ever recorded by YouGov, with the Greens on their highest
Reform UK: 27% (+1 from 19-20 Oct)
Labour: 17% (-3)
Conservatives: 17% (=)
Greens: 16% (+1)
Lib Dems: 15% (=)
SNP: 3% (-1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Reform UK: 27% (+1 from 19-20 Oct)
Labour: 17% (-3)
Conservatives: 17% (=)
Greens: 16% (+1)
Lib Dems: 15% (=)
SNP: 3% (-1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
October 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
If Greens start consistently leading Labour in polls, and beating them in local elections then the logic of tactical voting which Labour has been relying on could flip savagely on them. As Caerphilly by-election shows, "Only Labour can beat Reform" doesn't work if voters know it isn't true.
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Until now, I’ve never worked out where the long-gone Glasgow St Enoch station used to be…. It’s changed a bit!
(Photo on left from www.glasgowhistory.com/st-enoch-squ...)
(Photo on left from www.glasgowhistory.com/st-enoch-squ...)
October 11, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Until now, I’ve never worked out where the long-gone Glasgow St Enoch station used to be…. It’s changed a bit!
(Photo on left from www.glasgowhistory.com/st-enoch-squ...)
(Photo on left from www.glasgowhistory.com/st-enoch-squ...)
Useful reminder.
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en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage...
Garbage in, garbage out - Wikipedia
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August 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Useful reminder.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage...
Two views: It shouldn’t happen, therefore it won’t; versus, it can happen, therefore it will.
The second is what we observe in nature.
The second is what we observe in nature.
August 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Two views: It shouldn’t happen, therefore it won’t; versus, it can happen, therefore it will.
The second is what we observe in nature.
The second is what we observe in nature.
Another animation by Peggy Jacobs Strom.
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July 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Another animation by Peggy Jacobs Strom.
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Animation by Peggy Jacobs Strom.
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July 31, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Animation by Peggy Jacobs Strom.
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Two ceramic heads by Susanna Jacobs.
www.susannajacobs.com
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July 31, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Two ceramic heads by Susanna Jacobs.
www.susannajacobs.com
www.susannajacobs.com
Uncle Knud getting his feet wet.
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When I hear about attempts to regulate the internet this Ladybird illustration pops into my head
July 31, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Uncle Knud getting his feet wet.
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Here is the longest blog post I've ever written (4k words).
"The Curious Question of AI-written Lists: Or, LLMs are Genre Machines"
I end with a teaching approach for writing, AI-related & non-AI related. I hope you'll read the whole thing! Thank you.
meresophistry.substack.com/p/the-curiou...
"The Curious Question of AI-written Lists: Or, LLMs are Genre Machines"
I end with a teaching approach for writing, AI-related & non-AI related. I hope you'll read the whole thing! Thank you.
meresophistry.substack.com/p/the-curiou...
The Curious Question of AI-written Lists: Or, LLMs are Genre Machines
Ending with a solution for teaching writing
meresophistry.substack.com
July 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Here is the longest blog post I've ever written (4k words).
"The Curious Question of AI-written Lists: Or, LLMs are Genre Machines"
I end with a teaching approach for writing, AI-related & non-AI related. I hope you'll read the whole thing! Thank you.
meresophistry.substack.com/p/the-curiou...
"The Curious Question of AI-written Lists: Or, LLMs are Genre Machines"
I end with a teaching approach for writing, AI-related & non-AI related. I hope you'll read the whole thing! Thank you.
meresophistry.substack.com/p/the-curiou...
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I spent months on this investigation and gathered docs from the UK courts, Land Registry and a French local authority, to show that Raynor and Moth Winn's story is not as they claim. @tortoisemedia.bsky.social @observeruk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
The real Salt Path: how the couple behind a bestseller le...
Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal it was far from the truth
observer.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I spent months on this investigation and gathered docs from the UK courts, Land Registry and a French local authority, to show that Raynor and Moth Winn's story is not as they claim. @tortoisemedia.bsky.social @observeruk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Fascinating investigation by @chloehadj.bsky.social that raises questions about the publishing industry and the stories Britain tells itself
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
The real Salt Path: how a blockbuster book and film were ...
Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal it was far from the truth
observer.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Fascinating investigation by @chloehadj.bsky.social that raises questions about the publishing industry and the stories Britain tells itself
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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I have three hearings at three different courthouses today. At the second, someone was sobbing outside the courtroom. They'd asked ChatGPT what to say in Court. They believed what it told them.
They lost because it hallucinated, and they didn't know there were no do-overs.
They lost because it hallucinated, and they didn't know there were no do-overs.
June 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I have three hearings at three different courthouses today. At the second, someone was sobbing outside the courtroom. They'd asked ChatGPT what to say in Court. They believed what it told them.
They lost because it hallucinated, and they didn't know there were no do-overs.
They lost because it hallucinated, and they didn't know there were no do-overs.
My cover painting for the latest Syria Notes shows Marjeh Square in Damascus, where many families have posted pictures of their missing relatives, hoping to learn something of their fate.
Full issue: www.syrianotes.org/2025/05/free...
Via @syrianotes.bsky.social.
Full issue: www.syrianotes.org/2025/05/free...
Via @syrianotes.bsky.social.
June 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
My cover painting for the latest Syria Notes shows Marjeh Square in Damascus, where many families have posted pictures of their missing relatives, hoping to learn something of their fate.
Full issue: www.syrianotes.org/2025/05/free...
Via @syrianotes.bsky.social.
Full issue: www.syrianotes.org/2025/05/free...
Via @syrianotes.bsky.social.
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Aid cuts hit Syrian independent media just as they are most needed
We talked to Ahmad Primo of Verify Syria, Yara Bader of Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression, Kholoud Helmi of Enab Baladi, and Camilla Bruun Randrup of International Media Support.
www.syrianotes.org/2025/05/free...
We talked to Ahmad Primo of Verify Syria, Yara Bader of Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression, Kholoud Helmi of Enab Baladi, and Camilla Bruun Randrup of International Media Support.
www.syrianotes.org/2025/05/free...
Syria Notes
Freedom’s price Syria Notes no. 30, spring 2025. On the 8th of December, Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow, ...
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June 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Aid cuts hit Syrian independent media just as they are most needed
We talked to Ahmad Primo of Verify Syria, Yara Bader of Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression, Kholoud Helmi of Enab Baladi, and Camilla Bruun Randrup of International Media Support.
www.syrianotes.org/2025/05/free...
We talked to Ahmad Primo of Verify Syria, Yara Bader of Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression, Kholoud Helmi of Enab Baladi, and Camilla Bruun Randrup of International Media Support.
www.syrianotes.org/2025/05/free...
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🔴The Founding Myth of Morgan McSweeney
Why reports of Keir Starmer's chief adviser's supposed campaigning genius do not appear to match up with the facts
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-foundi...
Why reports of Keir Starmer's chief adviser's supposed campaigning genius do not appear to match up with the facts
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-foundi...
The Founding Myth of Morgan McSweeney
Reports of Keir Starmer's chief adviser's supposed campaigning genius do not appear to match up with the facts
www.adambienkov.co.uk
May 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
🔴The Founding Myth of Morgan McSweeney
Why reports of Keir Starmer's chief adviser's supposed campaigning genius do not appear to match up with the facts
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-foundi...
Why reports of Keir Starmer's chief adviser's supposed campaigning genius do not appear to match up with the facts
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-foundi...
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May 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Find details on everything we’ve ever published on a single page.
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Syria Notes back issues
The first 22 issues of Syria Notes were published by the Secretariat of the All-Party Parliamentary Group Friends of Syria , in the Un...
www.syrianotes.org
May 12, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Find details on everything we’ve ever published on a single page.
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BONUS GRAPH
In 2024, Reform voters strongly disliked Labour – and vice versa.
Supporters of other left-liberal parties also disliked Reform.
It seems hard for Labour to make Reform voters like them (if they even could) without alienating their current or potential base…
In 2024, Reform voters strongly disliked Labour – and vice versa.
Supporters of other left-liberal parties also disliked Reform.
It seems hard for Labour to make Reform voters like them (if they even could) without alienating their current or potential base…
May 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
BONUS GRAPH
In 2024, Reform voters strongly disliked Labour – and vice versa.
Supporters of other left-liberal parties also disliked Reform.
It seems hard for Labour to make Reform voters like them (if they even could) without alienating their current or potential base…
In 2024, Reform voters strongly disliked Labour – and vice versa.
Supporters of other left-liberal parties also disliked Reform.
It seems hard for Labour to make Reform voters like them (if they even could) without alienating their current or potential base…