Nic Stratford
@nicstratford.bsky.social
Anglo-French car nerd and politics geek
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As Edmund Burke never said. "The only thing possible for evil to triumph is for good people to choose their opinions on what would monetise their podcast."
January 25, 2026 at 9:49 AM
As Edmund Burke never said. "The only thing possible for evil to triumph is for good people to choose their opinions on what would monetise their podcast."
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He pretends to be outraged when war memorials are disrespected during marches that pass by them but the actual denigration of British war dead?
“Not quite fair.”
What an irredeemable shitbag.
“Not quite fair.”
What an irredeemable shitbag.
January 24, 2026 at 1:42 PM
He pretends to be outraged when war memorials are disrespected during marches that pass by them but the actual denigration of British war dead?
“Not quite fair.”
What an irredeemable shitbag.
“Not quite fair.”
What an irredeemable shitbag.
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Funny, but also one of the two best career pieces of advice I got -- get exercise, especially when you are too stressed or don't have time for it.
discovered a pretty critical coding error in The Human Body where sometimes the way to feel better when you feel too bad to work out is to work out. this is suboptimal for user experience of The Human Body
January 17, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Funny, but also one of the two best career pieces of advice I got -- get exercise, especially when you are too stressed or don't have time for it.
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back in the day i read Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle trilogy (amazing, tremendous, formative, incredible) which took an entire summer. i still remember having finished it and being completely at a loss as to what to do next, i had almost entirely forgotten what it was like to NOT be in the books
January 16, 2026 at 9:42 AM
back in the day i read Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle trilogy (amazing, tremendous, formative, incredible) which took an entire summer. i still remember having finished it and being completely at a loss as to what to do next, i had almost entirely forgotten what it was like to NOT be in the books
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Bleakly funny that they’re continuing the whataboutery even when it makes no sense
FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now?
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
January 11, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Bleakly funny that they’re continuing the whataboutery even when it makes no sense
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I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
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This is exactly what I told someone yesterday.
Even if I spot you the first shot (I shouldn’t, but let’s go with that), shots 2 and 3 were inexcusable and this officer will lose his case if it ever goes to court.
Even if I spot you the first shot (I shouldn’t, but let’s go with that), shots 2 and 3 were inexcusable and this officer will lose his case if it ever goes to court.
January 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
This is exactly what I told someone yesterday.
Even if I spot you the first shot (I shouldn’t, but let’s go with that), shots 2 and 3 were inexcusable and this officer will lose his case if it ever goes to court.
Even if I spot you the first shot (I shouldn’t, but let’s go with that), shots 2 and 3 were inexcusable and this officer will lose his case if it ever goes to court.
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Legal falsity aside, I think “our masked, anonymous paramilitary thugs have an absolute right to kill you and your job is simply to trust that they won’t” isn’t so much a defense as a confession
January 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Legal falsity aside, I think “our masked, anonymous paramilitary thugs have an absolute right to kill you and your job is simply to trust that they won’t” isn’t so much a defense as a confession
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Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
January 8, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
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One point I think economists have been lazy in emphasizing is that when someone takes a job as a care worker, they free up a 55 year old professional or truck driver or something from having to leave the workforce to be a permanent career for their parent
December 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
One point I think economists have been lazy in emphasizing is that when someone takes a job as a care worker, they free up a 55 year old professional or truck driver or something from having to leave the workforce to be a permanent career for their parent
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Count the ways they’re corrupting DOJ: Presidents don’t direct AG’s to open criminal cases, especially ones designating only Dems for investigation when POTUS himself is involved. DOJ doesn’t publicize criminal investigations & the AG definitely doesn’t assign them on Twitter.
November 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Count the ways they’re corrupting DOJ: Presidents don’t direct AG’s to open criminal cases, especially ones designating only Dems for investigation when POTUS himself is involved. DOJ doesn’t publicize criminal investigations & the AG definitely doesn’t assign them on Twitter.
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Mrs R: "There was a woman on the ward today who didn't want to take paracetamol. We've had to explain that we're not giving it to her because she's got a fever and we want her to feel better, but because she's got a fever and if we don't get her temperature down then her baby is going to die."
"We were told thalidomide was a safe drug and it wasn't..."
Nigel Farage says he has 'no idea' if Donald Trump is right about paracetamol being linked to autism.
Nigel Farage says he has 'no idea' if Donald Trump is right about paracetamol being linked to autism.
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Mrs R: "There was a woman on the ward today who didn't want to take paracetamol. We've had to explain that we're not giving it to her because she's got a fever and we want her to feel better, but because she's got a fever and if we don't get her temperature down then her baby is going to die."
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spokesperson for Sadiq Khan:
“We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response.
“London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re delighted to welcome the record number of US citizens moving here.”
“We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response.
“London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re delighted to welcome the record number of US citizens moving here.”
Trump to the UN: "I have to say, I look at London where you have a terrible mayor -- terrible terrible mayor -- and it's been so changed, so changed. Now they want to go to Sharia Law ... both their immigration and their suicidal energy ideas will be the death of Western Europe."
September 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
spokesperson for Sadiq Khan:
“We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response.
“London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re delighted to welcome the record number of US citizens moving here.”
“We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response.
“London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re delighted to welcome the record number of US citizens moving here.”
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As we speak, ppl whose humanity I cherish & often consider friends—from leftists to Islamists, LGBTQ activists to devout conservatives—lay murdered underground or in authoritarians’ prisons across the MENA region bc they dared to disagree.
Charlie mattered. Free debate matters. A 🧵 on an awful day:
Charlie mattered. Free debate matters. A 🧵 on an awful day:
September 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
As we speak, ppl whose humanity I cherish & often consider friends—from leftists to Islamists, LGBTQ activists to devout conservatives—lay murdered underground or in authoritarians’ prisons across the MENA region bc they dared to disagree.
Charlie mattered. Free debate matters. A 🧵 on an awful day:
Charlie mattered. Free debate matters. A 🧵 on an awful day:
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1* did not wank the elephants.
Good Morning.
Good Morning.
August 24, 2025 at 8:37 AM
1* did not wank the elephants.
Good Morning.
Good Morning.
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If you enjoyed the MaR-a-LaGo AcCoRd then boy, you're gonna love Stephen Miran's other stuff on the Fed
on.ft.com/3HwvpsB
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What would a Miran Fed look like?
[FREE TO READ] We read the long pdfs so you don’t have to
on.ft.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM
If you enjoyed the MaR-a-LaGo AcCoRd then boy, you're gonna love Stephen Miran's other stuff on the Fed
on.ft.com/3HwvpsB
on.ft.com/3HwvpsB
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Letter in Times today
May 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Letter in Times today
This is the social media I want this morning
Small portions - a haiku
Breakfast was tiny
I am still very hungry
How about some ham?
Breakfast was tiny
I am still very hungry
How about some ham?
May 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
This is the social media I want this morning
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The "No Kings" argument seems pretty superficial...but it's not. Trump has a childlike idea of the power of the president. He views the job as being the most powerful (and famous) man in the world and he hates anything about it that suggests his power (or fame) is limited.
April 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The "No Kings" argument seems pretty superficial...but it's not. Trump has a childlike idea of the power of the president. He views the job as being the most powerful (and famous) man in the world and he hates anything about it that suggests his power (or fame) is limited.
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Who said the Germans have no sense of humour?
March 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Who said the Germans have no sense of humour?
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american society has been at “TV Interstitial from ROBOCOP” for a while but “president does a car commercial on the white house lawn” is really pushin it
March 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
american society has been at “TV Interstitial from ROBOCOP” for a while but “president does a car commercial on the white house lawn” is really pushin it
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