Sam Pickard
sampickard.bsky.social
Sam Pickard
@sampickard.bsky.social
Mostly lurking
Sake. This sort of response was insufficient 5 weeks ago & is no where near meeting the moment today. You need to do something to protect your constituents.
January 24, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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(2019)

THE OLYMPICS: OK Italy, we're giving you 2026, can you pull it off?
ITALY: Yes, we just have to build one arena, very easy, the easiest of any Olympics

(2026)

THE OLYMPICS: OK we're here! how is that one arena looking?
ITALY: (sitting at a cafe, reading a newspaper) mi scusi????
You say "all the venues" but this is basically the only new venue they needed to build. Everything else was existing or temporary.

The Italians couldn't build one (1) arena on time, when they had about 7 years to plan.
if you're surprised to learn that the Winter Olympics are just a month away, don't worry, you're not alone, the people building all the venues in Italy also appear to be surprised the Olympics are just a month away
January 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Reposted by Sam Pickard
Brexit never made sense in economic terms and the geopolitics are proving to be disastrous. The UK is a European power or it is nothing.
January 4, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Reposted by Sam Pickard
This, basically.
December 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The FT did a bit of digging and reckon the auditors are actually Deloitte
November 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM