Sam Wilson

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What is a “working community”?

Transport nerds never change, please (via @londoncentric.media)

I know there's a lot going on but I feel it should probably be more of an above-the-fold story that members of Congress released a thoroughly documented report directly accusing the president of the United States of being a serial rapist.

Do read this persuasive and entertaining analysis of the criticism that the civil service acts to thwart the efforts of politicians and their advisers.

Are you a Labour MP (or office staff for same)? Have you been contacted by GB News & asked about my estimates of how (2024) constituencies voted in the EU referendum? Please remember: that was 10 years ago. Some people die, some turn eighteen—& most importantly, some change their mind!

Okay, I take it back: WhatsApp groups are good, actually

Please enjoy my misery www.maptap.gg October 26 97🔥 100🎯 100🎯 97🔥 33😪 Final score: 787

well that's the last thing we fucking need

Fascinating to hear Lloyd-Webber explain he retired from the Lords out of frustration at seeing people flown in to vote on legislation they hadn’t heard debate on, but didn’t feel the need to retire when he flew in to vote on legislation he claims he didn’t know enough about Funny that

We're looking to appoint a new member of the independent review panel which assesses unresolved complaints about alleged breaches of the Guardian's editorial code of practice (I'm one of the current members of the panel) - find out more here: pressgazette.co.uk/job/review-p...

This is all mad, obviously, and a lot of it is not new, sadly. But I had not heard before that everything had gone downhill since the Peace of Westphalia.

Impressed that the government orchestrated a big storm to hit just as they released their emergency planning advice

Debate here from about 7.30: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The amazing Friends of Friendless Churches make their HTSI debut. THAT's how you spend it www.ft.com/content/da4c...

Someone’s not read Liz Truss’ new book

67. The village of Neversink was completely submerged in the 1940s to create a new reservoir to provide water for New York City.

Big fan of Prince William walking out on to Graham Norton being bowed and curtsied to, HRH this, Prince that, then Robert Irwin just says “good to see ya, mate”

Each day I become more and more convinced Matthew Yglesias is an early model LLM in human form

Seems a touch brutal.

I do not understand how you can act like political action is solely electoral. How do these people think that right to vote was secured?

What an awful outcome. Journos, you should read this and cover this. The British Army crushed gravestones and used the rubble as infill, then the MOD covered it up and refuses to rectify the situation.

Ofcom published a report today that pretty much declares the Online Safety Act a complete failure

This has now been changed. One tiny fix at a time

Frustrated at that middle one. I really should have known it but all plains look the same www.maptap.gg October 23 99🔥 100🎯 93🏆 100🎯 100🤯 Final score: 985

Incredible run of graffiti in Newcastle.

This is absolutely infuriating. In England, we absolutely do not take this for granted. Most courts do not provide adequate facilities for parties and their lawyers. Public access is often difficult & sometimes impossible. These are luxuries that the UKSC & not much else possesses.

The first genuinely honest ad for generative AI I've ever seen, from Microsoft / CoPilot A mediocre white guy sees his non-white colleague getting praised for good work, he asks AI to *literally copy it*, and then he gets all the praise instead: www.ispot.tv/ad/SoDi/micr...

Some good news (from the National Crime Survey, h/t frasernelson.substack.com/p/lawless-br...)

Lies I find myself telling as a parent: oh, no, we can’t play with the playdoh anymore, it’s asleep

Growling “Quiet!!” at someone like that is actual mad king territory

Rookie mistake Nigel

Hungarian art historian, Barki, was watching ‘Stuart Little’ in 2009 when he spotted the painting ‘Sleeping Lady with Black Vase’ by Bereny, hanging on set. A set designer had bought the painting for $500. The artwork vanished after a 1928 exhibition in Budapest and was presumed lost after WWII ❤️

In that contest, in my ignorance I always wondered if it was Debs or Eugene who prevailed.

The future of government is TikToks of Martin Lewis pointing at things we don’t like, and Andy Burnham vapourising them.

If I had a nickel for every time three northern dioceses had merged into Leeds…

And so the exodus of talented trans civil servants begins. It is heartbreaking to see how easily people are led to become the enforcers of gruesomely unjust policies.

In Dukinfield this afternoon and noticing a distinct lack of ducks or fields