George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 10/04/2026EA funded pro-natalist organisation called “Thrust in for Dustin” 120
Reposted by George McGowanAveek Bhattacharya @aveek18.bsky.social · 18/01/2026I wrote about the animal welfare strategy for England released by government just before Christmas. If you heard about it, it was probably in rows about hunting or boiling lobsters alive. I'm most interested in the measures for farmed animals which could improve the lives and deaths of millionsaveekbhattacharya.substack.comThe animal welfare strategy for EnglandPart 1: the policies 172
Reposted by George McGowanArchie Hall @archiehall.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Some of the things you'd need to believe for the national-security case on nationalising British steel to hold up—not an impossible set of premises, but a weightier than advocates typically acknowledge. Link ➡️ notes.archie-hall.com/p/some-quest... 75320
Reposted by George McGowanJohn Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 11/04/2025NEW 🧵 The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border. Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1... 23853952085
Reposted by George McGowanSaloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 11/04/2025I signed the 10% Giving Pledge this year, and this week, I decided to donate 19% of my annual income to global health charities. It's not going to be anywhere near "enough", but I'm happy to do it --scientificdiscovery.devWe don't have to sit back and just watch the horror unfoldThis month, I signed a pledge to donate at least 10% of my lifetime income to effective charities. 1431461
Reposted by George McGowanDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Markets update: And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. 39998227
Reposted by George McGowanDustin Moskovitz @moskov.goodventures.org · 27/02/2025the most surprising and disappointing aspect of becoming a global health philanthropist is the existence of an opposition team 112112201222
Reposted by George McGowanDuncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Good to make building things legal imo 1192
Reposted by George McGowanDavid Lawrence @davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social · 09/12/2024ABBA Voyage is worth about 3x the value of the UK fishing industry to the British economy. 0127
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Spotify playing me the woke version of Fairytale of New York 020
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 09/12/2024What is the new Syrian government’s tax policy? 010
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 08/12/2024Urgh, just watched Event Horizon and now I have a fear of FTL travel. Great. 050
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 05/12/2024This seems bad to me (assuming not just random variation or a shit study) Cash bad! Used for illegal activities! 131
Reposted by George McGowanWill @willbert94.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Can you imagine a world without constant discourse from suspect data? 0104
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Wots the deal with Indian monetary policy - are they deliberately running high inflation? 220
Reposted by George McGowanYIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 03/12/2024A major new report from @centreforcities.bsky.social calls for the Government to take much bolder action on reform to be sure to achieve its goal of 1.5 million new homes this Parliament! (thread) 1147
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 01/12/2024The suitcase pile, the lack of window, the sharply sloped ceiling with smoke alarm - prisoners would live better than this. 140
Reposted by George McGowanAnders Sandberg @arenamontanus.bsky.social · 01/12/2024I often encounter the strange view that asking humans about things will automatically produce responses grounded in reality. Humans are not that reliable. 1243
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 01/12/2024My bedroom has a lock but only on the outside 😳 120
Reposted by George McGowanMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 29/11/2024not seen it mentioned elsewhere so: my theory is that Elon has become obsessed with Britain because he's essentially stopped sleeping due to drugs and/or madness but for like six hours of his nights Americans are sleeping so Brits are the one English-speaking timezone awake and posting 1353044438
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Convinced if you showed this to someone from 2010 they would have a stroke 140
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Dad just described the govt as: “Starmer the farmer harmer and his trotskyites” So it’s all going well. 190
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Oh no they made a Cities Skylines UK asset pack 170
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 28/11/2024I’d forgotten how Irish the Irish party names are 110
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Having a headache and feeling it diminish as the healing power of a two paracetamol enters my bloodstream - 10/10 feeling 020
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Holding space for the lyrics of Dancing Through Life today Life is fraught-less When you're thoughtless Those who don't try Never look foolish Dancing through life Mindless and careless Make sure you're where less trouble is rife Woes are fleeting Blows are glancing When you're dancing Through life 110
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Tolkien has a good description what my cat feels when she sees a fox in the garden: “Then his wrath blazed in consuming flame, but his fear rose like a vast black smoke to choke him. For he knew his deadly peril and the thread upon which his doom now hung.” 1120
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Laugh all you want, but are people taking the music of Gladiator 2 and really holding space with that and holding power in that? Didn’t think so. 020
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 22/11/2024This recipe was literally designed by the tomato lobby. It has: * Cherry tomatoes * Tomato paste * Tinned chopped tomatoes * Sun dried tomatoes 130
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 22/11/2024What’s the household appliance that’s changing fast enough it’s almost worth holding off on the purchase to get a better one in a couple of years? 120
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 22/11/2024VERY happy with my electric foot warmer. I’ve always had bad circulation in my feet and it’s difficult to keep them warm in winter 220
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 22/11/2024@andymasley.bsky.social this is the sort of content I’m asking for btw 2170
Reposted by George McGowanSean O hEigeartaigh @sean-o-h.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Let's address the elephant in the room. The actors presently racing towards AGI are all US-based companies. The government being lobbied most actively to race/support racing towards AGI is the USG. China is being used as a justification for rushing forward on the most 1/2 1194
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Desperate for my enemies to write such an article about me 210
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Not sure I can live the combi boiler life tbh. Water pressure is diabolical. Bf doing washing up destroys my shower. Etc. But I dunno if the current boiler can run to a tank, or if I need a whole new boiler (or heat pump) 130
