James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 19/01/2026As James Bond once said of Auric Goldfinger (another gold-obsessed plutocrat who owned golf courses): he's quite mad, you know. 010
Reposted by James GillespieAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 19/01/2026The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel. 139100161760
James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 27/06/2025It's an interesting strategic dilemma. Being on the ticket for a party will get you a lot of votes just through brand recognition or unthinking loyalty, but sometimes the party brand can be a drag for particular candidates. You probably need to approach it on a case-by-case basis. 000
James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Roth gets things wrong here. The complaints have not led to the authoritarian push, the failure of universities to seriously address these issues has. 120
James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Kneecap going full Karen and threatening to sue people who want them dropped from the Glasto lineup is a very amusing plot twist 010
Reposted by James GillespieRUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 20/05/2025In the wake of the EU-UK Summit, RUSI's @edrusi.bsky.social offered insights into the defence pact, pointing out that it showed “disagreements remain, despite all of the language used about close alignment.” 👇 064
Reposted by James GillespieJames Heale @jaheale.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Tories now in fourth place, via YouGov The first time since the nadir of 2019 4123982
James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 21/04/2025I’m outraged that Coachella invited Kneecap to perform this year. Their music is fucken shite. 100
Reposted by James GillespieAriel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Latest Gallup puts Trump's approval rating at 44% approve, 53% disapprove -- underwater and "well below post-World War II presidential norms," although effectively unchanged from their February/March readings news.gallup.com/poll/659534/... 4268
Reposted by James GillespieDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 18/04/2025Folding like origami is unquestionably the right move when you have a strong hand but forgot the rules, are holding the cards facing out, handed two to your opponent, lit your pants on fire, called your wife by her sister's name, and just realised raising would require wagering your kidney. 1225657
Reposted by James GillespieTony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Conflict with the President does not undermine the Fed's 'integrity'. It is directly foreseen in the strands of legislation limiting Presidential power. What other point would such limits have? 1223
James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 07/04/2025People were like "meh meh meh, only idiots buy Hawk Tuah coin - I'm smart and invest in the stock market" and now look 000
James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Tell me you don't understand what an administrative stay is without telling me 000
James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 28/03/2025X raised equity earlier this month at a $32bn valuation, so clearly the market is a lot closer to what xAI has paid than the "$6 billion at most" 010
Reposted by James GillespieOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 06/03/2025Ukraine may receive 40,000 Starlink-like terminals from France’s Eutelsat (enough to replace Starlink), — Bloomberg 3145687
Reposted by James GillespieCinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 01/03/2025John Carpenter’s THE THING wasn’t just a movie—it was a sci-fi horror revolution. Alien paranoia, practical effects that still shock, and a chilling descent into madness. Dive into the legacy of this genre-defining masterpiece: cinephiliabeyond.org/john-carpent... 58221
James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 28/02/2025This Trump/Vance-Zelensky press conference is a new low for the Trump administration. It'll play well with MAGA, but the majority of Americans (including Republican voters) support Ukraine. People will watch and cringe at how their president and VP are behaving on the world stage. 110
James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 09/02/2025I don't really follow the NFL, so perhaps someone can enlighten me... if Philly win today do they actually get a superb owl? Will it get along with their eagle? I'll see myself out... 🏈🦉🦅 110
Reposted by James GillespieEvergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · 09/02/2025AF1 to NAS JRB NOLA a short while ago so Trump can attend Superb Owl. Repositioning of backup. VC-25A 92-9000 #ADFDF9 C-32A 19-0018 #AE4AEC 3434
James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Democrats, of course, have made no such suggestion about the current Supreme Court and have accepted its judgments with equanimity and grace 🫠🫠🫠 100
Reposted by James GillespieSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 04/02/2025EU courts, tech law Upcoming hearing in EU General Court, March 6th: Zalando is challenging its designation as a "very large online platform" under the Digital Services Act Main arguments of Zalando: eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/L...eur-lex.europa.euC_2023314EN.01000902.xml 0166
James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 03/02/2025A take to get both sides raging: US aid spending should remain at the current level (0.9% of GDP), but USAID should be brought under the State Department (as the Trump admin is reportedly considering). Aid should be more carefully aligned to geopolitical objectives. 110
Reposted by James Gillespielowtax speedrun enjoyer @rickywlmsbong.bsky.social · 19/01/2025banning sports gambling is genocide against las vegas 891152117
Reposted by James GillespieRobert Colvile @rcolvile.bsky.social · 19/01/2025The triple lock is wasteful, outdated and unfair. So why aren’t politicians allowed to say so? Me for @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...thetimes.comThe triple lock isn’t a policy any more — it’s a deranged cultBritish politics has a Snorgoth problem. Snorgoth, in case you didn’t know, is an awesome and terrible god of the deep, to whom the nation’s firstborn are ritually sacrificed. Occasionally a 9203
Reposted by James GillespieJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 19/01/2025this is a genuinely alarming story via Gabriel Pogrund in Sunday Times: deepfake video seen by two million people online falsely made it look as if a teacher - delivering election leaflets - had made a racist tirade www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...thetimes.com‘I doorknocked for Labour then racist deepfake ruined my life’Cheryl Bennett thought she was doing a friend a favour when she agreed to post party leaflets around Dudley. Instead, it nearly got her arrested 41735313
James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 18/01/2025The influence of Curtis Yarvin is vastly overstated. Talking about him like he's some MAGA guru makes for a nice NYT "democracy is imperilled" piece, but I don't think you can find a single GOP policy that he's inspired. 100
Reposted by James GillespieCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 30/12/2024In the vast majority of cases, the use of the term "populism" is either incorrect or incomplete. Let's hope this will improve in 2025. 2365
Reposted by James GillespieMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 30/12/2024[sigh] found a new cap 1760373
Reposted by James GillespieJo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 28/12/2024Hang on. Is Laura Loomer a real person? I thought she was a villain in a Marvel Movie. 2294
James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Was wondering what had happened to YK-ATA (which was rumoured to have crashed whilst carrying Assad, before he was revealed to be in Russia). Well, it seems that the plane ended up at Russia's Khmeimim Air Base in Syria. Assad has since confirmed that he left the country via this base. 110
James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 27/12/20241450 is the 97th percentile. That's comfortably in UCLA territory, especially as an in state applicant. 110
James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Badenoch's main weakness has always been her judgment. In particular, she picks the wrong fights. She often seems more interested in winning individual arguments, even ones that don't really matter, than winning an election. 000
James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 27/12/2024The post wasn't exactly in the Xmas spirit, but are we seriously saying that if you aren't put up in a hotel and don't get your sheets laundered daily then you're not being treated like a human being? The social contract is broken when illegal immigrants get better support than Americans in need. 100
Reposted by James GillespieTony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 26/12/2024Nigel Farage forgot that Kemi Badenoch is an expert at looking into websites. 418132
Reposted by James GillespieLukasz Olejnik @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social · 20/12/2024My strategic privacy analysis. Is Google undoing a decade of progress on privacy? Their new policy allows invasive device fingerprinting for tracking user activity. Here’s my deep dive into what this means for privacy—and the future of AI. blog.lukaszolejnik.com/biggest-priv...blog.lukaszolejnik.comBiggest Privacy Erosion in 10 Years? On Google’s Policy Change Towards FingerprintingWhile I once hoped 2017 would be the year of privacy, 2024 closes on a troubling note, a likely decrease in privacy standards across the web. I was surprised by the recent Information Commissioner’s O... 6191104
Reposted by James GillespieBenjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 25/12/2024People on this dreadful app are such jerks. The sociopathy boggles the mind. 4292
Reposted by James GillespieEmily Herring @emilyherring.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Christmas crackers are really intense this year 1522322
James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 25/12/2024They should make a modern day Scrooge, but in this version he'll be a vegan, card-carrying member of the Green Party and at the end he'll repent by buying a Porsche and adopting the carnivore diet 120
Reposted by James GillespieChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 24/12/2024Granted this a cranky old man take, and also granted that the iPhone is in every respect a superior technology, BUT kids these days will never know the Christmas glee of getting a good gadget (Walkmen, Gameboy, pocket translator, etc…) 5465711308
James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Since I’ve been away, Nationwide have rebranded their logo to Pac-Man eating a house 120
James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Asma al-Assad is reportedly London bound, if a Russian court approves her request to leave the country 210