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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

As James Bond once said of Auric Goldfinger (another gold-obsessed plutocrat who owned golf courses): he's quite mad, you know.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

The 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.

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

It'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.

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Repeatedly, liberals have sounded the alarm about Trump, only to keep doing the things which fuel support for him. This is true not just in academia, but in government (see Biden's failure to control immigration) and other institutions.

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Roth gets things wrong here. The complaints have not led to the authoritarian push, the failure of universities to seriously address these issues has.

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

This is some God-tier trolling 💀

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Jonathan Jones @sirjjkc.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Good lord

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Kneecap going full Karen and threatening to sue people who want them dropped from the Glasto lineup is a very amusing plot twist

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

In 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.” 👇

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James Heale @jaheale.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Tories now in fourth place, via YouGov The first time since the nadir of 2019

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I’m outraged that Coachella invited Kneecap to perform this year. Their music is fucken shite.

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Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Latest 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/...

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 18/04/2025

Folding 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.

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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Conflict 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?

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

People were like "meh meh meh, only idiots buy Hawk Tuah coin - I'm smart and invest in the stock market" and now look

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Tell me you don't understand what an administrative stay is without telling me

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

X 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"

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 06/03/2025

Ukraine may receive 40,000 Starlink-like terminals from France’s Eutelsat (enough to replace Starlink), — Bloomberg

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 01/03/2025

John 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...

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Ah, sorry to hear you've been unwell. Hope you are recovering ok!

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

This 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.

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

As in will Elon try to set-up DOGE in other countries? Probably if he's asked, but that will depend a lot on whether DOGE is judged to have been a success in the US (my prediction is that it will cut quite a bit of waste, but will also cut useful things that have to be subsequently reinstated).

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

That's true but Vermeule didn't say that either

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I 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... 🏈🦉🦅

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Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

AF1 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

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Democrats, of course, have made no such suggestion about the current Supreme Court and have accepted its judgments with equanimity and grace 🫠🫠🫠

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

EU 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...

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

This mindset probably served him well in NY real estate, but it's mostly misplaced in international relations.

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Indeed. If there's a guiding principle to Trump's foreign policy, it's probably the belief that the US is getting screwed over and so tariffs must be imposed and aid must be cut.

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

A 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.

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lowtax speedrun enjoyer @rickywlmsbong.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

banning sports gambling is genocide against las vegas

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Also, Vine never cracked monetisation, so they never really properly incentivised content creators. Then rivals came along.

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

this 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...

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‘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

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

The most Yarvin-esque belief held by Republicans is probably the unitary executive theory of presidential power. But this predates Yarvin by, well, decades.

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

The 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.

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

In the vast majority of cases, the use of the term "populism" is either incorrect or incomplete. Let's hope this will improve in 2025.

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 30/12/2024

[sigh] found a new cap

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Hang on. Is Laura Loomer a real person? I thought she was a villain in a Marvel Movie.

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

The apparent rapid loss of altitude and sharp turns near Homs may have been an illusion caused by GPS jamming.

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Was 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.

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Wenger and Mourinho were killed by Guardiola and Klopp

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James Gillespie @jamesgillespie.bsky.social · 27/12/2024