Reposted by Josh SperoAlf Dubs @alfdubs.bsky.social · 30mI'm so very sad to hear of the death of Esther Ranzen who played an important role in reuniting me with Nicky Winton - the man who saved my life. It's so desperately sad that she couldn't choose assisted dying as was her wish. 09315
Reposted by Josh SperoFrances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 1hI volunteered for Childline for a decade at uni and I know firsthand a snapshot of how many lives Esther Rantzen changed. Her later years were known for assisted dying but her legacy will be giving vulnerable children someone to listen to and care. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...theguardian.comEsther Rantzen, TV presenter and Childline founder, dies aged 86Rantzen announced lung cancer diagnosis in 2023 and became a vocal assisted dying campaigner 515039
Josh Spero @joshspero.ft.com · 33m“I told my most recent date that I was working on a novella. “Because you’re Mexican?” he asked. I asked what he meant. “Isn’t a novella a Mexican novel?”” 2618
Reposted by Josh SperoCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 3hThere is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o... 523137981
Josh Spero @joshspero.ft.com · 45mInteresting reflection on the relationship between madness and philosophy thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/is-madness-p...thereader.mitpress.mit.eduIs Madness Philosophy in Practice?Great thinkers have long kept psychosis at a safe distance. But those asking the biggest questions may find it uncomfortably close. 120
Reposted by Josh SperoFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 10hAndy Burnham has said he will look at the option of Britain going 'all the way' and rejoining the EU as part of a major review of European policy, after declaring in his Labour conference speech that Brexit has 'done more harm than good' ft.trib.al/Obw4GIA 56920
Reposted by Josh SperoEmma Jacobs @emmavj.bsky.social · 12hSave us from the meno-preneurs and their useless shit www.theguardian.com/society/2026...theguardian.comMenopause supplements costing more than £400 a year ‘no better than cheap multivitamin’Many products aimed at women over 45 lack meaningful quantities of key nutrients, consumer watchdog Which? found 2328
Reposted by Josh SperoPolitics.co.uk @politics.co.uk · 13h🚨 Andy Burnham says rejoining the EU is an option: ‘We could go all the way’ “There’s no point me denying it. I’ve said I would like to see Britain rejoin in my lifetime. But it’s not necessarily the case that that is now”, the PM told the BBC Story 👇 www.politics.co.uk/2026/09/andy...politics.co.ukAndy Burnham says rejoining the EU is an option: ‘We could go all the way’ - Politics.co.ukAndy Burnham has said rejoining the European Union is among the options on the table for Britain’s future relationship with Europe, confirming he would like to see the UK rejoin in his lifetime. Asked... 084
Reposted by Josh SperoFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 13hUK economy grows faster than first estimated in second quarter ft.trib.al/22KaW6Rft.trib.alUK economy grows faster than first estimated in second quarterModest upward revision comes ahead of Budget next month 2335
Reposted by Josh SperoGavin Jackson @gavinjackson.bsky.social · 13hOr maybe the only growth theory you need is “it’s basically exogenous and nothing that happens in SW1 matters” 4222
Reposted by Josh SperoAndy Bruce (Reuters) @bruceandy.bsky.social · 13h🥳 UK economy grew more than thought in the second quarter. • GDP +0.5% qq versus a previous estimate of +0.4% (same with GDP per head) • Strong business investment growth (see 👇) • Current account balance (exc. precious metals) smallest in 5 years at 1% of GDP thanks to services exports 38631
Josh Spero @joshspero.ft.com · 29/09/2026@asapjournal.bsky.social You should have a newsletter so I don’t miss any of your articles 📝 120
Josh Spero @joshspero.ft.com · 29/09/2026What am I doing for six hours on December 22? That’s right: hearing Morton Feldman’s second string quartet at Wigmore Hall! www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202... 180
Reposted by Josh Sperogregorg @greg.org · 29/09/2026"Confusing intimacy with equivalence: to reconstruct a great work is not to have made one." 161
Josh Spero @joshspero.ft.com · 29/09/2026“It is only a slight exaggeration to say that since Republican lawmakers do not have control of Congress, they cannot really lose it” as.ft.com/r/f1de31a3-b...as.ft.comA Republican midterm defeat will not be an earthquakeDemocrats are likely to make gains in Congress but divided government is unlikely to derail Trump’s agenda 042
Reposted by Josh Spero@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"USS Fort Lauderdale was in the Caribbean, part of the Trump admin's operation around Venezuela.. "It was constantly like getting texts like, 'Guys, you'll never f***ing believe it. We just got extended again,' & I think it happened 4x. It's just that uncertainty & promises unfulfilled": Calderon 18526
Reposted by Josh SperoJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 29/09/2026as a satire on so-called late stage capitalism how could one beat investors pouring a trillion into a company offering to wipe out humankind 992114736
Reposted by Josh Sperogamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Google earth has updated its satellite images of Gaza. The destruction is almost incomprehensible. 4421261238
Reposted by Josh SperoSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There remains an active campaign to reply-harass Black people off this platform and it is not on us to solve this problem. It’s on y’all. 161076187
Reposted by Josh Spero◥◤Kriston Capps 250 @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026He should announce it from the grounds of the Foxconn plant in Wisconsin 0115
Reposted by Josh SperoThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/09/2026A Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv on Monday killed at least one person and injured six, local officials said. nyti.ms/4ddood4 89743
Reposted by Josh SperoFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 28/09/2026Netanyahu under pressure over reports he was warned about October 7 ft.trib.al/3PHq7RSft.trib.alNetanyahu under pressure over reports he was warned about October 7Opposition attacks Israeli premier ahead of election over leaks suggesting Egyptian and Emirati officials alerted him to Hamas threat 55638
Reposted by Josh SperoTits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Seeing this kind of thing reported all over - homeowners refusing to accept that the price they want for their property may not be the same price as anyone else is willing to pay 4856
Reposted by Josh SperoNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New discovery: Tableware found in 2,100-year-old shipwreck located off coats of Adrasan, Türkiye It's believed that the cargo contained luxury tableware produced in Rhosus, modern-day Arsuz, and was intended for markets such as Rome. www.dailysabah.com/life/history... 730071
Reposted by Josh Sperothe beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026trendy new coffee spot near us has a bunch of one-star reviews because of one specific barista who is allegedly mean. i’m just wondering how that isn’t an automatic 30% tip 2563910
Reposted by Josh SperoFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 28/09/2026Shein’s profits fall by two-thirds in first earnings report as a public company ft.trib.al/UR4I8sbft.trib.alShein’s profits fall by two-thirds in first earnings report as a public companyFast-fashion retailer squeezed by rising freight costs and increased tariffs as business model comes under pressure 2183
Reposted by Josh SperoJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I really feel like someone is over-reaching with the slogan "Discover Euston". 3424911
Reposted by Josh Spero⤵️ @bryce.lol · 27/09/2026If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended, That you have but slumber’d here While these visions did appear. And this weak and idle theme No more yielding but a dream, Gentles, do not reprehend: if you pardon, we will mend; And, as I am an honest Puck, Show is over, off you fuck. 10601168
Reposted by Josh SperoTyron @tyron.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Just seen it's Wikipedia's 25th birthday. The greatest website online, and possibly the internet's greatest fruit 19762122
Reposted by Josh SperoGreg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Malcolm Gladwell’s new book on US gun culture doesn’t impress Gary Younge www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...theguardian.comThe American Way of Killing by Malcolm Gladwell review – wide of the markGladwell’s highly readable investigation into US gun culture fails to engage with the bigger questions 1214
Reposted by Josh SperoTom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We've made the Tamagotchi evil. 78420
Reposted by Josh SperoJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 27/09/2026Oh Lord, grant me social care reform, but not yet. 5666
Reposted by Josh SperoOli Hawkins @olihawkins.com · 27/09/2026Increasingly persuaded of the significance of the HuggingFace hack. Irrespective of OpenAI’s sloppiness, the behaviour of the agents is genuinely interesting. swarmtraces.orgswarmtraces.orgRevealing the details of how OpenAI agents hacked Hugging FaceWhen a swarm of 700 OpenAI agents hacked Hugging Face in July, they left behind a public trail of evidence. 2238
Reposted by Josh SperoJosh Spero @joshspero.ft.com · 26/09/2026We have had mobile phones long enough now that it’s a time for an Idiot Tax (actual fine in local currency) for people whose phones ring during concerts, plays etc 2276
Reposted by Josh SperoB.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026And yet I was only allowed to access a 1955 B.Litt. thesis, the only lengthy study on Robert Braybrooke, in person and take notes (no photos). I had to sign a register of those who had ever accessed the thesis. 4313123
Reposted by Josh SperoNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Fascinating world of ancient #glass: A Roman glass model of a #boat, dating 2nd c. AD. It was found in St. Aldegund in a 4th-century woman's grave. Six of such boats are known. We don't know their function: Were they used as women's urinals, as components of water clocks and sundials, as...🧵1/2 🏺 24598166
Reposted by Josh Sperotagerai.bsky.social @tagerai.bsky.social · 27/09/2026lol how did I miss this I just got an email advertising a prize for 1 MILLION dollars to 5 ‘social scientists who tell controversial truths at great professional cost“. The head of the committee is Roland fryer, it’s got Vanderbilt report alums, and it’s bankrolled by Bill Ackman And NerI Oxman. 2934559
Reposted by Josh SperoLea Fink @strassenverlauf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026In der BBC sprach Thomas Mann am 27. September 1942 über die Ermordung durch Giftgas: "Nach den Informationen der polnischen Exil-Regierung sind alles in allem bereits 700.000 Juden von der Gestapo ermordet oder zu Tode gequält worden [...] Wisst ihr Deutschen das?"🧵 421781
Reposted by Josh SperoCarl AF @carlos8.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Faraday bag but entire entertainment venues 001
Reposted by Josh SperoJulie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 25/09/2026- I saw Fran Lebowitz speak earlier this year & she talked about how Oprah might have encouraged a lot of people to get into reading but she did so by referring to books as mirrors where you should see yourself reflected RATHER than viewing books as windows into the experiences of others. 212238182
Josh Spero @joshspero.ft.com · 26/09/2026We have had mobile phones long enough now that it’s a time for an Idiot Tax (actual fine in local currency) for people whose phones ring during concerts, plays etc 2276
Josh Spero @joshspero.ft.com · 26/09/2026A piece almost as interesting for what it doesn’t say as what it does; the lines, they are not hard to read between www.wsj.com/articles/kim...wsj.comThe Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across EuropeChristos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising the U.S. ambassador to Greece. 262
Reposted by Josh SperoKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 26/09/2026advocate.comGay Dutch prime minister & Zohran Mamdani visit LGBTQ+ archive — and hear from young New Yorkers it servesRob Jetten, prime minister of the Netherlands, joined New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a New York City LGBTQ+ center. 1948
Reposted by Josh Speromaksym.eristavi @maksymeristavi.com · 26/09/2026there are lots of great literary residencies out there. and there's this one: in wartime Ukraine, named after the finest voice of my generation. the kind of residency you'll be writing in your books about and mentioning for the rest of your life www.index-ukraine.org/en/news/vidk...index-ukraine.orgVictoria Amelina Fellowship Programme 2027: Open CallTwo scholarship recipients will spend January to March 2027 in Lviv, Amelina’s hometown, working on their own literary projects.... 0135
Reposted by Josh SperoPaul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It’s Pavlov’s birthday. Pavlov was famous for making his wife, the ballerina Pavlova, salivate and ring a bell whenever he fed his dog a meringue-based pudding. 46920
Reposted by Josh SperoKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility 5776132097
Reposted by Josh SperoLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all 7359711996