Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 29/09/2026San Marino *does* play in the World Cup, they just failed to qualify for the finals, that doesn't mean they aren't in the World Cup. Football has winners and losers! 000
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 29/09/2026At least they are protected from investors lawsuits in the event of an AI apocalypse...... Now that's legal fee well spent! 000
Reposted by Kiwi TingHong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 27/09/2026Infographic chart showing known prosecutions in Hong Kong since the introduction of the National Security Law in June 2020. Graphic: Nicholas Shearman /John Saeki. 0115
Reposted by Kiwi TingBritish Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 17/09/2026From July 2026 - When Legislators Do Not Differentiate: A Field Experiment on British MPs’ Responses to Constituent Policy Queries - cup.org/4hormhs - @danbischof.bsky.social, @vchengm.bsky.social, @gidoncohen.bsky.social, Sarah Cohen, @florianfoos.bsky.social, et al #OpenAccess 195
Reposted by Kiwi TingPolitical Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026IN NEW ISSUE: How does internal migration affect political life in autocracies? Yuequan Guo & Jiannan Zhao examine how returning migrants in China show higher political efficacy & shifted forms of participation. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/6pRihmv @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci 075
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Tung Chee-Hwa, the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong, has passed. Tung left a mixed legacy. Massively unpopular when he resigned in 2005 due to 'Health issues', he and his administration had been seen more kindly by HKers in comparison to the erosion of freedom & democracy in HK since 2020.scmp.comBreaking | Hong Kong’s first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, dies aged 89Tung, who resigned as city leader in 2005 on health grounds, has not been seen in public since July 2021. 000
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Do these goons genuinely think that small boats arrived at the port?!bbc.co.ukDisruption at Port of Dover due to 'stop the boats' protestThe government says it condemns "the behaviour in Dover" and the hours-long disruption it caused. 010
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This is hilarious for someone from Hong Kong "One Country Two System" with Argentine characteristic?share.googleArgentina calls for Hong Kong-style handover of FalklandsPresident Milei argues agreement can be made with Britain, which he calls a country ‘in decline’, to transfer sovereignty of islands 030
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The Cartographers for Social Equality from The West Wing have finally got through to someone!theguardian.comUN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scaleTogo-sponsored resolution calls to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland 000
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 29/08/2026They are using Black Mirror like an instruction manualstatic.klipy.comBlack Mirror: Metal Head Robot DogALT: Black Mirror: Metal Head Robot Dog 000
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title: Seven passengers sleeping on a transpacific flight 000
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Soylent Green is plastic!!!theguardian.comHard to swallow? The future of snacking may be 3D-printed cookies made from upcycled plasticNasa-funded project uses yeasts to turn plastics and other waste into edible proteins, fats and flavourings 010
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 17/08/2026/EBU reportedly suggested moving the vote entirely online and forcing the public to select their top three acts// Is Eurovision moving to Alternative vote/STV? And how would that work in a system where, instead of winners and losers, you rank the various candidates in the end?bbc.co.ukEurovision Song Contest considers rule changes to discourage mass votingOrganisers reportedly say politically motivated voting is "persistent" and is seen as "deeply worrying". 000
Reposted by Kiwi TingMic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Jason Arday being found dead is a horrendous way for the story to end. Elements of the press and wider media are who were relentless in their pursuit won’t stop for a moment to consider how brutal that attention was. 32820138
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 14/08/2026FFS this doesn't warrant a govt emergency broadcast to our phones! For a split second I thought we are being nuked or sth 020
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I'm having a hard time deciding which of the following is more absurd: an Islamic Britain or a British Republic 🤔theguardian.comBenjamin Netanyahu describes UK as ‘first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon’Israeli PM criticised by political rival for attacking an international ally and overseeing ‘horrific diplomatic failure’ 071
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Preserve the character of Soho by restoring the handle on the water pump! 000
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Me when the UOL Senate House Library appeared in Spider-Man: Brand New Daystatic.klipy.comLeonardo DiCaprio as Rick Dalton PointingAlt: Leonardo DiCaprio as Rick Dalton Pointing 010
Reposted by Kiwi TingNick Carnes @carnes.bsky.social · 03/08/2026It’s another great day to not use LLMs. 031
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 30/07/2026"It's fine privatizing healthcare but I draw the line on football" is quite a take 020
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 29/07/2026PSA for those who have yet/planning to see The Odyssey: Learn a little bit about the bronze age collapse and the sea people before going, you'll regret it if you didn't 000
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 19/07/2026With all due respect to Tom Cruise, but if you are looking for someone to deliver an inspiring monologue, the only correct answer is Morgan Freeman! 000
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Football, bloody hell! What a roller coaster of a game! Who would have guessed the 3rd place match could be this exciting and entertaining! 001
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Back to normalcy! That's the English team we knew and love! 🤭🤭🤭 000
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I knew this was going to happen when he sub Gordon with Konsa. 😢 The absolute arrogance of trying to park the bus against Argentina when you were just 1-0 up and there were 20+ mins to go! 010
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 15/07/2026In Chinese culture, presenting one with a clock is considered a very rude gesture as "gifting a clock" sounds like "going to your funeral" in Chinese 000
Reposted by Kiwi TingPhilip Cowley @philipjcowley.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Me, on MP-constituent post. www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...politicshome.comThe Professor Will See You Now: PostLessons in political science. This week: post 2169
Reposted by Kiwi TingSara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 13/07/2026📖 A new BJPolS article in which we develop and test the concept of ‘partisan intolerance’ - the gap between a person’s willingness to interfere with contentious activities by in-partisans versus the same activities by out-partisans - and we find high levels of partisan intolerance in the UK 👇 03714
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 11/07/2026If this is a goal then so was Egypt's 2nd goal against Argentina! #NORENG #WorldCup 010
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 10/07/2026everymealcounts.substack.com[World Cup Special] Home AdvantageNorway shipped 2,000 pounds of food to the World Cup. Haaland calls it eating like a bear. I call it making macaroni soup at 7am in London. 100
Reposted by Kiwi TingBen Yong @bymyong.bsky.social · 08/07/2026What is fascinating about the debate over whether the Chancellor can refuse Farage’s resignation is the marginalisation of Parliament on a decision affecting one of its own members. 1/4 31813
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 08/07/2026I fear this might have jinxed it……theguardian.comEngland to get bank holiday if team win World Cup, Starmer expected to announcePrime minister understood to be poised to give England a day off should the nation’s team bring home the trophy for first time since 1966 000
Reposted by Kiwi TingKiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Dear Mr Farage, Thanks for your interest in the position of Stewards of the Manor of Northstead. We have received a lot of applications from high quality candidates and we regret to inform you that on this occasion…… 024
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Here is a fun question: Can the Chancellor refuse appointing Nigel Farage as Stewards of the Manor of Northstead? 🤔 120
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 07/07/2026static.klipy.comYou're Joking, Not Another One!ALT: You're Joking, Not Another One! 000
Kiwi Ting @kiwiting.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Trump, using his personal connection, personally intervenes so that FIFA will bend its own rule, in order for a player, who is only playing for the United States because of birthright citizenship, be able to compete in the next World Cup game This is just the perfect encapsulation of the past weektheguardian.comExplained: Folarin Balogun’s World Cup red-card reversal, Trump’s phone calls and Fifa’s rationaleThe surprise move deeming the US striker eligible to play came after the American president reached out to the governing body to appeal for the change 010
Reposted by Kiwi TingKyle Haynes @kylehaynes.bsky.social · 05/07/2026What a fitting end for Neymar…shit talking the goalkeeper who won the game for his team while you score a consolation penalty 1050289