Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 26/09/2026I've tried fruitlessly, repeatedly to find new writing by John Jeremiah Sullivan but Claude helped me find this new(ish) essay of his in the blink of an AI. thesewaneereview.com/articles/cor...thesewaneereview.comCorona 110
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 01/09/2026A lot has been said about the death of 60 Minutes under Bari Weiss but look, if their total audience over the age of 2 (P2+) is 7.3m, and 707K only are 18-49, 6.6m are wither over 50 or minors. Median viewer age is 65. 60M was already in palliative care territory. It’s news for nursing homes. 020
Reposted by Markham Nolan ☘️Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/08/2026“.. Wheat prices have risen +19% so far this month, and are up +50% since the start of 2026.” - Kobeissi 1021884
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 26/08/2026Finished. That book is very much worth your time. Eighth book of the year, third novel. 020
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 25/08/2026What do Americans need? Ground beef that's CHEAPER than American ground beef. 000
Reposted by Markham Nolan ☘️Springer Nature @springernature.com · 25/08/2026LLMs are making writing styles more similar without changing overall meaning, says analysis in @nathumbehav.nature.com. Findings indicate using LLMs could make it more difficult to identify important clues about aspects of a person’s identity, personality, & mental health from their language: #AI 🧪spklr.ioThe shrinking landscape of linguistic diversity in the age of large language models - Nature Human BehaviourSourati et al. find that variance in writing complexity dropped on social media, news and scientific writing after ChatGPT’s release, a shift from individuality towards uniformity. LLM polishing strips cues to gender, age, ideology and moral values. 0104
Reposted by Markham Nolan ☘️Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Reminder: Dolly Parton helped fund the Moderna vaccine for COVID.nytimes.comDolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ (Published 2021)The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.” 247238655776
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 19/08/2026First came across it in the first chapter of Ulysses, describing the granite Martello tower down the road from my house. 010
Reposted by Markham Nolan ☘️Andy Adams @flakphoto.news · 18/08/2026“…reading fiction may have unique benefits... And, perhaps even more importantly, research has found that fiction is linked to better social cognition — our ability to think about and interact with other people — and an increased understanding of the world as a complex place.” wapo.st/4wuWyzPwapo.stColumn | Books are good for your brain. But fiction has a surprising added benefit.Reading fiction may strengthen the social skills we use to understand and connect with others. 053
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 18/08/2026Spent too much of my life working with social media so Echo Chamber seems appropriate 000
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 18/08/2026Ha! Didn't realise you were so new to it. Only my second time reading one of your books so I have a full back catalog to look forward to. Other than Striped Pyjamas, which was the most enjoyable to write, so I know where to go next? 000
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 17/08/2026The Elements by @johnboynewriter.bsky.social is the most unputdownable thing I’ve read so far this year. Started it last night, couldn’t stop until end of first book, some time after 1.30am, then couldn’t sleep for another hour. 000
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 17/08/2026How many mastodonks does it take to start a trend? 010
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 17/08/2026Another damp one that didn’t make the feed. Webs in the gorse. 010
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 16/08/2026It’s raining in some parts of Ireland. The kind of gentle, persistent misting that soaks earth and bushes and layers of clothing gradually and totally and inescapably. Much needed. 110
Reposted by Markham Nolan ☘️davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 16/08/2026The West continues to act as if Russia is solely at war with Ukraine, instead of all of Europe. It is a deadly self-delusion.youtu.beSatellite images reveal Russia’s jet-powered drone sites pummelling Ukraine | UnpackedYouTube video by The Telegraph 096
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 14/08/2026Amazing ad. No notes. Would love to know the story about how it came about. 010
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 14/08/2026If Joe Rogan had done even a superficial amount of actual research he would never have been in Camp Trump at all but no, just running on vibes. 000
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 11/08/2026Imagine trying to put all the genies back in all the bottles after this administration is done. 1182
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 22/07/2026Can’t be overstated how significant it is to see a New York mayor making a statement like this. A huge moment. 010
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 22/07/2026When we need annotations for ‘Paperback Writer’ I’ll get worried. 100
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 19/07/2026In fairness, the second half of extra time added to the second half of extra time was full of very exciting play. 020
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 16/07/2026During Trump 1, there were repeated calls by newsroom leaders in CBS to stop streaming his rambling pointless rallies. GM always wanted them aired live, regardless of the constant stream of lies. 000
Reposted by Markham Nolan ☘️Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Right. I think we're still very much at a point where AI saves you a bunch of hassle *if you know what you are doing* and can guide it to do the thing you'd otherwise do by hand. It gets a whole lot sketchier if you're asking it to do things you don't have a prior strong sense of what doing it means 1101
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 05/07/2026If machines do all the reading on their behalf, what’s filling their heads? STUFF YOUR CONSCIOUS MIND WITH INFORMATION. 001
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 05/07/2026Spraying carcinogenic poison from the sky seems bad, folks. 010
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 05/07/2026Sailed home from heatwave France on the ferry, left Cherbourg, where the port has been transformed to facilitate the wind energy industry, sailed past sad, decommissioned Arklow bank turbine masts. It is INSANE to me that our government is not speed-running all the sustainable energy projects. 020
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 05/07/2026Trump spent an hour and a half of America’s 250th birthday chatting to Putin 001
Reposted by Markham Nolan ☘️Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 28/06/2026The craziest part about this to me is the collective delusion of markets that it’s not happening 22806131
Reposted by Markham Nolan ☘️Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 28/06/2026My daughter said to me on Thursday “this is the hottest day of my life” and honestly the Homer/Bart “so far” meme has never been so bitter 356765
Reposted by Markham Nolan ☘️ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/06/2026For more, here's our investigation with @drilledmedia.bsky.social:projects.propublica.orgFalse Promises: The “Solution” to the Climate Crisis That Won’t WorkAs global leaders look to tech advances to solve climate change, one leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and burying it underground forever. While carbon capture may sound pr... 8507183
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 25/06/2026America’s many and varied immigrant populations are making the American World Cup great again. 000
Reposted by Markham Nolan ☘️Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 24/06/2026I don't have anything profound to say about the 10-year anniversary of the Brexit vote. Brexit was always going to be shit, was shit, and now continues to be shit. Thank you for your attention to this matter. 2150572
Markham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 16/06/2026I find myself trusting brevity far more than depth in the AI slop age. Make one point, make it elegantly & economically, then stop. Slop don't stop. 000
