Reposted by Paul JohnsonJack Bailey @jack-bailey.co.uk · 28/09/2026Sick of work this Monday lunchtime? Or perhaps hungover from one too many on the first night of Labour Conference? If so, distract yourself with ✨ 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗥𝗣 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ✨ Full interactive at: jack-bailey.co.uk/ward2024 76028
Paul Johnson @paulrjohnson.net · 31/08/2026Just get yourself a dog so you can focus on whether they are gonna eat it or not 011
Paul Johnson @paulrjohnson.net · 31/08/2026Bin collection timings occupy 100% of my brain's capacity 020
Paul Johnson @paulrjohnson.net · 29/08/2026Sucks for Dortmund and even more so for Konstantelias. Poor lad. 020
Reposted by Paul JohnsonKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted more than 332,000,000 books since it was first created 31 years ago. 219239475929
Reposted by Paul JohnsonPhil West @philwest.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Just spreading the word, in light of Dolly's passing, to donate here in her memory. What a loss for humans everywhere. imaginationlibrary.comimaginationlibrary.comDolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AUDolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas. 15727
Paul Johnson @paulrjohnson.net · 22/08/2026Maybe Saints are gonna do a Sheffield Wednesday and we are gonna spend all season wondering if they can get out of the minuses? 020
Paul Johnson @paulrjohnson.net · 22/08/2026Nothing more satisfying than watching a newly promoted team buck all expectations 010
Reposted by Paul JohnsonPhilipp Markolin @philippmarkolin.eurosky.social · 18/08/2026In 2026, there is no longer any lab leak hypothesis you can state consistently with the available evidence. Despite this, it has been the dominant media narrative for six years. Read my new data-driven investigation: www.protagonist-science.com/p/biased-med...protagonist-science.comBiased media coverage and the lab leak theoryGain-of-function fearmongering and blame gets the glitzy NYT visual treatment as Republicans weaponize the lab leak theory again in attacks on Dr. Anthony Fauci 12343143
Reposted by Paul JohnsonIt's Pipes, Mum! Pipes is here! @scriblit.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I'm sorry... 'Prof Gone'? They made a man's sacking the main news story for weeks as the country went on fire, which might have contributed to his death and 'Prof Gone'? This is the same clique that wept & wailed for a week when we dared mention their dinner party pal was a wife beating nonce. 191260347
Reposted by Paul JohnsonMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 14/08/2026Cambridge University should have known better, Fleet Street should have known better, the people hungrily absorbing every bit of news about it, making newsrooms feel like they had to keep going with it as a story, should have known better, horrible horrible horrible 1564207674
Reposted by Paul JohnsonNicola Rennie @nrennie.bsky.social · 14/08/2026🎨New blog post 🎨 I've written down some of the things I talked about in my Ihaka Lecture last month ❓ what is creativity in #DataViz ❓ why does it matter ❓ how to create more creative charts Link: nrennie.rbind.io/blog/creativ... #RStats #ggplot2nrennie.rbind.ioWhy creativity matters in data visualisation – Nicola RennieCreativity is an important aspect of data visualisation, and it can affect engagement, recall, and trustworthiness. This blog post outlines what creativity means when it comes to data visualisation, w... 16019
Reposted by Paul JohnsonJulia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 30/07/2026New blog post! Odds ratios are...a bit weird. Here I explain two problems (interpretation, non-collapsibility) and provide some simple recommendations for improved reporting. www.the100.ci/2026/07/30/r...the100.ciReviewer notes: Odds ratios are really oddWhen psychological researchers investigate binary outcomes, they routinely report odds ratios to quantify the strength of an effect or an association. This is quite understandable given that psycholog... 2428779
Paul Johnson @paulrjohnson.net · 17/07/2026Also, calling a fascist a fascist should not be in question. I'm sorry for such a blazing hot take. 010
Reposted by Paul JohnsonElizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I have a real problem with this piece. I would never celebrate someone’s death much less their murder, but for me what you do says more about who you are then if you’re ’straightforward’. If you’re a bigot who hurts people, you are hideous, no matter what sparkling wit you bring to a dinner party 2121451
Paul Johnson @paulrjohnson.net · 17/07/2026So the BBC is debating whether the words political opponents use to describe Farage and Reform are putting them in danger... But not whether their rhetoric has contributed at all? Cool, cool, cool. 050
Paul Johnson @paulrjohnson.net · 09/07/2026@whatsallthispod.bsky.social tier list must have missed H-E-B because it's in a special elite tier far beyond every other grocery store (not because it's Texas/Mexico specific). 010
Paul Johnson @paulrjohnson.net · 08/07/2026I'm hearing that Weak Keir refused his Erdogun? Disappointing. 010
Reposted by Paul JohnsonKevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Parties exist partly to vet candidates & vouch for them so voters don't pick someone bad out of ignorance. Primaries short-circuit this function since primary electorates can no more do this vetting than can general election ones. 1020342
Reposted by Paul JohnsonJack Bailey @jack-bailey.co.uk · 30/06/2026I have a new paper on the Gallagher index: the most common measure of electoral disproportionality. We often assume it runs from 0 (perfect 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺) to 1 (perfect 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺). But I show that in most party systems, 1 is not a possible value. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... 24815
Paul Johnson @paulrjohnson.net · 30/06/2026Adding rounds until Germany go out: "Ahhh, juuuuust right." 151
Paul Johnson @paulrjohnson.net · 26/06/2026New PMs call elections when they come in to try and capitalise on a potential bump in popularity. That's a risky game if you've already got a majority, and it would be insane given Labour's majority and current polling. New manager bounce is not that strong! 120
Reposted by Paul JohnsonHelen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Londoners, there is a webpage for you to see where your nearest "cool spaces" are when the extreme heat hits - places with water, air-conditioning & shade. Have a look and spread the word, especially to those who may need this but might not think to look for it: apps.london.gov.uk/cool-spaces/ 11788665
Paul Johnson @paulrjohnson.net · 24/06/2026There is nothing and no one that can destroy the vibes of the World Cup. Fifa have tried their hardest to ruin it but it's still the World Cup. 020
Paul Johnson @paulrjohnson.net · 24/06/2026I wonder whether the Fox broadcast ever explained the significance of this fan and what he represents... 010
Reposted by Paul JohnsonGrace Robertson 🏳️⚧️ @graceonfootball.com · 22/06/2026starmer era felt like all the analytics nerds saying "this is so dumb" while the sporting director kept leaking to supportive journalists that he was a data genius for signing players who overperformed their xG and made lots of tackles. 2393
Reposted by Paul JohnsonBUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 20/06/2026The Dutch are in Houston, and there have to be so many beet red dudes who look like Louis Van Gaal going through it today 1920912
Reposted by Paul JohnsonMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 20/06/2026Greatest city in the world.timeout.comIt’s official: the world’s best burger is in LondonIn fact, the Big Smoke boasts three of the top ten burger places on the planet. 915415
Reposted by Paul JohnsonBUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 19/06/2026pausa de hidratación 111695346
Paul Johnson @paulrjohnson.net · 18/06/2026My partner, a casual fan and not ball knower, said she learned more about football from those short explainers Emma Hayes gave during the England game last night than from anything else she has ever seen on TV. It's not just the immense knowledge of the game, it was how easy she made it for others. 270
Reposted by Paul JohnsonMichael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 18/06/2026I think it's a legitimate question whether fixing offside is better than playing four quarters is bad. But of course you could just fix offside and not play four quarters, so you know, swings and roundabouts but I am *loving* how much less refchat there is at this World Cup thanks to technology 5501
Reposted by Paul JohnsonDave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Brianna Ghey found safety online. She found acceptance and support, and reasons to go on living. She was murdered by her actual classmates, who hated her for existing in her own body. Anything else is a lie. 232999
Reposted by Paul JohnsonTim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026i love the Chopped dynamic in international soccer. congratulations, your country produced three world-class right backs and no strikers. go make a meal with it. 6754116
Reposted by Paul JohnsonSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10/06/2026We need leaders who can spell out what's happening clearly and with force. 19543351516
Paul Johnson @paulrjohnson.net · 10/06/2026The longer we keep kicking the can down the road on this, the worse it gets. Punish everyone involved. 020
Reposted by Paul JohnsonAnnie Kelly @annieknk.bsky.social · 03/06/2026It just feels absolutely mad to me that we're being asked to believe the police would have treated that poor boy any better if he were black 219639
Reposted by Paul JohnsonJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 03/06/2026Stephen Lawrence was killed by six men. It took 19 years for two of them to face justice. Four never did. Henry Nowak's killer has been convicted and jailed within six months of his death. The two cases *are not the same*. www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-o...thenewworld.co.ukOur ‘pure cold rage’ should be at Farage and RobinsonThe police made a terrible mistake with Henry Nowak. But deliberately stoking racial tensions for personal advantage is despicable 10673211
Reposted by Paul JohnsonJack Bailey @jack-bailey.co.uk · 03/06/2026Last year, we shared a paper showing that Labour's accommodation of the radical right did not work. We now have a new version of the paper online: osf.io/preprints/so... 12520286