Reposted by Simon RanceMac It Look Like An Accident @macrogers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Okay so we have a number now: the Onion is officially 6 months ahead of reality. 4151831333
Simon Rance @simonrance.bsky.social · 09/10/2026If you tolerate this America, your children will, most definitely, be next. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comFort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon saysThe US Defence Secretary says the execution will be public, but a legal expert says the "unprecedented" decision is on "uncertain legal terrain". 010
Reposted by Simon RanceRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Troops leaked photos of their wrecked bases to CBS, saying they're "standing there with our eyes closed getting punched in the face" One soldier's words: "We're not defending these bases. We're just watching them get destroyed." 1181298829
Reposted by Simon RanceRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 26/08/2026You listening, Burnham? 1636276
Reposted by Simon RanceDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 26/08/2026I'm not an economist but my back of the envelope math suggests that Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI can't all simultaneously sell $30 trillion dollars worth of enterprise solutions to a global economy where the sum total of all economic activity currently adds up to under $120t. 491100258
Reposted by Simon RanceDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I have a modest proposal for a new tax. It involves a deck of cards and a monkey throwing darts. Here are the rules: 41885384
Simon Rance @simonrance.bsky.social · 26/07/2026And what about water for firefighting in the event of an emergency? 030
Simon Rance @simonrance.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Not sure why Sky feel the need to panic people more - it’s bad enough as it is! 000
Simon Rance @simonrance.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Mayor of Bordeaux made clear its exaggeration by foreign media (eg Sky) - not on the table nor envisaged… 231
Simon Rance @simonrance.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Let’s take a look at US Healthcare adjacency to indentured labour…. 010
Reposted by Simon RanceCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 19/07/2026Could Excel be conscious? We surveyed more than Jan 1 1900 people to find out. 114137652875
Reposted by Simon RanceMichelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 19/07/2026It's ok to eat a "test grape" in the produce section but take one bite of a rotisserie chicken and it's "Ma'am, you need to leave." 1552770220
Simon Rance @simonrance.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Milei calls Trump, Trump calls Infantino, Infantino calls Ref… 000
Reposted by Simon RanceGeneral Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 14/07/2026"alright lads, what's got 2 thumbs and just received the Légion d’honneur?" "moi" 3408
Simon Rance @simonrance.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Cockup or conspiracy…usually the former but who knows? 010
Simon Rance @simonrance.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Media frenzy. Don’t question it, sit back and enjoy! 110
Reposted by Simon RanceCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026On my way, Clacton. 579152753460
Reposted by Simon RanceJana Zikmundova @jzk55.bsky.social · 07/07/2026#OTD #RedDevils #Belgium🇧🇪 01567439
Reposted by Simon RanceBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 25/06/2026EU citizens in the UK are our friends and neighbours. They have built their lives here and contribute to our economy and society every day. Reform UK's plan to target them is appalling. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/ju…theguardian.comReform UK plan to target EU nationals based in Britain ‘absolutely outrageous’Exclusive: Rights group says Nigel Farage’s party is reneging on promises made during the Brexit referendum campaign 45439169
Reposted by Simon RanceSky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 18/06/2026Greenland gotta be pissed we didn’t invade there, think of the deal they could have gotten 1041263
Reposted by Simon RanceThe Donk @thedonk.bsky.social · 13/06/2026I dunno why he's so upset. Redacting his name is kinda his thing 0164
Reposted by Simon RanceRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 10/06/2026You can't claim you're not a publisher when you decide what people see, pay people to create content, and build the AI tools that generate it. That's editorial control. That's publishing. And publishers can be held responsible for what they distribute. Shut down X unless it complies with UK law. 15507155
Reposted by Simon RanceMartin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 05/06/2026THEY ARE BASTARDS 16525161
Simon Rance @simonrance.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Jesus H Christ! Have Labour taken leave of their senses? 010
Reposted by Simon RanceSusan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026"everyone" = men with money 12552071293
Reposted by Simon RanceSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 25/05/2026If you're still trying to figure it out after a decade that might be a clue.... 3473246711
Simon Rance @simonrance.bsky.social · 14/05/2026He’s hugely underestimated the British public’s appetite for humiliating those in authority; see also: Boaty McBoatface 000
Simon Rance @simonrance.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Could not agree more. Like watching a car crash in slow motion… 020
Simon Rance @simonrance.bsky.social · 01/05/2026As a kid, i always thought “Will Patrons” was the bloke in the cartoons. And a “kindly refrain” some sort of song… 0100
Simon Rance @simonrance.bsky.social · 22/04/2026 N N décès N D V ´evbb énervé ne F de D eéfnc. Dv 000
Simon Rance @simonrance.bsky.social · 12/04/2026It remains to be seen if the citizens of Beverley feel this is a reasonable amount to spend on planting and watering hanging baskets in these straightened times. Since over 50% of the councillors don't live in the parish and therefore don't pay the precept, it's difficult to see why they would care. 100
Simon Rance @simonrance.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Not only did they break the law (specifically the Procurement Act 2023) in setting their tender limit at £60k instead of £30k (p57) , but they then awarded a contract over the £30k limit (inc VAT) to water the hanging baskets around the town without proper process (p59) 100
Simon Rance @simonrance.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Not the only issue at BTC - take a look at the internal audit report here (starts @ p51) www.beverley.gov.uk/wp-content/u...beverley.gov.uk 100
Reposted by Simon RanceAngus Young @angusyoung61.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Off to Beverley for this weekend’s long read. New subscribers- free or paid - always welcome. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/the-tale-o...aqyoung61.substack.comThe tale of the town hall that never wasMunicipal mayhem in Beverley 162
