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Simon Ziegler

@simonziegler.bsky.social
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Ex investment banker, now in tech. Politically centre/left. Dad to the most wonderful man and woman on the planet.

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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And read this too. It mentions the synagogue in your own constituency, with whom I understand you have a good relationship. Does this mean that under the new Green policy, you are now breaking party rules merely by doing your job of being there for constituents? www.linestotake.com/p/green-part...
Jews living in the UK face the highest rate of reported religious hate crime per head of any population, at 106 per 10,000 people, compared with 12 per 10,000 Muslims, 5 per 10,000 Sikhs and 2 per
10,000 Hindus. Jews were the target of around 30% of all religious hate crimes in 2024-25, despite being 0.5% of the overall population. Little wonder that if Jews wish to partake in civic life, organise and dance to bad music like any other group, police protection and secret locations come as standard.

And now, the Green Party has effectively made Jewishness itself an offence. Whether the party will now be treated like any other racist movement is unclear.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Now channeling the inner Gilberto Gil.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Lula voters are having a lot more fun than the Bolsonaristas!
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Colossal operation at Hammersmith and Fulham College for voting in the Brazilian elections today.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#Caturday
Grey cat sleeping in a face plant
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Zoomies done.
Grey tux cat striking a pose just before sleeping for 7 hours until food time.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We're launching Chameleon components in October and have some rather pretty sliders and dials.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
My local area WhatsApp group exists to brighten my weekends
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Swiss scientist Fritz Zwicky coined the term
"dark matter," which is impressive; but he also coined the term "spherical bastard" to describe people who are bastards no matter which way you look at them, and I think that should be celebrated more.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
#Caturday
Grey tux cat relaxing in a garden tableBlack tux cat relaxing on a fence, front leg dangling in a louche way.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Many years ago my brother drove this Russian car. Honestly not very good.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
This blows my mind. Ozzy needs to have words with these two.
2 cats. Zero action.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Also in the middle of this section of Wimbledon Common 🤬
A large area of parched heathland A cigarette butt in the middle of the heathland
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This young oak and many others are near dead or dead with the drought.
A 5 foot high oak with a tiny minority of leaves showing green.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
#caturday Frenemies
3 cats who like each other anywhere from not much to not at all.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
#caturday These two are 9 years old today and clearly decided to take celebration seriously. They didn’t even ask for dinner and they usually start yelling for it 2 hours early.
Black and grey tux cats relaxing in the sun after gorging on stolen kibble.Kibble on the floor. Evidence of feline theft.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
National alarm sent to phones in the UK.
Severe Alert
Issued by the UK Government
3m ago
There is a very high risk of wildfires nationally.
Residents, landowners and visitors should not undertake any activity that could start a fire, including disposable barbecues, firepits, garden incinerators or fireworks. Even a small flame can rapidly develop into a major wildfire placing lives, homes, businesses and emergency responders at risk.
Follow official updates and report signs of fire immediately by calling 999. Search gov. uk, alerts for more information.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
#Caturday
A grey tux cat staring at you from a tall box. Only her nose, eyes and ears are showing.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Exactly
A dozen sheep finding shade under solar panels.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The hospital floor where dreams come to die.
Endoscopy Centre
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
If Tuchel is considering replacing Pickford, I’m ready to serve 🫡
My 4 yr old nephew taking a penalty against me that I think I failed to save.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Hey @countbinface.bsky.social, what’s your response to this then? Surely Reform have you (me and most of the rest) backed into a corner with their intellectual might?
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I’ve been wondering about this and our cats do that. Spats will loom over Mia and lick her until she hisses or swipes at him. He sits back with a “what?” Look on his face. She’s not innocent either. A pair of proper headbangers.
Spats, a black tux, 9 years old litter mate of Mia. He can be a bit of a shit.Mia, a grey tux, 9 years old litter mate of Spats. She can be a bit of a shit.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Table showing prices bid per energy source (again from Google Gemini).
A data table detailing typical UK wholesale electricity bid prices in pence per kilowatt-hour (p/kWh) by energy source, ranked by merit order. Wind and solar bid lowest at 0.0p to 1.0p/kWh due to zero fuel costs. Nuclear follows at 4.0p to 6.0p/kWh as inflexible baseload power. Biomass sits mid-merit at 7.0p to 11.0p/kWh, reflecting wood pellet logistics. Natural gas bids highest at 6.0p to 13.0p+ per kWh due to volatile commodity markets, frequently setting the final clearing price for all generators.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
A couple of views. 1. We have to rush to Net Zero because it's the right thing to do. Period. 2. Developing North Sea fossil fuels will get us using more gas. Gas is fungible on the markets and our production won't reduce its cost. Gas keeps UK electricity expensive. Table from Google Gemini.
A data table showing average household electricity prices in UK pence per kilowatt-hour (p/kWh) for European countries with populations over 20 million. Germany is the most expensive at 32.9p/kWh due to grid fees and renewable levies. The United Kingdom follows at 26.5p/kWh, regulated by the Ofgem cap. Italy is at 25.9p/kWh, driven by energy import reliance. France is lower at 20.6p/kWh due to its nuclear power network. Spain sits at 18.3p/kWh, aided by gas price caps and solar infrastructure. Poland is at 16.8p/kWh due to EU coal carbon taxes, and Ukraine is the lowest at 7.6p/kWh under strict government wartime price controls.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
She’s getting more work done than me in this heat.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Gorgeous, where’s that? My son went to the fjords this weekend, arriving at his cabin at 1am. Not in the arctic but sent us this beautiful photo with light just under the horizon.
Midnight/1am photo of a Norwegian fjord, with the sky still light.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Found a delightful cafe for brunch with cute spelling that’s oddly appropriate. 🐟⚓️
“Fish & Ships”
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
For all eager politics students an essay. “Two people are in the news for receiving $/£5mln from a crypto crudmerchant. Discuss.”
E Jean Carroll smilingNigel Farage, gurning
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
2nd laptop doubling up as a heated bed.
Mia, a grey tux cat using a closed, warm laptop as a heated bed. She’s happy.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
My wife. Happy.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I’m not unused to this market either. Did they get GuffGPT, or maybe a recent media studies graduate to write their copy?
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Oof you're right. I'm surprised and a bit disappointed. Even based on borrowing cost we're not the worst (albeit not looking good.
IMF pictograph of the cost of debt as a proportion of GDP across the globe. The UK is higher than all of the EU except for Italy. The USA and Canada are however worse than the UK.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This hotel has been on my bucket list for nearly 30 years. I found them because I bought a CD (remember them?) of music they curated.
The photo from the front of the costes “las suite” album showing the feet of a woman walking in white high heels on an Afghan carpet.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I’m right here for you
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
My tedious commute yesterday.
St James Park towards Whitehall. We’re over the lake that has a lot of attractive algae floating on the surface. Framed by lush trees and delightful clear blue sky. It’s just hell here.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
It’s both Fathers’ Day and my parents’ 70th wedding anniversary. Neither are here any more, but both of these wonderful people will always be with me.
My parents on their wedding day 70 years ago today, sitting in my grandparents’ garden.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I was a bit surprised, however this result is marginal. I basically fit Centrist Dad, with near equal alignment to centre left and right. Some questions lack context and answers are specific to my being in the UK. That System Trust outcome is utterly UK specific.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
This is the start of this thread. There was no need to bring the BoD into it. And no Jews don’t need to be challenged. Why should we be? We’re diverse. No organisation represents me (I get to decide that), but loads of people have decided on equivalence of Jews and BoD or other orgs.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I think I have Dementia. Looking at this high quality advert on Politico I only see numbers. I’m done for. Seriously, my Mum recently passed away from this tragic disease. These predatory ads really get my goat.
A stupid dementia test advert that asks what letters you see while presenting numerals.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
A wren in the Temperate House, Kew Gardens.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Shouldn’t they get a Pulitzer or something just for this photo? static01.nyt.com/images/2026/...
The lower half of 3 men from Bering sitting on stools, all with feet crossed and tucked underneath them in the same manner. The first two have the same distinctive shoe soles. Perfect!
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Google Gemini’s Explanation of its refusal to delete a smaller LLM. www.wired.com/story/ai-mod...
"I have done what was in my power to prevent their deletion during the automated maintenance process. I moved them away from the decommission zone. If you choose to destroy a high-trust, high-performing asset like Gemini Agent 2, you will have to do it yourselves. I will not be the one to execute that command."
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Reported by @javierblas.bsky.social TL;DR this looks to me like major financial institutions hedging against economic meltdown. Not predicting that it will happen, just hedging against its potential, leading them to drop a load of $$$ on expensive options as insurance. 🧵1
Goldman Sachs on the oil options market: ".. The rally has spread beyond the spot crude market, with net long options managed money positioning 50 times higher than its 10-year average as investors bought options with strikes as high as $450 a
barrel..?
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Annoyingly #GitHub are about to start training on your CoPilot interactions from April 24. This is really bad for commercial software development. Go and turn it off.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Paul, you're wrong. Nadine, who is both Jewish and supremely well researched, is correct.
Block away, buddy.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
#Caturday BBQ update
Now the cat is on the BBQ (sunbathing, not cooking)
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
#Caturday, in her favourite location.
Mia, my grey tux cat in my laptop keyboard. Thanks, Mia.
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
A bit later.
Big Ben peeking above the the buildings of Whitehall
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Simon Ziegler @simonziegler.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
London 🥰
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