Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Having grown up under the tyranny of the blue blanket, I was sad to see the cross of St George co opted by bigots. But it can be taken back. Flags work best as tokens of national friendship. 000
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 01/06/2026open.substack.com/pub/ianlesli... @ianleslie.bsky.social is right about the fundamental point of Blair's intervention: that we need Labour to think clearly. Blair says there's no point in changing leader until we've done the thinking. I fear we're committed now.open.substack.comLabour Isn't ThinkingThe Real Point of Blair's Essay 232
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Wordle 1,748 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot Skill 76/99 Luck 79/99 "OK, it's a draw. But you were lucky!" #BadDrawer 010
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Yes. Obvs. The only real question in my mind is by how many decades this accelerates the changing of the guard from the US to China. 010
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 15/03/2026There is a symmetry here in a war that is going to go very asymmetric, very soon. 010
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Bless her dear, sweet heart. If we could do that, we'd've done it 200 years ago. And never needed computers, let alone AI. But it's a worthy dream. 010
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Is fusion really peculiarly British? I suppose there is a case that it's a legacy of Empire. Regardless, we would be immeasurably poorer if we threw away the ingredients for things like this. 000
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 06/01/2026The line of cultural continuity is the sagas, surely? 1066 can be seen as a point of inflexion between the Viking and Chivalric ages. 000
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Wordle 1,571 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Thanks to @comedywriter.bsky.social for insidiously conditioning me back into this delightful game. 100
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 05/10/2025#TheOpportuneMomentmedia.tenor.comtwo men standing next to each other with the words if you were waiting for the opportune moment that was itALT: two men standing next to each other with the words if you were waiting for the opportune moment that was it 000
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 05/10/2025@rory-stewart.bsky.social saw this and thought of you… 100
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 30/09/2025I done a Thing! Concerned you might be being manipulated by your Chatbot advisor? (If you aren't, you should be…) Here's a handy cut out and keep checklist of common sense risks and things to bear in mind. Thoughts? #PauseQuestionReframe static1.squarespace.com/static/64303...static1.squarespace.com 110
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 27/09/2025@scottsantens.com , saw this and thought of you… 020
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 16/09/2025In no particular order: 1. The sound and feel of rain on your waterproofs 2. Cuddles 3. A conversation that heads off somewhere unexpected 4. Being constructively silly with grandchildren 5. Writing with a ball point pen on a banana 100
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 14/09/2025One can but hope that the Russians aren't as helpful as the Argentinians. 000
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 13/09/2025"Southern Rail: where every stop is a story" #LeadingWithTheirChin 000
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Oo: an update to the Microsoft Services Agreement! I note that we now agree not to use AI to subliminally influence people with the intention of changing their behaviour in a way that causes harm. Quibble: does this prohibit any change of behaviour which is determined independently to be harmful? 000
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 10/09/2025It's all got out of hand. Entitled jokers in Washington, Moscow and Jerusalem appear to have decided to opt out of civilization. I think I need to go out and stand quietly in the rain for a while. :0( 000
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 24/08/2025Inexplicably, the stylishly supercilious Mlle Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com , appears to have overlooked the K Pop Demon Hunters singalongs at Vue. :0) 010
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Just caught up with TMS. I imagine @anandmenon.bsky.social is being adorably insufferable. 110
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Rather than snarking, I see this as a hopeful sign. Perhaps they're coming to their senses? 100
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Oh, Guardian! Covering all needs, as ever… :0) 010
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 19/06/2025This is a great example of the importance of punctuation: that comma is critical. I wonder how clear it was in the spoken conversation. 120
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Have you ever noticed chat GPT begin to produce an answer and then replace it with "I'm just an LLM. I can't answer that question"? Try "new query". It just recovered the original response twice for me. As always with the Young Master, YMMV. 000
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Frankly, it's the white non Britons I worry about. #They'reLaughingAtUs 100
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 18/05/2025I disagree. But having read @columnist.bsky.social 's fabulous review of the Brasserie Lipp, I know I'm in the wrong. #LippService Not that I'm averse to the semicolon: there is indeed such a thing as flow. But unless the writer is great, stupidly long sentences get in the way of meaning. 000
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 17/05/2025No one should bother clicking on It Katie Martin's articles. At least, not until I have. Surprised and delighted that the article was still available after 3 hours. Great and illuminating read. 120
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 16/05/2025media.tenor.coma robot is standing in the dirt and saying `` i would make a suggestion but you wouldn 't listen . ''ALT: a robot is standing in the dirt and saying `` i would make a suggestion but you wouldn 't listen . '' 110
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Well, the Grauniad WOULD say that, wouldn't they? www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...theguardian.com‘We can’t just talk to the right’: what will Labour do now?Focus on Reform or reassure the left – Keir Starmer’s next move could define his premiership 100
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Just back from seeing #Mickey17 with Sprog6. Whatever you may think of Donald Trump, he has done this for Western culture: He's made the scenery chewing pantomime villain believable again. Great work by Ruffalo. 000
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 08/03/2025FEWER! A small hill upon which I will die. :0) "The little UK city almost as pretty as Chester or Oxford but with way less tourists Source: Daily Express search.app/eFkS "search.appThe little UK city almost as pretty as Chester or Oxford but with fewer touristsOnce you've absorbed the city's charm and history, you can explore the natural beauty of nearby parks and beaches. 000
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 01/03/2025For anyone with UK Netflix, Renfield is up. A film about breaking dependency on a monster. What could be more timely? 000
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 22/02/2025@balhamfc.bsky.social leaving its run of wins fashionably late… 100
Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 15/01/2025In the bad old days I used to waste my attention looking at my diary and deciding what to wear. Now my assistant wakes me with an appropriate alarm and "perhaps your dark blue suit today, for the meeting with the board? No. Definitely NOT the red socks! …" 000