William Perrin @willperrin.bsky.social · 7hStrictly is so enmeshed in its own cult it’s on a slow trajectory towards the original Strictly Ballroom - so you can’t make snappy jokes about it on the show, which he’d be good at. 110
William Perrin @willperrin.bsky.social · 7hDo we get to vote Josh Widdicombe off? He looks miserable, knows it isn’t working 110
Reposted by William PerrinSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 10hBadenoch is first post-war Leader of Opposition to fall into third place in party polls for any sustained period (most of 18 months, Jan 2025-Sept 2026) Michael Foot did fall into third place but for only a very short period in Spring 1982: Labour often first, then a narrow second 35118
Reposted by William PerrinJustin on eurostar @eurostarjustin.bsky.social · 9hOn this day 50 years ago, the revolutionary British Rail Inter-City 125 entered service. Fantastic to see a set restored into 1980s livery arrive at Manchester Piccadilly this afternoon. #TheJourneyShrinker 819627
Reposted by William PerrinGeneral Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 14hWearing jeans with formals shoes, tucked in shirt and suit jacket doesn't say casual dresser it just says man who forgot to pack suit trousers #CPC26 Nice kick, ball change though 5392
Reposted by William PerrinThe Onion @theonion.com · 9hCash-Strapped Subway Threatens To Reveal Identities Of Customers Who Eat Subway If They Don’t Pay 181041121
Reposted by William PerrinThe Onion @theonion.com · 11hEveryone At Wedding Singles Table Cousins 1396343
Reposted by William Perrinjess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 22hSomething AI is responsible for that doesn't get enough talk: How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners. 875493467
Reposted by William PerrinNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Sky-high diesel prices have many farmers questioning Democrats’ decision to vote to release the Epstein files. 1268773
William Perrin @willperrin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I remember maybe 15 years ago being astonished the former BTP cells block opposite Pentonville Prison being largely sold off plan in a hotel somewhere in maybe Indonesia. 020
Reposted by William PerrinJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 03/10/2026There’s a lot of grumbling in London about new flats being sold to Chinese investors. But you never hear from the Chinese buyers. I asked Helen Gao to travel around Beijing property fairs and learn how you sell life in Woolwich to the Chinese elites. www.londoncentric.media/p/london-pro...londoncentric.mediaHow London flats are marketed in ChinaChinese buyers of London homes say they feel like “chives” • Bafflement at Londoners’ love of old homes built during the “Qing dynasty” • Fascination with the enigma of the British electrician 1814445
Reposted by William PerrinJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026my biggest no shit ever 412318
Reposted by William PerrinMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 02/10/2026no I'm sorry who told Le Monde we were calling it "Breturn", own up 140989131
Reposted by William Perrinstevelevitsky.bsky.social @stevelevitsky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Lucan Way and I have been writing about competitive authoritarianism for more than 25 years. We never thought we'd write this piece. www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/com...journalofdemocracy.orgCompetitive Authoritarianism in America | Journal of DemocracyThe United States has slid into competitive authoritarianism. The slide has been modest and remains reversible—but it is real. Even after Donald Trump, American democracy will remain fragile. 7544288
William Perrin @willperrin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Forces of anarchy youtu.be/oJ-9R6NCZ0A?...youtu.beJimmy's Secret ArmyYouTube video by David Tingley 000
Reposted by William PerrinRobert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 01/10/2026static.klipy.comLarry David Collapses in Curb Your EnthusiasmALT: Larry David Collapses in Curb Your Enthusiasm 0608
Reposted by William PerrinFr Chase 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 @kalanthropos.bsky.social · 29/09/2026 238160474165
Reposted by William PerrinBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 30/09/2026A lobbying powerhouse faces a midterm problem: Many Democrats and some Republicans up for election don't want its moneybloom.bgAIPAC’s Growing Unpopularity Becomes a Liability, Even for Some RepublicansThe lobbying powerhouse seeks to retain its influence despite accusations of partisanship and Israel's declining support with voters 3196
Reposted by William PerrinEnough Of That Now @andygilder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Only one lawyer can save Man City 2204
Reposted by William PerrinIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is testament to No.10's frankly astonishing degree of political competence. A policy which was branded electoral suicide 48 hours ago now showing signs of robust popularity. 55818198
Reposted by William PerrinThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Have now slowly re-read the ruling, and it is even more damning than at first reading. The ruling pretty much sets out Manchester City was fraudulent on a systemic long-term basis. Not just mere non-compliance, but ‘concealments’ and ‘disguises’. Also some MCFC witnesses were ‘dishonest’. 814150
Reposted by William PerrinGail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 29/09/2026I’m Gail, a one woman (and a feline assistant) business, based in Manchester. I create prints, homewares, T-shirts & cards inspired by midcentury design, music and architecture. Have a look gailmyerscough.co.uk 7208136
Reposted by William PerrinThe Onion @theonion.com · 29/09/2026Posture Adjusted To Equally Incorrect Posture 81527177
Reposted by William PerrinMartin Rosenbaum @mrosenbaum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Today is International Right to Know Day, the day on which I traditionally remind everyone that if you want to learn how to use your FOI rights more effectively, then you should buy this excellent book 089
Reposted by William PerrinChris Terry-Enescu @cjterry.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Next time someone tells you off for going to BlueSky and says you should have stayed and fought show them this. 6375119
Reposted by William Perrin~daniel_barker~ @daniel-barker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Sorry but you might as well lay your face down in an earthenware bowl that says "For the leopards" round the edge. 29610
Reposted by William PerrinMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026incidentally i think these guys are the patron saints of bluesky 11193157
Reposted by William PerrinUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 26/09/2026In case you needed to be worried more. danwatch.dk/en/military-...danwatch.dkMilitary documents reveal how Russia has reactivated a top-secret doomsday systemDanwatch has reviewed millions of military procurement documents and can, for the first time, reveal how the Russian military has secretly carried out a vast co 1014553
Reposted by William PerrinWill Oremus @willoremus.com · 26/09/2026Meta's platforms have repeatedly been caught running ads for deepfake "nudify" apps that let you virtually undress real people without their consent, but they won't run an a trailer for an upcoming documentary that reflects poorly on Elon Musk. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 411161519
Reposted by William PerrinNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Donald Trump continues to publicly support Pete Hegseth amid the Iran War debacle, but privately he is telling friends that when handing the world's largest military to an alcoholic cable news host, he should have picked someone from primetime. 948461
Reposted by William PerrinNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Analysis | A Democratic midterm rout could end up as a gift to Mr. Trump, setting him up to end his term as a pragmatic, centrist unifier—drawing upon his decades in business to deliver results for the country. 4961566
Reposted by William PerrinNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Should the taxpayer-funded FBI be dispatching multiple counterterrorism agents to investigate threatening phone calls that Stephen Miller’s wife Katie claims to have received? We asked two tradwife influencers at a Christian crypto conference in Orlando. 1056055
Reposted by William PerrinThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They are playing in our faces 409125855969
Reposted by William PerrinJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 26/09/2026Whatever you do, don't smoke an entire brisket at a job interview, it's a lot of equipment to bring in, it takes a really long time to do it right and those conference rooms have notoriously poor ventilation 2938479842
Reposted by William PerrinAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026Amazing detail in this @wsj article about Kimberly Guilfoyle, US ambassador to Greece: she told a Greek minister, in a conversation about the collapse of the Romanian government,“We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here." www.wsj.com/articles/kim...wsj.comThe Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across EuropeChristos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising the U.S. ambassador to Greece. 33136821887
Reposted by William PerrinThe Onion @theonion.com · 26/09/2026Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.comDog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBIWASHINGTON—Reflecting on the past fling and remarking how time had flown by, local golden retriever Daisy told reporters Thursday that she could not believe the guy she hooked up with 10 years ago was... 141458186
Reposted by William PerrinDaniel Benneworth-Gray @danielgray.com · 26/09/2026is it okay to bring dry ice to an interview 7548
Reposted by William PerrinPolitico @politico.com · 26/09/2026Casar wants Democrats to make JD Vance’s Silicon Valley ties a liabilitydlvr.itCasar wants Democrats to make JD Vance’s Silicon Valley ties a liabilityThe Texas progressive is pitching an economic populist message on AI ahead of the 2028 campaign. 57216
Reposted by William PerrinPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A former staff member of Tony Blair Institute said they had serious concerns that this was “very much trading money for access”, but was instructed by a colleague not to describe it that way. ‘They were saying you have to be really careful not to make it seem as if they’re paying money for access’😬 25352177
Reposted by William PerrinLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all 7359812004
Reposted by William PerrinAndy Diggle @andydiggle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026My Glock system went rogue and issued 9mm agents which accessed the internal organs of several victims. Please give me billions of dollars to help me regulate the behavior of the gun whose trigger I keep pulling. 4403145
Reposted by William PerrinCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 26/09/2026Does my Speak-n-Spell feel pain when I type O-U-C-H? The jury is out. Philosophers and neuroscientists say that's fucking stupid, but I called a guy from the Center for Pretending that Household Electronics Are Sentient and he said there's no way to know for sure. 5843441193
Reposted by William PerrinThe Onion @theonion.com · 25/09/2026Last Peach Of Summer Quietly Molds Over On Counter 18111894
Reposted by William PerrinSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The theory was that a large crowd outside the police station would deter the police from pressing charges, so that Mr Thomas would be released tonight at 11pm. This has not worked, as the police have charged Mr Thomas, remanding him to appear in court in the morning 84712
Reposted by William PerrinJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here's Rupert Lowe MP's payments from X Corp over the past year. This man is making serious cash from Musk's platform. Payments surged over the summer, during UK 'unrest', and when Musk was frantically re-sharing Lowe's posts... Bleak, lucrative work if you can get it. 8280124
Reposted by William PerrinPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Reminder that in Canada upon becoming an engineer you get an iron ring made of a collapsed bridge, purposely designed to be uncomfortable, to remind you that your ethics demand you give a fuck even about the boring grudgework of such as double-checking your math. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ringen.wikipedia.orgIron Ring - Wikipedia 2073712301