Tonight’s musical selection has a message for everyone in the rain and the general gloomy mood Everybody do what you're doing Smile will bring a sunshine day Sunshine Day - Osibisa

It’s odd how people talk about online echo chambers but invariably if you put any group of people together online they eventually end up screaming unhinged abuse at each other

We have our Nesta reaction to today's Warm Homes Plan up! What does it mean for heating, fabric and electrification? What funding is available? What gaps are there in the plan? Read all about it here: www.nesta.org.uk/blog/how-wil...

Big shout out to all the lovely Americans on here who haven’t given people from other countries grief for expressing how pissed off we are with having to deal with your president We know you’re going through a lot so offer a bit of moral support as well as hoping you can sort your shit out sometime

I was once one of those who supported the idea if abolishing the Lord’s, for many reasons I no longer do but this is a good example. It needs changes but we need a second chamber that is separate from the pantomime we will always have in a main chamber

As far as I could tell listening to the Supreme Court justices, it was a good day in court for the Fed's Lisa Cook and a bad one for Donald Trump... as.ft.com/r/6d1cf796-d...

If Roald Dahl was at Davos watching Trump’s speech

I cannot tell you how absolutely infuriatingly this stuff comes across to Europeans. When we say America is no longer a reliable ally, it goes considerably deeper than Donald Trump himself. This kind of complacent, condescending shit is a *huge* part of it.

Is the Monk trying to tell us it is disappointed with us?

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Well that’s enough bluesky and world events for the afternoon. I think my adrenaline levels have been boosted enough to get me through a few more hours

Let this be a lesson that every human being needs people in their life who tell them when they are wrong and take the piss out of them when merited.

With everything going on somehow they are US accounts on here dunking on the UK and Europe… it’s like the take from Newsom, a lack of ability to show the humility and self reflection that any country in history has needed to come back from a period like this

The song I imagine being sung around No 10 currently, with credit to @katie0martin.ft.com and the Rolling Stones You can’t put shit back in a donkey You can’t put shit back in a donkey But if you try, sometimes Well, you might find You get what you need

An interesting read on the mutterings about Europe and the different factions in Labour Not sure about Starmer as the man of steel mind you…

Reeves talking about being able to withstand new shocks to the public finances without further tax increases as if we’re withstanding current or past ones well. Saying things like this are I’m sure meant to reassure but have the opposite effect for me

And here is a politician who understands how to make that argument Read or listen to the speech at this link

For the record, I’m boycotting Davros this year

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Another with plenty to be angry about so another reminder about the Electric Monk, a bot I made which aims to help timelines and people be a little kinder to themselves and each other It’s currently responding to the mood of posts on its followers timeline but it may revert to blissful detachment

Pretty much what Mark Carney said in his speech isn’t it?

"Those 18-year-olds – the first guinea pigs, the class who matriculated in 2012 – are now turning 31. And belatedly, the impact of the loans they were assured were a rock-solid investment in their futures is becoming apparent." Some thoughts on student loans www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

25% of the way through! Only 3 more years to go…. 😭

And here is a politician who understands how to make that argument Read or listen to the speech at this link

Since we talk about the tax ‘burden’ should we start talking about the pension ‘burden’ and in the UK the triple lock ‘burden’? It wouldn’t be helpful as we want a good pension system! But we don’t have one and we also don’t have sufficient tax receipts for the service provision people want

Many different countries throughout history have felt they rule the world, or significant parts of it It’s never lasted. Too big to fail arrogance is not a lasting solution Cooperation beats self interest

“Now, your speech, you can say what you want, but if you do praise that orange fuckwit I will have to set my tortoise on you”

“What’s for lunch?” “Sandwiches… and sambal”

President Trump pictured at his Palm Beach resort consulting with one of his most trusted advisers

Has anyone considered that Trump’s attacks on Denmark are because he’s pissed off at how much his Wegovy injections are costing him?

Willy Face England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1972

Ah yes, it is politicians outside the US that are complicit and lacking in backbone… Newsom here showing the lack of humility and self reflection which the US will badly need to rebuild itself and international relationships whenever its political class decide to get serious

To the moon! 🚀

1/x Wat foto's van het #Noorderlicht van gisteravond vanuit Cronesteyn, #Leiden. De groene band die van vorm veranderde was zéér helder en hing recht boven mijn hoofd en op een gegeven moment zelfs in het zuiden van de hemel (zie Orion op foto's)

Nominative onanism? “As MP for Newark, Robert Jenrick is the representation for the only constituency in the UK which is an anagram of 'wanker'”

Legalised professional harassment and lying? And people wonder why faith in justice and institutions isn’t all that good

Surely it’s acceptable to clock off and go to the pub now?

The right could be fragmented for a while. The Tory Party could be more resilient than some think This leaves an opportunity for Labour if they can learn. Unite the rest of the country behind a positive vision while also being honest on the costs. Rebuilding services, defence, working with allies

We have an exceptional lineup for today's event on NHS structures. We are fully booked in-person, but you can watch the event online from 12.30. Link below

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I had a dream last night that everyone was sliding down the outside of a building using inflatable evacuation slides. Trump was there and also doing so. It was being sold as some sort of big event I think my subconscious is trying to tell me something

Absolute smeghead Apparently it’s just like post WW2 with differences of opinion and it’ll all be fine and all work out

A scene many are familiar with of a woman comforting grandpa as he confusedly shouts at people on TV

Davos week will be incessant discussions of the President's highly disturbed state of mind except when the business and other leaders meet him when it will be all flattery and how wonderful he is.

2026-01-19 21:49:38,353 - DEBUG - Timeline summary: The general mood is a mix of **weary cynicism, detached amusement, and low-level anxiety**. Same timeline, same

Tonight’s musical selection Re: Person I Knew - Bill Evans Trio Difficult to beat the Village Vanguard sessions but this is pretty good

President Trump pictured at his Palm Beach resort consulting with one of his most trusted advisers

“I no longer feeling an obligation to think purely of peas”