Nigel Farage claims that he's fighting the Greens. But for weeks now he's refused to debate me. Reform know Gorton & Denton are ready to vote for the Green Party.

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With Palantir and Mandelson both back in the news, it’s worth revisiting this — the Epstein/Mandelson/Thiel connection, and how Mandelson’s lobbying company introduced Starmer to the Palantir team bylinetimes.com/2025/09/12/p...

"If we have to hunt you down, the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities. We will find you. We will achieve justice. And we will do so under the Constitution and laws of the United States." www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ft1...

"Ed. Note: the previous correction has been retracted on account of the clowning. We do not regret the error."

Swift bricks will be installed in all new buildings in Scotland after the Scottish parliament voted in favour of a law to help endangered cavity-nesting birds www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Wow. Yikes.

Now on Miroverse: Miro Zoom Level Calibrator 📐 - saves tedious hours by setting the right zoom level in Miro so the L, M, S sticky sizes and font sizes work properly. "It changed my life" -- workshop facilitator. Feedback welcome 😁 miro.com/templates/mi...

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Leadership is design 🎨 Team Topologies 2nd Edition shows how to set boundaries, reduce overload, enable fast flow, and create conditions where teams do their best work. Learn more → https://teamtopologies.com/book

Big Oil and their paid mouthpieces in Parliament, Tufton Street, and the media want to keep us hooked on fossil fuels, but a different, cleaner, more optimistic Britain is possible, if only we have to courage to seize it with both hands…👇 youtu.be/i4ct0TQvCX4?...

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I don’t think we should make concessions to the Masked Murderers Guild of America. I don’t think we should compromise so the Masked Murderers Guild of America stops using kidnapped kids from schools as bait. I thought this was already illegal. The Masked Murderers Guild of America should not exist.

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‘Many homeland security hiring ads feature military-style imagery, like officers wearing tactical gear and driving combat vehicles. They refer to immigration as an “invasion” and immigrants as “enemies.”’ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u... (gift link) /2

My keynote "The AI-savvy operating model" explores how AI might help teams make better decisions and move faster, without adding noise or risk. Curious how this could work in your organisation? Let’s explore it together: https://matthewskelton.com/keynote-talks/keynote-the-ai-savvy-operating-mode

“Zerzan appeared interested mainly in the quantity of regulations that AI could produce, not their quality. “We don’t need the perfect rule on XYZ. We don’t even need a very good rule on XYZ,” he said, according to the meeting notes. “We want good enough.” Zerzan added, “We’re flooding the zone.”

Almost a third of children who started reception last year were not able to use books correctly, sometimes even trying to swipe or tap them like a smartphone, a survey has found news.sky.com/story/nearly...

And none of this is new. Adam Smith basically made the argument in 1776, the year the US came to exist. The stupidity of the US position is as old as the US itself.

Mark Carney's speech is now only the second most acute analysis of where the world is at right now:

I feel bad for all of us who have to be good at our jobs when the answer is to be sufficiently white, rich and powerful and then you can just drool on yourself and the press will be like “audiences intrigued by his unusual communication style”

Big organisations, small steps… Scaling Team Topologies is about teams learning, trying, and adapting together. Curious how this could work in your organisation? Let’s explore together!

NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct. He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…

🧭 Autonomy needs clarity. Freedom without purpose slows teams down. Team Topologies 2nd Edition shows how autonomy works when teams understand their mission, boundaries, and responsibilities. Learn more or continue the conversation here → https://teamtopologies.com/book

A question I hear often in conversations with leaders is simple: How do we grow without slowing down? That question sits behind a keynote I’ve been sharing on Economies of Empowerment - it looks at how teams might keep moving fast while organisations scale.

Since 2020, I’ve advised boards and executive teams across the UK, EU, and North America, focusing on innovation, fast flow, team design, and organisational structure. If this resonates, I’d enjoy a conversation to see if there’s a fit 👉🏻 https://matthewskelton.com/board-advisory

You can have multiple paved roads and they can be optional.

I've been watching claims of "AI has flipped the script on software engineering, because <goes on to describe software engineering>" for 3 years now :-)

"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...

Oh look: understanding intent and context is more important than actual output. "... some folks now prefer actually just getting the prompts over getting the actual code. Because then it’s clearer what the person actually intended." lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/1/18/ag... (Hint: it always was)

Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff. Game on.

More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland. They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”

The European Union plans to suspend a trade deal with the United States over Trump’s Greenland tariffs, Bloomberg reports.

Sunrise inside Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

This is quite a post www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/reality-is...

Wow, sure would be pretty crazy if a ton of experts in the artificial intelligence field relentlessly warned everyone about this state of affairs being inevitable over and over for years.

Last year, we made the decision to step away from X. The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour. In our view, X no longer aligns with these values

'Alright pal, got plans for the #BigGardenBirdwatch?' 'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?' 'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.' 'Niiice.'

This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition, The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance Iconic imo

The thing is "will this technology transform the global economy" and "will the current AI leaders justify their current valuations" are very different questions

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AI is moving fast. For leaders, the question isn’t just what can AI do? It’s how do we do it safely? Find my full article here → https://matthewskelton.com/blog/designing-ai-enabled-apps-for-minimal-harm-a-mandate-for-senior-leaders

Many leaders ask: what does platform engineering look like when it really supports innovation and flow? In my keynote, Platform Engineering Done Well, I explore how platforms help teams work better and share knowledge → https://matthewskelton.com/keynote-talks/keynote-platform-engineering-done-well

Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now. If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.

I mean. I am not an expert. But when the government is like “Hey, give me a list of Jews. For uh protection reasons” it would seem like A BAD THING. apple.news/A-AXrNRgkRhm...

every (straight reporter) story about ICE agents is like this, they’re all people who steal from the collection plate and beat their wives and and won’t stop making lewd remarks to the 13 year old girl next door and this is the only place in america where they could remain employed for six months

Many leaders ask: what does platform engineering look like when it really supports innovation and flow? In my keynote, Platform Engineering Done Well, I explore how platforms help teams work better and share knowledge → https://matthewskelton.com/keynote-talks/keynote-platform-engineering-done-well

another one of my "photos of nothing." nobody else likes them! that's fine, i LOVE them.

tolerate radiation therapy. When researchers stimulated cells to produce a protein that helps tardigrades survive extreme environments, the tissue showed much LESS DNA DAMAGE after radiation treatment.