this would be a good time for @bradlander.bsky.social to announce a senate primary challenge

good fucking grief

genuinely hard to think of another single move the UK govt could do that would do as much good as banning twitter. it's the poison at the root of so much ill

elon can't even get his own ai to say it loves him in an even vaguely believable way

huge missed opportunity to title it "And Another Thing"

Free is good (derogatory)

this is absolutely savage I am so fuckin here for it

Been traveling so didn't get a chance to properly share this, but here's my piece from last week for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social asking the question: could Jon Stewart be the presidential candidate America needs? www.thenewworld.co.uk/nicky-woolf-...

"milkshake duck" comes from this tweet and is often used now to describe how it's ok to be racist if you're a lovely duck who drinks milkshakes

"someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying" comes from this tweet and is often used now to describe how in the modern economy, it's difficult to keep your family alive while still buying all the candles you need

alex blechman: in my post i invented tech companies misunderstanding what the torment nexus is as a cautionary tale tech company employee: at long last, i have misunderstood the Torment Nexus from classic Alex Blechman tweet "Don't misunderstand what the torment nexus is"

check the ratio on this baby

Following Prince Andrew’s titles being removed, Prince Edward becomes the Duke Of York. Basically, it all shifts up one. For instance, I’m now my next door neighbour, Pauline Cathcart.

luigi mangione just threw a whisky glass at the prison wall

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Wikipedia is the eighth wonder of the world and must be protected at all costs

washington and kansas city both throwing the ball to each other more than to their own teams rn

imagine for a moment how bad this office smells

for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social this week I dived into the state of satire in America, and ask: could Jon Stewart be the man for this moment? www.thenewworld.co.uk/nicky-woolf-...

it wouldn't fix everything but you could do a lot to improve journalism by simply straight out banning the passive voice

Bengals fans:

this is so fucking on-the-nose I can't even

not that it matters but this is not what irony means

late posting this. but this story is an absolute TRIP

Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage

omg the whole heist team lined up for a group photo

that dude definitely did it though right? we can agree on that

I find myself identifying with Joe Flacco

good, thoughtful stuff as always from @jonnelledge.bsky.social

"cash in on their intellectual property" !?!??

“But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother.”

"democracy dies in darkness" was a promise

apropos of nothing I'm rereading Reaper Man and it is gobsmacking to me that Terry Pratchett and Donald Trump are the same species existing in the same universe. like, I don't know why this is what brought it home to me, but. jesus christ what happened to us

Taylor Greene continuing to execute the extremely rare "reverse Fetterman"

THE SECRET PROJECT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS IS FINALLY LIVE CHECK IT OUT outsidersartsclub.com

the @bsky.app team know that suspending @erinbiba.bsky.social kills this place stone dead right? they can't possible be so blind as to not know what this is doing

My story is now up: www.economist.com/united-state...

that escalated quickly

this is delightful

isn't the king's army already just, like, yknow. the army

earlier @jamesrball.com said they look like something you'd see painted on the shoulder of a warhammer 40k space marine and now I can't unsee it

the agent in the striped tshirt looks like if gamergate was a person

looking forward to the British tabloids currently discussing Travis Kelce's penis discovering what football position he plays

wow @theonion.com nabbed 32nd place off @barackobama.bsky.social!

just had to explain "notices bulge OWO" to my mum

absolutely terrific piece this