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Good morning, everyone. Here's Daphne purring to get your Friday off to a good start (sound up, obvs).

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I will probably regret this

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A fascinating blog by James Kanagasooriam on the potential political sociology of AI. Much, much to consider. Many, many questions. politicalwhiteboard.substack.com/p/the-collar...

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The Occam/Chekhov/Chesterton Razor/Gun/Fence matrix. Summer’s off to a productive start.

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Vote Zohran Mamdani for the Beard of Summer 2025! #onlyonechoice #onlyonebeard #onlyonemayor

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I was today's old when I found out the amazing Mira Nair who directed Mississippi Masala & Monsoon Wedding, films I watched several times, is Zohran Mamdani's mum!! Wow.

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Many congratulations to James Hampshire, who has been awarded the 2025 Bernard Crick Prize for his article ‘“Full-Fat, Semi-Skimmed or Skimmed?” The Political Economy of Immigration Policy since Brexit’ @orwellprize.bsky.social Read the winning article now: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Starting to see a more than zero chance that Starmer and Reeves are so arrogant, inflexible and downright incompetent that they really might go full Ramsay Macdonald and Philip Snowden.

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Looking forward to a communiqué from the Beard Liberation Front concerning the electoral triumph in New York City of beard-wearing democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani over Andrew Cuomo, who is clean-shaven, disgraceful, and indeed disgraced. @keithbeard.bsky.social #beardpower

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There’s a weird and damaging paradox abroad in UK universities, by which they pay enormous sums to secure supposedly brilliant individuals who then pay consultants to tell them to do exactly the same thing as all the other heroic leaders.

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Having a lie-in

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Or a gigantic William Morris, rising out of the lagoon to start hurling billionaires' yachts around.

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Very unusual to wake up to find good news overnight from the United States. More of this, please, Americans.

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Yes, yours

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Twin centuries in defeat: H Sutcliffe v A 1925 GA Headley v E 1939 VS Hazare* v A 1948 CL Walcott* v A 1955 SM Gavaskar v P 1978 A Flower v SA 2001 BC Lara v SL 2001 AJ Strauss v I 2008 HM Amla* v I 2010 V Kohli v A 2014 BRM Taylor v B 2018 RR Pant v E 2025 *Innings defeat

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Madeline here challenging the #enormokitten thesis (but I am not sure that whether or not Ozymandias is enormous is ultimately an empirical question, to be settled by observational techniques).

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Beat the news blues with two rescue bears and a week's worth of honey.

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Top work, algorithm.

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Attn @athenepallas.bsky.social @woodscolt79.bsky.social.

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Neunundneunzig Rote Luftballons.

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One reason the revolt on disability benefits is looking so substantial is the line being used to defend it lacks any integrity. To claim that the purpose of cutting PIP - a non-means tested benefit - is to help people back into work requires saying something untrue.

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Venetians know something about oligarchy.

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Obviously having been listening to Test Match Special all day I timed my visit to pick up the dry-cleaning in such a way that I missed the triple wicket maiden...

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Someone on Twitter posted that they had run into Philip Glass at their lower Manhattan polling place, saying nice things about Mamdani. The campaign put this up as a quote-tweet within the hour.

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The "British dream" is Theresa May's 2017 Tory party conference speech (the one where the set behind her started to fall apart, a not-very-funny-so-called-comedian interrupted her, and she lost her voice, so of course no one apart from Fraser Nelson's Lithuanian mates remembers what she said).

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Just cause ❌ Legitimate authority ❌ Right intention ❌ Last resort ❌ Probability of success 🤔 Proportionality ❌

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#pitchbot

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The benefit of a Sunday morning military press conference is that it manages to catch Hesgeth in his small window of sobriety.

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V. pleased we are past the peak of today's hot weather in England. I hope all your animals have managed to remain rested, hydrated, & cool. They are good animals.

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Good morning, everyone. Here's Daphne purring to get your Friday off to a good start (sound up, obvs).

I will probably regret this

A fascinating blog by James Kanagasooriam on the potential political sociology of AI. Much, much to consider. Many, many questions. politicalwhiteboard.substack.com/p/the-collar...

The Occam/Chekhov/Chesterton Razor/Gun/Fence matrix. Summer’s off to a productive start.

Vote Zohran Mamdani for the Beard of Summer 2025! #onlyonechoice #onlyonebeard #onlyonemayor

I was today's old when I found out the amazing Mira Nair who directed Mississippi Masala & Monsoon Wedding, films I watched several times, is Zohran Mamdani's mum!! Wow.

Starting to see a more than zero chance that Starmer and Reeves are so arrogant, inflexible and downright incompetent that they really might go full Ramsay Macdonald and Philip Snowden.

Looking forward to a communiqué from the Beard Liberation Front concerning the electoral triumph in New York City of beard-wearing democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani over Andrew Cuomo, who is clean-shaven, disgraceful, and indeed disgraced. @keithbeard.bsky.social #beardpower

There’s a weird and damaging paradox abroad in UK universities, by which they pay enormous sums to secure supposedly brilliant individuals who then pay consultants to tell them to do exactly the same thing as all the other heroic leaders.

Having a lie-in

Or a gigantic William Morris, rising out of the lagoon to start hurling billionaires' yachts around.

Very unusual to wake up to find good news overnight from the United States. More of this, please, Americans.

Yes, yours

Twin centuries in defeat: H Sutcliffe v A 1925 GA Headley v E 1939 VS Hazare* v A 1948 CL Walcott* v A 1955 SM Gavaskar v P 1978 A Flower v SA 2001 BC Lara v SL 2001 AJ Strauss v I 2008 HM Amla* v I 2010 V Kohli v A 2014 BRM Taylor v B 2018 RR Pant v E 2025 *Innings defeat

Madeline here challenging the #enormokitten thesis (but I am not sure that whether or not Ozymandias is enormous is ultimately an empirical question, to be settled by observational techniques).

Beat the news blues with two rescue bears and a week's worth of honey.

Top work, algorithm.

Attn @athenepallas.bsky.social @woodscolt79.bsky.social.

Neunundneunzig Rote Luftballons.

One reason the revolt on disability benefits is looking so substantial is the line being used to defend it lacks any integrity. To claim that the purpose of cutting PIP - a non-means tested benefit - is to help people back into work requires saying something untrue.

Venetians know something about oligarchy.

Obviously having been listening to Test Match Special all day I timed my visit to pick up the dry-cleaning in such a way that I missed the triple wicket maiden...

Someone on Twitter posted that they had run into Philip Glass at their lower Manhattan polling place, saying nice things about Mamdani. The campaign put this up as a quote-tweet within the hour.

The "British dream" is Theresa May's 2017 Tory party conference speech (the one where the set behind her started to fall apart, a not-very-funny-so-called-comedian interrupted her, and she lost her voice, so of course no one apart from Fraser Nelson's Lithuanian mates remembers what she said).

Just cause ❌ Legitimate authority ❌ Right intention ❌ Last resort ❌ Probability of success 🤔 Proportionality ❌

#pitchbot

The benefit of a Sunday morning military press conference is that it manages to catch Hesgeth in his small window of sobriety.

V. pleased we are past the peak of today's hot weather in England. I hope all your animals have managed to remain rested, hydrated, & cool. They are good animals.

Mahmoud Khalil emerges from airport security with his wife Noor and newborn, legal team and Rep. AOC.

V. good constitutional nerdery here. #constitutionalnerdery

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