Alex Martynwood
@alpenm.bsky.social
ATLAS Physicist, miniature painter and tired parent...
People sneaking into the stadium without tickets that's probably dangerous if the crowd gets beyond capacity... What's the solution... Oh, snipers... FFS...
Fifa plays down reports that ticketless fans breached security at England World Cup game
Fifa have played down reports that ticketless England supporters were able to gain entry for the World Cup opener against Croatia after evading security checks at the Dallas Stadium
theguardian.com
"Xavier owns an apartment that he rents out at a loss of $1 billion/month. Seeing this success, he decides to make financial commitments to construct $850 billion in new apartments in places nobody wants them...."
AI Economics for Dummies
“Xavier owns an apartment that he rents out at a loss of $1 billion/month. Seeing this success, he decides to make financial commitments to construct $850 bi...
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Wrote a letter to my MP, it’s probably not the most coherent thing in the world but I couldn’t not say anything.
Just walked past a group of men drinking special brew outside Euston station in Union Jack patterned suits, with a wooden cross with a tiny Jesus on it... I then realised I have an event on Fleet Street tomorrow... Hopefully they've all passed out by the time that finishes...
Can we skip to the bit where we get to vote for "Chaos with Ed!" Go straight for an election and campaign on, "Look, last time I was here, you voted for `strong and stable' government. I think it's past time for a little chaos with Ed! WAAAGH!" *rips of shirt revealing war paint, dons Rambo bandana*
This was a speech with a lot of fire and emotion... Incrementalism needs to end now! Then... Nothing... Meh... No big announcement... Go for implementing PR to solve the ungovernability... Go for rejoining Europe to get back the lost money... Go for wealth taxes... Go for something... Anything...
The index of consumer sentiment isn't broken; models that try to predict it just don't have the right input variables. I fix that and find that, yes, high nominal price levels explain why the vibes are so off. It's the prices, stupid www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-04-14...
It's the Prices, Stupid
Consumer sentiment is at an all-time low because prices are at an all-time high. Consumer sentiment isn't broken, popular government data is just incomplete
gelliottmorris.com
This sign raises many questions, which probably should be answered by the sign but aren't
Ah the new modern revision... May you live in frenetically unstable times... Bonus points for anyone trying to raise children in them...
Well that single piece of information puts a whole lot of *gesticulates towards America* in a new context... Holy shit...
Pookleblinky@pookleblinky.bsky.social · 7mo agoFun fact: 54% of US adults read below a 6th grade level. You have to actively remember literally over half the US adult population is *unable to perceive subtext* www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/2024-2025-li...
Well it's lovely when an actor you love is also a humble thoughtful and funny human...
Harrison Ford: Life Achievement Award Acceptance Speech | 32nd Annual Actor Awards
YouTube video by Netflix
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This's excellent from the PM I am not prepared to commit our military service people to action, unless I am sure that what they are doing is lawful & has a viable basis. They deserve to know that their PM cares &pays attention to whether what I am asking them to do is lawful & I will always do that.
Labour Mayors know where it's at... Maybe good Labour candidates wouldn't lose if we stuck to what being the Labour party should mean...
Labour must stop channelling Reform and unite with progressives. That’s the lesson from Gorton and Denton | Sadiq Khan
The threat to the party in some parts of our country is now existential. But we can progress, as we have in London, by being bold and strong in our core beliefs, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
theguardian.com
OMG! Best news this year! This will be amazing, guaranteed!
YouTuber Look Mum No Computer chosen as UK entry for Eurovision 2026
Singer-songwriter Sam Battle has built online fanbase through building and playing unusual instruments
theguardian.com
A new Luther was filming outside my office window all afternoon... Idris didn't turn up before I left, but it did get very, "We've got an Idris at home", with the stand in for the lighting and the stunt man eyeing up a jump...
Ahhh, such fun... At this rate my ATLAS physics career will be 2007-2026... I guess 19 years on one experiment isn't bad...
These cuts to physics research will be a disaster for UK scientists – and for our standing in the world | Jon Butterworth
If plans by the UK’s science funding body go ahead, we won’t be able to benefit from Britain’s membership of Cern and other large international projects, says Jon Butterworth, professor of physics at ...
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omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for gradient.horse
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Draw a horse, watch it run!
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We found that Jeff Bezos paid *zero* taxes in 2007 and 2011. In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children. This is how he did it (published 2021):
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue
I love alphaville. It presents serious topics with a underlying hint of joy... "So the squeeze got tighter over time; the EU started measures that might be characterised as somewhere between “smiling nervously and moving towards the door” and “saying ‘nice doggie’ while looking for a rock”."
The juice, the squeeze and the digital euro
Finally, a question for the answer to a question nobody asked
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Trump in Davos, Switzerland: "Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German". German is the main language of Switzerland.
Manchester United beat City... What?!! Maybe we should fire our manager more often...
Is Trump essentially saying, "Look, I've got all these lovely toys... It would be a shame not to use them...".
Don't believe the hype... London is safe.
Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever | Sadiq Khan
Reform’s new candidate for mayor claims people pity Londoners for living in an unsafe capital. But the evidence is clear: we’re making our streets safer, says mayor of London Sadiq Khan
theguardian.com
What is the most consistently funny and informative newspaper column... And why is it the FTs alphaville?
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
giftarticle.ft.com
A classic start to my working year... Confusing people by walking around in shorts and hoodie in this weather. The tube is still too hot for a coat, what are these people thinking?!?