David Bishop
@davidjbishop.bsky.social
“Lawrence of Arabia, but for comms” - a client. Dubai-based comms advisor. History fanatic. Royal Navy geek. Will one day find time to write a book about Central Asia. Probably.
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“Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it; and this I know, my Lords, that where laws end, there tyranny begins.”
The Great Commoner, William Pitt the Elder, born #OTD 1708.
Portrait by William Hoare c. 1754, National Portrait Gallery London
The Great Commoner, William Pitt the Elder, born #OTD 1708.
Portrait by William Hoare c. 1754, National Portrait Gallery London
November 15, 2025 at 6:01 AM
“Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it; and this I know, my Lords, that where laws end, there tyranny begins.”
The Great Commoner, William Pitt the Elder, born #OTD 1708.
Portrait by William Hoare c. 1754, National Portrait Gallery London
The Great Commoner, William Pitt the Elder, born #OTD 1708.
Portrait by William Hoare c. 1754, National Portrait Gallery London
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You wait months for an incoherent speech on the economy, and then two come along in the same morning! My SKETCH of Rachel Reeves vs Kemi Badenoch vs Reality.
Making a mess of a mess | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine
To get one incoherent speech on the economy may be regarded as a misfortune. To get two in the same morning… well, it did at least move us towards an explanation of why people have to keep making them.
thecritic.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
You wait months for an incoherent speech on the economy, and then two come along in the same morning! My SKETCH of Rachel Reeves vs Kemi Badenoch vs Reality.
Hannan was born in Peru, for goodness sake. It’s not about immigration. It’s racism.
November 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Hannan was born in Peru, for goodness sake. It’s not about immigration. It’s racism.
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Forty years ago, James Bond stopped Max Zorin destroying Silicon Valley in "A View To A Kill". In hindsight, we should probably have heard him out.
October 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Forty years ago, James Bond stopped Max Zorin destroying Silicon Valley in "A View To A Kill". In hindsight, we should probably have heard him out.
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You're absolutely right — starting a land war in Asia wasn't just a bad call, it's 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. Thank you for calling me out on that — really. I'll be extra-strategic from now on.
Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
dawg we are gonna lose a war because ChatGPT has this guy mobilizing divisions that don't exist and tasking real troops with holding mountain passes and ports an LLM hallucinated
October 17, 2025 at 5:55 AM
You're absolutely right — starting a land war in Asia wasn't just a bad call, it's 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. Thank you for calling me out on that — really. I'll be extra-strategic from now on.
Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
Tbh this is worse than the sex toy thing.
kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school
October 15, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Tbh this is worse than the sex toy thing.
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Why are they called air marshals and not plane clothes policemen
October 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Why are they called air marshals and not plane clothes policemen
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Please join my campaign for the British government to set up a department that would deal with issues around culture, media (and sport - why not?). And also to set up a specific regulator for broadcast media.
If a news organisation is making -200% margin after five years, it is not a commercial operation and should be assumed to have a different purpose.
The channel lost £33 million to communicate its content to a large audience
www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/g...
www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/g...
October 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Please join my campaign for the British government to set up a department that would deal with issues around culture, media (and sport - why not?). And also to set up a specific regulator for broadcast media.
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Henceforth the red robes will only be worn as an away kit when the Canadian Supreme Court is playing the US one.
October 7, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Henceforth the red robes will only be worn as an away kit when the Canadian Supreme Court is playing the US one.
Guessing she doesn’t mean pensioners…
Welfare system was not meant as a treasure chest for the demanding but as a safety net requiring citizens to contribute | ✍️ Jenni Russell
It’s back to the basics of Beveridge or bust
It’s back to the basics of Beveridge or bust
www.thetimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Guessing she doesn’t mean pensioners…
This is technically very on brand for a palantir.
What a surprise:
“The Army should treat the NGC2 prototype version as “very high risk” because of the “likelihood of an adversary gaining persistent undetectable access”
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
“The Army should treat the NGC2 prototype version as “very high risk” because of the “likelihood of an adversary gaining persistent undetectable access”
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Anduril and Palantir battlefield communication system has deep flaws, Army memo says
The much-needed modernization of the U.S. Army's battlefield communications network being undertaken by Anduril, Palantir and others is rife with "fundamental security" problems and vulnerabilities, and should be treated as a "very high risk," according to a recent internal Army memo.
www.reuters.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This is technically very on brand for a palantir.
Age yourself with a film you saw in the cinema as a kid
September 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Age yourself with a film you saw in the cinema as a kid
Tolkien. The monarchy. The Royal Navy. Ale.
What’s the most Tory-coded thing you actively love?
Me: Essex. Elgar. Country pubs.
Me: Essex. Elgar. Country pubs.
September 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Tolkien. The monarchy. The Royal Navy. Ale.
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this exists it is called thinking
September 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
this exists it is called thinking
FA➡️FO
September 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
FA➡️FO
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Everyone saying PM shd condemn far right violence in London yday (Shabana Mahmood already has)/ leave X is right. But same for Kemi Badenoch. No Conservative Party can condone thugs attacking police horses & calls for violent uprising. Even Farage has gone up against Yaxley-Lennon ffs.
September 14, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Everyone saying PM shd condemn far right violence in London yday (Shabana Mahmood already has)/ leave X is right. But same for Kemi Badenoch. No Conservative Party can condone thugs attacking police horses & calls for violent uprising. Even Farage has gone up against Yaxley-Lennon ffs.
Yet another 90s remake.
Keir Starmer sacks Peter Mandelson over Jeffrey Epstein revelations
Keir Starmer sacks Peter Mandelson over Jeffrey Epstein revelations
Departure will be huge blow for No 10 as it prepares state visit for the US president
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UK politics live – latest updates
Sir Keir Starmer has sacked Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States, Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty has told MPs.
His departure will be a huge blow for No 10 as it prepares a state visit for the US president, Donald Trump, who is also facing his own questions about his friendship with Epstein. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Yet another 90s remake.
Does he still get his jet?
Israeli Channel 12, citing an Israeli official, reports that Trump gave the green light for the attack on Hamas leadership in Qatar.
September 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Does he still get his jet?
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EXCLUSIVE - Today the Guardian is publishing the Boris Files
A trove of leaked data from the office of Boris Johnson.
It reveals how Johnson is using the relationships forged in the UK’s highest elected office to facilitate his personal enrichment.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
A trove of leaked data from the office of Boris Johnson.
It reveals how Johnson is using the relationships forged in the UK’s highest elected office to facilitate his personal enrichment.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
What are the Boris Files and what do they reveal about former PM’s conduct?
Leaked material from Johnson’s private office raises serious questions relating to his time in No 10 and since he resigned
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
EXCLUSIVE - Today the Guardian is publishing the Boris Files
A trove of leaked data from the office of Boris Johnson.
It reveals how Johnson is using the relationships forged in the UK’s highest elected office to facilitate his personal enrichment.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
A trove of leaked data from the office of Boris Johnson.
It reveals how Johnson is using the relationships forged in the UK’s highest elected office to facilitate his personal enrichment.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
It’s a really excellent piece and worth 5 minutes of your time.
This is a really good piece, in part because it's a really good example of how to let the reader into the conversations you have with the people you are writing about and how that shapes your thinking:
Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It’s a really excellent piece and worth 5 minutes of your time.
Just hear me out: YouTube isn’t a great medium to learn about history anyway…
The purpose of AI is to destroy any consensus of history, example #4,528,926
AI Generated 'Boring History' Videos Are Flooding YouTube and Drowning Out Real History
"These AI videos are just repeating things that are on the internet, so you end up with a very simplified version of the past."
www.404media.co
September 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Just hear me out: YouTube isn’t a great medium to learn about history anyway…
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Christ.
I mean, why not just suggest adding phrenology to the points based immigration system?
I mean, why not just suggest adding phrenology to the points based immigration system?
August 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Christ.
I mean, why not just suggest adding phrenology to the points based immigration system?
I mean, why not just suggest adding phrenology to the points based immigration system?
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not sure how many decades it will take America living down having elected Trump twice
August 16, 2025 at 1:26 AM
not sure how many decades it will take America living down having elected Trump twice