Jordan
@jordanpfot.bsky.social
South African in Scotland. Will probably post about politics/movies/tennis/rugby/gay nonsense.
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Hydra ass government
Interim role will be split between Antonia Romeo (home office), Cat Little (cabinet office) and James Bowler (Treasury). Recruitment process will begin shortly.
February 12, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Hydra ass government
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Polymarket should be burned to the ground for even offering shit like this
February 12, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Polymarket should be burned to the ground for even offering shit like this
Job losses are obviously going to be a huge consequence of AI, but something likely to materialise much sooner (indeed already materialising!) and which requires a political intervention yesterday is the impact on education.
February 12, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Job losses are obviously going to be a huge consequence of AI, but something likely to materialise much sooner (indeed already materialising!) and which requires a political intervention yesterday is the impact on education.
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Also fascinated to know whether that staffer would ever call a woman a chick / a trans woman a chick with a dick to their face, other than when talking to a journo and trying to make out that they're some blokey salt of the earth prick.
February 12, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Also fascinated to know whether that staffer would ever call a woman a chick / a trans woman a chick with a dick to their face, other than when talking to a journo and trying to make out that they're some blokey salt of the earth prick.
Okay so this is going to derail my entire afternoon, stand by for the entire PLP sorted into “sensibles”, “aura farmers” and “shitposters”.
www.theverge.com/policy/79849...
Aura Farmers beat Sensibles. Shitposters beat Aura Farmers. Sensibles beat Shitposters.
Nandy in The Guardian today had strong shitposter energy.
Aura Farmers beat Sensibles. Shitposters beat Aura Farmers. Sensibles beat Shitposters.
Nandy in The Guardian today had strong shitposter energy.
February 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Okay so this is going to derail my entire afternoon, stand by for the entire PLP sorted into “sensibles”, “aura farmers” and “shitposters”.
I find this argument unconvincing. AI is definitely going to change society massively but the suggestion in this post that we are weeks away from a Covid-level destabilisation just doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. And the post is clearly written with AI by someone with a financial incentive to boost AI
This post argues AI is having a moment similar to when you heard about some illness in China back in February 2020.
Tech workers just watched AI go from “helpful tool” to “does my job better than I do.” Everyone else is next. Get your financial house in order and lean into what’s hardest to replace
Tech workers just watched AI go from “helpful tool” to “does my job better than I do.” Everyone else is next. Get your financial house in order and lean into what’s hardest to replace
Something Big Is Happening
A personal note for non-tech friends and family on what AI is starting to change.
shumer.dev
February 12, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I find this argument unconvincing. AI is definitely going to change society massively but the suggestion in this post that we are weeks away from a Covid-level destabilisation just doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. And the post is clearly written with AI by someone with a financial incentive to boost AI
These Lisa Nandy becoming leader theories are scaring me......I can't handle Insane Town Posse 2.0.
February 12, 2026 at 12:58 PM
These Lisa Nandy becoming leader theories are scaring me......I can't handle Insane Town Posse 2.0.
So close! That’s not an apology ❤️
February 12, 2026 at 12:05 PM
So close! That’s not an apology ❤️
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I realise I cropped that poorly, but yes that is apparently a “senior figure” with Starmer making a “chicks with dicks” jibe in a briefing to the Spectator headlined by a quote from another Labour official saying this:
February 12, 2026 at 10:27 AM
I realise I cropped that poorly, but yes that is apparently a “senior figure” with Starmer making a “chicks with dicks” jibe in a briefing to the Spectator headlined by a quote from another Labour official saying this:
“Calling for curbs on levels of immigration is one thing” back to the drawing board I think, diva!
February 12, 2026 at 10:31 AM
“Calling for curbs on levels of immigration is one thing” back to the drawing board I think, diva!
It wasn’t really the sort of statement one can explain away but, even so, this is a particularly poor attempt to explain it away.
February 12, 2026 at 9:10 AM
It wasn’t really the sort of statement one can explain away but, even so, this is a particularly poor attempt to explain it away.
Wilbur Smith
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Wilbur Smith
This was such a wild day on Scottish politics Twitter.
February 11, 2026 at 11:49 PM
This was such a wild day on Scottish politics Twitter.
In a press conference today about the Johannesburg water crisis, ANC Premier of Gauteng Panyaza Lesufi said residents were wrong to think politicians weren’t suffering too, saying “I had to shower in a hotel”. They are GIFTING this election to Helen Zille.
February 11, 2026 at 9:39 PM
In a press conference today about the Johannesburg water crisis, ANC Premier of Gauteng Panyaza Lesufi said residents were wrong to think politicians weren’t suffering too, saying “I had to shower in a hotel”. They are GIFTING this election to Helen Zille.
This Scottish figure skating look………unicorn is the uniform you put on
February 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
This Scottish figure skating look………unicorn is the uniform you put on
I suppose one test of post-Morgan Starmer is to see whether he does his usual thing of pissing away the goodwill from this tomorrow by calling the left “anti-meal deal values” or something.
Downing Street weighing in on Jim Ratcliffe's comments about immigration. A Number 10 spokesperson said “Jim Ratcliffe should immediately apologise. His offensive remarks are wrong and play into the hands of those who want to divide our country.”
February 11, 2026 at 9:25 PM
I suppose one test of post-Morgan Starmer is to see whether he does his usual thing of pissing away the goodwill from this tomorrow by calling the left “anti-meal deal values” or something.
This is an unfortunate, horrible situation. No easy answers here but maintaining contact with an old friend convicted of a crime is surely not the same as campaigning for them to be elected after they are accused.
Describing Morton as “someone who grew up with me, and who is to all intents and purposes, family”, she said: “I have never condoned his crimes and have always been clear that his actions were wrong”. But he was “a highly vulnerable person" required support
February 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM
This is an unfortunate, horrible situation. No easy answers here but maintaining contact with an old friend convicted of a crime is surely not the same as campaigning for them to be elected after they are accused.
47 minute video from The Swiftologist on Nicki Minaj’s MAGA transformation?
February 11, 2026 at 5:24 PM
47 minute video from The Swiftologist on Nicki Minaj’s MAGA transformation?
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I just realised that Starmer’s Labour isn’t aimed the median voter - it is a median voter. That’s why none of the policies match up with each other and the one constant belief through everything is that the government is doing a bad job
This is exactly it. On essentially every issue, this Labour government is either too leftwing - a bunch of anti-business measures that nobody cares about, an infrastructure binge at a time when it should want downward pressure on rates, etc. etc. - or too rightwing (as set out below).
This convo has been had so many times but it’s worth repeating - most left wing people in 2026 are progressives who aren’t keen on things like Reformy style immigration policies or cuts to welfare for disabled ppl.
They aren’t checking state spending rates in their analysis of left vs right
They aren’t checking state spending rates in their analysis of left vs right
February 11, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I just realised that Starmer’s Labour isn’t aimed the median voter - it is a median voter. That’s why none of the policies match up with each other and the one constant belief through everything is that the government is doing a bad job
Matthew Doyle was/is dating Philip Normal????
February 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Matthew Doyle was/is dating Philip Normal????
Hell yeah.
(This is an incredible cast of unsung Leigh players)
(This is an incredible cast of unsung Leigh players)
February 11, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Hell yeah.
(This is an incredible cast of unsung Leigh players)
(This is an incredible cast of unsung Leigh players)
Fun fact: this is the worst song I’ve ever heard.
February 11, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Fun fact: this is the worst song I’ve ever heard.