Jymbob
@jymbob.bsky.social
Human. Technophile. Linguaphile. Bibliophile. Epistemophile. Husband. Dad. I also like other things.
Profile is a cartoon person who looks a bit like me.
Banner is from This Is Not My Hat, a children's thriller by Jon Klassen
A guy. Who replies.
Profile is a cartoon person who looks a bit like me.
Banner is from This Is Not My Hat, a children's thriller by Jon Klassen
A guy. Who replies.
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Jesus said... whatever you did to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did to me.
That's why I draw pictures like this one.
That's why I draw pictures like this one.
January 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Jesus said... whatever you did to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did to me.
That's why I draw pictures like this one.
That's why I draw pictures like this one.
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🧵“How do seemingly ordinary people become agents of state murder?” This is one of the guiding questions I ask students in my graduate class on genocide/state violence. With recent events, it is a question many Americans are asking.
I do not have a definitive answer, but here is a reading list: 1/
I do not have a definitive answer, but here is a reading list: 1/
January 24, 2026 at 5:45 PM
🧵“How do seemingly ordinary people become agents of state murder?” This is one of the guiding questions I ask students in my graduate class on genocide/state violence. With recent events, it is a question many Americans are asking.
I do not have a definitive answer, but here is a reading list: 1/
I do not have a definitive answer, but here is a reading list: 1/
I've just used Good Law Project's tool to email MPs on the Council of Europe and let them know they don’t have to bend down to Sex Matter’s transphobic threats.
The more they hear from us, the harder it’ll be for them to ignore us. goodlaw.social/9f10d1
The more they hear from us, the harder it’ll be for them to ignore us. goodlaw.social/9f10d1
Stop Sex Matters infiltrating the Council of Europe
In just one week, the Council of Europe will be voting to ban conversion therapy. This would be an incredibly important step to stop the rollback in the rights of LGBTQI+ people. But Sex Matters is in...
goodlaw.social
January 23, 2026 at 1:57 PM
I've just used Good Law Project's tool to email MPs on the Council of Europe and let them know they don’t have to bend down to Sex Matter’s transphobic threats.
The more they hear from us, the harder it’ll be for them to ignore us. goodlaw.social/9f10d1
The more they hear from us, the harder it’ll be for them to ignore us. goodlaw.social/9f10d1
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Also, if you borrow an author's book from a library in the UK, that author gets more than 12 pence per loan in Public Lending Rights. Any author can earn up to £6,600 per year this way.
For context: I published my 15th book last year. The advance I received for it was considerably less than £6,600.
For context: I published my 15th book last year. The advance I received for it was considerably less than £6,600.
Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.
January 20, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Also, if you borrow an author's book from a library in the UK, that author gets more than 12 pence per loan in Public Lending Rights. Any author can earn up to £6,600 per year this way.
For context: I published my 15th book last year. The advance I received for it was considerably less than £6,600.
For context: I published my 15th book last year. The advance I received for it was considerably less than £6,600.
"Dat's a nice peaceful country yous got dere. Be a REEEEEAAAL SHAME if sumpin was to... happen to it, ya know?"
January 20, 2026 at 7:11 PM
"Dat's a nice peaceful country yous got dere. Be a REEEEEAAAL SHAME if sumpin was to... happen to it, ya know?"
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Reverse his appalling decision to join Trump’s colonial so-called “Board of Peace” alongside figures like Vladimir Putin, and stand Canada shoulder to shoulder with our European allies.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Reverse his appalling decision to join Trump’s colonial so-called “Board of Peace” alongside figures like Vladimir Putin, and stand Canada shoulder to shoulder with our European allies.
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If we shrug this off as just another Trump headline, we give permission for a world where fascists redraw maps and bully democracies into submission. Mark Carney needs to stop appeasing Trump.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:23 PM
If we shrug this off as just another Trump headline, we give permission for a world where fascists redraw maps and bully democracies into submission. Mark Carney needs to stop appeasing Trump.
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This is fascism in plain sight: the belief that power decides everything, borders are negotiable, allies are disposable, and democracy is an inconvenience.
Greenland is part of Denmark, a NATO ally.
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Greenland is part of Denmark, a NATO ally.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:22 PM
This is fascism in plain sight: the belief that power decides everything, borders are negotiable, allies are disposable, and democracy is an inconvenience.
Greenland is part of Denmark, a NATO ally.
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Greenland is part of Denmark, a NATO ally.
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Canada cannot stand by while Donald Trump uses tariffs and intimidation to pressure allies who are doing the right thing.
Trump’s threats toward Greenland should terrify people and send a chill through every democracy.
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Trump’s threats toward Greenland should terrify people and send a chill through every democracy.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Canada cannot stand by while Donald Trump uses tariffs and intimidation to pressure allies who are doing the right thing.
Trump’s threats toward Greenland should terrify people and send a chill through every democracy.
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Trump’s threats toward Greenland should terrify people and send a chill through every democracy.
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When Trump says "one way or another we're going to have Greenland" - we should sit up and listen.
Time for British leaders to stop burying their heads in the sand.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Time for British leaders to stop burying their heads in the sand.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Trump's threat to Greenland must be a wake up call for Britain
For too long our politicians have toadied to a dangerous president
www.newstatesman.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:52 AM
When Trump says "one way or another we're going to have Greenland" - we should sit up and listen.
Time for British leaders to stop burying their heads in the sand.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Time for British leaders to stop burying their heads in the sand.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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this is it. this is the way forward.
January 20, 2026 at 7:37 AM
this is it. this is the way forward.
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I hate the Nazgûl’s treatment of the hobbits as much as you do but the security of Middle Earth is critical in this age. I believe we can strike a balance between the rights of Shire residents and black land border enforcement with proper training and funding.
January 12, 2026 at 4:21 PM
I hate the Nazgûl’s treatment of the hobbits as much as you do but the security of Middle Earth is critical in this age. I believe we can strike a balance between the rights of Shire residents and black land border enforcement with proper training and funding.
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On top of the defeat for Trump on Revolution Wind, a Trump appointee just ruled for Equinor against Trump.
January 15, 2026 at 5:36 PM
On top of the defeat for Trump on Revolution Wind, a Trump appointee just ruled for Equinor against Trump.
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Musk caves.
He’s going to really, really hate this.
A victory for the EU and the UK.
He’s going to really, really hate this.
A victory for the EU and the UK.
Elon Musk's X to block Grok from undressing images of real people
Grok will no longer allow users to remove clothing from images of real people, a statement posted on X reads.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Musk caves.
He’s going to really, really hate this.
A victory for the EU and the UK.
He’s going to really, really hate this.
A victory for the EU and the UK.
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A quiet war rages over this book. On one side is the fact that the literary establishment act like it doesn't exist, it has zero influential media pals and its Amazon sales rank makes it look like a shipwreck. On the other are the readers who tell me stuff like this about it every day.
I just finished reading this. It is the first time, I think, that I have ever read anything that is both whimsical and devastating. I love it, and I cried a lot at the end.
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January 4, 2026 at 8:59 AM
A quiet war rages over this book. On one side is the fact that the literary establishment act like it doesn't exist, it has zero influential media pals and its Amazon sales rank makes it look like a shipwreck. On the other are the readers who tell me stuff like this about it every day.
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Well this all looks fine
January 13, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Well this all looks fine
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So, one of my friends carried a surrogate pregnancy- egg donor and the dads’ sperm- and when the baby was born, despite having no biological relation to my friend, let alone her husband, her husband was put as the father on birth certificate. So uh. This doesn’t track
A transgender man cannot be registered as “father” on the birth certificates of children delivered by his female partner, a senior judge has ruled. He could not be registered as such because he was neither the biological nor gestational parent of either child. [Times]
January 10, 2026 at 10:03 AM
So, one of my friends carried a surrogate pregnancy- egg donor and the dads’ sperm- and when the baby was born, despite having no biological relation to my friend, let alone her husband, her husband was put as the father on birth certificate. So uh. This doesn’t track
slightly diminish a band
they probably aren't giants
they probably aren't giants
slightly diminish a band
carving pumpkins
carving pumpkins
slightly diminish a band
Mild chilli peppers
Mild chilli peppers
January 10, 2026 at 10:45 AM
slightly diminish a band
they probably aren't giants
they probably aren't giants
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A GIFT FOR YOU. A free download of the Cast Your Pod to the Wind lp awaits at www.TMBGshop.com. 23 TMBG rarities includes I’m Your Boyfriend Now, We Live in a Dump, Brain Problem Situation, and I Hear A New World w/ Robin Goldwasser. An Idlewild Recordings exclusive not to be on streaming sites.
They Might Be Giants Store
The official merch store of They Might Be Giants
www.TMBGshop.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:18 PM
A GIFT FOR YOU. A free download of the Cast Your Pod to the Wind lp awaits at www.TMBGshop.com. 23 TMBG rarities includes I’m Your Boyfriend Now, We Live in a Dump, Brain Problem Situation, and I Hear A New World w/ Robin Goldwasser. An Idlewild Recordings exclusive not to be on streaming sites.
Turns out the Gell-Mann effect applies to understanding of usefulness of AI tools too
January 9, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Turns out the Gell-Mann effect applies to understanding of usefulness of AI tools too
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Something I always wondered is how it would be covered if America became a dictatorship
This is it
This is it
January 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Something I always wondered is how it would be covered if America became a dictatorship
This is it
This is it
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Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."
January 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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Yesterday I posted my last ever Tweet and called on the Government to do the same.
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
It is time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter
Grok is just one of many reasons why Westminster should finally get off the website.
www.politicshome.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Yesterday I posted my last ever Tweet and called on the Government to do the same.
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Actual reporters to the actual 54 year old Secretary of State:
"Cool shoes, buddy! Where did you get them?"
"Cool shoes, buddy! Where did you get them?"
January 9, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Actual reporters to the actual 54 year old Secretary of State:
"Cool shoes, buddy! Where did you get them?"
"Cool shoes, buddy! Where did you get them?"