Lewis Baston
@lewisbaston.bsky.social
Author of ‘Borderlines’ (Hodder, 2024). Psephologist, cat ‘owner’, traveller, flâneur. https://www.hodder.co.uk/titles/lewis-baston/borderlines/9781399723763/
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Lewis Baston
@lewisbaston.bsky.social
· Sep 22
Delighted to announce that Borderlines is one of @waterstones.bsky.social paperbacks of the year!
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From 1875 to 1975, 6000 ships were lost on the Great Lakes.
Since November 10, 1975, zero ships have been lost.
Much of this is owed to technological advances, not just in shipbuilding and navigation, but also, crucially, in weather forecasting.
Since November 10, 1975, zero ships have been lost.
Much of this is owed to technological advances, not just in shipbuilding and navigation, but also, crucially, in weather forecasting.
November 11, 2025 at 4:21 AM
From 1875 to 1975, 6000 ships were lost on the Great Lakes.
Since November 10, 1975, zero ships have been lost.
Much of this is owed to technological advances, not just in shipbuilding and navigation, but also, crucially, in weather forecasting.
Since November 10, 1975, zero ships have been lost.
Much of this is owed to technological advances, not just in shipbuilding and navigation, but also, crucially, in weather forecasting.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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5am. Tinnitus. Thought I had been doing well at living with it for the last few months but no, it’s loud and constant.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
5am. Tinnitus. Thought I had been doing well at living with it for the last few months but no, it’s loud and constant.
Labour, pretty much.
Why would you want to be a proud Dem? Your leaders will tell you the best way to win is by losing, that you’re a naive fool if you want them to stand up for anything, and they’ll brag to each other and the press about how they’re smart enough to ignore you.
You’re joining a team that hates you!
You’re joining a team that hates you!
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Labour, pretty much.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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Woke up to find that the US Senate is a terrible institution and the BBC is in thrall to the hate preachers of the right wing press. Neither is a surprise but it’s a reminder of how rotten the power structures are.
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Woke up to find that the US Senate is a terrible institution and the BBC is in thrall to the hate preachers of the right wing press. Neither is a surprise but it’s a reminder of how rotten the power structures are.
Sir Clixby Breame, as played by Richard Briers in an episode of Inspector Morse, must rank high.
Readers reply: Who is the most evil villain in fiction?
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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
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November 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Sir Clixby Breame, as played by Richard Briers in an episode of Inspector Morse, must rank high.
My faffing: terror ratio is probably the other way round but what Tom says is True.
November 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
My faffing: terror ratio is probably the other way round but what Tom says is True.
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Lily Maxwell, a democratic pioneer. Always felt she should have a street named after her.
In November 1867, Lily Maxwell, a Manchester shopkeeper, voted in a parliamentary by-election.
But how was she able to vote in an election more than fifty years before the partial enfranchisement of women in 1918? Dr Kathryn Rix explains:
But how was she able to vote in an election more than fifty years before the partial enfranchisement of women in 1918? Dr Kathryn Rix explains:
‘A woman actually voted!’: Lily Maxwell and the Manchester by-election of November 1867 - The History of Parliament
More than half a century before the partial enfranchisement of women in 1918, Lily Maxwell, a Manchester shopkeeper, cast a parliamentary vote. Dr Kathryn Rix
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November 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Lily Maxwell, a democratic pioneer. Always felt she should have a street named after her.
Adjust the language a bit and these could be conservative whinges from any time period since about 1776.
November 9, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Adjust the language a bit and these could be conservative whinges from any time period since about 1776.
Someday probably quite soon they’re just going to put out the psychometric test film from The Parallax View.
the semiotics of this administration, man
DHS and the White House just collab posted this on IG.
Appeal to Heaven flag squeezed in there amongst the rest of it
Appeal to Heaven flag squeezed in there amongst the rest of it
November 9, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Someday probably quite soon they’re just going to put out the psychometric test film from The Parallax View.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
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Just bought Borderlands at British Library after visiting exhibition on Secret Maps. Really gripping. Already half way through @lewisbaston.bsky.social
Delighted to announce that Borderlines is one of @waterstones.bsky.social paperbacks of the year!
November 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Just bought Borderlands at British Library after visiting exhibition on Secret Maps. Really gripping. Already half way through @lewisbaston.bsky.social
I’ve just… not got anything to say. Is that allowed?
November 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I’ve just… not got anything to say. Is that allowed?
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The Jardine Matheson tower in central Hong Kong; known to other bankers in HK as ‘the House of a Thousand Arseholes’ for two obvious reasons.
November 6, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The Jardine Matheson tower in central Hong Kong; known to other bankers in HK as ‘the House of a Thousand Arseholes’ for two obvious reasons.
If you’re interested in precinct-level reporting of New York municipal elections… you might also find London local peculiarities interesting. I’ve written a load of articles on by-elections (special elections) there, the latest being Barnet’s Hendon ward www.onlondon.co.uk/lewis-baston...
Lewis Baston: Tories hold off Reform UK in Barnet by-election
It was a comfortable but not a commanding Hendon by-election win and suggests May's borough battle could be close
www.onlondon.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
If you’re interested in precinct-level reporting of New York municipal elections… you might also find London local peculiarities interesting. I’ve written a load of articles on by-elections (special elections) there, the latest being Barnet’s Hendon ward www.onlondon.co.uk/lewis-baston...
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The actual White House. What a world.
Awwww, they’re trying to look back on happier times while going through a rough patch, bless them
November 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The actual White House. What a world.
New York Times are offering me a subscription for 50p a week for a year. I may bite despite all the reasons to be grumpy with the NYT.
November 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
New York Times are offering me a subscription for 50p a week for a year. I may bite despite all the reasons to be grumpy with the NYT.
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