Sam Wilson
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Sam Wilson
@samwilson.bsky.social
· Aug 1
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Going on a Bluesky break for a while. Enjoy the new year, all!
December 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Going on a Bluesky break for a while. Enjoy the new year, all!
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Plato argued in the Republic that the 'tyrant,' or someone with unlimited wealth and power, would live the worst possible life because his soul would be devoured by lawless, unlimited desires that could never be sated. I think we've gotten confirmation of this from more cases than Trump lately
I always thought Plato was pretty pollyannaish on this point, but this is decent evidence for the view that a man of bad character will therefore be unhappy even with every external trapping of success and good fortune.
President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
December 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Plato argued in the Republic that the 'tyrant,' or someone with unlimited wealth and power, would live the worst possible life because his soul would be devoured by lawless, unlimited desires that could never be sated. I think we've gotten confirmation of this from more cases than Trump lately
Me, waiting all day for my third Christmas meal in 24 hours
Evermore give us this bread
December 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Me, waiting all day for my third Christmas meal in 24 hours
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My Christmas cake decoration this year is a scale model of York Minster fashioned from marzipan surrounded by 12 edible choristers
December 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
My Christmas cake decoration this year is a scale model of York Minster fashioned from marzipan surrounded by 12 edible choristers
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Into what the King is chatting this year, he's had a top year of Kinging. Nice one king matey 🫡
December 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Into what the King is chatting this year, he's had a top year of Kinging. Nice one king matey 🫡
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props to this christmas lad I’ve just spotted on @flightradar24.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
props to this christmas lad I’ve just spotted on @flightradar24.com
My parents have such a wildly different sense of what is a good temperature.
At my dad’s this morning in arctic conditions ❄️
Now at my mum’s and I’m pretty sure we’re in the high twenties 🔥
At my dad’s this morning in arctic conditions ❄️
Now at my mum’s and I’m pretty sure we’re in the high twenties 🔥
December 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
My parents have such a wildly different sense of what is a good temperature.
At my dad’s this morning in arctic conditions ❄️
Now at my mum’s and I’m pretty sure we’re in the high twenties 🔥
At my dad’s this morning in arctic conditions ❄️
Now at my mum’s and I’m pretty sure we’re in the high twenties 🔥
Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄🎅🏻
December 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄🎅🏻
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I love this country and its traditions, perhaps none more so than how Smithfield butchers are treated like rock stars on Xmas Eve
December 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I love this country and its traditions, perhaps none more so than how Smithfield butchers are treated like rock stars on Xmas Eve
Eight hundred across two services celebrating Jesus as the light of the world.
Including Ryan Giggs, which I wasn’t expecting
Including Ryan Giggs, which I wasn’t expecting
December 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Eight hundred across two services celebrating Jesus as the light of the world.
Including Ryan Giggs, which I wasn’t expecting
Including Ryan Giggs, which I wasn’t expecting
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Acknowledge, we humbly beseech thee, a sheep
December 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Acknowledge, we humbly beseech thee, a sheep
Looking forward to seeing this as I peer out the window at midnight
December 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Looking forward to seeing this as I peer out the window at midnight
This year on Bluesky I wrote 866 posts and 3,510 replies. I received 26,802 likes, 4,880 from my most popular post, and apparently I love saying "not" and 🟩!
www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...
www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...
samwilson.bsky.social's Bluesky Wrapped 2025
Check out samwilson.bsky.social's year on Bluesky!
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December 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This year on Bluesky I wrote 866 posts and 3,510 replies. I received 26,802 likes, 4,880 from my most popular post, and apparently I love saying "not" and 🟩!
www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...
www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...
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Having to tell your Dad who is complaining about the old people walking slowly around the supermarket that he is the old people walking slowly around the supermarket
December 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Having to tell your Dad who is complaining about the old people walking slowly around the supermarket that he is the old people walking slowly around the supermarket
December 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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NEW: Organ tuners have been leaving temperature and humidity records in little-known books for decades. 🎹
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
Church organ tuning records mirror our warming climate
The records appear to reflect climate change, as well as the increased heating of churches in winter
www.thereengineer.pro
December 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
NEW: Organ tuners have been leaving temperature and humidity records in little-known books for decades. 🎹
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
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He's making a list,
He's nailing it high,
Indulgences,
No longer apply,
Martin Luther's coming to town
He's nailing it high,
Indulgences,
No longer apply,
Martin Luther's coming to town
December 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
He's making a list,
He's nailing it high,
Indulgences,
No longer apply,
Martin Luther's coming to town
He's nailing it high,
Indulgences,
No longer apply,
Martin Luther's coming to town
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Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
December 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
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The Fats, Oils & Grease Strategy lead used to be a senior figure at Little Chef head office
December 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The Fats, Oils & Grease Strategy lead used to be a senior figure at Little Chef head office
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Would take the job just to answer the phone "fats, oils, and grease!"
December 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Would take the job just to answer the phone "fats, oils, and grease!"
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That reminds me of an old joke about actuaries:
Q: how does an actuary take precautions against a terrorist attack on a plane flight?
A: he packs a bomb. The odds of there being *two* bombs on board are astronomical.
Q: how does an actuary take precautions against a terrorist attack on a plane flight?
A: he packs a bomb. The odds of there being *two* bombs on board are astronomical.
December 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
That reminds me of an old joke about actuaries:
Q: how does an actuary take precautions against a terrorist attack on a plane flight?
A: he packs a bomb. The odds of there being *two* bombs on board are astronomical.
Q: how does an actuary take precautions against a terrorist attack on a plane flight?
A: he packs a bomb. The odds of there being *two* bombs on board are astronomical.
I love that someone has that job title
December 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I love that someone has that job title
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Jo Cox was murdered before the vote by a far-right terrorist & this is the language this complete disgrace chooses to use
December 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Jo Cox was murdered before the vote by a far-right terrorist & this is the language this complete disgrace chooses to use
I can’t help but love stories like this (which makes all the teenagers I work with cringe immensely)
EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS: The making of Christmas #TomorrowsPapersToday
December 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I can’t help but love stories like this (which makes all the teenagers I work with cringe immensely)
Woke: Forbes rich list
Bespoke: Forbs Santa list
Bespoke: Forbs Santa list
December 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Woke: Forbes rich list
Bespoke: Forbs Santa list
Bespoke: Forbs Santa list