Seamus McCauley
@seamusmccauley.bsky.social
Serial attempted parliamentarian. Bibulous bibliophile. Proud father to Russell and Adam.
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In one sense he seems to be utterly mangling Douglas Adams' best essay.
AI Jesus? Rogan has jumped the shark, and that's saying something.
December 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
In one sense he seems to be utterly mangling Douglas Adams' best essay.
Or, as an alternative framing, "some people tried to be members of two political parties at once. This is obviously against the rules of every political party. So they got kicked out". Imagine if 200 Labour members turned up to the Tory conference and the total surprise when they didn't get in.
Your Party running a sortition exercise for their founding conference then purging nearly 10% of those selected to attend isn't doing anything to dispell the notion that they're less a political party and more a performance art piece meant to mock the entire concept of left-wing organising
November 29, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Or, as an alternative framing, "some people tried to be members of two political parties at once. This is obviously against the rules of every political party. So they got kicked out". Imagine if 200 Labour members turned up to the Tory conference and the total surprise when they didn't get in.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
• Prince, Koko, 2007
• Chuck Berry, Bradford, 1992
• Eels with Strings, London, 2005
• Taylor Swift, Eras Tour, Wembley, 2024
• Buddy Guy, Camden, 1999
• Prince, Koko, 2007
• Chuck Berry, Bradford, 1992
• Eels with Strings, London, 2005
• Taylor Swift, Eras Tour, Wembley, 2024
• Buddy Guy, Camden, 1999
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
• 2ManyDJs
• Orbital
• Oh My God It's The Church!
• Peaches
• Stirling Moss
(a lot of festival gig/sets tbh)
• 2ManyDJs
• Orbital
• Oh My God It's The Church!
• Peaches
• Stirling Moss
(a lot of festival gig/sets tbh)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
Parliament Funkadelic
Nas
GWAR
Outkast
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Parliament Funkadelic
Nas
GWAR
Outkast
Red Hot Chili Peppers
November 28, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
• Prince, Koko, 2007
• Chuck Berry, Bradford, 1992
• Eels with Strings, London, 2005
• Taylor Swift, Eras Tour, Wembley, 2024
• Buddy Guy, Camden, 1999
• Prince, Koko, 2007
• Chuck Berry, Bradford, 1992
• Eels with Strings, London, 2005
• Taylor Swift, Eras Tour, Wembley, 2024
• Buddy Guy, Camden, 1999
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if you steal a cell phone or wallet in paris they kick you out of the french thieve's guild for insufficient whimsy
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
if you steal a cell phone or wallet in paris they kick you out of the french thieve's guild for insufficient whimsy
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'This isn't an opinion. This is counting.'
- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
'This isn't an opinion. This is counting.'
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New polling from European Movement UK shows that three quarters of people who see the economic damage of Brexit now back joining the Single Market and Customs Union to cut taxes and rebuild public services. The public knows the route to recovery, even if the Government refuses to face it.
New poll shows 75% favour joining single market to lower taxes
Of British adults who feel Brexit has been harmful to the UK, over 75% favour the UK joining the Single Market and Customs Union as a way to lower the tax burden and boost money for public services.
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
New polling from European Movement UK shows that three quarters of people who see the economic damage of Brexit now back joining the Single Market and Customs Union to cut taxes and rebuild public services. The public knows the route to recovery, even if the Government refuses to face it.
Reform has utterly lost control of the news cycle. On one of the few days of the year politicians can really cut through to everyone, Reform's only significant campaigner has to keep his head down and mop up a totally unrelated, self-imposed crisis.
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Reform has utterly lost control of the news cycle. On one of the few days of the year politicians can really cut through to everyone, Reform's only significant campaigner has to keep his head down and mop up a totally unrelated, self-imposed crisis.
I buy a phone. I give it to my child. Repeat until all my children have an Internet-enabled device nominally registered to an adult so they can use the Internet without suffering any of this intrusive overreach bullshit. Now what?
Malaysia plans to bar children under the age of 16 from social media starting next year, with a close eye to how Australia implements and enforces a similar ban that takes effect next month. Here's what to know.
Malaysia to Ban Children Under 16 From Social Media, Echoing Australia
The announcement on Sunday, which was light on details, came weeks before a similar action takes effect in Australia.
nyti.ms
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I buy a phone. I give it to my child. Repeat until all my children have an Internet-enabled device nominally registered to an adult so they can use the Internet without suffering any of this intrusive overreach bullshit. Now what?
Repost with an iconic fictional band if you feel like it.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Repost with an iconic fictional band if you feel like it.
A national economy that cannot sustain a beloved chain of budget pizzerias may not be in the rudest health.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Pizza Hut reveals locations where restaurants will close - BBC News
Administrators said the business had been hit by "challenging trading conditions and increased costs".
www.bbc.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A national economy that cannot sustain a beloved chain of budget pizzerias may not be in the rudest health.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
So is pretty much any pebble on the beach. De Beers needs better marketers, but at this point they probably can't afford any.
“A diamond’s a billion years old.”
On this week’s “Money Talks”, Paul Zimnisky on what natural stones have going for them
On this week’s “Money Talks”, Paul Zimnisky on what natural stones have going for them
Losing its sparkle: can the natural-diamond industry survive?
Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, how lab-grown stones have upended the market and what that means for De Beers
econ.st
October 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
So is pretty much any pebble on the beach. De Beers needs better marketers, but at this point they probably can't afford any.
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September 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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how do i explain to my kids two women being married?? how explain sun go away at night but come back next day? how explain magic rectangle show people talk??? HOW
September 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
how do i explain to my kids two women being married?? how explain sun go away at night but come back next day? how explain magic rectangle show people talk??? HOW
York, Valparaiso, Georgetown (Penang), Aswan, Tbilisi.
Manchester, Amsterdam, Florence, Reykjavik, Dublin. Only I'd join them together with portals to make a Distributed House.
If you could get a crib in any five cities (five cribs) of your choice in the world, which would you choose?
Me: Edinburgh, Reykjavik, Dubrovnik, Melbourne, Palermo
Me: Edinburgh, Reykjavik, Dubrovnik, Melbourne, Palermo
August 15, 2025 at 4:14 AM
York, Valparaiso, Georgetown (Penang), Aswan, Tbilisi.