Tom Coates
@tomcoates.bsky.social
English technologist, founder and product designer living in San Francisco. Prev: BBC, Yahoo, Time Out, Nokia, Jawbone, Wired & Eero. Founded things too. Currently trying to find something to get excited rather than angry about. http://www.plasticbag.org
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That the illegal destruction of USAID will kill more than *20 million people* in the next five years, & has ALREADY KILLED 600,000 in just one year, is a world-historical crime that Americans aren't being told about in the terms & with the repetition necessary for them to believe it.
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
That the illegal destruction of USAID will kill more than *20 million people* in the next five years, & has ALREADY KILLED 600,000 in just one year, is a world-historical crime that Americans aren't being told about in the terms & with the repetition necessary for them to believe it.
Actually worthwhile review of Melania. youtu.be/DTyUni8dbkE?...
Mark Kermode reviews Melania
YouTube video by Kermode and Mayo's Take
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Actually worthwhile review of Melania. youtu.be/DTyUni8dbkE?...
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Watters: I was walking in my street, a car drives by and I give him a wave. He rolls down the window and says, “F U fascist.” He doesn’t know I’m a fascist!
Jessica: Yes, he does. You’re on TV.
Jessica: Yes, he does. You’re on TV.
February 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Watters: I was walking in my street, a car drives by and I give him a wave. He rolls down the window and says, “F U fascist.” He doesn’t know I’m a fascist!
Jessica: Yes, he does. You’re on TV.
Jessica: Yes, he does. You’re on TV.
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Chris Christie: So many of my fellow party members come up to me…in the green room at ABC, they'll say, 'You're so brave. That's so great. I totally agree with you. Trump's nuts.' ... Then on camera to be interviewed, and they go, ‘The greatest president since Abraham Lincoln.’ ...
February 10, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Chris Christie: So many of my fellow party members come up to me…in the green room at ABC, they'll say, 'You're so brave. That's so great. I totally agree with you. Trump's nuts.' ... Then on camera to be interviewed, and they go, ‘The greatest president since Abraham Lincoln.’ ...
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It was 85° in California the last several days; they were wearing masks.
FOX NEWS: When it comes to masks & federal agents, is that something Republicans will stand firm on?
HUSTED: That's something for the president, and Tom Homan, & DHS to determine what's safe. It's been below 0 in Mpls. If you're going to be doing work outside, having a mask on is a practical issue
HUSTED: That's something for the president, and Tom Homan, & DHS to determine what's safe. It's been below 0 in Mpls. If you're going to be doing work outside, having a mask on is a practical issue
February 10, 2026 at 7:10 PM
It was 85° in California the last several days; they were wearing masks.
Perfect. No notes.
A Perimeter is a device that measures the presence of Nicola Bryant in mid-1980s Doctor Who stories
February 10, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Perfect. No notes.
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If a "strong economy" can coincide with—or, more precisely, create—surging homelessness and insecurity, then maybe it's time to rethink our terminology.
February 10, 2026 at 4:01 PM
If a "strong economy" can coincide with—or, more precisely, create—surging homelessness and insecurity, then maybe it's time to rethink our terminology.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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It is genuinely astounding to me that I haven’t seen a single journalist push back on this quote from Zia Yusuf, to remind him that the money he’s referring to is not his, or Reform’s, but the taxpayers.
February 10, 2026 at 3:59 PM
It is genuinely astounding to me that I haven’t seen a single journalist push back on this quote from Zia Yusuf, to remind him that the money he’s referring to is not his, or Reform’s, but the taxpayers.
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I can still recall all the tut-tutting from the media when Harris made this argument.
Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally:
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
January 10, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I can still recall all the tut-tutting from the media when Harris made this argument.
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Whale Evolution:
Flamingo-Legged Watermelon Mouse
Mutant Sewer Rat King
Gator Wolf
Steel-Jawed PollyWorg
Titan MerSausage
Flamingo-Legged Watermelon Mouse
Mutant Sewer Rat King
Gator Wolf
Steel-Jawed PollyWorg
Titan MerSausage
February 10, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Whale Evolution:
Flamingo-Legged Watermelon Mouse
Mutant Sewer Rat King
Gator Wolf
Steel-Jawed PollyWorg
Titan MerSausage
Flamingo-Legged Watermelon Mouse
Mutant Sewer Rat King
Gator Wolf
Steel-Jawed PollyWorg
Titan MerSausage
Suddenly shocked to discover Celia Imrie played the Highlander's Scottish girlfriend in the original Highlander film.
February 10, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Suddenly shocked to discover Celia Imrie played the Highlander's Scottish girlfriend in the original Highlander film.
Sure. You can get economic growth in the US that’s in excess of anything China has managed to achieve in the last two decades - and that’s a country with near infinite historically under-utilized resources and people. Who believes this crap?
Trump said his pick to lead the Federal Reserve can stoke the economy to grow at a rate of 15%, an exceedingly rosy target that nonetheless underscores the pressure that Kevin Warsh will face if confirmed to the role.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Says Fed Pick Warsh Can Get US Economy to Hit 15% Growth
President Donald Trump said his pick to lead the Federal Reserve can stoke the economy to grow at a rate of 15%, an exceedingly rosy target that nonetheless underscores the pressure that Kevin Warsh w...
www.bloomberg.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Sure. You can get economic growth in the US that’s in excess of anything China has managed to achieve in the last two decades - and that’s a country with near infinite historically under-utilized resources and people. Who believes this crap?
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"Life cannot just be about one sad thing after another," says the man responsible—directly or indirectly—for like 90% of the sad things that happened in the past year.
February 10, 2026 at 2:32 AM
"Life cannot just be about one sad thing after another," says the man responsible—directly or indirectly—for like 90% of the sad things that happened in the past year.
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MAGA Is Losing The Culture War
“The future is dancing past you in better clothes and with sexier music, and your only response is to scream into the void of Truth Social. It’s not a political stance; it’s a geriatric temper tantrum.”
@therickwilson.bsky.social
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“The future is dancing past you in better clothes and with sexier music, and your only response is to scream into the void of Truth Social. It’s not a political stance; it’s a geriatric temper tantrum.”
@therickwilson.bsky.social
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MAGA Is Losing The Culture War
From Bad Bunny to Epstein to Elections, MAGA Is In Deep Trouble
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February 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
MAGA Is Losing The Culture War
“The future is dancing past you in better clothes and with sexier music, and your only response is to scream into the void of Truth Social. It’s not a political stance; it’s a geriatric temper tantrum.”
@therickwilson.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
“The future is dancing past you in better clothes and with sexier music, and your only response is to scream into the void of Truth Social. It’s not a political stance; it’s a geriatric temper tantrum.”
@therickwilson.bsky.social
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I do feel like I have to keep reminding Americans, of every political persuasion, of how their country and particularly the current administration is viewed around the world. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Trump Is a Global ‘Wrecking Ball,’ European Security Experts Say
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:57 PM
I do feel like I have to keep reminding Americans, of every political persuasion, of how their country and particularly the current administration is viewed around the world. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
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There’s a solid majority of voters who loathe Reform, Farage, and their Trumpist vision for the UK. All the other parties need to do is not implode and/or alienate the people they need to vote tactically to keep out the populist right. And yet, here we are…
February 9, 2026 at 9:08 PM
There’s a solid majority of voters who loathe Reform, Farage, and their Trumpist vision for the UK. All the other parties need to do is not implode and/or alienate the people they need to vote tactically to keep out the populist right. And yet, here we are…
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The thing is he's not pitching this to people who work, he's pitching this to retired people who are furious that other people might get marginally better working conditions than they had.
BREAKING: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
February 9, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The thing is he's not pitching this to people who work, he's pitching this to retired people who are furious that other people might get marginally better working conditions than they had.
Not going to lie, this is a terrifying story: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
Seamus Culleton, who has lived in US for two decades, faces deportation after being arrested on way home from work
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Not going to lie, this is a terrifying story: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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MAGA are not "America first isolationists." They care more about interfering and controlling European elections than they do about fixing stuff at home here in America.
February 9, 2026 at 6:18 PM
MAGA are not "America first isolationists." They care more about interfering and controlling European elections than they do about fixing stuff at home here in America.
I “helpfully” wrote a 21 post “short version” of what’s going on with Starmer in the UK for @dansinker.com who is probably right now wishing he’d never asked. Might be interesting to some of you who aren’t following UK politics.
Short version:
(1) He became leader because the party wanted someone electable and apparently moderate after Jeremy Corbyn
(2) Ran on a fairly centrist or even quite conservative platform, particularly with respect to immigration and trans rights
(3) He won a huge majority with only 30% of the vote
(1) He became leader because the party wanted someone electable and apparently moderate after Jeremy Corbyn
(2) Ran on a fairly centrist or even quite conservative platform, particularly with respect to immigration and trans rights
(3) He won a huge majority with only 30% of the vote
February 9, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I “helpfully” wrote a 21 post “short version” of what’s going on with Starmer in the UK for @dansinker.com who is probably right now wishing he’d never asked. Might be interesting to some of you who aren’t following UK politics.
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Imagine being the most powerful man in the world and being this much of a whiney victim BITCH.
Good god what a child
Good god what a child
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Imagine being the most powerful man in the world and being this much of a whiney victim BITCH.
Good god what a child
Good god what a child
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SpaceX shifts focus from something that it will never do on Mars to something it will never do on the Moon.
February 9, 2026 at 3:32 AM
SpaceX shifts focus from something that it will never do on Mars to something it will never do on the Moon.