Ali Goldsworthy
@aligoldsworthy.bsky.social
📖Poles Apart
👩🏫Stanford/Cambridge
President Accord. Recovered politico. Unrepentant mischief maker. Grant Giver. Powerlifter. Mum. Wife 🏴 in 🇺🇸
Doing many things less well than if I did a few things.
👩🏫Stanford/Cambridge
President Accord. Recovered politico. Unrepentant mischief maker. Grant Giver. Powerlifter. Mum. Wife 🏴 in 🇺🇸
Doing many things less well than if I did a few things.
Reposted by Ali Goldsworthy
Russians are reading more books about living in dictatorships like Nazi Germany, since the invasion of Ukraine.
History is a safe way to dissent.
H/T @aligoldsworthy.bsky.social
History is a safe way to dissent.
H/T @aligoldsworthy.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Russians are reading more books about living in dictatorships like Nazi Germany, since the invasion of Ukraine.
History is a safe way to dissent.
H/T @aligoldsworthy.bsky.social
History is a safe way to dissent.
H/T @aligoldsworthy.bsky.social
And then she changed it. And changed the law. Congratulations Zelda and the team at Can’t Buy My Silence
July 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
And then she changed it. And changed the law. Congratulations Zelda and the team at Can’t Buy My Silence
Reposted by Ali Goldsworthy
Today is the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on London on 7th July 2005, a terrible day on which 52 people were killed by four bombs on three tube trains and a bus. The King and Prime Minister Keir Starmer will lead national commemorations today
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025....
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025....
Starmer, Cooper and King Charles mark 20th anniversary of 7/7 attacks
PM says ‘those who tried to divide us failed’ while monarch says victims and stories of courage should be remembered
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Today is the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on London on 7th July 2005, a terrible day on which 52 people were killed by four bombs on three tube trains and a bus. The King and Prime Minister Keir Starmer will lead national commemorations today
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025....
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025....
Waiting for Bluesky to develop push notifications to keep an eye on the interesting stuff here…
May 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Waiting for Bluesky to develop push notifications to keep an eye on the interesting stuff here…
Reposted by Ali Goldsworthy
“Last weekend, the world’s richest man closed down the world’s largest humanitarian effort, and no one ever voted for him.”
I felt it needed saying.
I felt it needed saying.
This morning @duncanhames.bsky.social spoke to MPs from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee and set out our concerns that big money is distorting the central premise of democracy - equality of voice.
Here's some of what he had to say ⤵️
Here's some of what he had to say ⤵️
February 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“Last weekend, the world’s richest man closed down the world’s largest humanitarian effort, and no one ever voted for him.”
I felt it needed saying.
I felt it needed saying.
Played a very small part in making this happen. @robblackie.bsky.social is the best.
Three years ago today we launched our campaign to beat Vladimir Putin's censorship.
Since then we have shown over 500,000,000 ads to Russians - helping them to get real news about the war in Ukraine.
We can beat dictators - but it takes time, tech smarts and money.
Since then we have shown over 500,000,000 ads to Russians - helping them to get real news about the war in Ukraine.
We can beat dictators - but it takes time, tech smarts and money.
February 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Played a very small part in making this happen. @robblackie.bsky.social is the best.
Reposted by Ali Goldsworthy
My bit for tomorrow’s Observer on Farage’s rise, Tory existential crisis and the wobbling Labour Jenga tower www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage has been a threat to every recent UK prime minister. But this is something new
Reform has surged in the polls, panicking both Labour and the Conservatives. It’s a trap, and the risks are high
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My bit for tomorrow’s Observer on Farage’s rise, Tory existential crisis and the wobbling Labour Jenga tower www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This is a fascinating interview. I recall being at an Islington count in 2006 when people (not Labour) who’d worked hard for years lost their seats and jobs. It’s politics it happens.
Emily stood their whooping over people losing their seats. Maybe she regrets that now
Emily stood their whooping over people losing their seats. Maybe she regrets that now
"I was weeping as my friends lost their seats, Jeremy's staff were sniggering to themselves, didn't care.
I thought: You 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴."
Emily Thornberry calls Corbyn's 2019 election campaign "disastrous" and says his team didn't have party interests at heart.
I thought: You 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴."
Emily Thornberry calls Corbyn's 2019 election campaign "disastrous" and says his team didn't have party interests at heart.
December 15, 2024 at 7:58 PM
This is a fascinating interview. I recall being at an Islington count in 2006 when people (not Labour) who’d worked hard for years lost their seats and jobs. It’s politics it happens.
Emily stood their whooping over people losing their seats. Maybe she regrets that now
Emily stood their whooping over people losing their seats. Maybe she regrets that now
The account to follow for what’s going on in Korea
yeah army was gone when I arrived. now it's furious koreans smoking cigarettes and playing bad music
WaPo up with this
December 3, 2024 at 6:39 PM
The account to follow for what’s going on in Korea
Reposted by Ali Goldsworthy
I want to write about something very stupid that happened to me yesterday. I don’t want to do it in a self-serving way but I do think it illustrates a good point. As the pardon news broke I was asked a question about it and I didn’t have a clear answer so I just said I had to think about it.
December 3, 2024 at 1:32 PM
I want to write about something very stupid that happened to me yesterday. I don’t want to do it in a self-serving way but I do think it illustrates a good point. As the pardon news broke I was asked a question about it and I didn’t have a clear answer so I just said I had to think about it.
Very much enjoy and learn from this substack. Recommended 👇👇
My latest on the quite remarkable - but almost entirely unremarked upon - decision by the UK's Auditor General to refuse to sign off on the government accounts
Britain's Dodgy Accounts
The UK Auditor General has refused to sign off the national accounts for the first time ever. That's bad enough. What makes it worse is that no one in the political or media class seems to care
open.substack.com
November 27, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Very much enjoy and learn from this substack. Recommended 👇👇
Reposted by Ali Goldsworthy
My mother was an amazing woman.
She died in August in Australia from breast cancer, via Voluntary Assisted Dying.
It was what she wanted; a chance to die on her own terms, with dignity, when she chose.
Anyone who wants such a good death should be allowed one here
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
She died in August in Australia from breast cancer, via Voluntary Assisted Dying.
It was what she wanted; a chance to die on her own terms, with dignity, when she chose.
Anyone who wants such a good death should be allowed one here
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ex Cambridge MP Julian Huppert's mum used assisted dying laws
The former MP says she was able to die with dignity and say
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2024 at 5:21 PM
My mother was an amazing woman.
She died in August in Australia from breast cancer, via Voluntary Assisted Dying.
It was what she wanted; a chance to die on her own terms, with dignity, when she chose.
Anyone who wants such a good death should be allowed one here
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
She died in August in Australia from breast cancer, via Voluntary Assisted Dying.
It was what she wanted; a chance to die on her own terms, with dignity, when she chose.
Anyone who wants such a good death should be allowed one here
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Ali Goldsworthy
I hesitate to post given possible misreadings, but these regressions show wave 1 (Feb/Mar '24) variables predicting support for Trump (1) vs. Biden/Harris (-1).
Key finding: white respondents' anti-Black prejudice is no more predictive of candidate support in Sept./Oct. than in Feb/March.
Key finding: white respondents' anti-Black prejudice is no more predictive of candidate support in Sept./Oct. than in Feb/March.
November 21, 2024 at 4:31 PM
I hesitate to post given possible misreadings, but these regressions show wave 1 (Feb/Mar '24) variables predicting support for Trump (1) vs. Biden/Harris (-1).
Key finding: white respondents' anti-Black prejudice is no more predictive of candidate support in Sept./Oct. than in Feb/March.
Key finding: white respondents' anti-Black prejudice is no more predictive of candidate support in Sept./Oct. than in Feb/March.
My old colleagues at Freewill are hiring. They are simply outstanding and if you want to join a top team that will make you better … this is the Chief of Staff role for you. job-boards.greenhouse.io/freewill/job...
Job Application for Chief of Staff at FreeWill
job-boards.greenhouse.io
November 20, 2024 at 11:28 PM
My old colleagues at Freewill are hiring. They are simply outstanding and if you want to join a top team that will make you better … this is the Chief of Staff role for you. job-boards.greenhouse.io/freewill/job...
Reposted by Ali Goldsworthy
If any journalists reporting/ writing about the role of racism in the Exodus from X, keen to talk to you about it
I have some fresh personal experience of the further deterioration, some of which could be significant/useful if Musk/his people do get quizzed in parliament on X, the riots & racism
I have some fresh personal experience of the further deterioration, some of which could be significant/useful if Musk/his people do get quizzed in parliament on X, the riots & racism
November 20, 2024 at 10:39 PM
If any journalists reporting/ writing about the role of racism in the Exodus from X, keen to talk to you about it
I have some fresh personal experience of the further deterioration, some of which could be significant/useful if Musk/his people do get quizzed in parliament on X, the riots & racism
I have some fresh personal experience of the further deterioration, some of which could be significant/useful if Musk/his people do get quizzed in parliament on X, the riots & racism
Wtf is this from @theguardian.com Steven Bartlett is promoting his own personal manifesto as PAID content on your site.
This is not journalism.
H/t @mikebutcher.bsky.social
This is not journalism.
H/t @mikebutcher.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Wtf is this from @theguardian.com Steven Bartlett is promoting his own personal manifesto as PAID content on your site.
This is not journalism.
H/t @mikebutcher.bsky.social
This is not journalism.
H/t @mikebutcher.bsky.social
Work for one of the really good guys. On a hell of a new team 👇👇👇
Hi 👋
I work at Stripe building software.
The team’s called Experimental Projects. Sometimes it’s cloudy SaaS stuff, sometimes frameworks, sometimes open-source, sometimes something else.
Wanna come build with us? We’re hiring.
Here’s something we did this week:
stripe.dev/blog/adding-...
I work at Stripe building software.
The team’s called Experimental Projects. Sometimes it’s cloudy SaaS stuff, sometimes frameworks, sometimes open-source, sometimes something else.
Wanna come build with us? We’re hiring.
Here’s something we did this week:
stripe.dev/blog/adding-...
Adding payments to your LLM agentic workflows
This post discusses integrating the Stripe agent toolkit with large language models (LLMs) to enhance automation workflows, enabling financial services access, metered billing, and streamlined operati...
stripe.dev
November 17, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Work for one of the really good guys. On a hell of a new team 👇👇👇
There’s less evidence of filter bubbles and echo chambers than many think. But where is the evidence strong? among the politically active…. Exhibit A
t.co/qQdkqW33fL
t.co/qQdkqW33fL
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/14/24295814/kamala-harris-tiktok-filter-bubble-donald-trump-algorithm
t.co
November 16, 2024 at 12:31 AM
There’s less evidence of filter bubbles and echo chambers than many think. But where is the evidence strong? among the politically active…. Exhibit A
t.co/qQdkqW33fL
t.co/qQdkqW33fL
Given the influx - here is how to transfer your twitter follows and blocks to bluesky
dmuth.medium.com/how-to-migra...
dmuth.medium.com/how-to-migra...
How to Migrate Follows and Blocks from Twitter to Bluesky
If you’re like me, and you’ve had just about enough of being on Twitter and would like to move to Bluesky, there’s a way to take your…
dmuth.medium.com
November 14, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Given the influx - here is how to transfer your twitter follows and blocks to bluesky
dmuth.medium.com/how-to-migra...
dmuth.medium.com/how-to-migra...
Terrible headline, super thoughtful piece from Yascha Mounk. How can journalists report well and maintain trust in their outlets if they become perceived as activists? What does it do to their ability to hold people to account? substack.com/app-link/pos...
Dear Journalists: Stop Trying to Save Democracy
Journalists who turn themselves into political activists inadvertently undermine democratic institutions.
substack.com
November 14, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Terrible headline, super thoughtful piece from Yascha Mounk. How can journalists report well and maintain trust in their outlets if they become perceived as activists? What does it do to their ability to hold people to account? substack.com/app-link/pos...
Reposted by Ali Goldsworthy
There are just two people online who I hope never set their sights on me: Isaac Chotiner and the menswear guy
November 7, 2024 at 5:02 AM
There are just two people online who I hope never set their sights on me: Isaac Chotiner and the menswear guy
Reposted by Ali Goldsworthy
At a dinner the other day I was chatting with friends about which French journo would write the definitive book about the Pelicot trial. Incredibly moved by the fact that instead, Caroline Darian is going to write about her mother's story. www.thebookseller.com/rights/lagom...
Lagom wins three-way auction to 'remarkable' account from Caroline Darian, daughter of Dominique Pelicot
Lagom has won a three-way auction to the rights for the 'remarkable' account from Caroline Darian, daughter of Dominique Pelicot.
www.thebookseller.com
October 20, 2024 at 6:46 AM
At a dinner the other day I was chatting with friends about which French journo would write the definitive book about the Pelicot trial. Incredibly moved by the fact that instead, Caroline Darian is going to write about her mother's story. www.thebookseller.com/rights/lagom...
Thrilled by all the new people joining on here. Another channel to try and keep abreast of. 😜
September 26, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Thrilled by all the new people joining on here. Another channel to try and keep abreast of. 😜