Aaron Jones
@jonesrebuilt.bsky.social
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Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC
November 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC
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This took bloody ages to research - I don't think anyone has brought all this together in one place before - so please do take a look.
October 12, 2025 at 8:57 AM
This took bloody ages to research - I don't think anyone has brought all this together in one place before - so please do take a look.
The irony here is that New Mills used to elect Lib Dem councillors back when Labour were winning overall control of Derbyshire - now Anne Clarke is one of only 3 Labour councillors.
Little of what I thought I knew about elections 15 years ago is still true now.
Little of what I thought I knew about elections 15 years ago is still true now.
May 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The irony here is that New Mills used to elect Lib Dem councillors back when Labour were winning overall control of Derbyshire - now Anne Clarke is one of only 3 Labour councillors.
Little of what I thought I knew about elections 15 years ago is still true now.
Little of what I thought I knew about elections 15 years ago is still true now.
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Charing Cross Road, pedestrianised today. Glorious. Because whenever you take cars away, cities get better.
February 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Charing Cross Road, pedestrianised today. Glorious. Because whenever you take cars away, cities get better.
They are going to Thai the knot?
Starting today, same-sex marriage is officially legalized in Thailand.
It’s the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality.
It’s the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality.
January 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
They are going to Thai the knot?
But you're not joining Bluesky though?
January 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
But you're not joining Bluesky though?
This an April Fools'?
January 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This an April Fools'?
So considerate of the snow in the UK to choose to come late in the evening on Saturday, and early in the morning on Sunday - so as to minimise the disruption caused.
January 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
So considerate of the snow in the UK to choose to come late in the evening on Saturday, and early in the morning on Sunday - so as to minimise the disruption caused.
But it is a good excuse to stop working for an hour.
Unpopular take: Kemi is right. Lunch (unless it's a proper sit down) is generally awful and best avoided. Have a bigger breakfast.
December 12, 2024 at 12:07 PM
But it is a good excuse to stop working for an hour.
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Really coming down to the wire on this one.
December 11, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Really coming down to the wire on this one.
To be honest - I much preferred his brother, especially in Cool Runnings.
You wouldn't recognise Nick Candy, the billionaire who just made a big donation to Reform UK.
But you'll probably recognise this picture... and there he is!
But you'll probably recognise this picture... and there he is!
December 10, 2024 at 7:50 PM
To be honest - I much preferred his brother, especially in Cool Runnings.
America has itself it's very own Daniel Khalife.
the person of interest in the shooting of the United CEO has been ID’d as Luigi Mangione, an Ivy League grad and fan of Breloom, the mushroom Pokémon.
December 9, 2024 at 6:53 PM
America has itself it's very own Daniel Khalife.
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when the shooter is named Luigi Mangione
December 9, 2024 at 6:21 PM
when the shooter is named Luigi Mangione
It's not even called fall - I think you mean autumn.
Fall being a “season” is a fucking lie. It’s THREE WEEKS.
December 7, 2024 at 5:01 PM
It's not even called fall - I think you mean autumn.
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This might be the most Daily Telegraph, Daily Telegraph article ever
December 7, 2024 at 2:40 PM
This might be the most Daily Telegraph, Daily Telegraph article ever
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It's a tricky award this year for the Spectator really. You see, Keir Starmer took his party from one of its worst results of all time to a landslide majority. Ed Davey multiplied his party's seats by a factor of 9. Nigel Farage put his party on the map in a way it hadn't been before. Who to pick
December 4, 2024 at 11:16 AM
It's a tricky award this year for the Spectator really. You see, Keir Starmer took his party from one of its worst results of all time to a landslide majority. Ed Davey multiplied his party's seats by a factor of 9. Nigel Farage put his party on the map in a way it hadn't been before. Who to pick
💨 That's like winning by 30 votes in a parliamentary election here in the UK.
BREAKING: Democrat Adam Gray has officially WON the congressional race in California’s 13th Congressional District. He won by just 187 votes. Don’t let anyone tell you that your vote doesn’t matter. Democrats have expanded their numbers!
December 4, 2024 at 7:01 AM
💨 That's like winning by 30 votes in a parliamentary election here in the UK.
I've actually just done some matrix multiplication on some scrap paper - and if the for/against breakdown within each party had remained the same, but the vote were held following the 2019 election rather than the 2024 one, the result would have been approximately 215 for and 394 against.
TERMINALLY ILL ADULTS (END OF LIFE) BILL SECOND READING
AYES: 330
NOES: 275
Maj: 55
It passes- with a significant majority. Huge but somber moment in the chamber, the first time the Commons has voted for assisted dying. But there’s a long parliamentary passage to go.
AYES: 330
NOES: 275
Maj: 55
It passes- with a significant majority. Huge but somber moment in the chamber, the first time the Commons has voted for assisted dying. But there’s a long parliamentary passage to go.
November 30, 2024 at 10:31 PM
I've actually just done some matrix multiplication on some scrap paper - and if the for/against breakdown within each party had remained the same, but the vote were held following the 2019 election rather than the 2024 one, the result would have been approximately 215 for and 394 against.
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Says a lot that about 90% of the traffic I’m seeing on X right now is absolutely convinced the British govt is about to embark on a mass programme of state murder of the elderly and vulnerable. What was until recently the town square of politics has become the preserve of the bad, mad and deranged.
November 30, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Says a lot that about 90% of the traffic I’m seeing on X right now is absolutely convinced the British govt is about to embark on a mass programme of state murder of the elderly and vulnerable. What was until recently the town square of politics has become the preserve of the bad, mad and deranged.
Unless it's a dystopian film about nuclear war?
can we all agree "threads" is a terrible name
November 28, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Unless it's a dystopian film about nuclear war?
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November 25, 2024 at 9:04 PM
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My goodness, this headline is actually real.
November 25, 2024 at 11:09 AM
My goodness, this headline is actually real.
I have sympathy. I remember being in Waterstones once and seeing a women at a table looking quite bored and a little bereft, needless to say no queue at this table.
I think the industry has the same problem as others, people only get out of bed for superstars and don't appreciate the others.
I think the industry has the same problem as others, people only get out of bed for superstars and don't appreciate the others.
This is me at a book event at my author table. Send help. Zero books sold. 😕 The only person who has stopped to chat wanted directions to the books about air fryers.
November 22, 2024 at 3:12 PM
I have sympathy. I remember being in Waterstones once and seeing a women at a table looking quite bored and a little bereft, needless to say no queue at this table.
I think the industry has the same problem as others, people only get out of bed for superstars and don't appreciate the others.
I think the industry has the same problem as others, people only get out of bed for superstars and don't appreciate the others.
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John Prescott arriving in heaven
November 21, 2024 at 10:54 AM
John Prescott arriving in heaven