Matt Lowndes
@mattlowndes.bsky.social
Pack it up, pack it in, let me begin…
Up the haddocks. Well done Grimsby, my favourite away end and lovely people.
August 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Up the haddocks. Well done Grimsby, my favourite away end and lovely people.
Waited all weekend for this. Now wishing I was in a field in Somerset. #theprodigy #glasto
June 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Waited all weekend for this. Now wishing I was in a field in Somerset. #theprodigy #glasto
Spot on.
I wish Prime Ministers would sometimes say (eg about goings-on at festivals) “I don’t know, I’m too busy”
June 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Spot on.
Pathetic. I was looking forward to raving on the sofa.
BBC statement says Kneecap’s Glastonbury set won’t be shown live online, but highlights will be available on demand later.
BBC: “Whilst the BBC doesn’t ban artists, our plans ensure that our programming meets our editorial guidelines.”
BBC: “Whilst the BBC doesn’t ban artists, our plans ensure that our programming meets our editorial guidelines.”
June 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Pathetic. I was looking forward to raving on the sofa.
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extraordinary that Thames Water executives are getting *new* bonuses, this time as a result of the £3bn rescue loan from the spring - which loads the company with interest rates of nearly 10%
via me and Gill Plimmer
www.ft.com/content/1f6d...
via me and Gill Plimmer
www.ft.com/content/1f6d...
Thames Water executives to receive bonuses from £3bn emergency loan
Utility’s chair tells MPs that retention payments are needed to prevent rivals ‘picking off’ staff
www.ft.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
extraordinary that Thames Water executives are getting *new* bonuses, this time as a result of the £3bn rescue loan from the spring - which loads the company with interest rates of nearly 10%
via me and Gill Plimmer
www.ft.com/content/1f6d...
via me and Gill Plimmer
www.ft.com/content/1f6d...
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Import Chinese battery: 145% tariff
Import Chinese battery inside Chinese laptop: 20% tariff
Import Chinese battery inside Vietnamese laptop: 0% tariff
Fuckin brilliant. A+ work here team. I am so glad there are such smart people working on our trade policy.
Import Chinese battery inside Chinese laptop: 20% tariff
Import Chinese battery inside Vietnamese laptop: 0% tariff
Fuckin brilliant. A+ work here team. I am so glad there are such smart people working on our trade policy.
April 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Import Chinese battery: 145% tariff
Import Chinese battery inside Chinese laptop: 20% tariff
Import Chinese battery inside Vietnamese laptop: 0% tariff
Fuckin brilliant. A+ work here team. I am so glad there are such smart people working on our trade policy.
Import Chinese battery inside Chinese laptop: 20% tariff
Import Chinese battery inside Vietnamese laptop: 0% tariff
Fuckin brilliant. A+ work here team. I am so glad there are such smart people working on our trade policy.
I have a trade deficit with pretty much every pub in South London
Trump: "I spoke to a lot of leaders -- European, Asian, from all over the world. They are dying to make a deal, but I said 'we're not gonna have deficits with your country' ... to me a deficit is a loss. We're gonna have surpluses or at worst we're gonna be breaking even."
April 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I have a trade deficit with pretty much every pub in South London
The world is going crazy and yet it’s taken Wimbledon conceding a two goal lead at home to Barrow for me to lose it.
March 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The world is going crazy and yet it’s taken Wimbledon conceding a two goal lead at home to Barrow for me to lose it.
Yikes
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
read @wired.com:
read @wired.com:
Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
www.wired.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Yikes
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Under 900 deals were announced in the U.S. last month, the quietest January in a decade, as the Trump administration’s first weeks delivered fresh uncertainty
For CEOs and Bankers, the Trump Euphoria Is Fading Fast
Deals market gets curtailed by the uncertainty delivered in the president’s first weeks.
www.wsj.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Under 900 deals were announced in the U.S. last month, the quietest January in a decade, as the Trump administration’s first weeks delivered fresh uncertainty
Currently reading @torstenbell.bsky.social excellent book on Great Britain. Such a shame that much of his opening observations appear to have had little impact on the approach of the current government.
February 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Currently reading @torstenbell.bsky.social excellent book on Great Britain. Such a shame that much of his opening observations appear to have had little impact on the approach of the current government.
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What is socialism, if not the state owning the memes of production
January 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
What is socialism, if not the state owning the memes of production
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IMPORTANT: If you live in the United States or Canada, you’ve probably heard Trump‘s constant claim that the United States is “subsidizing” Canada. It’s wrong of course, but here’s the best explanation I’ve seen about how & why it’s wrong. PLEASE WATCH & SHARE IT A LOT. Kudos to Andrew Chang & CBC.
Is Trump right about the U.S. 'subsidizing' Canada? | About That
YouTube video by CBC News
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January 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
IMPORTANT: If you live in the United States or Canada, you’ve probably heard Trump‘s constant claim that the United States is “subsidizing” Canada. It’s wrong of course, but here’s the best explanation I’ve seen about how & why it’s wrong. PLEASE WATCH & SHARE IT A LOT. Kudos to Andrew Chang & CBC.
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The man in charge of social media platforms used by billions should show some moral courage, writes @jemima.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/682c...
January 13, 2025 at 5:44 AM
The man in charge of social media platforms used by billions should show some moral courage, writes @jemima.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/682c...
Lots of AI chat today. Let’s be frank, it’s only as good as the data we have and most of the data we have isn’t in a great place. IMO we need to fix that first.
January 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Lots of AI chat today. Let’s be frank, it’s only as good as the data we have and most of the data we have isn’t in a great place. IMO we need to fix that first.
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Chris Anderson, the head of TED, was the first person to interview Musk after he announced his plan to buy Twitter in April 2022. On stage at the TED conference, he praised Musk's achievements and gave credence to the idea that the billionaire was saving "free speech."
How far we've come.
How far we've come.
January 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Chris Anderson, the head of TED, was the first person to interview Musk after he announced his plan to buy Twitter in April 2022. On stage at the TED conference, he praised Musk's achievements and gave credence to the idea that the billionaire was saving "free speech."
How far we've come.
How far we've come.
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YouGov update
Views of Elon Musk
19% Favourable
64% unfavourable
Views of X platform
16% Favourable
61% unfavourable
Was Musk buying Twitter
Good 10%
Bad 47%
Neither 17%
Views of Elon Musk
19% Favourable
64% unfavourable
Views of X platform
16% Favourable
61% unfavourable
Was Musk buying Twitter
Good 10%
Bad 47%
Neither 17%
January 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
YouGov update
Views of Elon Musk
19% Favourable
64% unfavourable
Views of X platform
16% Favourable
61% unfavourable
Was Musk buying Twitter
Good 10%
Bad 47%
Neither 17%
Views of Elon Musk
19% Favourable
64% unfavourable
Views of X platform
16% Favourable
61% unfavourable
Was Musk buying Twitter
Good 10%
Bad 47%
Neither 17%
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Musk misinformation/disinformation just went into overdrive
There are 3.4 million girls 14 and under in England.
Elon Musk just wrote that 1 out of every 13 such girls is right now being “systematically raped by migrant gangs.”
The man has gone utterly insane. He’s a sociopath. His latest post is—unambiguously—neo-Nazi rhetoric intended to incite violence.
Elon Musk just wrote that 1 out of every 13 such girls is right now being “systematically raped by migrant gangs.”
The man has gone utterly insane. He’s a sociopath. His latest post is—unambiguously—neo-Nazi rhetoric intended to incite violence.
January 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Musk misinformation/disinformation just went into overdrive
Maybe Klopp wasn’t as good as he thinks he was. Slot has got this team playing superbly.
December 29, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Maybe Klopp wasn’t as good as he thinks he was. Slot has got this team playing superbly.
Just another turkey pardoned by the president www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
Hunter Biden pardon live updates: Joe Biden issues 'full and unconditional' pardon for son
The US president repeatedly said he would not give his son clemency over gun and tax evasion charges.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Just another turkey pardoned by the president www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
Oh. No idea what the view is like on board but I like viewing it at night from the outside.
Brighton’s ‘vertical pier’ i360 files for administration
Brighton’s ‘vertical pier’ i360 files for administration
Company blames ‘escalating costs, bad summer weather and the cost-of-living crisis’ for the tourist attraction’s £51m debt
It was meant to be Brighton’s answer to the London Eye. A 162-metre tall “vertical pier” perched on the seafront, the Brighton i360…
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Oh. No idea what the view is like on board but I like viewing it at night from the outside.
A most enjoyable pint
November 17, 2024 at 6:44 PM
A most enjoyable pint
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This is the AFC Wimbledon of social media
November 13, 2024 at 10:40 AM
This is the AFC Wimbledon of social media