Paul Evans
@pauliewaulie.bsky.social
Representative Democracy ultra. History, economics, film/TV policy, workplace & unions.
Posts often conversational gambits. Views mine only. NFFC & Mayo GAA.
https://paul-evans.org & https://pauliewaulie.substack.com
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Posts often conversational gambits. Views mine only. NFFC & Mayo GAA.
https://paul-evans.org & https://pauliewaulie.substack.com
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Paul Evans
@pauliewaulie.bsky.social
· Jan 1
Because we have stopped paying directly for news, we have made it possible for dark money to disenfranchise us.
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I hear it’s the new rule that editors and board chairs resign whenever a journalist has been found to have edited a quote unfairly.
This can only be good news, surely?
This can only be good news, surely?
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I hear it’s the new rule that editors and board chairs resign whenever a journalist has been found to have edited a quote unfairly.
This can only be good news, surely?
This can only be good news, surely?
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The CURRENT sitting MP for Clacton earns £511,000 as a presenter for GB News and took £281,000 as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The CURRENT sitting MP for Clacton earns £511,000 as a presenter for GB News and took £281,000 as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
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😂
AI chatbots could help stop prisoner release errors, says justice minister
AI chatbots could help stop prisoner release errors, says justice minister
HMP Wandsworth gets ‘green light’ to use AI after team sent in to find ‘quick fixes’ after spate of mistakes
Artificial intelligence chatbots could be used to stop prisoners from being mistakenly released from jail, a justice minister told the House of Lords on Monday.
Lord Timpson said HMP Wandsworth had been given the “green light” to use artificial intelligence (AI) after a specialised team was sent in to find “some quick fixes”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
😂
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Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
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ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
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I've never understood this conception. All technological details aside, at its heart copyright as a concept protects the expression of ideas, not the ideas themselves. LLMs here are no different from airport novelists, supermarket cola packages or Oasis thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Copyright is dead. When it comes to AI my property has been stolen all the same
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I've never understood this conception. All technological details aside, at its heart copyright as a concept protects the expression of ideas, not the ideas themselves. LLMs here are no different from airport novelists, supermarket cola packages or Oasis thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Wonder which Tories at the top of the BBC Kemi Badenoch will get sacked next?
November 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Wonder which Tories at the top of the BBC Kemi Badenoch will get sacked next?
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every time you think the new WaPo editorial board can't embarrass itself any more, they manage to find a way.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
November 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
every time you think the new WaPo editorial board can't embarrass itself any more, they manage to find a way.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
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Yeah so several major Ukrainian cities are in a complete blackout right now. 0 generation from thermal plants and 0 idea when the power will be back. Just please don’t forget us
November 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Yeah so several major Ukrainian cities are in a complete blackout right now. 0 generation from thermal plants and 0 idea when the power will be back. Just please don’t forget us
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Wayne O'Rourke got 16 months in August 2024: incited violenceon X inc against Muslims & those protecting mosques
He told police X paid him £1400 per month tweets.
Called Musk a hero: "we wouldn't know what was going on"
Unlawful tweets for which he went to jail remain on X platform today
He told police X paid him £1400 per month tweets.
Called Musk a hero: "we wouldn't know what was going on"
Unlawful tweets for which he went to jail remain on X platform today
November 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Wayne O'Rourke got 16 months in August 2024: incited violenceon X inc against Muslims & those protecting mosques
He told police X paid him £1400 per month tweets.
Called Musk a hero: "we wouldn't know what was going on"
Unlawful tweets for which he went to jail remain on X platform today
He told police X paid him £1400 per month tweets.
Called Musk a hero: "we wouldn't know what was going on"
Unlawful tweets for which he went to jail remain on X platform today
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It is, yes. And it won't.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It is, yes. And it won't.
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I had this by @chrisdillow.bsky.social open in a tab, after @pauliewaulie.bsky.social had mentioned it, and now I finally read it. It's from 2018, but as true now as when it was written:
chrisdillow.substack.com/p/against-de...
chrisdillow.substack.com/p/against-de...
Against debate
Debating our opponents is pointless, and often dangerous.
chrisdillow.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I had this by @chrisdillow.bsky.social open in a tab, after @pauliewaulie.bsky.social had mentioned it, and now I finally read it. It's from 2018, but as true now as when it was written:
chrisdillow.substack.com/p/against-de...
chrisdillow.substack.com/p/against-de...
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“Why is the country so polarised?” asks #r4today as they introduce Michael Gove to discuss the topic.
Suspect Guilty GIF
ALT: Suspect Guilty GIF
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November 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
“Why is the country so polarised?” asks #r4today as they introduce Michael Gove to discuss the topic.
IDK, if I wanted to make a case against 'DEI hires' I'd probably not get it made my an public school boy, or do it in a month where Randy Andy is making so many headlines. I'd probably not use someone who was part of a government that had Dominic Raab or Chris Grayling in the cabinet either.
November 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
IDK, if I wanted to make a case against 'DEI hires' I'd probably not get it made my an public school boy, or do it in a month where Randy Andy is making so many headlines. I'd probably not use someone who was part of a government that had Dominic Raab or Chris Grayling in the cabinet either.
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Tesla is a meme stock & Musk is key to it remaining so, just as Kim Kardashian is key to the appeal of the Kardashians. So he's got a lot of bargaining power. This has less to do with car-making than with the economics of superstars. See eg Moshe Adler: pdodds.w3.uvm.edu/files/papers...
pdodds.w3.uvm.edu
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Tesla is a meme stock & Musk is key to it remaining so, just as Kim Kardashian is key to the appeal of the Kardashians. So he's got a lot of bargaining power. This has less to do with car-making than with the economics of superstars. See eg Moshe Adler: pdodds.w3.uvm.edu/files/papers...
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Sky / ITV merger on the cards... ISkyV? SkiTV?
What's the betting on how many UK broadcasters are left by the end of the decade. BBC and one/two others?
What's the betting on how many UK broadcasters are left by the end of the decade. BBC and one/two others?
*SKY OWNER COMCAST SAID IN TALKS TO BUY ITV’S BROADCASTING ARM
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Sky / ITV merger on the cards... ISkyV? SkiTV?
What's the betting on how many UK broadcasters are left by the end of the decade. BBC and one/two others?
What's the betting on how many UK broadcasters are left by the end of the decade. BBC and one/two others?
If you want your day ruined, listen to this (the main part of the program is NOT about Rachel Reeves tax options.
Mohamed El-Erian has some quite worrying-but-credible observations.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Mohamed El-Erian has some quite worrying-but-credible observations.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Why Reeves Should Put Up Income Tax
Podcast Episode · The Rest Is Money · 03/11/2025 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
If you want your day ruined, listen to this (the main part of the program is NOT about Rachel Reeves tax options.
Mohamed El-Erian has some quite worrying-but-credible observations.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Mohamed El-Erian has some quite worrying-but-credible observations.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
I can’t recommend the Minute Cryptic app highly enough. Today’s clue is my favourite kind.
November 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I can’t recommend the Minute Cryptic app highly enough. Today’s clue is my favourite kind.
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We've found DHS is giving local cops a new facial recognition app to find immigrants. Point camera at face, tells the cop to detain person or not. The app is available on Google's Play Store. Google took down apps that report ICE sightings but now hosts this app
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
DHS Gives Local Cops a Facial Recognition App To Find Immigrants
The app, called Mobile Identify and available on the Google Play Store, is specifically for local and regional law enforcement agencies working with ICE on immigration enforcement.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
We've found DHS is giving local cops a new facial recognition app to find immigrants. Point camera at face, tells the cop to detain person or not. The app is available on Google's Play Store. Google took down apps that report ICE sightings but now hosts this app
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
Thought about this post - from @chrisdillow.bsky.social so many times.
We don’t get a consensus about what the public want from a synthesis of what they, or their advocates *say*. We get it when we see the outcomes after they’ve all had equal access to advocacy.
open.substack.com/pub/chrisdil...
We don’t get a consensus about what the public want from a synthesis of what they, or their advocates *say*. We get it when we see the outcomes after they’ve all had equal access to advocacy.
open.substack.com/pub/chrisdil...
Against debate
Debating our opponents is pointless, and often dangerous.
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Thought about this post - from @chrisdillow.bsky.social so many times.
We don’t get a consensus about what the public want from a synthesis of what they, or their advocates *say*. We get it when we see the outcomes after they’ve all had equal access to advocacy.
open.substack.com/pub/chrisdil...
We don’t get a consensus about what the public want from a synthesis of what they, or their advocates *say*. We get it when we see the outcomes after they’ve all had equal access to advocacy.
open.substack.com/pub/chrisdil...
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The campaign to keep private school fees exempt from VAT included encouraging parents to lie about their intention to move children to the state sector. Hardly surprising that almost none have done that bit.ly/41D35L9 some predictions were that 90,000 would be moved
No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
bit.ly
March 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The campaign to keep private school fees exempt from VAT included encouraging parents to lie about their intention to move children to the state sector. Hardly surprising that almost none have done that bit.ly/41D35L9 some predictions were that 90,000 would be moved
Once again, with feeling: the “Labour right“ did not spend years “sabotaging Jeremy.”
It turns out that they spent years shielding him from of the company of people who could’ve sabotaged him within weeks.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
It turns out that they spent years shielding him from of the company of people who could’ve sabotaged him within weeks.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Zarah Sultana Accused Of Delaying Transfer Of Funds To ‘Your Party’
Exclusive: Zarah Sultana, the Independent MP for Coventry South who is a director of ‘Your Party’, is being accused of failing to transfer money to...
www.politicshome.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Once again, with feeling: the “Labour right“ did not spend years “sabotaging Jeremy.”
It turns out that they spent years shielding him from of the company of people who could’ve sabotaged him within weeks.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
It turns out that they spent years shielding him from of the company of people who could’ve sabotaged him within weeks.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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Labour MPs could stop thing about Farage and the far right’s media clout and instead defend the independence of the BBC or they could get on board the Telegraph’s stitch up.
November 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Labour MPs could stop thing about Farage and the far right’s media clout and instead defend the independence of the BBC or they could get on board the Telegraph’s stitch up.
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Appalled to hear that the so-called "Trump insurrection", for which the House of Representatives voted to impeach him in January 2021, was actually a hoax created by a BBC documentary made in 2024 and transmitted back in time by woke scientists and the deep state
“The BBC didn’t get January 6 wrong. It should be brave enough to say so. Whoever wrote the internal report seen by The Telegraph is either malign or mistaken. The way it has been weaponised to attack the BBC shows the folly of trying to appease Team Trump, or to negotiate with them in good faith.”
The BBC was right about the Capitol riots. In a sane world, Trump would be in jail
Trump faced impeachment over the riots, and in a world where Republicans had more courage, he would have been found guilty
inews.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Appalled to hear that the so-called "Trump insurrection", for which the House of Representatives voted to impeach him in January 2021, was actually a hoax created by a BBC documentary made in 2024 and transmitted back in time by woke scientists and the deep state
This first sentence hasn’t been completely true for more than thirty years.
🇬🇧 "The people of Great Britain will choose the next government. Not some billionaire foreigner."
📚 "So I would suggest that he buys a book on the British constitution out of his money. He reads it, he understands how we work and he minds his own business."
📚 "So I would suggest that he buys a book on the British constitution out of his money. He reads it, he understands how we work and he minds his own business."
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This first sentence hasn’t been completely true for more than thirty years.