Richard T. Watson
@richard-tw.bsky.social
Writer/historian - 2024: The Year of Elections is out now https://books2read.com/u/4ArZGk #Election2024 | Next up: #ChurchHistory | Sci-fi/fantasy | Early Modern/Renaissance | The Book of the Not-Dead-Enough #amwriting
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Richard T. Watson
@richard-tw.bsky.social
· May 10
Who won the battle between freedom and autocracy? Find out, in democracy's end-of-year report. '2024: The Year of Elections' is available now: books2read.com/u/4ArZGk
#Election2024 #TheWorldVotes #Democracy #Election2025
#Election2024 #TheWorldVotes #Democracy #Election2025
Based on this article, do I trust AI to work for humans…? Another great ad/article combination. www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #KinkyBear
November 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Based on this article, do I trust AI to work for humans…? Another great ad/article combination. www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #KinkyBear
'No one gets up after death - there is no applause - there is only silence and some second-hand clothes' - well, there will be some applause tonight, I'm sure, to see off one of British theatre's greats. #RIP #Stoppard. #RosencrantzAndGuildenstern www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88
Sir Tom won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
'No one gets up after death - there is no applause - there is only silence and some second-hand clothes' - well, there will be some applause tonight, I'm sure, to see off one of British theatre's greats. #RIP #Stoppard. #RosencrantzAndGuildenstern www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Christian mission of stewardship for the planet: “We’re not jumping on the bandwagon. This has been a message for 2,000 years.”
www.wired.com/story/let-th...
#ChurchHistory #HeatPump
www.wired.com/story/let-th...
#ChurchHistory #HeatPump
British Churches Are Putting Their Faith in Heat Pumps
Ancient buildings and old bones aren’t getting in the way of the transition.
www.wired.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The Christian mission of stewardship for the planet: “We’re not jumping on the bandwagon. This has been a message for 2,000 years.”
www.wired.com/story/let-th...
#ChurchHistory #HeatPump
www.wired.com/story/let-th...
#ChurchHistory #HeatPump
Bit of a twist on Operation #ChristmasCake this year, with fruit soaking in the Denby. Christmas spirit provided by Kraken! 🦑 #MenWhoBake
September 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Bit of a twist on Operation #ChristmasCake this year, with fruit soaking in the Denby. Christmas spirit provided by Kraken! 🦑 #MenWhoBake
It must almost be time for another new French Prime Minister, and maybe this time another parliament? All to watch out for tomorrow in Paris! #ElectionWatch #Confidence #France
September 7, 2025 at 7:47 AM
It must almost be time for another new French Prime Minister, and maybe this time another parliament? All to watch out for tomorrow in Paris! #ElectionWatch #Confidence #France
Proud of my boy for getting out his exploration of the stage as the #FinalFrontier - 'an original and topical interrogation of issues that remain at the heart of the national and global political agenda': waterstones.com/book/science... #SciFi #Theatre #Academic
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August 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Proud of my boy for getting out his exploration of the stage as the #FinalFrontier - 'an original and topical interrogation of issues that remain at the heart of the national and global political agenda': waterstones.com/book/science... #SciFi #Theatre #Academic
Definite #LifeOnMars vibe to tonight’s #UniversityChallenge - and a nail biter!
August 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Definite #LifeOnMars vibe to tonight’s #UniversityChallenge - and a nail biter!
If you read 2024: The Year of Elections, you probably weren't surprised by the recent news from #ElSalvador... The World's Coolest Dictator strikes again! books2read.com/u/4ArZGk #Election2024 #politics #election #2024
August 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM
If you read 2024: The Year of Elections, you probably weren't surprised by the recent news from #ElSalvador... The World's Coolest Dictator strikes again! books2read.com/u/4ArZGk #Election2024 #politics #election #2024
The #Cistercian abbey's not there any more, but could this site have played a key role in defining the #Welsh as a nation? Here's the latest on the #ChurchHistory blog: www.gatheredinhisname.co.uk/post/uniting... #HywelDda #Cymru #Whitland #Wales
Uniting Britons? Hywel Dda and Whitland Abbey
Few places have been as important in defining the medieval Welsh identity against their English neighbours.
www.gatheredinhisname.co.uk
July 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The #Cistercian abbey's not there any more, but could this site have played a key role in defining the #Welsh as a nation? Here's the latest on the #ChurchHistory blog: www.gatheredinhisname.co.uk/post/uniting... #HywelDda #Cymru #Whitland #Wales
A rare summer trip to #Wales today for the #ChurchHistory blog - not much to look at now, but #Whitland punches above its weight historically! www.gatheredinhisname.co.uk/post/uniting... #HywelDda #Cymru
Uniting Britons? Hywel Dda and Whitland Abbey
Few places have been as important in defining the medieval Welsh identity against their English neighbours.
www.gatheredinhisname.co.uk
July 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
A rare summer trip to #Wales today for the #ChurchHistory blog - not much to look at now, but #Whitland punches above its weight historically! www.gatheredinhisname.co.uk/post/uniting... #HywelDda #Cymru
Of course, it’s not the current crop of teens we should be asking (they can #vote at the next #UKGE anyway); we should be asking how the current 12yos would vote.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Which parties could benefit from lower voting age? - BBC News
Young people are more likely to vote for left-wing parties - but how could this translate to a real election?
www.bbc.co.uk
July 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Of course, it’s not the current crop of teens we should be asking (they can #vote at the next #UKGE anyway); we should be asking how the current 12yos would vote.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I’m pleased to see Regeneration’s Pat Barker rewarded w/ becoming a #dame (and her recognition that the #Honours should be much more abut the charity work that features lower down the list), though slightly surprised to discover that showbiz royalty Elaine Paige wasn’t one already…
#BirthdayHonours
#BirthdayHonours
June 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I’m pleased to see Regeneration’s Pat Barker rewarded w/ becoming a #dame (and her recognition that the #Honours should be much more abut the charity work that features lower down the list), though slightly surprised to discover that showbiz royalty Elaine Paige wasn’t one already…
#BirthdayHonours
#BirthdayHonours
#SouthKorea votes today, after a rough few years politically – find out how they got here (and lots more!) in my book, '2024: The Year of Elections': books2read.com/u/4ArZGk. #Election2024 #Election2025 #MartialLaw #SpringOnions #GreenOnions
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2024: The Year of Elections by Richard T. Watson
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June 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
#SouthKorea votes today, after a rough few years politically – find out how they got here (and lots more!) in my book, '2024: The Year of Elections': books2read.com/u/4ArZGk. #Election2024 #Election2025 #MartialLaw #SpringOnions #GreenOnions
The Radio Krakow example sounds like a sci-fi story, but is presumably real and could easily be more of us in the near-future... www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #AI #EmployArtists
‘One day I overheard my boss saying: just put it in ChatGPT’: the workers who lost their jobs to AI
From a radio host replaced by avatars to a comic artist whose drawings have been copied by Midjourney, how does it feel to be replaced by a bot?
www.theguardian.com
June 1, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The Radio Krakow example sounds like a sci-fi story, but is presumably real and could easily be more of us in the near-future... www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #AI #EmployArtists
Phew, that was May! For more in-depth round-ups, from the busiest elections year yet, check out '2024:The Year of Elections'. Link in bio. #Election2024 #Election2025
May 31, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Phew, that was May! For more in-depth round-ups, from the busiest elections year yet, check out '2024:The Year of Elections'. Link in bio. #Election2024 #Election2025
May's been a packed #Election2025 month! Here's a results roundup, ft. #Australia 🇦🇺 , #Singapore 🇸🇬 , #Romania 🇷🇴 , #Vatican #Conclave 🇻🇦 , #Albania 🇦🇱 , #Philippines 🇵🇭 , #Poland 🇵🇱 , #Portugal 🇵🇹 , #Suriname 🇸🇷 and #Venezuela 🇻🇪 . 1/
May 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
May's been a packed #Election2025 month! Here's a results roundup, ft. #Australia 🇦🇺 , #Singapore 🇸🇬 , #Romania 🇷🇴 , #Vatican #Conclave 🇻🇦 , #Albania 🇦🇱 , #Philippines 🇵🇭 , #Poland 🇵🇱 , #Portugal 🇵🇹 , #Suriname 🇸🇷 and #Venezuela 🇻🇪 . 1/
Celebrate the end of a busy elections month with a comprehensive look back at the busiest year of elections in '2024: The Year of Elections': amzn.eu/d/d07Hay5. #Election2024 #Election2025 #Vote #Democracy #TheWorldVotes
May 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Celebrate the end of a busy elections month with a comprehensive look back at the busiest year of elections in '2024: The Year of Elections': amzn.eu/d/d07Hay5. #Election2024 #Election2025 #Vote #Democracy #TheWorldVotes
The thing to watch in #Venezuela's #Election2025 today will be turnout: the opposition is calling for a boycott in protest against last year's still-contested presidential #Election2024 – find out why in '2024: The Year of Elections': amzn.eu/d/d07Hay5
May 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The thing to watch in #Venezuela's #Election2025 today will be turnout: the opposition is calling for a boycott in protest against last year's still-contested presidential #Election2024 – find out why in '2024: The Year of Elections': amzn.eu/d/d07Hay5
The new electoral system for #Suriname's #Election2025 means the incumbent president's mass bike ride stunt may not be enough to keep his party in power today. Big oil revenues are promised soon, so the stakes – and corruption claims – are high. #Vote #LatinAmerica
May 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The new electoral system for #Suriname's #Election2025 means the incumbent president's mass bike ride stunt may not be enough to keep his party in power today. Big oil revenues are promised soon, so the stakes – and corruption claims – are high. #Vote #LatinAmerica
Everybody seems to be releasing a #Biden #USElection book at the moment (or post-mortem). Mine's the only one* that gives 2024's global context though! *Probably #Election2024 #Democracy #Election #OriginalSin books2read.com/u/4ArZGk
May 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Everybody seems to be releasing a #Biden #USElection book at the moment (or post-mortem). Mine's the only one* that gives 2024's global context though! *Probably #Election2024 #Democracy #Election #OriginalSin books2read.com/u/4ArZGk
Today in #Portgual's #Election2025, the central alliances are struggling to pool a majority, and populist Chega surges up the outside, just like in #Election2024 and 2022. To help clear up any lingering Deja vu, check out last year's events in '2024: The Year of Elections': books2read.com/u/4ArZGk
May 18, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Today in #Portgual's #Election2025, the central alliances are struggling to pool a majority, and populist Chega surges up the outside, just like in #Election2024 and 2022. To help clear up any lingering Deja vu, check out last year's events in '2024: The Year of Elections': books2read.com/u/4ArZGk
#Poland's liberal government hopes their presidential candidate, Trzaskowski, can help them undo the legacy of PiS, whose new candidate, Nawrocki, seeks to continue Duda's use of the veto in defence of conservative/populist ideals. Polls suggest a June run-off. #Election2025
May 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM
#Poland's liberal government hopes their presidential candidate, Trzaskowski, can help them undo the legacy of PiS, whose new candidate, Nawrocki, seeks to continue Duda's use of the veto in defence of conservative/populist ideals. Polls suggest a June run-off. #Election2025
Last time they tried this, #Romania shocked everyone and had to stop. Now they hope to finish the job and elect a president. Far-right Simion leads centrist Dan after Round 1. Remind yourself why #Election2024 was so controversial with '2024: The Year of Elections': books2read.com/u/4ArZGk.
May 18, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Last time they tried this, #Romania shocked everyone and had to stop. Now they hope to finish the job and elect a president. Far-right Simion leads centrist Dan after Round 1. Remind yourself why #Election2024 was so controversial with '2024: The Year of Elections': books2read.com/u/4ArZGk.
It's a busy day in #Election2025, with #Romania, #Poland and #Portugal getting in on the action. Can Romania finish the job this time, will Poland cement their liberal turn, and can Portugal form a government for more than a year? Watch this space...
#Democracy
#Democracy
May 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
It's a busy day in #Election2025, with #Romania, #Poland and #Portugal getting in on the action. Can Romania finish the job this time, will Poland cement their liberal turn, and can Portugal form a government for more than a year? Watch this space...
#Democracy
#Democracy