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
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
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
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
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
Next up in #Election2025 – the exciting conclusion to #Poland's 🇵🇱 presidential election comes tomorrow, June 1. Then #Burundi 🇧🇮 goes on June 5. But #Election2024 fans should watch the continuing fall-out from last year in #SouthKorea 🇰🇷 on June 3.
#Democracy #TheWorldVotes
#Democracy #TheWorldVotes
May 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Next up in #Election2025 – the exciting conclusion to #Poland's 🇵🇱 presidential election comes tomorrow, June 1. Then #Burundi 🇧🇮 goes on June 5. But #Election2024 fans should watch the continuing fall-out from last year in #SouthKorea 🇰🇷 on June 3.
#Democracy #TheWorldVotes
#Democracy #TheWorldVotes
This #Election2025 round-up ends with a whimper; #Venezuela saw, like in #Election2024, a vote boycotted by most of the opposition, who called it a farce. Unsurprisingly, Maduro's party won big in parliamentary and gubernatorial races. 10/
May 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This #Election2025 round-up ends with a whimper; #Venezuela saw, like in #Election2024, a vote boycotted by most of the opposition, who called it a farce. Unsurprisingly, Maduro's party won big in parliamentary and gubernatorial races. 10/
The opposition NDP edged a narrow lead in #Suriname's parliamentary #Election2025, giving their leader a slightly better chance of becoming president – but lengthy coalition talks will be delicate as each side tries to get a 2/3s majority for that vote. 9/
May 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
The opposition NDP edged a narrow lead in #Suriname's parliamentary #Election2025, giving their leader a slightly better chance of becoming president – but lengthy coalition talks will be delicate as each side tries to get a 2/3s majority for that vote. 9/
#Portugal's 3rd election in 3 years brought another inconclusive result, with the governing PSD forming another fragile minority government, and the opposition Socialists the main victims this time of populist Chega's devouring of the mainstream. Will they go 4 for 4? 8/
May 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
#Portugal's 3rd election in 3 years brought another inconclusive result, with the governing PSD forming another fragile minority government, and the opposition Socialists the main victims this time of populist Chega's devouring of the mainstream. Will they go 4 for 4? 8/
#Poland's presidential #Election2025 has come down to tomorrow's tight run-off between the centre-right governing party's Trzaskowski and Nawrocki, an independent backed by the populist PiS and hoping to use the presidential veto to protect that party's 'anti-woke' legacy. 7/
May 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
#Poland's presidential #Election2025 has come down to tomorrow's tight run-off between the centre-right governing party's Trzaskowski and Nawrocki, an independent backed by the populist PiS and hoping to use the presidential veto to protect that party's 'anti-woke' legacy. 7/
Results in the #Philippines #Election2025 confirmed battle-lines between the Marcos and Duterte families, which may come to a head in July when the VP has her impeachment trial. Her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, won his mayoralty, despite being detained in The Hague. 6/
May 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Results in the #Philippines #Election2025 confirmed battle-lines between the Marcos and Duterte families, which may come to a head in July when the VP has her impeachment trial. Her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, won his mayoralty, despite being detained in The Hague. 6/
#Albania's Socialist Party won a majority in their #Election2025, and a fourth-term for PM Edi Rama – in a result mired in international criticism and fraud allegations, esp. around diaspora votes from #Greece 🇬🇷 , and investigations of political figures across the board. 6/
May 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
#Albania's Socialist Party won a majority in their #Election2025, and a fourth-term for PM Edi Rama – in a result mired in international criticism and fraud allegations, esp. around diaspora votes from #Greece 🇬🇷 , and investigations of political figures across the board. 6/
Not a true national #Election2025, but #Vatican's mercifully brief #Conclave still produced a new (dark horse) head of state in #LeoXIV, the first American & American-Peruvian #Pope, who now leads the world's Catholics: in-tray includes Francis I's legacy, abuse scandals, and global instability. 5/
May 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Not a true national #Election2025, but #Vatican's mercifully brief #Conclave still produced a new (dark horse) head of state in #LeoXIV, the first American & American-Peruvian #Pope, who now leads the world's Catholics: in-tray includes Francis I's legacy, abuse scandals, and global instability. 5/
#Romania's nationalist George Simion finally got a crack at the presidency, after being controversially denied in #Election2024. His centrist opponent, Nicusor Dan, however, won the #Election2025 2nd round, in an anti-establishment result highlighting the region's fragility. 4/
May 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
#Romania's nationalist George Simion finally got a crack at the presidency, after being controversially denied in #Election2024. His centrist opponent, Nicusor Dan, however, won the #Election2025 2nd round, in an anti-establishment result highlighting the region's fragility. 4/
There was a landslide result in #Singapore's #Election2025 too, but this was more expected; voters stuck with the People's Action Party, who've held power since 1965 (though PM Wong only took over last year). 3/
May 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
There was a landslide result in #Singapore's #Election2025 too, but this was more expected; voters stuck with the People's Action Party, who've held power since 1965 (though PM Wong only took over last year). 3/
#Australia's Labor party under PM Albanese pulled off a surprise thumper of a win against the Liberal/Nationalists. Like in #Canada 🇨🇦 , the influence of #Trump 🇺🇸 was blamed for the conservative opposition leader losing the race and his own seat. #Election2025 2/
May 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
#Australia's Labor party under PM Albanese pulled off a surprise thumper of a win against the Liberal/Nationalists. Like in #Canada 🇨🇦 , the influence of #Trump 🇺🇸 was blamed for the conservative opposition leader losing the race and his own seat. #Election2025 2/
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.
58 years today since this one officially opened, but the story goes back much further... #Liverpool #ChurchHistory #ConsecrationBirthday #Wigwam #Pentecost www.gatheredinhisname.co.uk/post/liverpo...
May 14, 2025 at 8:05 AM
58 years today since this one officially opened, but the story goes back much further... #Liverpool #ChurchHistory #ConsecrationBirthday #Wigwam #Pentecost www.gatheredinhisname.co.uk/post/liverpo...
#Philippines has a local & general #Election2025 today, in what is still a feud between two powerful families, and with a former president (Rodrigo Duterte) on trial in The Hague (but also running for mayor, as you do).
May 12, 2025 at 7:23 AM
#Philippines has a local & general #Election2025 today, in what is still a feud between two powerful families, and with a former president (Rodrigo Duterte) on trial in The Hague (but also running for mayor, as you do).