AJ Thomas
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Posting to get thoughts out of my head so I can see how rubbish they are.
Mostly post about politics, rugby, music, TV and movies.
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Posting to get thoughts out of my head so I can see how rubbish they are.
Mostly post about politics, rugby, music, TV and movies.
@zzypt everywhere else.
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Very bad day for gilts. There's been a few this year.
Nowhere near as bad as Truss era ofc, but I think that insane time has skewed our perception.
For instance, a rise in 30yr yields such as happened today only happened once in 10 years pre-COVID.
And not once during the 10 years to late 2008.
Nowhere near as bad as Truss era ofc, but I think that insane time has skewed our perception.
For instance, a rise in 30yr yields such as happened today only happened once in 10 years pre-COVID.
And not once during the 10 years to late 2008.
November 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Very bad day for gilts. There's been a few this year.
Nowhere near as bad as Truss era ofc, but I think that insane time has skewed our perception.
For instance, a rise in 30yr yields such as happened today only happened once in 10 years pre-COVID.
And not once during the 10 years to late 2008.
Nowhere near as bad as Truss era ofc, but I think that insane time has skewed our perception.
For instance, a rise in 30yr yields such as happened today only happened once in 10 years pre-COVID.
And not once during the 10 years to late 2008.
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This man was trafficked into Britain, in ways which the government would now use to make him subject to deportation. According to a leading political pundit, he brought with him ancestral violence, which means that he *and his British-born children* should be expelled.
This man.
This man.
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This man was trafficked into Britain, in ways which the government would now use to make him subject to deportation. According to a leading political pundit, he brought with him ancestral violence, which means that he *and his British-born children* should be expelled.
This man.
This man.
Disturbing. I think they melted her down.
November 15, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Disturbing. I think they melted her down.
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JFC. I had to check that this wasn't just some kind of spoof. Reader, it was not.
November 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
JFC. I had to check that this wasn't just some kind of spoof. Reader, it was not.
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GB News' latest host is the campaigns director for far-right MP Rupert Lowe's 'Restore Britain'. He calls for an "ethnically homogenous Christian Britain".
This is a channel which has several people in the Lobby, and which has privileged access to No 10 as part of the broadcast 'pool'. Nuts.
This is a channel which has several people in the Lobby, and which has privileged access to No 10 as part of the broadcast 'pool'. Nuts.
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
GB News' latest host is the campaigns director for far-right MP Rupert Lowe's 'Restore Britain'. He calls for an "ethnically homogenous Christian Britain".
This is a channel which has several people in the Lobby, and which has privileged access to No 10 as part of the broadcast 'pool'. Nuts.
This is a channel which has several people in the Lobby, and which has privileged access to No 10 as part of the broadcast 'pool'. Nuts.
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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Remember, this was Trump’s first pick for Attorney General.
November 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Remember, this was Trump’s first pick for Attorney General.
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I think Star Trek endures because it encompasses all of the fundamental storytelling archetypes: Man vs man. Man vs self. Man vs computer. Man vs sexy lady. Man vs cave. Man vs God. Man vs lizard. Man vs tribunal. Man vs Abraham Lincoln. Man vs ghost. Man vs boss. Man vs doctor. Man vs rock. Man vs
September 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I think Star Trek endures because it encompasses all of the fundamental storytelling archetypes: Man vs man. Man vs self. Man vs computer. Man vs sexy lady. Man vs cave. Man vs God. Man vs lizard. Man vs tribunal. Man vs Abraham Lincoln. Man vs ghost. Man vs boss. Man vs doctor. Man vs rock. Man vs
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🚨Over 40 hours of rugby🚨
🗞️Full guide and rugby media rights update👉
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🇫🇷Sunday Night Pro D2
🌐Quilter Nations Series
➕much more
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🗞️Full guide and rugby media rights update👉
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🇫🇷Sunday Night Pro D2
🌐Quilter Nations Series
➕much more
#QuilterNS
November 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
🚨Over 40 hours of rugby🚨
🗞️Full guide and rugby media rights update👉
shorturl.at/fBRYw
🇫🇷Sunday Night Pro D2
🌐Quilter Nations Series
➕much more
#QuilterNS
🗞️Full guide and rugby media rights update👉
shorturl.at/fBRYw
🇫🇷Sunday Night Pro D2
🌐Quilter Nations Series
➕much more
#QuilterNS
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the hottest thing a white man can do is share his salary details — with a paper trail of evidence — with his female co-workers
Boils my piss when companies say this
November 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
the hottest thing a white man can do is share his salary details — with a paper trail of evidence — with his female co-workers
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This has always been been argument against our fiscal framework. You need some kind of debt rule but this kind of last minute flailing around is toxic for policy development.
I know it’s always like this. But one striking thing from the budget kite flying and kite pulling back in, is how major policy decisions are constantly being buffeted around by iterative forecast changes.
All feels a bit of a silly way to be making major economic policy & political decisions.
All feels a bit of a silly way to be making major economic policy & political decisions.
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This has always been been argument against our fiscal framework. You need some kind of debt rule but this kind of last minute flailing around is toxic for policy development.
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So. As someone who's worked in ag for 28 years:
If Clarkson's Farm is "just pretending to be stupid for TV," they really did their research! Every single foulup in CF, I've watched multiple people do IRL.
Often right after I told them not to 💀
If Clarkson's Farm is "just pretending to be stupid for TV," they really did their research! Every single foulup in CF, I've watched multiple people do IRL.
Often right after I told them not to 💀
November 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
So. As someone who's worked in ag for 28 years:
If Clarkson's Farm is "just pretending to be stupid for TV," they really did their research! Every single foulup in CF, I've watched multiple people do IRL.
Often right after I told them not to 💀
If Clarkson's Farm is "just pretending to be stupid for TV," they really did their research! Every single foulup in CF, I've watched multiple people do IRL.
Often right after I told them not to 💀
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Clarkson's Farm is an amazing rorschach test btw.
50% of viewers: It's obviously fake. No one could possibly be that stupid!
The other 50%: he's doing such a good job 🚜 of showing people 🐏 how HARD FARMING IS 😭😭😭 💪💪💪
50% of viewers: It's obviously fake. No one could possibly be that stupid!
The other 50%: he's doing such a good job 🚜 of showing people 🐏 how HARD FARMING IS 😭😭😭 💪💪💪
November 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Clarkson's Farm is an amazing rorschach test btw.
50% of viewers: It's obviously fake. No one could possibly be that stupid!
The other 50%: he's doing such a good job 🚜 of showing people 🐏 how HARD FARMING IS 😭😭😭 💪💪💪
50% of viewers: It's obviously fake. No one could possibly be that stupid!
The other 50%: he's doing such a good job 🚜 of showing people 🐏 how HARD FARMING IS 😭😭😭 💪💪💪
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The fun thing about Clarkson's Farm is everyone knows this show has a very clear take-away message!
But people have WILDLY different opinions on what that message is.
But people have WILDLY different opinions on what that message is.
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The fun thing about Clarkson's Farm is everyone knows this show has a very clear take-away message!
But people have WILDLY different opinions on what that message is.
But people have WILDLY different opinions on what that message is.
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I finally started watching Clarkson's Farm
Farmer Reacts to Clarkson's Farm
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I finally started watching Clarkson's Farm
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She had to lie a lot yesterday.
November 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
She had to lie a lot yesterday.
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Under new plans to be unveiled by Labour, UK citizenship test has a whole section on Northern Ireland. If you get any of them right, you don't get citizenship.
I'm forever reminded that I'm not truly British because I constantly forget to forget about Northern Ireland
What Americans don't understand is 'crassly forgetting Northern Ireland' is a core part of British culture, like cueing and only being able to communicate via laconic understatement.
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Under new plans to be unveiled by Labour, UK citizenship test has a whole section on Northern Ireland. If you get any of them right, you don't get citizenship.
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what Labour can learn from this is to lean into more crackdown on foreigners and roll back net zero
Long Ashton (North Somerset) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 55.7% (+25.1)
🌳 CON: 17.7% (-7.2)
➡️ RFM: 15.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 5.7% (-28.8)
🌹 LAB: 5.4% (-4.5)
Green HOLD.
Changes w/ 2023.
🌍 GRN: 55.7% (+25.1)
🌳 CON: 17.7% (-7.2)
➡️ RFM: 15.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 5.7% (-28.8)
🌹 LAB: 5.4% (-4.5)
Green HOLD.
Changes w/ 2023.
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
what Labour can learn from this is to lean into more crackdown on foreigners and roll back net zero
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ICE are just arresting anybody that doesn't look white enough
ICE tries to deport Native American woman
Leticia Jacobo, a member of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, was born in Phoenix, Arizona
ICE tries to deport Native American woman
Leticia Jacobo, a member of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, was born in Phoenix, Arizona
ICE tries to deport Native American woman
Leticia Jacobo, a member of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, was born in Phoenix, Arizona
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
ICE are just arresting anybody that doesn't look white enough
ICE tries to deport Native American woman
Leticia Jacobo, a member of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, was born in Phoenix, Arizona
ICE tries to deport Native American woman
Leticia Jacobo, a member of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, was born in Phoenix, Arizona
Very much the vibes of a team so deep in a spreadsheet model they have forgotten what they are actually modelling.
I know it’s always like this. But one striking thing from the budget kite flying and kite pulling back in, is how major policy decisions are constantly being buffeted around by iterative forecast changes.
All feels a bit of a silly way to be making major economic policy & political decisions.
All feels a bit of a silly way to be making major economic policy & political decisions.
November 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Very much the vibes of a team so deep in a spreadsheet model they have forgotten what they are actually modelling.
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I know it’s always like this. But one striking thing from the budget kite flying and kite pulling back in, is how major policy decisions are constantly being buffeted around by iterative forecast changes.
All feels a bit of a silly way to be making major economic policy & political decisions.
All feels a bit of a silly way to be making major economic policy & political decisions.
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I know it’s always like this. But one striking thing from the budget kite flying and kite pulling back in, is how major policy decisions are constantly being buffeted around by iterative forecast changes.
All feels a bit of a silly way to be making major economic policy & political decisions.
All feels a bit of a silly way to be making major economic policy & political decisions.
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Dead right. I used to advise my readers to never base investment strategy upon forecasts but rather upon the range of possible outcomes; we need resilience in the face of uncertainty.
I know it’s always like this. But one striking thing from the budget kite flying and kite pulling back in, is how major policy decisions are constantly being buffeted around by iterative forecast changes.
All feels a bit of a silly way to be making major economic policy & political decisions.
All feels a bit of a silly way to be making major economic policy & political decisions.
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Dead right. I used to advise my readers to never base investment strategy upon forecasts but rather upon the range of possible outcomes; we need resilience in the face of uncertainty.
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Twenty-one members of Scotland's Women's Rugby World Cup squad, including captain Rachel Malcolm, are among 35 players given contracts by Scottish Rugby.
www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-...
www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-...
21 of Scotland's Women's Rugby World Cup squad given one-year contracts
Twenty-one of Scotland's Women's Rugby World Cup squad are among 35 players given contracts by Scottish Rugby.
www.bbc.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Twenty-one members of Scotland's Women's Rugby World Cup squad, including captain Rachel Malcolm, are among 35 players given contracts by Scottish Rugby.
www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-...
www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-...
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Merry Taskmas! We're piling three scoops of Taskmaster fun onto your plates this festive period. Champions of Champions 4 and a double helping of New Year Treat are all coming soon to Channel 4 and YouTube around the world.
Starring...
Starring...
November 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Merry Taskmas! We're piling three scoops of Taskmaster fun onto your plates this festive period. Champions of Champions 4 and a double helping of New Year Treat are all coming soon to Channel 4 and YouTube around the world.
Starring...
Starring...