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Gordon Guthrie

@foundationsofthedigitalstate.com

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Just published The Foundations Of The Digital State - a report for the Scottish Government http://foundationsofthedigitalstate.com/ and blogs at digitalpolicy.substack.com Politician manqué, girl group fan, code monkey

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Gordon Guthrie @foundationsofthedigitalstate.com · Apr 4

new post on the world after Trump and Musk

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Free Markets Vs America

Move over fakeohs, the Capitalists are coming

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Gordon Guthrie @foundationsofthedigitalstate.com · 53m

anti-minority language bile has been around a long time, you didn't invent it

Gordon Guthrie @foundationsofthedigitalstate.com · 54m

No I'm not

Gordon Guthrie @foundationsofthedigitalstate.com · 2h

They rly believe super intelligent AI might end the human race and they are just trying to get SOME balance with some action...

Maybe not, maybe this is how it ends - custom frotting and a baby dearth

Maybe its too late? Maybe SuperAI has already taken over OpenAI?

oh god, oh god, oh god...

Luca Tiratelli @lucatiratelli.bsky.social · 2h

Is "we're going to start making erotica" what you'd announce if, in your heart of hearts, you believed you were running a company that was just about to invent super intelligence capable of solving any problem?

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Luca Tiratelli @lucatiratelli.bsky.social · 2h

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Gordon Guthrie @foundationsofthedigitalstate.com · 2h

its about citizenship

Gordon Guthrie @foundationsofthedigitalstate.com · 2h

Either Welsh is a peer of English or its not

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 5h

I realise there is already a queue to buy a drink for the long-suffering local government official who wrote this. Please consider me part of that queue.

(The weight of the sigh on "We do not apply admiralty law" alone could tear a hole in the fabric of the universe.)

zuzak 🦭 @zuzakistan.com · 19h

Glasgow City Council has a whole sovereign citizen FAQ

whoever wrote this was so very tired

glasgow.gov.uk/whyyouneedto...

Why you require to pay Council Tax - Glasgow City Council

Information about why you are required to pay Council Tax.

glasgow.gov.uk

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Chris Weston @chrisweston.bsky.social · 2d

I don't have any excuse these days but have been glad to sponsor this event when in that world. Show me a volunteer-led event where people come together with open minds about how to do their job better *on a weekend* in any other sector. Kudos to all involved. ❤️

UK Gov Camp @ukgovcamp.com · 2d

UKGovCamp Birmingham: Join Us!

UKGovCamp is happening on 17 Jan 2026. If you work in gov and haven’t attended, now’s the time!

Leaders in policy, operations, and diversity, please share with your teams, connect with colleagues, and help spread the word! Contact us to get involved.

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Gordon Guthrie @foundationsofthedigitalstate.com · 9h

The thing that makes this particular tech bubble so hot is that after it pops you are not left with America but a wierd tariffed kleptocracy with a dismembered state apparatus and gutted education and research system

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Gordon Guthrie @foundationsofthedigitalstate.com · 9h

I thought that about my phone but it turned out that it wasn't just streaming audio to my hearing aids over bluetooth it was trying to use them as a bluetooth microphone too

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Gordon Guthrie @foundationsofthedigitalstate.com · 10h

so what? why do speakers of Gaelic or Welsh have to solicit the consent of leaners?

Gordon Guthrie @foundationsofthedigitalstate.com · 18h

but you are judging, the answer to all your tweets is "so what?"

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Joe Uchill @joeuchill.bsky.social · 22h

Here's the thing - Jeff Bezos' revenue stream for the Washington Post isn't advertiser or subscriber dollars. It's value of negotiating federal AWS and space contracts from the position of being an administration ally.

The WaPo editorial page is an at scale version of Palantir's campus Israel ads.

Sam @samd.bsky.social · 23h

it’s funny how Jeff bezos dedicated the Washington post to embracing “free markets” and the free market of newspaper subscribers completely rejected it

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 1d

This is not just funny, it's smart. We need more of this mockery that shows these thugs that we see their despicable fascism and give them the respect that they deserve.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Gordon Guthrie @foundationsofthedigitalstate.com · 1d

yeah but yu shoulda failed fer <speakin too well>

this is Embra pal, ya snooty get ;-)

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Gordon Guthrie @foundationsofthedigitalstate.com · 1d

that doesnt work for me either

Gordon Guthrie @foundationsofthedigitalstate.com · 1d

did it ever get fixed?

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Irish Number Ones @irishnumberones.bsky.social · 1d

The British Army have had more number one singles in Ireland (one) than Aslan, The Corrs, Van Morrison, or The Cranberries (zero).

Irish Number Ones @irishnumberones.bsky.social · 1d

Starting soon on Irish Number Ones: all our chart-topping singles and acts of 1972, including:
☘️ Nationalist protest songs
☘️ New Irish global superstars
☘️ Ireland's only no. 1 single in Irish
🇬🇧 A British Army unit stationed in Northern Ireland

Yes, it'll be weird: irishnumberones.com