rob witts
@robwitts.bsky.social
a guy who hangs around universities and opera houses
I particularly enjoyed the both-sidesing in which Luigi Manzeoni is cited as a leftist influencer (??) on a par with Andrew Tate, clearly an amazing mind at work
Caught up with first of this year’s Reith Lectures. The bloke giving them claims the Fabian Society “revolutionised” Britain, and doesn’t even pronounce Gramsci properly 🙃🤷
December 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I particularly enjoyed the both-sidesing in which Luigi Manzeoni is cited as a leftist influencer (??) on a par with Andrew Tate, clearly an amazing mind at work
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why is that every single one of these cunts look like this
GB News now broadcasting calls to remove the ethnic minority MPs from parliament
December 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
why is that every single one of these cunts look like this
my colleague has brought their 15-week-old kitten into the office and it's fair to say this has not increased productivity
December 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
my colleague has brought their 15-week-old kitten into the office and it's fair to say this has not increased productivity
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this Girlguiding thing is so miserable. and so emblematic of the bigot playbook. a poisonous minority of mindless, soul rotted cultists intimidating decent people - who far outnumber them - because they have the backing of Big Transphobe. and for what? to make life miserable for a defenceless few
December 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
this Girlguiding thing is so miserable. and so emblematic of the bigot playbook. a poisonous minority of mindless, soul rotted cultists intimidating decent people - who far outnumber them - because they have the backing of Big Transphobe. and for what? to make life miserable for a defenceless few
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Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
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Proffsssor Plummm, in the master roksn, with the candlcstrikk
December 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Proffsssor Plummm, in the master roksn, with the candlcstrikk
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It's fascinating to watch someone make a point fundamentally, actively, about the danger of authoritarian cultural conservatism, and preface it with "This isn't about politics, this is a human nature thing."
No, dude, it's literally, "when you've been privileged, equality feels like persecution."
No, dude, it's literally, "when you've been privileged, equality feels like persecution."
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
It's fascinating to watch someone make a point fundamentally, actively, about the danger of authoritarian cultural conservatism, and preface it with "This isn't about politics, this is a human nature thing."
No, dude, it's literally, "when you've been privileged, equality feels like persecution."
No, dude, it's literally, "when you've been privileged, equality feels like persecution."
I feel this so strongly. How long can the image of a white christmas persist into a UK that no longer experiences sustained cold in December?
We had the lighting of our street's christmas tree y'day: 5 degrees C, pouring rain, no snow
I wish there were a socially acceptable way to point out that 3 decades ago, it would've almost certainly been snowy, lovely and <0C. Lots of older folks there: I think on some level they know it
I wish there were a socially acceptable way to point out that 3 decades ago, it would've almost certainly been snowy, lovely and <0C. Lots of older folks there: I think on some level they know it
Future Climate in Norway: More Floods, Droughts, and Less Snow - Norce
The climate in Norway has already changed significantly, and the effects are expected to grow stronger in the coming years. We will experience more precipitation, more frequent droughts, and less snow...
www.norceresearch.no
December 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I feel this so strongly. How long can the image of a white christmas persist into a UK that no longer experiences sustained cold in December?
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Time to invoice the telegraph for using my illustration, I guess
A game where you can do anything and they’re mad that people are doing anything.
November 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Time to invoice the telegraph for using my illustration, I guess
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I just want to remind people that Louis CK masturbated in front of multiple colleagues over the course of many years many of whom because of it chose to leave the profession.
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I just want to remind people that Louis CK masturbated in front of multiple colleagues over the course of many years many of whom because of it chose to leave the profession.
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𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙜 , 𝙖 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 🤍
𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙜 , 𝙖 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 🤍
𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙜 , 𝙖 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 🤍
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𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙜 , 𝙖 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 🤍
𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙜 , 𝙖 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 🤍
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November 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙜 , 𝙖 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 🤍
𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙜 , 𝙖 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 🤍
𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙜 , 𝙖 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 🤍
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𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙜 , 𝙖 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 🤍
𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙜 , 𝙖 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 🤍
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It's me Mona Again
25 July 2025
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not the onion
November 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
not the onion
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Tom Stoppard's earlier work has not all aged well and his newer stuff was largely the fantasies of an old man desperately clinging to relevance, but in the middle he could break your heart, and his commitment to the art of theatre was indeed the real thing so this is a sorry day
November 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Tom Stoppard's earlier work has not all aged well and his newer stuff was largely the fantasies of an old man desperately clinging to relevance, but in the middle he could break your heart, and his commitment to the art of theatre was indeed the real thing so this is a sorry day
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November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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My god
Hong Kong fire: Blaze engulfs apartment buildings in Tai Po - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Hong Kong fire: Blaze engulfs apartment buildings in Tai Po - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
My god
Hong Kong fire: Blaze engulfs apartment buildings in Tai Po - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Hong Kong fire: Blaze engulfs apartment buildings in Tai Po - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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The very first thing the Prime Minister does is use the household budget metaphor.
A metaphor - this report into BBC coverage - said could be "easily misleading."
Why is the government trying to mislead the country?
A metaphor - this report into BBC coverage - said could be "easily misleading."
Why is the government trying to mislead the country?
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The very first thing the Prime Minister does is use the household budget metaphor.
A metaphor - this report into BBC coverage - said could be "easily misleading."
Why is the government trying to mislead the country?
A metaphor - this report into BBC coverage - said could be "easily misleading."
Why is the government trying to mislead the country?
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imagine lecturing the creator of Florb. imagine sending a bad faith response to the creator of Scrotetto
Wow 80% bad-faith responses, and people lecturing the creator of Flask here and the creator of Django/datasette in the comments on why AI is useless for software engineering...
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
imagine lecturing the creator of Florb. imagine sending a bad faith response to the creator of Scrotetto
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Curious that in a climate emergency, the BBC thinks it’s fine to have a helicopter hovering above central London for 2-3 hours solely to get shots of a car travelling 750 metres. Absolutely no news value, just burning carbon to full time. To whom do I complain?
November 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Curious that in a climate emergency, the BBC thinks it’s fine to have a helicopter hovering above central London for 2-3 hours solely to get shots of a car travelling 750 metres. Absolutely no news value, just burning carbon to full time. To whom do I complain?
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What a rotten state of affairs that a teenage girl had thrust upon her the responsibility of being the only adult in the room because actual grown adults refused to recognise her either as a child or, more importantly, as a human being. A sad indictment of a pitiful society.
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
What a rotten state of affairs that a teenage girl had thrust upon her the responsibility of being the only adult in the room because actual grown adults refused to recognise her either as a child or, more importantly, as a human being. A sad indictment of a pitiful society.
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Really nice profile of horn player/composer David Amram. His Blues and Variations for Monk is a standard in my studio because it’s a good intro to jazz style for horn players, alongside extended techniques. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/a...
At 95, David Amram Still Makes Music. And Nobody Can Put Him in a Box.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Really nice profile of horn player/composer David Amram. His Blues and Variations for Monk is a standard in my studio because it’s a good intro to jazz style for horn players, alongside extended techniques. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/a...
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The @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social arts and culture transition committee for those who (like me) are into such matters:
November 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social arts and culture transition committee for those who (like me) are into such matters:
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And another! Stories and interviews with the team behind one of the BBC's greatest ever TV dramas – "a revenge thriller, a mystical nuclear-and-environmental-apocalypse fable, a clear-eyed political document of the mid-1980s, a ghost story" – by me for @thequietus.com thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
Why Edge Of Darkness makes so much sense in 2025 | The Quietus
Judge Rogers speaks to several key members of the team who made the ecologically-minded thriller for the BBC
thequietus.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
And another! Stories and interviews with the team behind one of the BBC's greatest ever TV dramas – "a revenge thriller, a mystical nuclear-and-environmental-apocalypse fable, a clear-eyed political document of the mid-1980s, a ghost story" – by me for @thequietus.com thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.