Rupert Stubbs
@rupertstubbs.bsky.social
Proudest of the posts I didn’t send.
Most embarrassed by the ones I do.
Most embarrassed by the ones I do.
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As ever - happy family reunion day!
The Family of Writers, by @tomgauld.bsky.social
(Postcard sent to us by then 9yo Q)
The Family of Writers, by @tomgauld.bsky.social
(Postcard sent to us by then 9yo Q)
November 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
As ever - happy family reunion day!
The Family of Writers, by @tomgauld.bsky.social
(Postcard sent to us by then 9yo Q)
The Family of Writers, by @tomgauld.bsky.social
(Postcard sent to us by then 9yo Q)
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New post out:
"Survival - for now"
The five big risks hidden in the budget. And why the government has missed an opportunity to take control of its own destiny.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/s...
"Survival - for now"
The five big risks hidden in the budget. And why the government has missed an opportunity to take control of its own destiny.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/s...
Survival - for now
Five big risks hidden in the budget
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
New post out:
"Survival - for now"
The five big risks hidden in the budget. And why the government has missed an opportunity to take control of its own destiny.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/s...
"Survival - for now"
The five big risks hidden in the budget. And why the government has missed an opportunity to take control of its own destiny.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/s...
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Elliott Erwitt, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. New York City, USA. 1988.
November 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Elliott Erwitt, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. New York City, USA. 1988.
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The Trump administration effectively says that no one should ever work with Americans during wartime; that our promises mean nothing, our word is dust, and we will throw our allies under the bus the moment we want.
In any future armed conflict, who would ever trust us again?
In any future armed conflict, who would ever trust us again?
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The Trump administration effectively says that no one should ever work with Americans during wartime; that our promises mean nothing, our word is dust, and we will throw our allies under the bus the moment we want.
In any future armed conflict, who would ever trust us again?
In any future armed conflict, who would ever trust us again?
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It's such a bizarre framing. Labour MPs think taking 450k kids out of poverty is putting the country first! That's why they wanted it to happen! It's not because they personally benefit.
Headline on The World at One just now:
"Sir Keir Starmer has denied putting the Labour Party before the country by ending the two-child benefit cap".
Can we please go back to reporting the actual news, not someone's partisan take on it?
"Sir Keir Starmer has denied putting the Labour Party before the country by ending the two-child benefit cap".
Can we please go back to reporting the actual news, not someone's partisan take on it?
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
It's such a bizarre framing. Labour MPs think taking 450k kids out of poverty is putting the country first! That's why they wanted it to happen! It's not because they personally benefit.
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Sorry "rejoin the EU and all the UK's problems will be solved" is as much a simplism as the others, not least as there's no instant process and no overwhelming demand on the other side to bend any rules for the UK.
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Sorry "rejoin the EU and all the UK's problems will be solved" is as much a simplism as the others, not least as there's no instant process and no overwhelming demand on the other side to bend any rules for the UK.
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I have no idea what this means
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I have no idea what this means
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The French for 92—quatre-vingt-douze, or 4,20,12—is a bit wild, no?
The Danes: “Hold our Carlsberg!”
buff.ly/NvguscZ
The Danes: “Hold our Carlsberg!”
buff.ly/NvguscZ
November 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The French for 92—quatre-vingt-douze, or 4,20,12—is a bit wild, no?
The Danes: “Hold our Carlsberg!”
buff.ly/NvguscZ
The Danes: “Hold our Carlsberg!”
buff.ly/NvguscZ
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Life goals: batting in greaves instead of pads.
Richard Burton playing cricket on the set of Alexander The Great during filming in Spain in the summer of 1955
November 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Life goals: batting in greaves instead of pads.
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Ohmigod. "Zosia: What ever happened to Andrea Sylvester who kissed me at the 4th grade science fair then said she liked that asshole Matt Grass a week later, then moved to Florida the next year?"
Making the pluribus tell me who had crushes on me and what I did to make them change their mind
November 27, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Ohmigod. "Zosia: What ever happened to Andrea Sylvester who kissed me at the 4th grade science fair then said she liked that asshole Matt Grass a week later, then moved to Florida the next year?"
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November 27, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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One of the greatest moments of orchestral music
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
One of the greatest moments of orchestral music
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“Mirek, could you provide a photo of you looking anxious”
“Sorry I only have this”
“Sorry I only have this”
November 27, 2025 at 5:58 AM
“Mirek, could you provide a photo of you looking anxious”
“Sorry I only have this”
“Sorry I only have this”
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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People always look surprised when you throw a baby at them
August 14, 2025 at 4:03 AM
People always look surprised when you throw a baby at them
Wonderful piece.
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Wonderful piece.
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For the record, as far as I'm concerned the alternative to juries isn't single-judge courts, but a panel of three judges. The theory is that they cancel out each other's biases. (And that they have to explain their reasoning anyway.)
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-short-de...
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-short-de...
A short defence of juries
The jury system is not without faults but there is a good reason why they exist.
emptycity.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
For the record, as far as I'm concerned the alternative to juries isn't single-judge courts, but a panel of three judges. The theory is that they cancel out each other's biases. (And that they have to explain their reasoning anyway.)
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-short-de...
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-short-de...
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Every spec fic take on the British: oh they all want to run about looking like medieval knights
Me: nonsense
Actual British futurism:
Me: nonsense
Actual British futurism:
real Lunar spacesuit designed by the British interplanetary society.
I think it would be perfect for a comic, (it even has a cape!!!!)
I think it would be perfect for a comic, (it even has a cape!!!!)
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Every spec fic take on the British: oh they all want to run about looking like medieval knights
Me: nonsense
Actual British futurism:
Me: nonsense
Actual British futurism:
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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There is never any daylight between the positions of Russia and JD Vance.
November 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
There is never any daylight between the positions of Russia and JD Vance.
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You can now watch #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge if you have Apple TV. Look out for the killer koalas!
I've watched all the episodes and highly recommend it. My main complaint - the bits at the end featuring the researchers talking the science are way too short!
www.newscientist.com/article/2505...
I've watched all the episodes and highly recommend it. My main complaint - the bits at the end featuring the researchers talking the science are way too short!
www.newscientist.com/article/2505...
Extinct animals in Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age make it a must-watch
From woolly mammoths to giant sloths, via some lesser-known ice-age beasts like 'killer koalas', the visuals in this documentary are simply astounding
www.newscientist.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
You can now watch #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge if you have Apple TV. Look out for the killer koalas!
I've watched all the episodes and highly recommend it. My main complaint - the bits at the end featuring the researchers talking the science are way too short!
www.newscientist.com/article/2505...
I've watched all the episodes and highly recommend it. My main complaint - the bits at the end featuring the researchers talking the science are way too short!
www.newscientist.com/article/2505...
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Love to be trying to work out if the entire budget just leaked on a financial newswire that I'm reading via a knock-off third party aggregator so can't tell if it's real.
UK OBR: MILEAGE-BASED CHARGE ON ELECTRIC CARS RAISES 1.4 BLN STG IN 2029-30
November 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Love to be trying to work out if the entire budget just leaked on a financial newswire that I'm reading via a knock-off third party aggregator so can't tell if it's real.