Ellie
@coachbensleg.bsky.social
Londoner attempting to be a country girl. Largely (re)posting about politics, tech policy and films. 🍿
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Today is going well
Currently trying to write a PoliticsHome story about Twitter
Meanwhile Twitter is down and the PoliticsHome website is also down (thanks Cloudflare)
Currently trying to write a PoliticsHome story about Twitter
Meanwhile Twitter is down and the PoliticsHome website is also down (thanks Cloudflare)
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Today is going well
Currently trying to write a PoliticsHome story about Twitter
Meanwhile Twitter is down and the PoliticsHome website is also down (thanks Cloudflare)
Currently trying to write a PoliticsHome story about Twitter
Meanwhile Twitter is down and the PoliticsHome website is also down (thanks Cloudflare)
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22 cell towers. One man who planned and executed it all. From prison, WIRED spoke to Sean Aaron Smith, the most prolific anti-5G arsonist about the origin and details of his anti-5G crusade to understand the delirious, very online political violence of our era.
One Vigilante, 22 Cell Towers, and a World of Conspiracies
Inside the mind of the most prolific anti-5G arsonist in the world—and the incoherent, very online political violence of our era.
www.wired.com
September 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM
22 cell towers. One man who planned and executed it all. From prison, WIRED spoke to Sean Aaron Smith, the most prolific anti-5G arsonist about the origin and details of his anti-5G crusade to understand the delirious, very online political violence of our era.
Obsessed with @governor.ca.gov’s TikTok announcement that he’s filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration re the California national guard.
June 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Obsessed with @governor.ca.gov’s TikTok announcement that he’s filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration re the California national guard.
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Arthur enjoying my woke street lights 👌
May 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Arthur enjoying my woke street lights 👌
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New
UK child poverty taskforce set to recommend return of Sure Start scheme
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
UK child poverty taskforce set to recommend return of Sure Start scheme
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
UK child poverty taskforce set to recommend return of Sure Start scheme
Government source says there are doubts over cost of reinstating early years service brought in by previous Labour administration
www.theguardian.com
May 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
New
UK child poverty taskforce set to recommend return of Sure Start scheme
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
UK child poverty taskforce set to recommend return of Sure Start scheme
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Sorry but if you don’t say “good evening Europe, this is [capital city] calling” your votes shouldn’t count
May 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Sorry but if you don’t say “good evening Europe, this is [capital city] calling” your votes shouldn’t count
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Icelandic jedward have a bit of a bop on their hands. Hard not to like it.
May 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Icelandic jedward have a bit of a bop on their hands. Hard not to like it.
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Iceland is going to win. First memorable song + new voting system that incentivises early voting. #eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Iceland is going to win. First memorable song + new voting system that incentivises early voting. #eurovision
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Iceland said yes to every idea didn't they? #Eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Iceland said yes to every idea didn't they? #Eurovision
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Breaking News: President Trump plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar that he will use as Air Force One and will keep using after he leaves office. The plan — involving possibly the biggest foreign gift ever received by the U.S. government — raises substantial ethical issues.
Trump Is to Accept a Luxury 747 From Qatar for Use as Air Force One
www.nytimes.com
May 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Breaking News: President Trump plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar that he will use as Air Force One and will keep using after he leaves office. The plan — involving possibly the biggest foreign gift ever received by the U.S. government — raises substantial ethical issues.
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I had a ticket to see the Steve Coogan Dr Strangelove at my local Vue: it started to play without any sound, and the (very nice) assistant manager explained that the nearest projectionist was in another town so all they could do was give us our money back.
May 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I had a ticket to see the Steve Coogan Dr Strangelove at my local Vue: it started to play without any sound, and the (very nice) assistant manager explained that the nearest projectionist was in another town so all they could do was give us our money back.
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At point you’ve physically regenerated your estate to put big lovely seating in, why do you think “but at times, the audience will be unable to see what’s on screen properly?” is not a problem?
May 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
At point you’ve physically regenerated your estate to put big lovely seating in, why do you think “but at times, the audience will be unable to see what’s on screen properly?” is not a problem?
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"If you’re in a meeting with Michael, he will be quiet and listen, and then he’ll say one or two things, and you think: ‘Yes, that sounds right.'"
Friends & ex-colleagues describe Michael Ellam, the man chosen by Keir Starmer to reset the UK’s EU relationship
“I don’t think we ever caught him out"
Friends & ex-colleagues describe Michael Ellam, the man chosen by Keir Starmer to reset the UK’s EU relationship
“I don’t think we ever caught him out"
Michael Ellam: The EU Sherpa Resetting The UK-EU Relationship
Having served under Gordon Brown and George Osborne, Michael Ellam is now Keir Starmer’s ‘EU sherpa’, tasked with resetting the UK’s relationship w...
www.politicshome.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"If you’re in a meeting with Michael, he will be quiet and listen, and then he’ll say one or two things, and you think: ‘Yes, that sounds right.'"
Friends & ex-colleagues describe Michael Ellam, the man chosen by Keir Starmer to reset the UK’s EU relationship
“I don’t think we ever caught him out"
Friends & ex-colleagues describe Michael Ellam, the man chosen by Keir Starmer to reset the UK’s EU relationship
“I don’t think we ever caught him out"
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The president (of staffing at the Wall Street Journal)
May 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The president (of staffing at the Wall Street Journal)
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Pick your battles; most other people are idiots; and use sunscreen.
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
May 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Pick your battles; most other people are idiots; and use sunscreen.
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Can we please give a massive round of applause to this tiny baby seagull, who decided to make an appearance mere minutes before the white smoke appeared
May 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Can we please give a massive round of applause to this tiny baby seagull, who decided to make an appearance mere minutes before the white smoke appeared
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Pillow magnate Mike Lindell has asked a court to delay his trial over his false claims that the 2020 election was rigged, on the grounds that his lawyers are now busy dealing with the judge's wrath over a pleading they filed that appeared to cite nonexistent cases made up by an AI.
April 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Pillow magnate Mike Lindell has asked a court to delay his trial over his false claims that the 2020 election was rigged, on the grounds that his lawyers are now busy dealing with the judge's wrath over a pleading they filed that appeared to cite nonexistent cases made up by an AI.
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Secondly, where are all these public toilets everyone is talking about?
The Tories spent the last 15 years closing every public toilet in the country.
We're three layers deep in hypothetical bollocks here.
The Tories spent the last 15 years closing every public toilet in the country.
We're three layers deep in hypothetical bollocks here.
April 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Secondly, where are all these public toilets everyone is talking about?
The Tories spent the last 15 years closing every public toilet in the country.
We're three layers deep in hypothetical bollocks here.
The Tories spent the last 15 years closing every public toilet in the country.
We're three layers deep in hypothetical bollocks here.
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regret to inform everyone this is a real guy who could be pope
February 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
regret to inform everyone this is a real guy who could be pope
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FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: The caption of the Supreme Court's early Saturday Alien Enemies Act ruling, AARP v. Trump, is causing heartburn for the elder advocacy group that has nothing to do with it. @AARP has asked a judge to change the name of the case. More: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
April 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: The caption of the Supreme Court's early Saturday Alien Enemies Act ruling, AARP v. Trump, is causing heartburn for the elder advocacy group that has nothing to do with it. @AARP has asked a judge to change the name of the case. More: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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A 'Musk-style efficiency drive' is a contradiction in terms.
This is how Kent County Council spends its money.
April 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
A 'Musk-style efficiency drive' is a contradiction in terms.
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Yes Liz. Do it. This'll be the comedy event of the summer.
April 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Yes Liz. Do it. This'll be the comedy event of the summer.
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"This feels like a raw deal for the US. An increase in data-center operations jobs is precious little compared with the strategic advantage that China can get from amassing more H20s to advance its technological edge." -- @parmy.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Nvidia's Mar-a-Lago Dinner Looks Like a Raw Deal for US AI
Nvidia’s CEO appears to have convinced Trump to let it keep selling valuable AI chips to China. That could put the US and Europe on the back foot.
www.bloomberg.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"This feels like a raw deal for the US. An increase in data-center operations jobs is precious little compared with the strategic advantage that China can get from amassing more H20s to advance its technological edge." -- @parmy.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...