Paul Trueman
@paulwtrueman.bsky.social
Copywriter, creative, beach bum, and very occasional maniac. I do words and ideas for brilliant causes and companies.
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I think if 24 people are dead it's more than "testing" a ceasefire.
BREAKING: At least 24 people are dead and 54 wounded after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began in October, officials say.
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 20 killed
Israel's military says it has launched new airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began on October 10.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I think if 24 people are dead it's more than "testing" a ceasefire.
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this, *this*, is the greatest crossover of all time
November 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
this, *this*, is the greatest crossover of all time
By the way, Happy Beatles Day everyone. If there's anything better than hearing the greatest band of all time larking about in the studio, I don't know what it is.
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
By the way, Happy Beatles Day everyone. If there's anything better than hearing the greatest band of all time larking about in the studio, I don't know what it is.
The Mighty Le Conte is on fire
this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
November 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The Mighty Le Conte is on fire
Doing the Lord's work:
Thank you for attending my TED Talk
November 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Doing the Lord's work:
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while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
HUMANS IN KISS-AND-(NEANDER)THAL SHOCKER
November 20, 2025 at 9:58 AM
HUMANS IN KISS-AND-(NEANDER)THAL SHOCKER
Such a great podcast. Can thoroughly recommend the 2 eps on the Suffragettes/Suffragists/Suffrag-itsu martial arts(actual thing). Proper fucking scary terrorism in there with the marches and the petitions. Blew my MIND.
I love doing Origin Story because it feels like I’m back in education, only we set the curriculum and we don’t have to do exams. As I’m the son of two teachers, the fact it seems to help actual students (not something we actively considered when we started) is just lovely
November 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Such a great podcast. Can thoroughly recommend the 2 eps on the Suffragettes/Suffragists/Suffrag-itsu martial arts(actual thing). Proper fucking scary terrorism in there with the marches and the petitions. Blew my MIND.
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My mother saved for years to go to Corfu she didn't get charitable status for it.
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
My mother saved for years to go to Corfu she didn't get charitable status for it.
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Reminds me of Danny Baker saying one of the most terrifying three-word phrases you can hear when answering a phone is: "Where are you?!"
Nightmare. Been battling a sense of dreadful unease for the last hour. Turns out I had scheduled a panel for today that I had put in as happening next week (now in a cab to it), which is both embarrassing but also a fascinating insight into how unhelpful the brain can be.
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Reminds me of Danny Baker saying one of the most terrifying three-word phrases you can hear when answering a phone is: "Where are you?!"
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Climate change affects EVERYTHING. It’s mad that the issue has become left-coded when it should be just reality-coded
Climate change is a kitchen table issue. For most people a home is their largest investment, when climate change depresses their property values or makes their home uninsurable, it's a huge economic hit.
Rising Home Insurance Premiums Are Eating Into Home Values in Disaster-Prone Areas
Changes in the insurance market have started to affect home prices in the most disaster-prone areas, new research finds, pushing some homeowners’ finances to the breaking point.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Climate change affects EVERYTHING. It’s mad that the issue has become left-coded when it should be just reality-coded
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Important to note that Mrs Macintosh, who doesn’t really like football, was so caught up in the drama of the final moments that she screamed, “BLOW THE REFEREE!” at the television which, if anything, would have been an even more dramatic ending than the one we got.
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Important to note that Mrs Macintosh, who doesn’t really like football, was so caught up in the drama of the final moments that she screamed, “BLOW THE REFEREE!” at the television which, if anything, would have been an even more dramatic ending than the one we got.
Watching the rugby. Movember has a lot to answer for.
November 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Watching the rugby. Movember has a lot to answer for.
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
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"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
Different times
Blank Check did a really good bit on American Beauty recently.
"It's about a guy who is upset because he has a good job and a nice house, and he spends the movie trying to fuck his daughter's teenage friend until he gets shot."
"So he's the villain and it's a happy ending?"
"No everyone is sad!"
"It's about a guy who is upset because he has a good job and a nice house, and he spends the movie trying to fuck his daughter's teenage friend until he gets shot."
"So he's the villain and it's a happy ending?"
"No everyone is sad!"
November 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Different times
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JESUS CHRIST IN RICHMOND PARK: ORIGINAL UPLOAD
YouTube video by JAGGL113
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November 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Every single time. It's Darling talking quietly about Doris that usually starts me off.
The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Every single time. It's Darling talking quietly about Doris that usually starts me off.
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I really liked Predator: Badlands, but just once I'd like to see the Weyland/Yutani Corporation catch a break. Won't someone please think of the shareholders.
November 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I really liked Predator: Badlands, but just once I'd like to see the Weyland/Yutani Corporation catch a break. Won't someone please think of the shareholders.
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Got the remembrance service on the radio. My goodness, Nimrod really is the absolute best, isn’t it? Gets me every single time.
November 9, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Got the remembrance service on the radio. My goodness, Nimrod really is the absolute best, isn’t it? Gets me every single time.
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I guess I need to apologize to the writers of Alien: Prometheus. it turns out scientists really do touch everything like that
World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black.
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
November 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I guess I need to apologize to the writers of Alien: Prometheus. it turns out scientists really do touch everything like that