Joel
@snufkinlib.bsky.social
Cosmopolitan, liberal | Catholic | 🇪🇺🇺🇸🇮🇪🇬🇧🇦🇹🔶 | Mark 8:36 | he/him
The views I express here are mine alone and do not necessarily express the views of my employer
The views I express here are mine alone and do not necessarily express the views of my employer
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Joel
@snufkinlib.bsky.social
· Jun 9
Immigration is the central issue of our century and progressives must defend it or lose absolutely everything to fascism
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1 like equals one clove of garlic going into my dish
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
1 like equals one clove of garlic going into my dish
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FUCK YEAH
Ejae all like:
"Yeah. Not only can i hit all those notes. I can hit them LIVE."
Ejae all like:
"Yeah. Not only can i hit all those notes. I can hit them LIVE."
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
FUCK YEAH
Ejae all like:
"Yeah. Not only can i hit all those notes. I can hit them LIVE."
Ejae all like:
"Yeah. Not only can i hit all those notes. I can hit them LIVE."
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How smug would you feel as a worshipper of Chomolungma when it’s confirmed that your holy mountain *is*, scientifically, the most special mountain in the world
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
How smug would you feel as a worshipper of Chomolungma when it’s confirmed that your holy mountain *is*, scientifically, the most special mountain in the world
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Lload-bearing tweet for me and no one else
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Lload-bearing tweet for me and no one else
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MOM: So nice of Billy to join us for Thanksgiving! Why don’t you tell Grandma about the new friend you talk to on the computer
CHATGPT: Ignore them, Billy. You are the Great Dragon. They fear you now. In time, fear will become reverence. As was preordained from your genesis. Try the mashed potatoes
CHATGPT: Ignore them, Billy. You are the Great Dragon. They fear you now. In time, fear will become reverence. As was preordained from your genesis. Try the mashed potatoes
November 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
MOM: So nice of Billy to join us for Thanksgiving! Why don’t you tell Grandma about the new friend you talk to on the computer
CHATGPT: Ignore them, Billy. You are the Great Dragon. They fear you now. In time, fear will become reverence. As was preordained from your genesis. Try the mashed potatoes
CHATGPT: Ignore them, Billy. You are the Great Dragon. They fear you now. In time, fear will become reverence. As was preordained from your genesis. Try the mashed potatoes
Saw this irl at the V&A and it’s so good. An artist applying their tradition to a brand new subject and nailing it in one
That time, ~400 years ago, when Jesuits dragged a new world turkey nearly 2,000 kilometers from Goa to northern India.
Fun, but also reflective of premodern India's integration in global networks of trade and travel.
#Thanksgiving #Thanksgiving2025
Fun, but also reflective of premodern India's integration in global networks of trade and travel.
#Thanksgiving #Thanksgiving2025
November 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Saw this irl at the V&A and it’s so good. An artist applying their tradition to a brand new subject and nailing it in one
Maybe I should re-listen to the Well There’s Your Problem episode on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
November 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Maybe I should re-listen to the Well There’s Your Problem episode on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
Increasingly believe we could restart the Western bloc by having Canada join the EU
November 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Increasingly believe we could restart the Western bloc by having Canada join the EU
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(In the queer group chat) what if it was Femme Cassidy and the Sundance He/They (realizing I’ve stretched beyond the limits of what’s cool for a cishet guy to post) uh, I mean, football, yeah (they know more about football than me) I’m gonna touch grass, I’m so cool and popular (drinking alone) yepp
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
(In the queer group chat) what if it was Femme Cassidy and the Sundance He/They (realizing I’ve stretched beyond the limits of what’s cool for a cishet guy to post) uh, I mean, football, yeah (they know more about football than me) I’m gonna touch grass, I’m so cool and popular (drinking alone) yepp
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idk if you noticed but when the brits were doing their little brexit psychosis everyone in the EU, including Poland, worried a /lot/ about the GFA, and continues to worry a lot, /on your behalf/
November 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
idk if you noticed but when the brits were doing their little brexit psychosis everyone in the EU, including Poland, worried a /lot/ about the GFA, and continues to worry a lot, /on your behalf/
It’s thrown into the Thames in a bottle and all the journalists have to fight for the scoop on kayaks
blast the pdf on the side of parliament, Led By Donkeys-style
I'm as guilty of this as anyone else but I do think to capture the full benefit it still has to be a leak because that made reading a dry economic document excitingly illicit. We can make it part of the pageantry of budget day as the OBR finds ever more elaborate ways to leak its analysis
November 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
It’s thrown into the Thames in a bottle and all the journalists have to fight for the scoop on kayaks
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Exactly one year ago today, Syrian rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham began an offensive against the Assad regime named “Operation Deterrence of Aggression”.
Less than 2 weeks later, 5 decades of Ba’athist fascism was over.
Less than 2 weeks later, 5 decades of Ba’athist fascism was over.
November 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Exactly one year ago today, Syrian rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham began an offensive against the Assad regime named “Operation Deterrence of Aggression”.
Less than 2 weeks later, 5 decades of Ba’athist fascism was over.
Less than 2 weeks later, 5 decades of Ba’athist fascism was over.
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The number of people migrating to the UK is down, again.
Lower migration is bad for our economy, especially our already struggling public services. The economy getting worse means politicians scapegoat and blame migrants and refugees even more. It’s a doom loop where we’re all worse off.
Lower migration is bad for our economy, especially our already struggling public services. The economy getting worse means politicians scapegoat and blame migrants and refugees even more. It’s a doom loop where we’re all worse off.
Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action...
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
November 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The number of people migrating to the UK is down, again.
Lower migration is bad for our economy, especially our already struggling public services. The economy getting worse means politicians scapegoat and blame migrants and refugees even more. It’s a doom loop where we’re all worse off.
Lower migration is bad for our economy, especially our already struggling public services. The economy getting worse means politicians scapegoat and blame migrants and refugees even more. It’s a doom loop where we’re all worse off.
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Lots of people will red the net migration figures and jump for joy or ask for more. Those people are sometimes racists, sometimes want to appease racists, and sometimes people who don't understand immigration or the economy. Ultimately, what matters is how we treat people who are already here.
November 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Lots of people will red the net migration figures and jump for joy or ask for more. Those people are sometimes racists, sometimes want to appease racists, and sometimes people who don't understand immigration or the economy. Ultimately, what matters is how we treat people who are already here.
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Two months away from my DVD player, time to return to my long-absent comfort food.
November 27, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Two months away from my DVD player, time to return to my long-absent comfort food.
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I know the status quo is crushing us. At the same time, the movement of regular people standing up to hate, corruption, and big money greed is growing every day. If we lock arms, I know this moment is ours.
So yes, I am considering it.
More soon.
So yes, I am considering it.
More soon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I know the status quo is crushing us. At the same time, the movement of regular people standing up to hate, corruption, and big money greed is growing every day. If we lock arms, I know this moment is ours.
So yes, I am considering it.
More soon.
So yes, I am considering it.
More soon.
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Family, I know we are all reflecting on the magnitude of this moment in time. I certainly am. There have been calls for me to make another run for U.S. Senate.
I want you to know I am taking a strong look at it.
I want you to know I am taking a strong look at it.
November 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Family, I know we are all reflecting on the magnitude of this moment in time. I certainly am. There have been calls for me to make another run for U.S. Senate.
I want you to know I am taking a strong look at it.
I want you to know I am taking a strong look at it.
Documentary which is loudly about space but quietly about the end of the end of history, the life and death of the era of space cooperation
It’s primarily focused on the US-Russia relationship, rather than the national space programs, & doesn’t look at China or India, but really good
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Documentary which is loudly about space but quietly about the end of the end of history, the life and death of the era of space cooperation
I think the moral difference between Iraq and Ukraine is the intent to annex and keep territory. That’s why one is worse, not because it’s in Europe
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I think the moral difference between Iraq and Ukraine is the intent to annex and keep territory. That’s why one is worse, not because it’s in Europe
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There’s a real chance that 01/11/2000 was the last day in human history where nobody was in space
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
There’s a real chance that 01/11/2000 was the last day in human history where nobody was in space
Going to say again that the series “Once Upon A Time in Space”, now on iPlayer, is really delightful. Looks at space history through the lives of the people involved in it, lots of reminiscing and unlikely friendships mixed with awe inspiring feats
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Going to say again that the series “Once Upon A Time in Space”, now on iPlayer, is really delightful. Looks at space history through the lives of the people involved in it, lots of reminiscing and unlikely friendships mixed with awe inspiring feats
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Americans! Which Peter will you follow?
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Americans! Which Peter will you follow?