It turns out that elections are really triangles. Who knew? jack-bailey.co.uk/writing/elec...

🇬🇧 UK Poll of Polls: 24 May 2026 27% ➡️ Reform 19% 🌹 Labour 18% 🌳 Conservative 13% 🍃 Green 12% 🐥 Lib Dem 6% 👽 Other 3% ✖️ SNP

I've decided to keep an 'open notebook' where I publish the research notes that I make on my website. I won't post them all here, but I think the first one is interesting. Simply put: party-system fragmentation isn't one thing, it's *two*. jack-bailey.co.uk/notes/fragme...

🇬🇧 UK Poll of Polls: 31 May 2026 27% ➡️ Reform 20% 🌹 Labour 19% 🌳 Conservative 13% 🍃 Green 12% 🐥 Lib Dem 5% 👽 Other 3% ✖️ SNP

A cool thing about the effective number of parties is that you can compute it using a simple physics simulation. As particles collide, the ratio of *all collisions* to *collisions of the same colour* converges on the effective number of parties.

🇬🇧 UK Poll of Polls: 20 May 2026 28% ➡️ Reform 19% 🌹 Labour 18% 🌳 Conservative 14% 🍃 Green 12% 🐥 Lib Dem 6% 👽 Other 3% ✖️ SNP

In 2024, 744 parties competed in the Indian general election, 10 times as many as in the UK. Yet we describe both as 2-party systems. Why? My new post explains how to count like a political scientist: using the *effective* number of parties. jack-bailey.co.uk/blog/what-is...

If the UK had used MMP -- like Germany, New Zealand, or Scotland -- every party in Great Britain would have won more seats except for the Labour Party. jack-bailey.co.uk/writing/just...

🇬🇧 UK Poll of Polls: 23 May 2026 28% ➡️ Reform 19% 🌹 Labour 18% 🌳 Conservative 13% 🍃 Green 12% 🐥 Lib Dem 6% 👽 Other 3% ✖️ SNP

Going the Distance: This week, UNICEF-led convoy missions reached 26 villages in Nabatiyeh, #Lebanon, delivering urgently needed emergency supplies to children and families in collective shelters and hard-to-reach areas. Our colleagues are working to deliver lifesaving support wherever its needed.

Republicans are lying to you. They are voting to roll back decades of progress on health care, energy, and the environment all so they can give giant tax breaks to billionaires and corporations. 17 million people will lose their health care while the rich get richer.

De harde realiteit waar jongeren dagelijks geconfronteerd worden, mag u van de socialistische Vlaamse parlementsvoorzitter niet zien. Allochtoontuig dat Vlaamse jongens en meisjes belaagt, is geen uitzondering meer. Enkel het Vlaams Belang toont u de werkelijkheid én wil een keiharde aanpak.

Recapping Temple’s 95-67 win over Saint Francis ✂️Video clip below ⬇️ 🗞️Read my column at Big5Hoops site👇 big5hoops.com/aaron-bracys... 🎥FULL video recap at BracySportsMedia TikTok 👇 www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrqa9pdR/ #Big5Hoops

Location: Mughalsarai, Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh Date: April 10 At the Jago Hindu Jago program, Gopal Rai, president of the Vishwa Hindu Raksha Parishad, claimed that over two lakh Hindus every month are becoming victims of “Islamification” or “Christianisation.”

On the latest episode of the Science of Slink #polepodcast, we're joined by non-diet personal trainer Àngel Casas to talk health at any size, letting go of shame and taking control of your movement life. Listen now! pod.link/1691190004

Trump saluting with his thumb for some reason.

Great to see that he was outed. Not so friendly neighbourhood Bobby 👮‍♂️ 👏👏👏

Me when I am teleported back to the beginning 🤦‍♂️ AJ & Lulu are streaming on #youtubegaming & #twitch every Thursday at 7pm PT! #streamer #gaymer #queer #youtube #indiegaming #lgbt #anime #pokemon #retro #pixelgames #rpgmaker #pokopia #cozygaming #cozygames #retrogaming #pokemonecho #fangame

It's #TrailerTuesday! Show me your indie games!

Cargo Clippy stayed silent, so our Rust code is flawless. #rust #clippy #coding

If you care about paid parental leave you should join us in the Labour Movement for Europe fighting for the UK to match our European neighbours and supporting all parents to have time to help raise their kids. Their economies benefit from this and it’s time ours did too.

I HATE WORKING WITH UI SO MUCH I SWEAR TO GOD! Anyways, here's a planetary orbit state where you can select a celestial body to visit. It also goes directly to the orbit state if you choose a planet as a destination in the Star System Map! #coding #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot

Muş'ta bulunan bir hasta, İstanbul'dan yapılan 5G bağlantısıyla ameliyat edildi. #5G #ŞenerŞen #MehmetAkifErsoy #UEFAAvrupa #FREvAVL #THM

They saved Scooby! Body cam footage shows two police officers rescuing a dog from a burning home on Cape Cod last week. https://www.wcvb.com/article/body-camera-footage-police-officers-rescue-dog-from-cape-cod-house-fire/71411186 

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Life would be so much easier if we didn’t need: Air Food Water Toilets Medical and Sleep 😑

ID [ Fraud ], is highly wide spread across the board, within every conceivable way of endeavor . Banks are satisfied w a code, that's changeable by the depositor . A code sent electronically in verification ? Gaming Jesters, are costing an arm & leg ! 🎬 "Mission Impossible," w new ID regulations

ABS overturned in #Rays at #Orioles (Top 11). Taylor Walls challenged the called strike. Called Strike -> Ball. HP: Ryan Additon | Upheld 52.4% (33/63). Later: Taylor Walls strikes out on a foul bunt.

Stop scrolling! 90% of parents ignore this pre-trip car check! Access Full Guide: https://go.growdeen.com/child_car_seat_safety The danger happens before you start driving. Cool the car first, always. #fyp #viral #Islam

President Trump says the White House is preparing to host UFC Freedom, a UFC fight on the South Lawn in celebration of America’s 250 and the president’s 80th birthday on June 14. https://fox11online.com/news/nation-world

On a misty mountain trail lies the legend of the 'high fiver' #FeelGoodTime #FGT

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This should be headline news.

No one chooses to be a refugee, but we can choose how we respond. @tirrcvotes.bsky.social @seiu.org & @32bjseiu.bsky.social We Don't Play!💜 #unionsforallnetwork #SolidaritySeason

We've sure had quite a year!

Alexandre Padilha: 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗶𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗵ã𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗼𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗮. 𝗘 𝗼 𝗦𝗨𝗦 𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗶𝘂. 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗻𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗹, 𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼 𝗟𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂 𝗼 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁ó𝗿𝗶𝗼 𝗦𝗮ú𝗱𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗹 𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗿ô𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗮 𝘀𝗮ú𝗱𝗲 𝗱𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮çã𝗼. 1/3

Lina Mounzer | Essayist Translator And Senior Editor The Markaz Review: People finally understand that people in the Middle East deserve to live in sovereignty and self-determination. Israel's narrative, that everyone in the region is a terrorist who deserves whatever happens to them, has broken.

From Berlin and Brussels to Nairobi, music and diplomacy in perfect sync. This week, #BaloziSpeaks features Ambassador of Germany Sebastian Groth 🇩🇪 🇪🇺 German Embassy Nairobi Tune in TV 47 Kenya📺on Sunday at 8PM #EUKenya50

Happy Tom Lehrer Tuesday to all who are old and grey!

Came back to say this then I’m logging off again: I haven’t forgotten yall “But both sides are just as bad” “voting doesn’t matter” people. Fuck yall. This literally the fault of not voting when it matter.

Americans are feeling squeezed—prices are increasing, and wages can't keep up.

GOTTA GO FAST 🦔💨 Final day for Early Bird tickets to RubyConf 2026! Grab discounted tickets before prices jump May 1. No chaos emeralds needed, just quick clicking. Ends tonight: buff.ly/2YEb1Jn

It seems like there is a lack of patience in our society these days, especially on this platform. The arguments for universal healthcare are so numerous, it can be really frustrating, repeating them, add nausea and expecting to move the needle.

Why Russia Will Never Be A Democracy Russia will never be a democracy. The cause is cultural, set centuries before Putin was born. #CulturalPerspective #Russia #Hofstede #CulturalTheory #Authoritarianism

What was the weather like on the day you were born, or at a key moment in history? With the Weather Replay app from #CopernicusClimate, you can explore & compare past weather around the world, hour by hour, from 1940 to just a few days ago. 🔗Read more climate.copernicus.eu/weather-repl... @ecmwf.int

Didn't these effers ever get taught about Constitutional rights? In order to be a law enforcement officer, you should be tested on people's rights every flippin year & the test should be hard, like passing the fking bar. There should also be psych tests administered it annually.

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Don't look outside… but our next indie game at #CreatorNorth is RIGHT there! This time it’s "Shut The Windows And Don’t Look Outside" by @andrewithoutw. This horror game has you sweating and pretending not to be totally scared! 😥 #creatornorth #indiegames

It is time to vote DC! Some of my kids got together to remind our city that the ballot boxes are open and to rank their mom number 1 for DC Delegate by June 16.

#AEWCollision #AEWonTNT #AEWonHBOMax #MyAEW 🤼

🧍‍♀️🧍🏼🏃‍♂️🤛📌Be quick before it's too late.

"As opposed to Keir Starmer, who is looked at... as a leftist weenie, we saw in King Charles someone that's proud of Britain..." Republican Congressman Michael Baumgartner criticises the UK's Prime Minister in response to King Charles' US Congressional address. #Newsnight

Every time I see this gal do aerial silks I’m in awe

The beautiful purple Dorado Octopus, off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.

Ro Khanna pointing out that Massie got crushed after: • pushing Epstein file transparency • opposing war w Iran …is probably the clearest “follow the money” moment we’ve seen in a minute. The machine tolerates rebellion right up until it threatens power.

Taxpayer Money Gets Sent To Transnational Criminals in China?!

If I start to talk like them there then😂🤣

Breaking News House adopts first Iran war powers act..& fuxk SCOTUS allowing Alabama to use a racist GQP backed map that the same SCOTUS rejected a few years ago.. Ok I gotta take a break starting to get nauseous again,I'll catch up a little later tonight, have a peaceful evening everyone..

This week's #FreeFictionResponse essay is "The Purpose of Punishment" by Randy McDonald in response to @monicabyrne13.bsky.social "Golden Rule" from @issuesinst.bsky.social McDonald relates fundamental principles of correction to the justice system in "Golden Rule". issues.org/futuretensef...

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