Simon Johnson

Not a troll. Pompous but well meaning.

[Paul Watson @paul_c_watson]

Can you imagine being called Pontius, becoming a Pilates instructor and NOT calling your business Pontius Pilates? Inexplicable.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

In 1947, French science fiction writer René Barjavel was asked for a prediction of the future. He imagined a future with cell phones-like portable TVs and electronic communication in the film La télévision, œil de demain
https://t.co/q7RvRsUoWD

[Simon Johnson @minkyBmu]

I spent some of today dealing with a child being mocked because they were not wearing odd socks for anti-bullying week. Who could have seen that coming?

[Simon Johnson @minkyBmu]

@LeonieVHicks Hope thw research goes well. You deserve some sunshine

[Simon Johnson @minkyBmu]

Excellent. Wouldn't want youngest's bedroom remake to be dull...

[Simon Johnson @minkyBmu]

@glosswitch It was more brutal. He said, "I can't be bothered to seem interested."

[Journal of Art in Society @artinsociety]

The Biblical injunction to “gird up thy loins like a man” (Job 38:3) refers to the need for blokes to get their tunic out of the way before engaging in manly acts (woodchopping, warring, looking tough etc). Here’s a step-by-step guide (Ted Slampyak) https://t.co/h1FDCfCME1

[Simon Johnson @minkyBmu]

I have such an old phone as a rsult of giving the kids all my upgrades it won't update twitter to x.
I feel like some kind of secret resistance member every time I open it...

[Hugo Rifkind @hugorifkind]

"I know you suddenly can't afford your home but, look, hear me out, why not just sell it and live in one of your other homes?"

[Brian MacCraith @muirtheimhne]

Another example of the many acts of private kindness that were characteristic of Sinéad O’Connor. RIP

[Simon Johnson @minkyBmu]

Leaving present from one of my class. Am baffled

[Simon Johnson @minkyBmu]

If you are in a hole, rev up the JCB...

[Just Stop Oil @JustStop_Oil]

Confettigate: A Statement From Just Stop Oil

The lady who threw confetti in Bruton yesterday was upholding a tradition that is common across many cultures. We absolutely defend the right for people to throw confetti (of whatever colour) at weddings and other celebrations.

If it was a form of protest — which is yet to be established — we applaud it and thank the person concerned. It was peaceful and not especially disruptive, but got massive media attention for Just Stop Oil’s demand.

It has also helped people to recall that George Osborne, one of the main architects of economic austerity, is directly responsible for over 300,000 excess deaths, and that — as a newspaper editor — he was responsible for some of the most egregious climate-denying nonsense ever to darken the pages of mainstream mass media.

However, as much as we applaud the use of orange confetti at this wedding, we were not responsible.

Perhaps the press could focus on something more important now? Like the current government’s plans to licence over 100 new oil and gas projects, which will result in excess deaths the likes of which we have never seen. Or the fact that the UN Secretary General has said that ‘climate change is out of control’ as we’ve just seen the hottest average temperatures since records began. Or the fact that Canadian wildfires have now burned down an area the size of Portugal.

We are in catastrophically dangerous territory and the press have a moral responsibility to inform and educate people as to the causes of the crisis so that we can take action to defend ourselves. In 2023, it is simply criminal not to check your facts.

[Simon Johnson @minkyBmu]

Eldest has set up a Doctor Who rpg. Youngest has written he is a Tim Lord and is refusing to admit is is a spelling error, so eldest is trying to run a game in which someone can control any Tims they meet but are stuck in a library in noughties Sheffield

[Simon Johnson @minkyBmu]

So much decent thinking here and in labour's recent review, but I do fear it will just be added fluff like growth mindsets.
Children will have to learn a complex something before you can help them learn about learning or talk about the something. https://t.co/Xb0zR8t7iS

[Bernard Mulcahy OP @FrBMulcahyOP]

When you want a Church that’s not too Catholic.

[Simon Johnson @minkyBmu]

@LeonieVHicks You would never be shit company; anger is a good response to a shitty world. I am sorry it is doing this to you

[Isabella M Weber @IsabellaMWeber]

“Compared with historical averages, the rising import prices and profit parts replaced labor cost as the main counterpart to inflation over the past two years.” IMF Working Paper

[Simon Johnson @minkyBmu]

@glosswitch is amazing and all postgrads should read this to know they are neither alone or mad, and to avoid some of the pain. She modestly forgets to mention the revised thesis was published in a very prestigious imprint because it was, as are most things she writes, ace

[The Critic @TheCriticMag]

The world of the mind can be a wonderful place, writes @glosswitch, but it can also feel insular and oppressive https://t.co/KvAVMZB56S