Dr Liam Mcloughlin ☕
@leelum
Snr Lecturer @ Edge Hill - Social Media, Pol Com, Content Moderation & Politics. 🗳️ Also Convenor @techpolicy.bsky.social Spends more time posting GIFs than working.
Excuse me, but a certain Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead is messing up my current attempts to collect a full list of 650MPs from the Parliamentary API.
Me moving all my emails from my inbox into my archive for a sense of pride and accomplishment.
There's a lot of claims regarding the veracity of the written-off car story that would otherwise be perfect political capital (such as with the widely reported milk shaking incidents).
It's 2026, and the future Prime Minister, and Leader of the Opposition are having a spat on Reddit.
Did nobody told Al about the Rishi Sunak National Service memes during the 2024GE? Nobody?!
Local Council website having a bit of a wobble with the election results.
So me and my partner have been going through the Fast & Furious films as an ironic watching. I'm still angry they did this to Whitehall in Fast 6.
So, I've been slowly prototyping a little screen which replicates the Houses of Parliament's Annunciator system and pulls live data to it. Through the process I've learned that they regularly post the current threat level. A regular, but scary, reminder for staff I suppose?
This has to be the most unique academic panels I've ever seen. I wouldn't have even been mad. Quite impressed really.
So while my mother is away, I'm tasked with feeding her rescue hedgehogs. Worth it.
The are reports he has earned more than £140k. Based on the number of reviews, I suspect the register needs updating. Which all means, at this rate, by the end of the Parliament, Farage has the potential to earn on par, or more than his salary as an MP (£93,904) from this one platform alone.
The Nigel Farage's Cameo gaff probably shouldn't be the highlight here. The real interesting story, to me at least, is how much it's earning him - which is viable in the register of MPs interests. Since becoming an MP, he has declared earnings of £126,330.89 from the platform. 🧵
My local DIY store might have needed to spend a few more seconds on these door signs...
ONLINE EVENT: Content Moderation Book, 2nd December 3:00-4:15pm GMT with @gorwa.ca www.tickettailor.com/events/techn... This is looking like an interesting one, so get signed up!
Trying out Meta's new SAM model, which turns 2D Photos into 3D objects. 'Look how they massacred my boy'
It's our Open Day at Edge Hill, which is a great time to display all my historical political oddities!
The @houseofcommons.parliament.uk Christmas jumper is my version of hearing Mariah Carey on the radio for the first time in the year. Christmas is returning.
It turns out Prince Andrew, the still Duke of York but has pinky promised not to use the title, is in fact, a gamer. Internet, you have two jobs: 1) Predict what games he is playing 2) Find his Steam profile 3) Get the 'deets on what mods he's using. www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...
Babe, Handforth Parish Council 2 just dropped. Much like other sequels, same formula, missed some of the original’s magic, but still worth a watch.
Robert Jenrick sounds like he's planning a fun night in. Seriously tho' he's talking about Xbox's here and using a 30 year old N64 controller as a prop. Not quite sure what angle he's going for here.