Finn Pollard

For regular US Politics Thread readers this week's edition can be found here: bsky.app/profile/heresf…

I rarely post here now but want to publicise the lengthy blog post I've written explaining why I think @edintfest 's decision (announced in last wk's Members newsletter) to open booking for selected events before full 2026 prog is published is mistaken: wheresrunnicles.com/2025/11/stagge…

For regular US Politics Thread readers this week's edition can be found here: bsky.app/profile/heresf…

It's also not yet clear to me how much influence the Musk Twitter really had in the US election. For many reasons (incl ego) he wants that influence to be big but I think we need more info on how and why voters decided before we can confirm that conclusion.

I also think in worrying about the real world political implications of the exodus we need to remember degree to wch Twitter reflects voters varies hugely - the Musk version did reflect a majority in the US election, it was far from that in the UK election.

Instructive on what has gone wrong with this site: iandunt.substack.com/p/twitter-is-d…

Can’t say I’m terribly excited by the prospect of a new Orfeo & Eurydice an opera I’ve never managed to really love.

I’ve always been sceptical about the EIF’s opening event (a comparatively recent addition) so losing it doesn’t much trouble me. Cutting back the Usher Hall programme is far more worrying: scotsman.com/arts-and-cultu…

Grim news:

Note to followers: I can now also be found on the other site to which most seem to be migrating under the same name...

Still trying to get your head around the US election and Donald Trump's return to the White House? If you're in the Lincoln area this evening, myself and academic colleagues are holding an event to discuss the results and what they mean. Join us at @unilincoln from 6pm 🇺🇸🗳️

So let me get this right: @cardiffcouncil can’t afford to keep @stdavidshall operating, @WelshNatOpera whose home is in @theCentre is being dismantled & @cardiffsinger going under, but there’s money for a new building for digital content. Priorities??? #SaveWNO @DelythJewellAM

@GaryDRawnsley @unilincoln Many thanks Gary, much appreciated.

P.S. If you’re in the vicinity of Lincoln, UK do come and hear myself, @mcslaven and @TimGalsworthy discuss the election results & answer questions at 6pm on Mon (11th) in the Cargill Lecture Theatre in the Minerva Building on the UoL campus… (101/101)

We may start to have the beginnings of answers to some of these questions in our next few threads. Meanwhile, thank you as ever to all our readers who have followed this election with us & let us hope the darker prospects for the republic are not realised. (100/n)

Greetings Friends! It will probably astonish no one that we have loads to say, so do settle down with a drink & welcome to the US Politics Thread for w/e 8th Nov 2024, or, The Vexed Search for Explanatory Parallels Edition… (1/n)