Tom Forth

@thomasforth

CTO and co-Founder @TheDataCity. Did data @OpenInnovates and @imactivate. I block anons for even the slightest rudeness.

36 582Followers

1 872Following

237 121Posts total

66.6KViews on collected posts

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Tom Forth@thomasforth18 Sep

As a bonus. I went to a bar after baseball in South Philadelphia. Very friendly. Asked the barlady if the smoking was, strictly, legal. And to my surprise she produced the licence. You can still smoke in some bars in Pennsylvania. Because free. Conditions and paperwork are huge.

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Tom Forth@thomasforth18 Sep

Another example. Crossing a road. From Baltimore, Washington DC is just 35 miles. Philadelphia is just 75 miles. Yet you cross the road very differently in the three cities. Downtown Philadelphia has no walk signs, pedestrians rule. Washington DC, the law rules. Baltimore, WTF?!

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Tom Forth@thomasforth18 Sep

I thought I was free. I got big a iced tea in McDonald's in New York City. It had a paper straw. Gross. I thought I was free! Turns out New York City, just the city, requires paper straws by default. They must be able to offer you a plastic one, but cannot offer you one. https://

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Tom Forth@thomasforth18 Sep

Two examples. First, straws. I was in Washington DC. I bought a Lemonade Ice Tea in a market (and a big pickle). Plastic straw. Banned in the UK (Theresa May). I was in Baltimore at the low rises, bought a big watermelon drink at Wendy's. Plastic straw. I felt the freedom. 🦅🇺🇸🦅 h

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Tom Forth@thomasforth18 Sep

@thomasforth Soon after I first arrived in London, Rishi Sunak announced some initiative to tackle graffiti. Absolutely blew my mind. Never in a million years could I imagine Carney or Trump thinking graffiti was their responsibility. 965 views · 10 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Tom Forth@thomasforth18 Sep

And it's tiny things that Americans and Brits alike will tease you for noticing and fail to see the big picture and the underlying importance of. 3.2K views · 15 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Tom Forth@thomasforth18 Sep

The big shock that stays with me from ten days in the USA is the same as the first and only other time I was in the USA. It really is a Federal Republic. Really really really. States and places are in charge much more than the central government in a way that astonishes me. 19.3K views · 99 likes · 5 reposts · 4 replies Open on X →

Tom Forth@thomasforth30 Nov 2025

I honestly think that's a fantastic answer. It got a few things wrong (the Leeds taxi licensing situation is not really what it thinks). But overall I think it's very good. 4.6K views · 13 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Tom Forth@thomasforth30 Nov 2025

I asked Gemini which Prime Minister it would hold most responsible for the comparative disempowerment of Leeds vs. Austin. I think it gives a very balanced answer even though I sort of pushed it towards my biases. It blames Thatcher most. But won't let Attlee off the hook. https:

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Tom Forth@thomasforth30 Nov 2025

Austin, within Texas, is a major testbed for autonomous vehicles, Leeds is blocked by national laws. Austin's economy two thirds stronger. It's amazing to read just how locally socialist Austin is. "Austin retains profits from electricity and water sales to fund city services". h

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Tom Forth@thomasforth30 Nov 2025

Austin has higher local taxes. Austin owns most of its public services, while Leeds owns none. Austin has lots of tolls roads, Leeds has none. Austin can borrow freely, Leeds barely can at all. Austin controls its public transport, Leeds just regained partial powers. https://t.co

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Tom Forth@thomasforth30 Nov 2025

I asked Gemini to compare Austin, Texas, a booming city in one of the USA's most freedom loving Republican states and Leeds, Yorkshire, a city doing quite well in of the UK's most similar states to Texas (has a high opinion of itself, is very big). It's so interesting,... 18.8K views · 95 likes · 10 reposts · 5 replies Open on X →

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7 Beiträge aus den letzten 90 Tagen, verglichen mit der Größenklasse 10K–100K Follower. wird weit gezeigt, aber nur wenige dieser Zuschauer reagieren.

Medianaufrufe1 996dieses Konto924Median für 10K–100K

Reichweite, %5.46%dieses Konto3.62%Median für 10K–100K

Interaktion, %0.57%dieses Konto1.52%Median für 10K–100K

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Medianaufrufe pro Beitrag	1 996	924	2.16×
Reichweite (Aufrufe ÷ Follower)	5.46%	3.62%	1.51×
Interaktionsrate	0.57%	1.52%	0.38×

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How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

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18.8K30 Nov

3.7K

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19.3K18 Sep

3.2K

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Engagement rate per post

0.60%30 Nov

1.23%

1.14%

0.68%

0.32%

0.58%18 Sep

0.49%

1.04%

0.51%

0.45%

0.57%

0.79%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.52%.

What the audience does

Likes77.0%371 in total

Reposts5.6%27 in total

Replies4.1%20 in total

Quotes2.1%10 in total

Bookmarks11.2%54 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

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18 Sep

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