Anndra
@anndra.bsky.social
Gael, writer, translator, communist, mapgame obsessive. Glasgow-based
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January 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
this is my favourite character in Pathologic 3
January 17, 2026 at 1:44 PM
this is my favourite character in Pathologic 3
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again, "open borders" is a lie. interviewers who don't immediately call this out are complicit, and should get another job
“Robert Jenrick is the man who as Immigration Minister oversaw the open borders experiment that led to the biggest increase in illegal immigration in our country”
Labour's Steve Reed reacts to Robert Jenrick's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Reform UK
Labour's Steve Reed reacts to Robert Jenrick's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Reform UK
January 16, 2026 at 8:56 AM
again, "open borders" is a lie. interviewers who don't immediately call this out are complicit, and should get another job
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Three UK hunger strikers end their hunger strike after the MoD meets one of their demands: The MoD has denied a major new £2 billion contract with the Israeli defence firm's subsidiary, Elbit Systems UK, for an Army training program..
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Three Palestine Action protesters end their hunger strike
Four more who had paused opt not to continue after government opts against giving contract to Elbit Systems UK
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Three UK hunger strikers end their hunger strike after the MoD meets one of their demands: The MoD has denied a major new £2 billion contract with the Israeli defence firm's subsidiary, Elbit Systems UK, for an Army training program..
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
seeing Games Workshop come out so strongly against generative AI is weird because I still haven't adjusted to them being able to make good business decisions. very welcome though
January 14, 2026 at 9:05 AM
seeing Games Workshop come out so strongly against generative AI is weird because I still haven't adjusted to them being able to make good business decisions. very welcome though
Jess loves film night - she gets to sleep on a lap for two hours
January 12, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Jess loves film night - she gets to sleep on a lap for two hours
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Artemy: I’ve been framed for murder and I’m starving to death
Daniil: a child did the 6 7 dance at me so I killed myself
Daniil: a child did the 6 7 dance at me so I killed myself
January 10, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Artemy: I’ve been framed for murder and I’m starving to death
Daniil: a child did the 6 7 dance at me so I killed myself
Daniil: a child did the 6 7 dance at me so I killed myself
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it’s early yet but i’m actually feeling more friction in pathologic 3 than in 2. like sure 2 had survival mechanics that were v punishing but “eat food and don’t get stabbed” is a game loop we are all familiar with. “don’t do combat while sad or you’ll shoot yourself in the head” is something else
January 10, 2026 at 6:46 AM
it’s early yet but i’m actually feeling more friction in pathologic 3 than in 2. like sure 2 had survival mechanics that were v punishing but “eat food and don’t get stabbed” is a game loop we are all familiar with. “don’t do combat while sad or you’ll shoot yourself in the head” is something else
yesterday I ran into a bug with Pathologic 3 that's stopping me proceeding until it's fixed and I'm absolutely champing at the bit to get back to Daniil Dankovsky's time travel bin kicking simulator but just can't. the injustice of it
January 11, 2026 at 3:05 PM
yesterday I ran into a bug with Pathologic 3 that's stopping me proceeding until it's fixed and I'm absolutely champing at the bit to get back to Daniil Dankovsky's time travel bin kicking simulator but just can't. the injustice of it
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doing that cool movie thing where i dismantle your gun but i get it wrong and have to go back a step and then i need to do another step and i get it wrong again and im frowning and blushing a little and the gun is still no closer to being dismantled and i try again and i get it wrong and
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
doing that cool movie thing where i dismantle your gun but i get it wrong and have to go back a step and then i need to do another step and i get it wrong again and im frowning and blushing a little and the gun is still no closer to being dismantled and i try again and i get it wrong and
Looking forward to getting stuck back into Pathologic 3 today. I'm having a great time with it although it's too early to judge it properly yet. I do worry about how accessible it is to people unfamiliar with the broad arc of the plot already though - the determined non-linearity could be jarring
January 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Looking forward to getting stuck back into Pathologic 3 today. I'm having a great time with it although it's too early to judge it properly yet. I do worry about how accessible it is to people unfamiliar with the broad arc of the plot already though - the determined non-linearity could be jarring
I never thought I'd see the day
Pathologic 3 Release Trailer
YouTube video by IcePickLodge
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I never thought I'd see the day
When I was at my parents' house at Christmas I caught some daytime TV in passing and every single thing that was shown was like a caricature of mundane evil, the kind of TV you'd get in Norsefire's Britain or something
January 9, 2026 at 12:05 PM
When I was at my parents' house at Christmas I caught some daytime TV in passing and every single thing that was shown was like a caricature of mundane evil, the kind of TV you'd get in Norsefire's Britain or something
A thaobh eadar-theangachadh, tha mi a' leughadh leabhar an-dràsta anns a' Ghàidhlig a tha a' cleachdadh 'ainneamh' mar mhìnichear air seudan agus tha e follaiseach gun do dh'eadar-theangaich an sgrìobhadair 'rare' bho Beurla le faclair gun smaoineachadh am b'e an 'rare' fhreagarrach a bh'ann
January 8, 2026 at 6:05 PM
A thaobh eadar-theangachadh, tha mi a' leughadh leabhar an-dràsta anns a' Ghàidhlig a tha a' cleachdadh 'ainneamh' mar mhìnichear air seudan agus tha e follaiseach gun do dh'eadar-theangaich an sgrìobhadair 'rare' bho Beurla le faclair gun smaoineachadh am b'e an 'rare' fhreagarrach a bh'ann
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Language pals/leid freins - I've written a new blog post: "The linguistic adventures of Rupert the Bear - or we need to talk about Machine Translation."
Also features Hendrix, spooky singing androids and philosophising about Gaelic translation.
treanaichean.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/t...
Also features Hendrix, spooky singing androids and philosophising about Gaelic translation.
treanaichean.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/t...
The linguistic adventures of Rupert the Bear – or we need to talk about Machine Translation
We need to talk about Gaelic and Machine Translation, specifically we need to talk about the use of unedited Machine Translation. Machine translation (MT), most notably Google Translate has become …
treanaichean.wordpress.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Language pals/leid freins - I've written a new blog post: "The linguistic adventures of Rupert the Bear - or we need to talk about Machine Translation."
Also features Hendrix, spooky singing androids and philosophising about Gaelic translation.
treanaichean.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/t...
Also features Hendrix, spooky singing androids and philosophising about Gaelic translation.
treanaichean.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/t...
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COALITION WARSHIP ARCHER - No -- well, not quite. The Moralintern never *intends* to violate another nation's sovereignty. That would be a serious violation of international law...
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 AM
COALITION WARSHIP ARCHER - No -- well, not quite. The Moralintern never *intends* to violate another nation's sovereignty. That would be a serious violation of international law...
2 more days until this releases. unfollow me now, this is going to be the only thing I post about for weeks
Pathologic 3 | Akira Yamaoka × IcePickLodge Trailer
YouTube video by IcePickLodge
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:03 PM
2 more days until this releases. unfollow me now, this is going to be the only thing I post about for weeks
instructive as ever to see the difference in how the UK and Scottish governments treat it when Yemen is seizing ships (piracy, unjustifiable, cause for bombing civilians in reprisal) and when the US is doing it (good, will receive direct support)
Scottish government ministers seem to be aiding gringo law breakers:
“US special forces have used a tiny airport in the far north of Scotland to help launch an audacious operation to seize control of an oil tanker linked to Venezuela.”
“US special forces have used a tiny airport in the far north of Scotland to help launch an audacious operation to seize control of an oil tanker linked to Venezuela.”
US special forces launch operation from Scots airport to seize oil tanker
US forces launched a daring raid to seize the Marinera, a rusting Russian-flagged vessel said to have escaped Donald Trump’s "total naval blockade" of Venezuela.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 2:35 PM
instructive as ever to see the difference in how the UK and Scottish governments treat it when Yemen is seizing ships (piracy, unjustifiable, cause for bombing civilians in reprisal) and when the US is doing it (good, will receive direct support)
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feel the need to state the obvious
January 7, 2026 at 1:43 AM
feel the need to state the obvious
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Don’t let the USA media tell you that Venezuelans are happy their president was kidnapped. They’re not.
We ALL must demand an end to USA imperialism abroad and fascism at home.
We ALL must demand an end to USA imperialism abroad and fascism at home.
Caracas takes to the streets to denounce American aggression today:
Video: BreakThrough News via X @BTnewsroom)
Video: BreakThrough News via X @BTnewsroom)
January 6, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Don’t let the USA media tell you that Venezuelans are happy their president was kidnapped. They’re not.
We ALL must demand an end to USA imperialism abroad and fascism at home.
We ALL must demand an end to USA imperialism abroad and fascism at home.
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my dentist’s office is playing nightreign lore videos in the lobby??????
January 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
my dentist’s office is playing nightreign lore videos in the lobby??????
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Whenever I see someone getting out over their skis on a foreign policy take I remember Caitlin Flanagan confusing Ayatollah Khamenei with Ayatollah Khomeini and then claiming she was actually expressing a profound truth.
January 4, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Whenever I see someone getting out over their skis on a foreign policy take I remember Caitlin Flanagan confusing Ayatollah Khamenei with Ayatollah Khomeini and then claiming she was actually expressing a profound truth.
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Despite all my gen x jokes I don't think it's actually useful or insightful to generalize whole generations. That said, if your bio is like 'gen x, certified troublemaker, sarcastic AF' I am calling the police.
January 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Despite all my gen x jokes I don't think it's actually useful or insightful to generalize whole generations. That said, if your bio is like 'gen x, certified troublemaker, sarcastic AF' I am calling the police.