l'Esprit de l'Escalier
@espritescalier.bsky.social
Former I.T. analyst. Language teacher. Proud European. From the north west of one country, now resident of the south east of another.
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Good morning, Jim Ratcliffe. Two things: one, pay your taxes; two, kiss my ass: www.politico.eu/article/manc... #jimratcliffe #manchesterunited
Manchester United owner praises Farage during anti-migration diatribe
Prime Minister Keir Starmer criticized businessman Jim Ratcliffe’s claims that Britain has been “colonized by immigrants.”
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February 12, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Good morning, Jim Ratcliffe. Two things: one, pay your taxes; two, kiss my ass: www.politico.eu/article/manc... #jimratcliffe #manchesterunited
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I've never known anyone who was obsessed with immigration who wasn't an out and out loser and an absolute racist bigot.
I'm saying it because it's simply not said enough.
I'm saying it because it's simply not said enough.
February 11, 2026 at 10:50 PM
I've never known anyone who was obsessed with immigration who wasn't an out and out loser and an absolute racist bigot.
I'm saying it because it's simply not said enough.
I'm saying it because it's simply not said enough.
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Sometimes the jokes people post in the comments are really good. Underneath our joke about Kid Rock having to change his name (as he's neither), Rhiannon posted on Instagram, "Isn't Kid Rock the new name for Epstein Island?", and we have to say it's the funniest comment of 2026 so far! 😂😂 NewsThump
February 10, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Sometimes the jokes people post in the comments are really good. Underneath our joke about Kid Rock having to change his name (as he's neither), Rhiannon posted on Instagram, "Isn't Kid Rock the new name for Epstein Island?", and we have to say it's the funniest comment of 2026 so far! 😂😂 NewsThump
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William Shakespeare wrote this speech 400 years ago about people in London wishing that immigrants go back to where they came from, performed by Sir Ian McKellen on the Stephen Colbert show:
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
William Shakespeare wrote this speech 400 years ago about people in London wishing that immigrants go back to where they came from, performed by Sir Ian McKellen on the Stephen Colbert show:
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"You should never overestimate the extent to which the BBC changed this country by giving endless airtime to Nigel Farage, other far right extremists and the Tufton Street junktanks, while shutting out progressive voices."
– George Monbiot
– George Monbiot
February 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM
"You should never overestimate the extent to which the BBC changed this country by giving endless airtime to Nigel Farage, other far right extremists and the Tufton Street junktanks, while shutting out progressive voices."
– George Monbiot
– George Monbiot
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
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Sometimes if you cut it down correctly, you can still see the last meal a tree had in its stomach when it died
February 4, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Sometimes if you cut it down correctly, you can still see the last meal a tree had in its stomach when it died
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Zack Polanski's ( @zackpolanski.bsky.social ) strongly worded open letter to Wes Streeting, rightly urging him to rip up the Palantir contract in light of the Mandelson Epstein revelations
February 4, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Zack Polanski's ( @zackpolanski.bsky.social ) strongly worded open letter to Wes Streeting, rightly urging him to rip up the Palantir contract in light of the Mandelson Epstein revelations
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Why isn't this a major news story?
February 2, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Why isn't this a major news story?
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Variety review: On the Amazons Melania “documentary”:
"If they showed this film on a plane, people would still walk out."
"If they showed this film on a plane, people would still walk out."
January 28, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Variety review: On the Amazons Melania “documentary”:
"If they showed this film on a plane, people would still walk out."
"If they showed this film on a plane, people would still walk out."
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We hope the good people of #SanFrancisco will forgive us for adapting a song about their city in 1967 to address the shocking and tragic events in #Minnesota in recent weeks. This is dedicated to Renée Good and Alex Pretti, and in solidarity. Our version is called "Minnesota" ❤️
youtu.be/BRHxXHZmVAM
youtu.be/BRHxXHZmVAM
"Minnesota" - Marsh Family adaptation of "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)"
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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January 28, 2026 at 12:21 AM
We hope the good people of #SanFrancisco will forgive us for adapting a song about their city in 1967 to address the shocking and tragic events in #Minnesota in recent weeks. This is dedicated to Renée Good and Alex Pretti, and in solidarity. Our version is called "Minnesota" ❤️
youtu.be/BRHxXHZmVAM
youtu.be/BRHxXHZmVAM
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I'm always amazed, not only at the new versions @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social manage to put together, but the speed at which they get them out after events occur.
Possibly, very possibly, their best to date, certainly top 3.
youtu.be/F4nefIN4_LY?...
Possibly, very possibly, their best to date, certainly top 3.
youtu.be/F4nefIN4_LY?...
"Donald's Sewage Stream" - Marsh Family adapt "Islands in the Stream" by Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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January 25, 2026 at 11:27 AM
I'm always amazed, not only at the new versions @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social manage to put together, but the speed at which they get them out after events occur.
Possibly, very possibly, their best to date, certainly top 3.
youtu.be/F4nefIN4_LY?...
Possibly, very possibly, their best to date, certainly top 3.
youtu.be/F4nefIN4_LY?...
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“They are using the mechanism of armed officers with masks who are killing citizens to create disruption so they can use more force to eliminate the possibility they could be removed from office and suffer criminal sanctions for the crimes they are now committing”
January 26, 2026 at 3:20 AM
“They are using the mechanism of armed officers with masks who are killing citizens to create disruption so they can use more force to eliminate the possibility they could be removed from office and suffer criminal sanctions for the crimes they are now committing”
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Holy crap…….
But we already knew he’d sell or share top secrets
Didn’t we?
January 18, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Holy crap…….
But we already knew he’d sell or share top secrets
Didn’t we?
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Here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.
January 18, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.
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Just saw this and had to share - PS22 Chorus performing The Cure - goodnight
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7KtW...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7KtW...
PS22 Chorus "Lovesong" The Cure
YouTube video by PS22 Chorus
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January 17, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Just saw this and had to share - PS22 Chorus performing The Cure - goodnight
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7KtW...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7KtW...
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I have a friend in the States who’s a percussionist. Played with the late Ritchie Havens. A great artist and a genuine person. One of her dearest friends has shared this testimony from Minneapolis. It is real and genuine, and it is our duty to share it with the world.
January 17, 2026 at 11:55 AM
I have a friend in the States who’s a percussionist. Played with the late Ritchie Havens. A great artist and a genuine person. One of her dearest friends has shared this testimony from Minneapolis. It is real and genuine, and it is our duty to share it with the world.
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"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM
"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Unhinged headline: www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘Her time has come’: did Mondrian owe his success to a cross-dressing lesbian artist who lived in a Cornish cove?
Piet Mondrian found fame, fortune and glory with his grid-like paintings lit with basic colours. But did many of his ideas come from Marlow Moss? Our writer celebrates an extraordinary British talent ...
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:31 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Unhinged headline: www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸
January 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸
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I keep posting this quote from Le temps des salauds: Comment le fascisme devient reel, by Hugues Jallon, but it's true.
"Fascism? It begins with madmen, is made real thanks to bastards, and carries on because of morons." (My translation)
"Fascism? It begins with madmen, is made real thanks to bastards, and carries on because of morons." (My translation)
January 9, 2026 at 8:21 AM
I keep posting this quote from Le temps des salauds: Comment le fascisme devient reel, by Hugues Jallon, but it's true.
"Fascism? It begins with madmen, is made real thanks to bastards, and carries on because of morons." (My translation)
"Fascism? It begins with madmen, is made real thanks to bastards, and carries on because of morons." (My translation)
@ross-greer.bsky.social Well done for an interesting and well-balanced interview on BBC Radio 4, and for keeping your calm in spite of Nick Robinson's red-faced spittle-flecked anger over your refusal to rise to the bait about transgender issues. He really is a very unpleasant man.
January 8, 2026 at 8:29 PM
@ross-greer.bsky.social Well done for an interesting and well-balanced interview on BBC Radio 4, and for keeping your calm in spite of Nick Robinson's red-faced spittle-flecked anger over your refusal to rise to the bait about transgender issues. He really is a very unpleasant man.