JudithFlanders
@judithflanders.co.uk
Crabby historian. Less crabby now blue skies beckon.
She/her • Agent: Bill Hamilton, amheath.com
She/her • Agent: Bill Hamilton, amheath.com
Has anyone noticed that President Nobel Peace Prize’s hair is now — pink?
Is it to match the new ballroom, or is he finally just releasing his inner Liberace-does-Queens?
Is it to match the new ballroom, or is he finally just releasing his inner Liberace-does-Queens?
Trump: "I ended the war on internal combustion engines once and for all"
January 13, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Has anyone noticed that President Nobel Peace Prize’s hair is now — pink?
Is it to match the new ballroom, or is he finally just releasing his inner Liberace-does-Queens?
Is it to match the new ballroom, or is he finally just releasing his inner Liberace-does-Queens?
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there's a brilliant In The Loop style movie to be made about foreign spies going increasingly mental at a UK council planning department
I like the idea that the Chinese super-embassy (and let's be honest, like all embassies - Espionage Hub) is going to have it's future decided, not by some government committee, but a council planning officer in Tower Hamlets
January 13, 2026 at 7:46 PM
there's a brilliant In The Loop style movie to be made about foreign spies going increasingly mental at a UK council planning department
Trump’s hair appears to have turned pink. Doesn’t seem very butch to me.
Trump looking great today. Very strong, very powerful.
January 13, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Trump’s hair appears to have turned pink. Doesn’t seem very butch to me.
Heck of a job, Trumpland! 1 million fewer Canadians went on holiday to the US this summer.
I mean, hell, who needs tourist dollars?
I mean, hell, who needs tourist dollars?
January 13, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Heck of a job, Trumpland! 1 million fewer Canadians went on holiday to the US this summer.
I mean, hell, who needs tourist dollars?
I mean, hell, who needs tourist dollars?
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If you're in the Ottawa area, please come out to our rally at Carleton University on Jan. 22 at noon, in support of AI protections for education workers. You absolutely don't have to RSVP to come, but if you feel comfortable, it helps us plan. Dress warm, bring a sign, bring a friend:
Rally for AI Guardrails at Carleton
TAs are calling for AI guardrails at Carleton. CUPE 4600 TAs have been fighting for fair AI protections since September. If you are concerned about protecting your TA work from AI, join us on Thursday...
docs.google.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM
If you're in the Ottawa area, please come out to our rally at Carleton University on Jan. 22 at noon, in support of AI protections for education workers. You absolutely don't have to RSVP to come, but if you feel comfortable, it helps us plan. Dress warm, bring a sign, bring a friend:
‘Dieter Rams Pointing at Things He Doesn’t Like’.
If this doesn’t cheer you up, nothing will.
youtu.be/ypyAg3Zbs_8?...
If this doesn’t cheer you up, nothing will.
youtu.be/ypyAg3Zbs_8?...
Dieter Rams pointing at things he doesn't like
YouTube video by Sebastian
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 12:41 AM
‘Dieter Rams Pointing at Things He Doesn’t Like’.
If this doesn’t cheer you up, nothing will.
youtu.be/ypyAg3Zbs_8?...
If this doesn’t cheer you up, nothing will.
youtu.be/ypyAg3Zbs_8?...
Today's reading.
Although I have to say that last item is a let-down.
Although I have to say that last item is a let-down.
January 12, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Today's reading.
Although I have to say that last item is a let-down.
Although I have to say that last item is a let-down.
With modificiations for wherever you live, this is useful:
New Gist: What you can do about the Abuse Factory
As a follow-up to yesterday’s Gist, I’ve done a list of four things you can do about X without even having to put down your iPhone.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wha...
As a follow-up to yesterday’s Gist, I’ve done a list of four things you can do about X without even having to put down your iPhone.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wha...
January 12, 2026 at 3:33 PM
With modificiations for wherever you live, this is useful:
So telling: the inadequate narcissist fears mockery more than anything. He LONGS to be able to shoot the ‘disrespectful’ in the face.
Q: "Do you believe that deadly force was necessary?"
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
January 12, 2026 at 12:31 PM
So telling: the inadequate narcissist fears mockery more than anything. He LONGS to be able to shoot the ‘disrespectful’ in the face.
Baroness Thatcher, come on down!
(Apart from enabling mockery of the aristos, a fascinating 🧵):
(Apart from enabling mockery of the aristos, a fascinating 🧵):
A low-level officer was called a "baro" (plural "barones"), meaning "warrior," but without much dignity (basically "thug") -- probably itself a Germanic or Celtic borrowing in the first place.
January 12, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Baroness Thatcher, come on down!
(Apart from enabling mockery of the aristos, a fascinating 🧵):
(Apart from enabling mockery of the aristos, a fascinating 🧵):
Best final line ever.
I met my neighbor's new dog last night, half Great Dane, half Irish Wolfhound. They assured me that this was an intentional breeding choice and he's a "danehound."
I tried to take a picture but in the dark it just looked like a ghost beast from the shadow realm.
They've named it Smoochie.
I tried to take a picture but in the dark it just looked like a ghost beast from the shadow realm.
They've named it Smoochie.
January 11, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Best final line ever.
Do I hear a ‘No’?
Going once, going twice…
Going once, going twice…
WELKER: Where is that $50,000? Did you keep it?
HOMAN: I didn't take $50k from anybody & that's a question for the FBI. Bottom line I did nothing illegal.
WELKER: But was there $50k in the bag?
HOMAN: I'm not addressing it
WELKER: But did you keep the money?
HOMAN: $50k is ridiculous
HOMAN: I didn't take $50k from anybody & that's a question for the FBI. Bottom line I did nothing illegal.
WELKER: But was there $50k in the bag?
HOMAN: I'm not addressing it
WELKER: But did you keep the money?
HOMAN: $50k is ridiculous
January 11, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Do I hear a ‘No’?
Going once, going twice…
Going once, going twice…
Every domestic abuser everywhere: 'See what you made me do!'
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Every domestic abuser everywhere: 'See what you made me do!'
Fascinating slippery use of numbers here: percentage used for those without power, to indicate its smallness; absolute number used for those with power restored to make it look bigger.
I’m willing to bet good money that the first figure is multiples larger than the second.
I’m willing to bet good money that the first figure is multiples larger than the second.
January 10, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Fascinating slippery use of numbers here: percentage used for those without power, to indicate its smallness; absolute number used for those with power restored to make it look bigger.
I’m willing to bet good money that the first figure is multiples larger than the second.
I’m willing to bet good money that the first figure is multiples larger than the second.
What is up with the batshit right and the word 'kinetic'. The WH goons, & Sec of Alcohol Hegseth use it all the time like it's a magic spell. It just means 'Of,pertaining or relating to motion; due to or resulting frm motion.' Should we tell 'Dr' Wolf, with her PhD in Misreading Historical Evidence?
January 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM
What is up with the batshit right and the word 'kinetic'. The WH goons, & Sec of Alcohol Hegseth use it all the time like it's a magic spell. It just means 'Of,pertaining or relating to motion; due to or resulting frm motion.' Should we tell 'Dr' Wolf, with her PhD in Misreading Historical Evidence?
'The decision has been made to break an American city', and Minneapolis was chosen because the governor of the state had the temerity to call out Republicans for exactly what they are: weird AF. That hurt far more than calling them Nazis. They like that part.
The decision has been made to break an American city. It is an experiment. We must do all we can (legally) to help Minneapolis hold on.
if you want to know what it is like in minneapolis, I don’t even have to scroll on facebook to find a horror story. it’s basically my whole feed.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
January 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
'The decision has been made to break an American city', and Minneapolis was chosen because the governor of the state had the temerity to call out Republicans for exactly what they are: weird AF. That hurt far more than calling them Nazis. They like that part.
I'm seeing a perfectly good legal structure whereby any man who kills any woman where the last sentence she hears includes the word 'bitch' does not get a presumption of innocence.
As a reminder, here are texts Charles Exum wrote bragging abt shooting Marimar Martinez in Chicago on 10/4.
Exum yelled "Do something bitch" as he shot, first through windshield, then side window. ALSO a Greg Bovino deployment. ALSO a weapons instructor.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Exum yelled "Do something bitch" as he shot, first through windshield, then side window. ALSO a Greg Bovino deployment. ALSO a weapons instructor.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 10, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I'm seeing a perfectly good legal structure whereby any man who kills any woman where the last sentence she hears includes the word 'bitch' does not get a presumption of innocence.
Hi @vitsoe.bsky.social You are sending out emails telling people 'What we don't do'. I have now received six of them. I'm hoping one of the things you do do is fix your mailing systems before I have to unsubscribe. Thanks!
January 10, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Hi @vitsoe.bsky.social You are sending out emails telling people 'What we don't do'. I have now received six of them. I'm hoping one of the things you do do is fix your mailing systems before I have to unsubscribe. Thanks!
None of this sounds unreasonable. Right down to the advertiser's vast preliminary expenditure.
#hexenductionhour in philly
This ad appeared this week on our West Philly block. Read all the way down.
January 10, 2026 at 4:01 PM
None of this sounds unreasonable. Right down to the advertiser's vast preliminary expenditure.
Has anyone installed the latest Mac upgrade, Tahoe? It promises me 'delightful' new ways to use AI, but I'm only interested in upgrading if we have come up with delightful ways to ensure the AI element is permanently inaccessible.
January 10, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Has anyone installed the latest Mac upgrade, Tahoe? It promises me 'delightful' new ways to use AI, but I'm only interested in upgrading if we have come up with delightful ways to ensure the AI element is permanently inaccessible.
Does anyone know of an artwork done in ?Berlin, maybe 30 years ago by ?2 artists: street signs that stated Nazi anti-Jewish laws in real time: Jews cannot own pets, buy milk, teach in university etc., until the final one: Jews lose the right not to be murdered by their gov't. I think abt that alot.
January 10, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Does anyone know of an artwork done in ?Berlin, maybe 30 years ago by ?2 artists: street signs that stated Nazi anti-Jewish laws in real time: Jews cannot own pets, buy milk, teach in university etc., until the final one: Jews lose the right not to be murdered by their gov't. I think abt that alot.
One of those quotes that goes around online: Resentment is like taking poison & hoping the other person will die.
I have no idea who, if anyone, first formulated it, but it absolutely fits the sad, bitter end of Ron Protas, the destroyer of the Martha Graham Company: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/a...
I have no idea who, if anyone, first formulated it, but it absolutely fits the sad, bitter end of Ron Protas, the destroyer of the Martha Graham Company: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/a...
Ron Protas, Polarizing Keeper of Martha Graham’s Legacy, Dies at 84
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:17 PM
One of those quotes that goes around online: Resentment is like taking poison & hoping the other person will die.
I have no idea who, if anyone, first formulated it, but it absolutely fits the sad, bitter end of Ron Protas, the destroyer of the Martha Graham Company: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/a...
I have no idea who, if anyone, first formulated it, but it absolutely fits the sad, bitter end of Ron Protas, the destroyer of the Martha Graham Company: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/a...
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I don’t think we should have ceded control quite so quickly and without so much as a fight.
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 AM
I don’t think we should have ceded control quite so quickly and without so much as a fight.
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!