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@midgetviking.bsky.social
Middle-aged and extremely menopausal. Surprised myself by getting a new job spring 2024 - still loving it.
Politically I'm left of centre (nick-name in school as given me by my English teacher: the communist - it stuck among my peers).
Politically I'm left of centre (nick-name in school as given me by my English teacher: the communist - it stuck among my peers).
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@midgetviking.bsky.social
· Jan 25
There are decidedly a number of people whose deaths I shall be celebrating when their time comes.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I absolutely hate that the Jewish communities around the world live with this constant threat of violence as perpetuated by individuals incapable of critical and balanced thought.
I absolutely hate that the Jewish communities around the world live with this constant threat of violence as perpetuated by individuals incapable of critical and balanced thought.
‘The inevitable has happened’: Bondi beach attack follows rise in antisemitic incidents
Australia recorded 1,654 anti-Jewish incidents in year to September – three times higher than any annual total before Gaza war
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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I absolutely hate that the Jewish communities around the world live with this constant threat of violence as perpetuated by individuals incapable of critical and balanced thought.
I absolutely hate that the Jewish communities around the world live with this constant threat of violence as perpetuated by individuals incapable of critical and balanced thought.
My dog getting a back rub from my husband. Silly little elf 🧝. 😊
December 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
My dog getting a back rub from my husband. Silly little elf 🧝. 😊
December 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Tellingly, the film includes an archive clip of Hersh speaking on stage in the 1970s. He says: “What we have here in America is not so much censorship as self-censorship by the press.”
If that was true then, Poitras says, it’s doubly so today.
Tellingly, the film includes an archive clip of Hersh speaking on stage in the 1970s. He says: “What we have here in America is not so much censorship as self-censorship by the press.”
If that was true then, Poitras says, it’s doubly so today.
‘He’s a son of a bitch – but he’s usually right’: why did Seymour Hersh quit the film about his earth-shattering exposés?
He is the prickly, hotheaded journalist who uncovered the My Lai massacre in Vietnam and torture at Abu Ghraib prison. Finishing Cover-Up, a film about his astonishing life and countless scoops, was n...
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
Tellingly, the film includes an archive clip of Hersh speaking on stage in the 1970s. He says: “What we have here in America is not so much censorship as self-censorship by the press.”
If that was true then, Poitras says, it’s doubly so today.
Tellingly, the film includes an archive clip of Hersh speaking on stage in the 1970s. He says: “What we have here in America is not so much censorship as self-censorship by the press.”
If that was true then, Poitras says, it’s doubly so today.
I guess I'll be doing my own boycott, then. Won't have much impact, but at least I'm sticking with my principles. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio... #israel #eurovision #esc
Four countries to boycott Eurovision 2026 as Israel cleared to compete
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands pull out after decision not to hold vote on Israel’s participation
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I guess I'll be doing my own boycott, then. Won't have much impact, but at least I'm sticking with my principles. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio... #israel #eurovision #esc
Feeling so lucky right now: bumped into an old friend that I hadn't seen in YEARS - and it was so good! Have missed her.
December 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Feeling so lucky right now: bumped into an old friend that I hadn't seen in YEARS - and it was so good! Have missed her.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
One step closer to WW3.
One step closer to WW3.
Russia ‘ready’ for war with Europe, Putin says, as US peace talks end without progress
Kremlin aide says Ukraine crisis is no closer to resolution after Witkoff talks, as Russian president accuses European powers of sabotaging peace
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:10 AM
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
One step closer to WW3.
One step closer to WW3.
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So, somebody managed to get up to the clock tower of Votivkirche in Vienna and hoisted the Palestinian flag there. People here are screaming their heads off, and the ugly fear of immigrants, of Muslims in particular, is rearing its ugly head.
What do you think? Good? Bad? Right? Wrong?
What do you think? Good? Bad? Right? Wrong?
December 2, 2025 at 9:41 AM
So, somebody managed to get up to the clock tower of Votivkirche in Vienna and hoisted the Palestinian flag there. People here are screaming their heads off, and the ugly fear of immigrants, of Muslims in particular, is rearing its ugly head.
What do you think? Good? Bad? Right? Wrong?
What do you think? Good? Bad? Right? Wrong?
So, somebody managed to get up to the clock tower of Votivkirche in Vienna and hoisted the Palestinian flag there. People here are screaming their heads off, and the ugly fear of immigrants, of Muslims in particular, is rearing its ugly head.
What do you think? Good? Bad? Right? Wrong?
What do you think? Good? Bad? Right? Wrong?
December 2, 2025 at 9:41 AM
So, somebody managed to get up to the clock tower of Votivkirche in Vienna and hoisted the Palestinian flag there. People here are screaming their heads off, and the ugly fear of immigrants, of Muslims in particular, is rearing its ugly head.
What do you think? Good? Bad? Right? Wrong?
What do you think? Good? Bad? Right? Wrong?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Wouldn’t it be better to create an internet that’s safe for everyone?
#socialmedia #internet #people
Wouldn’t it be better to create an internet that’s safe for everyone?
#socialmedia #internet #people
Social media ban: Australia won't be intimidated by tech firms, minister tells BBC
Anika Wells says she is 'ready to help' nations that wish to copy Australia's social media ban for under-16s.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:52 AM
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Wouldn’t it be better to create an internet that’s safe for everyone?
#socialmedia #internet #people
Wouldn’t it be better to create an internet that’s safe for everyone?
#socialmedia #internet #people
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When I thought we’d scraped the bottom, we just went deeper.
#corporations #business
When I thought we’d scraped the bottom, we just went deeper.
#corporations #business
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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December 2, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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When I thought we’d scraped the bottom, we just went deeper.
#corporations #business
When I thought we’d scraped the bottom, we just went deeper.
#corporations #business
What happened to integrity among the privileged?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Eb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Eb...
Anand Giridharadas on the Elite Network Around Epstein
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
What happened to integrity among the privileged?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Eb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Eb...
Oh #bbc.
We live in truly frightening times.
We live in truly frightening times.
‘The chill wind from the White House is already rippling through New Broadcasting House.’
@lewisgoodall.com reacts after the BBC edited out an anti-Trump line from a historian’s lecture.
@lewisgoodall.com reacts after the BBC edited out an anti-Trump line from a historian’s lecture.
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Oh #bbc.
We live in truly frightening times.
We live in truly frightening times.
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MAGA Twitter accounts based anywhere but in the USA.
I’m not surprised. Are you?
MAGA Twitter accounts based anywhere but in the USA.
I’m not surprised. Are you?
Redirecting...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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MAGA Twitter accounts based anywhere but in the USA.
I’m not surprised. Are you?
MAGA Twitter accounts based anywhere but in the USA.
I’m not surprised. Are you?
'... when she asked why she was being tested in this way the psychologist told her: "To see if you are civilised enough, if you can act like a human being."'
Oh, #denmark.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Oh, #denmark.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned
The Danish government has banned the use of parental competency tests on Greenlandic families after decades of criticism.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
'... when she asked why she was being tested in this way the psychologist told her: "To see if you are civilised enough, if you can act like a human being."'
Oh, #denmark.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Oh, #denmark.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
November 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Hades would like his dinner served right here, thank you.
November 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Hades would like his dinner served right here, thank you.
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... Boy, Dickens is the worst example to pick here.
"Dickens's world is too far removed from modern experience."
What, you mean the world of enormous wealth disparity, the industrialization of human life begetting generational suffering, the young forced to scavenge on the fringes of society...
"Dickens's world is too far removed from modern experience."
What, you mean the world of enormous wealth disparity, the industrialization of human life begetting generational suffering, the young forced to scavenge on the fringes of society...
November 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
... Boy, Dickens is the worst example to pick here.
"Dickens's world is too far removed from modern experience."
What, you mean the world of enormous wealth disparity, the industrialization of human life begetting generational suffering, the young forced to scavenge on the fringes of society...
"Dickens's world is too far removed from modern experience."
What, you mean the world of enormous wealth disparity, the industrialization of human life begetting generational suffering, the young forced to scavenge on the fringes of society...
It’s here! Though I was given the opportunity to read it in digital format before publication, I just love books. And it was also lovely to read the short foreword:
To all who have lost someone.
This story is for you.
@benandrewsauthor.bsky.social
#books
To all who have lost someone.
This story is for you.
@benandrewsauthor.bsky.social
#books
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
It’s here! Though I was given the opportunity to read it in digital format before publication, I just love books. And it was also lovely to read the short foreword:
To all who have lost someone.
This story is for you.
@benandrewsauthor.bsky.social
#books
To all who have lost someone.
This story is for you.
@benandrewsauthor.bsky.social
#books
