Stephanie Migot (MsMigot)
@msmigot.bsky.social
Wannabe polymath. Hangs out at justthetalk.com. Posts may contain swears. Allergic to emojis. Reposts ≠ endorsement. Can be bribed with gin, cheese, cold cuts and trash telly.
🇰🇪 in Disunited Kingdom
🇰🇪 in Disunited Kingdom
South Africa will deploy troops to fight illegal mining, gang violence tinyurl.com/29eaewnt [abcNews]
South Africa will deploy troops to fight illegal mining, gang violence
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is sending troops into communities to crack down on illegal mining and gang violence
tinyurl.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:10 AM
South Africa will deploy troops to fight illegal mining, gang violence tinyurl.com/29eaewnt [abcNews]
Britain’s shifting GDP numbers tinyurl.com/24ls2smq [TheEconomist, archive link]
February 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Britain’s shifting GDP numbers tinyurl.com/24ls2smq [TheEconomist, archive link]
Integration Is Africa’s Only Way Forward tinyurl.com/2xnfs5p3 [ProSyn]
Integration Is Africa’s Only Way Forward
Hippolyte Fofack urges the African Union to shake off the legacy of institutional, political, and economic fragmentation.
tinyurl.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Integration Is Africa’s Only Way Forward tinyurl.com/2xnfs5p3 [ProSyn]
Ukraine: if elections are held this spring, who might be the next president? tinyurl.com/22dnp58n [ConversationUK]
Ukraine: if elections are held this spring, who might be the next president?
There are several credible candidates who might emerge to rival the wartime president.
tinyurl.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Ukraine: if elections are held this spring, who might be the next president? tinyurl.com/22dnp58n [ConversationUK]
Labour and Reform candidates clash over women feeling threatened by far-right rhetoric tinyurl.com/23plp889 [Guardian]
Labour and Reform candidates clash over women feeling threatened by far-right rhetoric
Angeliki Stogia tells Matthew Goodwin, who turned up to event with security, ‘women are scared to leave the house’
tinyurl.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Labour and Reform candidates clash over women feeling threatened by far-right rhetoric tinyurl.com/23plp889 [Guardian]
Kim Jong Un's daughter close to be designated as future leader: S. Korea spy agency tinyurl.com/2btyvdnn [abcNews]
Kim Jong Un's daughter close to be designated as future leader: S. Korea spy agency
South Korea’s spy agency says it believes the teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is close to being designated as the country’s future leader
tinyurl.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Kim Jong Un's daughter close to be designated as future leader: S. Korea spy agency tinyurl.com/2btyvdnn [abcNews]
Israeli settlers illegally bulldoze Palestinian homes tinyurl.com/2yh5numy [AlJazeera]
Israeli settlers illegally bulldoze Palestinian homes | Benjamin Netanyahu | Al Jazeera
Palestinian homes have been bulldozed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.
tinyurl.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Israeli settlers illegally bulldoze Palestinian homes tinyurl.com/2yh5numy [AlJazeera]
Why you hate Keir Starmer tinyurl.com/2b8l6lck [NewStatesman, archive link]
View this full article!
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2026/02/why-you-hate-keir-starmer
tinyurl.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Why you hate Keir Starmer tinyurl.com/2b8l6lck [NewStatesman, archive link]
A Poignant Harpejji Cover of ‘Purple Rain’ by Prince tinyurl.com/2yxm4q95 [LaughingSquid]
A Poignant Harpejji Cover of 'Purple Rain' by Prince
Mathieu Terrade performed a poignant cover of the Prince song "Purple Rain" on a Harpejji M5 while bathed in purple light.
tinyurl.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:01 PM
A Poignant Harpejji Cover of ‘Purple Rain’ by Prince tinyurl.com/2yxm4q95 [LaughingSquid]
“Nature Is Freaking Lit”: 49 Pics To Prove That Nature Never Ceases To Amaze tinyurl.com/2xpx3lms [BoredPanda]
“Nature Is Freaking Lit”: 49 Pics To Prove That Nature Never Ceases To Amaze
We build cities to create spaces for living and working, but all of that concrete distances us from the natural world. Curiosities
tinyurl.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:50 PM
“Nature Is Freaking Lit”: 49 Pics To Prove That Nature Never Ceases To Amaze tinyurl.com/2xpx3lms [BoredPanda]
Winners of 2025 Travel Photographer of the Year Take Us on a Journey Around the World tinyurl.com/2yypqpmv [MyModernMet]
2025 Travel Photographer of the Year Awards Takes Us on a Journey
Just looking at these images is giving us wanderlust!
tinyurl.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Winners of 2025 Travel Photographer of the Year Take Us on a Journey Around the World tinyurl.com/2yypqpmv [MyModernMet]
How To Eat Like Hercule Poirot In London tinyurl.com/23hkebv3 [Londonist]
How To Eat Like Hercule Poirot In London
Délicieux!
tinyurl.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
How To Eat Like Hercule Poirot In London tinyurl.com/23hkebv3 [Londonist]
The Key to This Sci-Fi Tale: ‘Respecting Kids’ Intelligence’ tinyurl.com/263j36jb [NYTimes, archive link]
View this full article!
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/arts/arco-film-ugo-bienvenu.html
tinyurl.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:20 PM
The Key to This Sci-Fi Tale: ‘Respecting Kids’ Intelligence’ tinyurl.com/263j36jb [NYTimes, archive link]
Always on the outside: Exile isn’t about the country you leave tinyurl.com/2yh677hc [CodaStory]
Always on the outside: Exile isn’t about the country you leave - Coda Story
When a lie about Haitians in Ohio spread nationwide, a pioneering Haitian-American journalist was forced to ask if belonging will always be conditional. Exile, he realized, is not geography, it’s the distance between who you are and who the nation insists you must be
tinyurl.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Always on the outside: Exile isn’t about the country you leave tinyurl.com/2yh677hc [CodaStory]
The best new crime and thriller books to read in February 2026 tinyurl.com/29st9awe [iPaper]
The best new crime and thriller books to read in February 2026
Our pick of 14 new mysteries you won’t want to put down
tinyurl.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The best new crime and thriller books to read in February 2026 tinyurl.com/29st9awe [iPaper]
Winter Olympian’s ex-girlfriend breaks silence after medal-winner admitted cheating on her on live TV tinyurl.com/25soqhbk [Independent]
Winter Olympian’s ex breaks silence after he admitted cheating on her on live TV
Sturla Holm Laegreid won a bronze medal at the Winter Olympics - then made a very public confession of infidelity
tinyurl.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Winter Olympian’s ex-girlfriend breaks silence after medal-winner admitted cheating on her on live TV tinyurl.com/25soqhbk [Independent]
Pubs and clubs to open later under Sadiq Khan's new vision for London's nighttime economy tinyurl.com/28mln55f [LondonStandard]
Pubs and clubs to open later under Sadiq Khan's plan for London's nighttime economy
Mayor launches consultation on ending ‘postcode lottery’ to boost the entertainment industry
tinyurl.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Pubs and clubs to open later under Sadiq Khan's new vision for London's nighttime economy tinyurl.com/28mln55f [LondonStandard]
The scandals clouding ‘sinister’ French ice dancers who beat Chock and Bates for gold tinyurl.com/2cd794uo [Guardian]
The scandals clouding ‘sinister’ French ice dancers who beat Chock and Bates for gold
Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron’s Olympic competition is set against backdrop of assault and abuse allegations involving their former partners
tinyurl.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:20 PM
The scandals clouding ‘sinister’ French ice dancers who beat Chock and Bates for gold tinyurl.com/2cd794uo [Guardian]
Hold up, anaesthesia doesn't actually put you to sleep?! tinyurl.com/28aarlym [HuffPostUK]
Hold up, anaesthesia doesn't actually put you to sleep?!
Turns out anaesthetic drugs have a very different effect on the body than we all thought! Here's how it really works...
tinyurl.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Hold up, anaesthesia doesn't actually put you to sleep?! tinyurl.com/28aarlym [HuffPostUK]
Make do and mend is making a comeback among Brits tinyurl.com/28c3dwn8 [NewsShopper]
Make do and mend is making a comeback among Brits
"It's surprising how quickly this mindset becomes addictive.
tinyurl.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Make do and mend is making a comeback among Brits tinyurl.com/28c3dwn8 [NewsShopper]
#OpenAI’s President Gave Millions to Trump. He Says It’s for Humanity tinyurl.com/2dje9dcj [Wired]
Only in Opposite Land.
Only in Opposite Land.
OpenAI’s President Gave Millions to Trump. He Says It’s for Humanity
In an interview with WIRED, Greg Brockman says his political donations support OpenAI's mission—even if some employees at the company disagree.
tinyurl.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:50 PM
#OpenAI’s President Gave Millions to Trump. He Says It’s for Humanity tinyurl.com/2dje9dcj [Wired]
Only in Opposite Land.
Only in Opposite Land.
Nobel Novelist Orhan Pamuk Finally Gets the Netflix Series He Wanted tinyurl.com/2d568acd [NYTimes, archive link]
View this full article!
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/world/europe/orhan-pamuk-istanbul-turkey-museum-of-innocence.html
tinyurl.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Nobel Novelist Orhan Pamuk Finally Gets the Netflix Series He Wanted tinyurl.com/2d568acd [NYTimes, archive link]
More than one in 10 Brits would refuse to share the last of their dessert with a date tinyurl.com/2yszgpay [NewsShopper]
Don't make me stab you with a fork, beloved...
Don't make me stab you with a fork, beloved...
More than one in 10 Brits would refuse to share the last of their dessert with a date
More than one in 10 Brits would refuse to share the last of their dessert with a date, according to research.
tinyurl.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
More than one in 10 Brits would refuse to share the last of their dessert with a date tinyurl.com/2yszgpay [NewsShopper]
Don't make me stab you with a fork, beloved...
Don't make me stab you with a fork, beloved...
‘A love letter to all the good men I know’: Shahrbanoo Sadat on making Afghanistan’s first romcom tinyurl.com/26rw9zbs [Guardian]
‘A love letter to all the good men I know’: Shahrbanoo Sadat on making Afghanistan’s first romcom
Opening the Berlin film festival, No Good Men blends romance and rebellion, capturing love, humour and female agency in Kabul on the eve of the Taliban’s return
tinyurl.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:20 PM
‘A love letter to all the good men I know’: Shahrbanoo Sadat on making Afghanistan’s first romcom tinyurl.com/26rw9zbs [Guardian]