James Leakyboots Batty
jamesbatty.bsky.social
James Leakyboots Batty
@jamesbatty.bsky.social
I run a charity with my wife (One And All Aid), which funds education for Yezidis, following the 2014 genocide. In my spare time I fish and write. Two fishing books have been published, and my new book is a comedy adventure novel, Criminal Bycatch.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Super snapshot.
And now, having looked at Lon Chaney Jr., I'm singing Werewolves of London.
November 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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November 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Agreed. It's often said that one becomes more right wing with age. I seem to have run that tape backwards. The longer I live, the more cruelty, bigotry, & injustice I see; and the more pissed off I become.
November 12, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Who needs even teeth? I'm so old that I was a grownup before I heard the word "orthodontist." As long as you can chew, they're going their job, and they remind us that we're not all supposed to look the same.
November 12, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The only thing to like about this right wing drivel is that Green members like myself are addressed as "kids."

I'm 73, so I'd be flattered, if not for the source.
November 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM
One o'clock in the morning, light rain falling vertically from a lowering sky. Not ideal weather for the lures, Mungo was muttering to himself. He hated it calm. To do any good he'd have to slide the boat in against the rocks, staying on edge to make sure he didn't run aground.

(Criminal Bycatch)
November 12, 2025 at 6:46 AM
For me top of that list is apologising for the months of anti-immigrant rhetoric, making it clear our economy & society need immigration, establishing safe routes for asylum, & telling Farage & his ilk to stuff their "legitimate concerns" where Jacko put the nuts.
November 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Here's one of my favourite Orwell essays - about the common toad.
www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...
Some Thoughts on the Common Toad | The Orwell Foundation
"Is it wicked to take a pleasure in Spring and other seasonal changes?"
www.orwellfoundation.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Can I join in the chorus?
November 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Swallowed a copy of the Harvard Business Review, then vomited it at random.
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Sidiki, Baba Maal
Chimes of Freedom, Youssou Ndour
Bulls on Parade, Rage Against the Machine
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM