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Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@manxinwales.bsky.social

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Research Development professional, Ethnomusicologist (Celtic/trad music), probably definitely autistic, Manx traddy/muso, feminist lefty (but not loony), Xennial, Welsh Indy, punk, with a soft spot for cats. Hiraeth for Ellan Vannin. Afraid for humanity...

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Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @manxinwales.bsky.social · 4h

I'd never thought of it like that... that makes more sense and is probably why I instinctively assume the meat wouldn't be nice.

Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @manxinwales.bsky.social · 4h

I enjoyed the Walking Dead until it got samey, so I'd love to see a European take!

Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @manxinwales.bsky.social · 4h

Farage needs to see this. They have been very careful to avoid being associated with Tiny Tommy. They're fine with racists, just not if they are superior grifters!

Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @manxinwales.bsky.social · 4h

Been a dog whistle for years...

Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @manxinwales.bsky.social · 4h

I assumed the 'little shit' bit referred to violence so he is being kept in a small area with no tackling... otherwise it wouldn't make sense...

Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @manxinwales.bsky.social · 4h

Are Opus Dei real? I thought they were a Da Vinci code thing? I keep seeing it and wondering exactly which type of stupid I'm being...

Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @manxinwales.bsky.social · 4h

I suppose its a statement that will get into the press. If the bishops ignore it but just one Catholic decides to support the victims of MAGA as a result, it was worth it.

Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @manxinwales.bsky.social · 4h

What was the pope in 1939's views on Hitler and his shenanigans? Did he tell German Bishops to stand up for minorities? I've never considered that there must have been a war time pope!

Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @manxinwales.bsky.social · 4h

Archfarchnad

My absolute favourite Welsh word to mispronounce.

Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @manxinwales.bsky.social · 5h

My pal made me look at Ballanass in a whole new light!

Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @manxinwales.bsky.social · 5h

I just assumed dogs didn't taste very nice... they look like they'd be stringy. And dog fur wouldn't be as nice for a handbag as pigskin. I've eyed up my cat's back legs before though... like a rabbit's!

Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @manxinwales.bsky.social · 5h

Following isn't the same as being a fan, necessarily... if I were a CEO or politician etc. I'd want to keep an eye on the competition. I've followed people I hated because I needed to know what was being said.

Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @manxinwales.bsky.social · 5h

So no stores... are they having to eat the cats and dogs?!?!?!? (Apparently migrants are eating swans in the UK, even though we have shops with windows!)

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Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @manxinwales.bsky.social · 5h

Has anyone ever asked him that? Proof is not something he is concerned with...

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 13h

There are only two types of products and services now: outright scam and pseudo scam (where you're like ehh technically I got something in exchange for my money but cmon)

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 16h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @manxinwales.bsky.social · 9h

No there aren't you're born autistic. There may be a reverse causation.

Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @manxinwales.bsky.social · 9h

Or... we'll have realised the error of our ways and there'll be free gin and morphine for the under 5s!

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Morgan M Page @morganmpage.bsky.social · 13h

If we all learned how to apologize, self-reflect, and take responsibility for our actions and mistakes literally none of this would be happening to the world.

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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 12h

These images are separated by one day

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Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @manxinwales.bsky.social · 9h

So is this the perceived problem? What were people living segregated lives are now out here interacting with *us*!

Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @manxinwales.bsky.social · 16h

My Grandad was a commando in the war, my great gran was a servant in Scott of the Antarctic's house, my Grandad had a relation on the Titanic... just amazing stuff!

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Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @manxinwales.bsky.social · 16h

Ah, the long generation! It ALWAYS amazes me and I've no idea why it doesn't make more people interested in history. I knew my great gran who was born in the 1880s. We did history at junior school and my nan and great gran were alive for all the stuff we studied! Left me fascinated for life...

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Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @manxinwales.bsky.social · 1d

I assumed his actions were 'yes please!'

Chinny the Witch 🇮🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @manxinwales.bsky.social · 1d

Poor show this time Viz! You don't put hot things straight in the bin as it causes condensation and mould and horridness. Also, you might get a second cuppa out of it. Every one knows this... (or should!)