Martine Frost
@martinef.bsky.social
Aim to be professional but not too serious.
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Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:
Trump talks about Denmark and Greenland just now: "The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn't mean that they own the land."
January 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:
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"Quit demonstrating" is not something that a pro-democracy politician says. It's something that an authoritarian tool says.
Rep. Roger Williams: "People need to quit demonstrating, quit yelling at law enforcement, challenging law enforcement, and begin to get civil."
January 9, 2026 at 1:36 PM
"Quit demonstrating" is not something that a pro-democracy politician says. It's something that an authoritarian tool says.
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‘Footage has divided opinion; some claim it shows the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, while the Trump administration rejects those claims’
January 8, 2026 at 4:43 PM
‘Footage has divided opinion; some claim it shows the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, while the Trump administration rejects those claims’
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Stage direction: To be repeated for at least 10 years.
UK: Hey EU, we’ve had a great idea.
EU: OK.
UK: We think our national interest suggests we’d be better off in the Single Market.
EU: Don’t say it!
UK: But …
EU: DON’T SAY IT!
UK: Obviously no Freedom of Movement.
EU: ARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHH
EU: OK.
UK: We think our national interest suggests we’d be better off in the Single Market.
EU: Don’t say it!
UK: But …
EU: DON’T SAY IT!
UK: Obviously no Freedom of Movement.
EU: ARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHH
January 5, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Stage direction: To be repeated for at least 10 years.
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What just happened ...
Comedy: Jamie Kaler
Comedy: Jamie Kaler
January 4, 2026 at 8:33 AM
What just happened ...
Comedy: Jamie Kaler
Comedy: Jamie Kaler
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A bit of serendipity this morning - didn’t feel safe going out in the car so went to the canal instead and saw this. My comedy moment for the year 🦢🤪
[Vertical video so needs a click]
#sillyswan #iphone15pro
[Vertical video so needs a click]
#sillyswan #iphone15pro
January 3, 2026 at 11:31 AM
A bit of serendipity this morning - didn’t feel safe going out in the car so went to the canal instead and saw this. My comedy moment for the year 🦢🤪
[Vertical video so needs a click]
#sillyswan #iphone15pro
[Vertical video so needs a click]
#sillyswan #iphone15pro
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Remember: Anyone who ever tells you that you can't be part of an internationally renowned philharmonic watched by 10 million people is lying.
Because this instrument exists.
Dream big, people. Dream big.
Because this instrument exists.
Dream big, people. Dream big.
January 1, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Remember: Anyone who ever tells you that you can't be part of an internationally renowned philharmonic watched by 10 million people is lying.
Because this instrument exists.
Dream big, people. Dream big.
Because this instrument exists.
Dream big, people. Dream big.
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Anyone looking for the full map or wondering who made it, it’s the work of Matt Brown and it’s here. open.substack.com/pub/londonis...
December 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Anyone looking for the full map or wondering who made it, it’s the work of Matt Brown and it’s here. open.substack.com/pub/londonis...
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Happy 8th anniversary to the Churchill Anus Society.
Parish council left red-faced after 'Anus Society' error on minibus
The unfortunate wording caught the attention of Christmas shoppers in Weston-super-Mare
www.somersetlive.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Happy 8th anniversary to the Churchill Anus Society.
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This is actually a really interesting phenomenon well worth in-depth reporting:(1) What is the idea of diversity and identity of the incredibly diverse, migrant-origin elite that seems to embrace nativism? and(2) How do they feel about so many in their movement regarding THEM as part of the problem?
The attacks on diversity in the U.K. come from quite surprising people. Ms Braverman is a Buddhist with two Indian parents, Mr Braverman is a migrant from South Africa. They are a model example of U.K. diversity.
"Read the bloody room" tweets Mr Braverman, who opposes the King's message of togetherness, but strongly approves of President Trump!
December 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This is actually a really interesting phenomenon well worth in-depth reporting:(1) What is the idea of diversity and identity of the incredibly diverse, migrant-origin elite that seems to embrace nativism? and(2) How do they feel about so many in their movement regarding THEM as part of the problem?
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I read a summary of Turing saying that machine intelligence would be more likely to be an able to mimic a child mind than an adult one. That seems to be where we are. It sees patterns everywhere but hasn’t learnt to discriminate between them.
December 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I read a summary of Turing saying that machine intelligence would be more likely to be an able to mimic a child mind than an adult one. That seems to be where we are. It sees patterns everywhere but hasn’t learnt to discriminate between them.
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Is the MCG double booked or something. Do they need everyone gone by Sunday
December 26, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Is the MCG double booked or something. Do they need everyone gone by Sunday
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Happy Christmas from under the missile toad
December 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Happy Christmas from under the missile toad
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The Embassy staff of Germany, France and the United Kingdom sing Schedryk in the Kyiv underground.
Wonderful!
Wonderful!
December 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The Embassy staff of Germany, France and the United Kingdom sing Schedryk in the Kyiv underground.
Wonderful!
Wonderful!
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Kyiv on Christmas Eve.
I film these moments to show you our strength.
We haven’t lost our spirit in this long war.
I film these moments to show you our strength.
We haven’t lost our spirit in this long war.
December 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Kyiv on Christmas Eve.
I film these moments to show you our strength.
We haven’t lost our spirit in this long war.
I film these moments to show you our strength.
We haven’t lost our spirit in this long war.
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My two-year-old niece correctly identified a giraffe and an elephant in pictures, displaying a level of cognitive mastery that can only be described as presidential.
December 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
My two-year-old niece correctly identified a giraffe and an elephant in pictures, displaying a level of cognitive mastery that can only be described as presidential.
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This has made me cry - such an uplifting story
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This has made me cry - such an uplifting story
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"Twelfth Night Till Candlemas"
The story of a forty-year book-quest and of its remarkable ending
My popular seasonal post from last year:
emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni...
Now with a couple of footnotes one year on:
emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni...
The story of a forty-year book-quest and of its remarkable ending
My popular seasonal post from last year:
emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni...
Now with a couple of footnotes one year on:
emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni...
"Twelfth Night Till Candlemas"
The story of a forty-year book-quest and of its remarkable ending
emptycity.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:03 AM
"Twelfth Night Till Candlemas"
The story of a forty-year book-quest and of its remarkable ending
My popular seasonal post from last year:
emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni...
Now with a couple of footnotes one year on:
emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni...
The story of a forty-year book-quest and of its remarkable ending
My popular seasonal post from last year:
emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni...
Now with a couple of footnotes one year on:
emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni...
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Winter Wonderland.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
December 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Winter Wonderland.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
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Finding it hard being lectured about the importance of Christmas by people cosplaying Christianity in the hope of laundering their past sex offences or their current bigotry.
December 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Finding it hard being lectured about the importance of Christmas by people cosplaying Christianity in the hope of laundering their past sex offences or their current bigotry.
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Lots of people don’t know the difference between Government and Parliament. Disappointing to learn US State Department officials are among them.
Constitutional literacy: still an existential security concern.😉
Constitutional literacy: still an existential security concern.😉
United States government strengthens the position of Liberal Democrats in UK politics
December 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Lots of people don’t know the difference between Government and Parliament. Disappointing to learn US State Department officials are among them.
Constitutional literacy: still an existential security concern.😉
Constitutional literacy: still an existential security concern.😉
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Third attempt preceded by asking market traders whether they could sell guns and ammo, and about how to make a car explode. 2/
December 24, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Third attempt preceded by asking market traders whether they could sell guns and ammo, and about how to make a car explode. 2/
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Reform UK are learning the hard way that it's easy to shout insults at the players from the touchline. Far harder to get up on the pitch and play. They've been an absolute disaster wherever they are elected.
December 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Reform UK are learning the hard way that it's easy to shout insults at the players from the touchline. Far harder to get up on the pitch and play. They've been an absolute disaster wherever they are elected.
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This year’s Presidential Christmas card.
December 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This year’s Presidential Christmas card.