Matthew Agius
@mattagius.bsky.social
Legal beagle and recovering ex-journo | was a squaddie once | Likes funny things
Realised that my (me=European, living in Europe) feed had waaayy too much Trump-doom material in it, and that this was dragging my spirits down...UNTIL I discovered the veritable ray of light that is @aoc.bsky.social
You go, lady. All power to you.
You go, lady. All power to you.
October 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Realised that my (me=European, living in Europe) feed had waaayy too much Trump-doom material in it, and that this was dragging my spirits down...UNTIL I discovered the veritable ray of light that is @aoc.bsky.social
You go, lady. All power to you.
You go, lady. All power to you.
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September 19, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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think if you're broadly a centrist and were suuuuuper concerned about attacks on free speech from the left and so you decided to give the right a hearing then you need to realise you were taken for QUITE the ride (and don't really have anyone to blame but yourself)
September 18, 2025 at 6:55 AM
think if you're broadly a centrist and were suuuuuper concerned about attacks on free speech from the left and so you decided to give the right a hearing then you need to realise you were taken for QUITE the ride (and don't really have anyone to blame but yourself)
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A Palestinian man breaks down as he carries what he can carry away from his home after the occupation ordered the evacuation of his neighborhood.
September 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A Palestinian man breaks down as he carries what he can carry away from his home after the occupation ordered the evacuation of his neighborhood.
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
One hell of an investigation by the journalists involved. Saddened but not surprised about the inaction by prosecutors though, it seems there is a wide international consensus that the IDF can do whatever it likes to whomever it likes.
One hell of an investigation by the journalists involved. Saddened but not surprised about the inaction by prosecutors though, it seems there is a wide international consensus that the IDF can do whatever it likes to whomever it likes.
Targeted Killings: Israeli soldier from Munich allegedly shot unarmed men in Gaza
Two snipers in the Israeli army are thought to have committed war crimes in Gaza. Video evidence appears to corroborate those accusations. One of them is a young man from Bavaria.
www.spiegel.de
September 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
One hell of an investigation by the journalists involved. Saddened but not surprised about the inaction by prosecutors though, it seems there is a wide international consensus that the IDF can do whatever it likes to whomever it likes.
One hell of an investigation by the journalists involved. Saddened but not surprised about the inaction by prosecutors though, it seems there is a wide international consensus that the IDF can do whatever it likes to whomever it likes.
My greatest struggles are rooted in the "you can achieve anything, as long as you try hard enough" message that I internalised as a child, mostly from kids' TV.
It's a lie. Well-intentioned, probably, but still false.
Please, if you're trying but not achieving your aims, *it is not your fault*
It's a lie. Well-intentioned, probably, but still false.
Please, if you're trying but not achieving your aims, *it is not your fault*
September 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
My greatest struggles are rooted in the "you can achieve anything, as long as you try hard enough" message that I internalised as a child, mostly from kids' TV.
It's a lie. Well-intentioned, probably, but still false.
Please, if you're trying but not achieving your aims, *it is not your fault*
It's a lie. Well-intentioned, probably, but still false.
Please, if you're trying but not achieving your aims, *it is not your fault*
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"Sauron pushes the boundaries of ring technology"
- Gondor Telegraph
- Gondor Telegraph
September 3, 2025 at 10:34 AM
"Sauron pushes the boundaries of ring technology"
- Gondor Telegraph
- Gondor Telegraph
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Germany and Italy say they export lots of goods to Kyrgyzstan (black), but Kyrgyz import data (blue) show little arriving from either. Kyrgyzstan is just what it says on the invoice. This stuff obviously goes to Russia. Poland & Lithuania stopped this racket. Why won't Germany and Italy do the same?
August 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Germany and Italy say they export lots of goods to Kyrgyzstan (black), but Kyrgyz import data (blue) show little arriving from either. Kyrgyzstan is just what it says on the invoice. This stuff obviously goes to Russia. Poland & Lithuania stopped this racket. Why won't Germany and Italy do the same?
I'm wouldn't dream of adding or subtracting anything from a C.S. Lewis quote
This C.S. Lewis quote lives rent free in my head
Not that I'm complaining, mind you
open.substack.com
August 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I'm wouldn't dream of adding or subtracting anything from a C.S. Lewis quote
Free anti-authoritarianism playbook here:
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Matt (@matthewagius)
Today was not a good day for the rule of law in America or any other democracy and its lessons must be learned quickly, because the noose is tightening.
This Facebook post by political historian @He...
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August 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Free anti-authoritarianism playbook here:
substack.com/@matthewagiu...
substack.com/@matthewagiu...
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
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we used to build household shrines to Going On The Computer and it's no coincidence that as we abandoned these we started straying further from god's light
August 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
we used to build household shrines to Going On The Computer and it's no coincidence that as we abandoned these we started straying further from god's light
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It takes a lot to make me laugh these days, so thank you,
@jefftiedrich.bsky.social
It takes a lot to make me laugh these days, so thank you,
@jefftiedrich.bsky.social
insane dictator wanna-be hosts batshit European leader playdate
just another perfectly normal day in the White House
substack.com
August 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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It takes a lot to make me laugh these days, so thank you,
@jefftiedrich.bsky.social
It takes a lot to make me laugh these days, so thank you,
@jefftiedrich.bsky.social
Isn't it funny that whenever Trump and Putin speak to each other, some form of election-related crisis, potential or not, seems to appear shortly after?
Weird.
Weird.
August 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Isn't it funny that whenever Trump and Putin speak to each other, some form of election-related crisis, potential or not, seems to appear shortly after?
Weird.
Weird.
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As the kids say today, “Clock it.”
August 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
As the kids say today, “Clock it.”
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"I haven’t written much about Gaza. But watching doctors and nurses disappear, watching emergency responders shot in the head, watching hospital wards stripped and maternity units left to rot – I realised my silence was becoming complicity" | The Bear
@bearlypolitics.co.uk
@bearlypolitics.co.uk
Gaza’s hospitals were meant to heal. Now they’re targets
The systematic destruction of Gaza’s hospitals is not just barbarism, it’s a moral line crossed forever
eastangliabylines.co.uk
July 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"I haven’t written much about Gaza. But watching doctors and nurses disappear, watching emergency responders shot in the head, watching hospital wards stripped and maternity units left to rot – I realised my silence was becoming complicity" | The Bear
@bearlypolitics.co.uk
@bearlypolitics.co.uk
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That’s exactly what this is about.
Distraction. For all of this and that lame duck, low energy spectacle
Distraction. For all of this and that lame duck, low energy spectacle
June 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
That’s exactly what this is about.
Distraction. For all of this and that lame duck, low energy spectacle
Distraction. For all of this and that lame duck, low energy spectacle
Watch this clip. Popcorn recommended.
WATCH: “You’re a U.S. senator and you don’t know anything about the country you want to topple.”
Tucker Carlson embarrasses @sentedcruz as he pushes for war with Iran
Tucker Carlson embarrasses @sentedcruz as he pushes for war with Iran
June 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Watch this clip. Popcorn recommended.
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Mr. Antiwar President has us inches away from a Civil War at home and a nuclear war abroad in defense of an ally that is starting random hot regional wars to detract from its ongoing genocide. I’m sure all of this will just naturally cool off.
June 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Mr. Antiwar President has us inches away from a Civil War at home and a nuclear war abroad in defense of an ally that is starting random hot regional wars to detract from its ongoing genocide. I’m sure all of this will just naturally cool off.
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May 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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THIS THIS THIS
A reminder that every small bit of good you do - whether it be putting art into the world, helping a friend or stranger, donating to a good cause, or just listening to someone who needs to vent - offsets all the evil in the world just a little bit. And sometimes that's just what the world needs.
April 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
THIS THIS THIS
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The Upside Down: Old Nick’s Game
John Mitchinson considers whether the Devil still has some lessons to teach us
John Mitchinson considers whether the Devil still has some lessons to teach us
The Upside Down: Old Nick’s Game
John Mitchinson considers whether the Devil still has some lessons to teach us
bylinetimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The Upside Down: Old Nick’s Game
John Mitchinson considers whether the Devil still has some lessons to teach us
John Mitchinson considers whether the Devil still has some lessons to teach us
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April 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM