Mika
@mikagratzke.bsky.social
zine maker, poet, rugby player, academic
- einmalige Ehrenurkunde bei den Bundesjugendspielen -
Pic: Mika - white, middle aged & shaven headed in front of grey metal cladding with yellow dots.
Background: daffodils in bloom
- einmalige Ehrenurkunde bei den Bundesjugendspielen -
Pic: Mika - white, middle aged & shaven headed in front of grey metal cladding with yellow dots.
Background: daffodils in bloom
Pinned
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I don't deny that dogs can sometimes be quite lovely but what I will say is I don't trust their opinions. If a cat recommended me an album it had bought, I'd totally check it out. If a dog did the same, I'd promise to listen to the album, out of politeness, with no intention of actually doing so
November 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I don't deny that dogs can sometimes be quite lovely but what I will say is I don't trust their opinions. If a cat recommended me an album it had bought, I'd totally check it out. If a dog did the same, I'd promise to listen to the album, out of politeness, with no intention of actually doing so
It does not taste of nothing but it tastes of not much at all and can be customised with cacao powder or vanilla extract or both.
November 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It does not taste of nothing but it tastes of not much at all and can be customised with cacao powder or vanilla extract or both.
Yes. The creeping feeling that the AI bubble will burst before anyone’s life has been revolutionised.
NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Yes. The creeping feeling that the AI bubble will burst before anyone’s life has been revolutionised.
Historically most traditionally centre-left parties rooted in the labour movements of 19c have produced politicians and policies more akin to the hard right.
It’s difficult to see it play out in the present.
It’s difficult to see it play out in the present.
November 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Historically most traditionally centre-left parties rooted in the labour movements of 19c have produced politicians and policies more akin to the hard right.
It’s difficult to see it play out in the present.
It’s difficult to see it play out in the present.
Hier jetzt. Wo ist die Germanistik-Bubble, wenn sie gebraucht wird?! Voll witzig mein Post und null Reaktion, ihr Pappnasen!1!
Warum heißt es steigernder Besinnungsaufsatz und nicht anschwellender Bocksgesang?
November 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Hier jetzt. Wo ist die Germanistik-Bubble, wenn sie gebraucht wird?! Voll witzig mein Post und null Reaktion, ihr Pappnasen!1!
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The golden age of diversity and democracy in Oz.
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The golden age of diversity and democracy in Oz.
When modern law enforcement looks like Slave Patrols:
5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
When modern law enforcement looks like Slave Patrols:
AM WRITING
The academic piece is done and accepted by the editor.
And I have 6k words on TESTO PESTO which may still get renamed. If it fitted the theme I would go for FROM THE GEKKO 😀.
Are you working on a creative project?
The academic piece is done and accepted by the editor.
And I have 6k words on TESTO PESTO which may still get renamed. If it fitted the theme I would go for FROM THE GEKKO 😀.
Are you working on a creative project?
November 15, 2025 at 10:19 AM
AM WRITING
The academic piece is done and accepted by the editor.
And I have 6k words on TESTO PESTO which may still get renamed. If it fitted the theme I would go for FROM THE GEKKO 😀.
Are you working on a creative project?
The academic piece is done and accepted by the editor.
And I have 6k words on TESTO PESTO which may still get renamed. If it fitted the theme I would go for FROM THE GEKKO 😀.
Are you working on a creative project?
A zine order from Canada.
November 15, 2025 at 9:19 AM
A zine order from Canada.
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Millionen Menschen in der Ukraine haben eine fürchterliche Nacht durchlebt. Eine Rakete nach der anderen, Schwärme von Drohnen, Explosionen, Erschütterungen, Dutzende kaputte Wohnhäuser. Mindestens sechs Menschen in Kyjiw haben nicht überlebt. Für alle anderen gibt es weiterhin keine Sicherheit.
November 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Millionen Menschen in der Ukraine haben eine fürchterliche Nacht durchlebt. Eine Rakete nach der anderen, Schwärme von Drohnen, Explosionen, Erschütterungen, Dutzende kaputte Wohnhäuser. Mindestens sechs Menschen in Kyjiw haben nicht überlebt. Für alle anderen gibt es weiterhin keine Sicherheit.
Wie jesacht:
HOCH DIE HÄNDE
November 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Wie jesacht:
Chef, wir sind da was ganz heißem auf der Spur!
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Chef, wir sind da was ganz heißem auf der Spur!
Warum heißt es steigernder Besinnungsaufsatz und nicht anschwellender Bocksgesang?
November 12, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Warum heißt es steigernder Besinnungsaufsatz und nicht anschwellender Bocksgesang?
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Oh look. There really are "no go areas" in England.
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Oh look. There really are "no go areas" in England.
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Oh.
Former French president Sarkozy released from prison after three weeks www.bbc.com/news/article...
Former French president Sarkozy released from prison after three weeks www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Oh.
Former French president Sarkozy released from prison after three weeks www.bbc.com/news/article...
Former French president Sarkozy released from prison after three weeks www.bbc.com/news/article...
Things I did this weekend:
Hedge cutting
Napping
Writing
Reading about antifascist resistance in the 1930-40s
Choosing an audiobook for the commute
Hedge cutting
Napping
Writing
Reading about antifascist resistance in the 1930-40s
Choosing an audiobook for the commute
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Things I did this weekend:
Hedge cutting
Napping
Writing
Reading about antifascist resistance in the 1930-40s
Choosing an audiobook for the commute
Hedge cutting
Napping
Writing
Reading about antifascist resistance in the 1930-40s
Choosing an audiobook for the commute
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McFreiheit
Quelle: Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung - Werner Sygnecki - Nr. 17
Quelle: Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung - Werner Sygnecki - Nr. 17
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
McFreiheit
Quelle: Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung - Werner Sygnecki - Nr. 17
Quelle: Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung - Werner Sygnecki - Nr. 17
If you say ‘Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson’ three times whilst ruffling someone’s hair, they earn the right to smack you in the face.
November 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
If you say ‘Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson’ three times whilst ruffling someone’s hair, they earn the right to smack you in the face.
Das Pogrom vom 9.-10. November 1938 hatte viele Zuschauer,die sich prächtig amüsierten und -was noch viel wichtiger ist- viele Täter,die die Synagogen schändeten,Juden prügelten,ermordeten,sich bereicherten,die die Karriereleiter durch ihr Tun erklimmen wollten und auch taten #Novemberpogrom
November 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Helmut Schmidt, mit Helium gefüllt und an einem festen Tau über dem Flughafen schwebend, hätte sämtliche russischen Drohnenangriffe abgewehrt.
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Helmut Schmidt, mit Helium gefüllt und an einem festen Tau über dem Flughafen schwebend, hätte sämtliche russischen Drohnenangriffe abgewehrt.
Thought for the day: Trans time cannot be subsumed in notions of queer time. Trans time is always at risk of running out - for teenagers, for older trans people. The average waiting time for an appointment at a UK gender clinic is 25 years. When is the 'right time' to transition, asks Gwen:
Stop waiting for the 'right time' to transition - a lesson from King Arthur 👇
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/stop-waiting-for-the-right-time-to-transition-a-lesson-from-king-arthur/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/stop-waiting-for-the-right-time-to-transition-a-lesson-from-king-arthur/
Stop waiting for the 'right time' to transition - a lesson from King Arthur
Instead of waiting for the ‘right time’, let's use the agency and self-determination we do have
www.wearequeeraf.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Thought for the day: Trans time cannot be subsumed in notions of queer time. Trans time is always at risk of running out - for teenagers, for older trans people. The average waiting time for an appointment at a UK gender clinic is 25 years. When is the 'right time' to transition, asks Gwen:
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