Peter McGladdery
@petermcgladdery.bsky.social
Blowing dandelion clocks, chasing falling autumn leaves, catching raindrops/snowflakes on my tongue. Cismallow. And posting a bit. Statistically insignificant
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mood.
Edward Wolfe's laid-back portrait of the diplomat Curtis Thomas (c1936) with its rich furnishings and patterns is an evocative foil for his silver-grey tailored suit. Thomas was a diplomat to Morocco and had met Wolfe in Tangiers.
February 14, 2026 at 7:23 PM
mood.
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Really photo editing here by Hector Vivas of Getty Images. Composite of the women's snowboard halfpipe final, depicting all the female Olympians who competed.
February 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Really photo editing here by Hector Vivas of Getty Images. Composite of the women's snowboard halfpipe final, depicting all the female Olympians who competed.
Who called it "misophonia triggered by eating noises" and not "chews: violence"?
February 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Who called it "misophonia triggered by eating noises" and not "chews: violence"?
Walking canalside. The skeevy, disaffected, tattooed, tobacco-chewing, post-industrial naiads trying, half-heartedly at best, to entice me to join them in the underneath
February 14, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Walking canalside. The skeevy, disaffected, tattooed, tobacco-chewing, post-industrial naiads trying, half-heartedly at best, to entice me to join them in the underneath
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I could fix her. But why would I want to?
February 14, 2026 at 2:27 PM
I could fix her. But why would I want to?
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No more feeling anxious about whether the originals of my Woman in Black illustrations are too expensive, I’ve been in such a worrisome mood recently.
I think they’re pretty good value.
This is an unpublished illustration I made.
£100 plus P&P
Email: [email protected] to purchase.
I think they’re pretty good value.
This is an unpublished illustration I made.
£100 plus P&P
Email: [email protected] to purchase.
February 14, 2026 at 3:04 PM
No more feeling anxious about whether the originals of my Woman in Black illustrations are too expensive, I’ve been in such a worrisome mood recently.
I think they’re pretty good value.
This is an unpublished illustration I made.
£100 plus P&P
Email: [email protected] to purchase.
I think they’re pretty good value.
This is an unpublished illustration I made.
£100 plus P&P
Email: [email protected] to purchase.
One of those days when I casually re-realise that the word "boring" was originally an elaborate and vivid metaphor
February 14, 2026 at 1:38 PM
One of those days when I casually re-realise that the word "boring" was originally an elaborate and vivid metaphor
Always fascinated by that particular hairy-bald combination you often see 30 year old Italian men sporting
February 14, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Always fascinated by that particular hairy-bald combination you often see 30 year old Italian men sporting
Man on tube somehow doing scratchcards very noisily
February 14, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Man on tube somehow doing scratchcards very noisily
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Brewdog getting the old Yeller treatment, but what will happen to the most soulless pub you could ever imagine, buried underneath Waterloo station?
February 14, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Brewdog getting the old Yeller treatment, but what will happen to the most soulless pub you could ever imagine, buried underneath Waterloo station?
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It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
February 14, 2026 at 9:53 AM
It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
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Any politician using the Cass Review to justify anything is dishonest, especially Bridget Phillipson.
It is un-peer-reviewed pseudoscience that has been, & will continue to be, discredited by multiple peer-reviewed publications all of which have more credibility than Cass.
These are listed here;
It is un-peer-reviewed pseudoscience that has been, & will continue to be, discredited by multiple peer-reviewed publications all of which have more credibility than Cass.
These are listed here;
Peer-reviewed critiques of The Cass Review
(In chronological order of publication) Horton, C (2024) The Cass Review: Cis-supremacy in the UK’s approach to healthcare for trans childre...
uncommon-scents.blogspot.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Any politician using the Cass Review to justify anything is dishonest, especially Bridget Phillipson.
It is un-peer-reviewed pseudoscience that has been, & will continue to be, discredited by multiple peer-reviewed publications all of which have more credibility than Cass.
These are listed here;
It is un-peer-reviewed pseudoscience that has been, & will continue to be, discredited by multiple peer-reviewed publications all of which have more credibility than Cass.
These are listed here;
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Always nice when Swarovski try to make themselves cool again.
Because then a whole new generation get to learn they were S-Tier Nazis in the 30s/40s.
"Enthusiastic funders/organizers even when the party was still banned" level.
"So bad they supressed their own commissioned official history" level
Because then a whole new generation get to learn they were S-Tier Nazis in the 30s/40s.
"Enthusiastic funders/organizers even when the party was still banned" level.
"So bad they supressed their own commissioned official history" level
It’s nice that swarovski crystals decided to make Funko Pops for people who are probably in the files
February 14, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Always nice when Swarovski try to make themselves cool again.
Because then a whole new generation get to learn they were S-Tier Nazis in the 30s/40s.
"Enthusiastic funders/organizers even when the party was still banned" level.
"So bad they supressed their own commissioned official history" level
Because then a whole new generation get to learn they were S-Tier Nazis in the 30s/40s.
"Enthusiastic funders/organizers even when the party was still banned" level.
"So bad they supressed their own commissioned official history" level
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Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
February 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
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From the Larchives:
February 13, 2026 at 6:53 PM
From the Larchives:
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I strongly suggest, BTW, if you have any interest at all in all kinds of rock, jazz and other styles in terms of live recordings done in Chicago from the 80s until, well, now, you follow @ajcproject.mas.to.ap.brid.gy on here. Lots more shows being uploaded all the time. More here from last year:
A private collection of 10,000 Chicago show tapes finds a public home - Chicago Reader
The Internet Archive begins posting the Aadam Jacobs Collection. Plus: Four locals heat up the dead of winter with new music.
chicagoreader.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I strongly suggest, BTW, if you have any interest at all in all kinds of rock, jazz and other styles in terms of live recordings done in Chicago from the 80s until, well, now, you follow @ajcproject.mas.to.ap.brid.gy on here. Lots more shows being uploaded all the time. More here from last year:
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I regularly post updates on this story because it's an atrocity on an incomprehensible scale but people don't really talk about it
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
USAID cuts may cause over 14 million additional deaths by 2030, study says
Deep funding cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development and its potential dismantling could result in more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030, according to research published in The ...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:01 PM
I regularly post updates on this story because it's an atrocity on an incomprehensible scale but people don't really talk about it
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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children's shows overdeveloped my imagination. thanks a lot mr rogers, now i spend all day catastrophizing.
February 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
children's shows overdeveloped my imagination. thanks a lot mr rogers, now i spend all day catastrophizing.
Today I am dressed as static
February 13, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Today I am dressed as static
Starting a pizza-toppings-only restaurant called Minos*
*There is no Do(ugh)
*There is no Do(ugh)
February 13, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Starting a pizza-toppings-only restaurant called Minos*
*There is no Do(ugh)
*There is no Do(ugh)
A French Mr. Beast called M. Breast
February 13, 2026 at 6:25 AM
A French Mr. Beast called M. Breast
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which should also unnerve you a little bit
Most of "the cloud" exists within a few square miles in Northern Virginia
February 12, 2026 at 8:56 PM
which should also unnerve you a little bit