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gillmartin.bsky.social
Its obscene that we need a dead man's emails to believe the testimonies of 1000 women.

#listentothevictims
#nobodysgirl
February 3, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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michaelspicer.bsky.social
The Room Next Door - Donald Trump and the New Guy

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The Room Next Door - Donald Trump and the New Guy
YouTube video by Michael Spicer
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February 2, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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aidanobrien.bsky.social
I’m just a cis straight white middle aged man who happens to work in disinformation and I am *exhausted* by the efforts to normalise British transphobia in Ireland in the last half decade +++

Fuck knows how trans people put up with it..
February 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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juliusgoat.bsky.social
The finger-taker would descend to the basement each night with his tools. A precise man he was, quite neat, who took his work very seriously. Still he was a reasonable man, and so each night he would offer his guests the opportunity to leave his basement still in possession of all their fingers.
September 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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ericsalsburg.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 7:55 AM
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kevinddaly.bsky.social
Catherine O'Hara as Katharine Hepburn for SCTV.

Genius, genius, genius.
January 30, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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davidallengreen.bsky.social
If you ever find yourself typing "for the avoidance of doubt" in a first draft of any legal instrument, strike it out immediately and tighten up the provision in other ways, so that there can be no doubt.

The phrase is a red flag of shoddy legal drafting.
January 28, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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oddthisday.bsky.social
It’s the 724th anniversary of Dante Alighieri being exiled from Florence, ostensibly for corruption, but really for saying the pope had too much power. Five centuries or so later, they built an enormous, elaborate cenotaph for him – which he’s not in, because he never went home... 🧵
A frankly enormous marble monument to Dante. Two female figures stand on a plinth bearing an inscription about what a marvellous son of Florence Dante was – one holding a staff and gesturing, the other leaning on what looks like a sarcophagus, as if in mourning. Behing the sarcophagus is another plinth (inscribed ‘ONORATE L’ALTISSIMA POETA’), and on top of that sits Dante, his elbows resting on his knees, chin in one hand, looking severe and crowned with laurels
January 27, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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glennyrodge.bsky.social
The great thing about having pet insurance is that while our labrador is at the vets, they've given us a courtesy poodle to hang out with.
January 24, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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digitalsunshine.bsky.social
Kemi Badenoch:

"I showed strong leadership when faced with disloyalty & sacked Robert Jenrick."

Keir Starmer:

"She'd just read the resignation letter he'd left on the photocopier. What else was she going to do? Correct the typo's & hand it back to him?" 😄

#PMQs
#PoliticsLive
January 21, 2026 at 12:18 PM
andyinmilan.bsky.social
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.

"Oh, all right, madam"
johnb78.bsky.social John B @johnb78.bsky.social · 17d
"Lavinia ... you should have seen it when we first moved in! But Christopher had the brilliant idea of covering up the holes in the floor with some special asbestos his uncle makes ... "
bisk.sureis.sexy children of the corncob @bisk.sureis.sexy · 17d
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.

"Cover and cook for 2 minutes."
January 21, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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kellieturtle.bsky.social
Please read the ALT text on these pics. Best use of an accessibility feature you will ever see or your money back 😆
newseye.bsky.social News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 22d
We can now say, without risk of challenge, that never in the history of civilisation has a more tragic human being walked the earth.

In terms of grace and leadership, he is our black hole.
The orange felon stands next to the opposition leader of Venezuela whose bravery hasn’t been enough for her to avoid being the victim of his extortion. He stands grinning like 4 year old who found a dime in the ground holding a framed copy of the Nobel medal he has just robbed Maria Machado of. What a galactic cunt. Trump is picking up the invented peace medal from the bastions of fraud in sport, FIFA. He looks like a mangled orange face drawn on scrotum as he squeezes his pedo-protecting features into the blue band around the medal. Much of world watches on wishing it was a noose…
January 16, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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robinince.bsky.social
I wrote this poem the day after Renee Good was murdered - it’s about how the media and politicians immediately dehumanised her. I have had a few people ask “who wrote it?” So I am putting it up again - written in anger
Media Notes for Justification of the Orphan Makers Do not be quick to put the boot in Those accused of shooting A peaceful mother in the face (three times) Her demise may well be justified Our population now is radicalised have you noticed how women often fail To even obey the voices of the male?) And this was no run of the mill "mum" She was a deviant one A lesbian And we cannot dismiss How the sapphic can put men with pistols Into a panic She may not have committed the sin of being brown But her profile page declared a pronoun! A typical trait of an enemy of the state But wait A little more She called herself a "poet" too And women like that are often shrews To take language and create a rhythm Another clue to domestic terrorism So I say again From autocue to you The world is surely a better place If we shoot love and peace and protest in the face
January 18, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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nickwhithorn.bsky.social
For more recent followers who may not be familiar with recent Italian history I am reposting my thread on the murky and bloody background to Berlusconi's rise to power.
nickwhithorn.bsky.social Nicholas Whithorn @nickwhithorn.bsky.social · Jan 18
18 January 1994, Democrazia Cristiana, the governing party in Italy for 50 years, is dissolved, Berlusconi founds his party Forza Italia & 'ndrangheta murders two Carabinieri on the A3 motorway, near Scilla in Calabria. Here we look at how these 3 events may be closely linked [Thread] >> 1
January 18, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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gregjenner.bsky.social
I thought this trailer was an SNL sketch, but nope! — it’s a real movie with possibly the greatest cast of 2026, and I implore you to watch the trailer 😆
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The Sheep Detectives | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Amazon MGM Studios
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January 15, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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soozuk.bsky.social
My school.
January 13, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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davidallengreen.bsky.social
Notes on gangster states

Why legitimacy matters when the state has a monopoly on coercive and lethal force

New, by me

Substack
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Personal blog
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Now turning back to the general issue of legitimacy, we can see that this use of lethal (and not only coercive) force appears from from any of those elements which can (in limited circumstances) render it legitimate. The extra-judicial execution of Renee Nicole Good seems not to have a legal basis, it was not in accordance with legal rules, was sanctioned (even implicitly) by those who seek to evade accountability, and it may not be capable of review by an independent court. The federal state is resisting working with the local police. It looks as if the state is confident it can get away with it. * But. The cost of the state getting away with it will be further diminution of the legitimacy of the state having a monopoly of coercive and legal power.
January 12, 2026 at 10:42 AM
andyinmilan.bsky.social
As @oddthisday.bsky.social points out (unfortunately only halfway through) there should have been a warning on this rather excellent thread so, caution – unfiltered thoughts of a randy, 18th century, old goat
oddthisday.bsky.social Coates is Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 26d
On Wednesday 12 January 1763, 22-year-old James Boswell had his way with Louisa, “a handsome actress of Covent Garden Theatre” after a month of wooing. So, obviously, he quickly went off her – and blamed her for giving him the clap, even though he was a notorious shagger 🧵
The young Boswell, painted by George Willison – a man sits with one leg crossed over the other and looks at us, wearing fur-trimmed robe and red/pink braided waistcoat. In a tree behind, two owls look on
January 12, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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amandamarcotte.bsky.social
Two things can be true at once: 1) Trump and Miller were hoping a civilian got killed by ICE, so they could have a big public fight about it.

2) This killing may not work out how they hoped.
January 8, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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davidallengreen.bsky.social
NEW

Death in Minnesota

The significance of the reaction to the killing of Renee Nicole Good

By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
But the response of supporters of President Trump and of his administration has been neither of these. Instead, they have rushed to trash the reputation of the woman, depicting her as a “domestic terrorist” who somehow deserved to be summarily executed by an ICE agent who was acting in “self-defense”. There are also claims that the ICE agents in the footage were injured in the incident but are making “full recoveries”—claims that can be refuted by watching the video. An alternative—and official—false narrative is being created by which the ICE agents did nothing wrong, and everything right, in killing Good. This dishonest construct is one means by which the federal government wants to evade taking responsibility for what seems to have been an extra-judicial murder of a US citizen. Another means to this end is that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is not cooperating with local police for any investigation. By spreading falsehoods and hampering any independent investigation by Minnesota police, the federal government is seeking immunity for the violence its agents are inflicting on people in America. These tactics are part of a broader strategy to ensure that those with federal executive power can do exactly what they want, without any remedy to those affected: government outside the law.
January 9, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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davidallengreen.bsky.social
We are Christopher Isherwood, watching the scenes in the Berlin street below from our apartment window above

Watching from afar further shifts in a worsening polity

By me

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Personal Blog: davidallengreen.com/2026/01/we-a...
We are Christopher Isherwood, watching the scenes in the Berlin street below from our apartment window above.
Watching from afar further shift in a worsening polity
emptycity.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:50 AM
andyinmilan.bsky.social
“Not for me” - Debs on Amazon.

Well, I hope Debs on Amazon is wrong! I had this book as a gift for Christmas and I'm really hoping it IS for me.
barristersecret.bsky.social The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · Jan 1
Happy New Year, one and all! 🎉🎆🎇

Hope your NYE was better than Bernard Hooper’s.

#TheCutThroatTrial

“Will leave you gobsmacked” - The Times

“Not for me” - Debs on Amazon.

Available in links below 👇
barristersecret.bsky.social The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · Aug 28
🎉IT’S PUBLICATION DAY!🎉

My first legal thriller, #TheCutThroatTrial!

The mutilated body of an old man is found in the street. Three teenagers nearby, caked in his blood.

Each points the finger at the others.

Each has his own story.

Available NOW in the links below 👇
January 1, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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davidallengreen.bsky.social
NEW

When should social media posts have legal consequences?

Comparing and contrasting the cases of Lucy Connolly and Alaa Abd El-Fattah

By me, at @newstatesman1913.bsky.social

www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
It is not easy to reconcile Badenoch’s respective statements about the Connolly and Abd El-Fattah cases. But she is not alone. Many people will say Connolly should have been convicted but Abd El-Fattah should not face sanction, and many will have the opposite view. Few will say both should have the protection of free speech, and few will say that both should suffer legal consequences. In today’s hyper-partisan political culture, a common position is “free speech for me, but not for thee”. Those claiming the benefit of the right to free expression often make grand declarations against censorship and so on, while simultaneously nodding along with prohibitions and sanctions on others.
December 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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colindickey.com
I need to show you this nativity scene from the Church of San Geremia e Lucia in Venice.
A nativity scene, lots of mannequins and stuffed animals. Seems normal enough, I dunno. Look at this freaking cherub. Everything wrong here. This is a sheep, but it’s also GOAT. A little sheep, who is a little sheepie.
December 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM