David
@dcstrong.bsky.social
West Country to South Wales. Into books, music, nature & politics
As a kid I learnt my geography from Tintin and my history from Asterix so this should be a sobering listen..
New from @EmpirePodUK
Our series on Writers of Empire continues with a look at colonial cartoons. How should we feel about racist depictions in our most beloved children’s books? @anitaanand.bsky.social & I wrestle with the conundrum of the colonial undercurrents in comics.
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
Our series on Writers of Empire continues with a look at colonial cartoons. How should we feel about racist depictions in our most beloved children’s books? @anitaanand.bsky.social & I wrestle with the conundrum of the colonial undercurrents in comics.
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
As a kid I learnt my geography from Tintin and my history from Asterix so this should be a sobering listen..
Reposted by David
‘Just one of either depopulation in the North or climate change in the South could be enough to drive mass migration.
Anyone who thinks the 21st century will not see the biggest global movement of peoples in history has not been paying attention.’
David Runciman:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Anyone who thinks the 21st century will not see the biggest global movement of peoples in history has not been paying attention.’
David Runciman:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
David Runciman · Are we doomed? The End of the Species
Are we doomed to die out? We find ourselves at the only point in the history of the species when the rate of population...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
‘Just one of either depopulation in the North or climate change in the South could be enough to drive mass migration.
Anyone who thinks the 21st century will not see the biggest global movement of peoples in history has not been paying attention.’
David Runciman:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Anyone who thinks the 21st century will not see the biggest global movement of peoples in history has not been paying attention.’
David Runciman:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Reposted by David
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
Bob Dylan in Wales for possibly the longest time ever (3 nights in Swansea) and it’s pissing down. Cymru am byth Bob. This is what it’s like
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Bob Dylan in Wales for possibly the longest time ever (3 nights in Swansea) and it’s pissing down. Cymru am byth Bob. This is what it’s like
Just re-reading this before I start The Great When. Did DC know what they had with Alan Moore? They should have indulged his every whim.
January 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Just re-reading this before I start The Great When. Did DC know what they had with Alan Moore? They should have indulged his every whim.
GB news on in the staff canteen this lunchtime. Genuinely poisonous output, and the amount of nodding heads is prompting me to look for another job
January 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
GB news on in the staff canteen this lunchtime. Genuinely poisonous output, and the amount of nodding heads is prompting me to look for another job
Just nuked my twitter account to come here. This better be good
December 21, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Just nuked my twitter account to come here. This better be good