Itsmotherswork
@itsmotherswork.bsky.social
Old Woman who lives in a Shoe.
Cheese. Books. Music. Politics. Children’s Services. Cocktails. Random ❤️❤️❤️
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Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
Game on.
January 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
Game on.
Seems pretty obvious that even if Europe caved on Greenland today, the rancid madman at the helm in the US would tariff us all anyway the next time something/someone frustrated his giant toddler ego.
Appeasement is futile.
Appeasement is futile.
January 18, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Seems pretty obvious that even if Europe caved on Greenland today, the rancid madman at the helm in the US would tariff us all anyway the next time something/someone frustrated his giant toddler ego.
Appeasement is futile.
Appeasement is futile.
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Feels like something cracked today in the transatlantic alliance. Europeans have been swallowing their pride, bitting their tongues, and bending the knee. That strategy may have bought them time but it has now clearly failed. It also had a major cost - it has made the WH think Europe will cave. 1/
January 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Feels like something cracked today in the transatlantic alliance. Europeans have been swallowing their pride, bitting their tongues, and bending the knee. That strategy may have bought them time but it has now clearly failed. It also had a major cost - it has made the WH think Europe will cave. 1/
I think Denmark lost more troops (relative to their total little population) than any other nation in the US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, so I’d argue any debt runs all the other way.
January 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I think Denmark lost more troops (relative to their total little population) than any other nation in the US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, so I’d argue any debt runs all the other way.
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The basic problem with the Trump administration isn't an ideological difference between "right" and "left". That's what they would like you to think.
The problem is that this is an administration where there are criminals in charge. All else flows from that, and nothing will patch the mayhem.
The problem is that this is an administration where there are criminals in charge. All else flows from that, and nothing will patch the mayhem.
January 17, 2026 at 4:19 PM
The basic problem with the Trump administration isn't an ideological difference between "right" and "left". That's what they would like you to think.
The problem is that this is an administration where there are criminals in charge. All else flows from that, and nothing will patch the mayhem.
The problem is that this is an administration where there are criminals in charge. All else flows from that, and nothing will patch the mayhem.
He has always been a mob boss. The only surprise is the number of people who act surprised.
Trump acts like he is running a protection racket. What's going to be interesting is watching all those right wingers who have defended him argue that it is right that he attempts to strong arm UK et al into letting him occupy another NATO country.
January 17, 2026 at 5:10 PM
He has always been a mob boss. The only surprise is the number of people who act surprised.
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This map exposes the Greenland lie.
The US used to have a massive military footprint here.
Today, they operate just ONE base.
If Trump were actually worried about Russian vessels, he would simply open more bases, which Denmark allows
The US used to have a massive military footprint here.
Today, they operate just ONE base.
If Trump were actually worried about Russian vessels, he would simply open more bases, which Denmark allows
January 17, 2026 at 2:27 PM
This map exposes the Greenland lie.
The US used to have a massive military footprint here.
Today, they operate just ONE base.
If Trump were actually worried about Russian vessels, he would simply open more bases, which Denmark allows
The US used to have a massive military footprint here.
Today, they operate just ONE base.
If Trump were actually worried about Russian vessels, he would simply open more bases, which Denmark allows
Pleased the UK has enough backbone to be on Trump’s Tariffs hitlist.
I hope the European nations continue to flick Vs at him.
Since he tariffed us anyway as part of his ongoing protection racket, there’s no real menace in his threat. And no protection for any of us in compliance.
I hope the European nations continue to flick Vs at him.
Since he tariffed us anyway as part of his ongoing protection racket, there’s no real menace in his threat. And no protection for any of us in compliance.
January 17, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Pleased the UK has enough backbone to be on Trump’s Tariffs hitlist.
I hope the European nations continue to flick Vs at him.
Since he tariffed us anyway as part of his ongoing protection racket, there’s no real menace in his threat. And no protection for any of us in compliance.
I hope the European nations continue to flick Vs at him.
Since he tariffed us anyway as part of his ongoing protection racket, there’s no real menace in his threat. And no protection for any of us in compliance.
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Wow, sure would be pretty crazy if a ton of experts in the artificial intelligence field relentlessly warned everyone about this state of affairs being inevitable over and over for years.
January 17, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Wow, sure would be pretty crazy if a ton of experts in the artificial intelligence field relentlessly warned everyone about this state of affairs being inevitable over and over for years.
Opportunity for a fourth horseman here, surely?
January 17, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Opportunity for a fourth horseman here, surely?
High scoring Blind Date for one that’s not really going to go anywhere, and contains this most Londony thing; crossing the river is practically pole to pole!
January 17, 2026 at 8:33 AM
High scoring Blind Date for one that’s not really going to go anywhere, and contains this most Londony thing; crossing the river is practically pole to pole!
Entertained by the discovery that the potato variety in my veg box this week is ‘Acoustic’, apparently.
So I’m looking forward to an Unplugged dinner.
So I’m looking forward to an Unplugged dinner.
January 16, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Entertained by the discovery that the potato variety in my veg box this week is ‘Acoustic’, apparently.
So I’m looking forward to an Unplugged dinner.
So I’m looking forward to an Unplugged dinner.
There’s not a lot to enjoy in these highly political times, but the Jenrick Defection coming at a time when there’s a fresh bundle of Traitors memes gives me a little boost.
January 16, 2026 at 8:13 AM
There’s not a lot to enjoy in these highly political times, but the Jenrick Defection coming at a time when there’s a fresh bundle of Traitors memes gives me a little boost.
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🔴A Year of Living Dangerously in Trump’s America
I no longer feel safe to speak or act freely in a country where people are being arbitrarily detained and killed and where the truth is becoming whatever Donald Trump says it is, reports @alexhh.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/15/a...
I no longer feel safe to speak or act freely in a country where people are being arbitrarily detained and killed and where the truth is becoming whatever Donald Trump says it is, reports @alexhh.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/15/a...
A Year of Living Dangerously in Trump's America
I no longer feel safe to speak or act freely in a country where people are being arbitrarily detained and killed and where the truth is becoming whatever Donald Trump says it is, reports Alexandra Hal...
bylinetimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:52 AM
🔴A Year of Living Dangerously in Trump’s America
I no longer feel safe to speak or act freely in a country where people are being arbitrarily detained and killed and where the truth is becoming whatever Donald Trump says it is, reports @alexhh.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/15/a...
I no longer feel safe to speak or act freely in a country where people are being arbitrarily detained and killed and where the truth is becoming whatever Donald Trump says it is, reports @alexhh.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/15/a...
Lillebror reports today’s swimming conditions in the family WhatsApp chat. Yikes! 🥶
January 14, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Lillebror reports today’s swimming conditions in the family WhatsApp chat. Yikes! 🥶
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A routine surprise goodwill visit.
January 14, 2026 at 8:22 PM
A routine surprise goodwill visit.
You’d think a requirement to move to the second phase of a peace plan would be a successful first phase of the peace plan, i.e. an actual ceasefire.
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The ceasefire in Gaza is on shaky ground as Donald Trump looks to progress his peace plan on to its second phase.
Amid a rocky truce, Israel and Hamas prepare to resume fighting
The ceasefire in Gaza is on shaky ground as Donald Trump looks to progress his peace plan on to its second phase.
tcnv.link
January 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
You’d think a requirement to move to the second phase of a peace plan would be a successful first phase of the peace plan, i.e. an actual ceasefire.
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More of this please.
X down: Twitter not working amid major outage
X down: Twitter not working amid major outage
X down: Twitter not working amid major outage
www.independent.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 8:47 PM
More of this please.
World Order may be collapsing, but at least it’s still possible to wake up the morning after the Golden Globes and eat my breakfast while being judgy about the outfits from the comfort of my suburban kitchen.
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 AM
World Order may be collapsing, but at least it’s still possible to wake up the morning after the Golden Globes and eat my breakfast while being judgy about the outfits from the comfort of my suburban kitchen.
Down a reading rabbit hole to land in Erasmus Darwin’s The Temple of Nature.
Oh!
Daddy Darwin’s Big Bang Theory! I didn’t know this was a thing.
Oh!
Daddy Darwin’s Big Bang Theory! I didn’t know this was a thing.
January 11, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Down a reading rabbit hole to land in Erasmus Darwin’s The Temple of Nature.
Oh!
Daddy Darwin’s Big Bang Theory! I didn’t know this was a thing.
Oh!
Daddy Darwin’s Big Bang Theory! I didn’t know this was a thing.
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Kemi Badenoch calling Greenland a "second order issue" while Labour leaders hide from it is another datapoint for how UK political elites are intellectually and psychologically able to cope with an imploding global order that no longer matches the world they grew up in during the 90s and 00s
January 11, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Kemi Badenoch calling Greenland a "second order issue" while Labour leaders hide from it is another datapoint for how UK political elites are intellectually and psychologically able to cope with an imploding global order that no longer matches the world they grew up in during the 90s and 00s
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Tributes pour in for Sir James Munby, the former head of the family division of the High Court, who died suddenly on new year's days -- in the @lawsocgazette. www.lawgazette.co.uk/practice/mor...
'Moral clarity and compassion': Former family chief Munby dies at 77
Tributes pour in to Sir James Munby, former president of the Family Division, who died suddenly on new year's day.
www.lawgazette.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Tributes pour in for Sir James Munby, the former head of the family division of the High Court, who died suddenly on new year's days -- in the @lawsocgazette. www.lawgazette.co.uk/practice/mor...
Been quietly but snottily weeping my way through Hamnet this evening.
How about you?
How about you?
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Been quietly but snottily weeping my way through Hamnet this evening.
How about you?
How about you?
Life in the shoe:
A project.
Something in the utility room smells really bad. It may or may not be related to the New Year’s Day prosecco explosion, tho’ I thought I’d cleared that up well.
The smell is not coming from the fridge or anywhere obvious.
I’m taking the room apart, piece by piece.
A project.
Something in the utility room smells really bad. It may or may not be related to the New Year’s Day prosecco explosion, tho’ I thought I’d cleared that up well.
The smell is not coming from the fridge or anywhere obvious.
I’m taking the room apart, piece by piece.
January 10, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Life in the shoe:
A project.
Something in the utility room smells really bad. It may or may not be related to the New Year’s Day prosecco explosion, tho’ I thought I’d cleared that up well.
The smell is not coming from the fridge or anywhere obvious.
I’m taking the room apart, piece by piece.
A project.
Something in the utility room smells really bad. It may or may not be related to the New Year’s Day prosecco explosion, tho’ I thought I’d cleared that up well.
The smell is not coming from the fridge or anywhere obvious.
I’m taking the room apart, piece by piece.
Terrific public service here.
I am so hoping that it’s her and Rachel as Traitors at some point. This is full of spoilers but I am tracking this series on a dashboard so you can review voting record etc - play.grafana.org/d/siqtdwm/th...
Grafana
play.grafana.org
January 10, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Terrific public service here.