Marc Woodhurst
@marcwoodhurst.bsky.social
Musician and educator: lover of odd creatures, good ales, rare fruit and alphorns. Liberal, Anglican and internationalist. On the look out for hidden horns.
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I don't understand why European leaders aren't communicating this
December 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I don't understand why European leaders aren't communicating this
When “free speech” is an Orwellian inversion meaning “open to the promotion of fascism and kleptocracy above all other forms”.
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 AM
When “free speech” is an Orwellian inversion meaning “open to the promotion of fascism and kleptocracy above all other forms”.
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Pages 25 to 27 are most relevant here and should be read in their entirety
December 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Pages 25 to 27 are most relevant here and should be read in their entirety
Something about all this is whispering the phrase “Casus belli”. It’s extremely unnerving to watch the pieces being placed.
December 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Something about all this is whispering the phrase “Casus belli”. It’s extremely unnerving to watch the pieces being placed.
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"patriotic European parties" in this context is quite a euphemism.
December 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"patriotic European parties" in this context is quite a euphemism.
We could start a new game with such photos: not “Snog, marry, avoid” but “Drunk, perv, fool…”
December 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
We could start a new game with such photos: not “Snog, marry, avoid” but “Drunk, perv, fool…”
European democrats need to instantly start learning from Canadian consumers and dump any and all US products that they can.
December 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
European democrats need to instantly start learning from Canadian consumers and dump any and all US products that they can.
Europeans need to imagine themselves in a world in which both Russia and US view them as prey to be dispatched and move accordingly. Urgently.
December 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Europeans need to imagine themselves in a world in which both Russia and US view them as prey to be dispatched and move accordingly. Urgently.
It’s no conspiracy to reflect on the sheer quantity of legal pressure brought to bear on Carole C while she started writing in these issues.
December 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
It’s no conspiracy to reflect on the sheer quantity of legal pressure brought to bear on Carole C while she started writing in these issues.
Well, these days it could have been the US tbf.
December 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Well, these days it could have been the US tbf.
All three, unless it’s the case that those who know are keeping their mouths shut until rearmament has scaled up.
December 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
All three, unless it’s the case that those who know are keeping their mouths shut until rearmament has scaled up.
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Ceaușescu did this. His birthday essentially replaced Christmas and the first two Kims in North Korea did it too - although the current dictator has yet to go that far
December 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Ceaușescu did this. His birthday essentially replaced Christmas and the first two Kims in North Korea did it too - although the current dictator has yet to go that far
…”shoot the archer”…
December 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
…”shoot the archer”…
To say nothing about the odd choice of banging on about English usage in a Scottish city. Do you think Scottish voters will admire him for that?
December 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
To say nothing about the odd choice of banging on about English usage in a Scottish city. Do you think Scottish voters will admire him for that?
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In the hand are five stalks of grain, reminiscent of the cruel Kremlin law, according to which the storage of any amount of the harvest was punishable by death.
December 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
In the hand are five stalks of grain, reminiscent of the cruel Kremlin law, according to which the storage of any amount of the harvest was punishable by death.
