Mike Robbins
@mikerobbins.bsky.social
Former journalist, aid worker and climate researcher. Writer. Blogger on books and history. Bike nut. Not a Tory. Read my ramblings at https://mikerobbinsnyc.blogspot.com and https://mikerobbinswrites.substack.com/.
#climate #writing #books #bikes
#climate #writing #books #bikes
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Short fiction: A Time of Darkness
...and it does sometimes seem to be. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
#shortfiction #writing #politics
...and it does sometimes seem to be. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
#shortfiction #writing #politics
Flash fiction: A Time of Darkness
It doesn't repeat. But it rhymes
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November 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Short fiction: A Time of Darkness
...and it does sometimes seem to be. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
#shortfiction #writing #politics
...and it does sometimes seem to be. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
#shortfiction #writing #politics
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Short fiction: A Time of Darkness
...and it does sometimes seem to be. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
#shortfiction #writing #politics
...and it does sometimes seem to be. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
#shortfiction #writing #politics
Flash fiction: A Time of Darkness
It doesn't repeat. But it rhymes
mikerobbinsnyc.blogspot.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Short fiction: A Time of Darkness
...and it does sometimes seem to be. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
#shortfiction #writing #politics
...and it does sometimes seem to be. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
#shortfiction #writing #politics
Appeasement never does, does it.
Congressional Republicans including Senator Mitch McConnell are openly blasting President Trump’s team of appeasing Russia, warning that doing so would not lead to lasting peace.
Republicans Fight With Trump’s Team Over Ukraine Talks
Senator Mitch McConnell and several other lawmakers accused President Trump’s team of appeasing the Kremlin, warning that doing so would not lead to lasting peace.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Appeasement never does, does it.
Nasty little toad.
Nigel Farage is 'straight-up lying' over racist 'banter' claims, say ex-school peers
THREE more people who went to school with Nigel Farage claim the Reform UK leader's attempt to brush off alleged racist and antisemitic comments as…
www.thenational.scot
November 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Nasty little toad.
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Hate using the word in November BUT, one of these as a would make a brilliant Christmas present for:-
1) A cold War Steve collector
2) Anyone with empathy & a conscience
3) That family member who isn't 'quite sure'😏
4) that sun reader you know
5) nigel farage, (Rhymes with Package)
6) Me..please.🙏
1) A cold War Steve collector
2) Anyone with empathy & a conscience
3) That family member who isn't 'quite sure'😏
4) that sun reader you know
5) nigel farage, (Rhymes with Package)
6) Me..please.🙏
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Limited amount being made, so get in quick!
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Limited amount being made, so get in quick!
Please see link 👇👇👇
coldwarsteve.bigcartel.com/product/cold...
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Hate using the word in November BUT, one of these as a would make a brilliant Christmas present for:-
1) A cold War Steve collector
2) Anyone with empathy & a conscience
3) That family member who isn't 'quite sure'😏
4) that sun reader you know
5) nigel farage, (Rhymes with Package)
6) Me..please.🙏
1) A cold War Steve collector
2) Anyone with empathy & a conscience
3) That family member who isn't 'quite sure'😏
4) that sun reader you know
5) nigel farage, (Rhymes with Package)
6) Me..please.🙏
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Donald Trump poursuit sa stratégie de vindicte judiciaire contre ses adversaires, malgré un lourd revers face à James Comey et Letitia James
Donald Trump poursuit sa stratégie de vindicte judiciaire contre ses adversaires, malgré un lourd revers face à James Comey et Letitia James
Les inculpations de l’ancien patron du FBI et de la procureure de New York ont été annulées, lundi 24 novembre, pour vice de procédure. Mais des poursuites pour « trahison » menacent Mark Kelly, sénateur démocrate de l’Arizona, qui avait appelé les militaires à ne pas suivre d’éventuels ordres illégaux.
www.lemonde.fr
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Donald Trump poursuit sa stratégie de vindicte judiciaire contre ses adversaires, malgré un lourd revers face à James Comey et Letitia James
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The shop phone isn’t working, but Michael has sent me this ridiculous photo and assured me that we’re open.
November 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The shop phone isn’t working, but Michael has sent me this ridiculous photo and assured me that we’re open.
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I mean it's not complicated. Twenty people who were there have confirmed that Nigel Farage said all of these things.
He's the only one denying it, which means just one thing. He is a liar
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
He's the only one denying it, which means just one thing. He is a liar
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who’s telling the truth about Farage’s schooldays?
Reform UK’s leader refuses to answer questions about his abusive behaviour, claiming there’s ‘no evidence’. We talk to victims and witnesses
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I mean it's not complicated. Twenty people who were there have confirmed that Nigel Farage said all of these things.
He's the only one denying it, which means just one thing. He is a liar
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
He's the only one denying it, which means just one thing. He is a liar
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The Last Time
A figure skater leaves the ice.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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“Last month the governor of the Bank of England warned Brexit would have a negative impact on the UK economy for the “foreseeable future…yet, our leaders continue to work around these glaring facts as if they weren’t there”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland
The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
“Last month the governor of the Bank of England warned Brexit would have a negative impact on the UK economy for the “foreseeable future…yet, our leaders continue to work around these glaring facts as if they weren’t there”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Last Time
A figure skater leaves the ice.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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"The killing of members of a country's civilian population as a result of its government's policy, including by direct action, indifference, and neglect"
"The killing of members of a country's civilian population as a result of its government's policy, including by direct action, indifference, and neglect"
Boris Johnson’s lack of leadership over the seriousness of Covid led to the first lockdown being introduced too late, which contributed to the loss of 23,000 lives, the official inquiry into his handling of the pandemic has concluded
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Boris Johnson's lack of leadership blamed for 23,000 Covid deaths
A scathing report by inquiry chair Baroness Hallett also criticises the Department of Health, led by the current Cabinet Secretary Sir Chris Wormald and the then minister Matt Hancock
inews.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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"The killing of members of a country's civilian population as a result of its government's policy, including by direct action, indifference, and neglect"
"The killing of members of a country's civilian population as a result of its government's policy, including by direct action, indifference, and neglect"
Heating bills on the rise again - but is part of this profiteering by the gas generators? Greenpeace seems to think so. This👇 is quite thought-provoking.
#climate #energy #energybills
#climate #energy #energybills
Removing gas-fired power stations from ‘rigged’ electricity market could lower energy bills by over £5bn a year, report finds - Greenpeace UK
The government could save households and businesses £5.1 billion a year on their energy bills, as soon as 2028, by overhauling the electricity market to stop gas-fired power stations from ‘unfair prof...
www.greenpeace.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Heating bills on the rise again - but is part of this profiteering by the gas generators? Greenpeace seems to think so. This👇 is quite thought-provoking.
#climate #energy #energybills
#climate #energy #energybills
Did the BBC even do anything wrong?
Was the BBC’s Trump edit actually OK?
Two Pulitzer Prize-winning American editors offer their opinion on the offending Panorama episode
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Did the BBC even do anything wrong?
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Thanks to everyone who's read and shared our essay on the UK economy this week. Have been some very kind responses, and some good critiques (though I'd really like to hear more criticism).
Just to share a few reflections on reactions to it...
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
Just to share a few reflections on reactions to it...
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
Getting Britain out of the hole
A plan for the UK economy
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
November 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Thanks to everyone who's read and shared our essay on the UK economy this week. Have been some very kind responses, and some good critiques (though I'd really like to hear more criticism).
Just to share a few reflections on reactions to it...
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
Just to share a few reflections on reactions to it...
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
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Attacks on VPNs are attacks on digital privacy and digital freedom. And that battle is being fought by people who clearly have no idea how any of this technology actually works. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing
It's unfortunately no longer enough to force websites to check your government-issued ID before you can access certain content, because politicians have now discovered that people are using Virtual
www.eff.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Attacks on VPNs are attacks on digital privacy and digital freedom. And that battle is being fought by people who clearly have no idea how any of this technology actually works. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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You know what would have fixed this? Universal healthcare and UBI. Plus supportive housing for at least homeless CHILDREN.
And this is why rich and powerful men don’t want us to have those things. Poor young people are prey to them.
And this is why rich and powerful men don’t want us to have those things. Poor young people are prey to them.
The woman whom the House Ethics Committee determined Matt Gaetz paid for sex when she was 17 years old was living in a homeless shelter, working at McDonald's, and needed the money for braces www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
You know what would have fixed this? Universal healthcare and UBI. Plus supportive housing for at least homeless CHILDREN.
And this is why rich and powerful men don’t want us to have those things. Poor young people are prey to them.
And this is why rich and powerful men don’t want us to have those things. Poor young people are prey to them.
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Just as steamships took over, a last flowering of sail gave us some of the most beautiful vessels ever built. They did not last long. But they left their mark on literature. A look at the ships - and at books by Jack London, Alan Villiers and Eric Newby.
#BookSky #Ships #History
#BookSky #Ships #History
Around the Horn before the mast
The last days of sail gave us beautiful ships - and books.
mikerobbinsnyc.blogspot.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I know the feeling.
the world has ended. a hive mind of vengeful capybaras rule the remaining humanity. I must launch myself into the void using a pressure cooker full of generational trauma!
November 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I know the feeling.
Just as steamships took over, a last flowering of sail gave us some of the most beautiful vessels ever built. They did not last long. But they left their mark on literature. A look at the ships - and at books by Jack London, Alan Villiers and Eric Newby.
#BookSky #Ships #History
#BookSky #Ships #History
Around the Horn before the mast
The last days of sail gave us beautiful ships - and books.
mikerobbinsnyc.blogspot.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Short fiction: Homecoming
A sort of love story
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November 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM