Wheely
@mrwheely.bsky.social
Writer, misanthrope, cat owner. International Security and War Wonk.
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"There they remained, having no intention of starting an engagement."
The Peloponnesian War
Thucydides c.431-411 BCE
Trans: Rex Warner 1954/1956
"There they remained, having no intention of starting an engagement."
The Peloponnesian War
Thucydides c.431-411 BCE
Trans: Rex Warner 1954/1956
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"Yet when they first took to the streets in 1829, the thousand officers of Home Secretary Robert Peel’s Metropolitan Police were not
welcomed as protectors but condemned as ‘blue devils’ a ‘plague of blue locusts’ by Englishmen suspicious they would be used to
crush political opposition"
"Yet when they first took to the streets in 1829, the thousand officers of Home Secretary Robert Peel’s Metropolitan Police were not
welcomed as protectors but condemned as ‘blue devils’ a ‘plague of blue locusts’ by Englishmen suspicious they would be used to
crush political opposition"
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42 and post the second sentence.
‘He was accumulating, in short, a long list of enemies who might seek the survival of their interests in his death.’
‘He was accumulating, in short, a long list of enemies who might seek the survival of their interests in his death.’
January 22, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Pick up...
"There they remained, having no intention of starting an engagement."
The Peloponnesian War
Thucydides c.431-411 BCE
Trans: Rex Warner 1954/1956
"There they remained, having no intention of starting an engagement."
The Peloponnesian War
Thucydides c.431-411 BCE
Trans: Rex Warner 1954/1956
What happened to "The Economist"? It used to be a reliable source.
Seriously what happened?
Seriously what happened?
January 22, 2026 at 5:24 PM
What happened to "The Economist"? It used to be a reliable source.
Seriously what happened?
Seriously what happened?
I wonder how many of the "taxation is theft" mob gave Golf or Country Club memberships?
January 18, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I wonder how many of the "taxation is theft" mob gave Golf or Country Club memberships?
I don't want a Baerskin hoodie, I don't want a Ridge Wallet, I don't want a Wellness band, I don't want a goddamn AI girlfriend, I don't want to download mobile slop games, I don't have multiple pensions I want to combine.
"Tactical" clothing is a gimmick, unless it's Milsurp.
"Tactical" clothing is a gimmick, unless it's Milsurp.
January 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I don't want a Baerskin hoodie, I don't want a Ridge Wallet, I don't want a Wellness band, I don't want a goddamn AI girlfriend, I don't want to download mobile slop games, I don't have multiple pensions I want to combine.
"Tactical" clothing is a gimmick, unless it's Milsurp.
"Tactical" clothing is a gimmick, unless it's Milsurp.
People being mean about the lovely sport's editor's comments to the Jags coach after their wildcard loss.
You're a microcosm of what's wrong with this species.
You're a microcosm of what's wrong with this species.
January 15, 2026 at 3:13 PM
People being mean about the lovely sport's editor's comments to the Jags coach after their wildcard loss.
You're a microcosm of what's wrong with this species.
You're a microcosm of what's wrong with this species.
Mass Iranian protests were another thing not on my bingo card for January.
January 9, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Mass Iranian protests were another thing not on my bingo card for January.
I doom scrolled a bit too much today and I'm now an emotional vacuum.
December 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I doom scrolled a bit too much today and I'm now an emotional vacuum.
Sometimes my only joy is watching a millionaire shatter the jaw of an objectively worse millionaire.
But I'll take it.
Remember kids: the line between bravery and stupidity is very thin.
But I'll take it.
Remember kids: the line between bravery and stupidity is very thin.
December 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Sometimes my only joy is watching a millionaire shatter the jaw of an objectively worse millionaire.
But I'll take it.
Remember kids: the line between bravery and stupidity is very thin.
But I'll take it.
Remember kids: the line between bravery and stupidity is very thin.
Thank you Anthony Joshua.
December 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Thank you Anthony Joshua.
At this point, I remain alive out of a strange mixture of familial obligation and spite. That's it, really.
November 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
At this point, I remain alive out of a strange mixture of familial obligation and spite. That's it, really.
"Learn a trade, AI won't take that."
I have brain damage that has left me with the dexterity of a LEGO minifigure and the spatial awareness of a pug.
I have brain damage that has left me with the dexterity of a LEGO minifigure and the spatial awareness of a pug.
November 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"Learn a trade, AI won't take that."
I have brain damage that has left me with the dexterity of a LEGO minifigure and the spatial awareness of a pug.
I have brain damage that has left me with the dexterity of a LEGO minifigure and the spatial awareness of a pug.
The political landscape in the UK resembles the Somme in my head.
November 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The political landscape in the UK resembles the Somme in my head.
Jfc...
I still have not processed what I just read.
November 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Jfc...
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Your infrequent reminder that Pam Keith is an insane antisemite.
November 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Your infrequent reminder that Pam Keith is an insane antisemite.
@taconic.bsky.social I swear I pop onto this app purely to spew depressive hopeless drivel at no one in particular.
November 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
@taconic.bsky.social I swear I pop onto this app purely to spew depressive hopeless drivel at no one in particular.
I'm rather poor. & Moderately to severely disabled So I get help with some things: cut rate water, discount (slow) internet, income support. Support with local (council) tax.
But if I started to earn just the right amount, that would all go, & that extra income would get swallowed up.
But if I started to earn just the right amount, that would all go, & that extra income would get swallowed up.
November 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I'm rather poor. & Moderately to severely disabled So I get help with some things: cut rate water, discount (slow) internet, income support. Support with local (council) tax.
But if I started to earn just the right amount, that would all go, & that extra income would get swallowed up.
But if I started to earn just the right amount, that would all go, & that extra income would get swallowed up.
Yes Macroeconomist family member. I know inflation is regressive and disproportionately affects low income households.
I'M A LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD.
I'M A LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD.
October 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Yes Macroeconomist family member. I know inflation is regressive and disproportionately affects low income households.
I'M A LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD.
I'M A LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD.
I just heard the other day that someone in my circle earns £2 grand plus a month training AI models.
I've been a copywriter for 12 years and I've never made that in a month.
This is an ethical quandary.
I've been a copywriter for 12 years and I've never made that in a month.
This is an ethical quandary.
October 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I just heard the other day that someone in my circle earns £2 grand plus a month training AI models.
I've been a copywriter for 12 years and I've never made that in a month.
This is an ethical quandary.
I've been a copywriter for 12 years and I've never made that in a month.
This is an ethical quandary.
Whenever Godzilla shows up on screen, even when he's the ostensible villain, I cheer.
I love him so much. What an icon.
I love him so much. What an icon.
September 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Whenever Godzilla shows up on screen, even when he's the ostensible villain, I cheer.
I love him so much. What an icon.
I love him so much. What an icon.
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You join us live from Danny Dyer’s birthday drinks.
September 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
You join us live from Danny Dyer’s birthday drinks.
I've rustled some jimmies by declaring that I find Kirk's manner of death ironically amusing.
September 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I've rustled some jimmies by declaring that I find Kirk's manner of death ironically amusing.
"Omnes enim qui gladium educant, gladio morientur"
September 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
"Omnes enim qui gladium educant, gladio morientur"
I'm no fan of Mr Charlie Kirk.
I wouldn't have minded him getting a solid punch in the face but a bullet to the neck while on stage? In front of his kids?
Is this the future of political dialogue in the U.S.?
I wouldn't have minded him getting a solid punch in the face but a bullet to the neck while on stage? In front of his kids?
Is this the future of political dialogue in the U.S.?
September 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I'm no fan of Mr Charlie Kirk.
I wouldn't have minded him getting a solid punch in the face but a bullet to the neck while on stage? In front of his kids?
Is this the future of political dialogue in the U.S.?
I wouldn't have minded him getting a solid punch in the face but a bullet to the neck while on stage? In front of his kids?
Is this the future of political dialogue in the U.S.?
About an hour ago some guy buzzed my flat just "wanting to get in." He says.
"Sorry who are you looking for?" Asks I.
"I just want to get through. If that's alright." He replies.
No dude! Not alright!
"Sorry who are you looking for?" Asks I.
"I just want to get through. If that's alright." He replies.
No dude! Not alright!
September 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
About an hour ago some guy buzzed my flat just "wanting to get in." He says.
"Sorry who are you looking for?" Asks I.
"I just want to get through. If that's alright." He replies.
No dude! Not alright!
"Sorry who are you looking for?" Asks I.
"I just want to get through. If that's alright." He replies.
No dude! Not alright!
Bureaucratic incompetence never fails to reign supreme.
September 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Bureaucratic incompetence never fails to reign supreme.