Adam Higgitt
@ahiggitt.bsky.social
Irrepressible idealist trapped inside irredeemable cynic.
Pinned
Trump posts a flagrantly racist video showing the Obamas as apes.
Gorillas demonstrate a high degree of self-awareness, recognizing themselves in a mirror, and often exhibiting compassion and grief.
Chimps are capable of both genuine altruism and advanced political/social coalition-building.
I’d trade either for the disgusting psychopath currently in charge.
Chimps are capable of both genuine altruism and advanced political/social coalition-building.
I’d trade either for the disgusting psychopath currently in charge.
Lord Coe put it best in his speech during the best ever Olympic Games' opening ceremony (London 2012) when he said "There is a truth to sport, a purity".
You can't gaslight a bad time. There are no talking points that anyone wants to hear about not qualifying.
You either made it or you didn't.
You can't gaslight a bad time. There are no talking points that anyone wants to hear about not qualifying.
You either made it or you didn't.
If they would only introduce a "shooting your stupid mouth off" event.
Oh, hold on. That's everything else.
Oh, hold on. That's everything else.
Lotta fat old guys telling Olympic athletes that they should be sent home. No one is stopping you from getting off your couches and training to take their spots. Until then, enjoy watching them exercise their free speech rights. Go team USA.
February 9, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Lord Coe put it best in his speech during the best ever Olympic Games' opening ceremony (London 2012) when he said "There is a truth to sport, a purity".
You can't gaslight a bad time. There are no talking points that anyone wants to hear about not qualifying.
You either made it or you didn't.
You can't gaslight a bad time. There are no talking points that anyone wants to hear about not qualifying.
You either made it or you didn't.
I've cycled up the Stelvio Pass. The easy side. And it was an absolute bastard.
I'd still much rather have done that than attempt to ski down that mountain. It looks bloody evil.
I'd still much rather have done that than attempt to ski down that mountain. It looks bloody evil.
February 9, 2026 at 9:35 AM
I've cycled up the Stelvio Pass. The easy side. And it was an absolute bastard.
I'd still much rather have done that than attempt to ski down that mountain. It looks bloody evil.
I'd still much rather have done that than attempt to ski down that mountain. It looks bloody evil.
If they would only introduce a "shooting your stupid mouth off" event.
Oh, hold on. That's everything else.
Oh, hold on. That's everything else.
Lotta fat old guys telling Olympic athletes that they should be sent home. No one is stopping you from getting off your couches and training to take their spots. Until then, enjoy watching them exercise their free speech rights. Go team USA.
February 9, 2026 at 9:15 AM
If they would only introduce a "shooting your stupid mouth off" event.
Oh, hold on. That's everything else.
Oh, hold on. That's everything else.
I naively believed that the first Winter Games for 20 years in my time zone would be a blessing.
I now see I’ve become so badly habituated on the overnight highlights package that having to await live action feels like an ordeal.
I now see I’ve become so badly habituated on the overnight highlights package that having to await live action feels like an ordeal.
February 9, 2026 at 8:59 AM
I naively believed that the first Winter Games for 20 years in my time zone would be a blessing.
I now see I’ve become so badly habituated on the overnight highlights package that having to await live action feels like an ordeal.
I now see I’ve become so badly habituated on the overnight highlights package that having to await live action feels like an ordeal.
No true baseball fan could begrudge such a fairy tale.
congrats 2 Seattle.
may the mariners do this some day 🙏
may the mariners do this some day 🙏
February 9, 2026 at 8:15 AM
No true baseball fan could begrudge such a fairy tale.
Supporters of the Royal Family really don't like Prince Harry, but they should probably thank their lucky stars that he went woke rather than being given a makeweight job and allowed to indulge whatever vices drifted his way.
Andrew shared confidential information with Epstein as trade envoy, files suggest
Under official guidance, trade envoys have a duty of confidentiality over sensitive, commercial, or political information.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Supporters of the Royal Family really don't like Prince Harry, but they should probably thank their lucky stars that he went woke rather than being given a makeweight job and allowed to indulge whatever vices drifted his way.
I've no idea how hard HMG pushed for Lai's release, but his effective death sentence via a law that clearly breaches China's commitments to Hong Kong ought to outrage it now.
February 9, 2026 at 7:52 AM
I've no idea how hard HMG pushed for Lai's release, but his effective death sentence via a law that clearly breaches China's commitments to Hong Kong ought to outrage it now.
So in summary:
if you hate Trump, you watched and loved the Bad Bunny halftime show.
If you love Trump you didn't watch but (somehow) you did hate the Bad Bunny halftime show.
Oh, and either side of that show there was some sort of football game or something.
if you hate Trump, you watched and loved the Bad Bunny halftime show.
If you love Trump you didn't watch but (somehow) you did hate the Bad Bunny halftime show.
Oh, and either side of that show there was some sort of football game or something.
February 9, 2026 at 7:16 AM
So in summary:
if you hate Trump, you watched and loved the Bad Bunny halftime show.
If you love Trump you didn't watch but (somehow) you did hate the Bad Bunny halftime show.
Oh, and either side of that show there was some sort of football game or something.
if you hate Trump, you watched and loved the Bad Bunny halftime show.
If you love Trump you didn't watch but (somehow) you did hate the Bad Bunny halftime show.
Oh, and either side of that show there was some sort of football game or something.
China would send a dissenting athlete home. North Korea would send a dissenting athlete home.
America and the rest of the free world believe that dissenting political views are integral to how we live.
America and the rest of the free world believe that dissenting political views are integral to how we live.
February 9, 2026 at 6:44 AM
China would send a dissenting athlete home. North Korea would send a dissenting athlete home.
America and the rest of the free world believe that dissenting political views are integral to how we live.
America and the rest of the free world believe that dissenting political views are integral to how we live.
Reposted by Adam Higgitt
Got to wonder who is behind this book and what their agenda is.
February 7, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Got to wonder who is behind this book and what their agenda is.
How absolutely frickin' ridiculous.
I quite like Zach Polanski but looks like a dick with this one.
I quite like Zach Polanski but looks like a dick with this one.
Necessary but not sufficient.
He knew. And still appointed him.
Starmer needs to go.
He knew. And still appointed him.
Starmer needs to go.
February 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
How absolutely frickin' ridiculous.
I quite like Zach Polanski but looks like a dick with this one.
I quite like Zach Polanski but looks like a dick with this one.
Harsh. In fact, this is quite offensive.
Gorillas both exhibit self-awareness and are capable of great empathy and care.
The creator should apologise to the Gorilla community.
Gorillas both exhibit self-awareness and are capable of great empathy and care.
The creator should apologise to the Gorilla community.
February 8, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Harsh. In fact, this is quite offensive.
Gorillas both exhibit self-awareness and are capable of great empathy and care.
The creator should apologise to the Gorilla community.
Gorillas both exhibit self-awareness and are capable of great empathy and care.
The creator should apologise to the Gorilla community.
There really is nothing a speed skater needs his/her hands for.
They should allow them to do knitting while they skate and then maybe they could award an additional medal for the best sweater or scarf.
I like to think I add value to the IOC.
They should allow them to do knitting while they skate and then maybe they could award an additional medal for the best sweater or scarf.
I like to think I add value to the IOC.
February 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM
There really is nothing a speed skater needs his/her hands for.
They should allow them to do knitting while they skate and then maybe they could award an additional medal for the best sweater or scarf.
I like to think I add value to the IOC.
They should allow them to do knitting while they skate and then maybe they could award an additional medal for the best sweater or scarf.
I like to think I add value to the IOC.
If there was an Olympic event in Bluffing Your Way Through A Disciple You Know Nothing About I'd make the podium every time.
February 8, 2026 at 11:42 AM
If there was an Olympic event in Bluffing Your Way Through A Disciple You Know Nothing About I'd make the podium every time.
One of FDR's Veeps famously declared the office was not "worth a bucket of warm piss".
Vance is making that bucket look like a very attractive alternative right now.
He's worse than useless because he's useless AND he gets in the way of people whose life consists of more than groveling to a crook.
Vance is making that bucket look like a very attractive alternative right now.
He's worse than useless because he's useless AND he gets in the way of people whose life consists of more than groveling to a crook.
February 7, 2026 at 11:54 PM
One of FDR's Veeps famously declared the office was not "worth a bucket of warm piss".
Vance is making that bucket look like a very attractive alternative right now.
He's worse than useless because he's useless AND he gets in the way of people whose life consists of more than groveling to a crook.
Vance is making that bucket look like a very attractive alternative right now.
He's worse than useless because he's useless AND he gets in the way of people whose life consists of more than groveling to a crook.
Reposted by Adam Higgitt
The man who told reporters it’s time to move on from the Epstein files won’t shut up about the 2020 election.
February 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The man who told reporters it’s time to move on from the Epstein files won’t shut up about the 2020 election.
What an odd formulation. I *think* they mean "has Trump been too racist even for his most solid supporters?"
Come to think, I don't even know what the "racism card" is. The "race card" is the (largely apocryphal tactic) of hiding behind protected minority status to deflect criticism or scrutiny.
Come to think, I don't even know what the "racism card" is. The "race card" is the (largely apocryphal tactic) of hiding behind protected minority status to deflect criticism or scrutiny.
February 7, 2026 at 11:43 PM
What an odd formulation. I *think* they mean "has Trump been too racist even for his most solid supporters?"
Come to think, I don't even know what the "racism card" is. The "race card" is the (largely apocryphal tactic) of hiding behind protected minority status to deflect criticism or scrutiny.
Come to think, I don't even know what the "racism card" is. The "race card" is the (largely apocryphal tactic) of hiding behind protected minority status to deflect criticism or scrutiny.
The administration's argument appears to be that nobody would ever choose to name airports and railway stations after President Trump, therefore it will force them to do so.
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Trump wanted Dulles Airport and Penn Station named after him as condition of releasing rail tunnel funds
Funding for the Gateway Project has been held up since October.
www.politico.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The administration's argument appears to be that nobody would ever choose to name airports and railway stations after President Trump, therefore it will force them to do so.
🤦♂️
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Then return to Russia.
Problem solved.
Problem solved.
Russian soldiers are starving on the frontlines. It's freezing and they aren't getting enough to eat.
February 6, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Then return to Russia.
Problem solved.
Problem solved.
Good to know.
you know what i love? a cherry coke.
February 6, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Good to know.
A hero of the resistance
The nation already owes you a great deal, Marc.
If you hear someone saying that they hope lawyers are ready to go to court to protect free and fair elections, I suggest you let them know that my law firm is already litigating more than 80 voting and election cases in 40 states.
February 6, 2026 at 8:32 PM
A hero of the resistance
We all have agency in the eyes of the law. And still, I prefer to see ICE's goons as useful idiots rather than pure villains.
They've been hired, armed, not trained and ordered to do illegal shit with a promise of immunity that nobody can grant.
The truly culpable are those organising this.
They've been hired, armed, not trained and ordered to do illegal shit with a promise of immunity that nobody can grant.
The truly culpable are those organising this.
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
We all have agency in the eyes of the law. And still, I prefer to see ICE's goons as useful idiots rather than pure villains.
They've been hired, armed, not trained and ordered to do illegal shit with a promise of immunity that nobody can grant.
The truly culpable are those organising this.
They've been hired, armed, not trained and ordered to do illegal shit with a promise of immunity that nobody can grant.
The truly culpable are those organising this.
Reposted by Adam Higgitt
It's not enough to condemn trump for the Obama video. He didn't create it, he can barely tie his shoes. The vile creatures around him create this shit because a. They think it's cool. And b. They're a complete representation of him: vile, vulgar, disgusting creatures.
February 6, 2026 at 3:52 PM
It's not enough to condemn trump for the Obama video. He didn't create it, he can barely tie his shoes. The vile creatures around him create this shit because a. They think it's cool. And b. They're a complete representation of him: vile, vulgar, disgusting creatures.
"Donald Trump is a dissembling, ignorant bigot" is, sadly, no longer international news.
The US president indulges in horrific racism online. And the BBC report on this outrageous behaviour? I can’t see a word about it on their site. Am I missing it?
February 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
"Donald Trump is a dissembling, ignorant bigot" is, sadly, no longer international news.
Reposted by Adam Higgitt
Trump isn’t going to the Winter Olympics in France. Since Russia isn’t allowed to participate, he wouldn’t have anyone to cheer for.
February 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Trump isn’t going to the Winter Olympics in France. Since Russia isn’t allowed to participate, he wouldn’t have anyone to cheer for.