Alexandra Lanes
@ajlanes.bsky.social
Languages trains trans sf liberal law geek she/her
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Following the Tea, Soup, Juice theory of Liquids, if you're Catholic and we're saying the wine becomes Jesus Blood then during Communion the Juice becomes Soup, because blood is, obviously, Soup
If you think the wine is changed by the spiritual presence of Jesus then obviously the Juice becomes Tea
If you think the wine is changed by the spiritual presence of Jesus then obviously the Juice becomes Tea
January 6, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Following the Tea, Soup, Juice theory of Liquids, if you're Catholic and we're saying the wine becomes Jesus Blood then during Communion the Juice becomes Soup, because blood is, obviously, Soup
If you think the wine is changed by the spiritual presence of Jesus then obviously the Juice becomes Tea
If you think the wine is changed by the spiritual presence of Jesus then obviously the Juice becomes Tea
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This may be the moment when Western Europe realises that the US has abandoned the core values that united them for the past century, writes my @lauterpachtcentre.bsky.social colleague and @chathamhouse.org Programme Director for IL, Prof Marc Weller.
www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/us-c...
www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/us-c...
The US capture of President Nicolás Maduro – and attacks on Venezuela – have no justification in international law
This may be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has abandoned the core values that united them for the past century, writes the head of Chatham House’s International Law Programme.
www.chathamhouse.org
January 5, 2026 at 3:47 PM
This may be the moment when Western Europe realises that the US has abandoned the core values that united them for the past century, writes my @lauterpachtcentre.bsky.social colleague and @chathamhouse.org Programme Director for IL, Prof Marc Weller.
www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/us-c...
www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/us-c...
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"In several important respects, though – political; moral; in which interests he was happy to fight, and which he kowtowed before – Ernest Marples was both cause and symptom of a country about to get onto the wrong track...."
Wrote for the I Paper about one of the villains of 1960s transport policy
Wrote for the I Paper about one of the villains of 1960s transport policy
Why are trains so bad in Britain? The answer begins with Ernest Marples
The Beeching report is well known and widely hated, but the man behind it deserves our anger too
inews.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 9:57 AM
"In several important respects, though – political; moral; in which interests he was happy to fight, and which he kowtowed before – Ernest Marples was both cause and symptom of a country about to get onto the wrong track...."
Wrote for the I Paper about one of the villains of 1960s transport policy
Wrote for the I Paper about one of the villains of 1960s transport policy
I love working with mathematicians. “It’s all gone base over apex”
It’s still a pretty place to work
It’s still a pretty place to work
January 5, 2026 at 11:54 AM
I love working with mathematicians. “It’s all gone base over apex”
It’s still a pretty place to work
It’s still a pretty place to work
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I will reiterate that if you are an independent journo/hobbyist I will happily set up your ghost install and host it for a few quid above cost price.
You set up your own stripe and mailgun accounts, and you get to keep ALL your revenue.
And post migration from wordpress/substack is pretty easy.
You set up your own stripe and mailgun accounts, and you get to keep ALL your revenue.
And post migration from wordpress/substack is pretty easy.
If there is one resolution I want for journalists this year: it is to get off S*bstack and use Ghost or any other indy publishing platform that does not fund literal nazis instead.
January 5, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I will reiterate that if you are an independent journo/hobbyist I will happily set up your ghost install and host it for a few quid above cost price.
You set up your own stripe and mailgun accounts, and you get to keep ALL your revenue.
And post migration from wordpress/substack is pretty easy.
You set up your own stripe and mailgun accounts, and you get to keep ALL your revenue.
And post migration from wordpress/substack is pretty easy.
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Friend of Garak patches are restocked! I haven't had these in about a year and a half. It's hard to photograph but the thread has a subtle shimmer I'm really pleased with.
willburrows.art/shop
willburrows.art/shop
January 4, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Friend of Garak patches are restocked! I haven't had these in about a year and a half. It's hard to photograph but the thread has a subtle shimmer I'm really pleased with.
willburrows.art/shop
willburrows.art/shop
Is Girobank still a thing?
January 4, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Is Girobank still a thing?
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The detention of Noriega in 1969 is clearly the closest precedent for the Maduro operation. But events in Caracas remind me of a now-forgotten episode in which the US invaded a Commonwealth Caribbean state, giving the UK Gov’t a few hours’ notice and ignoring their objections 1/9
January 4, 2026 at 5:35 PM
The detention of Noriega in 1969 is clearly the closest precedent for the Maduro operation. But events in Caracas remind me of a now-forgotten episode in which the US invaded a Commonwealth Caribbean state, giving the UK Gov’t a few hours’ notice and ignoring their objections 1/9
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Colleague 1: What is a mirative?
Colleague 2: The linguistic expression of surprise
Colleague 1: What, really!?
Unintended humour
Colleague 2: The linguistic expression of surprise
Colleague 1: What, really!?
Unintended humour
January 3, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Colleague 1: What is a mirative?
Colleague 2: The linguistic expression of surprise
Colleague 1: What, really!?
Unintended humour
Colleague 2: The linguistic expression of surprise
Colleague 1: What, really!?
Unintended humour
Parts of the Trusts Law module is about inheritance tax, and I must be getting socialist in my old age as tax avoidance feels a bit distasteful.
I realise as someone who benefited from inherited capital - admittedly without any avoidance shenanigans - I may be being a bit hypocritical here.
I realise as someone who benefited from inherited capital - admittedly without any avoidance shenanigans - I may be being a bit hypocritical here.
January 4, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Parts of the Trusts Law module is about inheritance tax, and I must be getting socialist in my old age as tax avoidance feels a bit distasteful.
I realise as someone who benefited from inherited capital - admittedly without any avoidance shenanigans - I may be being a bit hypocritical here.
I realise as someone who benefited from inherited capital - admittedly without any avoidance shenanigans - I may be being a bit hypocritical here.
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My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜
January 3, 2026 at 11:38 AM
My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜
In the UK there’s ASsociated DAiries.
nabisco is a portmanteau of national biscuit company????
this is like when i discovered cvs stands for consumer value store
my third eye is wide open
this is like when i discovered cvs stands for consumer value store
my third eye is wide open
January 4, 2026 at 4:56 AM
In the UK there’s ASsociated DAiries.
Their Supreme Court has a nifty logo.
Venezuela’s Supreme Court has ordered that Vice President Delcy Rodriguez assume and exercise all powers and duties inherent to the position of President in order to guarantee the continuity of government and defence of the nation.
January 4, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Their Supreme Court has a nifty logo.
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Sir Keir Starmer has just been kidnapped by American special forces. In a statement from his cell he said "gosh thank you so much, this is great!"
January 4, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Sir Keir Starmer has just been kidnapped by American special forces. In a statement from his cell he said "gosh thank you so much, this is great!"
Useful discussion of the differences and similarities to the situation with Panama and Noriega in 1989, and to previous US interventions in the region. (Unpaywalled version of the article linked in the comments.)
January 3, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Useful discussion of the differences and similarities to the situation with Panama and Noriega in 1989, and to previous US interventions in the region. (Unpaywalled version of the article linked in the comments.)
Dear lazysky, is the War between the Land and the Sea worth bothering with?
January 3, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Dear lazysky, is the War between the Land and the Sea worth bothering with?
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Stop. Please. These are not distractions, just because you are being distracted. All the things matter. All the things are important.
The lives of Venezuelans, just like the lives of migrants or trans people, are not distractions.
They matter. We matter.
The lives of Venezuelans, just like the lives of migrants or trans people, are not distractions.
They matter. We matter.
Schumer says "It makes you think that maybe to Trump, he wants to distract the American people, as he always does, as he always does, from the skyrocketing cost...from the Epstein files."
January 3, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Stop. Please. These are not distractions, just because you are being distracted. All the things matter. All the things are important.
The lives of Venezuelans, just like the lives of migrants or trans people, are not distractions.
They matter. We matter.
The lives of Venezuelans, just like the lives of migrants or trans people, are not distractions.
They matter. We matter.
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Where's a good place to start learning about the recent state of China's influence in Latin America?
January 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Where's a good place to start learning about the recent state of China's influence in Latin America?
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Advert, Cyclists’ Touring Club Gazette, May 1882: “Cyclists ride 100 miles ... without fatigue by the use of
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
January 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Advert, Cyclists’ Touring Club Gazette, May 1882: “Cyclists ride 100 miles ... without fatigue by the use of
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
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Apparently we call them "Nobel Peace Prize Winner" 😖
What would we usually call the type of person who would invite a fascist foreign power to attack their own country, install them in power and facilitate sales of national assets to the aggressor? Because that is what this is.
January 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Apparently we call them "Nobel Peace Prize Winner" 😖
How many deaths, on average, is a Nobel peace prize winner responsible for?
January 3, 2026 at 4:10 PM
How many deaths, on average, is a Nobel peace prize winner responsible for?
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"I will show you booty in a handful of lust"--ts eliot
January 3, 2026 at 3:33 PM
"I will show you booty in a handful of lust"--ts eliot
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How's the Nobel committee feeling this morning about the person they gave the Peace Prize?
January 3, 2026 at 9:43 AM
How's the Nobel committee feeling this morning about the person they gave the Peace Prize?