Clive Wismayer
@clivewismayer.bsky.social
Retired lawyer. Anglo-Maltese, now living in The Netherlands. Politics, law, history & now & then laughs.
My talented cousin Noel Manche is an amateur water colourist (among many other things). He sent me this beautiful study of Maltese architecture. You can feel the Sun.
May 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM
My talented cousin Noel Manche is an amateur water colourist (among many other things). He sent me this beautiful study of Maltese architecture. You can feel the Sun.
A micro story
Columbo arrived. “Where’s the body?” “Here, sir,” said the officer. Columbo looked. “See that hair?” He entered the bathroom. “It’s clean” the sergeant said. Columbo picked a false eyelash off the floor & puzzled. ‘One more thing’ he said ‘is there any coffee?’
Columbo arrived. “Where’s the body?” “Here, sir,” said the officer. Columbo looked. “See that hair?” He entered the bathroom. “It’s clean” the sergeant said. Columbo picked a false eyelash off the floor & puzzled. ‘One more thing’ he said ‘is there any coffee?’
May 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
A micro story
Columbo arrived. “Where’s the body?” “Here, sir,” said the officer. Columbo looked. “See that hair?” He entered the bathroom. “It’s clean” the sergeant said. Columbo picked a false eyelash off the floor & puzzled. ‘One more thing’ he said ‘is there any coffee?’
Columbo arrived. “Where’s the body?” “Here, sir,” said the officer. Columbo looked. “See that hair?” He entered the bathroom. “It’s clean” the sergeant said. Columbo picked a false eyelash off the floor & puzzled. ‘One more thing’ he said ‘is there any coffee?’
A micro-story
Colin woke, head pounding. Bruised knuckles, cut fingers, then—blood. So much blood in the bed. He stumbled to the kitchen, made coffee. What happened last night? Where was the girl? Heart racing, he went to the bathroom.
Colin woke, head pounding. Bruised knuckles, cut fingers, then—blood. So much blood in the bed. He stumbled to the kitchen, made coffee. What happened last night? Where was the girl? Heart racing, he went to the bathroom.
May 17, 2025 at 4:56 AM
A micro-story
Colin woke, head pounding. Bruised knuckles, cut fingers, then—blood. So much blood in the bed. He stumbled to the kitchen, made coffee. What happened last night? Where was the girl? Heart racing, he went to the bathroom.
Colin woke, head pounding. Bruised knuckles, cut fingers, then—blood. So much blood in the bed. He stumbled to the kitchen, made coffee. What happened last night? Where was the girl? Heart racing, he went to the bathroom.
Berwick-upon-Tweed sits at the mouth of a river separating England & Scotland. It is, apparently, the ‘happiest place to live’ in the UK according to the Guardian.
May 17, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Berwick-upon-Tweed sits at the mouth of a river separating England & Scotland. It is, apparently, the ‘happiest place to live’ in the UK according to the Guardian.
A micro-story
In the year 2525, when man was still alive, none knew anymore why the Gulf of Musk, a vast desert framing a brackish lake, bore its name, lost to the Great Data Collapse of 2317. 95 billion Borgs ruled, blind to scattered human enclaves—until one woke.
In the year 2525, when man was still alive, none knew anymore why the Gulf of Musk, a vast desert framing a brackish lake, bore its name, lost to the Great Data Collapse of 2317. 95 billion Borgs ruled, blind to scattered human enclaves—until one woke.
May 16, 2025 at 4:49 AM
A micro-story
In the year 2525, when man was still alive, none knew anymore why the Gulf of Musk, a vast desert framing a brackish lake, bore its name, lost to the Great Data Collapse of 2317. 95 billion Borgs ruled, blind to scattered human enclaves—until one woke.
In the year 2525, when man was still alive, none knew anymore why the Gulf of Musk, a vast desert framing a brackish lake, bore its name, lost to the Great Data Collapse of 2317. 95 billion Borgs ruled, blind to scattered human enclaves—until one woke.
Buy Greenland, annex Canada, bring peace to Ukraine, bring the world to its knees with tariff hikes (making billions & billions & billions).
Art of the deal my hat. He’s weak. And there’s more than a sniff of insider trading.
Art of the deal my hat. He’s weak. And there’s more than a sniff of insider trading.
April 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Buy Greenland, annex Canada, bring peace to Ukraine, bring the world to its knees with tariff hikes (making billions & billions & billions).
Art of the deal my hat. He’s weak. And there’s more than a sniff of insider trading.
Art of the deal my hat. He’s weak. And there’s more than a sniff of insider trading.
China has history too. The unequal treaties of the 19th century are burned into the national psyche, when China was repeatedly humiliated by western powers, Russia & Japan. That is not happening again. Guess which picture is from the US & which from China.
April 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
China has history too. The unequal treaties of the 19th century are burned into the national psyche, when China was repeatedly humiliated by western powers, Russia & Japan. That is not happening again. Guess which picture is from the US & which from China.
It’s all about cards, I think. Zelensky has no cards. Greenland has no cards. If you don’t have cards you’d better get some. Aces are best.
March 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
It’s all about cards, I think. Zelensky has no cards. Greenland has no cards. If you don’t have cards you’d better get some. Aces are best.
A pretty snap of Londinium.
December 4, 2024 at 6:10 AM
A pretty snap of Londinium.
Fancy a move? How about Wytham Abbey, one of the most viewed properties for sale on Rightmove. Past visitors include Elizabeth I & Oliver Cromwell. The asking price is not given in today’s Guardian.
November 29, 2024 at 5:43 AM
Fancy a move? How about Wytham Abbey, one of the most viewed properties for sale on Rightmove. Past visitors include Elizabeth I & Oliver Cromwell. The asking price is not given in today’s Guardian.
Toxic pollution levels in Delhi making life unbearable & reducing life expectancy substantially for its 30m inhabitants.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Pollution in Delhi hits record high, cloaking city in smog
Indian capital imposes emergency measures including closing schools and offices and barring heavy vehicles
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2024 at 6:17 AM
Toxic pollution levels in Delhi making life unbearable & reducing life expectancy substantially for its 30m inhabitants.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Pot of gold in Amsterdam.
November 17, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Pot of gold in Amsterdam.
We Built This City | Live Band Performance (Starship) | Sing it Live
YouTube video by Singit Live
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November 16, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Chinese school principal teaches students shuffle dance during break
YouTube video by South China Morning Post
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November 16, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Dutch govt. in crisis over racist remarks following the Maccabi Tel Aviv rioting. The right wing coalition may crumble.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Political turmoil rocks the Netherlands after Amsterdam violence
Ruling coalition in crisis amid claims of racist remarks and speculation government may collapse
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2024 at 7:35 AM
Dutch govt. in crisis over racist remarks following the Maccabi Tel Aviv rioting. The right wing coalition may crumble.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Where there’s a will there’s a err … fish finger 🫤. So the court has ruled in the case of a man who wrote his will on two food boxes, leaving £180K to Diabetes UK. An unusual case.
www.theguardian.com/law/2024/nov...
www.theguardian.com/law/2024/nov...
Man’s will written on back of food boxes is valid, UK high court rules
Malcolm Chenery left estate to Diabetes UK charity when he died in 2021, writing will on fish and mince pie boxes
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2024 at 6:31 AM
Where there’s a will there’s a err … fish finger 🫤. So the court has ruled in the case of a man who wrote his will on two food boxes, leaving £180K to Diabetes UK. An unusual case.
www.theguardian.com/law/2024/nov...
www.theguardian.com/law/2024/nov...
The Moon’s craters are arranged in a message sent to us by aliens, scientists discover.
Giant crabs marching across N sea bed set to invade Britain.
Mongolian locust swarm will devastate China rice crop destabilising world markets.
Madonna becomes world’s oldest chess grandmaster.
T or F?
Giant crabs marching across N sea bed set to invade Britain.
Mongolian locust swarm will devastate China rice crop destabilising world markets.
Madonna becomes world’s oldest chess grandmaster.
T or F?
November 13, 2024 at 9:36 AM
The Moon’s craters are arranged in a message sent to us by aliens, scientists discover.
Giant crabs marching across N sea bed set to invade Britain.
Mongolian locust swarm will devastate China rice crop destabilising world markets.
Madonna becomes world’s oldest chess grandmaster.
T or F?
Giant crabs marching across N sea bed set to invade Britain.
Mongolian locust swarm will devastate China rice crop destabilising world markets.
Madonna becomes world’s oldest chess grandmaster.
T or F?
Silly squabbles about who said what. Bring on the vote for crying out loud.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Biden’s ‘garbage’ gaffe hastens Harris’s slow-mo breakup with president
Harris faces conundrum of showing deference to president while distancing herself after his ‘garbage’ comments
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2024 at 5:37 AM
Silly squabbles about who said what. Bring on the vote for crying out loud.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
There is a continuous, deep-seated thread of extreme racism running throughout American history & it’s very much to the fore in this election.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Trump fills Madison Square Garden with anger, vitriol and racist threats
Marking final stretch of campaign in New York, Trump and cabal of surrogates attack Harris and mock Puerto Rico
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2024 at 6:44 AM
There is a continuous, deep-seated thread of extreme racism running throughout American history & it’s very much to the fore in this election.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
The date with destiny approaches. Will America choose a pliable lightweight or an incontinent felon? The most ‘interesting’ outcome will be a narrow Trump defeat. Then we’ll see whether the Jan 6 sentences had any deterrent effect.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Michelle Obama blasts Trump for ‘gross incompetence’ at Harris’s Michigan rally
At Kalamazoo event, former first lady and vice-president argue Trump has no credibility on women’s issues
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2024 at 7:48 AM
The date with destiny approaches. Will America choose a pliable lightweight or an incontinent felon? The most ‘interesting’ outcome will be a narrow Trump defeat. Then we’ll see whether the Jan 6 sentences had any deterrent effect.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
The world of chess is in uproar (who cares, right?). The combination of computers & online play have led to destructive allegations of cheating, fuelled by a former world champ. who sees cheating everywhere & seems to have gone quite mad.
October 25, 2024 at 10:51 AM
The world of chess is in uproar (who cares, right?). The combination of computers & online play have led to destructive allegations of cheating, fuelled by a former world champ. who sees cheating everywhere & seems to have gone quite mad.
I know it’s not in keeping with the spirit of the times but maybe everyone should just calm down a little. An American civil war might cause unpleasant ripples.
www.thetimes.com/article/1cac...
www.thetimes.com/article/1cac...
Quarter of Americans fear civil war after election, Times poll shows
A YouGov survey less than two weeks from 2024 election day reveals voters’ unease over violence
www.thetimes.com
October 24, 2024 at 5:38 AM
I know it’s not in keeping with the spirit of the times but maybe everyone should just calm down a little. An American civil war might cause unpleasant ripples.
www.thetimes.com/article/1cac...
www.thetimes.com/article/1cac...
It’s 1786 again with us perfidious Brits muscling in on American life. Tempest in a tea cup IYAM.
www.thetimes.com/article/b577...
www.thetimes.com/article/b577...
Donald Trump accuses Labour of meddling in US election
A complaint was filed with the Federal Election Commission against British volunteers campaigning for Kamala Harris in battleground states
www.thetimes.com
October 23, 2024 at 7:32 AM
It’s 1786 again with us perfidious Brits muscling in on American life. Tempest in a tea cup IYAM.
www.thetimes.com/article/b577...
www.thetimes.com/article/b577...
Books I’m reading atm:
- about the KKK
- Mike Duncan on Lafayette
- the Klondike gold rush
- fall of Singapore, a favourite subject
You?
- about the KKK
- Mike Duncan on Lafayette
- the Klondike gold rush
- fall of Singapore, a favourite subject
You?
October 22, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Books I’m reading atm:
- about the KKK
- Mike Duncan on Lafayette
- the Klondike gold rush
- fall of Singapore, a favourite subject
You?
- about the KKK
- Mike Duncan on Lafayette
- the Klondike gold rush
- fall of Singapore, a favourite subject
You?