Alec Grant
@docalecgrant.bsky.social
Independent Scholar; well published autoethnographer; liberal; two PhDs and working towards my third MA, in Early Modern History; husband, dad, grandad, two Jack Russells; OAP, but still in adolescence. Paint a bit.
When people say ‘I feel comfortable in my own skin’, I’d like to reply ‘I feel comfortable in my own underpants’. The two statements are equally pointless.
Fuck narrative entrapment in cliches.
Fuck narrative entrapment in cliches.
January 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
When people say ‘I feel comfortable in my own skin’, I’d like to reply ‘I feel comfortable in my own underpants’. The two statements are equally pointless.
Fuck narrative entrapment in cliches.
Fuck narrative entrapment in cliches.
Will be released by Routledge on the 19th March.
January 15, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Will be released by Routledge on the 19th March.
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Good night, Bluesky. Here's a Strait of Juan de Fuca sunset photo I took on Dallas Rd. in Victoria.
#photography #sunset #VictoriaBC #PNW #landscape
#photography #sunset #VictoriaBC #PNW #landscape
January 15, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Good night, Bluesky. Here's a Strait of Juan de Fuca sunset photo I took on Dallas Rd. in Victoria.
#photography #sunset #VictoriaBC #PNW #landscape
#photography #sunset #VictoriaBC #PNW #landscape
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January 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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I will achieve ALL of my goals this year. 💯 #fitnesssky #blacksky
January 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I will achieve ALL of my goals this year. 💯 #fitnesssky #blacksky
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The report that shames the American political and judicial systems, in full:
static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
January 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The report that shames the American political and judicial systems, in full:
static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
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The Iberian Peninsula at night, showing Spain and Portugal
Credit: NASA
Credit: NASA
January 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Iberian Peninsula at night, showing Spain and Portugal
Credit: NASA
Credit: NASA
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Trump, criminality & the death of decency with Professor @scottlucas.bsky.social.
Why younger people are keener on dictatorships than older ones.
Tick Tock for Tulip Siddiq with @henryriley1.bsky.social.
www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
Why younger people are keener on dictatorships than older ones.
Tick Tock for Tulip Siddiq with @henryriley1.bsky.social.
www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
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January 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Trump, criminality & the death of decency with Professor @scottlucas.bsky.social.
Why younger people are keener on dictatorships than older ones.
Tick Tock for Tulip Siddiq with @henryriley1.bsky.social.
www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
Why younger people are keener on dictatorships than older ones.
Tick Tock for Tulip Siddiq with @henryriley1.bsky.social.
www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
I’ve been on Bluesky for a couple of weeks now. Haven’t been irritated by any posts. Makes a change from X/Twitter, which brought out the kneejerk angry worst in me.
January 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I’ve been on Bluesky for a couple of weeks now. Haven’t been irritated by any posts. Makes a change from X/Twitter, which brought out the kneejerk angry worst in me.
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Photo I just took of Mars setting behind the Moon
January 14, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Photo I just took of Mars setting behind the Moon
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"Questions of monopoly power & extreme concentration of economic power are not a partisan issue... I would get letters [saying]: 'I'm a lifelong Republican but the FTC's work to eliminate non-compete clauses is by far the best thing that the government has ever done.'" - FTC chair Lina Khan
FTC Chair Lina Khan Speaks With Mehdi, Warns of 'Political Dangers' to American People
Khan, the outgoing FTC chair, discusses the agency’s biggest wins, its future under Trump, and whether she has any personal political aspirations of her own.
zeteo.com
January 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"Questions of monopoly power & extreme concentration of economic power are not a partisan issue... I would get letters [saying]: 'I'm a lifelong Republican but the FTC's work to eliminate non-compete clauses is by far the best thing that the government has ever done.'" - FTC chair Lina Khan
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JUST IN: Another team of Mexican firefighters has landed in LA to help combat the wildfires.
Thank you, Mexico 🇲🇽🇺🇸
Thank you, Mexico 🇲🇽🇺🇸
January 12, 2025 at 3:55 AM
JUST IN: Another team of Mexican firefighters has landed in LA to help combat the wildfires.
Thank you, Mexico 🇲🇽🇺🇸
Thank you, Mexico 🇲🇽🇺🇸
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This is really good. Pointing out that Starmer at no point & in no way equated calls for an Inquiry with being ‘far right’ was a very lonely business last week. Here are *all* the receipts.
January 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This is really good. Pointing out that Starmer at no point & in no way equated calls for an Inquiry with being ‘far right’ was a very lonely business last week. Here are *all* the receipts.
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You have to admire the chutzpah of Ted Cruz attacking Karen Bass and Dems in LA right now.
Ted Cruz wasn’t on an official trip out of town when Texas snow storms hit & shut down his state - he fled to Cancun AFTER the crisis began, to stay at the Ritz & have a nice time.
250+ people died in Texas
Ted Cruz wasn’t on an official trip out of town when Texas snow storms hit & shut down his state - he fled to Cancun AFTER the crisis began, to stay at the Ritz & have a nice time.
250+ people died in Texas
January 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
You have to admire the chutzpah of Ted Cruz attacking Karen Bass and Dems in LA right now.
Ted Cruz wasn’t on an official trip out of town when Texas snow storms hit & shut down his state - he fled to Cancun AFTER the crisis began, to stay at the Ritz & have a nice time.
250+ people died in Texas
Ted Cruz wasn’t on an official trip out of town when Texas snow storms hit & shut down his state - he fled to Cancun AFTER the crisis began, to stay at the Ritz & have a nice time.
250+ people died in Texas
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@richardtatham.bsky.social So, Trudeau promised Trump to improve border surveillance. Why ? What Canadian apart from a bird, fish or bear thinks going south is a good idea ? Trudeau should build a wall to stop MAGA loons going north.
January 10, 2025 at 7:49 AM
@richardtatham.bsky.social So, Trudeau promised Trump to improve border surveillance. Why ? What Canadian apart from a bird, fish or bear thinks going south is a good idea ? Trudeau should build a wall to stop MAGA loons going north.
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Jimmy Carter buried yesterday. Donald Trump sentenced today for the 34 felonies he committed over the $130,000 he paid to silence Stormy Daniels, an adult film star who says she had sex with him shortly after his youngest son was born.
Feels very fin de siècle…
Feels very fin de siècle…
January 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Jimmy Carter buried yesterday. Donald Trump sentenced today for the 34 felonies he committed over the $130,000 he paid to silence Stormy Daniels, an adult film star who says she had sex with him shortly after his youngest son was born.
Feels very fin de siècle…
Feels very fin de siècle…
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‘Falsifying business records after paying hush money to an adult film star.’
Sometimes you need to hear the headline to fully appreciate the story…
Sometimes you need to hear the headline to fully appreciate the story…
January 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
‘Falsifying business records after paying hush money to an adult film star.’
Sometimes you need to hear the headline to fully appreciate the story…
Sometimes you need to hear the headline to fully appreciate the story…
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Hundreds of Mexican firefighters have arrived in Southern California to help combat the wildfires.
Thank you, Mexico🇺🇸🇲🇽
Thank you, Mexico🇺🇸🇲🇽
January 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Hundreds of Mexican firefighters have arrived in Southern California to help combat the wildfires.
Thank you, Mexico🇺🇸🇲🇽
Thank you, Mexico🇺🇸🇲🇽
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"Right-Wingers Blame California Wildfires on Anything but Climate Change"
Diversity! Migrants! Salmon! For Zeteo, @katmabu.bsky.social breaks down the right’s most ridiculous claims about the LA fires and what's actually responsible for them.
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Diversity! Migrants! Salmon! For Zeteo, @katmabu.bsky.social breaks down the right’s most ridiculous claims about the LA fires and what's actually responsible for them.
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Right-Wingers Blame California Wildfires on Anything but Climate Change
Diversity! Migrants! Salmon! Kat Abughazaleh breaks down the right’s most ridiculous claims about the LA fires.
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January 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
"Right-Wingers Blame California Wildfires on Anything but Climate Change"
Diversity! Migrants! Salmon! For Zeteo, @katmabu.bsky.social breaks down the right’s most ridiculous claims about the LA fires and what's actually responsible for them.
Watch/share/subscribe:
Diversity! Migrants! Salmon! For Zeteo, @katmabu.bsky.social breaks down the right’s most ridiculous claims about the LA fires and what's actually responsible for them.
Watch/share/subscribe: