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Dominus Owen Markham
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Newsletter Creator, Writer, Beer Snob and Geek
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https://dominusmarkham.com/the-pub-and-the-library-using-twitter-and-mastodon-together-without-losing-your-mind/

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The Pub and The Library: Using Twitter and Mastodon Together (Without Losing Your Mind)
Right, so you’ve been on Twitter for years. You know the game. You understand the chaos. And now someone’s told you about Mastodon and you’re wondering if you need to care. Short answer: yes…
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December 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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December 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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December 31, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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https://dominusmarkham.com/why-i-still-use-twitter-like-a-pub/

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Why I Still Use Twitter Like a Pub - Dominus Owen Markham
I’ve been on Twitter for 15 years. Which means I’ve watched it go from a scrappy little platform where people shared what they had for breakfast to… well, whatever the hell X is now. And yet…
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December 31, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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The Geometry of Worth - Dominus Owen Markham
It’s not actually about you. I mean, it feels like it’s about you. God, does it feel personal. Every stumble, every awkward silence, every moment where you watched someone else glide through something…
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December 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Why Indie Kitchens Still Matter (And Always Will)

https://foodiescribbles.substack.com/p/why-indie-kitchens-still-matter-and/

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December 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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https://dominusmarkham.com/what-have-we-learnt-this-year-spoiler-probably-nothing/

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What Have We Learnt This Year? (Spoiler: Probably Nothing)
Another year dissolves into the rearview mirror, and here we are again, pretending we’ve grown wiser. The headlines scroll past like some grotesque carousel… political chaos, economic tremors…
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December 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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December 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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https://dominusmarkham.com/the-passport-lottery-or-why-i-refuse-to-play/

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The Passport Lottery (Or: Why I Refuse to Play)
I was standing in Heathrow Terminal 5 when it properly hit me. Not the mild inconvenience of a delayed flight or the soul-crushing boredom of airport retail. No, this was different. I was watching a…
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December 26, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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https://dominusmarkham.com/the-slow-motion-avalanche/

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The Slow-Motion Avalanche - Dominus Owen Markham
There’s this moment that keeps happening to me, and I suspect it happens to you too. You’re scrolling through your phone…let’s be honest, you’re always scrolling through your phone…and you see an…
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December 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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December 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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https://dominusmarkham.com/the-gluttony-season/

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The Gluttony Season - Dominus Owen Markham
Every December, we perform a ritual so absurd that if you described it to someone from another planet, they’d assume you were taking the piss. We spend weeks buying things nobody needs…
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December 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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December 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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The Greatest Gift Is a Second Chance
The holidays have a way of sharpening contrasts. Lights glow warmer. Homes feel fuller. Tables bend under food, laughter, and rituals passed down without much thought. And yet, just beyond all that…
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December 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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If you love your thrillers elegant, eerie, and exquisitely written — this one’s for you.

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December 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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December 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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The Grand Illusion: Why 2026 Won’t Save You

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The Grand Illusion: Why 2026 Won’t Save You
Christmas is coming. The goose is getting fat, as the song goes, though mostly it’s us getting fat on mince pies and existential dread. The fairy lights are up, the Mariah Carey industrial complex has…
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December 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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https://unharnessed.substack.com/p/the-polite-muzzle/

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December 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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December 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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December 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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https://dominusmarkham.com/were-not-dying-from-overwork-were-dying-from-overstimulation/

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We’re Not Dying from Overwork, We’re Dying from Overstimulation
Everyone’s talking about burnout like it’s some noble badge of honour. “I’m so burnt out,” we say, as if we’ve been mining coal for fourteen hours straight rather than refreshing Twitter whilst…
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December 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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December 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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https://dominusmarkham.com/the-great-x-files-how-a-e120-million-fine-became-the-eus-most-expensive-own-goal/

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The Great X-Files - EU Own Goal - Dominus Owen Markham
Right, so let me get this straight. The European Union, in all its bureaucratic wisdom, decided to fine Elon Musk’s X platform €120 million for… checks notes… misleading blue checkmark practices…
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December 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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