l'Esprit de l'Escalier
@espritescalier.bsky.social
Former I.T. analyst. Language teacher. Proud European. From the north west of one country, now resident of the south east of another.
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Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸
January 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸
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I keep posting this quote from Le temps des salauds: Comment le fascisme devient reel, by Hugues Jallon, but it's true.
"Fascism? It begins with madmen, is made real thanks to bastards, and carries on because of morons." (My translation)
"Fascism? It begins with madmen, is made real thanks to bastards, and carries on because of morons." (My translation)
January 9, 2026 at 8:21 AM
I keep posting this quote from Le temps des salauds: Comment le fascisme devient reel, by Hugues Jallon, but it's true.
"Fascism? It begins with madmen, is made real thanks to bastards, and carries on because of morons." (My translation)
"Fascism? It begins with madmen, is made real thanks to bastards, and carries on because of morons." (My translation)
@ross-greer.bsky.social Well done for an interesting and well-balanced interview on BBC Radio 4, and for keeping your calm in spite of Nick Robinson's red-faced spittle-flecked anger over your refusal to rise to the bait about transgender issues. He really is a very unpleasant man.
January 8, 2026 at 8:29 PM
@ross-greer.bsky.social Well done for an interesting and well-balanced interview on BBC Radio 4, and for keeping your calm in spite of Nick Robinson's red-faced spittle-flecked anger over your refusal to rise to the bait about transgender issues. He really is a very unpleasant man.
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Make this go viral.
Labour MP Louise Haigh.
Labour MP Louise Haigh.
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Make this go viral.
Labour MP Louise Haigh.
Labour MP Louise Haigh.
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I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
@eurostarjustin.bsky.social Someone on FB has posted that a 15yr old will be travelling solo from London to Paris. Is there an 'unaccompanied minors' system to make sure they get to their destination safely and without getting lost, and who should they contact? Thanks.
January 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
@eurostarjustin.bsky.social Someone on FB has posted that a 15yr old will be travelling solo from London to Paris. Is there an 'unaccompanied minors' system to make sure they get to their destination safely and without getting lost, and who should they contact? Thanks.
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How nice to see Lesley Sharp, a 65yo actress, who doesn't look unnervingly like a botoxed, stretched, boiled egg, but looks like herself - and as a result is so much more believable in every role. Such a refreshing change!! 👏 👏 👏
www.digitalspy.com/tv/a69836260...
www.digitalspy.com/tv/a69836260...
January 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
How nice to see Lesley Sharp, a 65yo actress, who doesn't look unnervingly like a botoxed, stretched, boiled egg, but looks like herself - and as a result is so much more believable in every role. Such a refreshing change!! 👏 👏 👏
www.digitalspy.com/tv/a69836260...
www.digitalspy.com/tv/a69836260...
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Why can’t she use tinsel?
January 2, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Why can’t she use tinsel?
Apparently, if I want to listen again to James Dyson guest-editing the Today programme I can get it via their link on X. Nope, and nope.
January 2, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Apparently, if I want to listen again to James Dyson guest-editing the Today programme I can get it via their link on X. Nope, and nope.
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Keeper of the Flame (1942)
"an adaptation from a novel that tells about the fascist mice who are nibbling away at our country while we're busy fighting a good war"
"an adaptation from a novel that tells about the fascist mice who are nibbling away at our country while we're busy fighting a good war"
December 31, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Keeper of the Flame (1942)
"an adaptation from a novel that tells about the fascist mice who are nibbling away at our country while we're busy fighting a good war"
"an adaptation from a novel that tells about the fascist mice who are nibbling away at our country while we're busy fighting a good war"
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We are now thoroughly in the agonal gasps of 2025.
Would anyone like to join me in asking this year to politely take its things and fuck straight off?
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Would anyone like to join me in asking this year to politely take its things and fuck straight off?
🐻
2025: The Year We Got Used To It
A final long read for 2025, charting how we got used to cruelty, incompetence and farce - and how 2026 will need us all to be much noisier.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 7:48 AM
We are now thoroughly in the agonal gasps of 2025.
Would anyone like to join me in asking this year to politely take its things and fuck straight off?
🐻
Would anyone like to join me in asking this year to politely take its things and fuck straight off?
🐻
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Zwei Nazis möchten sich einen Döner kaufen. Lyrik von Clara Lösel. claraloesel.de
December 28, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Zwei Nazis möchten sich einen Döner kaufen. Lyrik von Clara Lösel. claraloesel.de
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This: In the same week that Vance expressed concern that France and the United Kingdom had nuclear weapons, he said Denmark was not a very good ally to the US. It is shameful.
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The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:
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December 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This: In the same week that Vance expressed concern that France and the United Kingdom had nuclear weapons, he said Denmark was not a very good ally to the US. It is shameful.
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Galaxy Quest - a perfect movie, just a wonderful love letter to actors, sci-fi, Star Trek in particular, and to fandom - really deserves a proper physical release with decent extras. Think Weaver's right that releasing a R-rated cut would be fun, too.
Sigourney Weaver Says She Wishes DreamWorks Released A Director’s Cut Of ‘Galaxy Quest,’ Reminisces On Sequel That Never Came To Pass
Sigourney Weaver reflected on cult classic Galaxy Quest and how she wishes the sci-fi satire had released an R-rated director's cut.
deadline.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Galaxy Quest - a perfect movie, just a wonderful love letter to actors, sci-fi, Star Trek in particular, and to fandom - really deserves a proper physical release with decent extras. Think Weaver's right that releasing a R-rated cut would be fun, too.
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Sadness arrives uninvited. Joy demands more—it requires us to search, to kindle, to protect the flame against every wind. When we choose joy despite everything that argues against it, we don't just save ourselves—we illuminate the way for everyone around us.
December 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Sadness arrives uninvited. Joy demands more—it requires us to search, to kindle, to protect the flame against every wind. When we choose joy despite everything that argues against it, we don't just save ourselves—we illuminate the way for everyone around us.
Have you ever woken up in the morning with a word in your brain that you had to go and check the meaning of? Today's mot du jour was "pelagic". No, me neither. Some fish apparently swim deep in the subconscious.
December 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Have you ever woken up in the morning with a word in your brain that you had to go and check the meaning of? Today's mot du jour was "pelagic". No, me neither. Some fish apparently swim deep in the subconscious.
@anthonyhorowitz.com I heard James O'Brien today talking about authors he has binge-read, and that's where I am at the moment with your audio books and TV series. Missed Collision 1st time round but have just watched it and really enjoyed it. 🧵
December 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
@anthonyhorowitz.com I heard James O'Brien today talking about authors he has binge-read, and that's where I am at the moment with your audio books and TV series. Missed Collision 1st time round but have just watched it and really enjoyed it. 🧵
Asked ChatGPT to plan a driving route for a holiday I'm planning next year. I tried to follow the instructions on an old paper road atlas. Mad as a box of frogs. I know car GPS sometimes chooses odd routes, but this did a bizarre figure of 8 & claimed a road north of a city was south of it.
December 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Asked ChatGPT to plan a driving route for a holiday I'm planning next year. I tried to follow the instructions on an old paper road atlas. Mad as a box of frogs. I know car GPS sometimes chooses odd routes, but this did a bizarre figure of 8 & claimed a road north of a city was south of it.
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This isn't harmless stupidity. It's a dangerous red flag. Stick with me here.
December 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This isn't harmless stupidity. It's a dangerous red flag. Stick with me here.
#LightSnacksInASongOrMovie
Wotsits all about, Alfie?
Wotsits all about, Alfie?
December 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
#LightSnacksInASongOrMovie
Wotsits all about, Alfie?
Wotsits all about, Alfie?
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I got visited by three ghosts last night, who were all experts in English grammar.
December 14, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I got visited by three ghosts last night, who were all experts in English grammar.
#BBCR4 Oh why, oh, why, oh why, BBC? The Prayer slot between farming and Today. I'm not in the least religious but some of the speakers are philosophically challenging. However recently we've had giggly, happy-clappy young Jesus women telling us everything is simply wonderful. Please stop it!
December 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
#BBCR4 Oh why, oh, why, oh why, BBC? The Prayer slot between farming and Today. I'm not in the least religious but some of the speakers are philosophically challenging. However recently we've had giggly, happy-clappy young Jesus women telling us everything is simply wonderful. Please stop it!