@mcchris85.bsky.social
Political & cultural history & memory, national identity. Lots on sport, food & travel. Some disability stuff. Polish/Polski speaker. Views my own.
I wonder whether he mentioned Edward VIII as part of his tours of Buckingham Palace.
'His trajectory exposes how extremist views can pervade all strata of society, including inside one of Britain’s most protected institutions, and illustrates how far-right networks are coordinating across borders'.
'His trajectory exposes how extremist views can pervade all strata of society, including inside one of Britain’s most protected institutions, and illustrates how far-right networks are coordinating across borders'.
November 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I wonder whether he mentioned Edward VIII as part of his tours of Buckingham Palace.
'His trajectory exposes how extremist views can pervade all strata of society, including inside one of Britain’s most protected institutions, and illustrates how far-right networks are coordinating across borders'.
'His trajectory exposes how extremist views can pervade all strata of society, including inside one of Britain’s most protected institutions, and illustrates how far-right networks are coordinating across borders'.
This picks up what Robert Frost argues elsewhere is an emotive difference behind Polush's two words for republic
Republika is a term applied to other countries
Rzeczpospolita is applied only to Poland, & (in the historical context) often translated into Eng as 'Commonwealth'
shorturl.at/nVwBj
Republika is a term applied to other countries
Rzeczpospolita is applied only to Poland, & (in the historical context) often translated into Eng as 'Commonwealth'
shorturl.at/nVwBj
Nie republika, a rzeczpospolita. Skąd się wzięło to słowo?
Czy wiesz, że „rzeczpospolita” to dosłownie „dobro wspólne”? To słowo ma w Polsce głębsze znaczenie niż mogłoby się wydawać. Poznaj jego historię – od Rzymu po III RP.
www.national-geographic.pl
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
This picks up what Robert Frost argues elsewhere is an emotive difference behind Polush's two words for republic
Republika is a term applied to other countries
Rzeczpospolita is applied only to Poland, & (in the historical context) often translated into Eng as 'Commonwealth'
shorturl.at/nVwBj
Republika is a term applied to other countries
Rzeczpospolita is applied only to Poland, & (in the historical context) often translated into Eng as 'Commonwealth'
shorturl.at/nVwBj
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#BBCNews - Serbia's energy reliance on Russia comes unstuck facing US oil sanctions
www.bbc.com/news/article...
By @guydelauney.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
By @guydelauney.bsky.social
Serbia's energy reliance on Russia comes unstuck facing US oil sanctions
President Vucic has traded barbs with the Kremlin amid differences over gas supplies and Serbia's arms trade.
www.bbc.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:05 AM
#BBCNews - Serbia's energy reliance on Russia comes unstuck facing US oil sanctions
www.bbc.com/news/article...
By @guydelauney.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
By @guydelauney.bsky.social
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The Telegraph sides with Trump against the BBC and, so, the country.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The Telegraph sides with Trump against the BBC and, so, the country.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
Clown interviewing clown in Warsaw today 🤡🤡
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Clown interviewing clown in Warsaw today 🤡🤡
I've always said Poland deserves far greater recognition & appreciationn than it often recieves, but this isn't what I had in mind.
Such praise from the far right gives a completely false impression of what the country thinks.
It does, however, highlight what today's Independencence Day march is.
Such praise from the far right gives a completely false impression of what the country thinks.
It does, however, highlight what today's Independencence Day march is.
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I've always said Poland deserves far greater recognition & appreciationn than it often recieves, but this isn't what I had in mind.
Such praise from the far right gives a completely false impression of what the country thinks.
It does, however, highlight what today's Independencence Day march is.
Such praise from the far right gives a completely false impression of what the country thinks.
It does, however, highlight what today's Independencence Day march is.
Will Poland reciprocate & open a South Korean office to promote the cultural phenomenon that is Disco Polo?
South Korea has opened an office in Warsaw for promoting its cultural exports and fostering collaboration on content creation.
"We want Poland to become a hub connecting Central and Eastern Europe with East Asia," says KOCCA, the state creative content agency.
"We want Poland to become a hub connecting Central and Eastern Europe with East Asia," says KOCCA, the state creative content agency.
South Korea opens office in Poland to promote cultural exports and content creation
notesfrompoland.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Will Poland reciprocate & open a South Korean office to promote the cultural phenomenon that is Disco Polo?
The second paragraph here is a masterpiece:
November 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The second paragraph here is a masterpiece:
This is quite a fun story.
A group of Belarusians has run a route around Poland to trace a map of the country as a gesture of thanks in the lead up to Independence Day on November 11th.
It took 20 athletes 44 hours to run a non stop relay totalling 435km tvpworld.com/89885715/str...
A group of Belarusians has run a route around Poland to trace a map of the country as a gesture of thanks in the lead up to Independence Day on November 11th.
It took 20 athletes 44 hours to run a non stop relay totalling 435km tvpworld.com/89885715/str...
November 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This is quite a fun story.
A group of Belarusians has run a route around Poland to trace a map of the country as a gesture of thanks in the lead up to Independence Day on November 11th.
It took 20 athletes 44 hours to run a non stop relay totalling 435km tvpworld.com/89885715/str...
A group of Belarusians has run a route around Poland to trace a map of the country as a gesture of thanks in the lead up to Independence Day on November 11th.
It took 20 athletes 44 hours to run a non stop relay totalling 435km tvpworld.com/89885715/str...
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If we put $$, people won't notice it's the SS?
lol
lol
November 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
If we put $$, people won't notice it's the SS?
lol
lol
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Passengers on a high-speed train between Poland's two largest cities were taken by surprise when a sheep wearing a nappy began wandering through the carriages.
Sheep in nappy spotted on Polish high-speed train
notesfrompoland.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Passengers on a high-speed train between Poland's two largest cities were taken by surprise when a sheep wearing a nappy began wandering through the carriages.
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#OnThisDay, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize was born: Marie Skłodowska-Curie.
Today, the MSCActions 🇪🇺 fellowship carries her name, supporting young scientists in their research.
Together, we’re building a brighter future for generations to come.
Today, the MSCActions 🇪🇺 fellowship carries her name, supporting young scientists in their research.
Together, we’re building a brighter future for generations to come.
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
#OnThisDay, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize was born: Marie Skłodowska-Curie.
Today, the MSCActions 🇪🇺 fellowship carries her name, supporting young scientists in their research.
Together, we’re building a brighter future for generations to come.
Today, the MSCActions 🇪🇺 fellowship carries her name, supporting young scientists in their research.
Together, we’re building a brighter future for generations to come.
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💥INVESTIGATION: For over a decade, ‘Pravfond’ has been providing legal aid to Russians abroad. Internal emails obtained by journalists show how it collaborated with Russian spies, funded propaganda efforts, and built points of influence along the way.
Russian Foundation, Aimed at Helping ‘Compatriots’ Abroad, Supports Spies, Criminals, and Propagandists - VSquare.org
For over a decade, ‘Pravfond’ has been providing legal aid to Russians across the world. Internal emails obtained by journalists show how it collaborated with spies, funded propaganda efforts, and built points of influence along the way.
vsquare.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
💥INVESTIGATION: For over a decade, ‘Pravfond’ has been providing legal aid to Russians abroad. Internal emails obtained by journalists show how it collaborated with Russian spies, funded propaganda efforts, and built points of influence along the way.
www.thetimes.com/article/9efd...
Interesting article on how ignorance, conspiracy theories, & arguing with established facts are not only praised, but desired
The pejorative use of Dark Ages is annoying, however. It's not revisionist to say the medieval world understood science, hygene, reason etc
Interesting article on how ignorance, conspiracy theories, & arguing with established facts are not only praised, but desired
The pejorative use of Dark Ages is annoying, however. It's not revisionist to say the medieval world understood science, hygene, reason etc
In age of demons, we must fight to enlighten
The ease with which the world has slipped back into superstition shows how badly we need the crusading spirit of 18th-century Enlightenment thinkers
www.thetimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
www.thetimes.com/article/9efd...
Interesting article on how ignorance, conspiracy theories, & arguing with established facts are not only praised, but desired
The pejorative use of Dark Ages is annoying, however. It's not revisionist to say the medieval world understood science, hygene, reason etc
Interesting article on how ignorance, conspiracy theories, & arguing with established facts are not only praised, but desired
The pejorative use of Dark Ages is annoying, however. It's not revisionist to say the medieval world understood science, hygene, reason etc
It may be fiction, but I think MGM's new Robin Hood may be pushing historical inaccuracy a little too far
November 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It may be fiction, but I think MGM's new Robin Hood may be pushing historical inaccuracy a little too far
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Whisky is now Poland’s fastest-growing alcohol export, with overseas sales rising fivefold since 2021.
Meanwhile, the share of vodka among exported spirits has fallen from 80% two decades ago to 38% now.
Meanwhile, the share of vodka among exported spirits has fallen from 80% two decades ago to 38% now.
Whisky now Poland's fastest-growing alcohol export after sales rise fivefold since 2021
notesfrompoland.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Whisky is now Poland’s fastest-growing alcohol export, with overseas sales rising fivefold since 2021.
Meanwhile, the share of vodka among exported spirits has fallen from 80% two decades ago to 38% now.
Meanwhile, the share of vodka among exported spirits has fallen from 80% two decades ago to 38% now.
Best Gdańsk/Danzig set novel: The Tin Drum?
Gdańsk in Poland has been named a global City of Literature by UNESCO.
It is now one of only 63 such cities in the world, and the third in Poland to obtain the distinction.
It is now one of only 63 such cities in the world, and the third in Poland to obtain the distinction.
Poland's Gdańsk named UNESCO City of Literature
notesfrompoland.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Best Gdańsk/Danzig set novel: The Tin Drum?
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Kraków's conservator of monuments has ordered an inspection of the historic building that Robert De Niro's company is turning into a luxury hotel.
A local MP recently raised concern that the building is being damaged during the construction work.
A local MP recently raised concern that the building is being damaged during the construction work.
Miejski konserwator zabytków interweniuje w sprawie Miastoprojektu przerabianego na hotel. Inwestycję ma skontrolować Nadzór Budowlany
dziennikpolski24.pl
November 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Kraków's conservator of monuments has ordered an inspection of the historic building that Robert De Niro's company is turning into a luxury hotel.
A local MP recently raised concern that the building is being damaged during the construction work.
A local MP recently raised concern that the building is being damaged during the construction work.
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NEW: ‘Nigel Farage is not my friend…he’s just a handsome & stylish English gentleman’
The wife of the Russian agent who Nathan Gill has admitted to accepting bribes from says Nigel Farage is not her ‘good friend’ after saying that he was her ‘good friend’
1/
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The wife of the Russian agent who Nathan Gill has admitted to accepting bribes from says Nigel Farage is not her ‘good friend’ after saying that he was her ‘good friend’
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
'Nigel Farage is Not My Friend...He's Just a Very Handsome Man'
The wife of a Russian spy gets in touch...
open.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
NEW: ‘Nigel Farage is not my friend…he’s just a handsome & stylish English gentleman’
The wife of the Russian agent who Nathan Gill has admitted to accepting bribes from says Nigel Farage is not her ‘good friend’ after saying that he was her ‘good friend’
1/
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The wife of the Russian agent who Nathan Gill has admitted to accepting bribes from says Nigel Farage is not her ‘good friend’ after saying that he was her ‘good friend’
1/
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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“A new wave of nostalgia-bait content is going viral, and it’s broken containment – it has spread well beyond Facebook, popping up on X, YouTube, and TikTok. Much of it is obviously ‘slop’. But most notably and horrifyingly of all, it isn’t aimed at boomers – it is aimed squarely at millennials.”
Why Facebook is suddenly full of nostalgia for the recent past
Millennials used to mock their parents’ sepia-tinted Facebook posts. Now they’re the ones yearning for a simpler time - before student debt and existential angst
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 8:13 AM
“A new wave of nostalgia-bait content is going viral, and it’s broken containment – it has spread well beyond Facebook, popping up on X, YouTube, and TikTok. Much of it is obviously ‘slop’. But most notably and horrifyingly of all, it isn’t aimed at boomers – it is aimed squarely at millennials.”
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Jesus Christ. We go mad about one bloke we wrongly released, yet hear next to nothing about this horror? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
More than 50 child asylum seekers still missing after disappearing from Kent care
Council data obtained by the Guardian shows 345 children have gone missing in recent years, many probably taken by traffickers
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Jesus Christ. We go mad about one bloke we wrongly released, yet hear next to nothing about this horror? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Poles and Ukrainians pay tribute to the victims of the Russian attacks on Ukraine at the Rakowicki Cemetery in Krakow, #OTD November 01, 2022 in Krakow, Poland.
The city of Krakow has created a special place where, during the All Saints celebration, anyone can commemorate Ukrainians who died.
Poles and Ukrainians pay tribute to the victims of the Russian attacks on Ukraine at the Rakowicki Cemetery in Krakow, #OTD November 01, 2022 in Krakow, Poland.
The city of Krakow has created a special place where, during the All Saints celebration, anyone can commemorate Ukrainians who died.
November 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Poles and Ukrainians pay tribute to the victims of the Russian attacks on Ukraine at the Rakowicki Cemetery in Krakow, #OTD November 01, 2022 in Krakow, Poland.
The city of Krakow has created a special place where, during the All Saints celebration, anyone can commemorate Ukrainians who died.
Poles and Ukrainians pay tribute to the victims of the Russian attacks on Ukraine at the Rakowicki Cemetery in Krakow, #OTD November 01, 2022 in Krakow, Poland.
The city of Krakow has created a special place where, during the All Saints celebration, anyone can commemorate Ukrainians who died.
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If cemeteries create a community of both the living and the dead, what happens when the living get displaced?
Case in point: German cemeteries in the PL "Recovered Lands."
All Saints' Day is a good day to reflect on what happens to memory in the absence of those who remember.
🧵(not an easy read)
Case in point: German cemeteries in the PL "Recovered Lands."
All Saints' Day is a good day to reflect on what happens to memory in the absence of those who remember.
🧵(not an easy read)
November 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
If cemeteries create a community of both the living and the dead, what happens when the living get displaced?
Case in point: German cemeteries in the PL "Recovered Lands."
All Saints' Day is a good day to reflect on what happens to memory in the absence of those who remember.
🧵(not an easy read)
Case in point: German cemeteries in the PL "Recovered Lands."
All Saints' Day is a good day to reflect on what happens to memory in the absence of those who remember.
🧵(not an easy read)
Notwithstanding the fact the debate around Motability is another example of people thinking disabled people have it too easy*
Anyone who opines on Motability should first have to explain how the scheme works
*I write this 2 weeks into a 6 week hospital stay
Anyone who opines on Motability should first have to explain how the scheme works
*I write this 2 weeks into a 6 week hospital stay
Reform UK’s Lee Anderson wants to bring back the ‘invalid carriage’.
The Invacar was banned from English roads in 2003 over safety fears after some overturned and others caught fire.
The Invacar was banned from English roads in 2003 over safety fears after some overturned and others caught fire.
October 31, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Notwithstanding the fact the debate around Motability is another example of people thinking disabled people have it too easy*
Anyone who opines on Motability should first have to explain how the scheme works
*I write this 2 weeks into a 6 week hospital stay
Anyone who opines on Motability should first have to explain how the scheme works
*I write this 2 weeks into a 6 week hospital stay