ℳ𝒾𝒹𝑔ℯ𝓉𝒱𝒾𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔
@midgetviking.bsky.social
Middle-aged and extremely menopausal. Surprised myself by getting a new job spring 2024 - still loving it.
Politically I'm left of centre (nick-name in school as given me by my English teacher: the communist - it stuck among my peers).
Politically I'm left of centre (nick-name in school as given me by my English teacher: the communist - it stuck among my peers).
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@midgetviking.bsky.social
· Jan 25
There are decidedly a number of people whose deaths I shall be celebrating when their time comes.
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Making these things un-turn-off-able is an extremely fundamental core component of the entire industry. It is the same reason you cannot choose between buying yoghurt with single-use plastic or without it.
You cannot fabricate demand for a wasteful, harmful thing without making it mandatory
You cannot fabricate demand for a wasteful, harmful thing without making it mandatory
Dammit, tech companies. The only think I need to know about your awesome AI feature is how to turn it off.
January 16, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Making these things un-turn-off-able is an extremely fundamental core component of the entire industry. It is the same reason you cannot choose between buying yoghurt with single-use plastic or without it.
You cannot fabricate demand for a wasteful, harmful thing without making it mandatory
You cannot fabricate demand for a wasteful, harmful thing without making it mandatory
Just miserably failed teaching myself my first guitar chord. Can't stop my fingers from accidentally dampen the sound of the next string. *sigh*
January 15, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Just miserably failed teaching myself my first guitar chord. Can't stop my fingers from accidentally dampen the sound of the next string. *sigh*
So, when do we get the Epstein files?
January 15, 2026 at 7:57 AM
So, when do we get the Epstein files?
Oh, #Iran. My heart is breaking for your murdered children.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#Persia #governmentfailure #murder
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#Persia #governmentfailure #murder
Iran protests: BBC hears from families of demonstrators killed in crackdown
BBC Persian has received dozens of accounts from inside Iran. Defiant despite potential repercussions, the witnesses said they wanted to ensure the rest of the world knew of the violence against the p...
www.bbc.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Oh, #Iran. My heart is breaking for your murdered children.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#Persia #governmentfailure #murder
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#Persia #governmentfailure #murder
I ask this every day. Every f****** day.
January 14, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I ask this every day. Every f****** day.
Had a bad start to the day. Totally turned around when "attacked" by an over-enthusiastic Labrador puppy.
We don't deserve dogs. But boy, am I glad we have them!
We don't deserve dogs. But boy, am I glad we have them!
January 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Had a bad start to the day. Totally turned around when "attacked" by an over-enthusiastic Labrador puppy.
We don't deserve dogs. But boy, am I glad we have them!
We don't deserve dogs. But boy, am I glad we have them!
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Ketamine President fears Wine Moms
January 12, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Ketamine President fears Wine Moms
There seems to be an army forming. Someone has already suggested 'Chardonnistas' as the name. Count me in!
First it was the childless cat ladies and now wine mom gangs. They don’t realize how badass they make women sound.
January 12, 2026 at 2:43 PM
There seems to be an army forming. Someone has already suggested 'Chardonnistas' as the name. Count me in!
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Remember to apply for membership in your local gang of wine moms soonest.
January 12, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Remember to apply for membership in your local gang of wine moms soonest.
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It's so wild that an adjudicated rapist, a credibly accused pedophile and a man with 34 felony convictions turns out to be a bad president.
Well, live and learn, I guess.
Well, live and learn, I guess.
January 12, 2026 at 2:26 PM
It's so wild that an adjudicated rapist, a credibly accused pedophile and a man with 34 felony convictions turns out to be a bad president.
Well, live and learn, I guess.
Well, live and learn, I guess.
Went to bed exhausted. Woke up several times feeling shit about myself.
I guess this is just who I am. Someone who feels shit about herself.
I guess this is just who I am. Someone who feels shit about herself.
January 10, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Went to bed exhausted. Woke up several times feeling shit about myself.
I guess this is just who I am. Someone who feels shit about herself.
I guess this is just who I am. Someone who feels shit about herself.
January 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I'm beginning to think that social media has been particularly bad for men.
January 3, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I'm beginning to think that social media has been particularly bad for men.
"Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that the current conflict in his country could escalate into a world war. After nearly 60 years of observing conflict, I've got a nasty feeling he's right."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
John Simpson on wars: ‘Why I've never seen a year like 2025'
It has been a year of multiple major conflicts - and there are geopolitical implications of unparalleled importance
www.bbc.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that the current conflict in his country could escalate into a world war. After nearly 60 years of observing conflict, I've got a nasty feeling he's right."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Most people have the capacity for change.
Most people.
Most people.
December 29, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Most people have the capacity for change.
Most people.
Most people.
Loyalty and obedience is not the same.
December 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Loyalty and obedience is not the same.
I am fully aware that the richest people on earth feel little more than contempt for the rest of us.
That's exactly how I feel about them too.
#grifters #parasites #freeloaders
That's exactly how I feel about them too.
#grifters #parasites #freeloaders
December 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I am fully aware that the richest people on earth feel little more than contempt for the rest of us.
That's exactly how I feel about them too.
#grifters #parasites #freeloaders
That's exactly how I feel about them too.
#grifters #parasites #freeloaders
Why are mobile phones made of such insanely slithery material? The damn thing keeps slipping out of my hands!
#waitingfornewcover to arrive
#waitingfornewcover to arrive
December 23, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Why are mobile phones made of such insanely slithery material? The damn thing keeps slipping out of my hands!
#waitingfornewcover to arrive
#waitingfornewcover to arrive
A bad night's sleep and a husband with a tantrum because I asked him to do something he's been putting off for ten fucking years. Sounds just like Christmas to me.
December 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
A bad night's sleep and a husband with a tantrum because I asked him to do something he's been putting off for ten fucking years. Sounds just like Christmas to me.
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