Mika
@mikagratzke.bsky.social
zine maker, poet, rugby player, academic
- einmalige Ehrenurkunde bei den Bundesjugendspielen -
Pic: Mika - white, middle aged & shaven headed in front of grey metal cladding with yellow dots.
Background: daffodils in bloom
- einmalige Ehrenurkunde bei den Bundesjugendspielen -
Pic: Mika - white, middle aged & shaven headed in front of grey metal cladding with yellow dots.
Background: daffodils in bloom
Pinned
AM WRITING
The academic piece is done and accepted by the editor.
And I have 6k words on TESTO PESTO which may still get renamed. If it fitted the theme I would go for FROM THE GEKKO 😀.
Are you working on a creative project?
The academic piece is done and accepted by the editor.
And I have 6k words on TESTO PESTO which may still get renamed. If it fitted the theme I would go for FROM THE GEKKO 😀.
Are you working on a creative project?
November 15, 2025 at 10:19 AM
AM WRITING
The academic piece is done and accepted by the editor.
And I have 6k words on TESTO PESTO which may still get renamed. If it fitted the theme I would go for FROM THE GEKKO 😀.
Are you working on a creative project?
The academic piece is done and accepted by the editor.
And I have 6k words on TESTO PESTO which may still get renamed. If it fitted the theme I would go for FROM THE GEKKO 😀.
Are you working on a creative project?
A zine order from Canada.
November 15, 2025 at 9:19 AM
A zine order from Canada.
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Millionen Menschen in der Ukraine haben eine fürchterliche Nacht durchlebt. Eine Rakete nach der anderen, Schwärme von Drohnen, Explosionen, Erschütterungen, Dutzende kaputte Wohnhäuser. Mindestens sechs Menschen in Kyjiw haben nicht überlebt. Für alle anderen gibt es weiterhin keine Sicherheit.
November 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Millionen Menschen in der Ukraine haben eine fürchterliche Nacht durchlebt. Eine Rakete nach der anderen, Schwärme von Drohnen, Explosionen, Erschütterungen, Dutzende kaputte Wohnhäuser. Mindestens sechs Menschen in Kyjiw haben nicht überlebt. Für alle anderen gibt es weiterhin keine Sicherheit.
Wie jesacht:
HOCH DIE HÄNDE
November 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Wie jesacht:
Chef, wir sind da was ganz heißem auf der Spur!
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Chef, wir sind da was ganz heißem auf der Spur!
Warum heißt es steigernder Besinnungsaufsatz und nicht anschwellender Bocksgesang?
November 12, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Warum heißt es steigernder Besinnungsaufsatz und nicht anschwellender Bocksgesang?
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Oh look. There really are "no go areas" in England.
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Oh look. There really are "no go areas" in England.
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Oh.
Former French president Sarkozy released from prison after three weeks www.bbc.com/news/article...
Former French president Sarkozy released from prison after three weeks www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Oh.
Former French president Sarkozy released from prison after three weeks www.bbc.com/news/article...
Former French president Sarkozy released from prison after three weeks www.bbc.com/news/article...
Things I did this weekend:
Hedge cutting
Napping
Writing
Reading about antifascist resistance in the 1930-40s
Choosing an audiobook for the commute
Hedge cutting
Napping
Writing
Reading about antifascist resistance in the 1930-40s
Choosing an audiobook for the commute
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Things I did this weekend:
Hedge cutting
Napping
Writing
Reading about antifascist resistance in the 1930-40s
Choosing an audiobook for the commute
Hedge cutting
Napping
Writing
Reading about antifascist resistance in the 1930-40s
Choosing an audiobook for the commute
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McFreiheit
Quelle: Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung - Werner Sygnecki - Nr. 17
Quelle: Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung - Werner Sygnecki - Nr. 17
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
McFreiheit
Quelle: Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung - Werner Sygnecki - Nr. 17
Quelle: Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung - Werner Sygnecki - Nr. 17
If you say ‘Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson’ three times whilst ruffling someone’s hair, they earn the right to smack you in the face.
November 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
If you say ‘Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson’ three times whilst ruffling someone’s hair, they earn the right to smack you in the face.
Das Pogrom vom 9.-10. November 1938 hatte viele Zuschauer,die sich prächtig amüsierten und -was noch viel wichtiger ist- viele Täter,die die Synagogen schändeten,Juden prügelten,ermordeten,sich bereicherten,die die Karriereleiter durch ihr Tun erklimmen wollten und auch taten #Novemberpogrom
November 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Helmut Schmidt, mit Helium gefüllt und an einem festen Tau über dem Flughafen schwebend, hätte sämtliche russischen Drohnenangriffe abgewehrt.
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Helmut Schmidt, mit Helium gefüllt und an einem festen Tau über dem Flughafen schwebend, hätte sämtliche russischen Drohnenangriffe abgewehrt.
Thought for the day: Trans time cannot be subsumed in notions of queer time. Trans time is always at risk of running out - for teenagers, for older trans people. The average waiting time for an appointment at a UK gender clinic is 25 years. When is the 'right time' to transition, asks Gwen:
Stop waiting for the 'right time' to transition - a lesson from King Arthur 👇
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/stop-waiting-for-the-right-time-to-transition-a-lesson-from-king-arthur/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/stop-waiting-for-the-right-time-to-transition-a-lesson-from-king-arthur/
Stop waiting for the 'right time' to transition - a lesson from King Arthur
Instead of waiting for the ‘right time’, let's use the agency and self-determination we do have
www.wearequeeraf.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Thought for the day: Trans time cannot be subsumed in notions of queer time. Trans time is always at risk of running out - for teenagers, for older trans people. The average waiting time for an appointment at a UK gender clinic is 25 years. When is the 'right time' to transition, asks Gwen:
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‘Since it wasn’t unlawful in 1899 for Frenchmen to exterminate, mutilate, behead, rape, enslave and dispossess Africans, France is not now liable for those activities.’
Rob Lemkin on the search for reparations for what France did to Niger, from the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
Rob Lemkin on the search for reparations for what France did to Niger, from the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
Rob Lemkin | What France owes to Niger
About ten years ago I visited Dioundiou, a village in Niger two hundred kilometres south-east of the capital Niamey, and...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
‘Since it wasn’t unlawful in 1899 for Frenchmen to exterminate, mutilate, behead, rape, enslave and dispossess Africans, France is not now liable for those activities.’
Rob Lemkin on the search for reparations for what France did to Niger, from the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
Rob Lemkin on the search for reparations for what France did to Niger, from the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
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Kurze Zusammenfassung für alle, denen das jetzt etwas viel wird: Die CDU Berlin vergibt willkürlich Gelder für Antisemitismus-Bekämpfung, u.a. an eine Immobilienfirma mit Geschäftsführer Max Mustermann oder auch an die Kollegin des haushaltspolitischen Sprechers im Parteivorstand Lichterfelde. 1/4
November 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Kurze Zusammenfassung für alle, denen das jetzt etwas viel wird: Die CDU Berlin vergibt willkürlich Gelder für Antisemitismus-Bekämpfung, u.a. an eine Immobilienfirma mit Geschäftsführer Max Mustermann oder auch an die Kollegin des haushaltspolitischen Sprechers im Parteivorstand Lichterfelde. 1/4
Not often we get reviews of translations from Finnish: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Beasts of the Sea by Iida Turpeinen review – a hypnotic tale of the sea cow’s extinction
This hit debut from Finland is intensely readable, but could have delved more deeply into the links between human progress and environmental destruction
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Not often we get reviews of translations from Finnish: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
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Mindestens eines davon bis Mitternacht:
- so lange wie möglich nur über Menschen sprechen, die an einer besseren Welt für alle arbeiten
- einüben, arme Menschen niemals zu verachten
- das schönste Buch im Haus küren
- sich bei einem guten Menschen melden
- selbst Popcorn machen
#MindestensEines
- so lange wie möglich nur über Menschen sprechen, die an einer besseren Welt für alle arbeiten
- einüben, arme Menschen niemals zu verachten
- das schönste Buch im Haus küren
- sich bei einem guten Menschen melden
- selbst Popcorn machen
#MindestensEines
November 6, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Mindestens eines davon bis Mitternacht:
- so lange wie möglich nur über Menschen sprechen, die an einer besseren Welt für alle arbeiten
- einüben, arme Menschen niemals zu verachten
- das schönste Buch im Haus küren
- sich bei einem guten Menschen melden
- selbst Popcorn machen
#MindestensEines
- so lange wie möglich nur über Menschen sprechen, die an einer besseren Welt für alle arbeiten
- einüben, arme Menschen niemals zu verachten
- das schönste Buch im Haus küren
- sich bei einem guten Menschen melden
- selbst Popcorn machen
#MindestensEines
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I don't intend to emigrate. My family are here, my friends are here, I love Glasgow, and I'm committed to the fight for liberation.
But as a descendent of Jewish refugees, I recognise the signs that I might need to leave the UK for my own safety in coming years if things continue to deteriorate.
But as a descendent of Jewish refugees, I recognise the signs that I might need to leave the UK for my own safety in coming years if things continue to deteriorate.
"YouGov poll reveals a large proportion of UK trans people are looking to emigrate within the next 10 years, with almost 40% of younger people considering a move abroad."
goodlawproject.org/over-a-quart...
goodlawproject.org/over-a-quart...
Over a quarter of trans people likely to leave the UK
YouGov poll reveals a large proportion of UK trans people are looking to emigrate within the next 10 years, with almost 40% of younger people considering a move abroad.
goodlawproject.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I don't intend to emigrate. My family are here, my friends are here, I love Glasgow, and I'm committed to the fight for liberation.
But as a descendent of Jewish refugees, I recognise the signs that I might need to leave the UK for my own safety in coming years if things continue to deteriorate.
But as a descendent of Jewish refugees, I recognise the signs that I might need to leave the UK for my own safety in coming years if things continue to deteriorate.
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This is the interesting and important bit, if you don't want to click on the BBC link. It won't be a surprise to anybody who enjoys paying attention to the motivations behind horrible actions.
November 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
This is the interesting and important bit, if you don't want to click on the BBC link. It won't be a surprise to anybody who enjoys paying attention to the motivations behind horrible actions.
Rechte kulturelle Hegemonie droht.
Beunruhigende Entwicklungen unter den jüngsten Befragten: 18-34-Jährige überdurchschnittlich häufig mit rechtsextremem Weltbild - hohe Werte v.a. bei Fremdenfeindlichkeit, Antisemitismus. "Ältere sind weniger rechtsextrem als 2014, Jüngere sind deutlich rechtsextremer als 2014".
7/
7/
November 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Rechte kulturelle Hegemonie droht.
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol