Roger Hutchinson
@rogermiles.bsky.social
Writer. Hebrides. At the close of the day, it comes back to football, pasta and cats.
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This #Caturday more than most, we need reminding that the USA has also produced couples like this. On the right, Mark Twain. On his right shoulder, Tiddles.
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
This #Caturday more than most, we need reminding that the USA has also produced couples like this. On the right, Mark Twain. On his right shoulder, Tiddles.
Donald Trump gives a bad name to the previously honourable vocation of Vietnam draft dodger.
January 23, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Donald Trump gives a bad name to the previously honourable vocation of Vietnam draft dodger.
He has just been told that Mark will be washing his hair that morning.
January 23, 2026 at 9:59 AM
He has just been told that Mark will be washing his hair that morning.
Greenland/Iceland, who cares?Trump was always going to invade the wrong island. It’ll be Lewis next.
January 21, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Greenland/Iceland, who cares?Trump was always going to invade the wrong island. It’ll be Lewis next.
Pump jockeys and grocers in MAGA districts must be in physical danger from customers who are continually assured by their fuhrer that everywhere else in the USA, gas and food retail prices are a quarter their local cost.
January 21, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Pump jockeys and grocers in MAGA districts must be in physical danger from customers who are continually assured by their fuhrer that everywhere else in the USA, gas and food retail prices are a quarter their local cost.
50,000+ Greenlandic Inuit are the last natives of North America with their culture, language and independence pretty much intact.
They are also educated and know of such historical events as the Trail of Tears and Wounded Knee.
A mystery why they won’t be subjected to the USA.
They are also educated and know of such historical events as the Trail of Tears and Wounded Knee.
A mystery why they won’t be subjected to the USA.
January 19, 2026 at 8:02 PM
50,000+ Greenlandic Inuit are the last natives of North America with their culture, language and independence pretty much intact.
They are also educated and know of such historical events as the Trail of Tears and Wounded Knee.
A mystery why they won’t be subjected to the USA.
They are also educated and know of such historical events as the Trail of Tears and Wounded Knee.
A mystery why they won’t be subjected to the USA.
The FIFA Club World Cup (stolen from Chelsea FC). The FIFA Peace Prize (an invention of Gianni Infantino). The Nobel Peace Prize medallion (actually awarded to a completely different politician).
Trump’s trophy cabinet is straight from the black parade.
Trump’s trophy cabinet is straight from the black parade.
January 16, 2026 at 6:14 PM
The FIFA Club World Cup (stolen from Chelsea FC). The FIFA Peace Prize (an invention of Gianni Infantino). The Nobel Peace Prize medallion (actually awarded to a completely different politician).
Trump’s trophy cabinet is straight from the black parade.
Trump’s trophy cabinet is straight from the black parade.
Jenrick being media washed as the new fresh future of the British right.
C’mon - he’s the guy who painted over Disney murals at detention centres in case they made six-year-olds smile.
C’mon - he’s the guy who painted over Disney murals at detention centres in case they made six-year-olds smile.
January 16, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Jenrick being media washed as the new fresh future of the British right.
C’mon - he’s the guy who painted over Disney murals at detention centres in case they made six-year-olds smile.
C’mon - he’s the guy who painted over Disney murals at detention centres in case they made six-year-olds smile.
Can we now have a more nuanced look at María Corina Machado? She’s not exactly Joan of Arc.
January 16, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Can we now have a more nuanced look at María Corina Machado? She’s not exactly Joan of Arc.
Jenrick sacking… why do rats in a sack jump to mind?
January 15, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Jenrick sacking… why do rats in a sack jump to mind?
Looking at the freak show of a few dozen Reform councillors, MPs and media supporters. Then thinking forward to a general election, when they have to find 600+ adults capable of writing their own names without bursting into tears.
I don’t see PM Farage. I just don’t see it.
I don’t see PM Farage. I just don’t see it.
January 11, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Looking at the freak show of a few dozen Reform councillors, MPs and media supporters. Then thinking forward to a general election, when they have to find 600+ adults capable of writing their own names without bursting into tears.
I don’t see PM Farage. I just don’t see it.
I don’t see PM Farage. I just don’t see it.
It should be clear that Trump, Musk, Miller, Vance & co are not going to permit another round of free and fair presidential elections in the USA. They will begin by exploiting domestic and foreign conflicts to block, corrupt and cancel this year’s midterms.
January 11, 2026 at 4:53 PM
It should be clear that Trump, Musk, Miller, Vance & co are not going to permit another round of free and fair presidential elections in the USA. They will begin by exploiting domestic and foreign conflicts to block, corrupt and cancel this year’s midterms.
The USA government has advised its citizens to leave Venezuela to escape rampaging armed militia.
Just don’t go back to Minneapolis. Chicago, New York, Portland…
Just don’t go back to Minneapolis. Chicago, New York, Portland…
January 11, 2026 at 12:11 PM
The USA government has advised its citizens to leave Venezuela to escape rampaging armed militia.
Just don’t go back to Minneapolis. Chicago, New York, Portland…
Just don’t go back to Minneapolis. Chicago, New York, Portland…
In the imminent flood of refugees and asylum seekers to Europe from the collapsing USA, we must be highly selective about who we admit.
January 9, 2026 at 11:22 AM
In the imminent flood of refugees and asylum seekers to Europe from the collapsing USA, we must be highly selective about who we admit.
Difficult at present to see any kind of future for the USA, let alone a happy one. It’s devouring itself.
January 7, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Difficult at present to see any kind of future for the USA, let alone a happy one. It’s devouring itself.
The Nobel Peace Prize has been shamed before - Henry Kissinger anyone? But Maria Machado offering to share it with Trump in return for power hits a new low. Time to retire the whole mess.
January 7, 2026 at 12:31 PM
The Nobel Peace Prize has been shamed before - Henry Kissinger anyone? But Maria Machado offering to share it with Trump in return for power hits a new low. Time to retire the whole mess.
Swap you Greenland for Hawaii. We were there long before you.
January 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Swap you Greenland for Hawaii. We were there long before you.
Clouds and silver linings… No point pretending we won’t have fun watching Trump and his dimwits make a complete horlicks of occupied Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Clouds and silver linings… No point pretending we won’t have fun watching Trump and his dimwits make a complete horlicks of occupied Venezuela.
Trump says he’s going to run Venezuela himself. They’ll be begging for mercy in weeks.
January 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Trump says he’s going to run Venezuela himself. They’ll be begging for mercy in weeks.
Am I hallucinating, or is this the third time in as many months the demented fool has announced this to the world?
Chrissakes America! Somebody get him out of that office and tucked up in a secure facility before we all suffer for your racism.
Chrissakes America! Somebody get him out of that office and tucked up in a secure facility before we all suffer for your racism.
January 2, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Am I hallucinating, or is this the third time in as many months the demented fool has announced this to the world?
Chrissakes America! Somebody get him out of that office and tucked up in a secure facility before we all suffer for your racism.
Chrissakes America! Somebody get him out of that office and tucked up in a secure facility before we all suffer for your racism.
The Greek word for fennel is μάραθο, or marathon. The Plain of Marathon was covered in wild fennel.
So Greeks refer to the epochal ancient conflict there as the Battle of Fennel, and to Pheidippides’ subsequent 25-mile race to Athens as a Fennel. Marathon runners are fenneliou.
So Greeks refer to the epochal ancient conflict there as the Battle of Fennel, and to Pheidippides’ subsequent 25-mile race to Athens as a Fennel. Marathon runners are fenneliou.
January 2, 2026 at 1:33 PM
The Greek word for fennel is μάραθο, or marathon. The Plain of Marathon was covered in wild fennel.
So Greeks refer to the epochal ancient conflict there as the Battle of Fennel, and to Pheidippides’ subsequent 25-mile race to Athens as a Fennel. Marathon runners are fenneliou.
So Greeks refer to the epochal ancient conflict there as the Battle of Fennel, and to Pheidippides’ subsequent 25-mile race to Athens as a Fennel. Marathon runners are fenneliou.
Tell me you know nothing about the British Isles without telling me you know nothing about the British Isles. Bliadhna Mhath Ùr do Pheadair.
January 1, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Tell me you know nothing about the British Isles without telling me you know nothing about the British Isles. Bliadhna Mhath Ùr do Pheadair.
The incomparable Dorothy Parker. Telegram to Robert Benchley, 31 December 1929.
January 1, 2026 at 10:23 AM
The incomparable Dorothy Parker. Telegram to Robert Benchley, 31 December 1929.