Sakdbag
@sakdbag.bsky.social
History and fiction enthusiast. Politics, too, until it becomes insufferable. Work in games, studied in journalism.
Hast seen the white whale? 🐋
Hast seen the white whale? 🐋
There’s only one phrase apt enough to describe the George RR Martin-esque twist in the Musk/Farage debate:
Play with feathers, get your arse tickled!
Play with feathers, get your arse tickled!
January 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
There’s only one phrase apt enough to describe the George RR Martin-esque twist in the Musk/Farage debate:
Play with feathers, get your arse tickled!
Play with feathers, get your arse tickled!
Spotify coming in with the yearly reminder to buy a duo account for your girlfriend #wrapped #swiftybyassociation
December 4, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Spotify coming in with the yearly reminder to buy a duo account for your girlfriend #wrapped #swiftybyassociation
I had a dream I was hunted, captured and killed by Gregg Wallace. I really need to stop watching the news.
December 2, 2024 at 5:29 AM
I had a dream I was hunted, captured and killed by Gregg Wallace. I really need to stop watching the news.
BBC correspondent reporting live from Barnard Castle. Blinking stupidly in the snow. Not the first to struggle with his vision up that end
November 23, 2024 at 7:06 AM
BBC correspondent reporting live from Barnard Castle. Blinking stupidly in the snow. Not the first to struggle with his vision up that end
They need to start taking these storm names more seriously. Someone, somewhere in the UK this weekend is gonna fall foul of… storm Bert….
November 23, 2024 at 7:02 AM
They need to start taking these storm names more seriously. Someone, somewhere in the UK this weekend is gonna fall foul of… storm Bert….
Introduce yourself with:
One book 📚 — Fellowship of the Ring
One movie 🎥 — Fellowship of the Ring
One album 💿 — Fellowship of the Ring, Howard Shore
One TV show 📺 — n/a
One book 📚 — Fellowship of the Ring
One movie 🎥 — Fellowship of the Ring
One album 💿 — Fellowship of the Ring, Howard Shore
One TV show 📺 — n/a
Introduce yourself with:
One book 📚 — Goodnight Mr Tom
One movie 🎥 — Hot Fuzz
One album 💿 — Schubert, Winterreise, sung by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
One TV show 📺 — The Wire
One book 📚 — Goodnight Mr Tom
One movie 🎥 — Hot Fuzz
One album 💿 — Schubert, Winterreise, sung by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
One TV show 📺 — The Wire
Introduce yourself with:
One book 📚 — The Silmarillion
One movie 🎥 — Ever After
One album 💿 — The Killers - Hot Fuss
One TV show 📺 — Buffy the Vampire Slayer
One book 📚 — The Silmarillion
One movie 🎥 — Ever After
One album 💿 — The Killers - Hot Fuss
One TV show 📺 — Buffy the Vampire Slayer
November 18, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Introduce yourself with:
One book 📚 — Fellowship of the Ring
One movie 🎥 — Fellowship of the Ring
One album 💿 — Fellowship of the Ring, Howard Shore
One TV show 📺 — n/a
One book 📚 — Fellowship of the Ring
One movie 🎥 — Fellowship of the Ring
One album 💿 — Fellowship of the Ring, Howard Shore
One TV show 📺 — n/a
Maritime history starter packs 🫡
a man in a military uniform is laughing in british .
Alt: a man in a military uniform is laughing in british .
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Maritime history starter packs 🫡
All these incredibly smart academics and I’m just here like…
a man with a beard is sitting in a crowd of people and looking at something .
ALT: a man with a beard is sitting in a crowd of people and looking at something .
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:48 AM
All these incredibly smart academics and I’m just here like…
I come from a fairly deprived, formerly BNP/UKIP-voting constituency, and the grim reality of it is Kemi Badenoch will not be winning any of those voters back.
As a progressive, left-leaning, sound of mind individual, I for one welcome a black woman leading a major party, but those folks will not.
As a progressive, left-leaning, sound of mind individual, I for one welcome a black woman leading a major party, but those folks will not.
“… a sustainable lead will only be established when the Conservative Party’s standing and prestige are restored. To do so, Tory MPs need to rethink their instincts — not trust in them.”
www.politics.co.uk/week-in-revi...
www.politics.co.uk/week-in-revi...
Kemi Badenoch’s early troubles reflect fundamental problems
In time, Conservative MPs could learn to rue Kemi Badenoch’s ability to “cut through”.
www.politics.co.uk
November 17, 2024 at 11:19 AM
I come from a fairly deprived, formerly BNP/UKIP-voting constituency, and the grim reality of it is Kemi Badenoch will not be winning any of those voters back.
As a progressive, left-leaning, sound of mind individual, I for one welcome a black woman leading a major party, but those folks will not.
As a progressive, left-leaning, sound of mind individual, I for one welcome a black woman leading a major party, but those folks will not.
Caesar: ‘Well, the Ides of March are come.’
Spurinna: ‘Aye, they are come, but they are not gone.’
Spurinna: ‘Aye, they are come, but they are not gone.’
November 17, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Caesar: ‘Well, the Ides of March are come.’
Spurinna: ‘Aye, they are come, but they are not gone.’
Spurinna: ‘Aye, they are come, but they are not gone.’
God, this is thrilling. I haven’t opened this many starter packs since Pokémon cards were all the rage in the 90s. What a fantastic idea!
November 16, 2024 at 6:37 PM
God, this is thrilling. I haven’t opened this many starter packs since Pokémon cards were all the rage in the 90s. What a fantastic idea!
Who’s got a Historian starter pack???
November 16, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Who’s got a Historian starter pack???
@bsky.app feels like an exciting departure from twitter. Instead of football and fights and general unpleasantness, I’m seeing birds and blue lakes… and mountains. Mountains, Gandalf!
November 16, 2024 at 5:29 PM
@bsky.app feels like an exciting departure from twitter. Instead of football and fights and general unpleasantness, I’m seeing birds and blue lakes… and mountains. Mountains, Gandalf!
@mobydickatsea.bsky.social Hast seen the white whale???
November 15, 2024 at 10:49 AM
@mobydickatsea.bsky.social Hast seen the white whale???
There isn’t a day goes by where I don’t think about this passage by Joseph Conrad. Has anything ever been so rich in atmosphere?
November 15, 2024 at 10:47 AM
There isn’t a day goes by where I don’t think about this passage by Joseph Conrad. Has anything ever been so rich in atmosphere?
Out of the frying pan and into the fire???
February 6, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Out of the frying pan and into the fire???