TrainCaptain
@traincaptain.bsky.social
Bilingual/bicultural British citizen living and working in northern France. Also, I like dogs. And the EU. Not 'nudes in bios' or other bot oddities. Please don't follow if you're one of them. You'll be blocked if you do.
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TrainCaptain
@traincaptain.bsky.social
· Aug 15
Just popped over the border to Belgium today. Bought some souvenirs.
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In the second century BCE, Egypt cut off papyrus exports to keep Pergamum’s library from competing. It didn’t work. The scholars invented parchment instead.
Librarians: 1. Monopoly: 0.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In the second century BCE, Egypt cut off papyrus exports to keep Pergamum’s library from competing. It didn’t work. The scholars invented parchment instead.
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This is the BEST summary of modern life.
Enshittification, in summary.
October 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is the BEST summary of modern life.
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The absolute zenith of both species 🐶🐱
August 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The absolute zenith of both species 🐶🐱
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Portfolio update : The Mirror of Pride
"She's been following me for several days; I only see her at dusk. She always stays about ten paces away. When I confront her, she claims to be my shadow. I then asked her if I was her light. She replied that I was confusing my pride with her patience."
"She's been following me for several days; I only see her at dusk. She always stays about ten paces away. When I confront her, she claims to be my shadow. I then asked her if I was her light. She replied that I was confusing my pride with her patience."
August 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Portfolio update : The Mirror of Pride
"She's been following me for several days; I only see her at dusk. She always stays about ten paces away. When I confront her, she claims to be my shadow. I then asked her if I was her light. She replied that I was confusing my pride with her patience."
"She's been following me for several days; I only see her at dusk. She always stays about ten paces away. When I confront her, she claims to be my shadow. I then asked her if I was her light. She replied that I was confusing my pride with her patience."
Irritation is growing at news outlets that give you the choice of: 'refuse cookies and pay €1' or 'Accept' - but when you accept, don't let you read the article anyway. More and more are doing this. What a waste of time.
August 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Irritation is growing at news outlets that give you the choice of: 'refuse cookies and pay €1' or 'Accept' - but when you accept, don't let you read the article anyway. More and more are doing this. What a waste of time.
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The 2026 Olympic games and, to a lesser extent, the 2026 FIFA World Cup may require relocating...
The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many.
U.S. may require visa applicants to post bond up to $15,000 to enter country
The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States.
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August 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The 2026 Olympic games and, to a lesser extent, the 2026 FIFA World Cup may require relocating...
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The weather dude on TV last night said it's going to be 99 degrees today. I'm demanding that he be fired and replace with another dude that will forecast a high of 82.
Am I doing this right?
Am I doing this right?
August 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The weather dude on TV last night said it's going to be 99 degrees today. I'm demanding that he be fired and replace with another dude that will forecast a high of 82.
Am I doing this right?
Am I doing this right?
I'd forgotten about this. It is time to remember.
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
July 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I'd forgotten about this. It is time to remember.
So true...
May 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
So true...
Destroy Boeing! Make America Great Again!
Boeing hopes to find new buyers for up to 50 planes returned by China
Boeing hopes to find new buyers for up to 50 planes returned by China
Airplane manufacturer says it is lobbying Donald Trump over ‘unfortunate’ decision to impose tariffs
Boeing will try to divert as many as 50 planes ordered by Chinese airlines to customers elsewhere after steep tariffs prompted by Donald Trump’s trade war.
The US manufacturer said it was confident that it could find other buyers for the planes, but said it was lobbying Trump personally to resolve an “unfortunate situation”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Destroy Boeing! Make America Great Again!
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The Art of the Deal
April 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The Art of the Deal
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Staple this to RFK Jr’s forehead.
April 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Staple this to RFK Jr’s forehead.
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The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:
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March 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:
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Every European needs to see this. Time is running out faster than could be imagined.
JD Vance, "Denmark is not being a good ally"
"If we need to take Greenland that is what President Trump will do because he doesn't care about what Europeans scream at us"
"If we need to take Greenland that is what President Trump will do because he doesn't care about what Europeans scream at us"
March 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Every European needs to see this. Time is running out faster than could be imagined.
Also: Release the wasps 🐝🐝🐝
There's only one way to settle this. Man on man jelly wrestling. We can let them use red, white and blue jelly if they really want. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform feud escalates as Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe trade public barbs
Richard Tice tries to calm party row in Sunday media round after pair attack each other in newspaper articles
www.theguardian.com
March 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Also: Release the wasps 🐝🐝🐝
Problem is, you can only 'like' a post once.
Oh for god’s sake.
Can’t we all just say fuck you Trump… and leave him to fester in his own pile of shit?
I’m sick of hearing this fucking retard spew bile non stop.
I know there’s decent people in the US, but I’m sorry. … fuck the lot of you and sort this shit out.
We’re done with you
Can’t we all just say fuck you Trump… and leave him to fester in his own pile of shit?
I’m sick of hearing this fucking retard spew bile non stop.
I know there’s decent people in the US, but I’m sorry. … fuck the lot of you and sort this shit out.
We’re done with you
March 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Problem is, you can only 'like' a post once.
It seems you can say and do want you want yhese days. Nazi salutes, overtly racist insults... Unbridled vocabulary without consequences.
Dominic Cummings has called me a black retard.
Dominic Cummings racially abuses black journalist!
YouTube video by Femi
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February 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
It seems you can say and do want you want yhese days. Nazi salutes, overtly racist insults... Unbridled vocabulary without consequences.
Totally excellent.
February 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Totally excellent.
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Know thy enemy is stupid as fuck.
February 2, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Know thy enemy is stupid as fuck.
There was never any reason that the UK couldn't have been No. 1 in Europe when the country was in.
When Laura K insists rejoining the EU wouldn't bring growth for the UK as EU countries on average don't grow much atm, it is (deliberately?) misleading.
The UK's economy can of course grow if trade with EU countries increases, no matter how well they are doing for themselves.
The UK's economy can of course grow if trade with EU countries increases, no matter how well they are doing for themselves.
February 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
There was never any reason that the UK couldn't have been No. 1 in Europe when the country was in.
A reminder that Single Market / Customs Union WAS a version of Brexit as voted for by our ancestors in 2016.
As it was 'Brexit-compatible' I fail to see how it could now be a 'red line', even for Brexiteers who claim ascendancy of the will of the people?
As it was 'Brexit-compatible' I fail to see how it could now be a 'red line', even for Brexiteers who claim ascendancy of the will of the people?
February 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
A reminder that Single Market / Customs Union WAS a version of Brexit as voted for by our ancestors in 2016.
As it was 'Brexit-compatible' I fail to see how it could now be a 'red line', even for Brexiteers who claim ascendancy of the will of the people?
As it was 'Brexit-compatible' I fail to see how it could now be a 'red line', even for Brexiteers who claim ascendancy of the will of the people?