Annika Newnham
@annikabrandberg.bsky.social
Tant och tönt. Associate Prof in Law at Uni Reading. Lives by the sea. Listens to the Archers, despairs at Politics, loves long country walks with husband and dog. If you have to resort to "F*ck off bitch!" you probably lost the argument a few bleets ago.
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I see the plan there - campaign as long as they can, go to as many protests for photo ops, head off to picket lines, shout solidarity a lot and avoid any of the complicated part about real solutions with really hard choices - same as the last 40 odd years then
November 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I see the plan there - campaign as long as they can, go to as many protests for photo ops, head off to picket lines, shout solidarity a lot and avoid any of the complicated part about real solutions with really hard choices - same as the last 40 odd years then
Yeah no, we mostly laugh at him to make ourselves feel better about our own bad governments
November 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Yeah no, we mostly laugh at him to make ourselves feel better about our own bad governments
A message of peace and tolerance at Christmas? Sympathy for suffering innocent children? and those who have to flee their homes? What would Jesus think? I suspect he would highly approve!
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A message of peace and tolerance at Christmas? Sympathy for suffering innocent children? and those who have to flee their homes? What would Jesus think? I suspect he would highly approve!
It's "Christian" Nationalism with the weirdest takes on the stuff Jesus actually said. Sadly, it's influential in some English churches.
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
It's "Christian" Nationalism with the weirdest takes on the stuff Jesus actually said. Sadly, it's influential in some English churches.
I want that now! I'm a sucker for Xmas Swing Dresses
November 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I want that now! I'm a sucker for Xmas Swing Dresses
But it has, sensibly, not led you to have Nicola Sturgeon or any other member of the Scottish Nationalist Party... Words and acronyms can have many meanings.
November 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
But it has, sensibly, not led you to have Nicola Sturgeon or any other member of the Scottish Nationalist Party... Words and acronyms can have many meanings.
That saying is really: you have nobody but yourself to blame for feeling the cold when you can't dress adequately. Stop Complaining!
November 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
That saying is really: you have nobody but yourself to blame for feeling the cold when you can't dress adequately. Stop Complaining!
Serious boring answer, keep your previous pair in a known place for this purpose. I'm -13.
November 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Serious boring answer, keep your previous pair in a known place for this purpose. I'm -13.
I do feel sorry for those people but I also don't have enough time left on this earth to spend it humouring them.
November 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I do feel sorry for those people but I also don't have enough time left on this earth to spend it humouring them.
I shout this after my dog so often
November 13, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I shout this after my dog so often
Won't LLMs just come up with plausible modules that don't exist?
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Won't LLMs just come up with plausible modules that don't exist?
He was a wife and child beater
November 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
He was a wife and child beater
Also, Iceland isn't exactly that good an example, in economic terms. Stick to Norway.
November 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Also, Iceland isn't exactly that good an example, in economic terms. Stick to Norway.
The first time I read the post I missed out the word "with" 😱
November 1, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The first time I read the post I missed out the word "with" 😱
That IS upsetting. It's frightening what AI can do these days. But as others have pointed out, says more about him than about you.
November 1, 2025 at 7:55 AM
That IS upsetting. It's frightening what AI can do these days. But as others have pointed out, says more about him than about you.
When I was little in Sweden it was traditional to dress up as an Easter witch and go round with little drawings/letters you made in return for sweets (to people you knew) at least nominally reciprocal.
November 1, 2025 at 7:49 AM
When I was little in Sweden it was traditional to dress up as an Easter witch and go round with little drawings/letters you made in return for sweets (to people you knew) at least nominally reciprocal.
I agree, it certainly wasn't clear cut. I think for the Finns it was a case of the lesser of two evils. Both Finland (and more shamefully) the Nazis had massive support in my native Sweden because of the fear of Russia/Stalin/communism.
October 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I agree, it certainly wasn't clear cut. I think for the Finns it was a case of the lesser of two evils. Both Finland (and more shamefully) the Nazis had massive support in my native Sweden because of the fear of Russia/Stalin/communism.
Thank you! Corrected!
October 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Thank you! Corrected!