Danica Ognjenovic
@blytheroad.bsky.social
Likes: politics, art, flute players, quirky guitar tutors… environmentalists, libraries, Old English and animals. Pro EU🇪🇺
Dislikes: autocrats, oligarchs
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Danica Ognjenovic
@blytheroad.bsky.social
· Sep 10
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
YouTube video by Jean-Pierre Rampal - Topic
youtu.be
I pick up my flute every day and at some point I know I’ll play this beautiful piece of music by Gluck. One day I’ll do it justice, but I’ll always listen to Jean Pierre Rampal, and to my friend who studied under Rampal in Paris. Music is how I keep sane in a mad world.
“Things happen.” Like chopping up journalists, for instance.
“You’re mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about. Whether you liked him or didn’t like him, things happen,” Trump said in the Oval Office as he presided over a pageant-filled visit for the de facto Saudi leader.
November 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
“Things happen.” Like chopping up journalists, for instance.
Trump courting the female vote in the midterms I see. #Piggygate
THOU SHALT NOT CALL WOMEN ‘PIGGY’!
Never. Not once. Not even in a dream. Every decent human being knows this.
Never. Not once. Not even in a dream. Every decent human being knows this.
Thou Shalt Not Call Women “Piggy"
Can God get a frigging amen?
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Trump courting the female vote in the midterms I see. #Piggygate
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Court found it was factual to call Trump’s Big Lie a “Big Lie.”
Eleventh Circuit throws out Trump's suit against CNN in a per curiam unpublished ruling. Meaning Trump's arguments were totally meritless, not even worthy of a published opinion. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Court found it was factual to call Trump’s Big Lie a “Big Lie.”
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⭕️ UPDATE: The Lebanese Ministry of Health now reports 13 people killed in the Israeli airstrikes on the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in the city of Saida in southern Lebanon.
L’Orient-Le Jour correspondent on the ground reported that two explosions were heard in Saida.
L’Orient-Le Jour correspondent on the ground reported that two explosions were heard in Saida.
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
⭕️ UPDATE: The Lebanese Ministry of Health now reports 13 people killed in the Israeli airstrikes on the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in the city of Saida in southern Lebanon.
L’Orient-Le Jour correspondent on the ground reported that two explosions were heard in Saida.
L’Orient-Le Jour correspondent on the ground reported that two explosions were heard in Saida.
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WOW is right!! What’s especially sweet about this ruling is that the federal judge in question was appointed to the U.S. District Court by… Donald Trump!!!
November 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
WOW is right!! What’s especially sweet about this ruling is that the federal judge in question was appointed to the U.S. District Court by… Donald Trump!!!
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UK and Norway won nature's lottery in 1970 - found oil/gas in the North Sea.
UK squandered wealth, appeased corporations.
Norway levied 78% tax, took direct stake in companies.
Norway now has $1.8 trillion sovereign fund. UK has public finance crisis.
UK Govts still appeasing corporations/rich.
UK squandered wealth, appeased corporations.
Norway levied 78% tax, took direct stake in companies.
Norway now has $1.8 trillion sovereign fund. UK has public finance crisis.
UK Govts still appeasing corporations/rich.
How sparsely populated Norway amassed $1.8 trillion | Fortune Europe
Launched in the early 1990s to invest mostly in bonds, the fund has grown to become the largest of its kind by acquiring small equity stakes in thousands of companies across the world.
fortune.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:38 AM
UK and Norway won nature's lottery in 1970 - found oil/gas in the North Sea.
UK squandered wealth, appeased corporations.
Norway levied 78% tax, took direct stake in companies.
Norway now has $1.8 trillion sovereign fund. UK has public finance crisis.
UK Govts still appeasing corporations/rich.
UK squandered wealth, appeased corporations.
Norway levied 78% tax, took direct stake in companies.
Norway now has $1.8 trillion sovereign fund. UK has public finance crisis.
UK Govts still appeasing corporations/rich.
This series on iplayer kept me going during 2020 lockdown. Wondering what 2026 might bring. Resurrect Craig ‘Dot’ Parkinson? Asking for a friend.
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This series on iplayer kept me going during 2020 lockdown. Wondering what 2026 might bring. Resurrect Craig ‘Dot’ Parkinson? Asking for a friend.
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Gee...I wonder how that happened...
Nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from the Broadview ICE Detention Center has been "irretrievably destroyed" and cannot be produced as evidence in a lawsuit against the government over abhorrent conditions there:
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
Two Weeks of Surveillance Footage From ICE Detention Center ‘Irretrievably Destroyed’
"Defendants have indicated that some video between October 19, 2025 and October 31, 2025 has been irretrievably destroyed and therefore cannot be produced on an expedited basis or at all."
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Gee...I wonder how that happened...
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This episode of Bold Politics on education with Natasha Devon is so good. Can we just make her education secretary instead, please? pca.st/episode/8632...
How An Education System Became A Mental Health Crisis | Natasha Devon | Zack Polanski
pca.st
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This episode of Bold Politics on education with Natasha Devon is so good. Can we just make her education secretary instead, please? pca.st/episode/8632...
GB News and Nigel Farage in Washington, praising Trump and belittling Britain.
November 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
GB News and Nigel Farage in Washington, praising Trump and belittling Britain.
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“It isn’t people seeking sanctuary who are tearing our country apart. It’s toxic, racist narratives and the scapegoating of migrants for crises they did not cause.”
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“It isn’t people seeking sanctuary who are tearing our country apart. It’s toxic, racist narratives and the scapegoating of migrants for crises they did not cause.”
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
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A federal judge says the Justice Department engaged in a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” when it secured an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey. | AP
www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-...
Judge Scolds Justice Department For 'Profound Investigative Missteps' In Comey Case
A federal judge says the Justice Department engaged in a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” when it secured an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey.
www.huffpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A federal judge says the Justice Department engaged in a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” when it secured an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey. | AP
www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-...
😳 #BMA
Seriously?
Seriously?
Wes Streeting has received donations from at least one billionaire: hedge fund manager John Armitage, whose net worth Forbes estimates at around $1.5 billion. Armitage, founder of Egerton Capital, has donated over £95k to Streeting since 2022
He has called the BMA’s actions “morally reprehensible.”
He has called the BMA’s actions “morally reprehensible.”
November 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM
😳 #BMA
Seriously?
Seriously?
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Missed my fix of @bodegacats.bsky.social
Where there’s a cat, there’s hope. 🐈 🐈⬛💜
Where there’s a cat, there’s hope. 🐈 🐈⬛💜
November 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Missed my fix of @bodegacats.bsky.social
Where there’s a cat, there’s hope. 🐈 🐈⬛💜
Where there’s a cat, there’s hope. 🐈 🐈⬛💜
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Tesco is cancelling Christmas.
But it ain't by not putting 'Christmas' on their products.
But it ain't by not putting 'Christmas' on their products.
November 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Tesco is cancelling Christmas.
But it ain't by not putting 'Christmas' on their products.
But it ain't by not putting 'Christmas' on their products.
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BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.
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The clown show is shedding local authority sycophants faster than Farage fills his pockets.
November 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The clown show is shedding local authority sycophants faster than Farage fills his pockets.
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How are your local communities preparing for #VotesAt16?
'Votes at 16' is coming, but how prepared are young people?
On Thursday, join Hattie Andrews @politicsproject.bsky.social, Emma Connolly @uclspeechlab.bsky.social and Hans Svennevig @citizenshippgceioe.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social at this in-person event with @uclspp.bsky.social.
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On Thursday, join Hattie Andrews @politicsproject.bsky.social, Emma Connolly @uclspeechlab.bsky.social and Hans Svennevig @citizenshippgceioe.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social at this in-person event with @uclspp.bsky.social.
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Votes at 16: Is Citizenship Education up to Scratch?
The UK is lowering the voting age to 16, but how prepared are young people to take part in elections?
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
How are your local communities preparing for #VotesAt16?
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"An honest, decent, honourable man who's been loyal to me and the party at all times."
🇷🇺 Nathan Gill is to be sentenced on Friday for accepting Russian bribes...
Loyal to you perhaps, but not the country...
Not the best judge of character are we Nige?
🇷🇺 Nathan Gill is to be sentenced on Friday for accepting Russian bribes...
Loyal to you perhaps, but not the country...
Not the best judge of character are we Nige?
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"An honest, decent, honourable man who's been loyal to me and the party at all times."
🇷🇺 Nathan Gill is to be sentenced on Friday for accepting Russian bribes...
Loyal to you perhaps, but not the country...
Not the best judge of character are we Nige?
🇷🇺 Nathan Gill is to be sentenced on Friday for accepting Russian bribes...
Loyal to you perhaps, but not the country...
Not the best judge of character are we Nige?
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Yulia Navalnaya: “the values enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights served as a guiding light for movements fighting dictatorships around the world — including in Russia, inspiring Soviet dissidents”👇
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/russ... via @politico.eu
#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/russ... via @politico.eu
#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms
What the Russian opposition wants
We aren’t asking for anything extravagant: We simply want Russia to be a normal country that cares about the dignity, rights and future of its people — just as European countries do.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Yulia Navalnaya: “the values enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights served as a guiding light for movements fighting dictatorships around the world — including in Russia, inspiring Soviet dissidents”👇
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/russ... via @politico.eu
#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/russ... via @politico.eu
#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms
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The line “vote for us or you’ll get the far right” doesn’t really work when the policies you’re enacting are barely distinguishable from what the far right propose.
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The line “vote for us or you’ll get the far right” doesn’t really work when the policies you’re enacting are barely distinguishable from what the far right propose.