Giles MacDonogh
@gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social
British-Austrian Historian, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, author, occasional artist, linguist, food, wine and cooking.
Dear Lord, help us to get through today's crisis, and may our great leader be lifted up to heaven very soon.'
November 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Dear Lord, help us to get through today's crisis, and may our great leader be lifted up to heaven very soon.'
He put out his bum/ And put in his thumb, / And pulled out a plum, / And said 'What a good boy am I!'"
November 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
He put out his bum/ And put in his thumb, / And pulled out a plum, / And said 'What a good boy am I!'"
'That gal over there says she's my daughter.'
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
'That gal over there says she's my daughter.'
'Can't we say it was all Clinton? Or Obama? Or the banks?'
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
'Can't we say it was all Clinton? Or Obama? Or the banks?'
Three wise men from the Orient bring #TrumpyPumpy gold frankincense and myrrh.
November 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Three wise men from the Orient bring #TrumpyPumpy gold frankincense and myrrh.
A pouting young ICE queen called Leavitt
Told a whopping lie and believed it,
Fought off the Trump
(Who wanted a hump),
Cos she secretly thought him an eejit.
Told a whopping lie and believed it,
Fought off the Trump
(Who wanted a hump),
Cos she secretly thought him an eejit.
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A pouting young ICE queen called Leavitt
Told a whopping lie and believed it,
Fought off the Trump
(Who wanted a hump),
Cos she secretly thought him an eejit.
Told a whopping lie and believed it,
Fought off the Trump
(Who wanted a hump),
Cos she secretly thought him an eejit.
A pouting young ICE queen called Leavitt
Told a whopping lie and and believed it,
Fought off the Trump
(Who wanted a hump),
Cos she secretly thought him an eejit.
Told a whopping lie and and believed it,
Fought off the Trump
(Who wanted a hump),
Cos she secretly thought him an eejit.
November 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A pouting young ICE queen called Leavitt
Told a whopping lie and and believed it,
Fought off the Trump
(Who wanted a hump),
Cos she secretly thought him an eejit.
Told a whopping lie and and believed it,
Fought off the Trump
(Who wanted a hump),
Cos she secretly thought him an eejit.
Leavitt with Thievitt:
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Leavitt with Thievitt:
'I love you too Babe!'
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 AM
'I love you too Babe!'
'Remember this signature? I'm rather proud of it? Nice eh? It's the same one I put on that birthday card to Jeff Epstein. Boy! What a man that was.'
November 13, 2025 at 7:50 AM
'Remember this signature? I'm rather proud of it? Nice eh? It's the same one I put on that birthday card to Jeff Epstein. Boy! What a man that was.'
Market day at Kherson, under the fishing nets.
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Market day at Kherson, under the fishing nets.
9 November 1938. The synagogue opposite my family home in Vienna goes up in smoke.
November 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
9 November 1938. The synagogue opposite my family home in Vienna goes up in smoke.
Two cyclopes driven out by an angel:
November 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Two cyclopes driven out by an angel:
It might be the only way he can draw comparison to FDR? By dying in office?
November 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
It might be the only way he can draw comparison to FDR? By dying in office?
Ben Jennings, The Guardian.
November 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Ben Jennings, The Guardian.
Ivan switches off the lights in Kiev:
November 8, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Ivan switches off the lights in Kiev:
Orban: 'You vill never guess vair I have just poot this thumb?'
November 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Orban: 'You vill never guess vair I have just poot this thumb?'
'Please Miss? Can I go to bed now? I feel tired.'
November 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
'Please Miss? Can I go to bed now? I feel tired.'
These were very cheap, finest porcelain, c1850? Obviously flowers hand painted. Odd markings. Sometimes it looks like a T and always a dab of gold taking different forms. Any ideas?
November 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
These were very cheap, finest porcelain, c1850? Obviously flowers hand painted. Odd markings. Sometimes it looks like a T and always a dab of gold taking different forms. Any ideas?
Has Kemi spoken out about #TrumpyPumpy's threats to Nigeria?
November 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Has Kemi spoken out about #TrumpyPumpy's threats to Nigeria?
A relic from the Battle of the Old Kent Road?
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
A relic from the Battle of the Old Kent Road?