Melantrys
@melantrys.bsky.social
she/her
bibliophile
sort of German..... ish
bibliophile
sort of German..... ish
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Melantrys
@melantrys.bsky.social
· Dec 15
So. Obviously I'm new here.
I might be silent for long stretches.
Or rant about politics.
Or books.
Or movies.
Well, wax lyrical in case of the latter two, I suppose.
This will certainly follow no discernable pattern. Just like me.
I might be silent for long stretches.
Or rant about politics.
Or books.
Or movies.
Well, wax lyrical in case of the latter two, I suppose.
This will certainly follow no discernable pattern. Just like me.
Heute im Radio zufällig einen Kommentar von Fritz Eckenga gehört, der kurz das Thema Grönland streifte. "... dieser ungünstig frisierte Soziopath aus Washington..."
Heard a comment on the radio today that briefly mentioned Greenland. And "this unfavourably coiffed sociopath from Washington". 😂
Heard a comment on the radio today that briefly mentioned Greenland. And "this unfavourably coiffed sociopath from Washington". 😂
January 9, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Heute im Radio zufällig einen Kommentar von Fritz Eckenga gehört, der kurz das Thema Grönland streifte. "... dieser ungünstig frisierte Soziopath aus Washington..."
Heard a comment on the radio today that briefly mentioned Greenland. And "this unfavourably coiffed sociopath from Washington". 😂
Heard a comment on the radio today that briefly mentioned Greenland. And "this unfavourably coiffed sociopath from Washington". 😂
Self-what-now??
Caine, in what happened when the military invaded Maduro’s compound: “On arrival into the target area, the helicopters came under fire, and they replied to that fire with overwhelming force in self-defense.”
We’re going to be reading that sentence for years.
We’re going to be reading that sentence for years.
January 3, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Self-what-now??
Reposted by Melantrys
After posting a photo of a blindfolded Maduro online, Trump said the US plans to "run" Venezuela, suggesting an American occupation. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump says US captured Venezuela’s president and plans to “run the country”
Trump did not request congressional approval for the attack, saying "Congress has a tendency to leak."
www.motherjones.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:19 PM
After posting a photo of a blindfolded Maduro online, Trump said the US plans to "run" Venezuela, suggesting an American occupation. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Okay. I needed a few hours to stomach the news
The world should have already protested when Trump had the boats bombed. Even if they were transporting drugs (Were they?!), that was no appropriate reaction.
But if the world - and other American politicians- doesn't/don't do anything now....
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The world should have already protested when Trump had the boats bombed. Even if they were transporting drugs (Were they?!), that was no appropriate reaction.
But if the world - and other American politicians- doesn't/don't do anything now....
1/2
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Okay. I needed a few hours to stomach the news
The world should have already protested when Trump had the boats bombed. Even if they were transporting drugs (Were they?!), that was no appropriate reaction.
But if the world - and other American politicians- doesn't/don't do anything now....
1/2
The world should have already protested when Trump had the boats bombed. Even if they were transporting drugs (Were they?!), that was no appropriate reaction.
But if the world - and other American politicians- doesn't/don't do anything now....
1/2
*raises glass in toast*
Happy New Year, everyone!
Happy New Year, everyone!
December 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
*raises glass in toast*
Happy New Year, everyone!
Happy New Year, everyone!
So. Just unpacked my Covid, er, Christmas bag. Which contained books from the Expanse series and A Snake in the Barley and The Rest Is Death, @sirbenfro.bsky.social, @candacerobbauthor.bsky.social.
So thank you for brightening this lousy Christmas a bit.
So thank you for brightening this lousy Christmas a bit.
December 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
So. Just unpacked my Covid, er, Christmas bag. Which contained books from the Expanse series and A Snake in the Barley and The Rest Is Death, @sirbenfro.bsky.social, @candacerobbauthor.bsky.social.
So thank you for brightening this lousy Christmas a bit.
So thank you for brightening this lousy Christmas a bit.
Wishing everyone a better Christmas than mine.
A positive covid test just killed my planned family visit.
A positive covid test just killed my planned family visit.
December 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Wishing everyone a better Christmas than mine.
A positive covid test just killed my planned family visit.
A positive covid test just killed my planned family visit.
Okay, not as interesting and hairy as @sirbenfro.bsky.social's coos but I've been driving past some not that usual cows on my way to work:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakenve...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakenve...
Lakenvelder cattle - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Okay, not as interesting and hairy as @sirbenfro.bsky.social's coos but I've been driving past some not that usual cows on my way to work:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakenve...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakenve...
Damn, I think something was wrong with the covid vaccine I got this morning.
My arm is starting to hurt.
😂
My arm is starting to hurt.
😂
December 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Damn, I think something was wrong with the covid vaccine I got this morning.
My arm is starting to hurt.
😂
My arm is starting to hurt.
😂
Ahhhhhhhh!
T'is the season to hand out your wish lists to your loved ones.
📙 📙 📙 📙 📙 📙 📙
T'is the season to hand out your wish lists to your loved ones.
📙 📙 📙 📙 📙 📙 📙
December 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Ahhhhhhhh!
T'is the season to hand out your wish lists to your loved ones.
📙 📙 📙 📙 📙 📙 📙
T'is the season to hand out your wish lists to your loved ones.
📙 📙 📙 📙 📙 📙 📙
I suppose an update on the job post is in order.
*checks month and giggles*
Overdue?
I took the job, and it was a good decision.
There are some staff issues that are annoying, but on the other hand it only makes the boss appreciate me more.
And cutting the distance in half is a real bonus as well.
*checks month and giggles*
Overdue?
I took the job, and it was a good decision.
There are some staff issues that are annoying, but on the other hand it only makes the boss appreciate me more.
And cutting the distance in half is a real bonus as well.
November 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I suppose an update on the job post is in order.
*checks month and giggles*
Overdue?
I took the job, and it was a good decision.
There are some staff issues that are annoying, but on the other hand it only makes the boss appreciate me more.
And cutting the distance in half is a real bonus as well.
*checks month and giggles*
Overdue?
I took the job, and it was a good decision.
There are some staff issues that are annoying, but on the other hand it only makes the boss appreciate me more.
And cutting the distance in half is a real bonus as well.
Inspired by Candace Robb's @candacerobbauthor.bsky.social post from a few days ago, I cooked a few lentils to death this evening.
November 30, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Inspired by Candace Robb's @candacerobbauthor.bsky.social post from a few days ago, I cooked a few lentils to death this evening.
Die Toten Hosen / The Rolling Stones
Coal Chamber / Type O Negative
Disturbed
If festival appearances also count:
David Bowie
Alice Cooper
Coal Chamber / Type O Negative
Disturbed
If festival appearances also count:
David Bowie
Alice Cooper
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Chicago
Santana
The Who
Led Zeppelin
Simon and Garfunkle
Ravi Shankar
Bob Dylan
Peter, Paul, and Mary
The Chieftains
The Beatles
okay, that's twice 5, and I'm old, but these were great!
Chicago
Santana
The Who
Led Zeppelin
Simon and Garfunkle
Ravi Shankar
Bob Dylan
Peter, Paul, and Mary
The Chieftains
The Beatles
okay, that's twice 5, and I'm old, but these were great!
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
David Bowie
Leonard Cohen
Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie together
Julian Bream
Pinchas Zukerman
David Bowie
Leonard Cohen
Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie together
Julian Bream
Pinchas Zukerman
November 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Die Toten Hosen / The Rolling Stones
Coal Chamber / Type O Negative
Disturbed
If festival appearances also count:
David Bowie
Alice Cooper
Coal Chamber / Type O Negative
Disturbed
If festival appearances also count:
David Bowie
Alice Cooper
So, yesterday, when I came home, there was a hedgehog standing in my driveway, facing the neighbours' fence. 🦔 The fence must have been reeeally interesting.
There would have been juuuust enough room to drive past. Hm.
I got out of the car and shooed it back across the driveway into my front yard.
There would have been juuuust enough room to drive past. Hm.
I got out of the car and shooed it back across the driveway into my front yard.
September 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
So, yesterday, when I came home, there was a hedgehog standing in my driveway, facing the neighbours' fence. 🦔 The fence must have been reeeally interesting.
There would have been juuuust enough room to drive past. Hm.
I got out of the car and shooed it back across the driveway into my front yard.
There would have been juuuust enough room to drive past. Hm.
I got out of the car and shooed it back across the driveway into my front yard.
Reposted by Melantrys
My brother and sister-in-law have been raising funds to help Layla Mohammed and her family escape the hell in Gaza. I know times are tight for everyone, but if you can spare anything, even a repost, it is much appreciated. www.gofundme.com/f/layla-moha...
Donate to Help Layla Mohammed and her family leave Gaza, organized by Peter and Alice Oswald
Hi our names are Peter Oswald and Alice Oswald, from Britain. … Peter and Alice Oswald needs your support for Help Layla Mohammed and her family leave Gaza
www.gofundme.com
August 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
My brother and sister-in-law have been raising funds to help Layla Mohammed and her family escape the hell in Gaza. I know times are tight for everyone, but if you can spare anything, even a repost, it is much appreciated. www.gofundme.com/f/layla-moha...
Again, the cat. Twice now today. I am proud to say, I repeatedly booped her little nose.
July 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Again, the cat. Twice now today. I am proud to say, I repeatedly booped her little nose.
The cat was back (again). Sorry, no pics, was eating. She was lying under the climbing roses and looking like she was enjoying the birds going nuts in the trees. Then she gave me a funny look when I answered my phone. Apparently I was not supposed to do that.
1/3
1/3
July 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The cat was back (again). Sorry, no pics, was eating. She was lying under the climbing roses and looking like she was enjoying the birds going nuts in the trees. Then she gave me a funny look when I answered my phone. Apparently I was not supposed to do that.
1/3
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Damn you, @sirbenfro.bsky.social !
I just finished the First Sir Benfro book, and now I need the rest!
I just finished the First Sir Benfro book, and now I need the rest!
April 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Damn you, @sirbenfro.bsky.social !
I just finished the First Sir Benfro book, and now I need the rest!
I just finished the First Sir Benfro book, and now I need the rest!
Reposted by Melantrys
Du bekommst 152 Pralinen geschenkt.
Die meisten davon sind mit Hundekacke gefüllt, du weißt aber nicht, welche.
Wahrscheinlich wirst du nicht eine probieren.
So ist es auch mit der AfD.
Man probiert keine Zusammenarbeit, denn die Hundekacke kann überall sein.
Die meisten davon sind mit Hundekacke gefüllt, du weißt aber nicht, welche.
Wahrscheinlich wirst du nicht eine probieren.
So ist es auch mit der AfD.
Man probiert keine Zusammenarbeit, denn die Hundekacke kann überall sein.
April 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Du bekommst 152 Pralinen geschenkt.
Die meisten davon sind mit Hundekacke gefüllt, du weißt aber nicht, welche.
Wahrscheinlich wirst du nicht eine probieren.
So ist es auch mit der AfD.
Man probiert keine Zusammenarbeit, denn die Hundekacke kann überall sein.
Die meisten davon sind mit Hundekacke gefüllt, du weißt aber nicht, welche.
Wahrscheinlich wirst du nicht eine probieren.
So ist es auch mit der AfD.
Man probiert keine Zusammenarbeit, denn die Hundekacke kann überall sein.
Eid Mubarak / frohes Zuckerfest!
March 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Eid Mubarak / frohes Zuckerfest!
Reposted by Melantrys
It is the Feast Day of Saint Arnulf, patron of small objects made of twigs. If you find yourself making something out of twigs today, this is perfectly normal and not a sign of anything unfortunate. Relax and allow St. Arnulf to work through you.
March 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It is the Feast Day of Saint Arnulf, patron of small objects made of twigs. If you find yourself making something out of twigs today, this is perfectly normal and not a sign of anything unfortunate. Relax and allow St. Arnulf to work through you.
Just sat in the sun, eating a cold vegan slice of pizza from an organic store while watching a toddler "doing sports": bending her knees two, three times with outstretched arms, taking a sip of Gatorade, bending knees, Gatorade..... Cute.
March 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Just sat in the sun, eating a cold vegan slice of pizza from an organic store while watching a toddler "doing sports": bending her knees two, three times with outstretched arms, taking a sip of Gatorade, bending knees, Gatorade..... Cute.
Guter Gatte.
Der Gatte gestern:
Was ist ein Fabrikbesitzer mit Migrationshintergrund?
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Ein Ausländer, der nach Deutschland gekommen ist, um uns Arbeitsplätze zu geben.
Was ist ein Fabrikbesitzer mit Migrationshintergrund?
.
.
Ein Ausländer, der nach Deutschland gekommen ist, um uns Arbeitsplätze zu geben.
March 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Guter Gatte.
So, I just finished reading Stephen King's @stephenking.bsky.social "Holly".
I have one thing in common with King (well, several actually, but those are politics and common sense related and have nothing to do with books): I have grown quite fond of Holly and had been eagerly awaiting the...
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I have one thing in common with King (well, several actually, but those are politics and common sense related and have nothing to do with books): I have grown quite fond of Holly and had been eagerly awaiting the...
1/5
March 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
So, I just finished reading Stephen King's @stephenking.bsky.social "Holly".
I have one thing in common with King (well, several actually, but those are politics and common sense related and have nothing to do with books): I have grown quite fond of Holly and had been eagerly awaiting the...
1/5
I have one thing in common with King (well, several actually, but those are politics and common sense related and have nothing to do with books): I have grown quite fond of Holly and had been eagerly awaiting the...
1/5
It's not caturday, but, here, have a cat.
The photo is from last year, but that same cat was using my kitchen windowsill as a catwalk (see what I did there?) again yesterday, prompting me to go out and pet them - again - so I consider it recent. No clue who they belong to but they look well groomed.
The photo is from last year, but that same cat was using my kitchen windowsill as a catwalk (see what I did there?) again yesterday, prompting me to go out and pet them - again - so I consider it recent. No clue who they belong to but they look well groomed.
March 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
It's not caturday, but, here, have a cat.
The photo is from last year, but that same cat was using my kitchen windowsill as a catwalk (see what I did there?) again yesterday, prompting me to go out and pet them - again - so I consider it recent. No clue who they belong to but they look well groomed.
The photo is from last year, but that same cat was using my kitchen windowsill as a catwalk (see what I did there?) again yesterday, prompting me to go out and pet them - again - so I consider it recent. No clue who they belong to but they look well groomed.