ℳ𝒾𝒹𝑔ℯ𝓉𝒱𝒾𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔
@midgetviking.bsky.social
Middle-aged and extremely menopausal. Surprised myself by getting a new job spring 2024 - still loving it.
Politically I'm left of centre (nick-name in school as given me by my English teacher: the communist - it stuck among my peers).
Politically I'm left of centre (nick-name in school as given me by my English teacher: the communist - it stuck among my peers).
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ℳ𝒾𝒹𝑔ℯ𝓉𝒱𝒾𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔
@midgetviking.bsky.social
· Jan 25
There are decidedly a number of people whose deaths I shall be celebrating when their time comes.
What happened to integrity among the privileged?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Eb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Eb...
Anand Giridharadas on the Elite Network Around Epstein
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
What happened to integrity among the privileged?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Eb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Eb...
Oh #bbc.
We live in truly frightening times.
We live in truly frightening times.
‘The chill wind from the White House is already rippling through New Broadcasting House.’
@lewisgoodall.com reacts after the BBC edited out an anti-Trump line from a historian’s lecture.
@lewisgoodall.com reacts after the BBC edited out an anti-Trump line from a historian’s lecture.
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Oh #bbc.
We live in truly frightening times.
We live in truly frightening times.
www.facebook.com/share/v/1Jrq...
MAGA Twitter accounts based anywhere but in the USA.
I’m not surprised. Are you?
MAGA Twitter accounts based anywhere but in the USA.
I’m not surprised. Are you?
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
www.facebook.com/share/v/1Jrq...
MAGA Twitter accounts based anywhere but in the USA.
I’m not surprised. Are you?
MAGA Twitter accounts based anywhere but in the USA.
I’m not surprised. Are you?
'... when she asked why she was being tested in this way the psychologist told her: "To see if you are civilised enough, if you can act like a human being."'
Oh, #denmark.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Oh, #denmark.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned
The Danish government has banned the use of parental competency tests on Greenlandic families after decades of criticism.
www.bbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
'... when she asked why she was being tested in this way the psychologist told her: "To see if you are civilised enough, if you can act like a human being."'
Oh, #denmark.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Oh, #denmark.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
November 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Hades would like his dinner served right here, thank you.
November 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Hades would like his dinner served right here, thank you.
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... Boy, Dickens is the worst example to pick here.
"Dickens's world is too far removed from modern experience."
What, you mean the world of enormous wealth disparity, the industrialization of human life begetting generational suffering, the young forced to scavenge on the fringes of society...
"Dickens's world is too far removed from modern experience."
What, you mean the world of enormous wealth disparity, the industrialization of human life begetting generational suffering, the young forced to scavenge on the fringes of society...
November 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
... Boy, Dickens is the worst example to pick here.
"Dickens's world is too far removed from modern experience."
What, you mean the world of enormous wealth disparity, the industrialization of human life begetting generational suffering, the young forced to scavenge on the fringes of society...
"Dickens's world is too far removed from modern experience."
What, you mean the world of enormous wealth disparity, the industrialization of human life begetting generational suffering, the young forced to scavenge on the fringes of society...
It’s here! Though I was given the opportunity to read it in digital format before publication, I just love books. And it was also lovely to read the short foreword:
To all who have lost someone.
This story is for you.
@benandrewsauthor.bsky.social
#books
To all who have lost someone.
This story is for you.
@benandrewsauthor.bsky.social
#books
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
It’s here! Though I was given the opportunity to read it in digital format before publication, I just love books. And it was also lovely to read the short foreword:
To all who have lost someone.
This story is for you.
@benandrewsauthor.bsky.social
#books
To all who have lost someone.
This story is for you.
@benandrewsauthor.bsky.social
#books
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
And tRump finds another low. Another expectation met.
And tRump finds another low. Another expectation met.
Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing, threatens ABC News in White House meeting – as it happened
This live blog is now closed.
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
And tRump finds another low. Another expectation met.
And tRump finds another low. Another expectation met.
To me, this is AI. This is all it is.
November 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
To me, this is AI. This is all it is.
What is the purpose of all the AI slop that the internet is being flooded with right now?
November 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
What is the purpose of all the AI slop that the internet is being flooded with right now?
I’ve now reached the stage where if I see a nice photo online I think: ‘I hope it’s not AI’.
#keepitreal
#keepitreal
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I’ve now reached the stage where if I see a nice photo online I think: ‘I hope it’s not AI’.
#keepitreal
#keepitreal
It's 'interesting' that despite all these spellchecks and AI support systems, the Internet seems to inundated with an ever lower standard of spelling, grammar, syntax, and a general stupefaction of rhetoric and argumentation in everything.
I even find myself falling prey to over-simplifications.
I even find myself falling prey to over-simplifications.
November 13, 2025 at 10:25 AM
It's 'interesting' that despite all these spellchecks and AI support systems, the Internet seems to inundated with an ever lower standard of spelling, grammar, syntax, and a general stupefaction of rhetoric and argumentation in everything.
I even find myself falling prey to over-simplifications.
I even find myself falling prey to over-simplifications.
![5 years ago, the internet was an escape from the real world.
Today, the real world is an escape from the internet.
(drawing of Steve, the otter, with a suitcase with sticker 'I [heart] fish')
From: In Otter News - inotternews.co.uk](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fhgosmklb27bo3n4gq3h3g3n/bafkreigqpurvml2mcw6fkn6uu2vo6u77w3kkjhxybxampfdfzzfwrma6si@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
What happens to the climate if the economy collapses?
What happens to the economy if the climate collapses?
What happens to the economy if the climate collapses?
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 AM
What happens to the climate if the economy collapses?
What happens to the economy if the climate collapses?
What happens to the economy if the climate collapses?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
There is no reason why he should remain in line to the throne. And there’s no reason why the king should pay him anything or provide him with accommodation.
Seriously.
#andrew
There is no reason why he should remain in line to the throne. And there’s no reason why the king should pay him anything or provide him with accommodation.
Seriously.
#andrew
What does it mean to be plain old Andrew Mountbatten Windsor?
The prince-turned-commoner may be ‘humiliated’ say experts, but he is still eighth in line to the British throne
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:23 AM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
There is no reason why he should remain in line to the throne. And there’s no reason why the king should pay him anything or provide him with accommodation.
Seriously.
#andrew
There is no reason why he should remain in line to the throne. And there’s no reason why the king should pay him anything or provide him with accommodation.
Seriously.
#andrew
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He has no idea what Obamacare is. Absolutely no idea.
We are ruled by the dumbest monarch ever.
We are ruled by the dumbest monarch ever.
November 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
He has no idea what Obamacare is. Absolutely no idea.
We are ruled by the dumbest monarch ever.
We are ruled by the dumbest monarch ever.
Just on a side note: Kirkens Bymisjon in Norway don't want to pay for the upkeep of Quisling's grave any more.
Good for them.
#nazi #quisling
www.nrk.no/vestfoldogte...
Good for them.
#nazi #quisling
www.nrk.no/vestfoldogte...
Nekter å betale for Quisling-grav: – Klart avtalebrudd
Kirkens Bymisjon bryter forpliktelsene de påtok seg for 45 år siden hvis de ikke betaler for Quislings familiegravsted til 2030, sier Elden-advokat.
www.nrk.no
November 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Just on a side note: Kirkens Bymisjon in Norway don't want to pay for the upkeep of Quisling's grave any more.
Good for them.
#nazi #quisling
www.nrk.no/vestfoldogte...
Good for them.
#nazi #quisling
www.nrk.no/vestfoldogte...
So, do I dump my PC and replace it with my dad's superduper Mac? It seems to be really good...
November 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
So, do I dump my PC and replace it with my dad's superduper Mac? It seems to be really good...