Mike Watts
@mikewatts.bsky.social
Woke, remainer (as was), rejoiner (when possible), hate unfairness
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“VIÐ RÁÐUM” means “WE DECIDE” in Icelandic.
And the people of Iceland are now to be given a referendum on whether the country will enter EU accession talks. 🇪🇺🇮🇸
And the people of Iceland are now to be given a referendum on whether the country will enter EU accession talks. 🇪🇺🇮🇸
Is Iceland getting ready to join the EU?
A new change in Iceland’s government means that joining the EU is back on the cards for Iceland.
open.substack.com
January 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“VIÐ RÁÐUM” means “WE DECIDE” in Icelandic.
And the people of Iceland are now to be given a referendum on whether the country will enter EU accession talks. 🇪🇺🇮🇸
And the people of Iceland are now to be given a referendum on whether the country will enter EU accession talks. 🇪🇺🇮🇸
No further comment required 🤣
January 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
No further comment required 🤣
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In case you missed it, a Telegraph columnist is calling for the UK to join a federal superstate with a single currency and free movement of people.
December 27, 2024 at 7:47 AM
In case you missed it, a Telegraph columnist is calling for the UK to join a federal superstate with a single currency and free movement of people.
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You can tell BlueSky is doing well because it is now apparently a hotbed of woke communist anti-American illegal-immigrant-loving liberal elitist transgenders.
November 19, 2024 at 5:35 PM
You can tell BlueSky is doing well because it is now apparently a hotbed of woke communist anti-American illegal-immigrant-loving liberal elitist transgenders.
A man who made politics ‘interesting’ in the good old way not the new way. So long John
🚨 BREAKING: Former UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, one of the best known figures of the New Labour era, has died at the age of 86.
Full story: trib.al/qJNcDdN
Full story: trib.al/qJNcDdN
Former UK Deputy PM John Prescott dead at 86
Prescott was a former trade union activist who served at Prime Minister Tony Blair’s side as one of the best-known figures of the New Labour era.
trib.al
November 21, 2024 at 7:21 AM
A man who made politics ‘interesting’ in the good old way not the new way. So long John
After more than 5 years of trying and more stress than you can shake a stick at we have finally moved into our ‘forever’ home. Lots still to do but - Yay!
November 21, 2024 at 7:13 AM
After more than 5 years of trying and more stress than you can shake a stick at we have finally moved into our ‘forever’ home. Lots still to do but - Yay!
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🧵SALT🧵
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
1/14
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
1/14
November 19, 2024 at 3:03 PM
🧵SALT🧵
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
1/14
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
1/14
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Umm. This is like first day at school. I’ve joined up
November 18, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Umm. This is like first day at school. I’ve joined up
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A neighbourhood has three cafes: Threads cafe, BlueSky cafe and Mastodon cafe.
Some people prefer one, while others go from one to another to say hello.
A few like all three.
All good: no reason for there just to be one.
But we all avoid the once-popular place that went bad under new management.
Some people prefer one, while others go from one to another to say hello.
A few like all three.
All good: no reason for there just to be one.
But we all avoid the once-popular place that went bad under new management.
November 18, 2024 at 12:37 AM
A neighbourhood has three cafes: Threads cafe, BlueSky cafe and Mastodon cafe.
Some people prefer one, while others go from one to another to say hello.
A few like all three.
All good: no reason for there just to be one.
But we all avoid the once-popular place that went bad under new management.
Some people prefer one, while others go from one to another to say hello.
A few like all three.
All good: no reason for there just to be one.
But we all avoid the once-popular place that went bad under new management.
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Ooh 20k followesr on BlueSky - that's pretty healthy but obviously not quite the million we had/have on the sad old shit hole that Twitter is these days. Do tell your friends that Fesshole is HERE, so that they can follow us / block us, dependent on their feelings.
November 9, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Ooh 20k followesr on BlueSky - that's pretty healthy but obviously not quite the million we had/have on the sad old shit hole that Twitter is these days. Do tell your friends that Fesshole is HERE, so that they can follow us / block us, dependent on their feelings.
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Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!
November 13, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!
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A quick social experiment.
The same tweet, posted at the same time on here and on Twitter, commenting on @joannahs.bsky.social’s brilliant piece on the exodus of criminal barristers.
Bluesky replies on the left.
Twitter on the right.
The same tweet, posted at the same time on here and on Twitter, commenting on @joannahs.bsky.social’s brilliant piece on the exodus of criminal barristers.
Bluesky replies on the left.
Twitter on the right.
November 12, 2024 at 8:41 AM
A quick social experiment.
The same tweet, posted at the same time on here and on Twitter, commenting on @joannahs.bsky.social’s brilliant piece on the exodus of criminal barristers.
Bluesky replies on the left.
Twitter on the right.
The same tweet, posted at the same time on here and on Twitter, commenting on @joannahs.bsky.social’s brilliant piece on the exodus of criminal barristers.
Bluesky replies on the left.
Twitter on the right.
T. Rex and Blue Mink bass guitarist Herbie Flowers dies aged 86
Amazing contribution to music over the years!
R.I.P. Herbie
Amazing contribution to music over the years!
R.I.P. Herbie
September 8, 2024 at 7:13 PM
T. Rex and Blue Mink bass guitarist Herbie Flowers dies aged 86
Amazing contribution to music over the years!
R.I.P. Herbie
Amazing contribution to music over the years!
R.I.P. Herbie
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This is so good. Full of killer quotable lines. eg “He's managed to turn […] Tesla from an icon brand catering to well-off environmentalists to […] one instead associated with impotent try-hard faux-masculinity.”
This one's long but I was having so much fun I just didn't want to stop. The supposed tech industry giant is almost hilariously inept at doing actual business stuff.
www.unchartedblue.com/how-to-kill-...
www.unchartedblue.com/how-to-kill-...
How to kill your tech company (Elon Musk edition)
Musk's Twitter takeover is a fascinating case study in how to destroy a company from the inside out.
www.unchartedblue.com
August 27, 2024 at 6:26 PM
This is so good. Full of killer quotable lines. eg “He's managed to turn […] Tesla from an icon brand catering to well-off environmentalists to […] one instead associated with impotent try-hard faux-masculinity.”
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Having spent some time in BlueSky now, I’m finding that Twitter seems even more rabid and furious when I go back. Like I’m now a frog hopping in and out of the boiling water
August 22, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Having spent some time in BlueSky now, I’m finding that Twitter seems even more rabid and furious when I go back. Like I’m now a frog hopping in and out of the boiling water
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Thanks & another hello to new followers this past week (📈), & also thanks to anyone who has recommended this account. Please stay, engage, & build this platform which is already great & imo has proper 2012 Twitter energy. See attached post. 🙏❤️ to my bsky buddies these last 18 months, I see you 👀
Hello new followers and everyone looking for a more nourishing SM experience away from Twitter. Past waves suggest that the temptation to return will be hard to resist as cold turkey kicks in. If you’re serious about being here, I advise and recommend deleting your Twitter account. Just do it.
August 10, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Thanks & another hello to new followers this past week (📈), & also thanks to anyone who has recommended this account. Please stay, engage, & build this platform which is already great & imo has proper 2012 Twitter energy. See attached post. 🙏❤️ to my bsky buddies these last 18 months, I see you 👀
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Who's going to tell her?
Laura Ingraham's Gripe About How Minnesota Has 'Changed' Due To Walz Is An Instant Self-Own
Laura Ingraham made a geographical error while criticizing Tim Walz, referencing the city of "Milwaukee," which is in Wisconsin.
www.comicsands.com
August 9, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Who's going to tell her?