@nosemonkey.bsky.social
Used to be a European politics blogger. Occasionally considering a revival. Still looking for that Twitter alternative. Also on Mastodon, Threads, etc and rarely doing much there either.
To take my mind off the resurgence of mainstream political parties scapegoating foreigners rather than admit that *they* fucked us all over, I'm practicing my French via the excellent Atlas de Paris, by Danielle Chadych and Dominique Leborgne, found in a charity shop for £4 and worth ten times that.
October 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
To take my mind off the resurgence of mainstream political parties scapegoating foreigners rather than admit that *they* fucked us all over, I'm practicing my French via the excellent Atlas de Paris, by Danielle Chadych and Dominique Leborgne, found in a charity shop for £4 and worth ten times that.
I've got the login page, and the login details - but...
I've limited my own access? That was inconvenient of me...
I've limited my own access? That was inconvenient of me...
October 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I've got the login page, and the login details - but...
I've limited my own access? That was inconvenient of me...
I've limited my own access? That was inconvenient of me...
Trump just flew over...
September 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Trump just flew over...
"Now?" I mean, I'm not a massive US history buff, but has there ever been a period where political violence *wasn't* a feature of US life?
Every single gun death in the US is due to a deliberate political choice, and so an example of political violence, FFS!
Every single gun death in the US is due to a deliberate political choice, and so an example of political violence, FFS!
September 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
"Now?" I mean, I'm not a massive US history buff, but has there ever been a period where political violence *wasn't* a feature of US life?
Every single gun death in the US is due to a deliberate political choice, and so an example of political violence, FFS!
Every single gun death in the US is due to a deliberate political choice, and so an example of political violence, FFS!
In happier news, earlier I watched the gloriously shot 1962 film Ilektra, directed by Michael Cacoyannis, but made astonishing by Walter Lassaly's cinematography.
And Irene Papas, obviously. Her eyes are insane. In every sense of the word
And Irene Papas, obviously. Her eyes are insane. In every sense of the word
![Photo of Irene Papas in 1962's Ilektra, with the subtitles "[thunder rumbling]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pxq2j2pmzllkmtmkvvh3enjc/bafkreibuubghjbq6y7nnnzepewzwidzefbtbmjj5inwxfp3gcm3o764yr4@jpeg)
August 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
In happier news, earlier I watched the gloriously shot 1962 film Ilektra, directed by Michael Cacoyannis, but made astonishing by Walter Lassaly's cinematography.
And Irene Papas, obviously. Her eyes are insane. In every sense of the word
And Irene Papas, obviously. Her eyes are insane. In every sense of the word
“We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing.”
June 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing.”
@pdkmitchell.bsky.social In the wild at the John Rylands Library in Manchester
June 5, 2025 at 10:46 AM
@pdkmitchell.bsky.social In the wild at the John Rylands Library in Manchester
Don't include the words "David Cameron" and "big" in the same headline. I misread it and got flashbacks.
May 31, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Don't include the words "David Cameron" and "big" in the same headline. I misread it and got flashbacks.
I started reading this before the Supreme Court's reductive, reactionary ruling. That ruling has, however, made this much more topical - especially the righteous anger of the concluding chapter, ranting about the harm binary views of sex and gender cause to *all* women. Recommend.
April 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I started reading this before the Supreme Court's reductive, reactionary ruling. That ruling has, however, made this much more topical - especially the righteous anger of the concluding chapter, ranting about the harm binary views of sex and gender cause to *all* women. Recommend.
Eight years ago today, while still being vaguely optimistic that Macron might be a positive. (No, I wasn't campaigning...)
April 8, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Eight years ago today, while still being vaguely optimistic that Macron might be a positive. (No, I wasn't campaigning...)
My fortnightly @privateeyenews.bsky.social catch-up on anger at the Labour party for ceasing to even remotely resemble the Labour party.
April 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
My fortnightly @privateeyenews.bsky.social catch-up on anger at the Labour party for ceasing to even remotely resemble the Labour party.
Trying to work out how this is in any way unusual, or why it's worth sending me an alert...
March 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Trying to work out how this is in any way unusual, or why it's worth sending me an alert...
Also this one:
March 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Also this one:
For some reason I keep thinking about this image today. Can't think why.
March 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
For some reason I keep thinking about this image today. Can't think why.
Well played @foylesforbooks.bsky.social
January 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Well played @foylesforbooks.bsky.social
Counterpoint
December 23, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Counterpoint
Biting political commentary through the medium of cardboard masks in a builder's van.
December 6, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Biting political commentary through the medium of cardboard masks in a builder's van.
A broken glass in a sink that needs a clean - also the end of a memento of a much-missed blogger: Andy Carling, aka Quarsan, aka Blairwatch.
December 5, 2024 at 9:18 AM
A broken glass in a sink that needs a clean - also the end of a memento of a much-missed blogger: Andy Carling, aka Quarsan, aka Blairwatch.
Crypto, gangsters, Russian spies, money laundering, Donald Trump? You shock me.
December 4, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Crypto, gangsters, Russian spies, money laundering, Donald Trump? You shock me.
Erm... What?
November 29, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Erm... What?
Yes, I know, fuck the New York Times - but seriously? Swallowing the narrative whole counts as analysis now?
November 6, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Yes, I know, fuck the New York Times - but seriously? Swallowing the narrative whole counts as analysis now?
FFS, Austria - haven't you learned from the last time?
September 29, 2024 at 3:38 PM
FFS, Austria - haven't you learned from the last time?
But still, despite the threat of race riots shutting shops just up the road, in a bit of wonderful timing my wife's settled status e-visa confirmation finally came through today, so there's that.
August 7, 2024 at 6:11 PM
But still, despite the threat of race riots shutting shops just up the road, in a bit of wonderful timing my wife's settled status e-visa confirmation finally came through today, so there's that.
The local Waitrose knows what day it is...
July 4, 2024 at 10:26 AM
The local Waitrose knows what day it is...