Timothy Bartel
@t-w-bartel.bsky.social
D.Phil. Oxon. (Theology). Organiser, Shotover Wildlife. Volunteer, Oxford City Farm. Activist, Christian Climate Action. Ahl al-Kitab. Either neo-liberalism goes, or this planet does.
And now, our sport correspondent, Steve Vladeck, reports from the latest Calvinball match in Washington, DC . . .
December 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
And now, our sport correspondent, Steve Vladeck, reports from the latest Calvinball match in Washington, DC . . .
Congratulations, Dr Turner, from a white, British, elderly, cis male with an earned D.Phil. from Oxford University, and a volunteer in wildlife conservation.
May you enjoy a distinguished career as an ecologist, or in any other field you choose.
May you enjoy a distinguished career as an ecologist, or in any other field you choose.
November 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Congratulations, Dr Turner, from a white, British, elderly, cis male with an earned D.Phil. from Oxford University, and a volunteer in wildlife conservation.
May you enjoy a distinguished career as an ecologist, or in any other field you choose.
May you enjoy a distinguished career as an ecologist, or in any other field you choose.
Anyone can argue with a 'best of' (or 'worst of') list, and so many folk have a serious claim to Trump Nazgûlhood . . . so please do argue with mine.
E.g. Bessent might be worthy only of the rank of Grey-Faced Wormtongue; dreadful but not with a menacing, ruthless aura. (Like Mike Johnson.)
E.g. Bessent might be worthy only of the rank of Grey-Faced Wormtongue; dreadful but not with a menacing, ruthless aura. (Like Mike Johnson.)
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Anyone can argue with a 'best of' (or 'worst of') list, and so many folk have a serious claim to Trump Nazgûlhood . . . so please do argue with mine.
E.g. Bessent might be worthy only of the rank of Grey-Faced Wormtongue; dreadful but not with a menacing, ruthless aura. (Like Mike Johnson.)
E.g. Bessent might be worthy only of the rank of Grey-Faced Wormtongue; dreadful but not with a menacing, ruthless aura. (Like Mike Johnson.)
If Elon can use *The Lord of the Rings* for his own political purposes, so can I:
Time to announce my favourites for Trump's Nazgûl, i.e. the Nine from Mortal Men Doomed to Die . . .
In no particular order: Miller; Vance; Bondi; Patel; Noem; Hegseth; Bessent; Vought; and RFK Jr.
Time to announce my favourites for Trump's Nazgûl, i.e. the Nine from Mortal Men Doomed to Die . . .
In no particular order: Miller; Vance; Bondi; Patel; Noem; Hegseth; Bessent; Vought; and RFK Jr.
November 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
If Elon can use *The Lord of the Rings* for his own political purposes, so can I:
Time to announce my favourites for Trump's Nazgûl, i.e. the Nine from Mortal Men Doomed to Die . . .
In no particular order: Miller; Vance; Bondi; Patel; Noem; Hegseth; Bessent; Vought; and RFK Jr.
Time to announce my favourites for Trump's Nazgûl, i.e. the Nine from Mortal Men Doomed to Die . . .
In no particular order: Miller; Vance; Bondi; Patel; Noem; Hegseth; Bessent; Vought; and RFK Jr.