Katie
@toadstooltemptress.bsky.social
Sociologist and freelance grant writer. London-born Irish, live in Belgium 🇧🇪🇨🇮often tired.
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« De plus en plus d’Américains estiment que la violence en politique est acceptable »
« De plus en plus d’Américains estiment que la violence en politique est acceptable »
Amy Greene, spécialiste des Etats-Unis, pointe la polarisation exacerbée de la société américaine. Et l’augmentation des faits de violence en politique.
www.lesoir.be
September 12, 2025 at 4:25 AM
« De plus en plus d’Américains estiment que la violence en politique est acceptable »
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Please give me an unironic list of things that have gotten better over the last ten years because I’m spiraling.
I’ll start: you can buy an enormous TV from Costco for like $100 bucks now.
I’ll start: you can buy an enormous TV from Costco for like $100 bucks now.
September 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Please give me an unironic list of things that have gotten better over the last ten years because I’m spiraling.
I’ll start: you can buy an enormous TV from Costco for like $100 bucks now.
I’ll start: you can buy an enormous TV from Costco for like $100 bucks now.
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I'm preaching to the choir here but I'm dismayed people are still using a site owned and manipulated by an obvious fascist. I think if you'd asked them 5 years ago if they'd use a fascist's social media site they would have said god no, of course not
There are several Musk posts of Steve Laws
September 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I'm preaching to the choir here but I'm dismayed people are still using a site owned and manipulated by an obvious fascist. I think if you'd asked them 5 years ago if they'd use a fascist's social media site they would have said god no, of course not
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MP claims Surrey Care home is a “hot bed of terrorist activity” filled with Palestine Action supporters.
August 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
MP claims Surrey Care home is a “hot bed of terrorist activity” filled with Palestine Action supporters.
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Once again: for a nation of evangelicals, they don't seem bothered by the horseman of pestilence
Nobel Prize winning science being cancelled by a vaccine denier.
RFK Jr cancels $500m in mRNA vaccine development in the US
Since taking office, the vaccine sceptic has made a number of changes to how vaccines are regulated.
www.bbc.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Once again: for a nation of evangelicals, they don't seem bothered by the horseman of pestilence
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“This Sydney Sweeney thing” is like 3 tweets and 5 TikToks from random people. The left is not remotely worked up about this.
The right, however, has been frothing about the nonexistent outrage for days — and more prominent outlets are spreading far more radical and troubling messages.
The right, however, has been frothing about the nonexistent outrage for days — and more prominent outlets are spreading far more radical and troubling messages.
A message I just got from a buddy of mine, who’s a long time Democratic Party campaign consultant: “This Sydney Sweeney thing is the kind of thing that turns men away from our party. It’s why men think our party is weak & insane.”
My response to him? “Fuck yea it is. You are exactly right.”
My response to him? “Fuck yea it is. You are exactly right.”
July 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“This Sydney Sweeney thing” is like 3 tweets and 5 TikToks from random people. The left is not remotely worked up about this.
The right, however, has been frothing about the nonexistent outrage for days — and more prominent outlets are spreading far more radical and troubling messages.
The right, however, has been frothing about the nonexistent outrage for days — and more prominent outlets are spreading far more radical and troubling messages.
Bluesky friends, please send #Sorrento recommendations (preferably vegetarian friendly) #foodsky #italiancuisine
May 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Bluesky friends, please send #Sorrento recommendations (preferably vegetarian friendly) #foodsky #italiancuisine
@marshadecordova.bsky.social enjoyed you on the @quietriotpod.bsky.social the other day. I canvassed for you in Battersea in 2017 and am glad it's all going well ❤️
May 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
@marshadecordova.bsky.social enjoyed you on the @quietriotpod.bsky.social the other day. I canvassed for you in Battersea in 2017 and am glad it's all going well ❤️
This is especially tragic as it was so avoidable. She wasn't listened to by so many doctors. #listentowomen
Georgia O’Connor, professional boxer and youth gold medallist, dies aged 25
Georgia O’Connor, professional boxer and youth gold medallist, dies aged 25
Professional boxer Georgia O’Connor has died aged 25, after being diagnosed with cancer in January
www.theguardian.com
May 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This is especially tragic as it was so avoidable. She wasn't listened to by so many doctors. #listentowomen
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Goedenavond de bijna #Vollemaan boven de #stmichielsbrug in #gent #weerfoto #mobielfoto @huubeggen.bsky.social @waddensky.nl @stormhour.bsky.social #België
April 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Goedenavond de bijna #Vollemaan boven de #stmichielsbrug in #gent #weerfoto #mobielfoto @huubeggen.bsky.social @waddensky.nl @stormhour.bsky.social #België
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Hoping for a Butlerian Jihad, but will settle for a Papal one.
The Catholic Church has a new Pope, and he explicitly cited the threats AI presents for workers as a reason for choosing the name Leo XIV.
With the tech industry doing all it can to defend its power, could the Pope be an ally against the AI onslaught?
With the tech industry doing all it can to defend its power, could the Pope be an ally against the AI onslaught?
Will Pope Leo XIV be an ally against AI?
The Catholic Church has a striking clear-eyed critique of artificial intelligence
www.disconnect.blog
May 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Hoping for a Butlerian Jihad, but will settle for a Papal one.
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Ce ne sont pas de simples supporters brugeois qui ont commis des débordements à Molenbeek.
C’est un groupe d’extrême-droite bien connu qui a organisé une chasse raciste dans des quartiers à des kilomètres du stade.
L'incapacité du gouvernement à qualifier ces actes comme tels est insoutenable.
C’est un groupe d’extrême-droite bien connu qui a organisé une chasse raciste dans des quartiers à des kilomètres du stade.
L'incapacité du gouvernement à qualifier ces actes comme tels est insoutenable.
"Une volonté certaine de casser de l'Arabe": un spécialiste du hooliganisme décrypte les débordements survenus à Bruxelles
La soirée de finale de la Coupe de Belgique a été marquée par des violences choquantes à Bruxelles. À Molenbeek, des affrontements ont éclaté, faisant plusieurs blessés et provoquant un vif émoi. Des ...
www.rtl.be
May 5, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Ce ne sont pas de simples supporters brugeois qui ont commis des débordements à Molenbeek.
C’est un groupe d’extrême-droite bien connu qui a organisé une chasse raciste dans des quartiers à des kilomètres du stade.
L'incapacité du gouvernement à qualifier ces actes comme tels est insoutenable.
C’est un groupe d’extrême-droite bien connu qui a organisé une chasse raciste dans des quartiers à des kilomètres du stade.
L'incapacité du gouvernement à qualifier ces actes comme tels est insoutenable.
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I wrote about exactly this a few months ago!!!! youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/the-one-wh...
April 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I wrote about exactly this a few months ago!!!! youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/the-one-wh...
I'm currently #TeachingEnglish to asylum seekers (men&women, from Yemen & Palestine). Any tips or resources for a mixed-level group are welcome (some students literate/some not). #asylumseekers #refugees #arabicspeakers
April 21, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I'm currently #TeachingEnglish to asylum seekers (men&women, from Yemen & Palestine). Any tips or resources for a mixed-level group are welcome (some students literate/some not). #asylumseekers #refugees #arabicspeakers
❤️🩹weekly non-current affairs #respite suggestions:
- 'Freakonomics radio' episode on live theatre and its sustainability
- @alexpodyssey.bsky.social podcast on Greek mythology with a modern lens
- Colm Tóibín's review in @lrb.co.uk of Patrick Joyce's touching book on Irish and Spanish peasantry
- 'Freakonomics radio' episode on live theatre and its sustainability
- @alexpodyssey.bsky.social podcast on Greek mythology with a modern lens
- Colm Tóibín's review in @lrb.co.uk of Patrick Joyce's touching book on Irish and Spanish peasantry
April 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
❤️🩹weekly non-current affairs #respite suggestions:
- 'Freakonomics radio' episode on live theatre and its sustainability
- @alexpodyssey.bsky.social podcast on Greek mythology with a modern lens
- Colm Tóibín's review in @lrb.co.uk of Patrick Joyce's touching book on Irish and Spanish peasantry
- 'Freakonomics radio' episode on live theatre and its sustainability
- @alexpodyssey.bsky.social podcast on Greek mythology with a modern lens
- Colm Tóibín's review in @lrb.co.uk of Patrick Joyce's touching book on Irish and Spanish peasantry
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Trump still hasn't figured out political asylum and insane asylums are two different things
April 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Trump still hasn't figured out political asylum and insane asylums are two different things
Ik was vorige donderdag bij het tegenprotest (parade van solidariteit). We waren ongeveer 2:1 in de meerderheid ten opzichte van de fascisten. #antifa #Gent #linkse
Deze NSV wordt nu onderzocht in België omdat zij in een demonstratie voor etnische zuivering (wat zij 'remigratie' noemen) een nazigroet hebben gebracht.
De eerder genoemde Frank van Breukelen is ook lid van de GNSV.
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
De eerder genoemde Frank van Breukelen is ook lid van de GNSV.
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
Gentse politie onderzoekt mogelijke nazigroeten tijdens NSV-betoging
www.vrt.be
April 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Maybe everyone can see it now, but the world's richest people have tanked it all to restock assets and get liquid after years of illegally playing with funny money. They used "the wokeness" as a cudgel and it worked. The next Disney princess WILL be white, as we all eat beans under the highway.
April 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Maybe everyone can see it now, but the world's richest people have tanked it all to restock assets and get liquid after years of illegally playing with funny money. They used "the wokeness" as a cudgel and it worked. The next Disney princess WILL be white, as we all eat beans under the highway.
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they really need to invent a second type of money these guys can play around with separate from the money I need to buy food. Business Money. Money 2
April 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
they really need to invent a second type of money these guys can play around with separate from the money I need to buy food. Business Money. Money 2
Just another flower shop in my home city 🥲
April 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Just another flower shop in my home city 🥲
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Thank you very much Sunday Times.
The lack of interest from the British media yesterday over the police smashing their way into a Quaker Meeting House compounded the shock and sadness at what happened.
Nothing in my Observer print edition, despite a good chunk of its readership being Quakers.
The lack of interest from the British media yesterday over the police smashing their way into a Quaker Meeting House compounded the shock and sadness at what happened.
Nothing in my Observer print edition, despite a good chunk of its readership being Quakers.
March 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Thank you very much Sunday Times.
The lack of interest from the British media yesterday over the police smashing their way into a Quaker Meeting House compounded the shock and sadness at what happened.
Nothing in my Observer print edition, despite a good chunk of its readership being Quakers.
The lack of interest from the British media yesterday over the police smashing their way into a Quaker Meeting House compounded the shock and sadness at what happened.
Nothing in my Observer print edition, despite a good chunk of its readership being Quakers.
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A friend is an academic in Europe and he said teams in his university which work on research with Americans have also been getting aggressive letters from the US demanding to know about any DEI in their insitition
1/ The Trump Administration is seeking to force foreign companies worldwide to ban diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes within their firms if they want to do business with the US government. It's an aggressive expansion of its anti-DEI crusade. ⬇️
March 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A friend is an academic in Europe and he said teams in his university which work on research with Americans have also been getting aggressive letters from the US demanding to know about any DEI in their insitition
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I am truly terrified for Hamdan. If you don’t know who Hamdan Ballal is, he is the director of No Other Land and he and Yuval both won the Oscar for Best Documentary this year
March 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I am truly terrified for Hamdan. If you don’t know who Hamdan Ballal is, he is the director of No Other Land and he and Yuval both won the Oscar for Best Documentary this year