strandedinni.bsky.social
Long time resident of Northern Ireland, Irish citizen, political anorak, American.
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Yes—he and his sister both. They’re old—14 years but Casper (the ginger one) still thinks he’s a young thing.
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Agree. History will be a hell of a lot kinder to him than the present is.
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I have 2 Maine Coons, one who looks just like your ginger one.
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Welp. My sympathies are for those people who are immunocompromised and/or can’t be vaccinated. Other than that, FAFO.
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Yes. NY has had both Republican & Democrats for Senators. NYC can power someone to a seat if it votes overwhelmingly for a Democrat. This will be an interesting scenario if AOC runs.
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😣😣😣😣
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Lots of ‘wellness’ activists morphed into vaccine deniers in the US. And then there’s the example of Brigid Bardot whose animal advocacy bled into anti Muslim racism.
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Congratulations on your daughter’s graduation.
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NY state was always purple/red with a city that was deep blue (other than Staten Island). Almost always went blue in presidential elections because NYC outweighed the many red areas on population.
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DIL makes the most amazing Asian soup with her own stock, veggies, spices and gyozas.
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That’s why I said ‘demonstrated’. He appeared to show a loss of acuity; that may or may not mean anything but there was a perception that was played out in public. Which was unfortunate as he was a tremendously successful president.
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I think—& I’m not a neurologist or a psychologist—that Biden was basically fine but if sick or stressed demonstrated lower mental acuity. So not 100% 100% of the time. Was that a problem? His tenure suggests no, but it didn’t play out positively in the public eye.
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Far too camp/tongue in cheek for a lot of Americans. Also, lots of countries that most Americans have never heard of.
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No, you think? Shocked, not.
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I would have taken Biden on his worst day over Trump on any day.
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My mother read to me, including poetry. I read to my son, including Dorothy Parker poems, Oscar Wilde & Pooh. Son & DIL read to their daughter—I just gave her her first bookcase for her books. If you read, the whole world opens.
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Ireland has the advantage of speaking English, the disadvantage of Dublin being insanely expensive.
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As a NI government employee I had to declare any gifts, & declare any possible conflicts of interest. I declared that I knew the creative director of an ad company we might work with, because I’d be on the awarding panel.
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Yup. He might as well spell it out: if you’re not white you won’t fit.
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Funnily enough, when I got a hip replacement I asked the consultant whether I had to tell airport security about it and he said I didn’t.
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Husband has a heart loop monitor and has an NHS card that verifies what it is. He has to tell airport security about it before going through security.
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Taking the name of Leo was a big hint.
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Uhmm, his great grandmother was baptised in the church in New Orleans; how do you figure this?
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I’m in Northern Ireland & when I want/need to buy an appliance I first go to Which? to look at what they say, their tests. After that I look at where the best price is. I always thought Americans used Consumer Reports to do the same.
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Which? magazine in the UK does a very good job rating brands/models of just about everything. Not all of these will available in the US. Also, Consumer Reports in the US.
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That’s exactly what I told my husband when we talked about this. You can’t blame anyone who could pass and did. Even in the north.
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I suppose she could have told her children that her family was French (which Creole is in a way).
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Be odd if he didn’t.
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Hilarious and gives me some hope for the new Pope’s policies. The first hopeful hint was the choice of his papal name. You can tell a lot by these kinds of signs.
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Madness.
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Of course it’s appalling. But then, every single appointee is appalling.
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Hey, I’m okay if she wants to drink raw milk. I wouldn’t personally but…FAFO.
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As a teaching assistant postgrad in the late 70s, I had to teach my undergrads how to structure an essay, including what constituted supporting evidence for statements. Most of them were juniors/seniors so very surprising.
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Batshit crazy but unfortunately not any different than any other pronouncements coming from this administration.
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When son was playing rugby there were some pitches that resembled the Somme—mud everywhere, cold, rainy. Since you play in autumn & winter it’s a test of endurance.
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And I care why?
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I don’t know. I went to an all girls boarding school in 1968-73 in the US. Yes, I was homesick at 11 & parents came every Sunday. But my closest friends, even now, are the women I was with. It wasn’t perfect but we stuck together against all authority.
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Roasted bone marrow, leg of new lamb with redcurrant jelly, dauphinois potatoes, mashed turnip (rutabaga to you) and homemade NY cheesecake for dessert. New lamb is the tradition here.
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This is my favourite, if I had to choose.