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.
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Why, man, Keir doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, . . .
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Video not available in UK at present.
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Such a welcome voice of sanity in these times of headless chickenry.
Happy World Penguin Day, Heard Island Government - treat yourselves to an extra helping of krill, won't you?
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Grateful thanks for this.
Typo in this sentence of yours: 'America is not there yet, but it is hard to argue that Trump would like it to be and is pushing hard to get there.'
'it is hard to disagree . . .'?
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And RFK Jr be the Health Secretary . . .
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I'm afraid his reign will last longer than that.
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More likely they'd include Pétain.
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I'm ready to be included in the Trump Adminstration's Signal group chat planning to burn down the Capitol and blame it on the Democrats.
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Wouldn't put it past the Trump Administration to set the Capitol on fire and blame it on the Democrats . . .
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On a related point . . . brace yourselves, wherever in the world you live, for a pandemic of Red, White and Blue 'Flu.
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Well, his denomination is opposed to the admission of women to the priesthood . . . So if he advocated that . . .
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Not expelled, although his licence to officiate at services was suspended.
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So did I. Have bought your book.
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Labour isn't working . . .
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'When danger reared its ugly head, . . .'
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Well, perhaps the re-election of Trump and the exaltation of Musk to Trump's right hand will exacerbate the 'Trump/Musk' effect - though I'm not quite sure what you mean by that.
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Why think it will remain that way for very long?
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Optimist: "the cup is half full."
Pessimist: "the cup is half empty."
Theologian: "God only knows."
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'Clean up your act, authors of this question.'
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Ordered. Glad to see you on Bluesky, after following you on [Xpletive deleted].
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The logic of the drug pusher.
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Crowning touch is the framed illustration of a witch-burning, from *Foxe's Book of Martyrs* (not its original aspect ratio but I don't mind). By the way, I have moved over to BlueSky with you, Steve.