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yappayali.bsky.social
historian w/ interest in politics, political economy and foreign relations of 🇮🇳🇨🇳🇷🇺🇺🇸 king's college london alumni: history (ba)/global affairs (msc) ⚽️ aston villa, phoenix rising 📍 phoenix, az 🌵
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Sometimes seeing it from the eyes of someone who's stepped out of the conflict zone in their teens helps. @yappayali.bsky.social stuckwithwordsforyou.wordpress.com/2025/05/10/o...

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Smart autocrats speak the language of protecting the people; dumb ones lie about false accomplishments. Rewatching this chilling interview from the Indian Emergency had me thinking about the difference. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk22...

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

@doublephq.bsky.social boy do I have just the part of this week I'd love to have Severed

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

Wow, this is a meltdown on a different level... American exceptionalism can't sustain much longer, surely

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

Nice to see the pub I’m in get a band on to celebrate Aston Villa making the FA Cup quarters. Classy 👏 #avfc #utv 🟣🔵

submitted 97 days ago • 1 comment

Turned my friend onto @doublephq.bsky.social 😁

submitted 97 days ago • 1 comment

Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.” There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.

submitted 98 days ago • 1162 comments

@doublephq.bsky.social Going to have to rewatch that episode of #Severance but wow Dichen Lachman is an insanely good actress.. can't believe we only bare seen her in this whole show. So so wicked.

submitted 98 days ago • 2 comments

This from the Guardian. But Marcus Rashford is the problem 🙄 #mufc

submitted 102 days ago • 8 comments

Any dictionary can be a pocket dictionary with big enough pants.

submitted 116 days ago • 97 comments

@doublephq.bsky.social Eevee agreeing with Gen X Cat Mom's review

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“No, it’s Helly on the severed floor” theorists after tonight #severance

submitted 119 days ago • 2 comments

@doublephq.bsky.social Wow, I have so many questions... #Severance

submitted 119 days ago • 0 comments

Lidl jaffa cakes 😘 🤌

submitted 121 days ago • 0 comments

MARCUS RASHFORD 😱

submitted 123 days ago • 0 comments

This week's episode of Severance did not disappoint. I was so excited the entire time, giggling and giddy like a teenager again 😭

submitted 126 days ago • 0 comments

A question I ask myself every day

submitted 130 days ago • 0 comments

Long durée enthusiasts be like:

submitted 130 days ago • 0 comments

💚🦁💚 I love my Aston Villa 2012/13 Away Kit*. * This was also the 2013/14 Third Kit.

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@doublephq.bsky.social DONALD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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New #AVFC quiz on @fcquiz.bsky.social 👀 Aston Villa Captains 🦁 Can you beat my score? fcquiz.app/quiz/1f78386...

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