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Thoughtful chap, increasingly bemused by the society surrounding him. Happily married, Humanist, dogfather, grandparent, home cook, and appreciator of all things progressive. Remains optimistic about humanity, despite the best efforts of populists.
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So, now we know... "The Russian word Krasnov (Краснов) translates to "Krasnov" in English. It is a Russian family name that comes from the word krasota, which is a diminutive of krasa meaning "beauty". The feminine form of the name is Krasnova."

Seems clear that the Waitrose edition of the Daily Mail has taken a side. Farewell, Pax Americana.

A song for our times, a song for the populists of the world and for the people who blindly enable them. We reap what we sow. youtu.be/q0BOpkA2Vs4?...

Last night's moon, peeking through the clouds.

Adam's Broadside, ahead of a pub lunch, after a long muddy trudge with the dogs. There are few things finer.

The roses are dead They got put in a vase They cost a damn fortune And the payoff is sparse...

Just wondering whether Trump and Putin will be meeting in Munich... They could call the meeting the Chamberlain accords. 🙄

Another day, another cavalcade of WTF from the Tumeric Tyrant / Mango Mussolini and his coterie of psychopaths. I always thought that the end of civilisation as we know it would involve more explosions and flames, but there is still time, I guess?

My companion this evening, is a tired and yet content spaniel...

Prejudice is the emotional commitment to ignorance, Nathan Rutstein. Words to think about today.

Since being diagnosed with cancer, I've gone right off fatty meat. Now, I'm not gonna call myself a vegetarian or vegan, but I'm really enjoying eating fewer dead things. Cheers! Pasta with black olive sauce and feta.

Botulism, n. The poisonous consequences of allowing too many bots to infiltrate social media discourse, with the intent of achieving polarisation on a pre-defined, pseudoscientific spectrum.

Somehow, I don't think these convictions will see riots on the streets or indeed, much in the way of comment from Tommy Ten Names, Nigel Farage, Elon Musky or even the Mango Mussolini. BBC News - Glasgow child sex abuse gang given life sentences www.bbc.com/news/article...

I’m sure the Sunday papers will be doing massive write throughs on the amazing story of how a Royal and a minister forced Murdoch empire to admit widespread Sun criminal activity. I mean look how the dailies covered it next day!! All in this together! So they bury it. Mail still in firing line 2026

Today we visited my namesake's house in Harwich, UK. Without whom we would most likely not have Turkey for Christmas, or Thanksgiving at all, and America would barely be the same place... has anyone got a time machine I can borrow?

youtube.com/watch?v=LfS4... Four years old, and now unexpectedly relevant again...

Pie on Trump.

Well, today's the day when America's recurrence of malignant neoplasm is rethroned. I fear that this will affect us all. But, I'm certainly not going to be boosting his viewing figures today.

open.substack.com/pub/broligar... Our new dystopia. No one can say they weren't warned... The dumbing down of the polity, our new kings are ennobled.

You know your weight loss program is going well when the wildlife mistakes you for a small grassland mammal...

Trump’s Deportation Plan Is Said to Start Next Week in Chicago www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/u... From the NYT. Having just watched SILO, a dystopian tale of a future Georgia... "Operation Safeguard" has really sinister overtones. If you know, you know. 🙄

Just finished watching the second series of Silo on Apple TV. Fabulous sci-fi and a great adaptation from the books. If you like stuff to make you think, I recommend it.

NEW: Elon Musk’s X is a weapon currently owned and controlled by a non-state entity. But from January 20, that changes. At that point, we need to understand in the context of information warfare from a hostile nation state. open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

From Ben Jennings in today's Guardian... The new normal...

In other news, ursine quadrupeds defecation habits are found to be arboreal in nature... It's all going to become very strange... The dynamics that polarise us on social media are about to get worse theconversation.com/the-dynamics...

My car appears to be growing feathers...🤔

This was a joy; do have a listen on iPlayer. I could chat with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social for days.

Quick snap of the moon, Jupiter and mars (and Orion) from outside my house just now. I missed Venus and Saturn which had set about an hour ago. I love these clear winter nights 😊

Worth sharing, I thought... But also... No shit Sherlock! All British politicians should immediately distance themselves from the foreign interference of Elon Musk theconversation.com/all-british-...

Hopeful news. Kudos to the UK for moving towards renewables, a long way to go, but progress. www.reuters.com/world/uk/win...

There's an awful lot of this about in our political discourse... A useful acronym.

Interesting and fruitful excursion by @pmdfoster.bsky.social into the deep end of post-Brexit trade/regulation align-or-innovate dilemma. www.ft.com/content/90f7...

Shoshana Zuboff, she should be properly credited for predicting a lot of the current omnishambles.