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Practicing hands with Michelangelo

Off to vote for a lesser evil, as usual 🙄

Trump is on a quest to poison global political culture Europe is at a turning point, where it can choose to reassert the ideals once pledged by the EU and confront the authoritarian brew emanating from U.S. If not now, when?

OPINION: With the US showing signs of political self-destruction, Europe is now poised to confront authoritarianism, if it so chooses.

It could unmask Trump’s far-right allies as embarrassingly inept on the economy, while sparking a renewed belief in democracy even as the darkness deepens.

Haha. No. The worst booker winner is Vernon God Little! 😅

I’m just finishing Old Devils and while I didn’t hate it as much as you did I also struggle to believe nothing better was published in 1986

I am mildly annoyed that the internet has randomly discovered the word ”diabolical" and now everything is diabolical. They’ve ruined an excellent word that should be used sparingly.

US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.

For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...

I drew a little cartoon.

My unpopular opinion on a subject no one cares about is Kingsley Amis > Martin Amis

Putin’s relentless assault intensifies as Russia hits Kyiv with ballistic missiles Kremlin says it was a revenge strike for Kyiv’s attack on a military plant in Rostov 2 days ago.

The Russian armed forces attacked Kyiv with five ballistic missiles in the early hours of this morning, the Ukrainian Air Force said in a statement as images showed significant damage to the capital.

Boris Johnson: I can be a bit on the spectrum Former prime minister admits sometimes struggling to ‘appreciate what people are really feeling’ Genevieve Holl-Allen Political Reporter 08 December 2024 3:55pm GMT Boris Johnson has claimed that he is “a bit spectrum-y” because he sometimes struggles to understand how other people feel. The former prime minister has said his political and academic ambitions were driven by a desire to outdo his sister, Rachel Johnson, who he saw as a “competitor” as a child. Asked whether he was a “feeling” person, Mr Johnson told the Rosebud podcast: “I’d love to think so. Sometimes. I think sometimes I can be a bit spectrum-y, probably. “Like all men, I can sort of zone out and fail to appreciate what people are really feeling, and that’s a bad thing. Generally speaking, I would say I was as good as the next man at spotting what people are feeling.”

“Like all men, I can sort of zone out and fail to appreciate what people are really feeling, and that’s a bad thing. Generally speaking, I would say I was as good as the next man at spotting what people are feeling.”

Only if "the next man" happens to also be a self-involved arsehole.

Ok. Ive finally downloaded all my twitter, ugh, X’s data. And deactivated my account. X is now ex. Let’s not be friends.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (4/20) #books 📚💙

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (3/20) #books 📚💙

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (2/20) #books 📚💙

I’ve just realised I’ve been confusing Edward Carey with Edward Gorey all my life.

I just thought it was one man who was both dead and alive, both British and American, who loved the grotesque. This was so confusing to me.

The book cover of Robertson Davies - The Deptford Trilogy

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (1/20) #books 📚💙

I’ve downloaded my Twitter archive so I can delete m account. I’ve been reading my old tweets and let me tell you - there are some gems there. I was so funny when I wasn’t so sleep deprived. 😅. Might recycle some of my best material here.

Really surprised by the Booker Prize winner. “Orbital” was just a bunch of assorted shower thoughts of little substance 📚💙

Well, that is stupid cute. 😍

I have just finished Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud and was not prepared for that gut punch at the end of it.

Two small paintings of moths. One of the Figure of Eighty , the other of Silurian moth

Just painting some moths. #art

Today is my 16th anniversary of moving to the UK from Poland. I feel like it’s probably time to go back but I’m a little stuck.

I’ve just started but I’ve heard good things!

Currently reading:
- Junot Diaz - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Lindsay Buroker - Star Nomad
J. R. Ward - Consumed
Toya Wolfe - Last Summer on State Street

I checked out of the bird app so long ago I forgot now what kind of stuff one posts on an app like this.

Watercolour painting of a flamingo in a somewhat illustrative style.

Back when I used to paint lots of flamingo.

It’s a somewhat competent graphite sketch of a black woman wearing a t-shirt and a skirt and crocs, carrying two full paper bags

Well, here is a little drawing I did. #art

I do like a fresh start. Just like Twitter when it was a baby.