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@astridbrand.bsky.social

Love gardening, keeping an eye out on climate, concerned at current affairs

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Latest posts by astridbrand.bsky.social on Bluesky

Yeah, but u ain't got a trad wife, voluntarily or unvoluntarily. That trad wife shit is there to keep wives meek.

03.11.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have a kuddly on and the fire. The thought that i have to go out with the dogs for another round fills me with dread

26.10.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You may have seen quite a bit of news from Caerphilly today.

But how much have you seen about the Reform candidate’s relationship with Nathan Gill?? Anything? Nothing?

Watch & read @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social on the trail of β€˜Moscow Gold’

bsky.app/profile/then...

24.10.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 457    πŸ” 213    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 3
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Dual Collapse The republic and the empire fall separately

Wise from Paul Musgrave... U.S. hegemonic withdrawal and the destruction of the post war liberal international order is proceeding apace and it's not coming back.. we need imaginative thinking about what should come next.
musgrave.substack.com/p/dual-colla...

24.10.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for having me on, one of the v few people in the UK press to follow this story during what is now a decade of media apathy &/or complicity

22.10.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1584    πŸ” 616    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 19
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Farage’s new hire won’t help his Putin problem He’s got a new senior advisor... who has some pretty awful views.

πŸ”΄ Farage’s new senior advisor has some awful views on Russia and Ukraine

20.10.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 7

He moving to the most pro EU country in the Union 🀣

19.10.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is he under some sort of misapprehension that Ireland will be the right-wing paradise he's looking for? πŸ˜‚

19.10.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope u educate him... I dare say, he will be back in due course.

19.10.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Unbelievable! Brexiter and stout EU hater from my village selling his house to move to Ireland, because he does not like what is going on in the UK. I hope the Irish are ready for him.

19.10.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

The way AI is used is going to be the undoing of human creativity and intellect. This statement is proof. Reality, what is that?

07.10.2025 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Which paper published this?

06.10.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Blood plasma transfusion for chronic kidney disease

05.10.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's easy to see this speech as just weirdly performative, but there's a lot moreβ€”and a lot worseβ€”going on here.

The meeting & speeches are part of a larger project aimed at promoting the military leadership’s partisan alignment with the administration.

How? 1/

30.09.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1268    πŸ” 513    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 80

Why is Hungary still in the EU and in Nato?

30.09.2025 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Nerve

Wow! Nearly 1000 followers already. We are blown away. πŸŽ‰

We’re launching on Tuesday and we’d love your support.

Sign up here for free to receive our new biweekly newsletter. Or join us as a paying member of the Nerve community. πŸ™

thenerve.news

26.09.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 298    πŸ” 143    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 8

What do you do when your media org is captured? You start your own.

Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social

We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.

Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!πŸ‘ŠπŸ‘ŠπŸ‘Š

26.09.2025 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2657    πŸ” 1095    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 48

Hmmmm. Is this going to be a purge?

25.09.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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She Warned About Silicon Valley 25 Years Ago. We Ignored Her. Journalist Paulina Borsook warned that tech libertarians wanted an anti-human world that worked more like a computer

www.thenerdreich.com/she-warned-a...

25.09.2025 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Taking paracetamol doesn’t give you autistic babies but voting for Trump definitely gives you fascism.

23.09.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 417    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 1

Die @vbohrnmena.bsky.social und der @bohrn-mena.at fechten gerade einen sehr schwierigen Kampf aus, der allen demokratischen KrΓ€ften hilft: sie zeigen was passiert, wenn man sein Recht online konsequent einfordert. Die extreme Rechte baut seit Jahren darauf, dass man das nicht macht.

24.09.2025 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 180    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Leccinum versipelle cluster on Cannock Chase. #fungus #orangebirchbolete #cannockchase #autumn #foraging

23.09.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am in the same boat. Lived here for nearly 30 years. I raised 3 children two of whom are serving members in the armed forces. My eldest is in a relationship with a Portugese girl who came here on the "Boriswave" 3 years ago. I cannot convey what I feel but mostly broken and disappointed.

22.09.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Queueing in pubs disgraces Britain The practice is unpatriotic and must be banned

I wrote about the most frightening and dangerous trend in Britain

www.newstatesman.com/comment/2025...

20.09.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 25
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Delighted with my haul of porcini and orange capped birch bolete. #fungi #chase #cannockchase #staffordshire

20.09.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh enjoy! My home turf many moons ago.

19.09.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Grim things need to be said. Offsetting grim news with natural beauty is a reminder that it is worth fighting for.

19.09.2025 07:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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1/11 Why is Elon Musk pushing for civil war in the US and Europe?

This thread breaks down how Musk is using his platform, wealth, and influence to amplify far-right movements, incite political violence, and undermine democracyβ€”across continents

15.09.2025 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 652    πŸ” 300    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 38

Very interesting analysis.

13.09.2025 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

last night as i was trying to wind down for bed i had a unified theory of what the fuck just happened, and i wrote it down, and filed it under "well, i can't talk about this on main without sounding insane until and unless the perp gets caught and is provably a groyper"

anyways, great news! (1/X)

12.09.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5125    πŸ” 1467    πŸ’¬ 88    πŸ“Œ 624

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