South of Watford

South of Watford

@graemesow.bsky.social

I fell asleep and I woke up here. Madrid based guiri talking all kinds of shit about Spanish life and politics. Can't even do a decent profile description. Posts in English and pidgin Spanglish

225 Followers 267 Following 2,497 Posts Joined Oct 2023
17 hours ago

Because the US has no debt at all.

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17 hours ago
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‘Villages are burned, animals slaughtered. We have to let the world know what’s happening’: Tinariwen and Imarhan fight for Tuareg music Tinariwen went from Saharan weddings to Grammy-winning acclaim – but violence has forced the desert blues masters into exile. Now, a new generation is stepping in to help

"No one is talking about what is happening – no politicians or journalists – so we have to let the world know through our music.” www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m...

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1 day ago
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Morrissey cancels Valencia concert after being left in ‘catatonic state’ by city noise After latest concert cancellation, singer also describes Valencia hotel as ‘indescribable hell’ that will require ‘one year to recover’ from

'Morrissey wrote that his hotel was an “indescribable hell. It will take me one year to recover. And that is an understatement.”' www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m...

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1 day ago

What we need is more building and the market will sort it out etc etc

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1 day ago

Except that last time around they just gave in meekly...

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1 day ago

Ademas, el novio tiene negocios allí....

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1 day ago

Don't have to worry about AI hallucinations on Truth Social

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1 day ago

A substantial number of replies asking Grok to explain whether driving a hundred million barrels of oil through the desert each day is a feasible option

The university staff warning about diminished critical thinking skills may be on to something

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1 day ago
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Pedro J Ramírez es el director de El Español
Casimiro García Abadillo es el director de El Independiente
Joaquín Manso es el director de El Mundo
José Antonio Sánchez es el director general de Telemadrid.
Jiménez Losantos, EsRadio y Libertad Digital …
www.publico.es/politica/per...

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1 day ago

We should be so lucky

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2 days ago

If they carry on like this they might have to sit at separate tables in the pub?

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2 days ago
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Barcelona fan ‘gutted’ at missing Newcastle game after going to wrong St James’ Park A Barcelona fan ended up 366 miles from where his team were playing after confusing Exeter’s St James Park with Newcastle’s St James’ Park

"League One club took pity and let him watch their game" www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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2 days ago

You have to be completely addicted to the smell of petrol to not be thinking that now is the time to decarbonise.

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2 days ago
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It was all so different when we still had the old world order...

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3 days ago
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Perdón si nuestras palabras son extremadamente polarizantes, quizá nos ha radicalizado la decencia más básica, pero creemos que la guerra está mal.

NO A LA GUERRA.

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4 days ago

What about the schoolchildren?

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4 days ago
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Me voy a Nueva York para hablar con el alcalde de Sevilla. Pagas tú.

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4 days ago

There is also a case to be made for doing simulations of an emergency at the Mocistar Arena somewhere in the vicinity of, err, the Movistar Arena instead of doing it 3 km away.

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4 days ago

Woke up this morning to this noise. And it's not possible to do preparations for emergencies when the whole barrio is not asleep?

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4 days ago
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(Extrema) centro derecha chupito

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6 days ago

Obviously I realise it's not meant for people like me, or anyone who likes to live in contact with reality. Hence the shock as they discover they are living in a dangerous region.

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6 days ago

I spent one day too many in Dubai once, has to be an incredibly dull place to live - there's nothing to do except shop. Wasn't even allowed to walk to the beach.

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6 days ago
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Pedro Sánchez’s lone stance against Trump may look risky, but it is cannily pragmatic | Eoghan Gilmartin The Spanish PM’s defiant foreign policy line may seem outspoken. The truth is that he is a sound strategist at home and abroad, says journalist Eoghan Gilmartin

“The Spanish PM’s defiant foreign policy line may seem outspoken. The truth is that he is a sound strategist at home and abroad”
@eoghangilmartin.bsky.social

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6 days ago
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Canadian PM Mark Carney says former prince Andrew should be removed from royal line of succession Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ‘deplorable’ alleged actions warrant his removal from the royal line of succession, Carney says

I suggest you just create your own line of succession. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

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1 week ago

Let's just check to see how that alliance with the far right is going for the PP

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1 week ago

Germans, Fawlty?

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1 week ago

"we remain true to the essence of the project: a high-quality Italian-Mediterranean culinary offering and a distinctive dining experience.”

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1 week ago

Exactamente así es esto.

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1 week ago

"What has changed compared to previous oil crises and oil price scares - even the 2021-22 one - is how affordable the clean energy solutions needed to replace oil and gas imports are."
This is the KEY point @katemac.bsky.social
There are Alternatives now.
bsky.app/profile/70sb...

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