@evalizz
German/Irish, SCA member for over 30 years, computer gamer and reader. I enjoy yoga and weight training and love gardening. I'm also enthusiastically anti-fascist. #knitting #fantasy #yoga #cooking #keto #medievalreenactment #gardening
“Fall in love, O dark-browed maidens,
But not with muscovites,
For muscovites are strangers,
They will do you harm.”
🇺🇦 Taras Shevchenko, from the poem Kateryna (1838)
Today we mark the 212th anniversary of his birth — one of the greatest voices of Ukrainian culture.
Love it
Star Trek has always been about exploring the human condition while also having some fun, thought provoking, and weird sci-fi concepts.
Getting tired of media illiterate chuds and fake fans trying to convince you it was only about the cool spaceships.
![[We see a close up of a young white male, tanned, white teeth, coiffed hair clearly an influencer on social media. It is an image such as you see when social media posts are shown on the news. In the corner of the screen is named a location: DUBAI. He is staring slightly off-camera for several silent panels of the comic strip. His eyes move slightly. He is having a thought.]
From off-screen a newsreader’s commentary comes:
NEWSREADER:
Extraordinary images here
of an expat in Dubai
[The influencer’s eybrows raise slightly]
…Having their first ever geopolitical thought.
[CUT TO a BBC news scene. The BBC newsreader CLIVE MYRIE is talking to an interviewee next to the screen showing the social media influencer’s face. The interviewee’s name is David Jones].
CLIVE MYRIE:
To explain the significance of this moment we’re joined by David Jones, our Expat Thoughts correspondent
DAVID JONES:
Clive, this is momentous
It was caught on film at the end of an Instagram post titled: ‘Dubai Is Brilliant’.
[Pointing at the screen, the influencer’s expression still the same]
You can clearly see in the eyebrows here, the dawning realisation that there *might* be something in the world beyond his dickhead self.
It marks a *huge* departure from all the Dubai Expat’s previous thoughts.
CLIVE MYRIE:
Which are…?
DAVID JONES:
You've Got To Get Yourself Out Here Mate, Everything Is So Clean, I Don't Have To Pay Taxes,
I Am Incurious As To Why I Do Not Have To Pay Taxes, and Spa.
CLIVE MYRIE:
And might we see an expansion of these new Thoughts in coming days?
DAVID JONES:
I think we can expect to see:
“I Deserve To Be Airlifted By A Country I Pay No Tax To”
CLIVE MYRIE:
Mmm.
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[We see a close up of a young white male, tanned, white teeth, coiffed hair clearly an influencer on social media. It is an image such as you see when social media posts are shown on the news. In the corner of the screen is named a location: DUBAI. He is staring slightly off-camera for several silent panels of the comic strip. His eyes move slightly. He is having a thought.] From off-screen a newsreader’s commentary comes: NEWSREADER: Extraordinary images here of an expat in Dubai [The influencer’s eybrows raise slightly] …Having their first ever geopolitical thought. [CUT TO a BBC news scene. The BBC newsreader CLIVE MYRIE is talking to an interviewee next to the screen showing the social media influencer’s face. The interviewee’s name is David Jones]. CLIVE MYRIE: To explain the significance of this moment we’re joined by David Jones, our Expat Thoughts correspondent DAVID JONES: Clive, this is momentous It was caught on film at the end of an Instagram post titled: ‘Dubai Is Brilliant’. [Pointing at the screen, the influencer’s expression still the same] You can clearly see in the eyebrows here, the dawning realisation that there *might* be something in the world beyond his dickhead self. It marks a *huge* departure from all the Dubai Expat’s previous thoughts. CLIVE MYRIE: Which are…? DAVID JONES: You've Got To Get Yourself Out Here Mate, Everything Is So Clean, I Don't Have To Pay Taxes, I Am Incurious As To Why I Do Not Have To Pay Taxes, and Spa. CLIVE MYRIE: And might we see an expansion of these new Thoughts in coming days? DAVID JONES: I think we can expect to see: “I Deserve To Be Airlifted By A Country I Pay No Tax To” CLIVE MYRIE: Mmm. [Ends]
Find your spine Mr Merz for crying out loud. #germany #usa #trump #friedrichmerz
Holy! I come back from a weekend away and Israel and the US have assassinated a world leader and are doing their best to start WWIII! #iran #usa #israel #war
Maybe FFG need to target the energy companies that are making obscene profits instead of shielding them from the rightful ire of their customers. #electricireland #ireland www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
I'm sure we'll be seeing Melania deposed shortly, after all she actually knew Epstein personally. #hilaryclinton #epsteinfiles #melaniatrump
When is the Western world going to stop covering for this state? #gaza #israel #warcrimes www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
Fingers crossed, the people of Ukraine are heroic. #ukraine #russia
Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.
When you think the US can't possibly sink any lower #holdmybeer #who #vaccines #newguinea www.bbc.com/news/article...
He really has surronded himself by the dregs of the earth because no decent human being would work for this administration. #kristinoem #us #trump
This lady seems to think that it's all about chopping bits off, sad to see such a level of non-understanding in what's supposed to be an expert #uk #transphobia www.rte.ie/news/2026/02...
A new study has shown that miscarriage or induced abortion is NOT a potential risk factor for breast cancer, contrary to continued anti-choice propaganda. Even several abortions or miscarriages does not increase risk. The study used high-quality Finnish registry data.
What do they say about bars that host Nazi's, oh right they become Nazi bars. Not a good loock #substack www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
American scientific refugees #usa #academia www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
For those looking for a good alternative to Discord:
There isn't one.
There's nothing that does exactly what Discord does in the way that Discord does it. Sorry for the bad news. There's a reason we still use Discord despite all the past bullshit.
There are a whole lot of votes the Democratic Party could get if they got rid of their current leadership and adopted a platform that the voters actually believed the new people would follow through on. It’s the truth. If believers thought about it with an open mind once. They’d get it.
Yeah, I noticed that too, doesn't diminish his sacrifice, but it's pretty telling isn't it.
Where are you finding these people? Apparently they don't live in my bubble.
It's the little things, it's been raining constantly here in Ireland with the occassional cold snap. Thinking of you and toasting to your warcoffee.
It's a mistake to take a fight in winter to a people of the winter. ICE will shatter against this glacier. #usa #minnesota
Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔
Good guy with a gun against the government isn't working out so well, who would have thought? RIP Alex Pretti you died at the hands of tyrany. #usa
Do what the French do, General strike. However I know that’s easy to say.
Board of Peace? More like Board of Countries most likely to break the Peace 🙄 #trump #boardofpeace
If you think this is Justice in action you are part of the problem, dare I say Deplorable. #usa #ice www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
