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Aliki Chapple

@commonmugwort.bsky.social

Literary translator, actor, early modern drama enthusiast. Luddite geek. Greek. Truth, justice, and the comics. Mostly in Athens. (@amaenad from Twitter but more chill) All photos licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 More on: https://pixelfed.social/CommonMugwort

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas@ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 3h ago

May I point out that both El-Sayed and Stevens are Millennials. Generational shift. It's here. It's time. November up here won't just be about progressivism vs. fascism. It will also be about the future vs. the past.

Aliki Chapple@commonmugwort.bsky.social · 7h ago

Food has certainly gotten more international, which is a blessing and a joy, but I might never eat an excellent peach again, and I have to work hard to find good tomatoes. Once, every summer had plenty of both. Also, all our local apple varieties are gone.

Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 17h ago

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

dorian @doriantaylor.com air travel is one of those experiences that has gotten monotonically worse over my entire lifetime question though: has *anything* in the last 40+ years genuinely gotten *better*? like, there's *more* stuff, sure, but is any of it *better*? 2:58 PM Aug 4, 2026
Gareth Southwell@garethsouthwell.bsky.social · 10h ago

It's a mishmash of genres. It's basically a far-future sci-fi/fantasy, but with bits set in other time periods (the present, the past). The first four parts are free to read, along with author commentary! Or people can buy the ebooks - though if you were interested, let me know and I'll send a copy.

Tade Thompson@tadethompson.bsky.social · 11h ago

Since this is my only public-facing internet presence, here's my AI policy: I don't use AI for my writing. I don't use it for idea generation or editing. I don't use it for publicity. I have not in the past, and will not in the future. I have "no AI" statements in all the contracts that I sign.

Aliki Chapple@commonmugwort.bsky.social · 11h ago

I’d have more sympathy (not a lot, but a bit) for those who describe the coarsening and increased viciousness of the public discourse as a satirical puncturing of pieties, if it wasn’t for the fact that our democracies are now under threat from cartoonishly evil buffoons in fascist death cults.

Marc Owen Jones@marcowenjones.bsky.social · 12h ago

Here is a clear example of how corporate capitalist forces (and their media) try to undermine science & create their own counterfactuals (and enemies) - in this case using useful idiots. A clear example of false consciousness - where publics must be deceived to protect corporate capital accumulation

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Stephen Bush@stephenkb.bsky.social · yesterday

Typically good take from Pete. Literary devices or tropes (“this murder mystery exists to explore the world I’ve created”/“this fantastical concept is an allegory”) are interesting. Genres are just a marketing tool, and not a very interesting one.

Pete Fraser@petefrasermusic.bsky.social · yesterday

3: what is your favourite genre? I hate the concept of genre. I think it dulls the imagination and does nothing so much as close avenues of possibility.

Dr Earhart Sampson PhD 🌎 🇨🇦 🇺🇲 🇲🇽 🇩🇰 🇺🇦@earhart.bsky.social · 3d ago

Massachusetts farm installs 832 solar panels above berry fields, and the berries grown underneath turned out sweeter and juicier and could change the future of American farming - The Economic Times share.google/GDGqQBgisqhG...

Massachusetts farm installs 832 solar panels above berry fields, and the berries grown underneath turned out sweeter and juicier and could change the future of American farming

A Massachusetts farm is integrating solar panels above berry fields. This agrivoltaics project generates electricity while shading the crops. The elevated panels create a cooler microclimate, retain...

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Marie Le Conte@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · yesterday

saying this not as a dig to Paul but as a general point, but it does worry me that we've ended up in a world where the two options are seemingly "leftist bubble" or "oh hey the nazis are here" - surely we should be able to have a politically heterogenous platform with tight rules on hate speech etc?

Paul Bernal@paulbernal.bsky.social · 2d ago

The new CEO of Bluesky wants to change Bluesky from being a leftist bubble. The thing is, there’s nothing wrong with being a leftist bubble: the idea that everything has to be all-encompassing and suitable for everyone is a trap. 🧵 1/4

Aliki Chapple@commonmugwort.bsky.social · 2d ago

Milestone reached: Between the sacrificial victim to the self-righteous solipsism of the U.S. on the one hand, and the death of someone widely hated on the other, U.K. Bluesky is providing me with Old Twitter levels of procrastination fodder today. Give yourselves a round of applause, lovelies!

Otto English@ottoenglish.bsky.social · 3d ago

There has been little mention of the 72 people who drowned or were crushed trying to reach Ceuta last week. A shocking figure that's been eclipsed by right wing press fear mongering. The incident and how it started is now coming under welcome scrutiny www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Chaos of border crossing gives way to limbo for Moroccans on Ceuta’s streets

People among the more than 50,000 who entered Spanish enclave this week describe the journey and their prospects

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