Elle
@kindofnorthern.bsky.social
Proud member of the activist blob and tofu eating wokerati. Hate culture wars, extremists and shrink wrap plastic. Like cheese, gifs and cheesy gifs. 🇬🇧🇮🇪 immigrant in 🇳🇱.
when the far-right piles on other rightwingers for not being racist enough, that's called getting reesmogged
me: no worries (galadriel voice) but they were all of them deceived, for another worry was made
Whatever virus this is, it’s kicking my arse. No fever but achey and totally knackered. Not Covid but feels adjacent. Urgghh.
Grogu on a Rock, Tuesday After Christmas
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Crumpets were the one thing I forgot at the expat shop today (shout out to Kelly’s in Amsterdam, they even stock Sherbet Dib Dabs). Did remember to get mushy peas, though.
Accidentally bought sourdough crumpets.
Enjoying a glass of red and listening to the gorgeously voiced @traceythorn.bsky.social while the roast cooks. What Sundays were made for.
Says a British immigrant in Monaco who only lives there in order not to pay his fair share of taxes. I feckin hate these people with every fibre of my feckin being…
I think it should be a source of deep embarrassment – and perhaps even shame – that Rishi Sunak has spoken out on this before Andy Burnham has.
Former PM Rishi Sunak in the Sunday Times challenges the rise of ethno-nationalism in British politics, as an argument within the right about Britishness being about ancestry, DNA and ethnicity www.thetimes.com/article/e89d...
How can there be sooooo many streaming services and still nothing to watch when you’re in bed with the lurgy? And why do they all have the same seasons of Law & Order that I've already watched a 100 times?
Sad Cat Lounging
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have I mentioned lately that oligarch-owned media consolidation is bad
Universal Is Getting Cold Feet on Releasing the Elon Musk Documentary (Exclusive)
The Comcast-owned studio is not yet committing to rolling out Alex Gibney's movie that it paid millions to acquire for non-North American release before the political winds shifted.
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I have legitimate concerns about closing lifeboat stations. But do only the thugs' "legitimate concerns" about migrants being saved from drowning count?
RNLI closes Portsmouth lifeboat station after threats from thugs www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
While Piddington dominates the news, at Leicester Crown Court this man was sentenced today Ivan Jennings, a former Conservative councillor, called for terror attacks on small boat migrants and Muslims and shared target ideas, telling fellow white supremacists to kill as many “subhumans” as possible
Truly inspiring woman leaving a huge legacy. Best wishes to her friends and family.
It was one of the great joys of my recent life to know Bonnie Greer. A truly remarkable person who radiated such wisdom and intellect. And when she spoke the audience was rapt. A kind, generous, passionate and very funny human. Thank you for giving us you Bonnie. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
I’m saddened to hear of Bonnie Greer’s death, she was a passionate advocate of the arts, culture, education, and decency in society, and she will be missed www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bonnie Greer: British-American author and critic dies at 77
Her husband says the playwright and cultural and political commentator died after a brief illness.
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I think Donald Trump deserves more heat than Ed Sheeran, but maybe it's just me. Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel The package includes 40,000 one-ton bombs and would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions to Israel. Gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel (Gift Article)
The package includes 40,000 one-ton bombs and would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions to Israel.
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Extremist Dutch farmers created multiple fires next to highways today, endangering traffic. Finally, some arrests were made. Also today, objects like steel pipes were thrown on railways, in 30 different places, bringing trains to a halt. The suspicion is that these terrorists were farmers as well.
Op verschillende plekken in het land zien we branden langs de snelwegen, zoals hier op de #A2 bij Breukelen. Waar nodig zullen we rijstroken of complete rijbanen afsluiten. Check rwsverkeersinfo.nl voor de laatste verkeersinformatie.
3 support acts have now dropped out of Ed Sheeran’s tour.
Oops Moment
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NOS now reporting farmers may have been behind the operation to sabotage the Dutch railways. If this turns out to be true, it would be the most spectacular own goal and pretty much kill off any lingering sympathy for the farmers' cause in the wider population. nos.nl/artikel/2631...
Boerenactivisten mogelijk verantwoordelijk voor sabotage op het spoor
Bronnen melden aan de NOS dat boerenactivisten en hun sympathisanten betrokken lijken te zijn bij de verstoringen op het spoor. Die waren er op 35 plekken in het land.
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Dutch railway network disrupted by sabotage to tracks www.dutchnews.nl/2026/09/dutc...
Dutch railway network disrupted by “sabotage” to tracks - DutchNews.nl
Train services across the Netherlands were disrupted on Tuesday morning in what network operators suspect is an act of co-ordinated sabotage. ProRail, the company responsible for managing the track…
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Major incidents here in NL with rail sabotage and road fires on our budget day. Yet unproven, but chatter is it’s farmers protesting nitrogen reductions. I’m sure you can imagine the reaction from right wing parties & press. After all, they hate it when climate protesters block roads.
Tumbleweed Rolling in the Desert
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Worth noting, as Macklemore was banned by NFL owners in what will be dubbed "fighting antisemitism", that Kanye, who - sold merch with swastikas - said on Alex Jones that he idolizes Hitler - tweeted he was "going Defcon 3 on Jewish people" is currently on a multi-city tour of NFL stadiums
New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.
You know that smug feeling you get when your bad feelings about a well loved public figure turn out to be correct? In completely unrelated news, how about that Ed Sheeran.
AT&T Stadium reportedly is one of the venues that opposed Macklemore being on Ed Sheeran's bill. Worth noting that AT&T is hosting Kanye West in November.
New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.
Another brilliant episode. Funny and insightful, like being at the pub with the smartest people you know (who are also somehow still relatable and not condescending arseholes - other podcasts take note).
💥 New Sunday School: CTR-GRIFT-DELETE💥 🇺🇸 - Trump's trillion dollar bung 💸 - Tommeh’s donation racket 💻 - Extinction-level tech bros’ greed Join @pimlicat.bsky.social & @sturdyalex.bsky.social to follow the money. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/6nAz... 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
Riddle me this. If somebody donates £36 million to a political party and £5 million to its leader, how is the £5 million not political? Asking for a parliamentary standards commissioner.
It’s been a dark news day and to top it off, HEMA have decided to make Nijntje (Miffy) a knife wielding serial killer.