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@michaelwhi.bsky.social

created November 14, 2024

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Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Certainly not a humble butt.

30/7/2025, 11:49:46 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Very well said. Are you a good news bot?? πŸ˜€

18/7/2025, 12:12:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Could you imagine if any other world leader had curated this scene?

17/7/2025, 10:01:04 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

No need to engage with bots. Just sigh and move on.

17/7/2025, 6:47:00 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Her hubris relative to Trump's? Is that what you're saying?

22/5/2025, 6:40:38 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

This is right up my rue.

21/5/2025, 7:30:34 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

This platform does not afford the space to debate a complex matter. I'll reduce this to the Chinese proverb "give a man a fish..." Thinking of money alone is blinkered by the same attitude that created the mess. That of individualistic gain, economy over sustainability, and ignoring cause & effect.

19/5/2025, 8:32:48 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

You're making it about economy and costs. That's the very counter-point I'm trying to make ....this is bigger than finance.

19/5/2025, 8:18:19 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

The panic is inherent from witnessing the scorched koalas, beached whales, starved polar bears, millions of displaced peoples.... it would be lovely to live in a bubble of wilful ignorance, though some of us choose to acknowledge the horrors, and their root causes.

19/5/2025, 8:03:56 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Counter-argument not as much of a 'gotcha' as you might think. Unless you aren't aware that fossil fuels are becoming increasingly expensive to extract (greater depths, higher risk locations...)?

18/5/2025, 5:24:07 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

I like the message, though it is a fairly long-winded way of saying that real altruism doesn't seek reward.

11/5/2025, 7:19:20 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

You really want to draw attention to the 1936 Summer Olympics? 🧐

9/5/2025, 6:17:52 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

You don't think the Middle Eastern state of Israel has a strong correspondence to American Jews?

3/5/2025, 3:59:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

If it stays soft, then you're good.

2/5/2025, 6:20:34 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Because most people have a stake in something that they don't want to risk losing if the whole thing implodes... a personal investment, a lengthy mortgage, a nepotistic career progression, a leased car, a healthcare plan, some cash under the bed...

11/4/2025, 6:56:54 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Well, they didn't grift, create meme stocks, launch NFTs, flog branded Bibles, and conduct flagrant market manipulations in real time, so hardly comparable.

11/4/2025, 6:52:28 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

I think we've reached the point where we need to let him keep on doing it, getting away with it (for now), and we'll see how shockingly swollen the US public at large is willing to see the President's personal coffers become. Everything is on public record.

10/4/2025, 7:52:33 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm more interested in why his bum is on back-to-front.

8/4/2025, 7:29:15 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social)

Thinking aloud...can a nation put a tariff on trade in another's currency? Because that feels like it could get potentially wild for any nation whose currency happens to be used unofficially for trade in provinces the world over.

7/4/2025, 8:10:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Short a couple of red horns, they've tried everything possible to make gent on left look creepier, but it's still not working.

7/4/2025, 8:03:41 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Don't forget Panama, a woman's consent, and an entire nation's trust for granted.

3/4/2025, 7:09:44 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Sorry, I'll rephrase. When was it last used by those who were in the active practice of trading wool and its products elsewhere? πŸ˜ƒ

22/3/2025, 7:47:38 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

When was the Hall last used for the purposes of trading wool, or its products?

22/3/2025, 6:36:30 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

This church looks remarkably similar to the church of St James, in Chipping Campden. Even down to the topography.

1/3/2025, 9:23:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

I daresay it has, but brain rot takes years to achieve full effect.

1/3/2025, 9:20:21 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Once we see the erroneous name in Google Maps, can we report it the them as such?

28/1/2025, 12:14:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

I like that it's not clear whether the angel is being pulled up, or sinking down. And it will remain in that eternal state of limbo.

21/1/2025, 9:34:08 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social)

Any recommendations for nice places on the southern shores of the Gulf of MEXICO that are worth a visit?

21/1/2025, 8:31:28 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm sure of there were three of them, we'd have been given names.

20/1/2025, 2:36:27 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Replace 'normal' with 'less well educated', and you are very correct.

20/1/2025, 10:05:29 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

I'd be horrified to live in your head, probably.

20/1/2025, 10:01:53 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Here's a poser...is there a chain of countries you could travel via in future, whereby Β£$€ Visas or visa waivers don't apply? So, can effectively get you between US and UK no charge? I assume that Γ‰ire <> UK crossings will remain free.

20/1/2025, 9:46:07 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Fret not, there will be plenty opportunity of a photographic record of your eventual condition, for posterity. In fact, there are cameras cleverly positioned to capture the faces of ALL riders.

20/1/2025, 9:31:55 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Interesting piece. When in doubt, I tend to favour deferring to a pronunciation as close to the etymological root (4thC BC Greek) as possible. In this case, pronouncing 'Chrysocolla' similarly to 'Chrysanthemum' (with a soft 'y', emphasis on second syllable, ending on an 'olla', not 'Β‘Hola!').

20/1/2025, 9:26:20 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

And will said seed be having a sea change while it's at it? 😁

17/1/2025, 12:54:05 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Fixation on the use of hyperbole on SM is an even lower bar, I daresay.

16/1/2025, 4:29:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Bit of an odd segue to fixate on.

16/1/2025, 8:22:37 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Yeah, but then along came Robbie Williams as a primate. I'm particularly excited to see what comes next.

14/1/2025, 11:24:38 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Someone's hinges need some lube

14/1/2025, 11:20:52 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Because some people crave drama? It's fast become a 24/7 live Telenovela in your pocket.

14/1/2025, 11:19:57 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Yes. We do.

14/1/2025, 11:05:03 AM | 20 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social)

Steve Guttenberg for President

9/1/2025, 12:08:21 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social)

How long are we giving it until the President Elect starts shouting at CA firefighters?

8/1/2025, 8:17:56 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

I think he realised the gravitas of the situation was greater than his celebrity ...just. 😁

8/1/2025, 8:06:20 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

I wasn't going to quote the full UN definition 😁

8/1/2025, 8:01:38 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

So, I can think of five countries where genocides are currently happening. Israel isn't on the list...whatever you want to call that effed-up nonsense.

8/1/2025, 8:00:52 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Mass, deliberate killing of non-military citizens within a country... You don't think that's happening?

8/1/2025, 7:56:57 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Well, in the 90s, the buzz term was "ethnic cleansing". And in the decades preceding that it was "the fog of war". The fact that any genocide is still happening now, in this hyper-information age, is truly shocking.

8/1/2025, 7:36:39 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

From the south coast of England somewhere? East Sussex?

7/1/2025, 7:18:25 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Uh, there are something like 20,000+ universities in the world. www.aubsp.com/universities...

17/12/2024, 5:54:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Croydon: gatekeeping all routes south of London, whether it likes it or not, since time immemorial.

20/11/2024, 8:23:13 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

I think you need to understand Edinburgh. This street is South Bridge. It's built entirely on raised brick arches. Again,not suited to trees. Eye-roll.

15/11/2024, 8:09:30 AM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

I humbly invite you to visit the fair City of Edinburgh, if you haven't already. It's one of the greenest cities there is. Trees everywhere. Except for the igneous outcrops, and the odd poorly conceived urban development.

14/11/2024, 10:32:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture michaelwhi.bsky.social (@michaelwhi.bsky.social) reply parent

Um, that particular street is built atop a former volcanic crag. Basically, very solid, dense rock with no soil. Ergo no trees.

14/11/2024, 10:39:41 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view