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06/07/2015

In Which I Learn to Spell Srebrenica, and Use it a Lot

It’s always a bit strange to have two big anniversaries at the same time, and I’m really glad one of them was mentioned on the radio this morning or I would have gone about blissfully unaware of the cosmic irony/coincidence/shitfest. I was about to ask how many of you remember Srebrenica , but I don’t actually… Continue reading

Complaints, DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, Government and Politics, July 2015, THE WORLD *head in hands*

‘A Cry from the Grave’, 7/7, genocides, Indifferent Ignorance, international politics, Srebrenica, terrorism, the United Nations

01/07/2015

Summer Buzzin’

This is one of those weeks where I’m glad I’m a freelancer. I go to work in short shorts, I have lunch in my garden and I start the day watching my dogs lollop around the field with the canine equivalent of beaming smiles before flopping down inside all day like sleepy cherubs. It’s also… Continue reading

COFFEE, Dogs, Government and Politics, Holidays, July 2015

doglets, Etsy, freelancing, Holidays, the euro, this weather, Zante

27/06/2015

So is it too early for me to start making divorce jokes?

I’m kidding, I’m kidding. Mostly. I found it quite disconcerting to watch yesterday’s news – at lunch there was news of France’s terrorist attack, then mid-afternoon brought rainbow flags and the happiest my Twitter timeline has ever been, then by dinner there was two more terror attacks and some plonkers against equal marriage tried to… Continue reading

DISCUSS., Government and Politics, Jesus, June 2015, LGBT, THE WORLD *head in hands*

#LoveWins, Anita Bryant, civil rights movement, divorce jokes, equal marriage, Indifferent Ignorance, LGBT, terror attacks, USA

24/06/2015

In Which I Have Learnt About Racism in the US

I wasn’t going to comment on the Charleston terrorist because I knew that a lot of people would automatically take umbrage with the term ‘terrorist’, and more might expect a ‘not all atheists’ blog. Both of those potentials are weird and exhausting so I figured I’d just share some posts by people smarter than me. Like this and this:… Continue reading

DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, Government and Politics, Internet, June 2015, Social Media, THE WORLD *head in hands*

Cara Zelaya, Charleston, Deep South, Indifferent Ignorance, racism