viljamsmauhuds.bsky.social
Person who says 'no, you're thinking of the Balkans' a lot. Also Deep Baltic editor, and occasional writer of stuff. Ik pa laikam arī tulkotājs.
👤 Joined on 27 November 2024
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@viljamsmauhuds.bsky.socialThe transmission of anti-Somali racism from the US to U.K. is one of the big tells about the British right. Their hatred of Sagal Abdi-Wali was second hand and pathetic.
Show PostReally fascinating case of a thoroughly orphaned cultural object. What living person is Ali G "satirising" in 2026? Like, Harry Enfield didn't scrap Loadsamoney due to political correctness, it's cos the Thatcherist parvenu (and the anxiety its emergence triggered within society) no longer exists.
Show PostGreetings from Armenia, where the Armenians are gracious enough to let me try some basic phrases in their language – which is thrilling for an Indo-Europeanist like me. I'm getting a kick out of ordering two things with երկու (yerku) 'two', the unbelievable Armenian cognate of two/deux/dos/dva/etc.
Show PostThis is the first by-election I’ve seen which is ‘Labour pick up a seat which is a considerable stretch’ (even if assisted by a divided right wing vote) rather than recovering normally good territory lost because the party has been at a low ebb.
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