@MsMountebank

Fan of obscure inter-war insults, politics, books, film and TV. RTs or links posted are interesting, not an endorsement.

 Melbourne, Australia
Joined February 2012
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I'm enjoying the fight between Westerners who have actually lived in Japan and Western tourists who go there for the first time.
Rokko 🌐✈︎
@Msamalam7h
Japan A does not exist. Zen Japan does not exist. It’s all dopamine addicted consumerism and hedonism. Dollar store goodies, alcoholism, Don-Quixotism, putting cool rims and window tint on your Toyota Prius.
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Rokko 🌐✈︎
@MsamalamOct 26
Nope. I’ve never seen a nation that loves extremely bright neon white lights as much as Japan. Pics are avg living rooms. Luxury hotels can give off very wrong impressions.
Crémieux
@cremieuxrecueilOct 26
I love how the Japanese do lighting. It seems like everywhere you go, it's low and warm lighting. It's pleasant.
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Terrence McCoy@terrence_mccoy20h
“Flávio has given up,” an adviser to the Bolsonaro family told me. “He’s terrified. He is worried his father will die in jail, that he himself will be jailed this week and that he may have a long prison term ahead.” washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Bolsonaro effectively concedes in Brazil after Trump suggests he won’t help

Trump says the presidential election looked “rigged” but did not say he planned to intervene on behalf of the right-wing politician.

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Oh shit. Could get extremely messy.
The Spectator Index
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BREAKING: Flavio Bolsonaro has reportedly fled Brazil and is on board a plane flying to the United States, according to Reuters report.
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David French
@DavidAFrenchOct 26
A lot of political arsonists on this site are getting burned by the fires they helped start.
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Apple TV
@AppleTVOct 26
That's a wrap on Season 6 of #SlowHorses.
From the set of Slow Horses. Gary Oldman, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Saskia Reeves, Rosalind Eleazar, Jack Lowden, and Christopher Chung all stand together smiling for the camera.

ALT From the set of Slow Horses. Gary Oldman, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Saskia Reeves, Rosalind Eleazar, Jack Lowden, and Christopher Chung all stand together smiling for the camera.

From the set of Slow Horses. Ruth Bradley and Hugo Weaving stand outside smiling next to each other. Hugo has an arm around Ruth.

ALT From the set of Slow Horses. Ruth Bradley and Hugo Weaving stand outside smiling next to each other. Hugo has an arm around Ruth.

From the set of Slow Horses. Tom Brooke and Kyle Soller are seen next to each other wearing jackets. Both actors have fake wounds on their necks and faces.

ALT From the set of Slow Horses. Tom Brooke and Kyle Soller are seen next to each other wearing jackets. Both actors have fake wounds on their necks and faces.

From the set of Slow Horses. Jack Lowden and Olivia Cooke stand side by side looking at each other in a barn.

ALT From the set of Slow Horses. Jack Lowden and Olivia Cooke stand side by side looking at each other in a barn.

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Tim Miller
@TimodcOct 26
This person is 62 years old. She has spent more money on botox, filler, and hair coloring than the median American income. A perfectly fine thing to do if you can afford it but don’t pretend to be in touch with the working class with a 6 figure face.
Acyn
@AcynOct 26
MacCallum: The Cheesecake Factory comment goes exactly to why Democrats lost the middle class, why they lost blue-collar voters. Because it's kind of a guns and religion clinging kind of comment and it turns a lot of people in this country off
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Caitlin Francis
@MrsCMFrancisOct 26
THIS IS HOW IT’S DONE GENTLEMEN P.s. notice how at no time he was creepy or weird. He just started with a common interest and was NORMAL
𝙻𝚘𝚢𝚊𝚕 𝚇. 𝙸𝚗𝚌𝚑
@LXIPoetryOct 25
Boys, I cannot stress this enough... ...you should DM that girl. Swipe ⬅️ for a surprise. I love you, @HannahofYore.
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*finger guns*
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Wes Myers (itl)
@realwesmyersOct 26
We LOVED getting these on deployment. Kids would draw the wildest stuff and teachers clearly weren't reviewing them. They would draw Army men shooting people and blood coming out and then it would say "I hope you don't die." Everyone looked forward to getting them.
Allie ✞
@allie__vossOct 26
There is nothing more earnest or unhinged than kids’ letters to the troops
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Michael Gambon: the authorised biography review – a brilliant actor, and a master deceiver theguardian.com/books/2026/o…

Michael Gambon: the authorised biography review – a brilliant actor, and a master deceiver

From the National Theatre to Harry Potter, Gambon’s shapeshifting life leaves many questions still unanswered

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More autumnal colour this morning.
Zwartbles Ireland • Suzanna Crampton@ZwartblesIEOct 26
Some autumnal colour from spindle and crabapples.
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I’m sure this will somehow be Megan’s fault, despite her having no contact with him …
News24 Australia
@News24AustOct 22
The 82-year-old is being investigated after it was alleged he was found to be in possession of a huge stash of child abuse material - which was reported by his own son. news24.com.au/news/meghan-ma…

Meghan Markle's father Thomas investigated over 'vast' stash of child abuse material

Thomas Markle Snr is reportedly under investigation after a 'vast' stash of child abuse material was found at his home in the Philippines.

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Signs suggest Thomas Markle Sr may be ‘sex offender of the grossest kind’, says Philippine minister theguardian.com/uk-news/2026…

Signs suggest Thomas Markle Sr may be ‘sex offender of the grossest kind’, says Philippine minister

Exclusive: Forensic analysis of found images continues as Meghan’s father denies possessing child sexual abuse images

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This is so good. How genuinely terrible for MM in every imaginable way.
Marina Hyde
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I’ve written about the mega-weirdness of a Mail journalist making Meghan’s dad her “father figure”, and the mega-predictability of police incompetence where grim matters connected to the royal family are concerned marinahyde.com/p/somehow-the…

Somehow, The Thomas Markle Allegations Will Be Meghan's Fault

The Met told no other law enforcement agency about the Thomas Markle allegations, yet Meghan is the one being asked what she knew

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Ooooft DJs is sounding very shaky theage.com.au/business/compa…

Show me the money: Why David Jones suppliers are panicking

With consumer confidence tanking amid the petrol price shock, this isn’t the time for the department store to foment fears about its viability.

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Just remembering this for … no reason at all 😬 theguardian.com/business/202…

Damn dalmatian! Fury erupts after David Jones cancels Christmas window display to promote joy of …...

Department store draws ire of Sydneysiders by abandoning festive tradition to instead promote rewards program with mascot Domino the dalmatian

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Not sounding any better here. May well be their last Christmas smh.com.au/business/companie…

D-day for David Jones: Department store’s future to be decided by Christmas

The private equity owners of the 188-year-old retailer are hoping to strike a deal with landlords and suppliers sooner rather than later.

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SocialPiranha@SocialPiranha3Oct 26
Two of my favourite joyful things! Halloween's Michael Myers and a pocketssssss reference, which reminds me of @themiasandrist . 🩷😊
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Left-NIMBYISM is much funnier. Yeah, i'm a socialist, except in the case of housing, where I believe in zealously protecting the rights of property owners to form a cartel at the expense of the poor. Let's build some parking lots in city centers for suburbanites to park in!
Evil Man@evilkaratesk8erOct 24
“Left-YIMBYism” is one of the funniest things I’ve seen people talk themselves into. Like yeah, I’m a socialist except in the case of housing where I believe in supply-side economics and deregulation. Let’s bulldoze some section 8 housing and sell it to developers
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I will note a (vewy, vewy progressive) senator basically having a ‘bitches be cray’ defence to allegations of poor behaviour always seemed unwise. Well that cray woman kept electronic evidence so good luck with that. Not sure how this fits in to To Kill A Mockingbird …
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Do what you want in your personal life. I have no idea why we’re paying for him, his staff and his senatorial expenses to sort out a messy private life (at best).
Ms Mountebank@MsMountebank12h
Replying to @Mick55629336 @PerriW2345
Precisely. Messy (and I’m genuinely not casting aspersions on him or her) breakups happen every day. But JFC 2,000 word insta posts, fights with your new leader, disclosing waaaaaaay TMI. He’s on $ 200K+ gardening leave. It’s bullshit.
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taipan168@taipan16813h
Not every day that you get to send one of these! And she's still living independently, cooking, entertaining her friends and walking without a stick! 😲
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Goodbye polyamory excuse! Please let this be the last time any elected official discusses such things. theage.com.au/politics/feder…
Ms Mountebank@MsMountebankOct 23
Replying to @PerriW2345
About your polyamory. Indeed there is. I fear the senator hasn’t exactly helped himself with his behaviour since the letter became public. If even the Guardian is saying this I think he’s messed up.
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