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Dominic Mitchell @dom.happygiraffe.net · 02/07/2026

Just rereading Transmetropolitan for current affairs commentary

Spider Jerusalem and his cat. The speech bubble coming from off-panel states "The naked screaming figure running across the white house lawn last night, waving broken manacles and shaking heavy chains, was apparently NOT the vice president."

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Dominic Mitchell @dom.happygiraffe.net · 30/05/2026

I'm camping near Eastbourne. A stellar view over the town to the sea this morning

The view from Combe hill over Eastbourne and in the distance, the sea. The sun is high in the sky, and there is a bank of cloud to the left of the sky

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Dominic Mitchell @dom.happygiraffe.net · 15/05/2026

@hypergames.no I am enjoying moomintroll: winters warmth immensely, thank you! Unfortunately I have gotten poor moomintroll stuck and cannot move him off this rock. Any ideas? This is on Switch 2.

A screenshot from Moomintroll: winters warmth. Poor moomintroll is stuck on a platform in the middle of the ice and snow, unable to leave and continue his quest

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Dominic Mitchell @dom.happygiraffe.net · 09/05/2026

Very on point: I have just realised the fascist leader, Adam Susan, is in thrall to an AI.

A panel from V for Vendetta showing Adam Susan in front of a bank of computers. The text reads:

"She touches me, and I am touched by god, by destiny. The whole of existence courses through her. I am her slave.

No freedom was ever so sweet."

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Dominic Mitchell @dom.happygiraffe.net · 09/05/2026

To distract myself I am reading "V for Vendetta," a story of England in the aftermath of a fascist takeover.

The results of the May 2026 England local elections, showing large losses for Labour and Conservatives, while also showing a huge bump in Reform councillors.

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Dominic Mitchell @dom.happygiraffe.net · 19/04/2026

I didn't see any this morning, only ducks

Pembroke castle, reflected in the mill pond

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Dominic Mitchell @dom.happygiraffe.net · 17/04/2026

Pembrokeshire is really rather lovely today

Broadhaven beach (south) in Pembrokeshire. A large expanse of sand under blue sky with waves crashing in past chapel rock

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Dominic Mitchell @dom.happygiraffe.net · 17/12/2025

I was in Wellington for the release of Return of the King. There were giant trolls coming out of buildings. It was fantastic!

A giant troll in Wellington NZ, Dec 31st 2003

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Dominic Mitchell @dom.happygiraffe.net · 31/10/2025

Crikey Spotify, Manchester is not "near me," I'm near Brighton!

A Spotify email highlighting upcoming gigs "near me" (allegedly)

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Dominic Mitchell @dom.happygiraffe.net · 15/09/2025

The "invalid handle" error is probably related

A beta.com bluesky post showing "invalid handle"

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Dominic Mitchell @dom.happygiraffe.net · 14/09/2025

Hahahaha, can vouch. I went to school in Tenby, just by Caldey Island.

T’able 2 places R’lyehian closest to Celtic languages (Scots, Manx, Welsh, and Irish) with Welsh being the most frequent among the top three closest languages. As a result, we hypothesize that R’lyeh might be the Caldey Island in Wales at 51∘38’N 4∘41’W, where hooded monks observe Celtic rites and make offerings of the darkest of chocolates to the slumbering Cthulhu.

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Dominic Mitchell @dom.happygiraffe.net · 06/09/2025

Reading some old Pete Loveday comics, and it feels strikingly relevant!

Six panels from Pete Loveday's "Russell, the saga of a peaceful man". They show Russell listening to a right wing politician on the radio, complaining that the "peace movement" is a bunch of left wing cranks in the pay of the Kremlin. Russell immediately goes out to a phone box to call the Russian embassy and ask for 1) an apology and 2) back pay.

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Dominic Mitchell @dom.happygiraffe.net · 02/09/2025

Duo really needs to lay off the Class A's.

The Duolingo owl, Duo, leaping in the air with enormous wide, sparkling eyes.

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Dominic Mitchell @dom.happygiraffe.net · 26/08/2025

Sorry but this was directly above in my feed, and it's hard to see the two as unrelated.

A screenshot of two bluesky posts. The first is a letter from Viz describing using Rod Hull's Emu as an oven glove. The second is describing a NextDoor post asking for Heathrow flight paths to be moved "for a break", which very much feels like it should be on the Viz letters page.

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Dominic Mitchell @dom.happygiraffe.net · 12/07/2025

The moon, viewed from Ditchling Beacon at about 10pm last night. It was such a nice evening, I had to go out for a quick ride.

The moon in full orange harvest colours, sitting atop fields in an evening sky

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Dominic Mitchell @dom.happygiraffe.net · 22/06/2025

I have no signal 🤦‍♀️

A phone mast behind some trees with a field in front

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Dominic Mitchell @dom.happygiraffe.net · 19/06/2025

I'm currently (finally!) getting to read the Dredd story, A Better World. It's fantastic, but I do love the hilarious asides like the rioters being... a bit Klegg, frankly.