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A journal of Urban Fable. Come see the world askew ... (urbanmole.is) Sociopolital leanings: egalitarian-eclectic

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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Life making you mad? Read about Leipzig rain & Roman ruins instead. Give yourself a 5 min break … you deserve it. urbanmole.is?p=54921 #writersky #writingcommunity #authorsky #authorlife #IndieAuthor #amwriting #Travel #Leipzig #Tusculum
A view from the ruins of Tusculum, on Tuscolo hill near Frascati, Italy. Four crumbling stone walls emerge from the earth in the foreground. In the distance is the green, fertile landscape of the caldera of the dormant Alban volcano. In the distance, a storm brews over the Alban hills.
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
A(nother) story. Free. Because we love you & think your eyeballs should alight on something fine. Part 2 of the new-is-old nature horror written by @chrismollison.bsky.social #writersky #writingcommunity #authorsky #authorlife #IndieAuthor urbanmole.is?p=54849
A black and white photo of a dead tree in a wooded moorland. Several thick branches curve out from the trunk to form what looks like a barbed catchpole.
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
"Numerous guard spiders had webbed the exterior, and we felt secure we would not be disturbed that night, or any other." 2020s travel, 1920s prose. Go figure. #writersky #writingcommunity #indieauthor #authorsky #authorlife #amwriting #Baltic urbanmole.is?p=54835
A view of the Baltic sea from atop a sandy cliff. Two trees, one in shadow, one in sun, frame the image. The sky is clear and blue.
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Sometimes #city stories are told from the perspective of those stuck indoors. And by 'stuck', we mean 'voluntarily self-imprisoned in order to meet deadlines'. This is #Leipzig from the inside-inside. #writersky #writingcommunity #amwriting #authorlife #indieauthor urbanmole.is?p=54816
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Leaving Plato’s Cave in Search of Cocoa - Urban Mole
The holiday begins! With work. Our plans to get away get away from us as we realise we need just a little bit more time to put a few projects to bed.
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
You don't always have to leave the house to see the city. #CityFable #urban #writer #writersky #writingcommunity #indieauthor #storyteller urbanmole.is?p=54804
Three gentlemen inside a 19th century room, one looking out the window at a coach, a second having his hair cut  by the third.
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
It's the last Monday of July, which means: nothing. But if you're looking for a little *something* in your day, read why city writing sits somewhere between Get It Done & Get Done Doing. #CityFable #urban #writer #writersky #writingcommunity #indieauthor #storyteller urbanmole.is?p=54796
A view from inside the decommissioned gas storage building in Leipzig, looking up through the ironwork domed roof to the blue sky above.
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Hey, sweet mid-weekers, you know what you need to raise your spirits or keep them aloft? Words! A brief meditation on movement and being in the wasteland. #Leipzig’s never looked so fine. #CityFable #urban #writer #writersky #writingcommunity #indieauthor #storyteller urbanmole.is?p=54788
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What Frees The Heart May Also Free The Mind - Urban Mole
The Mathematician and I seek solace in the space of late evening. A meditation on movement and being.
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
You didn't ask for it, but you're getting it anyway: the next #CityFable. This one's a little crass, a litte base. Lived in, like old summer shoes. Enjoy, or just skip to a different tale. #story #urban #IndieAuthor urbanmole.is?p=54768
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The Boy Who Got It Both Ends - Urban Mole
Two folk mosey by the river and run into a donkey wrangler. There's beer, there's bashing, and there's bawling. The west of Leipzig will never be the same.
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
We're back to #Leipzig fables this week with something steamy and sonorous. Bet you can't wait to caress its lovely lines ... #CityFables #writer #writersky #writingcommunity #amwriting #Indieauthor #authorsky #Germany urbanmole.is?p=54741
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City of Incidental Song - Urban Mole
Sometimes the best way to travel Leipzig is to let the city guide you. Written by Christopher Mollison.
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Ah, Sunday. Nothing quite like if for kicking back, relaxing, and reading the last of Portsmouth adventures. #writer #writersky #writingcommunity #authorlife #amwriting #Indieauthor #authorsky urbanmole.is?p=54725
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From Currywurst to Sorry Sauce by Way of Normandy (Part 6) - Urban Mole
The long-awaited day arrives: The Golden Wedding Anniversary party. All the clans are gathered under glorious weather as 50 long and loving years are wondered at
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Hey, you've made it to/through #midweek. Well done! You look tired though. Here, rest your eyes on these words. Mmm, how comforting ... #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WriterLife #Writersky #Portsmouth #Reunion #UrbanGaze #CityScapes #CityFables urbanmole.is?p=54692
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From Currywurst to Sorry Sauce by Way of Normandy (Part 5) - Urban Mole
In the wet and wild places of the world, things tend to grow. Not in Portsmouth. As we head down familiar roads, we can't get over how low the houses sit.
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
#Cars! We've all been in, under, or near one. Now, in an ode to the #automobile, comes a tale of love, lust, and lousy parking: "Killing, Fast & Slow." Because the best things in life are #loud. #Pollution #Transport #EU #Traffic #Noise #PublicHealth www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...
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Environmental noise in Europe 2025
The Environmental noise in Europe — 2025 report presents the latest data and analysis on noise pollution and its effects on human health and the environment across Europe. The report draws on information submitted by European Union (EU) Member States and other EEA countries under the 2022 reporting round of the Environmental Noise Directive (END).
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Wanna know what it's like to cross the #EnglishChannel? Not so much "Pirates of the Caribbean" as "Pipers of the Curry-bingeing" but hey, #adventure nonetheless. #Caen #Portsmouth #Travel #Ship #Beer urbanmole.is?p=54656
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From Currywurst to Sorry Sauce by Way of Normandy (Part 4) - Urban Mole
Yo ho ho and a bar full of rum! (And jukebox karaoke.)
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
What do you mean you've not read Part 1 of this epic travel saga? Busy working or something? "Family from all over Albion are about to converge on Portsmouth, helping it sink just a little deeper into the sea." #Leipzig #Caen #Rail #Travel #Adventure #Story urbanmole.is?p=54614
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From Currywurst to Sorry Sauce by Way of Normandy (Part 1) - Urban Mole
The golden bell tolls; the family are summoned to the hall.
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
#Crows -- meaty scavengers or #anti-establishment masterminds? A walk in the #park turns dark. #Leipzig #CityFables urbanmole.is/2025/05/10/b...
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Black on Black: The Crows vs The Connewitz Cops - Urban Mole
When a turf war takes to the skies.
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Want to ease the burden of a busy week? #Relax with a #tale from the #scrubland. #City #Fables #Leipzig urbanmole.is/2025/05/03/s...
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Scrappy Dabblers - Urban Mole
One man. Two ducks. A lot of puddles.
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Christopher Mollison @chrismollison.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
“[A]ttempting to impose a rigid binary has no basis in science or medicine” (British Medical Association motion) The scope of #HumanRights (inc. #trans- and post-) must broaden with time, not stand in opposition to it. Watch this space. #LGBTQ+ www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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UK’s first trans judge appeals to European court of human rights over supreme court ruling
Victoria McCloud brings action against UK for infringement of her human rights after ruling on biological sex
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Christopher Mollison @chrismollison.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
If you value your #voice or #opinion, don't let someone take it from you. #FreedomOfThePress #Independence #MediaFreedom www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...
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Press freedom and pluralism face ‘existential battle’ across EU, report finds
Exclusive: Several governments are attacking or weakening media independence, Civil Liberties Union for Europe says
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Live in Leipzig? Think you know it? You sure ..? urbanmole.is/2025/04/26/c...
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Cycle/Recycle: The Birth and Death of Doings - Urban Mole
A trip to the bottle bank crosses two centuries.
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
"What is so often dismissed as performative ... is not a matter of collective narcissism; rather, it has been recognized by many modern thinkers, starting with Rousseau, as an important part of building community." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...?
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Don’t believe the doubters: protest still has power | Jan-Werner Müller | The Guardian
Demonstrations rarely lead to immediate policy change. But they are essential to building community and long-term resistance
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
To celebrate #Earth Day, here's something from the Mole's archives on just how many people might fit on the planet 😁 urbanmole.is/2020/05/25/t...
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To Boldly Grow - Urban Mole
Just how many people could we squeeze onto the planet anyway?
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
It's #Easter! What better time for the Urban Mole to walk the earth again? Grab a coffee, relax, read on ... urbanmole.is/2025/04/18/t...
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Should you bow when funding's held to ransom or stand tall? "Obviously, the university cannot continue without money, but what is most important is academic freedom. If we lose our academic freedom, we have lost everything."(Stiglitz) #Democracy #academic #freedom theintercept.com/2025/04/15/s...
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Joseph Stiglitz Denounces Columbia Capitulation to Trump
Professor Joseph Stiglitz criticized Columbia’s capitulation to Trump in an interview on academic freedom and deportations of students.
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres… An isle of peace and democracy in an oligarch sea ...
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Survey confirms Europe’s citizens want the EU to protect them and act in unity | News | European Parliament
The European Parliament’s Winter 2025 Eurobarometer survey, released today, highlights historic levels of approval for EU membership linked to peace and security.
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Urban Mole @urbanmole.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
An insightful peek under the bonnet, with a sprinkling of Guy Debord: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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T.J. Clark · A Brief Guide to Trump and the Spectacle
Trump has annihilated the idea of charisma. The new leader is not above us. He’s on the screen in our hands. We...
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