Patrick Welsh

@pbewelsh.bsky.social

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Fantasist | Collects ghost stories | Social Justice Warlock | In an age of tyrants, joy is an act of resistance | He/they

Image of Homelander from The Boys, wearing the home kit of the England men's football team. He has a confused look on his face. Behind him there is a crowd of England football fans in red and white, smiling and jubilant. The text above reads "England seeing the rest of the world supporting them on Wednesday"
Screenshot of the Guardian's coverage of the NATO summit in Ankara. Text above a picture of the President of the United States (a swine I shall not name) pointing and grinning at Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, who has a tight smile and closed body posture. The text reads "Trump also appeared to have confused the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with Vladimir Putin. While gesturing towards Zelenskyy, who is seated next to the US president at a press conference at the Nato summit in Ankara, Trump asked reporters: “Do you have a question for president Putin please.” His comment attracted laughter in the room, and after realising his mistake Trump appeared to make light of the situation. “Do you have a question for president Putin, not Zelenskyy,” he joked while pointing at the Ukrainian president, who nods and smiles."
Image of British politician and intergalactic warlord, Count Binface, a dark, armoured figure with a metal bin/trash can for a head. His arms are outstretched, and he's holding a microphone in his right hand I'm not sure alt text is much help here, honestly
If parliament is dissolved or the member otherwise ceases to be a member while an investigation is in progress, the commissioner will suspend the investigation until the member is re-elected. If the member is not returned to parliament, the commissioner will decide if it is appropriate and proportionate to resume their investigation
Screenshot of the Britmonkey "2020s Political Compass" quiz results, with all four axes ("woke/chud", "techbro/neo-luddite", "hopepilled/doomer" and "Davos/Dubai") at 50%. The result is "Georgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy (2022-present)" with a picture of a white woman with blonde hair inside a circular frame
Screenshot from the "2020's Political Compass" quiz on Britmonkey, depicting a young woman with short hair wearing a white and black keffiyeh and looking at the camera. The text above reads "Greta Thunberg": below, it reads "Swedish environmental activist"
Price details of a floor AC unit from Amazon.co.uk. It is currently not delivering until August 2026-January 2027
A Scot visiting Boston just called me “mystic Meg” PLEASE EXPLAIN
Meme from Fate Stay Night of a young anime man clenching his fist with a grim expression. The subtitles read "People die if they are killed..."
Image of the cover of a Star Wars: Doctor Aphra comic, depicting a roguish young woman against a backdrop of imperial stormtroopers
Screenshot of Bluesky's Trending topics: 1. UFC at White House 2. Investigations 3. Alabama Districts 4. K-pop and Star Wars 5. Trump and Epstein
A small fluffy white dog sleeping on a red sofa, which his tongue poking out
Two photos of the box art for Kirby's Squeak Squad for the Nintendo DS. On the left is the Japanese version, where Kirby-- a whimsical pink blob-- is running away from a weasel in a red top hat. On the right is the American boxart, which is identical except Kirby has angry eyebrows to show that he is ready to shank your grandmother
Image from the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Civil Defence," depicting local space-fascist Gul Dukat speaking on a viewscreen, beneath the text "ATTENTION BAJORAN WORKERS"
Screenshot of the BBC News website, with major headlines including: "Arrest after major fire tears through historic mill" "Beckhams' 'Blackpool' lighting plans irk neighbours" "Fresh delay for new EU border checks at Dover" "Thousands gather for anti far-right march in London" "Windmere boatyard users 'gobsmacked' by closure" "Gaming's Glastonbury arrives in Birmingham"
Picture of Pombon, the new fire-type starter Pokémon: a cartoon Pomeranian puppy with his tongue hanging out
Screenshot from Chrono Trigger's bad ending: an image in black and white of an earth-like planet. Text reads "BUT... THE FUTURE REFUSED TO CHANGE."
Screenshot from "Senator" Chris McDaniels' Wikipedia page, listing his political positions on: Eminent domain Healthcare LGBT rights and women Immigration Views on sexual assault Southern secessionism and the Confederacy
A small fluffy white dog (coton de tulear) looking up expectantly, surrounded by brown autumn leaves
An alternate cover of Time Magazine's Person of the Year edition depicting an illustration of three animated women looking at the viewer amidst a forest of green plants. The text in the upper-right corner reads "TIME BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR Pop-culture sensation KPOP DEMON HUNTERS"
Interior of the choir of St Pauls Cathedral, London, looking towards the nave: wooden stalls lit by lamps beneath a series of gilded baroque arches
A small fluffy white dog lying on a cream armchair, looking sleepy
A small fluffy white dog standing amid a carpet of leaves, his head angled up as if in anticipation of treats
Screenshot from the Simpsons of a young Homer singing at a piano ♪ THERE WAS NOTHING IN AL CAPONE'S VAULT ♪ ♪ BUT IT WASN'T GERALDO'S FAULT ♪
Screenshot from the (UK) Channel 4 Threads account: TONIGHT ON THE FAILING CHANNEL 4 (EVEN WORSE THAN ITV) THEY ARE SHOWING MORE THAN 100 ‘UNTRUTHS’ TOLD BY YOUR FAVORITE PRESIDENT DONALD J TRUMP. THIS IS FAKE NEWS BY THE MSM AND AN ATTACK ON YOUR FAVORITE PRESIDENT (DONALD J TRUMP)! DO NOT WATCH AT 10PM!!!
A screenshot from the September 2025 trailer for Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, depicting a woman with green hair on a stone throne. She's wearing a purple dress brocaded with gold, golden pauldrons and a golden crown, and has a serene look on her face. She strngly resembles an adult version of Sothis, a character from Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Picture of Batman snapping a gun in half. The speech bubble reads “This is the weapon of the enemy. We do not need it. We will not use it.”
Image from Avatar the Last Airbender of a woman with a deeply insincere smile
A Xenomorph alien from Aliens
Picture from Megan Thee Stallion's Instagram of her cosplaying as Sailor Moon
Screenshot of the Daily Mail's US website, with the headline "The animated film set to become Netflix's biggest ever hit- to the fury of Disney bosses who sank millions into woke flops like Moana, by TOM LEONARD"
A picture of a small, fluffy white dog sitting on the grass next to a sign for a polling station. Under his paw he's holding a paper card with a hand-drawn picture of his face, with the words "Foto Id iz WILF"
A conversation between the Klingon Kor and Lt Jadzia Dax on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Kor: “Curzon, my beloved old friend.” Dax: “I’m Jadzia now.” Kor: “Jadzia, my beloved old friend.”
Lt B’elanna Torres from Star Trek: Voyager
Polling of UK attitudes towards trans people: whereas 39% of the public view trans people positively, 84% of lesbians do
Text from the Guardian article announcing the UK Supreme Court's decision that the Equality Act 2010 excludes trans women on the basis of "biological sex" "Backed financially by JK Rowling, the gender critical campaign group For Women Scotland said the Equality Act’s definition of a woman was limited to people born biologically female."
Black and white image of the British Isles, with the words "TERF iSLAND" superimposed over them
A small fluffy white dog lying on a rug in front of a cosy fire with a bemused expression on his face
A small fluffy white dog lying on a red sofa looking sleepy WITH ALL HIS LEGS VISIBLE GAIL
A small fluffy white dog sitting on a chair, wearing a cosy woolly jumper
A small fluffy white dog looking up expectantly in anticipation of treats
The outer form of Lavos from Chrono Trigger, a planetary parasite formed of grey-green spikes clustered around a beak
A screenshot from Facebook alleging a friend request from “Elon Musk” with no profile picture
A small fluffy white dog looking dapper in his winter coat looking up expectantly, standing in fresh snow
A screenshot from Twitter of the announcement that Harriet Tubman is going to be a leader in Civilization 7. The user retweeting it writes "Harriet Tubman never existed. None of you are ready for this conversation but those of us in the Deep Lore already know."
A screenshot from Spotify, recommending hashtag “divorced dad rock”
A small fluffy white dog watching the viewer eat pork
A small fluffy white dog looking up expectantly while the viewer tries to eat lunch. The dogs tail is wagging expectantly
A screenshot from the 1990 movie Jacob's Ladder of a hooded doctor pursing his lips, holding up a metal syringe. He has no eyes
A small white dog with a bemused expression
A white dog running towards the camera with a big smile, in a field of yellow dandelions
A small dog smiling at the camera. His fur is white and fluffy and he’s wearing a bandana
A small fluffy white dog wearing shades like Liam Gallagher
A small fluffy white dog wearing a Barbour jumper his grandma paid too much for, lying on a chair looking forelorn
Bluesky's commemoration of its first ten million users: I'm no. 740,325
A small fluffy white dog looking up at the camera with a bemused look on his face
A small white fluffy dog in a red bandana smiling outside a polling station
A small white fluffy dog at a polling station, with a homemade photo ID under his front paw