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I think the great political divide of our times is between the complacent class who think that everything’s more or less okay, and the rest of us who know it isn’t.
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\nDenmark’s unique political model is in crisis – I blame the boomerang effect
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@msalliance.me And so good to see. I wonder why people hate it so much. They must lead rather dull lives.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mmetcalfe/86571471","date_published":"2026-03-19T23:53:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Miles Metcalfe","url":"https://lastchance.rodeo","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F48%2F2163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mmetcalfe"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-19 23:53","date_timestamp":1773964421,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86463784","content_html":"😎 Today it's gone from lovely spring morning to 18C in March.
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\n![\"Three](\"https://eu.uploads.micro.blog/1212/2026/img-0190-m.jpg\")
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\n![\"A](\"https://eu.uploads.micro.blog/1212/2026/img-0181-m.jpg\")
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🤖 So, when Claude targeted a girls’ school, that was a hallucination?
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","summary":"","url":"https://mmetcalfe.status.lol/69a054783b1bf","date_published":"2026-02-26T14:11:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Miles Metcalfe","url":"https://lastchance.rodeo","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F48%2F2163.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mmetcalfe"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-26 14:11","date_timestamp":1772115064,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ojcgsgqc4vo4eg7mhfssw6px/post/3mfret3omah2n"]}},{"id":"82516753","content_html":"@msalliance.me I feel the same way. I wish I had hope.
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