{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - ian","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/thedimpause","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1318","username":"thedimpause","bio":"a twitter of inconsequent vitality ― journal, notebook, photoblog, linkblog ― @thedimpause in a lot of places ― ℹ️ info at ianmason.me","pronouns":"he/him","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":212,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2024/09/1318.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"87696956","content_html":"

Glamorgan 302ao and 218/5dec

\n

Yorkshire 226ao and 79/1

\n

Match is heading for a draw, but it’s nice Easter Monday afternoon 🤷‍♂️🏏

\n
\n\"Auto-generated\"Auto-generated\"Auto-generated\n
","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/04/06/glamorgan-ao-and-dec-yorkshire.html","date_published":"2026-04-06T13:48:01+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"13:48","date_timestamp":1775483281,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116358081598050160","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mitftvyown2d"]}},{"id":"87689000","content_html":"

Location check in — Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground - Glamorgan v Yorkshire Day 4 🏏
🗺 Map of area

\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/04/06/location-check-in-sophia-gardens.html","date_published":"2026-04-06T10:31:03+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"10:31","date_timestamp":1775471463,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116357301753263554","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mit2qvobo225"]}},{"id":"87681443","content_html":"\n

Finished reading: The Weekend by T. M. Logan 📚

\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/04/06/finished-reading-the-weekend-by.html","date_published":"2026-04-06T06:34:24+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"06:34","date_timestamp":1775457264,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116356371334472163","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3misnju2x352s"]}},{"id":"87632229","content_html":"

🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Ozawa (39 plays), Northern Chamber Orchestra, Friend, Lane (10), Takács Quartet (8), Furtwängler (3), Dmitri Shostakovich (2)

\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/04/05/my-top-weekly-artists-as.html","date_published":"2026-04-05T08:21:57+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-05 08:21","date_timestamp":1775377317,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116351134459176938","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3miqd4l3sy42z"]}},{"id":"87589983","content_html":"

Looking a little greyer

\n\"Auto-generated\n

🏏

\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/04/04/looking-a-little-greyer.html","date_published":"2026-04-04T13:36:17+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-04 13:36","date_timestamp":1775309777,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116346704993243947","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mioe65jyou2n"]}},{"id":"87583594","content_html":"

Glamorgan v Yorkshire Day 2 🏏

\n

Some small gaps of blue sky 🙂

\n\"A\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/04/04/glamorgan-v-yorkshire-day-some.html","date_published":"2026-04-04T10:23:50+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-04 10:23","date_timestamp":1775298230,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116345948129680211","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3minzfxrqmw2s"]}},{"id":"87542744","content_html":"

Watched: Crime 101, 2026 - ★★★½ 🎥

\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/04/03/watched-crime.html","date_published":"2026-04-03T17:40:40+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-03 17:40","date_timestamp":1775238040,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116342005521397729","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mimbexr6yl2j"]}},{"id":"87269736","content_html":"

Watched: Project Hail Mary, 2026 - ★★★½ 🎥

\n

Everyman Cinema, Cardiff Bay

\n\"Auto-generated\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/03/30/watched-project-hail-mary-everyman.html","date_published":"2026-03-30T18:28:22+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-30 18:28","date_timestamp":1774895302,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116319546048165089","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3micc7nmid42n"]}},{"id":"87184851","content_html":"

🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: The Tallis Scholars & Peter Phillips (19 plays), Gorillaz (15), The Durutti Column (15), Sam Amidon (10)

\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/03/29/my-top-weekly-artists-as.html","date_published":"2026-03-29T09:27:25+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-29 09:27","date_timestamp":1774776445,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116311762707526678","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mi6tmk5b6c2i"]}},{"id":"87184803","content_html":"

Watched: I Swear, 2025 - ★★★½ 🎥

\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/03/29/watched-i-swear.html","date_published":"2026-03-29T09:23:59+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-29 09:23","date_timestamp":1774776239,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116311757031833995","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mi6tjitokp2z"]}},{"id":"87106490","content_html":"

@tibz It was good to be back on Mars 🙂

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thedimpause/87106490","date_published":"2026-03-27T22:10:24+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-27 22:10","date_timestamp":1774649424,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87101680","content_html":"

Watched: For All Mankind S5E1, First Light 📺

\n

5⭐️

\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/03/27/watched-for-all-mankind-se.html","date_published":"2026-03-27T20:59:31+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-27 20:59","date_timestamp":1774645171,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116303148035996981","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mi2z6lhsif24"]}},{"id":"87092212","content_html":"

🔗 Book ban in Manchester school: Are we becoming Texas?

\n

🔗 School book banning escalates in the UK as Greater Manchester secondary school censors scores of books

\n

Articles from Freedom News and Index on Censorship 📚

\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/03/27/book-ban-in-manchester-school.html","date_published":"2026-03-27T18:47:53+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-27 18:47","date_timestamp":1774637273,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116302635166299625","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mi2rvhwqhs2z"]}},{"id":"86984909","content_html":"

Changeable. A short walk yesterday. It was windy, it rained a little, it snowed a little. Then the sun came out 🚶🌤️

\n
\n\"Auto-generated\"Auto-generated\n

\n
\n\"Auto-generated\"Auto-generated\n
","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/03/26/changeable-a-short-walk-yesterday.html","date_published":"2026-03-26T07:20:52+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-26 07:20","date_timestamp":1774509652,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116294271026569410","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mhx327wlrc27"]}},{"id":"86891599","content_html":"

Watched: Under the Volcano, 1984 - ★★★★★ 🎥

\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/03/24/watched-under-the-volcano.html","date_published":"2026-03-24T22:26:31+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-24 22:26","date_timestamp":1774391191,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116286504243889237","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mhtmnuidlw2g"]}},{"id":"86712609","content_html":"

🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Jacobs, RIAS Kammerchor & Freiburger Barockorchester, Mark Padmore, Alexandrina Pendatchanska RIAS Kammerchor & Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs (45 plays), Tamar Inbar (39), Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Théorin, Paterson, Holloway, Baumgartner,...

thedimpau.se","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/03/22/my-top-weekly-artists-as.html","date_published":"2026-03-22T08:08:09+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-22 08:08","date_timestamp":1774166889,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116271811305739131","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mhn3ubuivx2n"]}},{"id":"86635452","content_html":"

Watched: Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, 2026 - ★★★★ 🎥

\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/03/20/watched-peaky-blinders-the-immortal.html","date_published":"2026-03-20T21:26:03+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-20 21:26","date_timestamp":1774041963,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116263616610999634","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mhjhfrk2an2o"]}},{"id":"86621696","content_html":"

Watched: Frankenstein, 2025 - ★★★ 🎥

\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/03/20/watched-frankenstein.html","date_published":"2026-03-20T18:17:38+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-20 18:17","date_timestamp":1774030658,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116262875895068673","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mhj4uwtzmy2x"]}},{"id":"86466335","content_html":"\n

Currently reading: The Rats of Montsouris by Léo Malet 📚

\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/03/18/currently-reading-the-rats-of.html","date_published":"2026-03-18T15:56:04+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-18 15:56","date_timestamp":1773849364,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116250996008909404","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mhdu2lipsw2u"]}},{"id":"86458913","content_html":"\n

Finished reading: 120 Rue De La Gare by Léo Malet 📚

\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/03/18/finished-reading-rue-de-la.html","date_published":"2026-03-18T13:56:44+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-18 13:56","date_timestamp":1773842204,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116250525381109288","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mhdnekxhhl2u"]}},{"id":"86331782","content_html":"

@ReaderJohn Got that link in my reply wrong at first - should have been this

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thedimpause/86331782","date_published":"2026-03-16T19:09:19+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-16 19:09","date_timestamp":1773688159,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86331139","content_html":"

@ReaderJohn I definitely don’t read enough French to cope with a novel! I saw this article and searched AbeBooks for some secondhand copies of his books. Found a couple of editions of English translations published by Pan in the early 1990s 😊

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thedimpause/86331139","date_published":"2026-03-16T18:55:15+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-16 18:55","date_timestamp":1773687315,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86330777","content_html":"

Watched: The Secret Agent, 2025 - ★★★★★ 🎥

\n\"Auto-generated\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/03/16/watched-the-secret-agent.html","date_published":"2026-03-16T18:44:02+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-16 18:44","date_timestamp":1773686642,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116240336852326374","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mh74lg2dgp2z"]}},{"id":"86304991","content_html":"\n

Currently reading: 120 Rue De La Gare by Leo Malet 📚

\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/03/16/currently-reading-rue-de-la.html","date_published":"2026-03-16T11:19:23+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-16 11:19","date_timestamp":1773659963,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116238587828428259","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mh6dq5c4ts2y"]}},{"id":"86237491","content_html":"

🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Kremer, Hagen, Barshai, Chamber Orchestra of Europe (26 plays), Home Counties (20), Poyushchiye gitary (14), Rozhdestvensky, USSR Ministry of Culture SO (5), Stokowski, Houston Symphony Orchestra (4)

\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/03/15/my-top-weekly-artists-as.html","date_published":"2026-03-15T08:25:01+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-15 08:25","date_timestamp":1773563101,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116232234188108115","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mh3jh3id3b2x"]}},{"id":"86154062","content_html":"

Notes from the US: Trump’s war

\n
\n

Driven by looming midterms and the Epstein Files, the MAGA cult has no credible arguments for this bloodbath

\n
\n

🔗 freedomnews.org.uk/2026/03/1…

\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/03/13/notes-from-the-us-trumps.html","date_published":"2026-03-13T21:09:13+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-13 21:09","date_timestamp":1773436153,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116223924487295108","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mgxte3g4df2o"]}},{"id":"86153192","content_html":"

Even taking Trump’s confused reasons for the Iran war at face value, it’s still a total disaster

\n
\n

Two weeks in, it’s increasingly clear that the US-led war has taken every problem it aimed to solve – and made it worse

\n
\n

🔗 www.theguardian.com/commentis…

\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/03/13/even-taking-trumps-confused-reasons.html","date_published":"2026-03-13T20:58:49+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-13 20:58","date_timestamp":1773435529,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116223880364968927","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mgxspsdfzc2x"]}},{"id":"86142851","content_html":"

@manton Sync with NetNewsWire would be fantastic ✅

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thedimpause/86142851","date_published":"2026-03-13T18:59:02+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-13 18:59","date_timestamp":1773428342,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85998978","content_html":"

@rpmik I believe they’re touring in the US this August 🙂

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thedimpause/85998978","date_published":"2026-03-11T20:52:11+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-11 20:52","date_timestamp":1773262331,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85965672","content_html":"

Franz Ferdinand

\n

Cardiff University Student Union Great Hall, Sunday 8th March 2026 🎵

\n

🔗 FRANZ FERDINAND captivate Cardiff on their Greater Glasgow Cultural Exchange tour

\n
\n\"Franz\"Franz\"Franz\n

Supported by Home Counties

\n\"Home\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/03/11/franz-ferdinand-cardiff-university-student.html","date_published":"2026-03-11T11:14:29+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-11 11:14","date_timestamp":1773227669,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85814850","content_html":"

@ffmike 😆

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thedimpause/85814850","date_published":"2026-03-09T08:58:01+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-09 08:58","date_timestamp":1773046681,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85620890","content_html":"

@philosopher Some exceptional batting (more for India) and terrible bowling by both sides 😞

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thedimpause/85620890","date_published":"2026-03-06T08:03:33+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-06 08:03","date_timestamp":1772784213,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85592962","content_html":"

@thedimpau.se And such a shame Rehan Ahmed didn’t get another chance for his bowling and batting 🤷‍♂️

\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mgcybqo6ck24","date_published":"2026-03-05T14:14:52+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-05 14:14","date_timestamp":1772720092,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85592967","content_html":"

@thedimpau.se Yep, India scoring very freely 🫣

\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mgcxy25tg224","date_published":"2026-03-05T14:09:27+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-05 14:09","date_timestamp":1772719767,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84260909","content_html":"

@glamcricket.bsky.social Stretching your wordplay a little 😁

\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3metav3lnrc2z","date_published":"2026-02-14T14:41:04+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-14 14:41","date_timestamp":1771080064,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84084393","content_html":"

@thedimpau.se * as a way

\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3memmn6k5ds2g","date_published":"2026-02-11T23:22:45+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-11 23:22","date_timestamp":1770852165,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83835103","content_html":"

@mattypenny I strongly recommend that you take the opportunity at least once 😁 Definitely my favourite pub in the area!

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thedimpause/83835103","date_published":"2026-02-08T12:29:51+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-08 12:29","date_timestamp":1770553791,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83668358","content_html":"

@jeremycherfas Yes, Saturday afternoon! That’s one of my ambitions - not to wear a skirt or see Scotland, but to see England or Wales play at Stadio Olimpico 😊

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thedimpause/83668358","date_published":"2026-02-05T21:48:12+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-05 21:48","date_timestamp":1770328092,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83365424","content_html":"

@thedimpau.se That’s strange - the location resolves correctly on my site. Possibly something to do with the way the link is passed to Bluesky 🤔 I’ll take a look when I get back to a computer!

\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mdt4gynl5c2e","date_published":"2026-02-01T19:56:24+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-01 19:56","date_timestamp":1769975784,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81602864","content_html":"

@philosopher No, I only found out about that film very recently! But I have seen the trailer now and I will definitely be watching the film later this year 🙂

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thedimpause/81602864","date_published":"2026-01-08T09:29:33+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-08 09:29","date_timestamp":1767864573,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81310992","content_html":"

@thedimpau.se 🐶

\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mbjt4wdue22r","date_published":"2026-01-03T16:25:22+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-03 16:25","date_timestamp":1767457522,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81095962","content_html":"

@Parag Fantastic sequence of your year’s photographs. Thanks for posting! 🙏

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thedimpause/81095962","date_published":"2025-12-31T21:16:53+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-31 21:16","date_timestamp":1767215813,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"80690818","content_html":"

@manton Happy Christmas! I really appreciate your work constantly improving and enhancing Micro.blog 🙏

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thedimpause/80690818","date_published":"2025-12-24T20:58:56+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-24 20:58","date_timestamp":1766609936,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"79290522","content_html":"

@thedimpau.se Definitely looking that way 🫤

\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3m754qe2bek2k","date_published":"2025-12-04T04:22:17+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-04 04:22","date_timestamp":1764822137,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"79194639","content_html":"

@pratik Man City defence certainly low key after they went 5-1 up … Fulham very unlucky not to draw level. Crazy game!

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thedimpause/79194639","date_published":"2025-12-02T21:32:38+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-02 21:32","date_timestamp":1764711158,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"78462316","content_html":"

@canion Oh no! Don’t suppose there’s any chance of rain for the next two days … or that somebody oblivious with Day 2 tickets will trade with you? 🫤

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thedimpause/78462316","date_published":"2025-11-21T15:03:30+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-21 15:03","date_timestamp":1763737410,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"78443838","content_html":"

@Munish Definitely not going too well 😔 Just got to hope the England pace bowlers will match Starc …

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thedimpause/78443838","date_published":"2025-11-21T05:59:44+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-21 05:59","date_timestamp":1763704784,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"78440971","content_html":"

@Parag Yes, superb bowling from Starc. Worried that this might be a short innings!

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thedimpause/78440971","date_published":"2025-11-21T04:12:15+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-21 04:12","date_timestamp":1763698335,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"78371802","content_html":"

@Munish I’m really looking forward to the Series - maybe even enough to get up at 2am tomorrow to watch the first ball of the First Test 🙂

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thedimpause/78371802","date_published":"2025-11-20T07:40:16+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-20 07:40","date_timestamp":1763624416,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"77127802","content_html":"

@Parag It was - and both semi-finals were too!

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/thedimpause/77127802","date_published":"2025-11-02T20:51:32+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F09%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-02 20:51","date_timestamp":1762116692,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}