Writer: novelist, short stories, flash fictions and even poems. Ex-historian. Living in South Wales. Ethnic identity - none of the above. https://sharifgemie.com.https://bsky.app/profile/wise-fool.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wise-fool.bsky.social/post/3muiepr7q6k2r01 Sep 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:4reez2v3vzqo7w6lcm77ynmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3muiepr7q6k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/wise-fool.bsky.social/post/3mszt7iqbj22iIn moments of crisis, always check Cold War Steve. Here's his riff on Constable's 'Hay Wain,' a classic of British rural painting. CW Steve makes the connection between Big Oil and Big Crisis.14 Aug 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:4reez2v3vzqo7w6lcm77ynmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszt7iqbj22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wise-fool.bsky.social/post/3msb7ofybw22dWhy is it that so few people voice these ethical, humanitarian thoughts? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/04/ceuta-carnival-anti-migrant-content-opportunists-on-right-lesson-for-left04 Aug 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:4reez2v3vzqo7w6lcm77ynmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msb7ofybw22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/wise-fool.bsky.social/post/3mod6f7xd6s2515 Jun 2026 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:4reez2v3vzqo7w6lcm77ynmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mod6f7xd6s25https://bsky.app/profile/wise-fool.bsky.social/post/3mmbmwvm3kk2520 May 2026 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:4reez2v3vzqo7w6lcm77ynmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbmwvm3kk25https://bsky.app/profile/wise-fool.bsky.social/post/3mm5vkoyhdc2dCardiff Uni wants to scrap the 2nd floor of the Arts and Social Studies Library. We're talking 7km of books and vital study space gone to make way for classrooms. Please help us save this crucial campus resource before it's ripped out in June! Add your name here: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save-the-second-floor-of-cardiff-university-s-arts-and-social-studies-library-assl?source=bluesky&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=bluesky&share=a5c0e222-ce2f-40ca-8b7b-c5f11fe61fb718 May 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:4reez2v3vzqo7w6lcm77ynmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5vkoyhdc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/wise-fool.bsky.social/post/3mlxij5irjc2eWhy haven't there been articles like this everyday for the last two years? https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/16/british-palestinians-feel-unable-speak-out-sara-husseini16 May 2026 09:04 +0000at://did:plc:4reez2v3vzqo7w6lcm77ynmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxij5irjc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/wise-fool.bsky.social/post/3mkzxxelnvk2eI just signed a @theactionnet petition: No More Billionaire‑Backed Asylum Abuse: Build Communities, Not Detention Centres. Sign here: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/no-more-billionairebacked-asylum-abuse-cancel-serco-funding?source=bsky&04 May 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:4reez2v3vzqo7w6lcm77ynmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzxxelnvk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/wise-fool.bsky.social/post/3mkrrlkplis2w01 May 2026 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:4reez2v3vzqo7w6lcm77ynmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrrlkplis2whttps://bsky.app/profile/wise-fool.bsky.social/post/3mkfuglidls25Gwent Greens: Powered by Members https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/gwent-greens-powered-by-members?utm_campaign=thanksShare&utm_medium=organicsocial&utm_source=bluesky26 Apr 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:4reez2v3vzqo7w6lcm77ynmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfuglidls25https://bsky.app/profile/wise-fool.bsky.social/post/3mkfsznbsvc2z26 Apr 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:4reez2v3vzqo7w6lcm77ynmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfsznbsvc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/wise-fool.bsky.social/post/3mgwuwuk4xs2qSomebody on the patio thinks it's spring.13 Mar 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:4reez2v3vzqo7w6lcm77ynmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwuwuk4xs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wise-fool.bsky.social/post/3ma7e4emvls2sI felt I had to write something about Gaza, so I wrote about Poetry and Gaza. In a way, the topic seems ridiculous. How can poetry help Gaza? But a lot of poets have spoken and their word are interesting and impressive. https://www.culturematters.org.uk/hearing-from-gaza-speaking-to-gaza-weeping-for-gaza-review-of-poetry-about-palestine/17 Dec 2025 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:4reez2v3vzqo7w6lcm77ynmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma7e4emvls2s