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Mark W.

@DurhamWASP

Hidebound and Reactionary. Books, Jazz, and Tweed pretty much cover it

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“Once we distinguish race and culture, the way is open to acknowledge that not all cultures are equally admirable, and that not all cultures can exist comfortably side-by-side.” Sir Roger Scruton

DurhamWASP's tweet image. “Once we distinguish race and culture, the way is open to acknowledge that not all cultures are equally admirable, and that not all cultures can exist comfortably side-by-side.”

Sir Roger Scruton

Let statesmen bluster, bark and bray, And so decide who started This bloody war, and who's to pay, But he must be stout-hearted, Must sit and stake with quiet breath, Playing at cards with Death… Robert Graves, 24th July 1895 – 7th December 1985

DurhamWASP's tweet image. Let statesmen bluster, bark and bray, 
And so decide who started 
This bloody war, and who's to pay, 
But he must be stout-hearted, 
Must sit and stake with quiet breath, 
Playing at cards with Death…

Robert Graves, 24th July 1895 – 7th December 1985

According to my Spotify, 2025 sounded like this Freddie Hubbard Alice Coltrane Pharoah Sanders Joe Henderson Billy Harper John Coltrane Miles Davis Don Cherry Bill Evans Pete La Roca Yusef Lateef

DurhamWASP's tweet image. According to my Spotify, 2025 sounded like this

Freddie Hubbard
Alice Coltrane
Pharoah Sanders
Joe Henderson
Billy Harper
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
Don Cherry
Bill Evans
Pete La Roca
Yusef Lateef

Mark W. أعاد

The worst element in the case of Christmas is that Big Business, which stands for everything that is arrogant and ruthless and ugly, has done its best to exploit Christmas, which stands for everything that is humble and compassionate and beautiful.


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Our broken human rights laws put the British people at risk. It’s indefensible. We must leave the ECHR.

RobertJenrick's tweet image. Our broken human rights laws put the British people at risk. 

It’s indefensible. 

We must leave the ECHR.

“It was through looking at churches that I came to believe in the reason churches were built.” Sir John Betjeman St Mary's Church, Tintern

DurhamWASP's tweet image. “It was through looking at churches that I came to believe in the reason churches were built.”

Sir John Betjeman

St Mary's Church, Tintern

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Ex-RAF pilot, Tim Davies: Islam isn't compatible with the west!


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In one of Paris' biggest shopping malls, a 13-year-old girl went to the toilet at KFC. She was followed by "four men" who locked her in and gangr4ped her, filming everything. I would bet my life on what group these "four men" belong to, but if I say which group, I will face a…

DVanLangenhove's tweet image. In one of Paris' biggest shopping malls, a 13-year-old girl went to the toilet at KFC. She was followed by "four men" who locked her in and gangr4ped her, filming everything.

I would bet my life on what group these "four men" belong to, but if I say which group, I will face a…

“A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot.” Robert A. Heinlein

On a train. A young lad opposite the aisle just smeared his muddy trainers on the seat opposite. TWICE. I’d had enough. Gave him a f**king earful. “What’s the harm?”, he says. “Because people don’t want to sit in whatever crap you’ve been walking in!” “Be respectful,…



“Ours is an age when the engines of bad taste possess great force. With rare exceptions, the cinema, the newspaper & the wireless tend powerfully to promote vulgarity. By day & night in our cities the eye the ear are continually assaulted by objects of bad taste...” Enoch Powell

DurhamWASP's tweet image. “Ours is an age when the engines of bad taste possess great force. With rare exceptions, the cinema, the newspaper & the wireless tend powerfully to promote vulgarity. By day & night in our cities the eye the ear are continually assaulted by objects of bad taste...”

Enoch Powell

“Many people don't understand how disciplined you have to be to play jazz... And that is really the idea of democracy - freedom within the Constitution or discipline. You don't just get out there and do anything you want.” Dave Brubeck, born 6th December 1920

DurhamWASP's tweet image. “Many people don't understand how disciplined you have to be to play jazz... And that is really the idea of democracy - freedom within the Constitution or discipline. You don't just get out there and do anything you want.”

Dave Brubeck, born 6th December 1920

“If we believe that good art, good music and good books will elevate taste and improve the sensibilities of the young - which they most certainly do - then we must also believe that bad music and bad books will degrade...” William J. Bennett, The De-Valuing of America

DurhamWASP's tweet image. “If we believe that good art, good music and good books will elevate taste and improve the sensibilities of the young - which they most certainly do - then we must also believe that bad music and bad books will degrade...”

William J. Bennett, The De-Valuing of America

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I love it when people buy properties and restore it to their former glory. Time almost stole this gem. Watch this quick restoration video. It's beautiful. ❤️❤️❤️


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If a man arrives illegally, he should be deported. If his wives or children come legally because of his presence? They should be deported too. Before anyone starts the screeching, I’m not suggesting splitting up any families. They can all leave together.


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Dire warning from Christopher Hitchens: They will abolish everything that we care about, and take away everything that you love. They will dictate what you can think and eat, and make you afraid! This is no exaggeration, and no joke!


Sir Roger Scruton cutting through the shit

من Mark W.

Artist's Shit [1961] by Piero Manzoni. The work consists of 90 tin cans, each reportedly filled with 30 grams of feces, labeled Artist's Shit Contents 30 gr net Freshly preserved Produced and tinned in May 1961

DurhamWASP's tweet image. Artist's Shit [1961] by Piero Manzoni. The work consists of 90 tin cans, each reportedly filled with 30 grams of feces, labeled
Artist's Shit
Contents 30 gr net
Freshly preserved
Produced and tinned in May 1961


Artist's Shit [1961] by Piero Manzoni. The work consists of 90 tin cans, each reportedly filled with 30 grams of feces, labeled Artist's Shit Contents 30 gr net Freshly preserved Produced and tinned in May 1961

DurhamWASP's tweet image. Artist's Shit [1961] by Piero Manzoni. The work consists of 90 tin cans, each reportedly filled with 30 grams of feces, labeled
Artist's Shit
Contents 30 gr net
Freshly preserved
Produced and tinned in May 1961

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