being timid, modest or shy due to a lack of self-cofidence
jtickel STAND WITH UKRAINE
@tickedoff.bsky.social
is Keir Starmer related to the Cowardly Lion? Some family resemblance and behavior patterns. High hopes for Labour dashed.
jfc what on earth has made everyone diffident at best and pusillanimous at worst?
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Jane
@jcm444.bsky.social
no one is perfect
but it can become
a bit terrifying
to want something so much
yet not feel solid enough
confident enough
to show up consistently
in perfect imperfection
shaky instead, #wonky
shrinking, unpredictable
uncertain, diffident
casually human
naturally human
just perfectly human
#vss365
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David Storey
@davidstoreygeog.bsky.social
"The American people will have no patience for any museum that is diffident about America’s founding or otherwise uncomfortable conveying a positive view of American history"
Self-censorship, pre-emptive acquiescence and anticipatory obedience
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/08/donald-trump-smithsonian-reframe-entire-culture-united-states?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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