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Anyone going on BBC this month should order one of these beforehand and let them sweat www.poppyshop.org.uk/products/pri...

FUCK IT. Let's give away 2 more signed paperbacks of my latest novel. Repost/reply to enter! You might like it if you like: Folkloric creatures Old records Intricate psychedelic stories The idea of circular time All shares much-appreciated. PS YOU GET A FREE LINOCUT OWL BOOKMARK TOO IF YOU WIN!

sad that my petition proposal got rejected 😪

Labour’s inactivity adviser swears at DNS editor after being challenged on safety of young claimants #AlanMilburn #Lab26 #Safeguarding www.disabilitynewsservice.com/labours-inac...

Seriously though, why do "some men" have a problem when they have to use a system built for women? And ask what other men can do to support them and help them to accept the tiara is an essential part of the process.

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why do we ❤ to have awful things so much?😭

Heroic.

Powerful and important letter about artificial so-called intelligence from Sheila Hayman from Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, University of Cambridge, in the FT today

I've been reading a lot of the sayings of the Desert Fathers recently, collections of quotes and parables from monks who lived in the Egyptian Desert from around 270ad. And there's a lot to be learned from them, but if I may, I'd like to paraphrase one which I think bluesky really needs to hear...

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Just an inch wincy bit of karma… 🙏🏼✨ Likely reasoning 👉🏼 www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...

These are beautiful books 😍

I can't put into words how I feel towards the media who, yet again, have hounded someone to take their own life. And the academia who shrugged. For the days to come, who will truly reflect on how they have contributed to depriving two children of growing up with their father?

And yet, at the same time Arday was being hounded to his grave, the arrest of the Vice Chancellor of University of Manchester was barely mentioned and instantly forgotten because he was just another boring white middle aged man. Some of us noticed the disparity. Shame on those of you who didn't.

Might explain why Exeter is cutting so many Geography related subjects www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We need to refer to that interview with Razzle and the ex Tory Reform guy every time she interviews Lib Dems and Greens. She gave him lots of space to speak. #Newsnight

The BBC is really struggling in this article with its description of females under the age of 18. None of them were women when the crime was committed.

There's always a bright side ✨️

This has made me very happy 😊 @kathyburke.bsky.social

My memoir, A Mind Of My Own is now available in paperback which means it’s cheaper. Hurrah! If you’d like a dedicated copy repost this and I’ll do a random pick of five winners in the next couple of days. If you’ve already bought/read or listened to the audible version thank you! ♥️📚

Politainment dominated when we needed journalists and experts explaining the issues, but there's not much profit in that. Ordinary people are confused and stressed. Some become anxious, and some turn confusion into anger. Chronic stress is a major factor in many conditions the NHS treats.

I've not seen any interest in the WNC Hackleton and Roade by election on here or anywhere. I've had so many leaflets and door knockers. The Liberal Democrat and Green candidates both seem sound. Told the Tories exactly why it's a no, but still no Labour or Reform door knockers as yet.

This is why it's important to teach your children to listen and question. A confident and articulate speaker isn't necessarily accurate or informative, let alone honest.

I met the Lib Dem candidate for my local council by election, and he's sound. He mentioned sorting out potholes, so I told him proper public transport and active travel would not only reduce them but would improve everyone's lives, especially children's, and so much more. He actually listened.

Mail is running a poll on whether the UK should rejoin the EU. Takes seconds to vote and it's going hilariously well... www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

When will men in politics be scrutinised as aggressively as women are? This isn't the first time Tice has dodged his UK taxes, but for 'some reason', the media haven't hounded him daily for weeks on end or pried into his personal living arrangements, which incidentally, is relevant.

It's time for Sir Keir Starmer to publicly state, it would be nice if he could have just one day without having to deal with whatever Trump is doing to boost ratings. We voted out the Tory drama in 2024 so we'd appreciate it if you stopped doing it. Now. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

I'm just putting this thought out there as it's about time. The US government is about to be completely overtaken by incompetent people who believe in their own brilliance and is abhorrent to stuff that the Pope takes issue with

When will people start to question what is it about our society, our education, and the economic system that disables or excludes so many people?

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"News" is "fast moving," but accurate information about current affairs is what it is, and the BBC used to do it brilliantly across the board. We need journalism back at the heart of The Today Programme and stop the presenter monologue followed by either a soft soap or haranguing interview.

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‘The BBC's research found that its trust level was largely unchanged from four years ago at 78%. However, trust in Russia Today and China Global Television Network had jumped from 59% to 71% and from 62% to 70% respectively.’

@fossilheads.bsky.social

👀 Did you post this to my office? Written with pink/purple ink? I'd really like to talk to you if so, I can protect your identity but what you sent was really important but not enough on its own. Get in touch via DM email etc... Pls RT.

Hear me out. Could the US do the impeachment thing by distracting him with a season in Vegas?

Matthew Syed shared his thoughts on international law on PM tonight. I loathe that people so easily confuse confidence and articulation with knowledge and wisdom.

We could build a new parliament fit for purpose and restore Westminster fit for history if we wanted to.

And let's be clear what's being suggested... That Muslim wives and daughters are going into the polling booth wanting to vote REFORM but their dominant controlling Islamic husbands demanded they voted for the unmarried, white woman plumber, in a party led by a gay Jewish man. 19/

don't help him spread his bs

Whether you agree with @greenparty.org.uk policies or like @zackpolanski.bsky.social you can't seriously listen to this interview and not wonder what happened to Paddy O'Connell? I used to like listening to him on a Sunday morning. Since he joined the Newcast podcast it's been BBCR6 as it's nicer.

Let's try this again 👋 Hi Bluesky - I'm Massachusetts' Attorney General. You might know me from suing President Trump nearly 50 times, beating Uber and Lyft in court, or being the first woman of color elected to statewide office in MA. I officially left X today - help me find my MA people?

The first "credible" anti vax person I met was the midwife who led the NCT antenatal class, recommended by Poole NHS. She made us feel like we'd would be poisoning our babies, and some mothers chose not to vaccinate. Antenatal yoga was just the same. That was in 1997.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola responds to the immigrant comments made by Man United’s co owner Jim Ratcliffe: "The more we embrace other cultures, truly embrace it, then we will have a better society - I do not have any doubts about that." 🔥