Smithson

Smithson

@samcgowan.bsky.social

Writer, musician, puzzle-solver, needleworker, voter, night owl, also world’s nicest woman.

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I live in a rural town and, like, I don't know how to tell you this, but the girls play on the boys team and vice versa all the time because otherwise we don't have enough players for a game and it's literally always fine so stop being weirdos about kids sports and just let trans kids play.

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For some reason, ppl have stopped teaching children to ask permission before approaching dogs. Random lady just let her kid bound up to the Hounds/me despite my protestation, assuring “It’s okay! We have big dogs at home!” Don’t do this‼️ALWAYS ask before approaching dogs. Basic social interaction.

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It really IS a triumph. Science is the absolute fucking suds.

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In England, no women aged 20 to 24 died of cervical cancer between 2020 and 2024, according to a study published in The Lancet. Researchers link it to the HPV vaccine.

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In 1972, a group of Harlem Renaissance cultural icons gathered at Duke Ellington's house. The afternoon was captured on 16mm film by William Greaves, but the footage remained unedited in a vault for 50 years until David Greaves restored his father's project, releasing the documentary it 2026.

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Good morning Bluesky ☀️ From time to time I like to repost this seminal exchange between Professor Stanley Unwin and Peter Hawkins, the voice of Bill and Ben. 

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