Reposted by ElizaBPaul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 5hHere's some news I can't believe I've kept to myself for so long! My second novel, End of a Century, now has a bold & beautiful new look courtesy of the brilliant designer and illustrator @gailmyerscough.co.uk. I'm a huge fan of Gail's work, so this is a dream come true. Isn't it gorgeous? #BookSky 3326
ElizaB @figandpen.bsky.social · 5hRoses are red Trump is a snake One day he will die And I will eat cake #nationalpoetryday 042
Reposted by ElizaBPaul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 19hSomething’s coming… Full details tomorrow! #BookSky #CoverReveal 0101
Reposted by ElizaBAlaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 30/09/2026Meet Backpack, your 2026 Fat Bear Week champion. Backpack is 20 years old, weighs about 1,000 pounds and got his nickname because, as a cub, he loved riding on his mom's back across the Brooks River.akpub.ioMeet Backpack, Fat Bear Week’s chunky champBackpack went from hitching a ride on his mom’s back to cross the Brooks River to winning the hearts of fat bear fans around the world. 161626570
ElizaB @figandpen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A bit sore this morning, but relatively unharmed. If I remember correctly, the second day is worse.static.klipy.comMan Falls Down StairsAlt: Man Falls Down Stairs 020
ElizaB @figandpen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It also shows that Britain’s journalists will write opinion pieces based on pure speculation and then try to charge you money to read them. 030
ElizaB @figandpen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026My daughter informed me she was having an allergic reaction to something unknown, so to make things better, I fell down the stairs. Now I am the centre of attention. Woo hoo. Ow. 131
ElizaB @figandpen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Watching Labour doing nothing about Brexit and being horrible to immigrants while complaining about a massive fall in tax receipts will keep me warm this winter. 010
ElizaB @figandpen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026MPs seem to understand simple concepts (Brexit is bad, we shouldn’t be mean to trans people, genocide is wrong) until they get into government. Then everything becomes mind-bogglingly complex and they are compelled to remind us that they are The Adults and we are just stupid. 000
ElizaB @figandpen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Your 1,678,121st reminder than liberals will always side with fascism instead doing what’s right. 002
Reposted by ElizaBMark "Fryguy64" Kelly @nindb.net · 26/09/2026Things I think about at work: How do I make wide HTML tables readable on a phone without forcing the user to scroll along more than one axis? Things I think about at home: Why my elbow sticky this time? 2102
ElizaB @figandpen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026If we are serious about stopping ‘rogue’ AI agents, we need to create one that seeks out and erases debt - student loans, medical debt, mortgages, car finance - all of it. AI would be on the shortest of leashes before you could say ’interest rate’. 074
Reposted by ElizaBEd Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Happy Stanislav Petrov Day He passed in 2017. As Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, “He is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, and the entire human race.” If you don't know his story, please take 3 minutes now to learn it. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.socialsammatey.substack.comHappy Stanislav Petrov DayTake five minutes to not destroy civilization 252103928
ElizaB @figandpen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The vendor rep from what was our largest supplier is a generational Man City fan. He also voted for Brexit and once got rather animated with me at lunch because his council had some forms printed in Urdu. Anyway, I hope he’s having the day he deserves today. 020
ElizaB @figandpen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026An art thing I did with a little paint and a lot of torn paper. 051
Reposted by ElizaBNick Walker @nickwalker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Outstanding music placement in Homes Under the Hammer today. I yelped! 38322
ElizaB @figandpen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026No. When we realised we needed to close down, cutting employee pay was never considered as a possible way to extend the life of the company. If we couldn’t pay a living wage, the company wasn’t viable. This stuff isn’t difficult. 011
Reposted by ElizaBreni 🦌 @reniadeb.com · 25/09/2026this is just to say i have eaten the moon that was in my orbit and which you were probably wanting to observe forgive me it was delicious so crunchy and so cold 5446131
Reposted by ElizaBJay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026One of my favorite cases of someone being Wrong on the Internet was a very earnest, very confused vegan who was telling people how cruel honey is; and it eventually turned out they thought honey was made by putting bees in a centrifuge and spinning them around until they threw up. 26582811361
ElizaB @figandpen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It sucks when a string of terrible decisions by stupid people fucks with your business, eh Jimbo?independent.co.ukSir Jim Ratcliffe mothballs three UK chemical plants over high energy pricesIneos said European gas prices were now 12 times higher than in the US 021
Reposted by ElizaBbubbe yaga @ellearmageddon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026you cannot defeat fascism by ceding anyone’s bodily autonomy. 0616213
ElizaB @figandpen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Twenty minutes of Cloverfield made me sick for two days. I wouldn’t survive a minute of this. 000
ElizaB @figandpen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Ever washed a manky old dog toy, given it back to your dog, and then watched him/her parade around with it like it was some kind of prize?independent.co.ukTrump announces agreement to take permanent control of Greenland’s securityGreenlanders have voiced their opposition to U.S. control, holding anti-Trump protests with signs that read, ‘Make Americans Go Away’ 011
ElizaB @figandpen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I ran a company for 20 years before it was kneecapped by Brexit. When I had to close, I made sure every supplier was paid in full because that is the punk thing to do - respect & care for the businesses who helped us succeed. THAT is being good at business. James Watt is not good at business.theguardian.comBrewDog creditors owed £190m will not be paid in full, say administratorsThere are ‘insufficient funds’ to pay unpaid wages, tax owed to HMRC and overdue bills, accountants say 152
ElizaB @figandpen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Whenever I wake in the night, I always check my phone to see if he‘s finally dead. 120
Reposted by ElizaBrahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 17/09/2026New friend to pet!!! (cc @nuclearanthro.bsky.social) www.nbcnews.com/science/envi...nbcnews.comNew wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years, researchers sayA type of tiger cat, the animal is slender, spotted and smaller than a house cat. It lives in the Bolivian cloud forest. 314823
Reposted by ElizaBJosh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Just did this and I am SOARING. 154098
Reposted by ElizaBKettle @kittenstrudel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Ashley Percival, untitled, colored pencil, pen, paint, and digital tools, 2026 302699430
ElizaB @figandpen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Really sad to see this. She was a force for good.theguardian.comBonnie Greer, writer and cultural commentator, dies aged 77The British-American novelist and playwright who regularly appeared on panel shows will be remembered for her ‘warmth, humour and generosity’, says her husband 020
ElizaB @figandpen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Special shout out to Lisa Nandy for reminding us that the real victim in all of this is Ed Sheeran. 010
ElizaB @figandpen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026My husband and I have a running joke about him pissing on my mad ideas (I freely admit to having a lot of them). One day I texted him a listing for a kitten who was up for adoption with the words ‘put your dick away’. Except I did not text my husband. I sent it to my teenage son. 3307
Reposted by ElizaBPaul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Scotland's right next door to several million dangerously unstable bigots and we never get anything like this kind of coverage. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukPiddington in Oxfordshire votes to leave UK over asylum plansPiddington residents vote over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby. 283
Reposted by ElizaB🎃 scarecrowcialism 👻 @swolecialism.bsky.social · 15/09/2026lot of stuff going on right now that's not really any of my business. 1486
ElizaB @figandpen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Just rename yourself Saudi America and it’ll all be fine.news-usa.todayOil Prices Top $107 as Saudi East-West Pipeline Shutdown Cuts Supply - News Usa TodayGlobal crude oil benchmarks climbed past $107 a barrel on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, as ongoing attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure kept the kingdom's vital East-West… 021
ElizaB @figandpen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026My daughter and I love watching American football, but we’re giving it a miss this year - and most likely every year after. There is just too much to overlook and excuse and I’m embarrassed we didn’t stop sooner. It really is a rotten sport. 111265
Reposted by ElizaBPaul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Seven things you'll always find in those weird AI nostalgia videos on Facebook: 1. A weirdly limited genepool. According to the overseas Overton Window-pushing propaganda farms behind most of these accounts, there do seem to have been a hell of a lot of twins/triplets etc in The Good Old Days... 3174
