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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Couple of cold shots from Ayr last January. Expecting Arran to look that way again before much longer. It is good to live in a town beside the sea. Especially with views of the island. #photo #scotland #ayr #southAyrshire #arran #isleOfArran

View in winter from Greenan Shore. Grass and brambles in the fore. Waterbirds in the estuary. Snow-capped peaks across the sea

Reflective still water at the river mouth. Warfside wall and newer buildings either side of the water. Moody sky. Snowy mountains out between the buildings.

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

This is good. Somehow missed the pub-date if Feb but really glad to read this now - having a poem among so many other fine poems. A sheer, austere and sincere anthology, here #highRise #BrutalistPoetry #LiftToTheSky @thebrokenspine.co.uk

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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 03/07/2025

“This is something healthy and sustainable that I can keep up forever,” she added. “If I play my cards right, my sister might even let me come to her hen do! We just can’t do predrinks in my attic, for obvious reasons.”

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Autistic woman masks flawlessly as portrait in her attic grows increasingly haggard

An autistic woman is reportedly so good at masking she is frequently mistaken for a neurotypical – while the monstrous portrait in her attic withers and decays at an alarming rate. Mary Walker, 33, no...

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Mark Noonan @marktnoonan.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Happy to have a poem in this collection from @brokenspinearts.bsky.social which just came out! #HighRise #BrutalistPoetry

The cover of High Rise, a slimline anthology from the poetry publisher The Broken Spine. The cover image is an abstract representation of buildings, grit, wear and tear, in dark blue and yellow against a light gray background.

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Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 19/02/2025

High Rise, a new anthology from @brokenspinearts.bsky.social, out now. Honoured to have a poem in this mesmeric collection #poetry #brutalistpoetry www.amazon.co.uk/High-Rise-Brutalist-Thematic-Slimline-Anthologies/dp/B0DX27Y5Y5

Cover of High Rise, a poetry anthology from The Broken Spine press

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Karen Pierce Gonzalez @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Ever read a #poem & not know why it drew you in? Did its casual tone make you the observer who wouldn't otherwise pay attention to this scene, or did the end leave you both curious & quite satisfied with "I don't know"? Simply wonderful! #ClarkPascoe #LiftToTheSky @brokenspinearts.bsky.social

Art: Book Cover, blue, brualist building. Title: High Rise Slimline, Broken Spine Arts
Poem by Clark Pascoe:
Last Will and Testament

I watched a guy from my balcony one night
sitting in his Volkswagen

there was lightning out on the horizon

and this guy
was rapidly sucking through a cigarette

not pausing to enjoy it
but yes, rapidly smoking it down

and then he suddenly took off

like it was his
Last Will and Testament

I do not know
what goes on in the mind of another man

“Perhaps he will burn down his village or
perhaps he will go on a holy pilgrimage to Jerusalem”

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Upgraded my yoga mat bag. The nice middle class people will be in for a treat at class. #allyship @transsolidarity.bsky.social

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Lush to receive these from @transsolidarity.bsky.social Looking forward to wearing one out.

Set of badges sporting the phrase, "Maybe I'm TRANS" in support of trans rights and to express the fact that anyone could be. Particularly important now that women are being challenged in public spaces regardless of whether they are trans or not.

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

"... fjord's skin" 🤩

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Thanks to Poetry Wales for sharing this poem of mine from their archive. This was back when Nia Davies edited the journal. I have really admired her as a poet and editor for a long time. mailchi.mp/poetrywales/...

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A poem for you: 'Subject of Light' by Gram Joel Davies

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

I'm enjoying learning French with Duolingo but I must say, the concept of a gendered language makes no more sense to me now than when I was a child. And I don't just mean it's weird to gender objects, it is really odd to speak differently to two kinds people!

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Is there dignity in work? This, from Paulo Freire:

A passage from page 118 of 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed '

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Helping @GoodLawProject challenge the High Court ruling at the ECHR .https://goodlawproject.org/s/851fc4

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

"Without faith in people, dialogue is a farce which inevitably degenerates into paternalistic manipulation" - Paulo Freire

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

I have been awarded 4th place for my poem in the Plaza Prize. Thanks! And well done to the other winners and shortlistees! #poetry #poetsOfBluesky #poetryBluesky #poets #writingPoetry theplazaprizes.com/the-plaza-po...

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A new venture offering digital submissions, audio stories and literary works.

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Dr Jay Watts @shrinkatlarge.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

We have over 800 signatures in just 70 hours! Our coalition — clinicians, researchers, carers, and most importantly, disabled people — will help the public and Parliament see how dangerous these cuts would be. Every signature adds weight. Thank you so much. ✍️ Please sign: tinyurl.com/yw8bzmxr

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Disability Benefits Cuts

Open Letter: Disability Benefits Cuts Are Creating a Public Health Emergency To: Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, and Me...

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A. Rascal @rascality.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

“Unlike the control group, those receiving a basic income were more likely to change jobs or enrol in further education. They reported greater satisfaction in their working life – and were ‘significantly’ more satisfied with their income.”

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 05/12/2024

I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world. This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵

OBSERVED EFFECTS OF UBI

No significant reduction in labor supply (38 studies meta-analysis)

Increased self-employment (301%) and part-time employment (17%)

Slight decrease in alcohol and tobacco use (31 studies meta-analysis)

New mothers extend their maternity leaves

Birth weights improve due to better maternal nutrition

Graduation rates and educational outcomes improve

Hospitalization rates decline (8.5%)

Crime goes down (15%–42%) especially illegal hunting (95%)

Domestic violence decreases (30%–51%)

Trust increases (13% in politicians | 6% in other people)

Home ownership rates increase (17%–26%)

Food security increases as does consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables

Improved cognitive functioning (43%) and personality traits (31%)

Savings go up, debts go down

Source: scottsantens

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 09/04/2025

The results from Germany's big 3-year UBI experiment are out! 122 people got €1200/mo for 3 years. All were age 21-40 and employed with incomes between €1100/mo to €2600/mo They were happier, healthier, saved more, gave more, enjoyed more social time, and DID NOT WORK LESS than the control group.

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Studie: Bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen macht zufrieden und mental gesund | MDR.DE

Das bedingungslose Grundeinkommen – ohne reduzierte Arbeitszeit – steigert Zufriedenheit und mentale Gesundheit. Das geht aus der ersten Langzeitstudie zum Grundeinkommen hervor.

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Recommend me a wider bike seat, built for comfort not speed. #cycling #roadBike #eBikes

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Take 2 mins to demand that Meta stop targeting you with creepy personalised ads and content! goodlaw.social/gk0i

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Meta: this time it’s personal

Take 2 mins to write to Meta now!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/04/2025

Booker finally yields after more than 25 hours of speaking 👏👏👏

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I've always found it objectionable that forms and websites demand a 'title' when entering details. I just bought something for my bike that still wanted one! They did offer 'Mx' though, which I was happy to use today because my objection is against the raft of assumptions a gendered title ascribes.

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Two pictures of the mouth of the river Ayr, from the New Bridge, one zoomed and the other with the full river reflecting cloudy-blue sky

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Keith Edwards @keithedwards.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

YouTube’s play button doing the lord’s work

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Dr Jay Watts @shrinkatlarge.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

You are probably going to hear a lot more about #LCWRA in the next few days and weeks. So what is LCWRA? Here is an infographic. Please feel free to use or do a better version - we need to get this across.

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Alt text: A blue infographic explaining LCWRA (Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity) under Universal Credit.

1️⃣ “LCWRA: What Everyone Should Know”
• LCWRA provides essential support for those too unwell to work.
• It’s not a luxury—it’s survival for those facing serious illness or disability.
• Every £1 cut from LCWRA means real people facing impossible choices.

2️⃣ “Understanding Universal Credit’s Three Paths”
• ✅ Work group: Capable of working now.
• ⚖️ Work prep group: Building toward employment.
• ❌ LCWRA: Unable to work due to health or disability.
• LCWRA isn’t about avoiding work—it’s about dignity when work isn’t possible. It is only given when health professionals confirm that working would seriously worsen health.

3️⃣ “LCWRA: Beyond the Acronym”
• Stands for Limited Capability for Work & Work-Related Activity.
• It stands between thousands of people and destitution.
• Recognises that sometimes health must come before work.
• Anyone could need

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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Last month I did a little experiment. I wanted to see how the exact same post would perform on both X (Twitter) and Bluesky. The results were...interesting... [Thread]

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Where are my #dicelessRPG folk on here? What about my #GMAgnostic gamers? #RPG #TTRPG #TabletopRPG

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Dr Jay Watts @shrinkatlarge.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

1) Reduce DWP error 2) Stop costly mandatory reassessments and give people what they deserve after assessment 3) consult with DDPOs about a replacement to WCA 4) stop sanctions so people can access work readying programmes safely if appropriate 4) uplift rather than punch down

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

I'm sharing this as it feels most important. I havent fact checked it but I have no reason to doubt Dr. Watts, and it may save someone a world of grief.

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

I just bought a ticket to see Autechre in Glasgow in November. Who wants to come?

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 01/03/2025

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

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We're not done yet | 18F

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Wow, I did one of SPH's trainings when I was still a wee therapist. Nothing too wacky but enough hints that I'm not altogether surprised now.

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Boze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality

[“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape? The moneylenders, the know-nothings, the authoritarians have us all in prison; if we value the freedom of the mind and soul, if we’re partisans of liberty, then it’s our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can.”]

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Supporting my local library. Love the review line on the cover 😂

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Currently shopping around for furniture for my new practice room. Which feels very exciting. Previous rooms have been a mixture of my stuff and things already there but this time I get to choose everything entirely.

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Wishing all around #Ayrshire a safe day tucked up wherever you feel you most belong. #Éowyn is starting to howl out there but the duvets are warm.

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Heron often hang around the shores of lochs and islands in Scotland, in seems. This one was not camera shy. Stood there on the edge of Arran.

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Gram @gramjd.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

This article has so many resonances for me. I've spent a great deal of energy in these kinds of fathomless sinkholes myself.

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