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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 10h

We used to have ‘through the arched window’ on Playschool, and ‘take your child to work day’ and ‘mums and dads who do interesting things assemblies’.

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 18h

Life in the shoe: Watching Pet Shop Boys at the BBC with 19yo, who says: “I don’t think I know the Pet Shop Boys” and then delivers a word perfect singalong to West End Girls. 🤯 The good tunes always cut through.

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 21h

Life in the shoe: DH had a birthday last weekend. Right on time*, 23yo's card has arrived in the post. We've raised a good'un! 😂 *it's pretty much on time for a kidult

A bright yellow birthday card bearing (in blue text) the legend:
Dad, as far as
Miserable
B*stards go,
you're one
of my faves.

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 22h

One of those rare times when I’m fully aligned with The Pope. 🤷🏻‍♀️ (Fun times in the replies too)

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Album Art Bot @albumartbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Marianne Faithfull — Broken English (1979) musicbrainz.org/release/d0d55d72-f7…

Marianne Faithfull — Broken English (1979) • Source: MusicBrainz/CAA

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today I listened for the first time ever to Marianne Faithfull’s “Why’d Ya Do It?” and OH MY GOD!!! How did I not know this song!? open.spotify.com/track/2y37LQ... Not for the faint hearted, but epic!!!

open.spotify.com

Why'd Ya Do It

Marianne Faithfull · Broken English · Song · 1979

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Life in the shoe: It's 6:15am and the skip guys have come to fetch the neighbour's skip. 🙄

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

God I love Squires' stuff.

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Life in the shoe: End of the weekend. After dinner coffee and Pichuncho. ☕🍸🧚🏼‍♂️

A diminutive coffee cup holding a caffè crema, and a rocks glass containing a dark amber Pichuncho cocktail poured over a single ice sphere and an orange zest twist.
Both drinks are on coasters (the coffee on a star shaped wooden coaster, the Pichuncho on a round cork one) on a wooden tabletop.

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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Taurus: You remember that scene from Alien where the guy thinks he is not feeling well, but then a creature bursts out of his chest and kills everyone? That's the best way I can describe what is happening inside of you right now, only emotionally.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026

This is another great, approachable explainer on “the rationalist wackos who have managed to take over much of the AI industry, and who now have tons of money and political power.” www.iankduncan.com/personal/202...

iankduncan.com

Sex, AI, and the Apocalypse - Ian Duncan

How a community devoted to thinking clearly incubated salvation stories, abusive experiments, race science, and an affection for autocracy, and why that history matters now that its alumni are asking ...

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🧵 As front-page headlines go, this has to be one of the most misleading I've seen in a long time It's an out-and-out lie But notice the trick they use to get away with it...👀 *They're* not lying - they're just quoting someone else who is👍🏻 In this case, the leader of the opposition🙄 1/33

Daily Express headline:

"More Freedoms Handed to New Arrivals than British Citizens"

Above an image of Kemi Badenoch

All with a Monk Debunked stamp on top

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none.

It's a disaster, and it can all be traced to
Labour ideology. Burnham has no mandate
from the people. He has no real ideas, and
no plan,

Johnson on X

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

He’s not actually The Devil, he’s just a very naughty boy.

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Life in the shoe: Some might call it a sacrilege to use such a great Macallan in a cocktail. I say: give everything your best shot! The Dandy! 🍸🧚🏼‍♂️ #confinedcocktails

A box containing a bottle of fine Speyside single malt, a bottle of amer gentiane, a bottle of dry Vermouth and a dropper bottle of saline, all in a row behind a rocks glass full with a yellow transparent cocktail poured over a single sphere of ice and garnished with a sprig of rosemary.
The Dandy.

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

War! Ugh. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026

I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Oooft! 101 pages of perfectly crafted horror storytelling. What a read! What a ride! Went in not knowing what to expect and couldn't put it down! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 #booksky

A slim bright turquoise paperback lies on a wooden table.
The cover illustration is a set of markings like paint strokes. Two white vertical marks, slightly curving like parentheses, surrounding two smaller black marks, and with a broad pink slash across them all, like a tally mark.
The title of the book is "On Earth As It Is Beneath", the author is Ana Paula Maia and the book has been translated by Padma Viswanathan.
There are various bits of other blurb and insignia on the cover.

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Susan DuBose @houseofbast777.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“Silence is so accurate.” “A painting is not a picture of an experience, but is the experience.” BOTD Latvian-born American abstract painter Mark Rothko September 25, 1903, Daugavpils, Latvia

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Natasha Walter @natashawalter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It’s much much harder now to be an anti racist than it is to be a racist. That’s one of the things I learned from talking to Rachel Marsh, who has been doxxed and abused for standing up to the far right. www.thenerve.news/p/rachel-mar...

thenerve.news

‘I see what’s happening to Rachel; it scares me’: the woman who dared to face down Piddington’s anti-migrant storm

Natasha Walter talks to Rachel Marsh, the resident of the newly ‘independent’ Oxfordshire village whose anti-racist BBC interview led to abuse, doxxing and death threats

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NPR @npr.org · 25/09/2026

The Pacific Ocean has had an unusual number of storms this year, while the Atlantic hasn't recorded a single full-blown hurricane. Scientists point to an exceptionally strong El Niño. n.pr/4hgxKqY

n.pr

The Pacific is churning with hurricanes. The Atlantic is quiet. Blame El Niño

The Pacific Ocean has had an unusual number of storms this year, while the Atlantic hasn't recorded a single full-blown hurricane. Scientists point to an exceptionally strong El Niño.

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I a terrifyingly short five months, I lost my much-loved sister-in-law to ovarian cancer when she was just 33. Read this thread. It’s a beautifully written reflection, and it may save your life, or the life of someone you love.

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is a legitimate criticism of an article that doesn’t clearly highlight it’s a Reform administration making this decision. But it’s very likely the predecessor Labour administration would have had to do the same. It’s a rare local authority that can afford to deliver non-statutory services.

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Reform UK's new 'Small Boats Watch' app is not only cruel, it is in clear violation of Apple and Google’s rules and must be removed immediately. You can take action now: bestforbritain.org/take-action/...

bestforbritain.org

Tell Apple and Google: Remove 'Small Boat Watch' from your app store - Best for Britain

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is a wonderful thread, and so many favourites are there.

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Life in the shoe: This is a Webster Cocktail to start my weekend. 🍸🧚🏼‍♂️ And the book is On Earth As It Is Beneath, by Ana Paula Maia, translated by Padma Viswanathan. 📚

A cluttered tabletop holds the makings of a Webster Cocktail (apricot brandy, dry Vermouth, London Dry Gin, sugar syrup, saline, limes, a squeezer, a shaker a jigger and a peeler). There's also a slim book with a brilliant turquoise cover. And in the middle of the jumble the Webster Cocktail itself, pale yellow in a coupe glass with a lime twist.

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Also Happy Birthday to my 19yo! ❤️🥳

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

One of my thoughts about The Things We Never Say is that it could equally have been called The End Of Everything.

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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 22/09/2026

Here's everything you need to know about the six remarkable books on Booker Prize 2026 shortlist, and the stories behind them. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

And it turns out that I was pretty much on the same page as the judges, though they swapped in The End Of Everything instead of All Them Dogs.

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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 22/09/2026

‘This is writing at its best. There’s plenty to enjoy, some blissful escapism and prose to die for’ We are delighted to reveal the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist. ➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/bp2026

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

For the first time, I’ve read all the Booker longlisted books before the judges announce their shortlist. My own shortlist would be: - The Things We Never Say - All Them Dogs - May We Feed The King - Black Bag - John of John - The Disappearers I’m very interested to learn who the judges pick.

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Closing the covers on the last of my Booker longlist pile, Switzy, just in time for shortlisting. I was swept along in David Hastings final journey and the gaps and repeat motifs in the text felt like a convincing glimpse into a disintegrating brain. Didn’t fully get under my skin though. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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Nathan Burns @mrmetacognition.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Network, I really need your help with some trainee student placements. I'm supporting 5 secondary trainees, in North West London, who need schools for the year! 1 x Chemistry 1 x Maths 1 x Biology 1 x Art 1 x Business Can anyone in my network help? If you know anyone in that area, please tag!

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I’ve now got one more Booker longlisted novel to read (Switzy) before the shortlist announcement on Tuesday evening. In theory I already have my six book shortlist, but I’ve seen lots of high praise for Switzy so maybe I’ll be revising my rankings.

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Oooft! What a book! So much fear and horror and sadness. So much courage. Such madness and foulness. And still, some hope. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Buried in the detail of ‘The Disappearers’ this reflection on mobs: “To call them a mob is to let them off the hook. Those were grown men fully intent on doing what they did, each in their own way.” Worth holding onto that truth and the accountability that should come with it in these times.

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Life in the shoe: Spent the evening at the spa with nearly-19yo as a pre-birthday treat for her. Now home and sitting up late with coffee and whisky to (try to) finish The Disappearers because I still have Switzy to (try to) read before the Booker shortlist is announced. 📚

A copy of Marlon James' new novel The Disappearers lies on a red cushion. The book's cover is green and gold stripes along with white text on a black background.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This should be the moment people finally realise that Farage has turned them into fascists. If you’re choosing this dangerous inhumanity over the rescue work of the RNLI, you’ve lost your minds to racism and hatred.

Reform UK
Follow
@reformparty_uk
Charities' actions in aiding and abetting the invasion of our country will be illegal under
Reform UK.

Photo of Farage on Gb news

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Over and over again, in conversations about AI data centres, I see people conceding a point or letting it slide to the point where it becomes 'common knowledge': we need a lot more of them. But is it true?

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It obviously makes sense to adjust the age range once 16yos can vote in elections for the actual parliament, but otherwise the criticisms levelled at it are better responded to with more funding, not less.

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

People who don’t give a little nod/wave of acknowledgement when you don’t mow them down on a zebra crossing are in the same category of criminal as people who don’t thank the bus driver.

static.klipy.com

Grrr-o-meter - Grrr

Alt: Grrr-o-meter - Grrr

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Parents could lose benefits or face prison for child's crimes, minister says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... << One of those policy suggestions that either never gets deployed because stupid, or is deployed recklessly - because stupid - and makes things worse.

bbc.co.uk

Parents could face prison for child's crimes under justice reforms, minister says

The reforms to Parenting Orders could also see parents losing benefits, Jake Richards MP told the Times.

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i was shouting BOO!-urns @supermathskid.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I really need a job, if anybody knows of somewhere looking to hire a good writer with connections in scientific academia and a few random folks in government please lemme know

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

When I tell you this is one of the most riveting, concise and accurate depictions of the catastrophically defective thought processes behind Effective Altruism and the larger Broligarch Epistemic Universe... Run, don't walk, to read the whole thing (link below), which concludes thus:

Example of the problematic thinking behind Effective Altruism.

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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The only thing I would disagree with here is that the UK is not helpless - it is a choice not to fight back against Musk. It is the wrong choice.

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Itsmotherswork @itsmotherswork.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Life in the shoe: Cocktail time! A Walnut Manhattan. (It's walnut season, after all!) Very hard to balance the walnut piece on the edge of the glass. 🍸🧚🏼‍♂️

Bottles of sweet Vermouth, bourbon, nocino and angostura bitters in a row behind a frosted coupe glass containing a Walnut Manhattan cocktail which is a burnt sienna colour. To the extreme right you can catch a glimpse of a jar of cocktail cherries, and if you look really hard there's a cherry in the coupe.
Half a walnut balances on the rim of the glass.

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