Reposted by Catherine CarlinHelen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026As both an academic and a writer, I am repelled by the "this looks like a long document. Would you like me to summarize it for you?" that seems to appear at the top of every pdf viewer now. NO. The *entire point* of good writing (either books or journal papers) is that every sentence has a purpose. 1344042793
Reposted by Catherine CarlinTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Sign the thank-you letter to RNLI for rescuing people at sea. act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...act.38degrees.org.ukAn open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLIThis is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th... 7207106
Reposted by Catherine CarlinGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/09/2026If the police & security services didn't see this coming, it was a massive intelligence failure. If they did, but still gave the impression of being caught on the hop, it's something worse. 1231461494
Reposted by Catherine CarlinGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/09/202680 year-olds with pro-Palestine signs: arrested as terrorists. Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years. Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests. The real two-tier policing. 9533571382
Reposted by Catherine CarlinFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Left: Nigel Farage, "It was great (you picked up the tab for the poll), it worked, boom.. For a modest investment.. Amazing" Right: Nigel Farage to Laura Kuenssberg, "I frankly wasn't listening.. I was just there to say hello" 68700313
Catherine Carlin @kittycarlin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I’m seeing Roland Gift supporting the Human League on Thursday - excited 🤩 120
Reposted by Catherine CarlinIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Drama should be a core GCSE subject iandunt.substack.com/p/the-hellbo... 82665109
Reposted by Catherine CarlinToby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 12/08/2026colanders across the country are sharing incredible tales of parks and streets and high-rise locations with baking trays, pans, and dishes, all gathered round in a circle in their cupboard 9365101
Reposted by Catherine CarlinReuters @reuters.com · 11/08/2026Almost three-quarters of England is now in drought, the British government said, highlighting the worsening impact of prolonged dry weather on agriculture, public water supplies and wildlife. reut.rs/4wMUDaA 58741
Reposted by Catherine CarlinDeidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 04/08/2026You can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her. 623336628
Reposted by Catherine CarlinPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 30/07/2026“She’s just a translator” shows that you don’t understand what translation is. Some of this comes from the ‘automation’ of translation, through things like Google translate. It’s as though it’s just looking words up in a dictionary. No. It’s an art and a science at once. To get meaning and feeling. 47899215
Catherine Carlin @kittycarlin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Film you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.static.klipy.comBetty Rizzo: Eat Your Heart Out (Grease)Alt: Betty Rizzo: Eat Your Heart Out (Grease) 000
Reposted by Catherine CarlinEsheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 28/07/2026To suggest that violence against women and girls, is more of an imported, than a domestic problem, should anger us all. The problem is men. @lbc.co.uk @iaindale.bsky.social do better. 1415950
Reposted by Catherine CarlinGhoul-in’ Dickey @colindickey.com · 22/07/2026Please stop arguing about the historical accuracy of an adaptation of a book that has a cyclops and a couple of witches and some giants. I’m begging you. 39499821296
Reposted by Catherine CarlinKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 21/07/2026Ooh I know this one. It's by BANNING THE PERVERT GLASSES 6744441127
Catherine Carlin @kittycarlin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026My proposed minister for AIstatic.klipy.comCommander Data's Sarcastic LookAlt: Commander Data's Sarcastic Look 020
Catherine Carlin @kittycarlin.bsky.social · 18/07/2026You’ve been murdered. Who do you want on the case?static.klipy.comVera Stanhope Shows Her BadgeAlt: Vera Stanhope Shows Her Badge 180
Reposted by Catherine CarlinSonia Silva ❤️ @vallygirl.bsky.social · 11/07/2026If I were Nigel Farage, I’d dip into that £5 million crypto gift just to fund a video that can compete with this! 🤣 HILARIOUS ⬇️ 1372217983
Catherine Carlin @kittycarlin.bsky.social · 09/07/2026This awakens a hint of optimism in me. Let’s hope we can do it. 000
Reposted by Catherine CarlinMr Roger Quimbly @rogerquimbly.bsky.social · 07/07/2026New rhyming slang. 112629
Reposted by Catherine CarlinNaomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 05/07/2026She’s here! Today is the start of this Couch to 5k for reading I’ve put together! Come and join us :-D open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...open.substack.comlet's do a 'couch to 5k' for readingwe're going to work ourselves back to good 'reading fitness' over the next eight weeks. come and join us. 9321107
Reposted by Catherine CarlinKelly Carlin-McCall @kellycarlin.bsky.social · 03/07/2026What a good boy/girl! 1213
Reposted by Catherine CarlinMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 21/05/2026💥 70,000 signatures! 💥 ...and the petition closes on June 8th. Imagine if we can get it over 100,000 before then - and open a Parliamentary debate in time for the 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote on June 23rd 2026. That'd be powerful. All hands to the pump! Sign and share, share, share! 👇petition.parliament.ukPetition: Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UKWe believe Brexit's not working. The OBR judges that the UK economy is smaller and trade is weaker because of Brexit, and it will just get worse. 10 years after the Brexit vote, let's apply to rejoin ... 55567479
Catherine Carlin @kittycarlin.bsky.social · 07/05/2026I’ll just be watching this for the rest of the evening 😁 010
Reposted by Catherine CarlinHelen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Beautiful everyday Ladybird things. The best seat on the bus (1964) Artist: Harry Wingfield 1748171
Catherine Carlin @kittycarlin.bsky.social · 25/03/2026I use Memrise for European Portuguese (Duolingo only has - or had, I haven’t checked recently Brazilian) and I quite like it. 000
Reposted by Catherine Carlinwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 07/03/2026“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.” ― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own #WomensArt #WomensHistoryMonth Portrait by her sister Vanessa Bell 0623138
Catherine Carlin @kittycarlin.bsky.social · 04/03/2026“I expect the British government to help get me out of a dangerous situation but I’m not prepared to contribute to British society by paying my taxes”. It says it all really. 0230
Catherine Carlin @kittycarlin.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Five authors by whom I’ve read at least five books: Jane Austen Barbara Kingsolver Kate Atkinson David Lodge Ian McKewan #booksky 130
Reposted by Catherine CarlinLaura Ashe @lauraashe.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Working from home proving more stressful than I feel is necessary 612604337
Catherine Carlin @kittycarlin.bsky.social · 23/02/2026No cheating, your last saved pic of a celebrity is your therapist 030
Reposted by Catherine CarlinOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 23/02/2026But it's not "a cheap stunt." Farage won't have flown economy, or alone and if there was "an aid boat" that will have cost money too. It's expensive flying to the Maldives. Where did he stay? How long is he staying? How much did it cost? Who picked up the tab? www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...mirror.co.ukFarage accused of 'cheap stunt' after being 'denied entry' to Chagos IslandsThe Foreign Office website makes clear the restricted access of the British Indian Ocean Territory and clearly states 'you need a permit before you travel' 1371527552
Catherine Carlin @kittycarlin.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Is this the first Reuters photo to hang in the Louvre? 😆 010
Catherine Carlin @kittycarlin.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Are you trying to make an enemy of everyone on the UK? 😆 Although to be fair, the sun did shine today after what feels like solid 45 days of rain …. 000
Catherine Carlin @kittycarlin.bsky.social · 21/02/2026These were exactly my reasons and I couldn’t agree more. 230
Reposted by Catherine CarlinGrumpenstein’s Monster @maxwellshabbsby.bsky.social · 16/02/2026 81400414
