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Linda

@lindawhisky.bsky.social
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Interests include art,gardens/gardening,medicine,science,history and general ’stuff’.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 10h
I recently found out that my latest novel has been chosen by The Bookseller magazine as paperback of the year for 2026. To say it had an inauspicious start in life would be putting things mildly… tomcox.substack.com/p/how-a-nove...
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How A Novel Came Back From The Dead
A Story In 20 Photographs
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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Honestly, if you work at a school and want £500 of free books, you just have to follow the link and email. It may seem strange, but it's quite hard to get schools to ask! www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...
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Big Green Books 500 Club - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.
The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people
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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
SCHOOLS! Would you like £500 of FREE books?! I do a thing called "The Big Green Books 500 Club" Lovely people donate £1 each week & when I get £500, I send a school a load of books. I have £500 ready for the next school, so get in touch! www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...
A bunch of primary school kids hold up books that they got from the 500 Club!
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Prof Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
4 October 1936. Battle of Cable Street took place in Cable Street, Whitechapel, London. It was a clash between the Metropolitan Police, protecting a march by the British Union of Fascists (BUF) led by Sir Oswald Mosley and various anti-fascist and Jewish demonstrators.
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Dr David Robert Grimes @drg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Self-described healer Barbara O'Neill is banned from giving health advice in her native Australia, but is booked for lucrative events in UK & Ireland next month. Health misinformation kills: we've written to venues elucidating why O'Neill's health fictions harm vulnerable patients ⏬
Letter to venue page 1letter to venue page 2
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Linda @lindawhisky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What the giddy f radio 4 discussion about J witness’ and change of policy re blood. Arguing that they can now have blood products singularly but not whole blood because “ god only said blood not its components”.yeh right. The reason for policy change is not known “as the meetings are secret”
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Sign the thank-you letter to RNLI for rescuing people at sea. act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...
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An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This 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...
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Linda @lindawhisky.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Someone buy the presenter of ch 4 home giveaway prog some clothes that fit. 👀
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"Spontaneous", is it
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Sidebar to all this (and noting the FT’s long profile of Orr yesterday) is that it looks terrible for Cambridge University, which already looks terrible after the sad and awful Arday affair (with criticism coming both from the left and the right).
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Andy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Looking for a gentler corner of the internet? Here's a collection of my latest photographs, field notes and stories exploring the hidden gems and spirit of place across historic Britain. 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...
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eastlondongroup.bsky.social @eastlondongroup.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This is "Poole Harbour" by Elwin Hawthorne from 1934. Along with all our ranges of greeting cards & prints it is currently available in our "Flash Sale" with 40% off all orders here:- eastlondongroup.co.uk Enter either coupon code "CARDSALE" or "PRINTSALE" at the checkout. #ElwinHawthorne #Poole
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Victoria Gausden @ancientnmodern.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
If anyone’s near Scarborough from 21 to 25 July inclusive, my sister’s having an exhibition of her work at the Shakespeare Gallery.
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Linda @lindawhisky.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
This is the most amazing thread,what wonderful magical things butterflies are. Thankyou Sarah for taking the time to post this.
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Rob Morgan @durutti74.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
The DWP are asking for people to contribute evidence for a forthcoming review of Carers Allowance and how it operates. Admittedly this is niche, but please spread the word so it reaches the right people. www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Carer's Allowance: call for evidence
This call for evidence is being administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to gather information and views to build on the Department’s existing evidence. What we hear will help shape ...
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Dusty Moth @dutmoth.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
#girlsowncc
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ScottChe @scottche.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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Justin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
@fionatribe.bsky.social
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Linda @lindawhisky.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Love the manic Declan. Spencer bears uncanny resemblance to that wild life photographer 🤔
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No Score Draws ✍🏻⚽ @noscoredraws.com · 15/07/2026
What could possibly go wrong
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Linda @lindawhisky.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Bins !
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No Score Draws ✍🏻⚽ @noscoredraws.com · 09/06/2026
OFF TO POST OFFICE IN AN HOUR LEMME KNOW IF YOU WANT ANYTHING x
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Linda @lindawhisky.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
This is a magnificent thread,like the old days on Tw*tter,do take a look.
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Linda @lindawhisky.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
@noscoredraws.com my son thoroughly enjoyed receiving the AFC Bournemouth mugs from you,(from me obvs.)He particularly liked the depiction of Evanilson (nightmare time !)
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No Score Draws ✍🏻⚽ @noscoredraws.com · 03/06/2026
Just re-upping this so that yesterday's unpleasantness isn't at the top of our page. Literally 100+ people on here were unbearably nice to us yesterday, it honestly means so much. And some of you maniacs even bought a wall chart to sully your actual homes and workplaces. LOVE YOU. Thanks so much xxx
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Linda @lindawhisky.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
www.hampshirealert.co.uk/Alerts/A/451...
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Response to violence and disorder in Southampton last night
Chief Constable Alexis Boon said: "We understand and appreciate as police officers that we are accou...
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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Always a pleasure to work with indie booksellers, and Simon at Big Green Books is one of the best.
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Andy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
✨ If you're struggling with present times, this might help: where I discover an amazing work of art hidden in plain sight in Richmond, Yorkshire: 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...
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Poor Frank Raw @poorfrankraw.co.uk · 22/05/2026
In the shop now: www.poorfrankraw.co.uk/shop/index.h...
Hand carved #lettering on High Moor limestone from Yorkshire. The same stone used to build York Minster in 1220 AD. The lettering runs in a spiral: part of the To be or not to be speech from Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1. "To die, to sleep..." 42 x 42 x 5 cms.
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Linda @lindawhisky.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Ordered hehehe 🤣
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
The Government is considering scrapping the NHS-Palantir deal. Do you want Palantir out of the NHS? RT if you do. #PalantirOUT
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Linda @lindawhisky.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Charles present
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Gail Brodholt @gailbrodholt.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
I’ll be at Eames Fine Art (5 mins from London Bridge) on May 2nd where I’ll be discussing my latest print “April Come She Will” and the evolution of my work Talk at 11am (limited spaces – RSVP directly to the gallery) Drop in from 12:30pm if you can’t make the talk - see you there!
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David Sheppard @oilsheppard.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
FORE! A Russian businessman looked at buying a Lake District golf course that sits next to the rail line serving the UK's shipyard where the nuclear-power Aukus attacks submarines will be built. Then the FT started asking questions... www.ft.com/content/19a3...
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Russian oilman tried to buy land on railway to British nuclear site
Purchase of Lake District golf course collapsed this week after government officials and the FT raised questions over strategic location
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Gail Brodholt @gailbrodholt.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
A trip down memory lane with this one - so long ago I barely remember it. I do know it’s a linocut of a tube station, although I can’t quite place which one, and I’m drawing a bit of a blank on the title too. Must be getting old… #linocut #londonart
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Barbara Hepworth garden, St.Ives, Cornwall, UK #WomensArt
Photo featuring a green garden with flowers and trees and a large bronze,circular sculpture with oval holes in each side
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Eben Muse @ebenmyrddin.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Do you wish to read a parable about how the far right weaponises rural politics and a faux desire to protect the aesthetics of the countryside? Here is another incredibly necessary piece from @jon-moses.bsky.social :
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eastlondongroup.bsky.social @eastlondongroup.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
It is a sunny #SaturdayMorning here in our part of the world so I'm very thankful for that. As is my wont each week, here's our traditional start to the day & week-end: "Interior" by Brynhild Parker from 1930: it just seems to fit the moment! #BrynhildParker #EastLondonGroup
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 16/04/2026
they got the Church of England supporting the Pope now
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Linda @lindawhisky.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Yay,finally got to use it 👍
Returning election info by free post to the hateful reform party. Job done
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Jones @theearlofpowys.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
If you return unwanted Reform local election leaflets to their party headquarters using their free post address, then it will cost the party £2.50 per envelope. Please don’t share this information; it could cost Nigel Farage a fortune.
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Gail Brodholt @gailbrodholt.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
For those tyre enthusiasts out there - and I’m sure there are many of you - today, in 1923, Firestone started producing balloon-tyres for cars. Which leads neatly on to my linocut of some cars, sadly lacking, as I am, in any artwork that includes bunnies, lambs or eggs. Happy Easter everyone! 🐣
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Picture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Celebrities of Scotland: Hercules the Bear at the Loch Lomond Bear Park Festival with Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks, Lee Brilleaux of Dr Feelgood and The Stranglers' Hugh Cornwell. (1979)
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Incredible substance here from @chrischirp.bsky.social. The 2nd wave of COVID-19 in the UK was a) devastating and b) avoidable. Take time to play the clip of Prof Kevin Fong who breaks down when describing the scale of death and its impact on ICU staff. christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-uk-cov...
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The UK Covid Inquiry has laid bare the avoidable horror of the second Covid wave
It is becoming ever clearer both how devastating the second wave of winter 2020/21 was, and how much of that devastation could have been avoided.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
'New Day Dawning' by UK printmaker Gail Brodholt #WomensArt
Print featuring a view of comuters in a large train station next to a train under a vast arched roof
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No Score Draws ✍🏻⚽ @noscoredraws.com · 22/03/2026
Might as well post this
A bad drawing of Manchester City footballer Nico O'Reilly #ARSMCI
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Patients Association @patients-association.org.uk · 16/03/2026
This #OvarianCancerAwarenessMonth, read Linda’s story of living with a rare ovarian cancer diagnosis. From confusing information to long waits for test results, Linda shares the hidden challenges many patients face – and why knowledge and self-advocacy matter. buff.ly/WPfba9k
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The hidden challenges of a rare cancer diagnosis
What is it like to live with Granulosa Cell Tumour, a rare ovarian cancer? Linda shares her 15-year journey of misdiagnosis, treatment, and advocacy.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Contemporary embroidery artist Emily Tull #Womensart
Embroidery on floral fabric of a small bird with a long tail feather
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Moira would like to point out that she is NOT a sex addict. (And GO MOIRA!)
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Letter: "I am a 74-year-old woman and I own a sex toy"
I am a 74-year-old woman and I own a sex toy!
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 25/02/2026
I’ll buy some one a copy of Jon’s book.
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