marionblackcat.bsky.social @marionblackcat.bsky.social · 03/09/2026www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...theguardian.comGloria Steinem, groundbreaking feminist campaigner, dies aged 92Famous for the 1963 exposé in which she worked as a Playboy Bunny, her books and journalism took on many varieties of discrimination 011
Reposted by @marionblackcat.bsky.socialTim Thomas @timofnewbury.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Had a worry that basic tent pegs won’t suit rock hard dry ground at End of the Road festival so ordered some rigid, three-finned, lightweight pegs. These should do the job and deal with any stray vampires. Also guarantees some rain between now and September?! 571
Reposted by @marionblackcat.bsky.socialAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 12/01/202612 January 1894 | A Dutch Jew, Levi van Thijn, was born in Alkmaar. In August 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz together with his wife Leentje and their son Marcus. None of them survived. --- 🎧 Listen about the development of the murder infrastructure at Auschwitz: youtu.be/tRwZ49q-9e0 11409104
marionblackcat.bsky.social @marionblackcat.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Lovely to open MOJO and see the 4 ⭐️ review for the latest @ronsexsmith.bsky.social album. Click on the photo to see it in full. Love Ron ❤️ 140
Reposted by @marionblackcat.bsky.socialIrish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 25/05/2025JD Vance’s Irish ancestry claim hits a genealogical dead end www.thetimes.com/article/d178...thetimes.comJD Vance’s Irish ancestry claim hits a genealogical dead endDUP-commissioned report fails to find a link between Donald Trump’s vice-president — a self-declared Scots-Irish — and Ireland 6223
Reposted by @marionblackcat.bsky.socialForest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 23/05/2025#FindsFriday & The gorgeous Chariot of the Sun from the National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen From around 1400 BC, discovered in a bog in 1902 in Western Zealand 🏺AncientBluesky 17214
Reposted by @marionblackcat.bsky.socialnejomo @nejomo.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Further to my earlier post, here is a lovely documentary about Ian Prowse/Amsterdam's most famous song (one of John Peel/Elvis Costello's favourites... can you get a higher recommendation than that?) #Liverpool #MusicSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-6w...youtube.comWhy Don't You Remember? - 20 years of Does This Train Stop On MerseysideYouTube video by Prowsey TV 111
Reposted by @marionblackcat.bsky.socialAnna Howie @annahowie.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Thanks Richard for the play and the show ! 🥰 031
marionblackcat.bsky.social @marionblackcat.bsky.social · 17/03/2025@leader-music.bsky.social appreciate the heads up about the post Easter changes. Fully understand, you must feel thinly spread with all of your commitments! Delighted that there will still be 2 hrs live - it’s a highlight of the week for me and a treasured space. Thanks for everything you do 🙏 😊 020
Reposted by @marionblackcat.bsky.socialralphmclean.bsky.social @ralphmclean.bsky.social · 04/03/2025My pals, the fabulous @hannahwhitemusic.bsky.social & #kieronmarshall are playing #sandinos in Derry tonight (Tuesday) and #TheAmericanBar in Belfast tomorrow (Wednesday). Take my advice and go see em if you can. Tell them I sent you! You’ll not be disappointed. 031
marionblackcat.bsky.social @marionblackcat.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...you.38degrees.org.ukNo second state visit for TrumpThis is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he... 000
marionblackcat.bsky.social @marionblackcat.bsky.social · 26/01/2025@cerysmatthews.bsky.social the 6 Music show is SOOO good today that I will have to replay it in full tomorrow. No other radio show like it. Thank you for what you do, it’s immense 🙏 030
marionblackcat.bsky.social @marionblackcat.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Brilliant show @leader-music.bsky.social thank you. Love the Midnight Special, great way to finish. Looking forward to seeing you at some point at the AMAs. 030
Reposted by @marionblackcat.bsky.socialIrish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Any Irish writers with books being published this new year (2025)? Post here and I am happy to repost. Use #newirishwriting2025 165626
marionblackcat.bsky.social @marionblackcat.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Thanks to @danmulhall.bsky.social for his absorbing and witty guide to Ulysses; an interview with him inspired to to read Joyce’s book. It was fascinating, challenging but beautifully written. So, so clever too. I will return to some of the chapters without a doubt. 121
Reposted by @marionblackcat.bsky.socialAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Help us commemorate victims, preserve memory & educate the world. Amplify our voice. Your interaction here is more than just a click. It is an act of remembrance against forgetting. Like, share, or quote our posts. Let people know that @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social is present here. 481708750
marionblackcat.bsky.social @marionblackcat.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Incredible line up!! My last live music before Xmas all sorted 😊 051
Reposted by @marionblackcat.bsky.socialAndy Washington @andywash.bsky.social · 22/11/2024chng.it/2p88r4VKR6 Please sign & share:chng.itSign the PetitionMoth Club Faces Second Building Planning Application 022
marionblackcat.bsky.social @marionblackcat.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Today’s glimmer of joy: hard to believe my roses bloomed in November but this may be the last few days of the blooming as I see the temperature is finally due to drop 😊 091
