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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I was born in Leiden, now live in Kent. I wish #Leiden a good #Leidensontzet. All I can do is cook #hutspot. Next year I’ll be there!

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I am going to #thedutchcentre in London to hear historian Geert Mak talk about the relationship between the Netherlands and the UK. Venue is the Dutch Church which has stood on this site for 476 years. www.instagram.com/p/DcdwuxJu64...

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Buckingham Palace band playing 9 to 5 for Dolly Parton

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

From De Strandharker.. just lovely

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

She knew what she was doing. Excellent suggestion @bertsbooks.bsky.social I’m off to my local library to join the Summer Reading Challenge.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I’m taking the bus instead of my car more often. I mostly ignore sell-by dates, but do the look, snif, taste test. Switched from cow’s milk to oat milk. Half my meat comes from the farm shop. I eat mostly seasonal veg and fruit. I’m growing cherry tomatoes. I have solar panels since 2011.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

In podcasts like yours our hope lies. Keep up the good work. And can I just say this: your laughter at the end of your ad for American Friction plaid by other podcasts is so heartwarming. No matter how often I hear it, it always makes me smile. Thanks Nikki, Jarve and Chris!

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

@emmakennedy.bsky.social @sophiasgaler.bsky.social fascinating podcast on languages threatened with extinction. Have you heard of the Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning? They’re based in the Netherlands, more precisely Friesland. Www.mercator-research.eu.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

It looked quite lovely yesterday too.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Totally agree. Thanks a million for a wonderful evening with wonderful people; both on stage, behind it (Kenny!) and the audience.

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Hardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Count Binface was a surprise guest at Byline Times' event exploring parallels in US and UK politics with @lincolnproject.us and @quietriotpod.bsky.social in Leicester Square. His message to Clacton and beyond? Vote! And value a (flawed) democracy where he can take on – and laugh at – Nigel Farage.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Loved the show Hardeep. It was a wonderful surprise to have Count Binface on stage.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Thank you Lauren. Good luck with the bill.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I booked my ticket! Soooooo looking forward to it. What a wonderful line up of people.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

@kierceldwen.bsky.social my thoughts exactly. If this is unusual behaviour it could mean there is a problem. Maybe it is thirsty.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

When I first heard about the gagging of her I bought the book. I may cancel my FB account but can’t do the same with WhatsApp.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Why not move Parliament into Buckingham Palace so the Palace of Westminster can be renovated? PM only needs to pop across the road to see the King; MPs still have a grand place in the heart of London. (JRM will have no reasons to object) Adds a Republican touch, too- Royals out, the people in.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

That’s a follow straight away. Only this afternoon I discussed the lack of titles and dates on documents with a historian. Document version or file name aren’t enough. Author, title and date of publication on the DOCUMENT ITSELF are essential for retrieval and research. It’s not that hard.

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Medieval Manuscripts @blmedieval.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The Cotton Genesis (Cotton MS Otho B VI, 5th century) was one of the tragic victims of the Ashburnham House fire in 1731. Today, we’re delighted to release new multispectral imaging of the manuscript, allowing us to read its texts for the first time in hundreds of years. www.bl.uk/stories/blog...

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Rescued from the flames: the Cotton Genesis restored to life

New multispectral imaging at the British Library has helped us to read one of the earliest surviving illuminated Bibles.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Wishing you strength and courage. Big hug.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Good luck with the work. Looking forward to see the museum in its new form next year.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

If you’d gone easy on him it would have been the only flaw in this flawless episode of an excellent podcast. 👍🏻

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Apologies for my late reply, Deirdre. I hope The British Library will post the recording of the event on its YouTube channel.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

‘The snout of a poem: the visceral worlds of Małgorzata Lebda’ Olga Topol’s beautiful blog post on the occasion of the European Writers Festival 3, held last weekend, 16-17 May. Małgorzata Lebda was there, and made a big impression on me, as does this blog. www.bl.uk/stories/blog...

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The snout of a poem: the visceral worlds of Małgorzata Lebda

Polish writer Małgorzata Lebda will feature at the European Writers’ Festival at the British Library.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. The Seers is his latest novel. Bee Rowlett one of the Events team and writer herself is reading a passage from it. Beautiful book.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Last panel! Sulaiman Addonia , orig from Eritrea, lived in Saudi Arabia, Croydon, Brussels. All of his 3 novels have been long or shortlisted for various literary prizes. He founded the Creative Writing Academy for Refugees & Asylum Seekers and the Asmara-Addis Literary Festival in Exile.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

The third panel features 3 authors who write about secrets and lies; either crime novels or novels about authoritarian governments or a culture based on fake info. I like Krisztina Tóth best and am looking forward to reading her book Eye of the Monkey.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

This is the Europe we want! Two dozen countries coming together to present their stories over two days at the European Writers Festival at the British Library. The second panel’s theme is ‘Back to Nature’. Malgorzata Lebda is a Polish poet and ultramarathon runner! Strong women feature prominently

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Especially so since some guests came from far flung countries who have made a new life in a European country, such as Fiston Mwanza Mujila and Sulaiman Addonia. Their work enriches European culture by including African, Asian, Latin American voices.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

What is so fantastic about it that over two days 26 writers from all over Europe come together to present their work, all translated into English, giving us as many perspectives, and voices that make European literature so rich.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Rosie chairs the first panel named ‘Turning Points’ with Jente Posthuma (NL), Fiston Mwanza Mujila (Austria) and Wendy Erskine (Ireland). It is an antidote to what’s happening outside in London today (Google it).

Five people (3 writers, 1 translator, 1 presenter) sit on a stage, with a screen in the middle, blue with the text European Writers’ Festival displayed. A black stage curtain at the back. Two small black round tables stand in front of the people with glass water bottles and glasses and the books they are discussing. The presenter Rosie Goldsmith wears a red tartan trouser suit. Fiston Mwanza Mujila wears a pair of green trousers and a black shirt. His translator Roland Glasser wears a black printed t-shirt with blue jeans. Jente Posthuma wears bluejeans, a white shirt and red socks. Wensy Erskine wears a black leather skirt, a white shirt with a black tie.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

The European Writers Festival is on the way for the 3rd time, organised by EUNIC and the European Literature Network, run by the brilliant Rosie Goldsmith and hosted by the British Library.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Signed and sent. Who on earth would want one company to run data at the police, FCA, and the NHS and the military? It comes close to handing over the keys to the country to them. Let’s get them out.

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Great news: in England it is #NationalTeaDay Meaning it's time for Pieter van Roestraten, a Dutch painter working in England. And, by a wonderful coincidence, he was born on this day in 1630.

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I arrived in Kyiv last night, a couple of hours before Russia's latest massive drone and missile attack. Seventeen people were killed. I'm proud of the fact my newspaper, the Guardian, continues to cover Russia's bloody war against Ukraine. We are still here www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

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At least 17 people killed in Russia’s deadliest attack on Ukraine this year

More than 100 injured across country after Russia launches nearly 700 drones and dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Something to do with leopards and spots?

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Totally. Why? They rely on people helping people.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

This is a abhorrent proposal. I as an immigrant feel the government doesn’t want me here, regardless of my settled status.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

That’s banana’s. 🤣🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Tomorrow opens the @britishlibrary.bsky.social new exhibition Fairytales. It is so good- beautiful, thoughtful, inclusive, colourful and fun!! There’s even a book illustrated by a Dutch artist.

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Mahmood’s plans are inspired by Denmarks’s harsh immigration policies. Would it encourage her to rethink in case Mette Frederiksen loses this week’s elections?

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Prospect Union @prospectunion.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Save the date, Prospect is supporting the Together march in central London on Saturday 28 March. Join us to reject racism and discrimination, build solidarity, and unite against the far right. We’ll share details soon on how to join the trade union section under the Prospect banner.

A bold text-based graphic with a black background. Quoted are "March" "For Love" "For Hope" "For Unity" "Together" "28 March, London".

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Any more news yet? I’m waiting, cause I can’t wait to join you guys on the March this Saturday. Thanks!

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Marja Kingma @marjakingma.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

@quietriotpod.bsky.social deprivation in Kent exists, in Canterbury, Margate and Medway. In the context of this pod’s topic, Reform-led councils please note that Medway Council is not run by Reform but by Labour.

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