Sign in

Nic

@neoden.bsky.social
130 followers 144 following 286 posts

S/W England, UK. She/Her. 💚 since 2015.

PostsRepliesMedia
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 13h
I don’t have TikTok so I don’t know who defiance13 is, but this is the most clear and comprehensive commentary on ‘protecting women’ I have ever seen. This should be showed in school assemblies. #protectingwomen #cornell
010
Reposted by Nic
Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A personal story about that phrase “young men of fighting age” applied to asylum seekers. As many of you know I took in a young Ukrainian woman under the Homes for Ukraine scheme. As part of that process, soon after she arrived we were visited by the local authority rep and a Fire Brigade rep.
13455199
Reposted by Nic
SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
🧵 I've noticed recently that more people are posting images without alt-text, so I'd like to make a plea to include it. Not only does it help with accessibility, but it also makes your images easier to search, and increases your reach. In detail: 1/5
69938
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Great experience today at The King’s Arms in Trowbridge. Our table had a music speaker above it and my poor deaf dad couldn’t hear us so the staff instantly switched it off. Not everywhere is as accommodating sadly.
000
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#caturday
Our beautiful longhair light brown LaPerm (curly-haired) cat strikes a pose next to a Grammy Award in an image not dissimilar to His Master’s Voice (HMV). But he’s a cat so he’s doing it the wrong way round because you can’t tell a cat what to do. In the background is a window and lace curtain and there is brown tiling. #caturday
050
Reposted by Nic
Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
There are so many crimes in this thread you have to wonder what the police and Home Secretary think they are doing at this point.
431135320
Reposted by Nic
ralucaharagus.bsky.social @ralucaharagus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Cheese is a drug.
3191
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Wes Streeting Hugs to all the young people who have had their mental health struggles belittled by adults who haven’t got a fucking clue. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Young people are not snowflakes, head of mental health review says
Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Prof Fonagy says being young is much harder now than it was.
010
Reposted by Nic
👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 16/09/2026
Let them fuck around and find out. Remove all benefits and pensions because foreign residents don’t get those. The right to work, because asylum seekers don’t get that either. This country treats foreign residents of all flavours like shit; let them learn that. bsky.app/profile/gayr...
821023
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Can we please stop calling Postpartum Psychosis a rare condition? The data is hugely inaccurate due to late/incorrect diagnosis. I had symptoms for 18 months before receiving treatment so I’m not included in those figures. Neither is my friend who had to be hospitalised. How many others?
020
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I will always be grateful to Dawson’s Creek for introducing me to Dolly Parton’s I Will Always Love You. I’d only ever heard the Whitney Houston version and the original blew me away.
020
Reposted by Nic
Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 25/08/2026
I think the universal grieving comes in no small part from the fact she represented the best of what America could be, and that she never stopped chasing that ideal, artistically and socially
53158563
Reposted by Nic
Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 21/08/2026
I blame the i paper for publishing her. This trash is not worth publishing.
417630
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
With trans rights under attack as never before, we need to show our support for the trans community. Will you join us? goodlawproject.org/s/d23a8a
goodlawproject.org
I stand with trans people | Good Law Project
010
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Buried in the small print: any changes to PIP have to fit a budget set before the review even started. Sign to demand #disabled people's evidence comes first. #pip the.organise.network/campaigns/ne...
the.organise.network
Stop PIP reform being decided by budget, not need
Add your name:
000
Reposted by Nic
Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
This is INCREDIBLE news
7424130
Reposted by Nic
David Snow @davidsnow.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
they should be more mad about the VIP lanes for PPE and eat out to help out, but that might mean upsetting a few of their chums...the money wasted on those two things could have given every child a laptop, internet access and world class education throughout, and there'd still be some to spare
041
Reposted by Nic
Cllr Benali Hamdache @greenbenali.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Hannah Spencer was right www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
‘MPs have had their stomachs pumped’: concerns over ‘alcohol-soaked’ culture in Westminster
Alcohol is embedded in profession where long hours, loneliness and lobbying are the norm, report finds
06224
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
We binge-watched the second season of The Undeclared War this week. Hoping season 3 has already been commissioned. Great telly.
000
Reposted by Nic
David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Indeed, into the depths of heartlessness. Appointing Mahmood is a reason for severe doubts about Burnham. Insensitive, obtuse - where to stop?...
031
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
In love with the green dress VCM is wearing on #OnlyConnect this evening. Quizzy Monday is BACK 🥳
000
Reposted by Nic
Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
"Scrap" not "water down", and boot Mahmood out of position and onto the backbenchers, if not remove the whip, while he is at it. You cannot water down Labour's current hostile and xenophobic anti-immigration/anti-asylum policies. They are too far towards the extreme right for tweaks to mean anything
Labour MPs tell Burnham to water down Mahmood’s migration reforms
Backbenchers criticise Home Secretary’s ‘hostile rhetoric’ about immigration in letter to Makerfield MP
13466118
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I was ‘hallucinating’ facts and writing them into an essay 3 decades before AI started doing it.
000
Reposted by Nic
Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
No country in the world has full legal equality for women. To do so would mean no measurable gaps in: ⏺️Pay and lifetime earnings ⏺️Representation in top corporate leadership ⏺️Unpaid care and domestic work burden ⏺️Gender based violence and safety outcomes ⏺️Health and economic security differences
44317
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I hate throwing things out, especially items I love. I have a favourite pair of DKNY sandals about a decade old with an elastic connection threadbare between the leather strap and the buckle. Today I fixed them with some leftover edging from an ancient project. #SustainableLiving #ReuseRecycle
020
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
In an unexpected turn of events, the heatwave is improving all my symptoms, including fatigue, pain and eyesight. But I wish the planet didn’t have to burn to make me healthy again 😢
010
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Men often turn violent when they are rejected by women because they are socialised to believe they are owed women. Whereas women are socialised to believe they deserve nothing and therefore just shrug it off.
000
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I have raspberries ripening to red in the garden. In May. Insane. As much as the heat is beneficial for my pain, I don’t want the whole world to burn just so I can feel my fingertips.
000
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Lovely surprise this morning when @chaletfan.bsky.social appeared as a guest on a 2024 episode of the Tophole podcast with Deborah Lofas. 📚 🧁
110
Reposted by Nic
A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 17/05/2026
"Most of us are deciding in real time what we can afford to spend and what we need to let go of, mid-task, mid-afternoon, mid-whatever. Most of us are making trade-offs that don’t have a clean answer.": buff.ly/BORDz0V by @thethrivingspoonie.com #pacing #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #ChronicFatigue
buff.ly
Good Enough Is the Goal: What Pacing With Chronic Illness Really Looks Like
If you've ever made it through a hard day and still felt like you failed at pacing, this post is for you. Real pacing doesn't look like the ideal version — it looks like the backup dinner, the one…
0113
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Couldn’t watch any Eurovision stuff this year due to Israel’s participation. Rest of the family are watching, and I did think I would miss it, but I’ve used too many spoons today and all I want is bed and quietness. So now it doesn’t even feel like a real boycott 😩 Hope not Hate. Love and Peace.
010
Reposted by Nic
John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 12/11/2023
YOU: please act normal you need these people to like you Me: ok! People: hi Me: in WW2 Britain gave tea higher shipping priority than ammo. In the Blitz, the ENTIRE London tea industry was relocated to secret emergency blending hubs in Cardiff, Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester, Hull, Dundee & Leith
411419266
Reposted by Nic
chiller @chiller.eurosky.social · 14/05/2026
Absolutely fuck you, Amazon. When I bought this device there was no mention of my purchase being time limited at your discretion. It does not require software updates, so the only "support" necessary is that kindle books are available in a format that can be sent to it. This shouldn't be legal.
Dear Customer,

Thank you for being a
longtime Kindle customer.
We're glad our devices have
served you well for as long as
they have. Starting May 20,
2026 - 14 to 18 years after
their initial launches - we are
discontinuing support for
Kindle devices released in
2012 or earlier. Here's what
this means for you:
56759981352
Reposted by Nic
Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Good afternoon! A reminder that I'm available for talks, lectures, school visits, teaching, writing, children's lit CPD, one-off standing in front of you and going GOD LIBRARIES ARE AMAZING, and you can find out more about all of that here, thank you! ❤️ didyoueverstoptothink.com/hire_me/ #booksky
didyoueverstoptothink.com
Hire Me
What I can do: Virtual / in-person school visits for Key Stage Two on school stories, creative writing, and children’s literature. Professional Development on children’s literature, bot…
122
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Reposting this again because more people need to be asking this question. Tate is grim and should be in jail but I suspect he’s not a big enough player to be Epstein’s successor.
110
Reposted by Nic
Andrew Roberts 💬🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @andymroberts.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Sheila Hancock must be protected at all costs! #HIGNFY
161
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Could anyone point me to a list of Reform candidates (councillors or MPs) voted in and Reform candidates who lost?
000
Reposted by Nic
Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
“UKIP's here.” New Reform councillor has to be corrected on which party he now represents
96682266
Reposted by Nic
👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 30/04/2026
I have a solution to multiple problems here, which is that it would be very easy to hang the Union Jack the right way up if we threw a great big dragon in the middle
1438649
Reposted by Nic
Chris McKercher @systemisbroken.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Yep. Every damn day. If my pain is coming through to the point where it’s visible, I shouldn’t be out of bed.
031
Reposted by Nic
DrEddful @eddedmondson.eurosky.social · 28/04/2026
Check your Sertraline if you're on it in the UK www.gov.uk/government/n...
gov.uk
Precautionary recall of antidepressant medication due to manufacturing error
The MHRA has advised healthcare professionals to stop supplying the affected batch of Sertraline 100mg and return all remaining stock to their suppliers.
2239462
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
I’d like to put it out there that serving bowl food at an event is inaccessible for many disabled people, including but not exclusive of, those of us reliant on mobility aids. #disability
020
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Well this seems utterly insane King's US visit will go ahead as planned, Buckingham Palace says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
King's US visit will go ahead as planned, Buckingham Palace says
The decision was made
110
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
There’s a big fire at the end of our road this evening. Thoughts are with the emergencies services and those living in the nearest houses. Building long since abandoned so I’m hoping no one was trapped inside.
010
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Still thinking about the commenter who described this performance as ‘subpar’ ‘over-choreographed’ and ‘lacking emotion’. I wonder if their life is as sad and empty as I feel it must be. #strictly #scd #miserableoldsod #favouritestrictlydanceever youtube.com/watch?v=tmFn...
youtube.com
Nikita Kuzmin and Vito Coppola perform a magical routine to Something Just Like This ✨ BBC Strictly
YouTube video by BBC Strictly Come Dancing
000
Reposted by Nic
András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
she has to resign this is not funny, *especially* if you are the fucking Home Secretary, with the actual fucking power to unilaterally deprive *anyone* of citizenship
413435
Reposted by Nic
Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I despise with the heat of a thousand suns the way I have to be suspicious of all art I see now while I investigate it's authenticity, because this couldn't be more diametrically opposed to the state of mind one should be in while taking in all art.
91424500
Reposted by Nic
Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Trying to remember who it was I saw recently saying that one of the best advances on social media would be to make it so people had to read the link in a post before replying or quoting it, and wow does that sound like a good plan.
3506
Reposted by Nic
Virginia @virginiagjh.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Wait for the verification on your email to click it through so it gets logged as a complaint
BBC confirmation of a complaint
172
Nic @neoden.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
My suspicion with Mandelson vetting is Starmer knew he was the best bet to keep Trump onside, told FO to not show him the report for the sake of plausible deniability, & someone agreed to take the fall for a generous payoff if it came to light. All that and in the end no one could control Trump 🤦‍♀️
000