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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Today is Candlemas - which is a beautiful name. A chance to celebrate 'the return of light' Artist: Roger Hall

A sailing boat sales on a calm sea at dusk. The sunset reflects in the water with an orangey glow and mountains are dark in the background.

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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Just for today, my novel, “Introducing Mrs Collins”, about Charlotte Lucas, is 99p on Kindle!! Grab it while you can!!

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 03/01/2026

London: temperatures have dropped. For anyone sleeping rough, this can be fatal. Contact thestreetlink.org.uk if you see anyone sleeping rough who might be in need of support, and we'll get them out of the cold.

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Roman Mars @romanmars.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

I just think it’s so much cooler and more interesting to try to be the best audio show rather than the shittiest television show

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ARMATURES @armaturesmusic.bandcamp.com · 17/12/2025

4 years ago today this came out on @subexotic.bsky.social armaturesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/mirror... Still proud of how this one turned out. ffo reverb

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Mirror Radius, by preston.outatime

8 track album

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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Ever feel like AI is trying to gaslight you? “There is no such book, Rachel. It never existed. No, no don’t look down, don’t look at the search results just listen to me. YOU NEVER WROTE A BOOK AND ALSO YOU WERE IN THE MIGHTY BOOSH”

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

“I often racially abuse people, but never in a hurtful or insulting way”

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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

I’m in PETWORTH tonight chatting about Jane Austen and my book. If you live nearby, come!

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Simon @sevillana.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Went to see @marcusbrig.bsky.social last night. He’s still knocking it out of the park. Thought provoking, top class comedy.

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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 06/11/2025

Empathy levels zero

Trump stands like a complete dufus while people behind him tend to one of his toadies who has passed out during a press conference.

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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

If you want kids to read: -Reopen the closed libraries -Give them free books -Sponsor author visits in schools with high % pupil premium or FSM students -Work on adult literacy Then Y8s will have a chance of passing this test www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Bridget Phillipson ‘ready to take on unions’ over year 8 reading tests

Education secretary says mandatory test needed to tackle ‘shocking outcomes’ for many working-class children

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

The assumption appears to be that ordinary voters will be cowed, obsequious, and unwilling to challenge autocracy, just like the billionaires, business leaders, media executives, and other leading institutions of civil society, which have decided that fighting back is “not worth the hassle.”

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

He could have commented on the dangers of a president vowing to punish an entire city because he doesn’t like the democratically-elected Mayor, or asked Mamdani to do so. Instead, he took these threats for granted and asked whether voters should decide to be swayed by the rhetoric of an autocrat.

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

In the 1st question of his brief interview with Mamdani. Anderson Cooper reports Trump’s strongman threats to punish NYC if the Mayoral candidate is elected, as if he gets to select where funding goes according to his whims, & then asks whether voters will find it “worth the hassle” to vote for him.

Coooper: Recently, you heard President Trump suggest he is going to withhold federal funding and possibly send in National Guard troops if you’re elected. Andrew Cuomo kind of amplified that. What do you have to say to New Yorkers who say, is this worth the hassle of losing perhaps a lot of money in federal funding if you become the mayor?

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Emily Brand @emilybrand.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Sex scene with Mr Collins, anyone? It's the perfect time for some Austen-inspired fiction & I hugely enjoyed this heartfelt, romantic & v. funny imagining of the life of Charlotte Lucas from @rachelparris.bsky.social (Honestly, don’t let the sex thing put you off, it’s lovely) Out 6 Nov 📚 🌟

Book cover of 'Introducing Mrs Collins' by Rachel Parris, in green and pink, laid upon a pile of early 19th-century books

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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

See what people are saying about Introducing Mrs Collins… and then order it!! Signed and dedicated, if you like! Perfect Christmas present for the book-lover in your life! backstory.london/products/int...

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 22/10/2025

This month I announced that London has met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide for the first time ever. When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than predicted.

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London Ulez reduced nitrogen dioxide to legal limit, mayor says

The mayor of London says the fall in airborne toxins is due to the Ultra low emission zone expansion.

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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Not long until my novel, Introducing Mrs Collins, is out! Nov 6th, but you can pre-order now via link in my bio. It’s all about what happens to Charlotte Lucas in P&P, after her engagement to Mr Collins, and whether perhaps she might find herself to be romantic after all…

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Alex Renton @axrenton.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Nazis ban comedians shock.. NYT, 4 Feb 1939

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 17/09/2025

In London, hate will never win.

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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

This afternoon, in addition to Charlie Kirk, there was a school shooting. Bullets don't know and don't care if you are a Republican or Democrat. It is time for Republicans and Democrats to find a way to work together to reduce gun violence. www.wcpo.com/us-news/crim...

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At least 2 students shot at high school in Colorado, authorities say

At least two students have been shot at Evergreen High School in Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

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Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

In 2022 I received the wholesome DM in the image on the left on the Other Site, tonight I received the one on the right 🥹🥹🥹🥹

A Twitter DM from June 2022 reads:

Hi Mollie, I hope you're well. Just sending a message to say thanks. Early this year you tweeted a Guardian Blind Date, where the guy dragged the girl a little bit. After seeing a couple of people saying some pretty shit things about her on Twitter, I DM'd her to balance it out a bit - just say I thought she came across as really funny and fuck the haters etc (but with no other real intention other than that).
Well we hit it off, talked every day for a month (I was working out of the UK at the time) and agreed to meet as soon as I returned. I ended up coming home early and we've been dating ever since. It might sound a bit over the top but l've never felt like this about anyone else before, and I'm pretty sure she feels the same way. I've honestly had some of the best months of my life with her around, and I want to say thanks

A Twitter DM from tonight reads:

Hey Mollie, I hope you don't mind an update on the above.
I asked her if she'd marry me, she said yes!
She's my world.
I'm so incredibly thankful for you tweeting that thing that led me and meet - I'm eternally in your debt.
Thanks!

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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Sorry to sound like DFS but this offer ends tomorrow night!! (And unlike DFS there won’t be another starting immediately afterwards)

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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

My forthcoming book is currently on a pre-order special off at @waterstones.bsky.social !! Get 25% off the normal price if you order now, then it’ll get delivered to you on publication on Nov 6th!! Code is SUMMER25 www.waterstones.com/book/introdu...

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Introducing Mrs Collins by Rachel Parris | Waterstones

Buy Introducing Mrs Collins by Rachel Parris from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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Marcus Brigstocke @marcusbrig.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Look! My brilliant wife wrote an entire book. It is excellent and if you are able to order a copy BEFORE release date she would be very happy* *which will be well deserved because she worked her ass off to create this story.

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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Some exciting news…! Introducing Mrs Collins is out in November but available to pre-order now! #PrideandPrejudice #newfiction #JaneAusten

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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

If you’re looking for something good to listen to, highly recommend the audible version of The Examiner by Janice Hallett. Really intriguing, complex mystery, voiced by full cast. So good!

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BUCKERS @deathofbuckley.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Don't forget to rinse out every jar and tin you finish, guys x

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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Went to see The Ballad of Wallis Island yesterday and it is a truly beautiful film. So very funny and so very moving. Cannot recommend enough.

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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

James Acaster has mastered chat shows like nobody else in comedy. This is a tour de force 15 minutes, Seth Meyers is fighting for his life 🤣 youtu.be/pTbALzICA6c?...

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James Acaster Says Seth Stole Jokes from Comedians for His Stand-Up Special (Extended)

YouTube video by Late Night with Seth Meyers

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

There may come a day when the BBC puts on air one of the other 29,999 headteachers currently estimated to be working in UK schools, but that day is not today

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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

@csittenfeld.bsky.social hello! Could I possibly send you a message about a novel? x

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Jari Matti Riiheläinen @jarma76.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Thanks @marcusbrig.bsky.social and @rachelparris.bsky.social for yet another great pod episode. However, I did not have either of you down as double-dippers! You've become George. Shocking! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLOy...

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Seinfeld: Double Dipped (Clip) | TBS

YouTube video by TBS

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Tom Crowley @atomcrowley.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Some of y'all can't handle 2 high agency males going at it and it really shows

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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Read this right now. And be chilled to the bone.

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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

We now have GUEST episodes on our podcast #HowWasItForYou and our first is the superlative @5teviem.bsky.social !! Check her ep out now wherever you get your pods. Content warning: Strong opinions on Flowers and Pigeons

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ARMATURES @armaturesmusic.bandcamp.com · 21/05/2025

a few of my ~800 followers haven't bought my album... Still got copies on CD if you want one Link below 💿 armaturesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/osprey Go on it's really good (I've been told). #newmusic #bandcamp #MusicSky #electronicmusic #CD

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Osprey, by Armatures

9 track album

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Mind @mind.org.uk · 21/05/2025

Read our open letter here 👇 4/4 www.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/news/mind-signs-open-letter-to-uk-government-on-planned-welfare-cuts/

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Mind signs open letter to UK government on planned welfare cuts

Mind has joined 8 other disability charities in writing to the UK government to express concerns around changes to welfare benefits.

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Mind @mind.org.uk · 21/05/2025

There's still time for the UK government to reconsider its benefit cuts. To reframe the question and ask itself how it can lift disabled people out of poverty. 1/4

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Marcus Brigstocke @marcusbrig.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Times VITRUVIAN MANGO “the comedian is transportingly funny, and his set is studded with bright ideas”

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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

So what can we actually do about Adriana Smith, who is brain dead, but whose body is being kept alive on a machine against her family’s wishes, until she gives birth in three months to a (almost certainly tragically unwell) baby? This is in the US. What can we actually do?

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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Pet peeve that I have witnessed twice in the last week in a film/tv show; someone googling a persons name, and google returning 0 results. None. Not unrelated results, spurious, unhelpful results; results of other people with that name, but a shot of a screen actually saying “0 results”.

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