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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 12h

systemic patriarchal abuse is their comfort blanket.

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Sandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Many cis women of a certain age feel that addressing systemic patriarchal abuse is … a bridge too far. They’d rather attack trans people and pretend like *that’s* feminism, or whatever bullshit.

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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tango class keeps using genAI to make shitty posters to advertise their class. it's such generic AI slop, and I don't know why because they used to have perfectly good non-AI posters and adverts. but now I don't want to share their posters on social media, even though I want to support the class.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“A unique voice, tone and heart.” Everything Will Swallow You has been chosen as one of the top ten paperback releases so far of 2026 by this week’s Bookseller Magazine. Free international delivery here in case you’ve not got yours yet: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

A round up of the year’s best paperbacks, beginning with my latest novel.

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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 27/09/2026

THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY POINT IN HISTORY WHERE IT HAS BEEN IN THE BEST INTEREST OF WOMEN TO DEPEND UPON THE BENEVOLENCE OF MEN

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

will say it again: the most effective way to curb far right agitators like Lowe, "Tommo" et. al. would be to stop their ability to earn money for it from social media or live streaming. So much of it is grifting for revenue, not attention.

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Liam McGuire @liammcguire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I was let go from BOOM! Studios this afternoon. If you are looking for someone well-connected in the comic industry (in both media and PR), with experience in graphic design, audio and video editing, and much more. Please reach out. Email: Liammcguirejournalism@gmail.com.

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm going it. I'm going in! (I've started this previously and DNF'd because it's literally so difficult to hold and physically read for me. any tips for reading chonky books appreciated) #reading #booksky

photgraph of a paperback copy of House of Falling Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

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Ginger Coffee Creams of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 21/09/2026

The haunted house novel has mutated for 250 years, from crumbling Gothic castles to Shirley Jackson’s Hill House. Every generation rebuilds the haunted house in its own image, and the genre shows no sign of running out of rooms @jchaplinsky.bsky.social @clashbooks.bsky.social

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A Brief History Of The Haunted House Novel By Joshua Chaplinsky - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

A Brief History of the Haunted House Novel by Joshua Chaplinsky from Otranto to House of Leaves, ahead of his own entry in the subgenre this September.

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Two people I knew took their own lives last week - we still view mental health with too much cynicism and not enough compassion - remember @samaritans.bsky.social and @calmzone.bsky.social - it is not weak to share how you feel #mentalhealth #depression #suicideawareness

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

started Strange Houses by Uketsu on the basis that it was a good size for taking on the bus! my other option was House of Leaves - not a good size for the bus. #booksky

a copy of Strange Houses by Uketsu. the picture is dimly lit but shows a house floor plan in neon pink on a bright blue background. it features a graphic of a bloody cleaver and a severed hand.

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Ashley Nova — Unfiltered, Unhinged, Uncaring @ashleynova.space · 17/09/2026

News of energy bills going back up in the new year and I just don't understand why the government is so intent on protecting the profit margins of billion pound businesses over the general public. Legislate to break the link between international gas prices and our energy bills.

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

this reminded me that I periodically wasn't knee tattoos but can never settle on a design. what would make good knee tattoos? curled up cats? teacups? more skulls? mushrooms?

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I've just put up another new Romancing the Gothic talk for October. Really excited to hear from Carolina Barcelos about contemporary Latin American women writing the Gothic and horror! October 10th at 4 and 9pm BST 4 - buytickets.at/romancingthe... 9 - buytickets.at/romancingthe...

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I left my hostel at 7:45 this morning for a 7:54 train. I should have been arriving in Leeds at 11:50ish. it's now. 12:22 and we've just made it to Wakefield. will I make it into work for 13:00? ("will I have time for lunch?" already out the window)

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I'm in Oxford volunteering at a conference with some very Big Names in my field. anyway, here's a picture of a very old mulberry tree that I pointed out to all the attendees.

a gnarled old tree bent over dragging on the ground, still in full leaf surrounded by verdant shrubs. there is a small chalk sign reading "I am a mulberry tree from 1609. off 400yrs old!"

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

any recommendations for what to read and listen to next? I'm off to a conference which either means lots of reading time (resting between sessions) or no reading time (no rest between sessions) I usually have breaks between books in a series, but I am tempted to keep on with the space spiders

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

somehow managed to book a London to Leeds ticket instead of an Oxford to Leeds ticket for my journey on Wednesday. glad I was checking the journey now and caught it but have had to fork out for a ticked to London and will have to leave 2hrs earlier

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I’m rereading Caroline Litman’s heartbreaking book - interviewing her for a Liberation Conversations

CAROLINE LITMAN
Her Name ts
Alice
My Daughter, Her Transition and Why We Must Remember

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I love cooking. it makes me happy. this also reminded me of the time I cooked imam bayıldı for my dad, who was not a foodie, but who was properly impressed and pleased to taste something new.

a white plate with a yellow and lack paisley pattern. on it is imam bayıldı (a half aubergine stuffed with a tomato aubergine and onion mix) served next to seasoned bulgar wheat and lentil

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Emma Newman @emmanewman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

ICYMI yesterday!

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

neigbour kids have a pogo stick. it's taken them a little while to master it, but now they have they're off. honestly well done them for the perseverance and balance. but oh goodness that noise is driving me insane. boinga boinga boinga boinga boinga boinga boinga boinga boinga boinga boinga boinga

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

at night I can b carefully plan out tasks to do the next day. tomorrow me is a competent, confident human who can send complicated emails and messages and solve problems. Daytime me had crippling anxiety and executive disfunction and feels sick about sending a message.

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

this makes me think of how I absolutely shudder when older women n say "haha i wish i still got cat called, I'm old". when we know, absolutely know, that whilst cases like Gisele Pelicot are at the extreme end, she was not unique as an older woman being assaulted.

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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 08/09/2026

Hello, I was hoping to avoid doing this, but I am asking for help paying for my hernia surgery. I need about $6800 to cover it and I simply do not have the money to cover it. If you're able, I would appreciate your help. <3 gofund.me/db73f7f90

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Donate to Help Katelyn Burns Cover Surgery Costs, organized by Katelyn Garrett

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

🎯🎯🎯🎯 Every study initiated on the subject makes it clear that the most effective, cheapest (yes, CHEAPEST, most inexpensive, highest return on investment) forms of aid are direct cash payments with zero means testing, and on-request right-to-housing. These are just facts.

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

update: l have not yet stopped coughing long enough.

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

if I could stop coughing for long enough to sleep that would be really nice thank you.

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

forgot my password for Bluesky so stayed off for a couple of weeks. thought I'd maybe give Reddit a try. got completely addicted to reddit. fucking hell.

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

couldn't be arsed going to the shop (literally over the road) to buy bread, so I decided the easier option was to bake bread. there's a logic there somewhere.

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

finished On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous last night. and i don't have words to describe. or i do. but they're all metaphors of sensation and feeling and ahhhhhh

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

lovely human moments: listening to He Films the Clouds by Maybeshewill. get to the piano break as a guy is walking over to another guy both gesturing in that "i haven't seen you in so long!" way. then they give each other the biggest hug, proper rocking side to side, big smiles on their faces.

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

it is raining which is, admittedly, very good for the large majority of the country and my garden. however i have entirely forgotten how to cope with rain. how do shoes? do i even own jackets? trousers?! where does my laundry go now? this cat is damp!

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

i always find it difficult to leave reviews for books that i categorise as 3star. there's some nice bits to it, nothing particularly wrong. it didn't quite click for me in a way i can't write or my finger on. it's just, fine.

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I'm glad evening me was clever enough to leave a note because morning me had completely forgotten I'd put citric acid in the kettle for descaling

photograph of a black kettle on a cluttered work surface. there is a note on top of the kettle that says "Empty before using"

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

hopefully it will rain soon! says my neighbour, as the clouds begin to part and the sky brightens

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Lunatraktors @lunatraktors.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

In these challenging times someone might need one of them: Childline: 0800 1111 Samaritans: 116 123 Domestic Violence Hotline: 0808 2000 247 Mind: 0300 123 3393 Age UK: 0800 169 6565 Alcoholics Anonymous : 0800 9177 650 Cruse Bereavement Care: 0808 808 1677 MH text support: 85258 Please share. TY x

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

deaths in pro cycling races always get to me. every time.

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

bloody hell. i can not concentrate. on anything today. therapy was upsetting. then i was getting overstimulated constantly. now I'm tired and indicted unfocused. i think maybe i need a lie down

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Climate breakdown isn't a political negotiation. It's a scientic reality borne out in lives lost and wildfires. Tax fossil fuel giants to pay for firefight helicopters, a cool space in every community and a maximum working temperature.

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

when picking a non binary bird name (as one does) i just realised i missed a trick by not calling myself Pelican. i could have been a terrifying Pelican all this time

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🎃👻 Rob for Apples 👻🎃 @robwillb.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

In 2 months, I'm going to have exorbitant immigration fees to pay so I don't get kicked out of the UK, my home for the past nearly-10 years, so I've set up a GoFundMe. If you're able to either donate or share, it would be so enormously helpful, thank you! www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-st...

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Donate to Help Me Stay in the UK For Good (After 10 Years Living Here), organized by Robert Berg

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

the cannellini beans are bought but everything else - both varieties of green beans, the tomatoes, the herbs and potaoes - were all from either my garden or the shared garden. the sauce is literally just cooked down toms and herbs. no added water. proper lush.

a bowl of beans, and green beans in a tomato sauce with herbs served with roasted new potatoes.

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

so many things where i said "i'll do that on Monday!" did i write any of those things down? of course not. let's see what i actually remember

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

If this was an organic movement with broad public support, then it would not be necessary to have a crank squillionaire and a bunch of fash American Christians bankrolling the project.

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