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Sleepy Hollow Reviews 🎃🐎 @sleepingvillage.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

In honor of scary media month: what is the first piece of media you remember truly frightening you as a child?

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Rowena S @rowenas.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Really agree with this - someone needs to learn from the stops along the way how Odysseus' ruse has damaged society fundamentally - either him (in which case his behaviour/persona needs to shift over time) or us (in which case we need to know about the slaughter in Troy earlier on)

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Sean Carroll @seanedmund.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

One of my favourite World Cup things is all the videos Zlatan is posting of him and Henry dicking around in suits with footballs between games.

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Rowena S @rowenas.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I've had success with a couple of these (though the reviews suggest not everyone had the same experience): www.amazon.co.uk/ISOTRONIC%C2... Plus a bit of thread strung just above the railing to put them off landing on it. Good luck!

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ISOTRONIC® Ultrasonic Bird Repeller device, Battery powered portable Bird Deterrent, Pigeon Scarer - Pack of 1 Pcs. : Amazon.co.uk: Garden

Great prices on your favourite Gardening brands, and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Tomas Hirst @tomashirstecon.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

It matters what we deem acceptable in mainstream political discourse. It matters what our political leaders deem to be “legitimate concerns”. It matter when we replace judgement with opinion polls. bsky.app/profile/toma...

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Rowena S @rowenas.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Like penalty shoot outs in hockey, where there's also a time limit on how long each penalty taker has to score - it's incredible drama

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Alice Lilly @aliceolilly.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

A thing I enjoy at this time of year in a World Cup cycle are all of the adverts that are World Cup themed and feature players who have not, in fact, been selected for the World Cup

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Ten years ago the UK government issued a travel advisory for LGBTQIA+ individuals about risks of going to the US partly because of trans bathroom bans. Now we have those bans in UK. This is what I mean by Labour being worse on trans rights than the previous government.

UK warns gay travellers about US anti-LGBT laws

21 April 2016

Protesters called for governors of both states to repeal the laws

The UK government has warned gay and transgender travellers to be careful in the US due to legislation in North Carolina and Mississippi.

In North Carolina, legislation passed by Governor Pat McCrory invalidates previously passed legislation from Charlotte, that state's largest city, that enacted LGBT protections.

His new law states that transgender people must use public bathrooms according to the gender on their birth certificates. Mississippi's law has a similar bathroom provision and also protects dozens of forms of businesses and services from being prosecuted by the government for refusing to serve LGBT people.

It is "both frightening and embarrassing that one of our nation's staunchest allies has warned its citizens of the risks" of travelling to the US, said Ty Cobb of the Human Rights Campaign.

"It is now more clear than ever that these terrible measures are not only harming individuals and taking an economic toll on the states, but are also causing serious damage to our nation's reputation, and the perceived safety of LGBT people who travel here."

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 16/05/2026

none of those articles about US v European income per capita mentioned that Americans don't have Eurovision?

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Today’s column: some initial thoughts on what a “whole of society” approach to tackling antisemitism in the United Kingdom would have to do:

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How not to defeat antisemitism

The only way to overcome this scourge is to see it for what it is: racism

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Rowena S @rowenas.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

It also definitely impairs your ability to assess your own performance accurately - plenty of people would think their reasoning and articulation was less affected than it actually was

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 24/04/2026

Again, the media should be hitting him hard on this. It is not supported by the evidence, and is just a way of deligitimating both opposition to Reform, and the participation of non-white people in politics. www.joxleywrites.jmoxley.co.uk/p/sects-on-t...

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Sects on the Brain

A post-Gorton narrative which is dramatic, seductive, and wrong

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Rowena S @rowenas.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Thanks for sharing that, I had no idea - that's really shocking

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Alex Says Stuff @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Revealing that the Guardian apparently couldn't actually find any examples of the ruling having "changed lives" positively. Those quoted in support simply express political agreement with it rather than being able to point to any tangible life benefit, in contrast to those quoted in opposition.

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John Rowan @jrowanbxl.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Not for the first time, I've had a scam WhatsApp from someone who was able to obtain my phone number, the name of a hotel I'm staying in, and the date I'm staying there from my account at @bookingcom.bsky.social. in fact, this is starting to happen with pretty much every trip I book through them

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Rowena S @rowenas.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I've previously had a scam message *from booking.com* where a bad actor had gained access to the hotel's booking.com account. Fortunately I still thought it looked suss - but I gathered from the hotel there were plenty who had been scammed. Hadn't realised it was a more widespread issue!

Dear guest

I'm letting you know that an error occurred when your card was being verified in our security system! You need to reinput all the data in this form. Please note that a payment will be taken from your card for the security check, but don't worry, it will be returned to your card within two minutes after the check and you will be able to pay at your convenience! If you do not confirm your reservation it will be cancelled.

Personalised form: [link]

We apologise for the inconvenience but it is necessary for the security identity check. We remind you that the payment will be reimbursed to your account immediately after the identity check.

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Rowena S @rowenas.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Andrew Cotter, who is on Bluesky I believe - and I agree with you, always pleased if I hear his voice when I switch on some sport on TV

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Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I don't know Gemma, Aimee or Zara but I just gave £20 to this because the Union St fire is a horrific nightmare and while I can't help everyone who's been wrecked by it I can help one person a little bit. If you can, you might also want to, whether it's this or someone else who's been affected

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Alex Says Stuff @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Headline from both the 16th Century and tonight's Spurs game: Questions For Tudor Following Palace Catastrophe

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Cozy and Comforting Hedgie 🌻 @shadow.hedgie.social · 14/01/2026

Our population of invasive feral parakeets is one of my favourite London facts to surprise visitors with

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Rowena S @rowenas.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

If Labour/Conservative tribal allegiances are not as strong as they were a few decades ago, you might think there would be more Lab/Con switchers rather than less- are voters now more likely to switch within bloc due to weaker allegiances but less likely than they used to be to switch between blocs?

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 01/01/2026

Very much all of this. The many Brits bashing the capital are very useful idiots for overseas efforts to undermine the country imho. As I've said before, it's time to push back at the nonsense

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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 24/12/2025

Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...

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Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri Marsden

Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing. What is it? Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025

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Dr Danny Bate @dannybate.com · 22/12/2025

An example of how individuals can shape spelling (that I wish I'd included in my book) is 'ache'. It was historically spelled 'ake', but because Dr Johnson and others thought (reasonably but incorrectly) that it came from Greek, its spelling shifted to a Greek CH (like 'chronic', 'school') instead.

A screenshot of the text of Samuel Johnson's dictionary, for the entry for "to ake"

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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 13/12/2025

good grief, this superb, heartbreaking piece. Not all heroes wear capes, eh. www.ft.com/content/cd59...

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‘It’s just a bomb’

The true story of two strangers and an extraordinary act of courage

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

🌲 THE BIG CHRISTMAS GIFT THREAD! 🌲 If you are a creator or small shop/business, reply to this post with: - pics and a brief description of what you do (don't forget the alt text!) - a link or details on how people can buy I will boost you! Everyone else: buy the cool things! Repost this post! ⛄

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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

I think these guys make the most joyous podcast around. If you ever need cheering up just get stuck in... The absolutely unfeigned pleasure they take in the movie, and in the podcast banter, it's the best. You could start here though the Starship Troopers is amazing too

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 07/12/2025

Strays Christmas at the Chaos House: official invitation thread! Do you want to spend Christmas Day with people but have nowhere to go? Can you get to Oxford (England)? Come to ours.

A Christmas tree with lights but no baubles yet because I have two toddlers

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

The two work in tandem to create a terrible synergy: people will believe images/video they want to believe while disregarding those they don't. Congratulations to humanity for building a cognitive bias confirmation machine. 🥳

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Andrej @tepid.meme · 15/11/2025

Quick quiz: In which year did the a report say: "The longer the essential work is left, the greater the risk becomes that the building might suffer a sudden, catastrophic failure, or that small, incremental failures might make the building uninhabitable."?

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Rowena S @rowenas.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

But voting red would be the act of a faithful - a traitor would have nothing to gain and everything to lose. Alan voting green when the person he had last voted for was still in the game was more suspicious... David might not clock that though so maybe you're right he would have turned on Nick!

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pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

ʼTwas Ozy, and the legs of stone Did gyre and gimble in decay: Half sunk was the visageʼs frown And the sands stretch away. “Beware the pedestal, my son! The hand that mocked, the heart that fed! Beware the antique land, and shun A sculptor who's well read!”

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Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · 21/10/2025

Bring back small phones! This is my iphone 13 mini. It is a perfectly-sized phone. But it's going to die - in a few years, Apple will stop supporting it w/updates. Yet there are now NO new smartphones to buy on the market that fit the human hand. www.ft.com/content/6332...

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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

"Jack is 30, a barrister's clerk, newly engaged to Chloe and has taken part in research at UCL to turn his diagnosis into a positive." "But he'd always known he was destined to share his father's fate, until today." Wow.

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Rowena S @rowenas.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Really enjoyed visiting Container City today as part of the Open House Festival - the tour of the SS Robin steam ship alone was worth the trip to Canning Town programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/2205

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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Of course the other big effect of slash and burn deregulation is to make anyone who invested in good business practices feel like an idiot as they get out competed by lower cost cowboy operators

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Rowena S @rowenas.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

There's an interesting parallel in the way language changes - sociolinguistics refers to overt prestige (wealthy elites) and covert prestige to distinguish these. Plenty of slang and other linguistic features associated with a "cool" group will spread even if they are not associated with the elite

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

I think this is it. Despair is easy and you get to feel wise, and it doesn't really place any obligations on you or force you to speak out or do anything, really.

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

if you want to observe LIz Truss being intellectually owned, this is worth your time via @tobyn.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/30e5...

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Liz explains the coup

An Odd Lot

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Catherine Baker @richmondbridge.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Without giving this thing any more publicity than necessary, no the old Intervision was not ‘held between 1965 and 1980 in communist Czechoslovakia’. Now come weeks of this fluff instead of media exposing how 🇷🇺 positions itself as anti-🏳️‍🌈 world leader by hosting a song contest like this.

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Tom Ewing @tomewing.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

We did not suffer through Baz Luhrmann at No.1 for this

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Danny KoooOooOoodicek @dannykodicek.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

@gralefrit.bsky.social You have to see these! A friend of mine has been collating a series of images entitled "Things my students have written turned into Philomena Cunk quotes" and they're just glorious.

Philomena Cunk against a collection of classical statues. "Antigone's death is even more tragic than it actually is, which makes her a tragic hero"

Philomena Cunk looking thoughtful. "Goya continued to paint tapestries until 1792 when serious illness left him dead for life"

Philomena Cunk looking thoughtfully into the distance. "Society is slowly becoming more contemporary now"

Philomena Cunk looking into camera on a beach. "Diderot's Tahiti represents a typical male fantasy in which attractive young women are eager to engage in sexual activity with the French"

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