Mended Stockings, San Francisco, 1934 by US social documentary photographer Dorothea Lange #WomensArt
Joanna Foster
@fabticfoster.bsky.social
Head of fabtic, working with children, young people and practitioners. Author of 'Children and Teenagers Who Set Fires'. Proud to be Valleys Welsh in England.
I'm not a religious person, but if there were such a thing as the Antichrist, he would do what Trump does every day. Destroying our beautiful planet and the lives of its people for the sake of A. profit and B. a vengeful urge to destroy what other people love. So yes, demonic is the right word.
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)@doctorvive.bsky.social · 2d ago“If the move survives expected legal challenges, it could also prevent future administrations from regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.” Absolutely fucking demonic. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...
Morning all. The Arts Tower, Sheffield 1965. Photographer Robert Blomfield
“Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space. Invite one to stay.” ~ Maya Angelou #SelfCareSunday #hope #HopeNotHate @hopenothate.org.uk
Imagine having more money than you could ever need and instead of using it to tackle poverty or disease you give it to a bunch of entitled grifters who don't give a shit about anyone but themselves.
Ffs. Well, it’s up to us to make sure that their grubby ‘investment’ is a phenomenal waste of money. Reform is a shitshow of crooks and idiots who have no idea how to behave, let alone govern. The majority of us who loathe them must unite to keep them out of power forever.
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 4d agoHarborne has given Reform £36 million to match Delo's £36 million. The Telegraph describes it as a "show of force" from Reform's donors. The two men's £72 million is greater than all of the spending by all political parties on the 2024 GE www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
#NewYork is a very special place for me and not just because of its diversity and vibrancy It's because from my very first visit in 2004 and every trip since, my experience of its streets have been shaped by the #FDNY #firefighters who welcome me and share with me their stories of 11 September 2001
And now a female soprano and accompanying choir singing ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ It’s a good job I’m never too big to let the tears flow, even when sat at my work desk #YNWA
Joanna Foster@fabticfoster.bsky.social · 5d agoBBC Radio 3 what are you doing to me? Bryn Terfel singing traditional #Welsh #folksong ‘Ar Lan Y Môr’ as part of your Friday Essential Classics Diolch, pawb, diolch / Thank you, everyone, thank you #hiraeth
Morning all. Photograph by Ian Berry. Back to back houses built for colliery workers at a time when the mines were thriving and almost all the men in the village worked down the mines. Ashington, Northumberland, 1974.
Finally they came for the Daily Mail and my irony meter just packed up and left and I never heard from it again.
Jane@localnotail.bsky.social · 6d agoDaniel Thomas / Danny Tommo has today marched his private army of blackshorts to Daily Mail HQ to demand a new house for his mum within 48 hrs, after they doorstepped her for a feature on him. Apparently he plans to blockade them + cry at them until they do Bet those lads are glad of the balaclavas
I’m getting angry just reading about Justin Webb.
Richard Delevan@richard.wickedproblems.earth · 7d agoWebb should not only be sacked for this, he should shunned for the rest of his days.
Morning all. Photographer John Bulmer, part of an article on The North for the Sunday Times in 1965. Possibly Halifax or Huddersfield.
This weekend, masked, far-right thugs descended on Dover and Portsmouth to intimidate and shout. It’s up to us to reject this hate. Brave RNLI volunteers do that daily, saving lives at sea. We must follow their example and choose unity over division.
Omg. WTF is Happening?@lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 2w agoGloria Steinem & Dorothy Pitman in 1971 and again in 2017. “Black women and white women can make this change together, but not until we acknowledge and resolve the racism problem that stands between us." - Dorothy Pitman Together, they started Ms. Magazine & Women’s Action Alliance. ⚡️Icons⚡️ #Pinks
And when you hug a tree Everything is okay in the world For those few precious seconds #SelfCareSunday
ᴛᴏᴍᴀꜱ@cinemagay.bsky.social · last mo.When you hug a dog, everything is okay in the world for those few precious seconds.
"I once did an interview where I claimed that I had lunch and a long conversation with someone while not listening"
Charlotte Wainwright restoring and saving old/ancient books. www.wainwrightbookbinding.com
Now James Orr has stepped down as Reform UK's Head of Policy after C4's report, questions remain for Cambridge – where he is Associate Professor. Byline Times revealed serious concerns about his activities there months ago. We all know there won't now be 200+ articles on him and his life don't we?
Wasn’t quite sure how I’d put myself back together after the silent tears from listening to Rob Rinder read a letter to his father who died only a few days ago Guy Garvey healed us all when he came on stage and said simply and sincerely “Lots and lots and lots of love” #LettersLive #Grief #Hope
Nearly a year on and my latest book has gone to print An edited text written with Dr Nichola Tyler as lead editor, I’m so very proud this labour of love, sweat, tears and much swearing since 2022 is already getting excellent reviews from academics and practitioners www.routledge.com/Internationa...
International Perspectives on Child and Youth Firesetting
Providing the first international edited resource in over 20 years on this topic, International Perspectives on Child and Youth Firesetting, brings together a wealth of global perspectives to create a...
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Joanna Foster@fabticfoster.bsky.social · last yr.Re-reading Mini & Me this #WorldBookDay to inform my latest #book I use cards as bookmarks so imagine my grin upon opening the pages to find a card from when I ran the #firesetting team at the London Fire Brigade I wonder if I can get “bloody, bloody decent lovely excellent boss” made into a badge
And here it is along with a few other goodies that make the perfect gifts Thanks @gailmyerscough.co.uk for providing the spring in the step I needed upon heading #BackToWork
Joanna Foster@fabticfoster.bsky.social · 2w agoI bought the print I used to tape the Top 40 every Sunday on it I can’t wait for it to arrive
