The "how dare Meghan Markle cut off contact with her father, she owes him a relationship" brigade have gone strangely quiet
Ruth
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61, sweary and sick of it all. Scouser exiled in Manc. Wife. Mother. Friend. #LFC #JFT97 #GenX #Music #Veggie #AmWriting #AmReading. I miss the seaside 🦀
It’s grim. I hope justice will be done. The lesson to take from this is that people who cut off family members etc often have good reasons. They may also have good reasons for not explaining their reasons to you. I don’t expect those media to learn any lessons, of course, but the rest of us can.
Been to the podiatrist in #StormAusten and now I’ve got a sore toe ☹️ Cheering and warming myself up with a brandy hot chocolate and a mince pie 😊
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Hmmm ☹️ don’t fancy any of them. At least the lovely Daniel was easy on the eye.
Greg Jenner (Historian)@gregjenner.bsky.social · yesterdayFingers crossed for Mystery Actor, I loved him in Generic Reboot!
In Salford, over 45 homes have been targets of racist vandalism. Former deputy leader of the far right Britain First, Ashlea Simon, has ran a campaign of identifying and filming supposed HMOs on social media. Simon now runs her own group, All for England. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/10/22/a...
All For Robbery: The gangsters and criminals behind Ashlea Simon’s ‘All For England’ group – HOPE not hate
A new far-right group named “All For England” has been whipping up hostility to HMOs in Salford, but the community has much more to fear...
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This one's maybe a little on the ling side, but trust me, it's worth it. I've cried reading it multiple times. (1/3)
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The Abduction of Persephone, by Nicola Maria Rossi, early 18th c
And people in Europe wonder why people from Africa are fleeing the increasing temperatures, drought and starvation. Sort out climate change so that people don’t have risk their lives running away from it!!!!
Abilu Tangwa.@abilutangwa.bsky.social · 3d agoFor Africa, climate change is not about the future. It's about now. Our crops failing, our lakes shrinking, our people displaced — while boardrooms thousands of miles away count record profits. We don't have a climate problem. We have a justice problem. #ClimateJustice
Or we could put them all on their floating gin palaces and not let them make land.
Angry People in Local Newspapers@apiln.bsky.social · 3d agoIn today’s episode of The Financial Times With its Finger on the Pulse of the Nation, could the rich not simply consider a nice canal boat holiday on the Norfolk Broads?
We moved to Spain (and lived there for a couple of years) in 2011. It was seamless and easy. I'd love that freedom back.
Andrew Hesselden@andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 3d agoDon't just ask whether Britain should rejoin the EU. Imagine accepting a job in Paris. Starting a business in Amsterdam. Studying in Florence. Retiring in Spain. Without needing permission to live there. That's what restoring Freedom of Movement could mean.
A cartoon about what kids do to their water bottles
This was the second forest fire aerial embroidery I made back in August, short title is 'Apathy' - something I was seeing a lot of around me during the extreme heatwave. It's now available and you can see its full name in the description: victoriaroserichards.co.uk/work/forest-... 1/2
If I were a professional navigator I might have opinions about this. ... Oh wait, I am, and I do.
MRI done! Only 90% horrendous (the overly loud noises, the having to keep still, the capital fm on the headphones). On the plus side = having a 15 min lie down during the day! Oh and the #NHS staff who were all (as usual) a comforting and calming delight.
"Tennis champion Martina Navratilova has scolded Parkrun, labelling it “disgusting and disgraceful” after an Australian transgender participant broke another record in the women’s category on the weekend." [Townsville Bulletin] Parkrun isn't a race. You don't even have to run. Dogs take part.
Off for an MRI on my hip later today. Relieved that I’ll be one step closer to getting it fixed but very anxious about having it done.
Let’s not forget this, Gawain Towler. Reform UK board member, the whole ‘we don’t work with Tommy Robinson’ line is a bit pathetic, isn’t it?
During a debate held to discuss giving the RNLI the Freedom of the City, Portsmouth city councillors heard about the abuse that crew members had received in the city, including being confronted in pubs, yacht clubs & shops + two said their children had been bullied at school Reform UK opposed it.
Portsmouth RNLI crew's children facing bullying, councillors told
Councillors hear crew members' children were bullied at school because their dads are in the RNLI.
bbc.co.uk
Waiting for some fabric to arrive so I can make daughter a halloween tote bag. HURRY UP!!!
Walking around curves like this makes me dizzy. It’s the same with multi story car parks - I have to close my eyes (obvs not when I’m driving!)
bettybarcode (she/her)@bettybarcode.com · 7d agoI'm sure it looked groovy on paper.
