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@barnsleymuseums.bsky.social is inviting animators to submit proposals for a new accessible digital installation. The work will animate up to five collection objects exploring histories of disabled people’s activism, resistance and care. There’s a fee of £10,500.

Consider signing this – an entire people are being erased in front of our eyes and now the British Museum wants to eradicate the name Palestine from the record. c.org/2TJL29RgSY

Barristers, solicitors, retired judges, and other legal professionals - add your name to our open letter to the Prime Minister to oppose the government's plan to restrict jury trials. Sign your name ➡️ bit.ly/4kMn9DX #JusticeNeedsJuries

We are mums. Daughters. Sisters. Survivors. We understand what safety really means. Our voices should never be used to justify exclusion or discrimination of trans people. If you agree, sign our letter: notinourname.org.uk

Fancy a maritime-set culture-wars satire featuring Jack Parlabane all at sea? Get 25% off this week. www.waterstones.com/campaign/feb...

We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...

📺 Saturday nights sorted with a double bill of THE TURKISH DETECTIVE dramatised from @barbaranadel.bsky.social's award-winning D I IKMEN novels, starring #HalukBilginer. Episodes 1 & 2 airing on BBC4 @ 9:05pm: bit.ly/3OpqsFb eps 3 & 4 next Sat @watsonlittle.bsky.social @headlinebooks.bsky.social

So @mserinkelly.bsky.social made me cry...again. Last day to take advantage of the 25% discount on the unsigned hardback at Waterstones using code FEB26. The Pinnacle is coming - Tell your friends! Click on the link to order: bit.ly/4tIKLxm

Absolute cracker - priceless. 🤣 Hunts descended on Whitehall today with their hounds to plea for the right to tear foxes apart - all 6 of them and … wait for it 🤣 … they turned up in an UNTAXED hound truck 🤣🤣🤣. Utterly tragic 📸 Surrey Hunt Sabs

I'm sure I'm not the only historian who thought of this analogy.

Delighted to be in conversation next month with @elainewhiteford.bsky.social at the Bookmark Book Festival about her wonderful books "The Rescue Sisters" and "The Asylum Women". If you're around, come along - there will be cake!

I am going to explicitly ask you for money. If you see this and you have £1 to spare please consider donating to Step Forward. They run excellent free services for youth (including but not exclusively LGBTQIA+ youth) in Tower Hamlets, the borough with the highest rate of child poverty in the UK.

Important information on referring to the man of the day in Iceland!

To celebrate the second screening of THE TURKISH DETECTIVE on BBC4 at 9pm Saturday 21 February I am giving away one copy of an Ikmen first edition. RT and follow for a chance to win. Winner revealed next week.

For EU citizen friends...

Arrested - but it appears to be for victimising the state, not yet for victimising young women. Full justice comes from full accountability, and this evidence must be released.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Bedford CC dealing with the bigots like an absolute boss.

On the hunt for barristers/pupils for Kalisher Trust on 25 February to come to Wrenn School Wellingborough 0930-1300 for a mock trial. Expenses paid. No prep. Please DM if available and kindly circulate this message.

Last year I wrote a short film, two screenplays and three sitcom scripts. Are there any production companies out there who’d like to read any of them? Let me know. Thanks!

Lent and Ramadan effectively begin on the same day this year. So, if you observe, I wish you a blessed Lent and Ramadan Mubarak.

Far incazzare Mattarella è la peggiore idea che possa farsi venire in mente un politico dei nostri tempi. Quel grande statista del ministro Nordio ha appena ucciso la riforma che porta il suo nome.

🚨SOUND ON! 🚨 @cevni.bsky.social is here with an important announcement that could alter your Saturday night plans in unspeakable ways! patreon.com/househammerpod

I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland. And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.

Logan says hello for #Wheeknesday, a weekly photo of guinea pigs.

From 2019

The shelter I volunteer with has a unique adoption situation right now and I'd be so grateful if people could share to anyone they know in Vermont who might be a good fit. This is Devon, and his story is a little complicated so please click this link to find out more! www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...

We all need to recognise what is happening. What can we do?

The only Winter Olympics footage you need to see today.

I am BEYOND excited to have Alice's third adventure out in America today. I loved writing this one, set on a glamorous film set at the Palace of Versailles. There are codes and of course there are CAKES! It's taking me right back to when we celebrated this book coming out in the UK.

This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects. Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet. www.gov.uk/government/c...

I dream in fragments of Rhapsody in Blue the opening phrase never descending to answer its own question. I dream in notations of wildflowers, the iolanthe’s quiet dissent against the clamouring larkspur... 'The Blue Hour' Angelina D'Roza £2 off until 20 Feb longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on US lies: “Woke, decadent Europe is not facing civilizational erasure. People still want to join our club and not just fellow Europeans. We are pushing humanity forward, trying to defend human rights which is actually bringing also prosperity for people”. 🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱

If you have a moment can you vote for this video for @projectforawesome.com? Every vote pokes a small hole in @hankgreen.bsky.social's bank account, causing it to drip funds to Merrymac Farm Sanctuary. Yes. I'm pretty sure that's how it works.

This is Lil Cat. She’s in Mendocino. A little shy. VERY sweet. 8 years old. And was well loved. Can anyone give her a soft spot to land? That face! If not, can you share? www.mendocinohumane.org#sl_embed&pag...

Working, not begging. Vendors buy the Big Issue for £2.50 and sell it for £5. If you pay for the magazine, please take it. It's dignity for the vendor, and it keeps Big Issue alive.

Escaping the clutches of despotic King George III the founders of the USA asked “What if a mad or bad man was to gain power?” The answer: the constitutional separation of powers. Upholding that constitution is a sacred requirement. This Canadian asks you please to act and hold mad Don to account. 🇨🇦

First, this isn't true. Second, this story reminded me of a scene in one of the Flashman Papers. Set in India during the British occupation, our titular hero, caddish army lieutenant Flashman, is extolling to a Maharani the virutes of British rule. 1/

#Guineapigs #Guineapigsofbluesky ?

3 Months Since Adoption #GuineaPigLove #CavyCommunity #FurryFriends

This headline can fuck right off, and so can the rest of the article that blames trans people and their outfits for The Economy 🙃

We have so many perfect little friends waiting to be your Valentine! Whether you want a playful companion, a constant lap warmer, or a refined kitty who’ll still keep you in the friend-zone, we have so many worthy cats waiting for their happy ever after. Elkton, MD www.petfinder.com/member/us/md...

Our son had a tooth out in USA under anaesthetic…

It’s #Caturday, so I wanted to try something a little different. If you’re posting your cat today and feel like it, I’d love if you could add a little love for Luna. She’s a my kitty who needs surgery, and the support has meant everything. Even just sharing or mentioning her helps 💛 #CaturdayForLuna

We have made an easy tool to tell your MP about this, here:

If you are in #Hampshire please write. #Archaeology 🏺

The High Court today confirms that the EHRC's draft code of practice got the law wrong and must be changed. Women's and men's toilets can be provided on a trans- inclusive basis for customers and service users.

This is incredibly cool. Thanks @zackpolanski.bsky.social for wearing one of my designs to celebrate queer scientists and innovators!

You have our support and that of over 80,000 women, plus hundreds of UK businesses who’ve stated this is not what they want in workplaces. Well done on your work and the positive outcome. People, please sign or share our open letter, or consider donating, as it flows directly to Good Law Project 🙏