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It is possible to be very afraid of something and desire it at the same time. I’m having eye surgery tomorrow (freaks me out) and when it looked as if it might be cancelled today I found myself almost begging to be kept on the list. Tense.

Free Palestine

“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow

Don’t dial 999 for an ambulance if you’ve put your healthcare in the hands of a donald trump.

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Something people aren't talking about enough is how often Charlie Kirk invoked the Fifth Amendment when testifying before Congress about the domestic terrorists he provided buses to get to Washington on January 6, 2021.

The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?

Say what you like about baby boomers but they’re out there on the streets, laying their tired bodies down in protest against what’s happening in Gaza. Respect. Admiration. Love.

The Scottish government has raised the Palestinian flag on our government building. We are boycotting all Israeli goods. It’s not too late to follow our lead @10dowingstreet.bsky.social

Go Norway. All of you other Israeli funders, take note. Israel , the home of the oppressed, now the oppressor, is going down. Whether it annihilates Palestine before it descends into hell, is entirely up to the powers that be. Do nothing and you will be recorded as accessories to murder.

Why is it that Farage has to travel all the way to the USA to be asked questions that the @bbc could have put to him any time on his almost daily appearances?

How is it that @10dowingstreet.bsky.social hasn’t done the same? And OMG do not tell there are secret files aka WMD or some such Trumpian nonsense. The Labour Party let every fair-minded voter down over Iraq. For Gods sake do not do it again. Rescue the people of Palestine.

It has always been thus.

All Covid in our house. Wear a mask.

Measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, polio, tetanus. Diseases that used to terrorise families, killing children & babies in their thousands. Now we have vaccines - safe & miraculous life savers. Please, parents, use them. Protect your precious children 🩷 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

You know, I ‘d call him a sociopath if I wasn’t afraid he’d scupper my visa application.

The magnificent SSP are now on Bluesky. Give them a follow.

Trump wants to be known as a peacemaker and thinks he can bend Putin without understanding that by letting Israel destroy Gaza he’s giving Putin permission to do the same to Ukraine. He could do so much but does nothing.

Let us all, for heaven’s sake, do something. It’s not enough to boycott Israeli goods. Do you remember how we saluted our nhs staff during the pandemic? Can we open our windows, bang our pot lids and call Save Palestine once a week? I say Wednesday. Come on. 5 o’clock Wednesday. Come on.

Caravan park

Boycott all Israeli goods.

Help Gaza. They are the beating heart of our future. If we let them die unaided we bury our hope for the future with them.

GO LIONESSES.

Because some little creature I know loves a teddy bear. #felttoys #sewing

A play wot I wrote is going on at the Edinburgh Fringe. Venue 53. Should anyone want to see it. Content warning: it’s all about sex and God.

Batch cook Sunday. Salmon and pea fritters; potato and courgette muffins; and mini turkey burgers. All from Weaning made Simple. No salt. No sugar. No allergens. We’re ready.

Wild things

Look what the wind blew in.

Sweet peas from my son’s garden. I knew this would make you happy, he said.

Saw a whirring stag beetle flying around just after sundown. It looked like a fairy in search of a transformative spell. Magical in the pink light.

What’s happening in Gaza is at best ethnic cleansing, at worst genocide. It must be stopped. I say this as a person who lived and worked and loved in Israel under Likud. Netanyahu is Hitler repurposed.

I wrote for the Guardian’s Saturday magazine about my son Max, who changed how I see the world. Took ages. More jokes after the first bit. Thanks Merope Mills for being the most patient and generous editor. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Anybody else noticed the casting crossover between The Village and Andor?

Started crocheting a floral trellis wrap. Tricky wee thing.

Red sky at night

Window seat. Facing north.

Back alley with cloudy moon

Double exposure. Sunset behind the chimney. My reflection taking the photo.

Gartnavel chimney

My favourite soap

OMG the giant rabbit.

We call this festival black bean salsa

First pizza of 2025. Roasted red pepper (in the air fryer), anchovies, capers, red onion, mozzarella and rocket. Oh yes.

What’s the statute of limitation on sending immigrants back where they came from, Donald? Let’s just say it’s when your family arrived. Pack your bags.

How?

Go Dolly