Just your regular millennial gripe about no-one wanting to talk on the phone any more. 'Can you drop us an email?': surely the six most boring words in the English language.

I find this stuff about women in midlife struggling to find jobs horrifying. One of the reasons I went freelance was because the endless writing of cover letters and completing of 'exercises' and organising of childcare to attend interviews, only to be ghosted, was too exhausting.

So glad someone's nan was there with her disposable camera to record this historic moment.

Excited to discover, squintily, that though I put my glasses in their box, I did not then put that box in my bag.

Someone's trying to hack into my X account and I don't really know what to do about it other than just sit and watch them send me a lot of verification codes.

I stayed up for those boos.

Did Wayne Rooney just become a national treasure?

55% of British World Cup watchers say they think holding a half time show during the final is a negative development yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

A rash on @emmahaslett.bsky.social's face made her reassess her relationship with Makeup. Here’s what she learned.

I got home 10 minutes ago and I’ve seen three goals what on earth

I’ve just got home from the pub what on earth is happening.

The Backlash is out! This time on conservatives vs. women’s sports, reactionary feminism, phallocracy, Graham Platner, the UK’s maternity services, and the femosphere. With links to great stuff by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social, @celestemarcus.bsky.social and others open.substack.com/pub/thebackl...

Strong "intern who keeps reminding you that they went to Oxbridge" energy.

Today @thepersistent.bsky.social has republished my long read piece on the uncanny itchiness of AI-driven beauty standards and why even ordinary human imperfections are somehow being stolen from us by robots.

7 yr old watching the highlights of the second half. ‘WHAT?! We LOST?!?!’

Urgh another 30 minutes.

*Wild* piece in the Free Press, arguing that "the left" is against endometriosis surgery?! FYI, the reason we think "restorative reproductive medicine" is creepy is because IVF is never presented as an option. Of course all fertility doctors will try to cure your infertility if they can.

What is the actual point of a stupid policy like this? Dear *lord*.

The speed with which Farage has made the (allegedly) brutal murder of an elderly woman into a story about himself is stunning, even by his standards.

For the love of god, let someone score so I can go too bed.

Not even 9am and I’ve already been sworn at. Outside an infant school, no less. The heat is making us all loopy 🤪

Ahhhh brilliant.

Physical and emotional status at the moment

A side has been taken. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

Hello from Europe’s largest fertility conference, where one sperm bank has filled a giant plastic egg with the sperm of 1,000 donors because… why not, I guess.

Your boss who wants you back in the office even though you can do your job perfectly well remotely is a narcissist. Who could have guessed?

Search ‘office outfits heatwave’ on Pinterest and it’s just lots of women in head to toe black wool with a single bare ankle.

Trying to do eye makeup while listening to the parliamentary debate on forced adoption is not the one 😭

Back on my bullsh

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Ben Cullen, a leading figure of the "Raise the Colours" campaign, will stand trial for three separate charges regarding a total of 78 indecent images of children. I have only seen this covered in local newspapers, so far. Grim as it is, it needs wider coverage www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2624087...

👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽 Black woman journo here who has covered multiple Grand Slams, including an ESPN Magazine cover story on Naomi Osaka and many pieces on the Williams sisters: I am available for commissions on Serena and Wimbledon! I was there for her final US Open match. I ask great questions!

Right on cue, SE Water announces a hosepipe ban, admitting that it does has enough water in its reservoirs, but doesn't have the infrastructure to treat the water. Also complains that it has had to treat extra water during the hot weather. Who could have predicted?

In the 4 years since Roe v Wade was overturned there have been over 400 pregnancy related prosecutions. Maternal mortality is up 33% nationwide and 50% in some states. We are being criminalized and murdered. That’s the legacy of Dobbs

When did we decide it was ok for adults to wear flip flops again? Grown women going flip flop flip flop flip flop down the street? Not a serious choice of footwear.

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I spent an unreasonable amount of money on an ultra-quiet fan whose lowest setting was described by one Amazon reviewer as "like a gentle breeze... almost a sensory experience" and I genuinely don't think a purchase has ever made me happier.

My neighbour’s smoke detector has started making that pinging noise every 30 seconds, just as we’re all about to have to keep our windows open all night. This is my own personal hell.

Thoughts and prayers to everyone parenting toddlers in the heat today. May hats stay on heads and water be drunk the first time you ask, Amen.

Vaguely interesting new figures out today from the UK's fertility regulator, showing that the number of IVF patients has tripled over the last 30 years, from 19,000 in the early 1990s to 53,000 in 2024. Seems not that shocking considering efficacy and availability has improved so much.

A survey has named British women among the angriest in Europe. It's obvious why: they've got so much to be angry about. @emmahaslett.bsky.social shares just a few reasons here.

An absolute joy to list some of (definitely not all of) the things that make me angry. Especially the stupid woman who shook her head as I was driving my car down the two-car-wide, two-way street that people in this town inexplicably refuse to believe you can fit two cars down. Raaaaaage.

The bees are fighting back.

Heartbroken about Anthony Head. His daughter often dragged him into a shop I worked in and he was utterly charming, despite the fact I was very clearly a star struck Buffy fan. An absolute class act, gone far too soon.

Verily, one of the most cathartic things I have written.

@emmahaslett.bsky.social spoke to @rebeccakelliher.bsky.social about the origin of misoprostol and mifepristone, commonly referred to as abortion pills.

Shops and restaurants in my little seaside town rely heavily on seasonal trade. On sunny days like this, the town comes alive. Except, this is what it looks like today, thanks to South East Water. (Reel from @j.eanmarine on Instagram)

If you're planning on going to the movies, you're more likely to see a talking animal or an actor named Chris in a starring role than a woman in her 60s.

Thousands of homes in Whitstable without water again for the second time in a year. South East Water has literally one job.

I'm about to be on LBC! Hello to all taxi passengers.