@drjamesbailey.bsky.social 📚 www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...

What making a documentary about his grandmother, Beryl Bainbridge, taught Charlie Russell.

Beautifully written piece by @stephenkelman.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

The Emmett Till Interpretive Center has purchased and protected the barn near Drew, MS, where Emmett Till was brutally beaten and murdered. It will be preserved not merely as a structure, but as sacred ground. Read our open letter here: www.emmett-till.org/barn

Starts November 25th @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

The Covid Inquiry finds that if Boris Johnson had called the first lockdown even one week earlier then it could have saved at least 20,000 lives. Here's a quick reminder of what Johnson was actually doing during those weeks

Commemorating the Battle of Cable Street on October 4th 1936, when the people of London’s East End stood against Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists. And remembering why we should all be Antifa.

Still true: *Britain is a success story *Most of its cities are doing astonishingly well *Multiculturalism is popular *Mass immigration has not led to social disintegration *Nostalgia is increasingly weird *Britain is incredibly safe *Levels of social cohesion are high Don't let them gaslight you.

A Group of Poor Clares (Claire’s?) from the Siena exhibition at the @nationalgallery — a fresco fragment by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, painted around 1340. Discovered under whitewash in 1855.

On Monday our instagram account was hacked and then deleted. We received a ransom note to recover it; obviously we couldn't and wouldn't pay, and therefore lost thousands of followers. Meta support was useless. But we're BACK with a new account: @littletollerbooks. Can you follow us there and share?

We should really ask Canada if they'll let us be their 11th province.

✍🏻📚✍🏻📚✍🏻 Writers’ retreat May 24th - 31st 2025 Time to actually WRITE plus optional workshops, one-to-one support, peaceful surroundings, great food & company — a week of creative focus & inspiration in the beautiful Alpujarra region of southern Spain. www.writersretreats.org

Every news outlet reporting Elon Musk's comment about accidentally canceling Ebola prevention efforts and quickly restoring them should also say they haven't been restored, they're still canceled, the outbreak-fighting teams are dismantled, the money is gone www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

My dream is to finish my book, get a face lift, and a bright red wig.

✍🏻📚✍🏻📚✍🏻 Writers’ retreat May 24th - 31st 2025 Time to actually WRITE plus optional workshops, one-to-one support, peaceful surroundings, great food & company — a week of creative focus & inspiration in the beautiful Alpujarra region of southern Spain. www.writersretreats.org

We have taken delivery of 2000 snowdrops and 1000 bluebells. Come plant them in the museum garden next Sunday 23rd 1-4pm Guaranteed mood lifter in this miserable bit of winter. Hot chocolate will also be part of this event. A large vat of hot chocolate. All welcome

Rea Irvin’s “Eustace Tilley” reimagined for the 100th anniversary @newyorker.com ‬⁩ www.newyorker.com/culture/cove...

@stephenking.bsky.social 📚🙂 apnews.com/article/step...

NEW: Explosive new revelations from ex MI6 spy. Why *did* Boris Johnson block the publication of the Russia Report before 2019 Gen Election? Finally some answers.. Russian military intelligence - the GRU - targeted the Brexit vote. "Money changed hands" 1/ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...

"Kindness is not just an act, it is a lifestyle. It's the smile you share, the hand you extend, the love you give. Embrace it and watch your world transform with beauty and worth" Wise words from the Onion Garden 😌 #nonprofit #london #publicgarden #nature #kindness #wellbeing

Hello BlueSky! We're the Onion Garden, an open to all non-profit garden project located in the heart of London. We offer a haven of peace and tranquility while providing much needed wildlife and biodiversity to an urban area. Please follow for events and updates! #nonprofit #nature #biodiversity

Venus Retrograde explains why complicated family and personal relationships are going backwards and forwards. Is your astrology chart affected? jessicaadams.substack.com/p/venus-retr...

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Tuesday mornings aren’t complete without a video of a singing linnet. Have an excellent day. youtu.be/BL-6b4r_4HE?...

Goodbye to the lost children of Gaza. You were loved, you are remembered, you did not deserve it | Nesrine Malik

PS: should have noted this earlier, but will try to get it included in the correction. These estimates include UK-born kids who do not have a regular immigration status. These children - who may well not have ever left UK soil - are unauthorised residents, but they are *not* "illegal migrants".

174 years since Tolstoy bought a horse he didn’t need. It’s happened to us all.

A friend turned out for an anti-AfD march in his home city of Cologne, at which 5,000 people where expected and 40,000 turned up. www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/...

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Sergeant Gonell @sergeantaqgo.bsky.social sent me this picture. This is his call log. Each call is an automated Dept of "Justice" notification saying "The defendant you testified against is being released from the dept of corrections." Each defendant assaulted him.

As Trump prepared the pardons in his attempt to rewrite history, don’t be deceived. Read my book and learn about the sacrifices made to preserve our democracy.

The Scottish Sunday Herald TV guide featured this preview of the Trump inauguration. It’s fucking brilliant.

You can get used to anything. You think: I'll never do that; and you find yourself doing it.

In tribute to Janet Godley's birthday today (and no other reason ...)

A couple of days ago @mikeachim.bsky.social suggested that to counteract today's Big Event we should 'flood the zone with facts, science, enthusiasm & hope'. I'm not a scientist or educator (that is Mike's speciality - follow him) so my offering will be images of calm and fresh air, like this one.

✍🏻 🌞✍🏻 🌞✍🏻 Is it too soon to make plans for the summer? Come join me May 24th-31st, 2025 on retreat to find your writer’s voice. Beautiful, peaceful surroundings, delicious food & inspiring conversations — what better place to pick up a pen? All details via www.writersretreats.org

✍🏻✍🏻✍🏻 Join me, on retreat to develop, explore & enjoy your writing, in the beautiful foothills of the Alpujarra, Spain. May 24th-31st May, 2025 www.writersretreats.org #writersretreat #writerscommunity

I met & interviewed Joan Plowright several times, back in the day. She was very professional but also humorous & pragmatic & told great stories. I liked her. #joanplowright

No UK PM has ever attended a US presidential inauguration. One reason the ill informed might be insisting otherwise is Musk's Grok... which is wrong.

My letter in today's Guardian. Just asking, like. But I think we know the answer.

Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']: Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.

The replies… 😂

✍🏻 🌞✍🏻 🌞✍🏻 Is it too soon to make plans for the summer? Come join me May 24th-31st, 2025 on retreat to find your writer’s voice. Beautiful, peaceful surroundings, delicious food & inspiring conversations — what better place to pick up a pen? All details via www.writersretreats.org