Terry
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Write, run, photos, coffee, nonsense. Mostly nonsense.
@thiwurd.bsky.social
hope youâre doing well, do you have any top twips? Iâm away to mess about in London for two days, any suggestions gratefully received and v welcome - pubs, coffee, cinemas etc hope youâre getting ready for the festive break
9 days ago
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This is a clearly unfair move by a big operation to hoover up hard won evidence that a viable business is possible in the Leith area, nasty and underhanded
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25 days ago
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The
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classes are outstanding support to developing creative writing and to the creative writers, if there are any spaces left on the winter courses and youâre a creative writer of any experience, theyâre invaluable
#creativewriting
#creativewriters
#literature
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about 2 months ago
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Natacha
about 2 months ago
Almost 60,000 women have signed this petition by
@nionwomen.bsky.social
women to say that the transphobes do not speak for them. Meanwhile the Daily Express front-pages seven transphobes, falsely claiming that they ârepresent womenâ. If they do not represent you. Please sign.
notinourname.org.uk
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Meh. Had a listen, derivative, sluggish, '70's cliche, overall dull
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An AI-generated band got 1m plays on Spotify. Now music insiders say listeners should be warned
The Velvet Sundown released two albums before admitting their music, images and backstory were created by AI
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/14/an-ai-generated-band-got-1m-plays-on-spotify-now-music-insiders-say-listeners-should-be-warned?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
5 months ago
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thi wurd
5 months ago
ANNOUNCING new day schools, in-person & online: AugâOct 2025. All writers welcome
#thiwurd
www.thi-wurd.com/classes/
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www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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Womenâs prize winner Yael van der Wouden: âItâs heartbreaking to see so much hatred towards queer peopleâ
The winner of this yearâs fiction prize on growing up as an outsider, why weâre all guilty of complicity, and using her acceptance speech to reveal that she is intersex
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jun/13/womens-prize-winner-yael-van-der-wouden-its-heartbreaking-to-see-so-much-hatred-towards-queer-people?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
5 months ago
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Disappointing, if so and probably is,
@theguardian.com
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6 months ago
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Post your favourite Doctor Who, wrong answers only (actually,
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might be quite good)
6 months ago
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So, Sur Knob Stewart, England's most overrated pub singer, has come out in support of Farage (rhymes with garage) and Reform (reactionary regressiveness) well, Sur Knob, bollocks to your nonsense, definitely avoiding at Glastonbury
6 months ago
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6 months ago
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Preeti Chhibber
6 months ago
Seen this going around but Iâm Reposting it with the full alt text bc everyone deserves to read this glorious reply from Boy George
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... the UK government appears to be using rapid fire to their own twinkle toes
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NHS nurses could go on strike over 25% erosion in pay, union boss warns
Exclusive: RCNâs Nicola Ranger says nurses could âbare our teethâ as they seek restoration of lost earnings since 2010
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/11/nhs-nurses-could-go-on-strike-pay-rise-rcn?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
7 months ago
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www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m...
As the UK government once again shoots itself in the foot...
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Ministers demand BBC World Service plan for cuts as aid budget slashed
Exclusive: David Lammy asks BBC bosses to draw up tightened budget amid criticism move could harm UKâs global influence
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/may/11/ministers-demand-bbc-world-service-plan-for-cuts-as-aid-budget-slashed?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
7 months ago
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What has that greasy oil slick Mandleson sold?
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âIncredible platform for futureâ: Starmer hails UK-US trade deal â UK politics live
Trump says he is âthrilledâ with deal and claims it will be âso goodâ for both countries
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/may/08/donald-trump-us-uk-keir-starmer-trade-deal-politics-live-news?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
7 months ago
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Go Lois!
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7 months ago
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Wow, that's mental
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8 months ago
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Hey, writerly people,
www.thi-wurd.com/classes/
will give you the best conversations, critique and chance to develop and discover valuable insights into creative writing - join in!
#creativewriting
#literaryfiction
#literaryevent
#writing
#literature
8 months ago
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Jolyon Maugham KC
8 months ago
How are you supposed to get a gender recognition certificate, which requires you to have lived in your acquired gender, now the Supreme Court has said you are not allowed to live in your acquired gender?
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Petition: Allow transgender people to self-identify their legal gender.
We believe the government should change legislation to make it easier for trans people of all ages to change their legal gender without an official diagnosis of gender dysphoria.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/701159
8 months ago
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Court ruling on âwomanâ at odds with UK Equality Act aim, says ex-civil servant
âClear premiseâ was to give trans and biological women same sex discrimination rights, says official who helped draft act
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/18/ruling-on-woman-definition-at-odds-with-uk-equality-acts-aim-says-ex-civil-servant?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
8 months ago
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Just take a look at the wasteland of X, the ruling has opened the door on direct discrimination - trans women and men are now seen as ligitimate targets by transphobes
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UK supreme court ruling on legal definition of woman âbrings clarity and confidenceâ, says government â live
Judges say definition of women and sex in Equality Act 2010 act refers to biological women and biological sex
https://www.theguardian.com/law/live/2025/apr/16/uk-supreme-court-to-rule-on-legal-definition-of-a-woman-gender-recognition-certificates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-67ff820a8f08195611b68dc7#block-67ff820a8f08195611b68dc7
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Had a quick look on the toxic wasteland of X, and there is a clear material distinction being made as to how people are being perceived and treated by others, a very clear material distinction
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UK supreme court rules definition of woman in Equality Act refers to âa biological womanâ â live
Judges were asked to rule on whether the definition of woman in the Equality Act 2010 included transgender women with gender recognition certificates
https://www.theguardian.com/law/live/2025/apr/16/uk-supreme-court-to-rule-on-legal-definition-of-a-woman-gender-recognition-certificates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-67ff7cb58f08bcf9ff4828b0#block-67ff7cb58f08bcf9ff4828b0
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This will undoubtedly be exactly that, considered as a triumph of one group over another
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UK supreme court rules definition of woman in Equality Act refers to âa biological womanâ â live
Judges were asked to rule on whether the definition of woman in the Equality Act 2010 included transgender women with gender recognition certificates
https://www.theguardian.com/law/live/2025/apr/16/uk-supreme-court-to-rule-on-legal-definition-of-a-woman-gender-recognition-certificates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-67ff75388f089c7bf64d5a5d#block-67ff75388f089c7bf64d5a5d
8 months ago
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Bored at work this afternoon
10 months ago
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'And if Adolf Hitler flew in today, they'd send a limousine anyway' Trump petition today:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
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No second state visit for Trump
This is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. Itâs totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he...
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no-2nd-state-visit-for-donald-trump?source=bluesky-share-button&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=bluesky&share=d11378ea-90c3-4099-9435-e8c13b70e28c
10 months ago
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ÂŁ790 million for the licence to develop 'content'
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Amazon paid more than $1bn to take creative control of James Bond
007 stars offer mixed reactions to deal with the British-American heirs to the film producer Albert âCubbyâ Broccoli
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/feb/21/stars-shaken-stirred-amazon-deal-james-bond?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
10 months ago
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This arse was terrified to visit while getting the dressing up box out and play acting as PM. Ffs, go away
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Boris Johnson fans offered ÂŁ121 handshake and photo op
Tickets to hear former prime minister speak in Edinburghâs Usher Hall cost up to ÂŁ160 on top of meet-and-greet
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/19/boris-johnson-fans-offered-121-handshake-and-photo-op?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
10 months ago
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Hey 'Love it or List it', it's an inanimate object; the house doesn't 'work' in any bloody sense! It can't move or act independently, it's static, stop it, stop saying it!
#LIOLI
11 months ago
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Spent today and yesterday fighting a section of fence blown down in the storm, quite tiring
#Ineedtogotothegymmoreagain
11 months ago
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www.thi-wurd.com/publications/
Writerly people, the very best of writing support, critique, creative development and feedback - all writers welcome!
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11 months ago
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Another reason not to have a tiktok account
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Chinese officials reportedly discuss sale of TikTok in US to Elon Musk
Bloomberg News says preliminary talks have taken place but TikTok spokesperson rejects report as âpure fictionâ
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/13/china-tiktok-sale-elon-musk?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
11 months ago
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Film Stories
11 months ago
Film Stories editor Simon Brew has a book out! We've got two copies to give away too: signed or unsigned, your choice. The latter is more valuable. Follow and repost to enter!
#MidsomerWinter
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Could You Survive Midsomer? - A Winter's Murder: An Official Midsomer Murders Interactive Novel
Buy Could You Survive Midsomer? - A Winter's Murder: An Official Midsomer Murders Interactive Novel by Brew, Simon, All3Media International Ltd (ISBN: 9781788405034) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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Blimey, when is it going to be safe again?
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Meta is ushering in a âworld without factsâ, says Nobel peace prize winner
Maria Ressa warns of âdangerous timesâ for journalism and democracy after move to end factchecking in US
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/facebook-end-factchecking-nobel-peace-prize-winner-maria-ressa?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
11 months ago
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So, that was New Year's Day
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Hey
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what's with all the manga in 'discover'? And world, what's with the appalling sexism in manga? Asking for the confused
about 1 year ago
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Sid wondering when staff will be providing lunch, they're late
about 1 year ago
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May be at my favourite bookshop at Typewronger in Embra for another open mic event this weekend
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