Lovely evening at The Word and Sound in Worcester, where @jennyhope.bsky.social generously launched her spellbinding new book Wild Boar at the monthly open mic - & even included 2 Leominster poets (me & @mathjones.bsky.social doing his fabulous bear poems). Thank you Worcester poets! #bskypoetry

Just in case we forget. #bloom

* "It is our duty to become the welcoming and tolerant society that our own relatives would have hoped to find on the other side of our borders." * "The West needs people" * Challenges driven by same forces (poverty, inequality, etc) faced by existing citizens.

Spot is a very Good Boy www.gov.uk/government/c...

Don't be put off by the questions in the consultation - some of them may seem hard to answer in a way that allows you to say what you want to. So some colleagues and I gathered resources to help understand the consultation and respond meaningfully - links in replies #Safetyisaright

Very proud to have been selected to read a poem in response to one of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnets from the Portuguese at this 220th birthday celebration next month. Only a fiver to come and hear 15 poets wish EBB a belated happy birthday! www.ticketsource.co.uk/ledburypoetr...

today's lovely poem from @oneart.bsky.social is by Dan Butler: oneartpoetry.com/2026/02/04/d...

The people of Minneapolis have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The first time a city's population has ever been nominated. www.newsweek.com/minneapolis-...

Thanks so much for flagging this! Mary is right, the link should be massobs.org.uk/queer-everyd...!

You can write, type, email, collage or photograph your day! All diaries will be anonymised and can be posted to us for free via Freepost RTGY-AYJE-YSSC, The Mass Observation Archive, The Keep, Woolards Way, Brighton BN1 9BP or online : universityofsussex.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 🧵 (2/4)

We're looking to capture experiences of what it means to be queer in the UK today! To do that we're collecting day diaries for 12th February. It doesn't matter what you get up to, or how you record it, we'd love to have it!🧵 (1/4) #LGBTplusHM #lgbthm26

A veteran anti-war activist who has previously been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize read out an impassioned statement in court condemning the decision to charge her with a terrorist offence for protesting against Israel’s atrocities in Gaza ✍️Martin Shipton

After the hell that was January (for me at any rate) the early Valentine's of Stella & Pip's engagement made me smile for the first time in weeks. I love them, totally disagree with everyone who thinks they are unsuited / Stella doesn't want to parent Rosie / Pip is stupid / <insert moan here> 1/2

BTW the EASIEST way to convince a pet-owner the NHS shouldn't be privatised is to ask them how much their last vet bill cost.

We warmly invite you to join us... @universityofatypical.org @graeaetheatre.bsky.social @nikkijfoxbbc.bsky.social @francesryan.bsky.social @penpep.bsky.social @charlielindlar.bsky.social @emilyladau.bsky.social @chantellelunt.bsky.social

Congratulations Hannah, great choice - good luck! #GetGreensElected - #VoteGreen

I AM ON FIRE KEEP CLEAR OF ME (probably should have warned everyone of this earlier tbh)

#OnThisDay, 30 Jan 2007, the first all woman UN peacekeeping force arrived in Liberia from India. They provided 24-hour guard duty and conducted night patrols in the capital Monrovia. Thanks to Bluesky follower Louise King#OnThisDay,for finding this one for us.

Wierd how even 9 years on grief can make your brain work in strange & not very helpful or pleasant ways. I'll never not be my little brother's big sister. I'll probably never stop wishing I'd been a better one. But I hope I stop feeling this combination of angry & sad every January, it's exhausting.

this is great resource for schools, and I can fully endorse it having started the national year of reading by reading No Friend To This House

not going to lie, this is the most exciting thing I've seen in my work inbox all week

"Its critics say the bill is deeply flawed & unsafe & does not have the support of any of the royal colleges – and that ministers & sponsors are not able to answer even basic questions about it at the dispatch box" in which case forcing it through is cruel, surely www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Purple Petunias, 1925 by Georgia O'Keeffe #UnlockingWomensArt

by popular request i have turned the meme into a blog post, which explains how it works, links to the template file and includes a selection of examples from the thread #KirbyFraming

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Bruce Springsteen is a good example of how to do American manhood. Donald Trump is a barnacle on the great toilet bowl of humanity.

Today many thanks to John Clare for reminding me that though January is cold, and February and March will be, respectively, grim and stormy, Spring will come eventually... (Does this poem also make you think of Flanders and Swan or is it just me?) poemwiki.org/p/MTUxNTc2Mj...

What we all need to see is a red squirrel in a power pose. You're welcome.

Tentative good news, a much needed dose of hopefulness

Say what you like about the Right, but they ALWAYS turn up to vote. We NEED to do the same. Every vote is crucial

💼 Join us as a DPO Development Officer at Disability Rights UK Your role would help us build the capacity of Disabled People's Organisations! Permanent contract, 35 hours a week Closing date: 9th February Salary: £32,749 - £36,749 careers.disabilityrightsuk.org/job/e6a9ff7f...

At work discussing the consultation on effects of social media on young people's MH - and can't help thinking about George #TheArchers. However, apparently the research shows no long term effects on MH of youth use of SM. Sorry G, that's one less excuse...

#OtD 28 Jan 2017 protests broke out at airports around the US in protest at Trump's executive order dubbed the "Muslim ban" signed the day before. Nearly 20,000 NYC taxi drivers went on strike for 1 hour which Uber tried to undercut by cutting prices stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1001...

Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks

Percy BS gets my January mood amouthfulofair.fm/the-triumph-...

Broken Sonnet by Susan Rich, a moving poem for Alex Pretti @oneart.bsky.social oneartpoetry.com/2026/01/27/b...

This is the language of ICE right here in the UK

Going out to give blood tonight I am reminded of this poem How insignificant acts of kindness can mean the world to the recipient. The impact of the accumulation of kindness That if we are kind often enough our kindness will find someone who really needs it #poetry #poemoftheday #giveblood

good work!

Could you help support our peace work? We're looking for a well-organised and experienced Administrative Support Officer to work across our peace and social witness projects. Full details at: www.quaker.org.uk/our-organisa...

While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities. Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.

"economic stability is necessary to sustainably reduce poverty. However, economic growth on its own will not reduce poverty, &it is deeply unjust to force families to wait for economic growth before they feel their situation improve." www.jrf.org.uk/uk-poverty-2...

Solidarity & best wishes to Umer Khalid✊🌸 So glad to hear that he's finally getting all the mail sent in to him, withholding correspondence is pure cruelty www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

I'm feeling the joy just reading this! 30-odd years ago when I was dancing at Heaven the only politicians dancing there were there in secret...

The Lords absolutely doing it's job: The Labour MP Florence Eshalomi, who opposed the bill, said it was right that peers should take time to scrutinise it. “Not a single royal college, professional body or cabinet minister will attest to the safety of this bill,” www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Vote Refrom Get the American healthcare system

Fabulous poem. [and just noting, with rage, the fact that we have to keep saying "not all men" tells you that la luta continua...]