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Becky Aizen

@beckyaizen.bsky.social

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Middle name: Pepi First fandom: Blyton Melbourne born & bred. 20 years a Londoner. Probably the only person in human history to pinch the title of their PhD from Fran Drescher’s autobiography. Will never not prefer Vegemite.

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Becky Aizen @beckyaizen.bsky.social · Jan 30

I’m sorry about my Becky tears but it’s not my fault: I’m a water sign.

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Jack Tindale @jacktindale.bsky.social · 19m

Barnsley:England’s Florida.

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Barnsley man in hospital after three-day cola bottles binge

Nathan Rimmington ate his way through 3kg of sweets - and doctors were shocked he survived.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Becky Aizen @beckyaizen.bsky.social · 59m

*with apologies to Irving Berlin.

Becky Aizen @beckyaizen.bsky.social · 1h

The world right now might look a lot sweeter,
If the Hitchens around was Chris and not Peter.

Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 2h

But of course he does

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Miranda Keeling @mirandakeeling.com · 1d

A woman is managing to walk through Hyde Park drinking a take-away coffee and walking two dogs and twins in a double buggy. If I had any winning-at-tricky-things awards in my pocket, I’d give her one. So I stop to tell her that - which is the next best thing.

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Becky Aizen @beckyaizen.bsky.social · 2h

Gloating about violence towards women isn’t a female trait.

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James Vaughan @equusonthebuses.bsky.social · 1d

Whenever I’m feeling vaguely optimistic about things Middle Eastern, I refer myself back to this 1936 headline…

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Becky Aizen @beckyaizen.bsky.social · 2h

Probably shouldn’t be shocked by anything at this stage but it’s still shocking.

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Becky Aizen @beckyaizen.bsky.social · 1d

Unsolicited Pritt sticks

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Becky Aizen @beckyaizen.bsky.social · 3h

They need to condemn this:

#MVAWG

Becky Aizen @beckyaizen.bsky.social · 3h

Shame it needs to be said but it needs to be said.

Becky Aizen @beckyaizen.bsky.social · 3h

Fringe FILIA event in Brighton at 5:30pm today. Wish I could be there!

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Becky Aizen @beckyaizen.bsky.social · 4h

On October 10 1963, American-Israeli journalist, Daniel Pearl was born in Princeton, New Jersey. On January 23 2002, Daniel was kidnapped. 9 days later, he was brutally murdered by Islamic terrorists for being Jewish while pursuing a story in Pakistan.
Daniel Pearl's last words were: "I am Jewish."

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 5h

I hereby declare war on premature Christmassing.

Any shop caught doing this before 1st December must be shut down and turned into affordable housing.

Choose sanity. Vote Binface.

(Photo dated 9th October 2025)

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Horace Dorrington @mrtrellis.bsky.social · 20h

They managed to find it suspiciously quickly amIrite

James Bloodworth @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social · 21h

Homophobic Christian evangelical group ‘King’s Army’ marches through London’s Old Compton Street www.scenemag.co.uk/christian-ev...

Homophobic Christian evangelical group ‘King’s Army’ marches through London’s Old Compton Street

A 'Christian evangelical group' calling itself the 'King’s Army' has marched through Old Compton Street - the historic heart of London’s LGBTQ+ community - chanting religious slogans and accusing the ...

www.scenemag.co.uk

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Becky Aizen @beckyaizen.bsky.social · 20h

We are all Kamala.

Sinner Representative @irepresentsinners.bsky.social · 22h

“Pro-pal” protestors at MVP’s 9:30 Washington, DC book tour stop last night.

Ms. Devi is absolutely done with their bullshit and held her own 👏🏼

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Mark Watson @watsoncomedian.bsky.social · 22h

A dangerous criminal versus someone really intent on stopping crime, you say? Well that IS a showdown. Absolutely tantalising!

Enormous tube poster for Jeffrey Archer’s novel End Game. The shoutline: A DEADLY ASSASSIN, A RELENTLESS DETECTIVE, THE ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN.

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Becky Aizen @beckyaizen.bsky.social · 22h

“We will not allow women the privilege of congregating without menfolk”, said chauvinists throughout history.

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 22h

I think this is hugely important. I have done a lot of research on religion and politics for my book (about 🇬🇧) and I cannot overstate the difference between the pundits and politicians who talk aggressively
about "cultural Christianity“ and the people you meet when you actually go to church.

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 23h

"People who attend church or identify with a Christian tradition are not systematically more (or less) nativist, authoritarian or populist than their secular counterparts. Conversely, people who hold nativist and authoritarian views are often also Islamophobes, and vice versa." 👏 @kai-arzheimer.com

Islamophobia in Western Europe is not driven by religiosity

Are Christians more likely to be Islamophobic than other citizens in Europe? New research finds European Islamophobia has no link to a person’s religiosity.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Becky Aizen @beckyaizen.bsky.social · 1d

I was once walking home listening to a podcast on Nilsen when they mentioned Cranley Gardens. I was on Cranley Gardens. I’ve never run so fast in my life.

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Becky Aizen @beckyaizen.bsky.social · 1d

Nick pics was inspired x

Becky Aizen @beckyaizen.bsky.social · 1d

Unsolicited Pritt sticks

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Becky Aizen @beckyaizen.bsky.social · 1d

“When Jews say Israel is the reason they are hated, they echo their great-grandparents’ delusion—that if only we were different, they would stop hating us. But they never stop. They only change the excuse.”

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The war will end, but antisemitism won’t

Opinion: From the Second Intifada to October 7 and the widening fronts of war, Jewish history in the 21st century mirrors the complacency that preceded catastrophe in Europe between the world wars; th...

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Gema @gema.bsky.social · 12d

Urban wildlife of south east London

A Henry Hoover sans nozzle contemplating freedom on the streets of south east London

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Becky Aizen @beckyaizen.bsky.social · 1d

Love this episode @pjvogt.bsky.social

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The Obituary

Podcast Episode · Search Engine · 19/09/2025 · 53m

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Becky Aizen @beckyaizen.bsky.social · 1d

Wow.