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Katy @ithilienorthend.bsky.social · 9h

I find it fascinating how people who change their name come to choose their new name. My trans friends in particular have had some great stories about it.

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Hypocaust @hypocaust.bsky.social · 14h

Fewest innings bowled for 30 wickets at Women's World Cups:

12 Sophie Ecclestone (ENG)
17 Carole Hodges (ENG)
17 Purnima Rau (IND)
17 Marizanne Kapp (SA)
18 Lyn Fullston (AUS)
20 Neetu David (IND)
20 Megan Schutt (AUS)
20 Lea Tahuhu (NZ)

#CWC25

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Bella @bellanelson10.bsky.social · 7d

Is this not wonderful blue?

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Katy @ithilienorthend.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks

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Katy @ithilienorthend.bsky.social · 3d

Do you have the link?

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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 3d

Pakistan may have taken four Australian wickets but they need to take at least fifteen more before they reach the tail. #TheCricket

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Leonie V. Hicks @lvhicks.bsky.social · 3d

I am absolutely fed up of this assault on critical thinking. Those in power & those who aspire to it don't want people to think critically; they don't want people to _think_. The Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences are valuable in themselves, but watch the economy tank if Badenoch has her way...

Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · 4d

This makes me so angry. These people view all life as training for lifelong servitude/work. There's no room for interest, enjoyment, and culture in their bleak vision of education. At least she'll never be in power to see it through. Though Reform are probably worse.

Badenoch: Curb students taking "rip-off" degrees such as English. The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

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Katy @ithilienorthend.bsky.social · 5d

Who’s going to be up watching cricket with me on Christmas night? www.instagram.com/share/_rRLAX...

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Katy @ithilienorthend.bsky.social · 6d

This is fascinating and I had no idea about the internal structure of Bosnia. It feels like something I should at least have heard of.

Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 6d

Did You Know Bosnia & Herzegovina Isn’t Divided Into ‘Bosnia’ and ‘Herzegovina’?

Why: brilliantmaps.com/bosnia-he...

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Katy @ithilienorthend.bsky.social · 7d

It really is the best. I used to watch it every weekend with my friend David and then we played Robin Hood and Maid Marian in the garden.

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Katy @ithilienorthend.bsky.social · 7d

Always an excellent choice. #notinnottingham

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Gavin Freeguard @gavinfreeguard.bsky.social · 8d

Absolutely astonished @hignfy.bsky.social just stated that Multiverse will be running the government's digital ID scheme

An incredibly basic failure of fact-checking

fullfact.org/technology/d...

Has Euan Blair’s company Multiverse been chosen to run the government’s new digital ID scheme? – Full Fact

Multiverse is an “upskilling company”, not a software developer, and both it and the government say there’s no truth to viral claims linking it to the scheme.

fullfact.org

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Katy @ithilienorthend.bsky.social · 8d

Very interesting in this screenshot that Labour claim to be doing what will please *working* people - so no thought for children, pensioners, unpaid carers, the sick, non-working disabled people, volunteers…. Not sure they’re meant to admit that.

Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 8d

I am not a member any party, as I never know who I will need to work with, or criticise. It is objectively funny though just how caught off guard Labour have been by @zackpolanski.bsky.social. While they pander to Reform, it has the feel of Greens taking more ground off them on the left.

Labour claims Polanski's speech shows he is sowing 'division and grievance'
The Labour party has put out this response to the Zack Polanski speech from a Labour spokesperson.

It is no surprise that Zack Polanski, a man who said he wanted to learn from Nigel Farage, has done so in his speech today – using his platform to sow division and grievance.
Labour firmly chooses the path of national renewal. Only our Labour government is driving forward the change working people voted for, to renew our country, keep Britain safe, and make sure people across all corners of the UK feel better off.
This is interesting because it shows that Labour does not a strong line of attack against Polanski – or, at least, not one that it is willing to use in public. Polanski was critical of his opponents in his speech, but it did not stir up “grievance” any more than Keir Starmer’s did. (Like Polanski, Starmer talked about people being let down by the prevailing economic model.) Polanski did criticise the wealthiest 1% for not paying their fair share, but not in a way that went beyond the class war rhetoric that is fairly normal at a Labour conference.

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Bread and Rosie @rosiemund.bsky.social · 8d

This! What does enforced car dependency mean for people who can't drive or don't have a car? Extreme limitation of mobility, otherwise avoidable loss of independence, or being forced out of their communities entirely.

Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · 9d

Yesterday I said a society *requiring* you to own a car makes you less free than a society with options for biking, walking, & transit.
Lots of people have shouted at me that this could never work in rural areas, and that they have to drive long distances for everything.
YOU'RE MAKING MY POINT.

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Gary Naylor @garynaylor85.bsky.social · 8d

Vale La Routledge youtu.be/qa7evoSWgIY?...

It Really Doesn't Matter

YouTube video by ThePenzancePirate

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Global Cricket @somuchcricket.bsky.social · 8d

Think England should just be awarded the World Cup now. Save everyone a lot of trouble and air miles.

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Katy @ithilienorthend.bsky.social · 8d

England’s first game going pretty well so far! I thought the cricket World Cup was supposed to be 50 overs? I doubt we’ll see nearly that many! #cwc25

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Nick Webb @nickwebb2017.bsky.social · 11d

🏏County cricket listening on the BBC shows huge rise❗️👂

🎙️More than 2.5 million listeners across the summer- 42% UP

Men’s county championship 54% UP

Women’s county cricket listeners UP by more than 450%💥

Use of NEW 5 Sports Extra channels
plays a large part 📱📻

Thanks 👍🏼

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Katy @ithilienorthend.bsky.social · 9d

In the latest @ridiculousashes.bsky.social podcast they discuss who’s going to be the up and coming most ridiculous player, which is why I’m walking through town yelling “Jacob Bethell!” at strangers.

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Katy @ithilienorthend.bsky.social · 9d

Personally I’d think this an excellent excuse to host the World Cup in a country that’s not run by fascists, but a possibly easier solution would be to have 9am kick-offs. Cooler weather and mid-afternoon in Europe.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

World Cup 2026 kick-off times: Fifa likely to schedule matches featuring European nations after midnight UK time

Fifa are likely to schedule World Cup matches involving major European nations after midnight UK time next year in an effort to combat heat issues that affected the recent Club World Cup.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 11d

A reliably sharp thread

Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 11d

Today's speech was easily the best Starmer has given.

For the first time since the election, he told a compelling - & optimistic - story about what the government is trying to do; charged that story with moral purpose; & drew clear battle lines with the Right.

A few quick thoughts & a challenge...

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Shajin MS @supertrampms.bsky.social · 11d

"You can't say India was in trouble. I was yet to bat."

Amanjot Kaur's new one-liner dropped.

#CWC25

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Katy @ithilienorthend.bsky.social · 14d

Yeah, there’s a reason I’ve never been before despite it being one of my closest grounds.
In my fantasy world, Hampshire play in Winchester.

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Katy @ithilienorthend.bsky.social · 14d

They were embarrassingly bad. It would have been completely undeserved if they’d somehow managed to stay up after today’s performance.
Onwards and upwards next year….

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Katy @ithilienorthend.bsky.social · 14d

Next up: the Ashes!

Here’s a desktop background of the England squad for you.

The Ashes 2025/26
Photos of the 16 players in the England squad and the dates of the five Tests

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