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teenyannb.bsky.social @teenyannb.bsky.social · 10h

& usually smiling 😃

teenyannb.bsky.social @teenyannb.bsky.social · 10h

& look at the frigging camera! Not that difficult but so many seem to be looking at the wrong side of their phone or screen 🤦‍♀️

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teenyannb.bsky.social @teenyannb.bsky.social · 1d

Was slightly worried when I got home from work that my internet was down. Glad it's now been restored. Lots of life admin to do tonight!

teenyannb.bsky.social @teenyannb.bsky.social · 3d

Unsolicited Dik-dik pic

teenyannb.bsky.social @teenyannb.bsky.social · 3d

Instead of clubs paying gazillions of £££ for players they could buy some land & protect threatened species...

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teenyannb.bsky.social @teenyannb.bsky.social · 8d

same for orders that have supposedly been delivered but the courier has left it somewhere else 😡

teenyannb.bsky.social @teenyannb.bsky.social · 18d

Can't even spell hepatitis...

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 19d

Incomers: through the barricades – a matter of curiosity?

Xenophobia fuels myths about migrants, but facts show asylum seekers enrich the UK and face hardship, not handouts or criminality

By Jeremy Leslie-Spinks

@yorkshirebylines.co.uk

Incomers: through the barricades – a matter of curiosity?

Xenophobia fuels myths about migrants, but facts show asylum seekers enrich the UK and face hardship, not handouts or criminality

yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 19d

This seems like a good time to repost this thread…. 💉

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · Feb 1

With science falling under increasing attack, this medical historian is here to remind people of the power of #vaccines. THREAD🧵

Hard-hitting polio advert from 1958. In the first half of the 20th century, polio was the leading cause of death in children and young adults. 1/7

An advertisement for the polio vaccine which reads: "they all got vaccine except dad...don't take a chance...take your polio shots!" It depicts a photo of a family gathered around a father who is in an iron lung.

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 20d

Farage the Trump parrot
A writer’s response to Nigel Farage’s aping of Trump’s policies

westenglandbylines.co.uk/letters/fara...

Farage the Trump parrot

A writer’s response to Nigel Farage’s aping of Trump’s policies

westenglandbylines.co.uk

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 20d

Reform’s plan, which it claims would net huge savings over the coming decades, would actually cost the UK about £70-90bn over the next ten years alone, new analysis of official statistics and forecasts suggests

bylinetimes.com/2025/09/24/f...

Farage’s Trillion Pound Black Hole: The Real Cost of Reform UK’s Mass Deportation Plan

Exclusive: Reform's plan, which it claims would net huge savings over the coming decades, would actually cost the UK about £70-90bn over the next ten years alone, new analysis of official statistics a...

bylinetimes.com

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Yorkshire Bylines @yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 20d

Praise me or shut up! – Trump’s threats to silence opponents break US first amendment

A press free to criticise its government and leaders is essential to any democracy – in America it is crumbling before our eyes

By Granville Williams

Praise me or shut up! – Trump’s threats to silence opponents break US first amendment

A press free to criticise its government and leaders is essential to any democracy – in America it is crumbling before our eyes

yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 20d

Just you wait, currently bots are busy repeating the bullshit. Soon you’ll hear people that used to be reasonable or normal, repeating this obvious bollocks despite a charity being forced to deny it. Because that’s how it works. This is a direct rip off of Trumps tactics.

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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 20d

Fuck me sideways. Farage is ACTUALLY doing it. He is actually trying to pull the “they’re eating the dawgs” MAGA bullshit here. They’ve truly jumped the shark this time.

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 22d

If you write professionally in the UK, make sure to sign up to ALCS for your fair share of royalties

ALCS @alcs.co.uk · 22d

🥳 This week, we will pay 31,487 members their share of £11,588,572!

Find out more:
www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-di...

Your distribution questions answered

This week, we will pay 31,487 members their share of £11,588,572. Get answers to your most pressing questions about our latest distribution.

www.alcs.co.uk

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ALCS @alcs.co.uk · Sep 11

The Royal Literary Fund are offering grants to writers facing financial difficulties. If you're currently experiencing difficulties, such as an illness or unexpected bill, you might be eligible to receive support.

Grants for writers facing financial difficulty

As our research into authors’ incomes demonstrates, a career in writing is often financially precarious. If you’re currently facing financial difficulties, whether that be due to an unexpected bill or...

www.alcs.co.uk

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Ian Carter @iancarter67.bsky.social · 24d

This has received no publicity but is damning. A clear explanation of why this type of reintroduction is not just a distraction and a waste of resources but is ACTIVELY HARMFUL to conservation. Environmental journalists please note and please publicise.

operationturtledove.org/captive-rele...

Operation Turtle Dove’s view on the release of captive-bred Turtle Doves as a conservation measure - Operation Turtle Dove

Operation Turtle Dove is a science-led conservation partnership working to reverse the decline of Turtle Doves in the UK by restoring habitat and addressing key threats. Learn why captive-bred release...

operationturtledove.org

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teenyannb.bsky.social @teenyannb.bsky.social · 23d

Cancelled my account over a month ago 😀

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 26d

Beyond belief. Downing Street pandering to Trump by literally shutting down UK free speech. Shame on the government for its spinelessness.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...

ABC barred from Trump’s UK press conference after his clash with Australian journalist John Lyons

Exclusive: London bureau of Australia’s national broadcaster informed accreditation removed for ‘logistical reasons’

www.theguardian.com

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teenyannb.bsky.social @teenyannb.bsky.social · Sep 13

a birthday card with a penguin holding a cake with a candle

ALT: a birthday card with a penguin holding a cake with a candle

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Louis 〓〓 @louishenwood.bsky.social · Sep 13

Elon Musk appears via video link at Tommy Ten Names's London far right rally

Because he is a fascist billionaire who has a mission to topple the UK government

Elon Musk appears at London’s far right rally with demands of his own: Dissolve UK Parliament, see Left as ‘party of murder’

The X owner linked his appeal to the killing of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk, which has been used as a rallying cry by organisers.

indianexpress.com

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Sep 6

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.

OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

www.theatlantic.com

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · Aug 13

The team of Ph.D. level experts in ChatGPT apparently doesn't include any anatomists.

Grade F level diagram of an ostrich skeleton. The pelvis is labelled as a humerus, and sternum appears to be labeled as the pelvis.

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teenyannb.bsky.social @teenyannb.bsky.social · Aug 13

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teenyannb.bsky.social @teenyannb.bsky.social · Aug 13

Way too hot for a cooked dinner!
Picked some salad leaves, homegrown beetroot, potatoes, spring onions & chives (my 1st attempt at potato salad) + a few bits & bobs from the fridge 😋