Alice Bell
@abeewords.bsky.social
📖 GRAVE EXPECTATIONS & DISPLEASURE ISLAND out now! THE GRAPPLES OF WRATH out Jan 2026
◦ good books ◦ murder ◦ swearing ◦
Recovering games journalist
#BWithTheT
Rep Stevie Finegan at Zeno
@totalplaytime.com
https://alicebellauthor.com/
◦ good books ◦ murder ◦ swearing ◦
Recovering games journalist
#BWithTheT
Rep Stevie Finegan at Zeno
@totalplaytime.com
https://alicebellauthor.com/
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HELLO! My name is Alice Bell. I used to write about games, and now I still do that but also write murder mysteries with ghosts and jokes. The latest is about solving a murder in a pro-wrestling gym and is out now!
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Brain-fog-riddent #journorequest, but, for The Verge, I want to hear from gaming accessibility folks about where we are heading into 2026. What's going well, what's slowed down, what's to come? Is 2026 going to be a better year for accessibility? Hit me up in DMs or at the details in my bio.
January 27, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Brain-fog-riddent #journorequest, but, for The Verge, I want to hear from gaming accessibility folks about where we are heading into 2026. What's going well, what's slowed down, what's to come? Is 2026 going to be a better year for accessibility? Hit me up in DMs or at the details in my bio.
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We are hiring!
My advice to any applicants is to use the cover letter not to talk about the past but about what you will do in the future and how that will contribute to the site and serve our readers.
My advice to any applicants is to use the cover letter not to talk about the past but about what you will do in the future and how that will contribute to the site and serve our readers.
January 27, 2026 at 3:31 PM
We are hiring!
My advice to any applicants is to use the cover letter not to talk about the past but about what you will do in the future and how that will contribute to the site and serve our readers.
My advice to any applicants is to use the cover letter not to talk about the past but about what you will do in the future and how that will contribute to the site and serve our readers.
Another new games blog, but make it the messy UK kind! I support this, also because these stupid smelly boys said I can write for them
January 27, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Another new games blog, but make it the messy UK kind! I support this, also because these stupid smelly boys said I can write for them
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I, too, am watching an amusing situation playing out from the top of the field as the massive new build at the bottom of the meadow, still unfinished, is rushing to install flood defences in real time
Around here 'water meadow' is a function, not picturesque description. The closest river's current level is 1.38 metres. 1.40m is the upper limit of 'normal' and it's still raining on sodden ground. So that land will soon be awash. Such familial historical knowledge is why we live halfway up a hill.
January 27, 2026 at 10:50 AM
I, too, am watching an amusing situation playing out from the top of the field as the massive new build at the bottom of the meadow, still unfinished, is rushing to install flood defences in real time
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Can't even go out for a dance without these guys having an opinion!
Gorton & Denton is Greens Vs Reform.
We must make sure hope wins.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Gorton & Denton is Greens Vs Reform.
We must make sure hope wins.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
January 27, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Can't even go out for a dance without these guys having an opinion!
Gorton & Denton is Greens Vs Reform.
We must make sure hope wins.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Gorton & Denton is Greens Vs Reform.
We must make sure hope wins.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Anyway its praxis to make them feel like huge freaks and losers.
January 27, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Anyway its praxis to make them feel like huge freaks and losers.
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
Woken up still mad about this. This stupid campaign was set up in 2015, the exact first year possible for one of these women to try to retire age 55, and, having not once looked up from her own toes in that time, suddenly lose her mind at a ten year rather than a five year reduction.
I’ve joined over 100 MPs calling on the Government to finally do the right thing for WASPI women. Women born in the 1950s were harmed by pension changes made without proper notice. Despite the Ombudsman’s findings, ministers are still delaying fair compensation.
I will keep pushing for justice.
I will keep pushing for justice.
January 27, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Woken up still mad about this. This stupid campaign was set up in 2015, the exact first year possible for one of these women to try to retire age 55, and, having not once looked up from her own toes in that time, suddenly lose her mind at a ten year rather than a five year reduction.
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I would sooner print the money owed and burn it like that scene in the dark knight with Heath Ledger’s Joker than hand it over. By definition the rules between you and the state change over the course of your life, cry harder.
January 26, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I would sooner print the money owed and burn it like that scene in the dark knight with Heath Ledger’s Joker than hand it over. By definition the rules between you and the state change over the course of your life, cry harder.
This is extremely stupid, I worked in pensions admin and you get multiple _extremely clear_ letters setting out exactly what your options are in, like, words of one syllable. The only way you wouldn't understand if your pension age had changed is if you BURNED ALL THE CORRESPONDENCE UNOPENED
I’ve joined over 100 MPs calling on the Government to finally do the right thing for WASPI women. Women born in the 1950s were harmed by pension changes made without proper notice. Despite the Ombudsman’s findings, ministers are still delaying fair compensation.
I will keep pushing for justice.
I will keep pushing for justice.
January 26, 2026 at 11:41 PM
This is extremely stupid, I worked in pensions admin and you get multiple _extremely clear_ letters setting out exactly what your options are in, like, words of one syllable. The only way you wouldn't understand if your pension age had changed is if you BURNED ALL THE CORRESPONDENCE UNOPENED
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Thanks to getting some work I’ve almost reached my goal to get back on track with my life. A small push will really help clear those last few bills!!!
Thank you so so much to everyone that’s helped and given me work 💕
Thank you so so much to everyone that’s helped and given me work 💕
Updated my Ko-Fi with the goal for January.
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We're now 2 months behind on rent (£1750). While we've had a lot of help recently I've still not managed to work, especially over the holidays. I'm trying my best and I'm really sorry to keep asking. I promise I'm trying...
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We're now 2 months behind on rent (£1750). While we've had a lot of help recently I've still not managed to work, especially over the holidays. I'm trying my best and I'm really sorry to keep asking. I promise I'm trying...
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January 26, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Thanks to getting some work I’ve almost reached my goal to get back on track with my life. A small push will really help clear those last few bills!!!
Thank you so so much to everyone that’s helped and given me work 💕
Thank you so so much to everyone that’s helped and given me work 💕
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Their lies are so funny that I legitimately now think he has days to live
January 26, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Their lies are so funny that I legitimately now think he has days to live
Are you goddamn joking. Why isn’t the government DOING ANYTHING about such preventable strains on our health services!!
⚠️ BREAKING:
UK Loses Measles Elimination Status After Nearly 3,000 Cases Reported in England and Wales
The World Health Organization says the UK has lost its measles elimination status after nearly 3,000 cases were reported in England and Wales in 2024.
UK Loses Measles Elimination Status After Nearly 3,000 Cases Reported in England and Wales
The World Health Organization says the UK has lost its measles elimination status after nearly 3,000 cases were reported in England and Wales in 2024.
January 26, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Are you goddamn joking. Why isn’t the government DOING ANYTHING about such preventable strains on our health services!!
Listen up liberals: I'm basically a dog
January 26, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Listen up liberals: I'm basically a dog
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Joy is resistance.
Green leader Zack Polanski parties with supporters in London gay bar where he once worked
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/26/green-leader-zack-polanski-heaven/?utm_content=1769427600&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/26/green-leader-zack-polanski-heaven/?utm_content=1769427600&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Zack Polanski parties with supporters in London gay bar where he once worked
Green Party leader Zack Polanski is trending on X,com after partying in London gay venue Heaven with his supporters.
www.thepinknews.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Joy is resistance.
It is MY BIRTHDAY!! To celebrate I like to ask people to join a collective Make Today A Little Bit Better initiative. Give someone a sincere complement, buy from an indie artist, tell a creator you appreciate their work, leave a good review, help someone across the road, give ti charity! X
January 26, 2026 at 10:53 AM
It is MY BIRTHDAY!! To celebrate I like to ask people to join a collective Make Today A Little Bit Better initiative. Give someone a sincere complement, buy from an indie artist, tell a creator you appreciate their work, leave a good review, help someone across the road, give ti charity! X
I have acquired @failbettergames.com ‘s alluring duvet cover… what a gorgeous kit package! Lovely care and attention to detail.
January 26, 2026 at 10:48 AM
I have acquired @failbettergames.com ‘s alluring duvet cover… what a gorgeous kit package! Lovely care and attention to detail.
I get this point I really do, but the problem in the UK is that the milquetoast centrist government is currently doing the policies the nazis want.
as a left-wing American, I feel the need to warn the British something they already know: if you have a choice between milquetoast centrist fucks everyone hates and literal Nazis, please don’t make the same mistake that we did
January 25, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I get this point I really do, but the problem in the UK is that the milquetoast centrist government is currently doing the policies the nazis want.
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The altnps account is the 13th most followed account on Bluesky and has more followers than every single news outlet other than the NYT, NPR and Meidas Touch on here. They actively spread misinformation and exploit gullible old people for cash. Accounts this unethical do not deserve to exist.
Completely insane. AltNPS claimed to know the name of Alex Pretti's killer, refused to say it because "the truth always comes out," and then just deleted the post.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
January 25, 2026 at 7:21 AM
The altnps account is the 13th most followed account on Bluesky and has more followers than every single news outlet other than the NYT, NPR and Meidas Touch on here. They actively spread misinformation and exploit gullible old people for cash. Accounts this unethical do not deserve to exist.
it can happen to him too, I wouldn't hate it, it's just not a priority. You'd hope for a higher draw, you know?
January 25, 2026 at 8:22 PM
it can happen to him too, I wouldn't hate it, it's just not a priority. You'd hope for a higher draw, you know?
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This story is incredible. Minneapolis, you are the best of us.
In response to ICE agents murdering Alex Pretti, the Whittier neighborhood immediately rose up and battled ICE, Minnesota police, and Minnesota State Troopers for over four hours, eventually forcing them to withdraw from the area.
An eyewitness account.
crimethinc.com/AlexPretti
An eyewitness account.
crimethinc.com/AlexPretti
Minneapolis Responds to the Murder of Alex Pretti
On Saturday, January 24, an ICE agent murdered Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. In response, people drove ICE and Minneapolis police out of the neighborhood.
crimethinc.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:20 PM
This story is incredible. Minneapolis, you are the best of us.