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Alison @alisonauciel.bsky.social · 1d

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Alison @alisonauciel.bsky.social · 2d

I take it you’ve watched Shetland?

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Alison @alisonauciel.bsky.social · 3d

“Books, because…they are the considered and painstaking work of many solitary hours and much revision, supply the antidote to the hot take, the angry riposte and the overconfident assertion.”

Sam Leith @questingvole.bsky.social · 3d

Cannot. Case for books, as the antidote to everything that makes Kemi Badenoch Kemi Badenoch, made here:

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Alison @alisonauciel.bsky.social · 3d

Oh good. Humble thanks to Her Daphneness.

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Alison @alisonauciel.bsky.social · 3d

Yes,I thought that odd. He’s still talking about it as if it was a straight literary adaptation rather than a musical.

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Alison @alisonauciel.bsky.social · 4d

Just had to get a photo taken in a booth which I swear was designed by the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation.

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Alison @alisonauciel.bsky.social · 4d

Oh Guardian did you learn nothing?

Dr David Robert Grimes @drg.bsky.social · 5d

Asked lots about this piece on Chronic Lyme disease, and disappointed in the @guardian (a publication I both subscribe and contribute to) for running it. Short thread explaining the multitude of problems with it, and why I consider it irresponsible to run as is..🧵

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Alison @alisonauciel.bsky.social · 5d

Oh that’s lovely.

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Alison @alisonauciel.bsky.social · 5d

Oh sad. She was so much fun.

Miller on the Threshold @iammilliam.bsky.social · 5d

RIP lovely Jilly Cooper, the only subject of a @backlisted.bsky.social episode to write us all thank you letters afterwards. ❤️

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d

Jilly Cooper, author of Rivals and Riders, dies aged 88

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Alison @alisonauciel.bsky.social · 5d

Might need a hankie. But worth seeing for the handpainted animation alone.

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Alison @alisonauciel.bsky.social · 5d

Haven’t seen The Office
Haven’t seen Alan Partridge
Haven’t seen Game of Thrones.

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 6d

Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?

I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.

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Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · 6d

Today it was pointed out to me that you can sing "Empty Chairs At Empty Tables" to the theme song from The Muppet Show and I have no idea how I'm supposed to live the rest of my life with that information.

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Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 7d

Can always rely on @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social to say what needs saying and say it well on occasions such as these www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In a time of hate and rancour, two Jews sought to pray – and were killed. Let Manchester be a turning point | Jonathan Freedland

This was a horror but with so much intolerance and antisemitism, no one can say it was a surprise. There are lessons to learn, and that must start now, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

www.theguardian.com

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Nancy Pearl @nancybooklustpearl.bsky.social · 7d

“Praise the odd, serendipitous world.” I really wish I had interviewed Stephen Dunn so I could tell him how much I loved his poetry. This one, especially

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Steve Senior @stevensenior.bsky.social · 7d

Good bit of reporting this. Which is a rare thing on this topic outside of the specialist medical press.

Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 7d

NHS advisers are expected to rule against routine screening for prostate cancer, dealing a blow to campaigners pushing for more checks www.thetimes.com/article/700d...

NHS advisers set to reject routine prostate cancer screening

Despite campaigners’ pleas for more checks, experts fear widespread screening risks harming hundreds of thousands of men unnecessarily

www.thetimes.com

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Alison @alisonauciel.bsky.social · 8d

😬 Stay safe. It’s extremely windy even over on the East coast…

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James Chalmers @jameschalmers.bsky.social · 8d

“Thank you for your email. We are currently on a leadership hiatus and will deal with your message after a future vote of no confidence.”

“I’m not here to talk about the Conservative government did. We are out of office.”

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Alison @alisonauciel.bsky.social · 8d

To everyone in the British Jewish Community You are not alone.
We will not let hate or those who spread it win.

We stand with you.

Alison @alisonauciel.bsky.social · 9d

I apologise on behalf of Scotland. Hope you feel better soon.

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David Benedict @eggsbened.bsky.social · 10d

If you’ve never seen Darling Lili may I suggest you keep it that way since nobody should have persuaded poor Julie Andrews to play a Nazi spy (honest) BUT… in it she sings this Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer song exquisitely and today, for heaven’s sake, is her 90th birthday. youtu.be/0of8-MxqVRY

Julie Andrews - Whistling away the dark

YouTube video by Cayetano López

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Alison @alisonauciel.bsky.social · 10d

How is it October already?

Alison @alisonauciel.bsky.social · 14d

This is marvellous.

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 15d

I watched everything Tom Hollander’s ever been in then had lunch with him. Someone tell Jeff Bezos he should be the next Bond.. villain on.ft.com/3KoBfgM

Actor Tom Hollander: ‘I would love to be a Bond villain’

[FREE TO READ] The show-stealing star on the ‘privileges of living in fiction’, why character acting is a misnomer — and how Tom Holland is keeping him relevant

on.ft.com

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Alison @alisonauciel.bsky.social · 14d

Happy Birthday!

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Alison @alisonauciel.bsky.social · 15d

“Fascism is a temper tantrum disguised as an ideology”

Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 22d

Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.

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Steve Senior @stevensenior.bsky.social · 15d

Government is not like a business in this respect: it has to provide services to 100% of the market. It cannot simply accept that it won't do business with people without access to certain consumer tech. Indeed those most in need of its services are most likely to struggle with the tech solutions.

Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 15d

A key thing is to make sure this works for people who don't have a smartphone: most digital stuff is fine for most people. The hard bit is not excluding those without, who are also often vulnerable in other ways too.

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