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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 13h

I'm beginning to think that Joe Marler has never watched a single episode of #traitors before signing up for it.

Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 13h

This was the perfect moment, having sat through pleb versions of #traitors where anyone with a superior vocab is instantly side-eyed 🤣

Laura @laurag56.bsky.social · 14h

“You can’t just call someone a traitor because they have a better vocabulary than you!” All praise to whoever was in charge of getting Alan Carr on board for this show, never has someone been so suited to this!

#CelebrityTraitors #Traitors #TheTraitors

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 15h

It's fantastic, I am a huge fan, and have watched all the UK series thus far, and I can safely say that you will reach a very NOT calm place while watching, where you cannot imagine how the clues are being missed by the Faithful 🤣

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 21h

I feel it's especially poignant when they were so sharp before dementia takes them away. My grandma was so very intelligent, travelled a lot, did crafts, took part in various communities, liked to sing in a choir. She was always doing *something*. And now her world is so closed in comparison.

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 21h

Here she is! Out for a special lunch with my mum and dad (she's my paternal grandma). Still loving life as much as she can 😍

Amanda's 95 year old grandma, smiling into the camera, dressed smartly in a red, black and white dress, and wearing a banner that says 95 and fabulous, with a tiara that spells 95!

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 22h

Me: *unsubscribes from all emails*

Company: *sends me an email telling me I'm now unsubscribed*

Yes, thanks, I know that. I did it. And the reason was to ensure I didn't get any more emails from you!

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 22h

Mirroring each other as they enjoy the warmth on their bellies 😂

Two dogs in the same pose on a rug in front of an electric coal fire.

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 23h

Completely agree with this, the thread and the replies. This is a cruel form of punishment, it appears, for people who are crying out for help. The times I've been in front of a GP for mental health issues, I was signed off work because it was *that bad*, and I needed time and space to heal.

Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 1d

Can only speak for myself, but think I'm not unusual, by the time you see a GP about mental health issues, you are at crisis point - finding it hard to get out of bed, eat, speak to anyone, deal with finances etc - but sure, tell me about the jobs I can apply for at that moment.

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Specialist employment advisers will be based in GP surgeries and mental health services as part of government plans to get people back to work.

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden speaks to #BBCBreakfast about the government’s plan to tackle long-term sickness

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E. J. Swift @catamaroon.bsky.social · 1d

When There Are Wolves Again is out in the UK today! I wrote something about the book, and keeping going, and some personal stuff I dithered over but, well, it's been A Year.

I'm so glad the book is out there and thank you so much to everyone who has supported it 🐺🤍

ejswift.co.uk/2025/10/09/w...

Hardback edition of When There Are Wolves Again by E. J. Swift, with cover featuring a wolf and branch/leaf/flower design, photographed in the garden with the author's cat in the background being dramatic

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, I sent flowers that should have arrived this morning, and I hope she delights in them even if she doesn't really know who sent them. I did put *your eldest grandchild* on the card. I was the one who made her a grandma for the first time, and she was always so proud of me 😭

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 1d

Today my grandma has reached the impressive age of 95. Heartbreakingly, she hasn't really known who I am for the last few years, and I've stopped visiting because I hated that look of confusion on her face as she tried and failed to place me. Dementia is a cruel, cruel disease. Hug your family ❤️

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 1d

Joe is no dunce at all - he's really sharp at noticing other people, and stays surprisingly quiet for such a dominant personality. I love him 😁

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 1d

This is god tier.

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 1d

I absolutely LOVED that first episode of #traitors. Top tier casting, absolutely hilarious moments, including Joe Marler staring at the horse and knowing he was there as the grunt, Claudia on point, and brilliant traitors chosen. This account is now only traitors and strictly until Christmas 🤣

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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 1d

NEWS! Woman whose party couldn't spell 'Britain' decides English degrees are a 'rip-off' newsthump.com/2025/10/08/w...

Woman whose party couldn’t spell ‘Britain’ decides English degrees are a ‘rip-off’

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has today announced plans to reduce student numbers taking worthless degrees ‘like English’, just 24 hours after her party spectacularly failed to spel…

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like wedding dress shops should probably take a note of your wedding date for their marketing emails purposes, because honestly, I'm unlikely to be in the market for another, thanks.

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 1d

I am once again working on cover copy, both my least favourite job and the part of my role I am very much worst at, and am descending to producing things like THIS:

"This book is weird and funny and can't really be described, so just take a punt on it. You'll probably like it."

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 5d

NB This article is taken from Cory Doctorow's writing, so is worth reading, in case you were thinking it'd be pointless Sunday opinion piece handwringing.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and what we can do about it

www.theguardian.com

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 2d

Holy crap!! I don’t know how I got so lucky, but I just received an early copy of Cry, Voidbringer by @artofelaineho.bsky.social !!!
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 It was a beautiful tough read for all the right reasons 💙📚

Shout out also to @michaellaborn.bsky.social 🫶

5⭐️ review here:
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Hand holding copy of book Cry Voidbringer by Elaine Ho

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 2d

Romance books for me - Emily Henry, Sarra Manning, Mhairi McFarlane. Or celebrate the life (and death) of Jilly Cooper by picking up one of her behemoths, which read swiftly and entertain thoroughly.

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Longbarrow Press @longbarrowpress.bsky.social · 2d

One book sale in seventeen days. Yikes. Help us to avoid the worst of all possible fates - the crowdfunder - by buying our scrupulously edited, meticulously designed, handsomely produced and fastidiously packaged books here:
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...

Ten Longbarrow hardbacks, stacked on a diagonal, spines facing outwards.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 3d

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 3d

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 3d

Honestly, I cannot believe the bravery you've shown here. My own father is a racist and a bigot, and because I don't want to lose him completely, I'm forced into a situation where I feel like I cannot challenge his comments, and it makes me feel like a terrible coward and a fraud. You did good.

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Huge congratulations to @sapphomancer.bsky.social /August Clarke - METAL FROM HEAVEN has won the @lambdaliterary.org Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction!

We're bringing it to the UK later this month, preorder now: geni.us/metalfhe

Congratulations to all the winners at this year's Awards!

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