Athena Kugblenu
@athenakugblenu.bsky.social
Comedian'n'writer'n'podcaster. TED Speaker. Take my coffee like I take my power.
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i will not proof read, i will not ask for an edit button, I will never apologise. think of it as a test. if you can read my posts without correcting my spelling or grammar you are my kinda person xx
I lost Whamageddon today. Only game I don't care about losing. George Michael forever!
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I lost Whamageddon today. Only game I don't care about losing. George Michael forever!
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Carers Allowance is an insulting pittance as it is and the rules around it are needlessly draconian. To come after folk in these difficult circumstances is outrageous.
I don't think the government likes us. The contempt it has for people is evidenced by things like this
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
DWP to reassess hundreds of thousands of cases in carer’s allowance scandal
Damning official review finds many unpaid carers left with huge debt because of government failure
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Carers Allowance is an insulting pittance as it is and the rules around it are needlessly draconian. To come after folk in these difficult circumstances is outrageous.
this is also a symptom of the bad, bitter taste the state suffers from. they pull Black drivers over because the 17 plate BMW looks 'suspicious' lol. It tells you something about their low aspirations and standards. Their definition of luxury is very mid
Rachel Reeves has removed Audi, BMW, Mercedes from the motability scheme because disabled people aren’t allowed nice things ignoring the better resale values and the fact cars like the Audi A1 and BMW 1-series are hardly limos www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/con...
UK's Motability scheme no longer includes premium brands such as Audi, BMW and Mercedes | Autocar
Announcement comes just weeks after chancellor Rachel Reeves vowed to axe luxury models from the programme
www.autocar.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
this is also a symptom of the bad, bitter taste the state suffers from. they pull Black drivers over because the 17 plate BMW looks 'suspicious' lol. It tells you something about their low aspirations and standards. Their definition of luxury is very mid
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95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
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Hello! I'm hosting a new funny history podcast/radio series for children and families, and it's coming very soon on the BBC! Great writers, great performers, great producers, and me arguing with Ramesses the great... what's not to love?
HERE! WE! FUCKING! GO! I have been making this show for TWO YEARS, it's finally going out this Christmas, Baby's First Production Credit is gonna be on R4 over the Radio Times Double Issue Window, baybeh! www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Hello! I'm hosting a new funny history podcast/radio series for children and families, and it's coming very soon on the BBC! Great writers, great performers, great producers, and me arguing with Ramesses the great... what's not to love?
The writer's room for this show should have been filmed. I poured hard liquor out for the jokes we had to cut for time 😭😭😭
Please enjoy Dead Funny History as much as we enjoyed writing it
Please enjoy Dead Funny History as much as we enjoyed writing it
HERE! WE! FUCKING! GO! I have been making this show for TWO YEARS, it's finally going out this Christmas, Baby's First Production Credit is gonna be on R4 over the Radio Times Double Issue Window, baybeh! www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The writer's room for this show should have been filmed. I poured hard liquor out for the jokes we had to cut for time 😭😭😭
Please enjoy Dead Funny History as much as we enjoyed writing it
Please enjoy Dead Funny History as much as we enjoyed writing it
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Factual sketch comedy! On radio! For families! KS2 Appropriate! Made by a buncha women! feat jokes by comedy superstars @athenakugblenu.bsky.social & @jackbern.bsky.social & starring @gregjenner.bsky.social, @jlukeroberts.bsky.social, Richard David Caine & Mali Ann Rees!
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Factual sketch comedy! On radio! For families! KS2 Appropriate! Made by a buncha women! feat jokes by comedy superstars @athenakugblenu.bsky.social & @jackbern.bsky.social & starring @gregjenner.bsky.social, @jlukeroberts.bsky.social, Richard David Caine & Mali Ann Rees!
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HERE! WE! FUCKING! GO! I have been making this show for TWO YEARS, it's finally going out this Christmas, Baby's First Production Credit is gonna be on R4 over the Radio Times Double Issue Window, baybeh! www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
November 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
HERE! WE! FUCKING! GO! I have been making this show for TWO YEARS, it's finally going out this Christmas, Baby's First Production Credit is gonna be on R4 over the Radio Times Double Issue Window, baybeh! www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Indeed. We don't talk enough about wages and cost of living. And this is why we need a UBI
Some thoughts on income tax: People who don’t consider themselves particularly high earners - they’re middle class, maybe earning less than their peers - may feel fleeced by taxation because every pay rise is negligible impact.
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Indeed. We don't talk enough about wages and cost of living. And this is why we need a UBI
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Has no one in the BBC heard of the Streisand effect?
Did everyone think, "oh, Rutger Bregman, he'll be cool with this"?
Did everyone think, "oh, Rutger Bregman, he'll be cool with this"?
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Has no one in the BBC heard of the Streisand effect?
Did everyone think, "oh, Rutger Bregman, he'll be cool with this"?
Did everyone think, "oh, Rutger Bregman, he'll be cool with this"?
I will now refer to him exclusively as "The Most Openly Corrupt President in American History". I do not care for my character account. You may continue to read my opinions in the thread
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I will now refer to him exclusively as "The Most Openly Corrupt President in American History". I do not care for my character account. You may continue to read my opinions in the thread
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My energy, always.
a man in a wig is saying i wish to go home and read a book
Alt: a man in a wig is saying i wish to go home and read a book
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
My energy, always.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
I don't think the government likes us. The contempt it has for people is evidenced by things like this
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
DWP to reassess hundreds of thousands of cases in carer’s allowance scandal
Damning official review finds many unpaid carers left with huge debt because of government failure
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I don't think the government likes us. The contempt it has for people is evidenced by things like this
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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There's just one week to go until our webinar about engaging reluctant readers through shared reading at Key Stage 3!
Join us as we chat to author @athenakugblenu.bsky.social, teacher Dónall Ó Dochartaigh & @sla.org.uk Secondary School Librarian of the Year Julie Broadbent 👇
https://bit.ly/49BiVvF
Join us as we chat to author @athenakugblenu.bsky.social, teacher Dónall Ó Dochartaigh & @sla.org.uk Secondary School Librarian of the Year Julie Broadbent 👇
https://bit.ly/49BiVvF
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
There's just one week to go until our webinar about engaging reluctant readers through shared reading at Key Stage 3!
Join us as we chat to author @athenakugblenu.bsky.social, teacher Dónall Ó Dochartaigh & @sla.org.uk Secondary School Librarian of the Year Julie Broadbent 👇
https://bit.ly/49BiVvF
Join us as we chat to author @athenakugblenu.bsky.social, teacher Dónall Ó Dochartaigh & @sla.org.uk Secondary School Librarian of the Year Julie Broadbent 👇
https://bit.ly/49BiVvF
I've never directly called Farage a prick but I can assure you I think he's a prick
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage says he's 'never directly racially abused anybody'
The Reform UK leader was responding to reports he made racist remarks to his peers in school in the 1970s.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I've never directly called Farage a prick but I can assure you I think he's a prick
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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At what point will Farage's racism not be up for debate??? They cancelled that old white lady in Buckingham Palace in 30 seconds flat. We can finish this guys public life off, surely?
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
At what point will Farage's racism not be up for debate??? They cancelled that old white lady in Buckingham Palace in 30 seconds flat. We can finish this guys public life off, surely?
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In a comedy writers room you have to know SO MUCH about what white men ages 36-65 think is PEAK COMEDY that I’m not surprised by this list at all. You must understand the Spaceballs references, you must pretend you are not afraid when you’re shown Sam Kinison’s angry shark eyes.
The movie listed at #1 is so incredibly misplaced that it calls into question the veracity of the entire list. It belongs on the list, yes, but SO MUCH further down. An absolute, credibility-wrecking flub. Boo, @variety.com! Boo!
variety.com/lists/best-c...
variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 AM
In a comedy writers room you have to know SO MUCH about what white men ages 36-65 think is PEAK COMEDY that I’m not surprised by this list at all. You must understand the Spaceballs references, you must pretend you are not afraid when you’re shown Sam Kinison’s angry shark eyes.
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Any outlet who continues to platform Farage is trying to tell you something about who they believe should be in charge. There is no excuse now.
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Any outlet who continues to platform Farage is trying to tell you something about who they believe should be in charge. There is no excuse now.
a crappy piece on BBC Verify and not a headline story on every news outlet. These dickhead politicians use trending hashtags on twitter to set govt policy. Misinformation is the only reason MAGA exists. It certainly doesn't exist because are media literate
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How X's new location feature exposed big US politics accounts
Dozens of pro-Trump accounts are being accused of misleading followers after the social media site began showing user locations.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 AM
a crappy piece on BBC Verify and not a headline story on every news outlet. These dickhead politicians use trending hashtags on twitter to set govt policy. Misinformation is the only reason MAGA exists. It certainly doesn't exist because are media literate
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
November 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
Any outlet who continues to platform Farage is trying to tell you something about who they believe should be in charge. There is no excuse now.
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Any outlet who continues to platform Farage is trying to tell you something about who they believe should be in charge. There is no excuse now.
At what point will Farage's racism not be up for debate??? They cancelled that old white lady in Buckingham Palace in 30 seconds flat. We can finish this guys public life off, surely?
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
At what point will Farage's racism not be up for debate??? They cancelled that old white lady in Buckingham Palace in 30 seconds flat. We can finish this guys public life off, surely?
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My theory is that in the left, progressive global majority politicians make liberal white politicians feel like they're part of the problem. And no one likes that, especially when they recycle and eat poppadoms. So they are marginalised whilst the bootlickers rise to the top
November 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
My theory is that in the left, progressive global majority politicians make liberal white politicians feel like they're part of the problem. And no one likes that, especially when they recycle and eat poppadoms. So they are marginalised whilst the bootlickers rise to the top
Wouldn't be surprised if the manufacturers are thrilled with this news which means users will be using it for longer
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
People who stop using Mounjaro suffer reversal of health benefits, says study
Ceasing use of jabs brings regained weight plus loss of benefits regarding ‘bad’ cholesterol and blood pressure
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Wouldn't be surprised if the manufacturers are thrilled with this news which means users will be using it for longer
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...