Sylvia Foolproof Suddes
@bossproofreader.bsky.social
Copy-editor extraordinaire.
Goddess.
Goddess.
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To recap: @GovBillLee rejected tens of millions of dollars to feed hungry low income kids, but wants to up his coupons for kids already in private schools to $300,000,000 yearly.
Any questions?
Any questions?
January 13, 2026 at 3:26 PM
To recap: @GovBillLee rejected tens of millions of dollars to feed hungry low income kids, but wants to up his coupons for kids already in private schools to $300,000,000 yearly.
Any questions?
Any questions?
He’s not wrong.
January 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
He’s not wrong.
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You may have heard of Enheduanna, the princess, priestess, and poet who is also the earliest named author in history.
Well, a tiny broken artefact made of lapis lazuli preserves the name of Ilum-pālil, her hairdresser. It is a fragmentary cylinder seal, excavated from a tomb in the city of Ur.
Well, a tiny broken artefact made of lapis lazuli preserves the name of Ilum-pālil, her hairdresser. It is a fragmentary cylinder seal, excavated from a tomb in the city of Ur.
January 13, 2026 at 2:23 PM
You may have heard of Enheduanna, the princess, priestess, and poet who is also the earliest named author in history.
Well, a tiny broken artefact made of lapis lazuli preserves the name of Ilum-pālil, her hairdresser. It is a fragmentary cylinder seal, excavated from a tomb in the city of Ur.
Well, a tiny broken artefact made of lapis lazuli preserves the name of Ilum-pālil, her hairdresser. It is a fragmentary cylinder seal, excavated from a tomb in the city of Ur.
January 13, 2026 at 11:38 AM
They need a fucking WARRANT.
January 13, 2026 at 7:01 AM
They need a fucking WARRANT.
Is your cast and karst the same?
January 13, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Is your cast and karst the same?
Just checking I wasn’t captured scowling, swearing and stomping to town in record time this morning on CCTV. Never have I been more furious.
January 12, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Just checking I wasn’t captured scowling, swearing and stomping to town in record time this morning on CCTV. Never have I been more furious.
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Former Tory Chancellor and tax evader Zahawi defects to Farage's Reform UK Ltd
Zahawi in 2015
"I'm not British Born Mr @Nigel_Farage I am as British as u r. Yr comments r offensive&racist. I wld b frightened 2live in country run by U."
Zahawi in 2015
"I'm not British Born Mr @Nigel_Farage I am as British as u r. Yr comments r offensive&racist. I wld b frightened 2live in country run by U."
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Former Tory Chancellor and tax evader Zahawi defects to Farage's Reform UK Ltd
Zahawi in 2015
"I'm not British Born Mr @Nigel_Farage I am as British as u r. Yr comments r offensive&racist. I wld b frightened 2live in country run by U."
Zahawi in 2015
"I'm not British Born Mr @Nigel_Farage I am as British as u r. Yr comments r offensive&racist. I wld b frightened 2live in country run by U."
Poignancy: watching my best mate return ‘home’ for the last time.
In March, she will return to the States for good after 33 years and I won’t be able to visit.
In March, she will return to the States for good after 33 years and I won’t be able to visit.
January 12, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Poignancy: watching my best mate return ‘home’ for the last time.
In March, she will return to the States for good after 33 years and I won’t be able to visit.
In March, she will return to the States for good after 33 years and I won’t be able to visit.
Which is the best pairing?
Brass and wood.
Beck and banks.
Cherry and almond.
Stone byre and hills.
Brass and wood.
Beck and banks.
Cherry and almond.
Stone byre and hills.
January 12, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Which is the best pairing?
Brass and wood.
Beck and banks.
Cherry and almond.
Stone byre and hills.
Brass and wood.
Beck and banks.
Cherry and almond.
Stone byre and hills.
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Obligatory www.reddit.com/r/pics/s/9bS...
January 12, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Obligatory www.reddit.com/r/pics/s/9bS...
An eloquent and true message.
January 12, 2026 at 4:25 AM
An eloquent and true message.
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Looking for a new 📕 to read about plants??
I highly recommend the brilliant book ‘Ferns, Lessons in survival from Earth’s most adaptable plants’
Written by @fernway.bsky.social and Jacob Suissa with amazing illustrations by Laura Silburn
🌿 #FernFriday 🌿
I highly recommend the brilliant book ‘Ferns, Lessons in survival from Earth’s most adaptable plants’
Written by @fernway.bsky.social and Jacob Suissa with amazing illustrations by Laura Silburn
🌿 #FernFriday 🌿
January 9, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Looking for a new 📕 to read about plants??
I highly recommend the brilliant book ‘Ferns, Lessons in survival from Earth’s most adaptable plants’
Written by @fernway.bsky.social and Jacob Suissa with amazing illustrations by Laura Silburn
🌿 #FernFriday 🌿
I highly recommend the brilliant book ‘Ferns, Lessons in survival from Earth’s most adaptable plants’
Written by @fernway.bsky.social and Jacob Suissa with amazing illustrations by Laura Silburn
🌿 #FernFriday 🌿
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There’s a bitter irony in these headlines.
January 11, 2026 at 1:58 PM
There’s a bitter irony in these headlines.
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Traitor Tommy and his Nazi foreign backer Musk.
The far-right are traitors serving Putin and American fascist billionaires.
Every time you mention Yaxley-Lennon make sure to call him a traitor. Make it impossible for people to think of him without hearing in their minds the word "traitor"
The far-right are traitors serving Putin and American fascist billionaires.
Every time you mention Yaxley-Lennon make sure to call him a traitor. Make it impossible for people to think of him without hearing in their minds the word "traitor"
January 10, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Traitor Tommy and his Nazi foreign backer Musk.
The far-right are traitors serving Putin and American fascist billionaires.
Every time you mention Yaxley-Lennon make sure to call him a traitor. Make it impossible for people to think of him without hearing in their minds the word "traitor"
The far-right are traitors serving Putin and American fascist billionaires.
Every time you mention Yaxley-Lennon make sure to call him a traitor. Make it impossible for people to think of him without hearing in their minds the word "traitor"
January 11, 2026 at 7:46 AM
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Mexico’s demonstrators call for a continental general strike against the United States, vow to fight US troops everywhere if they attack or invade.
January 10, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Mexico’s demonstrators call for a continental general strike against the United States, vow to fight US troops everywhere if they attack or invade.
Hearsay is a great word.
In general, I’m fond of closed compound words.
Happenstance!
Dreadnought!
Yardstick!
Proofread!
In general, I’m fond of closed compound words.
Happenstance!
Dreadnought!
Yardstick!
Proofread!
January 11, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Hearsay is a great word.
In general, I’m fond of closed compound words.
Happenstance!
Dreadnought!
Yardstick!
Proofread!
In general, I’m fond of closed compound words.
Happenstance!
Dreadnought!
Yardstick!
Proofread!
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It’s coming.
January 11, 2026 at 12:23 AM
It’s coming.
Pa Walton is hot.
January 10, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Pa Walton is hot.
There is a name for this kind of sudden drainage of a lake – an outburst flood – but in recorded history these have usually happened at glacial lakes, when the underlying ice cracks.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Quebec’s Lake Rouge vanished – but was it a freak natural event or caused by human actions?
Experts and community trying to untangle mystery of outburst that saw water travel almost 10km overland into a bigger lake
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:18 AM
There is a name for this kind of sudden drainage of a lake – an outburst flood – but in recorded history these have usually happened at glacial lakes, when the underlying ice cracks.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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January 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
