Carole
@crolla.bsky.social
Occasional writer, forever a dog lover, runner, actor, theatre-goer, TV rerun watcher, reader and baker. 35+by quite a lot
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February is here, which somehow makes Valentine’s Day feel suddenly very close.
If you’re looking for a thoughtful gift, my chocolate boxes are always a good bet. 🍫
They make a lovely Valentine’s gift, whether it’s for someone else or very deliberately for yourself.
If you’re looking for a thoughtful gift, my chocolate boxes are always a good bet. 🍫
They make a lovely Valentine’s gift, whether it’s for someone else or very deliberately for yourself.
February 1, 2026 at 3:48 PM
February is here, which somehow makes Valentine’s Day feel suddenly very close.
If you’re looking for a thoughtful gift, my chocolate boxes are always a good bet. 🍫
They make a lovely Valentine’s gift, whether it’s for someone else or very deliberately for yourself.
If you’re looking for a thoughtful gift, my chocolate boxes are always a good bet. 🍫
They make a lovely Valentine’s gift, whether it’s for someone else or very deliberately for yourself.
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Nigel Farage is going to "save pubs" by cutting 5p off the price of a pint of beer...
The £3 billion cost will be funded by reinstating the two-child benefit limit.
This might be the worst policy anyone has ever come up with.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The £3 billion cost will be funded by reinstating the two-child benefit limit.
This might be the worst policy anyone has ever come up with.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Nigel Farage announces plans to slash vital benefit to fund 5p cheaper pints
Nigel Farage's party had promised to back scrapping the two-child benefit limit, but now Reform intends to funnel the support to the most vulnerable into slashing prices in pubs
www.mirror.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Nigel Farage is going to "save pubs" by cutting 5p off the price of a pint of beer...
The £3 billion cost will be funded by reinstating the two-child benefit limit.
This might be the worst policy anyone has ever come up with.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The £3 billion cost will be funded by reinstating the two-child benefit limit.
This might be the worst policy anyone has ever come up with.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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It’s the Epstein files deja vu: how many more powerful men knew about his crimes, and helped him out anyway? | Marina Hyde
It’s the Epstein files deja vu: how many more powerful men knew about his crimes, and helped him out anyway? | Marina Hyde
I’m sorry, but this is not just a political scandal. Time to refocus on the horrific mistreatment of women and girls, and the role of these ghouls, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:11 PM
It’s the Epstein files deja vu: how many more powerful men knew about his crimes, and helped him out anyway? | Marina Hyde
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[explaining to a child why they are living in poverty] for every hundredth pint i drink i can get one free pint
February 3, 2026 at 12:49 PM
[explaining to a child why they are living in poverty] for every hundredth pint i drink i can get one free pint
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The thing is, you didn't have to be Nostradamus to see it. You just had to be independent of the ultra-rich. Unfortunately, the great majority of the media is in the plutocrats' pockets. So the people pointing it out are shunned. In 2009 I tried and tried to get the BBC to pick this up. But ...⛔🤐
1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.”
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
Mandelson’s Fifth Column
The British government’s business department exists to undermine democracy.
www.monbiot.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:28 AM
The thing is, you didn't have to be Nostradamus to see it. You just had to be independent of the ultra-rich. Unfortunately, the great majority of the media is in the plutocrats' pockets. So the people pointing it out are shunned. In 2009 I tried and tried to get the BBC to pick this up. But ...⛔🤐
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...horrifying message without context, thank you
February 2, 2026 at 10:42 AM
...horrifying message without context, thank you
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Good morning ! Your #FoxOfTheDay today is from @antnyg.bsky.social . Share your foxes below in the comments !
February 3, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Good morning ! Your #FoxOfTheDay today is from @antnyg.bsky.social . Share your foxes below in the comments !
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A school is being sued for including trans kids. We're trying to defend them.
Will you help us? 👇
Will you help us? 👇
✏️ NEW 📏
A school faces a threat of legal action over policies that protect all children – so we’re fighting back.
https://goodlaw.social/a8mo
A school faces a threat of legal action over policies that protect all children – so we’re fighting back.
https://goodlaw.social/a8mo
Defend trans kids in school | Good Law Project
goodlaw.social
February 2, 2026 at 6:40 PM
A school is being sued for including trans kids. We're trying to defend them.
Will you help us? 👇
Will you help us? 👇
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Goodwin literally had a hissy fit when Alan Rusbridger & David Aaronovitch went for dinner after an event they all did together & chose not to ask him. He’s palpably desperate to go to fictional dinner parties that exist only in his warped imagination. Instead he gets to suck lemons with 30p Lee.
You dont win 'em all! Reform's Matt Goodwin in Sunday Times: 'Most .. people criticising me are nerds.The last thing I want is to be at some dinner party table with Nick Robinson & Mary Beard. I'd rather shoot myself in the head'. Hang on, I'm not THAT bad!Nerds sometimes have a (thoughtful!) point.
February 1, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Goodwin literally had a hissy fit when Alan Rusbridger & David Aaronovitch went for dinner after an event they all did together & chose not to ask him. He’s palpably desperate to go to fictional dinner parties that exist only in his warped imagination. Instead he gets to suck lemons with 30p Lee.
‘What's brave, what's noble, let's do it after the Roman fashion.’
-Cleopatra
#ShakespeareSunday
Theme: Heroes
#AntonyAndCleopatra
#LifeOfBrian
-Cleopatra
#ShakespeareSunday
Theme: Heroes
#AntonyAndCleopatra
#LifeOfBrian
a man with a laurel wreath on his head is standing next to another man in a helmet
ALT: a man with a laurel wreath on his head is standing next to another man in a helmet
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February 1, 2026 at 8:29 AM
‘What's brave, what's noble, let's do it after the Roman fashion.’
-Cleopatra
#ShakespeareSunday
Theme: Heroes
#AntonyAndCleopatra
#LifeOfBrian
-Cleopatra
#ShakespeareSunday
Theme: Heroes
#AntonyAndCleopatra
#LifeOfBrian
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This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme: HEROES
a cartoon character with glasses and purple hair is holding a wand .
ALT: a cartoon character with glasses and purple hair is holding a wand .
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January 30, 2026 at 9:13 AM
This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme: HEROES
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Shared by @jestraughton.bsky.social , some fox politics next door for your #FoxOfTheDay today !
January 27, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Shared by @jestraughton.bsky.social , some fox politics next door for your #FoxOfTheDay today !
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I love the fact that half a century of writing has left me with the ability to correctly spell "exsanguinated" on the first try but I have to rely ion the spell checker for "amateur" every single bloody time.
January 27, 2026 at 7:19 AM
I love the fact that half a century of writing has left me with the ability to correctly spell "exsanguinated" on the first try but I have to rely ion the spell checker for "amateur" every single bloody time.
‘Hear it not Duncan; for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell.’
Macbeth
#ShakespeareSunday
Theme: Warnings and Danger
#TheSimpsons
Macbeth
#ShakespeareSunday
Theme: Warnings and Danger
#TheSimpsons
homer simpson from the simpsons is holding a sign that says the end is near
ALT: homer simpson from the simpsons is holding a sign that says the end is near
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January 25, 2026 at 12:47 AM
‘Hear it not Duncan; for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell.’
Macbeth
#ShakespeareSunday
Theme: Warnings and Danger
#TheSimpsons
Macbeth
#ShakespeareSunday
Theme: Warnings and Danger
#TheSimpsons
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A very peaceful scene from @urbanponds101 for this morning's #FoxOfTheDay !
January 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM
A very peaceful scene from @urbanponds101 for this morning's #FoxOfTheDay !
First disappointment of the year is that I didn’t get a part in a show I wanted. Still waiting to see about another play.
🤞
Or maybe it’s the universes way of telling me to concentrate on something else for a while. (Writing? Reading? Jigsaws? Running?)
🤞
Or maybe it’s the universes way of telling me to concentrate on something else for a while. (Writing? Reading? Jigsaws? Running?)
January 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM
First disappointment of the year is that I didn’t get a part in a show I wanted. Still waiting to see about another play.
🤞
Or maybe it’s the universes way of telling me to concentrate on something else for a while. (Writing? Reading? Jigsaws? Running?)
🤞
Or maybe it’s the universes way of telling me to concentrate on something else for a while. (Writing? Reading? Jigsaws? Running?)
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Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
January 21, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
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2026 is the year we should all start reading books again
Books are lovely. Libraries are wonderful places. Second hand book shops are mysterious and magical. Markets and fairs always contain surprise gems. And there are even cafes in forgotten street corners with excellent coffee and reading nooks
Books are lovely. Libraries are wonderful places. Second hand book shops are mysterious and magical. Markets and fairs always contain surprise gems. And there are even cafes in forgotten street corners with excellent coffee and reading nooks
January 15, 2026 at 8:48 PM
2026 is the year we should all start reading books again
Books are lovely. Libraries are wonderful places. Second hand book shops are mysterious and magical. Markets and fairs always contain surprise gems. And there are even cafes in forgotten street corners with excellent coffee and reading nooks
Books are lovely. Libraries are wonderful places. Second hand book shops are mysterious and magical. Markets and fairs always contain surprise gems. And there are even cafes in forgotten street corners with excellent coffee and reading nooks
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This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme: CREATURES great and small!
January 15, 2026 at 6:18 PM
This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme: CREATURES great and small!
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X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool
X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool
Despite restrictions announced this week, Guardian reporters find standalone app continues to allow posting of nonconsensual content
X has continued to allow users to post highly sexualised videos of women in bikinis generated by its AI tool Grok, despite the company’s claim to have cracked down on misuse.
The Guardian was able to create short videos of people stripping to bikinis from photographs of fully clothed, real women. It was also possible to post this adult content on to X’s public platform without any sign of it being moderated, meaning the clip could be viewed within seconds by anyone with an account. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:12 AM
X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool
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Virgin Active decided to restrict changing room access based on 'biological sex'. We're acting for, and financially supporting, a non-binary transmasculine person and a trans woman who are suing it for breaching the Equality Act.
We've published the Letter Before Action.
We've published the Letter Before Action.
We’re suing Virgin Active over their transphobic rules | Good Law Project
Last summer Virgin Active banned trans people from bathrooms and changing rooms across the UK – so we’re taking them to court
goodlaw.social
January 15, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Virgin Active decided to restrict changing room access based on 'biological sex'. We're acting for, and financially supporting, a non-binary transmasculine person and a trans woman who are suing it for breaching the Equality Act.
We've published the Letter Before Action.
We've published the Letter Before Action.
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Just got a call from my brother. My mother has ‘just finished’ the Christmas ham. She thinks it may have been “a day or two over”.
Our portion didn’t see January.
No wonder we’ve got an aging population. That generation not only made millions on their houses, they’re also impossible to kill. 🍖
Our portion didn’t see January.
No wonder we’ve got an aging population. That generation not only made millions on their houses, they’re also impossible to kill. 🍖
January 14, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Just got a call from my brother. My mother has ‘just finished’ the Christmas ham. She thinks it may have been “a day or two over”.
Our portion didn’t see January.
No wonder we’ve got an aging population. That generation not only made millions on their houses, they’re also impossible to kill. 🍖
Our portion didn’t see January.
No wonder we’ve got an aging population. That generation not only made millions on their houses, they’re also impossible to kill. 🍖
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Stormzy's parents just shared a little video of his journey home. To say I am proud of him is an understatement
January 12, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Stormzy's parents just shared a little video of his journey home. To say I am proud of him is an understatement
‘And Duncan's horses—a thing most strange and certain—
Beauteous and swift, the minions of their race,
Turn'd wild in nature, broke their stalls, flung out,
Contending 'gainst obedience, as they would make
War with mankind.’
Ross - Macbeth
#ShakespeareSunday
Theme: Chaos and Order
Beauteous and swift, the minions of their race,
Turn'd wild in nature, broke their stalls, flung out,
Contending 'gainst obedience, as they would make
War with mankind.’
Ross - Macbeth
#ShakespeareSunday
Theme: Chaos and Order
a white horse with a black bridle is standing in front of a tree and says `` what did you say ? ''
ALT: a white horse with a black bridle is standing in front of a tree and says `` what did you say ? ''
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January 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM
‘And Duncan's horses—a thing most strange and certain—
Beauteous and swift, the minions of their race,
Turn'd wild in nature, broke their stalls, flung out,
Contending 'gainst obedience, as they would make
War with mankind.’
Ross - Macbeth
#ShakespeareSunday
Theme: Chaos and Order
Beauteous and swift, the minions of their race,
Turn'd wild in nature, broke their stalls, flung out,
Contending 'gainst obedience, as they would make
War with mankind.’
Ross - Macbeth
#ShakespeareSunday
Theme: Chaos and Order
Oh!
Another year, another list of shows I’ve watched.
Happy 2026!
Kicking off with Operation Mincemeat for the sixth time 😀
Brilliant as always. And this time I bought a book.
#Crolla2026Show
#TheatreSky
#LondonTheatre
#OperationMincemeat
Another year, another list of shows I’ve watched.
Happy 2026!
Kicking off with Operation Mincemeat for the sixth time 😀
Brilliant as always. And this time I bought a book.
#Crolla2026Show
#TheatreSky
#LondonTheatre
#OperationMincemeat
January 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Oh!
Another year, another list of shows I’ve watched.
Happy 2026!
Kicking off with Operation Mincemeat for the sixth time 😀
Brilliant as always. And this time I bought a book.
#Crolla2026Show
#TheatreSky
#LondonTheatre
#OperationMincemeat
Another year, another list of shows I’ve watched.
Happy 2026!
Kicking off with Operation Mincemeat for the sixth time 😀
Brilliant as always. And this time I bought a book.
#Crolla2026Show
#TheatreSky
#LondonTheatre
#OperationMincemeat