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editorspice.bsky.social @editorspice.bsky.social · 9d

Great story of absent proofreaders at a party conference, thanks @nataliehaynes.bsky.social
and @aiannucci.bsky.social They should have looked in the @the-ciep.bsky.social directory (www.ciep.org)
Excellent episode for #editors and #proofreaders
Gratias vobis ago

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BBC Audio | Strong Message Here | 09/10/2025

Armando Iannucci and guests decode the utterly baffling world of political language.

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editorspice.bsky.social @editorspice.bsky.social · May 6

This article is about a great deal more than heat pumps.
Plenty to ponder

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · May 1

The BBC is institutionally biased towards the right and the far right, and here's the proof: the results of an almost perfect before-and-after experiment.
My column today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The BBC is utterly beholden to the right. Why else would it fear a podcast about heat pumps? | George Monbiot

The broadcaster behaves like Starmer’s government: suppress the left, cave to your critics, and undermine your own survival, writes Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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editorspice.bsky.social @editorspice.bsky.social · Mar 25

Sad to read you’ve got work troubles. Hope you find something soon.

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editorspice.bsky.social @editorspice.bsky.social · Mar 25

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AK Faulkner @ MCMxEGX @poopraven.bsky.social · Feb 16

It's always been the case that "buying" an ebook from amazon was only actually a loan they could rescind at any point, but lately Amazon have gone harder on this, and it is 100% so that they can wipe banned books from your libraries without your consent.

Buy direct from authors. Get your files.

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Steve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social · Feb 15

Two BBC guys seeking pub work in London E20 (preferably in the Queen Vic). Please contact @owainwynevans.bsky.social or me. Ahead of EastEnders’ 40th anniversary, here is our version of Simon May’s classic theme.

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editorspice.bsky.social @editorspice.bsky.social · Feb 11

Our wonderful new Labour MP,Laura Kyrke-Smith, is on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour right now, talking about post-natal depression and women’s mental health.
So proud of Laura, MP for Aylesbury. She’s amazing.

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BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Maternal mental health, Syria's missing, poet Caitlin O'Ryan

Laura Kyrke-Smith MP on the support for new mothers struggling with mental health.

www.bbc.co.uk

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editorspice.bsky.social @editorspice.bsky.social · Jan 29

This is very disappointing, Chancellor.

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jan 29

A third runway at #Heathrow in the midst of a climate emergency is a vile act of vandalism. Rachel Reeves is happy to burn the planet for a tiny (probably elusive) increment of GDP. How does this benefit us?
Article coming later today.

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editorspice.bsky.social @editorspice.bsky.social · Jan 29

Nice catch 🎣

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · Jan 21

Happy PLR Day to everyone who celebrates! And readers, remember that not only do libraries give you access to a wide selection of books for free, the Government also pays authors a small sum for every time one of their books is borrowed from a public library... #ThisWritingLife

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · Jan 17

Even if you’re writing a short email to someone trying to explain a problem, the fact you have to think about how to express that clearly and precisely is a process by which you come to understand it more deeply yourself.

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Aylesbury Labour Party @aylesburylabour.org.uk · Jan 17

We will be out and about talking about POTHOLES this weekend!

The Labour Party is providing £1.6billion to local councils to fix potholes - almost 50% MORE than the Tories promised!

If you see us, come and chat - we need to hold our local council to account to get these fixed, and save you money 🌹

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editorspice.bsky.social @editorspice.bsky.social · Jan 17

What an interesting thread. I’m glad I stopped scrolling to read it.

editorspice.bsky.social @editorspice.bsky.social · Jan 11

Yesterday’s #StetWalk
lacked apricity.

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editorspice.bsky.social @editorspice.bsky.social · Jan 10

Weird. I recognise some of those.

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editorspice.bsky.social @editorspice.bsky.social · Jan 10

The list of signatories says it all. Let's hope he bothers to read the letter.

Bill McCarthy @billmccarthy.bsky.social · Jan 10

An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg, from the International Fact-Checking Network and signed by AFP. www.poynter.org/ifcn/2025/an...

An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world’s fact-checkers, nine years later - Poynter

From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their car...

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editorspice.bsky.social @editorspice.bsky.social · Jan 10

Thanks for sharing Erin.

editorspice.bsky.social @editorspice.bsky.social · Jan 4

Do I know you?

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editorspice.bsky.social @editorspice.bsky.social · Jan 4

So sorry for your loss

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editorspice.bsky.social @editorspice.bsky.social · Jan 4

All I seem to do here is block fake or weird accounts.

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Dr Tess Machling @tessmachling.bsky.social · Dec 28

"A request made through ChatGPT, an AI-based virtual assistant, consumes 10 times the electricity of a Google Search"

This isn't a game. This is accelerated destruction via huge usage of power, water, resources etc. Stop using it - especially for messing about!!

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AI has an environmental problem. Here’s what the world can do about that.

The sprawling data centres that house AI servers churn out toxic electronic waste and are voracious consumers of electricity, which in most places is still produced from fossil fuels.

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editorspice.bsky.social @editorspice.bsky.social · Nov 25

All of the above except 2, 8 and 10

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editorspice.bsky.social @editorspice.bsky.social · Nov 20

Hello to my new followers. Just putting this out there: I’ll be curating my “following” list to keep it to real-life connections and people/organisations directly relevant to me. So apologies in advance for not following back. It’s not you; it’s me.

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editorspice.bsky.social @editorspice.bsky.social · Nov 18

I haven't read the original. I loved Claire Tomalin's biography of Pepys.
(I started reading her autobiography and can't get on with it at all. Weird.)

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editorspice.bsky.social @editorspice.bsky.social · Nov 18

Throw off that syndrome. Enjoy your task - you’ve earned it.

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