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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16d

It shouldn’t be considered far left to believe in decency & democracy.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 17d

"Nigel Farage has refused to rule out a link between paracetamol and autism" is the lead item on LBC News.

Why?

Why?

He's not a doctor, he's not an expert, he's not a Minister, he's not the PM, he's not the opposition. Why is his bullshit the most important item on the news?

Why?

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 21d

This is amazing.

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Markonthemaps (Mark Ovenden) @markonthemaps.bsky.social · 29d

Nice coverage for book by local station (www.iwradio.co.uk/news-post/is...). Our great editor
@monisharajesh.bsky.social chose well! Thanks to her & my other 9 co-conspirators who wrote this book. @felicityspector.bsky.social & Jack Curtis feature next week on my @vectisradio.bsky.social show.

Front page of Isle of Wight radio news website shows image of author Mark Ovenden and front cover of the book he has contributed to called “The Untold Railway Stories”

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Helen @helenlawsonuk.bsky.social · Aug 26

Unreal you could see all them for £3. You can’t buy a coffee for that now. Great poster, Mark x

Helen @helenlawsonuk.bsky.social · Aug 19

My friend, @markonthemaps.bsky.social is a fountain of knowledge on maps, trains, networks, typefaces, design and 90's DJs. He now has a fabulous new podcast.

Give it a listen. This one is all about the new design of the New York subway map: lnkd.in/eYUJQYej

Many more here: lnkd.in/e3ZJFmgj

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

lnkd.in

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Markonthemaps (Mark Ovenden) @markonthemaps.bsky.social · Aug 1

King of #Trance Anthems Dave Pearce: 1st interview on Cultural Heroes mini-series part of my CATCH-cast podcast. Dave reveals inspirations from Sylvester to #GrandmasterFlash, 70s synths to pirate radio & describes #Radio1 #danceanthems days. Really good listen: www.vectisradio.com/podcast/catc...

Photos of DJ Dave Pearce with folded arms beside text promoting a podcast about Chatting, Art, Transport, Communications History. It's called a "CATCH-cast" and its not to be missed!

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Markonthemaps (Mark Ovenden) @markonthemaps.bsky.social · Aug 15

Former Madonna & Michael Jackson PR person, friend of Paul’s McCartney & MacKenna, and David Lynch, near death experiencer, brain cancer-survivor, author and TM meditation instructor, Susie Pearl tells the inspiring story of her life, her work and her creativity. www.vectisradio.com/podcast/catc...

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Markonthemaps (Mark Ovenden) @markonthemaps.bsky.social · Aug 18

Prefer YouTube to podcast platforms? Launching curated editions of my UK FM radio show "CATCH-cast". Chatting, Art, Transport, Communications, History with guests. 1st up, most popular podcast: Cam Booth (transitmap.net) & Peter Lloyd (map guru) discuss New York Subway diagram. youtu.be/CBurz9krbfc

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Helen @helenlawsonuk.bsky.social · Aug 15

Bueller

Helen @helenlawsonuk.bsky.social · Apr 28

The book I recommend to absolutely everyone who asks me about becoming a content designer.

Content Design London @contentdesign.london · Apr 28

'Content Design' is a seminal book in the content design field.

For those who don't have a copy, you can purchase a paperback and e-book bundle directly from us.

Content Design, second edition by Sarah Winters and Rachel Edwards.

Content Design, second edition by Sarah Winters and Rachel Edwards

Sarah Winters (internationally renowned leader and founder of Content Design London) and content designer Rachel Edwards explain how to use content design techniques to make your content better for…

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Helen @helenlawsonuk.bsky.social · Apr 2

I just had a whole conversation about meeting a friend tomorrow and doing a bike ride and I don't mean tomorrow at all. I mean Saturday. Why can't it be Saturday tomorrow?

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Susie Dent @susiedent.com · Mar 4

Word of the day is ‘lickspittle’ (17th century): a person who fawns upon someone in power for personal gain.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · Mar 1

Sign of the day…

Russia can stop the war any time by leaving Ukrainian land.

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Larry Tenney @larrytenney.bsky.social · Feb 24

Army Choir surrounded the MAGA hierarchy dining in White House East Room to sing "Do You Hear The People Sing"

It was lost on Trump but Vance was super fidgety

"Do you hear the people sing? Singing the song of angry men? It is the music of the people who will not be slaves again"

#DisruptTheCoup

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · Feb 15

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Helen @helenlawsonuk.bsky.social · Jan 6

Elon Musk has gone full on Bond villain. Just who does he think he is? I’m a British citizen relieved we have a Labour government.

This was also arguably one of the dullest bond villains, too. Much like Musk.

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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · Dec 24

In 2024, I thought a lot about my first love

www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/my-firs...

image text says: I’d filed my first love away in the nineties nostalgia compartment of my brain. The band that was once my everything became the band I only ever brought up in ‘first gig’ icebreakers. ithoughtaboutthatalot.com

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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · Dec 17

"At 17, Dad wound up on the Arctic Convoys which sailed to the Soviet Union in perilous conditions, and under heavy threat of German attack. Dad’s ship was torpedoed and he survived by clinging on to a plank of wood. He was one of only six survivors."

www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/why-my-...

image text says: in 2024, i thought a lot about why my dad was like that

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Amy McNichol @amymcnichol.bsky.social · Dec 13

🤩 @mollywj.bsky.social, in her 'middle-age mum era', has written about fandom as grown up. "It feels special to be on the inside of something as remarkable as what she’s created, but also objective enough not to buy into every last element of it."

Publishing today, on Taylor Swift's 35th birthday

I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · Dec 13

"Most new music’s not aimed at us Millennials. While I can appreciate Sabrina Carpenter’s lyrical quips, the teeny-tiny outfits age me out. I like Charli XCX, but I’m too tired to have a brat summer... But Taylor manages to feel like she’s for everyone."
www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/taylor-...

image text reads: in 2024, i thought a lot about Taylor Swift

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Helen @helenlawsonuk.bsky.social · Dec 12

I do not approve of the click bait headline style on #bbcnews this morning. This is such a serious and sad news story. Report properly, please.

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Helen @helenlawsonuk.bsky.social · Dec 2

It isn’t. But one of my strongest feelings is that he is the one who has missed out.

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Helen @helenlawsonuk.bsky.social · Dec 1

Thank you, Kristina. I appreciate hearing that. My mum continues to make up for everything. I have a happy life. Great to hear from you. ♥️

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Helen @helenlawsonuk.bsky.social · Dec 1

It’s the 1st of December. @amymcnichol.bsky.social is kicking off her annual advent of essays. Every year I wondered what I might write about. This year I figured it out. This one’s from me.

I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · Dec 1

"I don’t think my childhood was unhappy. Mum took us on trips to the beach and we camped and cooked outdoors. Christmas always felt magical. What I am unhappy about is my dad. I would have liked to have had a better one."

ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/saying-bye-to-a-dad-i-never-knew

yellow image with copy that says: in 2024, i thought a lot about saying bye to a dad i never knew. and there's a line drawing of a genderless character, sitting and thinking

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Helen @helenlawsonuk.bsky.social · Nov 22

We very often do, yes.

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