Jenny Blacker
@jenblacker.bsky.social
Knitter, housewife, geek, poly, bi, autistic, owned by cats. Kinda sweary. Very chatty. I also make stuff as
Jenny Wren Creates. She/her
Jenny Wren Creates. She/her
Cardiff is v similar
Got chatting to a random woman at a bus stop, turns out she went to school with one of my choirmates
This type of thing is a regular occurrence
Got chatting to a random woman at a bus stop, turns out she went to school with one of my choirmates
This type of thing is a regular occurrence
Glasgow is a small town masquerading as a small city.
I will not take any questions on this, thank you.
I will not take any questions on this, thank you.
January 2, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Cardiff is v similar
Got chatting to a random woman at a bus stop, turns out she went to school with one of my choirmates
This type of thing is a regular occurrence
Got chatting to a random woman at a bus stop, turns out she went to school with one of my choirmates
This type of thing is a regular occurrence
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Happy New Year to the haters, the losers, and the far left marxist transgender extremists, which I think covers everyone here.
January 1, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Happy New Year to the haters, the losers, and the far left marxist transgender extremists, which I think covers everyone here.
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Blwyddyn Newydd dda i chi
Ac i bawb sydd yn y tŷ
Dyna yw'n nymuniad i
Blwyddyn Newydd dda i chi!
Ac i bawb sydd yn y tŷ
Dyna yw'n nymuniad i
Blwyddyn Newydd dda i chi!
January 1, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Blwyddyn Newydd dda i chi
Ac i bawb sydd yn y tŷ
Dyna yw'n nymuniad i
Blwyddyn Newydd dda i chi!
Ac i bawb sydd yn y tŷ
Dyna yw'n nymuniad i
Blwyddyn Newydd dda i chi!
Turned away to find my tapestry needle to cast off my new cowl
Sigh
Sigh
December 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Turned away to find my tapestry needle to cast off my new cowl
Sigh
Sigh
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Can someone please write a jukebox musical of Carter USM songs?
December 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Can someone please write a jukebox musical of Carter USM songs?
Carrie, Stephen King
Addition, mum bought it me
Addition, mum bought it me
Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are.
I'll start: John Gardner's Grendel.
I'll start: John Gardner's Grendel.
December 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Carrie, Stephen King
Addition, mum bought it me
Addition, mum bought it me
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I am trying, really trying, not to get angry but it is genuinely unbelievable how much of our current woes you can put down to "the Conservative party thinks only in a 2 day media cycle and acts accordingly." A party gleefully smashing up the hotel room then asking whose room it is.
Shamima Begum was the beginning of something in so many ways, one of which was 'the last government's inability to just do its job properly (in this case by passing legislation that would have allowed it to prosecute her here at home) and instead going 'no option but to undermine all our rights'.
There should be literally no circumstances, ever, where citizenship is can be revoked. If you literally sign up to fight for an opposing army in a war, then we should prosecute you for treason not revoke citizenship
December 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I am trying, really trying, not to get angry but it is genuinely unbelievable how much of our current woes you can put down to "the Conservative party thinks only in a 2 day media cycle and acts accordingly." A party gleefully smashing up the hotel room then asking whose room it is.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Just spotted that my book The London Boys: David Bowie, Marc Bolan and the 60s Teenage Dream is currently 99p on the Kindle store amzn.eu/d/bVnbqya
The London Boys: David Bowie, Marc Bolan & the 60s Teenage Dream eBook : Burrows, Marc: Amazon.co.uk: Books
The London Boys: David Bowie, Marc Bolan & the 60s Teenage Dream eBook : Burrows, Marc: Amazon.co.uk: Books
amzn.eu
December 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Just spotted that my book The London Boys: David Bowie, Marc Bolan and the 60s Teenage Dream is currently 99p on the Kindle store amzn.eu/d/bVnbqya
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Oops. Deleting that. How disappointing. I was a big fan of his go-kart racing, I didn’t know anything about his history of kidnapping princesses.
December 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Oops. Deleting that. How disappointing. I was a big fan of his go-kart racing, I didn’t know anything about his history of kidnapping princesses.
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The winds are hard enough that Gävlebocken fell.
December 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The winds are hard enough that Gävlebocken fell.
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I see the Brexit-backing owner of Dyson, who offshored himself and the firm for tax reasons, is moaning about having to pay tax on the extensive farmland that he bought here as a way to avoid inheritance tax.
Hang on. I'll find my violin.
Hang on. I'll find my violin.
I rather think what has put Dyson's "family business¹" at risk is selling fucking hugely overpriced non-essential sucky-blowy machines.
¹ Does he want us to think Dyson is like some kind of local greengrocer or something? The massive splat of jizz.
¹ Does he want us to think Dyson is like some kind of local greengrocer or something? The massive splat of jizz.
December 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I see the Brexit-backing owner of Dyson, who offshored himself and the firm for tax reasons, is moaning about having to pay tax on the extensive farmland that he bought here as a way to avoid inheritance tax.
Hang on. I'll find my violin.
Hang on. I'll find my violin.
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It's only a podcast if I can listen to it via any podcatcher that picks up RSS feeds.
A video is not a podcast.
An audio performance that I can only hear on one app or website is not a podcast.
A video is not a podcast.
An audio performance that I can only hear on one app or website is not a podcast.
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
It's only a podcast if I can listen to it via any podcatcher that picks up RSS feeds.
A video is not a podcast.
An audio performance that I can only hear on one app or website is not a podcast.
A video is not a podcast.
An audio performance that I can only hear on one app or website is not a podcast.
I ight be still in my dressing gown with wet hair, BUT the quiz is finally ready
45 mins before it starts... 😬
(if you know me/he and would like to come, on zoom at 7, prod @owenblacker.bsky.social )
45 mins before it starts... 😬
(if you know me/he and would like to come, on zoom at 7, prod @owenblacker.bsky.social )
December 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I ight be still in my dressing gown with wet hair, BUT the quiz is finally ready
45 mins before it starts... 😬
(if you know me/he and would like to come, on zoom at 7, prod @owenblacker.bsky.social )
45 mins before it starts... 😬
(if you know me/he and would like to come, on zoom at 7, prod @owenblacker.bsky.social )
1. I listen to a LOT of podcasts (subbed to ~300)
2. I also watch a lot of Youtube
3. There is *zero* overlap between the two for me
4. If you put a video version of your podcast out, I'll actively avoid it
Bonus: your phone will subtitle audio, certainly Android can, have a mess in access settings
2. I also watch a lot of Youtube
3. There is *zero* overlap between the two for me
4. If you put a video version of your podcast out, I'll actively avoid it
Bonus: your phone will subtitle audio, certainly Android can, have a mess in access settings
will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
December 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
1. I listen to a LOT of podcasts (subbed to ~300)
2. I also watch a lot of Youtube
3. There is *zero* overlap between the two for me
4. If you put a video version of your podcast out, I'll actively avoid it
Bonus: your phone will subtitle audio, certainly Android can, have a mess in access settings
2. I also watch a lot of Youtube
3. There is *zero* overlap between the two for me
4. If you put a video version of your podcast out, I'll actively avoid it
Bonus: your phone will subtitle audio, certainly Android can, have a mess in access settings
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STILL no trans people or drag queens implicated in the Epstein Files.
Plenty of TERFs though.
It’s almost as though every “gender-critical” transphobe is trying to protect cis men who abuse women and girls by helping them distract from the real threat.
Plenty of TERFs though.
It’s almost as though every “gender-critical” transphobe is trying to protect cis men who abuse women and girls by helping them distract from the real threat.
December 26, 2025 at 1:58 AM
STILL no trans people or drag queens implicated in the Epstein Files.
Plenty of TERFs though.
It’s almost as though every “gender-critical” transphobe is trying to protect cis men who abuse women and girls by helping them distract from the real threat.
Plenty of TERFs though.
It’s almost as though every “gender-critical” transphobe is trying to protect cis men who abuse women and girls by helping them distract from the real threat.
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gonzo is a lesbian i don’t think i need to explain
December 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
gonzo is a lesbian i don’t think i need to explain
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I know #DuvetKnowItsChristmas is fun and raises money for charity but it also gets me emotional. Like, it's so important for us to be with our loved ones that we will sleep on kitchen floors and also those bonds are strong enough for us to say "oh you're ok with the broken camp bed, yes?" ♥️
December 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I know #DuvetKnowItsChristmas is fun and raises money for charity but it also gets me emotional. Like, it's so important for us to be with our loved ones that we will sleep on kitchen floors and also those bonds are strong enough for us to say "oh you're ok with the broken camp bed, yes?" ♥️
Emo keeps getting under our feet in the kitchen, so I made a masking tape trap
We just got back and found him asleep in it 😻
#EmoKitty #MaineCoon #BeautifulHimboCat
We just got back and found him asleep in it 😻
#EmoKitty #MaineCoon #BeautifulHimboCat
December 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Emo keeps getting under our feet in the kitchen, so I made a masking tape trap
We just got back and found him asleep in it 😻
#EmoKitty #MaineCoon #BeautifulHimboCat
We just got back and found him asleep in it 😻
#EmoKitty #MaineCoon #BeautifulHimboCat
Midnight mass: SUNG!
Supper: EATEN!
Husband: IN BED!
BRING ON THE STRONG MEN!
Supper: EATEN!
Husband: IN BED!
BRING ON THE STRONG MEN!
a man with a beard is wearing a black shirt that says man on it
Alt: eddie hall (previous world's strongest man) says hi to you
media.tenor.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Midnight mass: SUNG!
Supper: EATEN!
Husband: IN BED!
BRING ON THE STRONG MEN!
Supper: EATEN!
Husband: IN BED!
BRING ON THE STRONG MEN!
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Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
December 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
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Do Quakers do Christmas? Traditionally, Quakers don't celebrate special days, but today the picture is more complex.
Rhiannon Grant shares four questions she asks herself when thinking about whether and how to participate in Christmas activities.
Rhiannon Grant shares four questions she asks herself when thinking about whether and how to participate in Christmas activities.
Is your Christmas simple, radical, spiritual?
Rhiannon Grant reflects on how Quaker traditions and testimony influence how she marks the festive season.
quaker.org.uk
December 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Do Quakers do Christmas? Traditionally, Quakers don't celebrate special days, but today the picture is more complex.
Rhiannon Grant shares four questions she asks herself when thinking about whether and how to participate in Christmas activities.
Rhiannon Grant shares four questions she asks herself when thinking about whether and how to participate in Christmas activities.
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In these challenging times someone might need one of them:
Childline: 0800 1111
Samaritans: 116 123
Domestic Violence Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Mind: 0300 123 3393
Age UK: 0800 169 6565
Alcoholics Anonymous : 0800 9177 650
Cruse Bereavement Care: 0808 808 1677
MH text support: 85258
Childline: 0800 1111
Samaritans: 116 123
Domestic Violence Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Mind: 0300 123 3393
Age UK: 0800 169 6565
Alcoholics Anonymous : 0800 9177 650
Cruse Bereavement Care: 0808 808 1677
MH text support: 85258
December 22, 2025 at 12:08 AM
In these challenging times someone might need one of them:
Childline: 0800 1111
Samaritans: 116 123
Domestic Violence Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Mind: 0300 123 3393
Age UK: 0800 169 6565
Alcoholics Anonymous : 0800 9177 650
Cruse Bereavement Care: 0808 808 1677
MH text support: 85258
Childline: 0800 1111
Samaritans: 116 123
Domestic Violence Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Mind: 0300 123 3393
Age UK: 0800 169 6565
Alcoholics Anonymous : 0800 9177 650
Cruse Bereavement Care: 0808 808 1677
MH text support: 85258