Joanna Hastings
@joannahastings.bsky.social
Writer, editor, lover of dreams and folktales. BLM. Trans Rights. Women's Rights. Refugee Rights. Human Rights. Green Party member. We're all just walking each other home.
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Citizens! This needs shares and re-posts now....on all platforms!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Citizens! This needs shares and re-posts now....on all platforms!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
A poem to shake your heart empty and full both at once, still as a bird on a twig in a winter dawn, waiting for the world to unfreeze again.
Spotlight on Katharine Whitcomb's breathtaking "Poem Ending with a Line by Deborah Digges." tahomaliteraryreview.com/selections/p...
Poet’s Note:
[This poem] is an elegy and an homage. I have been greatly inspired as a writer by the work of Deborah Digges, who died by apparent suicide in 2009.
Poet’s Note:
[This poem] is an elegy and an homage. I have been greatly inspired as a writer by the work of Deborah Digges, who died by apparent suicide in 2009.
Poem Ending with a Line by Deborah Digges - Tahoma Literary Review
Sometimes when I cannot write I remember my professor’s astonishing beauty, how we fell before the heft of her hair, lay down on her creased pages &
tahomaliteraryreview.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
A poem to shake your heart empty and full both at once, still as a bird on a twig in a winter dawn, waiting for the world to unfreeze again.
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It is genuinely insane to see a judge describe Graham Linehan as a “generally credible witness” in a trial where he claimed Sophia Brooks has been engaged in “trans activism” since 2013 (when she would’ve been 6 years old), then, when challenged, claimed her drivers license lied about her age.
November 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It is genuinely insane to see a judge describe Graham Linehan as a “generally credible witness” in a trial where he claimed Sophia Brooks has been engaged in “trans activism” since 2013 (when she would’ve been 6 years old), then, when challenged, claimed her drivers license lied about her age.
My parents had a Nichols and May LP when I was a child. This sketch was etched indelibly on my family's collective psyche. 'Information cannot argue with a closed mind.' 😂 Absolute peerless brilliance and comedy gold. So lovely to find it again. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfLa...
Nichols and May - Telephone Company Information Operators
YouTube video by pianopappy
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November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
My parents had a Nichols and May LP when I was a child. This sketch was etched indelibly on my family's collective psyche. 'Information cannot argue with a closed mind.' 😂 Absolute peerless brilliance and comedy gold. So lovely to find it again. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfLa...
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Hi. I’m David Southwell. I do Hookland. For me the industrial past holds more horror in its soot cicatrix because it’s not only root of the modern ecological terror we find ourselves living through, but as I working class writer I would still echoes as intergenerational trauma.
Hi. I’m David Southwell. I do Hookland. For me the industrial past holds more horror in its soot cicatrix because it’s not only root of the modern ecological terror we find ourselves living through, but as I working class writer I would still echoes as intergenerational trauma.
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![Artwork by Alexandr Konev, which is a fan rendition of Logic, the final narrative boss of Fear & Hunger 2: Termina. A rotund reactor, with a thousand blinking lights on its smooth carapace, and flanked by two, metal exhaust pipes on each side, supports an alabaster, humanoid figurine, cut into multiple geometric shapes with deep, black lines that make them look like shards of glass. Pearly white cables are draped over the figurine’s head like hair. Marble figures of exquisite detail surround the figurine. Blue butterflies dance in the foreground in rich, colourful blurs.
Question One
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November 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Hi. I’m David Southwell. I do Hookland. For me the industrial past holds more horror in its soot cicatrix because it’s not only root of the modern ecological terror we find ourselves living through, but as I working class writer I would still echoes as intergenerational trauma.
Hi. I’m David Southwell. I do Hookland. For me the industrial past holds more horror in its soot cicatrix because it’s not only root of the modern ecological terror we find ourselves living through, but as I working class writer I would still echoes as intergenerational trauma.
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This is why people spent/saved more during Lockdown.
It wasn’t the stimulus checks, it was not being required to spend all that money just to survive.
It wasn’t the stimulus checks, it was not being required to spend all that money just to survive.
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This is why people spent/saved more during Lockdown.
It wasn’t the stimulus checks, it was not being required to spend all that money just to survive.
It wasn’t the stimulus checks, it was not being required to spend all that money just to survive.
If you don't follow Ada Palmer you might not know how fascinating, insightful and surprising her work is. Might want to do something about that! You'll be glad you did.
New fun podcast interview up, partly about history, partly about finding hope in our present: www.wmnf.org/rethinking-t...
Rethinking the Renaissance: Ada Palmer on Myths, Power, and the Future We’re Fighting For
Uncover the reality of the renaissance through conversations with Ada Palmer. What does it reveal about our current struggles?
www.wmnf.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
If you don't follow Ada Palmer you might not know how fascinating, insightful and surprising her work is. Might want to do something about that! You'll be glad you did.
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buttondown.com/ksej/archive... I've had much the same thought
"Just like a household budget"
When politicians are making the case for cutting public services, they often use the analogy of a household budget. If you, the member of the electorate...
buttondown.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
buttondown.com/ksej/archive... I've had much the same thought
It's SO important to be petty about @zackpolanski.bsky.social while delivering a massively important budget presentation, isn't it, Rachel? The bond markets would be in turmoil if you didn't get a snide, childish jab in there. My only question is why you didn't think to leak it ahead of time?
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It's SO important to be petty about @zackpolanski.bsky.social while delivering a massively important budget presentation, isn't it, Rachel? The bond markets would be in turmoil if you didn't get a snide, childish jab in there. My only question is why you didn't think to leak it ahead of time?
My regular reminder that Wes Streeting is, in fact, a certifiable monster.
A good summary of many of the lies told by people like Wes Streeting and the rest of the political far right about puberty blockers.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/26/p...
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/26/p...
Six lies transphobes tell about puberty blockers - debunked
Ahead of the NHS PATHWAYs puberty blockers trial, PinkNews debunks six lies commonly told about puberty blockers.
www.thepinknews.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
My regular reminder that Wes Streeting is, in fact, a certifiable monster.
Not just American. In the UK the pain points may be slightly different, healthcare (currently) less prominent, but the basic premise remains the same. Breathtaking, and not in a good way. But it makes so much sense.
Every American should read this.
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Not just American. In the UK the pain points may be slightly different, healthcare (currently) less prominent, but the basic premise remains the same. Breathtaking, and not in a good way. But it makes so much sense.
#Sheffield! Can you sign this petition? Help locals keep this stretch of green space open? Read the explanation on the page for why it's important – and picture it as a wild flower area, which is what they want to do. www.change.org/p/save-dobbi... @sheffgreenparty.bsky.social @helpsheffield.co.uk
Sign the Petition
Save Dobbin Hill Verge, Sheffield S11 7JG
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November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
#Sheffield! Can you sign this petition? Help locals keep this stretch of green space open? Read the explanation on the page for why it's important – and picture it as a wild flower area, which is what they want to do. www.change.org/p/save-dobbi... @sheffgreenparty.bsky.social @helpsheffield.co.uk
Still obsessing about this interview (tbf there's a lot in it). On household vs national budgets, though, I'll say this. A Green budget would be actually more like a healthy household than RW economists would approve of, b/c it would support EVERYONE in the home. Even if they're sick or struggling.
Debate today with a Labour MP on the economy.
Also with a former advisor to George Osborne.
Very striking how much Labour & the Tories agree on our economic system.
Time for change. Let's make hope normal again. Enjoy! 🙌🏼👇🏼
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Also with a former advisor to George Osborne.
Very striking how much Labour & the Tories agree on our economic system.
Time for change. Let's make hope normal again. Enjoy! 🙌🏼👇🏼
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Is Labour being outflanked by Polanski and Farage? Reeves budget debate
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Still obsessing about this interview (tbf there's a lot in it). On household vs national budgets, though, I'll say this. A Green budget would be actually more like a healthy household than RW economists would approve of, b/c it would support EVERYONE in the home. Even if they're sick or struggling.
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And if you're a trans person with trans-supportive parents - tell them about Transparent Action too!
It's set up to counter the transphobia and support parents in taking a stand in an informed and safe way.
It's set up to counter the transphobia and support parents in taking a stand in an informed and safe way.
If you're a parent of a trans person, and you've read the excellent @transsafety.network article about how Wes Streeting is listening to anti-trans lobby groups like Bayswater Support Group, and you're wondering what you can do?
Join us! 💕
Transparent Action are building a positive alternative!
Join us! 💕
Transparent Action are building a positive alternative!
Transparent Action
Transparent Action are parents of trans, non-binary and gender-diverse children and adults of all ages. They have come together to form a collective voice to take action in support of their children ...
actionnetwork.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
And if you're a trans person with trans-supportive parents - tell them about Transparent Action too!
It's set up to counter the transphobia and support parents in taking a stand in an informed and safe way.
It's set up to counter the transphobia and support parents in taking a stand in an informed and safe way.
This petition is getting new sign-ups even faster than the Green Party, and I'm not actually surprised. Sign and share! Let's not be coy about this one, people.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This petition is getting new sign-ups even faster than the Green Party, and I'm not actually surprised. Sign and share! Let's not be coy about this one, people.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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W.B. Yeats: ‘‘Faeries, come take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind.’’
Me: **stomping on the ground** "Let me in you xenophobic bastards!"
Me: **stomping on the ground** "Let me in you xenophobic bastards!"
November 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
W.B. Yeats: ‘‘Faeries, come take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind.’’
Me: **stomping on the ground** "Let me in you xenophobic bastards!"
Me: **stomping on the ground** "Let me in you xenophobic bastards!"
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'It is the best anthology of new work that I’ve read in years; anyone with an interest in contemporary British poetry should read it.' - Billy Mills
Last few copies of 'The Footing': our first (and, to date, only) anthology (unlikely to be reprinted)
thefooting.wordpress.com
Last few copies of 'The Footing': our first (and, to date, only) anthology (unlikely to be reprinted)
thefooting.wordpress.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
'It is the best anthology of new work that I’ve read in years; anyone with an interest in contemporary British poetry should read it.' - Billy Mills
Last few copies of 'The Footing': our first (and, to date, only) anthology (unlikely to be reprinted)
thefooting.wordpress.com
Last few copies of 'The Footing': our first (and, to date, only) anthology (unlikely to be reprinted)
thefooting.wordpress.com
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November 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Don't make me agree with Michael Gove. www.businessgreen.com/news/4522257...
'Sustained pattern of retreat': Michael Gove slams proposals to water down Biodiversity Net Gain scheme
Former Environment Secretary accuses government of undermining flagship nature scheme through proposals to exempt developments from new biodiversity market
www.businessgreen.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Don't make me agree with Michael Gove. www.businessgreen.com/news/4522257...
Also, the UK plans to host US AI data centres which are water/energy guzzlers. Granted, one claims to use air-cooling, and one promises rainwater harvesting (not so useful in a drought). Demand will rise, supply will drop, bills will soar, shortages will be rampant. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Also, the UK plans to host US AI data centres which are water/energy guzzlers. Granted, one claims to use air-cooling, and one promises rainwater harvesting (not so useful in a drought). Demand will rise, supply will drop, bills will soar, shortages will be rampant. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Framing questions like ‘Did Austerity leave a legacy?’ as though Austerity finished years ago and the money has been flooding into public services since then also goes unquestioned. If Rupert thinks the markets run the country like a protection racket, he should say so and try & defend the idea.
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Framing questions like ‘Did Austerity leave a legacy?’ as though Austerity finished years ago and the money has been flooding into public services since then also goes unquestioned. If Rupert thinks the markets run the country like a protection racket, he should say so and try & defend the idea.
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BOOM! 30k past! Keep signing and sharing!
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
BOOM! 30k past! Keep signing and sharing!
Better start listening to @zackpolanski.bsky.social.
“… the 1% hoovering up the wealth… Growing wealth inequality is the most common & crucial element in societal collapse…”
✅ Oligarchs
✅ Wealth inequality
✅ Migration
History rhyming again? ✅
BBC’s new “Civilisations: Rise and Fall”
@garyseconomics.bsky.social
@zoejardiniere.bsky.social
✅ Oligarchs
✅ Wealth inequality
✅ Migration
History rhyming again? ✅
BBC’s new “Civilisations: Rise and Fall”
@garyseconomics.bsky.social
@zoejardiniere.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Better start listening to @zackpolanski.bsky.social.
I can't stop thinking about this interview. Rupert Harrison was so proud of introducing austerity, but didn't austerity break this country? Didn't it force feed the wealthy like foie gras geese and starve everyone else? How does he get to sit there looking smug and pretend he has any answers at all?
Debate today with a Labour MP on the economy.
Also with a former advisor to George Osborne.
Very striking how much Labour & the Tories agree on our economic system.
Time for change. Let's make hope normal again. Enjoy! 🙌🏼👇🏼
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Also with a former advisor to George Osborne.
Very striking how much Labour & the Tories agree on our economic system.
Time for change. Let's make hope normal again. Enjoy! 🙌🏼👇🏼
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Is Labour being outflanked by Polanski and Farage? Reeves budget debate
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I can't stop thinking about this interview. Rupert Harrison was so proud of introducing austerity, but didn't austerity break this country? Didn't it force feed the wealthy like foie gras geese and starve everyone else? How does he get to sit there looking smug and pretend he has any answers at all?
Today I saw a green-coloured leaflet from the Labour #Sheffield Central MP. It was full of constituents' talking points that happened to be...Green Party priorities. It looks/reads like a GPEW leaflet. Come over to the Greens, Abtisam! You truly can. 💚@greenparty.org.uk @sheffgreenparty.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Today I saw a green-coloured leaflet from the Labour #Sheffield Central MP. It was full of constituents' talking points that happened to be...Green Party priorities. It looks/reads like a GPEW leaflet. Come over to the Greens, Abtisam! You truly can. 💚@greenparty.org.uk @sheffgreenparty.bsky.social