Jo the Hat
@jothehat.bsky.social
Some flavour of neurodivergent. Some flavour of queer. Not normal about LotR, Leverage, Doctor Who, SPN. Cat person. She/her.
[Banner is a pretty sunset over grassland. Avi is selfie of a white woman with short, salt and pepper hair, and Doctor Who shirt.
[Banner is a pretty sunset over grassland. Avi is selfie of a white woman with short, salt and pepper hair, and Doctor Who shirt.
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me every day:
Practicing being cool and calm. Look how much I’m not screaming
January 29, 2026 at 4:12 AM
me every day:
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This isn't mine, and I can't definitively find the original source. But I love this little bit of wisdom:
"If you're a fifteen-minute walk from a coffee shop, but the server there has to drive an hour to get to work, you don't live in a walkable city. You live in a theme park."
"If you're a fifteen-minute walk from a coffee shop, but the server there has to drive an hour to get to work, you don't live in a walkable city. You live in a theme park."
For all the fearmongering about capital flight from New York City, there’s an exodus few want to talk about: working people.
Sky-high rents and outrageous child care costs are already pushing families out of the city they keep running.
That’s what we have to change.
That’s what we have to change.
January 28, 2026 at 7:59 PM
This isn't mine, and I can't definitively find the original source. But I love this little bit of wisdom:
"If you're a fifteen-minute walk from a coffee shop, but the server there has to drive an hour to get to work, you don't live in a walkable city. You live in a theme park."
"If you're a fifteen-minute walk from a coffee shop, but the server there has to drive an hour to get to work, you don't live in a walkable city. You live in a theme park."
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This piece from Sir Terry Pratchett's "Night Watch" book. I didn't know a composer had set it to music.
The book is a gut punch. This piece is a gut punch. And right now? Yeah.
@rhi.bsky.social I'm sure you've heard this?
youtu.be/1X2_2D1DFZQ?...
The book is a gut punch. This piece is a gut punch. And right now? Yeah.
@rhi.bsky.social I'm sure you've heard this?
youtu.be/1X2_2D1DFZQ?...
All The Little Angels
YouTube video by Liber Chorum
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 6:46 AM
This piece from Sir Terry Pratchett's "Night Watch" book. I didn't know a composer had set it to music.
The book is a gut punch. This piece is a gut punch. And right now? Yeah.
@rhi.bsky.social I'm sure you've heard this?
youtu.be/1X2_2D1DFZQ?...
The book is a gut punch. This piece is a gut punch. And right now? Yeah.
@rhi.bsky.social I'm sure you've heard this?
youtu.be/1X2_2D1DFZQ?...
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God, I miss my old account so so much, so many of my old mutuals I've still not reconnected with. And coz I was a big account there was alot more interaction. I hope my old moots will find me again and follow. And only a few thousand followers to get back too were I was lol 🫣
January 28, 2026 at 1:35 PM
God, I miss my old account so so much, so many of my old mutuals I've still not reconnected with. And coz I was a big account there was alot more interaction. I hope my old moots will find me again and follow. And only a few thousand followers to get back too were I was lol 🫣
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Recording some ASMR for my cat
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January 29, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Recording some ASMR for my cat
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Astonishing thread. But completely unsurprising.
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
aiskillshub.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Astonishing thread. But completely unsurprising.
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Salvador Dalí played in goal for Surreal Madrid.
January 28, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Salvador Dalí played in goal for Surreal Madrid.
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🧵Spotted in a Supermarket in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A small human (3?) runs into the bakery section and starts jumping up and down
Mum asks: "What are you after Bub? What's up?"
Small Human gives Mum a heartfelt look before roaring. "I NEED THE BIG BUNS MUM! They are SO good!" (1)
A small human (3?) runs into the bakery section and starts jumping up and down
Mum asks: "What are you after Bub? What's up?"
Small Human gives Mum a heartfelt look before roaring. "I NEED THE BIG BUNS MUM! They are SO good!" (1)
January 28, 2026 at 10:25 PM
🧵Spotted in a Supermarket in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A small human (3?) runs into the bakery section and starts jumping up and down
Mum asks: "What are you after Bub? What's up?"
Small Human gives Mum a heartfelt look before roaring. "I NEED THE BIG BUNS MUM! They are SO good!" (1)
A small human (3?) runs into the bakery section and starts jumping up and down
Mum asks: "What are you after Bub? What's up?"
Small Human gives Mum a heartfelt look before roaring. "I NEED THE BIG BUNS MUM! They are SO good!" (1)
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UK: Charities don't need to abandon trans-inclusive policies despite calls to do so, the Charity Commission has confirmed.
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Charities shouldn't exclude trans people, regulator says
The Charity Commission's CEO, David Holdsworth, has said that registered organisations should wait before updating trans inclusion policies.
www.thepinknews.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:33 PM
UK: Charities don't need to abandon trans-inclusive policies despite calls to do so, the Charity Commission has confirmed.
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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Apparently the AI bros are now calling real artists’ work “Pencilslop”.
Whatever.
Have some slop:
Whatever.
Have some slop:
January 28, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Apparently the AI bros are now calling real artists’ work “Pencilslop”.
Whatever.
Have some slop:
Whatever.
Have some slop:
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Following on from the Anti AI trend of pitching your books using terrible drawings - BEHOLD! My advert for the Cursed series, using my bad drawings, clip art, some etchings off the internet & animated by my 16yo!
January 28, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Following on from the Anti AI trend of pitching your books using terrible drawings - BEHOLD! My advert for the Cursed series, using my bad drawings, clip art, some etchings off the internet & animated by my 16yo!
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Sample size of this poll is 143. You’d expect most seat level polls to be 500 people plus.
BREAKING: Lucy Powell - Deputy leader of the Labour Party has posted on X commenting on Gorton and Denton by-election poll
“This is why I’ve been saying what I have - only voting Labour defeats Reform. A vote for the Greens or any other party risks a Reform MP in Manchester”
“This is why I’ve been saying what I have - only voting Labour defeats Reform. A vote for the Greens or any other party risks a Reform MP in Manchester”
January 28, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Sample size of this poll is 143. You’d expect most seat level polls to be 500 people plus.
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Also: immunity isn't permanent. I got all my MMR shots, but I'm 52 and had my titrates done and - zero immunity. I immediately got a booster shot.
Regular reminder to Gen Xers that you may not have been vaccinated for measles and can have the MMR now to catch up.
Also measles can wipe out immunity to other diseases if you catch it, so worth getting jabbed up.
Also measles can wipe out immunity to other diseases if you catch it, so worth getting jabbed up.
*hisses like a cat* BAD www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 28, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Also: immunity isn't permanent. I got all my MMR shots, but I'm 52 and had my titrates done and - zero immunity. I immediately got a booster shot.
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🧵!!!!!
I'm German. I've been schooled in my country's history & crimes all my life.
I'm also a political scientist, educated in Germany, the UK, & US.
As the comparisons betw the situation in the US & Nazi Germany are increasing to frequent, allow me to comment.
A 🧵
I'm also a political scientist, educated in Germany, the UK, & US.
As the comparisons betw the situation in the US & Nazi Germany are increasing to frequent, allow me to comment.
A 🧵
January 28, 2026 at 4:10 PM
🧵!!!!!
I'm with the Irish on food fights and wearing a vest. Going to leave flares and bell-bottomed trousers to the yoof, though.
I can’t pretend to be up to date on streetwear. A lot of my gear is workwear. But I now have a window into it through my 10y old niece & some gay mates. So let me hit you up with the fashion forward young people in the Republic of Ireland are wearing [1]
January 28, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm with the Irish on food fights and wearing a vest. Going to leave flares and bell-bottomed trousers to the yoof, though.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:57 AM
with alt-text:
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Here's my grandmother's motorcycling gear from the 1920s. There's breeches and gaiters and a suede bomber jacket as well. #20s30s #SmallJoys
January 28, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Here's my grandmother's motorcycling gear from the 1920s. There's breeches and gaiters and a suede bomber jacket as well. #20s30s #SmallJoys
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Technically, west Kent & east Sussex had a drought 2 weeks ago, at least according to SE Water
Feels like a good time to remind us all that we had a drought last year. Anyway, lets carry on and use AI to decide what to have for dinner
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
2025 drought: how it developed in England
www.gov.uk
January 28, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Technically, west Kent & east Sussex had a drought 2 weeks ago, at least according to SE Water
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January 28, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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If AI isn't going "Huh? Whose footprints are these?" before guilelessly wandering off again to resume their patrol then frankly I don't want to know.
January 28, 2026 at 11:35 AM
If AI isn't going "Huh? Whose footprints are these?" before guilelessly wandering off again to resume their patrol then frankly I don't want to know.
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Good morning! I'm not remotely connected to this but it seems like a banging job so somebody cool please get it, thank you - Schools Engagement Lead, Children’s Booker Prize jobs.theguardian.com/job/10021632...
Schools Engagement Lead, Children’s Booker Prize - UK-based hybrid with London office attendance job with BOOKER PRIZE FOUNDATION | 10021632
Lead school engagement strategy for the Children’s Booker Prize, fostering a love of reading with hybrid UK work and growth opportunities.
jobs.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Good morning! I'm not remotely connected to this but it seems like a banging job so somebody cool please get it, thank you - Schools Engagement Lead, Children’s Booker Prize jobs.theguardian.com/job/10021632...
Leverage
January 28, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Leverage
Oh gods, this is going to be about AI, isn't it?
Government to offer free training to all adults to help them learn to enjoy the smooth smooth taste of Benson and Hedges
January 28, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Oh gods, this is going to be about AI, isn't it?
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BTW the EASIEST way to convince a pet-owner the NHS shouldn't be privatised is to ask them how much their last vet bill cost.
January 28, 2026 at 10:27 AM
BTW the EASIEST way to convince a pet-owner the NHS shouldn't be privatised is to ask them how much their last vet bill cost.
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Monetisation
The advert said
MONETISE YOUR FOLLOWERS
so he thought
he would respond
by painting them
in the changing light,
like waterlilies
in a pond.
The advert said
MONETISE YOUR FOLLOWERS
so he thought
he would respond
by painting them
in the changing light,
like waterlilies
in a pond.
January 28, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Monetisation
The advert said
MONETISE YOUR FOLLOWERS
so he thought
he would respond
by painting them
in the changing light,
like waterlilies
in a pond.
The advert said
MONETISE YOUR FOLLOWERS
so he thought
he would respond
by painting them
in the changing light,
like waterlilies
in a pond.