Kate Ramsey
@kateramsey.bsky.social
I'm not here to sell anything and please don't follow me if that's ALL you're here for. Also, I don't always follow back (esp. if your timeline mainly contains the same political stuff I'm already getting lots of).
Tonight's (and yesterday's) viewing. Enlightening. Turns out dealing with youth unemployment is one of the most important things a country can do. Who knew?
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
The Balkans: Europe’s Forgotten Frontier
Thirty years on from the Yugoslav wars of independence, Katya Adler finds a beautiful region undergoing rapid change. But what's next for this often overlooked corner of Europe?
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Tonight's (and yesterday's) viewing. Enlightening. Turns out dealing with youth unemployment is one of the most important things a country can do. Who knew?
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
So pleased. Maybe Ambridge (& George) isn't as Broken as all that
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
December 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
So pleased. Maybe Ambridge (& George) isn't as Broken as all that
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
This level of self-awareness is a good start George
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
December 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This level of self-awareness is a good start George
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
I think we should have an upper age limit on national leaders.
Not because of cognitive decline.
It's so that if they're corrupt or commit crime during their term, there's still time to get them up in front of an international court and have them serve a good 20 years of a normal lifespan.
Not because of cognitive decline.
It's so that if they're corrupt or commit crime during their term, there's still time to get them up in front of an international court and have them serve a good 20 years of a normal lifespan.
December 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I think we should have an upper age limit on national leaders.
Not because of cognitive decline.
It's so that if they're corrupt or commit crime during their term, there's still time to get them up in front of an international court and have them serve a good 20 years of a normal lifespan.
Not because of cognitive decline.
It's so that if they're corrupt or commit crime during their term, there's still time to get them up in front of an international court and have them serve a good 20 years of a normal lifespan.
Reposted by Kate Ramsey
Six weeks after the Rapid Support Forces took El Fasher, British MPs have been briefed that at least 60,000 were killed by the group there. As many as 150,000 residents are still unaccounted for.
There is satellite evidence of possible piles of bodies & new burial pits. The scale is unimaginable.
There is satellite evidence of possible piles of bodies & new burial pits. The scale is unimaginable.
RSF massacres left Sudanese city ‘a slaughterhouse’, satellite images show
Up to 150,000 residents of El Fasher are missing since North Darfur capital fell to paramilitary Rapid Support Forces
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Six weeks after the Rapid Support Forces took El Fasher, British MPs have been briefed that at least 60,000 were killed by the group there. As many as 150,000 residents are still unaccounted for.
There is satellite evidence of possible piles of bodies & new burial pits. The scale is unimaginable.
There is satellite evidence of possible piles of bodies & new burial pits. The scale is unimaginable.
Infantino to Trump: "You have to basically mingle the balls a little bit"
December 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Flicking over to Talking Pics (as I do) it's noticeable that so many films in the 60s were contemporary and were, more often than not, upbeat and often comical.
Contemporary independent British films these days appear to be majority Misery-grit.
Give us a laugh guys!
Contemporary independent British films these days appear to be majority Misery-grit.
Give us a laugh guys!
December 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Flicking over to Talking Pics (as I do) it's noticeable that so many films in the 60s were contemporary and were, more often than not, upbeat and often comical.
Contemporary independent British films these days appear to be majority Misery-grit.
Give us a laugh guys!
Contemporary independent British films these days appear to be majority Misery-grit.
Give us a laugh guys!
Well I never. The BBC have obviously bought some rights to U&Drama's Outrageous (about the Mitford sisters). A clever move, I would say. I wonder when/if they're going to broadcast it.
December 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Well I never. The BBC have obviously bought some rights to U&Drama's Outrageous (about the Mitford sisters). A clever move, I would say. I wonder when/if they're going to broadcast it.
I imagine Presidents have induction training just like any new starter.
I propose they listen to Philippe Sands' The Arrest (about Gen. Pinochet) before embarking on their duties.
It could be one of those "we've been talking at you for ages. Sit down and listen to that for a while" interludes.
I propose they listen to Philippe Sands' The Arrest (about Gen. Pinochet) before embarking on their duties.
It could be one of those "we've been talking at you for ages. Sit down and listen to that for a while" interludes.
December 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I imagine Presidents have induction training just like any new starter.
I propose they listen to Philippe Sands' The Arrest (about Gen. Pinochet) before embarking on their duties.
It could be one of those "we've been talking at you for ages. Sit down and listen to that for a while" interludes.
I propose they listen to Philippe Sands' The Arrest (about Gen. Pinochet) before embarking on their duties.
It could be one of those "we've been talking at you for ages. Sit down and listen to that for a while" interludes.
Reposted by Kate Ramsey
I am off the age where the best Christmas present someone could give me would be to come round my house and take some stuff away
December 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I am off the age where the best Christmas present someone could give me would be to come round my house and take some stuff away
This is a gripping story. And *so* good to see a bastard leader get their comeuppance, despite their best efforts to make that legally impossible
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - The History Podcast, The Arrest
The frantic final days of an international struggle to apprehend a notorious dictator.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This is a gripping story. And *so* good to see a bastard leader get their comeuppance, despite their best efforts to make that legally impossible
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
December 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Is patriotism wasn't already the last refuge of a scoundrel then a "what about?" response definitely would be
#WATO
#WATO
Maureen L deploying the "what about?" defence there on #WATO in the absence of being able to dredge up an ounce of compassion for a crushed people.
December 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Is patriotism wasn't already the last refuge of a scoundrel then a "what about?" response definitely would be
#WATO
#WATO
Maureen L deploying the "what about?" defence there on #WATO in the absence of being able to dredge up an ounce of compassion for a crushed people.
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Maureen L deploying the "what about?" defence there on #WATO in the absence of being able to dredge up an ounce of compassion for a crushed people.
In a quiet moment I *often* find myself remembering a social media ad I saw a few years ago:
"Dress for the weather you want".
When I first saw it I opened my mouth several times to formulate a comment but somehow I couldn't quite put it into words....
"Dress for the weather you want".
When I first saw it I opened my mouth several times to formulate a comment but somehow I couldn't quite put it into words....
December 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
In a quiet moment I *often* find myself remembering a social media ad I saw a few years ago:
"Dress for the weather you want".
When I first saw it I opened my mouth several times to formulate a comment but somehow I couldn't quite put it into words....
"Dress for the weather you want".
When I first saw it I opened my mouth several times to formulate a comment but somehow I couldn't quite put it into words....
Whenever I see a picture of Elif Shafak (a rare event TBS) I usually think it's Shania Twain.... and thus scroll on, thinking "nothing to see here".
What I mean to say is, there's some "qualities-judgement transference" going on
#NoDisrespectToLovelyShania
www.thebookseller.com/news/royal-s...
What I mean to say is, there's some "qualities-judgement transference" going on
#NoDisrespectToLovelyShania
www.thebookseller.com/news/royal-s...
Royal Society of Literature names Elif Shafak as new president
The Royal Society of Literature (RSL) has named Elif Shafak as its new president, taking over from Bernandine Evaristo.
www.thebookseller.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Whenever I see a picture of Elif Shafak (a rare event TBS) I usually think it's Shania Twain.... and thus scroll on, thinking "nothing to see here".
What I mean to say is, there's some "qualities-judgement transference" going on
#NoDisrespectToLovelyShania
www.thebookseller.com/news/royal-s...
What I mean to say is, there's some "qualities-judgement transference" going on
#NoDisrespectToLovelyShania
www.thebookseller.com/news/royal-s...
Reposted by Kate Ramsey
It’s Otto Preminger’s birthday.
Anthony Hopkins:
‘Preminger bullied Jean Simmons whilst making Angel Face.
Robert Mitchum had to slap her face & was made to do it repeatedly. Mitchum went over & slapped Preminger hard in the face.
‘You mean like that?’
Preminger stopped it.’
Anthony Hopkins:
‘Preminger bullied Jean Simmons whilst making Angel Face.
Robert Mitchum had to slap her face & was made to do it repeatedly. Mitchum went over & slapped Preminger hard in the face.
‘You mean like that?’
Preminger stopped it.’
December 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
It’s Otto Preminger’s birthday.
Anthony Hopkins:
‘Preminger bullied Jean Simmons whilst making Angel Face.
Robert Mitchum had to slap her face & was made to do it repeatedly. Mitchum went over & slapped Preminger hard in the face.
‘You mean like that?’
Preminger stopped it.’
Anthony Hopkins:
‘Preminger bullied Jean Simmons whilst making Angel Face.
Robert Mitchum had to slap her face & was made to do it repeatedly. Mitchum went over & slapped Preminger hard in the face.
‘You mean like that?’
Preminger stopped it.’
That fella dozing in the Vermont sun is 72 year old Hans Selye. And though he dozed through a lot of the conversation he perked right up at the point where Georgy Arbitov said the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia 11 years before was not an invasion but (effectively) "a special operation".
December 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
That fella dozing in the Vermont sun is 72 year old Hans Selye. And though he dozed through a lot of the conversation he perked right up at the point where Georgy Arbitov said the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia 11 years before was not an invasion but (effectively) "a special operation".
I wonder if any physicists studying the concept of time have ever considered the final minute of a washing machine cycle.
December 5, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I wonder if any physicists studying the concept of time have ever considered the final minute of a washing machine cycle.
All I want for Christmas (again) is .... public shredders
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
All I want for Christmas (again) is .... public shredders
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Some Ukrainian children abducted by Russia were forcibly transferred to North Korea and placed in military camps, Ukrainian human rights organizations say. This was just announced at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing.
Source: Ostap Yarysh
Source: Ostap Yarysh
December 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Some Ukrainian children abducted by Russia were forcibly transferred to North Korea and placed in military camps, Ukrainian human rights organizations say. This was just announced at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing.
Source: Ostap Yarysh
Source: Ostap Yarysh
Well at least he's being honest about how he feels.... it's a start
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
December 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Well at least he's being honest about how he feels.... it's a start
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
When the end we're all expecting comes.....
.....an Inspector Goole character will gather together all the...guilty.... parties and will recount to them their part in George's "journey".
#TheArchers
.....an Inspector Goole character will gather together all the...guilty.... parties and will recount to them their part in George's "journey".
#TheArchers
December 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
When the end we're all expecting comes.....
.....an Inspector Goole character will gather together all the...guilty.... parties and will recount to them their part in George's "journey".
#TheArchers
.....an Inspector Goole character will gather together all the...guilty.... parties and will recount to them their part in George's "journey".
#TheArchers
Joy is Lynda .... but in a silk glove
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
December 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Joy is Lynda .... but in a silk glove
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
Well, I can count on the fingers of one finger for every time I've heard Wadesmill mentioned on the radio (had tea and cake there last week). But it was the apparently the site of Thomas Clarkson's epiphany on slavery
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - The Reith Lectures, Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution, 2. How to start a moral revolution
Rutger Bregman gives the second of his 2025 BBC Reith Lectures called Moral Revolution.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Well, I can count on the fingers of one finger for every time I've heard Wadesmill mentioned on the radio (had tea and cake there last week). But it was the apparently the site of Thomas Clarkson's epiphany on slavery
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...