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Malcolm Wilson (they/them)

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Teacher, project manager, reader, writer, walker, swimmer. Born in Baghdad and raised in Germany, Malaysia, Pakistan, Swaziland and France (as well as Luton and Bedford). #Trans #NB #Ace #Detrans

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Malcolm Wilson (they/them) @malcolmwilson01.bsky.social · Aug 18

Just lovely to be here.

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Malcolm Wilson (they/them) @malcolmwilson01.bsky.social · 6h

I was immediately smitten by the words “Jamie-Lee” and “O’Donnell”.

This sounds wonderful.

Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 1d

So many people I'd like to thank in Ireland for championing

Leonard and Hungry Paul @ronanhession.bsky.social

Here's a few

@jackielynam.bsky.social
@kitdewaal.com
Donal Ryan.
@martindoyle.bsky.social
@rickoshea.bsky.social

And all the booksellers & Librarians!

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Leonard and Hungry Paul cast and Director on telling a story about kindness, friendship, and the quiet heroism of everyday life -

The feel-good series stars Alex Lawther, Laurie Kynaston and Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, with Julia Roberts as narrator

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Malcolm Wilson (they/them) @malcolmwilson01.bsky.social · 6h

Once more for the record, my under-the-table message to a colleague during a pitch by Palantir.

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Malcolm Wilson (they/them) @malcolmwilson01.bsky.social · 6h

At a drinks reception this summer, I listened to a former colleague talking to a young man who’d recently been to Dubai. They vied with one another to tell stories of excess, of drink, of entertainment, of luxury, of fawning service.

I left the conversation, feeling nauseous.

Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 7h

I've been to Dubai for work a few times. It's like the world's biggest airport lounge. Utterly soulless. Can't imagine wanting to live there whatever the financial benefits. (That's before you get to the ethical issues...)

Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 7h

People keep telling me the UK is so over and they're going to move to Dubai and, like, fine. Go on then. Would you like directions to the airport?

Malcolm Wilson (they/them) @malcolmwilson01.bsky.social · 6h

No way I’d eat this.

Malcolm Wilson (they/them) @malcolmwilson01.bsky.social · 7h

I’m supporting Year 6 pupils with their reading. Getting to know them last week, I found out that one boy is obsessed by all things Roman and one girl loves engineering.

As a History graduate who’s just retired from the project to build the UK’s longest railway viaduct, I’m excited by both topics.

Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 7h

The dome of the Pantheon in Rome - still one of the largest domes in the world. Originally built by Agrippa during the reign of Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), it was rebuilt during the reign of Hadrian (117 to 138 AD) following a fire. 📸 My own #RomanSiteSatutday #Pantheon #Rome

Malcolm Wilson (they/them) @malcolmwilson01.bsky.social · 8h

At last we have an upward trend. Good news - the chart of the year!

Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 11h

calling it now, folks; this is the

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 11h

Malcolm Wilson (they/them) @malcolmwilson01.bsky.social · 9h

You’ve had the answer three times, but look at illustrations of a medieval scriptorium and you’ll get the idea.

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Malcolm Wilson (they/them) @malcolmwilson01.bsky.social · 22h

I’m listening to and reading ‘Leviathan’, from cover to cover, and it’s bloody hard. Part 1, chapter 9 so far…

Malcolm Wilson (they/them) @malcolmwilson01.bsky.social · 1d

She’s not just innocent;
she’s simply magnificent.

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 1d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

Malcolm Wilson (they/them) @malcolmwilson01.bsky.social · 1d

Donny Dursley doesn’t get the present he wanted.

a boy is sitting on a set of stairs with the words i want it written below him

ALT: a boy is sitting on a set of stairs with the words i want it written below him

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Malcolm Wilson (they/them) @malcolmwilson01.bsky.social · 1d

Shortly after the Nobel Peace prize was awarded to Marina Corina Machado, a tireless campaigner against authoritarianism…

Malcolm Wilson (they/them) @malcolmwilson01.bsky.social · 1d

circumvention might have avoided making the kids autistic

Chris WoooOOOOoomack @hollowoak.bsky.social · 1d

circumlocution is making the kids autistic

Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 1d

circumspection is making the kids autistic

Malcolm Wilson (they/them) @malcolmwilson01.bsky.social · 1d

This is precisely me.

Also me: I am really old and my joints hurt, I need to wee and I forget things.

Sarah Manvel with a🪝for a 🖐️ @cairdiul.bsky.social · 1d

"in my head I am still in my twenties" but in the world you are sixty-one

Malcolm Wilson (they/them) @malcolmwilson01.bsky.social · 1d

I have a soft spot for Wulfric.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 1d

Triptych, X Æ A-Xii, or Slim Easy: Can a name really determine your child’s destiny?

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Coates is Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, happy 88th anniversary of the day Oswald Mosley tried to sell fascism to Liverpudlians – and someone concussed him with a brick

A man in a suit stands at a microphone which has been mounted on the roof of a van. There are loudspeakers at his feet, and a building behind him. He has an arm raised, and is flinching as projectiles are hurled at him, because he's a fucking Nazi

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Sarah Owen MP @sarahowen.org.uk · 2d

Today marks the start of Baby Loss Awareness Week.

This year, it comes as the UK is about to pass a law guaranteeing the right to bereavement leave for miscarriage, making us one of only 4 countries in the world to offer it.

My heart is with everyone who experiences the heartbreak of baby loss.

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Malcolm Wilson (they/them) @malcolmwilson01.bsky.social · 1d

As it’s #WorldMentalHealthDay I’m sharing my favourite recipe, for mazarin cakes. Be kind to yourself and be kind to other people. Bake. youtu.be/RUGhch3BSC4?...

www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7hnec...

Mazarin Cakes - a recipe for grown-ups (but kids can have a go too!)

YouTube video by Robertswood Year Three

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Malcolm Wilson (they/them) @malcolmwilson01.bsky.social · 1d

I ache for his music. youtu.be/u8nuT1rDB7o?...

David Bowie feat. John Frusciante - Bring Me The Disco King

YouTube video by Blake Holmes

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All On The Board @allontheboard.bsky.social · 1d

Today is World Mental Health Day. It’s a day that should be every day of the year. You are worthwhile, and you deserve to be here.

#WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD25 #MentalHealth

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Malcolm Wilson (they/them) @malcolmwilson01.bsky.social · 1d

Fucking scary as hell.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 1d

Quakers in Britain have warned that new government plans to tighten protest laws even further are "not only unnecessary but dangerous".

Quakers warn new protest powers “dangerous and unnecessary”

Quakers in Britain have warned that new government plans to tighten protest laws even further are “not only unnecessary but dangerous”.

www.quaker.org.uk

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Malcolm Wilson (they/them) @malcolmwilson01.bsky.social · 1d

It looks delicious and achievable.

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 1d

#OtD 10 or 19 Oct 1609 pioneering English revolutionary Gerrard Winstanley was born. He was a farmworker and the primary theoretician of the Diggers, or True Levellers, during the English Civil War who took over enclosed lands and farmed them stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8239...

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Disney Prime Video + @disneyprimevideo.bsky.social · Aug 5

TRON Burgundy (1976)

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