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Michaela Bennison

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Actor. Singer. Writer. Existential crisis haver. Rep: JWL Artists Limited. Next project: "A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story" @ Alexandra Palace Theatre. She/Her.

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Michaela Bennison @michaelabennison.bsky.social · Jul 1

So I had an idea on the way to work to blog every day in July. I'm calling it "31 Days of Blog" because I'm bad at naming things. Anyway, here's Day 1, Bluesky. #31daysofblog #writersofbluesky

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31 Days of Blog: a Burst of Inspiration, or a Bad Case of Heatstroke? — Michaela Bennison

I was sitting on the train this afternoon, willing my body to re-regulate it’s internal temperature after a sweltering cycle (I don’t do heatwaves very well). As the stickiness on my skin slowly subsi...

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 1d

Well-meaning Americans in my mentions: kindly do not recommend extremely illegal actions that could land people in the UK with a ten year prison sentence

Reply to a post about the incident in Huntingdon from a US account: “ I cannot stress this enough to people. Carry a small canister of pepper spray and keep it accessible when you’re out in public especially trapped in a train. It’s an easy protective measure we can all take.”
Reply from me: “I cannot stress enough to you that pepper spray is illegal to possess, buy, or carry in the UK under the Firearms Act 1968. I strongly recommend anyone reading does not do this under any circumstances.”

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Adam @adam35.bsky.social · 3d

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 4d

The statement released by the Palace tonight

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Alistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 4d

Crikey.

Prince Andrew to lose 'prince' title and move out of Royal Lodge

www.bbc.co.uk

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Michael Morrell @genuinemichael.bsky.social · 21d

Let’s get biblical, biblical…

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Michaela Bennison @michaelabennison.bsky.social · 21d

What a life-hack.

J ⋆｡𖦹 °✩☾⋆｡ @angrygoose.ruins.party · 21d

Taking shots of water to make hydrating more fun

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 21d

gene kelly is antifa

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Michaela Bennison @michaelabennison.bsky.social · 29d

no notes.

Moon-Watcher @bobsmyusername.bsky.social · Oct 5

The cultural landscape of the Anthropocene

Fire hydrants in the neighborhood being serviced

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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · Oct 3

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

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Helen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · Sep 26

O. M. G.

Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · Sep 26

Quite the week for the Book of Revelation, y’all. 🔥

Regulating AI hastens the Antichrist, says Palantir's
Peter Thiel
Tech billionaire claims in a lecture about religion that the devil promises peace and safety by strangling technological progress with regulation

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Michaela Bennison @michaelabennison.bsky.social · Sep 25

We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...

Not In Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ community - Not in our name

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Michaela Bennison @michaelabennison.bsky.social · Sep 14

Same with acting tbf.

merritt @merrittk.com · Sep 13

i am so used to minimizing my accomplishments and comparing myself to peers with award-winning movies and bestselling books that i forget sometimes that to an average person with a job they at best tolerate, being a writer is an exotic and interesting thing

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Sep 13

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · Sep 13

Those who are born with privilege see equality as oppression.

Read that again.

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · Sep 14

We don’t all share the same internet. The personalised algorithm has siloed us into parallel worlds

ML @mlpoole.bsky.social · Sep 14

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A. Lamp @alexlampley.bsky.social · Aug 28

Your presence is still missed and we wish you here. 😢
Continue to Rest in Power, sir. 🙏🏽🙅🏾‍♂️ #ChadwickBoseman
Nov. 29, 1976 - Aug. 28, 2020

a man in a black suit is standing in a room with other people

ALT: a man in a black suit is standing in a room with other people

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Michaela Bennison @michaelabennison.bsky.social · Aug 27

I'm too old to be up this late completing an assessment. I've been to this rodeo. It wasn't fun.

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Ignacio Regulez Trenado @ignacioregulez.bsky.social · Aug 25

Mark Ruffalo alza la voz

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Michaela Bennison @michaelabennison.bsky.social · Aug 20

Also I've had a headache all day and the corner shop doesn't sell paracetamol. I wasn't built for country living.

Michaela Bennison @michaelabennison.bsky.social · Aug 20

Ok, but why does "Ketamine Queen" sound so much more fierce in Spanish?

It's because it rhymes, isn't it?

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · Aug 20

We can't dismiss the racial politics of a bunch of white men locking a Black woman in a room.

I think it's also worth noting that being locked in a room by a man who won't let you leave until you bow to his wishes is the stuff of women's nightmares.

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Michaela Bennison @michaelabennison.bsky.social · Aug 11

When you're doing an anti-discrimination assessment and you realise you've witness and/or experienced discrimination in all of your main resting jobs...

I feel this is going to become either a blog post or a YT video...

Michaela Bennison @michaelabennison.bsky.social · Aug 9

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Al Yankovic @alyankovic.bsky.social · Aug 9

You sure about this, Google?

A Google alert announces Chappell Roan concert tickets, but the image is of Weird Al

Michaela Bennison @michaelabennison.bsky.social · Aug 8

I've been listening to the "Your Dead To Me" podcast a lot recently, so today's blog post is in the same vein. And now I have loads of research rabbit holes to run down! #writersofbluesky www.michaelabennison.co.uk/blog/10-west-end-facts-for-your-inner-stagey-history-nerd

10 West End Facts for Your Inner Stagey History Nerd — Michaela Bennison

When hearing the word “theatre”, most people in the UK will immediately think of London’s West End. It’s the heart of commercial theatre in the capital and beyond. It attracts millions of domestic and...

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Michaela Bennison @michaelabennison.bsky.social · Aug 3

Anyone else getting Edinburgh fringe fomo? defo making space in my diary for a trip next year.