Rachel
@nerak3l.bsky.social
Posting about languages, UK politics, faith/church, London, general stuff
Ecclesiastes 12:12
Ecclesiastes 12:12
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If you want some good news this morning, I showed my three boys the PM doing the six/seven thing and now they have all stopped doing it.
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
If you want some good news this morning, I showed my three boys the PM doing the six/seven thing and now they have all stopped doing it.
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Can't beat a bit of old Shakey. Read it out, that change of pace (meter?) in the penultimate line.
For some reason had this popping unbidden into my thoughts this week, to the extent I had to look it up & obviously it's Shakespeare. I wonder if it was like this in his head all the time, an ongoing stream of uncanny verbal music
November 27, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Can't beat a bit of old Shakey. Read it out, that change of pace (meter?) in the penultimate line.
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Because minimum wage is increasing! Which is a good thing! Jesus wept.
Threshold for repaying student loans to converge with minimum wage on.ft.com/3M2AYkD
Threshold for repaying student loans to converge with minimum wage
Surprise move from chancellor means some university graduates in England may have to pay back debts sooner
on.ft.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Because minimum wage is increasing! Which is a good thing! Jesus wept.
She yell
Part 218 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
Ceramic hedgehog dated to the Neolithic period found at the Hamin archaeological site near Shebotu Town in Inner Mongolia, China
Ceramic hedgehog dated to the Neolithic period found at the Hamin archaeological site near Shebotu Town in Inner Mongolia, China
November 27, 2025 at 7:56 AM
She yell
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there is a “video games in north korea” article
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 AM
there is a “video games in north korea” article
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Which breed of dog can create print-ready proofs?
A Type Setter.
A Type Setter.
November 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Which breed of dog can create print-ready proofs?
A Type Setter.
A Type Setter.
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Every question headline should end like this
“Is Trump’s cognition in decline? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Will there be a third WICKED movie? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Who will go 1st in the NBA draft? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons” etc
“Is Trump’s cognition in decline? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Will there be a third WICKED movie? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Who will go 1st in the NBA draft? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons” etc
Why do we find our pets so cute? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer | Helen Pilcher
Why do we find our pets so cute? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer | Helen Pilcher
Known for bold raids on urban bins, raccoons are becoming more domesticated – so how they look will gradually change, says science writer Helen Pilcher
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Every question headline should end like this
“Is Trump’s cognition in decline? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Will there be a third WICKED movie? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Who will go 1st in the NBA draft? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons” etc
“Is Trump’s cognition in decline? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Will there be a third WICKED movie? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Who will go 1st in the NBA draft? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons” etc
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So patronising and offensive
Sorry, no, Motability was not about 'helping the most vulnerable' - it was about providing people who need modified vehicles modified vehicles!
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
So patronising and offensive
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The removal of the rape clause from the statute book by the first female chancellor is unambiguously good.
November 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The removal of the rape clause from the statute book by the first female chancellor is unambiguously good.
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Lol congratulations to whoever briefed that the chancellor was going to axe Cycle to Work, then didn't. Whatever was going on behind the scenes, you've just done wonders for London's bike shops pre-Christmas.
If my group chats are anything to go by, Treasury briefing "we're going to end the cycle to work tax break that enables people to buy a large family-sized e-bike" has done more than any other advertising campaign to boost the uptake of family-sized e-bikes. Sales must be through the roof this week.
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Lol congratulations to whoever briefed that the chancellor was going to axe Cycle to Work, then didn't. Whatever was going on behind the scenes, you've just done wonders for London's bike shops pre-Christmas.
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Man delivering line that he’s been practising all week at dinner party
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Man delivering line that he’s been practising all week at dinner party
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and again - literally just the hobby horse of some random anonymous Twitter accounts, enraging how quickly they managed to turn their horrid posting into actual government policy and rhetoric
“The Motability scheme was set up to protect the most vulnerable. Not to subsidise the lease on a Mercedes Benz,” Reeves says.
Misleading and nasty in equal measure.
Misleading and nasty in equal measure.
November 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
and again - literally just the hobby horse of some random anonymous Twitter accounts, enraging how quickly they managed to turn their horrid posting into actual government policy and rhetoric
Honestly, what is the point of the Heathrow Express
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Honestly, what is the point of the Heathrow Express
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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They should lean into their actual strength: “loads of the stuff you’d get at John Lewis but with a better delivery/collection service”.
November 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
They should lean into their actual strength: “loads of the stuff you’d get at John Lewis but with a better delivery/collection service”.
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I, too, am fascinated by the market research behind this advert. Isn’t Argos just the “oh god, an essential appliance has broke and I need it know” store of last resort for…most things?
Why is Will from the Inbetweeners* doing a TV advert spreading awareness that Argos sells more than just toys? Of course it does, it’s Argos. I feel like there’s a whole cultural perception of Argos that’s passed me by
November 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I, too, am fascinated by the market research behind this advert. Isn’t Argos just the “oh god, an essential appliance has broke and I need it know” store of last resort for…most things?
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“the underrated crucifer” @secondmentions.bsky.social
Cabbage is affordable, delicious, and astoundingly versatile, @giladedelman.bsky.social writes. The underrated crucifer “is fit for a king”:
The Most Underrated Thanksgiving Vegetable
Embrace cabbage.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“the underrated crucifer” @secondmentions.bsky.social
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Here’s my CHRISTMAS GIFT TIP. You can buy all Michael Palin’s books and DVDs and suchlike off his website, and he signs and dedicates the item for no extra charge. Don’t say I don’t give you nowt. (I did this for my dad, and he didn’t notice the autograph on his Ripping Yarns.) themichaelpalin.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Here’s my CHRISTMAS GIFT TIP. You can buy all Michael Palin’s books and DVDs and suchlike off his website, and he signs and dedicates the item for no extra charge. Don’t say I don’t give you nowt. (I did this for my dad, and he didn’t notice the autograph on his Ripping Yarns.) themichaelpalin.com
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I miss when Twitter was truly great like the time a guy got upset at someone calling out a cricket team and started explaining how bowling worked and at the end OP was like "thanks for explaining btw I hold the world record for most career outs in cricket history"
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I miss when Twitter was truly great like the time a guy got upset at someone calling out a cricket team and started explaining how bowling worked and at the end OP was like "thanks for explaining btw I hold the world record for most career outs in cricket history"
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As someone who has had a Motability car in the past (before failing my 7th driving test), you don't get any type of car - it is a scheme to use your benefits to lease an adapted car, and to get a BMW etc you would need to pay the significant difference
Let's be absolutely clear the restrictions on Motability cars is reflective of a quiet desire to see disabled people pushed out of public life because getting them in public space is sometimes a bit inconvenient and expensive
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
As someone who has had a Motability car in the past (before failing my 7th driving test), you don't get any type of car - it is a scheme to use your benefits to lease an adapted car, and to get a BMW etc you would need to pay the significant difference
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Rename it Dublin Airport Station, so that they might actually build a rail link
The Dáil has heard a suggestion that Dublin Airport be named after the former Taoiseach Sean Lemass.
Any counteroffers?
Any counteroffers?
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Rename it Dublin Airport Station, so that they might actually build a rail link
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Roller derby implies the existence of roller nottingham
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Roller derby implies the existence of roller nottingham
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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Brutal
Robbie Gibb describes the BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason as the "unsung hero of covering politics" and "absolutely first rate"
November 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Brutal