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@ramonaspierre.bsky.social
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Soft face of anarchism. Big crip energy. Here for a good time, not a long time. She/her
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dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
"Right, so here's our central problem: what we need to do is find a way to properly acknowledge this lane's important associations with teapots, without completely disregarding its associations with worms."

"I've got it!"

www.tom-cox.com/once-upon-a-...
A sign, not far from the Somerset village of Parbrook, where I used to live, saying 'TEAPOT LANE (WORMS LANE)'. Not being a person anaesthetised to the palimpsest of small histories that can be found everywhere we go, I inevitably became intrigued by this - especially the addition of the brackets. I soon discovered, via an amateur historian in the village called Allen Cotton, that the lane’s name had been officially changed from Worms Lane to Teapot Lane a few years ago because locals had been calling it that for decades in reference to two spinsters who’d lived together in one of the poorhouses there in the early 1900s and had a reputation for collecting used tea leaves from their neighbours and “always had a warm teapot on the hob”. Glaring questions remained surrounding the worms, however. What had they been like? Were their descendants still here, doing their bit for the local ecosystem? Why had the public turned against them? This full story appears in my book Ring The Hill. Also there's quite a weird coda to it, if you read the piece in the link I've included here in full. I realise there's far too much stuff to read from screens in the world generally, so I took the time to read it out and record an audio version, too.
December 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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rosiemund.bsky.social
This includes delivery workers, especially this time of year.

When I was a postie Christmas was by far our busiest time of year. You get tired. You make honest mistakes. Stuff happens outside your control.

I'm not saying don't be upset if there's a problem but try to be reasonable & nonaccusatory.
Things that prevented me from completing deliveries in my 4 years as a postal worker that were completely beyond my control: Loose dog Police cordon Van doors jammed shut Van doors wouldn't lock Two separate flat tyres in one day Bitten by dog Company told customers we would deliver within a two hour window, did not tell us that they had done this, much less when that window was Van partner taken ill Van partner's kid taken ill Customer collapsed on doorstep, had to call and wait for ambulance Twisted ankle and couldn't weight-bear Problem with van dropping off next bags, had to wait outside in snow for two hours Fallen tree blocking road Customer threatened to call police because I asked him to sign for parcel
December 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
ramonaspierre.bsky.social
Has anyone proposed there yet?
December 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
ramonaspierre.bsky.social
Ahahahahaha bye, bitch
a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a crowd with a star on his chest
Alt: David Walliams on whatever cursed talent show he judged waving at the stage while working out what slurs he's going to use about the contestants
media.tenor.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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frankydcat.bsky.social
timeline cleanse: franky watches the garbage truck pick up the trash this morning
September 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
ramonaspierre.bsky.social
I really hope Lil Nas X is doing ok and getting well
December 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
ramonaspierre.bsky.social
Pls someone invent a system where all the waste water from your bath or shower is collected to flush your toilet, why are we using clean water to flush the damn toilet
December 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
ramonaspierre.bsky.social
So everyone's favourite Instagram witch is now posting "it was mossad" conspiracies in her stories... jesus wept
December 15, 2025 at 8:05 AM
ramonaspierre.bsky.social
The residents of the Twin Cities are my Person Of The Year
iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 8d
ICE blocked from grocery entrance ✊

12/11/25 St.Paul, Minnesota
December 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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robinince.bsky.social
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
ramonaspierre.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/... need someone to write a children's book about this otter and fox duo right now #NatureWriting
Hightailing along high streets and raiding ponds: otters’ revival in Britain
Still rare only 20 years ago, the charismatic animals are in almost every UK river and a conservation success story
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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lynsayhodges.bsky.social
Kirstie Allsopp’s Christmas craft show is on TV atm (we have C4 on during the PM because their daytime telly is *usually* top-tier ‘be nosy at other people’s houses’ stuff) and guys

GUYS

This woman just gentrified zines.

She made ‘mini memory books’ but they were ZINES but MIDDLE CLASS
December 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
ramonaspierre.bsky.social
Friend, I understand you are wearing denim hotpants to show off your new full leg Keith Haring tattoo, but did you know it's december and also scotland
December 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
ramonaspierre.bsky.social
ALIENATE your family at Christmas by refusing to tell them exactly what to buy your child
December 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
"No, no, you don't get it. I am HUGELY aware there are already lots of books about badgers, but this isn't a book about just any old badgers; it's far more specific."
Phil Drabble's Badgers At My Window (featuring a badger at a window, which we can only presume is Phil's)
December 11, 2025 at 8:11 AM
ramonaspierre.bsky.social
All I want for Christmas is to find out what happened to Barb
a woman wearing glasses is standing in front of a netflix locker
Alt: Barb from Stranger Things raises her eyebrows
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
ramonaspierre.bsky.social
Activities i have enjoyed while listening to Truly, Tradly, Deeply tradwife podcast by @annieknk.bsky.social

*ironing
*making sourdough
*sewing clothes
*knitting
*driving my kid to extra curricular activities

Am I... am I doing it wrong?!?!
December 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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goodlawproject.org
Also worth noting, the Tribunal found that Sandie Peggie had harassed Dr Beth Upton in a "hate incident".
December 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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withoutpity.bsky.social
The judgement also says that it isn't necessarily lawful either though. There needs to be a circumstance specific test, based on what facilities and options exist, what the employer knows, how the trans person appears, whether there are complaints..
December 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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withoutpity.bsky.social
The Sandie Peggie tribunal explicitly states that the supreme court decision does *not* make it illegal for a trans women to be given permission to use female changing rooms. www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
In reaching its decision the Tribunal considered the effect of the Supreme Court decision in the case of For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers [2025] ICR 899. It concluded that that decision did not result in it being inherently unlawful for a trans female, who is biologically male under the Act, to be given permission to use a female changing room at work, but also that having the protected characteristic of gender reassignment did not mean that permission to use the changing room was necessarily lawful.
December 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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goodlawproject.org
Decision in the Sandie Peggie case.

She was not directly or indirectly discriminated against, her claim of victimisation fails entirely, her claim of harassment fails largely and her claim against Beth Upton fails entirely. www.judiciary.uk/judgments/sa...
Sandie Peggie -v- Fife Health Board and another (judgment and summary) - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Case number: 4104864/2024 Employment Tribunal, Scotland 8 December 2025 Before: Employment Judge A KempTribunal Member L BrownTribunal Member C Russell Between: Mrs Sandie Peggie -v- Fife Health Board...
www.judiciary.uk
December 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
ramonaspierre.bsky.social
Solidarity with Dr Beth Upton today and every day
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
ramonaspierre.bsky.social
Is Together Against the Far Right a SWP front?
December 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM