Sooos14@
@soort14.bsky.social
Using nature,gardening and many forms of creativity to help my mental health. Encouraging others to use creativity to help with their own mental wellness. #MentalHealthMatters
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⚠️ Experiencing psychosis can be overwhelming.
To support someone, don't argue with what they're going through. Stay calm, listen, and show compassion.
Share this to spread practical ways to help.
To support someone, don't argue with what they're going through. Stay calm, listen, and show compassion.
Share this to spread practical ways to help.
February 10, 2026 at 4:04 PM
⚠️ Experiencing psychosis can be overwhelming.
To support someone, don't argue with what they're going through. Stay calm, listen, and show compassion.
Share this to spread practical ways to help.
To support someone, don't argue with what they're going through. Stay calm, listen, and show compassion.
Share this to spread practical ways to help.
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February 7, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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After Steve died, I blamed him for everything.
The traffic. The broken WiFi. My inability to cope.
None of it was his fault.
But grief had stolen my capacity to reason, to exist.
Tiny, repeatable habits slowly gave me back a sense of control.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Hope 💛🐦⬛
The traffic. The broken WiFi. My inability to cope.
None of it was his fault.
But grief had stolen my capacity to reason, to exist.
Tiny, repeatable habits slowly gave me back a sense of control.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Hope 💛🐦⬛
Stressing out less after loss by suicide
Daddy Blackbird #41
daddyblackbird.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:03 AM
After Steve died, I blamed him for everything.
The traffic. The broken WiFi. My inability to cope.
None of it was his fault.
But grief had stolen my capacity to reason, to exist.
Tiny, repeatable habits slowly gave me back a sense of control.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Hope 💛🐦⬛
The traffic. The broken WiFi. My inability to cope.
None of it was his fault.
But grief had stolen my capacity to reason, to exist.
Tiny, repeatable habits slowly gave me back a sense of control.
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Hope 💛🐦⬛
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Today is #NationalPuzzleDay and DID YOU KNOW that along with an extensive collection of loanable jigsaws we ALSO HAVE FREE ONLINE JIGSAWS you can solve at: jigsawplanet.com/OrkneyLibrary
We started publishing them online during lockdown and we now have over 80 puzzles to solve! 🧩
We started publishing them online during lockdown and we now have over 80 puzzles to solve! 🧩
January 29, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Today is #NationalPuzzleDay and DID YOU KNOW that along with an extensive collection of loanable jigsaws we ALSO HAVE FREE ONLINE JIGSAWS you can solve at: jigsawplanet.com/OrkneyLibrary
We started publishing them online during lockdown and we now have over 80 puzzles to solve! 🧩
We started publishing them online during lockdown and we now have over 80 puzzles to solve! 🧩
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Mental health is the UK public's biggest health concern.
It should not be turned into a culture war.
It should not be turned into a culture war.
January 29, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Mental health is the UK public's biggest health concern.
It should not be turned into a culture war.
It should not be turned into a culture war.
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😸😸😸😸😸😸😸
Morning Blueskiers!
Me and the cat are laffing our heads off!
Reform’s Gorton getcha Matt ‘muslimophobe’ Goodwin has blocked Larry the cat!
Paws up felines!
Morning Blueskiers!
Me and the cat are laffing our heads off!
Reform’s Gorton getcha Matt ‘muslimophobe’ Goodwin has blocked Larry the cat!
Paws up felines!
January 29, 2026 at 9:32 AM
😸😸😸😸😸😸😸
Morning Blueskiers!
Me and the cat are laffing our heads off!
Reform’s Gorton getcha Matt ‘muslimophobe’ Goodwin has blocked Larry the cat!
Paws up felines!
Morning Blueskiers!
Me and the cat are laffing our heads off!
Reform’s Gorton getcha Matt ‘muslimophobe’ Goodwin has blocked Larry the cat!
Paws up felines!
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🏏Reminder: weekly sessions for ages 7-15 at St Cennydd Leisure Centre, Caerphilly CF83 2RP
Thanks to everyone who turned up last week, a few more spaces available, no pre reg needed
⏰1000-1200 🗓️Sundays
Senior men, newcomers welcome
⏰1430-1630 🗓️Sundays
📍Wicket2Wicket,Cwmcarn
Please share info
Thanks to everyone who turned up last week, a few more spaces available, no pre reg needed
⏰1000-1200 🗓️Sundays
Senior men, newcomers welcome
⏰1430-1630 🗓️Sundays
📍Wicket2Wicket,Cwmcarn
Please share info
January 28, 2026 at 11:15 PM
🏏Reminder: weekly sessions for ages 7-15 at St Cennydd Leisure Centre, Caerphilly CF83 2RP
Thanks to everyone who turned up last week, a few more spaces available, no pre reg needed
⏰1000-1200 🗓️Sundays
Senior men, newcomers welcome
⏰1430-1630 🗓️Sundays
📍Wicket2Wicket,Cwmcarn
Please share info
Thanks to everyone who turned up last week, a few more spaces available, no pre reg needed
⏰1000-1200 🗓️Sundays
Senior men, newcomers welcome
⏰1430-1630 🗓️Sundays
📍Wicket2Wicket,Cwmcarn
Please share info
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👋 Welcome to our 'In Other Words' content series.
Across five weeks, we're sharing five stories.
Each one is written by a real person who describes their experience of mental illness as a metaphor 👇
(1/3)
Across five weeks, we're sharing five stories.
Each one is written by a real person who describes their experience of mental illness as a metaphor 👇
(1/3)
January 20, 2026 at 10:08 AM
👋 Welcome to our 'In Other Words' content series.
Across five weeks, we're sharing five stories.
Each one is written by a real person who describes their experience of mental illness as a metaphor 👇
(1/3)
Across five weeks, we're sharing five stories.
Each one is written by a real person who describes their experience of mental illness as a metaphor 👇
(1/3)
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200% tariff on wine and champagne he said. Most French people likely go 'ben, vas-y, hein' ! (Translation: knock yourself out!)
a man in a suit and tie is making a face .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is making a face .
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:54 PM
200% tariff on wine and champagne he said. Most French people likely go 'ben, vas-y, hein' ! (Translation: knock yourself out!)
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🎩📚♠️🎩📚♠️🎩📚♠️
This is ‘the day job’ ~ amazing how many parallels there are between 1860s Victorian London and London today ~ dodgy MPs, rich scammers, political shenanigans, oppressed working classes … it was all there.
#history
This is ‘the day job’ ~ amazing how many parallels there are between 1860s Victorian London and London today ~ dodgy MPs, rich scammers, political shenanigans, oppressed working classes … it was all there.
#history
🎩📚♦️♠️🎩📚♦️♠️
Join Scotland Yard’s detective division as they patrol the shadowy gaslit streets and alleyways of 1860s London.
THE VICTORIAN DETECTIVES
Author.to/Victoriancrime
“Pacy, quirky and highly enjoyable”
#books #crimefiction #histfic
Join Scotland Yard’s detective division as they patrol the shadowy gaslit streets and alleyways of 1860s London.
THE VICTORIAN DETECTIVES
Author.to/Victoriancrime
“Pacy, quirky and highly enjoyable”
#books #crimefiction #histfic
November 22, 2024 at 12:24 PM
🎩📚♠️🎩📚♠️🎩📚♠️
This is ‘the day job’ ~ amazing how many parallels there are between 1860s Victorian London and London today ~ dodgy MPs, rich scammers, political shenanigans, oppressed working classes … it was all there.
#history
This is ‘the day job’ ~ amazing how many parallels there are between 1860s Victorian London and London today ~ dodgy MPs, rich scammers, political shenanigans, oppressed working classes … it was all there.
#history
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Our 'Special Relationship'
January 18, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Our 'Special Relationship'
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“Instead of saying ‘I’m damaged, I’m broken, I have trust issues.” I say “I’m healing, I’m rediscovering myself, I’m starting over.” | Horacio Jones 🫶
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #SuicideAwareness #MentalHealth #Healing #Hope 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #SuicideAwareness #MentalHealth #Healing #Hope 💛
January 18, 2026 at 9:52 AM
“Instead of saying ‘I’m damaged, I’m broken, I have trust issues.” I say “I’m healing, I’m rediscovering myself, I’m starting over.” | Horacio Jones 🫶
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #SuicideAwareness #MentalHealth #Healing #Hope 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #SuicideAwareness #MentalHealth #Healing #Hope 💛
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There it is.
Farage and Reform would end our NHS.
Millions of people could not afford to be ill under a Reform government.
Farage and Reform would end our NHS.
Millions of people could not afford to be ill under a Reform government.
January 13, 2026 at 8:23 AM
There it is.
Farage and Reform would end our NHS.
Millions of people could not afford to be ill under a Reform government.
Farage and Reform would end our NHS.
Millions of people could not afford to be ill under a Reform government.
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Asking for help after suicide loss isn’t simple.
After Steve died, I did all the “right things” - GP, friends, support - and was told to wait.
I learned grief after suicide is trauma in the body, not just sadness.
In #DaddyBlackbird #37 I write about why the right kind of help matters.
After Steve died, I did all the “right things” - GP, friends, support - and was told to wait.
I learned grief after suicide is trauma in the body, not just sadness.
In #DaddyBlackbird #37 I write about why the right kind of help matters.
Asking for help after loss by suicide
Daddy Blackbird #37
daddyblackbird.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Asking for help after suicide loss isn’t simple.
After Steve died, I did all the “right things” - GP, friends, support - and was told to wait.
I learned grief after suicide is trauma in the body, not just sadness.
In #DaddyBlackbird #37 I write about why the right kind of help matters.
After Steve died, I did all the “right things” - GP, friends, support - and was told to wait.
I learned grief after suicide is trauma in the body, not just sadness.
In #DaddyBlackbird #37 I write about why the right kind of help matters.
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💥🇬🇧💥🇬🇧
This is a prospective REFORM MP.
Both Farage and Badenoch support creating a UK ICE force.
You ask how did the Nazis take over Germany? By dividing the populace, media propaganda and lies.
This is how Trump was elected. We still have a few more years … but I see it creeping into our discourse
This is a prospective REFORM MP.
Both Farage and Badenoch support creating a UK ICE force.
You ask how did the Nazis take over Germany? By dividing the populace, media propaganda and lies.
This is how Trump was elected. We still have a few more years … but I see it creeping into our discourse
January 10, 2026 at 9:24 AM
💥🇬🇧💥🇬🇧
This is a prospective REFORM MP.
Both Farage and Badenoch support creating a UK ICE force.
You ask how did the Nazis take over Germany? By dividing the populace, media propaganda and lies.
This is how Trump was elected. We still have a few more years … but I see it creeping into our discourse
This is a prospective REFORM MP.
Both Farage and Badenoch support creating a UK ICE force.
You ask how did the Nazis take over Germany? By dividing the populace, media propaganda and lies.
This is how Trump was elected. We still have a few more years … but I see it creeping into our discourse
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A simple act of kindness can make a significant difference, especially for someone struggling with mental health or thoughts of suicide.
Take extra care of those around you 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideAwareness #SuicidePrevention #Kindness #Hope 🐦⬛
Take extra care of those around you 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideAwareness #SuicidePrevention #Kindness #Hope 🐦⬛
January 10, 2026 at 10:16 AM
A simple act of kindness can make a significant difference, especially for someone struggling with mental health or thoughts of suicide.
Take extra care of those around you 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideAwareness #SuicidePrevention #Kindness #Hope 🐦⬛
Take extra care of those around you 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideAwareness #SuicidePrevention #Kindness #Hope 🐦⬛
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I’ll be coming to Chester 😁
The first events for this year’s free, University-run Chester Festival of Ideas have been announced, from some of the UK’s leading broadcasters sharing insights to spectacular science shows. The award-winning, four-day annual festival is returning in July to #Chester.
festivalofideas.chester.ac.uk
festivalofideas.chester.ac.uk
January 10, 2026 at 11:32 AM
I’ll be coming to Chester 😁
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KARE 11
@kare11.bsky.social
Jana Shortal
Renee Good’s wife has a statement. Hear it in full no edits, here.
@kare11.bsky.social
Jana Shortal
Renee Good’s wife has a statement. Hear it in full no edits, here.
January 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
KARE 11
@kare11.bsky.social
Jana Shortal
Renee Good’s wife has a statement. Hear it in full no edits, here.
@kare11.bsky.social
Jana Shortal
Renee Good’s wife has a statement. Hear it in full no edits, here.
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The UK’s only author-run co-operative publisher Gritstone celebrates its tenth anniversary
By Andrew Bibby
By Andrew Bibby
Northern publishing co-op makes its mark
The UK’s only author-run co-operative publisher Gritstone celebrates its tenth anniversary
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 7:28 AM
The UK’s only author-run co-operative publisher Gritstone celebrates its tenth anniversary
By Andrew Bibby
By Andrew Bibby
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We don’t talk enough about what it takes to hold space for someone struggling.
It’s not just listening.
It’s absorbing.
It’s carrying stories home.
If you’ve ever been that person - the listener, the one people turn to - I see you.
You deserve space too 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideAwareness
It’s not just listening.
It’s absorbing.
It’s carrying stories home.
If you’ve ever been that person - the listener, the one people turn to - I see you.
You deserve space too 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideAwareness
January 9, 2026 at 7:03 PM
We don’t talk enough about what it takes to hold space for someone struggling.
It’s not just listening.
It’s absorbing.
It’s carrying stories home.
If you’ve ever been that person - the listener, the one people turn to - I see you.
You deserve space too 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideAwareness
It’s not just listening.
It’s absorbing.
It’s carrying stories home.
If you’ve ever been that person - the listener, the one people turn to - I see you.
You deserve space too 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideAwareness
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Changing the narrative on suicide doesn’t begin with experts or therapists.
It begins with us.
With choosing courage over silence.
With reaching in, even when we’re unsure what to say 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideAwareness #StartTheConversation
It begins with us.
With choosing courage over silence.
With reaching in, even when we’re unsure what to say 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideAwareness #StartTheConversation
January 7, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Changing the narrative on suicide doesn’t begin with experts or therapists.
It begins with us.
With choosing courage over silence.
With reaching in, even when we’re unsure what to say 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideAwareness #StartTheConversation
It begins with us.
With choosing courage over silence.
With reaching in, even when we’re unsure what to say 💛
#DaddyBlackbird #SuicideAwareness #StartTheConversation
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Every country needs to be following Finland's lead here. Media literary skills are going to be crucially important in the age of AI, where knowing what's real and what's not is going to be increasingly difficult
apnews.com/article/fake...
apnews.com/article/fake...
Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
apnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Every country needs to be following Finland's lead here. Media literary skills are going to be crucially important in the age of AI, where knowing what's real and what's not is going to be increasingly difficult
apnews.com/article/fake...
apnews.com/article/fake...
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"This article traces the anti-migrant protests back to their racist roots in the summer of 2023, when conspiracy theories, tabloid scare stories and far-right agitators first ignited a wave of hostility on Britain’s streets."
via Simon Childs
novaramedia.com/2025/08/13/t...
via Simon Childs
novaramedia.com/2025/08/13/t...
These Six Media Lies Are Stoking the Anti-Migrant Protests | Novara Media
The Sun published a report claiming asylum seekers are enjoying discounted boat rides, while the Mail on Sunday says the UK is in the midst of a ‘migrant crime wave’. Neither is true. Simon Childs rep...
novaramedia.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:05 AM
"This article traces the anti-migrant protests back to their racist roots in the summer of 2023, when conspiracy theories, tabloid scare stories and far-right agitators first ignited a wave of hostility on Britain’s streets."
via Simon Childs
novaramedia.com/2025/08/13/t...
via Simon Childs
novaramedia.com/2025/08/13/t...
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I love the Kate & Eleanor episodes of Betwixt. Feels like a fun chat where you learn something, have a laugh, and rage against the patriarchy.
Have a listen if you need a break from *everything*, and if the phrase "Dick is plentiful and low value" resonates with you.
Have a listen if you need a break from *everything*, and if the phrase "Dick is plentiful and low value" resonates with you.
Today on #BetwixtTheSheets, I am talking to the one and only @goingmedieval.bsky.social
about being a single woman in the Middle Ages.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
about being a single woman in the Middle Ages.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
January 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
I love the Kate & Eleanor episodes of Betwixt. Feels like a fun chat where you learn something, have a laugh, and rage against the patriarchy.
Have a listen if you need a break from *everything*, and if the phrase "Dick is plentiful and low value" resonates with you.
Have a listen if you need a break from *everything*, and if the phrase "Dick is plentiful and low value" resonates with you.