TrudyML
@trudyml.bsky.social
Scotland 🏴 Grumpy yet wholesome
Book-lover, writer, theatre-maker, editor, proofreader, bookseller, wannabe gardener, revolutionary, wanderer, treehugger
www.trudymledits.co.uk
Book-lover, writer, theatre-maker, editor, proofreader, bookseller, wannabe gardener, revolutionary, wanderer, treehugger
www.trudymledits.co.uk
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TrudyML
@trudyml.bsky.social
· Dec 21
I’m a freelance creative based both in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland. I have many jobs and many hats. Things you can hire me for: proofreading, editing, copywriting, soundboarding, catsitting, theatre production management, dramaturgy, problem-solving, retail, front of house, stewarding
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ceos are so fucking delusional. People cannot be more clear: we fucking hate AI being shoved in every product. And yet they still think if they push hard enough it's going to magically turn into money for them.
February 2, 2026 at 1:04 PM
ceos are so fucking delusional. People cannot be more clear: we fucking hate AI being shoved in every product. And yet they still think if they push hard enough it's going to magically turn into money for them.
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In between all the fascism, it's also a MASSIVE crime wave.
February 1, 2026 at 8:31 PM
In between all the fascism, it's also a MASSIVE crime wave.
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I would pay DOUBLE my bbc licence if this happened on current affairs programmes
if you get to three factually untrue statements then you get gunged
January 30, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I would pay DOUBLE my bbc licence if this happened on current affairs programmes
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This is a gorgeous essay.
“So much of politics is taking action but not getting what you want.”
“So much of politics is taking action but not getting what you want.”
When I wrote this a year ago I had no idea how bad things would get. Today, eight years after she left us, I'm trying to follow Ursula's advice: write and worry. Write and act. Worry and keep writing.
lithub.com/the-way-of-w...
lithub.com/the-way-of-w...
The Way of Water: On the Quiet Power of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Activism
In the past two months, I’ve found myself thinking back to an essay Ursula K. Le Guin posted on her blog in November 2016. It was one of her last long essays, and she wrote it at a time when she—li…
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January 23, 2026 at 7:55 PM
This is a gorgeous essay.
“So much of politics is taking action but not getting what you want.”
“So much of politics is taking action but not getting what you want.”
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Would highly recommend. I’ve been following the Marginalian for many years and gotten lots of hope and provoking thoughts from it
For an act of resistance to the tyranny of algorithms, try the Marginalian newsletter—undistracted notes on the search for meaning, free, ad-free, AI-free, fully human since 2006: themarginalian.org/newsletter
January 15, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Would highly recommend. I’ve been following the Marginalian for many years and gotten lots of hope and provoking thoughts from it
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Dammit, tech companies. The only think I need to know about your awesome AI feature is how to turn it off.
January 15, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Dammit, tech companies. The only think I need to know about your awesome AI feature is how to turn it off.
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Remembered this Poem all of a sudden
January 15, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Remembered this Poem all of a sudden
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
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BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
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Gorgeous Guardian account of the irreplaceable @laniritterhall.bsky.social and her work at @thirdactorg.bsky.social. She is a true north star!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘We have to go out and touch people’: how activism is tackling the US loneliness epidemic
Most people join social movements to try to change the world, but many also find community and a greater sense of purpose
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Gorgeous Guardian account of the irreplaceable @laniritterhall.bsky.social and her work at @thirdactorg.bsky.social. She is a true north star!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Was writing earlier. Then cat shouted at me to tell me it was snowing
January 4, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Was writing earlier. Then cat shouted at me to tell me it was snowing
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Nobody could have predicted this.
January 4, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Nobody could have predicted this.
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Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
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Bluesky resolutions:
- no doom-posting
- but *if* doom-posting, only with an equal or greater hope-post
- no quote-dunking
- NO quote-dunking
- share more creative work, more often
- this necessitates firstly *making* that work
- share more with folk irl before, or instead, of sharing here
- no doom-posting
- but *if* doom-posting, only with an equal or greater hope-post
- no quote-dunking
- NO quote-dunking
- share more creative work, more often
- this necessitates firstly *making* that work
- share more with folk irl before, or instead, of sharing here
December 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Bluesky resolutions:
- no doom-posting
- but *if* doom-posting, only with an equal or greater hope-post
- no quote-dunking
- NO quote-dunking
- share more creative work, more often
- this necessitates firstly *making* that work
- share more with folk irl before, or instead, of sharing here
- no doom-posting
- but *if* doom-posting, only with an equal or greater hope-post
- no quote-dunking
- NO quote-dunking
- share more creative work, more often
- this necessitates firstly *making* that work
- share more with folk irl before, or instead, of sharing here
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Something I'm excited to do for 2026 is a read-or-rehome challenge. I'm picking 10 books that have been on my shelf for varying amounts of time, and by the end of the year, the plan is that I either got the nudge I needed to read them, or if I bounced off any, send them along.
December 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Something I'm excited to do for 2026 is a read-or-rehome challenge. I'm picking 10 books that have been on my shelf for varying amounts of time, and by the end of the year, the plan is that I either got the nudge I needed to read them, or if I bounced off any, send them along.
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Happy to let you know that in the northern hemisphere we’ve now done the darkest two weeks in the year. All the other 50 weeks will be lighter than this.
December 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Happy to let you know that in the northern hemisphere we’ve now done the darkest two weeks in the year. All the other 50 weeks will be lighter than this.
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If I decided it was too much bother to clean my house so I moved into an igloo in Antarctica for the rest of my life, you'd think I was awful stupid.
Tech bros deciding they'd lose too much profit if they stopped destroying the Earth because they can move to Mars someday is even stupider.
Tech bros deciding they'd lose too much profit if they stopped destroying the Earth because they can move to Mars someday is even stupider.
December 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
If I decided it was too much bother to clean my house so I moved into an igloo in Antarctica for the rest of my life, you'd think I was awful stupid.
Tech bros deciding they'd lose too much profit if they stopped destroying the Earth because they can move to Mars someday is even stupider.
Tech bros deciding they'd lose too much profit if they stopped destroying the Earth because they can move to Mars someday is even stupider.
She’s been sleeping all evening but she’s going to be so excited when her automatic feeder goes off in 6 mins for her supper. The cat knows how to do Christmas. Sleep and wake up to eat. And snoozing, give spread love to her human
December 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
She’s been sleeping all evening but she’s going to be so excited when her automatic feeder goes off in 6 mins for her supper. The cat knows how to do Christmas. Sleep and wake up to eat. And snoozing, give spread love to her human
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The climate crisis is accelerating - 2025 looks set to become UK’s hottest year on record. Good to see focus on importance of resilience on #r4today- pls take a moment to sign petition calling on Govt to introduce a fully funded national climate adaptation plan petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Fund a National Climate Resilience Plan: protect communities from climate impact
From floods to extreme temperatures, climate impacts risk damaging homes, health, businesses, services, and the economy. We want Government to prioritise adaptation; fund a new Resilience Plan that wo...
petition.parliament.uk
December 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The climate crisis is accelerating - 2025 looks set to become UK’s hottest year on record. Good to see focus on importance of resilience on #r4today- pls take a moment to sign petition calling on Govt to introduce a fully funded national climate adaptation plan petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Total gaslighting. Anti-trans activist; chooses to speak in person, provoking students who want to protect trans rights; they exercise their freedom of speech to tell her she isn't wanted; she gets to speak anyway; the BBC dutifully platforms her again; and now she threatens to sue everyone.
University threatened with legal action after protest at event
Prof Alice Sullivan says her talk at the University of Bristol became like a
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Total gaslighting. Anti-trans activist; chooses to speak in person, provoking students who want to protect trans rights; they exercise their freedom of speech to tell her she isn't wanted; she gets to speak anyway; the BBC dutifully platforms her again; and now she threatens to sue everyone.
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French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
December 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
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Labour have got to get it into their heads that far and away their biggest threat in Wales is coming from the left.
Over 50% of their 2024 voters have gone to Plaid/Greens. Just 10% are going to Reform.
Being tough on immigration is hurting, not helping them.
Over 50% of their 2024 voters have gone to Plaid/Greens. Just 10% are going to Reform.
Being tough on immigration is hurting, not helping them.
December 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Labour have got to get it into their heads that far and away their biggest threat in Wales is coming from the left.
Over 50% of their 2024 voters have gone to Plaid/Greens. Just 10% are going to Reform.
Being tough on immigration is hurting, not helping them.
Over 50% of their 2024 voters have gone to Plaid/Greens. Just 10% are going to Reform.
Being tough on immigration is hurting, not helping them.