Val Cobbin
@valcob.bsky.social
Keen reader and generally curious about life.
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British response to the film about Melania Trump: If they were screening it for free at the bottom of my garden I'd shut the curtains.
January 30, 2026 at 8:30 PM
British response to the film about Melania Trump: If they were screening it for free at the bottom of my garden I'd shut the curtains.
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January 25, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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The footage that the woman in the pink coat recorded is now out there, on here. It couldn't be clearer what a callous, brutal deliberate murder this was.
#minneapolis
#minneapolis
He had been disarmed before the shooting started.
January 24, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The footage that the woman in the pink coat recorded is now out there, on here. It couldn't be clearer what a callous, brutal deliberate murder this was.
#minneapolis
#minneapolis
@oddthisday.bsky.social coincidence after your recent post!
January 10, 2026 at 8:03 PM
@oddthisday.bsky.social coincidence after your recent post!
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The news is all terrible but the fact that it’s the National Year of Reading in the UK is a glow of light in the darkness. Let’s prioritise reading brilliant stories this year, both to ourselves and to our children. Reading fiction builds self-esteem & develops empathy. 💕📚💕
January 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
The news is all terrible but the fact that it’s the National Year of Reading in the UK is a glow of light in the darkness. Let’s prioritise reading brilliant stories this year, both to ourselves and to our children. Reading fiction builds self-esteem & develops empathy. 💕📚💕
Tick tock tick tock for paedophiles (we hope).
Wrath, envy, treason, rape, and murder’s rages,
Thy heinous hours wait on them as their pages.
Thy heinous hours wait on them as their pages.
December 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Tick tock tick tock for paedophiles (we hope).
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The court concluded that there was no constitutional “right to receive information" through the presence of certain books in the public library.
Support the freedom to read and the fundamental right to know.
#libraries #librarians #indiebookstores
Support the freedom to read and the fundamental right to know.
#libraries #librarians #indiebookstores
Thank you @librarianjones.com and Suzette Baker for this powerful piece. 38 million Americans now live in an unfortunate place and time where censorship is legal.
“Authoritarians gain power when citizens stop paying attention. Visit your local library, check out books, and keep reading. If we stay unified and informed, we can ensure reading w/out restriction remains the foundation of our democracy and a fundamental freedom for all.”
time.com/7341120/book...
time.com/7341120/book...
December 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The court concluded that there was no constitutional “right to receive information" through the presence of certain books in the public library.
Support the freedom to read and the fundamental right to know.
#libraries #librarians #indiebookstores
Support the freedom to read and the fundamental right to know.
#libraries #librarians #indiebookstores
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A Labour Culture Secretary, Lisa Nandy, is promoting idea of advertising on the #BBC and/or a part subscription model for its future funding.
I despair.
How can the BBC's *unique* *precious* blend of universality, independence, freedom from commercial pressure and trust be maintained in this way?
I despair.
How can the BBC's *unique* *precious* blend of universality, independence, freedom from commercial pressure and trust be maintained in this way?
Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation
www.gov.uk
December 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A Labour Culture Secretary, Lisa Nandy, is promoting idea of advertising on the #BBC and/or a part subscription model for its future funding.
I despair.
How can the BBC's *unique* *precious* blend of universality, independence, freedom from commercial pressure and trust be maintained in this way?
I despair.
How can the BBC's *unique* *precious* blend of universality, independence, freedom from commercial pressure and trust be maintained in this way?
RIP John Carey, Joanna Trollope and Sophie Kinsella. Three very different writers; all brilliant and brought me pleasure.
December 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
RIP John Carey, Joanna Trollope and Sophie Kinsella. Three very different writers; all brilliant and brought me pleasure.
December 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Watching "The Liberators" on Netflix. Impressed so far.
November 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Watching "The Liberators" on Netflix. Impressed so far.
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Think of tomorrow as one big thank you to the BBC! #FortheloveofShakespeare
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ALT: a close up of a man 's face with a blurred background
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November 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Think of tomorrow as one big thank you to the BBC! #FortheloveofShakespeare
We live in hope...
I do arrest thee, traitor, of high treason
October 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
We live in hope...
@thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
Hello. I live in Bristol in the UK which isn't scheduled to have a screening. Do you know if there's any other way I can watch? Thank you.
Hello. I live in Bristol in the UK which isn't scheduled to have a screening. Do you know if there's any other way I can watch? Thank you.
October 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
@thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
Hello. I live in Bristol in the UK which isn't scheduled to have a screening. Do you know if there's any other way I can watch? Thank you.
Hello. I live in Bristol in the UK which isn't scheduled to have a screening. Do you know if there's any other way I can watch? Thank you.
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A call for those outside the Jewish community to share a message of solidarity when Yom Kippur ends at 723pm tonight. Please do join if you can. This is an initiative coordinated by the Together coalition, talking among networks of all faiths + none this afternoon
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On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
October 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A call for those outside the Jewish community to share a message of solidarity when Yom Kippur ends at 723pm tonight. Please do join if you can. This is an initiative coordinated by the Together coalition, talking among networks of all faiths + none this afternoon
bsky.app/profile/sund...
bsky.app/profile/sund...
Something to make you smile.
If ever I feel blue about the state of the world. If ever all of it makes me feel hopeless and forlorn. I do one simple thing. And that one thing is running "tesla sales" through any news search engine. And a glimmer of hope arises that the arc of justice may actually exist.
August 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Something to make you smile.
Hard agree with this.
Very enjoyable column by @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on 'the Diet Coke test' for restaurants:
What’s your test of a bad restaurant?
With food, one should be tolerant. But there is no need to be pretentious about fizzy drinks
www.ft.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Hard agree with this.
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@letatcestmoi.bsky.social sky.social could you boost? 🙏
Edinburgh Fringe venue hosting Jewish comics had security/vandalism fears. So they "solved" it by removing the Jews.
It's Whistlebinkies. They're on FB. Pls leave them a review! #SinkTheBink
www.jewishnews.co.uk/jewish-comed...
Edinburgh Fringe venue hosting Jewish comics had security/vandalism fears. So they "solved" it by removing the Jews.
It's Whistlebinkies. They're on FB. Pls leave them a review! #SinkTheBink
www.jewishnews.co.uk/jewish-comed...
Jewish comedians cancelled by Edinburgh Fringe venue due to 'safety concerns' - Jewish News
Rachel Creeger and Phillip Simon were abruptly told last Friday that their bookings, at a venue they had used for many years, had been removed
www.jewishnews.co.uk
July 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
@letatcestmoi.bsky.social sky.social could you boost? 🙏
Edinburgh Fringe venue hosting Jewish comics had security/vandalism fears. So they "solved" it by removing the Jews.
It's Whistlebinkies. They're on FB. Pls leave them a review! #SinkTheBink
www.jewishnews.co.uk/jewish-comed...
Edinburgh Fringe venue hosting Jewish comics had security/vandalism fears. So they "solved" it by removing the Jews.
It's Whistlebinkies. They're on FB. Pls leave them a review! #SinkTheBink
www.jewishnews.co.uk/jewish-comed...
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Happy Musk vs Trump day for all those celebrating.
June 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Happy Musk vs Trump day for all those celebrating.
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O Lord, they fight! I will go call the watch.
June 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
O Lord, they fight! I will go call the watch.
Reading "The Sympathizer" by Viet Thanh Nguyen. I have thoughts...
April 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Reading "The Sympathizer" by Viet Thanh Nguyen. I have thoughts...
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Putting a drunk racist TV host in charge of the Pentagon was a bad idea? Astounding.
March 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Putting a drunk racist TV host in charge of the Pentagon was a bad idea? Astounding.