Alison Charlton
@alicharlo.bsky.social
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Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
December 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
Really hoping he renames Washington to Trumpton
December 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Really hoping he renames Washington to Trumpton
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6/ Incredibly, over the last few years around £200,000 has been raised for homeless charities as a result of this thing. So, this year, if you're enjoying the pix, you could fling a few quid to Centrepoint via this link: gofund.me/637d21d0
Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2024, organized by Rhodri Marsden
Unbelievably, it's the 14th year of this thing.
What is it?
Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2024
gofund.me
December 24, 2024 at 7:32 PM
6/ Incredibly, over the last few years around £200,000 has been raised for homeless charities as a result of this thing. So, this year, if you're enjoying the pix, you could fling a few quid to Centrepoint via this link: gofund.me/637d21d0
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It’s starting… #duvetknowitschristmas
December 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
It’s starting… #duvetknowitschristmas
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It is the winter solstice tomorrow (in the northern hemisphere) this is your reminder that English Heritage live stream the sun rising over Stonehenge on their YouTube channel from 7.30am tomorrow morning.
www.youtube.com/live/FEnQmoc...
www.youtube.com/live/FEnQmoc...
December 20, 2025 at 10:27 AM
It is the winter solstice tomorrow (in the northern hemisphere) this is your reminder that English Heritage live stream the sun rising over Stonehenge on their YouTube channel from 7.30am tomorrow morning.
www.youtube.com/live/FEnQmoc...
www.youtube.com/live/FEnQmoc...
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“Be sure to set me to ‘delicate,’ Alison. It’d be a shame to ruin that sweater, you know, in case it ever comes back in style.”
December 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“Be sure to set me to ‘delicate,’ Alison. It’d be a shame to ruin that sweater, you know, in case it ever comes back in style.”
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This is absolutely the plot line for a Netflix film you scroll past. Something something barely concealed rivalries something something spiral out of control something something death
Belgian crypto billionaire Olivier Janssens is planning to establish a "libertarian community" with its own legal system in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Belgian crypto-billionaire wants to build the ‘Dubai of the Caribbean’
Belgian crypto-billionaire wants to build the 'Dubai of the Caribbean'
www.brusselstimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
This is absolutely the plot line for a Netflix film you scroll past. Something something barely concealed rivalries something something spiral out of control something something death
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Lol they got him a mirror like a lonely parakeet
December 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Lol they got him a mirror like a lonely parakeet
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The tale of a lonely wolf has been a huge hit for the Intermarché supermarket chain, beating controversial AI-generated efforts by McDonald’s and Coca-Cola ⬇️
Forget John Lewis, the French show us how to do a Christmas ad
The tale of a lonely wolf has been a huge hit for the Intermarché supermarket chain, beating controversial AI-generated efforts by McDonald’s and Coca-Cola
www.thetimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The tale of a lonely wolf has been a huge hit for the Intermarché supermarket chain, beating controversial AI-generated efforts by McDonald’s and Coca-Cola ⬇️
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Okay, as promised, here are my 25 boardgames that would make good presents for historians or the historically-inclined.
- I've played them and enjoyed them
- They have to have a historical theme or be related to the practice of history
- They were within the first 25 I thought of...
- I've played them and enjoyed them
- They have to have a historical theme or be related to the practice of history
- They were within the first 25 I thought of...
December 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Okay, as promised, here are my 25 boardgames that would make good presents for historians or the historically-inclined.
- I've played them and enjoyed them
- They have to have a historical theme or be related to the practice of history
- They were within the first 25 I thought of...
- I've played them and enjoyed them
- They have to have a historical theme or be related to the practice of history
- They were within the first 25 I thought of...
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‘It is on the border between the ordinary and the peculiar that Martin Parr likes to work. He points out, more than once, that what is commonplace now will one day be remarkable.’
Rosemary Hill reviews Parr’s memoir ‘Utterly Lazy and Inattentive’.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Rosemary Hill reviews Parr’s memoir ‘Utterly Lazy and Inattentive’.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Rosemary Hill · Saturdays at the Sewage Works: Martin Parr’s People
It is on the border between the ordinary and the peculiar that Parr likes to work. He points out, more than once, that...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
‘It is on the border between the ordinary and the peculiar that Martin Parr likes to work. He points out, more than once, that what is commonplace now will one day be remarkable.’
Rosemary Hill reviews Parr’s memoir ‘Utterly Lazy and Inattentive’.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Rosemary Hill reviews Parr’s memoir ‘Utterly Lazy and Inattentive’.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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This is the most horrific trophy I’ve ever seen. It looks like a cursed object found in a desert crypt.
December 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is the most horrific trophy I’ve ever seen. It looks like a cursed object found in a desert crypt.
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Blackbird with a gobstopper! 😁
Taken last weekend at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. 😊🐦
#birds 🪶
You can buy my exclusive 2026 Birds calendars here;
www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c... 😊❤️
Taken last weekend at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. 😊🐦
#birds 🪶
You can buy my exclusive 2026 Birds calendars here;
www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c... 😊❤️
December 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Blackbird with a gobstopper! 😁
Taken last weekend at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. 😊🐦
#birds 🪶
You can buy my exclusive 2026 Birds calendars here;
www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c... 😊❤️
Taken last weekend at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. 😊🐦
#birds 🪶
You can buy my exclusive 2026 Birds calendars here;
www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c... 😊❤️
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On Dec. 5, 1994, Ukraine signed a set of political agreements that would guarantee the country's sovereignty and independence in return for accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
Why Ukraine doesn't have nuclear weapons
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine found itself the inheritor of the world’s third-largest nuclear arsenal.
kyivindependent.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
On Dec. 5, 1994, Ukraine signed a set of political agreements that would guarantee the country's sovereignty and independence in return for accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
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🎄 It’s ALMOST that time of year again… Now 4 years ago I asked Twitter to help make my profile more Christmassy. I'll be posting these through Advent, but new entries welcome… 🎄
A Christmassy KC - Day One
Three years ago now, I asked the good people of Twitter (there were more of them then) to make my profile photo more Christmassy. The response was phenomenal. From tomorrow, I'll pick a picture each day for my profile.
There's always room for new ones...
Three years ago now, I asked the good people of Twitter (there were more of them then) to make my profile photo more Christmassy. The response was phenomenal. From tomorrow, I'll pick a picture each day for my profile.
There's always room for new ones...
November 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
🎄 It’s ALMOST that time of year again… Now 4 years ago I asked Twitter to help make my profile more Christmassy. I'll be posting these through Advent, but new entries welcome… 🎄
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Sought and found asylum in the UK
R.I.P. Tom Stoppard, playwright most famous for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
Born Tomas Straussler in Czechoslovakia he fled his home during the Nazi occupation and found refuge in Britain at the age of eight. He later discovered all four of his grandparents had died in the Holocaust.
Born Tomas Straussler in Czechoslovakia he fled his home during the Nazi occupation and found refuge in Britain at the age of eight. He later discovered all four of his grandparents had died in the Holocaust.
Sir Tom Stoppard, playwright famed for his wit and depth, dies at 88
Winning an Oscar for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love, he captivated the hearts of audiences for more than six decades.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Sought and found asylum in the UK
@mrboom.bsky.social have messaged you on FB - don't have another way to contact you
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
@mrboom.bsky.social have messaged you on FB - don't have another way to contact you
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Higgledy piggledy
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
October 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Higgledy piggledy
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
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So Trump has posted about 20 photos of the refurbished Lincoln Bathroom, which should satisfy the needs of the unemployed and hungry. In addition to looking pretty crummy, I have some questions about this toilet, which will have a great view of the new ballroom and vice versa.
October 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
So Trump has posted about 20 photos of the refurbished Lincoln Bathroom, which should satisfy the needs of the unemployed and hungry. In addition to looking pretty crummy, I have some questions about this toilet, which will have a great view of the new ballroom and vice versa.
I find it's the easiest and most enjoyable way to get in 10,000 steps. Why make exercise a chore?
'Enjoying original works of art in a gallery can relieve stress, reduce the risk of heart disease and boost your immune system, according to the first study of its kind.'
(Actually, much previous evidence re mental health benefits).
Mindboggling to cut the Arts, Humanities in this context. 1/3
(Actually, much previous evidence re mental health benefits).
Mindboggling to cut the Arts, Humanities in this context. 1/3
Picture of health: going to art galleries can improve wellbeing, study reveals
Viewing original works of art can relieve stress, cut heart disease risk and boost immune system, first study of its kind finds
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I find it's the easiest and most enjoyable way to get in 10,000 steps. Why make exercise a chore?
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Nazipedia.
Musk effectively copied over all of Wikipedia and had Grok go over it to give it a far right bias in its framing in articles to turn it into a propaganda tool. It's conservapedia 2.0 backed by the world's richest man.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk's Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points
The new AI-powered Wikipedia competitor falsely claims that pornography worsened the AIDS epidemic and that social media may be fueling a rise in transgender people.
www.wired.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Nazipedia.
People just don't realise how filthy London was and how beautiful it is now. This is why I can never understand the nostalgia for London of the past.
Watch Lawrence of Arabia (again) and marvel at how dirt-stained London is. St Paul's is filthy black
October 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
People just don't realise how filthy London was and how beautiful it is now. This is why I can never understand the nostalgia for London of the past.
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
Still waiting for the day I get my jaunting belt.
50 YEARS AGO TODAY: changes are afoot with The Tomorrow People as their fourth series begins, with Tricia having broken out and in time added to by the unreliable Mike, played by Mike Holoway. Flintlock aren't quite here yet but they will be.
🎬| The Tomorrow People | S04E01 | One Law | One Law For The Poor | Thames 📺 | 50fps 4K
Enhanced using state-of-the-art restoration tools, featuring improved clarity and fluid motion.
John, Liz, Stephen and Tyso return to Earth to see if any more Tomorrow People have broken out in their absence.
They sense the presence of another telepath, Mike Bell, and decide to leave him to break
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Still waiting for the day I get my jaunting belt.