Alison
@alisonauciel.bsky.social
One day I shall finish my to-read pile*
*no, I don’t believe it either.
*no, I don’t believe it either.
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Gods honest truth but when Freddie gets on this subject it’s astoundingly righteous writing
freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/its-mental...
freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/its-mental...
It's "Mental Illness Doesn't Do That" Season Once Again
wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen
freddiedeboer.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Gods honest truth but when Freddie gets on this subject it’s astoundingly righteous writing
freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/its-mental...
freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/its-mental...
Terrific writing.
Tents pitched indoors for warmth and makeshift radiators: Ukrainians are freezing to death | Janine di Giovanni
As a war correspondent I’ve seen this strategy used before. Putin is weaponising the savage eastern European winter, says war correspondent Janine di Giovanni
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Terrific writing.
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Just say concentration camp.
We need to get it broadly understood that Stephen Miller's ethnic cleansing will result in a permanent metastasized immigrant carceral state and paramilitary warfare on US streets that goes on *for years.*
The internal logic of his agenda dictates this of necessity.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
The internal logic of his agenda dictates this of necessity.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
January 26, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Just say concentration camp.
Brown sourdough with (very) ripe brie, chilli jam, artichokes and black olives.
it's time to play, "the big sandwich". you are allowed to nominate six ingredients and one bread type, and must specify whether or not it is toasted. Good Luck
January 26, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Brown sourdough with (very) ripe brie, chilli jam, artichokes and black olives.
The dogs! That’s how evil he is. #TheNightManager
January 25, 2026 at 10:01 PM
The dogs! That’s how evil he is. #TheNightManager
Ella Baron really nailing it in the Guardian.
January 25, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Ella Baron really nailing it in the Guardian.
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The same people who said that the mass murder of children in schools was a sad but necessary price to enable citizens to bear arms and oppose tyranny are now saying that if you carry a gun it’s your fault if you’re murdered.
January 25, 2026 at 8:52 AM
The same people who said that the mass murder of children in schools was a sad but necessary price to enable citizens to bear arms and oppose tyranny are now saying that if you carry a gun it’s your fault if you’re murdered.
“Or there’s a slab of hot smoked sea trout, with a sweet-salty crust, on a Dijon-friendly roulade sauce, with golden beetroot chutney and a lightly oiled wafer of toast.”
*wipes away drool*
*wipes away drool*
For today’s @ftweekend.com I’m in Leeds at The Highland Laddie, a wedge of a pub, where the baked ham is served warm and comes with a mustard menu, the glazed lamb ribs could glaze your cheeks and the pastry on the sausage roll is ribbed for extra pleasure. Yours.
www.ft.com/content/b327...
www.ft.com/content/b327...
The pub that refused to die — Jay Rayner reviews The Highland Laddie in Leeds
This old boozer, ringed by newbuilds, exceeds all expectations — and it’s got a mustard menu
www.ft.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:17 PM
“Or there’s a slab of hot smoked sea trout, with a sweet-salty crust, on a Dijon-friendly roulade sauce, with golden beetroot chutney and a lightly oiled wafer of toast.”
*wipes away drool*
*wipes away drool*
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Can I just gently ask the good people of America not to elect a raving madman next time? It's a bit rum, frankly, and very trying for everyone else.
Trump: all we ask for is a place called Greenland
January 21, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Can I just gently ask the good people of America not to elect a raving madman next time? It's a bit rum, frankly, and very trying for everyone else.
OK, fine
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, and post the second sentence.
“Even so, there cannot really be a doubt, I think,
That all these things -as much as is in their power- sink downward through an empty void.”
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, and post the second sentence.
“Even so, there cannot really be a doubt, I think,
That all these things -as much as is in their power- sink downward through an empty void.”
OK, fine
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, and post the second sentence.
"This idea was remarked on by a number of the interviewees, who felt the key to achieving desireable public health outcomes lay with an ability to instil a widespread commitment to a common vision of public health."
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, and post the second sentence.
"This idea was remarked on by a number of the interviewees, who felt the key to achieving desireable public health outcomes lay with an ability to instil a widespread commitment to a common vision of public health."
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, and post the second sentence.
"Note that we can first determine the parameter vector \mathbf{w}_{\rm ML} governing the mean, and subsequently use this to find the variance \sigma^2_{\rm ML} as was the case for the simple Gaussian distribution."
"Note that we can first determine the parameter vector \mathbf{w}_{\rm ML} governing the mean, and subsequently use this to find the variance \sigma^2_{\rm ML} as was the case for the simple Gaussian distribution."
January 21, 2026 at 10:41 AM
OK, fine
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, and post the second sentence.
“Even so, there cannot really be a doubt, I think,
That all these things -as much as is in their power- sink downward through an empty void.”
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, and post the second sentence.
“Even so, there cannot really be a doubt, I think,
That all these things -as much as is in their power- sink downward through an empty void.”
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The tale of Medea, told through the medium of Buffy. #buffymedea 1/11
two women are sitting next to each other eating popcorn from a striped bucket
ALT: two women are sitting next to each other eating popcorn from a striped bucket
media.tenor.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:28 AM
The tale of Medea, told through the medium of Buffy. #buffymedea 1/11
No, not my Dramatically Different Moisturising Lotion! Bugger.
I found out today that one of the forces pushing Trump the hardest for this Greenland shit is… the owner of Estée Lauder.
Sharing this here because they own SO MANY makeup brands and I bet a lot of you might like to join me in not repurchasing anything from this makeup brand family!
Sharing this here because they own SO MANY makeup brands and I bet a lot of you might like to join me in not repurchasing anything from this makeup brand family!
How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory
US president’s friend Ronald Lauder – who first proposed Arctic expansion – is now making deals in the island
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:25 PM
No, not my Dramatically Different Moisturising Lotion! Bugger.
Thai night bus. Styling courtesy of David Lynch.
Vous devez voir ça :’D
Donc normalement je voyage en bus de nuit normal mais on peut s’allonger pour dormir un peu comme dans les avions mais en mieux.
Là j’ai le « carré VIP » (alors bon c’est un style certain) pour moi toute seule, c’est l’hallu totale :’D
(détails dans les alts)
Donc normalement je voyage en bus de nuit normal mais on peut s’allonger pour dormir un peu comme dans les avions mais en mieux.
Là j’ai le « carré VIP » (alors bon c’est un style certain) pour moi toute seule, c’est l’hallu totale :’D
(détails dans les alts)
January 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Thai night bus. Styling courtesy of David Lynch.
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A piece about earnestness, and what happens when you stop saving up goodwill and consider running up some irreverence debt.
kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/on-acciden...
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Scotland #Women #Reading #Books
kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/on-acciden...
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Scotland #Women #Reading #Books
On Accidentally Becoming Earnest
I have a dirty mouth.
kristiedegaris.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:22 AM
A piece about earnestness, and what happens when you stop saving up goodwill and consider running up some irreverence debt.
kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/on-acciden...
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Scotland #Women #Reading #Books
kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/on-acciden...
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Scotland #Women #Reading #Books
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IS THERE ANY CHANCER IN WESTMINSTER WHO REFORM WOULD TURN DOWN?
January 18, 2026 at 8:53 PM
IS THERE ANY CHANCER IN WESTMINSTER WHO REFORM WOULD TURN DOWN?
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My daughter has asked me to circulate the attached survey on attitudes to the economic impact of immigration for her National 5 Modern Studies assignment. If you live in the UK, please consider filling it in (it is very short). Thanks.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Immigrations economic impact on the uk
This survey links to my National 5 Assignment - please answer as honestly as you can!
Thank you.
docs.google.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:56 AM
My daughter has asked me to circulate the attached survey on attitudes to the economic impact of immigration for her National 5 Modern Studies assignment. If you live in the UK, please consider filling it in (it is very short). Thanks.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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My Week: Robert Jenrick* www.thetimes.com/article/40c0...
January 17, 2026 at 9:35 AM
My Week: Robert Jenrick* www.thetimes.com/article/40c0...
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I find it exhausting when critics evoke pornography when discussing works of grief, poverty, trauma etc. It is degrading, sexualising, lazy, disdainful and incredibly revealing.
January 16, 2026 at 12:24 PM
I find it exhausting when critics evoke pornography when discussing works of grief, poverty, trauma etc. It is degrading, sexualising, lazy, disdainful and incredibly revealing.
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Went back to Lee Miller at Tate Britain, this time early enough to actually get near the pictures.
January 15, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Went back to Lee Miller at Tate Britain, this time early enough to actually get near the pictures.
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I think Nigel Kneale might have had a field day with ‘acoustic jars’ - centuries of choral singing trapped, then separated, as the church is abandoned, then reshaped into a open living space for a new couple from the city.
The Acoustic Jar seems a title waiting for a story.
The Acoustic Jar seems a title waiting for a story.
January 15, 2026 at 1:59 PM
I think Nigel Kneale might have had a field day with ‘acoustic jars’ - centuries of choral singing trapped, then separated, as the church is abandoned, then reshaped into a open living space for a new couple from the city.
The Acoustic Jar seems a title waiting for a story.
The Acoustic Jar seems a title waiting for a story.
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From my MP to N Fararge.
January 14, 2026 at 4:10 PM
From my MP to N Fararge.
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I don’t mind newspapers being paywalled. I can even live with the “accept advertising and cookies to read” model, though I don’t like it.
Websites that make you click through an “accept advertising to read” window and THEN hit you with a paywall, however, can get in the sea.
Websites that make you click through an “accept advertising to read” window and THEN hit you with a paywall, however, can get in the sea.
January 14, 2026 at 9:29 AM
I don’t mind newspapers being paywalled. I can even live with the “accept advertising and cookies to read” model, though I don’t like it.
Websites that make you click through an “accept advertising to read” window and THEN hit you with a paywall, however, can get in the sea.
Websites that make you click through an “accept advertising to read” window and THEN hit you with a paywall, however, can get in the sea.
You and me both.
‘I fell in love with him on the spot’: Alan Rickman remembered, 10 years after his death
‘I fell in love with him on the spot’: Alan Rickman remembered, 10 years after his death
On the anniversary of his death aged 69, stars from Sigourney Weaver to Sharleen Spiteri, Tom Felton to Harriet Walter, remember the wit, charm and endless generosity of one of Britain’s best-loved actors
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:38 PM
You and me both.
Stop scrolling and post two characters that bring you happiness.
January 14, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Stop scrolling and post two characters that bring you happiness.