Cathy
@cathy-eldrad.bsky.social
Bad at intros. Interested in gluten dodging, sobriety, cats, nerd culture, bipride, c-PTSD recovery, feminism, Star trek, Dr Who. Work in Alt formats/e-document accessibility. Personal account. 🏴🩷💜💙🏳️🌈
Currently watching Blake's 7
Currently watching Blake's 7
Shetland bingo, 4 gaps, any ideas? Saved the latest series up to binge/ok not binge that's a bit dark, maybe feast?
December 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Shetland bingo, 4 gaps, any ideas? Saved the latest series up to binge/ok not binge that's a bit dark, maybe feast?
Surprise stockings! With a theme! (And chocolate promising a lot!)
December 25, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Surprise stockings! With a theme! (And chocolate promising a lot!)
Decided the winning house lights (prize = our appreciation), seen town lights theme is Blue curtains (the famous Christmas story of the Blue curtains??), ate many seafoods.
December 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Decided the winning house lights (prize = our appreciation), seen town lights theme is Blue curtains (the famous Christmas story of the Blue curtains??), ate many seafoods.
Blake's 7 series 3, done!
December 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Blake's 7 series 3, done!
Tell your radio-listening non-bigoted older relatives what's happened with Robin Ince because I tell you what, the BBC is not informing them on this.
December 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Tell your radio-listening non-bigoted older relatives what's happened with Robin Ince because I tell you what, the BBC is not informing them on this.
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TOO LOUD
TOO QUIET
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#RussellToveyFuckeAFysh #TWBTLATS
TOO QUIET
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#RussellToveyFuckeAFysh #TWBTLATS
December 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
TOO LOUD
TOO QUIET
TOO LOUD
TOO QUIET
TOO LOUD
TOO QUIET
TOO LOUD
TOO QUIET
#RussellToveyFuckeAFysh #TWBTLATS
TOO QUIET
TOO LOUD
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#RussellToveyFuckeAFysh #TWBTLATS
Been for a walk, having a midday bath, might watch some Star Trek. Top holidaying.
December 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Been for a walk, having a midday bath, might watch some Star Trek. Top holidaying.
Omfg THIS
Thank you
Thank you
In my career, I've known librarians who were bullies, who were sexual abusers, who were racists, who were anti-vaxxers. Working in a particular profession is no indicator of virtue or decent politics.
First up: librarians aren't heroes. Some of us aren't even nice people! Not all librarians are averse to book banning because they're horrible fascists!
Second of all, let me introduce you to the concept of "vocational awe." (I'll abbreviate as VA.)
Second of all, let me introduce you to the concept of "vocational awe." (I'll abbreviate as VA.)
December 22, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Omfg THIS
Thank you
Thank you
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Also screw the BBC for its naked agenda. It refused to carry a hugely expensive first ever YouGov survey we commissioned showing how awful trans lives in the UK have become because it was "not strong enough" but there's no piece of anti-trans hatred too petty for it to platform.
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 6:55 AM
Also screw the BBC for its naked agenda. It refused to carry a hugely expensive first ever YouGov survey we commissioned showing how awful trans lives in the UK have become because it was "not strong enough" but there's no piece of anti-trans hatred too petty for it to platform.
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The actor Michael Sheen used all his money to start a fake debt collecting business, buy 900 people in Wales's debt, and excused it. If Musk bought ALL $194 billion in medical debt in the U.S. and excused it in the same way, he'd still be the world's riches man by hundreds of billions of dollars.
Michael Sheen spent his own money to write off $1.3 million of neighbors’ debts | CNN
Actor Michael Sheen has bought $1.3 million of his neighbors’ debts and written them off using $129,000 of his own money.
www.cnn.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The actor Michael Sheen used all his money to start a fake debt collecting business, buy 900 people in Wales's debt, and excused it. If Musk bought ALL $194 billion in medical debt in the U.S. and excused it in the same way, he'd still be the world's riches man by hundreds of billions of dollars.
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So, just to confirm, the BBC can’t keep Robin Ince on the air because his trans allyship brings the organisation into disrepute, but they can keep David Walliams, who performed Nazi salutes at the recording of this very show, on the air despite him being predatory towards women. Cool. Very normal.
December 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
So, just to confirm, the BBC can’t keep Robin Ince on the air because his trans allyship brings the organisation into disrepute, but they can keep David Walliams, who performed Nazi salutes at the recording of this very show, on the air despite him being predatory towards women. Cool. Very normal.
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Picard management tip: Think.
December 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Picard management tip: Think.
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There is an epidemic of the trans and non-binary kidsthat do exist being cool as hell tho.
There is no trend or epidemic of kids being trans or non-binary.
December 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
There is an epidemic of the trans and non-binary kidsthat do exist being cool as hell tho.
Christmas milk deliveries & bin pick-ups are on the fridge - proper holiday now innit.
December 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Christmas milk deliveries & bin pick-ups are on the fridge - proper holiday now innit.
Blimey that was an unexpected emotional rollercoaster, while I pottered about housework. This podcast is turning into a favourite listen.
December 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Blimey that was an unexpected emotional rollercoaster, while I pottered about housework. This podcast is turning into a favourite listen.
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They're the ones bringing the BBC into disrepute.
December 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
They're the ones bringing the BBC into disrepute.
Just learned been spelling & saying Camembert wrong since forever.
December 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Just learned been spelling & saying Camembert wrong since forever.
Nothing like ending the working year with a faceplant level failure!! Very 2025 of 2025.
December 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Nothing like ending the working year with a faceplant level failure!! Very 2025 of 2025.
Also if you're just pushing out Daisy files because that's Accessible, you should do some testing! There's a huge vast variety in standard, from absolutely horrendous to like, pretty decent, and everything in between.
December 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Also if you're just pushing out Daisy files because that's Accessible, you should do some testing! There's a huge vast variety in standard, from absolutely horrendous to like, pretty decent, and everything in between.
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Further call out - anyone trained on XML for purposes of editing Daisy files & if so what training/resources suited best for that? Not true beginner but it's been *gulp* over 20 years & slightly flabbergasted it's cropped up in Actual useful life.
December 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Further call out - anyone trained on XML for purposes of editing Daisy files & if so what training/resources suited best for that? Not true beginner but it's been *gulp* over 20 years & slightly flabbergasted it's cropped up in Actual useful life.
Ok. Just a chill massive To Do list not at all procrastinating about starting on....
December 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Ok. Just a chill massive To Do list not at all procrastinating about starting on....
9 to 9 day (not all work, I signed up for a chunky evening class) and still surprised how utterly knackered I am.
December 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
9 to 9 day (not all work, I signed up for a chunky evening class) and still surprised how utterly knackered I am.
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A reminder: if you only acknowledge violence against women when it involves perpetrators who are migrants and trans people, then you’re not interested in ending misogynistic violence, you’re just interested in being racist and transphobic. Just saying.
December 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A reminder: if you only acknowledge violence against women when it involves perpetrators who are migrants and trans people, then you’re not interested in ending misogynistic violence, you’re just interested in being racist and transphobic. Just saying.
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