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The always-worth-reading Cory Doctorow is on the BBC radiobox talking Enpoopification. I'm not listening because 'Start The Week' is the same kind of cringe as a millennial asking a GenZ to explain 6-7, but if you can stomach it I'm sure it's good.
November 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The always-worth-reading Cory Doctorow is on the BBC radiobox talking Enpoopification. I'm not listening because 'Start The Week' is the same kind of cringe as a millennial asking a GenZ to explain 6-7, but if you can stomach it I'm sure it's good.
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Join the Cardboard Carnival! 🌱
On Saturday 15 November, Birmingham will be joining cities across the world to demand action on climate.
From Birmingham to Belém, our call will echo in streets across the planet: this world is ours!
@climatejusticeuk.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/events/cardb...
On Saturday 15 November, Birmingham will be joining cities across the world to demand action on climate.
From Birmingham to Belém, our call will echo in streets across the planet: this world is ours!
@climatejusticeuk.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/events/cardb...
November 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Join the Cardboard Carnival! 🌱
On Saturday 15 November, Birmingham will be joining cities across the world to demand action on climate.
From Birmingham to Belém, our call will echo in streets across the planet: this world is ours!
@climatejusticeuk.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/events/cardb...
On Saturday 15 November, Birmingham will be joining cities across the world to demand action on climate.
From Birmingham to Belém, our call will echo in streets across the planet: this world is ours!
@climatejusticeuk.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/events/cardb...
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It’s almost Digbeth First Friday! That means a brand new exhibition just for you!!
We cannot wait to open our next exhibition ‘PHOTOGRAPHS’ by Steve Gullick.
https://bit.ly/4oqnVHY
We cannot wait to open our next exhibition ‘PHOTOGRAPHS’ by Steve Gullick.
https://bit.ly/4oqnVHY
November 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It’s almost Digbeth First Friday! That means a brand new exhibition just for you!!
We cannot wait to open our next exhibition ‘PHOTOGRAPHS’ by Steve Gullick.
https://bit.ly/4oqnVHY
We cannot wait to open our next exhibition ‘PHOTOGRAPHS’ by Steve Gullick.
https://bit.ly/4oqnVHY
Happy Diwali
a candle in a bowl that says happy diwali on it
ALT: a candle in a bowl that says happy diwali on it
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October 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Happy Diwali
A poundshop Falstaff is a great description of Jackson Lamb, on the Today Programme just now ahead of new Slow Horses
September 24, 2025 at 7:59 AM
A poundshop Falstaff is a great description of Jackson Lamb, on the Today Programme just now ahead of new Slow Horses
Happy Rapture Day everyone. What time does the world end Greenwich Mean Time?
September 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Happy Rapture Day everyone. What time does the world end Greenwich Mean Time?
O'ZAPFT IS
a group of men in traditional german clothing are dancing in a line .
Alt: a group of men in traditional german clothing are dancing in a line .
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September 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
O'ZAPFT IS
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Today's the day! If you're free this evening join us @inthewarehouse.bsky.social at 7pm to watch ACTionism.
Hello Birmingham we're co-hosting a screening of ACTionism with The Plastic Free Gathering UK. The film explores bringing people together to take collective action. There'll be a Q&A with Ellie Meredith the filmmaker, and a chance to socialise.
Full info & booking:
actionnetwork.org/events/film-...
Full info & booking:
actionnetwork.org/events/film-...
September 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Today's the day! If you're free this evening join us @inthewarehouse.bsky.social at 7pm to watch ACTionism.
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I am delighted and honoured to say that on Thur 16 October, Ada Lovelace Day and Government support for women in STEM will be debated in Westminster Hall at 3pm. Enormous thanks to @lizzicollinge.bsky.social for organising, and all other MPs who have supported ALD over the years!
Westminster Hall debate - What's on - UK Parliament
Ada Lovelace Day and Government support for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
whatson.parliament.uk
September 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I am delighted and honoured to say that on Thur 16 October, Ada Lovelace Day and Government support for women in STEM will be debated in Westminster Hall at 3pm. Enormous thanks to @lizzicollinge.bsky.social for organising, and all other MPs who have supported ALD over the years!
A national shame
"It starts slowly at first, then all of a sudden it just creeps up on you."
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A racist mob menacing refugee children and our town. Read this and see what lies ahead, unless we act now | Anonymous
Last weekend, it fell to ordinary people to oppose the far right and others. The national toxicity has reached us: a kind of hate I haven’t seen since the 1970s
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:54 AM
A national shame
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Are you organising an event for Ada Lovelace Day next month? If so, please hit me up with a link to your info or ticket page, and I'll put it on this week's newsletter!
September 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Are you organising an event for Ada Lovelace Day next month? If so, please hit me up with a link to your info or ticket page, and I'll put it on this week's newsletter!
I see that the nation which has just renamed their 'Department of Defence' to the Department of War is now having apoplexies because of an act of political violence.
September 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I see that the nation which has just renamed their 'Department of Defence' to the Department of War is now having apoplexies because of an act of political violence.
Another step of the Starmer government to cruelty, to intolerance, to right-wing authoritarianism.
BBC News - UK could suspend visas for countries with no migrant return deals
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - UK could suspend visas for countries with no migrant return deals
www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK could suspend visas for countries with no returns deal
New Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said her 'top priority' in her role is to 'secure' the UK's borders.
www.bbc.com
September 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Another step of the Starmer government to cruelty, to intolerance, to right-wing authoritarianism.
BBC News - UK could suspend visas for countries with no migrant return deals
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - UK could suspend visas for countries with no migrant return deals
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Any #3BodyProblem fans out there? The novel has been on my radar for a long time, but my shortened attention span has deterred me from starting a potentially complex novel. And now looking for my next TV series to binge I have downloaded the Netfl!X show.
I asked AI if I should read the novel 1st..
I asked AI if I should read the novel 1st..
September 1, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Any #3BodyProblem fans out there? The novel has been on my radar for a long time, but my shortened attention span has deterred me from starting a potentially complex novel. And now looking for my next TV series to binge I have downloaded the Netfl!X show.
I asked AI if I should read the novel 1st..
I asked AI if I should read the novel 1st..
"Roving mobs of wild youth" is quite a statement about Washington, District of Colombia. Is this all because Edward 'Big Balls' Coristine got beaten up?
August 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
"Roving mobs of wild youth" is quite a statement about Washington, District of Colombia. Is this all because Edward 'Big Balls' Coristine got beaten up?
Also, describing Broad Street as a 'cultural hub' is laughable. I mean technically it has a theatre and a concert hall, but it's dominated by terrible bars selling cheap alcohol to the dregs of the city.
July 30, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Also, describing Broad Street as a 'cultural hub' is laughable. I mean technically it has a theatre and a concert hall, but it's dominated by terrible bars selling cheap alcohol to the dregs of the city.
It's fantastic to have a broad range of regional accents on the BBC news, but for a moment there I thought the reporter said "Trump has been facing a barrage of questions about Gazza", and I thought why is he being asked about Paul Gascoigne?
July 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
It's fantastic to have a broad range of regional accents on the BBC news, but for a moment there I thought the reporter said "Trump has been facing a barrage of questions about Gazza", and I thought why is he being asked about Paul Gascoigne?
Anyone listening to the David Lammy interview on the Today Programme. How many times has he said "Let me be clear..."
I suggest if you preface every answer with "let me be clear" you risk appearing anything but.
I suggest if you preface every answer with "let me be clear" you risk appearing anything but.
July 22, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Anyone listening to the David Lammy interview on the Today Programme. How many times has he said "Let me be clear..."
I suggest if you preface every answer with "let me be clear" you risk appearing anything but.
I suggest if you preface every answer with "let me be clear" you risk appearing anything but.
Sorry for posting about soccerball, I know it's of limited interest, but I need to have a rant. For my sins I follow the Foxes of #LCFC and it's an absolute shambles at the moment (and has been for a while).
Just saw a notification that our preseason friendly with our affiliate OH Leuven has been..
Just saw a notification that our preseason friendly with our affiliate OH Leuven has been..
July 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Sorry for posting about soccerball, I know it's of limited interest, but I need to have a rant. For my sins I follow the Foxes of #LCFC and it's an absolute shambles at the moment (and has been for a while).
Just saw a notification that our preseason friendly with our affiliate OH Leuven has been..
Just saw a notification that our preseason friendly with our affiliate OH Leuven has been..
Any Hieronymous Bosch fans? The Michael Connolly detective, not the painter. I've just binged the first 5 #Ballard's. They aren't quite up to the OG bosch but they are worth a watch if that's your cup of tea.
July 10, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Any Hieronymous Bosch fans? The Michael Connolly detective, not the painter. I've just binged the first 5 #Ballard's. They aren't quite up to the OG bosch but they are worth a watch if that's your cup of tea.
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July 4, 2025 The Destroyers - Kings Heath Hare & Hound, Birmingham (UK)
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Concert of The Destroyers the 04/07/2025 at Kings Heath Hare & Hound (Birmingham) - AgendaConcerts.cat
Concert of The Destroyers (Balkan, Folk, Klezmer) the 04/07/2025 at Kings Heath Hare & Hound (Birmingham) - AgendaConcerts.cat.
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July 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
July 4, 2025 The Destroyers - Kings Heath Hare & Hound, Birmingham (UK)
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Kings Heath Action for Refugees’ ‘Finding Pride’ project is bringing creative opportunities to LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers across Birmingham, with a series of workshops leading to an exhibition launching on 5 July 2025.🎉
July 3, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Kings Heath Action for Refugees’ ‘Finding Pride’ project is bringing creative opportunities to LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers across Birmingham, with a series of workshops leading to an exhibition launching on 5 July 2025.🎉
Heavy news this morning re: shenanigans in the Middle East. But I must've listened to too much of
@jonholmes.bsky.social's Dead Ringers. Expected the excellent Lyse Doucet to be introduced as the BBC's chief misery correspondent. And spent the David Lammy interview imagining his internal monologue.
@jonholmes.bsky.social's Dead Ringers. Expected the excellent Lyse Doucet to be introduced as the BBC's chief misery correspondent. And spent the David Lammy interview imagining his internal monologue.
June 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Heavy news this morning re: shenanigans in the Middle East. But I must've listened to too much of
@jonholmes.bsky.social's Dead Ringers. Expected the excellent Lyse Doucet to be introduced as the BBC's chief misery correspondent. And spent the David Lammy interview imagining his internal monologue.
@jonholmes.bsky.social's Dead Ringers. Expected the excellent Lyse Doucet to be introduced as the BBC's chief misery correspondent. And spent the David Lammy interview imagining his internal monologue.