Fiona James
@dalekwidow.bsky.social
Amateur artist. Sci-Fi nerd. Work in digital publishing. Share life with @vidjam.bsky.social My website: fionabjames.co.uk
The bloke from Hi-De-Hi? Guess he missed getting his yellow coat from Morplins
Jeffrey Holland, next in line to lead the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, dies at 85 reut.rs/4p9Y2eT
Jeffrey Holland, next in line to lead the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, dies at 85
Jeffrey R. Holland, who was next in line to lead the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, died at 85 on Saturday from complications associated with kidney disease, the church said.
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December 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The bloke from Hi-De-Hi? Guess he missed getting his yellow coat from Morplins
Sting and One ring....
We were having a rest, and I was lying down, when I felt something in my left ear. I picked it out and suddenly I felt a stinging. I'd disturbed a bee that had crawled into my ear. On the beach, I found a ring.
December 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Sting and One ring....
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And then you will be visited by a FOURTH spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Multiverse, who will show you being an asshole in multiple timelines, including one where you’re the only human in a land of muppets
December 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
And then you will be visited by a FOURTH spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Multiverse, who will show you being an asshole in multiple timelines, including one where you’re the only human in a land of muppets
*record scratch* Don Jr: “So, I guess you’re wondering how I got here..”
December 17, 2025 at 3:11 AM
*record scratch* Don Jr: “So, I guess you’re wondering how I got here..”
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On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me: six geese-a-laying, FIVE GOLD RINGS, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. Goose, calling bird, hen, dove, partridge and pear omelette. Yum.
December 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me: six geese-a-laying, FIVE GOLD RINGS, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. Goose, calling bird, hen, dove, partridge and pear omelette. Yum.
"You have 10 seconds to put your seat-back in the upright position, your tray table away, and turn your electronic device off, or I will have to introduce you to... the WRATH OF GOD!"
Muscular Christianity.
“Wear some headphones, kid. And put your shoes back on”
“Wear some headphones, kid. And put your shoes back on”
November 29, 2025 at 10:13 AM
"You have 10 seconds to put your seat-back in the upright position, your tray table away, and turn your electronic device off, or I will have to introduce you to... the WRATH OF GOD!"
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Oh look, I was right! Honestly England, please learn to bloody BAT will you!
Blimey - what a crazy day's cricket! If this keeps up, the match will be over by the end of tomorrow! #Ashes2025 #cricket
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Oh look, I was right! Honestly England, please learn to bloody BAT will you!
Blimey - what a crazy day's cricket! If this keeps up, the match will be over by the end of tomorrow! #Ashes2025 #cricket
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Blimey - what a crazy day's cricket! If this keeps up, the match will be over by the end of tomorrow! #Ashes2025 #cricket
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Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks review – the sheer number of pornographic drawings is a big shock
Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks review – the sheer number of pornographic drawings is a big shock
JMW Turner left behind some 37,000 sketches when he died, many of which have rarely been seen. Do they – including a huge collection of explicit sketches – reveal truths about the elusive man?
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks review – the sheer number of pornographic drawings is a big shock
This immediately puts me in mind of the pile of wedding rings at the Auschwitz museum to represent all those who were murdered by the Nazis. Our Govt should not - MUST NOT - do anything that looks like that.
If the government really intends to seize jewellery and other valuables from refugees,
either
- it is staggeringly ignorant of the historical precedents
or
- it's aware of the precedents, and thinks, yeah, we'll have some of that.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
either
- it is staggeringly ignorant of the historical precedents
or
- it's aware of the precedents, and thinks, yeah, we'll have some of that.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
No 10 tells Labour MPs it expects support for tough new asylum policies
Some backbenchers already opposing planned immigration crackdown seen as ‘economically and culturally illiterate’
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This immediately puts me in mind of the pile of wedding rings at the Auschwitz museum to represent all those who were murdered by the Nazis. Our Govt should not - MUST NOT - do anything that looks like that.
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Small DICK-tator more like. Amiright?
Did Hitler really have a ‘micropenis’? The dubious documentary analysing the dictator’s DNA
Did Hitler really have a ‘micropenis’? The dubious documentary analysing the dictator’s DNA
Was the wartime chant about his solitary testicle correct? Did he have Jewish ancestry? New documentary Hitler’s DNA is trying to answer these, and more contentious, questions – but should it have gone there at all?
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Small DICK-tator more like. Amiright?
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As Karoline Leavitt concludes her press briefing and walks off, @andrewfeinberg.com asks: "What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at Epstein's house?"
She did not respond.
She did not respond.
November 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
As Karoline Leavitt concludes her press briefing and walks off, @andrewfeinberg.com asks: "What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at Epstein's house?"
She did not respond.
She did not respond.
Trump needs to keep his hands off the BBC. Whether he likes it or not, an entire nation will fight to protect it. If anyone needs to be sued out of existence, it's him!
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Trump needs to keep his hands off the BBC. Whether he likes it or not, an entire nation will fight to protect it. If anyone needs to be sued out of existence, it's him!
You noticed that fine detail...
Went to the beach with my wife's family. Noticed my father-in-law has very similar nipples to my wife. Doesn't make me feel weird. Doesn't put me off. Just not a thing I can tell anyone.
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
You noticed that fine detail...
So it looks like Spectrum Noir (Crafters Companion) don't do refills for alcohol markers anymore. So many of the @jazzastudios.com custom set I got with his box a few years ago are now dried out and I can't refill so they'll have to be thrown away. Shame.
November 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
So it looks like Spectrum Noir (Crafters Companion) don't do refills for alcohol markers anymore. So many of the @jazzastudios.com custom set I got with his box a few years ago are now dried out and I can't refill so they'll have to be thrown away. Shame.
*record scratch* “So, I guess you’re wondering how I got here.”
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 AM
*record scratch* “So, I guess you’re wondering how I got here.”
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This really the cracking of speeches: a banger.
Worth reading in full.
Worth reading in full.
The full transcript of Zohran Mamdani's acceptance speech is very much worth reading in full. Even if you don't agree with your politics, it's very beautifully put together.
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
November 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This really the cracking of speeches: a banger.
Worth reading in full.
Worth reading in full.
I feel so sad that I can't get the new Audible Original dramatisations of the first 4 Harry Potter books. Once upon a time I'd have snapped them up in a heartbeat. Now, I refuse to give their "she who must not be named" author, any more of my money. A shame, as the stories are so good.
November 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I feel so sad that I can't get the new Audible Original dramatisations of the first 4 Harry Potter books. Once upon a time I'd have snapped them up in a heartbeat. Now, I refuse to give their "she who must not be named" author, any more of my money. A shame, as the stories are so good.
Yep! Absolutely amazing show.
Can confirm!
Amazing matinee show from @psbhq.bsky.social this afternoon at The Barbican Centre with The London Contemporary Orchestra.
November 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Yep! Absolutely amazing show.
I've been to Jamaica and it's a beautiful country so my thoughts are with everyone there anxious about the arrival of #HurricaneMelissa. I really hope everyone stays safe.
October 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I've been to Jamaica and it's a beautiful country so my thoughts are with everyone there anxious about the arrival of #HurricaneMelissa. I really hope everyone stays safe.
This is amazing
Art is resistance.
This is amazing. And it’s truly the stuff of nightmares.
October 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This is amazing
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Sarah Pochin has condemned British Athletics for selecting relay teams that do not look like her.
October 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Sarah Pochin has condemned British Athletics for selecting relay teams that do not look like her.