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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 1d

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

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Joe G @eastendjoe.bsky.social · 13h

This is an excellent idea!

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gailrenard.bsky.social @gailrenard.bsky.social · 22h

Coincidentally my favourite characters. I used to write for Scrooge. (The Disney one.)

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gailrenard.bsky.social @gailrenard.bsky.social · 23h

Hate to brag but I just found an old account with 8 pence in it. My future is assured.

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gailrenard.bsky.social @gailrenard.bsky.social · 1d

10 at last count. And the Tories paid for the catering for their coming out party.

Brendan May @brendanmay.bsky.social · 1d

This is like one of those pics you used to see in the Guinness Book of Records.

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gailrenard.bsky.social @gailrenard.bsky.social · 2d

"My approach will pay off eventually," says Kemi Badenoch. Perhaps on the 12th of Never?

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gailrenard.bsky.social @gailrenard.bsky.social · 2d

On the wall at the NUJ, and respect. They should know.

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Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 3d

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

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Lauri Donahue @lauridonahue.bsky.social · 3d

Get your shingles vax if you’re over 60 and avoid a 50% chance of a potentially disabling attack later.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31270550/

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Brick's 𝕳𝖆𝖚𝖓𝖙𝖊𝖉 House 🍁🎃 @brickmahoney.bsky.social · 3d

I'm watching the guy across the road using a leaf blower to blow his leaves into his neighbour's yard and friends, never stop learning

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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 4d

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 4d

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses?
Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.

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gailrenard.bsky.social @gailrenard.bsky.social · 4d

Where there's a will, there's a lot of hard work, friends and a way. Bravo, Joel!

Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 4d

Worth stressing that the budget for Broken Veil was £0.

The biggest challenge in planning it was how to make a full audio narrative show without taking advantage of the handful of lovely people we asked to help, or getting ourselves into serious debt.

That’s why winning a prize is lovely and mad.

Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 5d

Classy and poised. Haunted even.

Bagging a gong and a cushion. (Bronze for Best Fiction Podcast at the BPAs.)

Thanks to everyone who helped us make Broken Veil, and everyone who listened, in this reality or others.

#BrokenVeil #BritishPodcastAwards

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gailrenard.bsky.social @gailrenard.bsky.social · 4d

You're blocked.

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gailrenard.bsky.social @gailrenard.bsky.social · 4d

The teen didn’t know the girl was a month away from her 18th birthday. Who would? And he died as a passenger in a car. You're quick to apportion blame.

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Bishopsgate Institute @bishopsgateinst.bsky.social · 4d

Somewhere free, quiet, and right next to Liverpool Street? 👀

Whether you’ve got a deadline looming, are polishing off a chapter on your lunch break, or hunting for a calm spot to do some work, our new Reading Room is open to you.

👋 https://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/whats-on/activity/reading-room/

Reading Room | Bishopsgate Institute

The Reading Room is separate to the Researchers’ Service, so if you’d like to look at our special collections and archives, you’ll need this instead https:

www.bishopsgate.org.uk

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gailrenard.bsky.social @gailrenard.bsky.social · 4d

That's terribly unfair. Please read about his court case before you judge. A teenage boy just died. Be kind.

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German Embassy London @uk.diplo.de · 5d

“This morning, Germany is one nation again.”

This is how BBC Breakfast News reported on German reunification, 35 years ago today.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 7d

“Hi Donald.”

New post from Jimmy Kimmel where he’s joined by Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert.

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Michael Shotter @michaelshotter.com · 7d

I know a lot of readers are struggling financially these days, so I've decided to make one of my Kindle-edition books free or available at a significant discount each week until the end of the year, starting this Friday, Oct. 3rd. Stay tuned! 📚🙂👍

#books #reading #readingcommunity #booksky 🪐📚💙🩸📚⚡️

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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 7d

Cartoon of a dog sitting on a lawn. In the foreground is a sign saying: BEWARE OF THE DOG'S FEELINGS

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gailrenard.bsky.social @gailrenard.bsky.social · 7d

You win!

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gailrenard.bsky.social @gailrenard.bsky.social · 7d

You obviously have no knowledge of Copyright Law or the Berne Convention. The law is the law. Wishing doesn't make it different. Argue all you like, to yourself.

gailrenard.bsky.social @gailrenard.bsky.social · 7d

It's one of those days when I can't even write my own name. Yours, Gil Renarf.

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gailrenard.bsky.social @gailrenard.bsky.social · 7d

It's the exact same. It's not legal to steal or "borrow" someone's intellectual property for any reason without the owner's permission. End of.