Lindy Stephens
@lindystephens.bsky.social
I make jewellery and I used to work in tech. I also read a lot of books, especially crime novels and social history. 🇦🇺 in 🇬🇧
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Set out six months ago to investigative some dubious evictions. Ended up writing a sprawling story spread over 450 years about London property deals, the ethics of money lending, Tommy Robinson, Barbary pirates, Jacobean earls, and wealth in the capital. www.londoncentric.media/p/henry-smit...
A Tale Of One City And Two Henry Smiths
These two London landlords are separated by four centuries — but joined by a common name and business interests.
www.londoncentric.media
January 1, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Set out six months ago to investigative some dubious evictions. Ended up writing a sprawling story spread over 450 years about London property deals, the ethics of money lending, Tommy Robinson, Barbary pirates, Jacobean earls, and wealth in the capital. www.londoncentric.media/p/henry-smit...
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October 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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She has reached the literal top job in two separate careers. Astonishing.
October 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
She has reached the literal top job in two separate careers. Astonishing.
Some of these mistakes are very funny!
Not that Norfolk! Mislabelled shipments led to Trump tariffs on uninhabited islands and remote outposts with no US trade
Exclusive: Aquarium systems, Timberland boots and recycling plant parts were mislabelled as coming from remote Norfolk Island or Heard and McDonald islands
www.theguardian.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Some of these mistakes are very funny!
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Zelenskyy has really raised the credibility of comedians, but also given the world a wildly misleading bar for what most of us are capable of.
A guy who used to be a comedian & is good at improv and dealing with hecklers and who has also spent the last 3 years in a war zone turns out to be a guy you can’t out-alpha, imagine that
February 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Zelenskyy has really raised the credibility of comedians, but also given the world a wildly misleading bar for what most of us are capable of.
Musk keeps talking up his young DOGE team as being the best for the job because they are ‘the world’s top coders’. But writing good code is only a small part of creating successful software. It’s like saying someone’s a great chef because they’re the best at chopping vegetables.
February 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Musk keeps talking up his young DOGE team as being the best for the job because they are ‘the world’s top coders’. But writing good code is only a small part of creating successful software. It’s like saying someone’s a great chef because they’re the best at chopping vegetables.
Next step is to mention something seemingly ubiquitous that they will be unable to find any other mention of… “Government regulation of homblepips has finally begun and supermarkets will no longer be allowed to sell them”
ME: *writing in my journal with the sole aim of pissing off future historians and archaeologists* I returned to my home - which is built in the usual style - by the normal way, and prepared and ate dinner in the way I often but not always do
January 28, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Next step is to mention something seemingly ubiquitous that they will be unable to find any other mention of… “Government regulation of homblepips has finally begun and supermarkets will no longer be allowed to sell them”
Hard to express how much I am looking forward to the return of Answer Me This! The Citizen Kane of podcasts.
‘We have Radio 4 voices, but we swear’: pioneering podcasters Answer Me This! on the show’s return
Hosts Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann tell us why their comeback coincides with Trump’s second act – and how they now feel like the punks of the speech-audio world
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Hard to express how much I am looking forward to the return of Answer Me This! The Citizen Kane of podcasts.
This is the best summary of the current TikTok/RedNote situation that I’ve seen
I don't know how many of y'all are watching the migration of American TikTokers to RedNote, but it's the most fascinating thing I've EVER SEEN HAPPEN ONLINE.
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January 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM
This is the best summary of the current TikTok/RedNote situation that I’ve seen
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Experience Jodi's pure joy when she hears, "Sir Terry Pratchett recommended that I read your books." 🔥 #BookRecommendation #TerryPratchett
January 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Experience Jodi's pure joy when she hears, "Sir Terry Pratchett recommended that I read your books." 🔥 #BookRecommendation #TerryPratchett
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If anyone UK-based is confused about the Connor/Elon thing:
The best 'old media' comparison is Louis Theroux interviews.
Connor has a low-key style that interviewees respond genuinely to. The nice people engage nicely. The arseholes out themselves while thinking they're smarter than him.
The best 'old media' comparison is Louis Theroux interviews.
Connor has a low-key style that interviewees respond genuinely to. The nice people engage nicely. The arseholes out themselves while thinking they're smarter than him.
Look my brain is definitely at the “extremely fried by non-stop internet since age eight” end of things but I have just been trying to piece together Elon and some pants guy on Twitch for ten minutes and does BuzzFeed still do explainers? Anyone?
January 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
If anyone UK-based is confused about the Connor/Elon thing:
The best 'old media' comparison is Louis Theroux interviews.
Connor has a low-key style that interviewees respond genuinely to. The nice people engage nicely. The arseholes out themselves while thinking they're smarter than him.
The best 'old media' comparison is Louis Theroux interviews.
Connor has a low-key style that interviewees respond genuinely to. The nice people engage nicely. The arseholes out themselves while thinking they're smarter than him.
Luke Littler! Youngest ever world darts champion. Bloody brilliant.
a man wearing a target shirt is standing in front of an xbox logo
ALT: a man wearing a target shirt is standing in front of an xbox logo
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Luke Littler! Youngest ever world darts champion. Bloody brilliant.
Fantastic news! The podcast that got many of us into listening to podcasts is back. 2025 may not be so bad after all.
And they have a Patreon so we can demonstrate our love ❤️
patreon.com/answermethis
And they have a Patreon so we can demonstrate our love ❤️
patreon.com/answermethis
January 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Fantastic news! The podcast that got many of us into listening to podcasts is back. 2025 may not be so bad after all.
And they have a Patreon so we can demonstrate our love ❤️
patreon.com/answermethis
And they have a Patreon so we can demonstrate our love ❤️
patreon.com/answermethis
SWERFs and TERFs:
“Equal rights for all women, except the ones I find personally icky”
“Equal rights for all women, except the ones I find personally icky”
December 29, 2024 at 11:30 AM
SWERFs and TERFs:
“Equal rights for all women, except the ones I find personally icky”
“Equal rights for all women, except the ones I find personally icky”
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So I'll be back around then. We'll be trying to raise a bit of money for Centrepoint, bearing in mind that there are a bunch of people who have nowhere to go this evening. gofund.me/637d21d0 ENDS FOR NOW 🎄🛏️
Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2024, organized by Rhodri Marsden
Unbelievably, it's the 14th year of this thing.
What is it?
Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2024
gofund.me
December 24, 2024 at 9:14 AM
So I'll be back around then. We'll be trying to raise a bit of money for Centrepoint, bearing in mind that there are a bunch of people who have nowhere to go this evening. gofund.me/637d21d0 ENDS FOR NOW 🎄🛏️
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also welcome to Bluesky, @mediamuseum.bsky.social!
we just added them to our Arts & Culture Starter Pack, which brings together the many international museums, galleries and archives posting here!
go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu
we just added them to our Arts & Culture Starter Pack, which brings together the many international museums, galleries and archives posting here!
go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu
December 19, 2024 at 10:30 AM
also welcome to Bluesky, @mediamuseum.bsky.social!
we just added them to our Arts & Culture Starter Pack, which brings together the many international museums, galleries and archives posting here!
go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu
we just added them to our Arts & Culture Starter Pack, which brings together the many international museums, galleries and archives posting here!
go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu
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Let’s not reject the AI’s idea that gymnasts’ arms and legs should be interchangeable, and in fact transform between being arms and legs during the routine, out of hand.
December 11, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Let’s not reject the AI’s idea that gymnasts’ arms and legs should be interchangeable, and in fact transform between being arms and legs during the routine, out of hand.
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The UK parliament has joined Bluesky, with proper verified domains and everything:
• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
December 10, 2024 at 2:52 PM
The UK parliament has joined Bluesky, with proper verified domains and everything:
• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
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We added a bunch of new museums, galleries and libraries to our Arts & Culture Starter Pack!
If you joined Bluesky recently, check it out and follow them all in a single click.
go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu
If you joined Bluesky recently, check it out and follow them all in a single click.
go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu
December 10, 2024 at 9:34 AM
We added a bunch of new museums, galleries and libraries to our Arts & Culture Starter Pack!
If you joined Bluesky recently, check it out and follow them all in a single click.
go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu
If you joined Bluesky recently, check it out and follow them all in a single click.
go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu
Fantastic news! I can’t be the only one who wishes Peter Norman was here to see this. You have to imagine he’d be pleased to see his record broken by a young black man. He lost his career for supporting Tommie Smith and John Carlos.
Teenage sprint star Gout Gout shatters historic 200m Australian record
Sprint sensation runs 20.04s at national school championships to break Peter Norman’s 56-year benchmark on Saturday
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Fantastic news! I can’t be the only one who wishes Peter Norman was here to see this. You have to imagine he’d be pleased to see his record broken by a young black man. He lost his career for supporting Tommie Smith and John Carlos.
I quite like the new jaguar. Especially the blue.
I mean, I’m obviously not going to buy one, but I would if I was a different person with a different lifestyle!
I mean, I’m obviously not going to buy one, but I would if I was a different person with a different lifestyle!
Jaguar boss says it has shown ‘fearless creativity’ with new electric car
Carmaker, which has faced backlash over rebrand, will reveal production-ready version of Type 00 in late 2025
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 10:11 AM
I quite like the new jaguar. Especially the blue.
I mean, I’m obviously not going to buy one, but I would if I was a different person with a different lifestyle!
I mean, I’m obviously not going to buy one, but I would if I was a different person with a different lifestyle!
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(For the evening crowd)
BIG GREEN BOOKS CHRISTMAS RAFFLE
Tickets just £2.
All the money raised is going on books for three amazing schools.
You can win ALL these SIGNED books + £50 to spend on books of your choice.
Details HERE.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php
Please share far & wide, ta.
BIG GREEN BOOKS CHRISTMAS RAFFLE
Tickets just £2.
All the money raised is going on books for three amazing schools.
You can win ALL these SIGNED books + £50 to spend on books of your choice.
Details HERE.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php
Please share far & wide, ta.
December 2, 2024 at 8:04 PM
(For the evening crowd)
BIG GREEN BOOKS CHRISTMAS RAFFLE
Tickets just £2.
All the money raised is going on books for three amazing schools.
You can win ALL these SIGNED books + £50 to spend on books of your choice.
Details HERE.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php
Please share far & wide, ta.
BIG GREEN BOOKS CHRISTMAS RAFFLE
Tickets just £2.
All the money raised is going on books for three amazing schools.
You can win ALL these SIGNED books + £50 to spend on books of your choice.
Details HERE.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php
Please share far & wide, ta.