and finally; a very happy New Year to all of youse. May it bring you happiness and fulfilment :)

above everything else, don’t let hopelessness lead to inaction and apathy. Joy is an act of rebellion, and a powerful motivator; find joy however you can in the new year, and let it empower you to keep good things happening in your community

- get involved with community activities; craft groups, town halls, local charities, litter picking etc. (@stnicholasleics.bsky.social offers lots of community events, for those of you who are Leicestershire based!)

- be intentional about buying; keep up with boycott targets, finish before buying, shop B Corp, sustainable and Fair Trade as much as possible
- support UK wide organisations like @migrantsrights.bsky.social, @migrationmuseum.org and @freedomfromtorture.bsky.social however you can

ways to make 2026 your year of action:
- match money spent on fast food/takeaways with a donation to Share The Meal
- donate time/money/food to you local food bank
- ask your local refugee/asylum seekers service provider how you can help/get involved

[kicking down the door of the Minister for Sports] DUMELANG RRA!!! HERES HOW BOTSWANA CAN STILL WIN (/j)

there is absolutely no way that we win against Senegal, the Senegalese team is STACKED and we last qualified in 2012. Still, hope springs eternal etc etc #AFCON2025

“I don’t care that we got in, we’re going to lose anyway.” They say, extremely caringly, ordering a BFA shirt and texting paragraphs of preemptive BFBF slander to their South African friends

that said; for a few beautiful days I have a leg to stand on whilst I slander bafana bafana, and I intend to do so right up until the 23rd when we inevitably lose

by some miracle, BFA/Dipitse actually qualified for #AFCON2025 having last qualified in 2012. we are ABSOLUTELY going to lose to Senegal in our first match because they’re one of the strongest teams and Dipitse are. well. Dipitse.

fr! the way that TikTok & YouTube have corporatised language around violence and suffering is genuinely a plague, especially regarding mental illness. It’s well known that sanitising language reduces the perception of severity, but god forbid we don’t make everything ad-friendly forever