Sue Dawson
@piperade.bsky.social
Champagne socialist, digital marketer. Would like to think I'm middle aged but am actually old. Likes dancing and science fiction. Social media admin for the 2023 and 2024 Eastercons and on social media team for Glasgow Worldcon. She/her.
Solar powered googly eyes, who knew!
October 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Solar powered googly eyes, who knew!
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Higgledy piggledy
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
October 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Higgledy piggledy
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
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🚨 Consultation survey launched on whether trans people should be able to access Hampstead Heath ladies' pond following Supreme Court ruling
The consultation is open until 12:00 on Tuesday 25th November 2025.
(Survey link in next post)
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
The consultation is open until 12:00 on Tuesday 25th November 2025.
(Survey link in next post)
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Survey launched on trans access to Hampstead Heath ladies' pond
The ladies’ pond at Hampstead Heath currently admits biological women and transgender women
www.standard.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
🚨 Consultation survey launched on whether trans people should be able to access Hampstead Heath ladies' pond following Supreme Court ruling
The consultation is open until 12:00 on Tuesday 25th November 2025.
(Survey link in next post)
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
The consultation is open until 12:00 on Tuesday 25th November 2025.
(Survey link in next post)
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
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The petition is here if you don't want to go to substack: startafire.co/scramnews/ba...
September 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The petition is here if you don't want to go to substack: startafire.co/scramnews/ba...
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September 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
And what if you look younger than your age? Not everyone has or wants a credit card!
Bluesky’s age verification is now live in the UK. You won’t be able to access DMs until you complete it, if you access Bluesky from a UK IP address. You have to verify using a credit card or a face scan
July 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
And what if you look younger than your age? Not everyone has or wants a credit card!
I'm old, because I'm going home now, when time was I'd be going out when the sky was that colour. Was a good party though!
July 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I'm old, because I'm going home now, when time was I'd be going out when the sky was that colour. Was a good party though!
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This is literally exhibit A for why queer joy is so profoundly subversive. Anger is important too. But joy -- "smiling and talking and crying and laughing" -- that's what the fascists want to stamp out. That's the real challenge to their reign.
Alito includes screenshots from the books he thinks parents should be able to bar schools from letting their children read.
June 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is literally exhibit A for why queer joy is so profoundly subversive. Anger is important too. But joy -- "smiling and talking and crying and laughing" -- that's what the fascists want to stamp out. That's the real challenge to their reign.
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If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable.
June 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable.
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The other night I took a late night taxi from the airport & my driver was from Sudan. We got to talking, & he asked what I do - he is a sports journalist who writes about soccer & has been to many World Cups - so I explained what I write...
June 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The other night I took a late night taxi from the airport & my driver was from Sudan. We got to talking, & he asked what I do - he is a sports journalist who writes about soccer & has been to many World Cups - so I explained what I write...
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if you care about trans people, do not watch the new jk rowling show. don’t even hate watch it or you will be funding this new intentionally transphobic organization. we cannot allow hateful people take away more of our rights
June 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
if you care about trans people, do not watch the new jk rowling show. don’t even hate watch it or you will be funding this new intentionally transphobic organization. we cannot allow hateful people take away more of our rights
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My plans for a major retail emporium are being threatend by wholesalers who won't let me steal the stock.
May 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
My plans for a major retail emporium are being threatend by wholesalers who won't let me steal the stock.
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Everything you chose to do and everyone you choose to be with should make you happy at least 80% of the time.
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
May 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Everything you chose to do and everyone you choose to be with should make you happy at least 80% of the time.
Pope Bittermint V
Your Pope name is: Last thing you ate + number of letters in your first name —
Pope Magnum III. Could easily have been Fishfinger Sandwich.
Pope Magnum III. Could easily have been Fishfinger Sandwich.
Your Pope name is: Last thing you ate + number of letters in your first name —
Pope Oatcake VI. I’ll run with it.
Pope Oatcake VI. I’ll run with it.
May 9, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Pope Bittermint V
Oh dear, the Brexit Party let their website expire or be hacked and now Farage and Tice's names are being used to advertise online casinos! Not a good look for sitting MPs! #ukpolitics #gambling
May 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Oh dear, the Brexit Party let their website expire or be hacked and now Farage and Tice's names are being used to advertise online casinos! Not a good look for sitting MPs! #ukpolitics #gambling
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Sorry, update, we're officially over 20k on the auction alone because buyers have been adding donations to their final payments! 😭😭😭♥️♥️♥️ + £1000 raised @easterconuk Belfast
May 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Sorry, update, we're officially over 20k on the auction alone because buyers have been adding donations to their final payments! 😭😭😭♥️♥️♥️ + £1000 raised @easterconuk Belfast
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The 2nd phase of the Genre Creators for Trans Rights auction will go live just after midnight 2 May running til June 7 2025, with all new lots from genre creators being added regularly and proceeds to new trans charities. If you would like to donate something to be auctioned, please get in touch.
May 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The 2nd phase of the Genre Creators for Trans Rights auction will go live just after midnight 2 May running til June 7 2025, with all new lots from genre creators being added regularly and proceeds to new trans charities. If you would like to donate something to be auctioned, please get in touch.
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We are all story tellers. Make sure some of the stories you tell yourself are kind
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#Halifax #HRM #Photography
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#Halifax #HRM #Photography
April 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
We are all story tellers. Make sure some of the stories you tell yourself are kind
.
#Halifax #HRM #Photography
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#Halifax #HRM #Photography
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Join Unconfined, the 2027 Eastercon, now and get our early bird rate, only available in April!
Early Bird Rates:
🔹Full Adult Membership: £85
🔹Discounted Adult: £55
🔹Young Adult (16-25) and Student: £20
🔹Under 16: £5
🔹Apocryphal: £5
registration.easterconglasgow.org/members/regi...
Early Bird Rates:
🔹Full Adult Membership: £85
🔹Discounted Adult: £55
🔹Young Adult (16-25) and Student: £20
🔹Under 16: £5
🔹Apocryphal: £5
registration.easterconglasgow.org/members/regi...
registration.easterconglasgow.org
April 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Join Unconfined, the 2027 Eastercon, now and get our early bird rate, only available in April!
Early Bird Rates:
🔹Full Adult Membership: £85
🔹Discounted Adult: £55
🔹Young Adult (16-25) and Student: £20
🔹Under 16: £5
🔹Apocryphal: £5
registration.easterconglasgow.org/members/regi...
Early Bird Rates:
🔹Full Adult Membership: £85
🔹Discounted Adult: £55
🔹Young Adult (16-25) and Student: £20
🔹Under 16: £5
🔹Apocryphal: £5
registration.easterconglasgow.org/members/regi...
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It is an absolute bargain right now, and they are some amazing things that you can bid for. And it's for a very good cause.
April 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
It is an absolute bargain right now, and they are some amazing things that you can bid for. And it's for a very good cause.
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Bizarrely, there are still tickets online for this event, featuring alumna Amal El-Mohtar being interviewed by our Neil Williamson. Come join us!
@amalelmohtar.com
@neilwilliamson.bsky.social
@amalelmohtar.com
@neilwilliamson.bsky.social
Amal El-Mohtar, co-author of the sensational This Is How You Lose The Time War, joins us to discuss her incredible debut solo novella, The River Has Roots.
www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-amal-el-mohtar/glasgow-argyle-street
www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-amal-el-mohtar/glasgow-argyle-street
April 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Bizarrely, there are still tickets online for this event, featuring alumna Amal El-Mohtar being interviewed by our Neil Williamson. Come join us!
@amalelmohtar.com
@neilwilliamson.bsky.social
@amalelmohtar.com
@neilwilliamson.bsky.social